Q: 2004 VW toureg

asked by on January 06, 2017

Hey Jarell there is a 2004 Toureg i like but the ad says it starts up but sounds like a diesel..i want to get it as a fixer upper

My car has 116 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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