DT Garage: VW T-Roc Cab – fits everything, including the kitchen sink
Adventures... to the tyre repair shop, and how it fits everything, including the kitchen sink (literally)
It was time for another adventure in the T-Roc Cab. Well… it would have been, if the tyre pressure monitoring system hadn’t warned me that I’d lost pressure on the rear left. Having checked all the corners, it turned out it was indeed a lot lower than the other three.
So instead of heading out for lunch, it was off to the tyre repair shop. Fortunately, it was an easy-fix slow puncture they could patch, rather than a whole new tyre.
The reason I doubted the tyre pressure monitoring system briefly, was that I’d had one or two small issues with the electronics. Driving along a while ago, the car decided all of a sudden that my ghost passenger wasn’t wearing their seatbelt, and proceeded to beep at me for the rest of my 20 minute drive.
On top of that, there’s been a few issues with the infotainment system rebooting itself, and the steering wheel buttons sometimes not working. That’s especially annoying when that song you keep meaning to delete off your playlist just keeps on playing, despite you being on shuffle. Seriously, why does that always happen?
Seeing a Twitter thread just yesterday, it seems like this isn't the only VW Group car that's having a few similar issues at the moment. Apparently a fix is on the way...
Apart from all that however, I still very much love the VW T-Roc Cab, despite all you haters out there trying to convince me otherwise (or just getting reeeeally really angry in the comments… which is always fun).
The VW T-Roc Cab has been billed as a ‘practical’ convertible, but compared to the standard T-Roc, it is missing a rear seat, two doors, and the handy hatchback boot opening. My wrists are a little screwed at the moment, and shutting the T-Roc Cab boot has been a little difficult at times. Other people have also not shut it hard enough, and I’ve only realised after driving off that it’s not shut properly. The two doors are also pretty huge, long, and heavy.
Having lived with it for a couple of months now, the interior is fine, if a little uninspiring – basically, exactly the same as the normal T-Roc. The Cab however is different and funky (whether you see that as good or bad!), and it would have been nice if VW had echoed that inside. But massive plus point, it does have physical heating controls, so none of the above problems with not being able to access that setting at all. Yay.
Every model comes with an 8.0-inch touchscreen which is easy to use, but is now covered in fingerprints which glint and shine in the sun/cloud every time I’ve got the roof down. Argh. There’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard too, which is great.
There’s also plenty of room in the front, and a decent amount in the back. More than 6-footers probably wouldn’t be best pleased if they were in the back with the roof up, but apart from that, all good on space, and way more legroom than in the back of a Mini Convertible.
If your taller friends do need the extra space, remember, this is a convertible, so you can always give them loads of fresh air. It takes 11 seconds to put the roof up and down, and you can do it at speeds of up to 19mph.
As ever, despite me trying to stay put in one place for a decent amount of time, the nomad life has continued a little bit, and I’ve been surprised at just how much stuff I can fit in the T-Roc Cab’s 284-litre boot, plus the back seats, on my various moves. The seats also fold down if you want to change the space a bit or squeeze something in that’s particularly huge. I did manage to fit a very large and very heavy 1.5 ceramic sink in the back (yes I did have to take the roof of to get it in in the first place)… sod this golf club and suitcase malarky. This is the real world. It turns out, you really can fit everything, and the kitchen sink, in the VW T-Roc Cab.
Next month, I'll be taking the VW T-Roc Cab up to the wilds of Yorkshire to see how it copes on the roads up there.
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Comments (14)
I like this car despite the fact that I don't like SUV Convertibles
Nice car I'm sure, but wouldn't a Golf Estate do everything a bit better? And it is a little... strange, and not the good type. Cool review either way
Thanks very much. It's definitely not for everyone. And a Golf Estate would be great... but it's not a convertible! The best bit!
Convertible SUV’s is an odd breed. Just because land rover made one didn’t mean VW had to as this is a niche product in a niche segment. For the money there are much better cars and whilst you wanted a convertible, you could have got an estate with a pan roof which is about 80% of this and 100% better at everything else.
Clearly it’s each to their own and, if this works for you then great….. wouldn’t for me and that’s okay too. The world would be boring if we all liked the same cars.
I would like to see a picture of the kitchen sink in the car.
Everything fits in any car... as long as you are french. But you'r not french.
I’d die of shame to be seen in it.
Thank god there's at least one other DT user that isn't blind. Well said sir!