Nice! I originally purchased mine to be economical as I didn't drive much, but I kept it longer than any other car because it was surprisingly fun and just kept going along with pretty much no issues. Enjoy!

If I remember correctly, I think I went to Oreillys auto and brought one of the old bolts and purchased a universal kit that was similar in size.

Appreciate!

No cutting. If I recall correctly, the bolts you see in the video are the same bolts that hold down the handle. I just reused the existing bolts to attach the bungee.

@@MikeVT Thanks for the quick response man wow💪

This was 6 years ago, but I'll do my best thinking back. My critique may have been the low end torque right off the line before the turbo started to help. In reality, nothing specific to this car, but more relative to smaller 4 cylinder engines. The comment I made in this video may have a bit of recency bias since my car prior to this was an old 6 cylinder BMW which had more pep right off the line at low rpm. If I drove my current car with a non-turbo 4 cylinder engine prior to the Golf, it might have been a different story with the Golf being much better. Thank you for your comment, Greg. Drive safe!

It's still kickin! Pretty much issue free and approaching 151,000 miles.

I'm looking at one used . Good to hear it's holding up. The subframe still looks good and the exhaust looks decent. I'm in the rust belts so your car's looking pretty good considering. From the glimpses I got

@@nashsmith3005 Don't get me wrong, it's a PIA to work on with rusty bolts and parts, but what isn't? I would imagine the sub frame would rust out before the engine quits. Still runs strong. It's been a fun little car for me -- especially with the 5 speed.

I don't really try to drive efficiently but I get around 30 mpg mixed city/highway

Haha it practically was. Here in Vermont, salt and brine are used heavily on the roads during the winter months.

If you don't have continuous stop-and-go traffic, the manual is fun. Even though the dry DSG isn't known to be the most reliable, that doesn't mean you definitely shouldn't buy it. I really like DSG transmissions, but with the smaller engine, I personally find it more fun with a manual trans. It takes your mind off of how slow it is and actually 'feels' quick.

Great question. I'm no mechanic, but here is what I might be inclined to do: First, I would start to check fuses since that is easy and cheap. Next, I would see if replacing the resistor fixes it since it's not that expensive and quite easy (although I think that could be less likely since nothing works at all). Lastly, yes, the blower motor might be it. I'd probably bring it to a trustworthy independent mechanic and get their advice. If anyone else in the community has input, let's help Natalie out.

@@MikeVT Thank you for your reply! Will defo start with fuse!!

straight 6 in this one

That's awesome! Glad you like your x1.

Good to know! I’m also considering one for 1 hour commutes each way

@@jwhdesignsame, did you end up purchasing?

@@graceluke_ no unfortunately I noticed some ‘red flags’ about the particular X1 and the dealer. Ultimately I decided to get a used EV.

If it sounds like it's coming from the front, it might be the exhaust manifold heat shield(s) like you can see in the video. The way they are positioned after completely detached, mine only rattled at certain RPM's which made it difficult to identify until I was under the car.

@@MikeVT so it was your exhaust manifold heat shields for sure? I’m gonna put it in neutral and have someone rev it a little. It sounds like it’s coming from the front but have no idea where! It’s annoying af

@@codythomas3586 All of the other heat shields are properly secured. They were loose at one point, however, I drove some self-tapping screws in with washers to secure them for good (hopefully will last longer than the car is on the road). But the exhaust manifold heat shields were completely detached from their mounting brackets for me -- just completely rusted out and freely resting on the top of the catalytic converter/manifold.

I’m getting like 30 /100 km

Def have a leak I think it’s also this in the front because car sounds quiet but fuel economy bad

I haven't dug that deep, otherwise I'd be happy to let you know! Here is some information on a reddit thread I found: www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/comments/5cqnwo/mazda2_how_to_get_to_blower_fan/d9ylohi/. Good luck!

@@MikeVT i just did my blower motor. You get to it under the driver side floor under the dash. It was a b*tch, have to pull brake booster out a bit and remove brake and gas pedal. Then remove the bracket that brake pedal, gas pedal and booster is bolted to. Youll have enough room to take out the blower motor. The new motor blows more than the old motor when it was still working.

@@toycoma98 Thanks for reporting back! Glad you could get it working (even better than before!)

Does anyone know if there is a front shock and or fork upgrade for a fata wheel

did you get one? i'm thinking about it too but i'm only 5'5"

@@unclefreddieDied no I did not, ended up getting a ‘16 cx-5 touring awd. Which is also a great vehicle no complaints

I'm 6'4. I drive a 2005 Toyota Echo and I fit like a glove