i just came from watching another informative video of yours...my question is regarding the back hitch cargo holder,.. obviously depending on what you have back there,did the things you were hauling interfere with opening ( raising) the hatchback? i have a rav 4,and i thought of are things im carrying going to prevent me from opening up the hatch back....

thank you so much for all your information,advice,tips on these cargo boxes....one thing you said that made me realize how true it was,was the back of the car cargo box,will block the view of the rear camera we have on our car,and that i cant interfere with since my wife relys on it 100 percent ( i tell her not to,but shhh,women are women,ANYWAYS! ha,ha)..thanks for your video,it was very helpful...

It is correct . I do the very same with most rigs . The ft897 works very similar. Fill up the memories starting at 1.830cw then 1.840 lsb 1.855am (for manual atu) 1.920 lsb 1.950lsb ,1.960 am (again atu tune up ) . And same for the next band at the end i fill up 60m spots . Then a few SWL broadcast etc . Just same as you i mostly never use vfo a or b once i get the memories all filled .

3 mins of dribble first 🤷

Thats good thinking. Ill try something like that. Ive currently see up mine to the Lower General Freq, for pota activities. thanks

I guess we can all create our own definitions of what reliability means to us. I had a Jetta years ago and was in the dealer so many times during the first year that I got rid of the car and got a Subaru, which never had to be brought in. At that busy point in my life the time-wasting inconvenience was the definition of unreliability. Having said that, I have always like VWs and am actually considering a new Jetta at the moment because #1.- It is not a CVT transmission, #2. - I think it is a great value in it's segment, #3 - I like the style and comfort. Soooooo, I would like to know if the current Jetta is considered far more reliable than those of the past. All comments are welcome. Thanks for a good video!

2005 Golf TDI with 370k miles and runs like new!!! I love love thier streeing handling

Hi, need quick advise please I have golf gti mk7.5 stage 2 ecotuned with meth , thinking to trade with 2015 wrx sti stock, do u think is it worth sacrificing the cmfrt powerful hatchback for slow stock car ? I love the performance aspect of subaru and raw feeling

Reliability means not replacing your water pump twice a year. 😂

I have a subaru forester with a 175 pound tongue limit and with the cargo basket so far back and weighing around 60 pounds, it's a little questionable what you can safely put on there, other than some bulky pillows maybe :). I saw a suggestion of running a ratchet strap from the end of the cargo tray to the rooftop crossbars (if you have them). In theory, it would reduce some of the cantilever forces on the hitch/subframe, especially when going over bumps.

I have the helix in my 2017 gti and now im hetting awful static that is hears as soon as the doors open. Sound ranges from hissing static to full crackling.

I bought a VW Golf in 1985. The first year of the Golf. It had a 1.97L engine and 5 speed. I put nearly 300,000 milies on it. YES they are reliable.

My factory IS20 has 184k..... Upgrading to an IS38 this year

Just get a Toyota.

If you ever had to replace your car, would it be another small hatchback or something different that might make your radio setup better or bigger?

That's an impressive amount of miles.

Your the first person to land on the moon!! 🤣you know it really doesnt make sense that elon musk and people want to colonize mars and eventually terraform it. Why not terraform the moon? Youd have basically the same challenges except the distance to the job site is way closer. As far as the coolant goes once you fix that oil in the coolant issue it wouldn’t hurt to do another flush. Whenever you replace coolant you always have to bleed the air out of the system because there are places where the air can get trapped. If air can get trapped, then oil can get trapped on the surface of the water in those same places. Of course the likelihood that there is a significant amount of oil that is going to do anything is pretty much zero

Nice video and congratulations on the milestone. My 2017 Sport is about to reach 100k. I’m starting to notice suspension clunks. And I’m going to change the PCV valve soon. I need to look through your videos but do you think I’ll notice nice quality of life improvements by replacing the shocks?

Thanks Scott for sharing yourexperiences also on the Da Vinci Resolve software.

Wondering how you oriented the GTi to get a signal back to earth? Would this be an MEM contact?

Any update on the starting issue?

Yep check the oil cooler o rings and perhaps a new cooler. They can Crack internally.

Huston, the GTI has landed!

It is very odd that the ethernet cable that comes with the programming dongle doesn't work... I had to revert to using another ethernet cable in order to program my system.

I used to be a GTI back in the day too. I owned an A1 and A2 and an 85 cabriolet. You have a nice ride my friend. Today I have a tacoma and use the skybox for my needs. Drive safely.

I just got my 891 today and this shortcut is brilliant! One question, are you able to work 80m using the ATAS? 73 de K1MBL

2019 vw 2.0T 173,000 miles.. And 2009 VW TIGUAN 152,000 are still running good.

The paul harrell of cars, rip paul

Where did you get those roof rack mounts that hold the antennas on the corners? The mounts specifically that hold the GMRS antenna. I have a similar rack on my Tesla and would love to mount my antenna on there instead of my trunk with a mag mount.

Nice share friend

Ik rij al 52jaar met VW, met verschillende modellen, van Kever , Polo, Golf en nu een Tiguan. Nooit echte problemen mee gehad. Maar steeds met zachte hand behandeld en onderhoud punctueel opgevolgd.Ik kan u dus 100% gelijk geven!👍🙏Groeten vanuit België

You absolutely DO want to warm up at idle.

Congrats on your imminent lunar landing Scott! I had a one year head start on you, with my 2016 GTI now turning 10 later this year. Alas, i am embarrassed to say i am barely into upper orbit at 70K miles.

Just got to 150000. MLS. On my R Line and loved every mile with no problems..

Once off clean hub and iner diameter of wheel rust conversion spray then apply rustoleum with a brush best way to keep it from happening again

I own a 2016 MK7 6 speed 2 door and it only has 52,000 miles… so far water pump replaced, brake fluid change, oil changed (liqui-moly) and basic maintenance done. It’s dead stock with just a cold air intake and haven’t tuned because I’m nervous it’s my most reliable car 🤣 I own 3 other Germans so I try to keep this one as reliable as possible. But you sir are a total badass and I love all of the knowledge and your passion and love of importance of being on top of your maintenance is 👑 your daughters and wife are lucky to have such a wonderful inspiration and so badass your GTI is awesome! I wish my dad was as passionate as you but keep up with the videos I love and enjoy them! ☺️

German cars require maintenance for longevity. It's how Germans engineer things. Thought out tolerences The Japanese cars are definitely more reliable in the sense of neglected maintenance. A lot of problems with VW audi etc come from poor maintenance. There are a ton of knuckleheads out there who don't do it. And then blame the auto manufacturers. There no reason any modern car can't do 150k now a days. Of course odd ball issues happen but a VW is def more fun than a Toyota.

I think I got a leak on my Skoda Octavia. All of the oil "disappeared" last summer when I was driving it. I get tiny drips under the car. I'll have buddy look into it, so it's ready for the summer. I hope it's not a water pump. 😐

my fan was dying, it would stay on for about 5 minutes, turn off, and click a few times. the only thing i wish this video could show better is how you practically have to be upside down with your head under the fan to replace it, and how it twists off and comes out, maybe also showing how exactly the clips pop off. The most important part has your hands in the way. You articulate it well, but a close up of how to undo that would have made this much more "beginner friendly". However, simply the news, hearing you say it was mostly toolless gave me the confidence to drop $230 to go pick one up at my local VW dealer, and replace it in front of them in the middle of winter.

Hey Scott! I enjoyed your video. I'm a new sub. I'm do a lot of biking on the Capital trail, Maybe I've seen you? I've been into Ham radio since 1971. Not continuously though. I'm considering the FT-891. I like how you can set the output per mode. I have a remote tuner that I tube with 10 watts, some rigs I've had I had to always reduce the power to tune then back to 100 watts for SSB. I see the FT-891 as a versatile rig for base, portable and mobile. 73 de WA3RSL.

I didn't even think about storing the thing. Thanks! 🤔

Hello Sir, can you still carry passengers towing around 1000 lbs?

Picking up a used e-Golf, and I found this. I am looking to do this as part of having the car will be for taking the dogs on trips to CVNP. I like the look of what you have done with the delete.

Good info but would I want to be trapped on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with this man?

I got the same problem in my rs3 8v my coolant pump is drinink the coolant soo fast and sometime its slow i dont what might be the problem

How about skoda

Thanks good video. 2016 GTI MK7 H5 replacement.

don’t ever change your transmission fluid , differential fluid or coolant , and change oil every 10-15.000 miles .. and then when car breaks down, you complain how car is not reliable … lol

do a search for Toyota recalls , you may be surprised

Fantastic!