2021 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T SE: Regular Car Reviews

[@rooseveltbrentwood9654]

Man they get a press car and their verdict is “buy a camry”. Love these guys.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Honestly, hearing that initial “I just want a nice car” description, I kept saying “Kia, Kia, KIA, FUCKIN’ KIA”.

[@chrisdigital]

Honesty is the best policy :)

[@richardmoore609]

Get a camry if you're more of a square then a box of corn flakes.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

@@richardmoore609 honestly, if a Camry is for a cardboard box, then the Passat is for a gauge block.

[@richardmoore609]

@@jacobrzeszewski6527 the passat is easily the best looking sedan out there.

[@warmongerairsoft]

This video is NOT how I wanted to find out they’re getting rid of the Kia Stinger…. I mean, I didn’t wanna hear that at all; ever

[@bpdqbpdq]

THEYRE GETTING RID OF THE KIA STINGER?! WHAT THE FUCK.

[@stevebuscemi3622]

And nothing of value was lost

[@FlymanMS]

@@stevebuscemi3622 well the compromise for people who want fast flashy car but also a respectfully looking sedan to drive their kids or themselves to work would be gone

[@Sonny_McMacsson]

Getting rid of it altogether or just NA, sort of like "Ford doesn't make cars any more"?

[@benjammin8510]

Do you have one?

[@aterthune]

"A bandwagon dollar is as green as the disciples'" is a fantastic quote

[@RegularCars]

Thanks! That's a Roman line and I love it!

[@Turshin]

Is that the moon man from McDonald's?!!! 😳😳🤯Holy shit that's a real throw back.

[@peterbense5650]

I'm the schmuck above who made the same comment before looking to see if it'd already been made.

[@BullRunRoad30]

Your mechanic says, "You're going to need a new something something. That's going to cost $1500." According to Scotty Kilmer, that's the module that controls the windshield wipers!

[@cd.knuckles]

My dad had a VW CC. Beautiful car. The “xenon headlight controller” broke. 1500 bucks. Twice! He got rid of it

[@oleksi9336]

Is Scotty Kilmer still a thing?

[@ScubaSteveM45]

@@oleksi9336 God I hope not. I write off folks that mention Scotty as a source of valid car tips/repair info

[@OhPhuckYou]

Scotty is a complete moron, but the BCM/ECM does control the wipers on several cars. Ford Fusion, Focus, and Escape all have a Bosch wiper system that uses two motors that have to be kept in sync, can detect obstructions in the wiper path and adjust the force and distance of the wipe, and also re position the wipers if put in the wrong position after cleaning or blade replacement. Everytime you start one of those Ford's you'll see the wipers twitch while it runs a self check. They'll get confused for a second if going back and forth between the functions and lag as well. They work great, but I'm also horrified that they're going to completely glitch out and need re programmed. I've seen one person with a escape with the Bosch system out of sync and the blades just kept beating the shit out of each other. It was honestly entertaining to watch wiper blades fight.

[@qnzman578]

"People are like water, they can be shallow or deep, but you'll never know until you cast the line" I felt that.

[@masontee8335]

....but don't go casting your line in just any old/every old puddle...

[@gabrielgochenour8225]

The accuracy is terrifying

[@gorderumsi6424]

especially the part with the radio

[@nitehawk86]

@@gorderumsi6424 The only problem is that I would probably do the same thing. I know why the screen does what it does, and what I did to cause it... but it would still piss me off.

[@GamingByBaka]

What accuracy?

[@GashimahironChl]

@@GamingByBaka nickname is dead on

[@3Gee]

Amazingly accurate.

[@GdeVseSvobodnyeNiki]

>Let's pretend that they gave this thing a manual to go with the turbo and a tire shredding tune and a stiffer suspension and the bigger turbo You basically described european version. It has all the things you've listed and it comes in a wagon in addition to a sedan. It even has AWD. But, well, no fun for you. Enjoy your SUV oriented market.

[@wojciechmuras553]

Europe is already on the 8th generation, soon to be replaced by 9th. Meanwhile the US is still getting a facelifted 7th gen for some reason?

[@xShadowsOfChaos]

@@wojciechmuras553 Because they won't sell well enough in the US to justify the effort. The market chooses, and it's chosen overpriced, underpowered crossovers over actual interesting and diverse options like in Europe and even Japan

[@richardmoore609]

Imagine buying a sedan to use it as a sedan instead of a sports car.

[@TheOneWayDown]

They have that. It's the Jetta GLI. Smaller, but still a sedan with the same motor as the GTI. Comes in manual.

[@danr154]

Yea I mean me personally I want the Arteon. Now that it has 300hp for 2022. Its way better looking, has a hatch, great legroom, still fuel efficient.....and its not THAT much more than a passat anyeays.

[@NeoNero83]

It seems we've reached a point where quality assurance has raised the floor, and safety/fuel regs have lowered the ceiling, to the point that they can all be described as "fine", but few blow you away in amazement or disappointment.

[@mog7501]

Unless you're FCA/Stelantis in the US. Dodge: Fuck your quality and safety ratings and fuck your emissions and mpg numbers. 10+ year old interiors, cheap plastic and infotainment, BUT 707 Horsepowers Hemi V8s and 3 gallons per mile.

[@Darkest_matter]

@@mog7501 every new car is cheap and plastic with a shitty screen

[@mog7501]

@@Darkest_matter yeah but FCA screens are extremely shifty compared to the standard. Much more outdated

[@voiceofreason2674]

@@mog7501 I disagree, i go to dealerships and kick the tires pretty often for fun. And the interior quality of the “urban brands” like Chrysler fiat or Nissan are better than the Fords and Toyota’s. And it makes sense, the 4runner or accord or f150 may last 15 years but the rogue or 300 will last for 10 years and never have an outdated stinky interior.

[@jjgarcia156]

@@mog7501 I love going to my local gas station 3 times a week. I'm putting his kids through college!

[@ctre97]

RCR: Why are we only now getting press cars? Also RCR: *writes scathing review about press car*

[@RoughNek72]

Hahaha!!!!!

[@RedPorch]

This was in no way a scathing review...

[@jjgarcia156]

@@RedPorch RCR didn't verbally suck the dicks of all Passat owners so it must be a "scathing review"

[@benvaun1330]

"A picture of your feet over sand is not a personality" no truer statement ever spoken.

[@adamr4198]

5:00 “Nature will build a better idiot.” 😂😂😂

[@Anirossa]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dexterhochstetler3727]

It's why you need WARNING: contains peanuts on peanut butter.

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

The unstoppable march towards idiocracy.

[@joshuamorehead6124]

@@dexterhochstetler3727 There's a peanut warning on peanut butter!?!? I never knew that🤣

[@tankermottind]

@@BlaBla-pf8mf It's always been an "idiocracy" in that regard. It's not so much that humans are becoming dumber that the complexity of society is exceeding natural human intelligence by a greater and greater margin. People weren't meant to understand cities, science, or international politics, but here we are. Even our "greatest minds" are only great at one very specific thing that they've spent their entire lives training for at the exclusion of all else, and the rest are left with ignorance and superstition in the face of an incomprehensibly complex mass of uncontrollable systems on an autopilot course to total ruin.

[@ahindrance]

Time to add a side of the "RCR and breakfast" thing to everyone's early comments feed. For the like, 4th week going.

[@FlymanMS]

RCR breakfast is BROWNIES

[@matthewknudsen1373]

I've got chocolate Chex mix cereal

[@Paperbutton9]

rcr and a bong

[@TheMrsteakman]

During the college semesters, I usually eat RCR with my Breakfast. Its a nice thing to look forward to on Monday mornings!

[@gorderumsi6424]

@@FlymanMS rcr breakfast is taking a shit then eating 3 cold boiled eggs from the ziploc bag in the fridge

[@Skull35]

I love the B plot of the recent episodes with Roman being stuck back in time. I'm probably going to "borrow" this idea for a D&D campaign

[@roddydykes7053]

Save some poon for the rest of us

[@Skull35]

@@roddydykes7053 being a gearhead and a nerd doesn't leave too much $$$ left over for the ladies, lol

[@Harey0407]

Clearly Roman is really just a time lord in disguise, how else could it all be explained!

[@Skull35]

@@Harey0407 either that, or Doc Brown is pulling a long, elaborate prank on him

[@michaelrhaupertjr6739]

Superb D&D idea!

[@the172pilot]

As a regional airline pilot who lives two hours away from their base airport I feel personally attacked 😂

[@Bartonovich52]

F

[@daveh2612]

Have I got a car for you!

[@Tony_Airlines]

Same

[@stealth9639]

Brand new regional pilot, looking at a 1:40 commute. Thought this would be a good highway car after my 97 Grand Cherokee because "It would work and look nice but not flashy, and wouldn't be as boring as a Honda." This video scares me.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Why? This car should be perfect for that. The Passat is great on long motorway cruising. Sometimes I get my old Passat to drive the 3h45 drive to get yo my parents and although the car is 25 years old, it performs better on those conditions than a lot of new cars. If you will commute 2 hours per day in a motorway, "boring" is good, boring is comfortable

[@vwpassat444]

I've got a 2013 Passat that I adore and love, my mom had 2 B5 Passats, and my dad had a B6. I'll probably be one of the few who will truly miss this car

[@acefighterpilot]

Don't let RCR convince you there is anything wrong with a nice, practical, good handling, affordable sedan.

[@dancar02]

I have one and I am going to miss this car. It is a great reliable car. Like every other car brand, they need maintenance.

[@smgs921]

I had a B6 passat that i absolutely loved. Drove a couple B7’s that definitely fell short in driving feel and quality but still a nice car

[@ssz28envy]

I bought a 2013 Passat Wolfsburg in 2021. 71k miles, one owner, dealer serviced the whole time. $8800. I absolutely love this car and got a good deal. I did all the normal maintenance as soon as I got it just to be sure. It’s been almost a year and about 8000 miles and I haven’t had any issues at all. It’s smooth, quiet, and powerful. Sport mode is fun. Plus the trunk is huge. I have a 12 in kind of a large box back there and still have tons of room.

[@tzieser]

@@ssz28envy I also have a 2013 Passat. Bought it used in 2016 with ~20k on it. Now has close to 100k and haven't had a issue so far. I opted for the 5 cylinder model because it's supposedly pretty reliable

[@ElectricusTus]

"But you're glad it's there because..." Ad: "Depression can be a tough thing to go through."

[@stevecooper7883]

"You'd never want a used dishcloth"

[@Fooacta]

I had a Spanish dish soap ad.

[@parkersackewitz6266]

"DiD yOu KnOw ThErE iS tWeNtY pOuNdS oF tOxIc PoOp In YoUr BoDy?!"

[@Slowwagonftl]

That was PERFECT

[@nathanwhite2293]

"We're VW! Forget about that stuff we did!" refers to the diesel scandal? I was thinking more about the '30s...

[@Lgs260495]

Yes

[@CPD0123a]

VW the company didn't really exist back then though. The car "did," but not really, and the company wasn't formed until some Americans found a prototype in a bombed out warehouse after the war ended.

[@otto_jk]

And remember even though Ferdinand Porches was a Nazi, Ferdinand Porche, Ferdinand Porche and Ferdinand Piech were not...

[@krpajda]

What, stealing from Tatra?

[@krissteel4074]

The diesel scandal was only one that sticks in zoomers minds the most, prior to that there was the 1980s exchange frauds, the massive bribery and corruption scandals of the mid 2000's, the insider market manipulation of the late 2000's, the 'monkey gassing' thing and of course, the diesel diddling. What's truly unforgivable is having friends that own a VW or Merc and being the "umm, can I get a lift to the mechanics? My car is in the shop" designated driver, because inevitably something has shit the bed in das panzer like 12pints of Guinness. But hey, Berlin to Warsaw on one tank, that's economy!

[@pleepler]

Man, the US Spec Passat looks so depressing

[@shrekshrek4312]

Most US spec cars do...

[@pleepler]

This is even worse. This thing doesn't deserve the Passat name. It has outdated interior tech that VW won't even put in a Skoda out of spite. That radio was last seen in the Yeti maybe. Climate control dials as well. Hell, they even had the 3.6 V6 option until now, even though that engine died in the EU like 5 years ago. US gets VW's leftovers It doesn't even have foglights! What. The. Hell?

[@juicysushi]

VW is spectacularly unsuccessful in the US, but enough guys buy the GTI that they can’t just pull out, so they opted to just not try instead.

[@kirby1225]

the eu passat is a lot better looking, and even has a WAGON option.

[@0d3gree0]

@@kirby1225 No reason to ever not get the wagon option tbh

[@anthyman1]

The way you perfectly nailed the way my dad interacts with any car's infotainment system

[@junkdriver42]

SAME

[@DarkCharisma]

"Dump at the first sign of trouble" is exactly what I did with mine. Straight toward trade. I didn't even wait to see what was wrong with it.

[@kingssuck06]

Yeah I mean why even attempt to try and fix it? Just throw it away and move onto something new

[@TheCherrybomb05]

car dealerships love you!

[@ScubaSteveM45]

Sounds like you never really liked the car to get rid of it over so little. For something I'm going to sit in and drive around virtually every single day for many years to come I make sure to establish I like the car beforehand

[@DarkCharisma]

@@ScubaSteveM45 Cars like the Passat are disposable. Buy them cheap, throw ~100k miles on them, dump them. For the 90k miles I put on mine in the ~2.5 years I had it, it was a very serviceable vehicle that I would recommend for that purpose. Not every car needs to be tenderly loved. Most are appliances.

[@ScubaSteveM45]

@@DarkCharisma to me buying the same item (in this case a car) over and over and over again is just wasteful madness. In my 25 years of driving I've had exactly 3 cars, yes three cars.

[@amerigo88]

VW Passat - all the maintenance expenses of a German car and all the excitement of a Honda Accord.

[@ICWBoatsFL]

Accord is way more exciting than a Passat. This is like a Malibu

[@Arthurzeiro]

Funny thing is, over here where I live VW's running costs are amongst the lowest ones. Japanese brands are reliable but the bills are huge when something goes belly up. The US has never been VW's greatest playing field.Edit: I don't live in Europe or Asia btw.

[@firyxx]

@@ICWBoatsFL But you only get CVTs in the Hondas. At least if you go VW they'll pair you up with their DSG.

[@chissssssss]

@@Arthurzeiro Same here (I do live in Europe so I guess it makes sense). The whole idea that German cars in general are super unreliable seems to just be an American perception. Maybe it has something to do with importing parts and independent mechanics not working on German cars as much and dealers charging a premium because they can.

[@oldshowfanatic77]

@@firyxx Actually, you get CVTs in the 1.5 T Accords. The 2.0 T models get an actual 10-speed automatic.

[@row2noob410]

EA888: the official engine of both Karen and Kyle.

[@1hk218]

Lmfao

[@BartoszBanachewicz]

In Europe Passats are sold mostly as wagons, and we mostly drive stick, so it's just the US thing of not getting EU cars again.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Not anymore because VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes slap dual clutches into everything.

[@winterwinter7505]

...and electric vehicles are being pushed/forced down our throghts indirectly through EU emission regulations

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

@@winterwinter7505 Yup. Only developing countries won't really be affected.

[@winterwinter7505]

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 at which point is an EU member officially e developing xountry btw? ;)

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

@@winterwinter7505 Lol. It's probably automatically developed. I meant Africa, South America, Asia...

[@jorgeu111]

I had a 2014 Passat SEL for 4 years until it was totaled in an accident. Never had a problem with it. No repairs, no weird sensor stuff, nothing. Comfortable, elegant, efficient. I took it on a road trip Seattle-San Diego and it was making over 500 miles before stopping for gas. Currently I own 2 VW cars and I find that "fuck the next guy" narrative baseless.

[@xa-1248]

Its so weird that the US and EU Passat are two completely different cars

[@bavyerali]

eu passat is better in every way a camry has better interior quality than us passat and a eu passat has better interior quality than a camry just an example

[@eivis13]

@@bavyerali Still, the part of something breaking is true. Toyotas on the other hand just keep on going (though i'm skeptical with current year vehicles with wireless diagnostics onboard). Just add oil.

[@dudoboi]

Yeah, this sounds really bad. EU Passats are awesome premium sedans.

[@lurk7967]

@@bavyerali Yeah it's almost like German cars that are actually made in Germany are good automobiles or something?

[@smgs921]

We used to get the EU passat with the B5 and B6 but the B6 didnt sell well because it was priced higher than the competition. So they cheaped out on the B7 and made a US version

[@castpl8809]

Early 2000s Passat TDI wagon the official car of Poland

[@Bartonovich52]

Thank god they aren’t here in Canada. These were rusting out and burning oil ten years ago. The 1.9 is indestructible only because people somehow tolerate the litre of oil a week (bye bye fuel savings) and nearly impossible cold starting or thousands of dollars for maintenance that they would scrap a gasoline engine in an instant for if it did the same thing.

[@selloutlabel]

Yeah bring the wagons back. The suv and cuv killed everything that is sacred to me.

[@_RiseAgainst]

As you age, the great spirit of time will call you to a crossover.

[@dexxis9562]

@Albo alt it's crazy to think here in the US people were never that into hatchbacks. Then, car makers figured that they can take those same hatchbacks, jack them up a little bit, and tell people it's "almost like a truck". And people bought that bullshit. People want the feeling of dominance, even if it's just pretending

[@PR0XIDIAN]

My diesel volkswagen golf sportwagon is so awesome

[@LG123ABC]

CUV's are just jacked-up hatchbacks and SUV's are just jacked-up wagons. Don't tell anyone 'cause it's a secret!

[@ar568]

They make a wagon of this lol

[@racermigs1]

I miss the herburgurble intros.

[@captainzoll3303]

i kind of hope they gradually get more and more distorted again

[@Anirossa]

I really hope he brings them back

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

...Me too... 😭😭😭

[@RallyLancer95]

I miss the video descriptions

[@whette_fahrtz]

I miss the licensed music in the intros

[@DoctorSkillz]

I’m glad Mr. Regular went hard on this. Having said that, as a VW PR rep, I can confirm he won’t be getting another one.

[@bend1119]

Yeah, Probably because VW will leave the US market.... Horrible cars

[@monochrome_sea]

Nothing of value will be missed

[@aquila121]

Tell your overlords to BUILD SOMETHING BETTER, THEN.

[@RevlistheReviler]

@@aquila121 they do though, they are just only available in europe :^)

[@will_in_texas]

I use my 2020 Passat to commute over 500 miles a week. It’s boring as hell to drive but on the highway it’s comfortable and gets close to 40 mpg. It has 72,000 miles on it now and it’s been trouble free. Just regular maintenance. I change the oil every 6000 miles. I don’t recommend the 10,000 mile oil changes the owners manual suggest.

[@d_0045]

"Nature will build a better idot"😂😂 that's the best line and it's not just true for cars

[@christopherclaudio2812]

Is this Matt Farah’s Million Mile Lexus?

[@stephenmoutafis5587]

No way bygone era

[@verdict1163]

This is NOT Matt Farah's million-mile Lexus.

[@tomvolz3760]

Hold up. Kia’s discontinuing the Stinger? We really do live in the worst timeline.

[@FlymanMS]

Stinger is for a dad/single man who doesn’t dare to buy Corvette or Audi.

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

The Stinger was a great car, but nobody's going to look to Kia for an affordable executive-class vehicle.

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

Thank god it's being discontinued

[@FlowStateNewOrleans]

The internet has sworn that they would kill the Stinger off before the 2020, 2021, and 2022 model years, because every dickless nobody thinks they're either an auto executive or a journalist. Believe it when Kia announces it.

[@danield8528]

No one bought them. Don’t blame them.

[@65strad]

Bought 2014 Passat SE w/roof purchased new with 1.8 EA888 gen III with tiptronic transmission. Without a doubt the most trouble free car I've ever owned with ZERO squeaks or rattles. I just maintain it. Owned Toyota, Honda, Ford, Saab 154,673 miles

[@dinmiftari1710]

My family has a 2008 Passat 2.0T with 200,000 miles and it has been great to us. We just bought one of these Passat's. a 2020 base model and we love it. Very smooth car and I know its not at high miles yet but we just passed 6000 miles with no issues. I 100% recommend this car and any older one.

[@nizarawawdeh4142]

The US spec Passat is a clear sign of how much VW cares for the American market. This platform and all the tech used in it has been outdated since 2014 in EU spec cars. the current EU Passat (B8) is based on a newer platform and is far better than this depressing excuse of a car. If anyone in America is familiar with the VW Arteon, that was based on the B8 Passat from Europe and shares its exact interior as well, only difference is that European cars come with DSG not shitty torque converter automatics

[@richardlionheart3965]

torque converters are a lot more reliable than "shitty" VW DSGs....

[@70mavgr]

@@richardlionheart3965 DSG's are light years ahead of torque converters.

[@blueryxfalls7949]

DSG: the official trans of clunking at low speeds and trowing reliability over the window because of MUH EMISSIONS'

[@70mavgr]

@@blueryxfalls7949 ok.

[@nizarawawdeh4142]

@@blueryxfalls7949 I can tell you dont know how to drive

[@johnennis4586]

Had a 2011 passat in the UK had it for 4 weeks. Bought a 08 2.4 accord been happy ever since

[@cavalierliberty6838]

It's cause accords are not boring.

[@televisionandcheese]

You found an accord in the UK? Nice!

[@johnennis4586]

@@televisionandcheese they're not mega uncommon, but the CL7 euro r in the garage is!

[@thomas316]

"We're VW, forget about all that stuff we did..." 1944 with the use of forced Jewish labour? 1987 when the negligent loss of half it's annual profit to exchange fraud in the 80s? 2005 when a VW junior executive who took a bribe of a couple of $m in India to build a factor in a certain state? 2006 when VW executives where fiund to have been taking kickbacks to select certain parts suppliers? 2007 when VW senior executives where found to be bribing the VW Works Council (Union) by flying them to exotic locations to have sex parties with prostitutes? 2009 with dieselgate? VW have done a lot of "stuff" over the years. 😂

[@AshleyPomeroy]

But there was that time they bought Porsche, after Porsche ran itself into the ground in an attempt to pull off a hostile takeover of VW. That was funny.

[@noobeenaut]

2007 sounds like an amazing time to be a VW Union executive

[@michaelfjmusic]

And don't forget who founded the company in the first place... 🙄🙄🙄

[@markmiller3279]

@@AshleyPomeroy True, though the joke was mainly on Porsche. They really should have known better. These family feuds never end well.

[@FMecha]

See also: The Jose Ignacio Lopez espionage affair vs GM (1993-1998)

[@euphrentic]

I'm on my 2nd NMS Passat. 130k on the first before I totaled it. The 2nd is a SEL VR6 at 98k and I've only had the keyless system fail ($300) Otherwise, they've been rock solid. I LOVE the room and driving experience compared to the 2000s domestic sedans I'm used to.

[@airplane6417]

I'm cracking up. Everything you said about the "stereotypical Passat owner" pretty much was EXACTLY how I acted when I got my 2013 Passat. Quiet, powerful, stylish and luxurious while not being showoffy, a bit of a family car, and you FEEL powerful, but you only have 170-200hp. Just. Perfect description of me

[@PhaQ2]

I never thought I'd be alive when Rush's Motor Law would become reality.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

The whole "location data based de-throttling" is a nightmare unto itself, but I'm sure urbanites will defend it.

[@LG123ABC]

I'm glad that I was around during a better vanished time.

[@phdep1]

I think of that song every time I consider EV's

[@vinny61389]

It ain't here yet. I think we'll all be long dead before that happens.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

@@vinny61389 I hope we’re dead before it happens.

[@jacobfritz8158]

“Volkswagen: F*CK the next guy” that was hilarious lol

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

A 90s Passat VR6 would be a great review. Or a W8

[@oliviersavard8676]

W8 has strong internet reviewer energy

[@jessebrook1688]

@@oliviersavard8676 but will a W8 run long enough to review.

[@SebGir28]

If someone has a 6-speed manual wagon W8, submit it to RCR !

[@sfish6]

They did a w8 phaeton a few years back

[@oliviersavard8676]

@@SebGir28 please no

[@ghost21501]

I bought a used 2012 2.0 liter turbo VW. Doesn't matter which one. I've had it for 5 years with 150k miles. Haven't had any issues. If you take care of your car, it won't break.

[@StangBang35]

As a car nut I recommended the 2016 Passat to my Dad and that thing is sweet. 18k brand new; the 1.8T made more power than the current 2.0T, full size room, and 40MPG on the highway. Sad to see it go.

[@moravianlion3108]

Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for that Evangelion reference, lmao

[@GeneraI_Motors]

So glad he did it

[@photographybykristof]

had a double take

[@BluAlaris]

VW did 2nd impact. Dieselgate was a false flag coverup.

[@Duckystudioz]

Thirdo impacto

[@spjmrlahey4008]

A Patrice O'Neal reference. I needed that today, thank you.

[@ichheissedamian]

it is just incredible how much worse and cheaper american versions of vw's are compared to the ones we get in germany

[@lukeheffernan]

Because Americans don't want to pay a lot for a VW. They'd rather put their money in an Audi. It's a different market unfortunately. It's why the Atlas sells way better than the Touareg did here.

[@ichheissedamian]

@@lukeheffernan are vw's seen as cheap cars in the us?

[@lukeheffernan]

@@ichheissedamian Not cheap, but I'd say mainstream. They are not branded as luxury cars except maybe the Arteon.

[@tokareva4029]

@@ichheissedamian Kind-of, yeah. I would say they're seen as "average" cars - something you wouldn't put a lot of money into.

[@LG123ABC]

It's like we just don't care about European cars (because we don't).

[@65strad]

Bought my 2014 Passat new with 1.8. Has 163,847 miles. Most trouble free car Ive owned in my 66 years including my 2011 GTI with DSG. Still ZERO squaks or rattles. American owner

[@sammythewhammy69]

10:18 You basically described the Skoda Octavia vRS estate which is a brilliant car we get over here in blighty. The police have a history of using them as undercover vehicles because their so fast and unassuming. Growing up, my dad had an mk2 estate in red which he illegally remapped to 262hp and 312lb/ft of torque. That was a brilliant car!

[@kevinbarry71]

That 2 L engine will be really quiet when it pukes its guts out. Volkswagen has been making that engine for a long time and they still can't get it right. Only the Germans could conceive of an engine that has both a timing belt and a timing chain, and then put them on opposite ends of the engine

[@otto_jk]

I don't know what's it with Americans, all the German cars that Americans say are expensive to maintain and have all sorts of issues don't have any of those problems in Europe... Somewhere someone is ripping you off because Volkswagens have almost the same maintenance costs as Toyotas in Germany and Scandinavia

[@lego4virgo]

@@otto_jk You..are right. It's like the early Toyotas that were passed off as Lexus models.

[@LouisSubearth]

@@otto_jk I think Scotty Kilmer explained it pretty well one time, where he said European cars are not really made to handle long commutes. And if you mention the Autobahn, yes, but the Autobahn is small compared to the US Interstate network, and most people in Europe don't commute by car as much as Americans do. That and they gouge prices for parts in North America.

[@FunkatronicDingus]

@@otto_jk Probably the fact that a European car from Europe will usually charge more to send European parts for their European car to North America, and the German car in particular having horrible engineering like sticking the water cooler in a spot where you need to dismantle half the engine

[@pleepler]

There's people who commute 3 miles and there's people who commute 30 miles. Some even more. How does a long commute hurt a car? It doesn't, cars are killed by commutes so short it doesn't even have a proper chance to heat up all fluids

[@CoolTI-Daniel]

I love the dash of this car... For such a new car, it's got a perfectly good looking yet oldschool dash with what looks like analogue gauges.

[@lucitribal]

My parents had an 80s Passat when I was a kid. I loved the boxy look of that thing.

[@yebo56]

In 2016, I leased a Passat for 180 bucks a month, nothing down. It was really good. Dull, but good.

[@antep6157]

Man my whole life was spent in Passats... Good thing they're much more different and more appreciated here in Europe the past 2 gens

[@paulm6481]

The last few minutes of this video is magnificent commentary on situation with electric era a and cars in general.

[@MusicByproduct]

The idea of people ”bandwagoning” into EVs sounded weird to me though. I can’t imagine a significant amount of people buying electric cars because ”they don’t want to feel left out”. Most people probably don’t care that deeply about their cars, and there are many practical reasons why someone might prefer an EV over something like a Passat these days.

[@johnkolodzie9888]

Thing of the electric cars to is it just trading gas money for a higher power bill,and more expensive maintenance in the long run battery's are 1000 + when they start to go

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@@johnkolodzie9888 Well in the defence of the car buyers, people who buy new cars will just buy andother on in 7 years or less, before they'll have any battery issues. And manufacturers of course have no reason to give a fuck about us second-hand buyers, so in the end it's only us who get fucked over. Good thing I only drive 25+ year old piles of junk I pay $500 for.

[@matthewwatt2295]

@@johnkolodzie9888 At least most EVs can give you a battery's state of health through the OBD port. Should take a lot of guesswork out of buying used cars.

[@dreamcrusher112]

@@johnkolodzie9888 Maintenance is lower for electric cars due to the inherent lack of moving parts. Batteries these days are rated for 200,000+ miles, and the cars themselves rated for a million. Good thing about used batteries is you can use them for your house, I don't have much use for an engine in my house lol.

[@rhubarbpie2027]

You have summarized my thoughts on vehicle driver assists that I had over ten years ago: these features build better idiots.

[@101Volts]

Just wait until a 21 year old in 2031 gets an "old car" without auto-stop, and forgets through habit that *IT'S AN OLD CAR.* Yep, now I have *that* to be concerned about.

[@ScubaSteveM45]

@@101Volts I'm pretty much certain people are already using their pre collision braking to do mindless no-effort stops behind my car at red lights already. For about 2 years I see people in newish cars bear down on me full speed yet neatly stop in the final 2' between their bumper and my trunk all the while the driver looks zoned out AF looking in a different direction, fingering a phone, jabbering with a passenger, etc etc, yet always a neat stop from full speed in a very narrow spot. I think they're exploiting the pre collision braking some new cars have

[@ScubaSteveM45]

I kid you not I had a neighbor tell me they almost got broadsided by a semi merging onto the freeway when they borrowed an older car while their driver assisted car was in the shop. She probably thought the side mirrors are to check your hair and mount that little yellow don't go/ok if you go blind spot sensor symbol. Then there was somebody on a community forum for my town that drove home from the grocery store with their fkn hatch open on their wagon/crossover/SUV monstrosity car and lost 90% of their groceries which some other town moron stopped in moving traffic to retrieve and collect piece by piece

[@tobyvision]

@@101Volts This is EXACTLY the argument legislation will use to ban those cars from the road.

[@ogalief]

These features certainly do. I learned to drive on a car with auto headlights. Then switched to a car without it, and always forgot to turn the lights on and off at night. Now I refuse to buy a car without automatic headlights

[@ConnorMcIntyre1997]

It's such a better experience with the 3.6L VR6 motor. I really wish they didn't cancel it for the sedans...

[@jeffreycastles]

Love that you got a press VW car for a week and the line that sticks in my mind is "just get a Camry".

[@cadesmith5726]

That 2021 Passat looks SOOOO SIMILAR to my 2013 Passat on the inside. Makes me feel better about my purchase lol

[@dopey473]

Something something B O S N I A Be it old or new, Passats are everywhere here. Bigger disease than C word. Edit: and yes we have wagons and manuals, they aren't that much better tbh.

[@ethancoghlan5455]

My girlfriend just broke up with me. I'm glad rcr is still here

[@tristanlaferriere5194]

Bro..I'm sorry.

[@CardboardSliver]

I now look forward to Roman's time travel logs. I find them rather enjoyable

[@deandarvin553]

I've stopped resisting and come to accept them

[@darksu6947]

@@deandarvin553 As with most things in life, that’s all we can do.

[@redstapler95]

Long time watcher, first time commenter here. I really appreciate this review because I have a 2012 Passat and it's awesome that RCR finally did a review about this generation. Mine has the 2.5L naturally-aspirated inline 5 with the 5-speed manual. I actively had to seek out a manual version when I bought it. It is by far the most reliable car I've owned. I owned and drove a lot of American sedans before this and the Passat handles ages better than them! And that I can get up to 35 MPG on the highway is astonishing! Everyone always comments how fast it is (they just notice the torque because it's pretty slow getting up to speed). And I've spent way less on maintenance than any car I've owned. I've currently had it for about 9 years/75k miles and it's still running smoother and had fewer things go wrong than my friends' cars. Maybe I just got a really well-built one? *knocks on wood* I'll probably be one of the few that will miss it when it's discontinued, but I totally understand why.

[@allnfun6315]

Just bought a 12 with V6 and 122k miles. 11 hour road trip and I averaged 30.4 mpg. Pleasantly surprised.

[@GRORGvideot]

Went to test drive a Passat and the radio indeed was on AM. I even ended up buying it, used. Traded in my Audi A6. I will say this that the breaking of parts is not only VW’s regular car problem, also the ”premium” suffer from this. The steering column broke, one rear saddle broke, the power steering started to leak etc. I’ve had the Passat for a couple of days now. So far I like it..

[@osifielDoperAtive]

That is the best tag line… “VW… F*&# the Next Guy!” 😝 🤧 😷

[@Noi5ee]

I actually expected u would be talking about how the US Passat differs from the Euorpean.

[@Bartonovich52]

Nobody cares about the European Passat. Or anything from Europe, really. American because it’s made here, or Japanese because it’s reliable. VW is neither. 🇩🇪 🇲🇽 🚗💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@JoJoJoker]

@@Bartonovich52 Our “American” car was made in Germany.

[@daveh2612]

It’s bigger for the fatties.

[@Space_Reptile]

I like how RCR man pretends that the TSI 2.0 is something special and not something VW has made for nearly 25 years

[@EggBastion]

@@colin-nekritz "We are we" ? _Were_ perhaps?

[@Space_Reptile]

@@colin-nekritz the part where he talks about how "VW managed to make a 2.0 GAS engine" and "turbos for everyone forget about what we did" while the 2.0 TSI has always been an option and is not something new after dieselgate

[@jy11221]

Omg just got a 2021 passat pre owned with 45,000 miles I pray 🙏 I have no problems soon

[@motocrossman18]

Just had a 2020 rental passat and it was impressive. Not perfect but it was all around great to drive. 40MPG was also nice.

[@DrCharlesMontague]

I have a 2017 Passat SE with Technology package, and it is indeed supremely comfortable and great for long interstate trips. I did get the APR tune and intake, better Akebono ceramic brakes, and Michelin tires fitted to mine to make it a little sharper and much faster. I also fully accept this car will not be practical to keep beyond 150,000 miles 😭. But, like you said, while it’s still new and all of the things are working, it’s…fine!

[@Zaimejs]

I had a 1994 Passat GLX... bought it used, and I can absolutely vouch for the "F the next guy" mantra of the Passat. I think it was the beginning of the end.

[@COYGunners]

Evangelion reference, it’s gonna be a good week

[@forgetful5630]

get in the passat RCR

[@NaughtiusMaximu5]

Glad I'm not the only one that caught that

[@kengrantk]

RIP Passat W8 4Motion Wagon with a 6-speed, you were the best of us.

[@gaydes1012]

oh how far we've fallen from the B5 Passat with the W8 and AWD with the option for a wagon or a sedan, not many people will miss the Passat but I will I love these things.

[@jefferysmith3930]

Not a car you want to own out of warranty. I will never own a car with this engine again. It gets very expensive WHEN, not IF, it fails.

[@666cemetaryslut]

I've had this engine in a couple cars and it is indeed a reliability nightmare. It needs to be "bulletproofed" like diesel guys do with their trucks because there's so many things that will fail from factory.

[@quinnsteeves295]

@David Hamel Matt Farahs million mile warranty

[@SerenityNow9015]

8:14 literally my Dad to a tee. He would always get so worked up over something he did lol.

[@paulcarmi8130]

Do yourself a favor, don't ever fix their computers. Lol

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

I'm living for the continuing inter-temporal adventures of Roman. Eat your heart out Sam Beckett (the Scott Backula character, not the guy who made us wait for Godot and put a few verbose adulterers in jars).

[@jimcarlson6157]

so THIS is where the English majors congregate!

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

@@jimcarlson6157 Haha, accounting major actually with an undergrad degree in film production, but thank you for the kind words :-)

[@BullRunRoad30]

Here, I thought he was being exiled by the High Council of the Time Lords to the 1980s; not unlike the early Jon Pertwee episodes of Dr. Who.

[@jimcarlson6157]

@@kayEnt3rtainm3nt I'm jealous that even your field of expertise was more engrossing than law school (which did hone my Latin). lol. I do love these video essays tho; some bona fide belly laughs

[@jimcarlson6157]

@@kayEnt3rtainm3nt BTW, apropos nothing, my first wife was an accountant, but as time passed her debits exceeded her assets. or did I just to fail to do forward accruals?

[@mattlazaro299]

I’m at Boy Scout summer camp watching this and it’s pouring, mr. regular you saved my day

[@tylert6887]

Hats off to the Patrice O'neal reference. Sometimes you just gotta ditch a car/girl thats gonna give you problems

[@johnwest6565]

As someone who drives a 2012 Passat TDI, the amount of stuff that this car shares with a car 10 years older than it is just sad

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

The FFVII jab was cold. Everyone I knew loved playing that game, except me. It was cool to watch, but I'll stick with my arcade STGs. Also, thank you for reminding me this isn't a Jetta.

[@brazilian_oak]

FF7 is an awesome game and everyone that likes RPGs or JRPGs should at least try it, it's that good. But it is an overrated game. I don't know why the hell people are so quick to say that this game is the second coming of christ when they have never played a Final Fantasy game before.

[@Fooacta]

@@brazilian_oak It comes from a very powerful cocktail of marketing, spectacle and nostalgia.

[@Affalterbach1967]

15:42 Dashing around with Quantum tech is subtle shout out to prior generations of Passats. Well done.

[@TheSuburban15]

"It's just where the regulations are pushing the market." Okay. I think that's fair.

[@RogueViirus12]

Roman's accidental donation is going to have some temporal effects, I can feel it

[@nathanchildress5596]

Dad?

[@harmless360]

Had me dying at the "your a big boy part" hahaha awesome video and comedy man.

[@annjrue]

Mr Regular's quest to never receive a press car continues

[@nitehawk86]

I think this was a press car. So, its more like his quest to never get a *good* press car.

[@annjrue]

@@nitehawk86 it was, that was my joke ;)

[@robertastk]

It's a roast and compliment at the same time. I love it, RCR.

[@nathanchildress5596]

The references are strong with this one. RIP to Patrice O’Neill

[@mixnmatchflavourbleach2313]

I genuinely miss the "The bag is also a hat!"

[@darksu6947]

The bag is not a hat…….but it should be.

[@benpeltola1364]

your dismissively repentent VW character is perfect.

[@pilotofacanofbeans]

The fking Big Pimpin' quote had me dying 🤣🤣🤣

[@superdestrier9160]

A modern, regular car built in my lifetime that I see on the roads regularly? Hell yes! Thank you RCR! He also talked a lot about the car and how it drove in this episode, a nice departure from philosophy and history.

[@logandaley1544]

I love the thoughtful introspective monologues at the end of these videos.

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Perfect summation of VW reliability and longevity. I bought a 2000 Jetta VR6 5 speed new, and it seems nothing has changed with this company. They make really nice looking, well put together, nice riding, reasonably fun to drive cars... that break all the time. It was the worst car I ever had for lots of reasons. Lots of broken parts and dealer visits in the first, and only year of ownership. And why did I buy that car? I liked the looks and it wasn't Japanese. You live and learn.

[@edclips]

I have this engine in my Tiguan and you nailed it's character traits. Gotta know how to throttle it.

[@edclips]

@Adam Yeah, we love it. Odd that mashing the pedal doesnt have the the same effect. quarter to half throttle really scoots it with that small-ass turbo.

[@AlainSTO]

"The third impact" Was that some Evangelion reference?

[@RFLCPTR]

probably ; )

[@Aslash304]

Best consumer advice I’ve ever heard has been uttered by Mr. Regular: “VW: F*ck the next guy.”

[@potownrob]

The Passat is not for everyone, and obviously not for Mr. Regular. You have to realize the person who digs a Passat is usually not the same as the one who lusts after a Camry. Also a lot of lack of trust based on what VW did and made in the 90s and 2000s. The newer VWs are overall much more reliable and have much better electrical systems than those older models. I had a 2012 Jetta and a 2016 Golf and, while I ditched them both before 70k miles and wouldn’t have considered keeping them past 100k, they never caused me any real trouble and probably would’ve held up for years with regular maintenance.

[@gregshoners]

HUGE passat fan and I found this incredibly entertaining