Living With A Retro VW Campervan

[@CarThrottle]

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[@mg5368]

❤❤❤

[@ramonzavala2220]

Available in the us ?

[@chourmouzischrislazarou1586]

Love the video. Can you do a tvr car review or something like that.Also I would like to see an Alfa Romeo to your project cars or a review of what is the best Alfa in your opinion.

[@mursenary4]

Ramon Zavala yup North America and Europe are eligible per Omaze

[@Crbn46]

have you guys ever considered doing a collaboration with Mumbo?

[@Crbn46]

The fact that Alex can speak german is the coolest part about this video tbh

[@michaelhristov723]

and he actually speaks really well, you can barely notice an english accent

[@ImranIsak]

He's part German

[@Crbn46]

@@michaelhristov723 thats what baffled me the most yeah

[@abcschneekatze]

Ich habe mich voll erschrocken xD

[@gabrielpacher4925]

@@abcschneekatze ich mich auch

[@sspyridonidis]

It was so heartwarming when the new owner of your grandma's house let you in to check it after so many years...

[@Feku13]

Yeah, to be honest I didn't expect that from a German person.

[@tyler9703]

@@Feku13 Literal racism, ok mate

[@Feku13]

@@tyler9703 Not really, every German person I've met/spoken too was a fucking jackass so they self worked for their name

[@tyler9703]

@@Feku13 Nope, still negative judgment based off of race. Quite simply the definition of racism.

[@Feku13]

@@tyler9703 It's based on my experience with German people and not baset on the race cuz im not black

[@skajme]

The doggo was showing you his best, most favourite shoe, AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT!

[@avalonkemi]

He's a heartless monster.

[@demgesch]

pet the damn animal!!!

[@smaapenger9896]

Tvbye. Omm

[@linusmunnighoff4548]

Hahahahaha

[@paulmullan6893]

Fuck the dog!! Mut!

[@TheSFMCreators]

"Stop that!" "Is he touching you as well?" This is some TopGear brilliance

[@DrPingu]

I imagined hamster and clarkson having that conversation

[@haydenkarim5459]

I read that in clarkson, hamsters and mays voices

[@SiggsGBR]

The enthusiasm Alex has when looking around his Grandmothers house is so genuine and amazing. And I didn't know you could speak German too! What a great moment

He already spoke German in the videos racing the old Mercedes. You dont watch carefully. ;-)

[@SiggsGBR]

@ Believe it or not, there are subscribers that haven't seen every single video. Sorry for not being up to your standards -_-

@@SiggsGBR Hey man take it easy. I either don't watch all the videos but those were very good actually (Retro Racing Project?).

[@kraftwels]

It was adorable

[@jefdamen2977]

Yes very nice to bring us with him.

[@johncoello5995]

We need more of these road trip style videos in my opinion

[@jord9261]

John Coello such a massive feeling of old top gear, the new-ish guy is absolutely hilarious

[@johncoello5995]

Jord yes for sure

[@julien.biardeau]

You're right man !!

[@sirsavagethe21st56]

A tall bloke a medium sized bloke and a child in one van.

[@Me-zo8yc]

I knew there was a reason this had a pleasant feel of 'good' episode of an old top gear challenge from way back

[@muhcu.61]

Two and a half man lol

[@johntankertson110]

Bless him. He’s not a child, he’s just been filmed in 4:3 and edited in 16:9.

[@smussard]

🤣

[@MyFabian94]

@@johntankertson110 Top Gear was a Short Bloke, a Slow Bloke and an Orang Utan.

[@samdurling6053]

21:39 "at least we'll be the first ones here" just sounded like something James May would say on old top gear

[@TheFarrukhzain]

Car throttle is probably the best motoring channel on internet right now.

[@CarThrottle]

Thanks Farrukh! ❤️

[@Yanicks_Garage]

Of course it is.

[@MrManniG]

For me, they are sharing first place with mightycarmods but yeah, they are.

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

@@MrManniG MCM for the win... but this was very enjoyable.

[@RocketJSykes]

Modern topgear

[@pgreg8528]

"I'm hungry, let's get german sausage" *music sounds like porn music for a second* Wat.

[@Phantom-ni7jj]

Not really porn music at all

[@ArshdeepSingh-oc1oo]

Uuuuu incest

[@tyler9703]

Timestamp lol?

[@CallumAtwal]

@@tyler9703 19:38

[@tyler9703]

@@CallumAtwal Holy shit lol

[@basilfabian05]

This felt like a grand tour special... I loved it.

[@whotf888]

Have to admit. ONE OF THE BEST CT VIDEOS EVER

[@CarThrottle]

Glad you liked it Andreas! 🙌

[@9wowable]

Car Throttle but, that’s not his name lmao

[@whotf888]

@@9wowable igazából nem is nagyon érdekel, hogy nem Andeas vagyok. Egy a lényeg: örülök a mindőségi videónak, ők meg hagy örüljenek, hogy valakinek tetszik🤷‍♂️

[@xtrasync7837]

Funny to see Alex speaking some German in this vid 😌

[@Freerunnerfilm]

Ja redet der plötzlich einfach Deutsch xD

[@eriklp1214]

ja ist geil

[@Bladetorm]

ja hab mir erst gedacht wer da spricht :O

[@ultimpower9350]

Er ist ja halb Deutscher, und mit der Sprache aufgewachsen :D

[@FireEye-zd4fm]

Didn't you watch the Mercedes videos a couple of months ago? There have been multiple videos where he spoke German. And considering he is speaking English most of the time, his German accent is really good.

[@ericspace121]

This is literally top gear in 2019.

[@davegraham4607]

Why the BBC haven't got these guys doing Top gear is beyond me.

[@thomasf1531]

Not multicultural enough for the BBC I'm afraid

[@1991enduro]

@@thomasf1531 true

[@Jk-oz5qn]

Because they can be more successful working for themselves using youtube also fuck the bbc

[@davegraham4607]

@@Jk-oz5qn fair point 👍

[@andres177]

The politics of the BBC would ruin the chemistry between these guys. Its just better if they stay how they are. After watching them for years, im glad to see how far they have come.

[@MarcusTDM]

Wow, Alex speaks fluent German, that was bloody impressive. He doesn’t have a foreign accent when speaking English. That was impressive.

[@phillipcastillo8519]

There needs to be more of these vans made today

[@daalhoffarm]

Yes and they are much better for the environment and pollution. All those new cars that brake down often and full of platic and sensors. One vw combi is the same as 4 cars made after 2002.

[@andrewallen9993]

Why? My one has only done 700 000km and went from Johannesburg to the Kaapse Kombi Kult Kamp-out last year and will be going to this year's.

[@andrewrobotbuilder]

VW seem to be intent on releasing a new van under the I.D. badge, and while it might not fully replace the charm of the classics I think it's a well-intended effort

[@georgebamber6871]

@@daalhoffarm the old vans are far more polluting with a very unaerodynamic shape and only 4 gears

[@benlee2765]

We just cant make ultra basic cars anymore, as seen with the mini. Once you have filled its boots with lead in the form of crumple zones, ABS, and various exhaust filters. What your left with is a converted vw transporter.

[@PiperFishing]

How incredibly nice of the German home owners of grannies place to show you around like that.

[@wasifkhanvlogs9455]

I never knew that car throttle uploads on a Wednesday

[@thestig6078]

Sometimes they don't 😊

[@Craigzeh]

Ahhh, Car Throttle. Filling that Top Gear sized hole in all our lives!

[@msp2896]

Love the videos, you guys have great chemistry, feels like I'm watching Top Gear mk2

[@nightmarecivic]

18:00 that's pretty epic that you know a second language and they let you in.

[@FullOfMalarky]

The owner knew his mom

[@tommeiner9983]

All the Europeans are epic then.

[@jopdispa1134]

The old Top Gear vibe is strong with this one. I love it.

[@danwigley3732]

Alex, Jack, Ethan and Mat Watson for Top Gear 2020 - maybe keep Chris Harris for really in depth videos on Top Gears KZbin

[@herberttheaustina3550]

Dan Wigley yes apart from mat will poke them with a stick

[@Yanicks_Garage]

I would love that

[@mariantrytytka3959]

Why you want to downgrade this amazing channel to level of disgusting BBC and they sh** shows and brainwashing broadcasts?

[@filthefil]

This is wholesome. Alex visiting his old place, a camping trip. I'll be damned if i don't do this at least once next year.

[@olliebonugli8881]

This comment didn’t age well

[@filthefil]

@@olliebonugli8881 as milk

[@olabergvall3154]

I grew up in one of these! Not the camper version, just the regular bus. My parents had 2 consecutive ones. Being one of six siblings (so a family of 8), it made a lot of sense. Very practical.

[@thestig6078]

"House Throttle" - coming to a screen near you. 👍🏻

[@sheps999]

"how many miles to the gallon do you think we're getting?" *[absolutely does not answer the question]*

[@TimesWithJR]

I have just searched the commend to see if it was just me who felt that was some bad editing haha! amazing video love this channel only just started watching them this week haha! love to find more channel like this deffo thing 2021 these lads need to be doing Top Gear

[@scottirvine121]

Hahaha that annoyed me too lol

[@acvn-hg9gy]

Ours did 12 kilometers on 1 liter. But that was the best case scenario haha.

[@99Lezard99]

"There used to be a big window here, ne?" dieses "ne?" rutscht mir auch immer raus wenn ich englisch spreche. 😆

[@WhiteSnake0]

"Ah! Badezimmer!" No idea why, but that line got me so good.

[@RobJaskula]

The tone of childlike wonder 🤣. I chuckled as well

[@danigroot2250]

I absolutly loved watching this video, just get to learn so much about alex, there is so much nostalgia in this video and just seeing someone retrief memories like that is absolutly heartwarming, this has serieus potential, possibly far beyond youtube

[@Thebigdog_1984]

that family who now own the house are awesome people :) we can all learn a lesson from that act of kindness

[@michielvoetberg4634]

QUESTION: Guys, these CarThrottle "specials" are the best. Obvious from the comment section people like this a lot. It is being called "the new old Top Gear" quite a bit. What is the main factor holding you back from making these specials/trips/stories longer or more complex? Is it budget? Time? Crew capacity? Is there something the community could do to help you? Because we sure would like to see more. Cheers, love you guys

[@Sam-gu6im]

Great vid lads. - "Where's your hand?" - "Between two pillows, why?" - "They're not pillows!"

[@riskybicky8335]

"she has a.. well she's dead, She used to have a". Ethan: "ah"

[@basmca1]

The title: living with a retro VW campervan. The video: Alex reliving his youth in a VW campervan with 2 dudes.

[@gaddmeister]

Oh mate? I don't know where to start? You have literally tugged at my life strings! The house visit was brilliant. My mum was Danish so used to visit grandparents like you did. My version was google maps recently to see the house I used to visit. VW's.......my life! I've had 13 old beetles, '56 oval, '63 faltdach, etc. 2 split campers, drove 11 hours to scotland from colchester and yes they are cold to sleep in, but totally reliable. I've had countless Golfs Mk1, 2, 4 and 5, Sciroccos, Passat Mk1, 2 and 3, polos, Now we have a New Beetle convertible to keep the VW thing going. Top video chaps! Cheered me up no end!

[@GeneMacGreyFan]

Damn never knew about Alex' German roots. So weird to hear him talking basically perfect, fluent German.

[@L_J_D23]

Makes sense with the last name now!

[@zorquey]

His accent is really cute in german 😂 No homo

[@franktherabbit42]

A German? *Speaking German* ?!?

[@theotherchannel2279]

You guys are like the younger versions of Hammond, Clarkson and May. Which is nice to have people carrying on like this, 3 mates having fun. It is great!

[@l.jturner6617]

I was at a classic campervan meet a couple years ago They're so stylish and charming, modern campers don't even come close 💝💝💝

[@probablynotyourdad4616]

is everyone in germany really nice or something, that was very sweet of the owners of that house to let alex in with the cameraman to look at his grandmothers house.

[@Windsail]

11:50 I genuinely was waiting for "Clarkson!!!!"

[@Drivewithshary]

As a German living near Dortmund watching car throttle and jp performance collide is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen on this channel

[@Norninja]

Grandmother's house visit was so wholesome

[@AndorRadnai]

You know what, you guys..? Feel free to make these videos longer! They never ever get boring!! ^^

[@sam-mx1ts]

12:28 that duck is straight vibin

[@scottjamesnicholson]

As a split screen owner I love this film as it sums up perfectly how people feel after their first trip in a bus! Really enjoyable watch :)

[@dubventures]

It's good to see these guys doing VW Campervan vids! Very good channel! Thank you! 🙌

[@CarThrottle]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙌

[@Smurfy._.]

Can I recommend doing a fundraiser rally for Andrew. He may of passed away but his legend lives on. For those who don't know Andrew is the creator of driven to cure.

[@harleyrobertson73]

Face it guys this is the new top gear.......could not be more happier 😁😎😀

[@pgreg8528]

Needs a lot more sabotaging each other though

[@harleyrobertson73]

@@pgreg8528 next episode they should have a car each and turn it into dodgems

[@bacon.cheesecake]

The energy this video has is wonderful, that trip looked like such a blast and you could really feel it.

[@TRinity1901]

Love this episode of the Grand Tour

[@faheemwyne5098]

My dad had a VW campervan and in 1973 (!) our family of 4 went from Pakistan to the west coast of Ireland. On the return leg, we also had 3 family friends join us. So that was 2 families of 7 people. I still remember parts of that trip to this day with fondness

[@DSCMBOBULTD]

Great video I'm so jealous. Van sounds like a lawn mower

[@timurgianti8385]

This is one of the best car videos I have seen in months! Now this is the level of the golden years of Top Gear! Keep it up!

[@betr8er896]

Awesome episode mate, thanks for that! Also, funny to see that iconic "Atomkraft Nein Danke"-Sticker in english :o)

[@adamarndt2587]

Visiting Alex's granny house was very funny and nice, it put a smile on my face. Also, very kind people living there. Have a wonderful day

[@footballgeorgiebest]

Sleeping in the middle of the bed you really need to be a good skier.

[@Trainboy1EJR]

That sounds soooo wrong.

[@janivo5218]

The description of a german hearing about you going to Jp was actually pretty accurate. Love your videos, keep on doing this please. Definitely enjoy the content, love from Germany

[@ImranIsak]

What a welcome surprise after a very long day for me

[@academiaengineering5136]

I guess Charles humblemechanic will go crazy by seeing this VW museum since he’s a fan of VW

[@RSx94]

There is a lack of Reggae music and joints in this video.

[@calambres6614]

Exactly

[@Everything_Evan]

Go to Dam and smoke it up bu.

[@martinkeeling960]

Id pay good money to watch alex smoke a joint while talking about cars

[@calambres6614]

@@martinkeeling960 hell yea at least tree fiddy $3.50

[@andrewallen9993]

Please, 1964 models run on beer, dope, Isaac Asimov and Deep Purple. It's the bay windows that run on Uriah Heep :)

[@vanoscrap6296]

a trIp down memory lane is always awesome. Thumbs up!

[@Kenprints]

Dont think ive ever been this early to a car throttle upload

[@marcellorava6149]

I've been in Wolfsburg in May with my 64 beetle. I drove here from Italy. You have to see the Autostadt as well! Old VW's never die.

[@LikenaTV]

Dang im german and i must say your german skills are on point haha!

[@001Neal100]

I have a 1972 Bay window, and I spent 6 months travelling Europe in it. Best time of my life and I'm going to road trip to Rome next summer!

[@exoticsenior636]

What an awesome video! thanks for the content guys, i needed this tonight :) edit: We need some more of this

[@jakeblair4215]

This is TV gold, you need to replicate this 10 fold. Such a good watch, especially Alex's visit.

[@lukepitt9jt]

Brilliant episode what we want to see, like top gear but younger and less scripted

[@ignaciohombre1026]

its very nice to see how youre slowly educating ethan about cars, he is slowly growing a passion for this

[@nhjiko5363]

It is so weird hearing Alex talk german. =D Also greetings from Leipzig, Germany. ^-^

[@Yanicks_Garage]

Ich komm aus stuttgart

[@fjuris3116]

@@Yanicks_Garage Danke Yanick

[@2knl_mx132]

Gruß aus Döbeln😂

[@adamthompson6669]

Awww that’s sooo nice Alex they let you inside awesome.

[@MetalVII]

23:12 I’ve seen one of these...I assumed they couldn’t get the parts to match the car from the junkyard...

[@gypsyemperor7535]

They sold the harlequin in uk too, very rare now.

[@ben6574]

I first thought alex's german was some knock off german with a bad accent, but he's actually really good with the accent and everything!

[@FireEye-zd4fm]

Ethan: why didn't they just put a V8 in it ?? LOL :D

[@neillewis82]

I've been to the VW museum... me and my best mate did a spur of the moment road trip. Basically booked a ferry from Dover and made it up as we went... Amsterdam, Wolfsburg, Dresden, Prague, Berlin and Brussels... Best 5 random days of my life.

[@rcsibiu]

Hey guys I just want to say Hello :) You and Top Gear...same passion about cars :)

[@rostundradau3442]

This is like chill top gear. You aren't crashing into eachother on purpose you are just vibin'. I love it

[@ronnieclewlow1491]

"This is getting weird now" no was weird from the start! V funny

[@cowboycatfs]

Its so nice to see alex revisiting some childhood memories, you can see the pure joy on his face

[@p0ck3tzzz]

12:04 just an upside down ussr emblem on a german car no big deal

[@Guy.B]

East Germany influence am I right?

[@dua1ne]

My gramp used to absolutely love these busses, he had a fair few of them but then he got really poorly and passed away and so his last one had to get sold (I was only about 6 at the time) and I just love these and used to love sitting in his one. Every time I see one of these busses it makes me wish I was young again and sat in the back of his still. As much as I'd love to get one of these in memory of him I'd never be able to afford to buy one. Best keep doing the lottery in the hope one day I win enough to purchase one of these beautiful busses. RIP Gramp 💕

[@providence889]

This may sound weird, but I really love how Germans talk, hearing Alex talk fluently makes me smile

[@bazatul1]

the look of these vans is just timeless

[@Papijose05]

Is anyone else gitting top gear britain vibes??

[@lewismcauliffe]

This was really cool to watch. Loved every minute of it. Alex speaking fluent German was the reveal of the year.

[@enisyildirim6286]

I would die to win the car litterally my dads dream car cant imagine hoe happy i would be

[@Retrophoenix-]

Awesome video guys so cool to see Alex speaking German and looking around his grandmother's house after 20 years

[@HyperShiZz]

“How much MPG do you get” “Yes”

[@Trainboy1EJR]

He never did say, I too wonder what the gas mileage is.

[@andrewallen9993]

@@Trainboy1EJR mine goes : 1600 twin port, 2000 metres altitude and about 90kmh gives 10-12 litres per 100km when tuned correctly :)

[@TakumoZ]

Alex.. I've been following Car throttle for quite some time and I never knew, that your German is shockingly good!

[@kriss634]

''before heading to my hometown of Bad Pyrmont'' Wait, is Alex german?

[@kbatzler]

Which half?... Lol

[@Yanicks_Garage]

Of course

[@Kumar-bg6nr]

lol

[@alexw1875]

His mom is German, his dad is a Brit.

[@ToolkiT73UK]

@@kbatzler the bottom half.. since the top half is not there ;)

[@mikenco]

Alex speaks fluent German! I have binged hours of this channel, and only just found this out. Awesome! :)

[@OnTourWithPattiSmith]

Pop-up roof ... They never used the pop-up roof ... suppose Alex is too short to need the extra headroom. 🤖

[@joealex65]

This feels sooo old Top Gear, i just love it! Please, do more videos like this!

[@Lyfeel]

Alex: "I don't think I've ever had to work so hard to get something moving in one direction." You sure about that?

[@Yanicks_Garage]

I think Phil was harder

[@Trainboy1EJR]

I remember playing Gran Turismo 5, modding the VW Bus for 15hp, adding maximum weight and doing a lap of the Nurburgring, I think it took over a half hour XD. Good times! I had the transmission set to automatic, so I was a few minutes slower than my friend, who was smart enough to use manual transmission, to keep it at max rpm.

[@zewewx]

At summer i was there same place. As a vw fanboy it was a wet dream. I need to go back to Germany. I❤️Germany

[@Baex96]

"There used to be a big window here, ne?" Funny to hear as a german

[@silvestermunni2374]

Jan Tenbrock 🤣

[@skyeozga4935]

Seeing that London to the Volkswagen museum is only 653 miles really helped put into perspective just how big America is. I drive over 1,000 miles (in a single day) multiple times a year to go between home (chicago) and university (Boston)