Ep. 21 The Crazy Volkswagen Cars of the 2000's

[@muznick]

Amazing ground clearance on those early Beetles.

[@paulsto6516]

Ever wonder how the guy that drives the snow plow, gets to the snow plow?

[@deathgun3110]

And tires as small as on the BMW I3.

[@danielulz1640]

Those were military models, you can tell by the markings on them.

[@muznick]

@@danielulz1640 "Any color you want, as long as it's Wermacht Gray."

[@tgmccoy1556]

I took my stock '67 beetle Any where a jeep would go had both. Only thing was the 4x4 feature came in handy for climbing..

[@DJL78]

Your content is off the hook fabulous. I am SO glad I found this channel. Really, really, really well done.

[@tarnin]

Right? I was kinda jonesing when he moved and the vids were on pause. Binged all his vids again lol.

[@RapideWombaticus]

This guy rules

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Heey thanks man, and welcome to the channel!

[@landmonkey22]

Same here. Great radio voice too😄

[@bshingledecker]

I always thought it was a stroke of genius the way the diesel would sense it was being tested, and go into clean mode. That engineer deserves a gold star.

[@marciliojunior4919]

All of them are, they are germans

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

It reminds me of when race car engineers would find ways to cheat by either doing something that could not be detected by inspectors or something which was technically not breaking the rules.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Can you imagine how bad the Asian engineers were ripping their hair out? They wanted in the small diesel market real bad. "What the hell,why can't we make a diesel that meets emissions like the Germans?" I see smoke coming out of ears and lots of hair ripping.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@armchairgeneralissimo Smokey Yunick and his fifty feet of fuel line in a frame rail or something. Good stuff 😄

[@mnj640]

​@@MrTheHillfolkdiesel smoke?

[@Harv72b]

To be fair, Hitler's definition of "the people" excluded a lot of folks, too.

[@quintessenceSL]

*golf clap*

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

no wonder it had a high amount of emissions

[@Harv72b]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 Well done, sir!

[@dalstein3708]

He DID fulfill his promise of bringing motoring to the masses... but apparently, the required preliminary steps were bringing ruin to most of the world and killing himself.

[@baronvonjo1929]

And there doing it again! The ID line up is so expensive and they expect that to replace the Golf? Ain't very people's car

[@MightyMezzo]

That visit from the EPA and ICCT was just hilarious! 😆😆😆

[@JoaoManoelProducoes]

It’s amazing how this young car lover can mix humor and history facts perfectly. He’s so energetic in his speech and so talented in making us laugh, but also so careful to cover every fact from every car history, making the complex turn into simplicity and fun. Great content, Edward. We love your channel and, keep the engine running!

[@FakeItalianoII]

( O rapaz realmente e' bom de servico !! ) Excellent video , keep up the good work, Ed !!

[@MGR99]

This has been one of the most enjoyable episodes to date!

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Well... thanks!

[@F-Toyota]

@@EdsAutoReviews Hey Ed keep up the great work, hopefully you see my comments. Every time you post your content gets funnier and funnier, like the EPA seen, hopefully you do more like that. Also can you look at my recent comment about German reliability, cost of parts, and special tools for German cars? I’d like to hear a video on the history of German manufacturing in the US. Best Regards.

[@RMSLusitania]

Hi MGR '99

[@MGR99]

@@RMSLusitania hello men, who may you be?

[@RMSLusitania]

@@MGR99 I am just a random person from the MFD discord, nice to meet you

[@dipie197]

Sad thing you overlooked Brazilian VW, they make some interesting cars like the Saveiro. You should do a video on the Latine American car industry, barely any KZbinr has covered it before so it’d be original and we’ve got some interesting stories.

[@allanoliveira4139]

Yep, I said in another video that he could make an episode about Brazilian Car Industry and the fail of Gurgel

[@OtaconHalMGS]

Also Dr piech saved the VW Fox project

[@jackyex]

Brazil VW was such a interesting company, highly autonomous from the rest of VW but extremely conpetent in its job, totally dominating the Brazilian car market for decades. But after Brazil VW started losing its autonomy they started losing its relevance and marketshare.

[@bernardoernst624]

Yeah, I agree, like the Brasilia, Combi, SP 1, SP 2, etc.

[@jimmywoo7875]

The Golf 4.5 is also Brazilian

[@fossilfueled27]

Volkswagen is no longer normal or perfectly fine. If the prices reflected the cost cutting and shit quality carpets and depressing interiors then sure, but a Golf GTi with options can get well over £40,000 in the UK, which is utter insanity. And the Mk8 is literally worse than the Mk7. Cheaper interior, worse infotainment, and for what? An extra 10bhp or so? Their whole design process with the Mk8 was literally to take the Mk7 and save production costs while changing enough to make the less enthusiastic car buyer believe it's a new car. Volkswagen for a long time now has genuinely believed that its consumers are completely stupid.

[@mushroom032]

You are so on point! 5/5. 👍

[@EdsAutoReviews]

And yet, plenty of people still fall for it...

[@fossilfueled27]

@@EdsAutoReviews Yep, pretty saddening.

[@buggs9950]

Most people aren't car people. They don't care. It's an appliance like a dishwasher or a tin opener. As long as it gets the job done and other people are impressed by the newness and branding then all is good.

[@jfv2312]

In defense of the Mk8, it does use the dampers of the Mk7 Clubsport, so it drives a bit different than the standard Mk7 GTI. But still, agree with 90% of what you said

[@TheYouTubeTeam]

So glad to hear from you again. I hope you are comfortably settled in your new home. Thanks for this wonderful video.

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Well, not entirely... Still some stuff to be done, but thankfully I found some time to make this episode!

[@Colonel_RamRod]

I’m shocked KZbin didn’t try to buy that @ from you 😂😂😂

[@The_Rutabaga]

I just became a proud owner of a VW TDI, and I can’t express how upsetting it is to know that I’ll probably never drive another stickshift, that I’ll almost certainly never get to drive another diesel, and that I DEFINITELY won’t see another station wagon. Unless I wait for another 25 years, that is.

[@debbienye6002]

My 2013 loaded Beetle TDI would be perfect, if it had the 6-speed manual, rather than the DSG auto. Alas, I bought it used, right before Dieselgate blew up, so no choice in the matter. Still. will keep if forever, if I can/

[@The_Rutabaga]

@@debbienye6002 Well by my understanding, VW builds their diesel engines like a brick shit-house, so you'll probably have that thing for as long as the transmission lasts.

[@debbienye6002]

@@The_Rutabaga maintenance is key. I will do all that is needed.

[@LynxStarAuto]

@@debbienye6002 I specialize on VW. The DSG is bulletproof (basically a manual transmission in the mechanical sense). The only weak link is the clutch pack and the mechatronics. The clutch pack is not really a weak link more a serviceable item. It's a wet clutch similar to a motorcycle. Life expectancy of about 130-150k miles. The mechatronics is the valve body/computer that control everything. This is probably the one weak link, and an expensive one. Not a fan of having the computer/electronics as an all-in-one assembly, but that's all modern cars these days it seems.

[@richardprice5978]

@@debbienye6002 is the EPA/euro governments/DOT/licensing board still letting tags for them ? or now you can't drive it on a public roads? as last i heard the tags were pulled and knoll in voided and now illegal to use on a public roads. and questionable for off road use like generators ect. the v10 diesel is kinda cool but funky 👍

[@vaclav_fejt]

As soon as I saw the title I knew the Faeton was coming. It was a sight to behold back in the day on Top Gear, and by "back in the day" I mean in 2015, when I binge-watched all of it in two months.

[@derekguitarmax9140]

Ed, thank you so much! I look forward to these all week!

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

The V5 Golf is probably the finest car VW have ever made. So glad there is another video :)

[@nstl440]

My local gas station owner tells this to everyone

[@Drod6969]

This is my favorite car channel. The deadpan humor and stories never stop making me chuckle

[@glazed45]

2:41 Ed talking at this exact timestamp sounds like he has an Indian accent

[@likeitraf]

When I first watched his video I thought he was an Indian too!

[@RogueBagel]

Fantastic video, as always! I thought you'd throw in the Golf R400 concept too, since it was at one time confirmed for production. Still: so much from this episode could be its own video! Great stuff and very enjoyable.

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Thansk for the suggestion. And yes, I left out so much extra detailed information. There is only so much to tell in 20 mins..

[@Puffthemagicpj]

When you said “aluminum” I had to rewind and honestly lost my shit. I love your fucking videos. Sorry for the language.

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

I tried to spell that so I could comment on it. Nevermind...

[@Puffthemagicpj]

@@crustycurmudgeon2182 my fiancé can’t say it either. Lmao

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

it's like how I handwrite alimuniminimumum and minimuminimumumum too.

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Well.. you have aluminIUM and to according to one nation in the world alumINUM, and then there is me...

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

@@EdsAutoReviews I think @Martin Jones spelled it pretty close to how you said it!

[@lionelhutz-attorneyatlaw4443]

Some of the best car content on KZbin. Cheers from Australia.

[@ajjuneja]

This is excellently done :) That dieselgate also was hell on those of us who were supplying VW.

[@joermnyc]

The Phaeton really should have been rebadged for Audi, or as an entry level Bentley.

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

technically they already did it for Bentley. The 1st gen Continental was effectively a rebodied Phaeton.

[@lennoxbaumbach390]

@@devandrasimanjuntak1646 And it was really successfull too.

[@marcinmisiurka2228]

Great video, but there should be a mention of V12 TDi Audi Q7, and W8 Passat B5 too.

[@tobias_k01]

Yes, and let's not forget the VW W12 supercar concepts, these were like a less powerful Bugatti - but with a VW badge

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

@@tobias_k01 I mean you have the W12 Nardo, but also the V12 diesel R8 😂

[@tobias_k01]

@@devandrasimanjuntak1646 Right! That existed too Or how about the 18 cylinder engine that was originally planned for the Bugatti, but it had massive thermal issues causing it to be totally underpowered and not suitable for the project Or the Golf GTI W12 with that 650 hp Bentley W12 engine in the middle

[@d.e.b.b5788]

FWIW, Piech was the one who pushed the Porsche 917 project, which put the final nails into the Ferrari coffin at LeMans. From then on, Porsche would be THE auto racing company to beat, and still holds the records for wins at LeMans today. Cheers, Mr Piech, and thanks for all the racing memories. Grandpa Porsche started it all, and you kept it going.

[@F-Toyota]

Hey Ed, couple of quick questions, can you do an episode on German reliability compared to the Japanese, Korean, and American cars? The reason I’m asking is that it seems here in the USA I see more German cars in mechanics shops than that of their competitors. However, I’m not saying that is always the case, outliners exist like most GM products or Subaru products. But parts for Euro Cars are more expensive than that of the USDM, JDM, or KDM. Plus why do euro cars have specialized tools that can start from the the hundreds to the thousands of dollars (USD of Course)?

[@rhynosouris710]

I second the motion!

[@mehranscholte8973]

Euro Parts are more expensive for you because they have to travel half way around the Globe, for us europeans US and Japanese Parts are more difficult to come by and more expensive. The Specialized tool part I don't really understand either, probably some engineer who thought the job could be done better with a Unique piece of equipment. My father works on his own mercedes's and usually modifies his own special tools if the real deal is too expensive.

[@roy7602]

True that, true that. The term "German Engineering" isn't the argument-stopper it once was. Just look at the reliability of most BMWs and VWs nowadays... Most of my friends have german cars and motorcycles, and they all are more or less plagued with problems.

[@mushroom032]

Quite many US market cars regardless of manufacter are made in the USA. Hence the poor quality. But enginereed/made in germany doesnt really mean anything nowadays. Modern VWs (and more and less everything in the concern) are notorious for cost cutting. Get a Toyota that is made in Japan and you might get a quality item.

[@hjer731]

@@mehranscholte8973 aftermarket parts are made overseas and are still cheaper

[@61rampy65]

As always, a thoroughly enjoyable and FUNNY episode! Glad you are in good health again!

[@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

Yes! More Ed! One of the most underrated channels on here, you get me hyped up every time a new video comes out.

[@authority1012]

and diesel gate all boiled down to the fact v. w. didn't want to put a large enough D E F additive tank for the diesels , it would take more room than they wanted, so they made it use less d.e.f. with the smaller tank for show and kick in the full amount when testing

[@EdsAutoReviews]

Thanks for the detailed explanation!

[@olivera.7722]

To be fair it was not only VW, nearly every carmaker was in on it. The other brands just used other methods to determine when which amount of additive is used. Nearly no diesel car met the criteria on the road or were cleaner than VW. VW was the only one doing it illegally. Others had for example a very narrow temperature range in which the criteria were met. Officially to not damage the engine, but with the same result as VW. Coincidently it was the temperature range which occurs during testing...

[@lennoxbaumbach390]

Yes, that's about it. Although I would aso say that VW wasn't the only manufacturer that did stuff like this, they just happened to get cought and at such a large scale.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

The majority of the dieselgate diesels didn't have DEF, or the SCR system that goes with it, they had NOx traps. The whole scandal was exposed when researchers were trying to figure out how VW was able to make their cars meet emissions standards using a NOx trap instead of an SCR system, because it wasn't something that anyone else had been able to achieve. It turned out that VW hadn't been able to make NOx traps work either, they had simply cheated instead.

[@richardprice5978]

@@olivera.7722 it's still a chemical problem so mathematically you are going to hit a brick wall so to speak and it seems VW while in the wrong legally speaking kinda was right engineering wise as a hole as it sounds like less 🚢shipping handling and pumping out of the ground ect. is needed that way, and idling was cleaner burning for lot's of different reason's, just to be far but yes some models for the USA marketing wasn't on par with vw and was more devious intension's as i unfortunately some times drive a cheating gas big-3 🇺🇸 model

[@yyawnin]

Hello man! You make actually great videos about cars and its hestory! Im very happy that you survived the coronavirus!

[@Thej611]

I don’t often start watching new channels. But I started watching your channel about a month or two ago. And man, am I glad I did!!!

[@RyanMoran1992]

To this day people still love my 1998 b5 Passat. No one believes me when I tell them how old it is. I loved it so much I bought another Passat - a TDI which has all the power (and luxury) of the b5 v6, but only uses 5l/100km. Great cars. Im in Australia btw

[@Hotdog80085]

I saw a Phaeton in the salvage yard years ago... I had no clue what it was at the time. But it was amazing to be able to explore such a foreign car in such an unexpected place.

[@mewtwo.150]

1 thing is a fact All Volkswagen cars have a good design, not the best, not the worse, they all have good design, that's why we love em

[@automotivel3501]

The test bed for the Bugatti Veyron engine was the humble Passat. They made a 4.0 W8 Passat with 4wd, it was the 'big' brother of the Golf VR6. Then cam Phaeton and XL1. The Phaeton became the Bentley GT.

[@scienceofobliteration2671]

great stuff! love how you parrot our accent and all of it. perfectly executed hommage to the traditional german car corp! (on a side note: who the F would drive a VW ev on rainy zandvoort? you're nuts, dude, LEL)

[@SpoonR24]

2000s VW is like the crazy german scientist of the automotive industry.

[@clark9992]

I was sure I remembered seeing the Scirocco before the Golf, so I looked it up. Yep, the Scirocco went on sale in 1974 in Europe, 1975 in North America, 6 months before Golf. Scirocco was built on the Golf platform (or vice versa?).

[@kelemenkaban2505]

As far as I know the Scirocco was a proof of concept for the Golf in terms of ironing out the production issues before the mass production of the Golf started. And indeed it was based on the Golf.

[@deanchur]

Badge snobbery is how we missed out on the VW W12/Nardo, which broke multiple speed records in testing at (you guessed it) Nardo. Still salty about losing that, same with the Jaguar CX75.

[@lazarushernandez5827]

It is funny that people complained about VWs foray into the luxury end of the pool with the $74,000+ Phaeton, but just a year or so ago you could option a MK7 Golf R into the $50K range (diffuser kit and special paint job). I remember getting my MKIV R32 for $28K+ in 2004 and people were miffed about that.

[@michaeloreilly657]

Nice to see the Dutch-German rivalry alive and well!

[@adrianmonk4440]

Ed, that was a real creepy laugh over the Phaeton (Failton). It was a case of trying to sell too much steak with not enough sizzle & not enough street cred (reputation).

[@W.13th]

Gotta say, that "DIESELGATE" segment @ 15:09 is too funny! Top drawer, Ed

[@Trendyflute]

This could've gone even longer! This was the era where I grew to love cars heavily through Porsche and VW...in both cases, I was really drawn to their different, even whacky, engine/car layouts and attempts at engineering. There was also some concept cars that were like "yes plz" from this era that went nowhere, the W12 Nardo and Concept R Roadster come to mind.

[@54blewis]

I owned a 1976Wolfsburg version sirroco in 1980 and it was great fun to drive especially on highway trips to the shore…miss my little buddy!

[@JasonFlorida]

I just love the way you tell these stories and the even the music rocks! Keep up the amazing work!

[@stvitalkid7981]

I love your 1960s “Boss Radio” inspired intro music. Always makes me think someone should be singing something like, “93, KHJ!!” over the extro.

[@elihappinesspie]

Got some stuff going on and feeling down at the moment. This cheered me right up! Thanks, Ed! You have a gift.

[@ChrisHsuCars]

My first car ever was a 95 Golf. Loved that car, and miss it every day. Still have a 95 Golf Cabrio. Back when they were still simple, reliable and fun to drive. The mk5 and 7 were both good too.

[@BELCAN57]

I was just thinking "Haven't heard from Ed in awhile". Well worth the wait.

[@DanielJopQ]

Your channel, is my favourite to work with on my personal laptop in the background, your work is very well done, and you have something many DO NOT HAVE: CHARISMA.

[@davidjgill4902]

14:59 You can add the Golf Sportwagon (I think it came out first in 2015.) Then, in 2016, they came up with the Golf Alltrack. I've got a 2017 myself.

[@allwinds3786]

You do excellent work. However I must say I almost choked on my coffee when you said the word "reliable" and you put a picture of a "Eurovan" (transporte). I had a 2002 and it spent so many days in the shop I had to buy a second car for transportation (oh the irony). I traded it in at 48k miles for a really marvelously efficient and reliable 2006 "Dodge" Sprinter. 280k miles and it's only broken down 1 time.

[@Rockport1911]

11.40 Imagine how much money it cost to offer these many engines in the Golf 4. Today you get a 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 in different power stages. The Golf 4 offered everything they could stuff in there, Wiki lists 10 petrol- engine sizes! and 5 diesel 1.9 TDI variants...

[@geraldtrudeau3223]

😁I absolutely love your videos. The humor that you put into them makes them amazing. I hope you never run out of material.

[@sherw7635]

I am so GLAD to see you back! 😊 Excellent channel.

[@chrismoody1342]

Oh my man, your videos are a joy to watch. I especially love your voice overs.

[@fredericducomet.boquier7920]

Thank you ! 🙏 Holly Ferdinand ! I remember as a french cameraman the secret presentation of the Failton 😆 . I was surprised to see a second Audi A8 under a VW badge ! And of course happened what you told with talent ! Thank for this document and your perfect imitation of Big Ego Ferdinand 🤣🤣👍

[@squadmaster114]

Painfully underrated channel

[@KLUTCHdot58]

I am old enough to remember Audi being a cheap brand, Seat rebranded Fiats and Skoda having engines in the back.

[@boldone3517]

Ed, another great video on cars. My first car was a 1974 Super Bettle. It was a good first car, that went through snow like an all wheel drive car. I live in Michigan, metro Detriot, and back then we got a lot of snow. Keep up the great work Sir. Lance P.S. I also owned a 1980 diesel Rabbit. Not a great memory for a car.

[@lawrencewheeler8868]

I have a '72 SuperBeetle since '77!

[@jasonshull3106]

Thank you sir for the great video.JDS in AZ usa, I do have an 1989 audi 100 quattro, and it burns gas.

[@santiagocarcasson3383]

Great video!! Just one thing, you forgot about the Amarok in the range expansion.

[@alexross2959]

I love your vids man! Keep up the awesome work!!

[@Henreinje]

Ok dude - this was f*cking funny. I almost pissed myself at: "we just kept buying them like there's no tomorrow, because...... *change to smooth voice*...... it's Voooolkswaaagen...... look at it......... you want to buy it......" :-D :-D :-D That's just perfect. You def. earned your sub mate.

[@crankychris2]

I like your YT videos, you have a sence of humor and your car info is basically correct.

[@TopaT0pa]

this episode was old school Top Gear production level. I mean this as a compliment :D

[@markruane7089]

Glad you are back. Brilliant as always.

[@EricBowersTrekkie]

The Golf was introduced here in the U.S.A. as the Rabbit. My best friend's dad bought one in 1976 (I was in high school at the time). I was not aware of the term "hatchback" until the VW Rabbit came out. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Eventually, there was even a Rabbit pickup truck here that I don't think was sold elsewhere. Great video!! Thanks!

[@nickrustyson8124]

Yeah the VW Caddy, (Hen get it, Caddy like Golfcart, which goes with the Golf name) basically the most useless truck on the market, power of a Golf, but the body of a truck, it's a oxymoron of a car, it's not as fuel efficient as a hatchback, but doesn't have the power of a truck

[@pickamove]

I hope they keep the spirit of Mr. Piech alive in the future of VW Group. He was the engineer's engineer.

[@charlesmoss8119]

Brilliant - I was around this in the late 90’s and into the 2000s and it was an extraordinary time - huge egos, mad passions and that was just in their personal lives 🤣- the leadership in the German car industry was extraordinary and you captured how that played out in the products perfectly - well done sir - I salute you !

[@acurrymuncher8459]

Just a suggestion, could you do a video on the Japanese car industry

[@ramonaragondiaz9258]

I like your video because I like Volkswagen. Anyone else also own a Volkswagen EOS?

[@EdwardCheek]

Thanks, Ed. Another very good video with excellent Whatnot.

[@felixlafuente9714]

YOu have the best car history videos out there. Thank you!!

[@CountryFarmBoyUSA]

Your videos are great! Lots of humor and educating people at the same time.

[@edgrigsby8610]

A friend of ours has a diesel Golf sport wagon. It gets phenomenal fuel mileage. They love it. Its surprisingly quick too. It has a large cargo capacity, and is comfy on long hwy trips. I drove it a couple times, I'm considering one for my next commuter car.

[@juansimontori2896]

...I think that I watch almost all of your videos, everyday. Please continue because I really love your content

[@mrs6968]

All the away from Milwaukee WI USA home of Harley davidson and I love your channel and how you tell it always real and honest and always a funny knee slapper thank you

[@nickrustyson8124]

And the home of AMC

[@mrs6968]

@@nickrustyson8124 and just like Dahmer something's we don't mention

[@sergioleone3583]

If not rangegate, we'll surely get leadgate. EVs are NOT environmental. Another informative and entertaining video Ed. Great stuff!

[@madeleinehamel7728]

Nothing is quite as exciting as when you do a new upload

[@briangriffin9872]

Yeah you’re right….I live in limerick Ireland and I wanted to be different so I imported a GLI from the states and I love that car.

[@debbienye6002]

I love my Volkswagens! I own two water cooled Beetles, and will never drive anything else! One of my Beetles is a Dieselgate Beetle. Never letting it go!

[@CountryFarmBoyUSA]

Another great video, I'm surprised you don't have 200k subscribers. You are both educational and entertaining at the same time.

[@TonyLasagna]

Ed, as a long time viewer I must say your videos have seriously progressed into being really fantastic! I missed a lot of these with life being life and all. This one was truly rad. I really liked that 12k acres joke on the ford weed car 😂, too.

[@joelb8653]

I will always love the Karman Ghia.

[@agera_r8798]

Finally a new episode :)

[@fideliovienna4631]

The Diesel-Time @VW started with the first TDI in the Audi 80 in 1992 & one year later with the Golf 3 TDI. And you forgot to mention the Pumpe-Düse TDI, a concept no other manufacturer tried to implement.

[@AndrasMihalyi]

You mean in cars, but in trucks and ships "pumpendüse" diesels were pretty common from the 1950's.

[@cliff8669]

I've had two GTI's and two Jetta's. I've enjoyed both and had no issues with them at all. My 2020 Jetta SEL ... loving the mileage I get with it. Open road range ... my best ... 575 miles from one tank. Normal week of home to work and back ... 470 to 480 from a tank. GTI ... fun to drive and so easy to put your foot down and go.

[@bobhacking1431]

I’m glad to see you back, another enjoyable vid

[@archiveselection7656]

This was a great episode. Could very well had been a Top Gear segment. Thank you for making it. I enjoyed watching it.

[@douglasb.1203]

Wishing you continued success! Great research and narrative.

[@eddieru]

i spent most of this video nodding and smiling while sitting in my GLI. another amazing video

[@martykrausse]

You do a great job, funny, informative, and your puns are great 👍🏼

[@vitothepizzaguy7475]

Another great video,as always, keep it up my man!

[@jamespayne9785]

This channel is amazing very well done and interesting videos thank you

[@johnclayden1670]

Great stuff: most enjoyable.

[@Arsenic71]

9:35 "How do I come up with these?" I suspect a coffee shop has something to do with it 😁🤣🤭

[@mrdufenshmirtz1139]

when he said "generic" i felt that, as that particular model of Polo was my first car

[@WBenzSEL]

Incredible, we really are spoiled for content on KZbin, channels like this remind me of that

[@vkay.47]

wow.. amazing content as always. that's my favourite channel on KZbin. ❤️

[@stevenjlovelace]

I remember in the early 2000s, I was just out of college and taking the bus to my first "big boy" job. It's hard to get around in the US without a car, so I was looking for something cheap. My mom, who's owned at least 4 Beetles and one Hippie Van, suggested "a cheap Volkswagen". I laughed and explained to her that VWs weren't so cheap anymore.

[@_M_O_E_]

seems like such a long time since the last video, kinda had me worried. good to see you back