Hell Has Finally Frozen Over

[@scottykilmer]

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[@autojohn-pu1vf]

My folks got a rabbit back in the '80s and it WAS a rolling pile of crap and lemmon yellow too. The throttle cable broke on vacation and Dad had to drive back across country pulling on a prune juice can on string thru window/hood😂

[@johnlee4897]

I love my German made VW Golf Mk7 diesel. The only thing that wore out recently was one of the glow plugs which I'd managed to replace myself with an OEM part at 162,000 miles. Runs great with a manual transmission.

[@kclefthanded427]

2.5L I5 is a hidden gem. Just take care of them with oil changes

[@robertcarbajal4913]

My 2.5 golf was so reliable. But got into a accident with it at 190k. Rip my little golf :(

[@Winterstick549]

That's what Scottie said.

[@Jawn-t9p]

@@robertcarbajal4913 im sorry for ur loss

[@harrymyhero]

We had a VW Rabbit that went over 300,000 miles. I loved it, but I had to sell it for the family minivan.

[@peterharrison5833]

Yeah, I'm with you. We had a 1970s model Rabbit and it was a good car. Great for tooling around down and on the highways in LI, NY. Scotty, I love your videos--you're America's mechanic. And I can relate to the stories about driving Beetles in Niagara Falls because we lived there through some of the winters and had Beetles and Busses too. They were fun to drive. Thanks for all your videos--I always learn something and always end up laughing at your quips and jokes. Keep up the great work!

[@Jawn-t9p]

my father has a vanagon, it has 300,000 miles too!

[@stevecook2887]

Have a 05 Jetta with the 2.5 l and a five speed. Love the car. Only uses about half a quart of oil every 10,000 mi. Only thing that it''s needed is normal maintenance for the past 18 years.

[@JacksCompleteLack0fSurprise]

my 2016 golf R with the 2.0T needed a new water pump, besides that it has been rock solid and I drive it like I stole it.

[@Prepare2Survive]

1991 VW Jetta GL here with almost 350,000 miles on the original engine and transmission. I bought it 23 years ago for 1550 bucks. Burns 1/2 quart of oil every 3k miles and still gets 28 mpg. I've only had to do basic repairs over the years. Biggest job was replacing the heater core, but I still managed to do it by myself.

[@opera93]

Thanks, some of these older models built good, & Repairs/ replace easier;; th@n the last 10-15/years vehicles…. Anyways, besides, a couple of GM GLITCHES, keeping my 2007:Canyon SL( fairly options loaded)… until H *** freezes over, etc…. Actually, runs better now @147,000 miles (* admittedly the MONROE LIFETIME STRUTS/ Shocks , maybe slight leak,@ about 80,000 miles : unfortunately no MONROE GRANDFATHER clause here in HELENA MT)….about due for some more routine Maintenance…

[@swallet723]

i have a vw rabbit, same year of car just manual rather than automatic. 300,000 km, clutch has never been done, runs great. i drove it into a ditch in the snow and it still runs perfectly and ive had no issues with it.

[@MrDaveaccord]

I had a 1978 Rabbit diesel that I bought new. Cost me $5500 back then which was expensive at the time compared to the competition. It was one of the finest vehicles I ever owned, it was made in Germany, and it got 55 MPG on the highway from its puny 48 HP motor. I owned it during the Arab oil embargo when there were lines for gasoline at every station in America. Having my Diesel, no lines ever at the Diesel pumps, just drive up and filler up. My first tank of fuel when I bought the car diesel was only $.47 cents a gallon.

[@opera93]

Thanks, same here ( GMC CANYON, & a Dodge over the years)** but, wanted to mention : I starting Driving in 1962::* the GAS WARS(*Indiana had some goodies in 1969-72, *& 17.9 / GALLON Gas!,). Admittedly, hard to calculate true COST(* whew) of petrochemicals Wide…….

[@Chubbydippin]

Oh I remember well. When almost nobody wanted or needed diesel, wha tay bargain it was. Once more cars running on it were made and purchased, boom...the price of diesel magically went up. Fajita meat, you almost couldn't give it away. Once we all realized how good fajitas were, boom...the price magically tripled.

[@timtostige8124]

I had one as well, 78 or 79 used that I bought for $400. Lasted years and also diesel and your right, 50 plus miles to the gallon on the highway

[@72capri]

THe arab embargo was in 1973!

[@marcuskhosravi9920]

We had a 2006 MKV Golf 1.9 TDI in Deutschland. The turbo went out and it had 250km on it. We already had driven it for two years and didn't want to repair. Sold it to a dealer to avoid paying to scrap it. It was a fun little car.

[@EnochBrown-s5j]

Listening to Scotty Kilmer is like listening to tenured professor at some fancy university in terms of the content of his knowledge. I just love to listen to this man talk about cars. There's a shitload of stuff I thought I knew but obviously don't. Thank you, sir!!!

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

Sadly, those in front of the classroom have great theoretical knowledge but lack the real world skills.

[@ThomasKing19933]

Never seen Scotty this excited over a Volkswagen😂

[@andyblank4157]

Me neither lol😂

[@titancheat]

The auto industry needs a fresh pair of pants 👖 😅

[@ThomasKing19933]

@@AAries29 Yep, sorry. Edited my comment.

[@ThomasKing19933]

​@@dougiedoug888Yeah, I'll always comment. I'll never stop.

[@ThomasKing19933]

​@@dougiedoug888You don't have to like me😊

[@seanedwards6169]

I bought a 2010 GTI new, and I'm still driving it. It's a great little car. Very functional with the hatchback and handles like a go cart. About the worst thing that's happened to it is the headliner detaching. I only had to replace the original battery like last week!

[@chipsawdust5816]

I worked on those Rabbits back in the early 80s. Made decent coin fixing them, and the Dashers, Sciroccos etc. Back then we still got Type 3 and 4 VWs in the shop, too.

[@FireTrafficPolice]

I had a 1975 VW Dasher...what a piece of crap! It was great when everything worked. As soon as something broke or went bad it was Audi prices! (It was a Audi Fox wearing a VW badge.) Engine problems, manual shift linkage problems, even the fan motor for the heat/defrost burnt out. Traded it for a 1974 Dodge Ramcharger. The Ramcharger ran great, the 4x4 system never failed me and repairs were so easy for this shady tree machinic to handle. Only one thing failed, the plastic teeth on the timing gears went and I replaced them with all metal ones from TRW. Ended up selling it years later with 152K on the odometer and rust starting on the body. The 440 engine ran tight, used gas like crazy but gas was pretty cheap back then. Scotty, love your videos, keep 'em coming brother! :D

[@mrchad97z49]

6:00 more control when pulling?? Except for torque steer.. It happens all the time. Cars use to be worse in the older days, but honda has been able to minimze torque steer when you romp on it.. But it is still there.. And you do have to hold on a certain way when drivng a FWD vehicle..

[@thomaswojahn]

2.5l i5 Golf was never sold in Germany. I had the 2.5l 5 cyl turbo diesel engine in my VW T5, great engine

[@olatrygvekvitle4262]

VW explain the name Golf: Several VW models take their names from winds, a pattern that’s more of a historical accident than a planned strategy, and many think that trend continued with Golf. But “Golf” isn’t a type of wind - it’s the German word for the Gulf Stream ocean current. It also happened to be the name of a key manager’s horse, which appears to be the real inspiration.

[@thomaswojahn]

They have a Polo and had a Derby also 'Sport" names

[@dsbennett]

30 years ago, my walk to and from work took me past a small neighborhood auto repair shop. It had one of those signs with letters you can pull off, and it was only 6 feet tall. I noticed one morning it said "WE CAN MAKE YOUR RABBIT RUN & YOUR DODGE DART". It had a different slogan on the other side. I noted both signs and worked on it during lunch. When I walked home - they were closed - I changed one side to say "WE CAN MAKE YOUR NOSE RUN AND YOUR DODGE FART." Every day, they changed the sign, and I'd submit my "variation" on the way home. I never ran into the owner, but his responses seemed to indicate he was enjoying the whole exercise.

[@emderberg]

Learning a lot here! Thanks for all your videos, Scotty!

[@jeraldclark8086]

I have a 2003 Passat Wagon with 189,000 miles on the 1.8T engine. The leather is still in great condition and the paint is in great condition for a 20 year old car. It has the original automatic transmission and it still shifts great. I try to stay on top of the maintenance. These are great cars but you can't neglect the maintenance. The only recurrent problem I have had is failing ignition coils a known problem across the VW auto line. If you purchase a used one I would recommend replacing all of the coolant hoses including the ones to the oil cooler. Upgrade to an aluminum hose outlet on the back of the head. It's a known weak point. If they don't have records a new timing belt kit is a must including a metal impeller water pump. Replacing the engine breather hoses with a silicone hose kit available from 034 Motorsports. Check vacuum check valves as they are known to fail. Make sure to use the correct fluid and on the Passats use an oversized oil filter to increase capacity and help to avoid engine sludge problems that can obstruct the oil pump pick up tube. Use OEM sensors and do yourself a favor and buy a skid plate to avoid a broken oil pan and possible cratered engine. Sounds like a lot but once you get all the maintenance up to date you will have a very safe car that's fun to drive.

[@henryrodier8024]

My wife’s 2013 Beetle has the 2.5 with 5 speed w 57,000 miles my 2011 Jetta is a 2 liter TDI w/DSG w 152,250 they both run great only problem with the Jetta needs to have the drain plug fixed but so far it keeps the oil in.

[@dreammaker730]

I have a golf mk3 1.9d estate 1999 and a mk4 golf 1.9sdi 2000 , both cars have been rocks . The mk3 is like a tank but I still love it .

[@reprocity4193]

I love my MK7 GTI. Over 130,000 miles and no major issues other than water pumps. Stage one tuned as well!!

[@Spearhead-lz1oq]

I put 600,000 on an '89 VW Golf.

[@billsimpson604]

You have to love the Scotty, 'life experiences' stories.

[@vredewold]

Volkswagen Golf is a very reliable and sturdy car. Here in the Netherlands this Golf is very loved. We say in the Netherlands, when someone drives to fast, or causes an accident, it must be a Golf driver. On our roads are driving Golf cars who are more then 20 years old. Repair can be expensive’

[@oreally8605]

Volkswagen drivers in general think they're faster than everyone. Like Honda drivers.

[@robertsanders7060]

This thing has a 2.5l liter 5 cylinder engine - it is a different animal from the European Golfs in many ways.

[@Luke-zx4nx]

We sat the same thing for Mustangs, Chargers and Nissan Altimas

[@AmericanConstellation]

I've got a Benz SLK 350 that was made in Germany. It's a 2005, mint, garage kept, 42,000 miles. It's a nice car. I love the McLaren front end.

[@itzed]

Just traded in my 2016 GTI with turbo 2.0, 211K not a problem.

[@forddriver8827]

As a young boy, I always thought the German cars were better made products, hence their price. Today, I am 54 and it seems I am one of the minority who does not drive a German car. Knowing the Germans love a solution, it amazes me how poorly designed the electronics parts are and I also query why does a car need 2000 sensors? My 23yo Ford has a ECU as it is fuel injected and the usual cam,crank,maf sensors etc. These occasionally need replacement which is cheap and easy so I see no reason to buy a newer car with headaches I cannot solve....Thanks Scotty, Cameron from Sydney, Australia.

[@calamityyy]

From my knowledge in Europe we didn’t get this 2.5l engine. Instead in the MK4 Golf, we got the 2.3 VR5 5 cylinder, which is the 2.8 VR6 with 1 cylinder chopped off.

[@ArniesTech]

As a German, I love my VW Touran 1 (1.6L, 102 HP). With the rear seats removed this is a damn freight train 💪😅

[@garykendall1376]

Having been a VW mechanic back in the late 60's early 70's, I can tell you many stories about a VW dealer. Thats why I didn't remain a VW mechanic for very long.

[@Crispychicken4u]

I had to look twice at the dash when Scotty started it up. There’s actually no permanent check engine light on and it’s a Volkswagen!😮

[@FedUpCanuck]

I had one of the original rabbits it was not a bad car I had to replace the struts and a rad, clutch other than that started everyday in the coldest weather. I liked that car got great milage.

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

I had a Rabbit in the 70's and it was not only good off road, it floated.

[@gukelordan852]

2nd owner of a 15 GLI total engine failure 129k carbon build up x3 1k $ -blown turbo 5k coils bad brakes rotors muffler before 130k? the Elephant sucked too in Kursk

[@dsawyer8]

Mines a standard. And it will move. It's pretty impressive

[@dsawyer8]

I have a 2007 vw rabbit. Absolutely LOVED IT. Still runs great and has great pep. I kept it and still have it. Biggest problem THE FKING KEY FOB. 365 BUCKS FOR A NEW ONE FROM VW. 8 MONTHS LATER BATTERY DIED , KEYFOB FKD AGAIN. VW SAID SUCKS TO BE YOU , BUY A NEW ONE.

[@oldninjarider]

As a former owner of a few Pennsy Rabbits, no they weren't crap. They would rot out especially in the strut towers up front but those early Rabbits were basic transportation, got great mileage and if you took care of them they'd last for years.

[@zlvirag]

...had two rabbits, both diesel, and both gave around 60 mpg(Canadian). loved them....

[@howardkeil1526]

Had one too. Some electrical connection issues an rusted in IL salt.

[@kimscheie]

I know you not like vw but before subarus had 3 incl vr6 gti golf ....my sister still drives my dads 2001 jetta diesel in yuma( good mechanic in yuma) ...was here in alberta ( we have many back yard mechanics here that work on them )but now lives in arizona . Our family must own at least 10 at moment ..had a 76 rabbit got it to get 50mpg ...was fun car . They r built for active people...eg...takes a rack like they made for them .thx scotty but trains rule! e .

[@442olds7]

2.5 had /have a problem with the timing chains/tensioner. Which means removing the transmission cause the chains are between the engine and transmission. Big dollars to have repaired , dual cams , back then it was 3000 to 4000 dollars ,Likely much more now. Changed a few of them when I used to work at a VW dealer ship. I avoid the 2.5 for that reason. too bad because they were/are a good engine other then the chain system that runs the cams. Maybe thats not as big of a problem now, but when they first came out some of then didnt make it to 40 k before the chains jumped due to the crappy tensioner setup. I See lots of 2.5 jettas auto trans going for cheap ... I stay clear of them.

[@dennisgouws6516]

I still have my 2008 2-door stick shift. 114k miles. Best car I have owned.

[@journeyman291]

Inherited a 07 vw convertible beetle. Kinda a fun car. 5 cylinder engine good. Called 3 different "fast lube " business to get transmission fluid change. They wouldnt touch it. Referred me to Dealer. But the rest of the car was a nightmare too. Honest VW mechanic, (he knew i was fixing it up to be sellable) told me they make him a very good living. Couldn't get rid of it fast enough.

[@robertcarbajal4913]

My 2013 2.5 Golf was the best car. Super reliable. Totaled it at 190k and every day I miss it

[@howardkeil1526]

PA Rabbits had rectangular headlights "C" model.

[@carmeldillon4160]

I've driven Goif's on irish back roads for 20 years with min problem. German ones though!

[@mikeashely8198]

That's why back before there was cars. They never put a horse pushing a wagon it was always pulling

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

You want to see which BEVs are really reliable and perform best, watch videos from Norway, where BEVs are already 40% of all cars.😇

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

The Ioniq from 2018 did surprisingly well, even with just an air-cooled battery.

[@Jonathonbrogue]

I have a MK6 Golf, so basically the same car. I bought it in 2017 with 110K miles on it and it is still going strong! Everything is original. The only thing I had to replace minus regular maintenance (brakes, rotors, etc.) was the valve cover and one rubber piece around the engine that had a hole in it and was causing it to idle funny. But other than that, it's been a very dependable car! It's a manual transmission. So even better!

[@657449]

I had a 1976 Rabbit. Nice rust bucket.

[@thejamesification]

Damn scotty, yeah I'm a drive away driver aka I work for a auction house and for single car or small batches that arnt worth a semi to deliver, I deliver them to the new owner that doesn't wanna go and grab em. And all those euro dealerships are like that a aston martin dealership made me wait 3 h to grab a car for auction because they didn't wanna call their boss on his vacation or get up and do anything at all

[@the1greko]

Here in Europe VW Golf is a massive success, specially the diesel motors (1700cc and 1900cc)

[@jaywilliams3625]

Scotty that ding coming from the car means your trunk open 😂😂

[@yefunehdavid1005]

Classic episode of Scotty Kilmer. 😆

[@DonTSmith]

I bought a 1975 Scirocco in 1975. In the three years I owned it, it was probably in the shop a third of that time. I was in the service department so often that one of the guys who worked there recognized me about 35 years later at the Toyota dealership.

[@john99maro1]

And the Scirocco was the upscale, sporty car from VW. Another VW customer customer lost, forever.

[@DonTSmith]

@@john99maro1 Exactly. The salespeople were totally disinterested in helping potential customers. The service manager was a guy with a German accent. And of course they couldn't fix anything. Sounds like a sitcom.

[@eddieohearn17]

Scotty hell generally freezes over in late January every damn year. Need to look at a map of Michigan.

[@jackkreighbaum783]

I owned a '78 Rabbit and it ran well in Cheyenne, WY. With snow tires, it did well in the snow and got approx. 25 mpg.

[@Blakecryderman7244]

That’s definitely the cleanest gen 5 Rabbit I’ve seen in over a decade

[@nsxt290]

This would be a nice car in a manual& a soft suspension so it rides comfy.

[@KarlChilders-bt3hf]

Blew up the transmission by driving it too fast? That’s a first. If it’s not modified no car should break from driving fast. He wasn’t tracking it which would still be a sign of a junk car, but I’d slightly understand. A 200hp or less car shouldn’t be blowing transmissions from having a heavy foot.

[@donniev8181]

Pretty sure it wasn't the speed, it was how he got up to that speed. Going up through the gears at max revs will tear up a transmission.

[@williambarringer6513]

@@donniev8181derp lol

[@strangeclouds7]

​@@williambarringer6513lol

[@TopGear759]

These 2.5 engines won’t die. Great engine.

[@Mi_hoy99]

I work for VW of America and I can vouch that the 2.5L engines are super reliable, there main down fall is the vacuum pump likes to go out around 80k miles sometimes sooner and runs around 800 plus tax to repair but that’s the only big repair I’ve ever seen on those engines

[@gregordiseth6651]

I had a Jetta with the same engine, and yes the vacuum pump seals fail and leak oil. It's driven off the end of one of the camshafts. Diaphragm inside the PCV valve rots away with time, be sure to replace the PCV on high mileage cars.

[@TemperTemper...]

I had a 5 cylinder in my old 86 Audi 4000 CS Quattra..Great engine and had a 5 speed manual.

[@tiffanyhwang1738]

Happy 6 millions subscribers

[@grindelwalk]

You would think it´s an Audi derived engine but in fact this is - as per the internet rumor mill - a Lamborghini V10 cut in half. At least it has the same geometry...

[@JoshuaRowe-n6t]

I’ve got the same thing but in the Jetta

[@wallyblackler46]

I bought my son, a Jetta with a 1.8 turbo charged engine in it and it’s bulletproof

[@AndrewFaust-x1e]

You would've been better off getting a non-turbo engine.

[@farmninja6653]

It won’t make it to 300k miles. That’s “bulletproof”.

[@wtimber]

I’ve never been to a VW dealership, guess if a friend ever asks me to buy a new gas cap I’ll have to rent a suit.

[@robertsanders7060]

2006 VW Rabbit gen 5: gave me trouble, some repairs, engine troublefree, 180k miles, drove it 2008 until 2017 2017 GTI Autobahn gen 7: 80k miles, zero problems so far, except that the people at VW dealerships could not read the VW repair bulletin to fix the rattle in the sunroof (eventually got fixed)

[@NO-END]

I had 2011 Tiguan that was made in germany fun car to drive but it eat spark plug coils and radiators alive. Carbon cleaning almost $1000 bucks got rid of it and bought a RDX.

[@kentworch]

Must be one of the best things Volkswagen makes... I'd still rather stick with a Toyota, Honda, or Mazda though personally. Simple, reliable, hardly ever breaks, but not too bad to fix if it does. That's what I look for in a car..

[@steveg2203]

No more VW's for me, I learned a hard lesson. Those transmissions are bad, we had a 2007 New Beetle and the transmission failed at 90k. Those 5 cylinders have had major problems with the tiiming chain tensioners. Those engines weren't very powerful and they didn't get great gas mileage.

[@JohnWilliams-qd1qy]

Scotty just did a test drive. He seemed to be racing around. Now it needs a Transmission

[@mikedbworks1122]

Why does the bell in the car keep dinging?

[@jerrylong2226]

Amber alert.

[@eurodriven2507]

Dinging was because the hatch wasn't fully closed/latch'd.

[@tamiandjoseaguilar432]

After 350,000 mis. on our 2005 Jetta, just lost the automatic transmission 😢

[@matteotomaso7204]

2007 GTI From Germany. Runs great, 222, 754 miles. I have some questions for you. How do I get in touch? I did not see a contact link?

[@michaelkaiser5994]

Scotty, what do hear about the VW 1.8 turbo? I have a ‘15 Passat.

[@markb9051]

I had a 5 cylinder eurovan. Great engine and it was solid. No oil burning. I had it 15 years. Body rusted out.

[@lotus956]

So quality control keeps transmissions from blowing up? Wrong. A bad transmission is bad regardless where it’s assembled.

[@tinvans0316]

What are your feelings on the 2019 tiguans

[@KT_keeper]

Thats what the Eagles said.

[@dreammaker730]

2.5 engine do they do that in the UK?. If so they must be rare .

[@dmorehouse774]

I had an 87 Jetta with the 1.8 and a 5 speed stick in it, thing was a tank and ran like a champ.

[@PapagenoX09]

Probably still made in Germany. I drove an '86 for about 5-6 years that was pretty good.

[@streetfighter.youtube]

It's time to go to sleep here in Europe but I can't resist to watch Scotty talking about VW, it's too funny 🤣.

[@jeffrey3498]

“It’s nicely set up” 🤣🤙

[@ii-pw6dy]

Was the Kurbelwinkel in good shape?

[@Yogottigo209]

0:59 😂 felt that one

[@chrisg723]

If you find a Volkswagen with a 2.5 Inline 5 for sale...buy it!! Especially if it's a manual. Volkswagen's most dependable engine. We have a 2012 Passat with the 2.5 with 125,000miles. Burns no oil and runs super smooth. The 2.5 are super fast in Jetta's, Golfs and Rabbits.

[@jeffreywhite7657]

Scotty is in full joy tonight over this VW 😅

[@jessewynne8193]

I loved my 08 VW EOS convertible hardtop with sunroof it was a quick car. Also no turbo And handled like a dream in all kinds of weather! Only thing was it tanked in resale value for such low miles

[@colterino]

Scotty boosting my coffee. 😮😅❤. I had a new GTI. My kid wrecked it. Don’t let your kid NEAR it. 🎉😳😎🎅🏻

[@ironwoodworkman4917]

IDK Scotty, The rabbit diesel got great fuel economy. It kinda paid for it's self. But yes, Toyota was better back in the day.

[@WaltStorjohann]

YOU TELL EM SCOTTY

[@upinarms79]

I've owned a couple of German-made VWs now and I loved the cars but I'd rather shoot myself in the foot than deal with a VW dealership. I've had them quote me hundreds to thousands of dollars to fix things that I ended up fixing myself for a coupe hundred or less. The dealerships are absolute scumbags in the US. They try to pretend that just because they're European that means they're on the same level as Porche or Mercedes, when in reality they're pretty much on par with any Honda grocery-getter, except maybe less reliable and with worse support from the manufacturer.

[@johnsnowkumar359]

A hands on mechanic for 55 year. Scotty Kilmer. His hands move around a lot on videos.

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

Scotty enjoys slamming the greedy folks while he boasts of overcharging his customers.

[@williambarringer6513]

My boss just bought a 2012 a5 with the 2.0T lol

[@stevearmstrong5321]

You are correct with your opinion of the Volkswagen Rabbit. I bought a new 1981 Rabbit diesel in November of 1980. Loved that cute and fun little car but had there been lemon laws then this one would have qualified -- terribly poor assembly on various items and worse thing was the motor let go (water in cylinder #4) at 10,500 miles and was without the car for six weeks. Was my understanding the engine was built in Germany. Was my 5th and last Volkswagen....

[@steverichdrummr]

I bought a new Rabbit in '82. By 84, the front vent windows had fallen out 3 times. The VW dealer used to glue them back in, and with a bad attitude. Guess who still has that bad attitude now, 40 years later. I haven't bought a VW anything since.