How Many Countries Can We Drive To On One Tank Of Fuel?

[@AllThe_Gear]

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[@franzlemar2250]

It's been said many times, but this channel really is the embodiment of acting out random pub thoughts. Good lads!

[@lmaoroflcopter]

Its basically Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace in 2025. 😂 "I bet you cant find a lot of Ethan Smale's in the world" "How many is a lot?" "Hmm 83?" "Bet." Cue insane youtube series "Are you Ethan Smale"? 😂

[@BigFatCone]

@@lmaoroflcopter The "Start your own country" bloke?

[@xavilend]

They're living my 5 second long dreams and intrusive ideas, and I love it.

[@TheStanHill]

I love this type of channels. It’s almost like having friends.

[@forrestrobin2712]

Yes!!! The best of rhem all. Autoalex and tdc just get so boring. ATG is brilliant. So varied and just two mates enjoying stupid challenges ❤

[@zsitanca]

Next video should be "how many problems with Ethan's skoda can we fix in 24hrs"

[@jama211]

great idea

[@veda9151]

With little to no budget.

[@eclecticcollected8570]

Yessssss. But with a budget 😂

[@rossjones6048]

Without getting out of it

[@ianbutler8776]

I'd watch that!!

[@Dill709]

Glad to see Ethan still has the £1000 Skoda. I rewatched that video earlier today!

[@WeirdNeville]

2 weeks until it's next mot! Let's see how it goes!

[@andersongama8506]

I hope they can reach 10 countries in a full thank😅🚗💨

[@malsfisher3548]

I watched it last night myself 😂👍🏼

[@lucythemoggy1970]

best car for the journey

[@adrianbennett9322]

Cool crossover idea- Ethan gives his car to TDC to fix up, in return Jack makes Will and Edwin very cheesy cheese filled lunches? Also, another of these trips in Jack's car?

[@jfighter004]

Yesss we need crossovers!

[@Chriskreepa]

Ethan and Jack have to see how many countries they can do in the transplanted corsa 😂

[@joshvlogsTV]

Would love to see the Saab!

[@benhadden7038]

The Saab or the 924?

[@adrianbennett9322]

@@benhadden7038 Ooh I think the Saab- the 924 may be a push too far!

[@hristiannenov7043]

3:45 Ethan spills out a brilliant idea - go to Afrika with the Skoda!!! You guys should definitely do that!

[@martino9143]

Try Morocco, lots of opportunities for fun driving / experiences / video commentary.

[@Sithhy]

There is a channel on KZbin where 2 guys drove a VW Passat (I think) from Africa to London, England on jsut one tank of fuel

[@thobar6835]

​@@Sithhy that is joe Achilles. But Mr. M drove a testarossa to morocco.

[@shandorhallett7686]

A Capella killing me softly, over a pair of romantic cheese schnitzels….love you both. Keep up the road trips. ❤😂🎉

[@althejazzman]

Jack's imagination for the surreal never fails.

[@nathan.loewen]

If fuel was endless, we could go for loads. Words to live by.

[@nbb-p3m]

gave off major “if my grandmother had wheels, she would’ve been a bike” gino dicampo vibes

[@Sam19875]

That's got to be a t-shirt

[@Hopgop1]

We need a fixing Ethan's car video, so many quick jobs you could do to make the old octavia a nice place to be, plus getting Ethan on the tools is always hilarious.

[@MrPiet1888]

I had the same thoughts

[@brewingfarts]

agreed

[@f1since08]

Sounds like another TDC crossover!

[@veda9151]

It will be the first time they actually got all the gears working.

[@DACatface]

It's just another thing to do isn't it

[@mrmurtagh11]

I once dragged a friend to Bruges just to watch the film In Bruges - We watched In Bruges in Bruges.

[@ThereAreNoHandlesLeft]

You sound like we should be friends/cellmates

[@SarahJane96]

In[bruges]ception

[@James-hy8zs]

Guess we can't do the chicken Kiev in Kiev anymore😢

[@kattenfrederik618]

How meta 😂

[@FoxNec]

If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me. But I didn't, so it doesn't.

[@keremefeozcoban2740]

Ethan's Skoda looks awesome Edwin made a great choice with the wheels and the suspension 👌🏻

[@st200ol]

Everything is broken though, I know they make a joke of it but I prefer things that work myself.

[@keremefeozcoban2740]

@@st200ol well to be fair to Ethan it's a 1000£ Skoda and it's old but yes I would also prefer a working car. But I also think if he's using this as a workhorse he doesn't have to fix some of those issues.

[@leecable]

By far my favourite channel on KZbin at the minute. Please never change lads.

[@leonb2637]

In the eastern USA, you could drive in 12 eastern states on 1 tank of fuel in a diesel or hybrid car if a range of about the same 550 miles. (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia). I do believe with a slightly newer diesel VW version of your model and some hyperlinking, records of about 1,600 miles have been done on 1 factory tank of diesel in Europe and the USA.

[@billandlauraadams9891]

Another amazing pub idea turned KZbin video - loved it! Maybe.... 570 miles in the tank divided by 117 miles (length of the M25) = 4.87 laps... which means Jack has to modify Ethan's Skoda to be economical enough to complete 5 laps!

[@martin1649]

First off would be the wheels and tires, the car was designed for 15-16" wheels. Offers the most comfort on 15s, with 16s offering better stability.

[@MalteSpieltYT]

These videos always make the middle of my week much more bearable. Thank you!

[@SpaceMissile]

I used a size comparison tool I found online and your amazing 7-country road trip is about the equivalent of driving across my state (Georgia, US). ...I'm envious.

[@biggc181]

I love when Jack starts going off lol. The candle lit dinner was adorable.

[@DamonBMW]

Hilarious to see you guys in Aardenburg. Its indeed a ghosttown lol. I live 10mins away. We often make jokes about Aardenburg. It literally has a castle, a church and thats it.

[@z-trip5457]

Woont er niemand meer ofzo?😂

[@DamonBMW]

@@z-trip5457 nope 😂 je hebt maar 3 steden in zeeuws vlaanderen en iedereen trekt daar naar toe, alle dorpjes daar tussen kun je je eigen gedachtes horen 😂

[@jackoconnell8623]

Lads, In Ireland we have a thing called the Wild Atlantic Way (Basically the West Coast) which has a lot of road tip routes and it is fairly cool. I have a 2000 Nissan Micra which I drove to Asia and back in the Mongol Rally and now it is just sat outside my house in Cork... Fly to Cork, I will give you the Micra and you can do the WAW road trip in it and do what you want with the car 😉

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

Lovely to see you guys visiting my home country of luxembourg. Kachkéis is actually quite the traditional luxembourgish cheese. You typically smear it thick on a piece of Bauerebrout and add some luxembourgish Moschtert on top.

[@matthewyoung3942]

Car related content from ATG, yes boys ❤. Next time I want to see tyre pressures sent to moon, as much stripped out of the car as possible, panel gaps taped up and as much distance covered as possible, no how many countries, just sheer mileage until it stutters to a stop 😂. I reckon you could squeeze 700 miles out of the old PD 👌🏻

[@BLADES.28]

Hands down , The BEST channel on KZbin ! Every week a new adventure and a fuck ton of laughs lol. Smashing It Lads !! Keep up the great work.

[@simonc4077]

After Schengen, I reckon you shouldve gone roughly Lauterach (Austria) and then your basically on the doorstep of Leichtenstein and Switzerland. 9 countries, 1000km give or take, so right on the edge!

[@Lukey-jy4ez]

Just what I was looking at

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[@ratonbox]

The best thing about Brie sold in France is that it can also be sold unpasteurized, which means it can definitely go really really really bad in a few days.

[@richnewbrook5926]

Reckon if you had another 70-80 miles range could have added Austria and Liechtenstein. Italy would be another 115 miles so would require a circa 800 mile total range

[@AdeReeves]

You pair are like energiser bunnies 🤣 .. loving the craziness......

[@skeblehask4353]

Good day when ATG uploads!

[@SkrimOnYouTube]

Ethan isn’t completely nuts… you should just keep driving, and see how many countries you can drive round in say… a week or so. Would be interesting to see.

[@adamhousden6349]

easy cover all the eu countries and the other ones a bit further east except 2 or 3 that would have a detour on at the moment

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Like Scotty Fairno?

[@enisra_bowman]

@@adamhousden6349 if they would take the ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao but well, Portugal might be a big Detour and San Marino or the Vatican (where they shurely don't let your drive in) are quite far south (from the border) but then it might be easy. the Biggest Problem might be: it will take ages and not a viable project

[@VelEire_]

Visas are a big delay at that point

[@portman2396]

With all the crap going on with Auto Alex this channel I always a refreshing honest watch 🙏🏼👌🏼❤️

[@lukestoolbox]

No way you made it to my homwtown🔥 The service station at 18:00 is actually called "Fressbalken" which pretty much translates to "Guzzle Beam" - quite fitting taking into acvount all the cheese you bought😂

[@cozmokramer]

Funny how TDC and AtG are my main addictions on KZbin now. Keep on going guys, you are rocking it! As suggested, have TDC do up the Skoda and colab on a roadtrip to Dakar!

[@pauldupre2269]

You two do make the most Lovely Couple ❤😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheRivieraKid]

How nice to see Ethan and his carer out and about.

[@goose4150]

The Joy Quote: Do you just shit your pants and go like 'oh it's just another thing I have to do haven't I? Just changing them?'. Bonus the Smale Quote: "If the fuel was endless we could go for loads"... at half 6 a.m.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

Top tip: when pouring from a 5ltr screenwash bottle. Put the pouring spout at the top and pour it in. Sounds mental. But it stops the glugging and getting the initial drop on target is well easy and it stays rock solid in place.

[@HeeHawDonkey-w9f]

Or turn it sideways so the long edge is at the top

[@lmaoroflcopter]

@HeeHawDonkey-w9f yeah that sorta works, until the contents drain enough to make the bottle a little floppy. Still prefer the handle down, spout up method but yeah whatever works for you.

[@_Dimon_]

Or, install a 6V0955485 windshield washer cap. It folds out in a funnel when you open it, very convenient.

[@althejazzman]

Yes! This was a game changer when a mate taught me this. No more oil spills down the side of the engine and the wind catching the pour.

[@ClaudeSac]

@_Dimon_ Thanks for the tip!

[@GermanPerfectionist]

Great choice of car for this! In 2023 I did a roadtrip in 1000€ cars with two friends, one of them bought a similar VW Passat 1.9 TDI - it barely used 5l/100 km and had such a big tank that it could easily do over 1000 km without filling up. Meanwhile my thirsty Volvo V40 and my other friend's small Fiat needed at least twice as many stops, whereas the Passat outright skipped refueling in several countries in a row 😂

[@heyhomylord]

I love it how Jack constantly acts as Ethan's angry, picking 2nd wife. Also - 7:18 - wonderful insight into Jack Joy's parenting experience.

[@petstar88]

I've bitched about some of the content you guys have put out. But don't change.. your guys friendship is what makes this channel. 2 friends doing random shite to make us laugh. Quality

[@ABRouleauville]

Looking at distances, the shortest way to get to Liechtenstein and across the border to Austria (Feldkirch?) would be another 130km/80 miles - too far if they had only another 45-50 miles max. I think it's only possible if the stop to Aardenburg is omitted - and you skip Bruges but go through Lille / Mons. 8 countries & 970 km / 600 miles.

[@willemduijff9449]

Great video, loved seeing a bit of car-related content back! Now awaiting the return of Moss 😆

[@BenFTI2K]

The Australian version of this is "how many suburbs can we drive through on one tank of petrol"

[@kaos_connor]

Liked it before I watched it, glad to see that ethan sort of knows how to top up his washer bottle, keep up the great content 🤙

[@sucharsharma5725]

You guys are the most comforting channel to watch. Also do a video where you guys fix up the octavia.

[@T5Gamez]

Love how spontaneous this channel is keeps everything fresh each episode

[@Billybob09871]

I read that wrong and thought you'd bought an army tank! 😂 That would make a good video though, I imagine you could do a lot of stuff with the UKs cheapest army vehicle

[@AllThe_Gear]

We'll add that to the list, cheers.

[@dannybloom]

Next video ❤

[@shaunflanagan8735]

​@@AllThe_Gearget it done! 😂

[@ablindmanwithvr9335]

Next part of this series needs to be a part 2 but with Jack driving the Saab

[@padraighennessy456]

You guys and TDC really are the best bunch going, always regular and always entertaining! Brilliant work!

[@EdouardPaquet]

You lucky chaps got to try Luxembourg’s finest delicatesse, and the thing I miss the most about Luxembourg now that I live in the UK. It’s not Luxlait, that’s the brand, it’s Kachkéis, which is melted/cooked cheese. Whack it on some bread, some of us like adding some Luxembourgish mustard first. Definitely didn’t expect to see this obscure cheese on KZbin tonight! Additional tidbit of information, the town Schengen gave its name to the Schengen Area, the zone in Europe where there are no border checks, as the treaty was signed there!

[@diongallichan6395]

Best chanel on KZbin

[@NH00531]

Thanks for a great laugh over my lunchtime, the screen wash rant was a particular highlight for me😂 This should definitely be revisited as a challenge.👍

[@jefferysmith3930]

You lads continue to smash the ball right out of the park. Love the various challenges. Keep them coming!

[@Patriiiiick]

4:25 Ethan is the Mark Corrigan of the channel. Does he own an agronomical keyboard aswell?

[@Chloe-ei9iw]

Did you mean ergonomic

[@brewingfarts]

@@Chloe-ei9iw haha

[@TheGameCamer360]

This is the best channel on KZbin by a mile. You boys are really propping up the Auto Alex universe in my opinion.

[@valairan]

I'm glad this channel is branching out into variety content as well. For some reason you look happier and it makes the content better knowing you enjoy making it.

[@yorkiebar4801]

Best channel on KZbin by far. Need I say less.

[@as129]

My rented Audi some years back claimed 1060km from empty. If you could get similar range and squeeze a little more through hypermiling, I think it's possible to make 10 countries: Dover, Dunkirk, Bruges, Aardenburg, Schengen, through Switzerland to Liechtenstein, Feldkirch Austria and then coast across the Italian border near Reschen am See. Google says 1125km

[@donksfordays]

Heat cycling the cheese absolutely killed me 😂

[@tgrimshaw]

Really love the budget challenge videos - the outdoor/car camping ones are the best

[@henrykravitz468]

Honestly loving the videos. Smashing it out of the park. ❤❤Have a great week Ethan and Jack.

[@lschmitt]

Hey, should've get a Crémant in Luxembourg, the national sparkling wine. That would be perfect with all that cheese. 🇱🇺🇱🇺

[@Lburt07]

Should do this in Jacks car. To see which is better in a long road trip. I bet its the Saab.

[@King_Ears]

Yep. It would be a million times more comfortable and I do think better on fuel as it doesn't use an ancient PD engine

[@mdo]

Definitely more comfortable, but I don't think the Saab would do better on fuel. It might have a more modern engine but it's also 200kg heavier.

[@adamhousden6349]

@@King_Ears and working windows lol

[@kevindennehy7105]

SAAB has a smaller fuel tank (45l) than the Octavia (55l), so range would be lower. You need a Passat Bluemotion to get the best range (70l tank).

[@folkfan10]

I’ve owned both and the Skoda will definitely go further than the Saab

[@DeBedschbacher]

Good on you lads! This is by far my favourite of the three channels.

[@vital0208]

Here's a challenge for you guys: Go to Lithuania (a place well known as the last stop for Western Europe's cars before they're resold to Asian Third World countries), buy a car with a 300 euros budget, travel North through the Baltics, then up to Finland and all the way to the Northernmost point of Europe - Nordkapp. And of course do it with a budget of 30 euros per each country (excluding fuel) Summer would obviously be the best time to do it 😅

[@tedsealey5923]

this is possibly the most original KZbin channel, keep up the good work

[@chiefpanda7040]

One of the greatest channels feels so cozy

[@tiakontikiadventures1536]

Nice one lads! Had a right good chuckle to myself in the crew room at work! 😂 The dinner scene was epic!👍

[@KlaximumSkroeft]

The coolest thing I've spotted in Belgium was Matt Armstrong in that Rolls Royce but Ethan and Jack in an old Skŏda would've easily had that beat.

[@Peterisgb]

11:55 when I was younger my grandad was playing car cricket and car count. Car cricket is your moves depends on the pub name. Car count is to find the old style number plates in order. Starting at 1 and finished at 999. He started years before I was born and was in my teens when he got 999. Mad lol

[@hippopotamus86]

I went on holiday to Bruges just before Xmas. Spent the entire time shivering in my hotel room with the flu. 10/10.

[@Steve-K.G.]

Great video again boys. Doesn't matter what the content is, it's your rapport that brings them to life. I almost choked on a sweet when I saw Jack kissing that ceiling 😂😂

[@EternalDark6]

0:26 You filled up at Stop24? You're mental. It's like £1.80 per litre there and 35p cheaper 5 minutes down the road... brings about a good question though, whats the most expensive fuel station in the UK?

[@AUCHTERMUCHTYZZ]

Brilliant trip guys, I honestly laugh out loud at most of Jacks comments luv this channel keep the vid coming.

[@Adipose69]

As much as I love this channel for being two blokes having fun, it's really the stuff I learn that keeps me coming back. If fuel were endless, we could indeed go for loads!

[@MINION31147P]

Finally car content from all the gear quite honestly I love the car content from this channel please try and release abit more regularly of car content ❤

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Me and a friend went for a road trip in a 2014 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDi. We drove from London to Germany on the same tank of diesel before the first *_"you know what?? We should really THINK ABOUT FILLING UP"_* was even uttered. It was so long ago that I cant remember the actual milage but we had done at least 600-700miles before we filled up. We could have gotten another 200miles out of it before filling up I reckon but we didnt want to take the chance and get left stranded. We had that thing red lining down the autobahn at one point. We were drafting a car in front and we hit the limiter on the Octavia. The car just couldnt go any faster than 180-190km/h. The car we were drafting just kept pulling away and left us in the dust which was absolutely mental 😅😅 It was a rental car though so we didnt absolutely rag the shit out of it on the autobahn. We pushed the car to its limit once or twice for fun then the rest was about getting from A to B in a respectable time.

[@JimBoultonisawesome]

After a past few shitty days thank you very much guys for cheering me up

[@DavidBlack-m2v]

Another video we didn't know we wanted until you made it 😂. You could've done 5 in one day starting off in England, Drive to Wales, ferry to Dublin, drive up to the North of Ireland, ferry across to Scotland, We did it in 18 hours as students in a clapped out mk5 Cortina. So beat that 😂👍👍

[@StephenButlerOne]

I had a 2004 1.9dci laguna estate, and if you kept to 70mph on thf motoway you could get 1100 miles out of that tank. Toured all over europ in that and you could fit a double air bed in the back off it for emergency digs. Crate of beer and a disposable bbq is all you needed. 65mpg motorway miles and a 75litre tank, 77 if you brim it. Thats north wales to Nice on one tank. Given ive got a heavy foot i never got Nice in one tank. But i know it was definitely possible if i would have tried. It used to sip juice on a long run. This is how i dont get that the 3004-15 era diesels arnt as clean as the 1 litre 3 cylinders that get about 27mpg on thr motorway. And less round town as you're always ringing them out. A 2l diesel hardly needs to ever break a sweat. You could drive that car from a stand still into 5th gear without needing to tough the accelerator. We may all love v12, 10, 8 etc... but we peaked with the 2l diesel form around 04-diesel-gate. From thr same engine, you could get a 110bhp eco box, still with plenty of torque, or all the way to silly rolling coal numbers.

[@aliciamaree]

After watching this and "How Far Can We Walk in 24 Hours", I had a thought you should do a public transport related challenge maybe? Either how far in x hours (days?? If Including overnight transport!), or how far until someone falls asleep, how far in a direction (NSEW) in X time... etc. Just an idea 😊

[@bbblop4545]

Cool video. You might have actually had chance to get into lichtenstein, I remember a video on the old channel you used to work at Alex got 99 miles from an "empty" tank on a Honda Accord so you might have had a chance.

[@amg-gtr]

this is my favorite channel on KZbin now

[@mrbridger5]

No matter what crazy or mundane ideas you guys come up with, you always have me laughing throughout. This channel is one of my favourites, never fails to entertain 👏 love the impromptu cheese hunt 🤣

[@BitcoinBodyboarderPodcast]

Thanks for the laughs. That thing just doesn't stop! Great idea. My Ridgeline gets maybe 300 miles per tank. But I'm sure its much more luxurious than your Skoda. It's pretty quick 0-60 in under 7 seconds. Drifts pretty good in dirt and even on the street with iVTM4 intelligent torque vectoring. But it doesn't get over 500 miles on 1 tank. That's special. BTW, that city in Netherlands was creepy! Reminded me of an old Star Trek were everyone was all calm and nice. (at first)

[@mrkcrtr508]

I feel like this needs to become some kind of competition with who could make the best sandwich with one item from each country using only a tank of gas.

[@Adam3KL]

That was really fun, actually reminded of why i get annoyed i don't live in mainland Europe as can literally travel anywhere by car so easily. You guys should do more challenges like this!

[@nickbutcher8480]

Another great video! more road trip videos needed!!!!

[@peterskarratts1834]

Brilliant video lads, absolutely loved it, don't know where you get the ideas from but it's total comedy gold 👍👌

[@jamesayre316]

You guys should do a video with the TDC/autoalex guys and see how much is wrong / how much can you fix on the Skoda 😂 Ethan, jack, Edwin and Alex, for old times sake!

[@Timjacks01]

I love these challenges!!!

[@jdescoteau]

Totally got me reminiscing of the Top Gear challenge from season 12 where they raced from Switzerland to Blackpool on one tank. Good stuff

[@matthewshaw3747]

I live in Australia and can barely make it to another state on one tank.

[@DAFPvnk]

A bit of planning and youd easily make it to Liechtenstein and Austria for another two on there I reckon

[@Tiaan90]

I was on Google maps plotting my own course for this challenge 😄 Need just over 1000km range to get 9 countries, and closer to 1200km to reach 10. Best fuel economy car I've driven is the Golf TDI 110 from ~2016, they easily do ~3,4L/100km (80-85 MPG (UK)) at 110km/h (~70mph) and has a 50L (11 UK Gallons) tank. If you hypermile one of those, passing over the alps into Italy shouldn't be an issue after visiting Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein!

[@jackedrussell]

It's nice to see this car channel finally have an episode that involves a car.

[@martin1649]

The first gear?

[@yamfz6]

Not even seen it yet but it's bound to be good... 🤣. And not even a bottle of Candy'Up.... I'm shocked.

[@King_Ears]

I did 4 going on holiday. I got from Portsmouth to Port Zelande Center Parcs in the Netherlands and back on 1 tank of diesel in my 2019 Kia proceed. That was with 2 adults, 2 kids and a boot crammed with stuff and doing 80-90 on the motorway through France & Belgium. The Netherlands was mostly single carriageway at 50 mph with a million roundabouts to navigate (they love a roundabout more than us brits o swear) which would've helped fuel economy.

[@DamonBMW]

We just maintain speed on the roundabouts when its dead on the roads haha. You can drive straight over most ones, except the double or triple lane roundabouts

[@iwanevans607]

I would quite like to see Ethan sort the windows out, loved the car content to be fair, bit of a throwback, keep up the great work 👌

[@mumbtie]

"They was short these romans weren't they" you pair make me embrace our shit british humour 😂😂😂

[@siamiam]

All the cheese ! great video and some good miles traveled