IS MY 'CHEAP' VW R32 FIXED??

[@SavingSalvage]

I’ve looked and there’s currently no better MK5 R32 advertised on autotrader, even the ones at 17.5k 👀

[@julesviolin]

Thanks for demo of the TopDon. I'll look into that Golfs look too easy to break into the bonnet though 🤔

[@samcourt6228]

It’s amazing how expensive these are. There must be an element of VAG scene tax keeping the values high.

[@paulthompson5416]

Dean if that car doesn’t stand you silly money, stick it on stands, disconnect the battery and cover it for 10yrs They’re starting to really run up in price 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@kvirk7583]

Ok ive hit u up bro so wats the prize i won

[@russats9029]

Is this a Hobby, or your living? My kinda videos! 👍👍

[@davereynolds1954]

I've just bought a 2006 R32 down here in NZ. I love it! Fast enough for me, and that sound is magnificent (and quite addictive). As an aside, we don't get 2-doors down here, so they always look a bit 'odd' to me! Cheers, Dave

[@lhoanii]

I've never understood the vw "fascination" but I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work

[@riccccccardo]

Good for KZbin views.

[@jonsimpson3011]

Coming from turbo hot hatches , I got a R32 for a laugh, I think the misconception is people think it’s a hot hatch, but to me it feels more of a GT hatch back , comfortable doing long journeys quickly

[@DEVILMATE1996]

couldn't agree more. This car handled the motorways brilliantly.

[@ainteasybeingwheezy]

might not be fast by today's standards but they are perfectly adequate and what an example

[@TeaVR]

Totally agree. How fast do you really need a road car?

[@JordzyBrev]

@@TeaVR all the fineance boi want over 500 bhp dsg 4wd

[@trevormaseko4935]

@@JordzyBrev 0

[@anthonybrand6137]

That's a really nice example of the R32 No V you have there. Brings back many happy memories of my 2009 Mk V , which was red & had five doors. I also had it supercharged by ABT, & that really did improve the performance & was still great to drive! Keep up the good work & good luck with the TVR!

[@E11isxn]

That’s the dream spec for a lot of R32 lovers hard to come by now that’s literally soo clean 😱

[@TenPester]

What you said at 14:20 is so true. I have a Golf R mk7.5 DSG, and its such a Jekyll and Hyde car. Can drive it subtle as much as you want, but it's like an angry tiger in race mode over 4000rpm but that's where the fun lives.

[@anonymous_bot_bot]

My wife has a couple of Golf's, she daily's a Mk5 GTI (country syncro mk2 for the bad weather) and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately where we live anything over a 2.0litre is expensive to tax so its out of our running costs. In '98 I test drove a Mk3 VR6 and outpaced my mates dad in his 740i. You can have plenty of fun below 2.0 litres but you just dont get the smoothness, sound torque delivery.

[@DanielBall]

Struck gold there Dean! Always loved the R32s, but you are right about the performance. I would need a turbo conversion to be truly happy.

[@thomaswilliams3472]

Closing in on 100k mate, fully deserved!

[@SavingSalvage]

Thanks mate! Trying to get there for Christmas 😬

[@IamJackPot]

I had a MK5 R32 as a stop gap car before I got an M240i and I've missed it ever since. No, it's not as fast as modern turbo charger hothatches, but that's not what the R32 is about. It oozes character from the 3.2 VR6 and puts a massive smile on your face every time you turn the key. That car could do with the resonator being chopped though to really make the VR6 sing.

[@greigmackay8465]

Love those r32s and they sound awesome even if they are not super quick. That will sell very quickly I would have thought 👍😎

[@danielchurchill7928]

I had a Mk4 R32 and absolutely loved it. Not as quick as others but who cares when they sound that good.

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

We sold the wife's r32 after 12 years of ownership. It needed front wings and a respray but we still got decent money for it. Great car. Never let us down. We now run an up for tottling about in and I've still got my r36 passat for when I need to do a longer run. These havent become as valuable as the golfs. I hope they do pick up, although I'm not planning to sell. I got it because I liked thr r32 so much and its been brilliant. Totally reliable. Reasonable handling. Fairly quick. Quick enough for me anyway, wouldn't keep up with a new golf r. I think it'll need new wings in a couple of years as well. This time I might do it and keep it tho. We shall see.

[@kvirk7583]

Just gotta say bro u got the best looking R32 ive seen nice spec and liking ur car collection wish u all da best bud

[@danl4252]

Wanted one of these for years. Just never had the cash. I really like the shape of the MK4 R32. Like these too

[@riccccccardo]

Me to I owned a black mk4 gti 1.8 turbo for years. (Correction was a 1.8 turbo.)

[@danl4252]

@@riccccccardo nice. Funny that. I have a MK4 GTI 2.0 as well but mine is non Turbo.

[@riccccccardo]

@@danl4252 mines was not the fastest but was a beast in the motorway. I changed the car for two failed engine Audi a4 2.0 TFSI I will never own another Audi again I now own a Lexus 450h f sport n love it now.

[@danl4252]

@@riccccccardo yeah, I use mine for commuting. Lots of motorway. But I agree not the quickest thing and definitely Dosent really live up to the GTI name. Good car tho none the less. The reliability of newer VAG stuff is what is making me question and wonder if I even want to bother. The TFSI engines seem like they can be troublesome, as great as they are.

[@riccccccardo]

@@danl4252 yeah stay away from newer vag cars unless u like money pit cars go Japanese like I did.

[@Franksey180]

Wouldn't a careful dab of brake cleaner on a rag be better for cleaning off that yellow ID paint off the windscreen compared to scratching it off with a blade? 2:12

[@SavingSalvage]

Tried it bud, Stanley blade seems to work the best

[@christopherwright6066]

They need to get you on top gear fella. You really understand cars.

[@ASH.......................1976]

Wrong hole,easily done ! 😄😉 nice one Dean 👍

[@rick9380]

😂😂😂😂

[@ASH.......................1976]

@@rick9380 😄👍

[@seanoturbo]

I had to open the b6 avant from under the car. Got a loft ladder hook and just pulled the cable.

[@baggedr32mk5]

I bought mine 6 weeks ago with 115k mileage for £5500,it’s got some bodywork needing done and i’ve just installed air ride on it

[@SuperRon]

Great to see it was an easy fix, from a possible starter motor, to a possible sieezed engine, to an injector change. Great job!

[@wild603]

got to take the front arch liners out and get rid of the foam things in there ,,stops front wings rusting ,,,,they love a turbo or super charger it really liverns them up

[@kareem191]

Really nice car , and I wish you can keep the car and but some more videos of it later on this channel but too bad you had to sell it , I think this car is one of the best cars of all time , I wish you best of luck.

[@MrTwister86660]

I always wanted one of them. Couldn’t quite stretch that far so made do with a mondeo st220. That was slow too, my mate had the diesel version and that pulled better if you ask me

[@lucyfan1976]

nothing wrong with that VR6 at all. Sounds great and runs great

[@1981zayn]

Great car Dean, VW don't build Golf's like this anymore look at the cheapness in the MK8. This R32 is the last of the golden era of VW. Thank you for sharing 👌🤗

[@dwrowley]

Great looking car, always wondered how people get the Amber lights to stay on

[@stevesje71]

Great video! You’ve been spoilt with all the other cars you’ve driven if you think an r32 is slow. 0-60 6.4 seconds isn’t slow especially 15 years ago

[@Phil-1969]

They are definitely slow , I’ve owned one , couldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding

[@stevesje71]

I’ve a r32 mk4 and mk5 and a mk7.5 tcr. To say the r32 is slow isn’t correct at all. 6.4 seconds to 60 isn’t slow, 7plus seconds is

[@kch1888]

I’m with Phil. Had one in DSG guise and they’re not fast cars. 0-60 is flattered by the AWD traction. Contemporary GTI was quicker. All bark and no bite…but what a bark. Loved mine.

[@stevesje71]

They aren’t fast cars but to say they are slow and make your other statement isn’t true. The r32 was the fastest mk4 and mk5 golf you could buy at the time

[@kch1888]

@@stevesje71 as I said, possibly off the line, but once rolling the mk5 GTI was as quick if not quicker. I had a mate with an ED30 and it had the legs over my R32. 20bhp down on paper but considerably lighter without the haldex system.

[@Markymarkvinylnut]

Your channel is awesome! Brilliant in fact! Thoroughly enjoying seeing the process. Cheers

[@DJH2006]

Of you bring the mk7 gold to 15 chepstow close grangewood chesterfield that would be cool let me know how much you want for it

[@kvirk7583]

He said he put it in the wrong hole "EASY DONE" LOVE UR SENSE OF HUMOUR FUNNY MAN LOL

[@adidoney1505]

You just single handedly showed exactly how haldex works. It wheelspins, half a second later the rear end squats as the rear diff clutch engages

[@SavingSalvage]

😂 good ain’t I!

[@adidoney1505]

@@SavingSalvage not sure you intended on that lesson mate 😂

[@SavingSalvage]

I’ll take it none the less, I did actually think about it when I was editing as I was like oh no wheel spin usually means haldex is gone, but then the rear squats and it kicked in so all good 😂

[@Gti.7.5]

The r32's are pretty poor if you are after just performance, but by far these are the best sounding cars in my opinion. Would buy one purely for the noise! Really enjoyed the video!

[@teamemusrcreviews3225]

I tried to start my 3.0 Le Mans today and nothing, dead! Lifted bonnet and tiny bat on top of engine……….. it said “your shaved, nice shirt, you even smell nice? I thought what’s going on, i googled it to find this is the first ever reported case of “batflattery” in this country! 😂😂 nice job, nice car👍👍👍👍👍🚗🚗🚗🚗

[@lewishook3385]

To open the bonnet you just need to remove the front badge and you should be able to get to the mechanism

[@KazunaiOwO]

he literally did that

[@samdunning-jones4290]

Whats happened to the octavia?. Not seen anything about it for a long time

[@johnfletcher371]

I really do miss my 08 R32. Nicest car I have owned..

[@tomthompson7400]

they may not go fast , but the fuel does ,,, once you get addicted to the noise it costs to keep it singing.

[@as-tm7np]

Why might you want to disconnect the bonnet cable when working on a car?

[@grahamek86]

At the time, this car sat proudly above your average Focus ST and Astra VXR driver. Once tuning became a thing, it was sadly cast into the shadows and known for its slowness. All the badge snobs who'd invested 5k more to have it were feeling a little silly as they were being obliterated by tuned Focus and Astras. That said, that example looks and sounds glorious. I'm glad it was an easy fix.

[@MrBurgaBoii]

If fuel prices become stable I’d most definitely go to buy this It’s a bucket list car along with 6.2 C63 AMG

[@RiggerbeeOffRoad]

R32 and the PROPER C63 are two of my bucket list cars also. I'm picking my R32 up on Wednesday! Can't get insured on the C63 just yet

[@Ja5onB0urn3]

£1025 for the Topdon! Holy cost of living crisis!! 😂😂😂😂😳 (Great job on the R32 👌)

[@adrianpegg7004]

What a lovely looking car the R32

[@ty27tp]

Was hoping to see the bonnet cable need replacing 🙈 been putting off changing mine on my mk5 tdi

[@rasherbasher8203]

I so wish I had the money.. if I get my payout in the next couple of weeks then definitely have this of you. What a car..❤❤❤ r32's❤❤ great video as always

[@AndyC2_]

Tyre kicker 😂

[@rasherbasher8203]

@@AndyC2_ I really want this but😪😪😪

[@andrewkidger7048]

Wow, what a perfect example in a great colour, nice hole!!, Well done Dean.

[@paulious1]

‘These don’t go wrong in a bad way or expensive way’ until the tensioner fails or the chain stretches then it’s a £3k+ garage bill

[@matthewbowler6563]

Love the videos love the car but at 1:35 that handbrake screams to world... Use the button 😂 cringed to high heaven 😂 😂 😂

[@chaaaaad2116]

Get rid of the resonator to get that sweet VR6 note out of it.

[@kevinrobertson2037]

More interested in the diag machine mate, i paid £1000 for an Autel and it couldn't even do a forced regen on a high soot content VW and readaptation of the injectors after I recoded them as it was a bit lumpy, just looking for a decent all rounder machine for approx £1000 for most car models

[@TheMedleyboys]

Great stuff on videos and repairs , been repairing a few similar vehicles that were involved in flood damage here in OZ , hey when checking the under carriage I think it did show the passenger leer engine mount looked split ? ,

[@robertwilliams-gg1zq]

Beautiful noise and still looks great. Good luck with the sale

[@dannypatel236]

Keep the alarm sound mod on. OEM+

[@yhshah21]

She absolutely mint! Even that kenwood stereo is expensive

[@SavingSalvage]

Yeah, they were factory upgrades for the MK6

[@Retirement_Life]

Beautiful example of a lovely golf

[@stevenness2458]

Much you looking for for the golf ether one of them or they away mate

[@yanni6556]

These are nice, got a Mk5 2.0 FSI with under 90K but the thing shakes under acceleration, thinking its to do with the CVs.

[@ArmChairKoalaBare]

i have this exact car in america , #3498 of 5000 , only difference is the seats.

[@georgedaville4662]

Great car Dean, superb colour, just love them V6 Mk5 Golfs 👍😎

[@iSparkton]

You're a great entrepreneur

[@dannyr3346]

In the states those sell way lower.

[@Ineedyoulou]

Could someone tell me what the EPC light is, if it stays on ?

[@ianwarriner8193]

Very nice Dean 😁 now crack on with the Blackpool classic !

[@garytaylor9474]

Absolutely loving your videos buddy, you've got a new fan.. Like Mat Armstrong but your content is better.. Beautiful 😉

[@SavingSalvage]

Haha thanks! 🤣

[@stephendutton3766]

Lovely example but they are crazy money considering the age! Good luck with the sale though.

[@danapier702]

“Beautiful….” Lol rarely said but good to hear. It’s your seal of approval lol

[@jk6171]

What a lovely car great colour great looking seats nice throaty sound..surprised its so mint

[@thesollys9540]

Dean, pleaseeeee get a supercharger kit for it and show us the video progress!

[@dgg2412]

The man who rebuilt an Audi RS4 V8 engine thinks getting the bonnet open on the R32 will be difficult 🤔😁😁😁

[@SavingSalvage]

Turns out it wasn’t hard 😂

[@dgg2412]

@@SavingSalvage 😂👍

[@alistairjones4794]

😂

[@steveknapp244]

Hey Dean, I thought I recognised you! I used to be your NVQ assessor!

[@SavingSalvage]

Wow! Yes you did, how the hell do you remember me 😂

[@steveknapp244]

I watched a few of your videos, and thought that you looked like a Dean I used to asses! I remember you specifically because I only assessed you and 1 other in Royston. You started at the HGV place, Funstone??? Then you were working at that the car garage on Asda vans?? Anyway, best of luck to you....you’re on to a winner with the channel 👍

[@TheMondeozetec]

They look nice, just add a twinscroll supercharger and be fab

[@djalba1163]

Great job it's a cracker..what's your price for it ?

[@JordzyBrev]

I hate seeing epc light on vags, cars, serviced a 19 plate polo, 20k miles and the electronic tb failed, customer was blaming me and vw fixed it under warranty as was a common fault

[@roryhazlie753]

What was the problem with it in the last video of it not starting? U never elaborated on what that was.

[@SavingSalvage]

I did 🤔

[@roryhazlie753]

@@SavingSalvage just watching the last video back now my fone must have jumped past the point where u turned it over right to the end coz my fone suffers from ghost touch which is really annoying,my apologies

[@SavingSalvage]

Ahh, no need to apologise 👍🏽

[@garethedwards2883]

Is in great condition fir its age and does sound good but maybe a resonator delete and stage 1 tune could be good

[@Rodders20004]

Nice car 👍🏻 better you turned them silly orange front lights off, looks like the front indicators are stuck on looks stupid

[@Mirror1973]

Wait? How can one start a manual transmission without depressing the clutch?!

[@kevinisaac9139]

I love those cars especially in that blue and a really tidy car 👍

[@pistonbroke5758]

How much are you wanting for the GTI?

[@samseeley1853]

I’d love to give that car a proper detail wash!! Absolutely love this machine 😍🤙 Any chance you’re going to VW Action? 🤔

[@josvelcosta658]

Love ur videos bro👍👍keep it coming

[@marcmercedes2707]

Isolatie under plate missing?

[@Mj-uo7bc]

You need some Mud or Perl on them tires 🤪👌🏻 Paint looks good 💪🏻

[@HollyBerryDOOG]

It’s all relative, my old Impreza felt like a rocket but would probably feel pedestrian compared to my M3

[@asherq8646]

These cars will take a beating LIKE NO OTHER.

[@rickydub6950]

Cant beat that noise 👌🙂

[@davidbillyard6629]

Audi A5 3.0 tdi with dpf delete and back box delete comes fairly close.

[@Fritsvrolijk]

TopDon out of stock Thanks for the info

[@johnlad1481]

Nice one Dean love the r32s cana beat the v6 grunt only if I had the cash 🙈

[@CaptainBosh4]

These look and sound fantastic. But couple the lack of performance with the horrific fuel economy i could never own one.

[@geoffg46]

Was going to buy one but ended up with an S3 purely for those reasons.....and stupid car tax

[@CaptainBosh4]

@@geoffg46 exactly what i ended up with as well.

[@JC_46]

Who cares about the fuel economy (unless it’s your daily, but still). I own one of these and a B7 RS4. Get 25mpg out of the Golf and 17mpg from the RS4 but both cars are leagues above any of the new boring 4 pot turbo vag cars. They sound better, look better and have leagues of character. The involvement and engagement driving manuals that love to be revved to the redline is something that the modern hatches just can’t compete with. S3 isn’t even in the same league as an R32 for enjoyment, even if the R32 is slower, but each to their own I guess.

[@MrBoama]

hi there , currently looking for an r32 . where you listing it

[@christopherholt2541]

Just wondering how you find your non runner cars on copart without them being crash damaged

[@SavingSalvage]

You can search unrecorded cars, but be careful of the private entry cars, as they usually will be there because there’s something big wrong with them. But as you can see there are deals to be had

[@lefareabetswe5032]

I’m interested… How do I get into contact with you?

[@333brooky]

well done Dean nice simple one for a change!

[@dubiousricardo]

You don't want to be putting it in the wrong hole! Or maybe you do!! Lovely car. Great vid.

[@brianhume4743]

Really,!

[@alexc2505]

Is that mk 7 sold ?

[@Izzy111R]

Hard to understand why that got written off. I do love them but don’t understand the values personally especially with the high tax etc.

[@colinchu4168]

How many K's and how much $?

[@jasonhobbs5611]

So is it a categorised right off tho as surly that de values the car or was it a private listing in co part 🤔

[@SavingSalvage]

It’s not a write off bud. HPI clear