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@thigbreezy6 жыл бұрын
Yellow is just neon *B R O W N*
@Christian---6 жыл бұрын
Mr. Thig I see Alex Jones, I click like.
@joseignaciohileradorna51226 жыл бұрын
Fuck
@penumbragsm62766 жыл бұрын
Mr. Thig E Z R A P O U N D
@theevermind6 жыл бұрын
Brown is just *POO ORANGE*
@nemo53356 жыл бұрын
once i saw the deadpool plate i instantly hated the owner of this car
@henrykincaid68216 жыл бұрын
*DEADPÖÖL, or, inadvertently, deadpourrl
@lptomtom6 жыл бұрын
He even looks like the perfect incarnation of a neckbeard
@Mgoblagulkablong6 жыл бұрын
once i saw it was a VW i instantly hated the owner of this car you ameriacns have can't even begin to imagine how arrogant and hateful vw owners in europe are, they act as if every car owner of another brand is inferior trash
@roddydykes70536 жыл бұрын
hulk hogan same lol
@CodyUnderstorms6 жыл бұрын
Mgoblagulkablong buddy its the same here
@laowhy866 жыл бұрын
Chinese made speakers. I can confirm those cost about $3 at the electronics market in Shenzhen. The exact ones.
@Hubscharber6 жыл бұрын
Well, they made by Philips in China - like virtually any other automotive speaker supplier.
@dec-vt1006 жыл бұрын
o hi thar other person i'm subscribed to, and watch regularly
@aperson3006 жыл бұрын
Damn, he's everywhere. Chinese spies everywhere!
@Ask1256 жыл бұрын
You, again. First on Doug Demuro and now RegularCars to.You're simply a big car enthusiast, I thought you just enjoyed motorcycles. Anyway stay awesome Cmilk.
@chuckinchina69266 жыл бұрын
I sometimes forget you're a car enthusiast too, also conquering northern China is awesome, keep up the good work!
@Tavplash6 жыл бұрын
My favorite option for the 2017 GTI is how its able to morph its appearance slightly as it drives.
@double-you34094 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was wondering if was me being on the verge of collapsing into a sleep deprived induced coma or actually edited in.
@yammmit4 жыл бұрын
it’s* Props for knowing that “morph its appearance” is correct though.
@squanto68764 жыл бұрын
Its the window from the film car distorting the shot
@cherrypepsi28153 жыл бұрын
@@yammmit grammar nazi alert
@yammmit3 жыл бұрын
@@squanto6876 It’s
@lukerascher78036 жыл бұрын
My grandmother has a GTI. Know why? Cause she likes the plaid seats. Didn't know what the car was when she bought it, just 1) it's a VW, and 2) it has plaid seats.
@Jiuwrong6 жыл бұрын
I like you gamgam then. Lady who knows what she wants and takes it.
@newfoundrooski6 жыл бұрын
Luke Rascher all-black leather seats are an option for this car, but I’d still go for plaid.
@cargogh6 жыл бұрын
Luke, my 81 year old mother, who has great-grandchildren, had an shiny '98 LeSabre for 19 years, but it died last week. She bought a Buick Lacrosse. I asked her if she liked the 18" wheels and 300 hp. "I just liked the color."
@weedmastersr6 жыл бұрын
OMG, this entire comment thread is hilarious! My parents are also old and I have to explain to them every single week how cell phones work. They have the ones with physical large buttons that were popular in the early 2000s too. I'd be scared to have them drive anything remotely modern or powerful.
@Soyblackpower6 жыл бұрын
Another cool thing about the plaid seats is even though they are cloth they still have a heated seat feature. I don't know what other cloth seat is also heated, so it's pretty unique.
@cjzani6 жыл бұрын
Always hated that my state of Massachusetts demands you have a rear and front license plate. This guy is making me happy we have that regulation.
@pedroair286 жыл бұрын
I am writing from Texas. Same regulation. Same happiness
@user-kk4hv4mq7c6 жыл бұрын
Just get a front plate holder you screw into where the tow hook goes
@almatsailaukhan91816 жыл бұрын
Chris James why
@LavenderBluz6 жыл бұрын
Almat Sailaukhan ruins the look mostly. Looks bad
@dylandajhharwood55665 жыл бұрын
@Rabbi Stealinshekels Goldshekels GOOD OLD UK DOES REQUIRE IT £85 FINE IF IT'S IN THE WINDOW yes, please take more of my money for SPEED CAMERAS. Everyone drives a Civic or a Fiesta, NO ONE IS GOING OVER 110 on a motorway JUST DITCH THE CAMERAS AND BRING IN THE AUTOMBAHN ON THE M4. CARDIFF TO LONDON IN 2 HOURS AT 165 MILES AN HOUR.
@MilsurpMikeChannel6 жыл бұрын
This car and license plate rank high on the douchebaggitry scale.
@therwfer6 жыл бұрын
For some weird reason I find the license plate offensive.
@fkerpants6 жыл бұрын
It's up there with that stupid goddamn Transformers badge you see on Camaros. Really? You're going to infantilize yourself by putting a toy emblem on a real car?
@OhMyKMPR6 жыл бұрын
People who put Ä, Ö, or Ü in words where they don't belong are fucking dumb. Same goes for the backwards E because apparently it's a German letter?! Also there is no German flag on a real license plate, only the European Flag with the corresponding country code. TL;DR GET A REAL FUCKING GERMAN LICENSE PLATE IF YOU WANT ONE SO BAD, YOU FUCKS!
@therwfer6 жыл бұрын
Nah, backwards E isnt a german letter. You can only use that when you're R3411Y 1337. We've got the ß though. Never miss out on that one. Especially when you write only capital letters. Which is the one case we never use it. Because there is no capital ß. Russians have sort of a backwards E, but it more resembles an actual 3.
@djkenny12026 жыл бұрын
That is saved for lifted trucks with a pipe on top and ricer civics with stickers.
@PunksloveTrumpys6 жыл бұрын
That Ford Focus ST interior is just hideous.
@ar5683 жыл бұрын
It's a Ford
@notstarboard3 жыл бұрын
At least the seats aren't plaid.
@BruceTheSpruce976 жыл бұрын
Volkswagen: the car equivalent of the kid who gets caught and blamed for cheating on a test, even though everyone else did the same thing.
@jonasf12755 жыл бұрын
so true
@BrateTebra1235 жыл бұрын
True!
@texboyporsche9445 жыл бұрын
The Lance Armstrong of auto manufactures
@afcgeo8825 жыл бұрын
Not everyone cheated. Also, did they cheat or not? If yes, then what’s the issue?
@asksmeq38835 жыл бұрын
George L I think he’s referring to the diesel fiasco
@playful15106 жыл бұрын
Tore-ex? I think most people just pronounce it Torks, like forks.
@CodyUnderstorms6 жыл бұрын
Catman Twerk screws
@johnmcvay44036 жыл бұрын
It's torx. You should already have these in your toolbox.
@Gazdatronik6 жыл бұрын
Mr. Regular has this thing where he has no trouble with many complex words, but when attempting to pronounce certain trade names and proper nouns he butchers them. I find it endearing, and also confusing.
@Osprey19946 жыл бұрын
Catman yes that is the correct way to pronounce it... He also prounces soundaktor wrong...
@JohnSmith-wx9wj6 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure he is mispronouncing them on purpose.
@hackneo646 жыл бұрын
From an engineering perspective the plastic oil pan makes sense because it will not get rusted out from salt on the roads. I've had my gti for over 3 years and never had an issue with it. Great car.
@XxDEMONxDONUTxX6 жыл бұрын
Oh i love watching Mr. Regular's reviews on anything volkswagen. He cant hide his hatred for the brand
@samvimes10836 жыл бұрын
XxDEMONxDONUTxX I don't think it was that unkind, he was also pretty kind to the Audi S4, which also has a soundaktor, I know because I own one and used software to shut it off. Lol
@KFCGAMING554 жыл бұрын
Specially on the jetta
@airplane6417 Жыл бұрын
Phaeton seemed to get his seal of approval though.
@klasseact66636 жыл бұрын
Owner looks like he walked off the set of a Subaru commercial.
@t4366 жыл бұрын
Minus the cloud of vape LOL!
@fluffytoaster4276 жыл бұрын
SUBAWUHH IMPOSSIBRUHHHH
@TheChimbleySweep6 жыл бұрын
Thing is.. 99.999% of GTI's spray Hollister cologne at you the second you open the door. Or Sour Watermelon vape clouds... Usually both.
@freedom24v866 жыл бұрын
TheChimbleySweep hey ... its not my fault that i buy sour watermelon vape juice 😂 it tastes good through my recoil rebal.
@intruative6 жыл бұрын
Paul Morris that juice actually sounds so good
@feasttree6 жыл бұрын
I'm more of dessert flavor juice kinda guy.
@freedom24v866 жыл бұрын
f3asttree im into fruity flavors and custerds mainly. I do like hazelnut coffee while drinkin hazel nut coffee oh and a few other flavors
@freedom24v866 жыл бұрын
Intruative it actually is lol. Btw yes im a total volkswagen guy hahah
@BrettsGarage6 жыл бұрын
I come from a family of GTI lovers... from driving the OG, the special edition mark IV, V, VI and VII... the GTI has only improved in tech. The original GTI was purely analog and I recall stories from my dad about how he used to beat V8 trans-ams at the track. At it's foundation, it's still the sport option of a base car, and as it's aged, the speakers have improved and the rims have enlarged. It's only downfall is that other cars caught onto the formula of the GTI and now it's a competitive market.
@joshcorvette6 жыл бұрын
I sold VWs for almost a year after I moved across country so here's some input. 1. The DSG is more fun to drive than the 6spd. Obviously this is subjective, but I don't like short shifters and so I didn't enjoy the manual gearbox as much as I should have. Also, I dunno why, something about flicking the paddle and having it instantly downshift is fun, there's also slight burbles from the exhaust when you upshift which is also kinda nice. The DSG is also similar in design to the Porsche PDK gearbox. 2. The speaker is so fucking tiny, it's job is really just to amplify the sound of the engine. If nobody mentioned it was there to you, you'd just think the engine was noisier than normal. If you don't like it, like Regular said, just snip it. 3. The Performance and Autobahn Edition's power increase is a lie. On a dyno, all trims of the GTI make about 230-235hp. 4. People buy GTIs not because they are the fastest or most powerful, but because they are generally more refined and more comfortable daily drivers then say a Focus ST or Civic Si. 5. The Mk.7 Golf in general is a damn near perfect car. A manual TDI Sportswagen is pretty much the perfect daily runabout.
@stephenbrown23586 жыл бұрын
Deter Pinklage As an owner I’d agree. I wish I’d been able to afford an R, but apart from being FWD it’s the perfectly balanced car imo
@bliglum6 жыл бұрын
"Golf in general is a damn near perfect car".. Haha, biased much?? Don't get me wrong, Golf's a nice enough compact car.. Nice drive and ride, probably class leading interior.. But VW's reliability track record leaves much to be desired. Enough to strike it down from being "damn near perfect" anyways.
@eggbirdtherooster6 жыл бұрын
Stop talking bullshit like so much other people on YT.. all of our fleetcars are from the vw group, most of them with dsg and a lot of miles on the clock.. never had real big problems besides normal maintenance..
@bliglum6 жыл бұрын
No, it's not "talking bullshit" it's the truth. Pretty common knowledge that VW's reliability record is a bit dubious. Always love the Euroguys and American car guys defending their unreliable cars with the old "maintenance" line. Ultimately guys, yes, you can keep a car running forever if you keep replacing part after part after part on it... But just remember, one man's "maintenance" is another's "car is in and out of the shop!"
@eggbirdtherooster6 жыл бұрын
bliglum if a brand has huge succes.. the negative stories always gets blown up dude.. FACT! Remember when the Prius has had that gaspadel problem in the states..? People were like; “yeah.. Toyota isnt that reliable brand anymore.. bla bla” same story..
@kusahopper6 жыл бұрын
The way Mr. Regular articulates his feelings is a gift to humanity.
@xzst6 жыл бұрын
What a stupid front plate. They dont even look like that in Germany. Just remove it, please.
@FunkatronicDingus6 жыл бұрын
It's an SPQR flag either the owner is too lost in the ironic /pol/ memes and takes them seriously or is just an absolute edgelord.
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
It's a usdm thing, learn to like it
@chaserv52406 жыл бұрын
Its the German Coat of Arms on top of a German flag. I know its stylistic choice, but if he wanted it to be more German then he should have had the image be the twelve European Union stars with the D below it for Deutschland.
@mahinahmed23166 жыл бұрын
Xzstnce I wish I could get that front plate where I live
@FrackaLacka6 жыл бұрын
Xzstnce I see GTIs around Houston all the time with mock German plates but they actually look like the real ones vs this shit
@splewy6 жыл бұрын
Soundaktor=“sound-decor”? Torx= “tour-ex”? Where did you learn to read?
@joey69d5 жыл бұрын
Ho ho! A cybermorph reference! Man I hated that game.
@colinl25155 жыл бұрын
Yikes heard that too
@onlyifusayplz54075 жыл бұрын
Tor-X I'm not sure on the Soundaktor though
@quilope5 жыл бұрын
¡Torqués! Tørk$. Törrcs.
@davedixon21675 жыл бұрын
@ on a horrible Atari Jaguar game, of course!
@TheTrueURDED5 жыл бұрын
You missed the most important part of the performance pack: The brilliant LSD
@ilpatongi4 жыл бұрын
Which basically every hot hatch has.
@samosaarts3 жыл бұрын
Yep... LSD enhances every experience, they say...
@ilpatongi3 жыл бұрын
@@samosaarts Can confirm
@colinreisser45686 жыл бұрын
God that fake German license plate is lame.
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Colin Reisser USDM as fuck!
@matthewkoch69374 жыл бұрын
Pretension is so much worse, and sadly easier, than having class. The license plate is proof of that.
@designator74023 жыл бұрын
There is so many things wrong with it. Plates like that would be illegal in Germany and the ö doesn't fucking work that way. It infuriates me.
@koraegi12 сағат бұрын
D3adpool
@kern4176 жыл бұрын
I feel like Mr. Regular is the ghost writer for How To Basic.
@arthurmorgan77295 жыл бұрын
9:37 - 9:40 Is that car made of jelly?
@NickleJ5 жыл бұрын
That must be an artifact of progressive scan camera
@z-trip54574 жыл бұрын
It's a Adobe Premiere thing, when you drop an auto shake stabilizer over your footage
@jessicah34503 жыл бұрын
A cherry flavored blob like the jello in the cafeteria line 🤤
@fofalooza6 жыл бұрын
Hearing Mr. Regular pronounce torx as "tore-ex" is a bit like hearing a longtime friend pronounce gif as jif...except more wrongerer. Just when you think you know someone...
@bubbledoubletrouble6 жыл бұрын
fofalooza If you pronounce gif in a way that sounds like give because the g stands for graphical, then you need to start pronouncing laser as “lay-sir” because the s stands for stimulating, not ztimulating.
@samc69746 жыл бұрын
I know it like those people say wronger instead of worse.
@criznitty6 жыл бұрын
Or Memes as Me-Mes
@KurNorock5 жыл бұрын
Well, the guy who invented the .gif file says it is pronounced "jif" so get over it.
@joshjlmgproductions33135 жыл бұрын
Gif is pronounced jif....
@HamishW966 жыл бұрын
tore-EX
@CasperInkyMagoo6 жыл бұрын
what. is. torex?
@workingguy66666 жыл бұрын
It's Torx (torques/'torks') with a fucked-up accent, or with the ignorance that this channel all too often passes on as knowledge, from what I can tell. Maybe it's some new form of Torx head though?
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Mambo Dave look up the definition of satire. And sense of humor while you're at it.
@jponcelo6 жыл бұрын
It's the VW SUV thing... the Touarex
@His_Stigness6 жыл бұрын
It's not, it's just a torx head. Also, god forbid you have to have the right tools to change the air filter.
@Rowsdow3r6 жыл бұрын
Am I alone, but did Mr. Regular get a tiny bit more intense on this one? Either way he did his usual great job of making me have a small existential crisis about cars I'll never drive.
@deruebersau6 жыл бұрын
He always gets intense about VW
@jlopez546 жыл бұрын
He HATES vw
@InvictvsNox6 жыл бұрын
In a recent podcast, he was criticized for not negging cars hilariously like he used to. He agreed. And this was a fantastic return to that form.
@ParanaSlim526 жыл бұрын
Mr Regular should get a day job, car reviewing, and a night job comedienne, and realize he's not very good at either. Maybe lose his wire snippers and get a life!
@morganb.34306 жыл бұрын
It is a bit odd NO ONE mentions simple chip tunes when looking at GTIs. I completely understand not taking tuning into account when reviewing cars generally, but VW turbos are aching to be cranked. Doing so is a central tenet of their following. Chips and refinement are the most compelling reasons to buy a GTI over anything in its class. APR claims "381 ft-lbs of torque and 316 horsepower with 93 AKI octane fuel" on this motor. I've not driven a MKVII but I had a MKIV 1.8t with an APR chip and gained 55hp and 65ftlbs in 2002 and it ran with zero problems for 10 years and 80k miles. I replaced the clutch once. The motor can deal.
@mklinger234 жыл бұрын
I love living by him and understanding all the road references he makes
@buraksamsa89046 жыл бұрын
I swear if you dropped a wrench into that engine bay it wouldnt come out the bottom.
@lego4virgo6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it looks pretty crowded in there.
@roddydykes70536 жыл бұрын
BangBang Doby that’s true of plenty of cars
@SwingAxleLover6 жыл бұрын
I can confirm it won't. You have to bang around the undertray until whatever you dropped is in reach.
@MicroSprint226 жыл бұрын
On my ST we had to just drop the undertray when a socket fell down there. There's enough room to get your arm to the bottom, but if whatever you've dropped rolls too far backwards, you are pretty much required to take the undertray off.
@WAFFELTIME6 жыл бұрын
Been there done that in my mk7 tiny heart attack but then you just gotta knock it down the hole in the bottom pan
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
6:07 if you don't have torx set in your toolbox, you've never owned a European car before.
@drwatson32bit6 жыл бұрын
He probably also doesn't know how much better they are than phillips screws.
@ZspotMotorsport6 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean tor-ecks?
@KurNorock5 жыл бұрын
My ultra American 98 jeep grand Cherokee has torx all over it. Lots of jeeps do. All jeeps do.
@manbearpigonabike6 жыл бұрын
I think this guy just doesn't get VWs, or hatchbacks for that matter, but glad he finally brought a GTI onto the channel.
@charlesdu99416 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. Most of these cars dyno'd at 220-230 whp stock. With the stages 1 ecu remap (which at the dealer doesn't void the warranty even on stock clutch) it's kicking out over 300whp
@FuzzyCholo6 жыл бұрын
but you gotta get stickier tires or else you're gonna spin away all that power
@deepbludreams6 жыл бұрын
And it's front wheel drive in a car that weighs nothing, more horses you put to your front wheels the worse your steering gets, plus the tires on these cars are not wide enough to really put that sort of power to the road anyways, they are based off economy cars FFS. I bet if you take the stock tune and the stage one tune around a normal track you'd see little to no difference and the higher horsepower one could infact have a worse track time. Hell at the price of the GTI you can get a couple year old Taurus SHO that's only has a few thousand miles on it and that car will kick the shit out of the GTI and ST. That car is pushing V8 levels of power.
@charlesdu99416 жыл бұрын
FuzzyCholo yea tbf that's quite a good point. Golf r would put down the power much better and the standard pirelli p7 are pretty crap. But imo the extra power is still Hella fun
@deepbludreams6 жыл бұрын
+Charles Du the Golf GTI is only 25ish grand fairly well loaded, it's cheap, thats only five grand more then a *BASE* Civic EX. a *new* Taurus SHO starts at 42.
@charlesdu99416 жыл бұрын
Redneck Fury I don't get your point. You just said a Taurus sho that's lightly used is the same price as a golf gti.....
@tevinstewart53176 жыл бұрын
"Torx the official fastener of JAMMIN' AN ALLEN KEY IN THERE" hahaha
@brynclarke17466 жыл бұрын
All the Americans crying "sleep schedule" and here I am with some nice Monday morning viewing. Mr Regular clearly left his heart in England
@shadowreaver7526 жыл бұрын
Bryn Clarke I work overnight so he has great timing for me.
@neonufos52976 жыл бұрын
Bryn Clarke idk why they even complain. I love waking up to a new regular review
@Bonno956 жыл бұрын
I haven’t seen any yanks crying sleep schedule though
@knightrides60346 жыл бұрын
Bryn Clarke or china , comes out in the afternoon/evening
@Toastmaster_50006 жыл бұрын
Why not both? I'm at work (in the US) right now watching this video.
@nelandquinten6 жыл бұрын
"It's the chicken alfredo of cars" Oh my god that is a flawless metaphor.
@Snocone3336 жыл бұрын
that deadpool plate gives me cancer
@NiteshKumar-tn8xt6 жыл бұрын
Lowkey roasted the owner.
@n0ti56 жыл бұрын
Nitesh Kumar, that is part of the whole "shtick" of the show, the car either floors mr. Reg by how incredible it is or the owner gets compared to whatever shortcomings the car has.
@beholderlt6 жыл бұрын
custom euro plates are stupid
@duffelbag56826 жыл бұрын
Custom plates are stupid
@benanderson896 жыл бұрын
Its not even a Euro plate. German plates don't look like that at all. The backward E is from the Cyrillic (Russian) alphabet and the double umlaut ( ö ) makes it read like "Deadpoeoel". It's just a train wreck.
@beholderlt6 жыл бұрын
that's why it's stupid. The backwards E is not from the cyrillic either, because that one looks like this: Э
@benanderson896 жыл бұрын
The E is the limitation of the German plate font, I'd wager (that bit they got correct, at least).
@dakburn6 жыл бұрын
Adds 5hp bro
@MalcolmCir6 жыл бұрын
I'm loving the Car and Driver voice. Exactly the voice in my head when I used to read the fancy-typefaced print version in the '80s...
@Addison05266 жыл бұрын
Sound-decor? Tour-ex?
@RoadStarWorks6 жыл бұрын
Plastic oil pan? Jesus Christ
@poot1111116 жыл бұрын
Hmm, oil gets hot. And plastic degrades over time...hmmm...
@BryanGullickson6 жыл бұрын
all i can see in the future is $$$$$ for either a replacement or a new motor
@ootdega6 жыл бұрын
Plastic gas tank too!
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Bryan Gullickson smart move by VW. They need money right now.
@nickrustyson81246 жыл бұрын
How to be worse with plastic than 2000's GM, make everything plastic.
@shadofist6 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that black Camaro behind you is next week's car
@PartialS6 жыл бұрын
You're the DSG of KZfaq reviews. Smooth, never knew how much I needed in my life untl I had it, and sealed for life with low maintentance but with a slight risk of it exploding in your face and killing you. Ish. Thanks for your work dude. Love every minute.
@flacjacket5 жыл бұрын
The soundaktor isn't because exhaust baffles are expensive, the Golf R has both, it's because the cars have become so well sound dampened that in order to make the exhaust loud enough to be satisfying on the inside it becomes obnoxious on the outside.
@WolframOctavia6 жыл бұрын
PLAID. SEATS.
@lego4virgo6 жыл бұрын
Gotta admit, I kinda like 'em.
@MrMcTavishOBS6 жыл бұрын
My wife wanted a gti but I told her only if we could get the plaid seats....she said no
@GetsugaTensho856 жыл бұрын
Misael Jimenez Your profile pic says it all! I've heard that one of these earned the most gayest cars of the year!
@spessarterlandei6 жыл бұрын
its GTI-Heritage. remember your roots ;)
@freedom24v866 жыл бұрын
Tim Riener cannnot get a moderen gti without plaid 😮😮
@LysergicCasserole956 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. Fuck fake engine sounds
@LysergicCasserole956 жыл бұрын
twotailedavenger yeah that's the best idea. It shouldn't be there anyway though
@1CoLoRz26 жыл бұрын
Driven one, sounds like ass with it off or on haha
@ootdega6 жыл бұрын
If I wanted fake car noises, I could do it myself. NEEEOOOORRRRRRMMMM VROOOOOWWWWWMMM BRAAHHHHHHWWWWWWWW *SKRRRRRRT* BROWWWWWWWW
@Iliac21126 жыл бұрын
1CoLoRz2 Which really is a shame, the inline 5cyl it used to come with has to be one of the most soulful sounding engines of the last decade.
@sylvainpaquette61326 жыл бұрын
Then it sound bad and loud. Not a solution.
@ryantornai9456 жыл бұрын
These cars are underrated from the factory. They actually dyno at 240whp+ depending on dyno
@davidFbeckham6 жыл бұрын
"it's the chicken alfredo of automobiles" That is hilarious man, absolutely spot-on
@benpeltola13646 жыл бұрын
A GTI without a manual? Heresy.
@Digitalstar36 жыл бұрын
no
@tinashemkudu1436 жыл бұрын
No not really
@Chris-wj4ze6 жыл бұрын
Heresy. Right.
@Bonno956 жыл бұрын
Where have you been for the past 12 years? DSG has been a popular gearbox since the Mk5
@deathbastardable6 жыл бұрын
They're available with a 6-speed
@TIrizarry146 жыл бұрын
I am all for manuals all day, if a manual is offered, that's what I'm getting, but, I have to agree, that DSG in the VW is amazing!
@contentcharleston40665 жыл бұрын
One of the best car ever. GTI has evolved to a beautiful machine. I had a 1986 GTI and this 2016 is very, very good and great mpg.
@SpaceMissile6 жыл бұрын
Would love a revisit of a stage-III tuned mk7 GTI with the 6mt. you really get a different experience in that.
@SpaceMissile6 жыл бұрын
mister regular pls
@ketaminefanatic775511 ай бұрын
@@SpaceMissile I don’t think he’ll do it
@kohul_sol51056 жыл бұрын
The options sheet said 10 horsepower.
@clutchthepearls30626 жыл бұрын
MarkOne No one buys the performance pack for 10hp. They buy it for the really good LSD and upgraded brakes.
@chbrules6 жыл бұрын
A plastic oil pan? Uh... why in god's name?
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
chbrules cheaper, lighter. Generates revenue.
@GregLanz6 жыл бұрын
Because engineering? It's the same reason the Mark IV golf had the oil pan in front of the crossmember just waiting to spill all the oil out any time you hit a bump. Volkswagen hates you. Part of the reason why VAG cars have the highest rate of engine failure in North America
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Greg Lanz no. Because bean counters.
@Hot-1LE6 жыл бұрын
you know diesel trucks had these first? The new mustang GT has it too
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Big FING Box which diesel trucks? And Mustang GT is not a design benchmark.
@pppupu9366 жыл бұрын
I love mine. Went steel oil pan, 1.5 inch low, rpf1s, catless turbo back, stage 2 jb4 stacked, indy 500s, engine breaker mods, is38. 366hp, 378tq. Stock 227hp, 266tq.
@Anamnesis3 жыл бұрын
"It's called a Soundakor, with a K, and a T, but not here. Not in this review."
@DeadReckon6 жыл бұрын
Sometime down the line, that Sounddakor is going to go wrong, it's going to rattle and buzz, and someone is going to think there is something seriously wrong with their car, and probably get bent over by a dealership.
@chinchy1116 жыл бұрын
Dead Reckon yeah they will say your exhaust is broken. And youll have to ask which one the real one or the fake one
@porthos10000006 жыл бұрын
Dead Reckon and to the unaware owner, VW dealerships are the kings of bending you over lmao
@bassandtrebleclef6 жыл бұрын
Why would you say that? VW electronics are solid.
@jmccann67356 жыл бұрын
You think the Deutsch didn't bank on that? ;) Mo money heh heh
@kain0m3 жыл бұрын
Nah, not an issue. It's not a speaker actually; it's just a vibrator for the windshield. I like that thing for a very good reason: I don't have to hear it, unlike the lame "race" exhausts some idiots put on to feel better about themselves. Noise inside, silence outside.
@1Raunchy6 жыл бұрын
How many of you guys would like to see a Pontiac G8 GT review once I buy one and let mr.Regular drive it?
@GallopingWalrus6 жыл бұрын
Raunchy I'd love some GTP and GXP reviews as well.
@poot1111116 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah dude!
@1Raunchy6 жыл бұрын
GallopingWalrus if someone out there offers a GXP they deserve an award. But what do you mean GTP?
@GallopingWalrus6 жыл бұрын
Raunchy I mean, yeah the GXPs are nice, and quick, but GTPs are just easier to find. I'd prefer a GXP, just because they're top of the line, but I've seen way more GTPs for sale around me.
@poot1111116 жыл бұрын
I don't think they know the G8 didn't come in GTP trim
@senitnelav4 жыл бұрын
4:35 stare at the wheels to make car glitch
@philips.55636 жыл бұрын
The worst thing about this is the front plate.
@bbrashere066 жыл бұрын
TOREQS?
@Ranar146 жыл бұрын
IT'S PRONOUNCED TORQUE! That killed me.
@criznitty6 жыл бұрын
Kurics?
6 жыл бұрын
2017 vw golf gti: the ford mustang of europe
@jeralhall6 жыл бұрын
haha
@SpaceMissile5 жыл бұрын
no, no, no... BMWs are the mustangs of europe.
@Ruggedjellyfishing4 жыл бұрын
Got my Jetta GLI 2 weeks ago and I can’t get enough of it. Even with the fake engine sounds the car feels amazing.
@1994CivicGLi3 жыл бұрын
hearing RCR say “Torex” instead of Torx made me commit drive Fiat Multipla.
@VerboseSlayer6 жыл бұрын
People have crashed so many of these in the UK you've got to be a 40 year old church pastor before the insurance gods will even think of insuring you.
@deruebersau6 жыл бұрын
when I brought a Mk2 from Germany to the US, the insurance gave me serious sticker shock
@DiamondHell6 жыл бұрын
Makes comment about car being cold and heaters not warming up for 11 minutes, shows heated seat buttons later. Germans: always ahead of you.
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Diamond Hell German cars have no soul
@1CoLoRz26 жыл бұрын
Only the winter package
@Toastkeonig6 жыл бұрын
Normally you pay in German cars extra for everything. Like AC, Electric Mirrors, a Radio (yep sometimes you haven't got a radio in the base package), automatic transmission, power windows, esp, pretty much everything. In some cars you even have to pay for power-locks. And not to mention in the VW T5 (last gen) even the floormats were optional.
@ismypassword16 жыл бұрын
Most people replace the cloth floormats anyways, least I do haha
@DiamondHell6 жыл бұрын
Look at you funny Septics running away with your stereotypes. Oooh you are funny ones!
@yutub5616 жыл бұрын
I love my '16. First sporty car I've owned. Plastic intake manifold, plastic oil pan, and a couple other small annoying things but still love it.
@ClayChapman05 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that he gave him the keys to a car that uses push to start, even when he was sitting right next to him, and he immediately put the keys into the cup holder?? Like, why...
@iLupi6 жыл бұрын
Focus ST or Golf GTI, which is better? Miata =V
@DumbassPlumber6 жыл бұрын
Focus Both are shit
@OAK_MTN6 жыл бұрын
The miata is too expensive
@pauljs756 жыл бұрын
(A New Challenger Approaches) Civic Type R pulls into the lot.
@iLupi6 жыл бұрын
pauljs75 if only we got the i30N in the states. That'd be a nifty competitor
@clutchthepearls30626 жыл бұрын
pauljs75 Civic Type R is ~$10k more. It's competitor to the Golf R and Focus RS, not the GTI and ST.
@ShamonLaw6 жыл бұрын
@9:50 I had to pause to go make sure I hadn't quad dosed the cough medicine.
@Affalterbach19676 жыл бұрын
Turn on the video stabilization.
@MegaAMPENERGY886 жыл бұрын
I'm 21 and owned VWs my entire life. I would take one of these in a heartbeat loved all of my gti's.
@makidiaz38943 жыл бұрын
All your life? Right
@simpsonfan136 жыл бұрын
Gotta love everyone raging about the front plate: "WAAAAAAAAAHHHH! STOP DOING SOMETHING *I* DON'T LIKE WITH *YOUR* PROPERTY! WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! (Assorted car-nerd-internet-rage-noises)"
@1Raunchy6 жыл бұрын
Man you’re right. Learning stick is a skill , even though it’s a common and known skill it just makes me feel good about myself that I do know.
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Raunchy but can you drive stick in San Francisco? With no hill holder nannies
@Skyman086 жыл бұрын
Raunchy You'd be surprised how many people truly can't figure it out and probably never will.
@fishkluch6 жыл бұрын
Well those people are morons or dont care if they cant figure it out
@1Raunchy6 жыл бұрын
Shawn P. N. That’s just the ultimate test , when you master that then you are a pro stick driver 🤷🏽♂️
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
fishkluch there are Nobel prize winning scientists who don't know how to drive a car at all. Things we see value in.
@AlfaGTA1566 жыл бұрын
Are you fucking kidding me? Speaker for exhaust note, effect?
@clutchthepearls30626 жыл бұрын
JRP Romeo156GTA More for induction noise, but yeah. Lots of cars have something to that effect.
@AlfaGTA1566 жыл бұрын
clutchthepearls very surprised vw done this. I prefer the real deal, my gta... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd-jnc6Ix5vNZX0.html
@lawls126 жыл бұрын
They are very common even the LFA has one.
@TassieLorenzo6 жыл бұрын
and that's why Italian cars have soul, German cars not so much! Excellent taste you have JRP Romeo 156GTA. :)
@Sunthaz6 жыл бұрын
TassieLorenzo But German cars still drive while Italian cars are already rusting on junkyards.
@mnkrause4 жыл бұрын
Wow. So did you like the GTI or not? There is so much tongue-in-cheek in the video....but I feel like you liked the car. I have a 2016 GTI with the 6MT transmission and I love it.
@neelparmar66906 жыл бұрын
I feel like this RCR review is a return to the RCR reviews of a few years ago. I love it!
@Rakinor6 жыл бұрын
(Heavy breathing in German)
@TrueRetroflection5 жыл бұрын
*(Mono MP3 file of Heavy breathing in German through a Soundaktor)
@roboticvenom19355 жыл бұрын
1 simple tune offers 300 whp, this is where the car starts, no other car gains this much power like this, best in class.
@papimiami19384 жыл бұрын
So they build solid motors ( all Germans do ) rest of the car is too expensive to own for what it is . Not durable or very reliable
@Calgar_Gaming4 жыл бұрын
Not if you live Germany Parts are cheaper here!
@Eastcoastcarclub4 жыл бұрын
papi miami what is unreliable with these cars?
@ChanningHandler6 жыл бұрын
"It had a manually operated parking brake. What more do you want from us?" -Volkswagen AG
@nomadben6 жыл бұрын
The Focus ST is a great car, but the exterior and interior styling are so tacky and ridiculous. The Golf's styling inside and out is so much more elegant and understated. And that steering wheel, what a great design.
@willferland5 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all MK7 & MK7.5 GTis regardless of the sport package make about 220whp
@muaminhugsy49646 жыл бұрын
I've been in one of these, not half bad, pretty quick, especially post-engine flash, but I wouldn't buy one, its one of those weird things like tattoos, I like them, but on other people :D
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
Muamin Hugsy last good GTI is the Mk4 vr6.
@bobkilla4306 жыл бұрын
Shawn P. N. How so? My friend had a vr6 jetta and it was fun. While a large gap of time between that to when I had time behind a 6th gen gti, I know id get mk6/7 gti over the vr6 jetta all day but can't really imagine how the mk4 gti w/ the vr6 would be more fun to get over mk7? (less exhaust) weight is the same & I could maybe see a bit more play because it's less refined from current gen plus better top end; but imo not for a daily.
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
bobkilla430 7200rpm after reflash and always on cam. That's how. Only way to get comparable/more fun is K20/K24.
@zacht94476 жыл бұрын
Shawn P.N. V8 is how you get more fun even better is an old high hp carbureted one with either mechanical or vacuum secondaries if you like the feeling of vtec or the turbo kicking in you would love it. if it's manual secondaries you feel the threshold of full throttle with the primaries then you push past it and youre being sucked into your seat like crazy. or your spinning the tires at 60
@Osprey19946 жыл бұрын
They are great cars, and don't buy one unless you want to found yourself living with it for the life of the car. It's not that they are hard to sell or anything they just tick off all the boxes and you'll find it hard to replace even with a Golf R. I've thought about selling my MK6 multiple times but I can never find anything that I'd enjoy more that is suitable for New England.
@justinedse33142 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of this review!!
@nitehawk865 жыл бұрын
9:36 lol rolling shutter makes the car look like a cartoon
@MySuperky6 жыл бұрын
Who needs sleep
@stevethepocket6 жыл бұрын
Well you're never gonna get it
@zahar0276 жыл бұрын
Mr Regular need an unlimited access to Jay Leno's garage and review every single car Jay has stored. Or any guy with many car like Salomondrin and Shmee
@pn80246 жыл бұрын
az zahar it would get boring. Part of the RCR fun is that it's like a scavenger hunt for cars.
@ferdinand123906 жыл бұрын
He would have daily videos for like 2 years and a half
@areitu6 жыл бұрын
And his thing is more about social commentary around a car, rather than the car itself
@donthitmeimwoozy3 жыл бұрын
*CUTS SPEAKER WIRES* *CEL*: I see you have activated my trap card.
@georgewkush5426 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing in the world to do is get baked and watch Regular car Reviews.
@georgewkush5426 жыл бұрын
As im baked right now
@AlanDampog5 жыл бұрын
hahaha nice review of the car i love... cant quite tell if you liked it or not... but funny as usual!
@GOREilla.5 жыл бұрын
I'm loving your style of doing videos more and more! VW rly thinks we're all stupid lol
@SpyderRios6 жыл бұрын
The VW GTi is like the hat of a magician. Even though it's not a hat you would want by the looks of it, you still buy it. you buy it because you know that deep inside this hat has lays a really cool and fun rabbit waiting to come out .
@DZEMAG6 жыл бұрын
The fact that several people in the comments don't like it makes it a perfect performance vehicle to buy and not have anxiety of where you park it. It gives you, the owner, the thrills and everyone else minds their business.
@WC3fanatic9976 жыл бұрын
"Once we find a legal way to make the air vents spray you with Holister Store scent . . . WE'RE DOING IT" That was the absolute best line delivery of this entire series
@romulas-cushmanproject32735 жыл бұрын
What GM product has he reviewed with the 4L80E?
@colewhitfield93136 жыл бұрын
Hey, I loved my GTI. And don’t tell anyone, but I liked the soundaktor too.
@Ekc8-p5-12.f6 жыл бұрын
that 6:50am comment was way too accurate, that is exactly what my morning commute to class/work is like
@Riley84256 жыл бұрын
Drive a tuned one with a down pipe and exhaust it’s a lot more fun
@jessaphillips28466 жыл бұрын
VW Golf GTi: the official car of getting paid for a ride to the store with vape cartridges
@DocAwesum3 жыл бұрын
You know, I liked this video. I had just bought this car. Then I didn't. The Soundaktor made great sense. Now I do. Cut it. This car should be quiet, lovely. This car is very fast, very fun, VERY efficient, very cheap to own. I have a sprinter with BT 4A-GE: harmonious. Soundaktor: Vomit. Get yourself an open element intake for some psh and just love the AMAZING calm that this car brings to speed.
@thatguy34286 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm going to disagree with the engine sound fiddling being equal. The ST has a tube which allows induction noise to be heard in the cabin. This is noise which would otherwise be heard if there was less soundproofing of the cabin. The GTI has a freaking speaker which plays a false engine noise. True they can both be disabled easily but they are worlds apart in intent and level of deception.