"If it charges I'm buying it!" I bet Alyssa was hoping it would not charge.

This is the type of OOS video that we all love. Kyle is like a kid in a candy store. The guy has access to drive pretty much anything he wants, and he is more jacked about this car than the 110k+ cars he tests. Classic Kyle, Alyssa, and OOS. Love it!

I personally love Alyssa's doubtful reactions 🤣

E-Golf is very underrated. Once you get past the range, it's an otherwise fantastic car. Hell, Jason Cammisa is on his 2nd and still loves it, that's high praise.

"This is such a good deal. Every time I hit a bump, I think I'm going to die" 🤣

I love how you are checking the car with a tool that costs twice the price of the car itself.. 😂

Dealer had to be like "Why this guy with ModelX Plaid is so excited about this pos eGolf which nobody wants to buy 🤣" I love Kyle and his car purchases 💀

Fun fact 🤓: The Barum tyres are a Czech brand, which is really funny to see on a US car. It's been cofounded by the famous Jan Antonin Bata in 1948, the founder of Bata shoes brand. Barum is currently owned by Continental.

I think there's a safety recall for the trim around the gearshift. The metal can cut your hand so be sure to mention it to your VW dealer if you take it to get checked out. It's campaign 34J7/34L9

Kyle is like "this doesn't work, this doesn't work, this will need work...not bad!" Love your optimism! :)

I have a 2019 eGolf. These cars are rock solid, zero issues whatsoever, drive like a dream, no rattles, great interior quality, batteries seem to last very long, adaptive cruise is perfect, superb LED headlights on a SEL trim... I just checked yesterday and a 3-year old eGolfs with ~23k miles on odometer go for about $20k USD. Which is funny when you realize that they were heavily discounted by VW when new and were eligible for 10k in tax credits. People were buying them new for about $17k USD after all the rebates in 2019.

Get new tyres, but you should keep the rims - they're original. I've had my 2015 e-Golf since new, and for driving around town, I honestly enjoy it more than my brand new Model Y. I especially enjoy how in "D" mode, it can just coast forever and ever. Also no pedestrian warning notices, so it's like a ninja.

Had an e-golf here in Canada and was amazing. Replaced the front knuckles to support 55mm struts and installed a golf R suspension (struts and springs) all around. Great upgrade for it.

Barum tires are made in Púchov, Slovakia. The company is owned by Continental.

Make sure you keep the price tally for the repairs and parts!

"Do you want to drive Alyssa"? A SUPER quick "NO" 😂

Be careful with retrofitting LED Lights. The Lights from the Golf 7.5 won't fit, cause you'll need another fender. The pre facelift Golf 7 came originally with halogen (yours) or xenon headlights. But the European E Golf actually came with LED Headlights ONLY! They where especially designed for the pre facelift E Golf in Europe. You should check them out. But they'll have no side marker.

You need an Out of Spec fixer-upper channel. If you build it, we will come.

Kyle, I watch your videos of driving Taycans, etc. on epic road trips and they make me want to upgrade from my 2017 e-Golf. It's nice to see this underappreciated car get some love.

Love, love, love these videos of “POS” EVs and doing a little work to them to get them driving okay. Miss seeing the Leaf, so this is going to be a great series of videos to watch. Thanks for buying it! I can’t wait to see more.

This version vs the latter ones was soo different : I got mine in Feb 2018 and it was pure joy all around. Especially the fact it had a 35kWh battery - which I could eke out over 250km of range summertime and able to survive winter with about 140km, made it a great 1st EV.

as an e-Golf driver, i'm psyched to see how this goes

Per the rented Solterra. I have spoken to several people who rented an EV on a trip. They googled charging stations and followed the directions to a Tesla DCFC only to discover they couldn’t charge their EV with it’s CCS port. They didn’t know there were different connectors. Apparently rental companies don’t provide any information on the differences.

*Kyle is the ultimate "EVangelist" as The MacMaster channel would say*

We have a 2016 egolf SEL. It is an awesome city car. And 80,000 miles and zero maintenance and virtually zero battery degradation. I would not take it on a long trip but for daily use it is great.

Good choice Kyle! Earlier this year I bought a second hand 2017 e-Golf (35 kWh) with just over 60.000 km and a mere 5% battery degradation and I love it! It's just a pleasure to drive. So much comfort and very efficient. Very underrated car in my opinion. In a small flat country like the Netherlands where distances are not that far its just perfect. I can't wait for your next e-golf episode!

I bought mine new and drove it 153000 miles without any problems in Norway. But now the ac compressor is being replaced. Still drives like new

I traded in my 2016 e-golf for my Audi etron. I love my etron but I'll always have a soft spot for the e-golf. Great car and never had any issues with it.

I drive a mk7 Golf TDI that has 110K miles on it and I'm amazed at how beat this thing is. Mine is minty in comparison. It blows me away how badly people treat their vehicles. You could probably make that e-Golf 'decent' with a bunch of work, but it looks like service was mostly ignored. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

I can smell the smoke through the video

Regarding the ESC issues, I have a 2007 Audi where one of the wheel speed sensors was intermittent and threw a whole bunch of faults including some related to the steering angle sensor, once the bad wheel sensor was replaced and the steering recalibrated (turn lock-to-lock) followed by a short drive, all the faults went away. Might just be something as simple as that. Looks like a great little project EV. Edit: then again, given the angle needed to keep the car in a straight line, I think there may be a deeper underlying issue 🤣

Your range should increase substantially once you fix the alignment issues.

"So you're telling me there's a chance!"

Don't use ozone! The alternative is slower but does not deteriorate plastic and rubber. Hydroxil Generator is the name of the alternative. Wants a bit of humidity to help it create the hydrogen molecules. And it is safe around pets and plants.

I know a guy, who lights up like a kid on Xmas when an e-Golf comes along. 😅

I loved my 2017 e-golf, my favorite car, and I've driven them all

Low 12v can cause a lot of spurious error messages in modern cars; I would sort out the battery, reset the error messages and take it for a drive to see which ones popped back up.

Nice to see the second hand EV market building up. In some countries a second hand EV could soon have the lowest cost per mile once you factor in the fuel cost. And thank you for showing how to return to the current location in the Tesla map view!!

This video was an absolute joy to watch. The e-golf is the first electric car I’ve driven and I still have a soft spot for it. I went to go buy a used 2016 sel in March of 2020 and the dealer informed me they had just sold it over the phone to someone in Sweden. If I ever see a clean example locally in Urano grey I will probably have to pick it up just to get it out of my system. I look forward to future content getting this car back in shape. I would like to see an efficiency comparison between the stock and aftermarket wheels. There isn’t much information available on that subject.

"can we even insure this?" "oh yeah, its a car!" ....i'm with you girl...that thing doesn't seem safe after the whole frontal crash damage, possibly deployed the airbag, but it's not a salvage title?

I have a 2020 e-golf in Canada with only 39,000 km on it. I love driving it. It's perfect for the commute to work and running errands. The car is rated for 201km range, I consistently get 230-250 km range( VW was known to under estimate this). In the winter I'm getting 160-180 km range with winter tires. For someone looking for the perfect commuter car this is it.

40 mile range when full is CRAZY 💀🤣

I wish VW had offered a Mk8 e-Golf with the ID.3’s powertrain and battery pack for the US market.

love ours but its a 2018 so the refresh with the larger battery. Still not huge range but in warm weather my wife can commute to work all week and charge just at the weekend. Very efficient for an ICE conversion - 5m/kwh doable in good weather

After cleaning it out, try renting or buying an ozone generator. That should help get rid of the remaining smoke smell.

Whoever owned this e-golf washed it with some sanding paper hahaha

A great car that is a great deal is the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq EV. I have been beating mine up and it’s so reliable and now can be found very cheap. I still have 120 mile range on mine.

Google reviews for that dealer are interesting haha.

Oh I agree Alyssa on the cigarette smoke. Definite no no for me. Yugh.

That car has been there so long it's even on the google street view! Lol.

22:16 As a former pizza delivery driver, I appreciate this test. One of my friends likes to say I have my car moving before the door is closed. Not having to start a gas engine makes it much faster than it used to be.

BARUM is a great tyres, sold in Germany and more east. It's a co brand of continental..

Man I was considering buying that exact one! The dealer had been posting it on CL for a while, started at $5k. I ended up with a $4k Leaf instead. Can't believe I'd end up seeing it on your channel anyway haha

I've had my 2016 e-Golf for about 3 months and I absolutely love it! And as for the price, I paid $9200 for it (they were asking $12K), but it's only gone 32000 miles. It's in amazing condition and appears not to have been smoked in.

"the guy selling it has an old Maserati with expired temporary tags so we know he's a trustworthy individual," had me dead 💀

I bought a 2015 E-golf for around 8000$ 2 years ago. It has been a great second EV so far. Not a lot of range on the small battery, but good enough for our use. No technical issues, passed the periodical EU inspection, and it is almost free to drive it around when charging at home.

Like father like son... addicted to buying cars

Poor woman left holding that scanner for like forever. What a gentleman! LOL.

I recently bought a 2015 e-golf, my first e car, in general is in good shape, interior is in good condition, outside just some minor imperfections here and there, 80K miles, the battery seems to be in good shape, I am getting 70 miles for around town, for highway I am getting around 55 miles, since the battery is small it chargers fast with fast chargers, only issue is that it doesn't like EVgo chargers for some reason, it only likes ChargePoint or Electrify America.

Somebody stop him! Kyle needs help. The rationalizations are off the scale. 😂

An EV without a massive tablet bolted into the middle of the dash! And with actual physical controls! Buttons, that have a potential to work! Damn thing is delivering more than 100 k ev's on the user interface side. I'd trade every tesla fart gag and pointless techno doodad to these.

I have a 2018 eGolf. Great car. Very fun to drive, quiet and it gets about 125-130 miles of range on full charge. If you want a car to get around a city, this is a perfect car.

My 2015 egolf with 130,000 miles on the clock has never even had the 12v battery changed! No brake maintenance or anything else, its solid.

Aero wheels work well - you should keep OEM wheels for more range.

Kyle, Kyle, Kyle! You should use voice commands more. The other day my Model Y windshield started fogging up. I just said, "Defrost", and whoosh, warm air on my windshield and face. So easy, so nice.

Original E-golf has 7.2kW onboard charger with DC pack. I also have one with small battery and the range after 6 years is 90km in winter and 140km in summer. Great little happy car that I take to the town rather than my ID4. Really underrated car for the price.

The eGolf is the most well-rounded of the compliance cars for sure. Don't throw away those seats just yet.. They look identical to same generation Golfs and GTIs, but the frame is actually different because there are battery modules intruding into the (also different) floor pan. I'm also doubtful there's a true measurement of battery degradation available to any scan tool. Best I could get was max energy capacity, but you can back into health percentage from that.

Barum is Czech brand (since 1947). Now low cost brand under Continental ownership. I didn't know that you can buy them in US.

“A little bit of TLC” 😂

It’s good as a golf cart

By the way, that eGolf should have Apple CarPlay; the port is inside of the hatch just ahead of the shifter. Have fun with the car!

Quote of the day “I don’t even know why I have to convince my self to buy it imma go buy it… let me go buy it😂😂😂😂 every car guy thoughts never vocalized😂😂.

I have a 2015 Jetta, all steering wheel buttons stopped working (including horn)... the "clock-spring" wire ribbon that transfers power to the steering wheel on my Jetta was replaced by VW recently under "extended warranty" as it was a known problem. Maybe same your horn/steering angle sensor? Your front end collision theory might be a bigger issue but thought I'd share.

2:39 "...it's not clean...": Compared to a 3 year old car 70 years ago... it's immaculate!

Heavily tinted windows are basically an open invitation to head to the nearest parking area to spice up your love life 😀

I had one of the 7.5 version of this for 3 years. It was a great car. The newer battery maxed out at 41 kw if all the stars aligned

Clockspring is probably your issue with the horn and steering angle. VW should have a lifetime warranty for some models clocksprings.

Steering angle sensor may be the reason for no Regen. Normally deactivates all brake system and ESC aids

That scanner is like a check disk for EV's. Pretty cool. Might not go to far but Kyle loves a challenge.

My current car also jerks when I hit a bump like this one. Can’t wait to get my Model 3 next month.

right price for a high schooler

"You know you've reached the end of the parking lot when you smash into the other side." Who needs driver assist when you have parking by braille.🤣

I love her comments with the sound in her voice of trying to be supportive but not feeling it. Hopefully everything sorts out and the battery/efficiency creeps up with proper alignment and regen working.

I can absolutely see this thing as being a flip car. It’s only cosmetics and a couple mechanicals here and there. Good purchase!

If I had disposable money to throw around on stuff like this, I’d 100% buy this. It’s basically fully depreciated and could be pretty much revived for $1000 and some DIY time (not like new, but good enough to be a cheap runabout). With this thing being a VW, every suspension bushing in this thing will be shredded. That’s why it clunks and wanders so much, typical VW/German car issue. They all do that and have since the 1990s. Tires in the size these old Golfs use are basically the most common 16” tire size ever, so you could put tires on that thing for $200 (not good tires, but tires). The steering angle sensor/Horn not working is a classic sign of the clock spring/spiral cable being broken. It’s common after airbag deployment, they’re kind of a one time use thing for airbags. If there is an ESP fault, it might disable regen.

The minimum charging state is what it charges to when charge planning is active. It then always goes to 30% for example when it's set to that and then continues to full charge to the set time of departure (and waits in between depending on how long it estimates the charge to take).

I bought a 2019 egulf a month ago to drive while my R1T is in the bodyshop. I'm enjoying it very much.

Saw this car on CL for sale a few days ago! Was debating buying it but turned off by the price and body panel damage! Look up the 3D printed aero for the front grill to help increase range.... look up the EV chip to look into the claimed 10% range increase! (Plug & Play) Thank you for doing this video!

I loved my 2015 eGolf, with its 85 mile range so much that i bought another one after the first lease ended (after 18000 miles). Still had the 85 mile range but that's more than enough for most days, including the 66 mile round trip commute I had at the time. I drive a BMW i3 120 ah now, with a mighty 150 mile range. If VW made an eGolf with ~300 miles I would've gone for that and never bought another car.

Channeling his inner Clarkson. The best car is a car with a personality. A story. Priceless.

Baking soda everywhere especially overhead works wonders on the smoke

Those Barum tires are made by Continental.

I wonder how vagcom would compare to your scanner ; you’ll need something for this baby for sure 🙂

Wow! 125,000 miles and she still has full power. Had a 2019 and absolutely loved that car. Looking forward to some updates on this one.

I just bought a fiat 500e from a junk yard auction. It’s the same powertrain in a more efficient body. Gets about twice the range of the egolf and boy is it fun. I’ve had a few electrics and it’s totally a favorite.

forget cybertruck- these are the videos I live for. Kyle is 100% correct 3500 for this car is something to be stoked about. you spend 150k to get something that needs no work.

If the 12v battery was ever disconnected or dead without having the software adaptations corrected afterwards, it will throw every BS code and refuse to drive correctly. German car BS, but solvable with the right dongle. Paid $13,000 net, brand new, for our 2016. Android auto, heated seats, dual zone climate control, heated windshield, for $13,000! No DC charging on ours but we've put 55,000 miles on it. Great driving car, handles Colorado winter with no issues. I compared it to the Bolt and Leaf at the time, and the Golf was the only one that felt like a real car.

The amount of car purchases you and your dad are making are the definition of American consumer excess. Fun enough to watch but I really can't relate on why you need to own 30 cars.

At $3500 I can see why you would choose this car, but I would have guessed you would have picked up a used electric Mini. I know Kyle is a fan of the Mini and its a great little hot hatch EV..

My guess on the regen is that it won't work until the ABS/ESC is fixed.