I would actually trade in my golf tdi for one of these... mmmmm

I should have prefaced that with the grade of the hill. a 25-30% grade is pretty significant, even for something with plenty of power. And from a stop there are plenty of cars here that couldn't manage either. Burnt clutch all day long.

And I highly doubt anything in that engine/body range would get anywhere close…

I dunno. I drove a mk5 golf+ while I was in greece a few years ago, the 85hp 1.4L NA one. It was fine, even with 4 adults and our luggage. It was tougher to go up hills slowly when fully loaded, but with 2 people I didn't notice any issues in acceleration.

That being said, the speed limits over there were a good bit…

The crossblue SUV is supposed to be a diesel hybrid as well, which makes more sense in a larger vehicle like that.

I was thinking the polo bluemotion was a diesel hybrid... damn

Doesn't VW already do a diesel hybrid in their bluetec golf thingy? Get's 73mpg combined?

Why is this a gas hybrid and not a diesel hybrid?

I've owned 2 brand new vw's in the last 8 years, first was an 08 rabbit that I drove for 40k and sold, and the second is my current 11' TDI which is getting close to 70k on the clock.

I have not had one single problem with either (knock on wood). The TDI gets oil changes every 10k, dsg fluid change every 40k, along…

That's your own fault for not figuring out where you were going before you got in the car.

They went up and over through Belgium, instead of going straight into France, so the line never got used.

There's some really cool exploded photos of the line that show how awesome they were. If only the french realized that trench warfare was a bygone of years past.

Cheap used truck is an oxymoron in the south. I can find a cheap truck, that's missing a motor or transmission or something else important. I can find an old truck that somebody wants 4500 or more for, but I can't find a cheap old truck. I'd probably have better luck finding an old van and removing the interior to fit…

Avoidable if the guy driving the SUV didn't attempt to cross lanes of traffic... Watch the video in full screen and pretend you're driving. He had no chance.

Watching the video, he had no chance. The suv pulled out wayyyyy too late and then stopped. Unless the guy had rcomps, he wasn't swerving around that.

I'd love to see a full sheet of plywood on top of a fiat 500's roof rack. Or a fiat towing something (which i'm sure that happens since europeans are silly).

I can fit plenty of shit in the back of my golf, and if it doesn't fit in the back, it can probably fit on the roof, and if it doesn't fit there I borrow a trailer and tow it.

We call that mexipoke where I come from.

For the CRZ to feel like it should it needs one thing. Torque.

It handles alright, but it just feels extremely flat. You floor it and there's no feeling of being pushed back in your seat, which is what everyone thinks feels like going fast.


They need to swap the motor in it to a diesel motor, or give the electric motor…

I would suggest a set of wobble extensions as well. They don't let the the sockets move too much, but in a lot of cases the slight movement gives you a huge advantage in actually being able to fit the extension in there in the first place.


And a box of gloves.

People always make fun of me when I tell them I want one.

This is what I was thinking it reminded me of.