Comments by "Golden Croc" (@GoldenCroc) on "IWrocker" channel.

  1. Thanks for the effort in writing all that man. Köszönöm.
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  2. Yeah the speedometer error is programmed by the manufacturer so you got a tolerance of error to compensate for a bit different tire diameters, etc. Its a combination of fixed number error and a percentage, often something like +5km/h and then 5-6% of total speed on top of that.
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  3. Heres a thing Americans dont seem to get (you included, seemingly?): We dont really have "dangerously slow" cars here.... even if they are "slow". Because being "slow" in the way a 50hp car is, isnt really dangerous here. Better road layout and better drivers makes low power cars, as far as I know, a non issue in regards to safety. 07:43 Yes, this exact car has a WRC variant.. which was champion multiple times.
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  4. Well it all boils down to protectionism and marketing... The "chicken tax" more lax emissions/CAFE standards and similar being the former, and the "weird belief" that car cannot haul being the latter. the latter is not weird, in as much as with good marketing, you can make people believe literally anything. Just another one of those successful campaigns.
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  5. That Saturn Astra you showed as well as the Vauxhaull Astra are simply rebadged Opel Astras, the pictures you showed are of different generation cars. Opel of course being the European arm of GM for a very long time.
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  6. You arent wrong but as a M57 owner I have to put in a word for it as well...
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  7. Regular persons can "drive" i.e (trundle around a track) F1 cars, with a few hours of preparation. Now, lapping it any faster to speak of than they would in a normal family sedan, is going to be a challenge for them. Driving it anywhere close to even half its potential is going to be impossible.
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  8.  @juppzmuda9725  Yeah, but thats a extremely miniscule amount as a percentage. Way below 1% for sure. Category 2 are easily more common by 10-20 times.. or more... So its quite plausible he has actually only seen category 1 and 2, just as he said.
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  9. DTM cars and regulations were very different over the series existence, so it heavily depends on not just brand but also which year for how standard and what engines they ran. Also, I saw some brief group A and Super touring footage mixed into the video I think.
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  10. About the "weird" color...My car has about the same color, I actually vinyl wrapped it and chose it specifically. I call it "high-vis metallic".. the real color name is usually something like "yellow/lemon metallic" I love how it looks, and the fact its very visible is a plus for safety/visibility and when lapping the nurburgring as I do sometimes.
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  11.  @Georgeionescu205  Rudimentary ones, in comparison.
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  12. On top of feeding them pre heated oil as well I believe?
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  13. No speed limits during the week normally, you probably travelled on some limited roads during those days so it was just a coincidence.
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  14.  @ΣτελιοςΠεππας  He is correct, DC and Puerto Rico being included in the "states" is taught in some places. Considering this, this seems more likely to me to be the foundation of the answer.
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  15.  @Georgeionescu205  Quite right. People are almost as lazy about driving correctly everywhere, but the higher speed forces people to pay attention.
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  16. 3:55 first gen BMW 1 series hatch. 4:58 Nissan Sunny 8:06 Yes its a Lancer, the 89-91 one. AWD really earned its keep on this stage compared to the 2WD cars... just no comparison in these conditions. I often go on similar roads in my work van... yeah its treacherous as all heck. The corner the BMW E36 got stuck in, I wouldnt dare with the van, it would get stuck for sure with its FWD, its also got lower grip than a normal car to start with.
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  17. Not uncommon in northern countries.
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  18.  @barrycuda3769  Heat expansion depends on materials used. Its quite possible for a block to expand more than a piston, because of the alloy it uses.
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  19. Cool!
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  20.  @AltCutTV  Well that might well be "the actual answer" in some of the cases.. But I dont think its all that common. Anyway, its not even close to all cases, and quite possibly the minority. In Sweden for example, we were taught US had 52 states, because they included for example Puerto Rico in that.
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  21. This is a nice car, but I think you are mixing this up with some other car/class, this is a R5 regulation fiesta, so about 280hp, supposedly. Its not slow but its fair bit away from the top class.
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  22. Holdover from the common type of religious culture a lot of the US used to have.
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  23. You are right, but I want to clarify a bit more: You are not only meant to do it, you must do it. Thats because during the "Tourist drive" hours, it is quite literally not classed as a track anymore, but a normal road, with road toll and no speed limit. As far as I know, exactly the same laws apply as would going on any other road in Germany.
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  24.  @halla9538  There arent very many people (as a percentage) that own boat that are too heavy to be hauled by a normal car, yet small and light enough that its allowed to haul them on the road with a normal trailer in europe. Just an FYI that most people pehaps dont consider. One can say its, as far as I know, just boats between 1.3 to 2.5 tons. So quite the limited interval. And a large SUV will haul the upper interval of those, so no need for a pick up specifically.
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  25. To be fair, I am pretty sure most people back to when "we still lived in trees" find everthing they are not used to "Goofy", "weird" and "Odd". Its a pretty poor method of predicting what will be successful in the future, never mind what makes a fast race car.
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  26. I own a Cayenne Turbo of this generation, with a few extra optional goodies, like the hydraulically controlled sway bars. It can mix performance on various surfaces like no other car of its age, and one could even say still.. Downsides are the reliability, A Landcruiser for racking up trouble free miles, it certainly aint. But its a bit dependent on luck. I do all mechanical work myself, so for me its managable.
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  27. True, but any Newtonmeter number in isolation doesnt matter, as opposed to a power number.
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  28. Its very very good for its time, and even today compared to most cars. It isnt really accurate to say it still got the record though... It does in a way, but they havent used the sama parameters for the test since like the very early 2000s, so 20 some years ago. The cars tested after that have the cones at other places.
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  29. Wow, from Furiousdriving. I am a huge fan of that channel and guy who runs it, I watch everything he puts out. Its a super wholesome everyday bloke whos into cars, in the best way possible.
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  30.  @XtreeM_FaiL  Thats a common thinking, but though it is kind of correct it some circumstances, it is a bit to narrow, and that leads to misunderstandings that perpetuate the myth that torque as an isolated number matters for propelling vehicles. It does not. Better would be to say that Torque is a factor if power in rotating IC engines. That different viewpoint makes a difference. Its for example very possible to make lots of power with almost no torque, its also very possible to make lots of torque with very little power. Only one of the two matters when it comes to propelling anything, and that is of course power. Some notable examples would be a jet powered car, a maglev train, a cordless drill, and a fuel powered RC car engine, all extreme examples in the torque/power equation that hopefully serves to illustrate my point quite well?
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  31. Regarding towing and stuff like that: To be honest there are tons of things you notice as a non-american of how some marketing departments/commercials have some things in the US especially in an iron grip... Not to say that isnt the case elsewhere because it surely is but you get the feeling people get more of their info about all kinds of stuff strictly from commercials in the US... I can name a few examples on top of the "you need a massive pickup, preferably a "dualie" to tow even a small trailer" which seem to be generally accepted. "you need a massive pickup, preferably with 35" monster mudder tires to go on an unpaved road" and "you need a massive pickup, preferably a "dualie" to transport a small hand pulled lawn mower..." Now that I think about it, seems like massive pick ups is the common denominator in a lot of car myths. Pretty funny.
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  32. Eating burgers. 🤔But I think they would be over the look of the burgers, though. J/K Americans, its the same for everyone, but with different things of course.
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  33. To be honest, there is a tradeoff with the symbol based signs as well: It requires you to know what they mean or being able to figure it out. I can say for sure most people dont know what every sign means, certainly not the more obscure ones. So in the end its a question of if more people driving know how to read and understand it vs how many knows the symbols well enough. Dont think its clear cut, in the US, I would guess the text might actually make more sense considering the primary language and the relatively low training required to drive.
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  34. Lots of similar stuff was availible in europe back in the day, but never all that popular.
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  35. Did I get that right? Laxa customizations of Sweden produced it? Thats wild, that company is located in an really small village of just a couple of thousand inhabitants very close to where I live! I passed their entry gate every day to go to my old work.
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  36. Dacia is Renaults budget brand. Uses mostly old Renault platforms, which is a good thing, because then the kinks are worked out of them. Not the best in luxury or comfort of course, but they do the job just fine. As far as value for money goes if you just want a car that does car stuff, there is no western-made or japanese brand that comes close. They got a poor reputation with brand snobs (they are just too cheap), which are heck of a lot of people, but the ones who own them like them and the customer satisfaction and reliability are quite good. If you watched the old top gear, you should have heard James may utter the famous "Good News!" followed by some news blurb about the Dacia Sandero.... It became a meme, there are lots of compilation clips about it on youtube.
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  37. 15:09 This bodystyle is often called "shooting brake" . In this case, yes the rear window is the rear hatch. Some more "modern" examples of true 2 door shooting brakes are BMW Z3 coupe and Ferrari FF.
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  38.  @flo2677  What is a "mini car" to you? regarding the "regular sedans" (Dont know what you would class as such,presumably larger than this in your mind), thats absolutely not the case. You are mistaken. There is absolutely no way sedans outnumber hatchbacks in europe. You must have seen some bad statistics or take your data from exclusively a very specific area, not the whole of europe.
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  39. You are absolutely right in all that you write, but I find the 17.5 number very suspect. Seems way too low as an average. 20,21 I could believe.
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  40. Tipsy? Thats one way to put it I guess.... They could probably run the car off a blood alcohol test if they made one...
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  41.  @altblechasyl_cs2093  Power to weight.
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  42. Thanks, saved me some typing :)
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  43.  @loickjaaj8969 No it really is an XM. They look similar, so I understand the mistake, but look again and you will see its an XM. Front lights under the bumper, the kink in the rear doors and glass etc etc are some easy way to spot it, among other things of course.
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  44. America only got the coupe of the 1 series. "They" dont like hatches.
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  45. Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52. This could be why. The title of that movie is unlikely to influence much. It would be extremely unlikely to show up like this .
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  46. They probably meant they swapped the 405 turbo 16v into it.
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  47. Many european brands arent availible because they wouldnt sell well. Americans love big, simple to fix and cheap. These cars are small, not that cheap and not that simple to fix. The japanese could sell small cars reasonably well because they were cheap, and very reliable, so in effect cheap to fix (since they didnt break much). But even they need to sell SUVs these days. So, yeah. Maybe in the future, they will make a, probably rebranded, comeback.
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  48. Almost, I think you know but just typed the wrong thing by mistake. XM was a successor to the CX, which was a sucessor to the DS. SM didnt really get any successors.
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  49. OK I will give some thanks to the community by transcribing the voiceover of the old video at the end. Starting at 8:59 (My note: Swedish military calls some of the their trucks ”cars” as well): ”Terrain cars are nothing new for Scania. In fact, Since 1916, they have built those with 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering vehicles, when the first ”Tow wagon” saw the light of day, so 25 years before the American ”Jeep”." "But times change, and with that the demands on a ”terrain car”. The main requirement from the military was to produce a terrain vehicle with good terrain crossing ability, good drivability, good reliability, cheap maintenance, good road ”agility”. The military demanded a substantial engine power, 15hp per metric ton, but that wasnt a problem for Scania. The engine is a 6 cylinder boosted Scania Diesel in the 3 axle variant, and a naturally aspirated in the 2 axle configuration. A special demand was that the oil scavenging pump should be able to cope with a vehicle angle of 35 degrees in every direction. The cars are equipped with a fully automatic gearbox, which means the driver can focus fully on the driving.” Upvote if you want others to see this comment. I used to drive one of those older variants showed in the last part as well (they were around for a loooong time, probably 30 years), so if you want to ask anything a driver would know, I can hopefully answer it. Cheers mates.
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  50. Yeah I was made aware of stuff like this when they showed it on the "eurosport" sport channel I think, way back when. Been a fan of it since then.
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  51.  @veyron142  The "classic" Hägglunds are the silver one seen at 10:20, and those are swedish. These use an updated chassis developed from a BV206, with a Volvo cab. STV is a separate company with lots of hägglunds involvment, and swedish as well.
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  52. I am sure a very large percentage (90+%) dont, and probably a fair few dont use it on manuals either. They call it the "Emergency brake" which I am sure doesnt help the general public to understand its usage any better.
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  53. As far as I know, they are not usually 50cc, but quite a lot more. Like 2 cylinder 400cc diesel for example. However, they do fall under the same rules as 50cc "mopeds" in most places for what speed and roads they can do and use.
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  54. Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52
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  55. As far as I know, the "old" Agera RS production car (i.e there are several, it can be bought and is street legal) FIA official top speed record still stands to this day... ? after all other malarkey went by the wayside.
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  56. Yeah its not maimstream knowledge for sure, you have to be into old stuff like tractors and stationary engines and so on to see it regularly.
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  57. 03:40 That would be a Renault Megane Maxi.
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  58.  @coleti666  aka the Ferrari 456s brother.
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  59. Only center as standard, rear was a rare option. But they do pretty well without locks, the computer is quite clever where to send power.
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  60. Yeah, high speed sweepers are the temperature "gainers", whilst as you can see the onrushing air in an open wheeler actually cools the tire surface a bit on the straights. Also cool to see the Sidepod, brakes and rear gathering heat. Poor old Paul di Resta, he was a pretty good driver in his own right, even if his f1 career wasnt all that long. The big leagues are just that, after all.
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  61. Bird is not really "black", the one on the right is an illustration of how much more color a bird can see in what to us appears as "black" because of their more granular color vision.
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  62. You are correct, but there are some things you just cant do with 2wd that almost becomes easy with 4wd.. Tow starting on ice or snow going uphill for example, if the trailer is reasonably heavy. But thats hardly what most people do everyday, so for normal driving you are certainly on the money.
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  63.  @Miccielly  Exactly right, we were taught they just didnt change the flag after including the other ones, which seemed to make more sense than changing it. Considering most famous flags of countries were I am from are unchanged for hundred of years, changing it more often than, or even at all, seemed ludicrous.
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  64.  @martinohnenamen6147  I think you misunderstood my post, I am not strictly talking about Metric vs imperial units at all. It was a bit of non sequitur answer, I admit. I was talking about the myth that still lives on that torque numbers in isolation matters for vehicle propulsion, when its only the power numbers that does. Cheers.
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  65.  @UltraCasualPenguin  Its a sideeffect of longevity, fuel consumption and power targets, i.e to get the consumption they wanted at the necessary power level, they had to go with a BIG engine. And big engines give a lot of torque, by pure physics. Often the high torque is even an unwanted sideffect, and is limited in software, like in many cars.
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  66. Not just US, Lots of kind of similar stuff (well, maybe not the fifth wheel part) was availible to buy in europe back in the day, but it was never all that popular compared to regular tow hitch coupled caravans.
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  67. Yep, its bots.
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  68. And Audi q7... And these days (not the cars in the video) the Lamborghini Urus and Bentley bentayga as well.
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  69. Saw one of those a couple of weeks ago. For a 2cv, its a stunner alright!
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  70. Most of these vehicles are very old or in bad shape with regards to glow plugs etc. A resaonably modern diesel car thats fully functioning starts as easily at 0 degrees F as it does at 70 degrees F. But it does make for a good video seeing them having trouble starting. No more substantial issue starting a diesel than a petrol, really.
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  71.  @skrillah6259  Indeed it is. But as stories go, its a good one.
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  72. Well not just "some" are using the drivetrain.,,,, its pretty much all of them. Well except for that it was only the previous gen clio chassis, engines were always the same as renaults latest. With the models on sale currently, it uses the current renault chassis as well, so they are "up to date" in all regards regarding the drivetrain and chassis.
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  73. Not bad. I am about 13 seconds slower in my car, a diesel BMW, So I expected a little bit more to be honest, but I am not super familiar with the platform and if it ran all stock and normal tires (not R compound), that seems about right. An "honest" lap in comparisom to the tweaked cars most manufacturers run.
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  74. Yep, named "Sunny" in europe.
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  75.  @Marieisso  Yes, I figured thats where you got the numbers from. Dont sweat it, its an easy enough mistake to make. May I say, its good to see a bit of courtesy, most people arent like you in that regard and take everything personally. Cheers.
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  76. Ah yes, the "bordello" interior look... hey, its something different, thats for sure. Cool for a showtruck I suppose.
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  77.  @genesishep  I know about it, I was talking specifically about the Cayenne (as those were the subject of this video). Not the same off road kit as standard or availible, though on the other hand you could option some stuff the Touareg couldnt get, like the hydraulic sway bars. You also could option what they called "skid pads", but its certainly not a complete underbody protection, no. I looked at all availible Touareg and Cayenne models before I decided on and bought my Cayenne, since I felt the tradeoff of what the Cayenne does better was worth it to me. I am from Sweden, btw, so I know winters and snow very well :)
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  78.  @MrZcar350  Works fine everywhere. A 16 foot boat is very light, relatively.
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  79.  @fabr5747  Its a generally occuring rule ones car gets to a certain age. This is common enough and surely what he meant, since thats how it works almost everywhere.
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  80. The roller coaster was part of their over-investment etc that made them face bankruptcy. It is not and was not in use, except for 4 single days back in 2013 as said. I have done a few laps there, and I have the personal goal of being the fastest "fully street legal/not track modified" diesel car around there some day. Might not seem like much but its a a lofty enough goal for a private individual of small economical means as myself.. We will see if its possible.
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  81. Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52
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  82. The newer the citroen, the firmer the suspension, generally. That might be to your liking, or it might not. For some purists, they think its been downhill on that front since the DS.
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  83. Mostly right, but these kind of rubber tracks arent as limited as you might think, especially in this configuration with the articulated and powered "trailer". Except pure, slippery and smooth rock formation, they are pretty darn good, and putting aside that, they got the advantage over tires mostly everywhere . Downside for their intended usage mainly being they wear a lot on the paved road and you cant go very fast either, maybe 70km/h.
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  84. Its not unreliable, especially not the faclift model or the gen 2 ones. Them being unreliable is just outdated info parroted by those that dont really know, but got an opinion anyway. Unfortunately, there are a lot of those people, in all kind of different fields...
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  85.  @bentchristiansen8795  See my previous post, there seems to be the same misunderstanding going on here. cheers.
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  86.  @UltraCasualPenguin  Indeed, the thermal efficiency of very large diesels are often above 50%, giving very good fuel consumption for the specific power usage. Just as I said above. Engine spec sheets often quote gram fuel used per kwh power output at different rpms in a graph, perhaps you can do the math of the engine you mention and compare it to a typical modern car engine and then a 1960s 50cc petrol two stroke. Could be fun and you might find the numbers illuminating. My guess would be 35% and 20% thermal efficiency at best rpm.
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  87. Not hundred percent true unfortunately. I used the toll road in France one time, they couldnt accept my card which led to a quite amusing story of how I caused a queue on the road with lots of cars stuck behind me (you pay as you exit, not enter) and a very heated discussion with a french lady via some telephone system in the toll booth.
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  88. As a guy outside the geographic area mentioned on wiki, I have to admit I havent seen all that many Louis de Funes movies, but the ones I have often/always seemed to have some kind of crazy car (or other vehicle) chase / scene.
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  89. Yep, I have seen standard trucks doing drag racing exhibitions, and as a part of that doing a burnout first. No issues.
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  90. Even in europe the tow weights are heavily outdated to the lower end. With todays more powerful cars with much better brakes than in the old days, you could more or less double the permissable tow weight. The only realistic danger is wobble because of faulty hitch pressure, but thats a problem you can encounter even within the current rules.
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  91.  @YekouriGaming  The error is different on every car, but the most common on cars that are older than quite new are what I wrote. I have coded my main car to show the correct speed on the digital speedometer, since the car itself knows it. Yes, I know of the regulation. I dont really agree it has to do with engine size, its more that newer cars interface their gps module with the speedometer more. Older cars with larger engines have just as big of an error as smaller engined ones. Cars of the same model with different engine alternatives have identical speedometer error, with a few exceptions and in those cases the larger engines actually have more error. This is because they want to satisfy the demand of the customers buying larger engines to see the car "go fast". One such example is older BMW M3 vs a normal 320i, where the M3 has more error.
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  92. Southern and central euope, not much, no. Nothern europe, absolutely it is.
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  93. Trailers are foor looks, yes, but it doesnt have to be fake. Lots of stuff you can do to minimize friction and increase traction.
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  94. Quite a few of those Audi Q7:s looked to be first gen to me, which is essentially the same car as the first gen VW Toureg and Porsche Cayenne (Newer ones still share platform, but gen 1 was widely thought to be the best for off road). Both the VW and Porsche platform siblings are even better offroad though, courtesy of their better ground clearance, better approach/departure angle and (I think) more comprehensive off road packs availible as options. There are better cars off road these days, but I dont think there is any car built that can combine the off road ability, with daily driver comfort, with the pretty fast on road performance that platform can do with larger engines... Certainly nothing came remotely close at the time. Downside is of course the so-so reliability in the long run...
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  95.  @thedutchhuman  The older models mostly featured in this videos, are one of the best if not THE best terrain cars of its era, certainly if one takes into account the on road manners. Most 4wd or AWD cars are way worse in terrain, even on the same tires. However, this capacity was as good as never used, yes. For an even worse example, see G-wagon.
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  96. They got the "Legends car" class worldwide which might be something similar except for the 1930s styled body.
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  97.  @AHVENAN  I have driven one of those exact vans, and yeah, its pretty darn fast for one of those.
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  98.  @norb0254  I seriously doubt most automatics in Scotland are dual clutch models considering how uncommon those are compared to torque converter ones...
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  99. The Lancia more or less keeping up with a f1 car of the time, in what is implied to be the same conditions, is sadly a myth. As is reasonably obvious to those that know a bit about both sports at the time and/or a bit of physics. But its a great myth and fun story!
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  100. Sorry I started writing the comment and did a thing in between posting it, I see @module79l128 has more or less written what I did already. Sorry.
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  101. This is not that car. This is a normal 205 with an engine swap.
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  102. Just a bugbear, Britain is part of europe... I know everyone uses "europe" as shorthand for "continental europe" but lots of people say/used to say "the continent" instead, which I think is much better. Using "europe" has made seemingly quite a few people (not you, of course) confused about what europe and EU is...
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  103.  @mistycrom  If it is a Galant, its using a Lancer bodyshell. Look a bit closer and you will see, there is no mistaking it, the front indicator shape gives it away directly, naming one thing thats easy to spot in the video. Anyway, even if it it uses a Galant drivetrain it has to be said to be a Lancer anyway, considering its a unibody car. That means the bodyshell denotes car model. Similar to how the well known Ford Escort cosworth is still an Escort, even though it uses Sierra underpinnings and drivetrain.
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  104. Yeah, being formula 1 they even calculate for the effect brake temp has on tire pressures at all times during the race (because of indirectly increasing air temps). Quite some years ago I believe their was a bit of hubbub of some teams running rims with some special materials and shapes to better control tire pressure and temps the way they wanted from the brake heat.
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  105. Yep, not the best video. Also, torque figures doesnt matter, thats an old misunderstanding. Power is what does.
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  106. ? Fallen for some bot message?
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  107. "Unpimp my ride" ones were cool...
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  108.  @joseppedaia3673  The "oil warriors" like to say the change every 5k miles. Perhaps they really do, and not just say they do. But for the ones who do, there are likely even more people that never change it, especially in the US.
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  109.  @WhatDayIsItTrumpDay  You never wrote why the Geo Metro was bad.... The Suzuki Swift, and Suzukis in general are known as some of the best cars around, if one simply is looking for " a car" that does car stuff and dont need much else. As is the case for most people, if they didnt have non-car considerations when they buy their cars. Suzukis are generally very reliable, very economical, and quite cheap to buy. I would say that counts for something...
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  110.  @muchtarka  Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52.
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  111. Yes, CC for "coupe cabriolet". For people want a cheap daily driver and also a practical cabriolet, they are pretty good.
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  112. Quite right. Also, racetracks were mostly very long straights or ovals, so top speed was highest priority.
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  113. I own a few vehicles that I have done closer to 300km/h on normal roads with, but never quite above 300, so far. Funny thing is how the indicated speed differs between the vehicles. The Porsche is about 8km/h at top speed, which is very good. The BMW about 15km/h which is good/normal, and the motorcycle is about 30km/h optimistic, which is a lot, but normal for older motorcycles.
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  114.  @Jaibee27  Yep, seen casey stoner and others. I have been into "performance" bikes since 1992, and currently own four of them. A good rider can hold their own against many production based race cars in corners, as I said. It all depends what the comparison is.
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  115. Well, mainstream pop music artists rarely did, pretty much no matter how far you go back in time. Probably you have to go back further then the invention of the gramophone / record or wax roll player itself for the majority of music to have been made by the performer.
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  116. thats true, but its changing fast and in the not too distant future it will be the other way around.
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  117.  @alisonrandall3039  You will be pleased to know you live in a positively metropolitan are compared to me... Not far from where I live the bus only shows up twice in a day. So yeah. But even if thats not all that uncommon in the country where I live, the rest of europe is most often more densly populated. Cheers!
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  118. Likely, or Puerto Rico.
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  119. Yeah, but if you own this car and want to track it, which for most buyers is unlikely, you dont go to a track day, you rent (well, your assistants do) the track for yourself :)
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  120.  @dereinegreg  Straight six, from his description.
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  121. The grass is always greener... etc.
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  122.  @JustmeandB  I change the oil in my mothers sandero diesel every year, but she does 15000 miles in a yer, or a bit more. No issue considerng her driving pattern. Almost exclusively highway. Car is on 200k miles and going strong, exactly as one would expect.
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  123.  @poplaurentiu4148  The toughness and strength of the car was never in question, even since mk1, more or less. The Drivetrain and system are no less sturdy than the best the mainstream automotive industry could offer. Its quite stout, for what it is. So A rally raid (I am very aware of the one you describe) is no problem. The problem of this car arises as it ages. Its not stuff that breaks because of physical impacts, but rather electrical problems and engine problems caused by long term heat cycling, moisture and age.
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  124. ​ @automation7295 It was a joke. Sure, a tired one thats been heard a million times already, but still a joke.
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  125. Yep, I got some danfoss stuff in my house, and funnily enough the control unit for the fridge in my boat.
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  126.  @cheezycrusty  If you mean the logo in the grill, the XM also has it centered in some models. Its an XM, per my earlier post.
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  127.  @justincase9471  There are a lot of trackdays organized, including just bikes one. But as I said, during Tourist drives its classed as a regular road, so anything thats highway legal is welcome. Dont think there is anything to do about that if they want to keep regular road legal status, which is what enables people running their everyday car or RV or whatever without any special race licence, vehicle inspenction, or protective gear in the first place.
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  128.  @justincase9471  Fair enough, I remember seeing, assuming you are correct which I am sure you are, what was probably a bike only session at the GP track, but at least back then there was no indication of it being so in official documentation or schedule. Perhaps thats changed these days. I guess there might be some nuance and spectrum to what their operating licence allows. Just curious, might I ask a bit about what vehicle you use and some quick summary about it?
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  129. You are of course correct in what you write, but the lure of being able to drive with your brain more or less turned off is a strong sentiment for many people, and certainly not only in the US, but in most countries I would say.
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  130. Very true. Also, even without a limiter, it takes 500hp or more to go 200mph in most cars. This isnt very common in europe.
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  131.  @dnocturn84  Hi. I will adress the points you made in the order you made them. It does take about 500hp or so give or take for most cars that are likely to have that level of power. A far less powerful car cant do it, because of the power it takes to overcome the rolling friction and aerodynamic drag that speed generates. Most cars that feature that level of power also have the gearing to go above 200mph wihout hitting any rev limiter. Any modern car with 200mph top speed from factory feature brakes and chassis capable of doing so, though this is irrelevant to the statement posed. Conclusion: Effectively its almost exclusively a question of having enough power, which so happens to be about 500hp or a bit more for most medium sized cars. As was stated in my first post. If you still doubt it, you can look up the formulas for calculating the power requirement for the top speed of a vehicle to a very close approximation yourself, the formula can be found by google search without much trouble. The gearing question is also easily verified by googling the drivetrain data of cars that feature said 500hp or above, there arent that many in the european market. Cheers mate.
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  132. For those watching that arent boat guys: if you hit the water at the speeds they are going, it can very well be deadly just from the forces. No, a life preserver isnt going to help much either, its to prevent you from drowning, not pure impact damage from hitting the water.
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  133. 6G though? I guess you meant 5G.
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  134. Those rules makes perfect sense. That gets me wondering what the optimal car would be... of more well know cars, its got to be hard to beat a bug up there, only thing its missing is more suspension travel. Maybe also stuff like old Skodas and other reasonably light rear engined cars. Curious to see how a 2CV would do.. probably very good for a FWD car.
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  135.  @IanDarley  Very interesting to hear. Thanks. Seems like its a quite well thought out event.
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  136. As the other guy said, that was the Q7. It did come with the petrol W12 though.
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  137. Pretty sure those tires got way too tall studs to be street legal anywhere in the EU at least. I guess they could be ok in other places that doesnt have regulation that cover studded tires to begin with.
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  138. Yep, one of the most common cars in all of europe.
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  139.  @EitBitSF  1: I suggest you read my post again, what you have replied with have pretty much nothing to do with what I have written. As for the other two examples, local peculiarities exist everywhere (applies to example number 1 as well), Nothing exclusive to the US, These exact cases could happen everywhere in the west and English speaking world, and if you dont think so you are either simply not sufficiently informed on how stuff like this when it comes to single instances works in the real world, no offence. A single story about something strange when it comes to law enforment and legal system can be dug up from pretty much everywhere in the world.
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  140.  @Archangel591  1: No country that I I know of, including the US. But still the story was from the US. I take it you can draw you own conslusions from that? 2; Yes they can. Doesnt mean this stuff cant happen everywhere. 3: Maybe not "around here" but I doubt "around here" experience encompasses your whole country?
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  141. "Electric transmission"? I think you got something wrong, most automatic cars are torque converter type, same as always, with a few being dual clutch.
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  142.  @raistraw8629  Quite right you are, its always good to add more info. Thumbs up.
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  143. Really old 1910s race cars like this are badass. Its an event every time you see, hear, feel(!) and smell (!!) them. I have been lucky enough to visited goodwood FOS and the sinsheim museum that houses Brutus and seen quite a few.
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  144.  @ned_1963  I was talking about the "bad handling" part. No, the smaller capacity engines elsewhere are driven by higher fuel prices and tax reasons mostly, i.e costs. Americans have their own interests, F1 isnt big and Rally non existent, more or less. Hence a smaller pool of talent and lack of US sponsors.
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  145. Does she review cars though, or does she present them? Havent really seen a review from her so far, only presentations.
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  146.  @drummerboy2834  Ok, I havent. Mind linking me one of those reviews or giving me the name of one?
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  147. 2.4 but yeah :)
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  148. Probably saves fuel though?
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  149.  @Ludwig5967  Fair enough, I havent played it. Only made assumptions from why one does it in the real world. Cheers.
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  150.  @SanderVandeWiel  Everything with hydropneumatics is cool in my book, but to each their own.
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  151. No its indeed a V12. the W12 was the petrol.
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  152. I am actually looking to set an inofficial "record lap time" myself around nurburgring, though in a much cheaper "class" of course.... unfortunately my car keeps overheating and I dont have the funds to build a full custom cooling system as of now 😥 . But its always great to see fast laps!
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  153. Quite common in scandinavia, which is mostly in the EU
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  154. Highest average speed.
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  155.  @helgelippert1970  You are indeed quite right, my bad in overlooking it. Thanks for setting the record straight!
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  156. Since 2005-ish, french cars have no general weaknesses compared to other cars. Before that, it was a bit different, as you say.
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  157.  @uraclint  This is true, but I was talking about the specific car in itself, not generally about the name. Oh, and it was the very early ninties when Opel put the Astra name on the car that Vauxhall had already used for a good while, yes.
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  158. Not really, becuse if you lose for example 1 thousand in one sector each, but goes 1 second faster in the third, you are still 0,998 seconds faster than second place at the time. Probably thats what happened here.
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  159.  @Nowheremt  Cant disagree with that. Exquisite.
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  160. World wide perhaps, but hardly any in europe, making his observation correct.
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  161.  @Jimarillion  No, not all that much offence really. Sorry if I gave that impression. Its just that there often are lots of disparaging comments on how to pronounce car brands under many car videos, and often the arent even correct and/or made by people that cant pronounce even their own name correctly, as I said. Yours wasnt one of them, clearly. I just thought the guy should get some credit for at least trying. I apologize again. Cheers mate.
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  162.  @Kent.  Not stupid at all, have you no sense except what you see in your own home town? It makes perfect sense to compare whats common with eachother... Also, Sweden is a miniscule market with a miniscule proportion of population. Nothern europe is a small outlier in the europe area.
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  163.  @framegrace1  He meant Peugeot, he wrote the 3008 just prior to that if you look. Dont agree with the sentiment at all though, Peugeot cars are as good as anything else, nothing particularly bad about them at all.
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  164. To be fair, not many are running those kind of diesel cars outside europe anyway, its not just BMW.
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  165. Almost right, the most well known brands are French and Italian. such as the two brands featured here. Chinese brands are not very well known.
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  166.  @henrischutte1968  It somewhat used to be that way even in Sweden long ago, but then they got more common , which tipped the point of it not being uncool towards it being cool. Also, since they are often very expensive, having a new one is/was a status symbol. 20k+ Eur is nothing to sneeze at when buying what amounts to a "toy car" for your teens for most people. If there is one thing teenagers know, its what is expensive or not, and the more expensive, the cooler.
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  167.  @BertrandNelson-Paris  Hmm I find that a bit strange to be honest... Now I dont doubt some kind of marketing material talked about it as "the new SM" or whatever, but I dont see the reality of that, beyond just marketing or a sales pitch. Only real connection would be number of cylinders availible in the top spec, but the CX had turbocharging... Almost everything about the XM follows straight on from the higher end variants of the CX in my view. The CX Turbo 2 prestige (LWB) was pretty upscale, and no slouch. The SM had after all been out of production for 15 years when the XM came out, thats an eon in car terms for a car thats supposed to fill the same market niche, if they were serious about it.
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  168.  @BertrandNelson-Paris  Sounds reasonable. Cheers mate.
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  169. Depends on the car really, but yes most cars consume the least fuel at about 80km/h, but for many the consumption dont increase incredibly much at higher speeds (within reason of course). Regarding the 130km/h for long periods, I would say just about every car on the road is designed to do 130 km/h more or less indefinitely, and 150 km/h as well. Its not a problem. In the old days of less traffic in germany, many people would take any car to more or less its top speed and stay there for hours on the end if they wanted. It used to be that When you get passed by old Peugeot 205 diesels with 60hp doing 160-170km/h (100-105mph), you knew you had arrived in Germany. I long for those days, now its so clogged up.
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  170. No shade on you, just a bit surreal from a european perspective to see how you are unaware of for example a Peugeot 205gti, one of the most legendary hot hatches ever. I guess it would be like asking the average european about which is their favorite 1970s american light pick up truck. 😀 14:45 Is a XL1, the one is for 1 liter fuel consumption per 100km driven; It was one of VW early 2000s vanity projects, in this case to make the most fuel efficient car in the world that was mass produced and still could be used as a daily driver.
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  171.  @philthybstard8306  A guy which I pass more or less every day has one parked outside his house on a trailer, but yeah, I havent driven one either.
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  172.  @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188  Well, there was a production stop and a recall on already delivered cars. After that it was produced for a normal number of years. Thats probably what you meant, but it can be read like they discontinued the model altogether.
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  173. I havent driven in poland, but I hope to do in the not too far future. Regarding drving with an automatic, it isnt very strange. At least to me. You just push the pedal. But some people are very "sensitive" to changes and for them I guess it could be scary...
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  174. Well you can argue that of course, but its what people like. I am sure people with other tastes werent in any way deprived of alternatives. A lot of people like Mcdonalds, and its very popular measured by number of people eating there, but it still doesnt take away any business, exposure or a single customer of your "local" Michelin star rated restaurant....
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  175. @ The truth is most people dont care about music you would want them to, and they never did. Mcdonalds outcompeted many other similar establishments, and this kind of music is just more popular than the indie stuff, and always has been. Its in the name after all "pop". Anyway, long ago the general person cared more about the lifestyle and subculture of different music, but when that fell out of favor it showed how little people really cared for a "diverse diet". Max Martin etc was a man whos time had come, by virtue if supplying people with what they wanted. Personally, I dont really care about people eating nuggets ever day nor listening to mass produced pop music either, More power to them if it makes them happy.
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  176. 0:53, thats actually a myth, definitively if going by the wording. "Torque" never matters in any vehicle, only (horse)power does. What people actually almost always mean when they say "Torque" is really "low rpm power". Not the best info source video, sorry, since he kept talking about how "Torque" is what matters.
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  177.  @anth5189  No, he is right. Your presumption is putting the cart before the horse. Its designed to a regulation, all other considerations follow from that.
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  178.  @TheNismo777  Well not really, mine is a normal 3 series with towbar and other family stuff, but as I said I think this is the most honest "manufacturer" lap I have seen for a long time... the "hatchback" category records for example are notoriously of cars that are tweaked quite a bit... I like this car, its cool!
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  179. No it actually is a Lancer like he thought, the 89-91 model. They look similar to a galant though.
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  180.  @magnuslundstedt2659  Yes, I know about them and the predecessor, I used to be in the Swedish army myself, but its goodthat you gave some more info for others to read :)
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  181. An old friend of mine works at Scania, for whatever its worth. Pretty big employer around here.
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  182. You wanna get 900++ horsepower out of a 3 liter "pump fuel" NA engine, you are gonna need some revs to do it. The noise is just a bonus. :)
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  183.  @samiraperi467  Yep, I can confirm both of your comments 👍
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  184.  @Marieisso  You are a class act, Marie. Fantastic 2024 to you as well.
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  185.  @JirkaEnjoy  You are absolutely right. I really did think it looked like it drove like a FWD car in this video.... Incredible. I must say, a shameful display by me to allow myself to be so influenced by how I thought it drove, that I thought those were the class rules. Should have looked it up better before posting, even though I felt reasonably certain. Thanks for the post.
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  186. Cause they can afford it, thats why. So why shouldnt they. Europe would be exactly the sme, if the general european had the same economy as the general American do, bet on it.
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  187. It seems Ian suffers from late stage "(Opel) Manta-blindness". Pray for him, doctors often say there is nothing to be done. Very tragic.... ;) Anyway... 9:48 is a Peugeot 505.
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  188. It was mostly 3 litres for most of the v10 era, but yeah.
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  189. I dont know at all, but I seriously doubt digital screen plates are a thing in the EU.. what would be the point? Cant think of a single benefit from the perspective of the authorities (the ones who want you to have a plate in the first case), to be honest.
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  190. I am a fan of the brand and have owned a C5, one of the last with the funky suspension... Worked well enough. Would love to own one again, but unfortunately they dont manufacture any model that would fit what I use my cars for right now, sadly.
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  191. They dont know anything else, that why. Old myths die hard.
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  192. Well I wouldnt say "premium brand", they were a "mid range/lower mid range" brand, one could say. But thats ok.
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  193.  @helloweener2007  It theoretically can be a Ferrari F40 with a Suzuki Swift bodykit.... But its way more likely to be a Swift. Same with the Suzuki/Subaru, I should think.
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  194. wait, what? Not a single of those cars you mentioned are V4 ? You must have mixed up something with the specifications.
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  195. Its, ironically, exactly the opposite actually. The more moderm amenities you got, and the larger city you live in, its more likely to know less about this kind of stuff. Thats because there are so many other things availible to focus on. So no, not necessarily fake at all.
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  196.  @enlightendbel  Your last sentence is a bit questionable in parts. Certainly the "better for your wallet" is far from categorically true, and if following the manufacturers oil spec, likely the inverse: Its worse for your wallet.
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  197. You are right, but I have heard it from a lot of people, not just Americans. Older Swedes passing through are often very scared of it, compared to the slow and almost empty roads we got in Sweden. For me, I thinks its not fast enough these days, with all the traffic and stau but it is what it is. Ironically, even though the speed limit is max 120 km/h in Sweden, and even that is rare, its almost easier to have a higher average speed here, since there is so little traffic and no stau to eat up your time.
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  198. I live in semi rural Northern Europe, and I can say I havent used public transport in 20 years. Just no reason for it since I got a car, that I need anyway.
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  199. Whats dumb about it?
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  200.  @shaggings  Pretty solid research since long, long ago show they increase visibility even in daylight and decreases accidents. Question really was why it took until dedicated "DRL" light and legistation for the rest of the world to catch up. What surprises me is is if you got no auto dipped beam on when engine is on, but have to put it n manually? Here in Sweden where the dipped beam/DRL legislation comes from, all cars have it auto since the law was took effect, as far as I know. So since the 1970s or so.
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  201. Autobahn is literally just the name for the entire highway system in germany. Nothing to do with unlimited speed or not. Some sections are unlimited, some are not.
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  202. Depends on what one means by slow around a corner. They can hold their own against a "heavy" (standard car based) race car with little to no downforce. Not too much but that though, even if the data here is biased.
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  203. They didnt have success ballast per se in the "golden years" this video mostly covers. And thank god they didnt.
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  204. They dont use more fuel depending on car, if they got a modern auto, they are rated for lower fuel consumption even....
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  205. Ovals or tracks wont allow for such high speed, mostly. Otherwise I dont disagree entirely with what you wrote, but it is what it is.
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  206. From memory, I think its not. This looks to be from another time they did it, probably goodwood as others have said.
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  207. Too bad some of your knowledge is false then. So I wouldnt be so boisterous about knowing a lot considering that. After all, what use is knowing incorrect information? Worse than not knowing it at all, one would say.
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  208.  @ingvartorma9789  How do you know whats correct and incorrect? Reading it in a book doesnt make it correct,, nor hearing it on the news. There are so many ways information can be willingly or unwillingly transformed in every step of the communication it doesnt even bear mentioning. In any case, even if your last sentence was tongue in cheek, using such totally subjective terms as "lazy" and "accomplished the least" whilst seemingly serious ruins the credibility of everything else. Or do you believe such things can be measured in any meaningful and objective way? You post heavily overestimate what knowledge people have, how deep it goes, and how meaningful it is. As, sadly, evidenced by your last sentence. I am sure you mean well, but you have placed way too much credit in every step of the way regarding what you describe.
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  209. I see what you like about it. Not really my taste with that rear end. Personally I much prefer the RS6, that one is a real standout among ALL wagons looks wise and I am not even an "Audi guy"...
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  210. Very nice.
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  211. @ Yes of course, but its mainstream pop music this video is about after all, and that also what you talked about in your post, especially the last sentence. So thats what I found relevant to talk about as a reply.
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  212. Yeah that was a chuckle. with the caption and all showing.
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  213. Its the same with every modern car thats fully functioning. EV, petrol or diesel.
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  214.  @Astravall  Depends on how you define " a bit of starter action", really. 2-3 seconds is normal in low temperatures, which I would call pretty quick. So if your old cars took longer than that, it has indeed changed. Traction is only very faintly correlated to the quicker TCS reaction time possible with EVs. Its an advantage, but not all that big or even at all if you are proefficient at driving. In some circumstances the EV drivetrain characteristics actually conspires to make traction more of an issue than an ICE car.
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  215.  @tomdobbs2733  Very well, since you wrote "In England" I assumed you meant as an average of the population, which of course is forever changing over time.
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  216. 1/60th of a degree, but yeah.
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  217.  @barryford1482  Not really, dont beat yourself up over it, the vast majority of people wouldnt even know they are related the way you did after all. Cheers mate.
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  218.  @barryford1482  Hi Barry. Depends on how technical one wants to get... Its the length at the equator that can be said to correspond to 1/60th degree of latitude, not longitude. Take a look at this picture, if you will: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile#/media/File:Nautic_mile_definition_v2_English.svg So yeah, it can be pretty confusing. But perhaps thats what you meant, and I simply misunderstood you. Apologies if so. English is not my first language. Cheers.
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  219. Its accurate if you live reasonably close to a large population center and work office hours. He obviously havent experienced more rural areas and shifts that start/end earlier/later. But for the majority of population of western europe, what he said holds pretty true.
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  220. This is not true, sadly, It varies greatly between models and type of gearbox. Inheterntly, dual clutches arent superior in the power handling department compared to torque converter ones. In fact, VW had to stop selling the 7 speed DSG passat to taxi companies a few years ago, since that transmission couldnt handle even the standard 2 liter engine for the type of driving taxis got.
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  221.  @intraxx88  Well yes, but perhaps you can see how your first post as a blanket statement isnt very accurate compared to your second post. That was what I aimed to correct. Seems as you mostly consider the VAG wet clutch technology based ones, in which case, fair enough.
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  222. You have to keep in mind all kinds of people from all over the world watches these videos, I doubt very many of them know the intricacies of the different VAG models of DSG gearboxes... This is the perspective I kept in mind, that some of those people would read you first post and misunderstand.
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  223. Funnily enough they actually did get that exact car, though in the old E9x generation.
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  224.  @AlanowyShow  It wasnt a big seller. I dont have the exact numbers but 335i of the same generation probably outsold them 10 to 1, if not more.
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  225. Done it several times myself, never in a truck though, just car and motorcycle. But the railway cars for those were enclosed. Took about 30 minutes I think?, dont remember exactly.
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  226. Exactly right.
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  227. Its the same with every modern car, block heater not needed for starting. Its for comfort.
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  228. Love that video
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  229. ​​ @matsv201  Yep, gas is about 20 SEK/l and diesel way above that.
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  230. US often has/had bad Diesel fuel, they are also uncommon so people dont know much about them.
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  231. As the other guy said, depends heavily on the car.. if anything in many cars the relative tire noise compared to wind noise is lower at higher speeds.
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  232. Not for starting them you dont. UNless you are talking about glow plugs, but I have never heard anyone refer to a glow plug as an "engine heater".
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  233.  @BoredSquirell  Yes, exactly. Thats why I said the only thing you need to start a diesel at -10 or -15,-20 or -25 are glow plugs, not an "engine heater".
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  234.  @loickjaaj8969  No worries, as I said its an easy mistake to make, they do look very similar from the front.
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  235. Surely its the other way around? Or maybe its just the stretches north to south, that I have travelled on that holds true for.
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  236. I used to have the same car but diesel hatchback version. Yep, totally the same overall, trust me guys...
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  237. What do you mean? You only changed the oil when it had changed chemical properties enough to physically give different temperature readings? wow, thats a novel way of doing it....
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  238.  @RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv  I sadly think our languages are too far apart to be able commicate effectively, since thats not what I asked. A pity.
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  239.  @justincase9471  That make sense, as when I when I was supposed to drive on the GP track a few years ago they made us wait about 30 minutes or so... perhaps it was a bit longer for a bunch of bikes to finish going round, with no explanation evident. This is probably what happened. Oh, thats a very nice ride you got! Myself I have a 2012 BMW E92 335d. This car is an everyday car with all amenities you could get for that year, standard interior and stuff like tow hitch, etc. It is very heavy, but thats not much do about since its still supposed to be quiet for very long trips and towing boats etc. I have made a few mods for abit better driving though that dont take away the usability, such as a remap, M3 control arms and more camber angles, sport brake pads and fluid, Bilstein coilovers and AR1 tires on separate rims which I bring with me in the back seat which I put on when going round. Car can be seen on a short on my channel. Unfortunately I live 1500 km away, so I cant do it more often than once a year. Cheers.
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  240. Marketing and liability I would say are the reasons why cars are not used much anymore. Thats really why "trucks" in general are so much more popular.
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  241. 14:00 Its not the "Torque", thats just a common myth/misnomer; what it really is, is more low end power . If you got a turbocharger, that is. But those comparisons are mostly to petrol cars without a turbocharger. If the petrol car also got one, its not always that different in practice. Now regarding "roll off the clutch", yes AND no. No, in as much as you havent got the turbo spooling yet at idle, so the diesel wont make much power. But yes in the sense that you can get almost any car (certainly anyone you are likely to have driven) rolling on flat ground without giving it throttle from idle.... if you slip the clutch long enough.
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  242. Graduate at 15? Not when compared to the US... its pretty much the same age or a year later for comparable school systems in Sweden. "College" starts at 19 or 20 years of age generally in Sweden.
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  243.  @terned8893  Well thats likely so. Since the video was from a US perspective and the commenter wrote about Sweden, I would assume they also made that comparison between US-SWE and not with any other country, for example the UK. But perhaps they did.
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  244. I doubt it is. It is a normal 205 with an engine swap.
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  245.  @MrChocobo12  What makes you think its a true 205 t16? Seems very unlikely to me considering what we see in the video.
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  246. Seems right, I estimated about 220 without doing any calculations, just from the "feel" of the speed, and experience.
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  247. Depends on what one wants to do on their trip. For some, that kind of charging would be too slow. Electricity is indeed everywhere, but getting access to it, and charging in what many would consider a timely manner isnt always easy. RV parks wont satisfy the needs of many in that regard.
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  248. US is US. LR is a purely luxury brand in the US as well, no need for any "industrial/workhosre" engine options.
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  249. They know as much as anyone else. Keep in mind, they are as much a "car nation" as all countries are "fridge nations" i.e just because you use a thing everyday, doesnt mean you got any deeper interest in it.
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  250. Quite right. Good post.
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  251. I am in europe and own 2 cars, both of which a autos. Neither of which were even availible to buy as a manual... this is extremely uncommon here. But I drive a manual vehicle at work for many miles every day and own several motorcycles etc so it isnt a big deal. I dont really have a preference personally.
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  252. The state question is interesting, but there is at least one possible answer for some getting it wrong: Some countries take a more "broad" approach to what constitutes a "state", including some "territories" as well. In Sweden for example, they at least used to teach (in fourth to fifth grade) the answer being 52, which did as you suspected include for example Puerto RIco. Funnily enough, we were also taught the flag indeed has 50 stars, one for each state, but they just hadnt updated it to include the newer ones. Which seemed more plausible to us than updating it for every new state inclusion seemed ridiculous to us, since our flag and the one of neighbouring countries hasnt been changed/updated for hundreds of years. So updating it more often than so seems unthinkable.
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  253. Repo isnt at all as big with vehicles like in the US in, dare I say, the rest of the world. Not even close to as much loans/leases on cars given out to people that are less likely to pay, hence less repo need to take place.
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  254. Yep, hes a legend and well known around the world, but perhaps a bit more so a few decades ago.
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  255. Its almost exclusively grey templed men and older doing this kind of scale rc stuff 😀
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  256. Most of these cars can easily be unlocked/tuned to almost 70 km/h real speed, not just "optimistic speedometer-speed"
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  257. You could get a optionally hand cranked normal mainstream car even into the 1980s, the Citroen GSA! Pretty mindblowing, right?
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  258.  @martinjohansson7365  I wasnt implying you made a mistake with your post, just thought you and other might get a kick out of hearing about the ability of the GSA if you didnt already know. Before I learnt it myself I would never had guessed you could buy a hand cranked car into the late 1980s. Probably some other cases could have it even later in other places, but those cars were hardly mainstream in the western world.
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  259. Three speed? Why mention three speed, no US cars has had only three speeds for decades?... Are you mixing it up with torque converters? But Torque converter autos are still most common in europe, I should think.
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  260.  @AltCutTV  I have seen that speculation many times before, and by different people. Also, it being beacuse of the numbers of weeks in a year. Considering that, it seems a lot like finding things that correspond to the number "52" and trying to reaason backwards from it. I dont buy it, at least for Swedish circumstances. My explanation of whats most likely "at least for Swedes", is, as far as I know, the only one that can be verified by records as being true, and being reasonably general. It was indeed taught in various schools across Sweden for a period of time. So at least if you ask a Swede and they give this answer, there really wouldnt be any need to remember the specifics of what makes a state or nor, just the number taught to them: 52.
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  261.  @bflyw74  Yes, thats exactly how it was in Sweden as well.
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  262.  @AltCutTV  I doubt its THE most common, but it was, in some parts of at least Sweden and some other coutnries it seems, commen enough. I wouldnt put more thought than that into it.
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  263. Did you know Road and Track car magazine did a standard car test on this one back then, like with any street car? Measuring cargo volume etc.... The acceleration tests were quite spicy even though it had a slow H-pattern shifter. If you want a scan of the test, hit me up, its pretty fascinating.
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  264. Most people wont pay for it, thats how it is. Its not like they did those things for free.
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  265.  @kimberleydownunder  If they had a lot of time doing nothing for some reason, Its possible. But if they didnt, you payed for it in some other way, since labor costs as soon as you could be doing something else that generates revenue. And thats almost always the case, ergo almost nothing is ever "free", most gas stations that had service certainly werent, since you payed with higher pump prices. Oh, and people have "ripped eachother off" with simlar stuff like this since before there were people, more or less... I would say its actually a sign of a healthy economic system. Buy the product/service if you want, or negotiate the price down, or dont buy it at all and do it yourself, if you care. Seems fair to me.
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  266.  @dirkp.6181  I agree its a show car, but its a show car built like a circa 1910-1920 race car very well could have been. Lots of real race cars of that era that are pretty similar in concept.
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  267. ​​ @alfaomega129 That train already left the station decades ago, most of western european countries are "ahead" of Canada in this regard..
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  268. This year specifically 19000, but yeah.
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  269. Sure it might seem weird, but the stories above could have happened in quite literally any other western and/or english speaking nation. Nothing really US exclusive about it being possible.
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  270.  @normieloser6969  Literally everyone. If you dont think so you are insufficiently informed about the subject. Local law enforcment and social services have wide reaching authority pretty much everywhere.
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  271. Considering my replies above, it would appear many people have difficulty separating: A single story with general, and common, policy. A law from authority overreach. And anecdotal stories from de jure. My first comment is absolutely 100% true for the context these stories appeared in.
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  272.  @alicemilne1444  Please read my latest post before this reply to you. It seems you might have fallen into the trap it describes.
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  273.  @alicemilne1444  "Robbery is impossible, its against the law in my country" "Wininng the lottery is impossible, I know people that have played every day their entire lives and never won" <- Do you see analogy of where your assumptions in your post goes wrong? See also my latest post above this one.
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  274.  @erwinzyx  Common you say. If so, I havent seen it being more than flukes, quite adequately explained by the population and greater media reach/exposure of the US vs most other countries. Whats your soruce of it being more common in the US, per capita etc? In any case, even if it is more common, that really isnt what I am saying in my post if you read them as they are written.
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  275.  @alicemilne1444  Oh I am quite aware, rest assured. But I think you didnt read my post properly, or you wouldnt have made that comment to begin with, since it isnt really relevant to what I have written. What exactly in it is it you disagree with?
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  276.  @despaney  lets say I care about the "percieved spirit" of my comments, which I really dont all that much, since my comment was the first one and is standalone. But again, if I did, and if it is "false" then I would like to hear what data you base that on that isnt covered by what I have posted above?
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  277.  @awmperry  I recommend you read my comment above about conflating single cases etc. It explains it more fully, you seem to be falling into what I talk about in that post.
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  278.  @Dreyno  I would recommend that you also read my post above (the one that doesnt tag any specific person), it should explain the situation.
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  279.  @despaney  Indeed, and thats the case for 99,99+% of the US population as well, including the arrest of the mother of the child being illegal. Never mind that my post didnt say anything specific about that, do you see the logical fallacy in the assumption here?
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  280.  @awmperry  A: Whats you data source for them being "relatively common"? B: As I wrote above, what if I told you that national circumstances and legislation make these edge cases just as impossible in the US, what would say then? What, according to you, are the differences in how the legal system works in the US contra the rest of the western world, and how stuff happens in practice that makes "imppossible"? I dont see it, personally, never mind a blanket statement such as "western world" and "impossible"? Can a bank robbery not happen, since it is illegal in most places? Do you see the logical fallacy people are falling into that I was talking about in that post?
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  281.  @SilverionX  Dont think what, exactly? Its fine disagreeing, but in this case it seems to be, so far, almost exclusively based on people misreading or misunderstanding or both at the same time. Common enough problem, many people dont read very carefully, but isnt all that productive in having a discussion.
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  282.  @awmperry  It really isnt that hard, and I have explained it in other posts. Laws arent always followed? Wouldnt you agree with that? I am sure you would agree if you think about it a bit more. But I do find it strange asking for "burden of proof" and then just as quickly saying you will ignore it. Not a good look if you want to come across as somewhat unbiased, or anything more than what would effectively be a jingoist. This doesnt give me hope for a reasonable reply, but I have done what I can to be civil anyway.
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  283. ​ @Dreyno  It certainly does explain in a pretty fundamental way, and I am sad you cant see that. Good for you that you have "gauged my persona" etc, but that doesnt change the fact that some condescension seems in general order, since it seems there are very few persons, yourself sadly included it seems, that have given any serious thought to this question beyond "Its this way because thats what authorities told me" I know none of you believe that yourself if you think rationally about it. Or you misread my posts totally. Its really is either or. Especially since none so far has replied what exactly is that would make it literally "impossible" and what the differences are compared to US that would make it so. It would appear most people taking affront to my comment, just haven thought, or dont want to think about, how a human society works in practice.
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  284.  @borbarad2.0  I take it you are referring to me? Not even from the US. Being unbiased is something I would recommend trying.
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  285.  @davedixon2068  Quite wrong, I am just unbiased. I have have provided arguments and facts, and none have replied. Not very characteristic for a "troll" I wouldnt say. Now posting the exact same comment, time and time again, that seems more typical.,.. hmmm.
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  286.  @despaney  I have never said one should dismiss anything. The fallacy is you (and others) assuming your personal experience of yourself or anyone you know have any statistical meaning in comparison to the US examples. As you can see if you can count, you, eveyone you know, and all the people in this comment field still pales in comparison to the about 1 in 300 million US residents. Its quite simple statistics, which I am sure you also are aware of if you think a bit about it. Anecdotal evidence isnt anything noteworthy on the comparative scale we are talking about here.
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  287.  @yannicklucas1836  This post at least shows a bit more effort than most, and for that I applaud you. However, it falls down a bit considering a few factors: 1 and 2nd pagagraph: It can happen, laws arent always followed by law enforcement and relevant authorities. I am sure you dont disagree with this if you think about it, Havent you ever heard of a case of law malpractice from your home country? Never? Well in that case, I would be worried, because that would more than likely mean you are living in a heavily authoritarian state... Its just human to make mistakes. Most nations have several millions of people, so mistakes happen all the time. Last paragraph: Yes I agree it can be a reasonable assumption. Its also quite possible thats not the case at all though. It can be more than likely be because the people that bother to reply dont read properly for whatever reason, such as them not wanting what I write to be true. Yes, it could be seen as a bit condescending, but it is nevertheless 100% true. Note that no one (mostly) really have asked me more about why that is or how, just broadly shouted "No, you are wrong". If I walk into the local football club fan area in the stands and tell them their club is bad at scoring goals compared to another club, do you think I would get many to agree with me, even though I could shove a paper with statistics under their nose showing my point to be true? Of course not, its just human nature to be biased. No suprise the statistics of people being so about their own country is reasonably high on a channel that often compares different countries to the US. Considering the replies I have (mostly) got, the second assumption seems more likely. If you are at least as sowewhat reaonable as this post make you out to be, I am sure you will agree if you think about it with a cool head.
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  288.  @davidribeiro1064  I am quite familiar, yes, rest assured of that. But as the question was, and as I have written above from just about the start: What US law, since thats the comparison, would allow that mother of the 10 year old arrest? Hint: Its none that doesnt also exist in Portugal, and vice versa. Do you now see the problem with your assumption?
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  289.  @Edam-Channel  Nope, not saying that at all. Just saying comparisons about single cases is just about impossible to make. Statistically or what have you. Just really cant be effectively done when we are talking hundreds of millions of people vs the small sample size provided.
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  290.  @AndrewFishman  And they dont get charged for that in the US either. In general. Or even in the extreme. This was an illegal arrest. Now do you see the problem with assuming otherwise? So yes, I am quite aware of the world, and how society in general works in most of the world, and especially in "western" nations (of which australia is a part, former brit colony, commonwealth and all that etc) I summation, making assumptions from this meagre statistics about hundreds of millions to one is just not possible. By the way, I am pretty well travelled, and not, nor have ever been, a US citizen. 100% unbiased in this matter.
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  291.  @davedixon2068  Where did I say its "common", I dont see it? You must have misread it, or got the context wrong. But yes, single cases of just about anything can happen everywhere. Thats just human nature.
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  292.  @ybreton6593  NON what? But with that exhaustive proof and argumentation, you have convinced me. "NON" indeed it is....
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  293.  @AndrewFishman  No, not at all really. Just trying to explain it how it is, which I did already good enough in my first 2-3 posts. If people dont want to listen, thats not really my problem, but you might note from the posts above no one have really adressed my points in any way. A bit strange dont you think, if you are to make yourself out to be "correct", completely ignoring the text the other side (myself, in this case) lays on the table? As for your post specifically, you arent saying anything in it thats at all relevant to the discusion here, I am sure you will agree. But if thats what you truly (or more likely, want to) believe , I wont stop you. But if you read my posts with a cool, unbiased head, you will see what I am talking about. It really isnt that hard.
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  294.  @Bunny_Aoife  Considering the replies I mostly have got, I am not sure at all they do understand outliers.... How can you even take a single instace of a case that has happened a documented of 1 time in recent history as an example when the population of the US is 300+ million? statistically, just about everything can happen, and will, multiple times a day. No matter how unlikely it may seem. I am telling you they could happen, not because the laws arent different, because I agree they often are. But But because If you take the "child endagerment" story for example, the arrest was against the law! But considering the rest of your postm, you seem like a pretty reasonable person, surely you can understand my point that I made from the start about laws and culture being less than interesting when it comes to single cases like this. Law malpractice happens everywhere, all the time, wouldnt you agree? Surely you must have heard of tons of them from you own country as well? As I also said above: "bank robberies are impossible in my country, since they are against the law" With statistics like my first paragraph above, its not about if, its about when.... I ahve also written about more media exposure etc in my first posts above and how it skews perception. As for the last part of your post: I know enough about most countries, more than most people, but thats not really the crux hee, not at all. I also I believe other people just fine. But the simple fact is I just know they havent thought about the statistics and human nature enough before they replied the way the did, or they wouldnt have done so. If you will do the courtesy of doing the same, and truly try to understand what I have written, I am sure you will agree with me.
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  295.  @sjoukedijkstra7110  Most cars with automatics are still torque converter, and not inherently more complicated than earlier.
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  296.  @sjoukedijkstra7110  Wait, what? 4 speeds weere most common up to the 2000s, then five and 6 speeds in the 2010s and in the 2020s its gone up to 8-10 speeds for common American cars. There certainly wasnt a jump from 3 to 8 for any car I know of.
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  297. A few reasons: Pollution. Gas milage not being as important. Lower (until modern times) horsepower. Worse quality fuel that dont suit european diesels.
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  298.  @raistraw8629  Yes I know, buts not specific to which day it is, its traffic intensity based as you said.
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  299. Pretty sure they are 125cc, never really heard of any "shifter" class racing on kart tracks that wasnt.
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  300. Well, in effect they are one and the same. "luxury" just means "higher price" for most people, so in that regard they are correct, since the "non luxury" cars are "cheaper to buy and drive" as you say.
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  301. It was a 306, not a 206. So thats why his name was on it, he drove it kind of recently. Not a superbike head I dont think, this is likely the "standard spec" car that was run 20+ years ago in the "maxi class" WRC regulations of the time (FWD, no turbo etc)
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  302. Nah she knows the industry she is in: Selling hype to people that dont know very much about cars. Shes pretty successful at it, one has to say.
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  303. The bots are back in force again the last few months, we shall see if youtube figure out to deal with them again.
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  304. Depends on what you compare to, really. For many cases, they are quite good actually. Also, most racing classes have a lot of regulations, making the theoretical "free for all" advantage of a petrol irrelevant.
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  305.  @jdktoo  Think about it: Have you ever heard of a totally unregulated racing series? I certainly struggle to think of a single one, and I would say I know of quite a lot.... In those regulations, there is as good as always a list of a single or a few permitted fuels you are allowed to run. Meaning you very often HAVE to run the vehicle on petrol, you got no other choice. This is very common. And the point is that if you got a class where both petrol and diesel are welcome for example, it may well be that the diesel is faster, depending on what other regulations the class run. A good example would be classes with pretty low rev limits or classes with fuel efficiency formula, like the Old Group C for example. Hopefully this post gets the point across a bit better?
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  306.  @jdktoo  Well there have been unregulated motorsport classes but thats both rare and long ago. But for this purpose, lets assume they all are. Which is why diesels can potentially have the advantage, depending on those regulations. Not very complicated, really.
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  307.  @jdktoo  What about group B? That is one of the motorsports, of which there are many, that had regulations that didnt lend it to using diesels. I am pointing out there are others, where this isnt the case.
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  308. In Sweden, every trailer is roadworthy more or less, as long as you limit yourself to 30km/h. Normal max weight rules also dont apply in the same way. This comes in handy when using any boat trailer on a normal road for short distances.
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  309. 10:52 They are talking about every car ever sold, combined, thats called a "Corolla". Beetle is the most sold car of a "single model".
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  310.  @ricardoxavier827  What gave you the impression I think they are? I recommend reading my post again.
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  311.  @XploiTee  Yes, I find that more likely as well. The 405 turbo was a rare car after all. But we dont know, and I just didnt want to go to much into speculating about details :)
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  312. CVT diesel. People use them every day, Nothing strange about maintenance. 45km/h is max legal speed, but they often both got optimistic speedometer, and they can be "tuned/de-restricted for upwards of 70km/h top speed.
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  313. Its really hard to compare then to any more well known manufacturer. They are kind of unique. Space frame lovechilds of old Miatas and Vipers, put together by a few bonkers brits. Everyone love how they drive, everyone hate how they are to own. Like lotus but even crazier.
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  314. Its a Nice joke and "meme", but If Anyone takes it seriously, it hasnt been true for 50 years, and even then it kind of wasnt a comparison that could be made really, in as much that there really were not any other musclecars not made in the US.
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  315. Its not as easy between those brands, or between any brands to be frank. Theres a much larger variance between models, engines, trim levels and when they were manufactured, than it is between brands.
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  316. People dont do "engine maintenance" that differs between petrol or diesel in europe, the system difference is too small to count, as is the cost for adblue compared to the fuel.
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  317. It Didnt seem to get a single "stat" right?
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  318. Not too many? Almost all of them were, if you werent exclusively a speed freak! Cx, sm, gs(a),bx, xm...
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  319. Nah, they are standard 6 speed from the motorycle engine they run, they just love to keep the revs up and bounce off the limiter...
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  320.  @etorepugatti9196  I will try to. Thanks!
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  321. Please learn to spot legitimate businesses from ones that got all the red flags you can get, in fact a laundry list of them, such as this one.... nothing to do with the size of company, he is right to be sceptical.
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  322.  @Woelkchen1515  Uhm... Why can the US dudes chill in 130 whilst its 80 in EU do you think? Its too high in the EU you say, thats why? Then tell me, how can US people tow much more weight and still do 130, or the same weight and also do 130? What kind of super vehicles do they have? And most importantly, are the vehicles that are sold in both markets and got the same or higher tow rating in US compared to the EU market totally different in some way for the US market, since they also are allowed to do the higher speed? Methinks not... Conclusion: The EU tow rating, AND speed if you want to put it that way, (both too low) is heavily outdated for modern vehicles and could be raised, as evidenced by for example the US market.
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  323.  @Woelkchen1515  Any comments on the bolded part in my previous comment? Surely it puts the entire foundation of the US vs EU tow weight and speed comparison you put forward to a head? Same vehicles, same or higher tow weight in the US, as well as higher speed. Seems to prove exactly what I said and vice versa?
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  324. I watch a yputube channel called "k4 movies" sometimes, which got lots of offroad truck trials, heavily feturing lots of Tatras of course. A suggestion.
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  325.  @550bhpF11Squad  Thats very good indeed, well done. Short list of mods? No overheating problems? I was looking for a bit under 8 as well, whilst keeping it as stock as possible. No weight reduction whatsoever. I believe yours might be the fastest diesel out there if havent done any weight reduction mods, havent seen or heard of anyone going faster? Dont know what you mean by "what are you using", do you mean model of car?
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  326. Just a note: No F1 fan could tell the difference between the tire compounds/"hardness" used, unless they are also a quite high level professional race car driver already. Even F1 drivers themselves historically often struggle to heat the tires correctly for optimum performance.
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  327. You are right, there wasnt. RWD hatchbacks are extremely rare in modern times, and even in older days. I dont think there is a single one in recent years except the old BMW 1 series.
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  328. From what I have seen of the US, lots of people drive with crappier vehicles and tires (because of no inspections), and they also seem to drop a lot more stuff that can chew up tires, I guess correct freight anchoring isnt a law or isnt policed at all there.
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  329.  @YekouriGaming  I can believe that, but that seems more a peculiarity of those models rather than anything else. So its not the engine size per se, as seen in models of cars that offer many different sizes of engines as options. But it can well be that "sub compacts" or "super minis" as the class is often called commonly have calibration like that. Cheers mate.
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  330.  @finncarlbomholtsrensen1188  Yes? Not really sure exactly what I wrote above that you are commenting on, perhaps you could clarify a bit more, adding a literal quotation perhaps?
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  331. the "1952" comment dont really belong with the others at all I think. Its really not that far off in the grand scheme of things, and if you dont know the exact year I think it was a pretty reasonable guess.
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  332. Good suggestion!
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  333. Yeah, that always make me laugh. Close second is: "can I take my F150 on a gravel road, or do I need a monster truck" answered by "I wouldnt risk it"
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  334.  @gtvgranberg  I have towed a 6000lbs boat with a Dacia Sandero... Americans eyes would pop out of their sockets if they saw that. A lot of them would think you would need a genuine "18 wheeler" semi truck to do it...
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  335.  @jur4x  Yes, nothing strange about it at all. Not doing it with "luxury" vehicles either, it can handle it just fine. So I guess thats an inverse. Yes, size is the thing for them. Marketing for ever more huge vehicles have got a lot of Americans in an iron grip, it seems.... America really is the nr 1 in the world when it comes it being just the marketing to give large parts of the population new ideas... kind of sad, but I guess unavoidable with all the money thats being spent on it.
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  336. I am pretty sure he topped 220-230 or so during one part. Good enough for most normal cars.
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  337. Yes, very uncommon.
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  338. Cars, definitively in european climate, certainly DO rust at a different rate. And by quite a lot. With the northern european safety inspections, that makes japanese cars overall LESS able to go many years without issue than most european brands. Parts can be swapped or repaired. Not many like to tackle heavy structural rust. Too time consuming / expensive.
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  339. "My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I like it"
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  340. Not unreliable enough to matter for anyone buying a new one.
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  341. Indeed this is true.
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  342. All turbo cars of the era had 4 or 6 cylinders (Or 8, see comment below). Dont know where you got the v12 from, but its not correct. This is indeed one of the 4 cylinder ones.
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  343. You are a bit too negative, horsepower and newtonmeters is how its often done in tons of countries since forever (germany for example), in this case its not a marketing thing.
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  344. No, not really.
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  345. Its funny how I own 2 european cars, both of which were sold in europe when new. Neither of them could even be had with a manual transmission. Thats got to be pretty statistically uncommon for combustion engine cars vs ownership in europe.
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  346. Most autos are still torque converter and high spec ones offers the same advantages as dual clutches, more or less.
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  347.  @sniglom  Modern autos have more gears than DCTs. I have not heard of a 9 or 10 speed DCT in a normal car, something that exist in torque converter form.
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  348. Per the service manual in some cars it might need yearly. but I am yet to see any data it makes a real world difference.
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  349. This type of transmission isnt very common, torque converter type is still the most common, and isnt bad at all these days.
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  350. Disagree heavily with the reasons why. Its more like they dont fit the Europe market regarding size, style, engine configuration and fuel consumption. Quality and technology have very little to do with it I would say.
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  351.  @misterandersson5645  To be fair, not many American cars had all that in a package either. In fact, very, very few as a percentage.
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  352. Its more fun than most of the pick ups Americans travel round in.. thats his reference, so its a fair comment he made.
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  353. You mean 2.5k, not 25k. Also, french cars arent bad at all really overall, and more or less leading in some areas such as rust protection vs cost.
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  354. "Agreed amount, or no deal"
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  355. ​ @leoevs441  OP is quite right, torque figures having any direct influence is an old myth.
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  356. ​ @misterflibble9799  I see what you are getting at but its just power all the way.
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  357. Old classics Peugeot OXIA and Peugeot Proxima are two favorites.
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  358. Hes so stereotypically Finnish (Blunt, no time for nonsense or idle chatter), the Finns themselves go: "Woah, slow down a bit, buddy!"
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  359. Yeah, thats true. But if there is no faster car behind, its reasonable to stay left. I didnt see being overtaken a single time in this video, so maybe he got it right?
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  360.  @dukejohn5608  Also in Germany you really must keep to the right as much as possible. So not all that different. But sometimes, common sense says its better to stay left. I wouldnt have stayed left as much as this dude did at the relatively low speeds he did, but when you go for example 270-280 km/h, keeping to the right is just nonsense. No one will pass you in a hurry at that speed, so its much safer by many times over to have a margin to other cars.
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  361. I think most european countries have several classes you can register the ATV/ four wheeler in (most often, the dealership/importer chooses which one), I would think portugal has the same? If that is so, the 40km/h is probably the "agricultural tractor" type of registration/classification, but there should be others as well.
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  362.  @LagartoPT  Many places you register them as a "quadricycle", aka a four wheeled motorcycle. Exactly the same regulations then apply as it would for a normal two wheeled motorcycle with the same Cc engine. You can also, if they got engines below 50cc, register them as mopeds. Again, I dont know about portugal specifically, but these are common practice in many/most EU countries. Cheers mate.
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  363. Its close enough compared to how english mangles even its own common words, I would say. Lots of people cant pronounce their own names correctly, after all.... So I think he should be applauded for a reasonable effort.
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  364.  @Jimarillion  Nope, I am not an Aussie. Almost literally from the other side of the world, Sweden. I watch content creators from all over the world, and its fun watching American guys look at rally. Was it the "Cheers mate" that made you think I am Australian? If it was, perhaps you will be pleased to know that its my preferred "greeting" in the english language, its got just the right amount of casualness and familiarity at once, I think. So I often use it. Anyways, yeah the Rooster burn story is a nice anecdote, no worries. I can understand most english text and words just fine... (dare I say sometimes better than some native speakers...? You will have to forgive me for my hubris..) My writing on the other hand often leaves something to be desired... ah well. It is what it is. Anyway, everything you have said is quite right. Cheers mate.
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  365. I can spot that a person is an American tourist from as far away as my eyes can see, something about the way they walk and the style of their clothes I guess. Also, here in northern europe, we are quiet and anti-social compared to the average American. Conversly, we often find them to be very loud! One of those differences that spices up things I guess.
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  366. Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52
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  367. Yep, thats were I have heard of it from. They are more expensive though, I have never had the money to buy one made of kangaroo.
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  368. The video is cut a lot for sure. Its impossible to do that drive in less than 2 hours currently, in any production car. Even with zero traffic. With the driving in the video, I should think the estimated time would be close enough, perhaps towards 5 hours in total might be possible. I think google maps calculate unlimited speed as 130 km/h (81 mph). Which is the "recommended speed" for germany in those cases. So not anything extreme. There wasnt any extreme speeds shown in the video, looks to me like he drove a bit over 200km/h at most, maybe something like 220 km/h (137 mph)? I guess I could calculate from the markings, but meh...
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  369. Eh, no he didnt? 22:35
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  370.  @ThatCarGuy1983  I am talking about when Japanese cars really got a foothold in the US market, the 1970s-1980s. French hatchbacks arent even sold in the US since then. In later years, neither franch nor Japanese small cars are cheap enough in the US, thats why the transition to larger cars are in full swing. A Honda civic is a much larger car than most hatchback Peugeots, and got a name for very good reliability.
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  371.  @ThatCarGuy1983  8th is way larger than a 206, a 308 is the same size. But nevertheless, thats not what I meant. The japanese small cars cornered that market 40 years ago, and these days french cars dont offer any benefit that US customer like, that could enable a comeback. As I said: Too small, to expensive, and too hard to fix. If you want to sell a small car in US from an unknown brand, it better be dirt cheap and run with no servicing for 100k miles, more or less.
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  372. Other cars werent bad at all, but that Q8 RS200 had both setup and driving just as good as would have been the best availible in the old days, I think.
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  373. You sure have some high demands or expectations for what an "educated citizen" is, if you include sacramento being in it. I would wager quite a bit less than 1% of europeans knowing that. For college or university educated ones, perhaps 10%.
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  374. Absolutely correct. Too much traffic.
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  375. Yep, thats it.
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  376. It doesnt "dwarf" per se, but it certainly could be larger than average in some parking lots.
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  377.  @primoz1231  He didnt specify exactly the location, size, number of cars in it, or what establishment the parking lot belonged to. I believe you are thinking of well used supermaket car parks etc, when he could be talking about a small parking lot in the countryside outside a small store, at a not very pooulated time. With some of those parameter in certain ways, its not that strange at all this could be the case in southern european/ mediterranean places, especially if its a Golf wagon. I have seen it myself, many times and I only visited on vacations. It can and will happen.
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  378.  @DenUitvreter  Yeah all but the German marques have really fought a losing battle for decades when it comes to selling anything that has a high price tag. Either you need a super exclusive brand or a very large volume, and only increasingly so over the years.
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  379.  @sebz7248  Exactly, having a race team or even race support for customers is really expensive. Also, you can make a race car of just about anything and make it competitive if you pour enough money into it.
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  380. Actually, only horsepower matters, since time always is a factor. But I see what you were getting at.
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  381.  @vHindenburg  Indeed. Lots of people misunderstand the physics behind what propels vehicles. Its understandable, its not that intuitive.
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  382.  @vHindenburg  The example with locomotives is possible I guess, but again they misunderstand what power is, and also disregard gearing. A steam lovomotive can give power from literally 0 rpm because of how the engine works. Those 5000 vs 7500hp figures are presumably the max power ones, which may not applicable in the "can pull more" example... So yeah. You are quite right.
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  383. I know what an F650 is, but I guess my european-ness is showing when the first thing I think of when I read that combination is not a Ford, but a BMW motorcycle... Ironically its also about the same length, just a bit shorter.
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  384. Of course Iwrocker knows about multi valve heads, lots of American V6 and V8s are also 4 valve per cylinder. So it doesnt make any sense to write it that way. More than likely the person making the video dont know much if anything about engines. Which is reasonable considering they didnt seem to know much about cars either.
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  385.  @peteblazar5515  Excuse me, what do you mean? 4 valve per cylinder heads? Yes, they are. But that isnt relevant to the text in the video. They also did count cylinders in the video. So I am afraid I cant make much sense of what you mean here, if there is any to be found. Can you explain?
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  386.  @monksuu  Well "answering a question" is all fine and dandy. However, there really isnt much of a relevant question to be answered in this case, since as I wrote, writing the number of valves, especially in a "V4" format is irrelevant from the video makers side, and very strange. I can give a similar example, "Why do dogs have 6 legs instead of 3?" The answer isnt, "because it makes them run faster", the real answer is: "they dont have 6 legs, this is a misunderstanding, so the question is misstated to begin with" The only possible reasonable conclusion is as I write above: The maker of the video either mistyped or dont know much about engine configurations in typical cars. No mainstream car in production or in recent years has a V4 engine. Which leaves the other alternative, but the chances of the video maker defining number of valves for just a 3 cylinder engine, but none of the other configurations mentioned has to border on zero if they have enough engine knowledge. It seems far more likely that he indeed misspelled or mistopk inline 4 for V4 cylinder counts, in which case IWrockers "corrected" to I4 is indeed correct. I cant help to think their is a language barrier at play here, with those that are well versed in english vs those that are pretty good, but perhaps not quite good enough to decipher technical details and how they are commonly written completely. Cheers and good night!
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  387. No traction control on a 2003? Is it a work van? Thats got to be very uncommon for a normal passenger car by that year, are you sure you dont mix it up with (the more extensive) stability control?
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  388.  @davidpreston9909  Fair enough, that explains it. My car is also diesel powered, by a 3 liter engine with about 350hp. Grips pretty well but on bumpy roads the traction control can get a bit of a workout. I am trying to make it it into a combined long distance cruiser/towing car/daily driver/ track car... not the easiest combination to pull off... cheers mate.
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  389.  @hees320  ?
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  390. Trucks will "never" be popular in europe, but SUVs (really CUVs) are very popular. For much the same reasons like the US, a huge chunk of the buying public love what they can offer. Socially, the family man that exclusively made the decision to buy a car just for practicality (hence, station wagon) is an endangered species as a car buyer, not just in the US but in europe as well.
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  391. Quite a few European countries that are not EU members though, such as the UK for example, so not only Switzerland.
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  392. Wow you are an odd bird indeed. Most people couldnt stand the poorly reviewed 343, nor the CVT technology itself. Finally I meet someone that genuinly likes it in a car.
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  393.  @jarlhedberg435  Well done Sir.
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  394. Your post can be read as in the Polish system is the same for every eurupean country. "in europe... " etc. Unfortunate wording perhaps, since this is not the case, some countries got full custom plates for all characters, though with a limit on how many characters you are allowed.
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  395. Yep, I have said the same thing many times when speaking to people but most cant understand that even the average person can be overweight. "Average is average, right?", is their reasoning. Luckily, if one cares about it, ones own weight can be easily controlled, so the fact that a lot of people are overweight or even obese doesnt really need to affect me.
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  396.  @norb0254  Seem that mostly VAG has a stranglehold on the Scottish market then, because the larger cars that traditionally uses autos are still just using torque converter ones. I would think they are more common as autos sold but perhaps there arent many Merc or BMW etc there compared to other places...
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  397.  @gunner38ED  Hes a bit facetious, surely.
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  398.  @RWL2012  Yeah they finally moved it to a new Clio platform instead of using the very old early 2000s one. A lot more stuff now. Also, inflation has taken its toll a lot relatively recently...
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  399. Yeah but there is only one real answer: Tax incentives. Would be a pretty short video :)
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  400. Depends on what you mean, there are numerous different parts and stretches over the years, as well as whats in use depending on day and race/class driving currently.
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  401. Meh, if the car is fully functioning and has a good battery its a non issue for anything made after 1990.
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  402.  @beldin2987  Not different to anywhere else, really. What is different is the marketing budget is waaaay more in the US than mostly everywhere else, cenrtainly in europe, by a long shot. Without trying to be mean: Many americans get their info on stuff from marketing/commercials, which of course exist to sell a product rather than correctly inform. This is not the norm to the same degree in other places in the world. Those markets just dont support the money spent to run as many ads.
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  403. Everything european made and sold came with a diesel if you wanted 10 years ago... pretty much.
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  404. Depends on what you mean by "petrol equiavalent"... In the end, average in gear horsepower is what matters for acceleration. Which means it depends on lots of factors.
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  405. Lots of "legacy products" that arguably originated in the US are measured in inches (just about) everywhere. Car wheels is one example, televisions/monitors/screens and loudspeaker cones being some others.
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  406. I have passed pretty much every supercar you care to mention, not just Porsches at nurburgring with my old diesel BMW.. track knowledge, car knowledge and so on counts for a lot there, to say the least. I am not bad at driving compared to most people, but as another guy said in a video, the difference is that a "F1" driver goes as fast or even a bit faster in the same car after just 5 or 10 laps as what took me 500 laps of practice to do...
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  407. Notice they dont use standard front fork legs, but a swingarm instead. This is usually the case for race motorcycle sidecar vehicles.
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  408. The light stuff depends heavily on what country, he as asking about in europe in general.
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  409. Those rules are the same in most of EU.
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  410.  @HenryLoenwind  Yes I know, I was thinking of the Vehicle specifications/regulations more specifically, not the license part. I should have clarified it a bit more, but I was too lazy to write more than what I did. But thanks for setting the record straight for anyone reading, so they dont get the wrong impression. 👍
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  411. You are almost entirely correct, however if you can double your average speed, (in low traffic conditions), you of course half the time. But if you go by day, in the summer months, even I who is always in a hurry, feel no need to go faster than about 130km/h. Just too much traffic these days, as you said.
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  412.  @dan_kay  Depends on what you mean by "excessively".. I have saved many hours by driving a lot faster than general traffic. Otherwise, see my comment above.
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  413. Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52
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  414.  @gorka16  I know, but there are hundreds of signs. Pretty sure no test makes sure you know every last one, so most people dont know or remember all of them.
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  415.  @jesusperezvigil4824  I know for sure you dont where I live, and I seriously doubt you do where you live, or else the test would take a very long time, and require 100% correct answers. Is that really the case and if so, where do you live?
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  416.  @Jin.Sensei  Sure, but I didnt say otherwise. In fact, I said the exact opposite. But when you drive, you can get by fine just knowing the most common ones. Thats how most people do it.
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  417.  @PedroConejo1939  Yep, exactly what I said above as well.
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  418. Search "hagglunds bv206" . Seen in silver at 10:20 in the video.
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  419.  @magnusblendulf3081  Totally different set of regulations Magnus, This is a EU-scooter regulations type thing, the "truck tractors" you have seen is a Swedish specialty called "A tractor" which is 30km/h and is mostly used by teens.
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  420. Well, almost right. Torque doesnt matter, only power does.
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  421.  @matsv201  Yes, but even in that case its still power, just at lower rpms. But I get what you mean. Cheers.
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  422. Huh? Sorry, I dont get the joke here really, a bit too "out there" with the wording.... perhaps that is what the joke was?
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  423.  @ruxxie  I am glad you are enjoying your car. If its the best for you, thats all that matters. I respect the enthusiasm.
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  424. Not really true, certainly not when it comes to french cars. They just dont offer what most Americans are looking for.
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  425. Yep, and its name was, ironically, "Drag strip"
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  426. Yes, but thats because the EVs get tax breaks in Norway that are much larger compared to ICE vehicles than anywhere else.
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  427.  @Helge_Torp  I am getting at just adding a bit of context as to the reason why so many cars sold to the public are electric in Norway, in comparison to other places: The very large financial (much larger tham anywhere else) incentive. Most people watching in countries outside Norway wont be aware of this reason. Secondly, yes other countries could theoretically do the same with financial incentives of the same magnitude, but practically its not possible since it would either be ruinously expensive or they would face enormous public backlash (the second one would likely happen in the US for example), or both.
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  428. Sounds pretty slow compared to what the engine power would allow on tarmac, do you know why? Does the sand cause that much friction or arent they allowed to change gearing?
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  429.  @automation7295  Who said the dont accept if some prefer it without. I see no such comment here. Its much more statistically likely a person who say they "dont like ABS" is maybe not a "bad", but at least dangerous driver. Same as with DSC, etc. Note: I said statistically.
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  430.  @martinsmallwood9605  Thats one fast Transit van! Yes, those cars you mentioned are similar time wise to this, as far as I know.
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  431. The smaller one you talk about being seen in silver color at 10:20 next to it..
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  432.  @IWrocker  I think its pretty good, as far as I hear. They got about 13500 people working at "the factory" in the area.
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  433. Its a GM brand. Often uses platforms from other continents.
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  434.  @ab1372  That seems a lot more plausible, I would think its on the higher end of that interval as well.
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  435. I think its pretty much a US exclusive thing.
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  436. Isnt that a standard BMW key? Looks identical to me, except for the color... Also, thats a guage cluster, not infotainment screen. Just because its got a multifunction screen instead of guages doesnt make it infotainment.
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  437.  @Hrakuun  In this video? Thats certainly possible. Mostly I just saw the text that said "Fiesta R5" in the video, so perhaps my judgement got clouded by that, but it seemed like a FWD NA car to me.
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  438.  @MaoZhu-j6q  It would appear from your reply that you sadly have misread both my post and the context of the comparison in itself. I recommend reading it again.
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  439. Cool post. Thanks.
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  440. Hot rod (rodimus prime)-esque, in a way.
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  441. yes, and same for a petrol if you ride the clutch long enough.
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  442.  @olisipocity  Indeed.
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  443. Not necessarily true, many racing classes including top classes at lemans such as the group C era was fuel consumption based regulation formulas. A diesel could then theoretically do just as wel, if not better with the samma capacity as a petrol engine. There really is nothing specific that says a diesel has to have less power for a certain capacity than a petrol engine, especially if fuel and air restrictions regulations come into play, as they most often do.
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  444. Some places teach that DC and Puerto Rico are included, making it 52. LIkely that could include Norway, since thats what they did in Sweden.
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  445. In the old days you could get pretty good speeds on autobahn almost every day, these days unfortunately the amount of traffic has increased so much you are relegated to these kind of runs at dawn if you want to go really fast. Making good average speed crossing germany is very hard nowadays.
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  446. The most, I am pretty sure.
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  447. ​ @mikldude9376  Funny thing is that the answer is actually yes, it would do just fine. "Torque" is a simply a factor of power as made by rotating IC engines, and over time people have gotten a correlation as a causation, just as with many other things. "Torque" as per the definition of the word, is a "byproduct" in this context. Nothing unusual about that, happens to lots of things, and in this case its in reality power and power alone that matters. What most people really mean when they say "torque" though is "low rpm power" so their thinking is reasonably correct, even if they use the wrong word.
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  448. Turbo is the answer.
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  449. Man, I am cracking up at your comments at the end of the video on how it is "Too weird" and even "Beyond the line of responsible"! Never could I imagined there existed such a thing as a "four wheel purist" when it comes to cars 😅 . Learn something everyday.😮
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  450. Reasonably common in nothern europe in private cars.
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  451. I say the same about the frameless doors; dont like them. Too unpractical for zero gain.
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  452. Yep, quickest lap vs fastest lap.
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  453. I have both a relatively high powered diesel car (BMW 335d) as well as petrol car (Porsche Cayenne turbo), but I think the differences are overblown on modern cars. Both do what you want them to do, its the regulations and laws that set the limit, not the engine design/fuel. They are functionally almost identical from the standpoint of what the engine can be used for. Very modern petrol engines are also effectively a petrol/diesel hybrid, in how they use the fuel and doing combustion. High pressure Direct injection, no throttle plate, semi-compression ignition, etc is stuff petrol engines have adapted that diesel got first.
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  454. Its a normal "low level" rally. Mostly amateur drivers with small time sponsorship. Tons of those around. Its just like a club race with amateur modified street cars, but for rallying.
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  455. "channel"? You do realise its got nothing to do with any specific channel?
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  456. Doubt it, but I guess nothing is impossible. Or wait a second, what is "Aspine"? Do you mean "Alpine"? Because if you do, thats more or less a Renault sub brand, certainly these days it is.
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  457.  @Glotttis  well, yeah. "Close enough" is was the thinking, I guess.
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  458. Yep, but you get used to higher speeds. 200-230 is a good "cruising speed" for me.
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  459. Made from the first gen Porsche 911 turbo which was extremely hard to drive fast on track. Then souping it up even more. A LOT more. Then letting it rip on a very bumpy track with no run offs.
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  460. Twizzy is classed as a 4 wheeled motorcycle, this is classed as a 4 wheeled moped/scooter. Perhaps yours has some kind of special Icelandic regulations limit, or also classed as a moped, because normal Twizzys are faster than 50km/h, about 80 or so is possible. You can also get doors to fit the twizzy, if you so wish. Also, I like your name " Alfadrottning86 ", didnt know you had that type of spelling in icelandic, me being from Sweden, it seemed swedish to me. Learn something new everyday I suppose.
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  461. Most cars can do the same with automatics these days.
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  462.  @michaelherrmann3423  It is, but as with everything there are dminishing retursn somwehere. For lots of people, those can be over 10 000 miles per change.
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  463. They actually are automatic, they use a CVT, i.e. infinite gear ratios in a set interval.
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  464. GTs on this list, mostly.
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  465.  @baronvonlimbourgh1716  Yeah I know, but I mostly travel in the direct south-north and vice versa, during summer traffic. Unfortunately, that means about 3-4 hours lost on significant slowdowns and queueing on a typical trip nowadays. But for sure there are still stretches even then to use a bit more speed, but they wont make up even a fraction of what is lost. So it really can be a struggle to average more than 120-130km/h when you are passing through a lot of Germany in north-south direction these days.
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  466. Yeah but it wouldnt be a race. It would look like tethered model cars. And if there are no rules, the driver aboard wouldnt do any driving. And you couldnt have an audience at the track, too dangerous. So..
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  467. The "cut" part of the video: "What happened there?" happens to be a part of the track that has a speed limit you are supposed to slow down to. Draw your own conclusions from that :)
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  468. Yes no idea why they didnt give the engine code for that, as with the other cars. perhaps they didnt know.
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  469. NA vs FI, not the best comparison really. Its all about equal these days.
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  470. Well, its actually cheaper than some US places like for example California. Though the average "middle class" Swede havent got the same income so... you got a point.
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