MK8 VW GOLF : Detailed, HONEST, accurate REVIEW

WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS VIDEO, PLEASE WATCH MY SIMILAR VIDEO ON THE NEW AUDI A3 SPORTBACK
   • NEW AUDI A3 - TIME TO CANCEL THAT Mk8...  

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If you want to order a new Volkswagen, please contact Lee Evans and the team at Inchcape VW Cheltenham who generously provided the car for this video. A UK media event was scheduled for the end of March but even though I am one of the top UK creators of VW content on YouTube, for some reason, I didn't receive an invitation (the event was cancelled anyway due to lockdown) so it was very kind of Lee to offer me a car to film.

https://www.inchcape.co.uk/dealership...

Since making this video I have discovered that the Slovakian chap who made the critical "cost cutting" video runs a business which enables functions on a wide range of VW Group cars. I have also found out that VW Group with the Mk8 etc are now controlling this sort of thing via the new 'Function on Demand' feature which means the dealer and only the dealer will be allowed to unlock functions effectively putting people who do this unofficially out of business. Make of that what you will.

Well after the first impressions video clocked up 15 minutes, it's no real surprise we got to 42 mins with this non-sponsored full review! This is way beyond what I am normally happy with but new generations of Golf don't come along all that often so grab a drink, sit back and enjoy!

Before you do, may I suggest we all look at the bigger picture and not focus on the negatives without considering all the positives that the Mk8 brings. Whether this is seen as a net gain is down to you but I share my personal professional opinion which of course may differ from yours. This opinion has been formed from 26 years of driving VWs, 23 years of writing about for them for magazines and 18 years of buying and selling them as my (very) full time job.

If you are going to comment, then please try and watch the whole video first or at least the summary right at the end and consider that I too was negative before I experienced the car and doing that may also change your perspective if you haven't yet.

The somewhat inappropriate 😁 tee-shirt worn can be bought here for just £11.99 from A1 Graphics via ebay, I am wearing a medium (be sure to check out their other cool stuff)
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Thanks to Tom Banks from Loughborough and Paul Fox from Warwick and John Ratcliffe from Locking Wheel Nut Removal for pointing out a few things I wouldn't have noticed and which I included in the video.

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