If you're buying a German car and there is a knocking noise under the bonnet just ignore it. It will go away on its own eventually, nothing to worry about
Actually you should be concerned, because it could mean that the quality of the fuel you use, is lower than recommended by the brand. Modern engines will adapt to the low octane fuel, but on the long run it will surely harm your engine.
One thing with handling is if you live somewhere it snows it's a really good idea if you can to test drive the car when it's slippery in the winter. In my experience it can be night and day with some cars understeering a lot, but once the rear end steps out it comes suddenly and other cars being quite predictable and easy to point in the right direction. Small roundabouts with little traffic are great places to test how the car behaves when it starts to slide at a low speed. ESP/traction control systems can also vary a lot. Some are quite jerky and give a sudden and dangerous correction once they detect a slide and some traction control systems are so intrusive it can be hard to get up a slippery hill, even when they are turned "off" (on a lot of cars you can't turn it off). It's also a good idea regardless to learn how your ESP system behaves so you're prepared for its correction should you come into a sticky situation. It can't stop you steering into a ditch.
Hello Mat. I want to point out something that is missing in many review channels and that is reliablity and brand information. What I mean is if you review a perfect car from consumer point of view- nice interior, nice controls etc. but if the brand has too many faults in their cars that also should be under consideration. If i buy car for myself and the car is perfect from the outside and inside but from a brand that i dont like because of their low overall quality I wont bother buying it at all. Dont know if im correct but it sounds logically.
Andro Dimitrov if this is in context of this video it doesn't have a place here. This video is about test driving cars. What you're talking about is a process that should've happened before even going to a dealership and asking for a test drive. You wouldn't just go to a dealership and ask for cars to test without knowing anything about them - at least i wouldnt - its not a smart thing to do.
Caspar van Ommen yes but i meant why dont they do it in regular video review. Im telling this as an advice. This option woild be advantageous for many buyers.
If the considered car is good for you, you should forget all the bad talks about brand, cause you not gonna buy all the model line. You buy only this one and it does fit you well - so why don't buy? Maybe it's an exception of the rule, can't it be possible? I think, claiming all the whole brand good or bad completely is a big mistake. Every brand has both good and bad products.
You missed the most important advice: Make sure to take note on what extra or specific options fitted on the test car. Maybe the handling was excellent on the test car, but that was because of 3k extra Air suspension and rear-axle steering. Really annoying to forget to order those extras and the handling will become different on the custom ordered one if leaving those options out. Same could be said for almost any option. If the seats doesn't feel well there might be an other option that is more comfy, and so on...
In my country dealers do not let you test the car alone, one representative is coming with you and also they do not let you drive on specific roads but rather they have a pre-defined course where the car should stick to, if you so much as deviate from that path there will be unpleasantries
Great video, but there was no mention of the flick test, the water bottle test nor the stick of truth. All 100% legitimate test drive methodologies. :p
Great review but a major thing for me is definitely the spare wheel. A full size spare wheel, not that space saver shit that some car companys still give u. My 2017 Hyundai Elantra came wit 1 🙌
Ive done a couple of test drives, and almost every time the salesmen doesnt care about me. Had 2 volvos, sold those just because of the service. Bought an qashqai instead. It is more noisy and less comfy Yeah. But more modern, more rugged for my Need and Daym the service is AMAZING. Gonna buy an leaf as a daily driver as well
In Singapore, most test drives are 5 mins long at most..and they choose what route you'll take! One or two days is unfathomable to me, much less one week!
Pull up the trunk floor to see whether the car has a spare tire, also check whether the floor is made of plastic and whether it is sturdy enough to put heavy items or to sit. Case in point: the Golf Mat is driving has trunk floor which is made of plastic and does not rest on a sturdy metal piece, so you cannot sit there. Imagine going skiing, you want to put your boots on, but you cannot sit on the rear bumper/trunk - this sucks.
I have a doubt, I'm planning on buying a suv, I saw this car everything is well maintained, but the issue is it has driven 100,200 km, so my question is, is it worth it or will it have any problems in the future, does miles actually effect the car, btw the car was company maintained also, someone please help. Thank you.
Gavin Nash that’s his personal car, you absolute weapon and it’s not like they always prefer Volvo (which they don’t if you watch their head to head videos).
Mat owns the car? No, he explained in his video about this car that it is a Volvo XC60 press car from the press fleet, on loan! I think soon, he was saying he is hoping to get an Audi S6 or something as a loan car from the Audi press fleet... Actually, he's had this XC60 on loan for quite a while now, and hardly shown us anything about it...!
I cans save you a lot of time and worries, if you like VW Golf go and buy it it ticks all the boxes any way. If you don't you are a car person you buy with your heart so go and take the car you like - all in all modern cars offer quite the same follow your heart and don't regret the choice :)
There are two ways of buying a car. With you brain and with your heart. If you are buying it with your brain, you consider all these steps, shortlist a few cars, and then decide. Which is a good, logical, practical way of buying a car. But if you are that 1% of lucky people who can buy their dream car, then lucky you. You can buy any car, but you dont, you have that dream car in your mind, you just walk into a dealership and yell: That one in blue!
1. Go on about soft touch plastics. All. The. Time. This is more important than mechanicals. 2. Talk about how the steering wheel not adjusting for reach is the worst thing since Hitler. 3. Drive on a deserted road like a 16 year old joy rider and if it doesn't drive like a BUGATTI VEYRON diss it. 4. Under no circumstances consider whether or not the car is easy to live with in the long term. 5. "Fun", Cubbies and door bins are worth far more consideration that long-term satisfaction or reliability. 6. Real Men Don't Like Automatics. Snigger like Beavis and Butthead at any CVT you drive. 7. Any car below £20,000 is "a really cheap car." Not in most people's worlds, but the reviewers'.
Borrow it for a day or two? I only wish. I live in the wrong country I guess, but a test drive over here lasts about 20 minutes. 30 if you are lucky. I was once able to test drive a car for 40 minutes straight, because there was an accident on the road leading back to the dealership and we were stuck in traffic.
Yep but also use the car as if its heading for the scrap, hack at the buttons/controls, close the doors like you wanna smash them, bounce up and down on the seats, make all the tyres go bald by skidding etc etc etc... in other words be like crazed chimp in there (just like Matt lol)...No wonder they don't let Matt review cars like a bugatti veyron xD
brotha, you're checking if the car is well suited for you, as if you'r buying a new car, it isn't telling about second hand car, if everyhing is good mechanically at first sight before giving it to mechanic
I am really old and have never taken a test drive willingly. Despite having never taking a proper test drive, I have never been disappointed with any car that I have bought, new or used. If you are too fat for the seats, then lose weight. If you know lots of old folk, who want lifts, then get a car that can’t take them, with low seats. People are the problem and not the cars.
Calvin Chang I had the same problem when I was on my Ps. My solution was that I pointed out that I was there to buy a car and if they didn't want to help me because of my license level then I was "perfectly happy to find somewhere else"
Mary Juana It's a provisional license in Australia. It's one step before a full license and you have to display little red P signs on the front and back of your car. You have less points and most road drivers hate you 😂
Something I'd point out that +carwow seems to overlook in it's reviews is the comfort of the seatbelts. For example, in some cars you can adjust the height, whereas others you can't. The other thing Carwow seems to overlook is rear seat practicality with three adults wearing seatbelts. For example, in cars such as BMWs where the middle row seatbelt comes from the roof, this can be uncomfortable for the person sat in the rear on the nearside when everyone is wearing a seatbelt. Cars with the middle seatbelt coming from within the seat back seem to be more comfortable in my experience. The Carwow practicality videos never show rear passengers wearing seatbelts, so I assume this isn't tested?
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Step 12: when you're sure you love the car,just drive off with it.
Step 13: Car gets tracked and you get arrested.
Robert Ri I should test drive a Rimac like that. Not like anyone can catch you in it.
Or basically watch carwow review of that car ! !
step 1. Yell "More power!"
step 2. Tell James he drives slow
step 3. ????
step 4. profit
Captain America says he got that reference haha
Sleepy .Time yes!!!!!
and Hammond got angry again :)
In other words, try to imagine you're a carwow presenter making a youtube video and that's it.
In that case, you should just imagine a £5,000 check falling into your hand after you say "this volkswagen golf is great value for money!"
What about crash testing?
From carwow's video ( Top 10 SAFEST Cars ...Including the Tesla Model 3)
Yeah you have to make sure the airbags work properly
euro ncap
If you're buying a German car and there is a knocking noise under the bonnet just ignore it.
It will go away on its own eventually, nothing to worry about
Clement 😂😂
Actually you should be concerned, because it could mean that the quality of the fuel you use, is lower than recommended by the brand. Modern engines will adapt to the low octane fuel, but on the long run it will surely harm your engine.
AOTanoos22 - I was being sarcastic. If a German car is knocking or banging I would personally run for the hills.
Lewis4642011 Oh sry man, my bad, but i have seen people saying the same thing you did in all seriousness haha
😆😆😆
Matt the type of guy to ask the salespersons to sit next to him
I’m going for my first test drive tomorrow for my first car. Soo excited but nervous
Did you pass
Yes I passed in June 2019! 👍 3rd time lucky 😂
One thing with handling is if you live somewhere it snows it's a really good idea if you can to test drive the car when it's slippery in the winter. In my experience it can be night and day with some cars understeering a lot, but once the rear end steps out it comes suddenly and other cars being quite predictable and easy to point in the right direction. Small roundabouts with little traffic are great places to test how the car behaves when it starts to slide at a low speed. ESP/traction control systems can also vary a lot. Some are quite jerky and give a sudden and dangerous correction once they detect a slide and some traction control systems are so intrusive it can be hard to get up a slippery hill, even when they are turned "off" (on a lot of cars you can't turn it off). It's also a good idea regardless to learn how your ESP system behaves so you're prepared for its correction should you come into a sticky situation. It can't stop you steering into a ditch.
Hi there Mat!
Small Tip to add to the video: Don't forget to see if there's a car behind you when you're checking the brakes.
Cheers!
So I just now 2 hours ago bought my first car and NOW I find out you made this video, lol
If u dont mind what did u buy? And what are ur opinions on it if u still drive it?
Hello Mat. I want to point out something that is missing in many review channels and that is reliablity and brand information. What I mean is if you review a perfect car from consumer point of view- nice interior, nice controls etc. but if the brand has too many faults in their cars that also should be under consideration. If i buy car for myself and the car is perfect from the outside and inside but from a brand that i dont like because of their low overall quality I wont bother buying it at all. Dont know if im correct but it sounds logically.
Andro Dimitrov if this is in context of this video it doesn't have a place here. This video is about test driving cars. What you're talking about is a process that should've happened before even going to a dealership and asking for a test drive.
You wouldn't just go to a dealership and ask for cars to test without knowing anything about them - at least i wouldnt - its not a smart thing to do.
They did exactly what your're saying just a few days ago...
Caspar van Ommen yes but i meant why dont they do it in regular video review. Im telling this as an advice. This option woild be advantageous for many buyers.
If the considered car is good for you, you should forget all the bad talks about brand, cause you not gonna buy all the model line. You buy only this one and it does fit you well - so why don't buy? Maybe it's an exception of the rule, can't it be possible? I think, claiming all the whole brand good or bad completely is a big mistake. Every brand has both good and bad products.
How do you find about reliability of a brand new car & model? Only can relate to the previous generation I guess, but that won't be really accurate.
You missed the most important advice: Make sure to take note on what extra or specific options fitted on the test car. Maybe the handling was excellent on the test car, but that was because of 3k extra Air suspension and rear-axle steering. Really annoying to forget to order those extras and the handling will become different on the custom ordered one if leaving those options out. Same could be said for almost any option. If the seats doesn't feel well there might be an other option that is more comfy, and so on...
Million dollar idea: You should give the service of buying assistance. To help people choose their perfect car.
4:36 That's easy here in Brazil... there's MANY crap potholes, imperfections and speed bumps.
And remember that no car is perfect!
For some a car will be
Except the Lamborghini Miura and McLaren F1. And the Carrera GT, and the Ferrari F40, and the...
In soviet Russia the car test drives you.
dulez- this explains a lot.
In my country dealers do not let you test the car alone, one representative is coming with you and also they do not let you drive on specific roads but rather they have a pre-defined course where the car should stick to, if you so much as deviate from that path there will be unpleasantries
Last year my mum bought a 2018 Kia Sportage and we test drove a 2016 model
Tried to fit 3 people in the back of 718. Didnt`t work.
The thing I do before I buy a car is i rent the same model for a week and see how it is like it live with
Salesman will often lend you the car for a week for free!
@@f4tpie wouldn’t this impact their dealership insurance? I thought it was quite tough to even get it overnight
2:20 Yes! The double-entendre!
Keep shooting brilliant videos
From Kazakhstan
Great video, but there was no mention of the flick test, the water bottle test nor the stick of truth. All 100% legitimate test drive methodologies. :p
Bring these videos back!
Volkswagen have auto parking?! Whattt? Ooh I’m definitely getting that as my first car!
That green subie though
Thanks, Mat, perfect as always :)
Nice promotion of the Golf!
Hiii mat.....i was really looking forward for a drag race of 8seater suv....such as....
Nissam armada
Cadilac
Lexus 570
Nissan patrol
Land cruiser etc
Excellent video, TYSM!
Make sure the windows go all the way down in the back!!
Just yesterday I did a test drive of a DS4. then watched a carwow video and found out that the passenger windows dont go down at all!
what do you look out for when buying second hand?
If you can rent similar car for a few days can really give you ultimate test drive. Can you stand for that hum if runflat tires ?
Great review but a major thing for me is definitely the spare wheel. A full size spare wheel, not that space saver shit that some car companys still give u. My 2017 Hyundai Elantra came wit 1 🙌
Very useful. Thks
Definitely wear that Lab outfit to the dealership if you want to be taken seriously!!!
that vw is nice
Ive done a couple of test drives, and almost every time the salesmen doesnt care about me. Had 2 volvos, sold those just because of the service. Bought an qashqai instead. It is more noisy and less comfy Yeah. But more modern, more rugged for my Need and Daym the service is AMAZING. Gonna buy an leaf as a daily driver as well
I like this, thanks Mat!
don't forget to check if the windows go all the way down and if doesn't have a load lip!
Vlad Presecan 'One touch' up & down electric windows are also a nice touch.
Sweden : We Make the best cars
Germans: .....Hold my beer
Please don't tell me you believe the German build quality stuff.
Aaron M But they do so my friend
Surely Swedish cars have French engines
Maybe volvo isn't the best but this golf is the ugliest car I've seen this week
Charles Tosh have you seen German reliability? It's terrible!
Totally zoned out of the parking bit because of the green Scooby lol
Great im going to make a new channel called 'carwow2'
Thanks Matt, buying my first car very soon, cheers.
Very useful
Thanks matt for doing this vid because i told the sales man that i want to take it out on my oun and he let me and the i bought a bmw m6
Is it a UK thing to "borrow" the car for a day or 2? lol
I can do it aswell in Portugal. If my parents go to our local toyota dealer they will even let them take a car for a week
Can confirm, I got to test drive a BMW for a day and a half in Portugal. Only had a KM limit I could do.
Probably only works for older people tho. I don't think they'll lend a car to someone that is between 18-25
I'm 25 and they had no problems lending me the car.
In Singapore, most test drives are 5 mins long at most..and they choose what route you'll take! One or two days is unfathomable to me, much less one week!
Pull up the trunk floor to see whether the car has a spare tire, also check whether the floor is made of plastic and whether it is sturdy enough to put heavy items or to sit. Case in point: the Golf Mat is driving has trunk floor which is made of plastic and does not rest on a sturdy metal piece, so you cannot sit there. Imagine going skiing, you want to put your boots on, but you cannot sit on the rear bumper/trunk - this sucks.
I thought checking the door bins would have been the utmost important thing to test!?! What's wrong with you Mat! :)
Go Mat!👊🏼
review mazda 6 plzz
I want him to review more mazda cars generally, I can't seem to find any new good mazda reviews.
Kjelle that’s cus they’re piles of shit!
@@nks80 You haven't been in one. Chill.
Test-driving a corsa and a polo for a first car tomorrow. Anyone got any car-specific things to check for??
Cheers
I have a doubt, I'm planning on buying a suv, I saw this car everything is well maintained, but the issue is it has driven 100,200 km, so my question is, is it worth it or will it have any problems in the future, does miles actually effect the car, btw the car was company maintained also, someone please help. Thank you.
that subaru :3
Ide like a car like that custome. With a custom bong hit that pipe also test that pipe and drive too
These 10 steps are good but the most important thing is, which car has cheaper maintenance cost? Toyota camry or Honda accord.
When u getting ur RS4?
More XC60 videos!!! :)
Currently have a new Countryman on a 48 hour test drive, do i need to return it? :D
This channel should be Volvowow.
Gavin Nash that’s his personal car, you absolute weapon and it’s not like they always prefer Volvo (which they don’t if you watch their head to head videos).
Pixar Lamp Aleks chill man.
Look at my face. Do I look like a chill man
Matt owns the car... so what if he uses it?
Mat owns the car? No, he explained in his video about this car that it is a Volvo XC60 press car from the press fleet, on loan! I think soon, he was saying he is hoping to get an Audi S6 or something as a loan car from the Audi press fleet... Actually, he's had this XC60 on loan for quite a while now, and hardly shown us anything about it...!
I cans save you a lot of time and worries, if you like VW Golf go and buy it it ticks all the boxes any way. If you don't you are a car person you buy with your heart so go and take the car you like - all in all modern cars offer quite the same follow your heart and don't regret the choice :)
Waiting u to compare new 2017 mb, bmw and audi
Super helpful video. I really appreciate the tips. Thanks!
Who's Subaru is that??? please tell
Any tips for a windscreen crack??
Yeah..........replace it with a new one...
Matt, I'm sorry to say that I was too distracted by the lack of symmetry in your shirt to listen to what you were saying.
Nice
🇸🇪I hope that we have 😂👍🏾
I try and get complimentary car mats.
In my city you don't even have to drive through the potholes. You simply can't avoid them :))
There are two ways of buying a car. With you brain and with your heart. If you are buying it with your brain, you consider all these steps, shortlist a few cars, and then decide. Which is a good, logical, practical way of buying a car. But if you are that 1% of lucky people who can buy their dream car, then lucky you. You can buy any car, but you dont, you have that dream car in your mind, you just walk into a dealership and yell: That one in blue!
Review MG ZS FOR FUN PLEASE
1. Go on about soft touch plastics. All. The. Time. This is more important than mechanicals.
2. Talk about how the steering wheel not adjusting for reach is the worst thing since Hitler.
3. Drive on a deserted road like a 16 year old joy rider and if it doesn't drive like a BUGATTI VEYRON diss it.
4. Under no circumstances consider whether or not the car is easy to live with in the long term.
5. "Fun", Cubbies and door bins are worth far more consideration that long-term satisfaction or reliability.
6. Real Men Don't Like Automatics. Snigger like Beavis and Butthead at any CVT you drive.
7. Any car below £20,000 is "a really cheap car." Not in most people's worlds, but the reviewers'.
Borrow it for a day or two? I only wish. I live in the wrong country I guess, but a test drive over here lasts about 20 minutes. 30 if you are lucky.
I was once able to test drive a car for 40 minutes straight, because there was an accident on the road leading back to the dealership and we were stuck in traffic.
I buy sight unseen.
“Make sure, you can find your ideal driving position.”
*moves the steering wheel slowly to the left*
so, basically recreate carwow's review video, minus the easter egg
Wow you can have a car for 2 days before you buy it? Here in California a test drive is 1 minute around a dealership
Seems like a hassle, I just watch carwow review of the car
Yep but also use the car as if its heading for the scrap, hack at the buttons/controls, close the doors like you wanna smash them, bounce up and down on the seats, make all the tyres go bald by skidding etc etc etc... in other words be like crazed chimp in there (just like Matt lol)...No wonder they don't let Matt review cars like a bugatti veyron xD
It was more like an instruction "how to make car review". Wandering why Mat didn't mention not to forget stick of truth...
screw the passangers and space... i'm saving up for a mini 😄
XSunacX MInis are ugly And you hate children too.
hey!
Minis aren't ugly😎
11. How many 1.5 liter bottles the car can hold
If you plan to connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth, you'll want to test how easy & quick it is to connect. Some systems can be infuriating.
brotha, you're checking if the car is well suited for you, as if you'r buying a new car, it isn't telling about second hand car, if everyhing is good mechanically at first sight before giving it to mechanic
People from Balkan after watching the video: “How can he forget to check if there’s any rust below?! 🤨 this must be No.1 rule”
maza 6
Subliminal ad of VW Golf.
how old is Matt?
Ikea Uppsala 53
Looks like that video was only made cause carwow was short in car reviews
I am really old and have never taken a test drive willingly. Despite having never taking a proper test drive, I have never been disappointed with any car that I have bought, new or used. If you are too fat for the seats, then lose weight. If you know lots of old folk, who want lifts, then get a car that can’t take them, with low seats. People are the problem and not the cars.
Step 1: tell the dealer: i want the fastest car you have.. Done. ..Enjoy your happiness now.
Step 2: The dealer says that you're a illegal petrol-head. And he fucking HATEs petrol-heads.
Im a p plater and salesman treat me like crap when i go to a dealer asking info about the car not to mention asking for a test drive smh
Calvin Chang I had the same problem when I was on my Ps. My solution was that I pointed out that I was there to buy a car and if they didn't want to help me because of my license level then I was "perfectly happy to find somewhere else"
Whats a p plate
Mary Juana It's a provisional license in Australia. It's one step before a full license and you have to display little red P signs on the front and back of your car. You have less points and most road drivers hate you 😂
Mary Juana Inthe UK it's called an R plate. The R stands for 'Restricted' I think.
How to test drive a car like a pro: watch a Matt Watson car review
Or just watch carwow and book your car
You scared me with that auto parking looks so weird
I live in the Caribbean... Borrowing a new car for a day or two= being charged with Grand Theft Auto ( like the video game )
Something I'd point out that +carwow seems to overlook in it's reviews is the comfort of the seatbelts. For example, in some cars you can adjust the height, whereas others you can't. The other thing Carwow seems to overlook is rear seat practicality with three adults wearing seatbelts. For example, in cars such as BMWs where the middle row seatbelt comes from the roof, this can be uncomfortable for the person sat in the rear on the nearside when everyone is wearing a seatbelt. Cars with the middle seatbelt coming from within the seat back seem to be more comfortable in my experience. The Carwow practicality videos never show rear passengers wearing seatbelts, so I assume this isn't tested?
Use your local dealer to test drive etc then use carwow to source it from a cheaper dealer miles from your house 🤔.......😜