I had this car and absolutely hated it. In the city it was very uneconomical, during summer with the A/C on it used to consume over 10 liters per 100 kilometers and for longer motorway journeys it was horrible because it is underpowered and revs very high, at normal cruising speeds (120-130 km/h) it sits at almost 4000rpm and it also consumes a lot of fuel (but less than in the city). Even as far as maintenance goes it was more expensive than other equivalent cars of that size/power. I do have to admit, the noise levels weren't high and there is a decent amount of space for such a car. My friend had the same one and his consumed a lot of oil as well, mine didn't, thankfully. The mark 5 isn't necessarily a bad car, but I would avoid it with that engine and go for a reliable, economical and more powerful 1.9 TDl
Thanks for the Comment! I’ve driven with this Car to date around 60k Kilometers and I’ve done numerous Roadtrips to various different Countries (10 to be exact) You are correct with the Cruising Speed. It revs pretty high at those kind of speeds and it can be pretty annoying. Mine doesn’t consume 10L/100km, when I turn on my A/C. Mine doesn’t consume that much oil either. Maybe i have just luck with my Golf 5 🍀 And Again: Thanks for the Comment👍
Außer deine Knie und Hände sieht man nicht viel! 🙂 But! One interesting thing to note is that you do exactly the same as my German girlfriend when driving a manual car and approaching a stop. That is you put the car into neutral at some distance before the stop and allow the car to ‘coast’ in neutral before coming to a stop. This is absolutely NOT what we’re taught to do in Britain! In fact, I think you’d fail the driving test here because you effectively reduce the control you have over the car in neutral. You have disengaged the engine from the rest of the drive-train and it is considered a dangerous and bad habit. It also makes little or no difference to fuel consumption. Maybe it’s something that is taught in Germany? I don’t know? But….Below is something I found online written by driving instructor here in the UK: “It's called coasting and it puts you in a position where you're not in full and proper control of your vehicle. I'm not saying it's dangerous but it increases your braking distance exponentially because you've detracted the engines natural braking ability, meaning you're relying solely on your brakes. Do not, and I cannot stress this enough, do this. If you do it on your test you will fail, and rightfully so because of how dangerous it is. One of my earlier students did this on test and couldn't understand why they'd failed to the point they returned to the test centre after 10 minutes. Debrief was... Interesting to say the least.”
we get taught the same. but imho i think if ur a experienced enough driver u should switch to coasting before a junction because going into neutral and not pressing the clutch pedal the whole time the traffic light is red, is way better for ur clutchsystem e.g. the release bearing etc. what he is doing is wrong the both ways, he is putting it in neutral, therefore coasting and not using his engine brake, but at the same time he presses the clutch pedal the whole way through the red phase which is putting his clutch under stress thus increasing overall wear and tear.
I know it’s not 100% correct the way I’m doing it. But it’s Muscle Memory and it’s therefore quite difficult to overcome. Either way… thanks for the Constructive Criticism and the Comment below my Video👍
@@niktheseventh In the UK were are also taught to put the car into neutral when stopped, for example at a red light. But, not coast at anytime. So, not to put the car into neutral before you have stopped.
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I had this car and absolutely hated it. In the city it was very uneconomical, during summer with the A/C on it used to consume over 10 liters per 100 kilometers and for longer motorway journeys it was horrible because it is underpowered and revs very high, at normal cruising speeds (120-130 km/h) it sits at almost 4000rpm and it also consumes a lot of fuel (but less than in the city). Even as far as maintenance goes it was more expensive than other equivalent cars of that size/power. I do have to admit, the noise levels weren't high and there is a decent amount of space for such a car. My friend had the same one and his consumed a lot of oil as well, mine didn't, thankfully. The mark 5 isn't necessarily a bad car, but I would avoid it with that engine and go for a reliable, economical and more powerful 1.9 TDl
Thanks for the Comment!
I’ve driven with this Car to date around 60k Kilometers and I’ve done numerous Roadtrips to various different Countries (10 to be exact)
You are correct with the Cruising Speed. It revs pretty high at those kind of speeds and it can be pretty annoying. Mine doesn’t consume 10L/100km, when I turn on my A/C. Mine doesn’t consume that much oil either. Maybe i have just luck with my Golf 5 🍀
And Again: Thanks for the Comment👍
Außer deine Knie und Hände sieht man nicht viel! 🙂
But! One interesting thing to note is that you do exactly the same as my German girlfriend when driving a manual car and approaching a stop.
That is you put the car into neutral at some distance before the stop and allow the car to ‘coast’ in neutral before coming to a stop.
This is absolutely NOT what we’re taught to do in Britain! In fact, I think you’d fail the driving test here because you effectively reduce the control you have over the car in neutral. You have disengaged the engine from the rest of the drive-train and it is considered a dangerous and bad habit.
It also makes little or no difference to fuel consumption.
Maybe it’s something that is taught in Germany? I don’t know?
But….Below is something I found online written by driving instructor here in the UK:
“It's called coasting and it puts you in a position where you're not in full and proper control of your vehicle. I'm not saying it's dangerous but it increases your braking distance exponentially because you've detracted the engines natural braking ability, meaning you're relying solely on your brakes.
Do not, and I cannot stress this enough, do this. If you do it on your test you will fail, and rightfully so because of how dangerous it is.
One of my earlier students did this on test and couldn't understand why they'd failed to the point they returned to the test centre after 10 minutes. Debrief was... Interesting to say the least.”
we get taught the same. but imho i think if ur a experienced enough driver u should switch to coasting before a junction because going into neutral and not pressing the clutch pedal the whole time the traffic light is red, is way better for ur clutchsystem e.g. the release bearing etc.
what he is doing is wrong the both ways, he is putting it in neutral, therefore coasting and not using his engine brake, but at the same time he presses the clutch pedal the whole way through the red phase which is putting his clutch under stress thus increasing overall wear and tear.
I know it’s not 100% correct the way I’m doing it. But it’s Muscle Memory and it’s therefore quite difficult to overcome.
Either way… thanks for the Constructive Criticism and the Comment below my Video👍
@@niktheseventh In the UK were are also taught to put the car into neutral when stopped, for example at a red light. But, not coast at anytime. So, not to put the car into neutral before you have stopped.