The CAR WIZARD gets an awesome surprise while modding "Wartortle" - his 04 VW Turbo S Beetle

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  • Опубликовано: 27 май 2020
  • Wartortle, this 2004 Volkswagen Turbo S Beetle, is living up to his name! The CAR WIZARD 🧙‍♂️ adds some cool mods and finds something awesome!
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  • @CarWizard
    @CarWizard  4 года назад +557

    People keep saying Ray Charles welded my exhaust. It wasnt him, it was Stevie Wonder. Get it right guys.

    • @adamwiggins8290
      @adamwiggins8290 4 года назад +25

      As my friend says: "Looks like Stevie Wonder did it with his feet."

    • @CarWizard
      @CarWizard  4 года назад +36

      Adam Wiggins Maybe with his teeth.

    • @ryanschope5251
      @ryanschope5251 4 года назад +13

      pretty bad welds but everyone's a expert

    • @dzelpwr
      @dzelpwr 4 года назад +45

      At least half making such comments likely don't even weld themselves.
      Does it leak? Is it functional? Does anyone except a mechanic get under the car to even see it? No?
      Fkn send it.

    • @daevid21
      @daevid21 4 года назад +6

      Ryan Schope everyone’s welds are shit unless you’re a welder as your job you think it’s good and a real welder will tell you it’s trash haha

  • @seven3true
    @seven3true 4 года назад +126

    It's so cool my Wartortle decal made it on your car! Thanks for the shoutout!

    • @vcmdpropulsion126
      @vcmdpropulsion126 4 года назад

      i was going to say, a pokemon wartortle , nice work man

  • @AndrewSorenson1
    @AndrewSorenson1 4 года назад +135

    Wizard: *revs engine* RUclips caption: [ music ] Yes, RUclips captions, I agree.

    • @nslouka90
      @nslouka90 4 года назад +2

      That seems to be the case on everyone’s car video but I laugh every time I see that lol

    • @_DixonCider
      @_DixonCider 4 года назад

      So appropriate.

  • @brianhampton9392
    @brianhampton9392 4 года назад +19

    The Wizard is such a simple man. It's the little things in life that make his day. An honest mechanic in a sea of scum. Keep up the good work.

  • @howdybigdave
    @howdybigdave 4 года назад +233

    Imagine getting gapped by wizard in his beetle

  • @djuell01
    @djuell01 4 года назад +418

    So mission is to keep the Wizards daughter away from it LOLOL Poor Honda Prelude. :(

    • @connellyboyle1
      @connellyboyle1 4 года назад +8

      RIP

    • @MrKillswitch88
      @MrKillswitch88 4 года назад +7

      With her luck it would end up 20ft in a tree or through someone's roof lol.

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 4 года назад +17

      I wish we coulda seen the Prelude modded by wizard.

    • @cayman9873
      @cayman9873 4 года назад +5

      Dont think she drives stick yet

    • @frolie3207
      @frolie3207 4 года назад +9

      OMG YES!!! Hurt my feelings with the Prelude...don’t let her near this one!

  • @stevenpdxedu
    @stevenpdxedu 4 года назад +21

    The Wizard is the first mechanic I've ever known that had a mechanically sorted car of his own. Kudos!

    • @bradklingensmith
      @bradklingensmith 4 года назад +4

      Like every electrician I know has the cover off of his electric panel.

  • @mikeywalnuts7015
    @mikeywalnuts7015 4 года назад +170

    So:
    New Beetle = Squirtle
    Beetle Turbo S = Wartortle
    Does that mean eventually you'll have:
    911= Blastoise
    911 Turbo = Mega Blastoise?

    • @Brianlikescars
      @Brianlikescars 4 года назад +1

      Michael Damaso shit I actually didn’t see this comment before I made a similar one. I think a 944 for Blastoise because kinda disappointing. Haha

    • @TheDamiensdad
      @TheDamiensdad 4 года назад +14

      Beetle rsi? I think that's what it was called.

    • @zeroelus
      @zeroelus 4 года назад +1

      @@TheDamiensdad Yep there was a run of those.

    • @morecoffee998
      @morecoffee998 4 года назад +2

      Tuareg V10 diesel must be Blastoise :p

    • @mamaweegee123
      @mamaweegee123 4 года назад +1

      Nah Beetle RSi is blastoise

  • @wretchedrider2157
    @wretchedrider2157 4 года назад +88

    You can email APR or other VW tuners and ask if they have a record for the VIN in their database.
    If you care to, anyways.

  • @riptwan
    @riptwan 4 года назад +129

    On most of the early 2000's VW Gold, Beetle, Jetta and even the Passatt, there was around an inch of lift missing on the front shocks that caused many of them used on bumpy roads to damage wheel liners, engine covers and sometimes sumps. VW released a simple alloy shim that lifted the front by 25mm or so to eliminate the issue. The mic quality is better in this vid too, good job.

    • @thethomasj1795
      @thethomasj1795 4 года назад +2

      I can attest to that on the Jetta's they were way to low. The problem wasade worse with the low profile tires. I had 2 Passat's that were GLX models that didn't suffer from the bottoming out issues.

    • @briannawilliams7370
      @briannawilliams7370 4 года назад +1

      Just don’t let his daughter drive it she’ll drive it into a tree 🌲 hehehe

    • @dzelpwr
      @dzelpwr 4 года назад +3

      Never heard that, nor have I seen the inch shim except for people who were purposefully trying to increase the ride height of their vehicles anyway, especially since the oil pans are extra exposed and fragile.
      But I can attest to the stock front strut mounts being made of rubber that collapses significantly with time, changing the alignment and losing ride height. Just replacing them once in awhile restores ride height, or even better, 034 Motorsports has higher durometer rubber mounts that shouldn't collapse so easily with time like the factory ones do.
      What I DO notice as far as the fender liners being torn up is the plastic nut that presses into the unibody frame rail will eventually deform and pop out, causing the liner to move much more easily on one of the front inner edge and thus causing the rub. That happens all the time.

    • @robster4308
      @robster4308 4 года назад

      Rhode wireless. Very good for price and size.

    • @riptwan
      @riptwan 4 года назад +1

      @@dzelpwr I think it was possibly VW's way of avoiding a recall in Ireland. I worked at a dealers for a number of years out of school. A lot of roads there look like tarmac rally special stages and the new veedubs at the time used get tore up bad.

  • @titojosh1396
    @titojosh1396 4 года назад +60

    "This thing is really, REALLY cool" - Car Wizard as he stands in front of a Murcielago, Bentley Turbo R, rebuilt 60's Mustang and a Lotus Exige
    (yes I realize they're not his! Couldn't help it)

    • @kavinskysmith4094
      @kavinskysmith4094 4 года назад +1

      well as per the rule of hoovie, if its a good car, he gives/sells it away lol

    • @titojosh1396
      @titojosh1396 4 года назад

      Kavinsky Smith that’s why doesn’t own any Toyotas. Can’t make money off something build properly!

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmond 4 года назад +59

    Make sure to take the keys with you when you leave it at home, says the father of 4...

  • @1SaG
    @1SaG 4 года назад +192

    I think I speak for everyone here when I say that now you'll have to put that thing on a dyno. I'd be really interested in seeing what kind of power she actually makes.
    Re brakes: Seeing how this is built on the same platform, would Audi TT Mk I, Audi S3 Mk I or Golf Mk IV R32 brakes fit?

    • @neiltitmus9744
      @neiltitmus9744 4 года назад +1

      Probably about 300bhp

    • @neiltitmus9744
      @neiltitmus9744 4 года назад +10

      Any more than that and you may get a visit from uncle rodney

    • @ScottPC
      @ScottPC 4 года назад +4

      I have a TT and the brakes will all be similar. There awful. Better off upgrading to Porsche boxter brakes or Seat Leon Cupra R factory Brembos.

    • @CGProtagonist
      @CGProtagonist 4 года назад

      As a owner of Stock FWD 1999 Audi A4 B5 with 1.8T engine (APU) with unknown tune (2000mbar / 30 psi absolute pressure and 15-30 degree BTC of timing under full load, width factory rev limiter around 6.5k) I am extremely curios to see how much power and toque this Beetle have. Also I must point out that this engine is very reliable and can be cheaply maintained (at least in Europe). My car have 250k km and still going strong, does't have oil leaks, does not burn oil, the only down side is that eats tires quick but is not too bad (last set of summer tires lasted 3 seasons and more that 60k km witch is not bad considering that, they was one of the softest compound tires on the market).
      Hands down one of the best engines ever build gives the very good blend of power and reliability.

    • @MrLongboarder87
      @MrLongboarder87 4 года назад +2

      Neil Titmus 120hp over stock is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. I’d say closer to 225hp

  • @Sjapilot
    @Sjapilot 4 года назад +19

    It makes me very happy to see of someone else putting time, love, and care into an over 16 year old VW product. This car definitely deserves the care you're giving it. Thank you for sharing!

  • @SynchroSk8
    @SynchroSk8 4 года назад +4

    I am so in love with the New Beetle. Especially that S. So much fun! I am SO THRILLED YOU HAVE THIS. Really enjoying the content. Please keep it up!

  • @clevelandaeromotive
    @clevelandaeromotive 4 года назад +2

    As soon as I saw you buy this off Hoovie, I had to watch the rest of the videos. I knew you’d do it right. Great job!

  • @monkeykiss1988
    @monkeykiss1988 4 года назад +64

    "I'm not a burn out dude" LOL

    • @farnthboy
      @farnthboy 4 года назад +5

      He has mechanical empathy.

    • @chrislangstaff
      @chrislangstaff 4 года назад +3

      "I'm not a burn out, dude"

  • @Halarue
    @Halarue 4 года назад +3

    The way he says "I've got all the oil leaks addressed" soothes my soul.

  • @tristincozine9644
    @tristincozine9644 4 года назад +3

    Best surprise came from my brother’s 2015 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. I was cleaning it out for him one day, and while picking out some junk that had fallen behind the rear seats, I found papers and documents from the previous owner who was apparently buying a mail order bride from the Philippines. The little folder had all her documentation and how much money she had. The car originated in Texas, but made it out to California. Needless to say, quite the discovery!

  • @SwanseaTitanFan
    @SwanseaTitanFan 4 года назад +2

    It really comes across just how much you love that car. Made me smile, thanks.

  • @swiftangel88
    @swiftangel88 4 года назад +20

    Buckle Up Wizard, we want to keep you around for a long time. ;-)

  • @dankspangle
    @dankspangle 4 года назад +6

    I've never seen Wizard this happy. His eyes have gone all anime kawaii. That's love.

  • @a.h.504
    @a.h.504 4 года назад

    Just wanted to say I've been really enjoying your videos. Very informative and you have a great way of speaking. Very calm and enjoyable to watch. Great job, looking forward to seeing more in the future!

  • @maxmoovin
    @maxmoovin 4 года назад +3

    Wizard. I cannot express enough how I enjoy your calm, down to earth descriptive narratives. A subscriber and watcher. Do you have T-shirts for sale? I want one, I'll sport your shirt every week. Blessings brother.

  • @Xergthes
    @Xergthes 4 года назад +53

    Damn that Beetle looks like a total blast to drive. I am a Mustang guy, but shit that thing has a great power to weight ratio.

    • @rasherbilbo452
      @rasherbilbo452 4 года назад +4

      They are. I used to have one, and went to a hill-climb race with it. Beat a GT350 on the course (it was at ~5000 ft elevation, so the turbocharging was an advantage of course).

    • @sirmounted8499
      @sirmounted8499 4 года назад +6

      They can be fast but at the end of the day you're driving a front wheel drive Volkswagen with questionable looks.

    • @darkiee69
      @darkiee69 4 года назад +2

      @@sirmounted8499 Agreed, it's just an ugly golf.

    • @johnp556
      @johnp556 4 года назад +2

      @@sirmounted8499 incognito, nobody will look twice at an beetle.

    • @joepennant
      @joepennant 4 года назад +4

      The people thinking VDubs made in the past 30 years are just slow economy cars have obviously never driven one with intent. A Alpina obsessed high school friend turned me on to my first GTi..a 84. I've had 6 GTi's since then. The sh** eatin' grin comes standard with VDubs.

  • @Taylor-dh4xz
    @Taylor-dh4xz 4 года назад +5

    I bought a Dodge SRT-4 that had the Mopar Stage 2 Off-road use only ECM installed, and that car pulled clean past the redline and made 306whp!

  • @jfv65
    @jfv65 4 года назад +2

    the 3"exhaust really enables the engine to make the maximum use of the custom tune and the higher boost. Great combination!

  • @sirsteele
    @sirsteele 4 года назад +3

    It does my heart good to see the Car Wizard enjoying his new car so much!

  • @27zacmaklea35
    @27zacmaklea35 4 года назад +120

    Legend has it: The Car Wizard once beat the Mario Bros video game without hitting the jump button.

    • @blindsniper9794
      @blindsniper9794 4 года назад +11

      I heard that arcade machines *pay HIM* to play them

    • @leedogg90002
      @leedogg90002 4 года назад +7

      I've heard when Car Wizard goes bowling, he can make pens fall without throwing the ball. He uses his wizard powers

    • @BucktailFishing
      @BucktailFishing 4 года назад +10

      The lift doesn't lift the car, the wizard pushes the shop down 🤣

    • @leedogg90002
      @leedogg90002 4 года назад +2

      The Wizard doesn't pull engines. They remove themselves upon seeing him approach them

    • @stevemoore12
      @stevemoore12 4 года назад +4

      His beard was this long by the start of kindergarten.

  • @rizwanshaikh1177
    @rizwanshaikh1177 4 года назад +11

    Bro it's an amazing feeling to repair our loved car. And ride it. You happy we happy. Amazing guy. Take care . Love from india

    • @bosgaurus1
      @bosgaurus1 4 года назад +1

      A bit late but, Ramzan Mubarak, bhai.

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 4 года назад

    So nice of you to straighten out the welder people. I like the car you got fella. Bet you that the car was gotten rid of because of the oil leaks. Most people think when you get oil coming down the engine is going to just die. Nice video you show us for sure. Keep them coming Wizard. Peace too. VF

  • @kellingtonlink956
    @kellingtonlink956 4 года назад

    You are this VW’s ... Saviour! And a decent chunk was just plain old hard work. Well done you. Thanks for the video.

  • @mikeresnik
    @mikeresnik 4 года назад +5

    sailun actually makes really good snow tires, i ran them on my 06 530i and never had a problem with them, the blizacks i had were no better.

  • @DesertGn0me
    @DesertGn0me 4 года назад +29

    AYoh Wizard, call up some of the big tuners with your VIN, they should be able to tell you if your car is in their VIN list.

    • @PeterFeltersnatch852
      @PeterFeltersnatch852 4 года назад +3

      Yes that's what I did with my Audi email APR and they confirmed stage 2

    • @jamer15961
      @jamer15961 4 года назад

      Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't, my A4 is tuned but even with emailing the Vin I got nowhere

  • @danmiller6890
    @danmiller6890 4 года назад

    This fine gentleman has an awesome channel and THE GREATEST t-shirts. Completely serious. Much respect.

  • @pemtax557
    @pemtax557 2 года назад

    I ran into this video by accident and boy am I glad I did. What a fun video and "restoration/mod?" ... the car is coming out great, the sound is so unexpected and cool. I have no idea if you still have it (if not, I question your judgement) and hoping you're enjoying it to the fullest. Cheers Mate!! Dave

  • @MrCarGuy
    @MrCarGuy 4 года назад +23

    Should still do a real job on headlights using rough-medium sand, 2K clear, and polishing.

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH 4 года назад +5

      Yeah, if you're going to save money with Chinese tires, you may as well save more by polishing the headlights properly instead of buying new ones.

  • @mumbles2000
    @mumbles2000 4 года назад +13

    haha, Hoovie finally buys a decent car and sells it immediately

  • @evilbeaver267
    @evilbeaver267 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Wizard. As always i appreciate the content!!!

  • @matthewcaron3319
    @matthewcaron3319 4 года назад +1

    I found similar on my 2013 Turbo Beetle - I had a clue when I looked at it because there were APR decals on the doors, and when I test drove it and it revved to 7k, I figured it has something.
    Once I took ownership, I took it to a local tuning shop so they could transfer the tune to my name, and then I had them check it. Turns out that it was the APR 93 Stage 1 tune. But, 93 is hard to find near me, so I had them put in a multitune so I have tunes for stock (but with the rev limit moved), and then Stage 1 for 91 and 93. I run it on the 91 tune.
    Worked great until the 310lb-ft that the 91 tune makes broke the dual mass flywheel on the stock clutch (which is apparently only good for 250lb-ft.. but hey, I got 20k miles out of it). Then I put in a new clutch and single mass flywheel that's good for 400lb-ft, and it's been fine since (25k miles and counting). Nothing else broke, and it's good fun.
    There's just something about a short wheelbase car, isn't there?
    Enjoy Wartortle. My wife has a 98 NB and I've been showing her these vids. Rock on, my dude.
    As an aside, I noticed the Pac-Man shirt. Check this out:
    github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/wiki
    It's an FPGA that they're using to accurately reproduce old arcade and console systems.

  • @Handl3sAreStupid
    @Handl3sAreStupid 4 года назад +54

    "We're at 100mph in 4th gear"
    Damn, I need to move to Kansas where you can go 100mph on a surface street

    • @bankait_rex1860
      @bankait_rex1860 4 года назад +62

      its Mexico.

    • @1Legofilms
      @1Legofilms 4 года назад +2

      A good option is to find a straight flat rural road

    • @christophermac6679
      @christophermac6679 4 года назад +11

      As long as your car can go 100mph you can do it anywhere. I have safely hit 184mph in my Lexus on a North Carolina highway. “It’s only illegal if you get caught”
      *CMAC

    • @marks8068
      @marks8068 4 года назад +2

      @@christophermac6679 after 3 dates with the judge i can tell u: Whatever you do, MAKE SHURE NOT TO GET CAUGHT!.. (wasnt caught for those kind of speeds luckily, but it was all 3 times a VERY pricey affair, last time in court they warned me I will not get my licence back if they see me again..)

    • @thefuzzypickle8277
      @thefuzzypickle8277 4 года назад +2

      @@bankait_rex1860 "its mexico"

  • @EthanCommins888
    @EthanCommins888 4 года назад +52

    4:10. I noticed the other wheel turning in the same direction. Clutch type LSD installed? That would explain the better traction even with cheap tires.

    • @AdamDUrso
      @AdamDUrso 4 года назад +4

      Agreed that does seem odd. Expensive if it does have an LSD, might have some other nice bits too!

    • @Justinlifts365
      @Justinlifts365 4 года назад +6

      some transmission of that year were lsd any sport model

    • @twRage96
      @twRage96 4 года назад +11

      Turbo S Beetles came with an LSD, yes.

    • @neiltitmus9744
      @neiltitmus9744 4 года назад

      I think lad are about £800

    • @EthanCommins888
      @EthanCommins888 4 года назад +5

      @@twRage96 No. They came with better traction control. The 02M has an open diff. My 03 Turbo S has an open diff. It sucks lol.

  • @Pierson116
    @Pierson116 4 года назад +2

    As far as the best surprise I've ever found in a used car, It was when I bought my 2003 Pontiac Bonneville and found a loaded M9 Berretta Handgun under the seat. I bought it from a used car dealership too!

  • @danielanthony6141
    @danielanthony6141 4 года назад

    Makes me happy seeing the wizard so happy with this little number! Congrats my man. Tidy motor 👍

  • @Mario12342010
    @Mario12342010 4 года назад +3

    Wartortle is looking amazing wizard, please keep posting updates on it!

  • @Very_Angry_Citizen
    @Very_Angry_Citizen 4 года назад +31

    6:45 This is something I NEVER wanted to hear from the car wizard.

  • @funkchild75
    @funkchild75 4 года назад

    Cool! Glad you're enjoying it, Wizard! Cheers, Sir. ✋🏾🧔🏾

  • @ryanhorsley9965
    @ryanhorsley9965 4 года назад

    I definitely admire how Car Wizard gets such joy from cars which retail for $5,000 or less. So many car youtubers are fixated on super cars, muscle cars, and luxury cars that you'd never see something like this from them.

  • @GeFeldz
    @GeFeldz 4 года назад +57

    4:15 looks like an LSD! That's not standard.

    • @thebigmacd
      @thebigmacd 4 года назад +3

      Good call!

    • @dempsej
      @dempsej 4 года назад +1

      I saw this too and now I’m a little bit disappointed, that I haven’t seen this video 15h earlier to be first to point that out 😜. Good call :)

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 3 года назад

      Shame is not 4WD. Burn-outs with front wheel drive just look silly.

  • @gpgoldb
    @gpgoldb 4 года назад +5

    Love the wartortle sticker with the wizard hat!!! Soo funny!!

  • @Rahul-ce3no
    @Rahul-ce3no 4 года назад

    Dear Car Wizard, your wry and exhaustive demeanor is somehow really engaging...you can tell you are a man with a lifetime of car experience and I really appreciate you putting it out there for the rest of us to see and learn from. Thanks for being an honest mechanic and a great RUclipsr! Wishing you all the best - as a side note I recently scored a 1998 Honda Prelude (red) if you want to see any of the work I've done I'd be happy to send it over but don't have a way to directly reach you. RIP Car Wizard Prelude :(

  • @stuwemhoener5937
    @stuwemhoener5937 4 года назад

    I love how much you love your Beetle. You have a little twinkle in your eye when you talk about it!

  • @ericpinkney384
    @ericpinkney384 4 года назад +34

    I see brembo brakes with vented ceramic rotors in wartortle's future. LOL

    • @jameslarson7452
      @jameslarson7452 4 года назад +6

      $80 Tires, $800 caliper... I'm down.

    • @joepennant
      @joepennant 4 года назад +2

      The VW Group parts bin is deep and extensive. I'm sure Da Wiz can source some Type R level brakes and calipers for junkyard acheap....

    • @thefuzzypickle8277
      @thefuzzypickle8277 4 года назад

      @@jameslarson7452 ZR rated $80 tires lol

    • @codyrotramel873
      @codyrotramel873 4 года назад

      Some used Porsche or Audi big brakes are more his style and price range.

  • @billroberts4012
    @billroberts4012 4 года назад +25

    Wizard, sounds like you’re having fun.

    • @502lsx5
      @502lsx5 4 года назад

      How can you tell the difference?

    • @sersolo3112
      @sersolo3112 4 года назад

      @@502lsx5 in his voice

    • @baconmcbacon62
      @baconmcbacon62 4 года назад

      He’s like a kid in a candy store with this car. Can you blame him? I would be, too!

  • @woodwelder
    @woodwelder 4 года назад +1

    Wizard , great job - as usual ! I did chuckle to myself when I saw the welds on your new exhaust pipe 😂 ... I don’t think it will break though lack of weld ...😳
    Love your show/ shop keepim coming 👍

  • @artoo45
    @artoo45 4 года назад

    I put Cooper Zeon Z rated tires on my Turbo Beetle. I love them! That "mildew" is actually a black mold formed on aphid crap, which is mostly sugar, especially if you park under hardwood trees. I never thought I'd fall in love with a Turbo Beetle, but the last three years with mine has proven me wrong. They're a blast.

  • @skswig1
    @skswig1 4 года назад +70

    I never liked these but you are starting to make me a convert.

    • @gregh7457
      @gregh7457 4 года назад

      the audi TT has the same 1.8 turbo engine and looks a whole lot better and some are AWD but its only a 2 seater

    • @68camaro86
      @68camaro86 4 года назад

      Same

    • @Ben_Mayall
      @Ben_Mayall 4 года назад

      Shawn Swigart The Beetle RSI is still the only one I adore. The Turbo S I just like, the rest are still hideous.

    • @thebigmacd
      @thebigmacd 4 года назад

      @@gregh7457 but a beetle has so much more headroom...Wizard is not a small guy. I know at 6 feet and 220 pounds when I sat in a TT I felt like I didn't fit.

    • @BigZdubZ
      @BigZdubZ 4 года назад +1

      They are really fun to drive. The 1.8T is a great motor if well cared for and getting it go fast is relatively cheap. Also they look cool!

  • @phillipev
    @phillipev 4 года назад +34

    Was Ms Wizard filming you on the highway? If so, one more reason you know she's a keeper

    • @basshead.
      @basshead. 4 года назад

      I feel sorry for her. This bloke has the personality of a pole.

    • @Amerikanskis
      @Amerikanskis 4 года назад +4

      @@basshead. said the "basshead"

    • @sirgrundel
      @sirgrundel 4 года назад +1

      @@basshead. Sounds like a damn Haterrrrrrrrrr

    • @nomadben
      @nomadben 3 года назад

      @@basshead. He is a simple and honest man, and that is a wonderful thing to see in our crazy world.

  • @adamlapinski7590
    @adamlapinski7590 4 года назад

    Nice to see someone have so much love for these 90's cars. They were the pinnacle of automotive history I believe. Everything after that just has no soul. Did you know the New Beetle design was completed in 1993?

  • @herbierossiter7421
    @herbierossiter7421 4 года назад

    Wizard, yet another great video, glad you're getting more content out, be great to see some of Hoovies fleet getting some love, really like his Bentley

  • @andy-james-
    @andy-james- 4 года назад +37

    Just wondering if Hoovey is watching this 😃

  • @BOBSCOTTONLINE
    @BOBSCOTTONLINE 4 года назад +7

    had a '04 GTI 1.8T - may favorite drive :-)

  • @ricklingard
    @ricklingard 4 года назад

    I love the videos... great info and content..good luck with the channel . Like the battle very much , gonna look for a turbo back in the UK

  • @jaysonburns4423
    @jaysonburns4423 4 года назад

    I paid 750 bucks for my 2000 pontiac grand am...I e done alot of work on it and it drives beautifully...I put 2 new front timeline wheel bearing on the front of it all new rotors and really nice break pads and it alot of fun to drive....love warturtle ..it coming along well thank you for the time you put into these videos....o ya next summer I'm upgrading the 3.4 liter by cam with a comp cam that should make the car pretty fast...the car only had 80 thousand miles on it when I bought it..

  • @alpine1600s
    @alpine1600s 4 года назад +13

    This Covid-19 has really taken its toll, the Wizard has New Beetle Mania! 😱

  • @ElliottAlvis
    @ElliottAlvis 4 года назад +10

    This thing is so awesome. Without a doubt the fastest/coolest New Beetle in the Wichita area!

  • @gsmith207
    @gsmith207 4 года назад +1

    So awesome. My fav Wiz! Never thought I would thank Hoovie, but thanks Hoovie for sharing your Wizard. He will surpass your subscribers I predict.

  • @filleepay
    @filleepay 4 года назад +2

    That’s good stuff Wiz. My ‘07 Beetle has the 2.5 L Jetta engine, standard trans. It’s quick but it doesn’t scream anything like yours.
    Great videos all way around. .

  • @xtravisxmanx
    @xtravisxmanx 4 года назад +21

    6:44 Someone's going to comment on that for sure...

    • @iCoolaxe
      @iCoolaxe 4 года назад +1

      Hello there, someone.

    • @tornadotj2059
      @tornadotj2059 4 года назад

      Not only that but it was blown.

    • @skswig1
      @skswig1 4 года назад

      Well maybe he can maybe he can't

    • @eaubfelangy8132
      @eaubfelangy8132 4 года назад

      @@0raN9 I know I wish he didn't sell the sts.

  • @John900C
    @John900C 4 года назад +4

    We already knew you weren't a "burnout dude" 😅

  • @kk4402
    @kk4402 4 года назад

    Thanks wizard for your videos. Keep on rocking it. Raleigh,NC area viewer👍

  • @woodswerks
    @woodswerks 4 года назад

    Car Wizard get your Wartortle on Coilovers and Slam it. A friend of mine had a beetle as a workshop parts chaser and it was the best thing ever with the coilovers, drove it everywhere. Greetings from Norfolk, UK.

  • @gavinmeyer8937
    @gavinmeyer8937 4 года назад +16

    As someone who owns multiple beetles including a Turbo S I’m really enjoying this series

  • @nickguerra1905
    @nickguerra1905 4 года назад +8

    Hey whiiiiizzzzarddddd if u add a cold air intake u get some engine sounds :3

    • @electi0neering
      @electi0neering 4 года назад

      Yeah it needs more turbo noises! IMO that would make the car.

  • @hacatan24
    @hacatan24 4 года назад +1

    I never seen this guy so happy over his vw.....true car enthusiast..... Great deal on buy

  • @lrosengreen
    @lrosengreen 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm about this cool little car!

  • @paulm7740
    @paulm7740 4 года назад +6

    Clearly this needs to be drag raced against some of Hoovies cars!

    • @riptwan
      @riptwan 4 года назад

      His 90's Ferrari.

  • @chih6654
    @chih6654 4 года назад +11

    Hey Car Wizard,
    Love your content and appreciate the wisdom that you've shared.
    1. Can you do a video on how to properly check engine oil level on a car that only gets driven once in a while? and the once that are driven daily?
    2. I have a 2019 Mustang GT with 10AT and I bought it brand new. I have come across several threads that people said it is normal for the car to consume oil since it was brand new. My question is that is it normal for cars to consume oil?
    Thanks and please keep up the good work!

    • @tylerlowe8758
      @tylerlowe8758 4 года назад

      All mustants have issues with consuming oil even if there driven every single day. Be careful with that, they love throwing rods and blowing there engines up.. and the ecoboost is a horrible engine. The v6 is gone i think. Unless they took it this year.. good luck out there and be safe with it. Ford doesn't like backing anything wrong with there cars ... i had a fiesta and a mustang... also.. there is a obnoxious tick that is in the v8 or all of them out there that ford plays stupid with...

    • @tylerlowe8758
      @tylerlowe8758 4 года назад

      There was a dude on youtube that had the supersnake that had issues w the tick noise and with the oil.. he filmed the dealership and they gave him a ecoboost for a rental and didnt fix the issues ..... they just let it sit and run for the time it was there and called the guy back and said the car was fine..

    • @nsbioy
      @nsbioy 4 года назад +1

      @@tylerlowe8758 yes, ALL if them have issues. All of them. /s.

    • @CAepicreviews
      @CAepicreviews 4 года назад

      I'm not the wizard but I have graduated from an auto tech school - All cars consume oil. The rate of which is the question. I dont know about the GT, but tcar and driver had an article and in it, their long term test car used 21.5 quarts of oil in 40000 miles on top of doing 5, 10 quart dealer oil changes. That's about 1 quart per 1800 miles, and I think the minimum spec before its considered a problem is probably around 1 quart per 1000 miles. It's like that for a lot of cars. Fords, Hondas, Mercedes, generally around 1 quart/liter per 1000-1500 miles are normal minimum specs. Even for brand new engines. Get into the habit of checking your oil often. I would go by mileage and check it maybe every 1k until you get a feel for how much it consumes.
      To check it, get it on as flat and level a surface as you can and turn the car off. Wait for a literal minute or two to pass so the oil drains back down into the pan and pull the dipstick out, wipe it off, insert it fully for 3-5 seconds, pull it out and check the level. You may have 2 dots indicating where it reads with maybe a quart/liter difference between min and max. or some other kind of design. Regardless it'll give you a region that denotes low and full. Do your best to get it to full. I check the readings 2 or 3 times just to be sure.
      For one driven every once in a while, maybe every couple weeks - check it each time just incase you have a slow leak. If it's a daily, check it every few days or check it based on mileage relevant to it's minimum spec.

  • @RadTwin
    @RadTwin 4 года назад

    I am so happy for you wizard. Thank you Hoovie for bringing this man to RUclips

  • @nasimwehbe8410
    @nasimwehbe8410 4 года назад

    I used to have a 2002 1.8T. Had H&R Coilovers front and back, Neuspeed Down Pipe, no muffler. Sounded awesome. Had alot more work done to it, upgraded turbo, nitrous, etc. The thing handled though like it was in rails, I lived that car but lost it in a divorce along with an RX7 that I had as well. Sucks. Miss both those cars.

  • @DaFranzli1099
    @DaFranzli1099 4 года назад +16

    Dyno Test! I want to know how much HP this beast got ;)

    • @Clapxiomatic
      @Clapxiomatic 4 года назад +1

      Well it has a stock turbo so probably stage 1 numbers so 215hp / 247lb-ft. Not very impressive compared to today's VW's. But still pretty good.

    • @kevinkaminski471
      @kevinkaminski471 4 года назад +2

      Stock 180hp that has the awp motor not a huge fan just because it's missing some key things last motor I built I used an aww bottom end with awp head its a great combo you get the oil squirters on the bottom side of the pistons and the larger valves in that head. If u put a silicone turbo inlet hose on it and eliminate egr with a stock air box and 3 inch turbo back system it's a reliable 25 peek 22 hold boost car that has no issues mate it with a 2.0 5speed out of an 03 to early 05 and swap 5th to a diesel gear you've got 1 hell of a killer drivetrain THAT LASTS. built about 5 and all still going strong 1 with over 300k

    • @nielgregory108
      @nielgregory108 4 года назад

      243hp at the wheels. It was a fun car.

  • @cwdrock
    @cwdrock 4 года назад +5

    Soundtrack for the test drive. Judas Priest Breaking the law.

  • @TheAmazingMrMcFlyy
    @TheAmazingMrMcFlyy 4 года назад

    So glad Hoover and the wizard has put a sport light on this car.. I have had all kinds of b6 1.8t A4, mkIV jettas/golfs, mini coopers, e30s, and currently have a b9 2.0t CC, and this car hands down was the mist insanely fun, and underrated car I’ve owned of ALL TIME, I’d call it my ‘pocket bugatti’ .. gave it to a buddy of mine and I have plans of buying it back when I have my own shop to build it up, this will hands down will become a modern classic and a cult car like the e30 and the mkIV/V as it has a special following of selected few car nerds that have appreciated this hidden gem of a car and modified them tastefully to the ultimate daily VAG rocket ship.. I actually knew the one other guy in my city (Miami) that had one in the same color but with a whale tail wing, and we’d always bump into each other and get super excited.. Btw wizard, I also thought about getting the blue ‘euro’ VW badges and changed the headlight to the black inserts and it makes a very nice difference! Also dream about getting VW Motorsport OZ RSi rims some day

  • @skull2knight
    @skull2knight 4 года назад +1

    so happy that wizard got another beetle! he deserves something cool and amazing like that

  • @krisc4578
    @krisc4578 4 года назад +13

    Last time i was this early, Hoovie's, I mean Tavarish's, Bentley Continental GT didn't run.

  • @spacepope-1
    @spacepope-1 4 года назад +4

    Whoooaa, you've got limited slip. That's pretty neat. (I'm commenting at 4:45 so I don't know if you've addressed it or not later)

  • @joncasey4624
    @joncasey4624 4 года назад

    Good for you! I know you will enjoy cruising in your new Beetle.

  • @craigw.scribner6490
    @craigw.scribner6490 4 года назад

    Great car, David! I'm glad you got "Wortortle" and that it's such a great little car! We're happy for you (but get those brakes upgraded asap! lol). Take care!

  • @nadenolam8368
    @nadenolam8368 4 года назад +5

    Harvey county po po gonna stop you one of these times.

  • @smokeybear390
    @smokeybear390 4 года назад +5

    i had the same thing happen to me with an 03 gti, realized after 6 months of people saying stock 1.8ts are SLOW
    that i had a apr r1 dv valve and was peaking at 23lbs

    • @jonasthemovie
      @jonasthemovie 4 года назад +1

      The DV does not change your boost pressure. But yeah.

    • @smokeybear390
      @smokeybear390 4 года назад

      @@jonasthemovie Obviously? but the stock one barely holds up at 13psi, let alone 20 (the wizards literally failed in the vid) but good job, glad you got to try and flex some of that newfound knowledge.

    • @smokeybear390
      @smokeybear390 4 года назад

      It was literally just the part that clued me off to the tune, went to put in my forge, before a tune and lo and behold, it already had an aftermarket one.

    • @jonasthemovie
      @jonasthemovie 4 года назад

      e39Nate And still you can’t see that the Wizard put his Forge DV on backwards?

  • @shantyburton6854
    @shantyburton6854 4 года назад

    You hit the jackpot on this one. Nice ride and great work.

  • @BRED510
    @BRED510 4 года назад +1

    Great vid. As a NB fan, nice to see someone cherishing one. Especially a Turbo S. We got the V5SE in Europe, same bodykit but with the 2.3 VR5 engine with 170bhp.
    The badges don't get sand blasted, water gets under the laquer and the lacquer peels off. Happens within a few years, I had a 2001 bug, the badges were toast at 3 years old.
    Best is to fit the 3D style badges off the 06 on facelift bugs, as they don't peel like the early badges. They all fit as all the main body panels (doors, bonnet, etc) are the same 98-11.
    I've had 14 NB's and in the UK I've never seen any with damaged Wheel arch liners, must be a US issue.

    • @michaelkrenzer3296
      @michaelkrenzer3296 4 года назад

      NB means something different to most car enthusiast so I had to think about what you were getting a even watching video on a New Beetle.

  • @kyle-rq6og
    @kyle-rq6og 4 года назад +6

    @6:45 xD

  • @Cragified
    @Cragified 4 года назад +19

    Just keep those keys away from your daughter.

    • @sirmounted8499
      @sirmounted8499 4 года назад

      It's a thing you typically only do once.

    • @maxfly7079
      @maxfly7079 4 года назад

      It was the cell phone's fault.

  • @BRBTechTalk
    @BRBTechTalk 4 года назад

    I had a 2002 Jetta 1.8t. I loved that car. I did a 2.5 hr drive in 1 hr. I had the gas receipts from Banff Alberta and one from Jasper Alberta and they were an hour apart. That was driving through a mountain pass early in the morning. VW makes nice cars.

  • @petew473
    @petew473 4 года назад +1

    I've got Atrezzo ZSR's on my Mercedes CLS and my wife's Audi Tt. Great tires. Been using them in all seasons for the last 3 years.

  • @octoman_games
    @octoman_games 4 года назад +12

    Who welded that? u should have used a mig or tig

    • @chrismcdonald6942
      @chrismcdonald6942 4 года назад

      That is some janky welding

    • @maxst2
      @maxst2 4 года назад +9

      its a 700$ car...and a beetle... and its under the car. If it doesnt leak would it really matter? lol

    • @Justinlifts365
      @Justinlifts365 4 года назад

      @@maxst2 yeah bad welds are bad welds you think the winter salt will be kind to those?

    • @mexifinn7830
      @mexifinn7830 4 года назад

      Why? Stick fine for an old rusty exhaust.

    • @gwpeoples
      @gwpeoples 4 года назад

      @@Justinlifts365 Winter salt isn't kind with anything. Why are there so many nitpickers in the comments?

  • @theamerican7080
    @theamerican7080 4 года назад +14

    Driving a Beetle is like riding a moped: It's fun until your friends see you doing it.

    • @2491kridge
      @2491kridge 4 года назад +3

      Lol yup about zero chance I’m crushing the town in a beetle

    • @lmnopxyz5796
      @lmnopxyz5796 4 года назад

      Bahahaha! Oh, i know the feeling. My mother had a Beetle Tdi, i was always terribly embarrassed to drive it anywhere. Very much a woman's car

  • @ts31966
    @ts31966 4 года назад

    Thank you for making this video series on your beetle.
    I agree with you about how fun these cars are. I drove a beetle turbo s when they first came out at the dealer. It was amazingly quick. I would love to drive yours with the tune.
    I have a TDI beetle with all the upgrades to make it fast. But it will never be as fast as your Turbo s. But my TDI gets 45 miles per gallon. That is why I have the TDI.
    I am very interested in your brake upgrade. I also want to upgrade my brakes.

  • @hyperlingg7608
    @hyperlingg7608 4 года назад

    You look really happy sitting in it, congrats to the nice car!