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i love your videos! keep 'em coming

Very helpful. Though in our country we drive at righthand

i live in germany and about 1.5 years ago when was practicing driving with my driving teacher its an obligation to spend at least 3 hours on the autobahn (german highway). in diving school i was a very bad driver and got absolutely traumatized by highway speeds because it was just so much to process for me at the same time and merging lanes in germany are very short. however, even after i passed my test i still continued to irrationally carry that fear with me until about bit over half a year later or so i intentionally forced myself to go on the highway one day to gain confidence and it actually was kinda fun since i improved my driving by quite a lot since getting out of driving school. as of today, ive spent much more time on highways including many long-distance trips and actually managed to safely and responsibly hit speeds exceeding 225kph (140mph) so thank you for this video, my past-me could acutally kinda relate to your sister in that sense😅

Got a 2017 Jetta for 8000 which is 119K miles (SE version ). We had to change the breaks but when the car is maintained well, it was a good deal. Unfortunately, all the Japanese cars were overpriced.

Is this from the Noname brand?

This is also my first car and i still have it. 2011 2.5 bought at 83k miles for 9200.. i have done some mods to it like coilovers, wheels, muffer delete, etc. Its not perfect because of its age but it is pretty reliable and sounds pretty damn good

i bought mine back on 2019 for my vw polo 2010 tsi, it was the best investment / quality update i did for the car. It works flowless since then.

Great video. More people need to realize the importance of cruising on the right-lane and stop hogging the left lanes. 1). When driving around Bay Area (in California), I prefer to cruise on lane #2 since I've noticed lane #1 usually becomes "exit only" or has several cars trying to merge into it during high traffic hours. This makes lane #1 stressful to cruise in compared to lane #2. 1a). We can tell when a lane is becoming exit only by observing the gap between the white paints and the length of the white paint on the road. If the gap is large and the white paint blocks are long: it is a normal lane on the highway. If the gap between the white paint, and the length of each paint block becomes shorter: that lane is going to become exit-only. So if you don't wish to take that exit, make sure you are on the left of the smaller white blocks. 2). When talking about passing (especially at 9:19 in your video), after passing a vehicle I start moving back into their lane ONLY after I can see both their headlights in my side mirror. Seeing both headlights is evidence that they are usually far enough behind me that I won't be cutting them off when I move back into their lane. 3). Always do the shoulder check when changing lanes and merging. Side mirrors will not show you someone if they are in your blindspot. And please indicate long enough before changing lanes (say, 3 seconds). 3a). If you are in someone's blindspot, try to move away from it by either passing them or slowing down enough to move into their side mirror. Else, pay extra attention to them as they might decide to change lanes into your lane and cut you off.

Thank you this helps a lot !

Hey man, the 2013 jetta owner here. I got the same radio plus a wireless carplay adapter so I just keep my phone in my pockets. You can also get usb and usb-c ports near your shift knob, also plug and play. And finally my most recent acquisition is the automatic euroswitch. Man my jetta is like a modern car inside with an old exterior. Also I recently found out theres fully digital cluster. But its pricey. About 500 bucks

Yessir, I put RCD 330 with wireless CarPlay (moded so the USB comes out in the accessories area) + back up camera in my Mk 5 Jetta Wolfsburg and I like it a lot.

CarPlay is a game changer 🤩

a 2.5? yeah. They are the best for a first car.

is this facts chat edit: nvm u got the 2012 2.5l its def fax chat, this indeed might be the goat jetta

Congrats and welcome to the club

Awesome

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Nice. Is it a turbo model?

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Volkswagens 2.5 motor is pretty much bulletproof. While VW has had some not so great vehicles they are not a bad car company in terms of reliability like many people claim. A lot of it comes down to the owners. As long as you keep up on maintenance, a VW like this can be a fantastic car and should give you no issues.

Bigg mistake belive me😂😂

Only the 2.5 avoid any other model from Volkswagen

I was always taught that the right most lane was for slower moving vehicles or vehicles preparing to exit. It's also the merging lane so if everyone just cruised in that lane it would be difficult for oncoming traffic. The middle lanes are cruising lanes and the farthest left lane is the passing lane.

if 2 lanes yes right for cruise left for passing. if 3 or more right becomes the exit/entry lane especially intracity where exits and on ramps are rather frequent this reduces congestion and gives people room to enter/exit more safely

If you're slow, get right, that way people don't have to pass on the right. SAFETY !!!!

Right lane is the granny lane, Use t if you aren't in a hurry or heavy. The middle is the travel lane for going the speed limit if there is traffic in the granny lane. The left lane is the hammer lane. 'nuff said.

I just picked up a 12 Jetta SE 5 speed and agree with a lot of your points. It is a simple design that doesn’t really stand out which usually translate to timeless. The 2.5 is known to be very reliable and I also said the same about interior, for a compact car it has plenty of space I’d even go out on a limb and say it has as much room as most mid size cars/trucks if not a little less.

Where do you find the steering wheel accessories

I dont even look .

It’s safer to go slightly faster than the cars you’re merging with.

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Congratulations on your awesome 🤩 new car . I just recently purchased a new 2024 SEL Jetta myself and am so loving my new car .

FYI in (atleast, don't think it's the same across the EU) Belgium this isn't considered merging. The highway has the right of way and the vehicles on the on ramp have to yield to them. Braking on the highway to let someone through is technically not allowed and only enforced when you cause an accident. When a lane stops existing (most often digital signs above the road) then you have to merge and have the right of way. If you are driving in the middle you need to allow one from the right, one from the left and then yourself.

You didn’t check over your shoulder. There is a blind spot there

Lane 1 is for people exiting. Lane 2 is thru traffic.

Lol

Having driven a ton in America, NOONE let's you merge and will speed up intentionally to not let you merge. Not sure if it's a weird ego thing but ffs it was every time I tried to merge or out my blinker on to change lanes someone would speed up to not let me in. Very different to the standard of driving in the UK.

boy we were caravaning in Germany, some people just didn't know how to merge. We had to brake for some people

merging has always felt like go as fast as whatever your riding will let you then merge

Need to get your gearbox tuned, very inefficient driving

Some people in Taiwan wants to see how slow they can go when joining the highway😢.

This is what most people should do, but they are all idiots and try to get in before the rest. I have already seen idiots who try to force their way in and accelerate too much in order to be the first.

I personally think a c5 corvette will be the best bang for your buck at 15k. Such a beautiful car and an eye catcher for sure. Not to mention it’s loud and fast. I’ve even seen some c6 corvettes in the 16k-18k range

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hey thats surrey!

brother, just merge in at 100mph lol

Highway NH 1 from Surrey 👍

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Exactly the video I was looking for to help me choose what I want