Dean if that car doesn’t stand you silly money, stick it on stands, disconnect the battery and cover it for 10yrs They’re starting to really run up in price 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
I've just bought a 2006 R32 down here in NZ. I love it! Fast enough for me, and that sound is magnificent (and quite addictive). As an aside, we don't get 2-doors down here, so they always look a bit 'odd' to me! Cheers, Dave
Coming from turbo hot hatches , I got a R32 for a laugh, I think the misconception is people think it’s a hot hatch, but to me it feels more of a GT hatch back , comfortable doing long journeys quickly
That's a really nice example of the R32 No V you have there. Brings back many happy memories of my 2009 Mk V , which was red & had five doors. I also had it supercharged by ABT, & that really did improve the performance & was still great to drive! Keep up the good work & good luck with the TVR!
My wife has a couple of Golf's, she daily's a Mk5 GTI (country syncro mk2 for the bad weather) and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately where we live anything over a 2.0litre is expensive to tax so its out of our running costs. In '98 I test drove a Mk3 VR6 and outpaced my mates dad in his 740i. You can have plenty of fun below 2.0 litres but you just dont get the smoothness, sound torque delivery.
What you said at 14:20 is so true. I have a Golf R mk7.5 DSG, and its such a Jekyll and Hyde car. Can drive it subtle as much as you want, but it's like an angry tiger in race mode over 4000rpm but that's where the fun lives.
I had a MK5 R32 as a stop gap car before I got an M240i and I've missed it ever since. No, it's not as fast as modern turbo charger hothatches, but that's not what the R32 is about. It oozes character from the 3.2 VR6 and puts a massive smile on your face every time you turn the key. That car could do with the resonator being chopped though to really make the VR6 sing.
@@danl4252 mines was not the fastest but was a beast in the motorway. I changed the car for two failed engine Audi a4 2.0 TFSI I will never own another Audi again I now own a Lexus 450h f sport n love it now.
@@riccccccardo yeah, I use mine for commuting. Lots of motorway. But I agree not the quickest thing and definitely Dosent really live up to the GTI name. Good car tho none the less. The reliability of newer VAG stuff is what is making me question and wonder if I even want to bother. The TFSI engines seem like they can be troublesome, as great as they are.
Great car Dean, VW don't build Golf's like this anymore look at the cheapness in the MK8. This R32 is the last of the golden era of VW. Thank you for sharing 👌🤗
I’m with Phil. Had one in DSG guise and they’re not fast cars. 0-60 is flattered by the AWD traction. Contemporary GTI was quicker. All bark and no bite…but what a bark. Loved mine.
They aren’t fast cars but to say they are slow and make your other statement isn’t true. The r32 was the fastest mk4 and mk5 golf you could buy at the time
@@stevesje71 as I said, possibly off the line, but once rolling the mk5 GTI was as quick if not quicker. I had a mate with an ED30 and it had the legs over my R32. 20bhp down on paper but considerably lighter without the haldex system.
Really nice car , and I wish you can keep the car and but some more videos of it later on this channel but too bad you had to sell it , I think this car is one of the best cars of all time , I wish you best of luck.
I’ll take it none the less, I did actually think about it when I was editing as I was like oh no wheel spin usually means haldex is gone, but then the rear squats and it kicked in so all good 😂
I always wanted one of them. Couldn’t quite stretch that far so made do with a mondeo st220. That was slow too, my mate had the diesel version and that pulled better if you ask me
We sold the wife's r32 after 12 years of ownership. It needed front wings and a respray but we still got decent money for it. Great car. Never let us down. We now run an up for tottling about in and I've still got my r36 passat for when I need to do a longer run. These havent become as valuable as the golfs. I hope they do pick up, although I'm not planning to sell. I got it because I liked thr r32 so much and its been brilliant. Totally reliable. Reasonable handling. Fairly quick. Quick enough for me anyway, wouldn't keep up with a new golf r. I think it'll need new wings in a couple of years as well. This time I might do it and keep it tho. We shall see.
Wouldn't a careful dab of brake cleaner on a rag be better for cleaning off that yellow ID paint off the windscreen compared to scratching it off with a blade? 2:12
got to take the front arch liners out and get rid of the foam things in there ,,stops front wings rusting ,,,,they love a turbo or super charger it really liverns them up
The r32's are pretty poor if you are after just performance, but by far these are the best sounding cars in my opinion. Would buy one purely for the noise! Really enjoyed the video!
I so wish I had the money.. if I get my payout in the next couple of weeks then definitely have this of you. What a car..❤❤❤ r32's❤❤ great video as always
Great stuff on videos and repairs , been repairing a few similar vehicles that were involved in flood damage here in OZ , hey when checking the under carriage I think it did show the passenger leer engine mount looked split ? ,
At the time, this car sat proudly above your average Focus ST and Astra VXR driver. Once tuning became a thing, it was sadly cast into the shadows and known for its slowness. All the badge snobs who'd invested 5k more to have it were feeling a little silly as they were being obliterated by tuned Focus and Astras. That said, that example looks and sounds glorious. I'm glad it was an easy fix.
More interested in the diag machine mate, i paid £1000 for an Autel and it couldn't even do a forced regen on a high soot content VW and readaptation of the injectors after I recoded them as it was a bit lumpy, just looking for a decent all rounder machine for approx £1000 for most car models
I tried to start my 3.0 Le Mans today and nothing, dead! Lifted bonnet and tiny bat on top of engine……….. it said “your shaved, nice shirt, you even smell nice? I thought what’s going on, i googled it to find this is the first ever reported case of “batflattery” in this country! 😂😂 nice job, nice car👍👍👍👍👍🚗🚗🚗🚗
@@SavingSalvage just watching the last video back now my fone must have jumped past the point where u turned it over right to the end coz my fone suffers from ghost touch which is really annoying,my apologies
You can search unrecorded cars, but be careful of the private entry cars, as they usually will be there because there’s something big wrong with them. But as you can see there are deals to be had
Great video and agree with everything you said. My mate has one but a MK4 R32 and yes all noise lovely noise but gutless. I would said an improvement on the old 2.8/2.9 12 valve VR6s for sure this being a 3.2 24 valve. But as you said the NA engine is just stress free now turbo to worry etc drive them hard and they keep going and going. Great video.
I watched a few of your videos, and thought that you looked like a Dean I used to asses! I remember you specifically because I only assessed you and 1 other in Royston. You started at the HGV place, Funstone??? Then you were working at that the car garage on Asda vans?? Anyway, best of luck to you....you’re on to a winner with the channel 👍
Who cares about the fuel economy (unless it’s your daily, but still). I own one of these and a B7 RS4. Get 25mpg out of the Golf and 17mpg from the RS4 but both cars are leagues above any of the new boring 4 pot turbo vag cars. They sound better, look better and have leagues of character. The involvement and engagement driving manuals that love to be revved to the redline is something that the modern hatches just can’t compete with. S3 isn’t even in the same league as an R32 for enjoyment, even if the R32 is slower, but each to their own I guess.
I’ve looked and there’s currently no better MK5 R32 advertised on autotrader, even the ones at 17.5k 👀
Thanks for demo of the TopDon.
I'll look into that
Golfs look too easy to break into the bonnet though 🤔
It’s amazing how expensive these are. There must be an element of VAG scene tax keeping the values high.
Dean if that car doesn’t stand you silly money, stick it on stands, disconnect the battery and cover it for 10yrs
They’re starting to really run up in price 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
Ok ive hit u up bro so wats the prize i won
Is this a Hobby, or your living?
My kinda videos! 👍👍
I've just bought a 2006 R32 down here in NZ. I love it! Fast enough for me, and that sound is magnificent (and quite addictive). As an aside, we don't get 2-doors down here, so they always look a bit 'odd' to me! Cheers, Dave
might not be fast by today's standards but they are perfectly adequate and what an example
Totally agree. How fast do you really need a road car?
@@TeaVR all the fineance boi want over 500 bhp dsg 4wd
@@JordzyBrev 0
I've never understood the vw "fascination" but I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work
Good for TH-cam views.
Coming from turbo hot hatches , I got a R32 for a laugh, I think the misconception is people think it’s a hot hatch, but to me it feels more of a GT hatch back , comfortable doing long journeys quickly
couldn't agree more. This car handled the motorways brilliantly.
That’s the dream spec for a lot of R32 lovers hard to come by now that’s literally soo clean 😱
That's a really nice example of the R32 No V you have there. Brings back many happy memories of my 2009 Mk V , which was red & had five doors. I also had it supercharged by ABT, & that really did improve the performance & was still great to drive!
Keep up the good work & good luck with the TVR!
Struck gold there Dean! Always loved the R32s, but you are right about the performance. I would need a turbo conversion to be truly happy.
My wife has a couple of Golf's, she daily's a Mk5 GTI (country syncro mk2 for the bad weather) and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately where we live anything over a 2.0litre is expensive to tax so its out of our running costs. In '98 I test drove a Mk3 VR6 and outpaced my mates dad in his 740i. You can have plenty of fun below 2.0 litres but you just dont get the smoothness, sound torque delivery.
Love those r32s and they sound awesome even if they are not super quick. That will sell very quickly I would have thought 👍😎
What you said at 14:20 is so true. I have a Golf R mk7.5 DSG, and its such a Jekyll and Hyde car. Can drive it subtle as much as you want, but it's like an angry tiger in race mode over 4000rpm but that's where the fun lives.
Closing in on 100k mate, fully deserved!
Thanks mate! Trying to get there for Christmas 😬
I had a MK5 R32 as a stop gap car before I got an M240i and I've missed it ever since. No, it's not as fast as modern turbo charger hothatches, but that's not what the R32 is about. It oozes character from the 3.2 VR6 and puts a massive smile on your face every time you turn the key. That car could do with the resonator being chopped though to really make the VR6 sing.
Wanted one of these for years. Just never had the cash. I really like the shape of the MK4 R32. Like these too
Me to I owned a black mk4 gti 1.8 turbo for years. (Correction was a 1.8 turbo.)
@@riccccccardo nice. Funny that. I have a MK4 GTI 2.0 as well but mine is non Turbo.
@@danl4252 mines was not the fastest but was a beast in the motorway. I changed the car for two failed engine Audi a4 2.0 TFSI I will never own another Audi again I now own a Lexus 450h f sport n love it now.
@@riccccccardo yeah, I use mine for commuting. Lots of motorway. But I agree not the quickest thing and definitely Dosent really live up to the GTI name. Good car tho none the less. The reliability of newer VAG stuff is what is making me question and wonder if I even want to bother. The TFSI engines seem like they can be troublesome, as great as they are.
@@danl4252 yeah stay away from newer vag cars unless u like money pit cars go Japanese like I did.
Great car Dean, VW don't build Golf's like this anymore look at the cheapness in the MK8. This R32 is the last of the golden era of VW. Thank you for sharing 👌🤗
Great video! You’ve been spoilt with all the other cars you’ve driven if you think an r32 is slow. 0-60 6.4 seconds isn’t slow especially 15 years ago
They are definitely slow , I’ve owned one , couldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding
I’ve a r32 mk4 and mk5 and a mk7.5 tcr. To say the r32 is slow isn’t correct at all. 6.4 seconds to 60 isn’t slow, 7plus seconds is
I’m with Phil. Had one in DSG guise and they’re not fast cars. 0-60 is flattered by the AWD traction. Contemporary GTI was quicker. All bark and no bite…but what a bark. Loved mine.
They aren’t fast cars but to say they are slow and make your other statement isn’t true. The r32 was the fastest mk4 and mk5 golf you could buy at the time
@@stevesje71 as I said, possibly off the line, but once rolling the mk5 GTI was as quick if not quicker. I had a mate with an ED30 and it had the legs over my R32. 20bhp down on paper but considerably lighter without the haldex system.
Wrong hole,easily done ! 😄😉 nice one Dean 👍
😂😂😂😂
@@rick9380 😄👍
Just gotta say bro u got the best looking R32 ive seen nice spec and liking ur car collection wish u all da best bud
I bought mine 6 weeks ago with 115k mileage for £5500,it’s got some bodywork needing done and i’ve just installed air ride on it
I had a Mk4 R32 and absolutely loved it. Not as quick as others but who cares when they sound that good.
What a lovely looking car the R32
Great to see it was an easy fix, from a possible starter motor, to a possible sieezed engine, to an injector change. Great job!
Great looking car, always wondered how people get the Amber lights to stay on
nothing wrong with that VR6 at all. Sounds great and runs great
I really do miss my 08 R32. Nicest car I have owned..
Your channel is awesome! Brilliant in fact! Thoroughly enjoying seeing the process. Cheers
Really nice car , and I wish you can keep the car and but some more videos of it later on this channel but too bad you had to sell it , I think this car is one of the best cars of all time , I wish you best of luck.
You just single handedly showed exactly how haldex works. It wheelspins, half a second later the rear end squats as the rear diff clutch engages
😂 good ain’t I!
@@SavingSalvage not sure you intended on that lesson mate 😂
I’ll take it none the less, I did actually think about it when I was editing as I was like oh no wheel spin usually means haldex is gone, but then the rear squats and it kicked in so all good 😂
I always wanted one of them. Couldn’t quite stretch that far so made do with a mondeo st220. That was slow too, my mate had the diesel version and that pulled better if you ask me
Wow, what a perfect example in a great colour, nice hole!!, Well done Dean.
We sold the wife's r32 after 12 years of ownership. It needed front wings and a respray but we still got decent money for it. Great car. Never let us down.
We now run an up for tottling about in and I've still got my r36 passat for when I need to do a longer run.
These havent become as valuable as the golfs. I hope they do pick up, although I'm not planning to sell. I got it because I liked thr r32 so much and its been brilliant. Totally reliable. Reasonable handling. Fairly quick. Quick enough for me anyway, wouldn't keep up with a new golf r.
I think it'll need new wings in a couple of years as well. This time I might do it and keep it tho. We shall see.
Wouldn't a careful dab of brake cleaner on a rag be better for cleaning off that yellow ID paint off the windscreen compared to scratching it off with a blade? 2:12
Tried it bud, Stanley blade seems to work the best
got to take the front arch liners out and get rid of the foam things in there ,,stops front wings rusting ,,,,they love a turbo or super charger it really liverns them up
The r32's are pretty poor if you are after just performance, but by far these are the best sounding cars in my opinion. Would buy one purely for the noise! Really enjoyed the video!
They need to get you on top gear fella. You really understand cars.
If fuel prices become stable I’d most definitely go to buy this
It’s a bucket list car along with
6.2 C63 AMG
R32 and the PROPER C63 are two of my bucket list cars also. I'm picking my R32 up on Wednesday! Can't get insured on the C63 just yet
I so wish I had the money.. if I get my payout in the next couple of weeks then definitely have this of you. What a car..❤❤❤ r32's❤❤ great video as always
Tyre kicker 😂
@@AndyC2_ I really want this but😪😪😪
I had to open the b6 avant from under the car. Got a loft ladder hook and just pulled the cable.
Beautiful noise and still looks great. Good luck with the sale
Great stuff on videos and repairs , been repairing a few similar vehicles that were involved in flood damage here in OZ , hey when checking the under carriage I think it did show the passenger leer engine mount looked split ? ,
She absolutely mint! Even that kenwood stereo is expensive
Yeah, they were factory upgrades for the MK6
Great car Dean, superb colour, just love them V6 Mk5 Golfs 👍😎
Was hoping to see the bonnet cable need replacing 🙈 been putting off changing mine on my mk5 tdi
To open the bonnet you just need to remove the front badge and you should be able to get to the mechanism
he literally did that
These are nice, got a Mk5 2.0 FSI with under 90K but the thing shakes under acceleration, thinking its to do with the CVs.
Beautiful example of a lovely golf
£1025 for the Topdon! Holy cost of living crisis!! 😂😂😂😂😳 (Great job on the R32 👌)
At the time, this car sat proudly above your average Focus ST and Astra VXR driver. Once tuning became a thing, it was sadly cast into the shadows and known for its slowness. All the badge snobs who'd invested 5k more to have it were feeling a little silly as they were being obliterated by tuned Focus and Astras. That said, that example looks and sounds glorious. I'm glad it was an easy fix.
What a lovely car great colour great looking seats nice throaty sound..surprised its so mint
Cant beat that noise 👌🙂
Audi A5 3.0 tdi with dpf delete and back box delete comes fairly close.
You're a great entrepreneur
I love those cars especially in that blue and a really tidy car 👍
Get rid of the resonator to get that sweet VR6 note out of it.
More interested in the diag machine mate, i paid £1000 for an Autel and it couldn't even do a forced regen on a high soot content VW and readaptation of the injectors after I recoded them as it was a bit lumpy, just looking for a decent all rounder machine for approx £1000 for most car models
You don't want to be putting it in the wrong hole! Or maybe you do!! Lovely car. Great vid.
Really,!
Very nice Dean 😁 now crack on with the Blackpool classic !
The man who rebuilt an Audi RS4 V8 engine thinks getting the bonnet open on the R32 will be difficult 🤔😁😁😁
Turns out it wasn’t hard 😂
@@SavingSalvage 😂👍
😂
Is in great condition fir its age and does sound good but maybe a resonator delete and stage 1 tune could be good
they may not go fast , but the fuel does ,,, once you get addicted to the noise it costs to keep it singing.
He said he put it in the wrong hole "EASY DONE" LOVE UR SENSE OF HUMOUR FUNNY MAN LOL
They look nice, just add a twinscroll supercharger and be fab
Of you bring the mk7 gold to 15 chepstow close grangewood chesterfield that would be cool let me know how much you want for it
Why might you want to disconnect the bonnet cable when working on a car?
Nice one Dean love the r32s cana beat the v6 grunt only if I had the cash 🙈
“Beautiful….” Lol rarely said but good to hear. It’s your seal of approval lol
I tried to start my 3.0 Le Mans today and nothing, dead! Lifted bonnet and tiny bat on top of engine……….. it said “your shaved, nice shirt, you even smell nice? I thought what’s going on, i googled it to find this is the first ever reported case of “batflattery” in this country! 😂😂 nice job, nice car👍👍👍👍👍🚗🚗🚗🚗
Whats happened to the octavia?. Not seen anything about it for a long time
Keep the alarm sound mod on. OEM+
Lovely example but they are crazy money considering the age! Good luck with the sale though.
What was the problem with it in the last video of it not starting? U never elaborated on what that was.
I did 🤔
@@SavingSalvage just watching the last video back now my fone must have jumped past the point where u turned it over right to the end coz my fone suffers from ghost touch which is really annoying,my apologies
Ahh, no need to apologise 👍🏽
Love ur videos bro👍👍keep it coming
thankyou Dean thoroughly enjoyed this project,,👍👍
‘These don’t go wrong in a bad way or expensive way’ until the tensioner fails or the chain stretches then it’s a £3k+ garage bill
well done Dean nice simple one for a change!
Much you looking for for the golf ether one of them or they away mate
Love the videos love the car but at 1:35 that handbrake screams to world... Use the button 😂 cringed to high heaven 😂 😂 😂
You need some Mud or Perl on them tires 🤪👌🏻 Paint looks good 💪🏻
Looks mint buddy
Absolutely loving your videos buddy, you've got a new fan.. Like Mat Armstrong but your content is better.. Beautiful 😉
Haha thanks! 🤣
That VR6 sound is so sweet. 😍🤤
i have this exact car in america , #3498 of 5000 , only difference is the seats.
In the states those sell way lower.
Dean, pleaseeeee get a supercharger kit for it and show us the video progress!
These cars will take a beating LIKE NO OTHER.
TopDon out of stock Thanks for the info
I love my A3 3.2!
Just wondering how you find your non runner cars on copart without them being crash damaged
You can search unrecorded cars, but be careful of the private entry cars, as they usually will be there because there’s something big wrong with them. But as you can see there are deals to be had
I’d love to give that car a proper detail wash!! Absolutely love this machine 😍🤙
Any chance you’re going to VW Action? 🤔
Beautiful R32!
How much are you wanting for the GTI?
What a win, this car is great.
Hard to understand why that got written off.
I do love them but don’t understand the values personally especially with the high tax etc.
Was there a cut on the inside of the n/s front tyre ? Or was it just a bit of muck
I thought I saw that too
Great video and agree with everything you said. My mate has one but a MK4 R32 and yes all noise lovely noise but gutless. I would said an improvement on the old 2.8/2.9 12 valve VR6s for sure this being a 3.2 24 valve. But as you said the NA engine is just stress free now turbo to worry etc drive them hard and they keep going and going. Great video.
Nice one Dean !
A real gem 👍
Hey Dean, I thought I recognised you! I used to be your NVQ assessor!
Wow! Yes you did, how the hell do you remember me 😂
I watched a few of your videos, and thought that you looked like a Dean I used to asses! I remember you specifically because I only assessed you and 1 other in Royston. You started at the HGV place, Funstone??? Then you were working at that the car garage on Asda vans?? Anyway, best of luck to you....you’re on to a winner with the channel 👍
Love the R32's....seats are probably more worth more than my MK6 tdi 🤣
These look and sound fantastic. But couple the lack of performance with the horrific fuel economy i could never own one.
Was going to buy one but ended up with an S3 purely for those reasons.....and stupid car tax
@@geoffg46 exactly what i ended up with as well.
Who cares about the fuel economy (unless it’s your daily, but still). I own one of these and a B7 RS4. Get 25mpg out of the Golf and 17mpg from the RS4 but both cars are leagues above any of the new boring 4 pot turbo vag cars. They sound better, look better and have leagues of character. The involvement and engagement driving manuals that love to be revved to the redline is something that the modern hatches just can’t compete with. S3 isn’t even in the same league as an R32 for enjoyment, even if the R32 is slower, but each to their own I guess.
Like the silver golf