@@suilujre777 I do miss his reviews on Motortrend, but Jonny is still a great host and is great to watch. Andthe other shows were not impacted by his leaving.
you get the most action and movement from the lightest weight. whether its cars or fly weight boxers. 4000 pounds sucks, i dont care if its got quad turbos
JasonCammisa. We miss seeing you on M/T. You and Johnny were a perfect team much like any great comedy duo. Although quite talented, Johnny and Jethro just don’t possess the same synergy. They’re like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the bread 😂
I LOOVE cars like this one. When people who know what they're doing put together a thing like this, with different parts from the same manufacturer and end up with a very balanced and fun car, i'm all over that. My fav kind of modded car. ..and who doesn't love Jason. I miss seeing him. Dude is fun, and i loved his videos.
@@astronmr20 I know, esp bc of my grandfather. But it's really expensive to restore the original motor. It was running before he got cancer and then sat until he passed and we brought it to our place. One day I'll take it to a good shop and get it fixed up.
@@WilbanksUSMC 8v engines are not expensive to rebuild,parts are still readily available and fairly cheap. A shop May charge you an arm and a leg for labor but the actual parts are very cheap
@@JasonCammisa My 88 16v has an aba in it.. the previous owner put the aba in it, not me haha. I'm looking for a 16v head and eventually I'm gonna put a little turbo on it.
@@kyleharm5024 YES to the 16V head... ABA + 16V = ABF. I approve! Not to the turbo tho (you're going to rip that front crossmember right out of the car.) But ... good luck and enjoy!
@@04dram04 Exactly. The numbers aren't 'nothing', but they aren't everything either. A slow car can be a lot of fun, but in most cases faster is more fun...to a practical limit anyway.
This was a great one take. Jason is truly a wise man with his words. I love that quote. “It’s about dying with the most wrinkles from smiling, and I’m going to be one wrinkly old fucker” I think that’s how it goes.
thank you. first time i saw Jason on a head to head i didn't appreciate him much. but the more i watched the more you realize he knows his shit and is really cool. nice to see him just talking about something he owns. makes a lot more sense. i drive an RSX and for me it's exactly that, i feel like i'm screaming along at low speeds and i can push the car a little bit and get great reward. it's more about how i feel at the end of the drive than what others think.
Thank you for bringing me back to my High school days when I lived and breathed VW. Overtime they've become bland commuter appliances. This is what they used to be and seeing this makes me smile.
Jason, you're exactly right about 0 to 60 times and at acceleration feats of ostensible strength. Their total nonsense, it is really how the car makes you feel. I thought I was the only one like this, it is a joy to see that you are as enlightened as I. Anybody else out there loves driving a fast car slow, give me a thumbs up.
made me get out there and enjoy driving my mk1 on a beautiful sunny saturday afternoon. everytime the boost gauge is in the positive I cant help but smile
You guys made me miss my '84.5 Cabby. I used to drive it out on HWY 1 north of where you guys are. People would laugh until I would leave them sitting there in the corners. Great car! Jason - I have a few VWs and parts if you need anything for your Cabby. I have a set of good B pillers seals if you need them. I have a swallowtail hood for you that I was going to use on my car but it had frame damage. I'm just a bit North from you.
The drive by sound takes me back to the 80´s cykling on the road to the nearest city, with all those cars whoaaaaaaarping by. They were Opel Manta´s VW golf´s, Datsun´s, Ford Taunus´s, Ford Sierra´s, Ford Capri´s, VW Corrado´s a.s.o. :-)
Jason is the best. I don't miss motor trend but I miss him. Knows cars, funny but can also get nerdy and help me understand more about cars. Crazy he does not have a channel.
I miss my MKII VW's sooooooooo much. I had the rare blue '89 GTI 16v and a White 1991 Jetta GLI 16v. Back in the early 2000's when the Civic SI was the hot shit, my 10 year old mechanical fuel injection GLI would spank SI's and GSR's all day long. Even my 1.8 liter 16v GTI was a beast. I miss those days. Cars were so much fun back in the late 90's and early 2000's. They were affordable and so tuneable.
Jason, you are so right on so many things. I have owned many cars in my lifetime. Started with VW, 66 ghia. Then had a 16v Scirroco, VR6 corrado, 84 GTI with a callaway turbo kit, 16v GTI. Honda and Acura, integra's, CRX (still have one), Porsche 944 Turbo S, BMW M5 e39 ( still own) some older mercedes and a CTS-V wagon( still own). Plenty other more utilitarian vehicles. I miss my Scirroco and mk1 GTI, a lot. The noises and the handling was engaging. Of my current cars I can have a ton of fun everywhere, street,track, canyon roads, etc. In my CRX. Second would be the M5 and last is the V. It is all about how they feel. And how confident they make you feel.
I had an 87 cab. Same Eurosport stuff top and bottom. Triple white. These cost more New than a Z28. Like your mods. Best thing was I had dark tint, and people would let me merge easy because they thought I was a Girl. VW Cabriolet was number one car for years no guy would be caught driving. I loved mine.
I've never really liked little cars like this, but I have to admit: I was laughing my ass off every time you filmed a fly-by. That thing screams. Just a cool little car all the way around. Great project.
i daily drive a 1988 BMW E30 touring 325i with cloth sports seats and LSD because of Jason's video a couple of years ago. I love every single second of it. It's tiny, it has the best sound ever, and it feels fast even though it is slow. I thank Jason every day in my non existent prayers :-D
Glad I found this and it makes me long to get my old '89 back on the road. This is a beautiful Cabby and a nice approach to getting "sleeper-value" out of a "cute" car (the most common comment I'd get from female admirers of my '89 lol). Loved the commentary throughout and comparing notes with my subtle suspension mods to make it a wee bit more stiff while still drivable as a daily. I debated dropping a VR6 in (a friend's was eating Vettes back in the day, which is rather humbling lol) but I prefer simply playing with a few minor upgrades just to keep the car fun. I love these final vestiges of the Rabbit, even as a 6-foot-tall guy... Sense of humor is a must! :)
Picked up an 87 cabriolet with the hopes of a 1.8head on 2.0 block 16v, Orrrr, aba* 2.0 8v w a 9a/2y trans w garret chip and a whopping 276 cam- which makes it sounds like an 80s sport bike! Basically turns the aba 8v into a 16v powerband and numbers wise. Oh, and rear disc axle from mk3 for wider track. Plus, those jackson racing chargers floating around, along with atp manifold for turbo and the intake mani is just asking for an intercooler the placed in the center. Idk. Tons of options out a motor that wont die and is cheap as hell to fix and torque monsters as well. 8 glorious valves of fury!!!
Jason - I think your taste in cars is perfect. I had a new (at the time) '83 GTI. The first thing I did was to go to the parts counter & order "Rabbit Diesel" badges for it...
Great video! Really gives me inspiration to finish my 91 cabby. I paid $200 for it, and saved it from going to the scrap yard. I'll always remember driving my friends 16v Scirocco before he went 1.8t with it, and then he couldn't keep it reliable. Eventually my friend gave up on his Scirocco when he got MS, and couldn't work on it anymore. He parted out his car and I purchased his big turbo 1.8t and installed into my Porsche 914.I took out the g60 I had installed in the 914. I'm now putting my old g60, I had laying around with a BBM lysholm charger (sounds like a fire truck siren having sex with an air raid siren) into it the Cabby. I took the lysholm charger off of my 16v g60 thinking that my old 8v g60 would fit better but the rad is the most challenging item to fit and i should have just committed to installing the 16v g60 . I'm also converting it from automatic to standard with an O2J transmission, as I thought that the g60 would rip an O2O apart with all the torque. I imagine that mine will also destroy some motor mounts, it seems rock solid for now, but my old Corrados would destroy front mounts g60 and VR.
This. Everything that Jason states is how I have chosen my cars. The NB Miata (canyon carver/lapping car), the 84 Rabbit GTI (AEG 2.0 swap, now track car) , the 76 Mini 1000 (vintage project) and the R53 Cooper S (commuter/winter beater) are pure joy every single time I drive them. I leave the 'meh' long-distance highway cruising to the 'meh' mk7 Golf with a warranty. And yes, they all crackle and pop in town.
Brought back good memories for me, in that my first car was an ‘87 GTi 16V, and then was able to drive the same model in Germany with the euro intake and cam, with a completely different power curve. Great memories on both continents!
Jason is right about the fun that modest priced cars offer. When my son stops by with his mk7.5 GTI that has a nice ECU tune, upgraded suspension and BBS wheels with Michelin 4S tires and I take it out for a run, I just can’t help but have a stupid grin on my face!
Mk1's are a blast Mk2's are even better in stiffness and build quality.... with the right engine they're wicked good fun I am in a long term relationship with my 92 Corrado vr6 18 years so far Amongst several other VW's from type 1 to late model My first rabbit was so good they're my go to brand
The beauty of the that Mk1 is it was everything it needed it to be imo. Decent power to weight ratio and pretty easy to work on. These Mk1 Golf/Rabbit/Cabrio videos always make me miss my 84’ Rabbit GTI. Maybe a long drive in the Mk7 GTI will make me forget😢😕😐😏
My favorite era of VW was the late 70's and 80's. The cutest girls in the 80's drove these. Generally these were cars for upper middle class teenagers in the 80's.
I have owned my 92 Cabby for 11 years, swapped a 2.0 16v 10 years ago and i can confirm how much fun it is. My nickname for it is "Char de coiffeuse" ( hairdresser's car in french!!!)
It's because Jonny and Jethro agree too much on things. Jason and Jonny disagreeing on everything and just trying to make each other laugh brought something special to the show
@@Dolby109 Oh darn, I found his channel! It only has 5 videos, 4 of which are under 1min and the longest is 4:55 posted a year ago! We have to write on his channel to make content!
I was excited to see Jason again here, as he's all but dissapeared from youtube (although I think he's writing for R&T now). I just put up a video (drive) interview with Randy Pobst where we mention Cammisa, but nothing big.
Ahh, the lifting inside rear wheel trick. In 86 I bought an 85 GTi 16v, I lived in Arizona and that thing was a blast on Oak Creek Canyon AKA 89A. Friends behind me used to flip out when that wheel lifted up 12" or so. Fun little car.
This video illuminates how just about anyone (in the free world) can enjoy the spoils of motorsport with a bit of effort. Volkswagen was the Mies of motorsport in the 20th century. I loved the "7000" moments. All it needed was a soundtrack of The Smiths.
I agree guys. You can have much more fun making a car to suit your style. 0-60 is nice and all the manufacturers strive for this but who uses this every day. Drove the shop car which was a 77 rabbit with the 1600 CIS motor. while I was building a 16K MK2 Golf. Had an absolute blast getting air time and sliding the puny 155/13 tires in the corner. I now have a beetle with a 2.5l Subaru engine, an old Cayenne Turbo and a Corvair Corsa Turbo. No car payments and miles of smiles.
Jason is such a good guy. Who else misses motor trend reviews
Who does he work for now? He was the best on motor trend
@@makjak111 not sure. but motortrend went to shit after he left
@@makjak111 I think he's just chilling for now. He'll probably pick up a job and start working again soon out of want for more cars
@@suilujre777 I do miss his reviews on Motortrend, but Jonny is still a great host and is great to watch. Andthe other shows were not impacted by his leaving.
@@Stuka87 Jonny is great. I just liked him with Jason. Jethro is ok but it's not the same lol
It speaks volumes how Jason, someone who's built a career driving the fastest of the fast cars, still prefers the small and nimble ones
Right... but just as many people who drive the fastest of the fast prefer those.
That and when people think Race Car... it is hard.
But there are as soft as they can get without scraping.
Built what? Let's see
you get the most action and movement from the lightest weight. whether its cars or fly weight boxers. 4000 pounds sucks, i dont care if its got quad turbos
Push any car to it's limit... to find the fun!!!
Jason is such an individualist . He’s so counter to public opinion; he buys and builds purely by passion. What a quirky wonderful car collection.
Why thank you! I like that - I'm adding it to my business card. "Jason Cammisa, Individualist." :)
JasonCammisa. We miss seeing you on M/T. You and Johnny were a perfect team much like any great comedy duo. Although quite talented, Johnny and Jethro just don’t possess the same synergy. They’re like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the bread 😂
@@soulmaster63 - thanks, appreciate that. Also: mmm, peanut butter. Lunch time!
It's automotive Adam Sandler
#DiscountSandler to you.
Discount Adam Sandler! *DING*
Reported for OMG how could you
What has been seen cannot be unseen....
If Sandler wasn’t a hack
More Jason / Zack mashups. This was excellent
Review all of Jason's cars!
Yep, get the Elise on!
I LOOVE cars like this one. When people who know what they're doing put together a thing like this, with different parts from the same manufacturer and end up with a very balanced and fun car, i'm all over that. My fav kind of modded car. ..and who doesn't love Jason. I miss seeing him. Dude is fun, and i loved his videos.
Thanks!
Always seeing this on Jason's IG...so happy to see this in action. Such a little monster and the induction noise is BONKERS
I have one of these sitting in my garage right now with 65k original miles on it. It was my grandfather's car. I need to get it running...
Yes you do
@@astronmr20 I know, esp bc of my grandfather. But it's really expensive to restore the original motor. It was running before he got cancer and then sat until he passed and we brought it to our place.
One day I'll take it to a good shop and get it fixed up.
@@WilbanksUSMC do it yourself. One part at a time.
@@dominick253 once I graduate college I'll get after it.
@@WilbanksUSMC 8v engines are not expensive to rebuild,parts are still readily available and fairly cheap. A shop May charge you an arm and a leg for labor but the actual parts are very cheap
I clicked for the alliteration in the title, stayed for Jason
About 10 minutes into the video I got some hardcore GTA 5 vibes with the scenery. Definitely part of the map.
I absolutely LOVE the last 5 minutes of this episode. Every car guy/gal needs to hear it.
Cool as shit how many times Cammisa says “floor it”! Awesome to know his cars are for driving.
There were at least 5 times lol.
This was great....thanks Zack. Great to see Jason again too.
damnit, Jason needs his own show, miss him
Wish granted!
View count would be much higher if you mentioned Jason in the title!
clubracer6 ikr
It does though
Connor Gleason they changed it this morning.
To be immediatlely filed under "the best of" file. The take at the end was great. Zach--keep up the excellent work.
If anyone disagrees with this comment they are wrong. FYI.
My respect for Jason just increased 10-fold. Awesome little car. That noise is SICK!!!
His car collection is excellent
This guy is awesome, and the host is a great change. GET HIS SCIROCCO ON THIS SHOW!!! :)
Then I'd have to let someone drive it....
@@JasonCammisa I wanna get mine on the show
@@JasonCammisa My 88 16v has an aba in it.. the previous owner put the aba in it, not me haha. I'm looking for a 16v head and eventually I'm gonna put a little turbo on it.
@@kyleharm5024 YES to the 16V head... ABA + 16V = ABF. I approve! Not to the turbo tho (you're going to rip that front crossmember right out of the car.) But ... good luck and enjoy!
@@JasonCammisa Easy solution... you drive it with zackklapman in the passenger seat.
I agree 100% that numbers mean nothing with regards to enjoyment.
I think you mean that "numbers aren't everything" because if real had not to smile in a really fast car
@@04dram04 Exactly. The numbers aren't 'nothing', but they aren't everything either. A slow car can be a lot of fun, but in most cases faster is more fun...to a practical limit anyway.
Camisa understands fun and for that he totally rules.
Someone has to give this guy a proper job...
KoenigKalle with his resumé he shouldn’t have a hard time at all
Im hoping that sweater might be a clue...🤞
@@TYodaT hoonigan is ricer media.......
This was dope! Id love to see Cammisa's wagon next! Itd be sssssssiiiiiiiiiccccccccckkkkkkkkk! Awesome video Zack
This was a great one take. Jason is truly a wise man with his words. I love that quote. “It’s about dying with the most wrinkles from smiling, and I’m going to be one wrinkly old fucker” I think that’s how it goes.
thank you. first time i saw Jason on a head to head i didn't appreciate him much. but the more i watched the more you realize he knows his shit and is really cool. nice to see him just talking about something he owns. makes a lot more sense. i drive an RSX and for me it's exactly that, i feel like i'm screaming along at low speeds and i can push the car a little bit and get great reward. it's more about how i feel at the end of the drive than what others think.
I had a Mark 1 Rabbit GTI.. 2.0L. Built, caged, used to bring up the back wheel through the reseviour all the time.. loved that car.. Great car ...
Thank you for bringing me back to my High school days when I lived and breathed VW. Overtime they've become bland commuter appliances. This is what they used to be and seeing this makes me smile.
This is every car now
I LOVE the fact that the car is a manual. SAVE THE MANUALS. It is up to us. Thank you for being a part of the movement.
Jason: Floor it you’re good 😂
Best One Take yet...only because I have a '84 cabby with 2L 16v, and all scirocco suspension 😀👍
That's the only reason!? Ugh.
After he was on the podcast recently, I was so excited for this review. Long live the Bitch Basket!
I can't believe I've never heard them called that before! Especially since I've owned two '85s.
Jason, you're exactly right about 0 to 60 times and at acceleration feats of ostensible strength. Their total nonsense, it is really how the car makes you feel. I thought I was the only one like this, it is a joy to see that you are as enlightened as I. Anybody else out there loves driving a fast car slow, give me a thumbs up.
made me get out there and enjoy driving my mk1 on a beautiful sunny saturday afternoon.
everytime the boost gauge is in the positive I cant help but smile
Jason, currently you are my second-favorite JC, you will never be my first. You are awesome and I now have an interest in Mark 1VW's.
You guys made me miss my '84.5 Cabby. I used to drive it out on HWY 1 north of where you guys are. People would laugh until I would leave them sitting there in the corners. Great car!
Jason - I have a few VWs and parts if you need anything for your Cabby. I have a set of good B pillers seals if you need them. I have a swallowtail hood for you that I was going to use on my car but it had frame damage. I'm just a bit North from you.
I'm not even driving and I have giant smile on my face. That thing is perfect.
Jason and his toys are amazing. Love his attitude towards having fun with cars.
Thanks fro this review. I am excited to drive our 1985 Cabrio being restored now!
The best looking ones without all the plastic bumper covers and side skirts!
I could seriously watch/listen to Jason Cammisa talk about cars all day.
The drive by sound takes me back to the 80´s cykling on the road to the nearest city, with all those cars whoaaaaaaarping by. They were Opel Manta´s VW golf´s, Datsun´s, Ford Taunus´s, Ford Sierra´s, Ford Capri´s, VW Corrado´s a.s.o. :-)
Two of my favorite automotive people!
Jason wearing a Hoonigan shirt is awesome
What a great video! Finally some people who actually know what it is to truly enjoy driving and not just trying to be the fastest from 0 to 60.
Massive man crush on Jason right now. Dude. He's the buddy I wish I grew up with. Love the commentary too. Smiles all day.
Jason is the best. I don't miss motor trend but I miss him. Knows cars, funny but can also get nerdy and help me understand more about cars. Crazy he does not have a channel.
I love this car and now I'm going to go cry myself to sleep because I miss my old CRX Si.
I miss my MKII VW's sooooooooo much. I had the rare blue '89 GTI 16v and a White 1991 Jetta GLI 16v. Back in the early 2000's when the Civic SI was the hot shit, my 10 year old mechanical fuel injection GLI would spank SI's and GSR's all day long. Even my 1.8 liter 16v GTI was a beast. I miss those days. Cars were so much fun back in the late 90's and early 2000's. They were affordable and so tuneable.
It incredible this man single handily destroyed motor trend. When he left he practically left a bomb behind.
Great vid boys.
I drove a Mk2 Jetta for several years. Much funner to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.
I could watch and listen to Jason Cammisa all day.....
Nothing more fun than an old VW!
Really a good looking car. This is how they should have come from the factory. Sounds good too
Great! Really loved this episode. Especially the talk at the end!
Jason, you are so right on so many things. I have owned many cars in my lifetime. Started with VW, 66 ghia. Then had a 16v Scirroco, VR6 corrado, 84 GTI with a callaway turbo kit, 16v GTI. Honda and Acura, integra's, CRX (still have one), Porsche 944 Turbo S, BMW M5 e39 ( still own) some older mercedes and a CTS-V wagon( still own). Plenty other more utilitarian vehicles. I miss my Scirroco and mk1 GTI, a lot. The noises and the handling was engaging. Of my current cars I can have a ton of fun everywhere, street,track, canyon roads, etc. In my CRX. Second would be the M5 and last is the V. It is all about how they feel. And how confident they make you feel.
Great German accent Zach (0 sarcasm) and great 1 take. Also great to see Jason again. Agree with other comments...review his other cars!
I had an 87 cab. Same Eurosport stuff top and bottom. Triple white. These cost more New than a Z28. Like your mods. Best thing was I had dark tint, and people would let me merge easy because they thought I was a Girl. VW Cabriolet was number one car for years no guy would be caught driving. I loved mine.
Wish I could get a Clio 172 Cup over to you guys in the US.
You have impeccable taste in automobiles, sir.
I've never really liked little cars like this, but I have to admit: I was laughing my ass off every time you filmed a fly-by. That thing screams. Just a cool little car all the way around. Great project.
Jason's the man! Another great video with Zack and the crew at TheSmokingTire, nice job!!!
i daily drive a 1988 BMW E30 touring 325i with cloth sports seats and LSD because of Jason's video a couple of years ago. I love every single second of it. It's tiny, it has the best sound ever, and it feels fast even though it is slow. I thank Jason every day in my non existent prayers :-D
And I say "you're welcome" in mine. :)
Glad I found this and it makes me long to get my old '89 back on the road. This is a beautiful Cabby and a nice approach to getting "sleeper-value" out of a "cute" car (the most common comment I'd get from female admirers of my '89 lol). Loved the commentary throughout and comparing notes with my subtle suspension mods to make it a wee bit more stiff while still drivable as a daily. I debated dropping a VR6 in (a friend's was eating Vettes back in the day, which is rather humbling lol) but I prefer simply playing with a few minor upgrades just to keep the car fun. I love these final vestiges of the Rabbit, even as a 6-foot-tall guy... Sense of humor is a must! :)
I loved this episode, thank you for the content.
Zack should meet Jason once a month and make one video everytime. I would watch the shit of that.
My best friend in college had a cab with a VR6 engine that was a little monster. Love VWs!!
My Scirocco used to eat front motor mounts for breakfast, so I upgraded to a poly front...and it broke the steel bracket.
r.i.p. Volks Café.
Picked up an 87 cabriolet with the hopes of a 1.8head on 2.0 block 16v, Orrrr, aba* 2.0 8v w a 9a/2y trans w garret chip and a whopping 276 cam- which makes it sounds like an 80s sport bike! Basically turns the aba 8v into a 16v powerband and numbers wise. Oh, and rear disc axle from mk3 for wider track. Plus, those jackson racing chargers floating around, along with atp manifold for turbo and the intake mani is just asking for an intercooler the placed in the center. Idk. Tons of options out a motor that wont die and is cheap as hell to fix and torque monsters as well. 8 glorious valves of fury!!!
Jason - I think your taste in cars is perfect. I had a new (at the time) '83 GTI. The first thing I did was to go to the parts counter & order "Rabbit Diesel" badges for it...
Great video! Really gives me inspiration to finish my 91 cabby. I paid $200 for it, and saved it from going to the scrap yard. I'll always remember driving my friends 16v Scirocco before he went 1.8t with it, and then he couldn't keep it reliable. Eventually my friend gave up on his Scirocco when he got MS, and couldn't work on it anymore. He parted out his car and I purchased his big turbo 1.8t and installed into my Porsche 914.I took out the g60 I had installed in the 914. I'm now putting my old g60, I had laying around with a BBM lysholm charger (sounds like a fire truck siren having sex with an air raid siren) into it the Cabby. I took the lysholm charger off of my 16v g60 thinking that my old 8v g60 would fit better but the rad is the most challenging item to fit and i should have just committed to installing the 16v g60 . I'm also converting it from automatic to standard with an O2J transmission, as I thought that the g60 would rip an O2O apart with all the torque. I imagine that mine will also destroy some motor mounts, it seems rock solid for now, but my old Corrados would destroy front mounts g60 and VR.
I love this car and how it revs.
This. Everything that Jason states is how I have chosen my cars. The NB Miata (canyon carver/lapping car), the 84 Rabbit GTI (AEG 2.0 swap, now track car) , the 76 Mini 1000 (vintage project) and the R53 Cooper S (commuter/winter beater) are pure joy every single time I drive them. I leave the 'meh' long-distance highway cruising to the 'meh' mk7 Golf with a warranty. And yes, they all crackle and pop in town.
I love that you keep driving in circles!
Brought back good memories for me, in that my first car was an ‘87 GTi 16V, and then was able to drive the same model in Germany with the euro intake and cam, with a completely different power curve. Great memories on both continents!
Outstanding! This is why I watch car videos. It's cars like this that put all these new ridiculous super cars to shame.
Nice to see some eurosport/fswerks parts under the hood.
Vik and Raffi are some of the best dudes in the business.
Nice ride Jason.
Following.
"a Cesna running out of gas" So accurate LOL... Love Fiats though!
I miss watching Jason. Anything he is in I will watch he is awesome and unapologetic and down to earth.
Thank you!
Very clean looking. Nice job.
Jason is right about the fun that modest priced cars offer. When my son stops by with his mk7.5 GTI that has a nice ECU tune, upgraded suspension and BBS wheels with Michelin 4S tires and I take it out for a run, I just can’t help but have a stupid grin on my face!
Yes but a Honda Civic is even better.
Or a Renault Megane, ...
The new Volkswagen ID.3 is even better.
Mk1's are a blast
Mk2's are even better in stiffness and build quality.... with the right engine they're wicked good fun
I am in a long term relationship with my 92 Corrado vr6 18 years so far
Amongst several other VW's from type 1 to late model
My first rabbit was so good they're my go to brand
The beauty of the that Mk1 is it was everything it needed it to be imo. Decent power to weight ratio and pretty easy to work on.
These Mk1 Golf/Rabbit/Cabrio videos always make me miss my 84’ Rabbit GTI. Maybe a long drive in the Mk7 GTI will make me forget😢😕😐😏
Great vid. Cabby sounds killer!
You and Jason should do all of the one takes together!!!
Small FWD cars set-up to handle well are great.
This is the one I was waiting for! Seen a bunch of its pictures and read the specs, but really wanted a One Take on it!
My favorite era of VW was the late 70's and 80's. The cutest girls in the 80's drove these. Generally these were cars for upper middle class teenagers in the 80's.
After the 90s they became too luxurious
I have owned my 92 Cabby for 11 years, swapped a 2.0 16v 10 years ago and i can confirm how much fun it is.
My nickname for it is "Char de coiffeuse" ( hairdresser's car in french!!!)
I love Jethro but Jason really brought something special to Ignition and Head2Head. Didn't realize how much we needed him until he was gone.
Awww, thanks man.
It's because Jonny and Jethro agree too much on things. Jason and Jonny disagreeing on everything and just trying to make each other laugh brought something special to the show
I have a Mk1 golf Gti cabrio the most fun car I have ever driven, it never fails to put a smile on my face.
I still want to see Jason Cammisa and Chris Harris do a car video together. I love Jason!
Perfect engine pairing for this car! I miss the sounds of my old mk2 gti 16v so much! 😫
Hey Jason, when are u gonna give us a TH-cam channel? U were the main reason we watched MT!!!😀
He's got one...there just isn't a lot of content.
@@Dolby109 Great! Send the link cause I couldn't find it!
@@Dolby109 Oh darn, I found his channel! It only has 5 videos, 4 of which are under 1min and the longest is 4:55 posted a year ago! We have to write on his channel to make content!
I was excited to see Jason again here, as he's all but dissapeared from youtube (although I think he's writing for R&T now).
I just put up a video (drive) interview with Randy Pobst where we mention Cammisa, but nothing big.
Ahh, the lifting inside rear wheel trick. In 86 I bought an 85 GTi 16v, I lived in Arizona and that thing was a blast on Oak Creek Canyon AKA 89A. Friends behind me used to flip out when that wheel lifted up 12" or so. Fun little car.
This video illuminates how just about anyone (in the free world) can enjoy the spoils of motorsport with a bit of effort. Volkswagen was the Mies of motorsport in the 20th century. I loved the "7000" moments. All it needed was a soundtrack of The Smiths.
Nice vert!
FYI to those up and coming...
Convertible
Cabriolet
Cabrio is the next generation.
I have a '93, the last year of the Mk I body.
I agree guys. You can have much more fun making a car to suit your style. 0-60 is nice and all the manufacturers strive for this but who uses this every day. Drove the shop car which was a 77 rabbit with the 1600 CIS motor. while I was building a 16K MK2 Golf. Had an absolute blast getting air time and sliding the puny 155/13 tires in the corner. I now have a beetle with a 2.5l Subaru engine, an old Cayenne Turbo and a Corvair Corsa Turbo. No car payments and miles of smiles.
oh snap a Scooby Beetle sounds badass, old school rear engine style?
Yes, 71 Beetle, freeway flyer trans. With Quaife diff., 4 wheel disc., Porsche 911 wheels. Running stock efi with custom harness. 3 radiators tucked in fenders.
So, so jealous! One wicked little ride that I'd take over just about anything else. Smiles per mile, can't beat it
Jason has a sweet car! And you guys were in the Bay too!
This is one reason why I favor smaller cars with 200ish ,WHP over 400-500 HP cars you can have more fun with them and driver them balls out.
That's what I love about my Clio, so much fun seeing people turn their heads seeing a shitbox screaming at em 😂 drive it balls out everywhere
What an awesome collection and what an AMAZING, well done little car. Always liked Cammisa's work.. Now I really understand why!