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In this video I share with you day one of the two day GTI Fanfest road trip organised by VW UK. Yes the Mk1 had a bit of trouble but it made it to Wolfsburg by itself and none of the other cars needed any attention at all which is remarkable considering the tiny mileages they normally cover as part of VW UK's precious heritage fleet and testament to VW's famed reliability.

Link to my thorough Mk8.5 GTI review video - posted a week before Carwow's supposedly 'exclusive' review and using a UK car not a German one and tested on the public road (not an airfield) so you can feel it's actually quite a stiff car;
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This video can be divided into the following sections;
0:00 teasers
0:14 graphics by ‪@haslerdesigns‬
0:18 what this video is about ft: ‪@TRHamza‬ 😁
1:17 the GTIs in the convoy
3:58 setting up the new Mk8.5
6:47 problems for the Mk1 at the first roundabout
7:00 a GTI convoy like you have never seen!
7:35 why traffic sign recognition is (still!) useless
8:26 deactivating traffic sign link to cruise control
9:10 the new 8.5 steering wheel
9:49 a musical interlude (GTI convoy shots)
10:28 progress by going backwards to Mk7
11:01 journey stats so far
11:25 why the cabin is now so much better
12:24 how the Mk1 got fixed and arrived at Eurotunnel first!
12:45 why you need to book the high vehicle coach on Eurotunnel
14:16 8.5 infotainment test - speedo from mph to km/h
14:34 who organised this impressive GTI road trip?
16:09 swapping from 8.5 GTI to 8000 mile Mk6 GTI
17:23 first impressions of this Mk6 GTI
19:24 why the Mk1 is not really slower than modern cars
19:57 why the Mk6 GTI is the one to buy today
21:52 a preview of part 2

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