I am a certified Volkswagen mechanic and have a 2 door Up! It turns more heads here than my 180sx ever did. It is a fun little car for a-b driving and the fuel economy is astronomical. I say this car will become a cult classic one day at least in Australia as you do not see many.....But that is just me.
Yeah, the Automatic (ASG) Ups aren’t that good from what I’ve heard, they have issues with shifting gears and issues with the auto clutch. I have a manual Up and it’s really good
Actually you are not correct. The car isn’t super cheap for our standards. We could’ve found a cheaper one. We just thought it’d be fun to come up with a stereotypical driver of such car. No clutch was harmed recording this video 😂
Once on an open track day there were two vintage Porsche owners. The first one told me "You were pretty fast out there", while the other said later "You seem to be a wheel man?". I'd guess the later comment was form the owner who spun in the first turn and I just nearly missed him. Right as I accelerated out of the turn, I saw the front of his car facing me. A near miss. I eventually cooked my slotted Brembo discs and my EBC Green Stuff pads, which was a bummer. Seeing the face of frustration, letdown and even disgust of a few people who looked into my dirty stock engine bay was an odd feeling. Also the face of that one guy who asked me what suspension I have, as I told him "the cheapest lowering set on eBay, but with cut original springs". I drove a 1053 cc Polo 86C, where I can enjoy the color of the car without exiting it. That piece of shit has had me smiling the most from any cars I've driven. It also seems to get others smiling too. I once sat in a two door UP! and immediately felt cozy as I noticed the doors. Though as a rule of thumb, VW went to shit after generation IV.
