So much cooler than any current day production Crossover!

Simplicity is a virtue!

This thing is cooler than any SUV. Period.

Very cool! But I do believe AMC Eagle was first introduced in August 1979

When I lived in DE, there was at least one of these in the city. Always wanted one

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Nice :-D

Spotted you on I-95 in SC last week. Absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !! ❤️

They need to bring this back!!!@

Thanks for this great video. I saw one of theese in Germay in the mid 90s and didn't know if it was aftermarket, now I know.

You must have paid those dudes to be in your video..that was too perfect.

@ps3shakes123

3 жыл бұрын

Btw.- thanks! I enjoy your vids. I came here from watching the citi build. Ever k-swapped a vw w /syncro? (I know random but ..)

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Yesssssss, it was so good, and really was random, haha.

Love the VW history. Along with Westmoreland, where my 87 golf is from.

I was looking to buy a 1991 Nissan Bluebird but the seller backstabbed me and sold it to someone else. Then i came upon the Vw Country and fell in love with it immediately.

I grew up in a VW family my brother always had and still has old bugs and bus' but never had a VW of my own until recently I was in the market for a new car and I found a 2018 VW Jetta 2.5se and I am in love... Wish it was a wagon but still a great looking car and super fun to drive and so I found this channel and genuinely enjoy your content

Funky to see yours when I have a standard mk2 in exactly the same colour

love your video

I love this car, it always makes me smile when I see it in the background of your videos.

nICE VIDEO Tour de France

MK2 is my favourite golf tho , but with a vr6 dropped in

Such a cool car! My high school ride was a vw diesel rabbit. It was fwd I live in Alaska and having the synchro would have been a lot better 😅

Fedima Yep made in Portugal

the 'fog lights' at the grille height would in their Original configuration be ' driving lights' i.e. additional high beam headlights

The original rollgolf was upgraded with the (shortend ) frame of a golf country. And that was a wreck in the scrapyard.

I do miss these types of cars from the 80s and 90s. They made my childhood awesome to remember and 1 even made the beginning of my driving skills a lot more fun.

I remember when it was new and in the showroom.

:D those two dudes on bikes. best part :D

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! They were so nice and genuinely interested!

This is one of my FAVORITE VW's ever produced. If I could do a conversion on my Cabriolet to AWD with a lift I would in a heartbeat.

seeing one of these at big socal euro made me want to lift my MK7

The fiat panda 4x4 was also buildt at the same factory as the golf country...

In my town one person had this car original in green colour

can we see more country videos

Fedima is a portuguese company with really good off road tyres at a good price

I've driven lots of Golf GTIs off road and they were pretty good.... This must be Awsome.

I think i've only seen 2 of these in the last 30 years

Tires on fishes look like turf tires off a lawn mower

VW Syncro Vanagon is another Steyr-Puch production.

quite funny this, released on my dads birthday, he didnt have a country, but he did have a mk2 syncro, which i was told are quite rare

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Happy belated birthday thoughts for your dad, and yes, Mk2 Syncros are quite rare - especially the Jetta versions :-)

@CobnutVTS

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamieOrr oooo, his was a golf, in white, originally from ireland, he now owns a mk1 caddy and a mk7.5 r variant!

The Golf country is super cool I've always liked them since I used to have both mk1 and mk2 GTIs and Golfs as well as a couple Sciroccos Unfortunately we couldn't get them in the states Also the Rallye same thing just like the newer sciroccos

I’ve always been fascinated with this sub-frame. I’ve always wondered why this style conversion wasn’t utilized by others. I saw someone online put a XJ Cherokee unibody on a frame, not as cool as this.

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! They really did put some legit hardware into these, and it would be cool to see it on other things for sure!

@tunedub

3 жыл бұрын

Coolest (not low) golf ever! My buddy has a MkI Golf on a bus frame aka “the jacked rabbit” 😁

@Michallasz

3 жыл бұрын

The best part is that this sub-frame weighs approximately 35kg/77lb. ibb.co/yXYkRtL

Great car, great video, thank you 👍 Are you Scottish?

Loved the biker part. Its instances like those that really make owning oddball cars worth it. Great video, always liked these!

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I agree, a nice icebreaker with fellow gearheads :-)

Having personally driven a few of these I can say its a very interesting car to drive, especially after you have daily driven the regular golf mk2, it just feels so special. I used to own a limited model (500 made) Chrome Edition of this, it had beige heated sport leather seats, electric full fabric sliding roof, roof rails! chrome sidesteps, chromed 15" steel wheels with much wider offset and all the rest of Country specific tube items in chrome. That all came from factory.

Oh man, what an awesome piece of 90’s engineering! You are a lucky man to have one in your collection.. thanks for sharing! P.S. if you ever have a chance to put it on the lift and do a few shots of the subframe and suspension, I would love to see that!

It's really interesting to see this from an American point of view. For us here in Europe (me the Netherlands) this stuff is pretty normal.

Don't think it was the first Jamie, the fiat panda 4x4 (also done by puch) was out a few years earlier than the golf, but didn't know about this one!

i bought a mark 4 golf a month ago. But daaamn this mk2 country is downright gorgeous. Id drive one like this forever!

Awesome to see you as a VW enthusiast in the USA👍🏻 best regards from Germany

@JazzKazoo0930

Жыл бұрын

Vw makes some fun cars. I drive an 08 gti and that things a blast. Old beetles and busses are popular here too

Love these cars, great video, I have a mk3 VR6 syncro cabby you would like. My question is what road bikes do you like, Colnago is my personal choice, Cheers!

If it possible to retrofit the running gear onto a scirocco?

See Jesse did live and now he has a KZread channel

Nice car! But you need a T3 16" syncro (vanagon) to go along with it😌 Maybe also a Passat GT Syncro.

this guy looks like deputy doofy of scarey movie

When I was a kid (20 or more years ago) I remember to see a mk2 country parked on the same area for many times. Got to love the MABOR (Maria Borges) portuguese brand tyres. I run the same MABOR Sport-Jet 2 on my MK3 GT TDI.

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I would love a set of the tires for my own Country! They're not distributed in the USA though, so I'll have to wait until I'm in Europe again.. :-)

Seen one a couple of weeks ago in belgium! Really cool car!

I whait long time for a report about VW Country history.I am also the proud owner of an exakt same car and same colour. It is a great car, and I will never sale this car. Thanks for your report.

Thanks Jamie for giving us a peak into your collection. Been waiting for this for a long time. 🍻🙌

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome, thanks!

Such a cool car 👍 There are several videos of people driving around iceland with these

Someone else mentioned it, but the AMC Eagle was an even earlier true 4x4 crossover vehicle.

Epic car Jamie!!! Cool video as usual!

Always knew of the golf country, even back when they were new and i was fairly new then too, but didnt know this much about them. Great vid man 👍😎

Awesome video! Cool thing is that they were more common in Scandinavian countries and people recognise the car, shit part is that they were everyday off-roader you took to your cottage so all the cars for sale are high mileage, besten and rusty

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you’re totally right! Pretty cool that they really got used though!

VW should make a 2021 Golf Country for the USA instead of the Taos that looks exactly like a Tiguan.

fedima retread tires

Jaime, thanks for bringing the good vibes. And I love, “wash your hands, wash your cars.” Also love the TDF t-shirt 👍🏼. You should do another Rally Wagen series chasing the Le Tour. I have an Alltrack, so I loved the shout out! You’re the man.

Kinda makes me want to lift my Mk7.5 GTI...

I remember reading the article in "Auto Motor und Sport" magazine about the Syncro circa 1989 in the waiting room at the doctors office... Wanted one ever since. BADASS!! I have a 2019 Green Golf Alltrack today... go figure.

That thing is F-ing awesome!!! 💪🏽.

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow Good haha that tour DE France T-shirt

i watched several of your off road videos and its incredible what you can do with your Golf Country. I want to convert a Golf Caddy in to a country. I try to gather a few information and measurements for the frame VW used to lift the Golf. Would you be able and willing to measure the 3 posts of the frame they used to raise the Golf and tell me how long they are? Also I would like to know the diameter of the tube. thanks a lot.

Oh man, I want this car so bad. You're so lucky to have one!

One of my dream cars is a Chrome Edition Country, it would look amazing parked next to my mk2 16v.

Seen one once thought it was a custom job tho never thought it was genuine

How is the safety on these things? I can't even seem to find a manual online

I want to help me on how to modify the golf shape from the front and back, how to raise the car, and how to make the front and rear shield please

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

These are factory parts that are original to the car :-)

This car so cool, but the rims have my mouth watering. You can see how much RnD went into it.

Time to commit the cardinal sin… reminds me of what Opel did with the Kadett D. Fitted lifted suspension, underbody suspension, offroad tyres and a plate LSD (still FWD)

Pennsylvania?? 👀 anyway do you think the bull bars could be fitted on a mk2 gti?

I didn't know about the whole frame underneath raising the car up, wow. That thing is so damn cool! Montana green was a great color for the Golfs , and there is nothing I repeat nothing, that compare to the feel of driving a Mk2. The 2Dr Mk2 Jetta that I owned years back had that Digifant 8V engine which I gave it hell and it never broke. The GLI 16V that I have now I will never get rid of it.

Awesome is all I can say.

AMC Eagle was earlier...but yes this was the first VW for this!

@chazbeaumont65

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same.

@DougsCars

3 жыл бұрын

chazbeaumont65 Obviously still a super cool and rare car.

@chazbeaumont65

3 жыл бұрын

@@DougsCars without a doubt. 👍

@nagmashot

3 жыл бұрын

@@chazbeaumont65 The VW beetle 4x4 was even more earlyer and beat the AMC Eagle by decades... the VW beetle Type 87 was avaible from 1941 AWD and lifted chassis and big tires from factory... if you wanna beat the germans somewere get up earlyer... no AMC was not the first not even close scontent.fpmi2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/35180983_1704399079595415_2345945801756246016_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=UqIC6fAmaZ0AX-Gu4fS&_nc_ht=scontent.fpmi2-1.fna&oh=ab4c41735814304cc62f717dc74d0272&oe=5F8FED01

@chazbeaumont65

3 жыл бұрын

@@nagmashot yes I was aware of the beetle. This was more of a comment on what he said about it predating the current crossovers. I wouldn't consider the beetle a crossover type vehicle.

Never knew such a golf existed its really cool!

We had this car in that exact color and a Corrado G60 at the same time. Both great cars I want to have back one day.

I see 2 of them on the road in my place. But maybe 10 renault scenic rx4 same concept but made 2000.

Hi mate! where are you from? I might have those seats for you

Lovely example of a fun car! If I was going to buy another VW to add to my T3 Syncro, it would be the Country! Thumbs up!

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

you can change the ECU to have a country "gti" its the same engine

@JamieOrr

3 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly yes, haha! :-)

I saw these when I was stationed in Germany....cool car at the time.

An exceptional member of the Syncro family. The Syncro Heresy

i remember seeing one of those irl once for the first time, its so strange in person

Hey,,, are you on high street?

I got a Tornadoröt one. I should get it out again, but have no time unfortunately.

I have heard about the Volkswagen Golf Mark 1, Mark 2, but the Golf Country was it sold specifically, In certain country how does it compare to the Volkswagen Tiguan, or the other Volkswagen SUVs,.

Sorry but AMC built the first crossover vehicle with the AMC Eagle. in 1980.

I really wish they made a Mk6 or Mk7 Country. Love this car!

MKII 4LIFE! I have to have Country some day! ❤

The only mistake VW made was not putting the TDI in it.

There was the Subaru justy 4X4

@jacknewberry5720

3 жыл бұрын

Early cross over

It is such a cool car. But to be honest AMC Eagle and SX/4 came first

Matra Rancho beat it be over 10 years...

Awesome!

1:29 ... original cross over ? ?? how about the AMC Eagle 4x4 ... or even the Jeepster wagon in the 50's

Gosto muito dos carros com tração 4x4( awd, integral e os syncros e haldex.) Tenho uma subaru outback 98 AWD.