Very interesting video yet we knew the results about I'll say 3:00 minutes in. However, I've watched throughout and enjoyed it.

I'd bet a stock bug with snow tires would have done better.

@dustintunis9347

4 жыл бұрын

@MotorcycleMan - Definitely. The new one might do decent in reverse (maybe not with an open diff though), I'm a bit surprised he didn't try.

@Billy123bobzzz

4 жыл бұрын

I know for a fact the the original Bugs and 411s (with snow tires) were unstoppable in deep snow, my family drove them through several years worth of blizzards successfully.

@EverydayLayman

4 жыл бұрын

My dad's old super beetle would go through snow piles up to the windows.

@colla555

4 жыл бұрын

yea wrong tires.

@lukestuart8561

3 жыл бұрын

i had snow rated ko2 on my f150, gabage in snow. observe gs16 on my new beetle and it destroys deep snow with no lift

Would love to see the Tough "T" Touareg in the rocks and snow!

@danh655

4 жыл бұрын

It would be effortlessly whooping ass

Baja Bob is turning into BAHAHAHA Bob. I love this car.

At 2:37 just put the D ring bolt up through the tow ring on the bug. Done

@cosneven9884

4 жыл бұрын

Kind of frustrating to watch

@steinwaymodelb

4 жыл бұрын

Their winch fairlead can only take the shackle bolt.

@JasonHam41

4 жыл бұрын

NORTHERN Toyota that doesn’t work due to the stupid and expensive winch hook they are using.

@gogmorgoaway

4 жыл бұрын

Except they've got a whole whack of shackles in the recovery bag. Just double them up. One in the tow hook and the other in the winch line.

@stevenpreyer5379

4 жыл бұрын

Simple solution...use a soft shackle. Strong, safe, and only need one to go through both the recovery point and the factor 55 closed link.

Surprised this was purchased in the first place

@stevenpreyer5379

4 жыл бұрын

Because we watch it as entertainment. 15k views already.

I think snow tires would have helped a lot. Especially studded snow tires.

To drive in snow, install and use snow tires. The rock and mud tires won't work in snow, as this video proves.

@SticksTricks

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, and they don't know how to drive a FWD in the snow. Momentum and finesse are your friend. They are too used to relying on their 4wd to pull them up everything

@johng4527

4 жыл бұрын

even a decent set of all season car tires would have been better than those bfgs on snow

@allentompkins4063

4 жыл бұрын

WRONG some work as good as snow tires

@Slider68

4 жыл бұрын

Those BFG AT's are actually very good on snow but they aren't really a rock and mud tire. I agree that BFG MT's along with all of the other typically big tread block, chunky rock and mud off-road tires do completely suck on snow. One of the critical things required to make a tire work well on snow is having lots of deep sipes like those AT's do. True off-road tires never have sipes because it makes them too easy to tear chunks out of the tread on rocks.

@0xsergy

4 жыл бұрын

chains.

Lovely! Keep the snow wheeling vids coming!

I think you well demonstrated why those all-terrains absolutely suck in snow....

1-wheel drive

@neilmurphy845

4 жыл бұрын

Ya micra 2011 are better may was able to drive hers threw snow no bother we just kept traction control on and floor it in first

@binauralauto3621

4 жыл бұрын

My vw e golf could do better.

an old school beetle would have done that trail

@gregorizi

4 жыл бұрын

and better driver

@Nick-lm5lz

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@davidg4026

4 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong. An old school Baja Bug would have done much better!

It's a FWD open diff. Why would you make that off-road capable is beyond me.

@E60Fonz

Жыл бұрын

youd be surprisd what a lifted fwd can do off road.. not in the snow though. there are definitely limits. my civic skips through this stuff but not on a mountain uphill in the snow lol

Would have went better if they slapped some snow chains on

Hahahaha!!! You two are hilarious in a good way! Two young men doing some goofy thing that challenges their ability to become a pair of grumpy old men. Love it! Please be safe, Eh. I shall see you two again.

All wheel drive, a supercharger, and an inclined bumper would make this an offroad beast.

TFL is a show of masochist. They first take a Tesla on a cross country tow. Next they take a one wheel drive bug into deep snow. I love this channel!

KO2’s are actually not good in the snow. The king for off road. Not for snow despite the rating. Cooper adventurer AT3 are much better.

The nice thing about that car is you can abandon it on the mountain -- and nobody will miss it.

That Disco in the show though!

Those BFGs may be snow rated, but a blizzak or something similar I feel would have significantly helped

It sure isn’t the old bug with rear engine. I had a few of those back when. Giant snow tires in the back, stock little ones up front. That little thing went anywhere!

Snow tires would have been better for this scenario but this is a great example of why AWD is so great in snow. No, it doesn't help you stop obviously but AWD most of the time keeps you from getting stuck.

So the "Shackle" pin would not fit into the tow hook? Bahumbug!

That road with the cliff...i would 💩my pants.

Hey Tommy, When using a winch make sure you put it on free spool when pulling the rope or cable. Using the motor to release the cable you can ran with issues like binding the cable or rope, you will overheat the motor and when you need the power to winch you already are with warm or hot motor. Winch motor need to have certain sequence of use and time to rest before use again. So basically what you did when winching was totally and complete wrong in every way, from safety and equipment use.

Makes you really appreciate a true off road capable rig

Lmaoo!! This has to be one of the funniest tfl videos I've seen in quite a few years. Tommy is hilarious hahahah

Mistake #1 was thinking KO2s are worth anything in the snow.

Those tires look badass but the question is if you get rid of those all terrain tires and throw on some dedicated winter tires if it will perform a lot better. As you know even if an all-terrain tire has a snowflake on it, it's still as isn't as good as a true winter tire

Got my Christmas tree the park was completely packed icey snow. I was even pulling a light trailer for the tree and never even got close to getting stuck with my all season Defender tires on. Oh yeah I was in a Forester. I'm blown away with these tires.

Proper winter tires is your friend.. Not unusual to drive through those amounts of snow in Norway..

He’s brave driving it there.

off road tires are not snow tires folks. also, lifted fwd vehicles DO have limits. im all for lifting fwd cars but u need some snow tires. "baja" doesnt mean snow, it means sand/dirt. when u add water/ice to the mix on offroad tires.. good luck

Boys being boys!😄 I had a new '84 Rabbit GTI and used cables/chains on HWY 50 going to Lake Tahoe many times!

A for effort Tommy👍🏻 Still some beautiful scenory. Appreciate the snowy video.

That music at hooking up! 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

The cool All Terrain tires!

It seems like Baja Bob is a bust.

So those are the tracks I was following 😂

1wd for the win

@youngblood23rb

4 жыл бұрын

One wheel Peel

@babombsaway

4 жыл бұрын

One wheel wonder

This is just hilarious. A front two wheel drive car with studded snow tires. He tries to drive in a foot of snow and is surprised at the results. Once he gets off road he goes no where.

2 words = winter tires

This is about the funniest video I've seen today. Pointless Beetle as an offroad vehicle. Thanks for the laughs.

Baja Bob looks good...and that's about it! lol.

I don’t even understand why you guys throw this money to buy this thing when you also have the old one.

@burprobrox9134

4 жыл бұрын

Entertainment

@DEEuroworks

4 жыл бұрын

Piersandro Mannino i dont mind watching. 👍🏼

@Raul619Meza

4 жыл бұрын

KZread ad money more than pays for this.

Tommy, you and Alex are really something, that could not have been me up there. I'm honestly amazed since I did not see the VW or Land Rover sliding, so the right tires helped. That drop off tho, no thanks I'm good.

Here's an idea: The VW New Beetle is based on the Golf chassis, right? I wonder if you could take the rear end and transmission out of an R32 and put it under the Bug to give it AWD...?

A 1 wheel drive bug in the snow..........smart move. All those Baja upgraded looks don't do anything for performance. Maybe if it had a Torsen or some kind of locker axle but since its VW just LOL

Lol this is entertaining as heck to watch this little bug is hilarious.

Totally enjoyed this video..🏁🏁🏁🏁😀..a lot of work n lil dangerous..but I give Tommy n Alex⭐⭐⭐⭐Four star rating..Excellent work guys

Love all the comments. This it really heavy wet snow. Even that landrover would not have made it up that first trail. If it was a dry light snow that big would have tunneled through the snow.

It's a one-wheel-drive without at least a limited slip transaxle.

Front wheel drive, small tire size... That's a perfect recipe to get stuck in heavy snow

@ProBenja5

4 жыл бұрын

Check out videos of Citroen 2cv in snow, I think it needs to be much lighter to work out.

@shawnhill4779

4 жыл бұрын

They should have used winter tires. Those all all terrain tires are not good at low temps.

@snorman1911

4 жыл бұрын

I drove all over in the snow in Montana with a Geo Storm with snow tires. It did great!

@soyedgar1831

4 жыл бұрын

Benjamin V and way more torque, maybe a supercharger to have high torque at lower rpm

@CarswithNash

4 жыл бұрын

May16Joe Check my playlist of my Neon snow wheeling, you’ll be shocked.

you need winter tires for this

@boostedlawnmower9955

4 жыл бұрын

You need a welded diff for this lol

@maxlee6676

4 жыл бұрын

@@boostedlawnmower9955 it could help but still not going anywhere with those tires just spinning all the time

Curious to know, I didn't catch if you guys aired down at all. Too bad it wasn't equppied with a limited slip.

Yeah, old beetle, some actual snow tires Let's find baja Bob's great grandfather, that'd be fun

Put the D ring up side down and tighten her up all the way back it off a quarter turn and your set bro

@daddams2538

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing until I saw end of the winch cable.

A mistake for that bug to be there from the beginning. But fun and at times pretty scary to watch just the same. I bet Tommy doesn't that same mistake again.

Time to purchase a soft shackle!

I offer my fresh General Grabbers, 205-75-15 of steelies for another test. I trust the tires are the issue. My car has been unstoppable the past 2 years in colorado snow..

Very funny. I drove an $800 Bug for 20 years and never once got it stuck . Of course mine had the engine in the REAR.

Selling the better discovery is sad. It will be missed. Second, you need to lock your front diff. The only way might be to weld them. Chains might have helped on the ice. Good way to show why you shouldn't mess around in snow. Thank you for the safe video.

8:38 I was waiting for a shot of Alex 😍

Buy snow chains for the front wheels which will prevent you losing traction & you need a winch, one that you can use to go forwards & backwards under the car without doing any damage to the car so you can pull yourself out using a tree as an anchor.

I had a few old Vw bugs and buses they were amazing in the snow

Yeah...call it "Baja" and it becomes an off-road monster. The extra driving lights and spare on the rear hatch is an added off-road bonus. What's next? Your "Baja" Ford GT? That would be equally good off-road...

I'm no expert, but I think it would have done far better with Blizzaks rather than KO2's.

You guys are crazy driving in that darn cliff

Hey guys Curt here im one of your big fans located in New England I recently got some studded snow tires on my front wheel drive 2015 passat ive been offroading in it with my snow tires never got stuck. Maybe could we see the difference with studded KO2's or some type of studded tire. Thanks guys keep up with the good work!

@rkan2

4 жыл бұрын

Probably banned in wherever they are driving, but yeah, they'd probably help quite a bit.

@IamGroot786

4 жыл бұрын

If you're off roading with such vehicle, wouldn't ground clearance be an issue at some point tho?

@rkan2

4 жыл бұрын

@@IamGroot786 Of course ground clearance always becomes an issue at sone point. With snow you can conpact quite a thick patch though.

Remember when the older guys on this channel used to do fun down-in-the-dirt stuff like this? (Now they are at car shows instead).

Nice D2! Almost makes it worth watching..LOL. Gregg.

Truth be told, that is very heavy and wet snow. Love the car, give it some locking diffs, 4wd, and have at it!

That's a bit dangerous. You really should be using dedicated winter tires up there, not all terrain tires. Those BFGOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A KO2 do not get good ratings in snow and ice. The rubber compound gets too hard at low temps.

It would have done better with a set of real snow tires

Tommy Alex? Not Mica? Ps love how you made the beetle in Cayenne Transiberian colours.

You should just weld the front diff

@ikbalkhan7535

4 жыл бұрын

wait what

Now I know who I should call to build me the worlds worst Offroad vehicle. I still appreciate the effort and the video

Sequential AWD is a must in that terrain..

Okay, I am surprised you didn't figure out how to use the D-Ring, the Pin and the tow point on the Beetle correctly. Let me explain, Old our your left and flat as if you were going to salute with it. Then make a "C" Shape with your right hand. Now fit your left hand into the "C" of your right hand. That's how the Tow point should fit inside the D Ring (C-Ring)threaded side at the top, then the pin would be put in front the lower side, through the Tow Point and screwed into the upper threaded part of the ring. The D-Ring isn't supposed to be placed through the hole in the Tow Point. That's for the Pin.

Baja Bob is turning into No snow Bob.

That would make a great snowball rolling down the hill.

Next time you try playing in the snow on the edge of a 2,000 feet drop, get snow chains. Aint worth the risk for a video!

man ur gonna miss that disco mark my words.

What an intense video. But man i was seriously scared for you a bit there with the ice under and death on the right side

For the D ring, should have simply put the pin through the D ring, then through the hook eye, then into the top side of D ring. But alas, fun video. Seriously should consider some temp chains, quick chains, plastic zip ties or hell, even a recovery board for that beetle. They all keep under the seat..

It would be a blessing to see it be made 4x4 (somehow)! If you could do that, I think it would be the most off-road worthy Volkswagen in the world besides the Touareg!

What are these offroad trails you guys go on? Looking to take my old explorer and friends keeps etc offroading in Colorado but don't know any trails

Should have tried backwards Lol

Limited slip diff, a small lift for a little taller tire to keep the belly off the snow and you’d be golden. You should change the name to “useless Bob”. With an open diff and that ride height, Bob won’t be good at anything off of the pavement.

I didn’t think it was possible to lose all faith and trust in TFL but this video proved me wrong. 😪

@burprobrox9134

4 жыл бұрын

It’s just a goofy video, lighten up

@smrtguy77777

4 жыл бұрын

Burp Robrox Nothing goofy about that drop

also AT tyres are no good at snow, you should know that.

@erikswenson915

4 жыл бұрын

But, but they're "snow rated K02s..." 🙄

That was the snow storm i dragged down here with me from Alaska!!!

thats the funnest looking bug ever I would get one if it had 4x4 lol

Snow tires!

You'd be amazed what a LSD will do compared to an open diff. With snow tires I can go just about anywhere (where I'm not plowing too much snow) with my old Corrado 1.8T with a Peloquin LSD. Bigger snow requires the Outback XT and worst case, the Touareg.

1. Wrong tires. Should have used some studded winter tires 2. Should of bought chains. 3. A Quaife or WaveTrac LSD would be nice, but you still need traction with the tires, see 1 & 2.

so any car with snow tires could have done that

Looks like Haha Bob was built for looks and not off road Worthy...

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