Buy your 99p tickets for this VR6 + £1000 cash here: www.cashraffle.com/competition/win-a-volkswagen-golf-vr6-1000/ (T&C's on the website plus full details)
❤ amazing news you’ve got a sponsor! Fist bump 🤜🤛 my 10K suggestion would be a Subaru Impreza to appeal to the boy racer dads who still want something that sounds different to the usual 4 cylinders and has heritage, whilst also able to win points for practicality.
@@dadcars another option out there could be an Abarth 500. Little pocket rocket that’s still quite modern and quirky but having back seats means can fit children seats. Only reason I chose to mention was cause a fellow dad I know sold his 595 when first child came along 😢
Used to have a Corrado VR6 Storm for a couple of decades, cracking car bags of fun but I always wanted it to be rwd. My sensible car when the kids came along was a facelift e46 330i touring, 3 years old when I bought it, just sold it for £3k less than I purchased it in 2008 55kmiles when no one wanted petrol cars, and did 140k miles in it. Kids came back from hospital in it, and 13 years later it’s gone to a new home with young kids. Absolute trooper of a car that sounded lovely, went quick when needed, and was the most reliable car I’ve ever owned (well serviced and maintained). If BMW made cars like that still I’d buy one again in a heartbeat. Congratulations on the sponsorship!! 🎉
Congratulations, Ben! You’ve created a unique channel and it will resonate with plenty of parents who will thank you for challenging the notion that, once you become a parent, you must drive a beige cardigan of a car.
Thanks 🙌 I still get comments saying I should sell these cars and buy a Tesla or SUV to be a good dad so I’m happy being the one flying the DadCars flag for all of us who knows that’s not the case 😊
Congratulations! As a dad to a nearly 1 year old, I love seeing the involvement with the kids and the random interaction 😂 Hopefully get my wee boy in my MK2 GTI in the coming years.
Just come across your channel thanks to autoalex and after watching a few of your videos what an amazing guy you are. And as a dad myself and petrol Head with my fiesta rs turbo project still a project after 10 years one day as they say. Keep up the amazing work your going to smash it.
Great news, congratulations!! Fab channel finally being recognised. VR6 was on my wish list when it came out but beyond my means at the time ☹️, looking forward to the content on it.
Found out I'm going to be a dad 2 weeks ago. Along with all the excitement and stress I some how discovered and subscribed to your channel and am getting more excited by the day to share the Ferrari 360 I bought a year and a half ago with my first born when they get big enough to ride in the front and pass it along when they're old enough to inherit it.
CONGRATULATIONS Justin! 🙌 that’s awesome news thanks for sharing. I drove a 360 earlier in the year and really loved it 👌 you’ve certainly found the right channel, glad to have you onboard 🤙
Back in the day our dads had saloon cars like escorts, then we then got hatchbacks that were a revaluation as they are very practical cars that don’t need to be boring either! If you want more flexibility then get an estate car. Estate cars give you the extra luggage space, but are still fun to drive as lower centre of gravity than an SUV & better mpg as cut through the air more efficiently. I have loved my estate cars and currently have a 3 year old 2.0 hybrid Toyota Corolla touring sport that goes well, great mpg, practical, good to drive & very comfortable. Note, if you have driven a 1.8 Toyota hybrid and found it to be noisy and slow, try a 2.0 instead as they are so much better and I’m sure you will be impressed.
Well done Ben, this is fantastic news! Not only a sponsor, but a nice supplier of cars and thus, content to the channel! Oh, and the sound of the startup on the VR6, so nice
I can imagine when your saw the first email from the sponsor was a massive moment for you. I don't normally like grey cars, but the Mk 3 Golf suits it really nicely, looks like a lovely car.
Hi Ben. Hope your feeling better. That was a cool video, i loved it. That was cool when you two saw Colin at McDonald's. I love the color of that VW Golf. Stay safe and take care.
I loved the VR6... My dad had a black golf 3 when i was a small kid, and i still remember that car, the smell, how cool it was traveling in it... Greetings from Portugal! ❤
Fantastic news Ben! Hard earned and well deserved! As an early follower I strangely feel somewhat proud…of some bloke I’ve never even met 😂 I’ll even buy a couple tickets which is not usually for me. Likewise I’ve always been adamant I’d never allow a UA-camr to use any of my cars….If you ever need a stock Leon Cupra 290 or an 850hp Supra (to compare to the one you drove before) then I reckon Dadcars would be the exception to my rule!
My first car as a Dad was a mk3 Golf (TDi not VR6 sadly!) and it was a perfectly practical family car so no reason why a VR6 would need to be binned for a boring SUV. Good luck with the channel, keep doing what you're doing and I hope you're daughter doesn't find it too cringe worthy when she becomes a teenager!
So happy for you bro this golf is beautiful not as beautiful as your Maserati. Loving your channel so much and get so exited when there’s a new video ❤
Been watching the channel since you were in the 3 digits of subscribers. It's been great watching you grow and befriend JayEmm (one of my favourite youtubers). You will only grow from here and hope you can get the dadb9 back one day. Super excited to see how things go for you in the future!!
The Mazda RX-8 is perhaps the most unusual sports car on the market. Very family friendly, as a real 4-seater, but I guess you need 5 seats. Consumption like the Maserati with torque of a Golf 1,6, but so special.. Your channel is 👌! Thanks! :)
I picked up my first child in my old Portofino Blue Fiat Coupe 20VT, proper four seats and quirky and that five cylinder soulful engine! Moving on a decade I’ve still got Two of em in around £10k (well and more lol) but they’d make a great monthly cash raffle car!😂❤. Great channel, well done mate!👏
See that’s cool 🙌 sadly I’ve no cool stories of picking up baby from hospital in something exciting 🙈 I’d love to try one of those, maybe auto Alex would let me try his 😅
A detailing video might be a great way to appear in some viewers recommendations you normally would not. You could focus on fixing all the little things, black rubber restoration etc.
Earlier this year I was given the brief by my wife to buy a sensible 2nd family car so promptly ditched the boring X1 and went for a 2002 Subaru Legacy GTB wagon (twin turbo) with a massive exhaust.
I saw your video with JayEmm a while back...I didn't realise you live in my area...subscribed now. My S55 AMG is a pretty good 'Dad car'....well it has loads of interior space I suppose (being LWB)! I don't daily it because, like your DB9, it only averages around 20mpg. Give me a wave/flash if you see me (I'm often up at MMB), an S55 will almost certainly be me because they're as rare as rocking horse poop (prob 20-30 on the road)
Seen VW Phaeton 6.0 w12 under 10g. Lambo engined Audi's, Maserati quattroporte. No v8 Mustangs unfortunately. Good to find some classics under 10g but probably need work doing. I'd like r36 Passat estate. Did try get golf vr6 like that when younger, but insurance really high. Same as any GTi.
Good suggestions! Yeah if we buy anything that needs work that would obviously need to be done prior to going to the winner so any big projects won’t be within budget. I’d love to try a phaeton
@@dadcars Was thinking Phaeton as along lines of Aston Martin V12 engine. But relatively budget version. Get £500 car fix and modify at some point. Go through cars on gran turismo and put decals on, though might be out of budget.
Congrats on the deal! I think a Jag XF-R would be a great third car. It's a car I've been eyeing for 15 years but when it came out I didn't have the means to buy one and now I'm a bit afraid of the state they're in. I'm sure there are others who are in the same boat.
Well, I'm thinking about swapping my CLK 350 for an Audi TTS MK2 or an S5 (like your next raffle), but I also shortlisted a Mini Countryman S, think they're pretty cool!
remember starting to watch you from a mention by jaym a while back. good little British channel but i can't relate to dad stuff as not got kids lol. how much a week did you spend on fuel with a martin? or was it a weekend car only?
I averaged about £300 a month with the Aston but it depends weeks to week where I’m driving. I did £120 tank of fuel in one day on the maser last week.
@@dadcarsnot too bad tbf... ive got an a45 and average about the same but can be 400 a month if i drive in sport mode and push a little harder. had a map and it definitely seems like the mpg has slightly dropped since. it's just crazy how much we spend on the juice in one year mate. dread to think over a decade lol
Buy your 99p tickets for this VR6 + £1000 cash here: www.cashraffle.com/competition/win-a-volkswagen-golf-vr6-1000/
(T&C's on the website plus full details)
Happy meals for everyone! Yay.
😅 next time we pick up happy meals on a video I’ll have to say their from Frank 🙌
@@dadcars That's cool. Thank you Ben.
❤ amazing news you’ve got a sponsor! Fist bump 🤜🤛 my 10K suggestion would be a Subaru Impreza to appeal to the boy racer dads who still want something that sounds different to the usual 4 cylinders and has heritage, whilst also able to win points for practicality.
Wow thank you! An Impreza is a great shout! If we can find a well kept example for 10k 🙌
@@dadcars another option out there could be an Abarth 500. Little pocket rocket that’s still quite modern and quirky but having back seats means can fit children seats. Only reason I chose to mention was cause a fellow dad I know sold his 595 when first child came along 😢
Used to have a Corrado VR6 Storm for a couple of decades, cracking car bags of fun but I always wanted it to be rwd. My sensible car when the kids came along was a facelift e46 330i touring, 3 years old when I bought it, just sold it for £3k less than I purchased it in 2008 55kmiles when no one wanted petrol cars, and did 140k miles in it. Kids came back from hospital in it, and 13 years later it’s gone to a new home with young kids. Absolute trooper of a car that sounded lovely, went quick when needed, and was the most reliable car I’ve ever owned (well serviced and maintained). If BMW made cars like that still I’d buy one again in a heartbeat. Congratulations on the sponsorship!! 🎉
E46 touring is a cracking car 👌 my grandad had one, I’ve got amazing memories sat in the back going to Cornwall 🥲
It couldn't happen to a nicer bloke! Well done matey!
Thanks John 🙌😊
Ahh memories! I remember being part of the VR6 forum. I spent so much time and money on it. Great memories!
Driving a car you haven’t been in for many many years is such an incredible heartwarming experience 🙌
Congratulations, Ben! You’ve created a unique channel and it will resonate with plenty of parents who will thank you for challenging the notion that, once you become a parent, you must drive a beige cardigan of a car.
Thanks 🙌 I still get comments saying I should sell these cars and buy a Tesla or SUV to be a good dad so I’m happy being the one flying the DadCars flag for all of us who knows that’s not the case 😊
I found your channel through Jayemm and it couldn’t have come at a better time as I soon become a dad myself. I sincerely wish you the very best!
Congratulations! Very excited for you 🥹 welcome to the channel 🤙
Thanks!
Wow thanks Frank 🙌🥹
@@dadcarsYour welcome Ben.
Congratulations! As a dad to a nearly 1 year old, I love seeing the involvement with the kids and the random interaction 😂
Hopefully get my wee boy in my MK2 GTI in the coming years.
Oooo Mk2 GTi! Awesome!👌 mk3 gti never appealed to me but love the VR6
@@dadcars yeah, the VR6 is something special!
@@mikekelly7120 I get my 1 year old in my Integra type r - she loves it! MK2 golf would defo be doable!
@@rockyroad1780 it's more of a rust/trust issue with the wife. In good time, it'll be sorted!
So happy for you! Your follow-the-dream commitment and hard work is finally starting to pay off. Onwards an upwards!
Thank you 🙌😊
Love how much you love this car. Congrats dude. Can’t wait to see more of this type of car.
I love driving the cars I have memories of from when I was younger 🙌😅
So happy for your sponsorship hopefully the first many. Thanks for the contain.🎉
Thanks man 🙌😊
Just come across your channel thanks to autoalex and after watching a few of your videos what an amazing guy you are. And as a dad myself and petrol
Head with my fiesta rs turbo project still a project after 10 years one day as they say. Keep up the amazing work your going to smash it.
Ah thanks man, was it the video we did together on the S4? I love Alex 🥰
Yes it was mate, Alex and Taylor crack me up😂
Great news, congratulations!! Fab channel finally being recognised. VR6 was on my wish list when it came out but beyond my means at the time ☹️, looking forward to the content on it.
Thanks! I’ve been trying to find out how much the VR6 was new in the 90s not found the answer to that yet 😅
Found out I'm going to be a dad 2 weeks ago. Along with all the excitement and stress I some how discovered and subscribed to your channel and am getting more excited by the day to share the Ferrari 360 I bought a year and a half ago with my first born when they get big enough to ride in the front and pass it along when they're old enough to inherit it.
CONGRATULATIONS Justin! 🙌 that’s awesome news thanks for sharing. I drove a 360 earlier in the year and really loved it 👌 you’ve certainly found the right channel, glad to have you onboard 🤙
Back in the day our dads had saloon cars like escorts, then we then got hatchbacks that were a revaluation as they are very practical cars that don’t need to be boring either! If you want more flexibility then get an estate car. Estate cars give you the extra luggage space, but are still fun to drive as lower centre of gravity than an SUV & better mpg as cut through the air more efficiently. I have loved my estate cars and currently have a 3 year old 2.0 hybrid Toyota Corolla touring sport that goes well, great mpg, practical, good to drive & very comfortable.
Note, if you have driven a 1.8 Toyota hybrid and found it to be noisy and slow, try a 2.0 instead as they are so much better and I’m sure you will be impressed.
Yep it makes me sad that Volvo no longer make new estates or saloons in the Uk, they only make SUVs now. SUVs aren’t the most practical family cars
Well done Ben, this is fantastic news! Not only a sponsor, but a nice supplier of cars and thus, content to the channel! Oh, and the sound of the startup on the VR6, so nice
Yeah it’s a brilliant opportunity! I’ll try and capture the sound of the engine better in the full review 🤙
I can imagine when your saw the first email from the sponsor was a massive moment for you. I don't normally like grey cars, but the Mk 3 Golf suits it really nicely, looks like a lovely car.
Yeah the colour fits this perfectly and with the full leather seats 👌
Great to hear about the sponsorship - Congrats Ben!
VR6 is a super cool car! Looking forward to seeing more vids on it! 🙌
Thanks man! 😊
Congrats Ben! Been watching since about 3K subscribers, fells like it hasn't been very long!
Awesome! Yeah it’s all a bit of a whirlwind! I really appreciate the support 🙌😊
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
🙌 thank you :)
Hi Ben. Hope your feeling better.
That was a cool video, i loved it.
That was cool when you two saw Colin at McDonald's.
I love the color of that VW Golf.
Stay safe and take care.
Thanks Frank, yes not normally a fan of grey and black but on this car it work’s particularly well 👌
@@dadcars Your welcome Ben.
Great stuff, well done Ben!
😊🙌
I loved the VR6... My dad had a black golf 3 when i was a small kid, and i still remember that car, the smell, how cool it was traveling in it... Greetings from Portugal! ❤
Hi :) yes I have some great memories in these golf’s too 🥲
Well done, great tie up
Thanks 🙌
Congrats with the partnership.
And will be good for you to have the different cars so you can get more content.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks! 🤙
Fantastic news Ben! Hard earned and well deserved!
As an early follower I strangely feel somewhat proud…of some bloke I’ve never even met 😂
I’ll even buy a couple tickets which is not usually for me.
Likewise I’ve always been adamant I’d never allow a UA-camr to use any of my cars….If you ever need a stock Leon Cupra 290 or an 850hp Supra (to compare to the one you drove before) then I reckon Dadcars would be the exception to my rule!
Thanks Matt 🙌 I’d love to! 850hp 🤯 drop me a message on insta 🤙
Lovely Ben, I still have my DB9 and 2 Corrados VR6.... Also had a MK3 VR6.... Get it pass 4k on the VR6 and hear that in full glory...
Awesome!!! It was always the corrado that drew my lust! I’d love to drive one on the channel 🙌
@@dadcars haha come by to Malaysia matey lol
My first car as a Dad was a mk3 Golf (TDi not VR6 sadly!) and it was a perfectly practical family car so no reason why a VR6 would need to be binned for a boring SUV.
Good luck with the channel, keep doing what you're doing and I hope you're daughter doesn't find it too cringe worthy when she becomes a teenager!
Everything in life is cringe when you’re a teenager 🤷♂️ they’ll appreciate the memories when they are grown up though I’m sure 🥰
So happy for you bro this golf is beautiful not as beautiful as your Maserati. Loving your channel so much and get so exited when there’s a new video ❤
Thanks man 🤙 I’m glad others love my maserati as much as me 😅
Been watching the channel since you were in the 3 digits of subscribers. It's been great watching you grow and befriend JayEmm (one of my favourite youtubers). You will only grow from here and hope you can get the dadb9 back one day. Super excited to see how things go for you in the future!!
Thanks Tom! OG DadCars subscriber! 🙌
I've always loved the vr6 sound and congrats on the sponsor
Yeah I’ll try to capture the sound in the full VR6 Dadcars review… thanks man 🙌
Massive congrats on the step on mate. Great format!
I had a VR6 Highline back in the day, I’d love to have one back so I’ll be getting some tickets!
Hey Jonny 🫡 yeah I’m really enjoying driving this around, perfect timing as the maser is off at sports Italia for a couple of weeks 😅
What a beautiful car. Well done with the sponsorship
Thanks Peter 🙌 one step closer to the dream becoming a reality!
The Mazda RX-8 is perhaps the most unusual sports car on the market. Very family friendly, as a real 4-seater, but I guess you need 5 seats. Consumption like the Maserati with torque of a Golf 1,6, but so special.. Your channel is 👌! Thanks! :)
I love the RX8, need to feature one for sure 🤙
I picked up my first child in my old Portofino Blue Fiat Coupe 20VT, proper four seats and quirky and that five cylinder soulful engine! Moving on a decade I’ve still got Two of em in around £10k (well and more lol) but they’d make a great monthly cash raffle car!😂❤. Great channel, well done mate!👏
See that’s cool 🙌 sadly I’ve no cool stories of picking up baby from hospital in something exciting 🙈 I’d love to try one of those, maybe auto Alex would let me try his 😅
A detailing video might be a great way to appear in some viewers recommendations you normally would not. You could focus on fixing all the little things, black rubber restoration etc.
That’s a great idea! Any local detailers want to get involved? It’s a stunning subject 👌
Alfa romeo gta?? Congratulations regarding the sponsor. Keep up the great content all the best mate!
Ooooo I’d love to try a sport wagon 😍
Made up for you Ben 🎉… I had a Mk3 Cabrio for ten years during the kids upbringing after my Mk1, great cars!
Thanks Ian! Yeah I bet they loved going out in that during the summer 🙌
@@dadcars indeed! Many memories, especially night time drives with the blanket over their laps in the back 👍
Well done Ben and big up cash raffle as well! I love vr6 MK3, especially in this colour and 5 door. I'll get tickets and hoping for the win 🤞
Good luck 🤞 I hope a Dadcars subscriber gets it 😊
Earlier this year I was given the brief by my wife to buy a sensible 2nd family car so promptly ditched the boring X1 and went for a 2002 Subaru Legacy GTB wagon (twin turbo) with a massive exhaust.
Amazing! 🙌 I’d love to try a legacy 👌
@@dadcars might be able to arrange something!
Congrats Ben! This is awesome!
Thanks Antony 🤙
Always wanted a VR6 golf or Corrado when I was in my teens but they were always out of reach… enjoy 🙂
Yeah I think that’s why values on these types of cars go up! Because when you’re older and can afford them it’s a wonderful thing to experience
I saw your video with JayEmm a while back...I didn't realise you live in my area...subscribed now. My S55 AMG is a pretty good 'Dad car'....well it has loads of interior space I suppose (being LWB)! I don't daily it because, like your DB9, it only averages around 20mpg. Give me a wave/flash if you see me (I'm often up at MMB), an S55 will almost certainly be me because they're as rare as rocking horse poop (prob 20-30 on the road)
S55 is an epic DadCar 👌 I’ll have to get some AMG stuff on the channel soon 😎
Congratulations! Sounds like a good partnership. I've bought my tickets 🤞
I’d so love it if a subscriber wins it!! 🙌
Subbed. Good luck!
Thanks man 🙌
Great stuff! VR6 was good fun, recognised the sound when you started it up 🤩 Pretty sure you took me to pick that up in the MR2 😎
I found some pictures of your VR6 on my old photo bucket 😅🤙 might include a couple on the next VR6 video
@@dadcars sweet! I’ll be tuning in to watch videos on this car 👌
@@morph_combat 🤙
Mini JC Works? Keep up the good work!
Good shout, thanks 🤙
VW Golf VR6 is great car. 👍.
👌
very pleased for you, top channel and only getting started....just entered the raffle, won't win, but happy to support you.
Thanks man! I hope one of you guys win it 🙌 If it’s a Dadcars subscriber I’d drop it off myself as long as it’s not a million miles away 😅
Well done
Thanks man! 🙌
Seen VW Phaeton 6.0 w12 under 10g. Lambo engined Audi's, Maserati quattroporte. No v8 Mustangs unfortunately. Good to find some classics under 10g but probably need work doing. I'd like r36 Passat estate. Did try get golf vr6 like that when younger, but insurance really high. Same as any GTi.
Good suggestions! Yeah if we buy anything that needs work that would obviously need to be done prior to going to the winner so any big projects won’t be within budget. I’d love to try a phaeton
@@dadcars Was thinking Phaeton as along lines of Aston Martin V12 engine. But relatively budget version. Get £500 car fix and modify at some point. Go through cars on gran turismo and put decals on, though might be out of budget.
Congrats on the deal! I think a Jag XF-R would be a great third car. It's a car I've been eyeing for 15 years but when it came out I didn't have the means to buy one and now I'm a bit afraid of the state they're in. I'm sure there are others who are in the same boat.
Good shout… there are a few jaaags I’d like to try 🤔
Well, I'm thinking about swapping my CLK 350 for an Audi TTS MK2 or an S5 (like your next raffle), but I also shortlisted a Mini Countryman S, think they're pretty cool!
S5 would be my pick from that list! Well in a month I’ll have one and will be making videos with it 🙌😊
Nice one 👍 VR6 haven't seen one of those for a while
Not many Mk3 VR6 about now, had lots of thumbs up at traffic lights 😅
Well done matey! Keep going! Just bought a raffle ticket 😀
Thanks! I hope one of you guys win it! 🙌
Next raffle car - RS4 Convertible? There's even a Bentley Flying Spur with a 6L W12 under £10K on Autotrader right now!
S5 will be the next one 👌 a 10k flying spur is asking for trouble but I’d love that 😅
Subbed ❤VR6 is tidy
Awesome thanks Michael 🙌
I see that your wife is happy - because you're happy!!
She is very supportive 🥰 support each others dreams and everyone wins
The third car I'd like to see is Renault 5
Friend of mine had a turbo but he sold it before we could get it on the channel 🥲
Even pompey registered!
remember starting to watch you from a mention by jaym a while back. good little British channel but i can't relate to dad stuff as not got kids lol. how much a week did you spend on fuel with a martin? or was it a weekend car only?
I averaged about £300 a month with the Aston but it depends weeks to week where I’m driving. I did £120 tank of fuel in one day on the maser last week.
@@dadcarsnot too bad tbf... ive got an a45 and average about the same but can be 400 a month if i drive in sport mode and push a little harder. had a map and it definitely seems like the mpg has slightly dropped since. it's just crazy how much we spend on the juice in one year mate. dread to think over a decade lol
Ferrari 456 or 612 will be good.
I need to review both! 🙌