V10 TDI VW Towrig (Touareg) to the rescue?

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  • čas přidán 15. 01. 2021
  • Can Ryan and the Touareg rescue two stranded lorry's from the treacherous UK snow covered roads?
    Tyres used were Yokohama BlueEarth Winter V905.
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  • @kyleeklid4253
    @kyleeklid4253 Před 3 lety +618

    I was the Downton driver appreciate all you did mate😊

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +65

      Hope you got home OK, I'd have towed you to the depot if we had time!

    • @kyleeklid4253
      @kyleeklid4253 Před 3 lety +76

      @@DarksideDevelopments got home fine eventually mate, and not a problem at all appreciated everything you did for me made my day!

    • @chrisjohnhyman
      @chrisjohnhyman Před 3 lety +22

      Who the fuck would give this a thumbs down?

    • @AhmedAljazwi
      @AhmedAljazwi Před 3 lety +24

      @@chrisjohnhyman rear wheel drivers

    • @robbieshaft
      @robbieshaft Před 3 lety +2

      This is brilliant lads, fair play

  • @chrisbarlow9311
    @chrisbarlow9311 Před 3 lety +230

    Forty tharsand parnd before theyll brek. Can’t beat a down to earth Yorkshire man 😂

    • @chrisbarlow9311
      @chrisbarlow9311 Před 3 lety

      DL501 DMF and Clutches for my 3.0TDi from you guys hopefully next week 😎👍

    • @pietpietersen6070
      @pietpietersen6070 Před 3 lety

      The Truck and load are 80000pounds

  • @mrkiplingman
    @mrkiplingman Před 3 lety +41

    You could tell the first lorry driver was skeptical it was going to do it but in reality you made it look like a piece of cake.

  • @rockyclark1782
    @rockyclark1782 Před 3 lety +136

    anynone who owns a car like this, dreams of a day like this hah

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +34

      It's what the car was born to do.

    • @ogalief
      @ogalief Před 3 lety +6

      They’re actually incredible in the snow. Lots of fun going out in snow storms with a tow rope. They can pull cars out of ditches with ease

    • @Rroff2
      @Rroff2 Před 3 lety +4

      Won't lie owning a 3L V6 Navara it sometimes crosses my mind... then I remember it is on summer touring tyres...

    • @nazimelon6653
      @nazimelon6653 Před 3 lety

      had a day like that yesterday and own a seat mii... 🤦‍♂️

    • @beetlejuice970
      @beetlejuice970 Před 2 lety

      Ha ha ha

  • @docgramps1
    @docgramps1 Před 3 lety +84

    Next week we install a fifth wheel on the Touareg...

  • @lukasfrost1315
    @lukasfrost1315 Před 3 lety +167

    Reyt then

  • @yusufzaman3331
    @yusufzaman3331 Před 3 lety +9

    This is very impressive. Pulling that weight but in the snow/ice as well? Wow. Also, big up yourself for helping people out being a nice person.

  • @simoncrabb
    @simoncrabb Před 3 lety +50

    "You know that these hooks aren't for towing?" I don't think he realised you knew exactly what you were doing!

  • @forddoctorforddoctor5918
    @forddoctorforddoctor5918 Před 3 lety +67

    That’s a proper gentleman👍👍👍who stops and helps who he can 👍👍👍DARKSIDE RESCUE👍

  • @roadreg1820
    @roadreg1820 Před 3 lety +5

    Absolutely love this. Who remembers when fith gear pulled a 747 with the V10 Touareg!?

  • @billyy2000
    @billyy2000 Před 3 lety +8

    My dad wrote off my v10 treg last year and I was gutted! One of the best vehicles I have ever owned, had its fair share of issues but when it worked, my God it was a thing of beauty and power!

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +3

      For an old bus it does a lot well, hard to drive past a petrol station like, lol

  • @bartekfraserburgh
    @bartekfraserburgh Před 3 lety +141

    I can’t be the only one who did not expect it to do it 😂 , that’s impressive

    • @ethicalelectricalgroupltd3153
      @ethicalelectricalgroupltd3153 Před 3 lety +3

      These things are beasts... czcams.com/video/WmM-635RR6o/video.html

    • @IntradeMotors
      @IntradeMotors Před 3 lety +6

      remember its vw audi quattro groupe. if you know the r&d and races the quattro used to win its one of the most advanced 4wd system and vw had a direct injector diesel engine in the mk1 golf releaded in audi in 1989. tdi

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +5

      1st direct injection was Audi 80 2.5.

    • @IntradeMotors
      @IntradeMotors Před 3 lety +2

      @@DarksideDevelopments There was one for sale in new zealand not long ago. if i did not own alteadya mk1 golf diesel i would have had to get it. Forgot to mention the golf was a tdi prototype my mk1 is idi production japan vw had a 3 liter polo prototype also i did see not long ago the golf prototype is in my diesel book.

    • @jared4670
      @jared4670 Před 3 lety +2

      It can pull a plane. Type touareg v10 plane in youtube

  • @420Schmat
    @420Schmat Před 3 lety +24

    I'm absolutely shocked. That Touareg is a fucking legend!

  • @keithg145
    @keithg145 Před 3 lety +4

    An absolute machine that touareg, fair play for pulling those lads out and all

  • @KillerMc58
    @KillerMc58 Před 3 lety +16

    I watched this with a big smile on me face😁

  • @tobiasjacobsen_dk
    @tobiasjacobsen_dk Před 3 lety +14

    Every time you start pulling I said to my self “Reyt then” ........ couldn’t help my self.
    Well done for helping out 👍

  • @Triadii
    @Triadii Před 3 lety +13

    I NEVER realised how powerful vw auto's were.

  • @alexcox7204
    @alexcox7204 Před 3 lety +5

    Hero! Love the surprise in their voices when you pull them out!

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety

      It was funny. I didn't know it would be so easy, could have gone the other way! Lol

  • @matthewsims7817
    @matthewsims7817 Před 3 lety +5

    Such a legendary engine.

  • @LG-kl3co
    @LG-kl3co Před 3 lety +3

    You got to love it when David slays Goliath !

  • @thelivingdodo2
    @thelivingdodo2 Před 3 lety +11

    I've got to say that's a pretty impressive machine!

  • @brallen1126
    @brallen1126 Před 3 lety +12

    Darkside's new winter venture, don't spend too much time out looking for stuck HGV's 😂 Good job, I'm sure it was greatly appreciated!

  • @koolerone
    @koolerone Před 3 lety +103

    All these Touareg videos are making me want to spend money I don’t have 😂

    • @sbeezynukka
      @sbeezynukka Před 3 lety +2

      Then you’ll really die when you have to pull the engine to do certain things

    • @flippy9133
      @flippy9133 Před 3 lety +14

      V10 tdi Touaregs are only for people that own shops :D

    • @sbeezynukka
      @sbeezynukka Před 3 lety

      Reiwas big facts!

    • @sbeezynukka
      @sbeezynukka Před 3 lety +5

      I still want one though lol

    • @urbanjentry222
      @urbanjentry222 Před 3 lety +5

      Be a darkside 44 ton tow remap in the pipeline if weather conditions continue

  • @zalpll
    @zalpll Před 3 lety +35

    Back when mk1 Touareg was new, he pulled 747, so i guess towing a lorry is a piece of cake.

    • @AlcatrazCrylake
      @AlcatrazCrylake Před 3 lety +1

      Thats true.^^ But they put more weight in the car for traction.

    • @kaicooper5917
      @kaicooper5917 Před 3 lety +3

      But in the snow? Thats impressive

    • @AlcatrazCrylake
      @AlcatrazCrylake Před 3 lety +3

      @@kaicooper5917 Snow is with right tires and a flat street not a "big" problem. The Touareg has diff locks as well. In the "mountains" where I life (About 600-800 Meters) some firms have 8x8 trucks. Put some heavy weight on the back and then go pulling trucks up the hill.

    • @kaicooper5917
      @kaicooper5917 Před 3 lety +3

      @@AlcatrazCrylake I know that but at the end of the day there's less traction on snow than on dry tarmac

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +1

      It does not have more traction for sure!

  • @Richardoati
    @Richardoati Před 3 lety +122

    This video really needs subtitels. Can’t understanding anything of it.

  • @clarksonisgod
    @clarksonisgod Před 3 lety +2

    What an absolute beast that "treg" is and you are a legend mate well done

  • @depthofshine
    @depthofshine Před 3 lety +1

    Remember the marketing for the V10 was pulling a 747, the V10 is a great engine

  • @hristohristov8787
    @hristohristov8787 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for helping these guys!

  • @michaelpalmer6864
    @michaelpalmer6864 Před 3 lety +5

    Fair play mate. That’s why I love Vw..I swear by my 4 motion Tiguan, I live in north wales up single track lanes and mines never let me down in the snow. Keep up the great work. 👍

  • @damonmitchell1805
    @damonmitchell1805 Před 3 lety +1

    Mr plough.... Awesome work 👍👍

  • @Slapbladder
    @Slapbladder Před 3 lety +1

    last snow in our town last year I helped 25 ish cars, two ambulances and a chimney sweeps van lol.....love my Touareg....

  • @windinthewillows6248
    @windinthewillows6248 Před 3 lety +2

    Well done, bet the truck drivers really appreciate your kindness 👍

  • @johnrowell942
    @johnrowell942 Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome grip and power. Nice to see people helping others too.👍

  • @pendantspore6596
    @pendantspore6596 Před 3 lety +6

    Well done mate , us truckers have homes to go to. Most people don't see that , they just see a big truck in their way.

  • @nickbickbick
    @nickbickbick Před 3 lety +15

    What a monster!

  • @Dan23_7
    @Dan23_7 Před 3 lety +1

    Well they towed a jumbo jet on top gear yonks ago .....
    Good on you helping our wagon drivers out 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @ASW_TV
    @ASW_TV Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful video. Straight to the point.

  • @kageyme8109
    @kageyme8109 Před 3 lety +6

    You can't beat "yorkshire folk" for generosity

  • @vinecottage8732
    @vinecottage8732 Před 3 lety +1

    I miss my V10 Touareg. 10 years of fun.

  • @Edgar_89
    @Edgar_89 Před 2 lety +1

    That tank 🤩🦾

  • @dragogrbic9255
    @dragogrbic9255 Před 3 lety +1

    What a LEGEND

  • @Ssh52
    @Ssh52 Před 3 lety +6

    I don't know what it is, but there's something really satisfying about this 😂

  • @Prime.Era.
    @Prime.Era. Před 3 lety +2

    That is absolutely mint! All the torques!

  • @Rs500ybd
    @Rs500ybd Před 3 lety +2

    Good shit Coming together to get people going.

  • @j-bolo6637
    @j-bolo6637 Před 3 lety +1

    Fair play mate!! What a machine

  • @imranyaqub1790
    @imranyaqub1790 Před 3 lety +1

    V10 TDI TO THE RECSUE. Darkside - the 4th emergency service 👍🏼. That was brilliant and easy. Stay safe.

  • @bigrigger3762
    @bigrigger3762 Před 3 lety +1

    Fair play fella you made that look easy

  • @8love87
    @8love87 Před 3 lety +3

    Best VW!

  • @michaelc6044
    @michaelc6044 Před 3 lety +1

    What a beast the V10 Touareg is! I live 2 minutes away from where you towed that first lorry

  • @212MPH
    @212MPH Před 3 lety +2

    Very strong cars I love mine.
    Good northern lads showing how it's done.

  • @nickwilson2061
    @nickwilson2061 Před 3 lety +2

    Northern spirit can do attitude 👏🏻💛 anything is possible up north 😜

  • @cwuzii
    @cwuzii Před 3 lety +29

    Beast! So not only do Downton pay their drivers fuck all, not much more than minimum wage, to drive a truck that costs £3k to get your licence for, but they also leave their drivers stranded for 7 hours in the snow? Terrible scumpany!

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 Před 3 lety +4

      Even worse, they give them dafs to drive.

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 Před 3 lety +2

      In general truck drivers are treated appallingly.
      It was suggested many years ago. If all the delivery trucks in the UK stopped delivering.
      The whole country would grind to a halt in 3days...

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 Před 3 lety

      @@stuartd9741 it's not that bad, but if you're paid badly you need to leave! £15/h is doable according to how much you're willing to commute.

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 Před 3 lety

      @@SoulTouchMusic93 yeah 15 hr probably top line.
      Tanker drivers in and around M25 pull in 40k p/a
      Sad thing all companies paying same. Best paying jobs arouns northampton area. Loads of RDCs around there.
      Sadly live to far away from them.
      DAFs ok bit basic good workhorse.
      Like Volvo's myself.
      Best auto box in my opinion.

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 Před 3 lety

      @@stuartd9741 boss man gets us volvos because the dealership is next door. they got the best steering and suspension i've got my hands on. havent driven scania tho.

  • @MKPerformanceTuning
    @MKPerformanceTuning Před 3 lety +17

    The size comparison to what it's pulling is mental

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 Před 3 lety

      Eh, not soo much. His second axle is up and judging by the courtain he has absolutely no pallets on. That thing weights probably 18-19 tons. I got stuck on the loading bay like that once.

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +2

      That one was empty but the 1st 44t. you would lift your 2nd axle in the snow anyway loaded or not.

    • @SoulTouchMusic93
      @SoulTouchMusic93 Před 3 lety

      @@DarksideDevelopments mate, depends on the weight over those axles. About 5 pallets are enough to make it drop and you ca. Have 26 in a regular trailer. Source, a trucker.

    • @davehughes6501
      @davehughes6501 Před 3 lety

      Axle won't lift if it will overload it, scania have load transfer for the axle but only under 20mph.

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety +1

      @@SoulTouchMusic93 100% you can override it but lets ignore that the driver said it was 44t and take your word for it!

  • @towza123
    @towza123 Před 3 lety +1

    made a few peoples day there pal good on you, what a power house that touareg is!

  • @WCMT89
    @WCMT89 Před 3 lety +1

    What a machine 👏

  • @sb6236
    @sb6236 Před 3 lety +1

    By the power of the Treg and Darkside to the rescue. What a lovely thing to do 👍🏻

  • @whosyourmate8292
    @whosyourmate8292 Před 3 lety +1

    What a machine, what a kind chap. Good work 👍

  • @LPBurst
    @LPBurst Před 3 lety +1

    What a rig! Love it

  • @Luke-ml5cg
    @Luke-ml5cg Před 3 lety +1

    Good man for helping everyone out 👍

  • @gavinturner1723
    @gavinturner1723 Před 3 lety +3

    Fair play mate that's impressive!

  • @kashkhan6425
    @kashkhan6425 Před 3 lety +1

    Fair play, right tyres and perfect motor 👌👏

  • @mk2leondave863
    @mk2leondave863 Před 3 lety +2

    Proud to be Yorkshire seeing this fair play lads 💯

  • @pietpietersen6070
    @pietpietersen6070 Před 3 lety +1

    What a great Car.

  • @jamdc2000
    @jamdc2000 Před 3 lety +1

    Best advertising campaign ever for Darkside

  • @stueg
    @stueg Před 3 lety +1

    Total gentleman. Good man

  • @Danny_Transition_Patrol
    @Danny_Transition_Patrol Před 3 lety +1

    Darkside Rescue and Recovery! You guys are awesome, bet you made them driver’s day!

  • @danielrickell7590
    @danielrickell7590 Před 3 lety +1

    Legend! Well done 👍

  • @ministyofhacks9928
    @ministyofhacks9928 Před 3 lety +1

    Monster power! Great content!

  • @scotspie501douglas7
    @scotspie501douglas7 Před 3 lety +1

    what a star loved it

  • @eliottlaw4119
    @eliottlaw4119 Před 3 lety +1

    What an absolute beast of a toureg 👍🏼

  • @Cloverleaf7642
    @Cloverleaf7642 Před 3 lety +1

    Astonishing, well done boys.

  • @dayv
    @dayv Před 3 lety +62

    Need Q7 v12 vs Touareg V10 - HGV pulling comparison in the SNOW.

    • @DaleSteel
      @DaleSteel Před 3 lety +1

      W12 phaeton

    • @rahmanlittle5490
      @rahmanlittle5490 Před 3 lety +2

      @@DaleSteel no. It’s lower

    • @LA-ph6hh
      @LA-ph6hh Před 3 lety

      VW would win with that V10 diesel

    • @LA-ph6hh
      @LA-ph6hh Před 3 lety +2

      Or an Audi S8, it pulled a caravan train on top gear 😂😂😂

    • @E34Benzin
      @E34Benzin Před 3 lety +1

      The Q7 doesn't have low range nor diff lockers. So I'd say that the Touareg wins.

  • @monkeycsl
    @monkeycsl Před 3 lety +1

    It's like a real life snowrunner

  • @paulp96275
    @paulp96275 Před 3 lety +1

    Grand Yorkshire Lad. Who said your stuck ! Ha watch this fantastic 👨🏻‍🏭👍

  • @maisumaqueda
    @maisumaqueda Před 3 lety +2

    0:05 'this is THE TIME!' Laughed so much lol
    After watching all those videos of subies towing trucks your time finally came ehehe nice one mate

  • @xynthetic4
    @xynthetic4 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolute beast ! Fair play

  • @65holmesy
    @65holmesy Před 3 lety +1

    Top man for helping them out 👍

  • @T44YPE
    @T44YPE Před 3 lety +1

    Speechless

  • @Davewagon
    @Davewagon Před 3 lety +1

    Great stuff lads!!

  • @naturegood515
    @naturegood515 Před 3 lety +1

    legend goes that when he got home and showed the videos to his wife, the V10 guy was given the glory hole prize...

  • @ImranHussain-zh8nn
    @ImranHussain-zh8nn Před 3 lety +1

    Very kind of you to help out well done good karma always pays back 👏

  • @jwhitz481
    @jwhitz481 Před 3 lety +3

    Absolute machine

  • @mikewheelermx101
    @mikewheelermx101 Před 3 lety +1

    I have to give it to the Touareg, it did very well there! it’s just a shame they look so old now , must be one of the few cars that quickly become old fashioned looking before there time .

  • @Spac8
    @Spac8 Před 3 lety +2

    You lot up North are a good bunch. :)

  • @udreamatei444
    @udreamatei444 Před 3 lety +1

    Car is mental

  • @talktoofof
    @talktoofof Před 3 lety +1

    My dad is a trucker and he had freddy flintoffs old touareg that was a beast he pulled loads with that thing

    • @DarksideDevelopments
      @DarksideDevelopments  Před 3 lety

      All the cricket team had a V10!

    • @talktoofof
      @talktoofof Před 3 lety +1

      @@DarksideDevelopments my pd130 golf gave it a run for its money both where like rolling coal we caused a massive gap in traffic on the m5 with all the black smoke we kicked out lol #onlyliveonce keep up the good work lads

  • @happychappy5135
    @happychappy5135 Před 3 lety +1

    What a cool guy. 👍👍👍👍

  • @AdamNajak1
    @AdamNajak1 Před 3 lety +2

    Absolute legends what a machine 😎

  • @Stillbusy105
    @Stillbusy105 Před 3 lety +1

    Beast mode!!!

  • @willb5590
    @willb5590 Před 3 lety +2

    I need a translator for this video...
    Good work on the tow boys!

  • @sh0nad0g
    @sh0nad0g Před 3 lety +1

    Great stuff!! 👍🏻

  • @chrisburke9633
    @chrisburke9633 Před 3 lety +1

    Best thing I've seen all day like 😃😄😁

  • @urbanjentry222
    @urbanjentry222 Před 3 lety +1

    Dark side does it again awesome 😎

  • @TotalMoop
    @TotalMoop Před 3 lety +6

    Helpin fowk ova my neck a't woods.. Nice one.

  • @socomsmiffy14
    @socomsmiffy14 Před 3 lety +1

    Good lads!

  • @lucagraham345
    @lucagraham345 Před 3 lety +1

    Class mate, top bloke!

  • @Jammysandwedge88
    @Jammysandwedge88 Před 3 lety +1

    It’s an absolute machine 💪💪

  • @craiggreenhalgh1082
    @craiggreenhalgh1082 Před 3 lety +1

    Good advert for your company 👍

  • @konsumenten7486
    @konsumenten7486 Před 3 lety +1

    I drived that car 1 day after I got my FÜHRERSCHEIN and that thing is a beast now I drive Golf 3

  • @compostboomtron9001
    @compostboomtron9001 Před 3 lety +1

    There's a reason they supposedly towed a plane in an advert 😏 you're a sir for pulling these dudes out of trouble when no-one else could!