I used to work as a trail guide in the Cambrian mountains and Elan valley, as well as the Brecon Beacons and I can’t get over how much the Strata Florida and Claerwen dam tracks have changed in 15yrs. The Strata Florida especially so, with many little detours deviating from the original ROW. BTW I’ve seen Landy’s do the bomb hole when it’s half full of water and running down the rock face like a waterfall. You guys were fortunate doing it in perfect conditions, but it’s all down to tyre pressures and tow bars. I guess your Landy owners bottled it in fear of their halfshafts and body damage. Great truck BTW, a real beast and it towed that other truck a piece of piss. Your boy won’t ever forget that trip, he obviously loved it and he’ll remember it for life.
So cool that your passion for cars has rubbed off on your boy. That’s the thing every father dreams of, that they take to the things you’re passionate about. You have him working on cars yet? When’s he gonna get his own project car?
Great summer trip footage! I don't know where all the mud in the radiator came from before! LOL I hope the guy u recovered helped u out on the secondary cooler that got hammered! It's amazing what these old dinosaurs can do! Love the work! 🍻 Father's Day from TX y'all!
Well impressed with the performance of the Tuareg, I'm looking for a long range tourer with offroad capabilities now I've sold the 110. I never even thought about a VW but I will definitely be doing more research on the 3 litre V6.
@@DarksideDevelopments only watched a lil bit on my phone.... rare I put the tv on..... i think they blend in a bit too well😂 the last ones I sent will look better, bit more contrast
F..k me the big girls got some grunt hasn't she, nothing going to stop her, really nice scenery, great 4x4 action, you guys have built a beast, Rj in Oz
Is worth fitting a CB Radio that way you can always get in touch others in the group, especially with people going off in different directions to get to the start point.
Grraeght music footage and editing, lads!!! You'd better start selling these parts: flares, tubular rear bumper, and the front, maybe as a weldable kit or plans? and a "dairy" particulate filter delete with the gutted "cat" downpipe 😉
OK a few points... 1 I'll bring some Biltong up with me (well if i don't eat it on the drive up) 2 Little man saying 'go beast mode dad' lol classic 3 Slightly less extreme lanes when I come up, as I don't have the lift, only half the underbody armour and all terrains not full muddys 4 I reckon my half a v10 will still have enough grunt though, as it feels a bit stronger than my old td5 Disco 2
@@DarksideDevelopments yep that 3.0D a slug ! Ok for slow off-road with rear locker and anti roll bar disconnect … 4.8 6cyl petrol a different beast 280hp👌🏻😎
This is as a london raised lad i love wales, life here is just different, and think you were near my neck of the woods as noticed the landie was originally from Cardiff and think porthcawl was involved, i'm west side lol, If not already Check out Llyn Brianne cool place it was a little village but they needed to make a reservoir so the company purchased all the homes and flooded the valley with all the buildings left in place, on a good day you can see then thru the water, Also did notice a name so thank you sarah for the obvious hours of footage you had to mince thru, Thanks Darkside you done yourself proud 👍
Nah mate, those newer Hilux's aren't built like the older ones, we use the Land Cruises and Patrols, also you can't go past the Defenders as you should well know, but that V10 Tourege is just a beast, Rj in Oz
Nice! Absolute beasts! Where did you go? On the map at the beginning you weren’t far off me in North Wales, oddly enough I’m driving to Yorkshire tomorrow so I’ll be passing you 🤣 I would say it’s for you but you don’t have a Darkside burger van and you don’t touch mercs 😭 I go through cars though so maybe next time!
@@DarksideDevelopments fair play you did some miles! Next time keep a note of how much it costs in fuel 🤣 good news on a burger van!! Make sure there’s smash burgers on the menu! 😍
@@DarksideDevelopments for responsible users of byways that care and respect the hobby that would be great benefit, perhaps you would let me phone you to explain exactly where your going wrong and what you can do to rectify the situation?
All those in favour of George being full-time cameraman and commentator say "Aye"......
Aye...
its reyt
Aye Reyt then
"Aye"
That V10 sounds more like a diesel locomotive 🚂. All the better for it.😁
That taureg is a beast!
Wasn't expecting that fuel economy, even with the offroading.
Anybody else get dizzy when george has the camera 😂
George is the funniest person on the internet right now.
Have just found your Chanel did this 7 years ago with range rover love your setup torque is crazy great video thanks
That would be a cool build a Caterham seven with a diesel building it I think that would be insane
I have thought about this many times
God, when that turn/torque band hits, in a rear wheeled caterham…..weighing less than a 800kg?
I used to work as a trail guide in the Cambrian mountains and Elan valley, as well as the Brecon Beacons and I can’t get over how much the Strata Florida and Claerwen dam tracks have changed in 15yrs. The Strata Florida especially so, with many little detours deviating from the original ROW.
BTW I’ve seen Landy’s do the bomb hole when it’s half full of water and running down the rock face like a waterfall. You guys were fortunate doing it in perfect conditions, but it’s all down to tyre pressures and tow bars. I guess your Landy owners bottled it in fear of their halfshafts and body damage.
Great truck BTW, a real beast and it towed that other truck a piece of piss. Your boy won’t ever forget that trip, he obviously loved it and he’ll remember it for life.
Cheers, back down Wales in a few weeks!
that Nissan Patrol is a beast good video
Nicely done.
Toureg handled it really well.
Toyota’s always have a great way of finding grip - the ones where the driveshafts don’t break!
Yorkshire countryside is lovely but the Welsh scenery is spectacular. Looks like you had a great time and the old V10 woke up the sleepy villages 😜
So cool that your passion for cars has rubbed off on your boy. That’s the thing every father dreams of, that they take to the things you’re passionate about. You have him working on cars yet? When’s he gonna get his own project car?
Haha, he's only 5 and still has a listening problem so real cars can wait a bit. We always faff with something on a night and weekend!
Fantastic landscapes and always so great to see the Touareg in action.
George FTW
Great summer trip footage! I don't know where all the mud in the radiator came from before! LOL I hope the guy u recovered helped u out on the secondary cooler that got hammered! It's amazing what these old dinosaurs can do! Love the work! 🍻 Father's Day from TX y'all!
It was coming off anyway!
Touareg are very good cars ! Reliable and powerful ! 💪🇩🇪
I have a 3.0 V6 TDI with almost 500k kilometres and is a Tank ! 💪
V6 is best all rounder!
@@DarksideDevelopments yeaa
Fucking Beautiful, Love Touareg TDI cheers from USA
Fantastic, awesome Touareg, love to see em doing proper off roadin 👌👌
Looks a proper thing that Touareg
Loved this vid, proper nice one to watch. Especially with George's little appearances lol
Reyt then.
Edit: The "Reyt then" at the start made me chuckle.
Yeah I forgot!
Cracking stuff. Loved every minute of it. Awesome machine you’ve built there. George is a star. 👍
Hang on, I'll watch it in a minute, I need a wee.
Not you as well!
Well impressed with the performance of the Tuareg, I'm looking for a long range tourer with offroad capabilities now I've sold the 110.
I never even thought about a VW but I will definitely be doing more research on the 3 litre V6.
It's a very good contender. Come for a ride out one time
Best 4*4 advanture ever
In my neck of the woods hope you enjoyed the area boys top campsite too
Up there with the best weekends away!
The toureg is awsome lads
Definately something missing from the bootlid...... can't quite put my finger on what tho😉😂 looked fun mate, your lad certainly enjoy him sen😎
The V10 badge was there!
@@DarksideDevelopments only watched a lil bit on my phone.... rare I put the tv on..... i think they blend in a bit too well😂 the last ones I sent will look better, bit more contrast
Love the Fact your persevering with the toerag and big v10 🤟🏻…… can I have a DKS sticker on my car when you’ve finished it 🤣
Wicked. Can’t wait to get one of these
Great video good team work leave on one behind 👊🏻
F..k me the big girls got some grunt hasn't she, nothing going to stop her, really nice scenery, great 4x4 action, you guys have built a beast, Rj in Oz
Is worth fitting a CB Radio that way you can always get in touch others in the group, especially with people going off in different directions to get to the start point.
They had them but I didn't want to hear the swearing!
@@DarksideDevelopments ah yeah very wise especially with little ears in the car too!!
Grraeght music footage and editing, lads!!! You'd better start selling these parts: flares, tubular rear bumper, and the front, maybe as a weldable kit or plans? and a "dairy" particulate filter delete with the gutted "cat" downpipe 😉
OK a few points...
1 I'll bring some Biltong up with me (well if i don't eat it on the drive up)
2 Little man saying 'go beast mode dad' lol classic
3 Slightly less extreme lanes when I come up, as I don't have the lift, only half the underbody armour and all terrains not full muddys
4 I reckon my half a v10 will still have enough grunt though, as it feels a bit stronger than my old td5 Disco 2
Top man, 10-4
Mighty Patrol 💪🏻 taken me through a few Deserts 4.2’s 4.5’s and 4.8 vvt’s petrols SWB and LWB, and here 🐌 3.0D’s VAG 3.0 would be a good mod 🤔
It was good, just slow according to Neil
@@DarksideDevelopments yep that 3.0D a slug ! Ok for slow off-road with rear locker and anti roll bar disconnect … 4.8 6cyl petrol a different beast 280hp👌🏻😎
Might be better in fuel than the V10 too, lol
@@DarksideDevelopments 12-15 mpg on the 4.8 9-10 in deep sand 🤣
I thought about getting a Touareg, but i was scared of the servicing cost. With an older one you really need a helpful independent garage.
Get an 08 on- V6, super reliable
@@DarksideDevelopments If you went V6 from 08 onwards, does the “minor/major” services suddenly become mortgage time?
Everything is available aftermarket for cheap and they are not hard to work on!
Very good. Like it. 🙂
That Nissan Patrol was awesome
What about the Touareg? Haha
@@DarksideDevelopments haha good too. Obvs
The patrol was good
This is as a london raised lad i love wales, life here is just different, and think you were near my neck of the woods as noticed the landie was originally from Cardiff and think porthcawl was involved, i'm west side lol,
If not already Check out Llyn Brianne cool place it was a little village but they needed to make a reservoir so the company purchased all the homes and flooded the valley with all the buildings left in place, on a good day you can see then thru the water,
Also did notice a name so thank you sarah for the obvious hours of footage you had to mince thru,
Thanks Darkside you done yourself proud 👍
Like how u didnt actually tell him to put down the axe lol 😂 I'd habe done the same to be honest pal top vid 👊🏻
Don't hurt yourself, lol
@@DarksideDevelopments famous last words haha
His Mam went mad!
@@DarksideDevelopments yeah my misses would have flipped aswell haha
Owd vw recovering hilux truck!!! Aussies would be distraught at the thought of it plus battle scare from recovering others too!!👍
Nah mate, those newer Hilux's aren't built like the older ones, we use the Land Cruises and Patrols, also you can't go past the Defenders as you should well know, but that V10 Tourege is just a beast, Rj in Oz
Brilliant 👌🏼👍🏼
Where I can find this type of overfenders? I also have Touareg 2008 V6. Thanks
Email us
Cant you retrofit front lockers?
There was an option for it.
We have a rear diff we might mod to fit but you really don't need it!
Nice! Absolute beasts! Where did you go? On the map at the beginning you weren’t far off me in North Wales, oddly enough I’m driving to Yorkshire tomorrow so I’ll be passing you 🤣 I would say it’s for you but you don’t have a Darkside burger van and you don’t touch mercs 😭 I go through cars though so maybe next time!
Haha, we went all over, happy valley, bastard lane, Burger van is happening!
@@DarksideDevelopments fair play you did some miles! Next time keep a note of how much it costs in fuel 🤣 good news on a burger van!! Make sure there’s smash burgers on the menu! 😍
Noted! 200quid!
@@DarksideDevelopments bloody hell, worth every penny though I’m sure!
Wanna bring that up to Scotland sometime?
Yes, please email me! ryan@darksidedevelopments.co.uk
the sound of that Toureg makes me fill my pants
The last trip to whales before the holiday tax...😁
Tell Gav I've got a nice 3l V6 for sale in South Wales 😂
17" wheels and General Grabbers all round 👍
Email us some details, we are off down in September!
@@DarksideDevelopments yeah OK, I've emailed the sales email address 👍👍
I heard the word Biltong in the clip. You have a Saffa with you?
haha, no Saffa!
@@DarksideDevelopments 👍🏻🤣. Glad to see you guys are indulging in some biltong. No road trip is proper without it! Keep up the good content!
✌🏻o yes 👍🏻
How hard would it be to swap the touaregs engine to a truck?
There is a lot of wiring but it's doable, it's quite compact
Do you have any protection on the bottom of the car?
Yes, a full skid plate
@@DarksideDevelopments did you make it yourself or purchased already precut one?
We got Torque Performance 4x4 to do it for us
How did that Hilux end up 2wd (??), or was that explained earlier on???
Oh he broke a driveshaft
Too much lift
Strata florida?
Yes
Tyre pressures are way to high. Lower them
25 was fine
And probably the first
It's been done
👍
Reyts on tour edition
We build real men in Yorkshire
first
Shame you're screwing it up for us legal types. So much illegal driving, and you're all sign written 🙄👍
Must have been shared about. We will stay indoors now
just an idea, would it be possible to NOT wreck my hobby with your irresponsible actions?
Of course it would. We will stay in the house from now on
@@DarksideDevelopments for responsible users of byways that care and respect the hobby that would be great benefit, perhaps you would let me phone you to explain exactly where your going wrong and what you can do to rectify the situation?
You are welcome to email.
@@DarksideDevelopments prefer an actual face to face or phone call,
😂😂😂