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John Cadogan's schtick is sensationalism, shock and horror. Whilst he sometimes makes some relevant points, he goes way over the top in most cases, IMO. Take out the abuse from any of his commentary and you're left with often not a lot of fact. Most of his stuff is beat-up.
Whilst VAG and VWA's handling of this situation has been poor, it's hard to take seriously a video such as this that repeatedly refers to people involved as a***holes. Cadogan would be much better advised to stick to facts and leave the theatre out of it.
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This guy just tries to inject as many adjectives into his rants as possible.
Look at the other vids, he does not like vw merc nissan mazda holden...
Actually I don't think he likes cars at all.
I find him entertaining but not at at all factual. I wish I could spew such distain to some of my work colleagues.
As for vw yes they have been fairly **** lately. Dodgy engines gearboxes and dirty deisel.
But a lot of other brands have issues too, ford dsg anyone?
Gm are emissions cheats too along with Peugeot mitsubishi and others.
But no one died in a VW, unlike the issues with Toyota.
Mazda seats break and slide back while you drive too.
The more you look, the more evidence you will find to justify any argurment.
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Cadogan is a loud mouth ****head and I never watch his vids for that reason alone. He also alleges all other motoring journalists are corrupt, but he does appeal to the lower IQ masses.
R_Line, you are better off searching these forums and seeking advice from the many posters who offer excellent advice. You can also contact any of the listed sponsors who I'm sure would give you their honest opinions on any concern you may have.
Cadogan is a loud mouth ****head and I never watch his vids for that reason alone. He also alleges all other motoring journalists are corrupt, but he does appeal to the lower IQ masses.
R_Line, you are better off searching these forums and seeking advice from the many posters who offer excellent advice. You can also contact any of the listed sponsors who I'm sure would give you their honest opinions on any concern you may have.
Don't take any notice from an idiot.
I agree with you but he just got me thinking that's all.
He professes to be a motoring expert. Well the definition of an expert is someone who learns more and more about less and less till he knows everything about nothing. Second definition is an expert is a drip under pressure
Which pretty much sums up Cadogan
If he cant debate advantages and disadvantages without descending to derogatory profanities, his articles arent worth reading.
While I don't always agree with what John reports I do find his vids entertaining , as for the comment about journalists being corrupt I think he is right on the money . Who among you have short memories or missed the doozy a couple of years back when 12 journo,s awarded the Golf car of the year . Right at the very end of the write up when they gave their summarization on their selection NOT one of the 12 judges said they would keep the Golf after warranty expired . They then turned around after all those issues and awarded VW with more accolades , I took them to task on why after all the diesel gate issues they then awarded VW Tiguan with another gong , their answer was that they make decisions based on the car that they drive that day . Any problems that may occur later are not valid reasons for them to not to give the prize even when faced with what has happened with VW models in the last ten years or so .
This guy just tries to inject as many adjectives into his rants as possible.
Look at the other vids, he does not like vw merc nissan mazda holden...
Actually I don't think he likes cars at all.
He sure does love Hyundai Kia though.....
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haha.
As a vw/audi fanboy and diesel lover, you'd think i would treat cadogan with disdain - actually I quite appreciate his humour and his general sentiments.
He IS over the top a lot of the time, but unlike most soap box spruikers, he has a way with language that I find satisfying, and I must say, to the contrary of some of the sentiment expressed here, he is generally quite factual (if sensationalist). He comes across as someone you could actually have a proper, intelligent argument with, even among all the swearing and hyperbole.
I think its important (and healthy) to be able to take on board the rantings of someone who can expose ugly truths (even if they may be overstated) and consider them from another perspective. There are a lot of fanboys in the VW scene that will close their ears when someone even hints at anti VW sentiment - and thats sad for everyone
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That still does not prove he actually likes cars . . . just that he has an unhealthy obsession with whitegoods
He is an avid Alfa fan, so obviously is an enthusiast. Similarly loves the WRX. I don't much like his OTT rantings, but he does appreciate a good drivers car.
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