I think the lesson here is if you’re really trying to save money sometimes leaving things stock is better than replacing it with cheap garbage.

Props to the hard working Cameraman hiding behind James: 4:07

I’m disappointed that Nolan didn’t get a footprint gas pedal

I can feel Nolan's pain with the head unit. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to this

Can't wait for $3000 vs $300 Vape

haha 4:08 you don't have to hide from us cameraman. We appreciate what you do!

Would love to see Nolan as Hi-Team captain on the next one !

I just LOVE the hands adjusting the camera inside the car while they’re driving! 😂

Nolan deserves an extra $500 on a challenge next season because he was shorted as hell on this one.

Reminder to everyone who mods: the OEM parts on your car are of a certain quality, and unless buying high quality aftermarket parts, modding your car is just replacing high quality with garbage. There’s definitely a time and place and pricepoint for modding. On my Miata, I bought a “Momo Italia” $10 shift knob (well, it’s actually a 4-5” long cylinder shape?). It attached firmly but after a few days, I was just not digging the feel. I then bought a $99 Voodoo shift knob which I had on my other Miatas. So much better. On the WRX, the steering wheel is fine. A cheap aftermarket one is dangerous. Remember Donut’s “real or fake” episode where they destroyed a fake wheel in seconds? Wouldnt want that on the track. Same for crap shift knob and plastic pedals. Low car could have “dumpster dived” for high car’s Cobb shift knob for free. That said, disappointed low car didn’t go with those crappy “bare feet” pedals as seen on 1970’s vans and whatnot. Would have at least been worth the amusement.

I am absolutely in love with the way this episode has been filmed. it feels like youre mixing hi lo with money pit. its sick

The hand in the back seat at 4:05 🤣😂

NOLAN FOR HI CAR!!! i think a budget-swap could be really interesting for next season

It's pretty goofy seeing the cameraman hiding so hard in the backseat. Just let the dude sit up! 🤣

4:09 the hand randomly peeking out 😂

I almost got one of those NRG knobs, so glad my suspicions were proven correct and I didn't get it. My stock shift knob was so heavily worn from the previous owner, and the size of it didn't quite fit my hand. With having to replace the transmission due to wear, and with every aftermarket shift knob available for cheap being garbage, I ended up discovering that a Civic EG has the same thread pitch for its shift knob as my Xterra, only the knob itself is smaller. Got one from the local junkyard for a fiver and it's been a perfectly snug fit since. It even looks like it should be stock. Thanks for doing this episode. I'm shocked at half of the car stuff I see getting sold these days, so it's nice having real-world use reviews for the good and the bad.

I would like to see next season of high/low with the roles switched

5000 v 1000 would be the better option. 500 was too low, kinda unfair.

I would like to officially request a video on tire chains. There are so many different chain options and some of them seem very sketchy. I own a pair of cheap chains that I pray I will never have to use. All you have to do is get some chains and make it snow in California. Thanks

James's expression at 15:53 that is all

I think that the whole point of this series is to find the best parts for your budget, but in this episode they have defeated that point by implementing a system where next to no research is performed and that's why Nolan ended up with cheap Garbage that broke. He even stated that He bought the pedals out of pressure and not because he thought it was a good deal with the budget he had. However I do appreciate the effort, and all of your videos are entertaining asf. keep it up

The five minute limit, and $500 limit for 5 unknown parts is too much of a disadvantage for low car. If you are on a budget, you have to research the parts to get a good value.

The poor lad who had to hide in the back of the car haha

I'm surprised Nolan didn't take the way out of leaving certain things stock. Sometimes the factory part is better than the cheap replacement

I just wanna say, for the next season of high low can we have James an Nolan switch. James gets low vehicle an Nolan gets high. I just wanna see how it’d differ, I loved the past 3 seasons but I think sum people would love the switched role variety

Truly the only necessary mod was the gauges on a track car. The oem versions worked well enough that on a budget you really don't need to swap out the wheel, knob, pedals or radio.

From my personal experience it’s best to get close to oem shift knobs and pedals. In my Mazda 3 I did aftermarket shift knobs and nrg pedals. Needless to say they don’t hold up or stay on the vehicle very well. For my mr2 turbo I went with a stock 93 leather shift knob that is pretty weighted and did some oem pedals with the rubber inserts. Both feel and function 1000% times better. Overall go for weighted knobs and pedals that will got over the metal or drill on opposed to ones that just attach to the existing pedals

I’d love to see a high vs low vs reasonable series.

Can't wait to see how somehow the new stereo will make the engine blow up again

This episode although very enjoyable makes me realise how much this series could benefit from a middle of the range class

I had a 99 SF5 that was my hands down favorite car. Swap lots of parts from a WRX onto it, lots of suspension upgrades, stereo system. everything from the intake to the exhaust, even new rims someone took off their new STI. Mostly second hand parts from various Up Garages. Then had it wrapped. Had lots of fun driving it for the few years I owned it and multiple neighbors shaking their head at me for working on it in my parking spot. Good times.

As a Canadian, I will help James read the gauges

Fun fact, James $1,600 head unit comes with Maestro iDatalink, which allows you to tap into the cars ecu to display the vehicles' gauges.

I know it would be a lot to ask for, and it likely not to happen due to the increased cost and complexity, but this episode highlights what Ive been thinking for a while. I feel like we should have 3 cars, a hi-mid-lo series. For example with the pedals and shift knob. The cheapest of the cheap were literally no better than garbage, and the hi car expensive parts were so unreasonable most people wouldnt even consider it. There should be a middle ground, or the parts most people will really use. Low car shows the poor quality and potential danger of the cheapest parts, Mid car is an average real build, with budget quality parts, and Hi car is the insane, top of the line parts that most cant or wont afford. That would really highlight the parts where you dont want to go for the cheapest stuff, but also show where the most expensive are unnecessary. As it is, Hi car will win almost everything, because every part installed is that much better, and more expensive. However, the difference between a mid range part and top end might be negligible, in which case Mid car would be the best option, where otherwise it would be Hi car. For example, A $300 set of pedal covers are probably just a nice feeling as the $600 ones, but that comparison is missing here.

18:13 I need to know what's the background music 😭

I bought a similar NRG shift knob as Nolan did in the video. I had to modify mine to be able to put in a set screw on the side and it works and feels good. It is a shame that I had to drill and tap a hole to be able to use it properly but IMO worth it !

I feel like the time time limit placed on Nolan was responsible for alot of the wasted money

You can’t be miserly under duress. Saving money requires time for research and patience waiting for sales.

I loved the Raceseng shift knob I had for my Civic. It was the perfect upgrade for it.

Screaming “$45 OMP pedals!” at Nolan the whole time he was pedal shopping.

you should've bought their old shiftknob for 5 dollars 😂

Things usually come with a Swatch of the material so you can test cleaning products on it to see if they're suitable

7:36 I will come back to this for the backing track alone.

When it comes to picking a stereo, find several that have the most balanced hardware and software features you need and want. After finding at least a handful compare the specs like the OS(get Android 10 or higher since 9 is slower and less car friendly). For the hardware get the highest cores (usually 6-8 faster cores), RAM (at least 4GB), and memory (at least128GB or 64GB with expandable memory) offered especially since you don't want the lag and unresponsiveness from the equivalent of a cheap smartphone (usually 4 slower cores, 1-2GB slower RAM, and 32-64GB memory). Beware the cheaper stereos especially if they have any of the lower end specs I mentioned. There's a big used market for the cheap ones for a reason. My first one had great hardware specs but the software was terrible. Android 9 which took a little over a minute to boot up and was pretty slow and lagged enough to seriously annoy me while driving.

I love this series and look forward to every episode. I do have to say though I prefer when there is time and thought put in the purchases. Because yah if you just do the cheapest thing you can find with little to no research it’s a good chance it’s going to be garbage. But doing proper research on low or high can make each item show real pros and cons. Long story short I didn’t really care for the whole time attack purchasing but it does at least show don’t make rushed purchases. Keep up the good work!

I feel like this time high car is doing a lot better than low car by a heavier margin then usually, also this time limit kinda hurts the whole idea of this series, its not really a good comparison anymore

Hey guys, love your videos! This series would be more engaging if Low car had more time for research. Because that would be more reflective of a real world situation. That is, if you have a lot of money you can just buy top-of-the-line, but if you don’t have a lot of money, you have to spend your time figuring out what’s going to work best. So it makes sense for high car to only have five minutes. But it doesn’t make any sense for low car to have to figure out some piece of junk to buy in five minutes also.

This season high car is truly going high with 2 cars and 3 engines I think nearly a new car/engine each episode

4:09 best part of the video. Where did that come from? How long was it back there? So many questions

The proper "low car" approach on the head unit would have been to buy a blanking plate for the dash and do a stereo delete for the weight savings.

Wow, it's incredible how much of a difference there is between these two car stereos! I had no idea that the price could vary so drastically just based on quality alone. Thanks for sharing your experience and providing such valuable information for those looking to upgrade their audio systems in their vehicles!

for those who didnt know, the cheap unit had that usb port on it which happens to be how you connect your phone to the carplay, although i am sure the unit was still very crappy. It may have been better than portrayed

“they’re slippery, they look terrible, & i feel bad about myself” 😭😭😭

Nolan for high car!

Should have gone with something like the Raceseng Ashiko for Hi-Car. The added weight (1.62lbs) makes the 2-3 and 3-4 shifts faster and easier. I love mine

I have a 1st gen 12 valve Cummins. I went with a glowshift 3 in 1 guage. It does what I need it to do. The main indicator is EGT, then it has a little screen to show boost, and temp of whatever I want to connect it to. I can hook it up to oil, coolant, or whatever I want, it's currently not hooked up to anything. I have a manual, but if I had an automatic then maybe trans temp

The suede swatch is useful to be able to test cleaning products for weird effects or getting other interior parts colour matched.

I love how Nolan answers the correct question and james says noooo lmao I love the level of friendship on donut. Been a fan since day one it never gets old

I remember getting a machined solid delrin knob for my elantra for only like $35-50 and it felt amazing.

13:08 is the best ad I’ve ever seen

Sponsored by Ebay motors that guarantees fitment.... pedals don't fit needs modification.... Love that.

3:33 i was 100% expecting you to say "the feel of this wheel is unreal"

y'all should include a mid car. i think it would take the cake almost every time with this stuff

Can we all agree that it was awesome that they brought back "Pop Up Up and Down Headlights!!!"

I would've brought official Supreme stickers for the windows. That helps make the car faster

I have missed james and nolan breaking down which one they would buy with their own money on the subies. Keep that part at the end of each episode please!

Great episode guys! Looking forward to the race.

"The feel of this wheel... is unreal" come on man it was right there

12:30 why is James’ google maps in French 😂😂

Still waiting on an AOS and Oil pickup/baffle supporting mod video for these cars...

I've done this experience irl a few times and I've nearly always regretted installing the el-cheapo head unit

I don't like those time constraints.. For me low part should be suitable and research like most people would.. Vs the benefits of splurging on hi part's..it was more realistic of real purchase decisions before

Ebay motors cant pay you enough for that ad! That was great and funny didn't skip. And I'm going to check it out

Don't worry Nolan we will still love you no matter if you use or don't use the sketchy parts for Low Car. We would rather have you safe and continuing to make great content with the rest of Donut.

5:51 The cameraman in the back 🤣 Gotta love that Donut Media isn't afraid to show the peoples that are behind the cameras

The feel of this wheel is unreal. You missed the perfect opportunity!

Now that's super sick!! 18:03 😯

as a shift knob maker, I sometimes have to use universal-style adapters like that. You NEED to put lock tite on the set screw. I put instructions in my packages that tell you to apply thread locker. I will also say, it is an inherently bad design to only have 1 set screw. My adapters use 6 screws.

7:20 Crazy? I was a crazy once, they put me in a room, a rubber room

i can't wait for the season finale, this is such a brilliant IDEA this should've been pitched to MTV as soon as PIMP my ride ended cause this feels like such a badass show for TV. and at the end you guys raffle the vehicles to one of your followers.. or sell it for charity. That would be great.

I'd like to see a spin off of this series called built vs bought, 1 car gets to buy whatever, the other does proper research & builds or modifies mid to low range parts to be most efficient

High/low repairs and DIY projects. Imagine one team 3d printing parts and the other salvaging and DIY it in the best of their abilities. I'm thinking of using the OEM 350z gauges in the middle for my turbo IS200 build lol

I recently got a $60 head unit with the same features as the high car just minus the HDMI. And It had a reverse cam with it. Quite a steal really, fast response and nice audio quality, reliable GPS too.

I love this series so much. I wish I just found the Channel so I could binge everything for the first time again😂

That Defi is fking gorgeous . If you have an Sti the colour match with the cluster meter

The extra fabric for the steering wheel will come in handy whenever you're using a product that says "test out in an inconspicuous place to make sure it doesn't discolor" or the like. You can use it on the piece of fabric without affecting your steering wheel.

petition for nolan to be high car next season

Hey let's get GTIs next time around! I'm gonna comment this on every new episode of this series until It happens

Thanks James for all the years, can tell you care about your friends and the channel. Hope you all have a good xmas. 🌲🌲⛄️⛄️⛄️🌲🌲🖖👍🍺

The cheaper head unit has a music player for an external storage media, like a usb stick (reason for the usb type a port) or micro SD if not mistaken. In order to connect your phone, I think you need to bluetooth into it via your phone, and use it as a pass through for the car's speakers. I do not think you can actually play from the unit itself unless you can instal whatever music app you are using. Car play in this regard, since it's a cheapo device, refers to being able to play music in a car! :D

By the way, the swatch that came with the steering wheel is so you can test cleaning products on it before you use it on the wheel

I got the same pod unit, but I got the Defi Boost Gauge, and 2 empty spots lol, They look amazing, but they are dammed expensive.

I hope there is more audio focused series coming to the channel.

The thing with the interior is it's where you spend the most time. Always worth buying the best you can within your means for the stuff you use every day.

I love the big brother little brother vibe I get from these two in this series, they complement eachother perfectly :)

For pedals, one good trick is to take off the rubber pads and attach skateboard grip tape., Super cheap, get a great pedal feel and they actually work very well.

That sneaky hand focusing the camera in the back of the steering wheel test of hi car is hilarious 😂🤣😂🤣

Honestly for something g intended for track having dataloging on the gauges is really rad. I kinda think the gauge cluster is a dual win in the same way the shifter was a dual lose.

As much as I like Hi/lo car series, this new way ain't it, 5k is what hi car spends on 1 item, now they're getting like 5 times the amount of lo car for like 5 different things and even made it more of a disadvantage for lo car because he didn't know what parts or the number of items they had to purchase. Still love the series, just maybe the old way is better imo

I think you did the shift knob dirty, Raceseng has some of the best shift knobs in the business. It would've been better to have purchased a knob you actually liked from them instead of their most expensive option (the one they got is made of titanium which is why it's one of their more expensive options).