Sneaky Ways Car Makers Are Ripping You Off
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@rossmanngroup 2 роки тому
Right to Repair!
@BullMat55 2 роки тому
Was actually looking for this comment lol. Go right to repair!!
@spartacus778 2 роки тому
based Louis
@bajablast_drinker17 2 роки тому
YEAH
@somerandomguyfromthestreet464 2 роки тому
A wild Louis in his natural habitat. Say hi to mr. Clinton from me.
@Eric2300jeep 2 роки тому
Fuck ya Louis! There's a lot of fucktards out here in Commiefornia and I'm helping fight the good fight because of your vids man! Keep it up!!
@Mr.Ramirez95 2 роки тому
"Spending money you don't have to impress people you don't like." -some crazy ol'pops
@darklightning9319 2 роки тому
“Stop buying things you don’t want, with money you don’t have, to impress people you don’t even like” - Tech Deals
@elmarko9051 2 роки тому
IIRC, spending money you don't have, to buy things you don't need, to impress people you don't like...yeah, that's about it.
@chriswilson433 2 роки тому
I’m pretty sure that is a Dave Ramsey quote from as early as 1994.
@Ascend777 2 роки тому
😂
@las3k91 2 роки тому
"He is my neighbor Nursultan Tuliagby. He is pain in my a**holes. I get a window from a glass, he must get a window from a glass. I get a step, he must get a step. I get a clock radio, he cannot afford. Great success!"
@janeclark1881 Рік тому
An unintended consequence of standard sizes for car radios was that they created a market for stolen units. The pain wasn't so much losing your radio as the collateral damage as the thief broke into your car and removed it. In my country (the UK) these thefts were very common.
@Rosay_Fitness 11 місяців тому
These were also common here in the us as far as to the 1970s
@jacobmees8040 4 місяці тому
@@thegunsngloryshowyou mean exponentially worse now
@brwils3378 2 роки тому
Right to repair laws are a must and a fundamental human right.
@josephoberlander 11 місяців тому
This is why you buy something that will be a future classic or is a major model and not oddball vehicles. Because the enthusiast crowds will always have mechanics who will pay no mind of such rules. And finding parts, for, say, a 2010 Mustang will be easily possible even 20 years from now. The superior in most every way at the time but sold poorly Mazda RX-8? Soon to be a memory as major components are simply no longer available. The last crate engine was sold a few years ago and everything left is on borrowed time as nobody rebuilds them. Same with, say, a Toyota Tacoma. Supported forever, essentially - they made far too many of them. A Chevy Avalanche? Maybe parts, maybe not. Lol.
@qwerty112311 11 місяців тому
lmao can’t tell if kidding or dumb.
@brwils3378 11 місяців тому
@@qwerty112311 So what are you saying? That we shouldn’t have the right to fix our own property? We should pay big corporations to fix it or either buy a new one from them at a absorbitant price. 💰
@josephoberlander 11 місяців тому
@@brwils3378 Someone will always fix it for you, but like an iPad, it's almost not worth it given how it's made to not be repairable. We see this with vehicles in how it's all assembled and no care at all is given now to repairing it or upgrading it. It's a fridge on wheels.
@brwils3378 11 місяців тому
@@josephoberlander Some, but I have a John Deere Tractor from 2004 and I do all the work and it Runs great. Also I have 3 old Toyota’s, one from 1978 and it runs like a champ . I do all the work on my new Toyota’s to. Wife’s Lexus 470 2019 and my 2023 Tundra our daughters 2018 Highlander. She’s done wrecked the Highlander 4 times and I bent the frame back and replaced the front axle and body panels. Good as new.
@beasterbunny4836 2 роки тому
I love the reload sound when he adjusts his glasses
@gummostump4217 2 роки тому
I repaired my broken glasses with JB weld, and whenever i push them up i hear that sound in my head.
@beasterbunny4836 2 роки тому
@@gummostump4217 jb weld is gods gift to earth, it’s saved me many times
@sedfe4r367 2 роки тому
Hey Linus
@HANI_63 2 роки тому
hello lines🤣🙄
@jacmac12648 2 роки тому
Lol right?
@jebediahgentry7029 2 роки тому
Should've mentioned John Deere and their "right to repair" class action lawsuits
@Jiji-the-cat5425 2 роки тому
A lot of farmers refuse to buy new John Deere stuff. They just hold on to the old ones cause they can repair them themselves.
@richardtaylor5670 2 роки тому
They did an entire video on it
@danielmorskijr411 2 роки тому
Because of this, prices for older implements have rocketed up. It's almost created a restoration to regular use industry, instead of just using them as show items.
@Ihaveanamenowtaken 2 роки тому
They have a video about it.
@jebediahgentry7029 2 роки тому
I didn't know there was a video, but thanks for letting me know, I'll check it out
@myjeanification Рік тому
Maintenance is everything. my last 3 cars had over 200k miles (2 VWs and a Fiat). The most money I ever had to put in to any of them besides basic maintenance was $800 for a clutch after teaching my daughter to drive a manual. When I retired I rewarded myself with a new GTI 😊
@Ninnjette- 11 місяців тому
I wont let go of my 1999 town car, no one can understand why but I do. I love that car, I’ve had it for 3 years runs amazing has under 200,000 miles. Just replaced a ball joint and the idler arm, first time in three years I’ve had to do any repairs. You are absolutely right, as long as you take care of what you have it will last forever.
@BabyBugBug 11 місяців тому
My Jetta is running like a champ. No, the maintenance isn’t cheap but it’s part of having a car.
@stephane_katende 10 місяців тому
@BabyBugBug part of having an unreliable car* 😂
@BabyBugBug 10 місяців тому
@@stephane_katende preventative maintenance is is part of having an unreliable car? Ok if you say so bro 😂
@carlholland3819 9 місяців тому
@@BabyBugBug he didnt say preventative. and spending a lot on maintenance is pretty much the definition of unreliable car
@andersmogensen2819 11 місяців тому
The saying goes, that every time a content creator brings focus to planned obsolesence - an angel gets its wings
@iLupi 2 роки тому
“Back in the early 20s” *realizes we’re in the early 20s now*
@lordrc9610 2 роки тому
was about to comment this lol, crazy we need to specify what 20's now.
@foxgaming76yt24 2 роки тому
Damn
@Bigheadguyfromsmolmovie 2 роки тому
200th like
@xsct878 2 роки тому
"Kif, set course for the nearest XM repair facility, meanwhile we shall sing top hits from the 80's" "which 80's sir" "for me, there are only one 80's"
@tocreatee5736 2 роки тому
HYUNDAI KIA is the WORST.
@cc41488 2 роки тому
Louis Rossman has a great movement going on to get right to repair going for the consumer electronics space. Hopefully with enough support it can even effect other industries as well.
@mikehawk287 2 роки тому
Yeah he recently covers cars and farming equipment too, shame he bought a Tesla though. I strongly recommend his channel.
@morkovija 2 роки тому
hell yeah brother! Nice to see a fellow man of culture!
@nombrefalso 2 роки тому
@@mikehawk287 he bought tesla bc isn't the only one against right to repair. The most visible one? sure. But is silly to believe that they are the only ones, just like apple, they're not the only ones, but the most notoious given the popularity. The anti-right-to-repair movement is spread along almost all companies of all types of industries!!
@TheCarpenterUnion 2 роки тому
@@nombrefalso Telsa's (in reality Elon's) opinion changes on a dime though so that's a stupid reason to buy one
@mikehawk287 2 роки тому
@@nombrefalso we'll see that in the following years to come.
@twrecks4598 11 місяців тому
Great vid. I'd say there is also an "Engineered Obsolesce" ... where cars are engineered such that when repair inevitably has to be done, its cost prohibitive to do so. One example comes to mind are heater cores: they used to be pretty easy to replace, some even mounted on firewalls, accessible via the engine bay. Now, many heater cores are installed under/in the dash where you have to disassemble the entire dash to even reach it.
@huntersieling8011 2 роки тому
"New cars are designed to last longer" me laughing as I take an 8 hour road trip in my 98 Jeep Cherokee with 647k miles.
@JMJoubert 2 роки тому
Love
@NajarOffroad 2 роки тому
And a little deathwobble here and there 😂
@LMacNeill 2 роки тому
It must be on its 12th transmission, right? ;-) Kidding -- but there's no way in hell it's on its original one. It's got to be the 4th or 5th one by now, yes? I've never known a Chrysler transmission (since the TorqueFlite of the '60s, that is) to last more than 150K miles.
@richardprice5978 2 роки тому
@@LMacNeill i have seen pre-1975 in a old mopar truck and it's not the only one i can remember odometer reading ( 260k ish i saw it when i was changing oil as a technician 👨🔧 ) and my pre-1974 727 has over 50k ish as i got it used and as far as my knowledge is considered it should still have good chance of doing 100k or more ( my engine is toasty not because of any thing I did but because someone watered and acid drowned it so time for a new engine and manual transmission swap ). but my experience with the 2006 jeep 4.0 L nope less the 60k's miles before something major happened last time it fried a head gasket/cracked / messed up the block and the cam keeps hanging up sometimes the warped or cracked head but it still runs but just like hot garbage and im sure that stop leak isn't helping things but i advised against doing that and it's the 3 time for this jeep engine repair or rebuild/replacement first time the camshaft and lifter wipeouted @65k so hoping for a v8 and modern 6+speed automatic swap ( or at least something better for road use and around town use ) but the "other little people " aka family are being stupid stubborn so it hasn't happened yet does a 2004 dodge dakoda v6 automatic ( i think 46re transmission code 4:10 ish rear gearing by memory ) count?? with 350K+ ? all original with only oil changes and 1 owner. transmission got work done every 50k ish aka tune up and filter change and flush and yes he did pull 4000lb+ loaded trailers regularly with it
@renypayne11 2 роки тому
My parents replaced their with a Chrysler 300. It didn't last 7 years before it caught on fire and totaled itself. Their 97 cherokee is probably still on the road today but I can't hunt it down
@langam7017 2 роки тому
Love the DIN standard. I can just slap a new Stereo in my car and suddenly my 1999 shitbox supports Bluetooth, Video playback, a reversing camera, Android Auto, has a bunch of Audio/Video in and outs, surround sound etc. Cars of the time that didn't use DIN (like *some*, ironically the more expensive, Mercedes) are just stuck with their now 20 year old tech. Weird to think how there's 30 year old cars with stereo systems that are more future proof than cars of the last decade.
@hazard4349 2 роки тому
I can take my turdota into the futoor
@ericMT 2 роки тому
It’s amazing how just upgrading to a modern head unit can greatly improve an older vehicle. Many times, they are even better than what brand new cars have. I hate that so many newer cars have stopped using the DIN standard.
@katzii9430 2 роки тому
Especially if you consider that they are Upgrade options for a couple of hundreds to 4000€ Take a Pioneer Radio with Bluetooth for 130€...
@marcosgallo803 2 роки тому
@@ericMT or even painting a new body kit makes the car looks way better
@moparty4409 2 роки тому
Fuck yeah din is fucking solid Bought an adapter for my 71 dart Opened the gate of inconsolable possibility of after market radio
@prestonstephens7719 10 місяців тому
My grandma, Steve had avocado green appliances in her kitchen until the day she died. My mothers generation had harvest gold. I can’t get a refrigerator from Frigidaire to last more than five years. If you look back in history, it all started in 1920s with a lightbulb and a planed obsolescence meeting in Europe with the manufactures. Thank you, Phillips!!!!
@Nickyd. 2 роки тому
As a metalhead and a car guy I've been loving all of the metal references.
@dharmani_youtube 2 роки тому
Louis Rossman needs all the love for bringing this to the forefront not just for Apple products but even automobiles
@notquiteordinary 2 роки тому
No. But good try
@aishwaryagaidhane 2 роки тому
@@notquiteordinary john deere and toyota, ford, gm do not support right to repair. so try harder try-hard
@zero01grimreaper 2 роки тому
😹😹
@ToTheMaxGaming1 2 роки тому
@@notquiteordinary shut up
@g00fysmiley 2 роки тому
Hell yea, give Rossman lobby efforts some $ we need right to repair
@Pickchore 2 роки тому
Remember when companies promoted their goods as "built to.last"? You don't hear that phrase any more.
@lawnmowerdude 2 роки тому
Duralast
@angelgjr1999 2 роки тому
@@lawnmowerdude lol batteries are literally the worse, and they’re killing the ecosystem with all the mining.
@Clay3613 2 роки тому
@@angelgjr1999 Silence, better than burning fossil fuels and farming.
@angelgjr1999 2 роки тому
@@Clay3613 Not by much. The most eco friendly thing you can do is not buy a new car until your old me falls apart.
@jacktincher3093 2 роки тому
@@Clay3613 Not really, the amount of pollutants released by the mining and shipping of all the materials to make batteries means that they burn around the same fuel than if oil was just extracted, distilled, and burnt in a car, not only that, it leaves giant holes in the earth just to get a material that is toxic to humans and for the environment. Not only all of that but if they really want to install all of the charging stations, then all of the fuel not being burnt in the car will be burnt in a plant to create electricity to put into the car, which means an energy loss at each step, thus making it less efficient than just burning it in a car. I may not be taking you right but if you mean biofuel from farming then I agree with you, but if you're talking about farming to feed people then no.
@woodyboy188 2 роки тому
I went absolutely crazy for the Gojira mention, I don't know many others who listen to them so just the fact that guys on my favorite UKposts channel know them really brings a smile to my face
@peterphooko1441 Рік тому
Fellow Gojira Fan here!
@morsumbra9692 Рік тому
Gojira and car crazy go hand and hand. Mario DuPlantier a freak. Didn't realize his brother is the guitarist until just now lolol.
@F8Tributo 2 роки тому
I'd never give any money to Omaze. By the time Omaze takes their cut, and the destination charity takes their cut, there's often little left for the intended recipient
@SiegeRock Рік тому
True
@02Tony 11 місяців тому
Proof?
@rogerphelps9939 11 місяців тому
The destination charity is the intended recipient. The winner is just incidental.
@eneco3965 10 місяців тому
Charities in a nutshell
@asdatrollys8944 2 роки тому
I don’t often say this but thank goodness for Germany, being able to replace my radio with this level of ease is a godsend
@Jay20112968 2 роки тому
its almost annoying though. DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm) is EVERYWHERE. our writing paper is DIN, we have DIN for stuff like water filtration (see DIN19643), its ridiculous. Everything has to be DIN conform.
@hileutewie 2 роки тому
@@Jay20112968 No, it's not annoying. It's a really good thing and greatly improves the consumer experience. Imagine having to buy special paper for your Epson printer which doesn't work with HP printers - bummer. Now expand this into anything and everything. The DIN is actually preventing dependencies on companies and enables competition in the free market. This also implies mass production becomes much cheaper thus, lower prices.
@ToxicReflexs 2 роки тому
@@Jay20112968 same thing with iso?
@tommurphy4307 2 роки тому
now, if only the a/c was that easy...
@amorton94 2 роки тому
Nolan with that intro gave me chills. Gojira is life.
@luchadorito 2 роки тому
Gojira is love Gojira is life
@brayd_2228 2 роки тому
Yea he keeps saying all these metal deathcore death metal bands I love Even Djent
@josephalthaus3210 2 роки тому
@be good nobody's here to convert to Islam, but thanks anyway buckaroo
@IHateMyAccountName 2 роки тому
Damn good band.
@hathaway.1166 2 роки тому
I don't even know Nolan listens to such sick bands like Gojira
@dominionian7193 2 роки тому
@3:30 most GPS based navigation systems are one-way passive systems, meaning signals are received from satellites and location is calculated from that, but it does not get transmitted back.
@crxdelsolsir 2 роки тому
Thank you for covering this. This is a fact most people do not know or realise. They have been conditioned and manipulated with the living memories of people knowing better becoming less and less.
@blackrat1228 2 роки тому
"US Dept of Transportation reports the average life of a vehicle to be 12 years" Apparently my fleet of cars is a retirement community.
@robsolf 2 роки тому
In the 70's and 80's, it was about 6 years. There was a reason odometers back then only went to 99,999.9....
@joshuabartley5226 2 роки тому
Lol right!! I think I’ve owned one car newer than 12 years and it’s my wife’s lol…
@superstar64 2 роки тому
@@robsolf I'm sure there's also a reason OBS Ford trucks only go up to 400k miles on the odometer.
@davidklein1245 2 роки тому
I'm with you there. My newest vehicle is 12 years old. The oldest is pushing 50.
@superstar64 2 роки тому
@@davidklein1245 My truck is 15, and while it has low miles it feels like new.
@nolimits4942 2 роки тому
That advertisement bar is one of the best things about Donut Media.
@jacksoncalahan 2 роки тому
Strongly strongly strongly agree
@dubbbs 2 роки тому
+1, gives them God tier status.
@zlmaa_ 2 роки тому
Yes
@ea9849 2 роки тому
Use sponsorblock extension.
@JasonTownsendJasonTownsend 2 роки тому
Interestingly it makes me actually watch the ad, cause their ads aren't terrible and its not very long and I know it is ending soon.
@joshuawright6923 Рік тому
Planned and perceived obsolescence is honestly so evil.
@KOSMICxKLASHER2 10 місяців тому
capitalism baby
@calebreasons 10 місяців тому
Consumerism does keep people employed though
@digitalrandomart3049 10 місяців тому
@@calebreasons with no planned obsolescence people will spend their money on more things. so it wont reduce employment. Lets says you save 10K a year without planned obsolescence . Most people will spend that money on other things. You will still buy the same amount of stuff just everything lasts longer
@carlholland3819 9 місяців тому
its also part of improving technology
@mantas8443 Рік тому
I'm driving a Toyota Corolla that is almost as old as me. I love that car. Oh, yeah, and it's more of a tool to me than a neat accessory to show of.
@TheDwightMamba 2 роки тому
I have 2 cars from 1998. A BMW M3 and a Honda CRV. I've been scooping up backups for both in anticipation of driving both for another 30 years.
@ben501st 2 роки тому
I'm friends with a guy who's been a Honda engineer for 20ish years. He said their goal is for a car to last 10 years. The longevity weak point for their cars is the electronics which are more difficult to fix. Also blue paint is the hardest color to protect against UV damage since it's higher up on the EM spectrum.
@JustaShrimp372 2 роки тому
well, i guess it worked for my parents. They have a '11 honda pilot they got in april of 2010, now it is 10-11 years old.
@el_Riky 2 роки тому
thanx for the blue paint information , my Subaru has that color 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@knightwolf3511 2 роки тому
10 years i think it a docent good amount at lest for cars. As someone who owns a Honda, my dad owns a Honda, and 3 others in the family owns a Honda. we never had any real issiues. even sliding on ice into a ditch and driving back out in winter we had about 5-6 hondas over the years and a Toyota and gmc This was my dad's Toyota for work and the last day he gave it up to the junkyard imgur.com/qYOpi8Q imgur.com/EHSWQ56 457,667 milies
@killshot7041 2 роки тому
So purple and blue don't last as good as red, green and yellow ? Good to know
@bored588 2 роки тому
@@killshot7041 red cost more typically
@sodiumchloride7788 2 роки тому
"What the f**k is Planned obsolescence?" -Lada CEO, probably
@flarespawnkryptgodd3384 2 роки тому
@M4m4 Lu191 man people who talk like aks last forever have never heard of the good ol' colt python
@crystallised88 2 роки тому
well if it's already obsolete when it's leaving the factory .. no need to plan it for later haha
@youkofoxy 2 роки тому
Blyat, the word is Blyat. I don't curse, however, I like to correct people.
@ElectronicsForFun 2 роки тому
nothing more obsolete than a 2 stroke commie car.
@sodiumchloride7788 2 роки тому
@@ElectronicsForFun well I own one 2 stroke commie bike. And I assure you, it will last till the end of the time.
@kjaubrey4816 9 місяців тому
I am in the remodel business and I have always found it crazy that tile is pretty much a forever product but it goes out of style every decade. You can look at a tile floor and guess the decade. People constantly remove perfectly good tile just to replace it with the current trend. The only timeless option is subway tile by the way.
@skwerly3059 Рік тому
“Shoutout Gojira” hit my heart, I love you even more now nolan 👏🏻💕
@Joe___R 2 роки тому
Right to repair is a massive fight right now in the agricultural industry right now. There are many tractor companies who are trying to force farmers to only take their equipment in to dealerships for repairs by making once simple repairs require a dealer only computer to be able to get the equipment to recognize the new part & work.
@stonewolf9459 2 роки тому
If my lively hood depended on heavy equipment, i would not have a single piece of equipment on my property that was set up like that. all policies like that do is make sure people like me wont buy from them
@nickcook7408 2 роки тому
Right to repair only affects the rich idiots who buy new equipment - keep your old tools in good condition and you’ll never need a computer, only a wrench and a rag.
@JAYJAYJAY53 2 роки тому
Once that becomes law it will be a slippery slope . Their biggest target will be auto repair. Right now there are plenty of parts stores. But if they can make these store parts so the computer won’t recognize them it will force people to use the very expensive dealers.
@JAYJAYJAY53 2 роки тому
@@nickcook7408 As these pieces of equipment age and you end up with one of them you will inherit the problem too. I tend to use older items myself. When dealing with technology cutting edge equals could be referred to as the bleeding edge. My car is a. 2006 and I was forced to buy a $700 scanner to read it computer beyond generic codes.
@iHelpSolveIt Рік тому
There are ways to chuck those stupid manufacturers control systems out and replace with other commercially available CPU boxes that fit any engine...
@OurShitStinks 2 роки тому
100 thousand miles? My 94 Toyota pickup : *laughs in 400k*
@DengMam 2 роки тому
The Parisian Prius Taxis laugh in 1000k
@PrototypeSpaceMonkey 2 роки тому
My '04 RX-8: **cautiously laughing in 120k while nervously eyeing it's apex seals**
@angelgjr1999 2 роки тому
The 100k limit is a myth. Just replace filters,oil, fluids, and shocks then cars can last way long. My 2003 Mustang GT drives better than new with 140k miles.
@lrballistics 2 роки тому
@@PrototypeSpaceMonkey Your RX-8: *"Do you want to explode?"*
@marchenning5037 2 роки тому
Smiling at my company 2010 Toyota hilux pickup with 685 000kms and the mother in laws 435 000km 2006 Toyota Yaris whilst frowning at the 2020 Ford Ranger with 25 000kms thats spending its third month in the dealership with electrical problems.
@Shutchohole 2 роки тому
My wife has a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the touch screen literally just started de-laminating right after the warranty runs out. It's a known issue but no recalls
@Buiak Рік тому
Awesome video!!! Very very informative. We need these kind of videos and info in this crazy consumer/wasting oriented economy. I bought my last 3 cars form auction, salvage title. Fixed them and they all lasted years after that.
@JustinCarnahanTheFirst 2 роки тому
"Planned obsolescence isn't as big in the car world..." tell that to BMW.
@TheBoxingNinja 2 роки тому
Going off of this video BMW isn't guilty of checking all of these boxes. For the last almost 20 years now their car's design has looked almost the exact same and the colors of the BMW I see are always black or white and they look the same. If they wanted you to buy a new one every year they'd change the color and design.
@ootmaster1 2 роки тому
@@TheBoxingNinja uhhhh plastic intakes? plastic coolant tubing? biodegradable wiring? ( actually that might have been MB, but point stands)
@ghoulbuster1 2 роки тому
None likes BMW anyways
@davep4440 2 роки тому
@@ootmaster1 I thought the biodegradable wiring was a Mercedes thing.
@lucahoganyt4435 2 роки тому
@@ghoulbuster1 I like BMW lol. Not a massive fan but they are enthusiast cars. My favourite brand new BMW is the M4, and I've liked a lot of the M3 generations. But yeah they aren't very reliable. Their engines aren't bad but the electronics are embarrassingly bad.
@pajen6849 2 роки тому
This is why I love older japanese and Swedish cars, (in general) the manufacturers didn't really seem to grasp the idea of planned obsolencense and they really over-engineered the cars.
@csn6234 2 роки тому
Do you love the astronomical repair bills that come with owning a Swedish car? I owned an early-2000s Volvo XC70 around 2012. I bought it from my old man when my Mazda 3 was stolen. The Volvo was really nice and I enjoyed driving it. But then the power steering pump went out a few months after I brought it home and it cost me $1,900.
@THIS---GUY 2 роки тому
Ironic considering Japan's laws for getting older cars off the roads lol
@michaelvd2467 2 роки тому
@@csn6234 not to mention that for almost anything sensor/electronics related you need to visit a dealer because it can only be accessed using a Dice and Vida, I own a 2001 S60 and when my electronic throttle module started to act up I was not happy to say the least
@Cryo_Gen Рік тому
@@csn6234 gotta go with older Swedish metal
@Cryo_Gen Рік тому
Turbobricks for life!
@ETC_Rohaly_USCG Рік тому
Still driving my 2005 Dodge Magnum RT, and about to hit 195,000 miles. Sadly, I am having a difficult time finding suspension parts, but at least the powertrain is still supported
@GetDougDimmadomed Рік тому
I hate the giant touchscreens in new cars. I like the small touchscreen in the 2021 Kona (I just like that crossover in general). I love my casette deck in my 2005 Taurus. I love the 6-changer in the center console. I love the quirks of old cars, a favorite being the goodies and HUD in the '89 Grand Prix.
@yahyarajaee5883 2 роки тому
11:14 reminds me of that timeless Tyler Durden quote "Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need."
@kevinjones3900 2 роки тому
And the TV and radio advertising tells you to buy it now. Barking that order at you.
@sunbeam8866 2 роки тому
To keep you riding the perpetual payments merry-go-round!
@midwestapprentice1904 2 роки тому
@@sunbeam8866 payment merry go round? You’ve just described snap on credit Lmao
@johnsmith4630 2 роки тому
Tyler durden was hecking “andy semi tick,” amirite?
@johnsmith4630 2 роки тому
Oy fey, this whole thread is like another shower
@77ford20 2 роки тому
Planned obsolescence is everywhere. Phones, cars, even something as simple as lightbulbs are sometimes designed to fail before they actually have to.
@saveyourhero3307 2 роки тому
Welcome to capitalism
@whereismysonicantfindhim1816 2 роки тому
Lightbulb manufacturers could make them last for almost eternity if they wanted to.
@johnnymfblaze 2 роки тому
Veritasium recently posted a great video about the history of planned obsolescence in light bulbs search for : "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"
@DengMam 2 роки тому
Lightbulbs are the reason why planned obsolescence was invented and the may be a single one in the world in use that was built before all were built to not last more than a certain number of hours.
@killshot7041 2 роки тому
@save your hero without capitalism no one would make the phones, cars or even the light bulb to begin with so we can't really blame it
@buccob 2 роки тому
The best Car Stereo I have gotten was the Sony XSP-N1BT which is a Double DIN Bluetooth head unit that has a cradle for placing phones (though newer monstrosities will have a hard time fitting in it) and it is still supported. It wasn't Android Auto but it has an app with an easy to touch interface and I have been using it since around 2015. I have used it with 3 different phones already through the years.
@becoming.andreia 11 місяців тому
I love my 2000 plate MX-5, she's orange, she's called Clementine, she has had so many parts replaced already, including an entire new engine, but I just can't let go of her. She had 9 owners before me and I don't think she was ever treated very nicely or properly maintained, so I'm giving her the golden years she deserves come rain or rust.
@filmedeveryfriday2339 2 роки тому
If Henry Ford had it his way we'd still be driving T's as a daily
@guy2026 2 роки тому
I'd like to see a model T with a 427 V8
@Thatbayouboy 2 роки тому
LS swap a Model T
@WilliamHollinger2019 2 роки тому
Yes i can see that.
@MrRichiarditya 2 роки тому
seems like fun, but the safety will be nightmare lol
@makfrags14 2 роки тому
@@Thatbayouboy anything: LS S W A P
@dustinbelle3251 2 роки тому
I thought you were going to tell us that they had engineered the paint to fade after only a few years to give used cars the appearance of being way older... THAT would have been a scandal lol
@sunbeam8866 2 роки тому
Not fade. PEEL! Thanks clear-coat!
@arslan9665 2 роки тому
As someone that has an early 2000’s Honda, I’m beginning to think this was intentional. It’s easy to fix, but most people I know of don’t want to fix it, and hence the car is perceived older. Kinda smart if you think about it
@Iowa599 2 роки тому
The changes of paint chemistry was to reduce pollution, and the new paints are more difficult to maintain. They are not impossible to maintain, but I rarely see anyone washing their car properly. When I do, they usually don't spray where they need to and almost never wax it! It's not "the new paint", it's the owners who don't maintain the cars.
@sunbeam8866 2 роки тому
@@Iowa599 There's plenty of documentation about poorly painted new vehicles. Bottom line is quality was compromised to satisfy the EPA. As for impressing the valet, if that was all I had to worry about, I wouldn't have anything to worry about!
@Iowa599 2 роки тому
@@sunbeam8866 And there's plenty of documentation regarding poorly painted vehicles in the past. People think they were better because of the ones they see now, but the cars they don't see now tell the truth. They are gone, because the same people neglected the care that paint needed. New paint is actually better, not for repairing, but from every other standpoint. (chemically and physically.)
@SixStringViolence Рік тому
If someone is curious about what DIN stands for - it's "Deutsches Institut für Normung" or German institute for standardization. Its the national equivalent to ISO (international standard organisation). So it's not A standard but the organisation behind a lot of standards. For example DIN A4 is a sheet of paper with the dimensions 29,7cm x 21cm or standard letter size in Germany.
@Formula1flag 2 роки тому
I love watching donut media best channel ever for car enthusiasts. keep up the good work!❤🚙
@superchargedpetrolhead 2 роки тому
with cars becoming more and more ev, this could get worse just like what is happening in the tech world.
@bootleg2543 2 роки тому
Hydrogen powered cars are better
@sz7568 2 роки тому
actually that's the scary part of it... yes! technology can make a car run better, cleaner, faster, safer & a lot better! but eventually... that's a car! that's been made for driving. with technology more & more merged with car industry, it's like everyone is forgetting that *driving* part of car & every top priority is just about tech part of a car! 🤷🏻♂️
@sz7568 2 роки тому
I mean come on... before even car channels can touch an EV, those tech channels have been made a video for that already!
@Minerbot02 2 роки тому
The thing about electric vehicles is that they are remarkably simple drivetrain wise, but all the manufacturers seem to want to make them massively overcomplicated by loading them with unnecessary tech that serves as failure points.
@Asakha1 2 роки тому
For having an EV myself (Nissan Leaf), and having swapped the battery (62kWh instead of a 24kWh), it's still doable, but yes, more expensive to get some parts replaced and fixed. But it's not like giant touch screens are only found in EV, neither are the new tech. Petrol cars had computers for decades already for running the engine, then the transmission, then the radio, suspension, etc. I guess we could all go back to manual transmission, manual choke, manual cranking, carburated engine, manual windows and seats, no AC, no radio, air cooled engine for better reliability (or at least less parts prone to break). Not sure if it would really be any better though !
@cormacbeats 2 роки тому
i think the sneakiest way car makers are ripping you off is how every manufacturer makes the same exact crossover SUV
@iamlokittyofmeowsgard2934 2 роки тому
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by they make the exact same crossover SUV, or what you consider a crossover SUV, but I've had an Equinox, Edge, and Tuscon. I hated the Equinox with a passion, the Edge just had all around issues, and I absolutely love my Tuscon. Thank God someone totaled the Equinox, only way I could get rid of it without losing money.
@sgtpepper6379 2 роки тому
@@iamlokittyofmeowsgard2934 yeah I ain't taking car advice from someone who bought a fucking equinox and then an edge lmao. Sorry you had to learn the hard way.
@bigdfitness5020 2 роки тому
@@sgtpepper6379 yeah, but his point is that he tried them all and they are all different. To me they are all very similar aesthetically, but as a mechanic they are all very different.
@lawnmowerdude 2 роки тому
Lol not really the same.
@iamlokittyofmeowsgard2934 2 роки тому
Ya, the Equinox was a piece of shat, and I had the Edge for 3 days and returned it. Not sure what advice I was giving, I was just wondering what you meant by they are all the same. I was only saying some suck, some really suck, and some are good.
@SWBF2-2005IsBestStfu Рік тому
I work at a parts wearhouse and was amazed to find out that we still have cassette player radios sill in stock, not just one or 2 either, like adleast a few dozen kinds of numbers
@sjp8024 11 місяців тому
The only things that could convince me to buy a new car sooner are safety features. Otherwise, my 2014 mazda 3 with blindspot monitoring and the HUD will last me decades.
@amihere383 2 роки тому
Alternate title: The not so sneaky ways car manufacturers farm you for cash
@Infotainment_nav 2 роки тому
That 8 or 10-inch touchscreen always comes in the more expensive trim package doesn't it?
@amihere383 2 роки тому
@@Infotainment_nav That makes sense though, a more expensive and more luxurious option should cost more. I'm talking things like manufacturers still telling people to change their oil every 3k miles when you only need to every 6k, or even longer, just to sell more oil. Or deliberately making important things out of cheap subpar materials like the PLASTIC blowoff valve containing up to 25 PSI of pressure on Focus STs, or poorly made gaskets that can't handle heat and go bad just after the warranty expires. Farming us for cash, deliberately making things cheap so we'll have to replace them later, passive income for them.
@plasmawolf55 2 роки тому
@@Infotainment_nav I got one in my base model 2019
@Infotainment_nav 2 роки тому
@@plasmawolf55 Thanks for your purchase.
@leaverpool8059 2 роки тому
Tesla : "we are green" also Tesla "let's put the battery inside the frame and refuse to sell parts to our customer", unfortunately that's only the tip of the iceberg you mention in the video... This programmed obsolescence is something that needs to be banned and punished. So much waste of materials just to see CEOs and chair board buying bigger yacht/ villa/ jets...
@DengMam 2 роки тому
That’s why Tesla is basically breaking multiple EU laws. What I don’t get is why our governments here still let Tesla do business. Specially Germany, legally, a car brand is not allowed to operate if it can’t guarantee replacement parts for a minimum of 10 years after the end of production of a car, they don’t ship multiple times a day replacement parts to garages and can’t provide a replacement part in max. 1-2 days. In Germany, it is possible for you to show up in a shop at 16:00, the shop orders a very specific part they don’t have in the inventory and you leave with a fixed car around 17:30-18:00 if the shop has enough manpower to work on your car the moment you come in. Many shops refuse to service Teslas as they can’t order by email (most shops do it this way and pay when they get an invoice). They have to call the Tesla hotline and have to provide credit card infos over the phone to order and pay at the same time.
@mysterysolver514 2 роки тому
The only way it could change is if people stop buying those cheap product, maybe everyone only buys toyota it will send the right message to other manufacturer but its not going to happen
@marcogallo2811 2 роки тому
Yea, the only way around it is if most countries start implementing and enforcing laws forcing companies to design more modular cars and provide replacement parts. Tesla is trying to make it harder to fix their cars, and apple is already known for it. They try and make it harder and harder to open up their newest products and if you manage it then all warranties are voided. We're paying top price for products and treated like its a crime to wanna use them fully.
@davidmoushey6185 2 роки тому
And don't forget the new gigacastings. Just wait till you need to repair one...oh that's right, you won't be able too.
@andrewmiller1246 2 роки тому
@@mysterysolver514 well unfortunately Toyota is one of the companies fighting the right to repair act soooo there is that
@Byefriendo 2 роки тому
7:34 It was actually an issue with the "2.0T" EA888 gen 2 motor, when they switched from timing belts to chains. Hydraulic tensioner's ratcheting mechanism to stop it from collapsing when pressure was lost could become dislodged so on start when there is no pressure to pump up the tensioner, cams could skip timing and bend the valves. I know because this happened to me on my 09' Audi A4 with 195,000kms on it.
@Patmon1983 2 роки тому
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one to have never bought a new car! I've never paid more than 2k for a used vehicle for myself.
@chiechie9090 2 роки тому
There's nothing wrong with evolving style or capability for you to want something new. There IS a problem with purposely making it impossible to keep something old.
@ericscaillet2232 2 роки тому
Good think that philosophy does not apply to humans....or does it😐
@champspec 2 роки тому
I laugh at people when they get so excited about their new smart device, thats connected to the internet… of course they got the 3 year extended warranty, which wont make any difference because they will only need it about 2 weeks after the warranty expires… oh snap! Dont be surprised when all the parts are on extended backorder.
@omgvague 2 роки тому
Premium price tag with an inferior interior. That's my biggest gripe.
@liamflynn6929 2 роки тому
New interiors are garbage. The carpets are worse than old trunk carpets and they resemble something between felt and Velcro. They're impossible to clean. The plastics fade easily (looking at you black GM interiors) or even melt
@fortheloveofnoise9298 2 роки тому
Yea better to buy a used car and take it to an automotive upholstery shop and get it done nice.
@angelgjr1999 2 роки тому
@@liamflynn6929 Yeah. Even many “luxury” cars have garbage sound insulation and use crappy carpeting and plastics. Car interiors should be able to last decades but they don’t. Dodge interiors are garbage. Everything rattles.
@a3nofficial25 2 роки тому
Dude this, My 06 galant has much better leather quality in the interior than any modern car in the same segment, and it isnt even that old lol
@erickamekonapeper4007 2 роки тому
My 05 Forester has over 250k miles and it’s going wonderful! I don’t rip around though I drive conservative. God Bless! 😏🖖🏼🇺🇸
@diamonddeuce2288 2 роки тому
You should do a video on ignition interlock companies, the faulty devices, the traffic hazards they pose with how they're operated. Dui is a pretty common thing, would be very helpful to those getting their life back on travk.
@isthisoneunavailable Рік тому
Don't drive drunk?
@theethicalhacker7271 2 роки тому
I noticed that the din standard was going away. I called it out a couple years ago. Mostly because the radio is the first thing I change when buying a car.
@zubirhusein Рік тому
Feels like it's been that way for the last 20 years when CD players became standard
@TEO24righi 11 місяців тому
Yeah, because u want a 1 din radio in the new Tesla model s plaid... Sure
@anthonywuellner969 11 місяців тому
@TEO24righi my old car had android auto, 13 inch touchscreen and all in a 2 DIN, its all planned obsolescence BS.
@TEO24righi 11 місяців тому
@@anthonywuellner969 and u wannt a 13inch 2 pin screen in the newer s class?
@anthonywuellner969 11 місяців тому
@@TEO24righi who unironically buys a Mercedes? if you can afford the 3000 a month terms you're better off just leasing that
@nothinghere7391 2 роки тому
Imagine the winner of the Blazer saying: "I'm going outside to wax the Growler"
@charleskayser4646 2 роки тому
Didnt think it was legal to wax your Growler outside
@da_ch00m65 2 роки тому
idk if you mean to reference top gear here but if you did props to you
@thebassboostedchannel1251 2 роки тому
Hey that’s a TG news bit
@fyretnt 2 роки тому
I entered so maybe I’ll Win it and I’ll say it
@a3nofficial25 2 роки тому
LMAO, Came here to comment this TG reference "Its called the growler🤣😭"
@LewiesMovies 2 роки тому
I Work at a GM dealership and one of the master techs was swapping the battery on one of the new Chevy Bolts that are electric. So naturally I bothered him a bit and probed some questions. I had asked how much it costs for a new battery… 20,000 dollars alone for the battery let alone the I think 8 hour job. Batteries are going to be a big problem in the near future and I plan to stay away from EV until Gasoline is outlawed
@dmo848 11 місяців тому
This is why I like older cars before 2005. It just seems they were built better n more simple. You always want simple if your the 1 fixing it. Trust me.
@straightbusta2609 2 роки тому
This is why I'm scared of EVs in general. More software related stuff, more likely the cars are going to have an expiry date
@lawnmowerdude 2 роки тому
Dude an electric car is no more advanced than a modern gas car. If anything it’s more complicated.
@colecooper5836 2 роки тому
EV's scare me because manufacturers never seem to let them go, such as tesla having the power to turn off supercharging at any time.
@TheCarpenterUnion 2 роки тому
Until we have commonplace aftermarket ECMs for electric cars, I won't even consider buying one
@knightwolf3511 2 роки тому
@@lawnmowerdude not really Tesla for example gets updates over the air which means like windows if someone pushes a bad update it can brick the car basiccly your hoping the people who test and pushes updates doesn't send a bad update or like this SSID name for example www.techspot.com/news/90140-strange-ssid-could-permanently-disable-iphone-wifi.html if tesla was advacne though www.tesla.com/support/8gb-emmc-recall-frequently-asked-questions they would have not been using a 8GB eemc in the first place. for data logging they could use a m.2 slot that has a 128GB capacity or more for upgradability as for eemc they could have used a modern m.2. eMMC doesn’t have the firmware, multiple flash memory chips, high-quality hardware eMMC storage is more affordable and suitable for coping with small files but lacks in performance and everything else
@jaakkopontinen 2 роки тому
I'm disgusted by the amount of electronic crap in cars in general. Little games for the driver to play with. What the heck, it's made for travel. I even think electric window lifts shouldnt exist. The crank worked just fine and is very repairable in comparison. Safety tech must of course have electric stuff all over, I'm not against that.
@Cruzaman4040 2 роки тому
My dad put 500k miles on a 2003 Honda Pilot he bought new. Things ran like a champ till the day he got rid of it
@joshnabours9102 2 роки тому
That is what happens when you follow the manufacturer maintenance schedule to a tee on a well designed car.
@SteveWeltman 2 роки тому
I had a 2006 Pilot with less than 200K and I was starting to get issues I didn't want to fix (like the transmission, steering rack and power steering pump, interior issues) and couldn't wait to get rid of it. I could have kept it running with an investment of time or money (or both). This may have been the exception to Honda's usual reliability, because it had been a problematic vehicle for most of it's service life.
@vig37 2 роки тому
Only problem is that they rot like crazy. And their transmissions suck.
@PU8698 2 роки тому
My 1981 Land Cruiser HJ60 has 750k km or around 460k miles on it
@SteveWeltman 2 роки тому
@@PU8698 great work keeping the Cruiser alive. ANY car can be kept alive and running with enough time and interest (and money); my Pilot was my daily and I had the choice between fixing big issues (transmission, some other things) and just accepting a payment for a different vehicle. My value of the Pilot was and is low; it was fine until it wasn’t. No emotional attachment. Just a car, so I replaced it when it became a pain to deal with. And glad I did; no pride no shame, just a new car for less hassles. Happy wrenching!
@AlexM-fq5nb 2 роки тому
Your Gojira shout out and saying the Kia K5 is sick made this one of my top 5 Donut videos 👍🏻
@Mugtree 2 роки тому
Loving your videos 👍. Glad I found your channel. I got my Mini in 2003. Has 237k miles and still going strong. So keeping it 👍
@dillardelliott8493 2 роки тому
I love the reference to the legend that is Chris Fix.
@jeffreypierson2064 2 роки тому
Hey, guys...
@alden6325 2 роки тому
This is a informational channel so if another UKposts channel has more information they don’t mind directing you to more information
@magicmitch5000 2 роки тому
I love how Right To Repair is becoming a big deal on YT. I hope this helps people understand that their voice matters.
@grantreynolds327 2 роки тому
I had a N/A ka24de s13 240sx 3 years ago that I fixed up. It had over 300k on it. I once took it on a 4000 mile vacation to California and back. I had dozens of people worried about me and thought I was gonna break down suggesting i just catch a flight and couldn't believe a nearly 30 year old car with an original drivetrain could be reliable. This was my first real look into perceived obsolescence noticing that everyone around me though I just couldn't afford a new car and couldn't understand I just loved that model car and that it was still healthy.
@tollecolart 2 роки тому
Too bad I can only like this video once. What you said about the tech unable to upgrade, that's what I thought in my new Zafira when I bought in in 2003. Before I could easily replace the radio with mp3 support. In that new (!) car, I went backwards and still have that old radio on a shelf somewhere.. unusable because of 'standardization'? Great video!
@aggonzalezdc 2 роки тому
"How will you be able to look the valet in the eyes, without a new car." Well, theyre usually car guys, so the look from the valet's eyes is usually a genuine glint of pleasure....and certainly not from my 8 year old utterly shit factory Mitsubishi paint with sun damage, but because its an Evo and thats NOT something you can go just get a new one of...
@AK.__ 2 роки тому
Do not over estimate it please. Valet's guys probably will not know what 'Evo' is.....
@ghoulbuster1 2 роки тому
Who needs valet dudes anyways? I can park it myself!
@kennytheamazing 2 роки тому
@@ghoulbuster1 You're not allowed to everywhere, some venues do it specifically because they park the cars far away/in tighter spots to fit all the cars. Only in fancy places beyond my budget though.
@ghoulbuster1 2 роки тому
@@kennytheamazing yeah that's true, but at that point you have enough money to buy the valet's house.
@Blarbling 2 роки тому
@@AK.__ Idk speaking from experience most Valet guys at my job we're complete car nerds
@fahimzahir9587 2 роки тому
Meanwhile on some Toyota factory line the employees are yelling: JIDOKA! KAIZEN...infusing the car with mystic energy and unfathomable reliability beyond the human lifespan.
@jamesmedina2062 2 роки тому
true except some engines of late
@adetomiwamichael3769 2 роки тому
Beyond the human lifespan 😂
@tommurphy4307 2 роки тому
BS- they bought daihatsu because they couldn't figure out how to build a reliable motor. the toyota daihatsus are even more reliable to this day.....
@ziomalisty 2 роки тому
Also the ugliest cars on the market
@ziomalisty 2 роки тому
@Gundumb Meister Pretty people on bikes ;)
@dp9324 Рік тому
"Designed to Break" could be BMW North America's corporate motto!
@joeperry7891 11 місяців тому
I saw something about the car paint trick on the history channel I think. so I was talking to my mom one day who was thinking about buying a new car and I told her: maybe instead of buying a new car every few years, as long as your car was running good, maybe people could just start getting a new paint job and possibly upgrade the stereo. be a lot cheaper in the long run...
@randycarlisle6814 2 роки тому
2012: bought a 2001 Olds Aurora with 124K miles. 2018 - 210K miles - still ran like a champ - 28 mpg FULLY and I mean FULLY loaded at 70 mph. Had radio, CD, AND CASSETTE player. Which meant you could plug in the cassette headphone adapter and connect to your phone. I called it "blacktooth". Traded it foolishly - wife was afraid it was going to break catastrophically. Best car ever.
@woodrowmorrison7951 2 роки тому
First time working on a car was yesterday. Immediately frustrated because of how obvious that it is meant to be disposable. All the interior knobs are plastic, breaking off, trim with those stupid tree fasteners, the whole trim piece cracking when you try and take it out, the recommended lift points that are on the weld seams were already bent over and rusted out! I'm actually pissed at this deliberate gouging on something so pricey that some people drop as much cash as a down payment on a house for. I want a vehicle that is like a wooden sail boat. Built to last, solid marine-grade parts, as many swappable standard things as possible. HELL. It makes me want to design my own utility van and try and keep it on the road as long as is possible. smh.
@craigstephenson7676 Рік тому
What car and how old?
@richardstockwell4862 Рік тому
I have been in the automotive field for 10 years and I totally agree. I will keep my old Toyotas and Hondas going for as long as I can. Fuck buying overpriced throwaway plastic cars.
@timsimulations654 11 місяців тому
I work at StoneTribe, where we build custom Land Rover Defenders. Some of them have more than 300000 kilometers on the odometer. They still run as if they are brand new.
@ahmadmaseeh5932 11 місяців тому
In Europe we have" low emissions zone" means older cars not allowed inside the city center.
@nathanjoseph4284 2 роки тому
Day 6 of asking for an Up to Speed on how Donut Media came to be
@haydencanfield6984 2 роки тому
Can we blow this comment up
@elflaco4171 2 роки тому
Yeah we should
@Thri11seeker 2 роки тому
Pagani needs to get in here
@brandonpratt5701 2 роки тому
I’m intrigued
@batista9419 2 роки тому
@@haydencanfield6984 I agree
@CarraigButler 2 роки тому
Gotta love that Gojira shout out lol. Had no idea Nolan listened to them.
@bigdaddyvince1825 2 роки тому
You have no idea how long I had to scroll to find this comment 😂
@peterogg736 2 роки тому
Lol yes
@prajyot991 2 роки тому
@@bigdaddyvince1825 Same here brother! Gojira \m/
@bruceclough1539 2 роки тому
I knew they where metalheads, why I love em
@BFelix1776 2 роки тому
GOJIRA!!!!!!!!!
@csn6234 2 роки тому
8:06 ChrisFix did a great job with this video. He explained the process clearly and emphasized safety above everything else. Of course, little baby Scotty Kilmer threw a tantrum that ChrisFix was going to get someone killed with this video. Let's not all forget that Scotty Kilmer has made videos that are still available on UKposts in which he jacks up a car, doesn't support it with jack stands, and gets underneath it and starts working on it. Talk about unsafe.
@georgegonzalez2476 2 роки тому
Good insights. But a little thing.... GPS is downhill only, there is no uplink from the car to the sats. Also you could have mentioned what sure looks like planned obsolescence, your german car tendency to have lots of plastic parts and electronic modules that fail after just a few years-- a big encouragement to sell cars after just a few years.
@childnuk 2 роки тому
BMW has done genuine contributions to stop planned obsolescence. By making all their new cars absolutely ugly. Now I don’t desire new cars from them but think I bought the best looking ones of the decade.
@default8274 2 роки тому
Agreed, even their infotainment system doesn't improve that much and can be modified for cheap
@Bmontepeque11 2 роки тому
HAHAHAHA You have just cracked me up 🤣🤣
@jackaustin7632 2 роки тому
😂😂😂
@sunbeam8866 2 роки тому
Yeah, except since the '80s, BMW has strived to make as many critical underhood components out of plastic as possible. Parts that used to be aluminum, now biodegrade as you drive!
@charliehoss1614 2 роки тому
Piss on bmw
@CMBDIA 2 роки тому
Nolan is such a cool guy. I hope he gets a 400Z.
@DengMam 2 роки тому
At least, he has his timer in the phone for when he can import a Yaris GR.
@deabreu.tattoo 2 роки тому
I hope he gets the High car next season of High&Low
@NFSINSANE 2 роки тому
Don't call it a 400Z
@carigparfitt263 2 роки тому
@@NFSINSANE 400z
@margussakk126 2 роки тому
He more of a muscle car guy
@realworld351 10 місяців тому
Onstar is still an active service offered today through GM and has grown in terms of features since the 2015/16 MY. Early GM vehicles equipped with Onstar via 2G and 3G antenna hardware lost functionality when cell companies sunset those network technologies. Sure, GM could offer 4G retrofit kits for later model cars but that would also come with cost and programming complexity most owners wouldn’t bother with. Compared to GPS map CDs which are largely in the control of the automaker to keep updated, early Onstar technology was killed off by lack of support from the cell companies.
@octopodd 9 місяців тому
I love how Nolan name dropped my one of my other favorite automotive channels
@djdanley7262 2 роки тому
We need a donut tank top!
@zolar2652 2 роки тому
Agreed
@cedrix9105 2 роки тому
I'll do you one better: We need a boost creeps tank top.
@LiterallyImmortal 2 роки тому
100% will buy if they do that. ITS SUMMMMERRRRRRRR!
@joshuagibson2520 2 роки тому
Nolan should model it.
@stiggy3416 2 роки тому
I’d buy it
@Zawfee 2 роки тому
You should have mentioned John Deere and our nations farmers too!
@farmerboy9029 2 роки тому
They already made an episode on tgat
@Zawfee 2 роки тому
@@farmerboy9029 hmmmm 🤔 I'll have to watch it then!
@danielwoods404 2 роки тому
This was the best Donut video I've seen in a while.
@joez870 2 роки тому
Brother, Though this comment is 2.5 months late, I am really Digging your Efforts and Commitment to spreading relevant info to us car guys. Thank you so much!
@siggy2609 2 роки тому
"I've never bought a new car, well until the new z comes out" Yeah same here...same here... *cries in EU*
@yusufffff 2 роки тому
Pain.
@justdrift8737 2 роки тому
At least you guys can get other cool cars like imports
@siggy2609 2 роки тому
@@justdrift8737 wym imports
@MJ-uk6lu 2 роки тому
@@justdrift8737 Nope, they are overpriced to death. Only loads of crappy planned obsolescence VAG shit.
@CLK944 2 роки тому
@@justdrift8737 you mean spend a ridiculous price to buy them and then get crushed by fines for trying to drive them in a bigger city?
@levivaughan3434 2 роки тому
What I really like are ancient cars, which can mostly be fixed with a welder, a wrench set, and a hammer.
@halweilbrenner9926 2 роки тому
Yes. My 83 El Camino was rear ended a few years ago. Prior car an 84 Malibu wagon, prior 2 that an 84 Buick Regal. Then 87 Chevy S10. Now 2001 Hyundai Sonata. Miss my Chevys. First car 58 Chevy, 2nd 62 Nova, 68 Rally sport Camaro, 80 Z28 Camaro. I know who cares.
@charlesappalachia8252 2 роки тому
I like really ancient cars that can be fixed by replacing a horse.
@terrygoyan3022 2 роки тому
@@charlesappalachia8252 Bummer when your horse throws a rod! I mean shoe.....
@sunbeam8866 2 роки тому
Yeah. I wish we could go back to the simplicity of the '60s. But sadly. compared to today, the brakes, handling, safety and fuel economy of many '60s cars sucks. And I'd hate to subject an old classic Mustang or Camaro to the ravages of rust, and all the idiot drivers on the road! So, i've compromised with an assortment of '90s vehicles. Fuel-injection, decent tires, brakes & handling, and just a few airbags, but without today's insane levels of technology, they're still simple enough for me to work on.
@levivaughan3434 2 роки тому
@@sunbeam8866 in my opinion, old cars with modern upgrades are the best, like newer motors or disc brakes and power steering.
@tzarevitch 2 роки тому
My friends and I used to buy Japanese cars at 200K miles for a few thousand bucks, and drove it for another 200K miles.
@davesmith3884 2 роки тому
With the chip shortage, Covid problems and other supply issues it has set the automotive industry back a couple of years.
@kylerauen6978 2 роки тому
If car companies did this with seatbelts we'd be replacing people instead
@midlifehemi88 2 роки тому
r/cursedcomments
@tea5092 2 роки тому
car companies: WTF that's cruel, have some empathy for our potential profit!
@jerrysanchez5453 2 роки тому
Growing up I was told that the way car company's justify there insane prices was that you only have to buy it once,which isn't true especially if you replace it every 6 years which is the average time it takes to pay off a vehicle.they are just keeping you a slave to them
@xeridea Рік тому
People who buy a new car every 6 years just because have far too much money to burn. Cars can easily last 15-20 years or longer. Best option is to just buy used ~8-10 year old cars with around 100-130k miles, and drive to 200k+.
@thestranger1164 Рік тому
@@xeridea ...and then when its paid off you can consider holding it or putting up for something newer. Never buy new.
@tpglo6624 Рік тому
My 05 matrix have 270k miles and still going strong lol
@NarwahlGaming Рік тому
Then, the manufacturers offer you an incentive to turn in your same make/model car.
@kernoleary1394 Рік тому
@@thestranger1164 yeah but... we wouldnt have a single new car if noone bought new.
@cardsfanbj 2 роки тому
My last truck (rip) had a paint color that was only on the F-150 for two years and maybe 3 on the explorer, but when I went to fix a rust spot, I couldn't find the paint to match anywhere. Luckily it was in the bed and I was going to get a spray on bed liner so the color didn't matter that much there, but it made me put off trying to fix the rock chips in the bumper because I couldn't find the right paint. Super annoying.
@GlorifiedGremlin Рік тому
That truck is EASILY my favorite vehicle omaze has ever given away. My GOD that thing is gorgeous