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My theory is that this Donut thing is like an investment and has divested and diversified. So a couple channels can recycle topics and still be seemingly fresh. Also more avenues of revenues is always news. Mo powah baby!!
Little late to this but a good condition 6th gen Celica GT4 runs 22-26k. Also little note about Hyundai, in 99/2000 they had a WRC car driven by Colin Mcrae's younger brother.
Part of me says prep it and sell it, and give in to the American urge, buy a stock platform with a decent/good baseline that you can build reliably. Seat time, seat time, seat time. Alex, I get the feeling that’s where part of you’s leaning, too.
I'm a Tech, and I don't drive Audi or Honda, but I work on them, often, more Audi then Hondas (which says something!) and I would bet that Hondas are much quieter down the road and probably feel more sturdy.
Hyundai N for cheap multipersonality thrills and dailyiability 😅 and that 30k question. also the electric N. And that concept car tho 🔥 just give it a optional three pedal EV instead of paddle shifters don't let Toyota beat you to it that'd be dope!
How are we talking about Toyota and glow-ups and you completely miss the Prius? That car was hideous and now looks presentable. The Supra was always a fine car. Edit: prius not echo
I agree the FRS is basically a modern day S13-S14, you can drift it, track it, drive it on the regular streets and somehow still enjoy it, the FRS has so much potential IF you know what you want to do in the automotive scene. Show car? Many body kits for it, track or drift it? Many aftermarket parts for it! A “different” platform that was introduced and was hated at first but when you actually think about what it really has to offer, you can actually enjoy the damn thing.
Comparing a $60k + car to a $45k car in terms of quality is just peak smooth brain 😂 plus, that Honda is probably gonna last twice the lifespan of the rs3
25:30 I disagree these new cars are “boring” only because it isn’t the 80’s and it isn’t scary to go 90mph, they made them so much better you’re tricked into thinking a slower more uncontrollable car is “better” because it requires YOU to do more work
Is there any information on the Drag DR46 wheel? Like where its made its construction its weight (15x7 +42)...Ive seen conflicting information on the weight. Is there any information on Drag extreme alloys company information, their relationship to Discount Tire where thyre made where they're from etc. I know the wheel is not the best but I was just curious about it ....I bought a set in 2011 and still have them. Its what I could afford at the time and I was exposed to them from a full page add in Honda Tuning Magazine. This was before the term reps came up...I have in mind to get the originals which are Work Meister 15x7 4x100 plus whatever offset above 33-42. Black face, machined lip two piece. Thos will be later after I fix many things on the car and learn how to actually drive in auto x.
im super new in the car industry, but carfromjapan have s15 prices 15 to 30 i really didnt see them too banged up like i said im new so idk about how good is carfromjapan
Im mixed on jeeps. We leased one (thank god) in 2018. It ran the motor bone dry on oil at 3400 miles. The dealership said it must not have been filled properly at the factory... I had a couple comments on that piece of gold the service writer left me. It happened every 3-3500 miles. Turned it in with 44k miles. Original motor that ran without oil often. The last few weeks I tried to pop that motor with no success. Its hard to knock reliability when the thing racked up 1000s of miles with little to no oil. Id never buy a mopar product again though. My uncle has an s2000 he bought new with a hardtop around 2006. It has under 30k on it and its absolutely mint. Hes been hinting at giving me a deal on it for a couple years. Once I get some projects out of the garage I'll probably move it in.
I know the aspirational builds get views but I think doing a budget seat time build would be cool. Trying to do the most with the least and showing off some of the brands you sell. Maybe comparing budget builds so we see the difference in part choices, like springs vs coil overs or different suspension setups. Also toss in some vw’s or American muscle. No crazy power focus just good all around cars
I was gonna say Tahoe/Burban then i realized they the opposite. Expensive but built cheap af. I don't feel like the Si trim is that silly but the Type R is dummy priced. Yea it's good but sh
31:14 Hot take (and maybe you make a video about this topic in general wink wink) NASCAR was best when you either saw it in person or on cable television. In this world of hyper-media-access because everyone and their pet frog can film something and post it online, the traditionally "spectator" sports only get noticed in the "brain rot" moments. The only way you see the depth, tactics and teamplay behind every NASCAR race is either going to one in person or listening to a broadcast, but most of the world gets it through YT shorts or reels with some random person commenting on it. That being said, the other problem is the lack of competition. There's no hero drivers in NASCAR anymore because the cars are the same and there's so little that can be done by different manufacturers or teams to gain an edge. That was like, the entire soul of NASCAR - who can cheat it up enough? That's why the HAIL MELON mentioned was so "hell yeah" because it was a crazy hole in the rules.
Totally agree with Dakota. WE NEED RALLEY RACING in the US. At least let us watch it. I've tried to watch it also but you can't find it on tv or live stream on the internet. Pretty annoying
The darkhorse has been available for a year, in fact shmee150 got his nearly a year ago. Also, for the corvette, the z06 is the flat plane na v8 thsyre only $160k tops, the new zr1 will be twin turbo v8 and probably $300k+
Ngl this was probably by far my favorite episode also to answer your question of cheap cars that look expensive 1st Gen Porsche Cayenne, 1st Gen Porsche Cayman, 2nd Gen Cadillac Escalade, and Mercedes Benz 190E
I'm not gonna name a particular car but I feel like turbos becoming more used in everyday cars was a huge innovation in the past 10-15 years. Took a tid bit from the bmw video😅
To me, all the top racing classes are boring to watch til the last 2 laps. Austin dillon was that nascar driver who wrecked joey and denny, nascar punished austin by allowi g him to keep the win, but denying him a playoff spot. Nascar, take away the win, he didnt earn that, thats like rewarding a kid with an ipad because they whine and throws a fit til the lazy parent gives in and gives it to them
I own a jeep wrangler (for work and off-roading in the mountains here in BC) and I can 100% agree. You got a primary battery under the hood, and then an auxiliary battery for the stupid start/stop system that's underneath the goddamn engine and you have to take to the dealer to replace and when it dies (like mine did) you can start the vehicle. So you have to pull the fuse and disconnect the stupid aux battery terminal to keep driving if you don't want to spend 600-800 dollars cdn to fix it
