$45 vs $1300 Car Stereo 

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

James's expression at 15:53 that is all

As a Canadian, I will help James read the gauges

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.

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 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.

petition for nolan to be high car next season

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

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

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 !

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.

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

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.

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

13:29 has me dying. The expression to him realizing that he was going to be told nope even if he was right hahaha.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Nolan for high car!

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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

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

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!

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

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

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

James was hilarious this video. I laughed more than a handful of times. Love it.

Shout to y’all and special my boy Nolan gets always the cheap car to build and still kick ass 😶‍🌫️🙏🏾🙏🏾🤣

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

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

You guys had me in stitches with that Ebay radio skid!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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).

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

12:09 you can see a guy in the back chilling doing camera guy stuff🤣🤣

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

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

if you buy an iDatalink for the expensive one you can control the AC with the screen and seen rpm/shifting/etc, to make it useful

Lmao the hand reaching up to adjust the camera while talking about their wheel was funny AF

Now that's super sick!! 18:03 😯

1:47 Sounds like the editor is a fan of “pizza time” by Chris Kogos.

the ebay motors ad integration was awesome in this video

I always love the beady eyed jealous faces Nolan makes when he is looking at James show off his nicer stuff.

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

definitely liked the low cars gauges better a pillar set up is the goat!

Am I the only one who kind of misses James saying "I love you" at the end of every video?

love the dude at the back seat

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.