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Fr man, a car is like that one friend that does the most for you. For some people a second home or their main home. R.I.P BRUCE we will always rely on you looking down on us ????-2022
You must not be from Australia, this is a pretty common thing here, if someone you know is struggling you help them and say "Pay me when you can" at least that's how it's been my entire life, my friends and I have always been that way, my girlfriend's boss helped pay off one of his worker's credit cards and just took a small amount from their pay every week so that they didn't have the interest, it's just a normal thing here (for the most part.)
@@Andoryuuu Goddamn imagine being able to afford to just give a car away, even with the promise of later payment. Australia truly must be the land of dreams (aside from the spiders and the snakes and the fires and the everything else that's trying to kill you)
@@Stealthwilde this attitude is pretty common in certain types of historically poor areas. For how big australia is, it's fairly low population. the combination of needing community support in order to get anything done and running into the same people all the time drives the accountability part for you
As an American who visited AU a while back, I am to this day ENVIOUS of the ute. It's literally everything I want in a vehicle. Huge storage space like an american pickup, with a comfortable, sedan like ride. If GM brought over the Holden and rebadged it as a modern day El Camino it would sell boatloads.
I don't know, rebadge Holdens in the states have a history of flopping, mainly because most people don't really want a sport sedan, but in the case of Utes well looking at what happened with the El Camino and Ranchero, they're a hard sell because pickup trucks can do better
God, Bruce is truly the best car you've had. He broke down right where you left him. Never left ya stranded? That's quite a good track record, so ya new car's got some MASSIVE shoes t'fill
The best car is the one that sacrifices itself to get you where you’re goin. My clutch on my Saab blew at the top of the hill before my house and I was able to coast into my driveway. Love that thing
@@kennorcott7074 my polo had been ailing for quite a while but it chose to bring me home and let me sleep to break down spectacularly. So i drove home, turned it off, and that was the last time the car worked until i sent it to fix.
I am in tears. Bruce meant so much to me and got me through some tough times these past few years. Devastating loss and my thoughts are with Dank and all of Bruce's friends and family.
I think it’s ugly as all get out tbh, but I absolutely love this car in terms of practicality. That much storage/hauling capability with the smooth drive of a nice sedan? Mate I’m all in
Also, Bruce is relatively simple fix. Fuel tank and pump from a gas Ute. Run some new fuel lines with -6 AN line, used intake manifold with fuel rails and injectors and then just toss a stand-alone ECU on there like Haltec. Then the world is your oyster for any performance mods you could ever want.
You can just get all the petrol parts from a wreckers including the tank, pump, lines, rail, and injectors, and fit them to the gas car. And as it's a greentop it has higher compression from factory and the better conrods. So an oil pump upgrade, a set of valve springs, and you can throw a turbski on it.
That was my first Garbage Time video, just recently. It popped up on my feed after looking up stuff about D40s. I subbed of course, what machine-loving Aussie wouldn’t? 😊
RIP Bruce I have a story with this Falcon generation. I'm from Indonesia and the everyday cars here aren't that excited. In 2004 (I was 6) my family and I went to Australia for a two week vacation, my dad rented a V8 Ford Falcon sedan. That was my first (and to this day, only) experience in a V8 car and I'm telling you, the engine growl still rumbles my ear if I remember it. Made a road trip from Melbourne - Canberra - Sydney and back, the car was just incredibly comfortable. The engine growls when you want to but impressively quite when you don't.
If you ever get the chance I recommend going to LSFest in Kentucky. Probably more Aussie Pontiac GTOs in the US than Australia just because of that alone.
You'll be disappointed if you come back, now with no more Holden or locally produced Falcons, our new car market is boring as all Hell. Mostly just boring SUVs and dual cabs, I'm guessing all the same ones you can get in Indonesia.
I love the Falcons. They are the definitive Aussie highway cruiser. I've had 2.5 of them (long story). It's just that the ones that I have owned seem to have been factory fitted with rust. Everything that's bolted to the body is fine. But the shell will have returned to the earth long before the 4.0L straight six ever wore out. Incidentally, I reckon that the build quality of the EB I had was way better than the BF.
Rest in peace, Bruce, you were good to our boy. May you ride again another day. And shout-out to the old mate that sold the car, that's a good friend right there.
True Australian legend is Bruce. You know a Ute is built right if he gets you there in one piece before finally giving up. I myself have a Ford. A red ‘94 Courier dual cab Ute, which has dents, buggered up break lights, and gets stuck the moment it goes on white sand, but it’s mine. Hope that Bruce will run again someday. He ain’t dead, he simply knocked off for smoko.
As a fellow Aussie nugget driver, I am so very jealous of Bruce 2. We still have LPG basically everywhere here in Western Australia, so Bruce could still drive over here if the ignition was fixed, but it would be stupidly expensive, way more than it's worth. I used to drive a 1990 Volvo 740 GL until the transmission intercooler let go leading to a gear missing teeth. It has power steering, fuel injection, power steering, power windows, ABS braking. It was fantastic. Nowadays I'm on a 2000 Volvo S70 which has all of the above plus dual airbags, window airbags, and an alternator bearing on the way out. And I can't afford a replacement. I just have to hope it holds out until I can afford to have it replaced. I actually had a similar start/stall problem with my current vehicle, lots of troubleshooting until a mechanic managed to diagnose the problem at the immobiliser key sense loop. So 2 screws, pop open a panel, unplug the key antenna, plug in a new replacement, pop the panel back on, two screws, and it fires up first time every time. I think it might be worth replacing that bit on Bruce to see if that fixes anything. What the immobiliser on cars of that vintage does is it checks to see if a chip and antenna in the key responds in a manner similar to the contactless payment system which means the key itself doesn't need batteries. If you do decide to go through with that option, you will need to look up the procedure for Bruce because it's most likely very different, but it could just take that gremlin out and get Bruce running again as a certified nugget.
Good thinking with the immobiliser! I had the same problem with my 2001 Subaru. Thought it had a fuel or ignition issue but it turned out to be the immobiliser that was going bad. Bypassed it and it worked perfectly after that.
I have a Holden VY V6 ute and they are just so comfortable, yet sporty. Like I have had mine for 5 years, it has good air-conditioning, cruise control and one of the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in, but also has enough power to have a fun time while driving, and it makes you feel like your faster then most other cars.
I know next to absolute nothing about cars, and hell I'm not even Australian so even less about Aussie cars, but your personality is so damn entertaining I feel like I could watch you talk about anything. I came for the drum content but I've stayed for the lore. RIP Bruce.
I wasn't an audiophile enthusiast (and neither am i rn really) but now i value a lot more sound quality and balance. Absolutely glad i got to learn about KZ, iPods and other suff. Would have never squeezed the full potential of my marshall headphones without this channel getting me to buy a 5th gen! And then to learn that he was doing car stuff on another channel was like: the hell am i waiting for? There isn't a single video this man has uploaded that isn't amazing or usefull in some way.
I know it's probably denial (even though I've only known Bruce for eight minutes), but I like to imagine that Bruce, in his pure soul, never one to leave a friend behind, reached from the Astral Plane and made that friend sell you Bruce 2. Either Bruce Prime's soul lives in Bruce 2, or the soul in Bruce 2 has Bruce Prime's blessing. Either or, rest in peace Bruce.
LPG is still standard where I live, weird that it's phased out there, especially considering its more eco friendly than petrol. I mean you can combine it with a hybrid and have the most fuel efficient thing in existance.
RIP to the legend Bruce, we didn't know you long but you were a true shepherd of the nuggets. You may be gone but your name and legend will live on in our hearts. Also 4:34 huehue Bruce said piss.
I’m assuming bed of the truck got it’s name for being big enough to sleep in? Otherwise, where the hell does one get bed from, if not because it’s spacious enough to not only carry your things, but take a cheesy movie look at the stars moment?
@@urgae9125 took me *forever* to find any sort of good info on why its called a 'bed' and thats because a bed is 'A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. ' like a lake bed, a river bed, a train bed, etcetera. /wiki/bed on wikitionary basically its just cause its a flatish place dedicated to putting things.
Standing in my kitchen at 4am (Ohio) when this was posted and it felt the perfect time to get screamed at. I set my phone on the fridge and my wife actually came out to watch it with me because she loves the nuggets and cashies videos on the other channel. Your work is mega epic sir.
I think it’s quite possible that Bruce’s issue is the immobiliser. We have a Volvo V40 mkII (a car also quite a bit designed by and containing parts from Ford) and one day it behaved quite similarly to Bruce when we were trying to turn it on. We confused the immobiliser by accidentally double tapping the start-stop button and then there was a warning on the gauge cluster about the immobiliser and the car just would start off by only running for a few seconds after being started, before just not even running at all. We got out, locked the car (while it was still trying to start itself because it was a car with push-button startup), then unlocked the car, got back in and it started up just fine. Although the circumstances of Bruce’s death sound a bit different I still recommend either checking his immobiliser, or unplugging Bruce’s battery for about 30 minutes, then plugging it back in (with the key fob on hand to shut the alarm up, of course) and trying to see if Bruce will live then.
Love those cars, in South Africa we have a very similar car to Bruce, but it was based on a Ford Icon(Probably called something different in Aussie land). It was basically a ford icon chopped in half and had a canopy in the back for hauling. My father has one and it's almost 18 years old. Done 350000km and still on the original clutch, that car is a champ and is so reliable and comfy.
I had an '04 BA sedan, loved that thing. Was a dual fuel Petrol/LPG and was a wonder to drive, until one day when the LPG shit the bed so hard it blew the engine up. I now own an '09 FG Falcon and that thing is just comfort incarnate. My dad has a VE for work and I 100% agree with hating the parking sensors, I don't know how many times I've had my ears blown out when he parks somewhere while I'm on the phone to him and they shriek over nothing.
@@Crumbs807 gotta be careful with LPG, if it's not properly serviced it could be pretty bad for the engine, unless you're my '99 AU, that hadn't had a single LPG service since leaving the factory 23 years ago and is still going strong
Bruce sounds like my Lexus. I bought it back in 2012 and I loved that car. No performance to speak of but it had a buttery smooth 2L straight 6 in it could to the best 6 speed manual box. And it was so reliable. In ten years it never left me stranded, never failed on me, and other than regular maintenance it barely needed a thing. Sadly I stuffed it into the back of a van and it was no more. Then some asshole stole the wreckage on the SAME DAY. So I never even got to say a proper goodbye! Man, I loved that car so much - it's hands down the best car I ever owned, and the nicest too.
I can imagine his neighbors arguing, a plane flying by, and then a booming aussie voice yelling "SHUT UP" just for his neighbors to get scared and stop arguing.
@@Tunerguy21 No kidding. Criteria #1 when I bought my last vehicle -- manual transmission? Yes, OK. No? No deal. My last vehicle may end up being my last vehicle. :`-(
@@Tunerguy21 Not really because the headphone jack is actually useful and reliable, manuals aren't that, they are auto but slower and normally thrashed if you buy a used one
I just LOVE the form factor of utes. Here in the U.S., we had Ford Rancheros and Chevy El Caminos. And for a short time each, Subaru Brats and Chevy SSR's I think Ford quit on the Ranchero in '79 and Chevy quit on El Camino in '87, and a failed attempt at a comeback in '92. A friend of the family used to have a '72 Ranchero when I was in my teens. It was mint! He had a topper (canopy) on it that matched. I would almost drool over it whenever he came over. Every piece of chrome glistened. The interior barely showing any age. It was a copper-ish bronze color and he had Cragar SS rims on it wrapped in RWL Firestones. I freakin' LOVED that car! He let me drive it around town once, and I grinned from ear to ear the whole time. I offered him every penny I had, My '66 Lincoln (which I bought from him) my stereo system, and a summer or 10 worth of yard work in trade for it. He wasn't letting it go. But at least I got to drive that beautiful beast for an hour or so at least once. A few years later I found a Subaru Brat for sale. Black, 5 speed manual, t-top, and it still had the jump-seats in the back which were still legal at the time. It was a bit rough around the edges. a few nicks and dings here & there. The little mom & pop dealership wanted 500 bucks for it. I couldn't come up with the money fast enough and they day I showed up to get it, I saw someone pulling off the lot with it. I wish Utes were still a thing here in the US. I always thought they were so cool and good looking cars.
I like that the video includes "Pure Aussie goodness" and "Best 6 ever made" while discussing a broken car Love the intermittent yelling at planes. Very shango066-esque. "Everyone stop to look at the airplane," "Someone's taking a ride in the blambulance"
I wonder if it's easier to convert an LPG system to Hydrogen than a petrol would be. It doesn't really change the fuel issues unless there are a lot of Toyota Mirais in Australia, nor the ignition issue that was mentioned, and it introduces the issue of needing to make sure the burn temps are within range, but it would be kinda neat.
Actually those LGP engines can run perfectly fine on fuel, the ones that have both fuel and LPG are the same engine. The only difference is in fuel lines and ignition. Green top barras are just perfect for high horse power builds, plenty of these run 600whp+
Bruce, you've been with us for so long, feels like a lifetime, and you're already gone. 🥺😭 We will never forget all that you've done for us, and for our darling Cashies-certyfied Nuggetthropologist. *F* 🙏
I felt bad about the death of Bruce until I saw that Ford badge. I drive a Ranger and it randomly and frequently decides to be a one speed transmission. Also has two out of four leaf spring shackles. There’s a saying with American domestics. A Japanese car will run for a quarter million miles, but an American car will run poorly for a quarter million miles.
American brand, but Aussie engineering! Not a USDM import :D idk why but in my experience the European and Aussie design teams at Ford were just better than the American ones? Of course with all their ~World Car~ harmonising recently, they’ve mostly put the American lads in charge and it’s noticeable in the output.
The ranger is mostly euro crap, horrible to service, engine layout is not ideal for amount of cylinders, restricted by a heap of anti-modification devices and a pain in the arse to service. The Barra featured in this is fantastic and honestly the ignition issue would be a cheap fix given how well the car was designed and the fact that there’s more falcons in wreckers than there are grains of sand in the world. Only shit thing is LPG which was good when it was released, not so good nowadays.
Those Holden (Locally branded as Chevrolet) UTEs were very popular here in South Africa, with the V8 motors, right up until the petrol price started going up, and up, and up, and up... I still see them driving around pretty regularly though... As for fixing up Bruce, try converting back to petrol, and just checking the ignition system, starting with the coil packs and spark plugs, moving back from there. I also saw a suggestion for using a standalone ECU, which is also a great idea!
@@nathanlombard8481 Exactly, though this market is the only one as far as I know where they are referred to as the Lumina. The 'Lumina" is also a completely different vehicle in the US.
Mate for me, happiness is watching someone you love be succesful and overcome hardship. I love your nugget stories and what you've been through. Am sorry for Bruce, but I am truly happy of watching you grow in your channel. You're honestly the best RU-vidr there is.
as an american I've held a love for the el camino since I was a kid and wondered why there weren't more cars like it nowadays. then I found out about utes. 3 years after they all went out of production. I drive a hot hatch because it's the closest car in spirit to these things
@@GoldenGrenadier The bed is patetically small, smaller than even the ranger rebadged toyota mini truck things that ford sold to us as "trucks", on the Baja. And yeah I used to go to school where some kid got picked up in this very beautiful and damn near spotless El Camino and I really do wish we could get more things like that here in the US. It would basically make me ditch my grand cherokee for one as it basically can do the same thing but with less fuel consumption... no 4wd tho
RIP to the og Bruce! Congrats on your newest purchase! As a fan from the States, I wish GM would've brought the Holden ute's over to the States and brought the El Camino name back. They would've sold like hotcakes!
@@maxp2305 Left Hand Utes? I've heard of that place. They actually import utes and wagons and convert them over using parts from the GTO, G8, or SS sedan depending on which model year car that's being imported in. I've always wanted to bring in a Gen F2 HSV GTS-R Maloo and have it converted to LHD.
Incorrect. Bob Lutz (GM CEO at the time) looked into it, the company said they wouldn't sell enough to make a big enough profit. There was an article in our most popular car magazine about with an interview with Lutz. GM did the research and found that they'd sell enough to for the whole exercise to turn a profit, but they wouldn't sell enough to make as much profit as they wanted to.
Same with the VW California and the derivative trims, unfortunately. Those who want one really want one but I can see why they wouldn't make a large enough profit to make it worthwhile.
As a U.S Citizen, I have always been intriuged by Utes. All the utility of a pickup, but the comfort of a sedan. Don't get me wrong I love my F series but some days I just dont need a giant pickup.
@@kw9849 Yeah, I wish utes were more of a thing in Canada. The Ford Maverick does exist though and that seems to be a big hit. And the Hyundai Santa Cruz and Honda Ridgeline also exist.
@@kw9849 unfortunately they'd sell like 6 of them here if they did because sedans don't sell anymore, and the other half of the reason a lot of truck buyers get the chrome monstrosities we have now is to have pavement queens. It sucks, because the demand is clearly there for smaller trucks. The Maverick and the Santa Cruz are proof.
As an American musician (tuba) I'd love a car like this. plenty of space for tubas, plus it's not too tall off the ground so I can take a corner without feeling like it's going to tip.
Blame Chevy. They were trying to bring them over as the El Camino but they did a market analysis research on the appeal in DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DEIGO. URBAN CALIFORNIA. Yeah of course Prius owners weren’t interested in a sodding ute!
@@battoisoutto6657 But no one really wanted it, most truck owners are happy with what they own, in fact it probably would've been a better idea to do those test there since you get way more niche car guys
@@nickrustyson8124 do it in Texas or the south and you’d see a different response to a brand new ElCamino. But hey I’m only a car guy who knows other car guys.
Damn that Holden. After driving one in Forza Horizon 3 I always wanted one, but I was unfortunate enough to be born in the states. Funny enough when you showed the interior, I recognized the head unit from my mom's US spec 2017 Chevy Equinox. Classic GM
God bless the super secret RU-vid mobile ad skip that nobody else will learn. I'm also driving a 2001 Ford Ranger that just won't quit. I've abused it since the day I got it and she's an absolute champ.
I ain't an Aussie I'm a Canadian but I love the Holden utes and the second I saw it pop up in your garage I audibly cheered and it's 4 am. I can't wait until I can but one of those things without needing to go through left hand Utes.
Can confirm about the LPG. We run three LPG Falcons and have lost three of the four LPG pumps in town (they're 'out of order'). One of the Falcons did a drive from Brisbane to Cairns and back, then dropped a valve once everyone was safely home. The same car also did acannonball run to Canberra and back one weekend to collect some old school woodworking equipment. Such comfortable cars to cruise down the highway in.
Its so nice to see a youtuber who's not flashing the lamborghini their reaction videos bought for them. Dank is the most genuine youtuber I watch. RIP Bruce
Thing is he totally could afford stupid shinys. He makes $40,000/mo on patreon. Did financial independence change him? NOPE! Did million subscribers change him? NOPE. Still just yelling at nuggets.
from the owner of a somehow still alive 1998 Toyota Corolla with only just over 100k miles, death of a car is a primal fear of mine. love and support from me to you
I always promised myself that one day when these newer utes are importable to the U.S. I would get one. I 100% agree with you these design wise are amazing.
I'm originally from Lithuania but live in the UK. There are still a lot of cars there that use LPG. My grandad's old Volvo from the 1990's runs on both petrol and LPG. You literally just switch between them, it's pretty neat! But yeah I'm pretty sure that people here in the UK are unaware that LPG even exists...
Yeah LPG in the UK was a thing for a short while up to the early 2000s, you still occasionally see big engine cars come up for sale from then that have LPG dual fuel conversions. It only really made sense for the really big engine cars, the savings for most people don't really justify the cost of retrofitting it. LPG filling locations are getting rare now too, same as Australia it seems, people who did big mileage moved on to Prius's or diesels.
Here in the US its a pretty common bubba conversion on older trucks to convert them to propane and keep some tanks in the bed on an RV tank system. Take them to any propane tank refill station and plug them in.
Good on you Bruce, not all heroes wear capes. He reminds me of a Yamaha T80 I had years ago. I was broke and my bike died. The T80 cost less than a years bus pass and got me to and from work for 2-3 years with little fuss, plus it was a blast to ride. It got stolen in the end but he helped me earn enough money to get myself sorted out. I still think of that little guy and what he did for me from time to time.
Those little Japanese mopeds are awesome. Affordable, unrelenting, unpretentious and spirited motoring. The Honda Cub is officially the best-selling motorised vehicle on the planet. I'd love to have one, but the pedelec kit for my folding bike does all I need it to do, and I don't think I can go through the trouble of getting a motorbike licence and having to shelve it in the winter when I can save for a car instead.
@@andrewduong2740 Amen. Mobility means so much to alot of people, but many people take it for granted. A moped practically saved my life, people would do well to not look down on them. x
Very touching story I've got a 2000 GMC Sonoma that I used on a non-stop 24 hour trip. Was very reluctant to do it because I had literally just bought it without doing much TLC to it since my dad didn't have another vehicle. Ended up being super reliable even during the trip back not burning up any oil.
My uncle had a chevy pickup from the 70s and he drove it until the doors fell off, literally. What made it even funnier is that everyone was in packed in a single row of 4 and on top of that everyone was completely hammered so when the door fell of they were going 70 mph in a 25 so a bunch of drunk guys almost got splattered all over the road.
I was actually in a car crash in the same model falcon ute (but red) when I was younger. My grandpa (the local driving instructor) was driving, my nan was passenger and I was in the third seat in the middle since there was a seatbelt. It was a head-on crash and she was pretty beat up during the crash but let me tell you that thing kept us safe. I only have one photo of the car after the crash (the photo ironically features my uncle bruce) and every time I look at it I'm amazed no one was injured (including the driver of the other car). RIP to Bruce, was nice knowing you for 8 minutes
Oh man I feel you about Bruce; I've been driving a BA sedan for yonks, and while the auto slushbox does get on my nerves and the fuel economy is trash compared to the nuggets and bikes I prefer, I can't fault it for dependability, especially when nobody else has a vehicle that can tow
