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Hey Scotty I had a question I don't know if you read through the comments or not but I'll give it a shot. I got a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8 T 5-speed manual, it's got about 117,000 Mi on it, only paid $2,900 for it and the car is really really clean as I'm from Buffalo New York so you know about the salt and the snow main reason for the prices it's a manual everyone wants an automatic, my question is what are your thoughts on the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SE 5-speed manual 1.8 L Turbo
You should make 93 with no problem that is another 20 years😮 quit thinking your glass is half empty when it is half full😊 I had stage 4 malignant melanoma in 1996 and was given 2 years to live at the most.. after looking for a doctor for over a year finally on the 4th try I found a doctor that said he could save my life.. 12-hour operation no chemo and no radiation and look at me today.. I am your age.. everyday when I wake up I still cannot believe it but I am happy about it.. now I'm living in the Philippines and married to a girl more than half my age.. come on over to the Philippines..I need an American to talk to.. plenty of available women if you need one😊
I knew a guy back in high school who owned a Fiat X 1/9. They were very underpowered and slow but at least it was a fun car. They weren't particularly hard to work on but getting parts for them could be a problem. Now Fiats are not only underpowered and slow but they aren't fun to drive, they are a pain to work on, and you still can't get parts for them.
Fiat's main market is overseas and not in the U.S. They bought Chrysler for their technology to meet U.S. emissions standards and reopen a new market for them. Fiat pulled out of the U.S. market because of government mandated emissions standards which costs them a ton of money. Most emissions comes from volcanic activity and very little, if I remember correctly less than 2%, is man made.
Spot on with your views on eco bollocks, Scotty. Nobody in power is able to speak the truth anymore. This "saving the planet by going electric" doesn't make any sense at all. The people in power are in "it" for themselves. It's the same here in the Uk. A very frustrating time to be alive.
My son passed away and we have his Fiat 500 with a manual trans. We love it. Gets up and goes great even in the mountain. The fuel economy is great 35 mpg is great. No maintenance issues.
Sales Don't Lie: People Still Want Small Cars The Nissan Sentra, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and others have double-digit sales increases through the first half of 2024
Really? My Tesla y has 25k mi and I just replaced the originals for a better brand. But the “old” ones are in very good shape, could easily do another 10k. Then again I don’t drive like a maniac. Depends on the tire. Not cheap but you can easily find better deals if you take the time to do shop around. People get caught up w what’s wrong w EVs based on what they hear or read but most couldn’t tell you the differences between the brands. That’s like saying a Ford is the equivalent of a Toyota just because they’re both vehicles. Some EVs are crap, and some are not.
I have one Fiat Stilo from 2003, 5 doors, so going on 21years, very cheap maintenance, in very good condition. Sure I have a garage and I took very good care of it, but still I would not call it crap, the most economical and durable and reliable car I ever had. Not always the most expensive is the most reliable and durable, that is a myth.
My car is a 1991 F350 dually crew cab. Runs great, but mileage sucks. And, living in California, gas is even higher priced than anywhere else in America. When I bought this truck, gas was $0.90 a gallon. Oh for the good 'ol days.
I got my 2012 Minicooper r56 for like 1500 and it’s been going great ever since. I’ve heard they aren’t too reliable and a money sink but honestly for the price it was well worth it I mean it paid for itself by helping me get to work and back home in a very short time. I love that car
Solar panels run for many decades, the original panels some institute installed in the 70s still work today, yes, less efficient, but the panels didn't brake.
That's why I got tired of working on my wife's car! So she bought a gas powered 24 Camry with a geared transmission!! Problem solved. Also its the last long haul Camry !!
Fiat 500’s sell in Europe because the roads, in towns, are 1/3 the size of ours and we have states bigger than many of their countries so long distance travel by car is not a thing. And their rail system beats ours all to hell. Plus the price of gas, ooopps, sorry, petrol / diesel is outrageous.
Our daily driver is a 2000 Chevrolet Prizm (Corolla) a little rusty around the edges living life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan but she has an aftermarket remote starting installed and a big fat NAPPA Legend battery. We run Firestone winter force tires year round. Runs and drives like a dream. Exceedingly well in the snow
1. Direct DC charging does not require AC. 2. Sun energy is still 80% even with heavy cloud cover. 3. In 2022, solar power accounted for an estimated 10.7% of electricity in Germany. An increase from 1.9% in 2010. 4. Solar panels typically last around 25 to 30 years. Many continue to function even after 30 years or more. Most reputable manufacturers offer production warranties for 25 years or more.
Really? I’m involved with a new construction of a house on acreage and suggested the client check in to solar…3 people came out and all told her, sorry, but it won’t work for her… they were honest at least.
Yeah, it is more like 20 years than 8 The hating of electric cars by people has sort of drifted towards environmental energy and stuff, clumping to together
I feel bad for them, I have a softspot for FIAT and Fisker (and a few other dying/dead car companies) just because of hotwheels. I love the 500 and Fisker Karma because of Hotwheels.
Compare that to a demand for full-size SUVs like Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade, Jeep Wagoneer and Ford Expedition - people who want to buy them wait in line for several monts and pay $10K dealer markups!
@@tedantares2751 I live in the Bay Area with more rich people. The number of rich people in this country cannot account for the sales of the expensive cars. The rich people don’t buy Chevy, GMC, Cadillac, Jeep, and Ford. They buy Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Lamborghini, Ferrari, …
When the Yugo shut down the dealer in Augusta closed them out at $500 each, I still regret not buying one or two just for the heck of it and they lasted longer than a Fiat lol.
All Hybrid gas/electric 2034 MAYBE... Petrochemical companies will not release their grip on gasoline/ diesel vehicles. Plus...all electric needs better batteries with quick recharge and non polluting raw materials/chemicals
I've got a mint 2013 Avalon am 76 years old and will die with it. 83,250 on odometer and I go 5,500 miles a year. I'm so glad to know I'll never need to buy another car or visit a dealer for anything other than service. Every time I go to my Toyota dealer they ask about a trade!!! They recently called and said I could get an amazing trad in towards a Crown. Why would I ever.
I went to the Fiat website and they sound desperate, like those high pressure scams advertised on RU-vid. Here's what it said... "The FIAT 500X is driving off into the sunset - and inventory is running out. Act now to get yours hands on this stylish icon while you still have the chance." Who wrote that? "get YOURS hands on this" and "while you still have THE chance"?
I will never buy an electric car, partly because they’re pushing it so hard and I like my gas car cause it gets me where I need to go better and I don’t have to worry about finding a place to recharge it or starting on fire
390,000 miles on a Dodge Cummins Diesel - runs perfectly. 2003 Buick Park Avenue 155,000 miles - runs perfectly. 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe - 250,000 miles runs perfectly. NO CAR PAYMENTS. NO COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE. I change the oil every 3,000 miles and fix things as soon as they break. Repair and maintenance is always much cheaper than car payments, depreciation, interest, and comprehensive insurance. I have lots of cash in my pocket.
Scotty.....Don't forget the power lost from the generating station to the charging station as heat off the transmission lines due to resistance, ohm's law......tks for all the info and.....Let er Ripp!!
Fiat can always sell to Italian restaurants and Italian markets. There is an Italian market here in Saint Petersburg and they have one of the really old Fiats with a tree growing through it!!!😂😂
I love getting mad about new automobile regulation tyranny and ignoring all the state intervention into the free market that makes automobile dependence possible in the first place.
What percentage of the world's pollution is caused by cars? Cars and vans accounted for 48 percent of global transport carbon dioxide emissions in 2022, according to an analysis by Statista based on International Energy Agency data (IEA).Sep 22, 2023
Fiat 500 over here in the Europe is the most bought car for woman under 30 , my daughter has 1 and 3 or 4 of her friends their everywhere . Theirs at least 6 in my small street. The Renault Clio is the most bought small car over the last 20 years followed since 2008 by the Fiat 500 probably due to been so cheap to repair they are that popular they hold their money really well with an 08 with 150,000 miles are roughly 2 grand.
I wonder if one can order a "crate manual transmission" for the Fiat 500. When they get around $15,000, get a new one and a crate transmission when the automatic wears out in a few years.
My next car will probably be a kit car anyway. All the ones they’re shoving down our throats now have way too much tech in them. Every car is trying to drive you and cost way too much. Most of these cars shouldn’t be more than $15000. Plus what are your options now? Either a self driving car with expensive features you’ll never use, or an electric version of that? All I need is 4 wheels and a seat. Something that won’t kill Me.
......we need to protect the water in the mountains first, as most all electricity is generated from hydro dams, and modern metal manufacturing still depends on water in the forging, lights being on in the factory.......
Scotty, we would not give them an aluminum can for those cars..! But, Still have a 2006 Toyota sienna 3.3L. 125,075 Miles. And your favorite a 2010 BMW ya' it's true. 118,800 miles and still running good. It's all about maintenance on those cars. Anyway, say Hi to your cats for us..
Scotty is right, we need the right tools to maintain our cars. Specially when we have a car with manual transmission. It will run forever. And less cost than EVs.
I had a 500X, manual transmission, took meticulous care of it and the engine still crapped out at just over 60,000 miles. Now I own a Camry. Trust Scotty.
In the future, we'll transform (some) electric cars into internal combustion engine cars. The ones that are worth scrap-value. Since everyone's making predictions... Have that. 🥂
A man in Russia has a Volvo that needs a 30 thousand dollar battery! He said F that! He's now putting a Chevrolet V8 in it, a small truck rear end and automatic transmission! He thinks can do it for less then $5,800. OK!!!😀👍
The stories I could tell you about solar energy and the battery packs would take a lot of typing. I used to work for the solar customer service department at the largest publicly traded utility in California. Prices have come down since then, but like Scotty said, the systems degrade with time and need to be replaced in no more than 20 years, with batteries around 10 years. If it weren’t for tac credits, these systems would be even more expensive. Granted, the oil industry gets a lot of tax breaks, but does that equate to savings to the consumer? No.
EV ultimate goal was most will buy them and there wouldn’t be any accidents due to the sensors etc and in future most will have these long term and production will be slower therefore causing less pollution in the future! But (they’re doubling the pollution NOW! To produce them)
For fun, back in the 80's I designed a solar charged car, that you did a battery swap everyday with a pallet jack. The auto was the size of a Tesla "Sportster". It would be great for a young man with a good back. Keep a bank of flat batteries charging at home, and then swap out the one you used that day in about 10 minutes.
@@ThomasWBaldwin I just wanted to see people's replies to your comment. So I left a period so I could see any possible replies. If I said nothing, then I wouldn't be able to see the replies.
A woman came into my hardware store yesterday carrying a a strange contraption that turned out to be part of her drivers door armrest for her Fiat 500. She was hoping to glue it back on to the part that was still attached to the door. My immediate thought was “What would Scotty do”.
I had a chevy s10 and a Ford Ranger (the 90 ones😅) after college ( bought from private sellers) before buying a 2012 nissan frontier in 2014 and its at 143,500 miles. My dad really wants it so I bought a new Ford Maverick and selling Frontier to him ...love the new truck but I do miss the height of the Frontier😂
If everyone switched to electric cars, what would we do with all the gasoline? We will still be refining oil, for kerosene, plastic, wax for candles, ect. Before the car was invented and we just needed kerosene for lighting they would dump the gasoline into the water ways. The great lakes used to catch on fire.
My car is 18 years old and still running strong. I like crown Vic’s so I have 2 back up cars if mine ever dies. Paid $6k for all 3. (I overpaid for one)
The biggest problem with EVs is actually the charging. Compare the time to charge an EV vs a gasoline car - the time is literally 10x to 100x longer. Now consider how many more EV charging stations are needed vs. gas stations because of this longer charging time. The theory is that people can charge at home - but anyone living in an apartment or condo is not going to be able to do that. And even if these problems were resolved, there are even more: how much more electricity would be needed if even just 25% of actual car miles driven were converted to electric? It is a big, big jump. These are all real world problems that need to be addressed before EVs can be considered even a comparable transporation solution as opposed to a superior one.
