Here's Why the Toyota Sera Was the Weirdest 1990s Toyota 

HYRI :3 That's just one of the many quirks and features of our boy Dougy D

I have the rarest face

@@UgaRocks571 ya, you so ugly that your face is just so rare

Aryze bro no one asked

😂

CNC: "Wait, is that Doug again?" Doug: "THIS... is the 1988 Doug DeMuro and today I'm going to show you why this reviewer is one of the coolest reviewers of the late 80's"

@@coscorrodrift underated comment

Fantastic comment

I don't get it

@@samidd_dd5325 Doug borrowed Saleen S7 from them some time ago.

And a banging stereo for me tunes

@@drivebyemusic Ultimate Chav Mobile

@@drivebyemusic *Beethoven Intensifies*

Also suited for narrow roads

Haha yeah *laughs in surprisingly hot british summers*

If thats even your real name

@@furryballsploppedmenacingl8534 douglas

Greg Homan Douglas ‘Autotrader’ DeMuro

Douglas Demuro

Doug score? More like DUNG score!

Prince just stop.

another day another Doug...

Dont give him the keys to the Bentley

🤣!!!

Aww. Sorry I wasn't filming something more exciting!! haha

Doug DeMuro THEY LOVED IT WE ALL DO

This made my day. I love RU-vid

doug is genuinely such a nice guy

Doug is a national treasure

This is utter nonsense. Doug is the funkiest being on this earth

Actually, you are wrong, but funny. You push the WARP button on the upper left side of the stereo and it switches modes.

Doug needs to get Marc Rebillet to come review the Sera with him. It'll sense the Loop Daddy from 100mi away

Watch the funky mode kick on while Doug is sitting back there…

what is funky mode?

If I had that I'd be constantly making warp speed jokes and pressing it

AH at 8:08 you can see WARP button below Eject Button.

@@CommanderMouse72 Ah, I see you are an man of culture as well.

@@CommanderMouse72 mess with your kids....

CNS: I like your t-shirt Doug DOUG: it's hot again

Cnc: could we interest you in the Mclaren SLR? Doug: .....A Sera, please

@@junbecks that one was the best:) you could say McLaren F1, would sound exotic

CNC Exotics: err...why you in the backseat sir? Doug: the viewers demand soo....

You are absolutely right I couldn't catch myself from laughing 👍

At the same time, he should be banned from reviewing cars from the 90s and before. His score is totally biased, pitting it against today's standards rather than comparing from the same era. Because he was too young to know. Can't remember what he gave for the acceleration of the Isetta but there's no way they are even close but the scores will be

@@angieemm Remember that this is a review. As in re-viewing old cars and to a certain extent, ascertaining whether or not it's worth buying second hand (hence the Autotrader stuff). You can only give a fair score to something if everything is on the same scale, I know more about cars than most people I know but I couldn't compare a 70's car to others like my dad can, simply because neither I, nor Doug, were alive for it.

@@valiantdiesel1332 which still makes the older car scores completely arbitrary and pointless. If you're not comparing apples to apples, your numbers are useless. As far as considering them as a way to decide whether or not an older car is "worth it," again, scores are useless. There's no way to answer that question unless you actually see that particular car.

@@AlmightyJ97 i know. And it's annoying. It's not a fair comparison.

@@angieemm The point of the videos isn't the score at the end, it's arbitrary in itself because it's the opinion of one guy regardless of car. But still it is comparing apples to apples, seeing how older cars hold up today.

In which minute? En que minuto?

I saw that you right. But only the people that got some Spanish knowledge got the joke.

@ 0:12

Boquete Condo you a kid huh

Its not "Que" is "CA" in spanish K sound like CA in car > "CA"

This was one of the vehicles I was considering when I bought my Toyota MR2. It seems I made the better choice.

Old and quirky cars! :D

True. New cars are all the same. Especially the infotainment bits

Fábio same I like when he reviews older cars

Octopus relationships come to immediate mind. 👀 🐙

Yes

@@PurgatoryPriest or panty vending machines.. crazy or genius

😂

@@geoffnelson64 Genius to make it happen, Crazy to use it.

Mercedes-Benz ripped off the Toyota Sera confirmed

I'm thinking about offering "Ttttthis is not an official Doug Demuro shirt but it should be"-Shirts Maybe "Doug the type of guy to forgo the obvious merch options and sell uniquely quirky stuff instead"

35 for just the sign

Yeah, I mean I could take a screenshot and print it!!! That would be for free

a photo of him with his arms spread wide and caption: "This"

If he signs it "This" I would pay good money for it

This comment is severely underrated

Facts

That is a fact not a opinion

If I owned a McLaren F1 I’d definitely put it a Toyota Sera TRD badge 😂

Bet you're thinking of a talon

@@marcussavina2726 or a mazda mx3, i have one & they look a lot alike

I don't suppose you live in Wolverhampton do you? I pass one in this colour every day and it's pristine and I flip out every time I see it

I have a 2008 Prius and it has that feature. It was sold in the USA.

@@stuffoflife575 My friends snowmobile does that...Very irritating, when I am trying to maneuver in a direction I normally don't go.

Forklift drivers know this rule well

​@@xsct878 Oh indefinitely yo. It's funny, I drive a toyota forklift I always amuse myself whenever I'm trying to go fast on the forklift. I start naming the sportiest Toyota's out there, like its gonna help. 😂

If you're so old that you don't remember which gear you're in, then you shouldn't be driving anymore

Like a c4 vette

I don't think there's a thing about this car that isn't a notable quirk.

@@joshriver75 I thought they were all like that cuz my first car was a C4, then when I got a camry I noticed it was different

Jamie Schneider don’t, you’ll fucking cry

same as mclaren f1

In fact buy a new fucking car

Jamie Schneider too expensive

GLASS, FRONT DOOR FIX WINDOW, LH EXY10 561.72 USD GLASS, FRONT DOOR FIX WINDOW, LH EXY10 468.49 USD GLASS, FRONT DOOR FIX WINDOW, LH EXY10 561.72 USD GLASS, FRONT DOOR FIX WINDOW, LH EXY10 794.19 USD GLASS, FRONT DOOR FIX WINDOW, LH EXY10 952.32 USD

or any SUV/compact crossover period.

This is the f-ing coolest car I never heard of!

He would probably agree with you though, but reviews of modern and new cars just do really well. He also explains this on his other channel

fuck. yes. I'm totally over modern Mercedes reviews.

Me!

Miata Is Always The Answer

​@@invektra Twenty Five Thousand Dollars Base

do you know how much any new cars cost?

Toyota 86 is probably the closest thing to a base enthusiast car I can think of these days

Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line. Great hot hatch for only 20k

This is what I’m tryna do next year

Kevin Willcuts if that happens I’ll donate 300k to him

When they eventually find him he would've splattered the windows with his classic rear seat sharts.

And ask for help and everyone will walk right past him

and he'll title that video *"I GET STUCK IN A 1990 ___"* and make millions in revenue.

Greg Gammago trying to shart his way out the trunk

I agree this was one of the most interesting videos I've seen of doug's, but they're all good, but the subject matter was especially fascinating! :)

Other than Mazda mx3 and Nissan nx100, Doug can also try to get his hands on cars like Toyota WiLL and Toyota Paseo. Toyota iQ. But what's more important is for Doug to look at what other car manufacturers were offering in the 1990 especially the American brands. Let's not forget in 1990 among other great cars Toyota produced were the 1st model Previa/Estima minivan, the first generation of Lexus LS400 and also the world rally champion Celica GT4. Again, we have to look at what other cars sold during that time to realise how advanced and special these cars were. Other Toyota models that Doug maybe never saw include Toyota Corolla Levin of the 1990s which had a combo of supercharged engine with 4 throttle bodies, 5 valves per cylinder and 6 speed manual transmission and Toyota Caldina GT4. For a start, Doug can google or watch videos in RU-vid.

Don’t forget that he’s also done the Nissan S-Cargo as well as R32 GT-R.

lol, love the subtle sarcasm

I offered my 91 Cappuccino for him to review like 2yrs ago. He doesn't seem interested 😔

Illyrian Gamer the type of guy to walk in an exotic car dealer and ask for a 90’s Sedan

😂😂😂😂

Haha yeah, true!

I loved how it was the only one car that had the doors open in showroom

Josh Garretson but blank buttons will turn off his funk.

Hondanumber9 daddy douglas’ funk never turns off

Doug the type of guy to not be able to find his funky button

He's reviewed every single car in there.

The definition for "Exotic" means rare. Google it. This car is rare so its considered an Exotic. CNC Motors believe its an Exotic otherwise they would not have it in their inventory.

@@Al13n1nV8D3R no shit sherlock, but he means that he could have chosen way cooler exotic cars like a lambo or a ferrari, but he chose a Toyota Sera.

@@kapchonka5128 Yeah, but if you watched more of his videos he reviewed like 5 or more other exotics like Lambo's at this very same dealership. So yeah he did pick a Lambo before the Sera.

@@Al13n1nV8D3R you overthinkin it my guy. It's just a joke.

Full speed ahead Sulu..let's try warp factor *funky* this time

Came here for this comment. I always wish Doug would review the car stereos just a bit. Like, oh this system sounds great, full bass, or whatever. It sounds fine, it sounds like crap...I remember one time he didn't know what an equalizer was.

@@mselsk7784 The Mitsubishi eclipse review lmao that made me cringe Why did he say that middle speaker on the dash was big

Too slow, Jr.

Literally same, I lost an auction a month ago on one of these and ever since I’ve been looking for another. I thought this exactly

That's not true

Not how insurance works.

Try $25,000. Lmao www.cncexotics.com/details-1990-toyota-sera-used-1990toyotasera.html

Funny, I was given the option of buying one last year for 3k but I didnt know what it was so I bought an mr2. F for me :(

@@blaiddifanc8683 well, if you buy that mr2 for around 5k, I did ratherbsay you shouldn't regret that decision Mr2 is always better

@@blaiddifanc8683 What's the story on the opportunity to get one for 3k?

@@AJWrenn-kj7mj it would be very very hard, it is my dream car... I search for it A LOT the only one I found was 20k cad w/shipping and tax

Doug the kinda guy to ask Siri to take him to Funky -town- mode.

If he looked on Wikipedia he would of found out how. You have to press the "WARP" button on the stereo for the different modes.

Remove "is", "Doug the type of guy..." and your attempt fucking sucks it's not funny you ugly mong.

@@everythingsbetternaked473 Mimimimimmmi

@@everythingsbetternaked473 your hostility must stem from your insecurities about your small "pipi". Seek therapy 😜

Dustin Miller that just sounds ridiculous, I love it.

Thanks for sharing... I've been wanting to buy one of these- and bidding on multiple Sera's on eBay for the past few years... but haven't been QUITE ready to drop the full amount on one - and a 'fun' car, while I'm currently building my GS430. I love the little speaker on the rear deck though... So Dustin Miller- does that mean that any SERA that has the rear little speaker box in the hatch is an SLSS then (with the three mode DSP?)

A complete and functional SLSS is one of the most highly sought after options by Toyota Sera enthusiasts .... .... .... Toyota Sera enthusiasts!?

I don't even care about the rest of it, I just want a button marked WARP in my car. (edit: Oh yeah, there it is, 8:05. Douglas, I'm disappointed in you for not noticing that and pointing it out.)

@@AirRideFanatic Sounds like it's an option that only some have. Though I've never heard of the Sera prior to Doug's video on them. I'd love to see more funky foreign cars we missed out on in the States!

They’re not as interesting now, but the 86 and the return of the Supra is a step in the right direction

@@ItsNotAProblem Toyota thought it would be cool to have a smaller sports car again like the wonderful GT86 and a revival of the Supra. I really like it. Back then Toyota had the Sera, MR2, Paseo, Celica, Supra, not only boring family cars...

Anon Ymous no they don’t have the balls to make a Supra with a manual lol

@@VI-dr1ov you mean BMW doesn't have manual transmission for it's Z4?

SirLovesALott I’m sorry, as much as I would love the revival of Toyota the 86 is actually a Subaru and the Supra is actually a Z4. We’ve yet to see a pure Toyota sports car. I just don’t think Toyota has the same passion for sports cars as it once did. Though there’s no doubt the two cars are excellent drivers cars

You really didn't see inner market 80-90's japan cars. Previa (Estima in Japan) was a common van in Japan, nothing special.

@@EJ205T oh yeah true. Like if we start getting into stuff like Kei cars we'll start getting really weird. But that further cements the point that the Sera wasn't the weirdest

*any kei car in existence*

My 98 Rav4 2-door convertible is one of the rarest of toyotas, only made 1.5 years. Doug reviewed it also.

Don't feel bad, if he was a decent parent he would have told her "you can either buy a car with your own money or learn to drive a stick."

Could’ve traded in the daughter

@@abeg1571 lol

@@abeg1571 makes more sense

Luckily MK2's aren't that expensive.... yet. Still affordable for regular people. MK3's are starting to go up in value, whereas the MK4 prices are out of this world.

Because he’s way out of everyone’s league

Lmao that was ruthless man

Damn fatality

yer r welcum

I once did the same thing every time Doug said "carbon fiber." I'm in rehab now.

are you ded?

Ok.

That's surprisingly cheap. My father had a 1991 Mazda 929, Mazda's attempt at an ultra-luxury saloon, it's sunroof had an inbuilt solar panel which trickle fed the car battery but primarily powered vents & exhaust fans to keep the cabin 'cool' when parked. Remember back in 1991 that was nuts. Anyhow there was a massive hailstorm with Hail up to the size of tennis balls, one piece happened to crack the sunroof. Luckily the car was comprehensively insured. The replacement cost for the solar powered sunroof ALONE was $9500, and that was in the 1990's... $9500...

@@PaddyMcMe jesus😲

Hey where did you find that?

Hopefully it don’t crack again or that old Mazda will be considered totaled out

I need to see this now!

Yep, on the head unit. But Doug doesn't actually research all that well - even though it's easy to find info on it (even Wikipedia gives it a mention, for the gods' sakes.) But I guess that's too much work.

@@aussiebloke609 and yet he's making quite a bit of money making simple ass videos.

Yes he's obviously not into HiFi from what he usually says about stereo systems, such a shame!

@@Forgan_Mreeman that's simply because he's the only person with the volume of reviews with this level of detail (albeit oft misinformed).

That would still be badass now

If you think that's crazy there's a very rare speaker that was a Japan only product. It was a rear deck speaker just like this SLSS system but aftermarket. It's the Pioneer TSX-90 which is extremely hard to find any info on. All I really know about them is that they exist and sometimes show up for sale on Yahoo Auctions. Not sure if there's any in the US. It had electronically adjustable speaker height so part of the speaker would rise up 2 or so inches! Here's a video of it in action, its amazingly pointless which makes it amazing cool lol: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QeYM1srENI4.html

Thanks for the info Gregory! You would think that Doug could have looked this up before his review... or read the owner's manual....

@@jamescraig4479 Owners manual would be written in Japanese only.

@@Whitestorm2 Well, there's that...haha! Another quirk he could have pointed out....kkkkk....

THAT, is a beautiful car

its like the Veloster..just slightly different :p

@@pyrobedlam the Sera with the powertrain of the sporty Veloster would be amazing!

Cade Ellsworth that’s what ultimately made me buy mine 😁

Slow, but dirt cheap LOL.

ISTR that on the buy car screen it was shown with the doors open. Even though you would never get the experience of that in-race.

Not with game shark it wasn’t

Clint's Reptiles this Sara certainly is weird and I too like these reviews. Chances are we’ll never see suck funkyness in our everyday life.

pretty expected feom a guy that loves reptiles😂🤣😂

Yooo clint u are heree??

@@Alvaro-em1dj of course I am! Doug is one of my favorite youtubers.

Weird cars are best cars!

No not all just some.

My Yaris Does NOT beep...but the [ ] flashes around the R on the dash... [R]...R...[R]...R

Nah, my Kluger doesn’t really do anything, just silences the radio when put in reverse

Many Japanese cars do it

By weird stuff you mean signed photos?

Rick Astley is better for that.

Fans, Speakers, and more get ‘rickrolled’ in a car.

@@thyeweiping9094 haha

Fans, Speakers, and more IKR!

At 1845cc, Lancia beat it with a 1754cc V6 in 1951.

There are 1.6L V6 from Mitsubishi..the 6A10 engine

And it sounds so good

Just some shameless promotion, a brilliant old (Dutch) commercial for this V6 : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YtYpImVEr6E.html Loved cars like that: cheap and fun. Too bad nowadays people only seem to want ugly and boring SUV's....

Laverda once made a v6 motorcycle with 1000cc.

Underrated comment... Lolzz

If you have ever tried to tint your own normal windows, you will find that comment even funnier

@@TCreatorO true... not exactly tinting but I have tried to wrap my car by myself, worst thing I ever did in my entire life Lost a lot of money, and then I scratched all over my car's paintcoat wtffffff

I have one, which is tinted. It took quite a bit of time, but well worth the money.

ha! I got really lucky and stumbled upon a window tinter who actually had Sera templates to cut the film perfectly, still cost me way too much!

And i really thought he will start the Audio system & boom-box just for fun to see how it sounds ! ;0)

Maybe him finally using passenger side to get into them has to do something with it. He is always going from left side so all so only in rhd car he will get in correctly....and usually passebger side has special levers for access and driver seats dont...so ots stupid for him to keep using driver side. Especially with toyotas. All of the have special two dual purpose latches one for people to get out and one on the side which foldes and moved the seat at once

😂😂😂

which video did he rip one?

Greg Gammago yeah he got in surprisingly easily

I knew he did a review on this a while back. Thanks for confirming.

Tttthhhhis*

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THHHHIIISSSS

So what?

Actually no, one of his clk reviews doesnt

I dig his quirk of starting his videos that way. By contrast, I have an idiot coworker that starts 80-90% of her sentences with the word "So...". Bothers the good heavens out of me.

I'm wondering why nobody has made a "THIS" collection yet with all the starts of his videos.

All JDM cars have the flare, they get removed before export

@@thrillseekanz7874 correct, can't ship them. Easy to figure out why. I guess paco ibarra missed that part.

Shame there wern't any roof blinds to show off how those work, the doors should be the same height too, that one just had bad struts :)

Notable quirk for the back seat is that unlike many other cars, they are single seats and not a bench

@@thrillseekanz7874 which is something worth mentioning.

Your dreams sound like nightmares...

One for sale in Alberta Canada... Stop dreaming... www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/1991-toyota-sera/1437228212?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

I would love one if I could add a new crisp modern radio and speakers, change the color, change it to manual, and change the side of the wheel 🤦🏻‍♂️ scratch that, I just want butterfly doors on a weak car 😂😂

Damn that’s a good deal

Robert Hull for u

Only realized that now? Imagine seeing cars actively be worse over the years, with no one listening. But I guess I'm glad people are coming around to that understanding regardless.

When people are interested in hypercars but you're still all about Group B.

Sam they’re just all the same today. No originality. It’s like how monster jam has been monopolized. There’s no more competition.

They were really not though. Cars are 100x better these days.

No most 90s car are so far from cool and beyond ugly. If you want to talk about cool cars you look back to the 60s 70s and 80's. The only thing the 90s produced that was any good was music.

Men thats genius

Ha

I'm pretty sure he's doing his best Jay Leno.

@@TomXizor damm we've found the Jay Leno stunt double, who can drive as many special cars too

Ya! Do remember sitting in one at a local motor show in Kerala. There were few celebrity owners from here and it was featured on some movies as well.