I'm glad I remembered to click the notification bell duh-icky the last eons ago he uploaded a video so I could be reminded right away when he graced us with another video. 👍👍
1:10 That "Auto journalist" Cameron Eittreim is not a car enthusiast. He only specializes in clickbait and knows nothing about cars other than pop culture surface level stuff. He also lumped the Toyota MR2, Fiero, Audi Quattro, Firebird and Mustang in that same list of "Ugliest sports cars that true auto fans NEVER DRIVE"
OMG... I absolutely love your self deprecating humor and complete honesty when you screw something up. That honestly is how I feel with so many home projects. Love seeing the ingenuity and knowledge you share with these videos!
Very nice. Well done. Reminded me of replacing my Fiesta sedan's rear bumper and repairing/re-aligning the bumper supports.... in my garage. I resorted to jacking the car by the bumper support and then climbing into the trunk and jumping up and down until I convinced the support to bend back into place. It was fun. I was in my mid sixties at the time. Made me feel like a young man again, except I was 64 and not a young man any more and felt like it. Got a used bumper and a lot of other bits and pieces, had it re-painted at MAACO and put it all back together. The Hyundai that hit me , piloted by a young man on his cell phone, wasn't so lucky. It was totaled, and to add insult to injury, since the person driving it wasn't on his mother's policy, Allstate refused to cover the damage. When I appeared in court for the incident, the other driver turned to me and was completely befuddled. "Why are you here" he asked. "I'm the guy you hit, remember" I replied. "But I'm gonna get a ticket now that you appeared", he was sad and completely lost on what he had done and his responsibility. Allstate never did cover the total cost of the repair. I thought I owed it to him to show up for court.
Ronnie is the best presenter on RU-vid. Great manner, intelligent, all his videos show everything in detail and very funny. Should have a real show on TV. If they still had TV.
Fuck that! TV ruins everyone and everything they get their hands on! I'd love to have pre-Discovery channel Motortrend back, along with the Chris Harris RU-vid channel from before the BBC grabbed him to try and repair TG. (please excuse the profanity, I just feel compelled to say this whenever somebody says something complimentary about TV haha)
Your videos are the most accurate representation of repairing cars on RU-vid. The extreme frustration + slow progress is basically my experience every time I try any "major" car repairs. Your humor, writing and editing make these videos much more entertaining than my actual life fixing cars, though. Keep up the awesome work!
2:24. I like how the light takes on an angry red tint as the ashtray won't stay closed. Perfect show of rising frustration through video. ( I guess it sounds less fun to describe than to watch.)
24:43 I feel like this perfectly sums up working on cars. Your so excited that you personally fixed something so minuscule with zero qualifications but to everyone around you it seems easy and pointless
well it is not pointless. Problem is Ronald picked project car with little to no resale value (dont get me wrong it is not that I don't like his pick). Car might be best of its kind however it is still Tiburon and most pple dont care about how much work you put it in. I don't ohnestly know what kind of trim he did pick up, however that is second thing to remember when you buying off auctions, pick highiest possible (ofc if it isn't trashed). Reparing highier trim car vs lower one will be mostly the same cost. Also there is always a gamble with whatever you are trying to buy off auction (remember only insurance companies are kinda solid out there).
Very enjoyable and refreshing to watch. There's a lot of people on RU-vid who rebuild cars but no one does it like you. Hope to see you try this again, maybe with cooler cars that interest you.
Exactly. It's an expensive proposition to do this if you don't already have all the tools. and even if you do have all the tools, it's still a lot of time and effort. Copart isn't exactly known for handling cars carefully either, some damage ends up occurring due to how they forklift them etc. It's probably inevitable but it can make it more expensive, particularly if in loading on trailers the wheels get damaged, or the driveshaft gets bent on RWD vehicles, or any sheet metal distorts or gets punched-through.
It's a difficult and risky venture. Even when you're experienced, it's all too easy for one bad call to completely wipe out the profits from your last five flips.
My dad used to flip cars. You can make money with it if you know the cars you are buying really well and get deals on issues you know you can fix cheaply. We got good at toyota 3vze head gaskets. It is a gamble though, at auction you dont get a lot of time to inspect the car and you can't do a lot before bidding. My dad got burned a few times. While you can make money, you can also lose money very easily. Like with our toyota head gaskets - we could bang out a head gasket replacement in a couple hours. But if the head was warped, suddenly our big profit turned into a net loss.
@@Yugophoto Head gaskets aren't a risk I would take unless I had the equipment to mill the head. I've changed head gaskets before, even on an inline engine without an overhead cam it's a lot of work before flattening the mating surface of a warped head or having to worry about a block that needs to be decked.
I've watched far, far more auto rebuild and repair videos than I'd care to admit, but this one has to be the most well-edited, and well-produced one I've seen, along with intelligent narration and much humor .I'm subscribing now. Keep up the good work!
You are the man, man! 🎉💯 I've got two and a half years left to get my Fiero 2m4 done, and I'm praying your videos will still be around by then, because they are so dang helpful! 👏🙌👍🥳
Man, I just found your channel through this vid, and I'm definitely subscribing The editing, the humor, the actual work done. It was all awesome, and kudos to you
Hi, it's me! The person who bought a used 20yo car off fb marketplace for $2800 in "working condition" to save myself the trouble of repairing/sobbing over a mess of a cheaper car and boy howdy let me tell you - you made the right call. It is taking a similar amount of work to get my car into a fully working state after all of the bearings AND brakes turned out to be bad, the alternator died 3 months after purchasing, and significant interior damage required some attention. Car was $2800, but I've spent nearly that much on all the fixes, which I guess makes sense given what you came up with. Maybe that much frame damage is worth avoiding, but I'm still going your route next time around, no matter how much trouble it seems to be. Can't be any more than what I just went through lol.
Actually, the correct frame repairs is a pain in the ass. Frames were designed to withstand some damage, and crumble/fold in a very specific ways to transfer impact energy into plastic deformation (and saving the hoomans inside). I'm not saying that the exact repairs in the video may affect structural integrity, but in other cases I'd prefer crooked engine over crumbled frame.
4 wheel bearings = $325 4 brake rotors + F/R pads = $175 A trip to a junkyard or even buying interior pieces needed of ebay = Not expensive An afternoon on a weekend of doing literally the easiest, most strait forward repair that can be followed and pulled off by watching youtube video's = Free How on planet earth have you let someone soak you for $2800 to repair above issues?!
Nice to see someone show love to Tiburons, they are imo very underappreciated for what they are. I had a 2007 model for 2 years, it was a 14 yo car with 200k + kilometers when i got it but it was clearly taken care of by the previous owners. The only reason i swapped was it was the 2.0 liter 143hp model, i wanted something faster.
My first car was a 2008 tiburon in dark blue, just the 4 banger, loved that car with all my heart, hit a patch of black ice going about 100kph and hit a concrete barrier almost straight on, wrote off car, and broke my leg, arm, and a bunch of ribs, car went out with a fight and I miss it so much 😭 gonna be fallowing this closely 😬
Even if the cost was $3000, the amount of experience you gained as well as the satisfaction of putting the car back on the road is priceless! Oh, hopefully video revenue too since I did not skip any ads.
who knows how much longer the alternator on that 3k car on marketplace is gonna last, and the headlights are probably only slightly better than the junkyard ones he found. so he's still coming out ahead on the lack of mystery deficiencies.
Still needs to do the paint before it matches the elusive theoretical blue book good condition no issues car. Also, with that mileage, it probably needs a water pump soon unless it already had that done before the crash.
Watching your video editing and timing skills grow over the past few years has been a blast, Sir. There is no more creative, hilarious and undeniably human example of ‘shade-tree mechanic doc/essay’ than what you’re putting up here. You’re creating your own niche and mastering it as you go. Thanks for all the time and effort you’ve clearly spent splicing this together and polishing it for maximum enjoyment- it’s always well worth the wait.
Ron, you made this video a blast to watch, thanks for sharing that adventure, a friend and I used to straighten frames using a big tree and a come along / cable winch puller (same thing), whatever it takes to get the same result you did, perfection or close to it. good job!!
Great work on the repairs! ... @25:00 And this, kids, is why so many classic and desirable (today) cars look like they were tossed in a swamp or used for derby driving... when they were mid-life (like fox-body mustang) they were completely not worth fixing...
Informative, educational and always funny as hell. Thanks, Ronny, for your effort and bringing us along for the ride. I so appreciate your production quality, writing and comedic timing in editing. One of the things you always use to great effect, of course, is foreshadowing! Already looking forward to 2027!
Hahaha. Proud owner of a 2004 Tiburon "Tuscani" myself. Had it for 17 years now. Absolutely love it. It's like a go-kart with leather, heated seats. Perfect size, very comfortable, handles like it's on rails.... and it probably helps I put a Sony SACD multichannel stereo in it, so I can listen to vintage 70's Quadraphonic albums on SACD. They're also adorably attractive cars. Compared to most of the dreck being churned-out today, the Tibby's are gorgeous. Mine's a V6 and I've always joked that it has the power of a four, the smoothness of a six, and the thirst of an eight. It really was the dark ages in the times before variable valve curves. **Addition** Wow! Your local Hyundai dealer actually had parts for a Tiburon?? Mine told me to F.O. and stop asking several years ago. I've since found a source in Korea who buys dealer overstock and Hyundai corporate throw-aways but even he's having a hard time sourcing parts anymore. Try finding OE floor mats for the car. Not available anywhere for any price.
I bought one new in June of 04. The SE 6 speed, in yellow....I beat the hell out of it, and although it wasn't very fast, it was very reliable, fun, and I made a lot of good memories in it. You're right, it looks way better than anything made today that normal people can afford, but tbf, so does a shoebox glued to a skateboard.
@@guerrillaradio9953 I still think if they'd have made their AWD version; which they had several prototype mules running around.... or even RWD..... they'd have sold a million of them.
Yeah.... and that's what the Genesis (1st gen) was to a large degree, but it got expensive fast. The 3.8gdi 6 speed is a formidable car, but it's a 370z competitor, not a Dodge Neon/Chevy Cavalier upgrade like the Tibby. Still want to take an 03-07, get the 5.0 V8 from the K9 platform, 6 speed and IRS from a 3.8gdi, and make a little beast.
@@goclunker are you crazy? the hyundai tiburon has many valid points to criticise, but the looks are not one. punches way above its pay grade when it comes to aesthetics.
Just came across your channel, I must say I really enjoyed the video, your editing skills as well as your sense of humour made for a really enjoyable watch.
Brother! I'm literally 2 minutes in to this video, as a first time viewer and I can can tell you that this is something special you have going! Subbed, now kicking back and finishing the video!
I really enjoy your videos!! both the figuring shit out aspect and the comedic timing!! Reppin that H-town the best way possible. Keep at it!. I'm a proud owner of one of your shirts!
Dude you are SO FUNNY. Had me laughing practically the whole video. I never thought I'd watch a video featuring a Tiberon, but you make everything so entertaining. I hope you keep making more.
Impressive Video! I rebuilt my 2004 honda accord and I must say you went through wayyyy more than I would be able to handle. Especially with the bent frame!
Not sure how Copart work in US, but in UK they drain the "breaker" cars from all the fluids. That is basically when they deem the car "unrepairable", they do the "decontamination" on it and your car only being worth $700 maybe was considered scrap at some point (likely before you bought it) and thus it was at some step of "decontamination". I can't see any other reason why the coolant would not be there. That said at least in UK you can't put "breakers" back on the road, so there is no ambiguity - "breakers" are never sold to general public and therefore it is never an issue. Although, it is still very annoying when I buy the breaker for parts and let's say I want to check if engine is running as advertised, but I have to gamble it, because before they even allow me to break the car for parts they drain the oil and remove the filter. Recently I got screwed like that on Lexus IS250 which only had 12,000 miles and I hoped for engine in perfect condition... turns out engine is completely seized, and I missed it because I could not try to start the engine before taking it out. Why is it seized?! Who knows, maybe they drained it and then decided to drive around in the lot without oil. Anyhow - my experience with Copart in general - avoid at all cost. All cars are always worst posible version of themselves. Imagine the car of certain age and mileage and then imagine it is most uncared car you have every seen, never maintained, never washed etc. and then the one being sold at Copart will be double as bad as you thought. Point being - if you think it is a lottery, then it is a lottery where you always lose, it is not like you lose on one car, but other you get cheaply and it turns out to be easier to fix than you thought... Nope it does not work like that at Copart, they are all completely scrappers, which somehow avoided being scrapped. At least that is the case in UK. All the cars that are worth saving got picked-up in dealer auctions, or insurance own options or in some other private ways... and what ends-up in Copart are always the cars that nobody thought could be worth anything. I guess maybe going to to auction site and checking the car before buying makes a difference, but I have bought several dozen of the car, with damage and just used, and also scrappers where they offer the service for you to come and dismantle the car yourself... and they were all not as described, in shocking condition etc. For example the Lexus IS250 I bought was deemed unrepairable (so can't be registered), but it stated car runs and drivers, only 12,000 miles... should it should have been perfect parts car. When I came to dismantle it, it had one wheel completely missing, like whole suspension arm ripped-off (they found at some point), the door was not closed for who knows how many months, so interior started to get mouldy, the underside was all damaged from them moving it around, as mentioned engine was seized for some reason... so in the end there was quite little that I could salvage from the car. Also Copart fees are just ridiculous... so again for example I bought that Lexus IS250 for £275 (say $350), that was my bid... with all the fees it ended-up costing me nearly £900, and that was the service where I had to dismantle the car myself within the time slot of only 9 hours (you can extend for extra day for additional £250). Like HOW? How does £275 turn into £900? Obviously, it is little bit extreme example... if the car would have been £12,000 then say £12,800 final cost would be minor change percentage wise, but for cheap car my bid basically tripled. Now going onto your example - your car was clearly messed with. It looks like it was in minor accident... what happened with control arms? Why is chassis bent? The answer is probably - somebody bought car after much worse accident, cosmetically dressed-it up to look like minor collision and then sold it again. That said doesn't seem like it worked out if you paid only $700... Also it may have been not the first collision of that car. P.S. now that I watched the video to the end... it is so funny. It basically exactly how my Lexus IS250 project turned out. During covid I sold my Lexus RC-F, because 1. I didn't drive much, 2. it went UP in value by a lot and 3. I was afraid it will start depreciating again... Immediately after that I find myself in strange spot - so I got for the car more than I paid, but that was because ALL cars were now more expensive and I just wanted cheap runabout... So I found Lexus IS250 for "cheap" on Copart... turns out it had loads of electrical problems and some idiot has already been "working" on it. Several month later, I replaced several ECUs, Engine harness and the car still wasn't running right. I ended-up buying that other IS250 breaker for parts and when I had basically whole spare car I was able to fix my original purchase. Decent IS250 in UK is £3000 (probably was more like £4000 during covid), I have spent £1800 on my first car, then another £900 on parts car, then another £300 on some other ECUs that I have replaced in the process and I basically paid £3000 for that car. I am not even counting tools (most tools I already had) or that I spend 6 month fixing it... Well I guess we can call that "for experience"!
One of my favorite things about Copart is that what is said in the listing description is not legally binding according to their terms of service. The listing is useless because it can claim anything, be a total lie, and according to the terms you agree to you understand that it is your responsibility to make sure it is all true before putting down money. It can claim "runs and drives" and the thing be totally seized, and you have no recourse. I don't even understand how it is legal. Someone found a way to sell literal trash at a huge markup over scrap value and made a company out of it.
@@quixototalis In UK at least it is not legal, but kind of grey area. So the way they word it in UK - "it is buyers responsibility to inspect the car". And this is very disingenious, because probably 90% (likely more) of the cars are sold online. Technically you can go and inspect it in person, but realistically only some very expensive cars are inspected. I am sure that guy who buys wrecked Ferrari for 100k does inspect it, but majority are not inspected for sure... and Copart knows it. So basically majority of buyers do rely on descriptions online, but as you said they are rarely accurate. Now in theory, if I knew the engine was seized I could have rejected the car and get my money back, because it said runs and drives, but as mentioned for breaker car which was drained of fluids it just wasn't possible. Good thing I tested that engine before selling it, so it only costed me like £40 in fluids and not something like £200 shipping and then getting smashed over the head by the customer who bought seized "12,000" miles engine from me for £1000. That said sometimes where you can prove something is missing they do resolve it e.g. the original IS250 I bought showed picture of two keys in the listing, car was delivered to me with only one key... so I have requested for them to replace it and they did replace it... it wasn't cheap either... like £400. But that was because there was OBVIOUS missing thing where it showed two keys in the picture and car arrived with one. But on more nuanced things where you have to take it apart to find out it is almost impossible to fight back. They just going to say car was fine when it was in their lot or that it was on you to inspect it somehow.
There is a reason I don't fuck around with crashed cars. Then again used cars in running condition are often not very cheap even when they are absolute trash. I saw some some guy sell a car without an engine and wanted 2500€ meanwhile the thing in running condition is worth around 3500€. Junkyard engine is like 1000€ at minimum and you don't even know if it's any good because scrappers lie about kilometrage ( mileage ). For example I bought a turbo from an engine that supposedly had 115 000 km but when I got it, it was clear that it was in way worse condition than my original turbo with 260 000 km. Then again I only needed one part from it. In the end the guy was selling his car without an engine two years later and had dropped price down to 1000€. Still worth 200-250€ ( scrap value ) in my eyes.
Ronald, you are legitimately my favorite RU-vidr. You are the only person I've ever "hit the bell icon" for. Please don't make us wait until 2027 for your next video, I need to see the outcome of your garage.
I am so glad, YT suggested me this channel. Absoultely loved and binge watched the whole Kawasaki GPZ1000 RX and the 240Z series in like a day. This should be a 1M Subscriber channel. Please keep making quality videos !
I really appreciate all the work you put in! Not just into the project you take on but also the script, the camerawork, the editing, and everything else behind the scene. Thank you❤
I have a 2004 2.7 v6 manual one ( 6 speed manual ). Had it 13 years, its very very strong a blast to drive. Over in Ireland they arent called Tiburon there called Coupe.
That clip was amazing. The music, the cuts, video editing, the story. Everything matched. Amazing piece of work. It doesn't matter you payed 3000usd to all of those repairs, you accomplished something :) and boy oh buy. it was great to watch.
Ah, I love get notifications of new content from you!!! One of the few channels that must be watched in peace and quiet. Love your sense of humour and for this one the brilliant underhanded joke about all the CoPart rebuild channels and the overall cost of the project. Maybe there's a bigger margin in the more expensive cars but also those channels make a shed load more in advertising revenue I'd wager 😉
Your videos are always the greatest! I recently bought a 2007 bmw X5 and am doing the same just minus the collision damage. Everything on this X5 wants to break if you look at it sideways. Weekend junkyard runs, Amazon and eBay purchases and scouring OfferUp. Keep up the great content because your knowledge, lack of fear, brutal honesty and sense of humor are second to none on RU-vid.
Yeah, I wouldn’t touch a wreaked M5 with a ten foot pole. Actually, after suffering through M3 ownership way back in 09, it’s put me off BMW for a looong time.
You could have bought my Volvo on CoPart for $1500 a few months ago. No body panel damage, engine and drivetrain 100% and well maintained. All it needed was radiator, oil cooler, AC condensor. Not as sporty as your car though. Props to you for taking on this challenge! For what it is worth, when I was around your age, I messed up the rebuild on my VW bug engine, because I didn't know what I was doing. I admire your approach. *edit* You did frame work. Some good, some bad. It's all about learning.
I know too well, "oh it just needs fresh fluids and it's good to go.". Fucking pile of junk people are willing to pay too much money for. And the idiots who take cars apart to sell junk parts at extreme prices are driving the scrap car value up. Used, scrap car industry full of fraudsters.
You may be able to buy one for 3k and you fixed yours said and done for 3k but what you cant buy is the experience, frustration and headaches topped with the feeling of accomplishment when completed.
