Thank god for the sporadic vid with still some normal affordable cars, like how we all started (RIP my 2007 Fiesta ST). Very nice to see these rarer cars and builds.
@@AI-Records24 My condolences, i know that can hurt the ego (and the wallet). In my case i didn't total it though, it was just spent. It had 160.000 miles, most of which were on track. It needed a new shortblock (ideally an entire new engine, even) and i just didn't want to keep throwing money into that pit.
@@sys-administratornot necessarily. They're very durable so a 100.000km Adam will run about 10.000€. Rims are quite cheap since they're old, maybe 200-400€, Cup2 500-700€, CAE 1000€, Coilovers 800€. Runs about 13000-15000€ total. I'd wager. Used parts will obviously be cheaper, although harder to come by. Compared to the 50k+ Tracktools with engine swaps, cages, big brake kits and so on, this is definetly on the affordable and reliable side.
Shame you didn't get better track conditions for this one. They were used as the junior cup class in rally for a while and they looked quite happy to turn in. I basically forgot these existed, thanks for reminding me.
Very admirable video, nice to see something so unexpected! no longer will I look at my mums car the same way!!! 😜 I can only imagine it’s a similar to a Mini Cooper?
@@777rpm9 I think they are great fun to drive around town, a proper super mini, much smaller than a corsa. To be fair there are some nice examples here in the UK and I have always appreciated the unique model of the Adam, it is the one and only. - anything to make mums car cooler 😎 👌 can’t wait to show her this!
Why that? 185HP...Thats way more than needed for 200. My Calibra does 243 with 170HP Topspeed. And the Astra H Caravan i owned, did 208km/h with just 115HP. (with other Springs 30mm lower, less airresistance, with stock springs it just went 198km/h). So, 185HP is more than enough to drive 200+
Great little cars and sound amazing. Definitely get the yellow stuff out the car. They are only good for fast road use. Personally I don’t rate EBC and would be using something like DS2500 in them. Far superior pad. I faded a set of yellow stuff in 4 laps. Absolute 💩
@@bengunn07 2500 is miles better than yellow or blue stuff pads. I had yellow and they were trash. I’m on blue stuff and still don’t rate them. 2500 could take 15 minutes of absolute thrashing every time without fade.
@@bengunn07 definitely not a road pad since they aren’t technically road legal. But I’m not sure what experience you had but when I swapped to yellow it was unreal how poor they were in comparison. I’ll either go back to DS2500 or maybe try RPX
@@RosskoPeeko the ds2500 had a better initial bite than yellowstuff but then crumbled at high temps. Both faded after 15 mins hard use on track in a sub 900kg hatchback
This reminds me so much aboit my first car. Chevrolet Aveo 1.4L Sounded almost exactly like this. Not that supprisibg because the engine was from Opel xD
@@MudCorpPlaythroughsAh they might be the 1.4 N/A Opel engines. I know the 1.4T Ecotec is the same engine as is used here. Although the 150hp (Opel Adam S & Corsa E S/GSi) has different, more heat-resistant piston rings. The rest is identical.
When you order a budget track car from Wish using coupons 😅 I really love that you can see Misha is really enjoying driving these type of 'not so fast" 😂 cars with great respect in every corner!
I love ALL your videos, Misha, especially the REALLY fast "track day" cars. I would love to see you drive the ZO6 or E-Ray on a track day. Is that possibly in the "works"?
oh great...was looking into buying eather an adam s or an abarth 595...and now that misha has driven both of them lately and liked them the already pretty high price for what these cars are is about to go up at least a 1000 euros if not more...probably wont get one in good shape under 15 grand now...thanks misha...lol😉 anyway always loved these tiny cars and even if i have to save a little bit longer now my next car is going to be eather the adam s or the abarth 595! love these lets call them "affordable on a budget tiny track toy" videos...absolutly more relatable then those 60 grand and upwards highend cars!
I'd prefer the adam since the Abarth really is just a Fiat 500 with a different engine and suspension. It's a lot more cheaply made and they only have 5 gears for some reason.
@@schmid1.079 the problem i´ve got with french cars is the styling...i just dont like them...that and had terrible expierences with french motors...the 1.6 thp motor they put in literally everything is an unreliable peace of junk.
Oh no, not at all. We barely have any options when it comes to parts. Basically 2 manufacturers for adjustable coilovers, 1 for static coilovers, 1 big brake kit (330mm), 3 or 4 usable exhaust options, 1 single choice for a bodykit (Ingo Noak) Thats basically it.
Question: is the JP Performance video coming this year? I want JP his passenger seat and you driving. Just for the Gesichtskirmes. I think there was a vote or something about that..
Might also be due to the shape of the car. It's not that aerodynamic. But in all honesty, it's not made for ultra high speeds. The gearbox has pretty short gear ratios. Mine is mapped to 175 and tops out at about 235km/h speedo in the flat.
its pretty fast up to 170-180 kph, its still a 1.4T engine. It needs about 220hp to feel the sweet spot. Mine is also about 185 with 98ron fuel and it feels much better than stock
да что за хрень, почему интернет лагает? Вчера меньше лагал, сегодня вообще капец. А позавчера не лагал. Автор вы заинтересованы в просмотрах ваших видеороликов, так разберитесь с проблемой.
The sound is needed to go to a tuner because they come very silent from factory - no exhaust system need to take the resonator off (cheap and great sounds) or make a special exhaust system (expensive), but it has no relation to Abarth very different cars.