Heres Why Cars are a Ripoff
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Date: 2019-05-28
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Robert Troxell
I bought a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup in 2002. It had 24, 000 miles and in the years since I have added 80, 000 miles. I dont put a lot of miles on it but I use it to haul stuff and have significantly over-loaded it with gravel a few times. In all those years, I have only spent about 1500 on repairs, outside of routine maintenance. I had to replace a fuel rail, one brake hose and and ball joints. Suspension is original otherwise and the engine and transmission have given me no problems. Body rust has been the biggest issue. I hope to drive it at least 10 more years. Either I got an unusual example or Dodge trucks are pretty good.
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I bought a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup in 2002. It had 24, 000 miles and in the years since I have added 80, 000 miles. I dont put a lot of miles on it but I use it to haul stuff and have significantly over-loaded it with gravel a few times. In all those years, I have only spent about 1500 on repairs, outside of routine maintenance. I had to replace a fuel rail, one brake hose and and ball joints. Suspension is original otherwise and the engine and transmission have given me no problems. Body rust has been the biggest issue. I hope to drive it at least 10 more years. Either I got an unusual example or Dodge trucks are pretty good.
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izak8312
Hey, Scotty, I have a question for you. I blocked my EGR valve in my 1. 9TDI VW engine and since then I began to notice that the car is actually getting worse gas mielage. So is it possible, that the EGR block affects gas mielage in this way? I mean in theory it should be the opposite. (everything else that might affect it is taken care of: fuel filter, air filter) (The MAF sensor reading at idle is also higher then it was before the EGR block, so idk, maybe Its putting too much fuel into the engine because of that(great videos and content btw, I love your channel) Thanks in advance and keep up the good workBest regards, Izak Bucik
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Hey, Scotty, I have a question for you. I blocked my EGR valve in my 1. 9TDI VW engine and since then I began to notice that the car is actually getting worse gas mielage. So is it possible, that the EGR block affects gas mielage in this way? I mean in theory it should be the opposite. (everything else that might affect it is taken care of: fuel filter, air filter) (The MAF sensor reading at idle is also higher then it was before the EGR block, so idk, maybe Its putting too much fuel into the engine because of that(great videos and content btw, I love your channel) Thanks in advance and keep up the good workBest regards, Izak Bucik
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j3zhott
Poor advice on rebuilt titles. If the car is rear wheel drive and hit in the front and no frame damage go for it. The same works in reverse. For flood cars Id avoid via electronics ie ecus can get extremely pricey and programming certain cars can only be done by the dealership. Inspect the damage and verify who did the repairs and you should be fine. Insurance companies total cars out these days especially exotics for bumpers, headlights, and fenders via the OEM parts and labor can cost more than the value of the car.
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Poor advice on rebuilt titles. If the car is rear wheel drive and hit in the front and no frame damage go for it. The same works in reverse. For flood cars Id avoid via electronics ie ecus can get extremely pricey and programming certain cars can only be done by the dealership. Inspect the damage and verify who did the repairs and you should be fine. Insurance companies total cars out these days especially exotics for bumpers, headlights, and fenders via the OEM parts and labor can cost more than the value of the car.
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Daniy Tyshkevich
Rebuilt title isnt scary at all. Ive owned mostly rebuilt titles for YEARS and they never gave me trouble. The goal is to know how it was damaged and if the repair was done properly and not in a backyard with 200 worth of tools and pulled against a tree. Flood damage is different though, unless you SEEN how bad it was (fresh water, meaning barely the carpets got wet) stay away from it. The only exception would be a car with next to no electronics in it (something old school.
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Rebuilt title isnt scary at all. Ive owned mostly rebuilt titles for YEARS and they never gave me trouble. The goal is to know how it was damaged and if the repair was done properly and not in a backyard with 200 worth of tools and pulled against a tree. Flood damage is different though, unless you SEEN how bad it was (fresh water, meaning barely the carpets got wet) stay away from it. The only exception would be a car with next to no electronics in it (something old school.
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Marc Carnohan
Hi Scotty. I love Toyota cars (we have a Sienna) but I am SO conflicted in my search to replace my aging Miata. The newer Corollas and Camrys all have horrid styling. Im having a hard time getting past it. Big grill: blyech. Also it is so hard to find a manual transmission (CVT? Dont think so. But there were so many years of oil burning Toyota 4 bangers---I yi yi. Any other brands youd even consider? I liked an older style Impala I rented once and heard they can go 300k miles.
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Hi Scotty. I love Toyota cars (we have a Sienna) but I am SO conflicted in my search to replace my aging Miata. The newer Corollas and Camrys all have horrid styling. Im having a hard time getting past it. Big grill: blyech. Also it is so hard to find a manual transmission (CVT? Dont think so. But there were so many years of oil burning Toyota 4 bangers---I yi yi. Any other brands youd even consider? I liked an older style Impala I rented once and heard they can go 300k miles.
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discerningmind
I bought a Flood car from a reputable dealer that only sells flood cars. The difference is they only buy cars that the flood water was below the seat tracks, and they arriveto the sceneearly. The cars are then rapidly shippedto theirfacility where the carpets are removed, thoroughly shampooed/dried, and any electrical connections under the carpetare treated. They give a lifetime warrantee to repair any flood related issue. I saved thousands and I havent had one problem.
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I bought a Flood car from a reputable dealer that only sells flood cars. The difference is they only buy cars that the flood water was below the seat tracks, and they arriveto the sceneearly. The cars are then rapidly shippedto theirfacility where the carpets are removed, thoroughly shampooed/dried, and any electrical connections under the carpetare treated. They give a lifetime warrantee to repair any flood related issue. I saved thousands and I havent had one problem.
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Indiana Tone
The powers that be have made us totally dependant on cars to get to work to pay our bills to keep the roof over our heads food in our belly etc. we have to have them and guess what? Theyve stitched everything on them to keep paying out for repairs, its down to a fine art now of something breaking or wearing all the time, we just have to put them into our budgets Were stuffed were on a damn merry go round of paying out to live. Roll on death
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The powers that be have made us totally dependant on cars to get to work to pay our bills to keep the roof over our heads food in our belly etc. we have to have them and guess what? Theyve stitched everything on them to keep paying out for repairs, its down to a fine art now of something breaking or wearing all the time, we just have to put them into our budgets Were stuffed were on a damn merry go round of paying out to live. Roll on death
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SkyCop
I agree with your evaluation of the Ram pickup. Especially the inordinate amount of electronic problems. A neighbor of mine just had to fight with the dealer about a brand new 2018 Ram dually pickup that would just quit running and had to be towed to the dealership several times. He ended up getting rid of it with the Lemon Law. I live in a pickup dominated area in Wyoming and all the Ram owners complain of electronic problems.
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I agree with your evaluation of the Ram pickup. Especially the inordinate amount of electronic problems. A neighbor of mine just had to fight with the dealer about a brand new 2018 Ram dually pickup that would just quit running and had to be towed to the dealership several times. He ended up getting rid of it with the Lemon Law. I live in a pickup dominated area in Wyoming and all the Ram owners complain of electronic problems.
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It's Tovi!
Hey Scotty I enjoy watching your videos every night before I go to sleep, very informational. Dad and I were looking at a 07 Infinity G35 with 127k miles, we drove it and we smelled burned rubber I couldnt figure out if it was a hose thats burning/worn out or something else, dealer wanted 9k for it and wouldnt go any lower what could the problem? Anyway we went to a different dealer and got a better car instead of that.
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Hey Scotty I enjoy watching your videos every night before I go to sleep, very informational. Dad and I were looking at a 07 Infinity G35 with 127k miles, we drove it and we smelled burned rubber I couldnt figure out if it was a hose thats burning/worn out or something else, dealer wanted 9k for it and wouldnt go any lower what could the problem? Anyway we went to a different dealer and got a better car instead of that.
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