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The Jankiest Automotive channel on the Internet, Janky AF, where "Every Car Is A Great Car", especially the Ford Aerostar. Relatable automotive content that eschews elitism and celebrates the joy of motoring. Brought to you by Janky Painting & Toilet Company LLC. www.jankypainting.com - Janky do Thanky
Celebrating Hitting 1000 Subscribers by Hitting a Deer
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On the maiden voyage home after spending more than the vehicles original purchase price on repairs, a close encounter with nature leaves our '93 Aerostar Sport in dire straits. A bevy of questions now arises, mostly centered on if, when, and how we should acquire another Aerostar.
Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky
Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com
Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com
Janky do Thanky
#fordaerostar #aerostar #1000subscriber
On the maiden voyage home after spending more than the vehicles original purchase price on repairs, a close encounter with nature leaves our '93 Aerostar Sport in dire straits. A bevy of questions now arises, mostly centered on if, when, and how we should acquire another Aerostar.
Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky
Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com
Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com
Janky do Thanky
#fordaerostar #aerostar #1000subscriber
zhlédnutí: 647
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My Janky Life - Ep 15 - Passive Income
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Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #passiveincome
Year Of The Aerostar: Episode 129
zhlédnutí 136Před 14 dny
Here we have a beautiful 1995 Ford Aerostar with 4WD and a bubble-top camper conversion. Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com Janky do Thanky #fordaerostar #aerostar #yearoftheaerostar
Year Of The Aerostar: Episode 128
zhlédnutí 80Před 21 dnem
Here we have a beautiful 1996 Ford Aerostar, which true to its name looks good under a starry night's sky. Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com Janky do Thanky #fordaerostar #aerostar #yearoftheaerostar
Year Of The Aerostar: Episode 127
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Here we have a beautiful 1997 Ford Aerostar formerly used as a Postal Service delivery vehicle. Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com Janky do Thanky #fordaerostar #aerostar #yearoftheaerostar
Year Of The Aerostar: Episode 126
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Here we have a beautiful 1988 Ford Aerostar with a 5 speed manual transmission and luxurious full vinyl blue interior Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com Janky do Thanky #fordaerostar #aerostar #yearoftheaerostar
My Janky Life - Ep 14 - Fine Art & The Fiat.
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Follow and Explore Wyche Designs on Instagram: @wyche_designs Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #fiat
My Janky Life - Ep 13 - Golf, Buicks, and Debt.
zhlédnutí 49Před měsícem
Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #golf
My Janky Life - Ep 12 - Car Roulette
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Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #painting
My Janky Life - Ep 11 - Silver Dog Linings
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Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #janellemonae
Year Of The Aerostar: Episode 125
zhlédnutí 189Před 3 měsíci
Here we have a beautiful 1988 Ford Aerostar with a manual transmission, tan vinyl interior, and just one previous owner. Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com Janky do Thanky #fordaerostar #aerostar #yearofthearostar
My Janky Life - Ep 10 - Baseball Card Wall
zhlédnutí 40Před 3 měsíci
Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #baseballcards
Year Of The Aerostar: Episode 124
zhlédnutí 553Před 3 měsíci
Here we have a beautiful 1987 Ford Aerostar with a manual transmission and only two previous owners. Instagram/TikTok: @af_janky Have your great car reviewed: afjanky@gmail.com Buy Beef Janky's Toilet at: www.jankypainting.com Janky do Thanky #fordaerostar #aerostar #yearofthearostar
My Janky Life - Ep 9 - Aerostar Season
zhlédnutí 100Před 3 měsíci
Trigger Warning - Hoarding Tendencies. www.jankypainting.com Beef Janky - who may or may not be a hoarder - attempts to de-hoard while getting distracted (which may or may not be from adhd) by various other things. Who cares about social media...Janky do Thanky #hoarding #debt #hoarders
My Janky Life - Ep 8 - I know Jackie Robinson is not Barry White
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My Janky Life - Ep 8 - I know Jackie Robinson is not Barry White
My Janky Life - Ep 7 - Hoarders Non-Anonymous
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My Janky Life - Ep 7 - Hoarders Non-Anonymous
My Janky Life - Ep 6 - The Shop (pt 1)
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My Janky Life - Ep 6 - The Shop (pt 1)
My Janky Life - Ep 3 - Hoarding in the Barn
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My Janky Life - Ep 3 - Hoarding in the Barn
My Janky Life - Ep 2 - Still in the basement.
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My Janky Life - Ep 2 - Still in the basement.
Introducing: My Janky Life. (Episode 1)
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Introducing: My Janky Life. (Episode 1)
Make it 1001 subscribers for this unfortunate event, I live in the countryside and have hit a few small deer, good luck to you!
Ah yes hitting the 1000 subs deer, a rite of passage.
Lots of choices on what to do. Good luck finding the most effective choice for the money and time. Love your lemons to lemonade attitude.
I feel for u man once u fix a car next thing u know it gets damaged always seems that way
NO!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations, I'm sorry.
Egh dude, that sucks.
Bummer about the accident, BTW, I really like them wheels...! 1000 subscribers....! Nice
I'm always shocked when i see a vehicle that is still fully functional aside from some minor cosmetic damage being called a total loss.
well... congrats for the 1K nonetheless
Congrats on hitting 1k subs. Sorry about the car. Enjoying your enthusiasm for Aerostars! Here in Poland these cars are very rare. Only 2 listed online in here. I imagine getting parts is a real struggle,
The stalling is most likely due to a bad fuel pump/fuel pressure sensor. Around $600 to get fixed at a good shop as it requires a ton of teardown
Cloth seats and manual rare as all get out!!!
i LOVE the Aerostar van so much. growing up in So Cal all my life i remember seeing some wild cool custom Aerostar vans. lowriders seen ones lifted on big knobby tires with 4 wheel drive. seen custom conversion ones with TVs and beds. there just super cool vans. the daycare lady when i was a kid she had one that had these Awesome extra seats in the rear that faced each other sitting in the trunk it was the coolest spot in any car. there super cool vans
Ford actually introduced the new transit in 2014 partly because they were illegally importing the 2009 through 2013 models from Europe. They would ship the European ones with car seats in the back to get around import laws regarding cargo vehicles. Pretty interesting fact I would say.
3:20 you mentioned it 😅
Credit to the great youtube channel "Shooting Cars" @shootingcars for that info in his great review. janky do thanky. Everything about these Transits is quirky and interesting. still a very unique vehicle in the American car landscape
That screw does not have a cover.. looks like it's just not screwed all the way in so it shows... or it's been replaced.. they are usually black (don't ask how many dashes I've torn apart to replace lights etc)
Is this one an extended van, rather than a cargo?
Ha! Tell me, have you ever replaced an analogue cluster with a digital one? I hear its possible on certain models and am very interested in doing so.
In my totally biased opinion, a Cargo is only one with the barn doors in the rear, as opposed to a single up-swinging liftgate. Both cargo and passenger can be in regular and extended length. Literally speaking, anytime any Aerostar is carrying "cargo" it is of course a cargo van. Camper conversion is a whole other category, but I have actually seen camper 'star both with liftgate and barn doors, so I suppose this is an extended passenger camper. :}
@@JankyAF I have never done it... I've heard it's possible.. but requires quite a bit of work!
3 Aerostar reviews in as many weeks🎉🎉🎉🎉!!!
We were really cooking there for a minute! Working up to my ultimate marathon goal.
Thanks.
I keep missing these because I forget what day I am scheduling the premieres for. Janky do Thanky
I got my first aerostar... I love that van
Congratulanky! Let's hear the deets, year, color, transmission, length?
Missed it. Was waiting but I'm at the shop. My 1993 Ford Aerostar XLT 3.0L just passed smog.
I have one for sale daily driver but needs work or use for parts but I'm from Michigan
Congratulanky! I have to try to catch the next one as well, that was fun last time.
Is it listed anywhere publicly? Anyone feel like driving to NY?
The bump is the rear washer.. always there.. just moved to the side when the third brake light came to be! Also fun fact.. 1997 is the only year the rear wiper doesn't sweep the whole rear window.. it stops without going all the way down to the bottom of the window on the drivers side.
Any idea why that is? Curious. '97 is a fascinating year. Do you have one,?(forgive me but I forget with all your Aerostars) I'm wondering if you can feel the extra gear in the transmission. This Aerostar minutiae is like a warm breeze on a summer night. Janky do thanky
That mesh cage is perfect for keeping sure my unsuspecting guests can't make their way to freedom. Once that formaldahide wears off they get all sorts of fidgetty... I'm just kidding... I don't waste money on Formaldahide.
351 I can only imagine what you and your imagination would cook up with unlimited funds and a dozen Aerostars. I hope we can both find out one day. until then, janky do thanky
What kind of work is being done on your green Aerostar?
All will be revealed very soon...Been an interesting ride
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We need a Janky do Thanky emoji I can respond with.
Congrats on this huge milestone, Colin!
Harry! Janky do thanky to you! An honor to present this programming to fine Aerostar enthusiasts such as yourself, around the world.
Congrats on 1000 subscribers!!! Will there ever be an 'YOTA on the road with Janky"?
I think we're only another 99,000 away from being able to take the show on the road full time on our Aerostar buying tour. On our way!
Thanks.
janky do thanky to you sir. Your consistency is akin to the Aerostar.
My parents owned an '88 3.0L V6 in Canada, but their speedo went up to 110mph (or 180km/h) but this only goes to 85mph. How come?
Hmmm, a very good question. Did they have the digital or analogue gauge cluster? A lot of times there will be some strange discrepancies betweeen Canadian and US spec cars
@@JankyAF They had the analogue cluster.
Sorry for your loss😢 Interestingly it brought you to the home of Aerostar production. Actually, I was looking at the glass on my Aerostar and I noticed the symbol of the city where this fine vehicle was produced😊 Great to have you back bringing us thorough reviews of the Aerostar😀
Antonio! Janky do thanky as always. I never noticed that on the glass that's a great bit of Aerostar sleuthing! Oh man I was on such a roll with the episodes, my next update will explain a little bit about my current hiatus. Its both good and bad news. Speaking of too many cars where is this new mysterious acquisition of yours!?
Where in upstate NY? I knew it was.
I don't give out my precise location but we are within an hour radius of the baseball hall of fame, to give you some idea.... janky do thanky
real overkill for a couple of headlights. I owned 2 X1/9 and never felt I need a better cabling to the lamps
Ha! Great comment, yea I had no idea how involved it was. Cousin Skot took it upon himself, I just showed up in the morning and it was all done up. I give him a lot of credit, he is kind of a whizz in that department, so I am certainly not complaining, but yes overkill is probably accurate. Supposedly it does more than just the headlights, helps with window wipers and just generally takes less draw off the battery, think its supposed to help starter as well because the wires aren't going all the way there and then back through the headlight relays. To be honest the wipers still move pretty slow, which is all well and good because I don't really plan on driving it in the rain, and I'd be just as well suited to put on some goggles and stick my head over the windshield to drive in the rain. Janky do thanky
Iv got a 1.8 TD Manual. Great van does a good 40mpg
Jealous!! I'm not sure why the Americans always seem to get the crappiest spec's of all these euro cars, but a manual in this thing would completely transform it, and a diesel seems even better. That's a ford diesel from the factory?
@@JankyAF yeah ford 1.8 lynx engine. Cracking engines. Iv owned an ex taxi with 500,000 miles on.
Damn dude, just discovered your channel thanks to this video. It's fucking amazing! Good job dude
Well Janky do Thanky to you! Been slacking on the reviews lately, have a couple in the bag that I just need to edit, I'm a fool who tries to spin 20 plates in the air at once, but I'm very pleased and appreciative to receive kind words on my efforts to document the automotive world in my own janky way. Janky do thanky!
Quirky little bastards Lol
Hello Janky AF, do you know if Ford ever built an Aerostar with only two doors in the front and no passenger sliding door? Perhaps a utility van Aerostar with just two front doors and one rear door in the very back? I have a 1986 Boyd Coddington Aerostar that I know his shop did a lot of customizing on. It doesnt have a passenger siding door; I wonder if Boyds shop deleted the door?
Hello! Sorry I am just getting to your comment, as far as I know they all came from the factory with a single sliding door. Seems well within the realm of Boyd's shop to do a door delete, and honestly more likely than Ford doing so from the factory. I saw not too long ago on Jay Leno's garage a Boyd truck, was a S-10 or maybe Silverado or Sierra, very 90's in the paintwork and everything, but a lot of nice subtle details and excellent craftsmenship. That's amazing you have a Boyd Aerostar! Kind of makes sense it was an 86 because that's the first year so it was something new for his shop to customize. I would absolutely love to hear more about this van and see some pictures. If you are so inclined please drop an email to: afjanky@gmail.com p.s. what does it have for wheels on it? Janky do thanky
Thank you for the nice review of my van!!!! It made me think about keeping it! I moved from San Diego to Fort Mohave Arizona that's why it's for sale in Arizona. With the move and all that was going on, I didn't push the sale of my van, but now I'm at the point where I need to sell it!!! I've upped the price a bit to $9500 and might install a larger LiFePo4 100ah battery, 300 watt flexible solar panel, and a 37 quart 12 refrigerator. If I do these upgrades I'm also going to up the price to $11,000. I did indeed show pictures in varying stages of development (rear bumper, flared wheel wells. ) The van has about 130k on the chassis and again, a lot of parts and the engine (4.0) have less than 10k on them. I will explain to anyone interested about why the engine has only less than 10k on it since new!! Why am I selling it you might ask? Well, I'm getting up there age and health wise, and I can no longer sleep laying down. So I built a 1988 Chevy Van around a Recliner Chair (which I now have to sleep in) and I can no longer use my Aerostar, so I decided to sell it. If you have any other questions or comments please feel free to ask them, and if anyone out there might want to buy it, my cell is 928-577-8 zero 3 zero! And again, thank you for your review!!! - Michael Pahl
You hear it here first folks! Hey thank you for that in depth description of the Vehicle. Sounds like an honest car and an honest seller. Best of luck to you and your new Chevy van and recliner set up. If anyone purchases this vehicle please let us know. Janky do Thanky Michael, thanks for chiming in!
That vehicle sucks bawls.
I'm sorry, I'm not sure I follow. What are bawls?
Come on dawg
This car is so cozy. It’s what you’d expect to see parked outside a single family house in a small, calm suburban neighborhood as orange leaves are flying with a cool gist of wind of 65*F in a relaxing fall evening.
Keep going! Ha that is an excellent description of my environment during the review of this vehicle. In a world of diet fads and trendy supplements, sometimes you just want some home cooked mac n cheese. janky do thanky
They used liberty in 1986 up until 2005 then they came out the blue and white the Empire State
According to Wikipedia its 2001, but there is probably an overlap between when they were manufactured and how long you could renew a registration. My brother still has the 2001-2010 blue waterfall plate on his tesla, he has transferred the registration from a 2000 carolla to two prius' and finally to his current car. In theory if you kept transferring or updating the registration I wonder how long you could have kept the liberty plate. I guess 2005 is the answer, but my brother's plate is now 14 years past its termination of manufacture, so very interesting there. Janky do thanky for the comment.
Jank Daly
Grank it and Jank it!
Pretty day!
Fore!
Wanna sell the rims off your gold one?
Sorry for the late reply, at this point I'm not ready to part with anything. I have those as well as a set of the "Iron Cross" style, its funny because those are a half inch wider I believe. The cromodora CD 91's - the ones on the car in this video, are probably the most common overall, and if you keep your eyes peeled you can usually find a set pretty cheap on marketplace or one of the forums. They are a very cool looking wheel and a 4 spoke is very european. Let u know if I ever change my mind. Janky do thanky
Inwant to put period corrwct olates on my 35 year old caddy. I already have several sets of plates. Problem is its insured as pleasure only. Since i have three cars and two drivers. While i dont drive it every day its sees almost as much use as my other vehicle. So if i get them id be violoaing registration as well as insurance. I wish there was a work around. I would actually pay a premium to use the plates. The whole how much you use the vehicle thing is a bimch of crap. Our 2014 gets driven once a week. My 2000 and 1992 get driven every day between them. So how is it wrong to get historical registration that says limited to show only and drive it. But the vehicle that they collect the most on sits still and gets less than 1/7th the use. I thought the state used to say it shoud be for show and histoeic use and only occasional other on road use Now it says show and exhibit use only.
My apologies for the late reply. What state are you in? I can really only speak to NY state, as they all differ. I'm not sure about "show and display" rules other than for cars newer than 25 years old that are imported here under show and display, meaning they can be legally imported but not legally driven. What insurance carrier do you have? I sound like a walking advertisement but I truly think Hagerty offers a great service. You assign a value of the vehicle together, and yes you have to prove its not your daily driver just because the insurance is so much cheaper, so there I'm sure the risk mitigation of the vehicle not being driven everyday factors into their prices. But with Hagerty there are no specific "mileage limits" you just have to prove that you have another car that is NOT historically registered or insured. Then once you have that "HIS" distinction on the registration card you are free to apply for "vintage" plates. So sounds like if you get the 2014 and the 2000 on a normal auto policy, then you can put the 1992 on a classic policy, totally distinct from the policy the other two are on. I know some major companies offer "classic" insurance but its just tacked on to your existing policy. I would put the classics on a totally separate policy with a different company. And again, not to sound like a broken record, but Hagerty really does offer a great service for a reasonable price. And no mileage limits. Hope that helps/makes sense
@@JankyAF I've heard good about them. Wow I had a lot of typos. I get messy typing and only on CZcams it stops correcting or corrects wrong. The use only for show is as per NYS. Guess the work around would be more expensive but get a personal plate with the number you have and put the old plate on. Usually no enforcement will question or give you a hard time.
The thing is none of the issues that this car has despite being rode hard and put away wet are serious. It could easily be fixed up for minimal cost and the car would be good for at least another 150,000 miles. Now I will admit, I prefer the first generation XB to your friend's second generation, but they were both excellent cars. I just think that the first generation was more excellent. I also feel like the first generation car was a little bit more in keeping with the mission of the brand.
"more excellent" - I love this description, and I happen to agree, its more "pure" from a styling standpoint. Between you and me I really wanted the car to be saved as well, and it was traded in, so I'm sure its probably out there still. I think whereas the benchmark used to be 100,000 miles (and nowadays has kind of come back there) then toyota and honda kind of said no, the benchmark should be 200,000 miles, and a new standard of longevity was made in the 80's thru 2000's, and now I think it should be 300,000. That's what I'm trying to get my '15 Prius V to, I think 300,000 should be the benchmark. And I know someone who had a 1st gen xB that had like 280,xxx and was doing great until it got t-boned. Sad story. A manual 1st gen xB is a true collector car at this point I'd say. Thanks for the comment! Love the love for the Scion brand.
I have a 1093 ford Aerostar Love it
Tell me more. What color is it? All hail the mighty Aerostar
Much of what you shared about your life, complications, and such, made me more interested in the next steps. To be honest, your busy life makes mine feel quite boring. Your passion projects and even your day-to-day activities can inspire and perhaps ignite a dormant flame of expression through art or even start a new journey. Keep it up!
Hello again, janky do thanky again for a wonderful comment. I think there is a lot of divine to be found in the everyday, in the normal, in the banal. So many of us are just tracking our paths, and there's an illusion that this path has to be validated or gratified by some authoritative force beyond our station in life. But small fleeting human connections I think go a long way in creating spark, and we can then supply the fuel and oxygen to keep the motor running. You remember that song "Get what you give" by the New Radicals? I love that song. Janky do thanky for the comment, its a big circular mobius strip, just trying to do my part to boomerang the good juju I have received back around to the next person.
@@JankyAF Thanks a bunch for the song recommendation and the insights! It was just what I needed to take a trip down memory lane (I always wanted that raggy Disney T-shirt from Mr. Alexander from the video).
I’m looking to buy one I saw one 2012 Scion I’m planning to go n test drive it hopefully it’s a good one n no oil burning issues like some other CZcamsr mentioned Thank you
Sorry for my late response, did you end up getting a Scion? If so would love to hear how it worked out.
@@JankyAF no I didn’t