Buying 3 Cheap, Broken Luxury Cars (Especially A TESLA) Was Our Dumbest Idea EVER | Car Trek S6E3
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In the third episode of Car Trek series 6, AutoTempest takes a backseat to a new sponsor, Ticket Clinic, who instructs the guys to buy three cheap luxury cars. Ed, unsurprisingly shows up in a clapped-out yet extremely clean Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG. Freddy brings his million-mile Lexus LS400 that he bought from The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah for one dollar, and Tyler brings down the house (and the budget) with a 2013 Tesla Model S P85. They then have to find out what's wrong with them by subjecting them to an inspection by the Car Wizard.
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CAR TREK SERIES 6 PLAYLIST
Series 6, Episode 1► • We Bought 3 Dirt Cheap...
Series 6, Episode 2► • Which Of Our Cheap Spo...
Series 6, Episode 3► • Buying 3 Cheap, Broken...
Series 6, Episode 4► • Buying This Stupid Che...
Series 6, Episode 5► • We Bought 3 Dirt Cheap...
Series 6, Episode 6(FINALE)► • Go Off-Roading They Sa...
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COMPLETE CAR TREK SERIES 5 PLAYLIST
Series 5, Episode 1► • The McLaren F1 vs Our ...
Series 5, Episode 2► • Which Of Our Dream Car...
Series 5, Episode 3► • We Bought Back Our Fir...
Series 5, Episode 4► • Which Of Our Cars Can ...
Series 5, Episode 5► • Driving Each Other's D...
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COMPLETE CAR TREK SERIES 4 PLAYLIST
Series 4, Episode 1► • We Bought 3 Cheap Ferr...
Series 4, Episode 2► • Here's How Fast (OR SL...
Series 4, Episode 3► • Driving 1,000 Miles In...
Series 4, Episode 4 ► • Here's Why You Should ...
Series 4, Episode 5(FINALE)► • We Drove Our Cheap (An...
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COMPLETE CAR TREK SERIES 3 PLAYLIST
Series 3, Episode 1► • We Bought Each Other T...
Series 3, Episode 2► • Here's How BROKEN Our ...
Series 3, Episode 3 ► • Racing Our Unreliable ...
Series 3, Episode 4 ► • Here's How Much $$$ Ou...
Series 3, Episode 5(FINALE)► • We Took Our Unreliable...
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COMPLETE CAR TREK SERIES 2 PLAYLIST:
Series 2, Episode 1 ► • We Bought The 3 Most D...
Series 2, Episode 2 ► • Here's How SLOW Our Ch...
Series 2, Episode 3 ► • Here's How Much $$$ Ou...
Series 2, Episode 4 ► • Testing Our Cheap Supe...
Series 2, Episode 5(FINALE)► • Here's How Much $$$ We...
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COMPLETE CAR TREK SERIES 1 PLAYLIST:
Car Trek Episode 1 ► • We Bought 3 Cheap Exot...
Car Trek Episode 2 ► • Fixing Our Cheap (And ...
Car Trek Episode 3 ► • Here's How Fast (OR SL...
Car Trek Episode 4 ► • Here's How Much Horsep...
Car Trek Episode 5 ► • We Found Out How Much ...
Car Trek Episode 6 ► • We Took Our 3 Cheap Ex...
Car Trek Episode 7 (FINALE)► • Video
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You guys have definitely come into your own and are more natural together. Love the content. Keep it up. 👏
You bringing up the cost of the tesla when your build cost of that supra was double the entire budget.... hilarious.
Hey Ed, did you bust your chin open at an early age? I did and have the same half grey chin beard you do??? Lol
@@died4us590 what the fuck are you on about? I'm not aware of a single all electric minivan for sale in the US. All major models are gas or hybrid. Are you working in a troll farm or a shill of some sort?
Wow it sus?
You have no idea how hot 5 rolls of aluminum foil is as clothing.
Worth it
Jared once again proving to be the MVP of the CZcams automotive community. Thanks man, your sacrifice on that hot suit won't be forgotten!!
They don't pay you enough to put up with this stuff.
Didn’t know Bot can write CZcams comment
Thank you Jared. My wife, 2 kids, and I had to pause the video we were all laughing so hard. The Tin-Foil Stig!
Looks like I forgot to clear my browser history. How embarrassing!
ah hahaha "software update issue" indeed
🤣🤣
Its a yolk! Lol I love it
It's not a Model X, you need svideos.
Pointless trying to mute yourself when swearing in the end. It was really funny though.😂😂😂😂😂
“Freddy you bought a car that was engineered by people still working up the courage to try flavored water” No idea how Ed comed up with these but keep them coming lmao
First off, love the show. I know it’s kinda fun and funny when the “rules” are broken but it’s been multiple times over 2 seasons that it’s not even been close with the target price. Enthusiast watching the show like myself like to see what deals are out there from experts like you guys, not 30k Tesla’s or 100k Ferraris. 3 cars under 30k is an awesome idea and so far, oddly enough Ed is the only one that’s managed that.
Buy a auto trader !
Ed's free Lamborghinis intensify.
Tyler: "I'm driving in absolute silence. I can hear myself thinking"
The silence must be deafening.
Yeah, I could hear his thinking too. It was nothing.
Internet Browser: sorry we can't load that site while you're driving
$40,000 spent on a $30,000 budget and only 2/3 the way through? Sounds like every car build ever.
Maybe Tyler can convince someone to pay him to take away their car! 😁
A sub $1,000 off road beater was easy to find a few years ago. Curious what he pulled off.
@@kc510 No surprise, its his jurassic park jeep. Another car not bought for the series.
I mean the supra was 60 some thousand so...
@@thealphapackwolf5960 worth that now. At least it fit the budget when it was bought.
24:41 look at Tyler’s screen in his Tesla😂😂
🤣🤣🫣😳
Looks like a real concern when there is no self-driving mode on that year..
Omg on such a "nice" car. A shame. I should've expected better but no. 3G Internet? Truly sad, you'd at least expect 4G.
Haha
Xvideos ... 😂
34:58 I love how Hoovie has slowly been losing his cool as the Car Treks go on.😂
Tyler’s internet browser being stuck on xvideos most underrated part of the video 😂
0.0
When lmao
24:42
Broooooo
I never even thought to pay attention to what it was on!
Despicable levels of cheating here. Despicable I say.
Ed, you guys should do a fan series where you let the fans come and drive with you guys and do challenged
Challenges*
I think we need a VIN wiki episode on Car Trek cheating!
Creative interpretation of rules is the backbone of motorsports. Think of it this way, you taught them both well!
Love it
M113s are damn reliable, especially these na ones, the entire car will fall apart, but the engine will keep going, no matter what
Now this could be the next TOP GEAR, great chemistry between the hosts, awesome content, original ideas and most importantly dad jokes.
Unfortunately like most sequels they don't reach the level of the original. The characters are likeable but the chemistry is not Top Gear level...
If you like a very dry humor.
Blatant copying, a big turn off for me.
Ed cracked me up when the said “That’s the second most popular car in California next to a UHaul truck!” Love it
“The only car more popular in the state of California than a U-Haul truck.” 5:08
@@IkeVMAX4 and who can't, are sitting here wishing they can
Let’s pray they vote differently once they reach their destination in their Uhaul.
@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 I'd bet they do. Because the ones voting for the idiots don't know better. So they're the ones that stay. The smart people are getting out because of the people who voted this way.
@@tylercady3985 I hope you’re right.
I think they see the bad outcomes and we, yet they are such children with their emotion based, media believing voting habits, they won’t tie their blue no matter who voting to the negative outcomes they are fleeing. Their cognitive dissonance is generally pretty profound.
You just can't beat a depreciated AMG car!
You don't have to beat it. You just wait until its owner runs out of money repairing it.
@@tavarish Which happens very rearly
BMW M division has entered the chat
@@tavarish Savage.
Save it for the episodes ed
I love that Tavarish always goes the Toyota \ Lexus route.
Respect dude 🙏🏽
Hearing Tyler say “WEEZARD” at 8:56 might be one of the greatest things ever
"The number of error lights in this car is about as reassuring as blood in your stool" literally made me laugh out loud!!
Imagine Ed being the only person who followed car trek budget rules lmao
there is still one more car to go lol
To this point, i'm shocked beyond the borders of human imagination
I genuinely couldn’t tell if Tyler’s reaction to the yoke was genuine or scripted, by the er phrasing it seemed natural lmao
My god the wizard is next level he’s tested so many fluids he can tell the difference between oil, power steering fluid, and coolant all by taste
Hoovie went through the first 3 stages of grief in about 10 seconds when he saw that yoke, 😂😂
That fuck you guys had me dying
@@omararce1428 that sounded personal 😂😭
@@hernanaguilarjr7954 was the first time i ever heard him cuss someone out 😂
I am surprised Autotempest didn't step in on that one, that is hella unsafe (also, fuck the Yoke on Teslas)
CarTrek is all I wanted for Christmas this year, and I'm so happy we have it!
Best gift I'm getting this year!! Otherwise it's just coal.. 😓😓
Merry Xmas!
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAAAS IS CARTREEEEEK
Even more thankful he edits and uploads when he could be spending all of his time with family
This is my first CAR TREK episode and man I am loving it. It just reminds me of the golden days of old TOP GEAR. Great work guys
Ed's honesty about how broken the S55 is just made my day. "Ed, Do they all work? and I would answer 'No they do not.'". HA
Let’s just appreciate how much the Wizard has grown on camera.
Quite the enjoyable character to have in these videos!
They need to write him some lines ! Every time someone would say something, he just repeated what they said. LoL
Hoovie dropping the f bomb was the highlight 😂🤣
Same
Thank you for showing me that you cannot get 3 cars on AutoTempest for 30k.
thats amazing lexus engineering right there .. 1mill miles , and the only thing needed is basically maintenance work
You should do a bigger budget “fast and furious” like car trek where you guys basically buy a base model car for “street racing” and get to fine tune them and customize them to a point they look like they could be in the movie. Keep in mind 2F2F had literal PT Bruisers in em and even my old Sentra.
I had the idea of a winter series with a 15-20k budget where you buy and build a car, someone could get a new car “for free” on trade in, someone else could get a hooptie subaru, and someone else can get a rusty truck
It would be cool, but car modifications can take tons of time.
@@theunpretentiousvegan8593 These shows take tons of time already it would be possible
@@theunpretentiousvegan8593 mine had quite a bit and took me only about a month.
its a good idea but to make a video like that it would take a very very long time and crappppp loads of editing. Its just not realistic especially if you expect driving content with it as well as the customizing process, there's so much content involved with these project most youtubers make series of their own around the car they fix up or customize. Car trek is amazing in its on ways!
The ls400 is literally my dream car 😂, as Ed and Hoovie go "nobody dreams bout that car" and I was like mannnnn
Same. I got two of them I like em so much.
Bruh I felt so hurt hearing that.
@@LesRequiem957 me too. I was like wowww... that car is my wallpaper I want that and a 2nd gen Tundra
For some it is still cool to shit on japanese cars as soulless, boring, blah blah.
@@LesRequiem957 I wouldn't be hurt. I know tons of people that dream about driving a Lexus. It is a very respected brand. Some guys just only love European vehicles.
I LITERALLY dream of owning an LS400. No joke lol I want to manual swap it and turbo it. I love the 1UZ engine
I've always loved the looks of the '99 - '02 AMG S55. I used to really like the 1st gen LS400, too.
Tavarish dropping truth bombs about Elon Musk! Nothing but a hype man.
Well said by tavarish
"You don't say! A Tesla with issues?" *killed* me.
The Lexus valve cover gaskets. The oil leak at the valve cover gaskets can be the result of at least three things. 1. Over pressurization of the crankcase due to excessive cylinder blow by. 2. Stuck pcv valve. 3. Bad valve cover gaskets. 1,000,000 miles would cause blow by. 25 plus years would cause degraded gaskets. Still have to admire a 1mil mile car that still runs and drives fairly well. Won't start..."you probably should just take it to a scrap yard". Best repair advice ever!
this is brilliant, OmG , the series we've all been waiting for. thank you all
34:55 first time I’ve ever heard Tyler swear in ANY video and it sounds so genuine I love it
Loving the series this season. Good stuff
Didn’t knew you were into cars😳
Me too, you can tell the cast is getting more comfortable compared to the previous seasons. Makes sense too, first season of Top Gear was good, but not great also.
You helped me a lot in buying a iphone and features of iPad 2,3 years ago! 👏🏻
Having a mech evaluate each car with the show hosts is a crazy unique idea that once you see it you wonder why no other car show has done it! Great stuff!
Ed made car trek exciting, the concept of the challenge was awesome but too much "rule bending" if the rules were followed through out it would have been more exciting
But I love you guys , your awesome!!
Nothing like an early Christmas present in the form of Car Trek!
A running and driving ls400 for $1 is my ultimate dream car. A 720s has nothing on that car when that Lexus is putting out at least 170horses per dollar
Reliability is the same too
Had covid in October, and have a cold now.
Seems like whenever I'm home sick there's Car Trek to watch. I don't watch a ton of YT, so when I have the time, I love catching up on these 3!
I would love to see a restoration on that Lexus giving it back the love it’s given to its owners over the years fresh interior fresh body work maybe an engine rebuild if possible
Imagine, give the Lexus some love and rebuild the engine and within 1k miles it gives up. Sod’s law.
Lexus screaming “you should have left me as I was”
Well, I can say that I respect Tyler in one way: he's got great taste in adult websites ;)
What?
@@roarkprofabperformance464 24:40
I was looking for this comment
"The only car more popular in the state of California then a uhaul truck."
That is CLASSIC.
The thing is there aren't that many U-Hauls around (I'm in Cali).... they're all out of state!
@@sp1nrx I helped take one out of CA a few years ago.🤣
You guys are killin’ it! Take it from a top gear and grand tour fan. After patiently waiting for Carnage e Trois, their last special. I can tell you Car Trek is way more engaging to watch. Happy holidays everyone!
YES!!! you guys are awesome! I've seen the comparison before, and I'm sure you guys get it a lot, but this is 100% the version of American Top Gear that we all wanted! It come through clearly that you are occasionally paying homage to the classic BBC Top Gear in your rapport and challenge concepts. Love it, and hope you keep doing challenges like this!
Nobody has ever asked for any show that even has comparisons to American Top Gear!! It was shit!!
You know Freddie back in the day that LS400 when it came out in 1990 was the IT car for luxury, the resale on those cars was crazy back then
I don't think some people realize how popular Lexus was and still is. Lexus vehicles were in almost every rap video and they were featured in some movies. A Lexus GS and LC were in the Black Panther movie!
I love the driving loafers that Ed wears. We need more loafers in our lives
🤮
My wife's 2014 Tesla Model S has had several issues BUT battery is still good after 120k miles and it still actually very comfortable and legitimately very nice to drive and we paid 29k originally for it and they are getting significantly cheaper.
Also, MUCH better than even a brand new leaf.
I love how tyler bought a car for the luxury sedan category that's neither sedan or luxury😂
the fact the auto column works on Freddy's Lexus is a miracle! I've never seen a functioning one until now
The telescoping always worked on mine, but the tilt was shot 😭
@@BadaBing.UCF30 *Lexus salesman slaps the roof* yes they all do that, sir. That'll be 40k please
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Yeah my GS430 tilt doesn’t work sometimes
The rating of the production and the cast of cartrek is increasing very fast. All shows are filled with joy, comedy and journey chemistry.After seeing the latest shows, without any kinds of doubt I can say that one day it will be a great name on the history of automotive culture.
Love from Bangladesh. Never loose hope.
Go further ..😀😀😀😀😁😁😁😁☺☺
You guys are the best the three new top gear boys for America. Merry Christmas also to car wizard and fellow CZcamsrs thank you for the videos keep them coming love from Massachusetts.
I love caR trek!! You guys are making great content!!! Keep up the good work! 💯💯💯💯😎😎
This is exactly what American Top Gear should have been. This is a great episode. I like what Tavarish was thinking with the Tesla mod at the end. I'm very excited to see how this turns out. Thanks.
Actually a cheap copy of the British Top Gear… I mean with the old presenters. Way too much talking, trying to be funny but really it’s not working. This is my first episode I’m watching so maybe they started to do that recently. Let’s give them a time. I’m sure they will come up with something original. The world desperately needs a new good car show.
Those guys didn't have the chemistry these guys do. It all seemed so forced.
@@lyubomirmilev4594 I agree. I made another comment before reading this its just balh blah blah blah. Fake laughs. Fake pranks. Its okay, but it doesn't feel genuine. It feels like guys scripted to do something by the book, then pretend to be chuffed. Its like 3 semi popular youtubers were mashed together because they were individually popular. I tried to like it, but I'm pretty meh.
The f sport badge on that old ass ls400 got me on the floor!! Lmaooo
Shout out to tavarish, who wouldn’t want a Lexus LS400 comes with forged internals stock from the factory which is why it’s so dependable and so easy to boost straight from the factory
The F Sport badge on that Lexus 🤣🤣
This show is too good
EXCUSE ME SIRS…I DREAM OF ONE DAY OWNING AN LS400😤
When I found Car Trek: “what kind of BS Top Gear knock off is this”
6 seasons deep: “is the new Car Trek episode up yet?!”
Who else loves this show and can’t stop watching?
I think the good thing is they admit it. It’s they love top gear and want to make their homage and they are doing an amazing job 😊 it makes me miss top gear a little less
The most curious thing is that i knew all three youtubers before i knew cartrek, and i'm living in germany
“homage”? it’s a blatant rip off
@@tonywellington7854 and it's way better than the later top gear ever was
@@toddrobertson1398 top gear is still on mate it’s just not half as good as the jezza Hammond may version
"A venerable quagmire of depreciation, but now the greatest value in Christendome" lololol
Thanks Ed
Jared as Tesla Bot was comedy gold!! A big man acting like a Robot is hilarious
"I am riding in absolute silence, I can hear myself think and uh... Man, I don't like these thoughts."
You doing alright, Tyler?
One of the best parts about this video is seeing the Car Wizard inspecting the Million Mile Lexus.
BTW about that Tesla's repairs: My experience with my EV and several PHEVs: the service centre always took several days to several weeks to even start diagnosing it since they are not allowed to touch the car at all. Only the qualified EV technician is allowed.
I discovered this channel 3 days ago and gives me sort of old top gear vibes.. way to go guys
27:47 Tyler’s face had me dead the wizard definitely caught him off guard with that one 🤣🤣🤣
I hope everybody remembered to put their air suspension into 'jack mode' before putting them on the lifts!
they chopped a steering wheel in half i doudt they did so lol
Wizard's a pro... he's done a video precisely on Jack Mode, so he would have done it right.
Hopefully you folks take this as a compliment. I am a big fan of Top Gear and the Grand Tour. You three are about as entertaining as Clarkson, Hammond and May. Great content, lots of entertainment and laughs. Love it!
lol I've never heard Tyler cuss! you guys are totally awesome!
Notice it did not take much to get The Wizard to go along with Tavarish's prank. And then making it look like a totally stock Tesla yoke (almost). But the prize goes to Hoovie for his reaction and f-bomb because it is so perfect
I laughed so suddenly and hard, I think I made my coworkers think I'm deranged.
Wizard's the latter-day Mithridates immunizing himself to poison by tasting all those automotive fluids.
Replacing the steering wheel is one of the few things he will be able to do and charge Tyler for it
I didn't know Tyler even knew that word.He's so laid back most of the time.
“The only car more popular in the state of California than a U-Haul truck”
Brilliant
When Ed said “Freddy, you brought a car that was made for people still working up the courage to try flavored water”4:40
I busted into tears laughing, that’s such a roast if I’ve ever heard one!🤣🤣🤣
It’s always cool watching Tyler because I actually recognize the Sedgwick County roads
"What a vessel of brooding, existential dispair..." I LOVE Ed's one-liners!
My 84' Supra had that feature where you leak power steering fluid onto the alternator. It is not a great feature.
Loving this series!
I cannot confirm that the LS400 was very reliable. My dad used to drive one until 2009. The engine broke down after 12 years and 250.000 km (below 160k miles). This car was note made for German Autobahn. The breaks were undersized and often needed to be replaced.
Congrats Tavarish on 2M subs! I've been with you since the white fire Lambo. Keep going man!
Hoovie spending $200,000 at The Wizard's over the years? Mr. Bolian I think you're lowballing that by A LOT
Yeah wizard said he spent $80,000 this year.
@@Eincharge you can't own multiple yachts making only 200K guys
@@raymondrumsey1097 thats why Tyler spent only 80, and he owns yacht, and even allows his mechanic to pretend that its his
Deep voiced man sounds like those guys who are forcing a deep voice to sound deep voiced. Some notes are high but he just deeps them. This is classic of someone who has done this from childhood. He's tall so it's surprising.
"Most Likely To Die In A Puddle of It's Own Transmission Fluid"
I died...but did my old 2003 E46 3 months ago...exactly as he described.
"Your car was bought by people still trying to muster up the courage to try flavored water"
LMAOOOOO
Wow Ed you kill me...."as reassuring as blood in your stool" 🤣
The three of you are amazing together.
Love these series🙌🙌
"The only car more popular in the state of California than a U-haul truck". You guys got me hooked now!
Shat all of over that trash state
Ed's laughter when Wizard is telling them the cost of repairs for each cars... eeeeepic!
26:20 “nothing to look at here next thing is to get it up in the air” what a rhyme lmao
Ed's Comment had me cracking up😂 "Just as reassuring as blood in your stool." Comedic GOLD!!!
Tavarish should keep that Lexus LS400 that car is epic 1,000,000 Miles is a Testament to the reliability of Toyota/Lexus brand. He could get the car repaired by the Car Wizard. Then take it to Maaco, or a paint shop to repaint the whole car. Get the leather interior done like new, do the steering wheel as well. Refinish the Alloy wheels to new. New tires, make a youtube video of it.
This series is so well done. Reminds me so much of classic Top Gear with Jeremy, Richard, and James. And it's actually better than the current Top Gear TV show....well done guys
Yes, just as fake.
Me too
When Tyler mentioned his web browser and I caught the brief glimpse of the URL I audibly gasped. Always interesting to see/hear people's alt sites
i also gasped out loud and giggled
Ha ha ha! Ed at the Wizard's shop. Shrewd negotiating. "Oh by the way, these like to go wrong. You want to check to see if they are bad?"
Regarding the ABC suspension, I would just replace the one leaking strut, all the accumulators (including pulsation damper), the ABC filter, and inspect the ABC hoses for any chafing or damage in the transmission tunnel area. This should be doable for around $3000 USD by an independent mechanic, $2500 if you use a reman ABC strut from Arnott. Spend another $800 or so parts and labour doing valve cover gaskets, motor mounts, and transmission mount. The W220 should then be good to go for under $4k.
You don’t need to replace everything on ABC if one part fails, it’s only an issue where continuing to drive with faulty parts can cause other parts to fail. You don’t need to replace the pump if it’s pumping fine and not making noise or leaking. You don’t need to replace struts if they’re damping fine and not leaking. Accumulators are an inexpensive wear item, so I would replace those, and a bad accumulator would be the cause of the warning light over bumps.
I’ve owned two ABC-equipped CL classes, and love the suspension system. It handles way better than Airmatic. It’s not too bad to maintain either if you understand the system, keep on top of preventative maintenance, and fix little issues before they become big ones.
Yeah, $4k to fix the suspension alone. That doesn't cover the litany of other problems.
@@littlejackalo5326 No, I said $2500-3000 to fix the suspension depending on whether you use a new or aftermarket rebuilt strut to replace the leaking one. Valve cover gaskets, motor mounts, and the transmission mount are all simple repairs with relatively inexpensive parts, so I estimated an independent mechanic should be able to fix those around $800. Even if you need to replace a suspension bushing or two, the necessary repairs for the car to be reliable and comfortable transportation can be done for under $4k US. The M113 engine and 722.6 (5G-tronic) transmission are very reliable units. As for gizmos like massage seats and soft close doors, I don’t know if they work in this car, but the car will transport you just fine even if they’re broken.
Yeah or throw out the ABC parts and put in simple coil springs
My 80 year old neightbor has a Lexus he originally bought from the dealer .Told him I got dibs when he dies .I think his laughter was a yes 🤣🤣
First off, I absolutely love the Car Treck series, so much fun! Secondly, sorry to disagree with Ed and Tyler, I would most certainly love a (nicer) LS400 and a Supra (although I like the Mark 3 version better) in my garage! Now, I could tolerate the Mercedes and Porsche, but the Tesla and that other “thing” are a very hard “No”. I have owned multiple BMWs and still do but my favorite car to drive right now is a Toyota 4Runner with the venerable 2uz-fe. 😉