I Ranked All European Car Brands from Worst to Best
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- I Ranked All European Car Brands from Worst to Best, DIY and car review with Scotty Kilmer. Worst car brands. Best car brands. BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Volvo, I've finally ranked all the car companies. Worst cars to buy. Least reliable cars. Best cars to buy. Most reliable cars. Cars you should stay away from. Car brands to stay away from. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 52 years.
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Hey Scotty what do you think about the new Ford Bronco?
Perhaps Scotty would like to expose all the Honda products actually made in China factories?
Think of European cars as cute as lemons. I do love the older BMWs but that's because I do most of my own work.
Love your kitten behind your right shoulder at 9:54 , Scotty ! 🐈
Scotty can you make a video "Best first cars to buy". I live in Europe. I'm looking for 90's 2000's car. What sould i get? I'm looking for reliable car that can last a long time. Car's with manual transmissions. Is Golf 4, Audi a4 or a6 good cars? I live in the area where there is salt on roads in winters. Do Civics, 94 Celica rust?
Me: Scotty should I have kids?
Scotty: No don’t do it. They’re endless money pits as they age. Buy a 94 celica instead.
Not if they get a job and start making money ;
@@rishijai i see you like to gamble and life dangerously :P
Difference is, kids don't stop being money pits if you sell them.
But if you absolutely have to just adopt. Then after a few years you just get rid of them and get it out of your system.
This is a top tier comment
An Italian chap said to me once, that a car is like a woman, the more beautiful and fun it or she is, the more they will break your heart and your wallet... But you'll always come back for more... 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
theirishvideos I heard once: If it has tits or wheels it will cost you money and give you headaches.
True ahahahah for my people a car its like a woman, especially italian cars ahahah
Buy a mazda mx5 good looks, reliability, drives great!
That's why I am with another woman after 2 divorces and want an Alfa Giulia next.
@@tyson2964 no wife ,happy life says a friend of mine from holland(sorry), Netherlands
If you want a real laugh... turn the speed up to 2.0 captions on, and watch Scotty conduct your orchestra...
LMFAO
That’s what I’m talking about!
🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣
OMG!! LMAO!!
Yep, I bought a 1999 BMW E36 and the first thing I did was upgrade all the cooling system components with plastic parts to aftermarket stainless steel and aluminum parts. I have had zero trouble. I even swapped out my fading plastic headlights with glass headlights with the angel eys halo rings for safety. Older BMWs are very dependable as long as you maintain them and know what parts should be proactively upgraded.
E36 is the BMW of all time
u sir are a genius
So, its a banana then. Riping at the customer.
what about the interior / door cards
@@MGVK2277 don´t agree and own 7 BMW´s, maybe the worst of all . Cheap, badly built car, a money pit and own a 96 318TDS and for 6 monthes owned a 320d from 2005 or around it
1. Volvo
2. BMW
3. Mercedes
4. Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche
5. Mini Cooper
6. Alfa Romeo
7. Fiat
Thank me later
Was not expecting BMW and Mercedes so high
It's alfa romeo
apenas um nome de canal I mean do you see the competition? Lol
Peugeot. Renault. Citroën. Ferrari. Lamborgini. Rover.
Seat. Vauxall/opel. Buggatti.
0:44 Fiat (worst)
2:37 Alfa Romeo (bad)
4:42 Mini (not good)
7:56 VW/Porsche/Audi (ok... barely)
10:48 Mercedes (ok)
12:51 BMW (good)
16:06 Volvo (very good)
BMW, though, is run by a family that owns a controlling interest, which bought the company in the 50s, after escaping the Nuremberg war crimes trials because the old man slipped through the cracks. The family fortune was made building the batteries for the U-boats in WW II, using slave labor. If you buy a BMW, you're supporting a family descended from a war criminal, whose war-crime fortune was how they came to control the company.
Porsche, barely?
@@grizzlygrizzle good
@@user-io4sr7vg1v i drove the Giulia with diesel engine and it's really damn slow... The interiors are very cheap as well and the central computer comes from the 90'
@@grizzlygrizzle You're really going to freak out when you realize where American corporate money comes from. lol
I went with a 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti and had it for 30,000 miles over a few years. I loved every minute of that car. Only problem I had was tires. Just sold it since I bought a house and needed cheaper payments.
I have a 2017 Romeo Giulia and despite and I love that car, I may get rid of it cos’ it’s true what Scotty says, you cant drive 5000 miles without getting something damaged
My first car was a five year old 91 Alfa 164L that I bought for 8 grand cash.
here in Brazil fiat is king , good and reliable cars built for the country's market.
he doesn't like Italian cars but he certainly appreciates gesturing 😂
i myself have a poorman car colection or italian cars and german ,theres a point in their age that people get sick of them and sell it very cheap, some even bought them when a teenager but all are still with me, "take it" ,"i ofer it to you" ,"i need a cassette deck" "no money , no problem i know you´ll take care of him" some of the things i listened
That's vintage Scotty! ❤❤
Humans are just endless money pits as they age. Japanese tend to last longer and run cheaper than the heavier European models.
Funny
You mean American models?
hahahaha
And the American ones have too much plastic bits
@@Arrozconchopsticks nah bro Japanese brands are way more reliable
The fiat diesel 1,9 is a great motor. Used in fiat Alfa Romeo can easily reach 400000km without problems. Not everything they make is rubbish.
there is bearly a diesel market in the USA. They prefer big bore petrol cars.
Fiat Panda II & III is a very reliable car as well
1.9JTD
Former Mechanix here , Fiat México it's just crap, Bad weldings , two years running and already leakibg oil, SO sad and Bad
My experience with BMW has been fantastic. Had an E46 for a couple years with over 200k miles and it had no mechanical issues at all. Ive had an F32 for nearly 4 years now and it had been amazing. I put about 100k miles on it since I bought it, its stage 2, and i beat the ever loving piss out of it and it has been 100% reliable.
Good to hear. Im looking to buy an f32 soon, and ive heard theyre some of the more reliable engines bmws made, and im tired of driving an awful vw
My e46 323 wagon just crossed 200,000 miles, and I can't say I've had the same experience. It's a gorgeous car, but man does it have some issues. I drive it extremely conservatively as well, I probably cross 2000rpm once a month, but the thing just keeps finding new parts for me to order. The car really feels like it was built with maintenance being an after thought when I look at the way some of these parts were designed. Hopefully they're not all like that, because there are a lot of things that I love about it.
@@willhelterbrand3785 theres your issue, dont drive them conservatively. Its a drivers car, drive it
@@Christian-fg3we Gas is expensive my friend haha
@@willhelterbrand3785 they are great cars , close to perfection their goal was to meet the same quality as the Mercedes-benz wich till today they never did, the governament in Germany made both brands have in all cars a limit of 250 km/h (1 mile = 1.6 km´s) this because between late 70´s and early 80´s both brands had cars that drove above 300 km/h and many people were dying at the time in car crashes , but one can take the limiter at home it´s very easy, but i ,in a car ,the BMW745i(V8) was driving close to 300 km/h and i had a splt second of awareness and reduced to 200Km/h ,it´s death on wheels one can die for many factors not relatred with the car quality, i also have a 82 red 318i van and for a lot of years i never saw other than mine ,this in the last 30 years and allthought it´s a van it´s a incredible car, never as problems only water, gasoline and oil are their problem much better than more recent models from BMW, i will never sell it, 1st they wouldn´t pay me the money of it´s value ,2nd maybe the only van on the rodas from it´s year or model, i drive a lot in Europe and i never saw other ,only one from the next model in France maybe in 96 when driving to England to meet my sister and brother who live there, regards(keep it ,it´s very rare)
Scotty: The Japanese, they ate the Italians up!!
4:41 Proceeds to show Asian girl eating a slice of pizza!!
😂😂 I suppose the Asia Girl suppose to be Japanese and the pizza is Italian. Guess Pizza are from Italy.
@@BlessedEraProduction technically pizza is American it was a Italian Immigrant who made pizza sooooo why count it as Italian.
@@MonkeyDLuffy-sv2pt IDK maybe it was started from Italy and migrated to here. I don’t really know any famous USA food beside hotdog if that invented here i not even sure.
@@BlessedEraProduction what about cheesesteak
@@BlessedEraProduction well technically hotdog is like sausages which has a German origin.
This dude is a national treasure 😂 must protect him at all costs
International**
I agree
Geezers a legend
Couldn’t agree more
rev up your engines
I have had my 2013 Fiat Panda for three years and it has had no problems. It may not be the strongest car or the safest but it is comfy and beautiful with no blind spots and does what I ask of it.
The best mini european car
Nice and probably accurate. I own mk4 golf and Jetta 1.9 tdi and those are brutal engines. One of the best ever engineered. Reliable, long lasting, powerful for their size and with fuel efficiency that no other engine can boast. With regular care they just keep going.
One of my customer's had a Koenigsegg. I took it for a test drive and got 10 speeding tickets... endless money pits.
You're the real pragmatist. ;)
I guess they are too much of a sports car, Koenigsegg aint for the slow road.
Frank Spencer - customers
FIAT = "Fix it again tomorrow"
In germany we say Failure in all parts or Five inmates all dead ( translated ).
Fix it again Tony!
hahahahaah great an acronym....
Jajaja
FORD = Fix Or Repair Daily
I have owned three BMW 3 series all older models with 100k+ mileage. Scotty is 100% correct they turn into money pits if you try and abuse them and not maintain them. Wonderful cars the best driving experience I’ve ever had and I love them but in order for BMW to keep prices down they use plastic parts and the east coast winter just destroys them as the constant freezing then heating up of components really wears them out fast! Now that I’m an adult and have a good job I’ll buy a brand new or low mileage certified pre owned will never buy high mileage again lol
Another commenter said that he replaced those easily worn out parts with stainless steel and aluminum ones, might be worth considering for you.
I lived in San Diego in the mid 70's. My roommate had a Pepto Bismol pink Fiat convertible (which she named Phoebe). We drove all over the place, top down, and had a blast. One day when my roommate was driving, the brakes completely quit and she ran into the side of a house. Luckily no one was hurt, but Phoebe was totaled. Not sure if Fiats were any better mechanically then, but we were young and carefree Navy gals and Phoebe was a great ride along the beaches of southern Ca.
The way he waves his arms, Scotty should be an orchestra conductor .
I guess its because he lived amongst italians in New England when he was young
I was dragging the slider to see what the worst car was and seeing a Scotty flailing his arms like Toscanini
I could see him doing that.
If you mute the audio you get about 18 minutes of Tai Chi instruction. 😁😊😋
For fun, sometime, mute the audio on CZcams and play The 1812 Overture while you watch him 🤣🤣🤣
As a German i have to say he is so right about all the electronics and ripping off the customers. And you can‘t go wrong with older Volvos. They are heavy duty machines and i personally love the „box“ design to be honest 😀
Yes it’s the same with done American companies now making cheap garbage vehicles. Toyota’s are probably the most reliable. I still see old American cars, trucks and Volvo cars on the road haha. I fear for the future… Toyota’s are super reliable here and retain their value. This is coming from a Chevy driver too.
@@therealmcgoy4968 gotta love yota
@Misterlaxx d i personally would not.
@Misterlaxx d I think the m3s are amazing cars dude if you can afford all the maintenance it might need I’d go for it but that’s the only bmw I care for
@Misterlaxx d
East Asians are champions of modern products. Don’t waste your time, money and effort on anybody else.
When I was a kid, we had an early-80s W123 Mercedes 230 E. It was such a classy car with a really smooth ride and it was quite a headturner on the road. Best part about it was it was built like a tank - a motorcycle once crashed onto the rear right side coming from the right and the rear right panel just got scratched and barely dented. It would rarely need to be serviced even after 10 years. Now my sister bought a brand new Mercedes E-class in 2022 that came with all the techy gizmos and such and she had to get it serviced after 9,000 kms because of a faulty climate control system (it was leaking freon from one of the pipes, lol).
Bought an old Alfa Romeo 147 for 650 euros, never had anything broken and I drove it so far 20k km. Went to a mechanic to have it checked, couldn't find an issue.
Imagine Scotty working with a European Automaker. He’d be just like Gordon Ramsay on kitchen nightmares
that gordon it is rubbish. Scotty is real deal.
This differential is RAW
Nico Gordon Ramsay is a great chef and has great taste, your Scotty Kilmer is just a Toyota talent out to destroy other car brands’ reputation.
@@hastensavoir7782 that depends on the taste. Ramsay has no taste at all. he is stupid. And my scooty is a wise head in every matter.
Nico wise by telling everyone who owns a car other than toyota that he is doomed?
"the Japanese ate the Italians up..." shows an Asian kid eating pizza @4:41 hahahaha
Xd
the restaurants?
HA I said the same thing dude! lol
lmaoooo
@@CFITOMAHAWK
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I think VW’s are really good. I have had a few and never ever had an issue. Always run well and well built. Good quality car!
Vw engines are reliable.i have the small one citigolf, 2005.300000 km.but still move like a young lady.
I agree Audi guy here (on my 7th) and they have have great. Daughter has ‘14 Passat with 120k and been bulletproof.
Same here 2008 Volkswagen passat cc never had any major problems but I think what has help me with owning a European car is im a Car enthusiasts so im very hands on and tech savvy so I know how to work on alot of stuff on my cars so I don't spend as much as others but my cc has been great no issues aside from my ac needing to be fixed but great reliable car almost 200,000 miles on it also had a Acura that I worked on my self but Volkswagen has been great.
VWs are not very reliable
@@rafaelcid8510you probably just don’t know how to work on em, skill issue. Probably a JDM weeb, and you probably smell quite bad. We have my dad’s mk.1 scirroco from high school and it still runs great, my brother has a ‘92 VR6 Corrado runs fantastic, I have a Mk. V GTI with a few parts from ECS Tuning and APR, it’s fast enough and runs perfectly fine. We’ve owned Hondas, Toyotas and Subarus… all have had problems and with help from our friends that are factory mechanics (from those brands), they admit that just bc they sell a lot doesn’t mean they are the best quality. Not to mention Japanese cars are UGLY, and not nearly as pleasurable to drive as a European car, apart from Fiat, and Mini.
if tou tie his hands, he won’t be able to talk
sence bu adamın anlattıkları Türkiye'de geçerli midir ?
If you turn off the sound, you'd swear he was conducting an orchestra.
lolololol
Maybe he has some italian blood in his veins
lol
I love how Jaguar Land Rover isn't even mentioned
Lol yeah
It’s such crap, he doesn’t wish to boil his blood over it at all
Well landrover was fine before Jaguar and previously Ford ownership.
CAUSE WORST CAR EVER MADE IS RANGE ROVER WITH 420 PROBLEMS, 420 IS SYNONYM OF CRIME?
Yea Lol
Alfa Romeo Giulia is the most beautiful and one of the most reliable new sport sedans. Change my mind.
7:25 Sorry but how is the modern Mini an "overweight heavy car"? They're literally some of the lightest cars on the road. The newest JCW has 300 horsepower and weighs 2600 pounds. A new Honda Civic Type R weighs 2930lbs. Hyundai Veloster N is 3100lbs. Golf R is 3400lbs. Mini literally make the lightest hatchbacks
Scotty and his videos must be preserved for future generations
maybe not , if the government and automakers do the whole give us your old cars that don't meet emissions so we can crush them and we'll give you $6000 dollars off , like they did in the 90s , there wont be a lot of older cars left. Was a sad time and a bunch of nice old cars were crushed.
Surely Toyota motor corp will do it
it will be stored at the library of congress.. 😂
Yea good comedy from a “mechanic”.
Scotty clean your garage out, I bet you find a car in there somewhere.
Scotty cleaned his garage a while back and found a 10 year McDonald's Happy Meal still looking fresh as the day it was made. 😂🤣😅😋
You should be more concerned about your own.
@@Mohapi_Tau sense of humor?
My dad got a Fiat500 It's over 10 years old, the following has been replaced: Clutch, AC compressor. Runs fine still. Maybe the ones produced in Mexico is worse, but this one is fine and produced in Poland 160.000 km / 100.000 miles. I got a VW UP that has 190.000 miles on the clock. Only the brakes has been changed, cheapest car I have ever owned to run, own and buy.
The Polos are also fine VW. An older BMW is a moneypit, even in Europe.
this is such invaluable knowledge this man has about the automotive industry. anybody that lives near this guy and has him for their mechanic is a very lucky person. theres not many mechanics out there that are gonna give you this unbiased and accurate information.
His information is NOT as accurate as you may think. He is stating opinion.....not fact. I own 2 M-B vehicles: 2011 GLK350 (purchased Aug/2010) & a 2017 AMG GLE43 (purchased Sept/2019) Excellent vehicles with superior quality and reliability when compared to the many domestic vehicles I have owned.
@@jiw71 nobody is saying those are bad vehicles. I own a 2001 audi s4 I love german cars also. but for the average person that doesnt have a lot of money to spend on maintenance its not a good car. hes talking about the average person. because as you know just simple issues can cost thousands with those cars. the average american living pay check to paycheck cannot physically afford those kinds of costs.
Take some of the excess money spend on high end cars and donate it to homeless families
@@cdanerg9416 NO
Lol he’s been exposed and laughed at on every serious car forum.
Every company is rated last 😂
The sad truth
ChrisCarGuy x
Lol “and my number one crappy European car brand is....”
94 celica > all European cars.
This is win...
Mr Scotty seems to be a 50/50 composition of Rod Stuart and Joe Pesci - concerning his voice and overall personality ;-)
Accurate 😆
That's exactly what I thought too when I saw Scotty around 6 years ago.
With a healthy dose of Joe Cocker and the random movements!
GRAMMY OR GRANNY AWARD 🥇🥇 !!!!!
I have been trying in vain to remember Rod Stewart’s name for the past 3 weeks now. I wanted to hear one song from him and I haven’t been able to look him up until now 😅
Great reviews, So happy to see mine wasn’t in the list, Peugeot Tepee 😂👍
It’s amazing how everyone says the German cars are junk, and expensive to maintain. They have obviously never owned a newer corvette. My last 2 corvettes had less then 10,000 miles and they were broke all the time. My 2010 c6 sat on the hoist at the dealership for 6 months waiting for parts , the plastic line that went between the 2 gas tanks was Dry rotted, it cost $2200 because you couldn’t buy just the tube , you had to buy the tanks , without the level sensor. So expect to spend more to maintain a sports car , no matter where they are made
LC500 will be your money-saver sports car. Only the tail light seals sometimes fail, let in moisture, and cost over a grand to fix. Other than that, the LC500 is reliable.
We got Skoda, Opel, Peugot, Citroen, Renault, Seat and Dacia that are sold here in Europe, but not in the States.
@@joshharrison2657 i got a dacia with a standard transmition and tbh im happy. Cheap repairs. Cheap parts. Easy to work on. I got the mcv so alot of space too. Dacia logans are great cars. The only problem is acceleration. Mine only has 85 hp
charbel moussa that’s not bad, 75bhp 1.4tdi was a pretty good engine from VW. Dacia can’t have good engines though so I imagine it’s pretty dire in that regard
There's a reason for that.....they're pretty much all crap!!!!!
Skoda cars are pretty good cars. They are cheap and as reliable as volkswagen
@@joshharrison2657 NO THEIR NOT GO AND DRINK AND DRIVE IN YOUR 1994 TOYOTA
Know why the Italians make such comfortable shoes???? 'Cause their cars won't run and they have to walk a lot.
Mia Madre! Hilarious!
They also make good quality cars like Lamborghini, Ferrari and pagani
So true!!!
@@dunnae73 those cars are good? How often you see them on the road? People drive those cars 4 days in the whole year, and in good weather condition.
Some Italian shoe brands is older than US
Every used car is gonna need maintenance. When I finish doing maintenance at the end of the day, it’s so much more satisfying to be driving a BMW than a Honda.
Current owner of a 2013 Fiat Abarth 500. It's a spare car that is driven 30 min ea way to get to work. Good on gas and a little more sporty than a typical economy car.
I will say that I do love Volvos. Simple but classy, safe, sporty, good handling, efficient on fuel, and relatively issue-less. Drove my 2010 v50 up to over 205,000 miles, and ran well as my 28mpg daily driver before my wife’s friend totaled it in a head on collision. She walked away without a scratch!
I have a 09 c30 and it is a dream to drive
Nothing better than the East Asians. They are good in everything imaginable.
IN ANOTHER VIDEO Scotty rated ALL european brands as dead last…. not even as good as GM (second to last)
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I have an 2006 v70 2.5t. Was my Dad's. When he passed he willed it to me. I love wagons
Hi Stephen, what's your engine?
I’ve got a 2012 volvo s60 r-design polestar edition with 90k miles on it (bought it at 60) and I absolutely love it, never had a single problem with it
Volvos are awesome.
@Zürcher🇨🇭 literally wait for it.. when it comes you will hear the story
IN ANOTHER VIDEO Scotty rated ALL european brands as dead last…. not even as good as GM (second to last)
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mr kilmer . another excellent informative video.. i live in england i have owned a few various volvo cars 144 240 series etc absolutely loved working on my volvo s total take down of b 14 engines auoto trans etc loved it so logical straightforward a nice owners /haynes manual to refer to ,now with all the electronics involved nowadays would not dream of trying to maintain/fiddle with stuff. used to enjoy the challenge of setting up timeing{static of course} eyc etc.many thanx for your very informative videos hope you are well etc.
You are spot on Scotty! Avoid Range Rover/Land Rover crepe as well!
Scotty, when are you gonna combine American, Europeon, Japanese, and Korean Car Brands from Worst to Best?
He has that list already but left euro cars off because they'd be in last place anyway
I’ll save you a lot of time. Just go buy a lightly used Toyota 😂
As Donny Donster had requested, I'm also excited to see a Worst to Best review of all well known car brands in the world. My guess is that Toyota and Honda would still come out as 1st and 2nd, but I don't have a clue for the rest. Thanks in advance.
@@GuerreroDelInfo think you will find American is the worst with Japanese and European being the best
We already know the ranking :
1st Toyota
2nd Honda
3rd Ford
Last Fiat-Chrysler
In-between : Endless money pits
Jaguar Land Rover : So crap, it's not even mentioned.
“I have to give the Italian car makers high marks for consistency” I’m dead haha 🤣 💀 💀
I replayed that more than 3 times 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with everyone
I found this man a year ago and I'm still mad it took me til then.. this man is a national treasure long may he live...
The arm swing gets me though 😅
How he waves his hands is just hypnotic !
I’m getting seasick of looking at him hovering around all over the place, and I’m a sailor…!! :/
method of speech, if he waves his hands he attracts the attention of the viewer
@@7ethargy Indeed, he drew all my attention 😂
Those are his flappy paddles.
Yes, they are trademark gestures his audience has come to love, just like Johnny Carson's arching his back, stuffing his hands in his pockets and looking sharply from side to side, esepecially when a joke bombed. It became the basis of Tommy Smothers' hilarious imitation of him.
His description of Mercedes sounded like he was talking about iphones i almost forgot what i was watching
@dao_2_prosperity which model?
@dao_2_prosperity None of the manufacturers are building quality cars nowadays since they spend less than 2 years developing them...I had a w208 and it was a tank...I have a 2017 Sportage now with only 30 000 km on it and the turbo actuator valve broke. Most recently, I get check exhaust...I hear a lot of people around me having issues with other brands...
@dao_2_prosperity No, it's not on purpose. It's because of market competition and top management pushing to have new generation cars every 4-5 years...I will buy an old Merc. They run fine. Actually, pretty much any German car built before 2005 runs fine.
@dao_2_prosperity Scotty nailed it. German car companies are nowdays just ripoff companies.
Sebastian Byczkowski it really isn't
Great information. My wife has a 2010 Audi A5 that she used to have serviced at the dealer here in Florida. We noticed that the engine was leaking a lot of oil and took it to my mechanic. He found that the oil drain plug was stripped. The dealer tried to convince her that they don't drain the oil, but they suck it out from the top. They problem is, on her past invoices they charged her for a VW drain plug. Never trust a dealer.
I bought a 2000 Jetta and I drove it until 2019, I sold it for a few thousands, but it was still running, most of the problems had to do with the interior plastics going bad, but mechanically it worked fine.
the truth
Experienced same thing sold my Jetta at 175000 miles, engine and standard transmission no issues but all the doors and knobs and plastic stuff were falling apart right and left.
Scotty, What about a 2011-13 VW Toureg V6 gas model w/regular 6-speed auto? I consider getting one with ca. 100k miles or maybe more and drive it ca. 4k miles per year. Do you recommend a maximum odometer reading and if yes, what number?
Interesting, in the UK we don't touch USA made cars because of the poor build quality and the German cars go on beyond 200000 miles.
I moved from UK to Canada and was surprised by the perception of European cars in North America. The North American market only has tiny selection of the European product line, the most reliable products being the manual diesels are nowhere to be seen. I also think the higher cost of repairs on a more expensive car compared to cheap parts on cheap American cars is a hard pill to swallow for most.
I thought the Fiesta and Focus were some of the top selling cars in the UK.
@@Epotheros I have driven a Ford Focus in the UK and the US, they are not the same.
I could never get 200k miles on my 2013 BMW X5! Got 108k now and I'm selling it.
I know right I'm American in pa I have BMW and love them I know some have a few electronic things that go wrong But overall they have been grate
Scotty: “you’re living in dream land”
Shows a picture of California 😂
Hello Scotty, i follow your channel alot and i love it, but one question you never talk about the frencj Citroen is it good or bad ?
what about a Cadillac black wing ct 6 V.? any thoughts on this a used one for reliability and if something goes wrong with it cost me a second mortgage ?
This is going to be good. Greetings from Europe!
hello!
@@scottykilmer how about mercedes benz c klass with manual transmission 2018 diesel 100kw
@@scottykilmer I will not argue because I am sure this makes sense in the US. But let me tell you, in Europe things are a little different... If I made a 7 brand list, Volvo wouldn't even make the list
@@scottykilmer As a former Jaguar owner i would rank it below Fiat as the worst money pit car brand from Europe.
Antti Peltola I think the reason why he didn’t put it on the list is because of brexit and uk is not part of Europe anymore
I owned 2 Audi and one Vw and I had all kind.problems on all of them. Tired I switched to Honda
Very good idea
Smart man
My parents bought a new Golf MKII in 1985 and LOVED it. In fact, aside from a gas engine that proved more finicky than Morris The Cat (it rarely complained once they started feeding it Mobil "Super Plus," granted), they had very little trouble with the car. Alas, a cab driver ran a "STOP" sign and totaled the poor thing in 1990. After that, they went back to buying second-hand American cars.
thats what smart people do
Enrico Three VW Passats (94, 97, 00) then 2 Mazda's (2004 made in USA) and now 17 Honda Civic. What did you get?
I have a 2013 BMW 328i. So far have been reliable and no engine or transmission issues. I really like how it drives on highway, way more than my Toyota SUV. I think these simple steps help with the reliability: turn off auto start stop since new and did 1 to 2 oil changes per year.
Spot on Scotty. I was a mechanic VW dealer fo several years. I always felt they were reverse engineered, or as I would put it "upside down" engineed.
Volvo's from the 80's and 90's with the 4 cylinder,slow as balls but they just don't die.
For real man! My dad has a 93 Volvo 940 Wagon. SOHC 4 Cylinder non turbo. Slow as balls as you mentioned but it'll keep going forever and ever. Hell it has over 300k miles and that's probably a break in period for them 😂😂. I gotta say the automatic transmissions in those are pretty stout. Yeah they're slow but they're durable. I didn't even know that those old Volvos had Aisin Auto Transmissions in them and honestly, it shifts real good despite its age. If I am ever going to buy a emergency or daily driver, it'll have to be one of those old Bricks.
I got a 1990 volvo 760 gle with 75,000 miles on it. It has the b280f v6 engine. The 4 cylinder turbos were quick but the regular v6 and v4 are slow
Richardtellez00 Tellez v4? Lol
Jesus Christ.....and that's why they lasted because u couldn't thrash them👴🍒
Slow?? The only one I had my hands on (company car) was like a 1985-87 or so with a turbo 2.2L4 I think. And she was plug ugly. And had some minor rattles and all that. But once I learned how to get the turbo pressure up at a stop light? man, that car was NOT *slow* 😂
The P1800 is a beautiful car - when Roger Moore won the audition to star in The Saint the producers got him to drive his own car as it was so much cooler than any car they could supply.
I bought a 1995 BMW 318i convertible used in 2000 with 28,000 miles but believe it or not still a reliable transport car for me. Easy to maintain but my only regret is the plastic at the back that’s cloudy. No one drives it now other than me. It reached 130k mi. Now😅
Hi Scotty just bought a mercedes CLS 350cdi V6 sport from a dealership it has fsh and 70 k miles do you think it will be reliable how often should l change oil and filter. Although that's just been done
Checking the owners manual is the most obvious thing to do, especially to see what oil it takes. Besides, the maintenance light will come on to remind you. I would change it every 5k miles max religiously. As it ages even more often, also changing the filter every time as well.
He can literally conduct the whole concert band with the movement of his hands =)
Lolllll
🤣🤣
"My name is Matt Foley, and I'm a motivational speaker."
I can’t unsee it now
Orchestras
Old Volvos are like heirlooms. My aunt bought a decade-old Volvo for 3 grand. She has been driving it for 5 years now( we even drove it across Europe during 3 holidays in a row, thousands of kilometers per vacation ). Haven't had any problems with it. It's pretty fuel-efficient too, for an old car. 6.5l / 100km.
Witch Volvo is it model year?
@@aronaamodt9522 before 2000, after that it's basically a Chinese car, it's still very good but I'd rather buy a Geely brand (the Chinese parent) which are available in my country Australia, same as Volvo but with less luxury and half the price.
IN ANOTHER VIDEO Scotty rated ALL european brands as dead last…. not even as good as GM (second to last)
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@@electrictroy2010 yeah thats because he is american
Mine does 4 l / 100 km and can do 1300 km on a full tank easily on the motorway. If I lived in a flatter area I could probably get better fuel economy. Incredible engines, no complaints.
I switched from Japanese to Volkswagen and could not be happier. The ride, steering, and cornering are so much better. Japanese seems more like a stiff tinny box drive. I prefer the German engineering too.
Can't say I disagree, but it does seem that you got lucky in your instance. On average, people tend to be much happier with Japanese cars than they are German ones. Glad you are an exception to this rule, though🙂
Yes drive good, but too expensive and not as reliable as back in the days of beetle and golf1/2/3/4. My Golf yup drives better then the Nissan from my father...
The delusion and cope
I'm gonna be real with you my man. Having worked on german cars, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that "German engineering" is an injoke that everyone is in on except the Germans.
@@VioletteZero In general it is too complicated, but there were exceptions which stuff that worked like I said for cars above :) Also Opel cars were reliabale but half American company - and early BMW/Benz too ofc. But now it is more a catastrophe. This "country" is done anayways so no one will miss em
Spot on. and as always educational and a hoot.
Wonder where you would put Saab on this list if they were still around?
My 1985 Saab 900 Turbo went through $ 5 000 in maintenance from 1988-1990. That's like over $ 10 000 in today's dollars. 40K miles on it when purchased, 90K miles when sold. And was about to need wiring harnesses. Still miss it. GM stole their soul. Wish Koenigsegg had saved them.
You didn't mention British cars. Like the one made for me in Swinton. It says Honda on it, but pretty sure that is where my Type R was built. See? You can buy a reliable, easily maintained car made in Europe.
I love Scotty's air shifts whenever he says manual transmission.
Too bad we can't see his feet movements simulating the clutch movement 😁
HardVadr
Legend 😂😂😂
We’ve had a fiat 500 for about 5 years now with about 200 000km on the clock nothing wrong with it? We’ve serviced it and all it’s doing fine
Still going strong..
Yeah, certain people speak out of their AHs. Fiat (from 20 years onward) as like as Alfa are good cars. Comparable with German with maybe the exception of some material in the interior which can be better. BUT you MUST do their maintenance. They're not old push rod huge engines with low power that you can just mistreat. If they say to change oils and filters every 15000km, you HAVE to do that. And you HAVE to use proper oil, not just mineral crap...
Wuanslm you trying to say that I’m lucky?
I'm Italian, I own a Fiat Punto, and the only way I can afford to maintain that car is that the replacement parts are made mostly made in my town and I can get my hands on them very cheaply.
The quality really sucks overall, especially the plastics, but the diesel engine is great, never had a single problem (and I live in a really hilly\mountainous region)
@Wuanslm the 500 is a very popular car where I live. I have never heard anyone complain about any reliability issues with them. They're just a cheap to buy/run/maintain/insure small little car that puts a smile on your face. When driving it, or when seeing it on the street. IDK, we love them over here, I don't see why anyone would dislike them...
You sr have a unicorn. They are rare. Hold onto it
Today's French cars are ok too, I would say better that minis but a little under WV. They have bad rep in the US due to their notorious bad cars of the past
scotty, mac here in las vegas. 70 yrs old. my old man was a hell of a mechanic and taught me lots of good preventative maintenance things when i was a 16 year old that i still adhere to today. love your videos. lots of common sense things. i have a 2005 toyota 3.0 litre camry with 60,000 miles. i change my oil every 6 months. but i use mobile full synthetic. what is your opinion on synthetic oil use in toyotas and other types of vehicles. any you should not use synthetic in? also did you say Subaru boxer 4 cyn engines have metal timing chains?
Synthetic is great but I’d check the owners manual and use the recommended oil. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a half & half blend given the age and make. Since you’ve been using a full synthetic it wouldn’t be a good idea to change it. Your engine is hardly broken in yet anyway, great mileage 👌. Just concern yourself with regular maintenance and change the oil filter every time. The car will more than likely outlast your time on this Earth anyway 😅 no offense they are just super reliable lol. You’re not new to this either.
Henry Ford: "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black."
Uncle Scotty: "You can buy any car you like, so long as it's Toyota!"
and lexus
The Model T Ford came in more colours than some today - green, red, blue, maroon, brown, grey and black. Ford never sold any car model just in black other than hearses.
scotty is trying to make you do something without forc ing you. a win in his book.
@@Sidewinder2180 Just Google Model T Ford, it did not only come in black, end of.
And Honda
Hey Scotty you forgot Jaguar Land Rover
They're so bad Scotty didn't feel they deserved to be mentioned.
Dishonourable mentions.
You are right
Still exist??
They’re indian/chinese owned now
I bought a 2020 x40 Volvo because I love the red seats. So glad it’s a good car. Do I have to put premium gas in In ?
I am so lucky my bro was a great mechanic, he taught me a lot . He’s not here anymore, but taught us a lot, Thank tou
Volvo! My 2007 S60 has almost 270k miles and it runs like a champ. The new Volvos we can buy in the US are either made in North Carolina or Sweden. Also, Scotty is absolutely right about Aisin. If you can't beat em, join em!
You mean South Carolina? Only the XC90 and S60 are built there. The last invoices I saw for Volvo's they were all made in China.
IN ANOTHER VIDEO Scotty rated ALL european brands as dead last…. not even as good as GM (second to last)
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Or Belgium and the s90 is made in China. The Chinese-made one may be the best made one of all tbh. The next-gen Volvos (they're rumored to be called "Embla") are going to be made in South Carolina. Polestar 3 as well.
i still have my grandmother 62 volvo working perfectelly, and better than some new cars i´ve tested
I just got a 07 s40 2.4i manual with 160k hoping it lasts for awhile
I think I'm going to stick with Toyota/Honda
And Mazda
Good for you
Germans cars are still better in quality you just need to have money
@@henrichvonstaufenberg4841 LMAO
And Hyundai! Those two and Mazda are good cars.
The Porsche 911 is one of the best and most reliable sport cars (compared to ferrari, lambo) I’m not talking about the Cayenne, Macan, etc.
The 911 itlself is pure german greatness.
If you turn off the sound you'll see that Scotty's other job is probably orchestra conductor.
As a tech, these cars are job security! 😆
BMW’s are so addictive, they drive and feel so much better than anything else I’ve ever driven. I’m ok with spending money on something that puts a smile on my face every time I drive.
Turbopickle I agree! Been a fan since I started driving in 1971. Even better when I can fix myself. 😊
VinceThe1 Tesla’s are garbage. End of story.
Libs Hate Montesquieu I had a turbo Jetta once and it was also a very fun car. Felt very solid, not as refined as the BMW’s I’ve had though.
@@VNCTHE1Okay, with not much company data of the last hmm lets say 50 years... I'd say it would be the worst due to no track history. Very cool that it has broken some records but its just a fad. It'll die out and be another anomaly.
I bet Scotty would be a great rock star. He got the look and voice that sounds like a good rock singer. Every time I hear him, cannot stop hearing "High way to hell" in my head. :)
Southside Johhny and The Ashbury Jukes.
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Ok ok good video Scotty but I have to say that my 2001, 250k mile bmw E46 has treated me well. Maintenance of course is the key with these cars. I plan to hold on to this one for as long as I can. Manual drive transmission as well. No automatics
mac again with the toyota 2005 camry with 60,000 miles. should i keep this until is has 200.000 miles. i will probably be 90 by then or should i trade it in say a few years and get a toyota suv highlander or landcruser…which one? enjoy your videos.
In Slovenia i walked by a mini that exploded while it was parked. It ended up on the international news.
Kje to? Imaš članek?
Lol wtf 😳 lucky you didn’t get injured
Janshevik pred picerijo Trta na Prulah v Lj... najboljše pice btw, priporočam Toskansko.
Google “mini cooper fire Slovenia”, na youtube je tudi video:)
Is it true my fellow Italians have special minority rights in Slovenia?
Lepo
In Europe the Fiats with the simpler non VVT engines are some of the most reliable cars around.
Who would have thought that a motoring program about mechanics is one of the most interesting programs on the Internet.Well done Scotty ,keep it up
I've owned two Volvo station wagons 700 series, and v70 XC cross country AWD. Usually white can be such a boring paint color, but on a Volvo it brings out the design. I think it did the same thing to MGB which my father adored. And people would compliment the car. It's a very solid car, and as a mom I felt safe driving the kids around. It was excellent in the winter. The quality, comfort, and luxury of the interior was just as good as BMW. But the cost of repairs, no good Volvo mechanics in my area, was more than what I could afford.😢
Best to worst:
1. Volvo
2. BMW
3. Marcedes Benz
4. Volkswagon
5. Mini
6. Alpha Romeo
7. Fiat
Thank you!
Would place VW higher and Merc lower, but it doesn’t change that Scotty still hates the superior european cars
I’ve owned a Volvo S60T and it was outstanding. Had a Volkswagen Passat SEL Tubo Diesel - horrible electronics, was part of the settlement and drove for 3 years and received a $30k check from the dealership - the car got over 43 mpg.
Now I only drive BMW’s, older 2011 328i convertible with an inline 6 is sweet and reliable and a 2014 535GT with the same reliable turbo engine as a number of other Beamers. That’s what people don’t realize, is MOST BMW’S just use a handful of engines, in an array of bodies. Swap out the horrible Run Flat Tires and you have an awesome driving machine!
What about Audi
Can’t spell
Volvo really? 25 years ago not now !!!!!!!!
I drive a 1993 volvo 940 with the automatic, has 255,000 and runs like a dream. Bought it for $1700 and definitely haven't put more than $300 into it fixing it up (various leaks that happen when cars sit for extended periods of time) extremely reliable and fun car to drive, never fails to turn heads.
Bought a 2007 Volvo s60 for work p0133 Slow response o2 sensor came on. Im taking it to Swedish specialty shop. Do you think it’s a big deal
Audi and Mercs have been taxi cabs in the UK and Europe for a long time. The problem happens when they are assembled in America. VW in Europe is as reliable as Toyota. Had many.
They are not assembled in America, they are built in Mexico. 👀
@@MrNota500 but Mexico IS in America
@@MrNota500 Audi probably the worst because its Mexico. Merc, BM and VW have plants in US but all pumping out garbage. Give me my 1989 VW Polo back any day. I also had a Seat, Leon (VW platform) in 2014 1.6 Diesel, 70miles to the gallon I used to get. German engineering at its finest, plenty of torque. I wouldn’t buy an Audi/Volkswagen in the US if you paid me. Which is a damn shame because I liked them back in the UK.
You are wrong, the german car brands are at the bottom of the Carwow reliable index, german cars are not as reliable as a Toyota, you can't even compare
I love how he shows a Citroen C4 Picasso as a tiny car, while here in Europe its already considered a bit bigger car people use to drive their family around.
Yeah, but you have to consider cattle size seats instead of normal human size. The average american is 10kg over the average european already quite obese general population.
How about Renault? Why he didn't mention it, Is it worst than Fiat?
@@cheikhhmayadi6870 nope, they don't sell Renault in the US, and he is only talking about European cars sold in the US. It would beat volvo, without question 😀
@@jpwignand6915 I was wondering why he didn't mention Seat and Škoda
@@abyssstrider2547 He only talked about European cars sold in the US market. Anyway, when he showed the VW's brands, Seat was the only one missing.
What do you expect when BMW's nick name is Broke My Wallet
Whoever edits Scotty's videos with those animal pics while he's laughing is genius 🤣🤣