Dumb Things You Do When Working On Cars! | Your Car Stories
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This week, we discuss dumb things we've all done when working on cars, read out your unpopular opinions, and someone eats raw garlic.
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Listening in an empty classroom while all the children are having break time 😂👍🏻
Seems a fitting setting for their sense of humour.
Listening while delivering parcels to everyone that has to say at home so well busy and its getting me though for sure 👍
Thank you for doing what you do 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks. You guys are truly underrated in this situation. Without you most of the stuff we do today wouldn’t exist
@@neblolthecarnerd thank you
@@Topman-99 thankyou
L E G E N D !!
Hope you enjoy the calendars, lads. Remember don't open them 'till December 1st regardless of how tempting it may seem. I will pop another in the post for Gareth so he doesn't feel left out. ;)
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You guys should do one that's all 10mm sockets.
Wooohooo !!! Thanks, I'll try my best opening it up one day at a time :)
@@ak47gat1 You're welcome buddy. Do be sure to check out SONIC Equipment as it will A) Keep you busy and away from the temptation of opening the advent calendar early, and B) make you realise you need at least one SONIC tool box in your place.
Asking my partner if she'll get me one now ! thanks for the discount code !
YES on the CBT! I'm trying to make that decision myself, so seeing how the lads do would be really helpful.
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100% convert them to bikers!!!
@@carreviewsbyma7457 give up
If the water is dripping onto the z3 seats, it could be dripping from where the top meets the a-pillar. There are rubber plugs at the top corners of the windshield and if you seal them with some silicone (I used black so it's not really noticeable) it might help. Water couldddd also make its way to the seats from where the rear weather stripping ends by each door. I've also heard people put little shims in the stripping over the windows, and gummi pflege helps too. Just a couple of suggestions to try unless it's obvious the top itself is leaking.
If it is just seeping through the roof itself, then you might just need to reproof it with one of those cleaning and waterproofing kits. AutoGlym do a pretty good kit.
@@broomad 2nd that, worked a treat on my MX5 - went from soaking in to beading after a single treatment - auto cleaner but then fabsil for the waterproofing (the bursh on stuff)
No no, he said he was pissing on it. :p
@@broomad I think getting Ethan to strip the whole roof off will be hilarious!
@@ak47gat1 Yes. Tell him that it's really easy and will definitely work
Actually think this was your guys' best podcast yet, a lot of humour, mixed in with some useful car knowledge and great stories!
Cheers Harry, love this comment !
yeah was a proper one this one! felt similar
I loved how Gareth asked if Alex is staying for dinner! This is genuinely how us guys hang out!
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We're having chicken!
Thanks for mentioning the TVR Tuscan. I'm about to buy one and I really wish you guys hadn't mentioned it :)
P.S. its not a V8! Its a straight 6.
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Exited to see more Ethan/z3 videos!!!
Just what I needed on a dreary Wednesday to brighten up the day!
Thanks guys, had me rolling in laughter tying to read that email out 😂
TVR Suggestion was best :)
P.S. its not a V8! Its a straight 6. I'm about to buy one and I really wish they hadn't mentioned it :)
why not a Jenson intercepter
I own a Pontiac GTO (your vxr8 suggestion) in the Netherlands. Dont do it. All parts come from either AUS or US. You'll get robbed on shipping. And trust me, the LS and T56 are "budget" options when you live in the US where everything is laying on the scrapheaps, but not for us unfortunately
what I CAN advice is a Mercedes CLK 55 AMG (2003-) coupe. Awesome and reliable vehicles. With a coilover kit and sway bars these handle like a BMW. Parts are are c/o from the C-class; which means: lower prices and great availability due to higher production numbers. And above all; Pillar-less coupe styling never gets old.
@@STRGHTSXBNZ Aye thought so, it was more the appeal of it being a Holden underneath that Vauxhall badge
Absolutely yes on the CBT!
Thank you Alex for introducing the TVR Tuscan. I've never heard of it and it awesome.
I’ve been waiting for this for so long!!! You had me checking your channel every day for an upload, never thought I’d enjoy these
I'd love to see Jack and Ethan (sorry guys) do their CBT! I used to rail against bikes until I did my CBT, now I love them.
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Watching or listening, I'm really enjoying the podcasts. I always panic when you don't upload one, I'm always waiting for the next instalment!!
This channel just gets better and better, especially the podcasts and especially in the lockdowns. Thank you for the lolz in these times. Love from Spain.
Yes we wanna see Ethan and Jack do the CBT test then some kind of bike challenge for them
24:00 I cry 😅
back 2 back watching these.
Waiting for you guys to make video together 😂
Knew you were lurking here somewhere!
@@rcon777 I'll be more than happy to show the Car Throttle team around my Cobra and explain its story for a video ;)
I took a tear away with a sub. Mō nakanai, もう泣かない
Regularly watching your podcasts somewhere in the north of Portugal, in my garage, in front of my half dismantled 94 fiat punto restoration project which I inherited from my grandfather. More of a sentimental value to the car than the actual pre-classic value of it once, although it is a rare spec, it still is just a 1.2 old punto with 325k km on the clock. Keep up the good work guys.
I listen to the podcast on the day it comes out (Tuesday NZT) while I'm at work, then I'd watch it on the weekend. Really love the chemistry of the guys!
I am from Slovenia listening to your potcast while doing homework for my online schooling. Stay safe
Listening while driving my truck, cant wait for the weekend!! (got BC’s and some BBS to fit)
Watching while taking a 💩
Same here although not an hour long
@gnorweb you havent had a good shit unless you are there for an hour
Ethan got that, I was so impressed how quickly he guessed what that was, Jack was right he totally deserved that!
Also should say, as a Z3 1.9 owner for 8 months now, water inside may not be the roof, could be any number of door/window seals, also there's Control arm bushes to do, seat rail bushes if the seats move at all when your in them, plastic clips on the electric windows, third brake light seal and aerial antenna seal if there's any water in the boot, they are nice cars but with typical BMW 90's build quality...
These podcasts are exactly what everyone needs in these times. You guys are filling in a gap in the automotive video world that no one known existed, yet everyone feels it filled now ❤ Keep it going guys!
Listening while school classes, literally I have nothing better to do... Keep it up, guys!!
I Love coming Home and seeing a new podcast
I like how Ethan is the responsible one in these podcasts, keeping track of the script, telling Alex not to bite the clove of garlic in two (I guess for Covid safety), and talking about how he makes bruschetta. Not fitting with the image he's normally given on CT.
YEESSS!! Get 'em on bikes hahah, it would be amazingly entertaining! Best part, I reckon Jack would actually change his tune hahah
44:41 Ethan: "be a maverick."
Great show fella's !
Love from Melbourne Australia, just had my wisdom teeth out, recovering listening to you guys!
Watching from Australia and fixing my HJ61 Land Cruiser but needs a lot of work but it will get fix and then get shipped back to the UK 🤞🏼
Where you from mate
@@RagdollRacingInc I’m from the UK but I’m currently living on the tablelands
Good luck!
I'm in Perth WA
Probably end up tripping to Perth at some point plus if the car throttle team wants to see the car for a before and after when it’s done let me know
Best podcast yet, thank you!
I'm listening whilst babysitting temporary traffic lights at some roadworks.
They basically run themselves so there's not much to do and the podcast helps pass the time and gives me a good laugh.
listening while working from home. Making my afternoon of schedules and hr reports go quicker :)
This was such a funny video, I love the spontaneity, its like having banter in the living room with your mates, guys keep up the good work. P.S. Alex's Scottish accent had me in tears with laughter.
My admission of dumbness:- Once during the 90s I had spent days carefully installing some 'ICE' in my car carefully soldering all the wires creating a loom from the head unit, graphic equalizer and amp, one of these was going to live in my glove box, the last step was to create a hole from the side of my glove box to the center console/dash. As I drilled, the drill bit took a while to get through the glovebox but went straight through the dash and into the carefully crafted loom, grabbed the loom and ripped the lot to shreds.
This is the thing that makes my 5 minute errands over an hour long😁
It wasnt this podcast but a few podcasts ago i was listening while driving a Land Rover Discovery 5 from St Albans to Portsmouth for work. I also listened to one on the ferry to the isle of wight.
One of the best podcasts so far 👍
My E46 was an overnighter when I last let a dealer touch it (although they broke it), was because the valve shims had to be checked when cold so they let it sit overnight, the courtesy car I got beats the Mini, it was a 218d Active Touring auto with the Full M sport pack, purely because they took it as needing a massive car when I asked for a car with reasonable leg room due to being a big guy.
As to listening to the Podcast, I listen with my Dog, still hasn't mastered working on cars but I'll get him to keep on listening.
Such a great podcast have listened to every episode so far really good laff
Listening whilst ceramic coating some wheels for a customer 🤘🔥
Re Jack & Ethan learning and passing their bike test, I would love to see that. But more importantly the amount of extra learning they would go through - recognising potential dangers eg Royal mail lorries - would make them much better, safer drivers.
Godda be done bros...
I’ve listed to all the episodes up to this one, and this is the first time I’ve felt the need to watch the video for the bit about them eating the garlic cloves lol
Watching from General Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina! Great podcast as always!
can i just say? these guys are just absolutely awesome. no knob heads, all seem to be down to earth. can watch them for hours! as i am currently
Gareth has the best suggestion, growing up with a Dax Cobra in my life (my dads) and having learned everything I now know from rebuilding it with my dad I can say it’s the best suggestion.
Also there’s one for everyone’s budget.
From old steel chassis’ and Sierra donor cars to the more modern space frame chassis and jag running gear and from RV8’s up to LS3’s they’re a great car which draw attention everywhere you go.
Also if you want to avoid a fibreglass body ‘Alex’ take a look at DB Replicas. David’s design is as close to original as can be without the million pound price tag.
Watching on a day off with a good cup of coffee from Mayerthorpe Alberta Canada. I haven't laughed this hard in a while, thanks for being yourselves and making awesome content!
"At this pooont" 😂😂😂😂
Talking about annoying driving things, I hate it when traffic is at a standstill, and as you start to perform a 3 point turn, the person behind instantly drives forward blocking your ability to reverse
1:00:14 - Nailed the accent, also great podcast keep it up guys :)
I mentioned about the CBT training for the two lads couple videos back! And couldn’t agree more, on that it will make a great video or even series...?? Maybe they can could talk us through what’s it like for a new person to learn how to ride
I do the roundabout thing too, always ques at one particular roundabout for straight over, so I take the right lane, go all the way round and take the exit that would have been straight over.. not dodgy! Just smart, I smile seeing the cars still queing for a long way
Sat in the work van watching you guys, whilst waiting for some people to decide if they want the dog I've brought. I work for a rescue kennels and this is how we have to do things at the moment with social distancing.
One of the funniest in a while, keep up the good work lads :)
Posting these on a Wednesday is the best. Much prefer than posted on a monday. The Car Throttle Extra vlogs coming out on a monday, this on a wednesday, then a car throttle special on a Friday would mean I have no problem getting through the week!
On the subject of kitcars, you need to check out the 1:12 lap that the Ultima GTR did of the top gear test track. Not too shabby for a road legal car back in 2007!
Another good one other than garlic, for the challenge is Cloves, they're very good for you but Rough to eat
A guy had just told me, 20+ yrs as ASE tech & A&P Spec, that he was now a better mechanic after 3 days watching YT repair videos. So I watched him remove all the lug nuts and then start jacking up the car. It was on a hill, out of gear only held by E-brake. I was amazed it didn't shift position and crash down on the frame sending wheels everywhere, until he was bending over to pull the 1st off.
Love watching this knowing that Gareth is using his work laptop 👀
I'm crying with laughter watching you two exacting that garlic fucking love this show.
😂 these podcast are brilliant
I’d like to see them both do there cbt, I’m tempted to go for bike license so any insight would be brilliant!!
Loving the podcast while working on garden machinery 👌🏼
Your recent bike Vs public transport has pushed me! I've booked my CBT and theory test. All starts in December. Of I never watched your video, I would never have booked. I have you to blame for this 😃
These four are by far the best looking men on CZcams
Do you want some water mate, asks, and proceeds sipping the same 😆
Listening in the Netherlands while studying process engineering in my office room at home. Also sometimes in the factory where I work while lunch break
I’m watching from my home which is a small transit van as I’m a van dweller peace and love guys
Just gonna drop mine here, 2 years ago I got a Lexus Sc300 (Toyota Soarer) as my first car. It was like an early 2000s time capsule, it had the wheels, tvs in headrest and clear taillights.
I could never get the left taillight to work, so one day I was messing with the wires thinking I could fix it and I shorted the brake light switch out. So now both brake lights didn't work and the car was stuck in park. I drove around for a week by using a flat head to take it out of park and by turning on the lights everytime I had to brake.
Watching while having a smoke, cheers boys
CBT in December sound like a load of fun, DO IT!
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The Scottish accent 😂😂😂😂 love these podcasts man too funny keep em coming
Hello from Estonia. I watch your videos all the time, keep up whit good work.
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I love all the bike stuff. You guys are great at creating content and more bike content would be amazing! Please get Ethan and jack on CBTs it would be so good! Keep up the good work!
keep them comin!!
Back in my early days of driving, my Sierra 1.6 broke down on the A5 just outside Cannock. I found a pay phone and called my Uncle to come and tow me home. He arrived, attached the tow rope and gave me instructions as it was my 1st time being towed. Unfortunately he didn’t mention leaving the key in the ignition and taking the steering lock off 🤦🏻♂️ and thusly as he pulled away and the rope tightened and I edged forward the steering which wasn’t straight stayed locked hard to the right and I was quickly pulled across a busy A road into oncoming traffic 😱💥
The Wera calendars are pretty good, I have gotten the last three ones, and use them all often.
42:56 That's why you carry rocks in your doorcard, nothing gets you moving like a rock through your back window
Another podcast thank you guys
Get some good goretex textiles for the bike. I commute in all weather and the cold and rain is my favourite. If you're wearing the right stuff its like being sat in your favourite chair all cosy watching the rain outside
I'm pretty sure they had that Wera tool calendar on Nerdcubed and Ashens Days of Christmas Calender videos a few years back, they have like 3 different themed calendars every year and they're usually full of sub-christmas cracker level tat.
I've restored 3 cars and done countless jobs for mates, a Z3 roof replacement is the only job that's ever defeated me
TVR Tuscan has a straight 6 engine - Unless you mean the late 60s/early 70s Tuscan V8.
Love the podcast!
Big up exeter love the mentions
Top fun as usual - afraid to say boys Gareth's dry wit is the best at the moment - he is so funny
Listening while waiting for my MOT to be done on my RX-8 which i got because of the living with a rotary series! Absolutely love it :D
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Yes! Jack and Ethan CBT video!
Watching in Norfolk, UK as i cook dinner. Im debating replacing the gear box in my Rover 25 as it slips out of or wont go into 1st gear sometimes (not me personally doing it as i have an Ethan level of car knowledge. Cheers for another great pod cast.
Yes I would love to see them do their CBT i reckon they will love it.
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Previous z3 owner here. The roof is leaking where the front meets the windshield. Those seals are terrible. the angle of the glass and top alignment allow the water to literally drip on the outer bottom bolster of the seat. You can fix it!!!!
The thing that grinds my gears is people saying grinds my gears 😂
We need these back
1:01:12 Squids
Listening to CT whilst changing a broken driveshaft on a mk5 golf.. Jack.
Hahahha Gareth just inviting everyone to dinner mid podcast 😂😂
💯%. It's a must for Ethan and Jack to do their CBT. It would make fantastic viewing😆. Please please 🙏. 🙏.
Brooooo this is gold
My dumbest car "fixing" moment happened with a friends problematic Octavia. I can't remember how exactly it transpired (dodgy central locking?) but basically he ended up accidentally locking both of our sets of keys inside his car with the engine running outside of my garage while overheating due to a severe radiator leak and partially blocking the road. If I'd had my keys this would have been fine as we could have gone in and grabbed a nice plastic wedge and mallet to pry the top of the door open with and a long handled grabber to turn the car off and extract the keys in less than 5 mins with minimal stress/damage. Things were already looking bad as the light was rapidly fading when the heavens opened and it started shitting it down.
Cue panicked searching of local bins for anything we could find to do the job while directing angry traffic to turn around if they were too big to fit through (basically anything bigger than a 106). We eventually chanced upon an off-cut bit of timber that was sort of a wedge shape, a brick to use as a hammer and a bit of steel re-bar with which to reach into the car. After a brief attempt to get the wedge in the top of the door it quickly became obvious that it was too fat so I went back on the search for something thinner to get the job started and found a crusty, rusted screwdriver which you'd never want to put near your paintwork in a million years but desperate times called for desperate measures. After committing some heinous crimes against paintwork we managed to pry the door frame open just enough to get the wedge in and so my friend started hammering it home.
I saw a car coming towards us so walked over to tell them to turn around when the flashing lights came on and two angry policemen piled out and started yelling at us to step away from the car and lie on the ground. So we got on the soaking wet floor and started hurriedly trying to explain the situation while watching the car pissing steam and overheating as the last of the coolant drained out. Eventually after being put in the back seat while the details were checked they decided that we probably weren't trying to steal the car and went on their way without so much as offering to help.
Now cold, piss wet through and covered in dirt from the road we managed to finish banging the wedge in and used the re-bar to reach inside and poke the central locking release on the key fob before finally opening the door and turning off the unhappy sounding engine. We popped the bonnet with the traditional scalding of fingers from the steam and let it billow out before pushing the car back up a small hill into a better spot where we could let it cool down. We eventually found the leak which was clearly too big to patch so just temporarily plugged it and filled it with water so it would last the 10 minute driver back to his house where he could keep it until he got a new radiator.
Unfortunately the next day when he went to turn it over it sounded awful and wouldn't fire, the oil was basically yoghurt and it soon became obvious that the overheating had either warped and/or cracked the block and it was destined for one final trip to the scrap heap. In hindsight we probably should have just smashed the window but he didn't want to pay for a new one and I didn't want broken glass all over the road behind my garage. If we hadn't wasted 10-15 minutes with the police we probably could have done it in time to stop too much damage but with the amount of times that car had been to pieces I doubt it would have lasted another 6 months anyway.