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Absolutley agree, still want to travel to the us and japan to experience the car scene there (: But why is england turning out to be that bad? I have the impression that you got a crazy car scene

Why is that?

@@MichelsGarage Multiple reasons. Taxation, India specific cars which are just jacked up hatchbacks and are not good enough to be sold elsewhere in the world. Honda, VW and certain other enthusiast brands don't have much in their lineup to offer. No Fiat, no Ford, no Mitsubishi. Cars feel too expensive to own and use for what they offer. The market is dictated by cars which offer features like sunroof, air purifier etc which have nothing to do with the driving feel. Driver focused and enthusiastic cars don't do well here.

That's quite interesting. Thanks for the insight! Seems like you in fact don't have the best conditions for bein a car enthusiastic country :( But don't you have quite a big racing and rallying scene?

@@MichelsGarage Well, we have some good circuits in the Himalayas. We even hosted F1 for 3 years, may host again in the future. Motorsport culture has definitely grown here and hopefully will develop into something substantial.

Fingers crossed for you and all the other enthusiasts of india (:

Damn that sucks

@@MichelsGarage it's not all bad, love my 1984 cc golf r lol

Ah i see, thats the way to go (:

Like i said it's not all about tuning laws for me. To each their own preference (:

I took my time to think about what to answer, because i normally don't like to have such a pessimistic view about the futur. But your comment is pretty well written and I agree in most points. Although I think that this change will take a massive amount of time considering how many people still drive "old" cars. I think this is more a thing of in 50 or 60 years and not a thing of tomorrow. But that's just my two cents (: (and of course I still look at it optimistic with the hope of there being a shift back to the good ol days)

and the shittiest cars

And the straightest roads

@@Whomsky I can buy a BMW M8 or Porsche GT3 in America for cheaper than you can in Europe because I don’t have to pay a bunch of environmental taxes. We have one low “gas guzzler” flat tax instead of a scale. Do you think we only buy American cars? I usually only buy German and Japanese unless we do something special here like the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.

@@sebastianocampo3006 lol you’ve never been to America have you? Yes we have plenty of straight roads, our country is massive, but we also have lots of mountains and winding forest roads because we’re a huge country. Ever heard of Tail of the Dragon in North Carolina, Tunnel of Trees in Michigan, or Mulholland Drive in California, Pikes Peak in Colorado, or Hocking Hills Loop in Ohio? 5 of the most famous twisty roads in the world, 2 of them are only a couple hours from me, and those are just famous ones.

@@DW94576What about dealer markups

As someone from england, here and the netherlands for example have very lenient modification laws, so as long as your insurance company knows your car is modified, and it meets simple things such as lights and plate visibility for annual safety inspections, you can basically do whatever the hell you like to your car. Another advantage i have at least is that the RHD market here means all our cars are significantly cheaper than the mainland, hence why alot of companies here get very cheap jdm imports and export to places like the US where the prices are inflated

​@@zamstig66 It's true that the UK is a very lenient country for mods but that's mainly because barely anyone has the cash left to actually modify a car after they've spent thousands on tyre and suspension repair/replacement costs due to the roads being so crap in 98% of the UK that driving is a game of dodge the potholes/craters. Add on the fees from scalping b*stards that are the insurance companies and you're maybe left with £300 for a cheap remap.

Texas is one of the best states, strict in the cities super lax in the rural areas. Everyone here knows someone who passes emissions “legally” for a few extra bucks hahaha

Thanks a lot my man!

It always seems to me that you guys got a crazy car scene, but also a couple of problems with the law. Is that correct?

@@MichelsGarage Spot on, New Zealand is much looser and cops are reasonable (except for speeding). If you don't drive a complete shitbox.

Actually really interesting insights!

5000 a year, damn. My first car in the Netherlands at 21 was an Alfa Romeo Mito (1.4 with 177hp / 300nm, small tune). And my first year insurance was $1164 and I paid $600 for tax. So in total $1764 for my first year. Tax is related to the car specifically so that won't go down. But my insurance went down to $1080 now that I've had it for a year. I've read before how english people get a corsa with like 80hp and then pay a few grand to insure it and that is frankly insane. Tuning laws are I guess different here again too. I can switch out my brakes, suspension, tires, rims and what not without issue. Exhaust too, but if a cop pulls you over and it is too loud they can impound the car. Officially they can instantly be angry at you for a louder exhaust but generally won't as long as it is not a straight pipe and you don't go crazy around law enforcement from what I heard from a colleague of mine with a custom exhaust on his car. Tuning wise you are good to go to not re-check it with RDW (civil service for road traffic or something translated) as long as a car does not gain more then 20% of it's original power. So you can do a small tune or what not without immediately having it be checked again. We do have a lot of speed cams, red light cams and law enforcement so you do need to watch out. Friend of mine was pulled over in is 340i M-sport just this week though not by the regular police but by our "Royal Military Constabulary". As they though he was kidnapping two girls and was driving fast. Did not get ticketed as he could in fact proof that they where the neighbours kids lol that he was dropping off somewhere. And did not end up ticketed just written up for suspicious activity and driving too fast. So yah you do need to watch out. These guys are also the ones you do not want to mess with if they pull you over. As they often carry machine guns and are far more serious then regular police. Colleague of mine was also pulled over by our border patrol for they thought they may be illegal here. I have been fine so far but I do run a more understated car and do not have foreign plates.

@Menon9767 I can only agree, thats really interesting to know. I always thought of england as being pretty chill with tuning laws, I didnt know or even consider, that insurance is such a huge pain in the ass. As always YungLimox coming around with the banger insights (:

​@@jilianjing7549 Really interesting getting insights into the experience in the netherlands, seems like you guys hit it pretty good; Chill tuning laws, right next to germany, so you also have access to the Autobahn, not bad not bad. The insurance stuff is pretty much the same over here in Germany, I paid roughly 100 euros per month for my first car and now a little more for my civic, but it aint too bad. Some cars are ridiculously expensive to insure tho. For example an old ej Civic would cost me I think twice the amount im paying for my newer Civic. This is because the insurance rate is based on how many incidents each of these cars has, how often they are stolen and so on

@@jilianjing7549 here there’s legal loopholes and “glitches”, so to say, around road tax to either pay none or a reduced amount. Theres also some garages who will pass your emissions test for a small fee even if your car is not complicit with emissions standards. But yeh, the insurance thing in UK is absolutely bonkers. Young people end up paying double their cars value for insurance unless they do insurance in an illegal or dodgy way. UK literally forces its citizens to go against the law and commit some sort of fraud to own a vehicle. As for speed cameras or police camping to catch speeders, apps like Waze help a lot to avoid them. But in UK all speed cameras have to have a warning sign earlier on the road to make drivers aware of a camera (we have this system because when speed cameras first came out, the public were against it saying it’s a money grab scheme for the government). For this reason they are always a bright yellow reflective color too but recently they have been adding some hidden ones on motorways.

Damn, how is it doing?

@@MichelsGarage looking for a b20 block or another b16 but they taxing for these b16s, in a lot of pain...

That sucks, crossing my fingers for you my man

Honestly I couldn't help but laugh (: Finally someone that understands me, everybody be praising Mercedes to hell and back, but i honestly dislike them. But I know the struggle. I want a reliable daily and older cars just have a lot more points of failure due to wear and tear. Although I would love to restore an older car like an e36 or something similar and turn it into the perfect fun daily driver :)

Damn that's a sick ass car! Good on you my man, living the life (You're making me kinda jealous)

But just a little I presume (Hondas are just awesome)

First of all, thanks a lot my man! Second of all, I absolutley agree , sadly the car industry is not focused on us enthusiasts, undestandably, as we only make up a fraction of the buyers base. But we can still hope to get some sick affordable cars :)

That's a awesome car! Good for you my man, keep it running and put tons of miles on it :)

Yeah I know, a (bit of a) missed opportunity (:

I wouldn't call everything horrible, but I get where you're coming from (:

@@MichelsGarage what do you think of teslas i dont know any information about them and have never driven them

Honestly, I've never driven one either, but I've ridden in one and I was actually surprised. Teslas don't seem that bad, despite their reputation, it was comfortable, quick to charge, didn't feel cheap. All in all it was a good experience and I think if it is your type of car it can be great! But personally I don't see myself driving an ev

@@MichelsGarage yea

I think you meant 2-3 business days (:

@@MichelsGarage on a serious note new cars are creating solutions for things we never had a problem with. It makes no sense. I bet you most modern car owners don't even know half of the things on their car. and never know they exist.

Yeah that's true we are straying further and further from actually driving a car. I guess that's good for the average consumer, but not for the average petrol head (:

Just wait for my stickers, then I'll truly be unstoppable

@@MichelsGarage M sticker and AMG badge for maximum power output please

Especially those cheap m badges that fade after 2 days in the sun

Ja das ist beste Hab mir sagen lassen cad ist in (cardboard assisted design)

Hey, I'm doing absolutley great! Hope you are too. And of course, I would really appreciate any feedback / criticism. You can dm me on insta or write me an email (both linked in my about section), whatever is best for you :)

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Nevermind! You said it about 30 seconds after I commented

Glad I'm not the only this happens to (:

Das ist nen Plan, hab ja jetzt erfahrung 😂 Aber wird schon schief gehen

A little too real (:

Aprecciate it my man!

its really hot in germany right now so makes sense

Hell yeah it is (:

Thank you :) Absolutley in love with the sound

Everything else would be boring, but that's just average German weather

Already got my eyes on something (:

Such a legendary article. Still funny to this day 😂

Of course, if it'll make sense I'll keep it!

@@MichelsGarage Thanks, great! ;)

Thank you!

Kissing the redline is always a good idea (: (at least fun wise)

@@MichelsGarage you dont overdo it, if you do then it has a negative effect :P

Danke dir 🤝🏻

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Hell yeah I did, my biggest achievement so far. I guess I'm a British national treasure now?

The same happend to me a couple of days ago. Glad your del sol survived it!

It's absolutley brilliant. Good fuel economy, fun to drive, enough power (I have the 1.8), a lot of space, has everything you need and just a little more. So I can only say go for it

Thanks a lot my man, really appreciate it <3 wasn't feeling too sure about this vid. And hell yeah, ain't no way someones gonna hate marcel

@@MichelsGarage all your videos are 🔥 dw

@@YungLimox But you must admit, my first couple videos are pretty hard to watch (:

@@MichelsGarage nah not even! When I first found your channel I went through the old stuff and they were sick! I actually like content like that. The simple animations and drawing and stuff. Has its own vibe

Damn thanks a lot my man! Never would've thought that someone would enjoy these Vids

I pay you in free labor (:

@@MichelsGaragegood

It truly magical! Loved mine and luckiky over here in Germany we still get new fits (I've even driven one, but honestly i like the older ones more)

@@MichelsGarage they're still making the Fit or Jazz??? What??? I'm jealous. That said, the newer design seems to have less storage room because of the rounded/tapered back. Or am I wrong about what?

@@longhairedphreak hell yeah they are!! But yes as you've already guessed, they've lost that feeling feeling of roomieness. It just doesn't feel like a jazz anymore, kinda sad. But they are still pretty good cars

Damn that would've been a great idea. Maybe I'll do a follow up (if I find a way to make it possible)

@@MichelsGarage than just take a normal monitor instead of the navi system tbh!

Thanks a lot my man! I'll definelty do