Thanks again for having me on Ed! I loved telling this story and, in a round about way, helping out the Toyota Rally Rav 4 Team. Can’t wait to come back and tell more!
Me being a Toyota tech for the past 10 years I’m pretty sure they never put a v6 in the new body style rav4. Unless it was like a 12 because I think they changed the rav in 13
I've been binge watching Vin Wiki for 2 weeks now. I can't stop. I never thought I'd be enjoying someone sitting in a chair, just talking and telling a story. This is better than tv.
The generation that ended in 2012 had models that came with both a 3.5 Liter V6 and All Wheel Drive. I would still recommend you purchase one of those over one from 2013 onwards.
Rally is such an awesome welcoming sport. I don't think there are many other things I would drive 9 hours to go volunteer for and be super excited the whole time.
This is the type of story I expect to hear on the balcony smoking area of a bar in an unfamiliar city after a few drinks and the words “gimme your wildest car story” and someone puts their whiskey on the table and just grins and starts talking. And I am living for this kind of thing. That is hilarious and awesome.
Going to a rally event is the most fun free thing I have ever done. Been to STPR the past two years, he is right you can literally just go and hang out and talk with the drivers. Met Pastrana twice.
I love the NE forest rally. I have a house right next to Sunday River. It is where I learned to ski, my kids learned to ski, where I got engaged, and where my son fell in love with auto racing! (Thanks Ken Block)
Things like this also happend in the 24h Nürburgring race with the Private teams. Sometimes there is calling does someone have a XYZ Car they could bring to the pitlane we need parts to finish the race. The private teams who take part in the 24h Race dont have massiv money for spare parts and if there are fans who want to give parts out and help them out they bring there cars to the pitlane (somwhere in the back, not directly to the pitlane) and the mechnicals change and fix there cars. Thats real racing!
I was super impressed by how cool rally drivers are. I went to the ARX event at COTA a few months ago and was able to literally walk from the stands and talk to Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, etc. Incredibly humble and willing to sign stuff and take pictures. I was a little taken back as there was basically no security whatsoever but super impressed in the overall experience.
He said Roadkill! I'd say you need to get "Homeless Dave" Frieburger and Finnegan on here but all of their stories are already on video lol They're the original "drive a shitty car across the country while stopping half way through to do an engine swap in the snow" duo! Seriously. If you don't know Roadkill, you don't know what you're missing. I used to call it "the best car show that's not on TV" but they're on TV now, so I can't really say that anymore lol. Pretty sure you can catch Roadkill on the Velocity Channel.
"nascar, football, or some other global sport, or basketball" uh... none of those are global and only one of those goes outside the USA... basketball isn't that huge... it big in the US and relatively small in europe, and thats pretty much it enjoyed the rest of the story though! good job!
Yes there are a number of different lists but basically Motorsport doesn’t make the top ten in any of them : www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-popular-sport-in-the-world.
You’d be surprised how accessible off road racing is to fans. At short course races, you can walk around the pits and meet drivers without any special pass. I regularly see fans leaving the races with pieces of fiberglass from the trucks that the teams gave away.
On 2nd thought, maybe you should get the Roadkill guys on here. Frieburger has been an automotive magazine editor for what, 2 or 3 decades? And a car guy for life. I bet he has TONS of stories. Finnegan, too. Like the magazine cover minitruck he built at 18 or whatever it was. Yo, I bet him & Rabbit would get along great! Lmao! 🤣🤣🤣
This is and HAS BEEN ON MY BUCKET LIST for over twenty years! I just want to ride on a leg of a rally course with a driver that doesn't kill us but gets us as close to that as possible...
I wonder what Toyota did with that non-AWD-anymore Rav4. Did it get crushed because of the clipped wires? Or harness was replaced and then sold? Im way too curious!
I know that to everyone else Maine, NH, and VT might as well be Canada, but Team O'Neil is in NH, not Maine. :) Does it matter one bit to anyone not from Maine? Nope. Great video anyway.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Most ECUs are in the engine bay where they can get good airflow. The one for my truck is just bolted to a support strut on the drivers side. Easily unpluggable.
Gus Kipper haha not exactly. It took lots of relationship cultivating. It’s definitely not just make a website and get cars. You have to put boots on the ground and do work.
@AndrewTrevor69 Listen; I hate Bugatti, myself as well. But, what gives you the right to tell people to change their profile picture; just because, you don’t like it? Makes you look like, an entitled prick.
alot of audio buzz in this episode. drove me crazy while watchign the video, because at the same time i was attempting to find the source of the buzz.. thought maybe one of the speakers was buzzing or something near by.. but nope, eventually determined it was the audio source.
Only time i have been able to be helpful to other racers beyond hooking someone up with a bit of gas in the pits or helping out a downed rider in a bad spot would be a couple years ago i ordered 2 new clutch levers for my bike before a 100mile desert race. was sent ones for the wrong bike, return shipping was as much as they were worth as they were on clearance so i kept em. Managed to find a guy parked near me the race with the right bike and gave him the pair Rode my race and got back to the pits a few hours later. The guy tracked me down and told me he had managed to drop his bike getting it off the trailer and break what would have been his only clutch lever before his race even started. So i managed to save the guys day of riding because someone screwed up and sent me the wrong parts weeks before. 50/50 good luck and bad luck. Gotta rack up the good Motorsports karma when you get a chance. Sucks when you have none coming back to you when youre the guy who broke something.
The 2GR-FE (Toyota's current v6) wasn't available for the XA40 Rav4 (2012-2018) you would of been running a 2AR-FE/FXE (depending on hybrid or not) as I am guessing you were driving a US based Rav4. Either way pretty cool story.
How could a person get into an environment that involve car brands and car events? I have always dreamt about being able to work for a sponsored brand like vin wiki but how would someone get involved ?
Anyone that has driven a rav 4 knows how much they suck. I broke the suspension on a brand new rav4 that was a rental in 2016 thing was so crap (I wasn’t doing anything a car couldn’t do) , I’d rather drive pretty much anything else.
While not a fan myself, I would definitely consider the MX5 to be a sports car. I believe there are more Miatas raced each weekend than any other single car model. (or at least that was the case a few years ago) I could sort of see the RX8 being considered a sports car, simply because the RX7 most definitely was a sports car, and the new car was supposed to be the evolution of that. However I drove one back in the day, and was not impressed with the sportiness. Cool concept, bad execution.
Press car adventures are always a blast. Tons of fond memories with the Lambo press fleet, even the ones that didn't jeopardize my career.
Ed Bolian lol you sure know how to have fun calculated insanity
Thanks again for having me on Ed! I loved telling this story and, in a round about way, helping out the Toyota Rally Rav 4 Team. Can’t wait to come back and tell more!
It was awesome listening to your story! Hope you come back.
Me being a Toyota tech for the past 10 years I’m pretty sure they never put a v6 in the new body style rav4. Unless it was like a 12 because I think they changed the rav in 13
I've been binge watching Vin Wiki for 2 weeks now. I can't stop. I never thought I'd be enjoying someone sitting in a chair, just talking and telling a story. This is better than tv.
Hi m8
It sure is...
I like this guy's storytelling style. Very enthusiastic and this is definitely one worth telling.
P WrightisRight thanks man! This was so fun to share.
Isn't this what "stock" car racing is supposed to be?
The last V6 in a Rav 4 was eliminated in the previous generation. Not the current version which is a inline four.
Timothy Seeley i wondered if anyone else noticed that as well
But the new one has all wheel drive.
The generation that ended in 2012 had models that came with both a 3.5 Liter V6 and All Wheel Drive. I would still recommend you purchase one of those over one from 2013 onwards.
"That is a pretty decent looking Rav4" - Me, 2018 - filed under things I never expected to say.
If you mean the blue one...I agree
Take a look at the new one, looks Hella better
Rally is such an awesome welcoming sport. I don't think there are many other things I would drive 9 hours to go volunteer for and be super excited the whole time.
This is the type of story I expect to hear on the balcony smoking area of a bar in an unfamiliar city after a few drinks and the words “gimme your wildest car story” and someone puts their whiskey on the table and just grins and starts talking. And I am living for this kind of thing. That is hilarious and awesome.
ScruffyxPrincess hahaha love this! Thanks man. Such a random, fun, and great story. Glad you enjoyed and glad I could share!
This story adds to the understanding of how insane Rally mechanics/techs are on the fly
Just watching this and more VinWiki vids waiting on my Ed Bolian signed book arrives in the mail...
I'm jealous! Congrats!
Going to a rally event is the most fun free thing I have ever done. Been to STPR the past two years, he is right you can literally just go and hang out and talk with the drivers. Met Pastrana twice.
Last time I was this early, Alex Roy still held the NY to LA record.
Clint Gliford I love your profile pic,I have mad respect for you.
I was at that race volunteering, so much fun, if you're in the north east and you like cars it is a must see
I love the NE forest rally. I have a house right next to Sunday River. It is where I learned to ski, my kids learned to ski, where I got engaged, and where my son fell in love with auto racing! (Thanks Ken Block)
1:17 it was not the v6, the fourth-gen got the 2ar-fe, a 2.5 liter inline 4. great little engine, but it isn't a v6
Things like this also happend in the 24h Nürburgring race with the Private teams. Sometimes there is calling does someone have a XYZ Car they could bring to the pitlane we need parts to finish the race. The private teams who take part in the 24h Race dont have massiv money for spare parts and if there are fans who want to give parts out and help them out they bring there cars to the pitlane (somwhere in the back, not directly to the pitlane) and the mechnicals change and fix there cars. Thats real racing!
I’m a proud owner of a 2018 Rav 4 adventure and I love it!
I was super impressed by how cool rally drivers are. I went to the ARX event at COTA a few months ago and was able to literally walk from the stands and talk to Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, etc. Incredibly humble and willing to sign stuff and take pictures. I was a little taken back as there was basically no security whatsoever but super impressed in the overall experience.
Favorite channel period look forward to your next video thumbs up stay Awsome.
He said Roadkill! I'd say you need to get "Homeless Dave" Frieburger and Finnegan on here but all of their stories are already on video lol
They're the original "drive a shitty car across the country while stopping half way through to do an engine swap in the snow" duo!
Seriously. If you don't know Roadkill, you don't know what you're missing. I used to call it "the best car show that's not on TV" but they're on TV now, so I can't really say that anymore lol. Pretty sure you can catch Roadkill on the Velocity Channel.
That's awsome! That is one of the best car story I've heard.
Last time I was this early, I incurred 18 years worth of monthly payments at a very high interest rate. She was a very shrewd negotiator!
Wait, which video is this?
@@calebvoskamp it was a Brazzers double feature.
"nascar, football, or some other global sport, or basketball" uh... none of those are global and only one of those goes outside the USA... basketball isn't that huge... it big in the US and relatively small in europe, and thats pretty much it
enjoyed the rest of the story though! good job!
Also I'm pretty sure cricket is number 1/2 not footie/F1, primarily because of India
Yes there are a number of different lists but basically Motorsport doesn’t make the top ten in any of them : www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-popular-sport-in-the-world.
@@daleykun yeah I was thinking the same thing, usually cricket and field hockey are up high on the list mainly because of India.
Maine shows up once again on Vin Wiki
*Exam Tomorrow*
Nope *VinWiki* dropped a video !!
You’d be surprised how accessible off road racing is to fans. At short course races, you can walk around the pits and meet drivers without any special pass. I regularly see fans leaving the races with pieces of fiberglass from the trucks that the teams gave away.
On 2nd thought, maybe you should get the Roadkill guys on here. Frieburger has been an automotive magazine editor for what, 2 or 3 decades? And a car guy for life. I bet he has TONS of stories. Finnegan, too. Like the magazine cover minitruck he built at 18 or whatever it was.
Yo, I bet him & Rabbit would get along great! Lmao! 🤣🤣🤣
Great story Gregson!
Great video! Team Oneil Rally school is in my 5 year plan.
This dude is starting to live his dream!!
you can see him smile so hard under that helmet.
This is and HAS BEEN ON MY BUCKET LIST for over twenty years! I just want to ride on a leg of a rally course with a driver that doesn't kill us but gets us as close to that as possible...
I love Maine and Sunday river
had acces to a rav4 in the middle east , that thing loves to go off road. Atleast it was much faster than i expected.
Didn't expect this to be placed in maine always love to go to the new england Forrest rally
V6 RAV4 they don’t have that in the states !
Now that's a proper suv
Lol I'm in the background in the NEFR pictures 😂 I've been working there past 5 years.
Great story man!!!! Rally third most popular you say hmmmm
Makes sense rally is so popular it's just so freaking cool
Reporter: Dude, just scare me.
Ryan Millen: *ALRIGHT!* (mashes the throttle)
In before my Explorer gets torn apart because a rattling sound by the Hvac...
I love Rally racing! Makes sense it’s the 3rd most popular sport!!
I need you jacket, your boots and your Rav4. lol
Hey Ed. I would love to see mike Finnegan on your chanel
What kind of whells are those in the Rav4? I have an Adventure and that would look cool!!
Miss watching Millen, Pastrana, and Higgins in Rally America. There are no ARA events 'close' to me.
Last time i was this early tavarish was waiting for his lambo rear bumper to be painted.
I wonder what Toyota did with that non-AWD-anymore Rav4. Did it get crushed because of the clipped wires? Or harness was replaced and then sold? Im way too curious!
Hey Ed, could you make a video regarding your experiences buying and selling modified supercars on behalf of Lamborghini Atlanta?
Fun story!!!
My mom drives a 2008 3.5L V6 rav4. She has no clue how cool it is lol.
I know that to everyone else Maine, NH, and VT might as well be Canada, but Team O'Neil is in NH, not Maine. :) Does it matter one bit to anyone not from Maine? Nope. Great video anyway.
why was the ECU in a place it can just get ripped off tho?
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON Most ECUs are in the engine bay where they can get good airflow. The one for my truck is just bolted to a support strut on the drivers side. Easily unpluggable.
I have that shirt..
*its just a black shirt*
Pepperoni Toni it’s a black t shirt with a specific fabric they’re cozy you wouldn’t get it you in comfy bastard
So you just start a car web site and Toyota pays for you to go to rally school? I do life all wrong.
Gus Kipper haha not exactly. It took lots of relationship cultivating. It’s definitely not just make a website and get cars. You have to put boots on the ground and do work.
Gus Kipper, Koenigsegg is better than Bugatti,please change you profile pic
@AndrewTrevor69
Listen; I hate Bugatti, myself as well. But, what gives you the right to tell people to change their profile picture; just because, you don’t like it? Makes you look like, an entitled prick.
Basketball doesn't get played too much in Europe. It gets played but it's not nearly as popular as in America.
Toyota is by far the best company
Drinking game: take a shot Everytime you hear the word "rally"
I think I'd be dead after 2 mins hahah
alot of audio buzz in this episode. drove me crazy while watchign the video, because at the same time i was attempting to find the source of the buzz.. thought maybe one of the speakers was buzzing or something near by.. but nope, eventually determined it was the audio source.
I don't get why trd didn't use a 4wd rav4
Only time i have been able to be helpful to other racers beyond hooking someone up with a bit of gas in the pits or helping out a downed rider in a bad spot would be a couple years ago i ordered 2 new clutch levers for my bike before a 100mile desert race. was sent ones for the wrong bike, return shipping was as much as they were worth as they were on clearance so i kept em. Managed to find a guy parked near me the race with the right bike and gave him the pair
Rode my race and got back to the pits a few hours later. The guy tracked me down and told me he had managed to drop his bike getting it off the trailer and break what would have been his only clutch lever before his race even started. So i managed to save the guys day of riding because someone screwed up and sent me the wrong parts weeks before. 50/50 good luck and bad luck. Gotta rack up the good Motorsports karma when you get a chance. Sucks when you have none coming back to you when youre the guy who broke something.
The 2GR-FE (Toyota's current v6) wasn't available for the XA40 Rav4 (2012-2018) you would of been running a 2AR-FE/FXE (depending on hybrid or not) as I am guessing you were driving a US based Rav4. Either way pretty cool story.
How could a person get into an environment that involve car brands and car events? I have always dreamt about being able to work for a sponsored brand like vin wiki but how would someone get involved ?
Can anyone explain why they chose a FWD option for their rallycar instead of an AWD model? I thought AWD was better for rally
They stopped making rav4s with v6, so how u get on last year 🧐
The last time I was this early Ed was writing a book
Very surprised Millen doesn't run his home New Zealand flag!
Why do ppl say things like "its completely stock besides the roll cage and different suspension"? Wouldn't that make the car not stock? Am I wrong?
Black beard RACING engine...
7:31 because it is not true
'That time I saved Toyota'
"NOT A PARTS CAR, TINO!"
That's Travis though... I met him at a drop zone way back... He'll talk your ear off if he's feeling well.
But what about the Volvo's
I'm a simple man, I see a vinwiki video I hit like.
2018 Rav 4 ....V6. What?
As has been said, the 4th gen RAV4 does not have a V6 engine option...
2012 or 2013 was the last year for the RAV V6
F 1 is now 10th
Last time i was this early, it was the last time i was this early!
'its the third most popular sport in the world actually from an audience standpoint; its soccer, f1, Rally'
Wat? Where the hell did he pull that from?
Except there was no V6 in the outgoing Rav4
Scions should come with a warning from the surgeon general, because they are always getting smoked by real cars
#realstockcar #nascarsucksnow
That doesnt mean it is stock
Anyone that has driven a rav 4 knows how much they suck. I broke the suspension on a brand new rav4 that was a rental in 2016 thing was so crap (I wasn’t doing anything a car couldn’t do) , I’d rather drive pretty much anything else.
Neither NASCAR nor American Football are what I would call a "Global Sport" compared to Basketball, Football "Soccer", F1 or Rally.
You guys should start inviting random people..
The Scion is considered a sports car? By who? People who have never driven a sports car?
Sports cars don't have to be expensive
JackStrait, I think they are supposed to be sporty though. That's kind of a deal breaker, as it is in the name.
@@v12tommy It all depends on your definition of sporty
I guess it's similar to how the mx5 or rx8 is considered a sports car.
While not a fan myself, I would definitely consider the MX5 to be a sports car. I believe there are more Miatas raced each weekend than any other single car model. (or at least that was the case a few years ago) I could sort of see the RX8 being considered a sports car, simply because the RX7 most definitely was a sports car, and the new car was supposed to be the evolution of that. However I drove one back in the day, and was not impressed with the sportiness. Cool concept, bad execution.
The voice volume is always too low
Nascar global sport wtf? Gotta love americans
This guy’s stomach is bothering me.
There’s no V6 RAV4 anymore
Doug doesn’t get press cars
>Handegg
>A Global Sport
lol not even close.
This was posted on my 15th birthday
doing rally in a rav 4 , wtf , only in the us
#NotificationSquad
2WD Rav4 bone stock "rally car" cool story bro :}