Please make a video on how CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) is killing small cars as the equation they use punishes small wheelbase and small track cars while giving larger vehicles a pass. I blows my mind why more people are not talking about this.
@@CaptainCJ97 Yeah, that’s the EPA for you. They could have chosen almost any other way of “mandating more fuel efficient vehicles throughout the ‘new car’ fleet”, and it would’ve likely led to better outcomes.
Marketing is telling everyone they want the larger (and higher margin) vehicles. Lobbying is keeping regulators in check to support this "strategy". "Electrification" was just a government money grab for these companies as well, the demand largely isn't there.
Because trucks and SUVs are for work, and coupes and sedans are for pleasure. Can’t tax hard working American workers, so all the lazy good for nothings end up buying these as their grocery getters. Only now, the good for nothings bought an image, and now we can’t tell them apart from the true rugged hard working blue collars. Meanwhile the Americans who refuse to buy into what’s trending complain about how they can’t see at night, when that would all be fixed if they’d just buy the same boring truck everyone else has.
Personal car loss: My wife's first vehicle, a base 2000 S-10. She got the truck nearly brand new in 2001 when she was 16, it had been her daily ever since, and was well maintained by her late father, making it one the last physical vestiges of him. It was a simultaneous circumstance of Wisconsin rust claiming another vehicle, as well as several other major components, including but not limited to the 4L60 transmission, just straight failing. I did what I could as a mechanic, but it just became...time. Her driving the truck to the local junkyard, and I following in our tow truck as backup, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't an emotional day. May you rest quietly in your sunset years as a pick and pull vehicle, Little Black.
Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that. I don't blame you for getting emotional. Especially considering what that car represents. Thanks for sharing your story. Best wishes for 2025, brother.
Industry: "Soon all vehicles shall be overpriced energy-efficient crossovers" Customers: "Most people aren't going to spend that much money on a car" Industry: "Yikes, when did you start hating the environment so much"
I'm at least partially confident that Trump's going to change the trajectory the automotive industry is currently on. That is, redirect it away from a path of EV's, which are actually worse for the environment, if you can see beyond face value.
@@FeatheredDino Yikes. Most cars live long enough that the EV is *by far* the more eco-friendly option. Chump is controlled by a combination of Elon Musk and Putin. EV production exploded during his first "presidency" (golf outing). I'm, honestly baffled as to how you think Chump would or could move people away from EVs. (Also, EVs is the plural of EV. EV's is either posessive or "EV is".)
@@joshruner1348 they would have, and still are, better served by a used Civic or Corolla vs a brand new Mirage. "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
@@joshruner1348I had one as a rental once. Absolutely loved it. So light, hilarious to drive, just a great car imo. Unfortunately, with 7,500 miles on the clock, the entire infotainment system died and we had to get a different car. Awesome car but reliable? Absolutely not.
Biggest problem with the Mirage (at least in the EU) is that they were announced to be cheap as hell with the 1.0 engine, but there was not nearly enough available so the dealers pushed the 1.2 instead which put them in the Toyota Aygo/VW UP! price range. If they dropped the 1.2 and just focused on pushing the stripped out 1.0 instead they would have sold tons as it was the cheapest japanese car on the marked by a long shot.
@@playloud247 That's what you say, when someone makes a joke about a death or an event, within a short time frame after said death or event. Usually in an equally joking manner.
As someone who worked in sales for Mitsubishi - I can say that people were on 3+ month wait lists to get a Mirage & now they discontinue it - They truly have no idea what they are doing as a brand/company. Now all they have left is a rebadged Rogue with a PHEV option + 2 other small SUVs that are archaic & basically the same size. They clearly don’t have the business smarts to compete in the North American or European market.
@ Who knows - They discontinued the Lancer when it was still popular, they took away the V6 for the new Outlander when it was over 30% of all sales last gen… Never understood how Japanese brands made their best cars in the 90s when they had far less money for R&D than they do now.
Yep, in the Canadian market we lost the Yaris, then it was a rebadged Mazda 2, then we lossed that. Then we lossed the Nissan micra and we had the mirage left to fill the gap in that price point. Covid happens, inflation happens, the price balloons to almost double it was when it was introduced. We still have other options in that class such as the rio and spark but not at the price point the micra and mirage shared. The problem is that vehicles can no longer occupy a bracket we can consider affordable, cars that were sub 10k brand new in 2014 are now 20k in 2024 and we’re making the same pay doing the same jobs.
@@millll111lllI They just forgot about them. Once they realize Cadillac makes more than the Escalade, they'll be sure to end production for those as well.
That is the issue with regulations that only apply to sedans and not trucks (suv or crossovers), it is not surprising the sedan is disappearing from auto inventories.
I think automakers dont realize how niche electric cars still are, and if it wasnt for rebates and tax credits sales would be way less than they currently are
Honestly I feel like the people who want ev's/hybrids have them, no one else wants them. The sales will crater and the globalists will come up with so many taxes, fees, and raise gas prices to an insane cost to try to force us into ev's. I'll pay whatever to stay away from ev's
I am really starting to get frustrated with RCR about EV's. The electric vehicle is not a solution to a problem, it's just a different and arguably worse problem.
@@michaelblaszkiewicz7283yeah they are clueless, electric will not be able to replace ice.. The backlash is building globally and the pendulum will swing back once these EV drivers realize they have been swindled..
I owned a 2019 Mirage hatchback....the best car I ever owned, seriously. It was bulletproof, roomy for its size, it was exactly what it was sold as, a cheap, VERY economical car. I'll miss it.
2024 tried to take away my car from me. Early on, the engine blew in my 06 Subaru Baja. It seemed like the turbo had died (but the head gaskets were fine). I thought long and hard about the possible depths of damage, how shards of turbo cartridge metal might have infested the whole block, and how far I was willing to go for this friend. I decided to buckle down, save all year, and project how much debt I could reasonably take on. I knew I could do it, and I called on my local subie experts. We came together, pulled out the engine, had it professionally rebuilt and honed, reinforced and optimized. I bought so many new parts, largely OEM for the guarantee of longevity and quality, in spite of the painful extra cost. I spent many weekends and nights in and under the car putting it all back together with friends, and it call came together by mid-December. On my birthday, the engine started. And it sounded like it was humming a joyous refrain. 2025 is starting with my friend running like it's brand new, and that's a positive spin that can keep me going all year.
What annoys me about Camaro is from 2020-2024 GM DIDNT BUILD THEM. I had an order at multiple dealerships in my area and there were consistent constraints on trims and colors. So many people didn’t get their order picked up.
I called my dealership every week to see if I got an allocation. FInally after 10 weeks a few 1LE manual orders dropped out and my simple manual LT1 build got picked up. This was at a large Chevy dealership in central Ohio around Spring 2023. Thankfully, my salesman was also an enthusiast, and sympathized with my situation.
They finally made the LT1 as a cheaper alternative to the SS, but they really weren’t that affordable even still. It’s hard to sell a car that appeals to young people, when they can’t afford it, and onstar also sells their driving data to make the insurance unaffordable as well.
@@joshaulis8326 I loved my '92 Corolla back in the day. Doesn't mean it was a fun car by any means. However, I do agree K swapping tiny cars with better shocks and nice wheels and rubber would then make it fun. Only then...
i drive a 5th gen now and was thinking about maybe trading her in for something with less miles, but now im keeping mine until it dies. rest in piece the camaro it will be missed
Ngl, I'm gonna miss the Ford Edge. I'm a tech at a Ford dealer and I always liked this final generation, good interiors that really seem to hold up, good engine options, and an overall pretty well built car. I'll be sad to see the last of them disappear from the new car lot.
Roman - The song at the end, did you write that? It's like, really good actually. "For all I've grown I miss the great unknown" articulated a feeling I couldn't quite name. Also really enjoy your singing voice, it's unpretentious yet delicate.
it's genuinely tragic just how bad MMC does in the US, it really feels like Mitsubishi has just kinda been throwing darts at a wall trying to find anything since 2005 and consistently hitting the floorboard runner
@@jayda1k_ nah they were still big in the late 90s. Those Eclipses and Galants were everywhere back then. It was right around 06-07 when the 4g completely flopped that we started seeing the decline of Mitsu.
So glad I got my SS 1LE 6MT. The impending end was a big deciding factor, with a "last chance to buy new" feeling (always wanted a car that was only mine, not second hand)
I was here for the news and a couple laughs about the industry i love, but roman why you have to do us like that with the song at the end... bravo man bravo... powerful... you should push your music side projects more bro happy new year
Fisher is a great example why you should hesitate adopting new technology from a non established brand. You can end up in a very bad situation if the product isn't perfect (which usually non is) and the company goes belly up. If the same product comes from an established big brand you can at least rely on warranty, parts availability.
True. Even the Chinese are now realising this, having bought EV shitboxes from startup companies that went bankrupt after the CCPs cash incentives ended, and car owners now left in the dust with zero support.
One of the saddest days of my life was when the family and I pulled up to the Ponderosa in Watertown NY (on our way to Syracuse from Canada) and it was closed. For ever. We still talk about it years later.
I don't normally comment on any videos, but the lack of comments praising your song at the end of this video is disheartening. I admit, at first i just blew it off as another one of your cheeky rewrites of some "real" song. My BAD! As i actually listened to the lyrics, it drew me in and I was emplored to listen to itin full. BRAVO, Roman, BRAVO! Excellent tune and lyrics to somberly, yet somewhat hopefully, ease us ailing automobile lovers into an uncertain future. All the best in the New Year to you and yours!
Thank you so much! I use the phrase "it means a lot to me" so often that it probably loses some of its meaning to people who read it, but it's still true and always will be, any time somebody has a kind word to share. So thank you, because your words mean a lot to me.
I lost my 97’ LS400. After 10 years. 3rd deer in its life and it left me with over 200k mi, 100k of which I put on. It saved my life as I hit a tree and rolled. Owned for 10 years, they’ll never make cars like that again, I had always wanted one. And she held me tight cause I walked away. I had just rewired the ignition and plug wires She was my quarter life crisis mobile. And I will always miss that car. 😢
Just coming in to say I look forward to the Roman Report at the end of every month. So happy we got two for December. I do wish however, that these were uploaded on the RCR Pod audio feed so I could listen to them while running or driving. Keep it up!
So basically EVERY auto maker is ditching their lower cost models in hopes of re-establishing themselves as a luxury auto-maker........all of them........ALL...OF...THEM.......and nobody is seeing the inherent problem with that strategy?
What hurts me is Lincoln. Nevermind what all they’re offering today… it’s what they let on what people “don’t” want and I don’t believe them. All these manufacturers let on like nobody wants a sedan but I think they lie because they get more out of those ugly, heavier egg-shaped nonsense thingies. Barf. They act like nobody wants a sedan but none of them designed anything elegant or pretty… then blame buyers for not wanting sedans. I’m so sick of the 21st century. Nothing is pretty, you have to slave work just to pay insurance and they all expect 45-100K just for a regular automobile and then they only guarantee it for a few months. I thought the future was going to be bright and happier or at least not a communist existence in black & white.
"American" brands still don't know how to create/maintain semi-luxury sub-brands. Cadillac and Lincoln simply aren't as nice as Acura or Lexus. Heck, they aren't even as nice as most Honda or Toyota. Most people aren't naive enough to spend an extra ten grand on a Cadillac or Lincoln because they have more fake chrome and barely better materials than a Chevy or Ford. Ford made it even harder by giving Lincolns goofy styling.
It seems like the more into the "future" we get, the less excited I get about new cars. Subscription heated seats and soulless electrics everywhere. Unfortunately, I'm in the minority who wants a bulletproof manual with little extras. Love your videos dude, hope you keep it going into '25
From a business standpoint, I totally get why these car brands are getting rid of these models. But as a car enthusiast and lover, I'm really sad to see a lot of them go! In my opinion, I feel like a lot of these brands are letting go of a piece of their heritage all for the sake of profits. Genuinely sad to see the Camaro, Huracan, F-Type, and even the Mirage to go...shows that things are gonna get less fun and even MORE expensive for people. :/ P.S.: If that's you singing, you have an amazing voice!!!!!
I said goodbye to a truly special car this year. I set off from Baltimore to the West Coast with my girl as a travel nurse in this car. That car took us all over California, whether exploring the Northern and southern coasts or frontlining some of the worst hot zones throughout the state. I got to live the single life in downtown San Diego and had many friends and lovers along for the journey since. Everyday I drove the piss out of it and raced much more formidable rides. It never gave me issues and it always impressed. Life has moved on and my needs have changed now that I've settled down. Rest in peace Genesis G70 twin turbo, 'Jasmine'. You brought me from coast to coast and carried me through nightmares and dreams 🥹
My very first car was a 1998 B5 A4 1.8T Quattro (automatic) in pearl white with blue and beige pleather interior. Man… had so many good memories in that car. My dad had a B5 S4 manual. The early A4s were so plucky and awesome. Was built pretty well, too! Miss that thing. 😢
Man, I am still reeling over the Sonic getting axed lol. I love my little hatchback. Is it the best car on the planet? Hell no. Do I love her and have a blast driving her? Hell yeah. Her name is Normandy. If I ever get up near Philly, I will let y'all roast her.
you can fit a 2002 toyota tacoma front bumper in a chevy sonic sedan it just will be realllllllllllllllllly tight but it will fit and you can’t see out your rear view mirror but it will fit
I love my 2021 Mirage ES hatch. Her name is Piper. I took out the back seats so she could haul bulky stuff like boxes and furniture, since I rarely ever take passengers. The inside is shockingly roomy for how small it is - with the rear seats removed, her trunk space rivals some SUVs I've seen. She practically ignores bumps in the road, averages around 45mpg in typical use, and is WAY more fun to drive than I ever expected - seriously, she's like a ninja in traffic despite having almost no power. I'm holding onto her for as long as I can. As an aside, I absolutely LOVED the song you wrote for the montage. The lyrics are very powerful, and also, you have an excellent singing voice.
The R35 GT-R finally going, after *years* of Nissan saying they were gonna do it and then backing out of it, kinda hurt me more than I expected ngl. With the hand built engines and the commitment to what was, objectively, an incredibly strong design concept for it, it stuck out as a rare case of a car clearly being made for the artistry of it all more than anything else, and clearly someone at Nissan *really* didn't want to let go of that, but it just... couldn't stay forever. It's been aged out of its performance bracket for quite a while now, and has been outperformed by sportscars that cost significantly less than it, but it's always stuck to my brain because of that aforementioned artistry. It's like watching a really good local food joint close down. You know it's not *as* good as it used to be, and you've known it was coming for a while now, but you didn't actually want to see it happen, especially knowing its replacement will likely be some chain place.
I've got a 2015 Chevy Malibu LTZ I bought off my dad when he wanted a Cadillac XT4. Suffice to say it's been a great car and I'm going to drive it until it dies.
These “in memoriam” videos are my favourite of the Roman uploads. Please keep them up in future years! Re: Malibu. The rational side of my head says it’s been killed by the overall decline of the sedan. The spiteful side of my head says it’s death lies at the foot of those insufferable, terrible “real people not actors” ads they had playing for too many years with that one guy, the most heinous of the bunch being the one where they removed the badging and had some clueless buffoon say it looked like a BMW. I’m choosing to believe the spiteful side of my head.
The models from 1997 onwards all shared the same platform with the European Opel models. It is probably not worth developing a new sedan platform just for the USA and some smaller markets, since GM had sold Opel and Vauxhall.
The S60 segment at the end played like a funeral showing old home movie clips of the car running around when it was young. I've never even been in one, but that shanked me.
Watching this really made me realize how much stuff ended this year. The Grand Tour got its finale, all these cars got discontinued, many many rollercoasters were closed, and so much more. Its really sad seeing everything end, i don't want to leave it behind :(
The death of the Mirage is definitely the death of affordable cars in Canada. But that’s capitalism. The cars with the low profit margins are not the cars manufacturers want to sell to us. It’s a shame.
Have a feeling we are beginning another 2008 in the auto industry, these continually rising prices are gonna limit the number of cars sold and there’s not many companies offering even relatively affordable cars.
Bro it's not capitalism, it's fuel economy standards making small cars not profitable. Government overreach is more like communism which you guys love up there.
@@wigletron2846 Same thing down here in the US with pickup trucks. Good luck being able to afford a new pickup. The Ford Maverick was a good idea, but the base price is now over $25,000 (and you won't FIND a base model).
Thank you Roman. I don't have any dead cars to mourn, but I do I'll miss some a body styles. The fastback / hatchback sedan. My 1991 Isuzu trooper was falling apart in 2001. The off lease, used 1999 Saab 93 SE offered a very comfortable drive on a 90 mile commute, a fun drive with a clutch pedal and 200 hp of torque steer. The hatchback and folding rear seats offered cavernous schlepping potential. The childhood style I miss are hardtop sedans. My father's early 1970s Chevrolet Impala. No B-Pillar, 350 V8, black vinyl seats, acres of fake wood and green illuminated dashboard lighting. Roll down all four windows for an amazing 4 by 55 experience. I set the LED lighting on my 2009 mustang to green in honor of my childhood memories.
Great vid Roman! A minor quiible, but there are 2025 Malibus. I know production has already ceased, but this one should have been highlighted in the next annual episode! Titan is gone too..I don't recall seeing it listed.
I have a p2 V70R, a P3 S60 T5 (with the 5 cylinder), and my girlfriend has a SPA S60 T6. We’ll definitely miss the S60s, it’s a shame that sedans are dying across the US :(
That means a lot! All my stuff is streaming but I think by picking the name The Roman, it just makes it harder to find, haha. But if you type in Regular Car Reviews, it should show up too, since the entirety of the music I've done is for RCR.
It's hard to see the Camaro go, cause it's probably going to happen to my first and only car ever, my 1999 Camaro 3.8 5MT. Story coming🚨 (sorry for the wacky English, it's my 2nd lenguaje) I have loved this fishy looking thing to dead the years it has spend with me, althourght it's just simple v6 it gave me the privilege of having a car that it's more than just well a car, something more for the enthusiast of the car world But this car as much a i love it it has drainded me mentaly and economicaly both for the past year The engine blew up out of nowhere last december and from then on i think i haven't used her for more than a week cause no mather what i do it always has another new thing to go wrong Water pump, radioator, AC, you name it! But i got she fro my grandfather so my mind won't let me sell it so im planing on returning she to my granpa in a better conditicion than what it was when i got her Cause i love hee but i want to experience more cars and she won't let me Farewell camaro
I find it realy interesting how different the engine options on European and American specs of many german cars were. You mentioned that the a4 came in 1.8t and 2.8 v6 where as in europe you could get a 1.6, 1.8, 1.8t, 2.4 v6, 2.6 v6, 2.8 v6, 2.5tdi and 1.9tdi
@Eric_Hunt194 if you mean the Skoda Octavia and Seat Leon, than you are mistaken, because those are based on the mk4 VW Golf and Audi A3 with the engine mounted transverse. The A4 shared its Platform with the B5 (3bg) Passat and first gerneration (3u) Skoda Superb. Those had the engine mounted longitudinal
Europe is very lucky with the different engine and trims options it gets for VW/Audi products. That dates back to a time long before Dieselgate. I’d do anything to get a C5 without a garbage Tiptronic or to have gotten the C6 & C7 RS6 Avants new.
Engines in the US have to be emissions certified and the car has to be crash-tested with that particular engine. Instead of going through the expense and hassle of certifying a dozen cars, Euro manufacturers pick a base and an upgrade engine to ship to the US.
With all the stuff that has happened this year I gotta say I miss having something like a Mirage. I had a 2009 Chevy Cobalt that never died on me but right as a, "better" car came around I went ahead and scooped that up instead. There's something to be said about, "not that much" in a car and it does kinda suck that affordable cars are a dying breed. We're all gonna be driving around in Nissan leafs if this continues lol
Okay Roman, since you asked about a personal vehicle that I had to say goodbye to in 2024, that would be my beloved 2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5. It was a two-wheel drive with the turbine smooth, buttery, torquey 4.7 L V8. It was our big family car. I have five kids, and this was our go on family vacation car. It was terrible on gas, so it sat most of the time, but when we all were traveling for a long distance, like driving from the Philadelphia area to Venice Florida, this was our car that we would take. It would take seven people along with all of our luggage, four bikes on a trailer hitch mounted bike rack, and our little Shih Tzu. It never let us down. Also, despite being two-wheel drive it was amazing in the snow. It died young because it didn't even have a 160,000 Mi on it yet, which is nothing for these cars. Ironically it was because it sat so much that it ended up getting killed because I drove it to work one day specifically because it had sat for 6 weeks and I felt that it probably should be driven for a couple of days. An old lady in a Honda CRV blew through a stop sign at about 30 mph and broadsided me. I walked away without a bruise or a scratch. But the Sequoia was not so lucky. So here's to my dearly departed ship, the Yamato Class Space Battleship Sequoia, BBY-05.🪦😔
My mom’s A4 wagon was a fantastic car and we loved it dearly. It was reliable, comfortable, and represented a small pushback from the proliferation of the people who buy SUVS because they “like to sit high”
I gave my car to my younger sibling when I moved from Los Angeles Seattle this year. It was my dad's old 2007 Accord v6 I "bought" off him for $100 that I named Adeline (yes, after the painter girl from Kirby 64). I am a broke bitch working minimum wage, so I'm glad that I live somewhere that allows me to somewhat comfortably live without the expenses of car ownership, but I do miss driving sometimes. I'll miss that plush leather interior and 240+ HP v6 that could zip surprisingly easily for its age and unassuming nature. Plus, for a period of my life it was almost like my own personal apartment, a respite from a "complicated" home life. At least I know it's still being appreciated and not rotting somewhere, even if the only cars my sibling ever liked were the Pontiac Solstice and ecoboost Mustang. They have intensely bro-y tastes for someone who doesn't even like cars, let alone trucks or SUVs, haha! Maybe someday I can have something fun and interesting, though I doubt I'll ever be able to financially justify it. Plus if the future means hybrid and electric crossovers for us proles, I'd rather take the bus or train. At least they aren't blatant greenwashing like the EV market.
It's so sad seeing smaller, affordable cars get discontinued. From the Honda Fit to the Chevy Malibu. A lot of us can't afford an SUV. I drive my Chevy Volt, and it's small and affordable.
Not sure exactly when the last year model was, but the Nissan Titan has bowed out. Mine got repo’d recently after too many interruptions to my income flow My first new car purchase in my 49 year life and it was my favorite truck ever even though it was a strip down 2 WD base model, still had that awesome V8, where the Ford and the Chevy dealerships were trying to put me in a V6 for more money at the time while also not offering anything close to a 10 year hundred thousand mile warranty.
Fisker me once, shame on you. Fisker me twice, and we're not gonna get Fisked again.
Fist😂
$139 million pissed away by the federal government to Fisker, which was mostly a foreign company. Thanks, Obama.
Id love to find one for like 7500 next year, even if just an around the city beater EV.
Is that a new GTA V vehicle?
Ayo😂😂😂
Please make a video on how CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) is killing small cars as the equation they use punishes small wheelbase and small track cars while giving larger vehicles a pass. I blows my mind why more people are not talking about this.
That's so odd
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@@CaptainCJ97 Yeah, that’s the EPA for you.
They could have chosen almost any other way of “mandating more fuel efficient vehicles throughout the ‘new car’ fleet”, and it would’ve likely led to better outcomes.
Marketing is telling everyone they want the larger (and higher margin) vehicles. Lobbying is keeping regulators in check to support this "strategy".
"Electrification" was just a government money grab for these companies as well, the demand largely isn't there.
Because trucks and SUVs are for work, and coupes and sedans are for pleasure. Can’t tax hard working American workers, so all the lazy good for nothings end up buying these as their grocery getters. Only now, the good for nothings bought an image, and now we can’t tell them apart from the true rugged hard working blue collars. Meanwhile the Americans who refuse to buy into what’s trending complain about how they can’t see at night, when that would all be fixed if they’d just buy the same boring truck everyone else has.
Personal car loss:
My wife's first vehicle, a base 2000 S-10. She got the truck nearly brand new in 2001 when she was 16, it had been her daily ever since, and was well maintained by her late father, making it one the last physical vestiges of him. It was a simultaneous circumstance of Wisconsin rust claiming another vehicle, as well as several other major components, including but not limited to the 4L60 transmission, just straight failing.
I did what I could as a mechanic, but it just became...time. Her driving the truck to the local junkyard, and I following in our tow truck as backup, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't an emotional day.
May you rest quietly in your sunset years as a pick and pull vehicle, Little Black.
Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that. I don't blame you for getting emotional. Especially considering what that car represents. Thanks for sharing your story. Best wishes for 2025, brother.
The Roman adds a lot to the RCR channel, and it wouldn’t be the same without him. Thanks for being here Nick.
Industry: "Soon all vehicles shall be overpriced energy-efficient crossovers"
Customers: "Most people aren't going to spend that much money on a car"
Industry: "Yikes, when did you start hating the environment so much"
Sales seem to be fine, is there anywhere we can see that people aren't buying what's being offered?
I'm at least partially confident that Trump's going to change the trajectory the automotive industry is currently on. That is, redirect it away from a path of EV's, which are actually worse for the environment, if you can see beyond face value.
@@FeatheredDino*The CEO of Tesla entered the chat*
@@philkensebben157 Yep. I figure Musk bought an election for protection. Or something.
@@FeatheredDino Yikes. Most cars live long enough that the EV is *by far* the more eco-friendly option.
Chump is controlled by a combination of Elon Musk and Putin. EV production exploded during his first "presidency" (golf outing).
I'm, honestly baffled as to how you think Chump would or could move people away from EVs.
(Also, EVs is the plural of EV. EV's is either posessive or "EV is".)
RIP Mirage - the spiritual successor to the Geo Metro
People missed out on a extremely reliable car for cheap.
@@joshruner1348 they would have, and still are, better served by a used Civic or Corolla vs a brand new Mirage. "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
@@Noah_E Must be speaking from experience, cause I have no clue as to what your saying. " We should not get philosophical about everyday tools."
@@joshruner1348I had one as a rental once. Absolutely loved it. So light, hilarious to drive, just a great car imo. Unfortunately, with 7,500 miles on the clock, the entire infotainment system died and we had to get a different car. Awesome car but reliable? Absolutely not.
Biggest problem with the Mirage (at least in the EU) is that they were announced to be cheap as hell with the 1.0 engine, but there was not nearly enough available so the dealers pushed the 1.2 instead which put them in the Toyota Aygo/VW UP! price range. If they dropped the 1.2 and just focused on pushing the stripped out 1.0 instead they would have sold tons as it was the cheapest japanese car on the marked by a long shot.
Chevy Malibu: the Jimmy Carter of cars; "Wait, youre telling me they just died recently?!?"
Too soon, too soon...
Too soon? He was a hundred years old! @@lego4virgo
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I didn’t even know he was sick
@@playloud247 That's what you say, when someone makes a joke about a death or an event, within a short time frame after said death or event. Usually in an equally joking manner.
The Mirage news pisses me off. You NEED a car to live in most of America, and im afraid for the future of adorable transportation.
"Adorable transportation" - okay, liked that one.
@lego4virgo oops, ment to say affordable.
@@nervousgentleman7129adorable is so much better lol 😂
@@nervousgentleman7129 best spelling mistake of all time. Adorable transportation 🧸😂
@@nervousgentleman7129 That's what I thought, but @joshaulis8326 is right--adorable is sooo much better!
It’s still 2012 in my head. I can’t explain it, but I still don’t feel like the last 12 years happened.
Because they didn’t happen
Time is an illusion
that’s because the world ended in december 2012
The automotive industry is still in the same place.
@@DrRyan82994 I was a freshman in highschool when this all went down, it was hilarious
As someone who worked in sales for Mitsubishi - I can say that people were on 3+ month wait lists to get a Mirage & now they discontinue it - They truly have no idea what they are doing as a brand/company. Now all they have left is a rebadged Rogue with a PHEV option + 2 other small SUVs that are archaic & basically the same size. They clearly don’t have the business smarts to compete in the North American or European market.
It's likely the 2025 new model rules are what killed the mirage - specifically the rear seat reminder requirement.
@@jonathans.5663 definitely not
@ Who knows - They discontinued the Lancer when it was still popular, they took away the V6 for the new Outlander when it was over 30% of all sales last gen… Never understood how Japanese brands made their best cars in the 90s when they had far less money for R&D than they do now.
@@jonathans.5663 Isn't that just a simple software thing? I'm sure they can add it. MY 23 Taco Ext cab has the warning, and it has jump seats.
Yep, in the Canadian market we lost the Yaris, then it was a rebadged Mazda 2, then we lossed that. Then we lossed the Nissan micra and we had the mirage left to fill the gap in that price point. Covid happens, inflation happens, the price balloons to almost double it was when it was introduced.
We still have other options in that class such as the rio and spark but not at the price point the micra and mirage shared.
The problem is that vehicles can no longer occupy a bracket we can consider affordable, cars that were sub 10k brand new in 2014 are now 20k in 2024 and we’re making the same pay doing the same jobs.
I remember when thinking about the future of cars filled me with excitement, now it fills me with a sense of dread.
I identify with this so much.
It's crazy to think that the last American-made sedans that are still being produced are the Tesla Model 3 and Model S
It's almost like chargers having a rep for being cheap hoodmobiles that get stolen constantly didn't sell well
As long as you pretend that Cadillac doesn’t make the sedans which are oddly the only manual transmission vehicles in General Motor’s entire portfolio
@@millll111lllI They just forgot about them. Once they realize Cadillac makes more than the Escalade, they'll be sure to end production for those as well.
I think there are a couple other electric ones made by smaller automakers.
That is the issue with regulations that only apply to sedans and not trucks (suv or crossovers), it is not surprising the sedan is disappearing from auto inventories.
I think automakers dont realize how niche electric cars still are, and if it wasnt for rebates and tax credits sales would be way less than they currently are
Honestly I feel like the people who want ev's/hybrids have them, no one else wants them. The sales will crater and the globalists will come up with so many taxes, fees, and raise gas prices to an insane cost to try to force us into ev's. I'll pay whatever to stay away from ev's
Words of wisdom.
But thats the point.
Oh, I think they do realize it, they’re just being subsidized to build overpriced EVs in quantities well beyond what the market actually wants.
@@moonbeamskies3346 There are massive rebates on gas. ICE cars are actually more subsidized than EVs over their lifespan.
wOrDs Of WisDOm
I will have to say this. Roman, your videos are especially good this time of year. I have been watching it for the last five. Keep on the good work
Thank you so much! If I'm honest, this is my favorite time of year to make videos. I'm not entirely sure why either, but I'm just more motivated.
Looking forward to the automakers getting rid of cars few people want to replace with cars no one does.
Seriously. The problem is people keep buying this crap because they can "make the payments"
Heraclitus: 'There is nothing permanent except change.'
Thanks for all the good times this year. You guys are awesome!
When you say: "this model might come back as electric" you're saying it's never coming back.
The best electric car is... a train.
I am really starting to get frustrated with RCR about EV's. The electric vehicle is not a solution to a problem, it's just a different and arguably worse problem.
@@michaelblaszkiewicz7283yeah they are clueless, electric will not be able to replace ice.. The backlash is building globally and the pendulum will swing back once these EV drivers realize they have been swindled..
@@Eric_Hunt194 Or ... Made by Tamiya
Fiat 500 has entered the chat.
I owned a 2019 Mirage hatchback....the best car I ever owned, seriously. It was bulletproof, roomy for its size, it was exactly what it was sold as, a cheap, VERY economical car. I'll miss it.
Was it totalled or something?
@@knuckles1206 Nope. Sold it back to Mitsubishi for a tidy profit a year ago.....kinda regretting it now though.
2024 tried to take away my car from me. Early on, the engine blew in my 06 Subaru Baja. It seemed like the turbo had died (but the head gaskets were fine). I thought long and hard about the possible depths of damage, how shards of turbo cartridge metal might have infested the whole block, and how far I was willing to go for this friend. I decided to buckle down, save all year, and project how much debt I could reasonably take on. I knew I could do it, and I called on my local subie experts. We came together, pulled out the engine, had it professionally rebuilt and honed, reinforced and optimized. I bought so many new parts, largely OEM for the guarantee of longevity and quality, in spite of the painful extra cost. I spent many weekends and nights in and under the car putting it all back together with friends, and it call came together by mid-December. On my birthday, the engine started. And it sounded like it was humming a joyous refrain. 2025 is starting with my friend running like it's brand new, and that's a positive spin that can keep me going all year.
What annoys me about Camaro is from 2020-2024 GM DIDNT BUILD THEM.
I had an order at multiple dealerships in my area and there were consistent constraints on trims and colors. So many people didn’t get their order picked up.
I called my dealership every week to see if I got an allocation. FInally after 10 weeks a few 1LE manual orders dropped out and my simple manual LT1 build got picked up. This was at a large Chevy dealership in central Ohio around Spring 2023. Thankfully, my salesman was also an enthusiast, and sympathized with my situation.
@ this.
They finally made the LT1 as a cheaper alternative to the SS, but they really weren’t that affordable even still. It’s hard to sell a car that appeals to young people, when they can’t afford it, and onstar also sells their driving data to make the insurance unaffordable as well.
happy VW and Toyota are making the Jetta and Corolla.
The Mirage discontinuation is utterly depressing. After the Spark left it was the only fun small hatch left, now there are none.
Honestly, there was nothing fun about the Mirage.
Uh wasn't it super slow
@@liberty0758I disagree, I loved it. So cheap and minimalist. Trust me, in the future someone will be K swapping them.
@@joshaulis8326 I loved my '92 Corolla back in the day. Doesn't mean it was a fun car by any means. However, I do agree K swapping tiny cars with better shocks and nice wheels and rubber would then make it fun. Only then...
@ there was a guy on TH-cam building turbo kits for the mirage 3 cylinder. Think he dynod under 500hp.
The Camaro deserved a true full production run last year
Letdown TWICE (2003 hiatus/2024).
Honestly i don't see why chevy bothered they already have the corvette
The Camaro....you will be missed, at its best it can run with European supercars and grand tourers at a fraction of the cost
Don't forget, the Camaro was discontinued once before, after the 2002 model.
i drive a 5th gen now and was thinking about maybe trading her in for something with less miles, but now im keeping mine until it dies. rest in piece the camaro it will be missed
Don't worry they'll bring it back as an EV
@@adamfrbs9259I think op was referring to the zl1/z28 variants. Of course a regular ole ss would not compare to a tricked out AMG
@@adamfrbs9259 lol okay, my bad.
Ngl, I'm gonna miss the Ford Edge. I'm a tech at a Ford dealer and I always liked this final generation, good interiors that really seem to hold up, good engine options, and an overall pretty well built car. I'll be sad to see the last of them disappear from the new car lot.
Roman - The song at the end, did you write that? It's like, really good actually. "For all I've grown I miss the great unknown" articulated a feeling I couldn't quite name. Also really enjoy your singing voice, it's unpretentious yet delicate.
29:00 jimmy Carter died today...
it's genuinely tragic just how bad MMC does in the US, it really feels like Mitsubishi has just kinda been throwing darts at a wall trying to find anything since 2005 and consistently hitting the floorboard runner
Since 1992 I reckon
@@jayda1k_ nah they were still big in the late 90s. Those Eclipses and Galants were everywhere back then. It was right around 06-07 when the 4g completely flopped that we started seeing the decline of Mitsu.
So glad I got my SS 1LE 6MT. The impending end was a big deciding factor, with a "last chance to buy new" feeling (always wanted a car that was only mine, not second hand)
I was here for the news and a couple laughs about the industry i love, but roman why you have to do us like that with the song at the end... bravo man bravo... powerful... you should push your music side projects more bro happy new year
I'm sad the camero got discontinued again, my grandma had a late 70s camero, and I loved riding in that car.
While I'm glad to spelt it the strange way Americans pronounce the name of the car, "Camero." It's actually spelt Camaro.
Fisher is a great example why you should hesitate adopting new technology from a non established brand. You can end up in a very bad situation if the product isn't perfect (which usually non is) and the company goes belly up.
If the same product comes from an established big brand you can at least rely on warranty, parts availability.
True. Even the Chinese are now realising this, having bought EV shitboxes from startup companies that went bankrupt after the CCPs cash incentives ended, and car owners now left in the dust with zero support.
One of the saddest days of my life was when the family and I pulled up to the Ponderosa in Watertown NY (on our way to Syracuse from Canada) and it was closed. For ever. We still talk about it years later.
This is a microcosm of the death of volume sales. You’re seeing this throughout the American economy.
Roman that end credits song is a toughy dude. If you did the whole thing man, or whoever did bravo. Teared up, arrangement is mint.
Thank you so much!
reminds me of an accoustic collective soul cover
and i mean that in the best possible way.
nice job!
@@rafaelvarga8185 That's a huge compliment Thank you!
@LimitedTimeRoman that song's gold mate, compliments are all well deserved! Is there anywhere else we can find it?
I don't normally comment on any videos, but the lack of comments praising your song at the end of this video is disheartening. I admit, at first i just blew it off as another one of your cheeky rewrites of some "real" song. My BAD! As i actually listened to the lyrics, it drew me in and I was emplored to listen to itin full.
BRAVO, Roman, BRAVO!
Excellent tune and lyrics to somberly, yet somewhat hopefully, ease us ailing automobile lovers into an uncertain future.
All the best in the New Year to you and yours!
Thank you so much! I use the phrase "it means a lot to me" so often that it probably loses some of its meaning to people who read it, but it's still true and always will be, any time somebody has a kind word to share. So thank you, because your words mean a lot to me.
I lost my 97’ LS400. After 10 years. 3rd deer in its life and it left me with over 200k mi, 100k of which I put on. It saved my life as I hit a tree and rolled. Owned for 10 years, they’ll never make cars like that again, I had always wanted one. And she held me tight cause I walked away. I had just rewired the ignition and plug wires She was my quarter life crisis mobile. And I will always miss that car. 😢
Just coming in to say I look forward to the Roman Report at the end of every month. So happy we got two for December.
I do wish however, that these were uploaded on the RCR Pod audio feed so I could listen to them while running or driving. Keep it up!
So basically EVERY auto maker is ditching their lower cost models in hopes of re-establishing themselves as a luxury auto-maker........all of them........ALL...OF...THEM.......and nobody is seeing the inherent problem with that strategy?
What hurts me is Lincoln. Nevermind what all they’re offering today… it’s what they let on what people “don’t” want and I don’t believe them. All these manufacturers let on like nobody wants a sedan but I think they lie because they get more out of those ugly, heavier egg-shaped nonsense thingies. Barf. They act like nobody wants a sedan but none of them designed anything elegant or pretty… then blame buyers for not wanting sedans. I’m so sick of the 21st century. Nothing is pretty, you have to slave work just to pay insurance and they all expect 45-100K just for a regular automobile and then they only guarantee it for a few months. I thought the future was going to be bright and happier or at least not a communist existence in black & white.
"American" brands still don't know how to create/maintain semi-luxury sub-brands. Cadillac and Lincoln simply aren't as nice as Acura or Lexus. Heck, they aren't even as nice as most Honda or Toyota. Most people aren't naive enough to spend an extra ten grand on a Cadillac or Lincoln because they have more fake chrome and barely better materials than a Chevy or Ford. Ford made it even harder by giving Lincolns goofy styling.
The disappearance of sedans, wagons, and even minivans in the US is extremely depressing. SUVs are a bad mashup of the 3. They don't do anything well.
It seems like the more into the "future" we get, the less excited I get about new cars. Subscription heated seats and soulless electrics everywhere.
Unfortunately, I'm in the minority who wants a bulletproof manual with little extras.
Love your videos dude, hope you keep it going into '25
From a business standpoint, I totally get why these car brands are getting rid of these models. But as a car enthusiast and lover, I'm really sad to see a lot of them go! In my opinion, I feel like a lot of these brands are letting go of a piece of their heritage all for the sake of profits. Genuinely sad to see the Camaro, Huracan, F-Type, and even the Mirage to go...shows that things are gonna get less fun and even MORE expensive for people. :/
P.S.: If that's you singing, you have an amazing voice!!!!!
I said goodbye to a truly special car this year. I set off from Baltimore to the West Coast with my girl as a travel nurse in this car. That car took us all over California, whether exploring the Northern and southern coasts or frontlining some of the worst hot zones throughout the state. I got to live the single life in downtown San Diego and had many friends and lovers along for the journey since. Everyday I drove the piss out of it and raced much more formidable rides. It never gave me issues and it always impressed. Life has moved on and my needs have changed now that I've settled down. Rest in peace Genesis G70 twin turbo, 'Jasmine'. You brought me from coast to coast and carried me through nightmares and dreams 🥹
Thank you for your humor. And journalism. But your humor. Top shelf.
You are very welcome!
Might at add: your musicality! That outro was gorgeous
Hold up.... The S-60 is being replaced by the EX-90..... These cars combined would be..... The SEX-6900
My very first car was a 1998 B5 A4 1.8T Quattro (automatic) in pearl white with blue and beige pleather interior. Man… had so many good memories in that car. My dad had a B5 S4 manual. The early A4s were so plucky and awesome. Was built pretty well, too! Miss that thing. 😢
The Mk4 and B5 platforms were fantastic. The AWP 1.8T is one of my favorite motors of all time, ripping tires in my Mk4 GTI well past 150k miles.
Awesome work, as always. Roman Report is my favorite part of RCR
Man, I am still reeling over the Sonic getting axed lol. I love my little hatchback. Is it the best car on the planet? Hell no. Do I love her and have a blast driving her? Hell yeah. Her name is Normandy. If I ever get up near Philly, I will let y'all roast her.
you can fit a 2002 toyota tacoma front bumper in a chevy sonic sedan it just will be realllllllllllllllllly tight but it will fit and you can’t see out your rear view mirror but it will fit
@@firstnameiii7270That is oddly specific hahaha
Hello from the North woods great job with the channel. Love the value y'all bring to my life
Proud to do it!
I love my 2021 Mirage ES hatch. Her name is Piper. I took out the back seats so she could haul bulky stuff like boxes and furniture, since I rarely ever take passengers. The inside is shockingly roomy for how small it is - with the rear seats removed, her trunk space rivals some SUVs I've seen. She practically ignores bumps in the road, averages around 45mpg in typical use, and is WAY more fun to drive than I ever expected - seriously, she's like a ninja in traffic despite having almost no power. I'm holding onto her for as long as I can.
As an aside, I absolutely LOVED the song you wrote for the montage. The lyrics are very powerful, and also, you have an excellent singing voice.
Thanks!
Thank you for your generosity!
Love me some RCR! Been a great year watching all the content you all put out! thanks for everything!
I loved the song at the end. Happy new year y'all!
Happy New Year to you as well!
The R35 GT-R finally going, after *years* of Nissan saying they were gonna do it and then backing out of it, kinda hurt me more than I expected ngl. With the hand built engines and the commitment to what was, objectively, an incredibly strong design concept for it, it stuck out as a rare case of a car clearly being made for the artistry of it all more than anything else, and clearly someone at Nissan *really* didn't want to let go of that, but it just... couldn't stay forever. It's been aged out of its performance bracket for quite a while now, and has been outperformed by sportscars that cost significantly less than it, but it's always stuck to my brain because of that aforementioned artistry.
It's like watching a really good local food joint close down. You know it's not *as* good as it used to be, and you've known it was coming for a while now, but you didn't actually want to see it happen, especially knowing its replacement will likely be some chain place.
I've got a 2015 Chevy Malibu LTZ I bought off my dad when he wanted a Cadillac XT4. Suffice to say it's been a great car and I'm going to drive it until it dies.
These “in memoriam” videos are my favourite of the Roman uploads. Please keep them up in future years!
Re: Malibu. The rational side of my head says it’s been killed by the overall decline of the sedan. The spiteful side of my head says it’s death lies at the foot of those insufferable, terrible “real people not actors” ads they had playing for too many years with that one guy, the most heinous of the bunch being the one where they removed the badging and had some clueless buffoon say it looked like a BMW.
I’m choosing to believe the spiteful side of my head.
The models from 1997 onwards all shared the same platform with the European Opel models.
It is probably not worth developing a new sedan platform just for the USA and some smaller markets, since GM had sold Opel and Vauxhall.
The S60 segment at the end played like a funeral showing old home movie clips of the car running around when it was young. I've never even been in one, but that shanked me.
Watching this really made me realize how much stuff ended this year. The Grand Tour got its finale, all these cars got discontinued, many many rollercoasters were closed, and so much more. Its really sad seeing everything end, i don't want to leave it behind :(
A minute of silence for the discontinuation of the GR86 in Europe 🫡
Wtf? Why are they getting rid of the Mirage? They literally JUST got their evo trim... what the fuck bro....
The song at the end of this video is fantastic.
RIP Camaro. My 2000 Z28 will always be seared in my soul.
Roman saying the Z28 was discontinued in 1975 without mentioning 2002, was blasphemy.
To be honest that outtro song is beautiful
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)
...I still can't see an IROC without breaking into the chorus of Teenage Dirtbag 😂😂
The death of the Mirage is definitely the death of affordable cars in Canada. But that’s capitalism. The cars with the low profit margins are not the cars manufacturers want to sell to us. It’s a shame.
The used car market is going to go bonkers...
@@Chordonbluethere’s already almost nothing for sale on martketplace in qc
Have a feeling we are beginning another 2008 in the auto industry, these continually rising prices are gonna limit the number of cars sold and there’s not many companies offering even relatively affordable cars.
Bro it's not capitalism, it's fuel economy standards making small cars not profitable. Government overreach is more like communism which you guys love up there.
@@wigletron2846 Same thing down here in the US with pickup trucks. Good luck being able to afford a new pickup. The Ford Maverick was a good idea, but the base price is now over $25,000 (and you won't FIND a base model).
Thank you Roman. I don't have any dead cars to mourn, but I do I'll miss some a body styles. The fastback / hatchback sedan. My 1991 Isuzu trooper was falling apart in 2001. The off lease, used 1999 Saab 93 SE offered a very comfortable drive on a 90 mile commute, a fun drive with a clutch pedal and 200 hp of torque steer. The hatchback and folding rear seats offered cavernous schlepping potential. The childhood style I miss are hardtop sedans. My father's early 1970s Chevrolet Impala. No B-Pillar, 350 V8, black vinyl seats, acres of fake wood and green illuminated dashboard lighting. Roll down all four windows for an amazing 4 by 55 experience. I set the LED lighting on my 2009 mustang to green in honor of my childhood memories.
I had a Mazda 6 hatchback. Absolutely loved that car. Could fit so much stuff with the back seat folded down and was fun to drive.
You are the Camaro SS convertible of car reviewers Roman, Happy New Year man.
Roman report needs a playlist on the channel!!
+ As a Volvo S60 owner it's sad to see one of the unique offerings in the segment go away.
Great vid Roman! A minor quiible, but there are 2025 Malibus. I know production has already ceased, but this one should have been highlighted in the next annual episode! Titan is gone too..I don't recall seeing it listed.
I feel bad for customers being shafted but it's beyond me who would buy something that expensive if untrustworthy.
Roman real talk where can we find your music? I need a car-friendly version of the outro song for these night drives on farm-to-market roads
I have a bunch of his music fav'd on Spotify.
I don't know why but the whispered but enthusiastic "great year! great year!" popped me
best video i've seen in a while, ending song is just beautiful😭😭😭
I have a p2 V70R, a P3 S60 T5 (with the 5 cylinder), and my girlfriend has a SPA S60 T6. We’ll definitely miss the S60s, it’s a shame that sedans are dying across the US :(
Damn Roman, that song at the montage at the end was unbelievably great ! Can’t wait for the album and the concert tour. You’re the next Teddy Swims !
That means a lot! All my stuff is streaming but I think by picking the name The Roman, it just makes it harder to find, haha. But if you type in Regular Car Reviews, it should show up too, since the entirety of the music I've done is for RCR.
Well done Roman. The show was awesome and the musical piece at the end was wonderful!
It's hard to see the Camaro go, cause it's probably going to happen to my first and only car ever, my 1999 Camaro 3.8 5MT.
Story coming🚨 (sorry for the wacky English, it's my 2nd lenguaje)
I have loved this fishy looking thing to dead the years it has spend with me, althourght it's just simple v6 it gave me the privilege of having a car that it's more than just well a car, something more for the enthusiast of the car world
But this car as much a i love it it has drainded me mentaly and economicaly both for the past year
The engine blew up out of nowhere last december and from then on i think i haven't used her for more than a week cause no mather what i do it always has another new thing to go wrong
Water pump, radioator, AC, you name it!
But i got she fro my grandfather so my mind won't let me sell it so im planing on returning she to my granpa in a better conditicion than what it was when i got her
Cause i love hee but i want to experience more cars and she won't let me
Farewell camaro
There is no reason to think the Camaro is dead since it "died" in the early 2000s only to be resurrected less than 10 years later
This time they'll bring it back as an EV
Yeah. Hey Roman, here's an idea for a story vid - the Camaro's "first death" back in '02.
I find it realy interesting how different the engine options on European and American specs of many german cars were.
You mentioned that the a4 came in 1.8t and 2.8 v6 where as in europe you could get a 1.6, 1.8, 1.8t, 2.4 v6, 2.6 v6, 2.8 v6, 2.5tdi and 1.9tdi
Or you could get it with a 1.2 or 1.4 turbo if you got it in Czech or Spanish cosplay. Added bonus, it was also cheaper to buy and insure.
@Eric_Hunt194 if you mean the Skoda Octavia and Seat Leon, than you are mistaken, because those are based on the mk4 VW Golf and Audi A3 with the engine mounted transverse. The A4 shared its Platform with the B5 (3bg) Passat and first gerneration (3u) Skoda Superb. Those had the engine mounted longitudinal
Europe is very lucky with the different engine and trims options it gets for VW/Audi products. That dates back to a time long before Dieselgate. I’d do anything to get a C5 without a garbage Tiptronic or to have gotten the C6 & C7 RS6 Avants new.
Engines in the US have to be emissions certified and the car has to be crash-tested with that particular engine. Instead of going through the expense and hassle of certifying a dozen cars, Euro manufacturers pick a base and an upgrade engine to ship to the US.
38:32 the true loss of the Ford Edge. So many wonderful memories as we rode in you on oh so many rentals
I even drove one in the u.s.a.
I learned last night that the Chrysler 300 was discontinued in 2023. End of an era fo sure
Only this channel can make me feel emotions for discontinued cars 😢
Uhh I wasn't expecting to cry at the end of this video
With all the stuff that has happened this year I gotta say I miss having something like a Mirage. I had a 2009 Chevy Cobalt that never died on me but right as a, "better" car came around I went ahead and scooped that up instead. There's something to be said about, "not that much" in a car and it does kinda suck that affordable cars are a dying breed. We're all gonna be driving around in Nissan leafs if this continues lol
Okay Roman, since you asked about a personal vehicle that I had to say goodbye to in 2024, that would be my beloved 2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5.
It was a two-wheel drive with the turbine smooth, buttery, torquey 4.7 L V8. It was our big family car.
I have five kids, and this was our go on family vacation car. It was terrible on gas, so it sat most of the time, but when we all were traveling for a long distance, like driving from the Philadelphia area to Venice Florida, this was our car that we would take. It would take seven people along with all of our luggage, four bikes on a trailer hitch mounted bike rack, and our little Shih Tzu. It never let us down. Also, despite being two-wheel drive it was amazing in the snow. It died young because it didn't even have a 160,000 Mi on it yet, which is nothing for these cars.
Ironically it was because it sat so much that it ended up getting killed because I drove it to work one day specifically because it had sat for 6 weeks and I felt that it probably should be driven for a couple of days. An old lady in a Honda CRV blew through a stop sign at about 30 mph and broadsided me. I walked away without a bruise or a scratch. But the Sequoia was not so lucky.
So here's to my dearly departed ship, the Yamato Class Space Battleship Sequoia, BBY-05.🪦😔
My mom’s A4 wagon was a fantastic car and we loved it dearly. It was reliable, comfortable, and represented a small pushback from the proliferation of the people who buy SUVS because they “like to sit high”
I gave my car to my younger sibling when I moved from Los Angeles Seattle this year. It was my dad's old 2007 Accord v6 I "bought" off him for $100 that I named Adeline (yes, after the painter girl from Kirby 64). I am a broke bitch working minimum wage, so I'm glad that I live somewhere that allows me to somewhat comfortably live without the expenses of car ownership, but I do miss driving sometimes. I'll miss that plush leather interior and 240+ HP v6 that could zip surprisingly easily for its age and unassuming nature. Plus, for a period of my life it was almost like my own personal apartment, a respite from a "complicated" home life. At least I know it's still being appreciated and not rotting somewhere, even if the only cars my sibling ever liked were the Pontiac Solstice and ecoboost Mustang. They have intensely bro-y tastes for someone who doesn't even like cars, let alone trucks or SUVs, haha!
Maybe someday I can have something fun and interesting, though I doubt I'll ever be able to financially justify it. Plus if the future means hybrid and electric crossovers for us proles, I'd rather take the bus or train. At least they aren't blatant greenwashing like the EV market.
the Total War-themed segment intros, haha. well done!
“Mach E audience”
That’s a good one
Sadly it's start existing but they no different then average Crossover customer
It's so sad seeing smaller, affordable cars get discontinued. From the Honda Fit to the Chevy Malibu. A lot of us can't afford an SUV. I drive my Chevy Volt, and it's small and affordable.
When Carter heard that he would never again be able to drive a new Camaro with the T-tops off and a Billie beer in his lap he checked out...😂
That, and knowing the next four years are going to be an absolute shitshow.
I hope people also appreciate how good of an artist you are dude
Happy Holidays to you Roman and your loved ones.
And to you and yours as well!
We say Merry Christmas in America now
I enjoyed the history lessons here. Really nice video
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
10 seconds in and you got me missing the Elephant Bar I haven't thought about them in years, this was supposed to be about cars ;-;
Great RCR content, on two amazing flavors. Go Roman! Go Mr. Regular!
Not sure exactly when the last year model was, but the Nissan Titan has bowed out. Mine got repo’d recently after too many interruptions to my income flow My first new car purchase in my 49 year life and it was my favorite truck ever even though it was a strip down 2 WD base model, still had that awesome V8, where the Ford and the Chevy dealerships were trying to put me in a V6 for more money at the time while also not offering anything close to a 10 year hundred thousand mile warranty.
Personally, i will mourn the Mirage for all americans out there the hardest.
it was essentially a reborn geo metro.
On your last video I was gonna request that you start doing music again because I miss your songs. Without me even asking you did it 👍🏾