Here's Why Rich People Buy Cheap Cars and Broke People Buy Luxury Cars

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  • @scottykilmer
    @scottykilmer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +325

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    • @tonymontana3742
      @tonymontana3742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Scotty do you tip the waitress? If so, what percent?

    • @imfloridano5448
      @imfloridano5448 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those blue tooths scan tools will not work on 2018 an abouve fca products due ta the security gateway module. Ya should do a bideo on these new vehicles

    • @YouNameItGaming
      @YouNameItGaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      it depends on the tool. most of the cheaper ones won't support the latest protocols, but if you're willing to pay $20 bucks or so for a decent one, you should be fine.
      that being said, you also want an app that supports all the protocols. personally I use forscan as most of the cars I work on are ford (it's a Ford/Mazda workshop app) but I have torque pro on hand should I need to work on something else

    • @JT-mz5oc
      @JT-mz5oc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What's the point in driving around in beaten up old junkers and hoarding money your whole life? You can't take it with you when you die, and the only reason money has any value is because of what it allows you to do in life. If you don't enjoy it whilst you're alive it's worthless.

    • @damiansantos2764
      @damiansantos2764 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scotty can you please tell me is the hunday genesis Coupe a reliable car

  • @ReligiousZombie
    @ReligiousZombie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2557

    For most people, looking cool to strangers is more important than staying debt free.

    • @jbr2991
      @jbr2991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Dave Ramsey fan?

    • @i.a.m.m.a.l.a.c.h.i
      @i.a.m.m.a.l.a.c.h.i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I made this mistake

    • @ryansimpson3074
      @ryansimpson3074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jbr2991 I am

    • @SuspiriaX
      @SuspiriaX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Been there too.
      But I learned my lesson at the first €1000 of debt. Could've been a lot worse.

    • @siliconinsect
      @siliconinsect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I do this with a '95 Camry wagon... In Cleveland! Guy at the beer store offered to buy it because their BMW is acting up and they had one in Australia.

  • @mida8261
    @mida8261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3859

    I'm grateful for people that buy new cars even when they're broke. They're the reason I scored great deals on a used car.

    • @ggeo1364
      @ggeo1364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      criminal mentality

    • @migram4190
      @migram4190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Nice

    • @masterofceremony3728
      @masterofceremony3728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      🤣

    • @noonehere4332
      @noonehere4332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +315

      Thank you to new car buyers for depreciating the car for us used car buyers.

    • @ggeo1364
      @ggeo1364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@noonehere4332 you made my day broooo

  • @steveretiredandcranky
    @steveretiredandcranky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3293

    "No monthly payments" is one of the keys to early freedom.

    • @HeleneLogan
      @HeleneLogan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Yes indeed to this!

    • @XanthosAcanthus
      @XanthosAcanthus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      But building credit is pretty important for young people this generation. It really is better to get a monthly payment the first time. Source: I used to work for a big bank.

    • @icet6668
      @icet6668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      @@XanthosAcanthus theres other ways to build credit

    • @MrMsMexican
      @MrMsMexican 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@icet6668 credit cards don't build credit much because you most likely max it out and ruin you're credit.
      Buying a home builds true credit so does buying a car lenders rather see big loans payed off than these small loan companies and credit cards

    • @musicmaker1617
      @musicmaker1617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@MrMsMexican A home doesen't come free of maintainance costs. A home never maintained will soon be worth zero.

  • @asvranifaianafalasna6763
    @asvranifaianafalasna6763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +790

    Whenever i feel the need to spend money on my car I watch a Scotty video and I immediately calm down 😂

  • @NightSky777
    @NightSky777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4534

    this video should be mandatory viewing for all High School & College kids

    • @eduardochavez82
      @eduardochavez82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      NightSky777 but I like the new car smell :(

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      Eduardo Chavez buy a little tree and save yourself 40 grand.

    • @viralclips5566
      @viralclips5566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@eduardochavez82 u can make any car smell good. Old luxury cars even smell better

    • @alejandro160
      @alejandro160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know for sure I’m wrong, should probably get therapy. (I hate to admit it) but my pride is SKY high!

    • @alejandro160
      @alejandro160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Armando Sturzenegger just that in my mind, I can’t picture myself with a used car because my standards are too high

  • @fredbaltazar4975
    @fredbaltazar4975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1799

    It's not all about a cheap car, finding an honest and dependable and affordable mechanic is like hitting the lottery

    • @ericstewart9665
      @ericstewart9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Perhaps the term 'less expensive' car is a better phrase than cheap....
      Of course a great, reasonably priced mechanic is worth gold....No matter how much the vehicle set one back.
      Keeping a car running w/o outrageous maintenance mark-up is a huge area of 💰 leakage....even new dealerships generally make most of their 🏧 in the SERVICE department not the sales department.
      They sell cars, just to have a continuous pool of cars to maintain....that's where the LIFETIME money is made....not xelling 'em but fixing n maintaining 'em....that's where the 'real' value of owning the 'only' XYZ new dealership within ABC miles = guaranteed generational wealth

    • @hipstarchild
      @hipstarchild 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      i must have won the lottery then...I self learn car mechanics over the last 3 years and fix my own car as I got totally pissed at paying ridiculous bills at the garage !

    • @jonathancooper5481
      @jonathancooper5481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Or just buy a mechanic tool set and do it yourself. I have no mechanical background but google and TH-cam are amazing learning resources.

    • @Carlito1988
      @Carlito1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Fred- So true...also pays to have a car checked out or know the history, because you don't want to end up with a money pit! A cheap car will do you no good if you have to end up replacing the AC system, transmission, engine, etc.

    • @kingking-lr1rx
      @kingking-lr1rx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes thanks to my mechanic.
      The honest person i ever seen in my life.

  • @MrEdiboyzee
    @MrEdiboyzee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +664

    Scotty is not just a Master mechanic also a Senior Financial Consultant.

    • @nordicpride9708
      @nordicpride9708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Edward scissorshand It’s common sense and basic mathematics....

    • @carsonsnavely4641
      @carsonsnavely4641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He’s the Dave Ramsey of cars

    • @josephupholstery1416
      @josephupholstery1416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He's John wick

    • @stevematthes4325
      @stevematthes4325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      But then there is the argument that making millions of dollars and then living in a run down house, driving very old cars and working on cars on a dirty gravel drive way is a bit absurd. I'm sure Scotty is set in his ways but it is a little odd. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @2405jacko
      @2405jacko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@stevematthes4325 Yes, what's the point of having all kinds of money and not enjoying it?

  • @matisscukurs5535
    @matisscukurs5535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +891

    This is not being cheap. This is being a wise man.

    • @monobiteme6014
      @monobiteme6014 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      while being cheap

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm your Evil Twin

    • @acornsucks2111
      @acornsucks2111 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can do that if you are "wise" and know how to repair cars, otherwise labor costs destroy you.

    • @miketheyunggod2534
      @miketheyunggod2534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boring.

    • @Pillepille86
      @Pillepille86 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its always wise to buy Toyotas.

  • @falkenlaser
    @falkenlaser 5 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    Bought a ‘98 Camry with 280,000 miles on it 3 years ago, and I retired it this year with 405,555 miles.
    Best $500 ever spent.

    • @TheTyphoon365
      @TheTyphoon365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Christ that's a lot of miles in 3 years? What were you doing, going coast to coast monthly? lol

    • @島袋誠-z6k
      @島袋誠-z6k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I got my dad a Rav 4 with 158,000 miles for 3k like new, has around 350,000 now, drives good, he goes to orlando and back every weekend, so the car pretty good.

    • @falkenlaser
      @falkenlaser 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheTyphoon365 I do in-home estimations for flooring and cover a massive region, I’ve been putting 500-1000+ miles on my car for the last 3 years.

    • @ronch550
      @ronch550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@chakitout3302 but he got it with 280,000 miles and retired it at 405,000 miles. So 125,000 miles in 3 years??

    • @defendar5351
      @defendar5351 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheTyphoon365 Not really, I did 113k in just one year commuting to work and back home. Was hell, but hey you do what you have to do.

  • @slimexy4207
    @slimexy4207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1293

    Shoutout to all the people who drive their beat cars with pride

    • @awakenedone7577
      @awakenedone7577 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You don't have to drive a beat car that's used. My family buy used cars and they're always like new.

    • @alfredchalakkal733
      @alfredchalakkal733 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Got a 1992 gen 5 Celica. Awesome stuff. Pop up headlights are cool

    • @novanae7799
      @novanae7799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@alfredchalakkal733 Pop up is all that, I mean its similar to a transformer

    • @darthgamer6080
      @darthgamer6080 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      1999 Toyota Avalon! 😁 My 2nd car, and my first Toyota, and definitely won't be my last Toyota!

    • @billbunch6762
      @billbunch6762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@darthgamer6080 2000 Toyota Solara coupe, manual, V6; paid $1400, love it!

  • @erikponciano
    @erikponciano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +855

    Scotty, you always make us Cheapskates proud about ourselves.

    • @bradford_shaun_murray
      @bradford_shaun_murray 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...and 1:31 1:46 is the way to go (when the car is checked out properly).

    • @ronch550
      @ronch550 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr (I know, right??) 😆

    • @ir10031981
      @ir10031981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If I want to drive a new car, I'd rent one for the weekend, that's what I do.

    • @Estuardino71
      @Estuardino71 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I die I want all that money in my coffin.

    • @ronch550
      @ronch550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Estuardino71 what if you decide to be cremated? Will you have all that cash burned too?? 😀

  • @Mary-io1mb
    @Mary-io1mb ปีที่แล้ว +54

    “Biggest advantage of buying a cheaper car is YOU DON’T HAVE ANY MONTHLY PAYMENTS”. -Scotty. Yes💯‼️

  • @oscartellez9917
    @oscartellez9917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1898

    I ended buying a bicycle thanks Scotty for your advice

    • @crayopopp7171
      @crayopopp7171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Remember to buy cheap used Japanese bicycle(I'm not joking,in Vietnam that's what we buy!)

    • @hanskinslo326
      @hanskinslo326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That's actually one of the best things you can do!!

    • @babar292
      @babar292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Sometimes it really feels like my bicycle is lot more unreliable than my 20 year old Corolla :p

    • @f1av0rflave
      @f1av0rflave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Pumping up your tire? You're doing it wrong!

    • @Theaikro
      @Theaikro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Millionare in the making right here

  • @ducaking
    @ducaking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    they come pre-scratched and dented!!!! best selling line ever

    • @2Str0k3
      @2Str0k3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nothing is worse than a flawless paintjob and some dickbag at the parking lot has scratched or dented it.

    • @ryans413
      @ryans413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My car got tones of scratches and dents but I love her so much. Only one big dent that I can fix if I ever want too it’s in an easy location right about the front drivers wheel well. Lots of small dents and the paint got slot of surface scratches but she’s old 15 years old and the nice thing is low miles only 141,000 miles in 15 years so the car runs great and these are things I can always fix in the future. With a new car i be pissed if it had dents and scratches cause it’s new but being an older car I can respect that it’s going to have little ware

    • @josethevegan8923
      @josethevegan8923 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was a good one!
      JoseTheVegan on TH-cam

    • @Paulxj-
      @Paulxj- 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      2Str0k3 or worse, you scratch it yourself.

    • @grizzlygrizzle
      @grizzlygrizzle 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2Str0k3 --Nothing worse? How about getting scammed for your life savings? Having your kid murdered? Getting maimed in a mugging? Being put in a concentration camp? You have some strange values.

  • @juanr.3314
    @juanr.3314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3958

    Scotty is so cheap he uses his Neighboor internet to make his videos.

    • @56585656587
      @56585656587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      No he is smart. He pools with his neighbors and shares the Internet 3 ways with his neighbors to save money, like we do.

    • @greyfox3755
      @greyfox3755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      How about the free public library Internet.

    • @youngsimba8280
      @youngsimba8280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      😂😂😂

    • @pinoyreformat
      @pinoyreformat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      OMG. I can really relate with this.

    • @sergemartinez5843
      @sergemartinez5843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lol!.. That was a good one.

  • @steadfastmedia
    @steadfastmedia ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This is part of why I'm debt free with no car payments. Thank you Scotty for common sense and advice for wisdom. I have a 2009 Honda Civic and it's running good, it's got 206k miles on it now and looking to drive another 100k or even greater. I love my cash car!

    • @jefftomasello3258
      @jefftomasello3258 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I also have a 2009 Honda Civic that has 334K miles on it. Those were a lot of highway miles. The car still runs great!

  • @Tintoycar
    @Tintoycar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2951

    If Scotty ever needs a new heart valve, he'll use a valve from an old Toyota.

    • @56585656587
      @56585656587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      No he can get a recycled from the grave yard.

    • @TheLucidLuxray
      @TheLucidLuxray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Leo S That would be a Dodge dealership.

    • @mosesezean820
      @mosesezean820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Or he’ll demand one made by Toyota

    • @AA-os1sg
      @AA-os1sg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thats the least TOYOTA OWE HIM

    • @jamdoughnut1873
      @jamdoughnut1873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol scotty is the poster guy for toyotA

  • @timothywright1318
    @timothywright1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I hate monthly payments, especially on vehicles! I work for a bank, and you’d perhaps be surprised on how many people’s vehicle payments really hamper them from buying/upgrading their home because so much of their income goes to vehicles!

  • @scotthanson7888
    @scotthanson7888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    40 years driving, i have spent nearly $12,000 on cars. Now I fear i may have wasted $5,000.

    • @patrickboyd3364
      @patrickboyd3364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I've been driving used Acura's over the last 18 years drove them well past 150,000 miles then traded them in for a newer used one now i drive a 2009 TL with 163,100 miles now i'am going to trade it in for a 2008 Acura RL with 96,000 miles i just 💘 used Acura's especially when somebody already took the majority of the depreciation.

    • @donnyo639
      @donnyo639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@patrickboyd3364 Nice! A used RL is a great choice, just be sure the 100k service was done as the timing belt/water pump replacement on those can be pricey.

    • @cleverja
      @cleverja 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      my next used car will be a hail storm damaged used car since they are still good in the inside just ugly from the outside

    • @scotthanson7888
      @scotthanson7888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cleverjaGreat minds think alike. $80 windshield off Craigs list, 2 tubes of liquid nails from the big orange hardware store, 45 minutes of work and the the 95 Camery is as good as new, well, good anyway. Do it at work, on company time (they require me to have the car) and use their dumpster.

    • @ro542
      @ro542 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@patrickboyd3364 just upgraded to 2016 TLX someone leased it for 5 years lol and barely even drove it. only has 28k

  • @cubasbeatproducer2374
    @cubasbeatproducer2374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    I feel you Scotty I've had my 1996 Avalon for about 5 years now with 215,000 miles on it and I'm still using it for food delivery lol

    • @pierlouis7325
      @pierlouis7325 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sienna 450k doing doordash

    • @cubasbeatproducer2374
      @cubasbeatproducer2374 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pierlouis7325 wow

    • @mikeprice8307
      @mikeprice8307 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@pierlouis7325secrets?

    • @emrekarakus1864
      @emrekarakus1864 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Corolla 2007 current 215k and counting

    • @CurlyFromTheSwirly
      @CurlyFromTheSwirly ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@mikeprice8307
      get oil changes and don't drive like Ricky Bobby. 😂

  • @tonyrodriguez4146
    @tonyrodriguez4146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    I paid $3500 for my 2003 Honda Civic. I’ve had it for about 10 years now, drives like a dream.

    • @GODSGIFTGAMING
      @GODSGIFTGAMING 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Just keep it maintained and it will last you a lifetime!

    • @cj7073
      @cj7073 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Inflation

    • @Jose-xb6st
      @Jose-xb6st 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If is automatic transmission, you should have a saving for a possible broken transmission soon. Those models have issues with torque converters. If is manual transmission, you made a great deal. It will last for ever if you keep maintenance your car.

    • @tonyrodriguez4146
      @tonyrodriguez4146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's a 5 speed manual transmission

    • @soulfulmoodstring62
      @soulfulmoodstring62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tony Rodriguez Mine's a Honda City

  • @DavidJay00
    @DavidJay00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Almost went and got a loan, now im back to my senses. Thanks Scotty!

    • @15shekels
      @15shekels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      David Collier similar story here

  • @AndrewSun15
    @AndrewSun15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    My mom told me “make sure you buy a nice house before you buy nice a car.” And now the house she owned for $80,000 is now worth $250,000.

    • @HostileLemons
      @HostileLemons 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Smart

    • @Oilman455
      @Oilman455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Your mother is a smart woman

    • @thepurdychannel8866
      @thepurdychannel8866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same here house prices went up overnight my dad paid 80k for the house in 1980 now its worth 310,000 to 280,000 going on the houses for sale on our street

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Why ever buy a nice car. Just buy a reliable safe well built car. And remember all things being equal a younger car will last longer than an older car.

    • @GO-cz7cl
      @GO-cz7cl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's because most cars even new ones are worthless. Buy things that go up! In value not down.

  • @batmansillo
    @batmansillo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Imagine living your whole life trying to impress other people you dont even know... sad.

    • @W81Researcher
      @W81Researcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And for most of them they are not impressed. I do think guys like checking out nice possessions of other guys but unless the girl is hot nobody is impressed by what she has but maybe her girlfriends.

    • @kniknayme9865
      @kniknayme9865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yep. all I need is a dependable vehicle to get from a to b

    • @W81Researcher
      @W81Researcher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kniknayme9865 As a delivery driver I will need a much newer car.

    • @philippeter198
      @philippeter198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I only need to satisfy myself

    • @MegaFinalRound
      @MegaFinalRound 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I only impress one person.

  • @martyisokay
    @martyisokay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +958

    If you mute Scotty, it looks like he is conducting Beethoven's 9th.

    • @arvinsanolin3110
      @arvinsanolin3110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @a5941
      @a5941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lmao

    • @rebelandboltman
      @rebelandboltman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂😂

    • @amiensarabellis8391
      @amiensarabellis8391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, I thought he looked like a conductor too.

    • @LTD-7
      @LTD-7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao that is great! So i did it and your are right, im still laughing... Ty 👍

  • @garsondodge8408
    @garsondodge8408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +868

    Smart guy, I love how he talks like he just railed a line of coke. Lol

    • @Ruko831
      @Ruko831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Or 2? Lmao

    • @SD-tj5dh
      @SD-tj5dh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Cheap cars.
      More money for coke.

    • @novanae7799
      @novanae7799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@SD-tj5dh " you guys are merciless " If there was coke involved, you would see old Seville's in his drive way

    • @Niko-bf7nw
      @Niko-bf7nw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well.... he certainly looks the part.
      But to be honest he reminds me more of that joke you'll hear about. The uncle who smokes roll-up cigarettes and asks you to get his wallet from his smoked leather jacket, and when you take the wallet from his pocket some LUCY tabs fall out ;)

    • @houseironblades6412
      @houseironblades6412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HAHAHAHAHAHA 🤣

  • @marcot.8250
    @marcot.8250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +878

    - "Damn, I hate my job..."
    - Why don't you leave the job?
    - "Cuz I gotta pay my car."
    - Why don't you sell the car?
    - "Cuz I need it to go to my job."

    • @inspectorchicken
      @inspectorchicken 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      - Sell car
      - leave job
      - profit

    • @aluisious
      @aluisious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yeah that's funny but...you need medical insurance.

    • @soap9816
      @soap9816 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      aluisious let me introduce you to canada

    • @TefkrosAirliner
      @TefkrosAirliner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Or Europe

    • @ozzyozbornntv203
      @ozzyozbornntv203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol story of the idiotd who lease cars Life 🙄 and then they end up getting it towed away anyway for missed payments 🤣🤣

  • @richardpowell2953
    @richardpowell2953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I wish my dad gave me an old rusty Tacoma. That is the greatest gift I can imagine! Scotty is a good father.

  • @bobyale6159
    @bobyale6159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Social Media has created narcissists among us. I personally know someone who bought a nice house and car beyond their capabilities just to impress their friends on Facebook. His words not mine.

    • @Ecmane1
      @Ecmane1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bo Ayya dam did you say anything to them?

    • @jbean530
      @jbean530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Man, I'm glad I'm not on Facebook. Saving money.

    • @RP-xk8ji
      @RP-xk8ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      So true social media is the Devil!! It population control. Its brain washing us. People get caught up in it and let the media tell them what they need to buy and how to live there life.

    • @ericm6633
      @ericm6633 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahahahahahaha
      Sigh

    • @so.calmotoadventurerides3135
      @so.calmotoadventurerides3135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Fakebook

  • @popoymotmot
    @popoymotmot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    I'm going to keep watching this video Everytime I have the urge to buy a new car

    • @cristineavenido2016
      @cristineavenido2016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here, now I decided not to buy 😂

    • @hunk7177
      @hunk7177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Get a hotwheels of that expensive car then.. They won't cost you any maintainance or insurance or payments

    • @kamilazman2943
      @kamilazman2943 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hunk7177 nice tips. Good way to control my lust.

    • @virginiabluebell2350
      @virginiabluebell2350 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same .

    • @TMoua79
      @TMoua79 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ain’t that the truth.

  • @deepcow
    @deepcow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Too many people get into debt way over their heads just to look “cool”. Words to live by from Scotty K. People would be wise to listen.

    • @mikeldurant6480
      @mikeldurant6480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It's not just too look cool, sometimes it's important. For example my dad has a really nice car, he run a creative branding agency. He can't tell companies how to make more money if he's driving around in an old clunker, it looks bad. It's a sad world we live, nonetheless it's what it is.

    • @thatminimalistguy1755
      @thatminimalistguy1755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Peter Lamoureux nobody will listen.

    • @mattclinch1976
      @mattclinch1976 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I daily a 5 bolt 2d gen junker tacoma with the 2.7ltr just for that reason. It's only rear wheel drive, but a good pair of snow tires goes a long way. I live in manitoba. Truck has never let me down.

    • @martialman.4563
      @martialman.4563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I buy the safest car we can afford. Medical bills are worse than car payments. Might walk away from a crash in a Volvo or Tesla that will break your legs in a 94 celica.

    • @tastx3142
      @tastx3142 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mikel Durant
      What you say unfortunately has some truth to it. Real estate agents won't have a lot of clients if you drive a 1997 Honda with manual transmissions, but I see secretaries driving BMW's. My brother in law got a Mercedes, but it's the cheapest model, so it doesn't seem too impressive to me. He spends a fortune keeping it running because he will only take it to the dealer where they treat him special. He works in the oil fields and lives in a trailer. He drives a company truck, so he doesn't drive the Mercedes very often, but every month he pours money into it, new sound system, Mercedes of course. I just roll my eyes because I see the Ferraris and other $100,000 cars around, but it's his money.

  • @kdwaynec
    @kdwaynec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1396

    Scotty is so cheap, that when he dies, he'll probably walk towards the light and turn it off

  • @Lonnie7619
    @Lonnie7619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This guy is 100% right. Nothing like being upside down on payments. I buy Hondas, Acuras, or Toyotas. I had a Range Rover once and I will never buy one again. I always buy a few years down to avoid the depreciation hit of a new car. Then I keep it for a while. Forget all that trying to look rich stuff.

  • @cmandc301
    @cmandc301 5 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    The new car dealers of North america DO NOT APPROVE of this video!!!

    • @cle569
      @cle569 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who cares

    • @cle569
      @cle569 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

  • @macabre_matinee
    @macabre_matinee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    My 03’ Corolla is an embarrassment to everyone but me! 300,000 miles and still chuggin’

    • @kens9303
      @kens9303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      96' Corolla here. I like how them people with new cars zoom by like am standing,then i meet them at the red light.

    • @junaidinomani6821
      @junaidinomani6821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No matter what always love the things god has blessed u with ..im rich but im not much interested in buying more than 1 luxury car

    • @Bearsbeets.battlestargalactica
      @Bearsbeets.battlestargalactica 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can’t find any for under 5 grand! Toyota’s are so expensive! I had a Camry before but totaled it

    • @Curi0u50ne
      @Curi0u50ne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel you bro 👍🏼👏

  • @gertstolk
    @gertstolk ปีที่แล้ว +24

    After 22 expensive years with BMW I finally saw the light and currently enjoy back to basics in my 2001 Camry. Thanks Scotty 😊

    • @musazwane6049
      @musazwane6049 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dayum!! Your pain tolerance is insane! 22 years? Holy smokes...

    • @gertstolk
      @gertstolk ปีที่แล้ว

      @@musazwane6049 🤣🤣🤣

  • @hightower6645
    @hightower6645 5 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    Funny how he showed a new Chevy as he made a reference to junkers. Lol.

    • @alexburgos2177
      @alexburgos2177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I agree with him Chevys are this shittiest cars ever made in my opinion

    • @jimmysapien9961
      @jimmysapien9961 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I like a shitty deal

    • @ej1025
      @ej1025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      99-06 Silverados are pretty good, last forever pretty much. Parts are pretty cheap too and easy to work on.

    • @indoctrinationtime3056
      @indoctrinationtime3056 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      lol I'm watching this sitting in my 2010 Malibu that I'll be driving into the ground.

    • @ej1025
      @ej1025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Erik MikkelsaarBetter than buying an F-150 in the same years. Those are junk, especially the 5.4 Triton. Cheaper too and easier to work on.

  • @michaelvisaya4425
    @michaelvisaya4425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I hustle back in high school. Selling used car parts, save enough to buy a use $1k car. Started flipping cars as a hobbie. Met a hard working man I respect alot. Gave me a advice to start flipping house. I took a carpentry trade and now building houses. About to get my license and work for myself.

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Just don't vote Democrat or your hard work will be for nothing.

    • @calebproductions5970
      @calebproductions5970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@SergeantExtreme it doesnt matter neither Republicans or Democrats give a damn about you. They are on the same team

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@calebproductions5970 No they aren't. My taxes are at the lowest they've been in over 10 years. It's obvious the Republicans are for the little guy.

    • @rexius775
      @rexius775 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Visaya Can you give me 1 cent

    • @sankaragarvey5862
      @sankaragarvey5862 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SergeantExtreme base on taxes alone you claim republican arw better ? Do you have tunnel vision?

  • @sbranham314
    @sbranham314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Still driving my first car, 2007 ford taurus. 190k miles. Dont really care what anyone thinks of my car

  • @rfeenstra5996
    @rfeenstra5996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Once again, Scotty speaks the Divine Truth about car 🚗 ownership! Love his honesty and his dedication to making his loyal viewers a little smarter every day!
    To wit: I found and bought a Volvo 850 for sale, 15 years old, and got it for less than $4K.
    Still on the road happy and healthy at the age of 24 years. Mileage close to 310K.
    My independent garage keeps me running for far less than dealership costs. Love ❤️ it!
    No need for shiny new Car- money is better placed into RSP/401K each month. It is NOT rocket science folks!

    • @edcolins5498
      @edcolins5498 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's maybe right, but he's bad for economy !

  • @ForAFewDollarsMore9
    @ForAFewDollarsMore9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +973

    Easy to buy cheap when your the mechanic doing the repairs. 😏

    • @amastal1
      @amastal1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      ForAFewDollarsMore9 you can do it too

    • @travistarp7466
      @travistarp7466 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Most repairs are doable urself, and if u saved thousands of dollars not buying a new car, you can spend a few hundred to get it fixed lol.

    • @PackardBelltoll
      @PackardBelltoll 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ForAFewDollarsMore9 get the car mechanic book Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, Gilles, Tim, Good Books best damn book for learning everything mechanic on a car. It will teach u everything . And only cost 11.95 on ebay hardcover This is one of the books that u get when ur a student in automotive trade. Its ase certified.

    • @brianc9036
      @brianc9036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That is why you get a 10 year old car with a good reputation and lots of people drove. You can see what the common issues were and with TH-cam there tends be a ton DIY videos. With the internet the really is no reason not buy a cheap car today.

    • @brianc9036
      @brianc9036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ​@Stimpy&Ren That is why I said you buy a car with a good reputation that lots of people drove. People will argue with me on this but I bought a 2004 325i BMW about 2 years ago for $2k. I had to replace the entire cooling system, do multiple gaskets and changed the control arm bushings. Everything I learned from watching simple videos from youtube DIY 50's Kid and ShopLife. Car has 180k miles on it now, runs like a champ. Few known common maintenance things I will have to do in the future. With forums and TH-cam there is really no excuse to was money on a new car if you are an average joe. Good luck retiring.

  • @kingsmarkx1
    @kingsmarkx1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    Things that are absolute in life:
    1)Babies being born
    2)People dying
    3)Scotty's hands all over the place when explaining things

    • @misterl1668
      @misterl1668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And that cat pillow

    • @lawrenceh1405
      @lawrenceh1405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm a hand-talker, so I get it. Scotty can wave his hands all he wants! Also.... 4) Don't buy a Chrysler/Fiat/Volkswagen/pre-2008 Nissan/Jaguar/Mini Cooper/Mercedes/BMW - they're endless money pits!

    • @olmec2012
      @olmec2012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He go them jazz hands 👐

    • @acpropulsion6191
      @acpropulsion6191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My theory is that there is a guy in a suit and top hat on a platform above him that has transparent strings attached to Scotty’s wrists and he tries to give the correct hand gestures to Scotty’s narration.

    • @chrism.9129
      @chrism.9129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He works them better than Beto O'Rourke

  • @trini_boi2414
    @trini_boi2414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    $3000 for a Lexus with sixty something miles man you're one lucky dude 😂

  • @tituslawoffice4778
    @tituslawoffice4778 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am 60. In my life I have owned 8 cars, 3 of which I own now. Part of that success I owe to this channel.

  • @Validioxus
    @Validioxus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +754

    "they come pre-scratched and pre-dented"
    lmao!

    • @yellowdayz1800
      @yellowdayz1800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      😂🤣😂 So true. Might as well be content.

    • @kennethmelnychuk9737
      @kennethmelnychuk9737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I paid the big bucks on my new vehicle for that option

    • @elcocho1568
      @elcocho1568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@yellowdayz1800 I love it, I don't have to worry about new ones.

    • @estlhm805
      @estlhm805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😆🤣😆😆

    • @vaeskategroup4023
      @vaeskategroup4023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lol

  • @catbreath007
    @catbreath007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I kept seeing a 2004 Volvo V70 D5 on someone's drive, it never moved & the tyres were going flat. I knocked on the door & asked if it was for sale, & IT WAS !
    I paid £500 for it & I'm still using it 8 years later 👍👍

    • @georytdenbazz8255
      @georytdenbazz8255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hah

    • @edptatohd6
      @edptatohd6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      2003 V70 awd here. Best purchase I’ve ever made.

    • @catbreath007
      @catbreath007 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georytdenbazz8255 ... Yes, hah ha ha hah hah ... Couldn't have put it better myself !

    • @80skid83
      @80skid83 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome

    • @electricdreams8237
      @electricdreams8237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's a good purchase - these old Volvos are basically eternal if you take minimal care of them. And one day they might even ascend to oldtimer status...

  • @andrewf9557
    @andrewf9557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    When you get older you come to respect the guy who drives a beater corolla over someone who drives a new 3 series BMW.

    • @kevinduprey9326
      @kevinduprey9326 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Planet Purgatory ..harsh.. my experience has been fat guys in pt cruisers and people driving smashed up hooptie cars....BMW (new) drivers at least carry insurance....

    • @infotechsailor
      @infotechsailor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Beaters are ugly. There is a balance. You can buy a reliable or easy to work on car without having to drive a junker

    • @troot1967
      @troot1967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And don't forget that most people who drive BMW's are leasing them due to the high cost of owning them.

    • @novanae7799
      @novanae7799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey i resemble that comment

    • @Mike-br8zt
      @Mike-br8zt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Username-2 I agree, I have had a few.

  • @martin4819
    @martin4819 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    My Dad drove a Volkswagen bug from 1972 to 1985. That bug had holes in the floorboard and the foam was coming out of the seats. He was a Dr and was making 500k a year at the end of his career. He too ended up being a Toyota guy and the nicest car he owned was a Camry. Somehow I feel like him and Scotty would have made great friends. 😂

    • @alextogo8367
      @alextogo8367 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's almost a million in today's money. He must've left great wealth

    • @TheCactusjack1
      @TheCactusjack1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My dad was also a doctor. He too had a VW bug from 1969-1976, a Toyota Celica 1976-1980, picked up a VW Rabit so he could kick down the Toyota to my bro and I in high school years. He drove a Camry from about 1985 to 2007. His worst choice was the 2004 VW Passat he got in2007. Great car when it ran. He had to replace the motor about a year in. He gave the car to me in 2017, I kicked it to my daughter in 2020 and it's transmission died in 2022. Like Scotty says, never buy a modern VW! The diesel Rabit was a real slug so he got rid of that, another poor choice. He bought all those cars new but they were cheaper models and held up well and he did not care about the other docs who bought luxury cars almost every year. Hell, he didn't care about status symbols or the big money specialties, he just wanted to doctor and help people as an internal medicine GP, which he did from 1970-2017, and in Viet Nam before that. He was drafted right out of med school. Rest in peace, Dad.

    • @martin4819
      @martin4819 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheCactusjack1 Your dad sounds like a great man! May our dads rest in peace! Funny story, my Dad was teaching at one of the Med Schools and of course he parked in the faculty lot with his faculty parking permit. Well the schools parking police thought for sure such a crappy car (his VW) had to belong to a student who stole a faculty permit and they issued him a ticket. I would have loved to of been there when he explained that it was in fact his car! 😂😂. He too, never cared what other people thought of his cars and served in Africa with the Public Health Service early in his career.

    • @TheCactusjack1
      @TheCactusjack1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@martin4819 Great story! Love it. I'm betting that your dad was also a generous tipper with anyone he hired. Time after time I watched my dad slip big tips to people on the sly, saying "for your troubles". He liked to go backpacking and when he got older he turned to mule packers to help get him up to the high camps he loved. He was a cowboy at heart having grown up in Riverside, Ca back when a boy could have his own horse and just ride out for adventures in the 40's, and loved the packers and I could see they loved the old Doc as he could relate to anyone very well. He basically tipped them all half of what they charged for the job, and those cowboys really appreciated that. I wish I could remember more of his old stories about them.

  • @KungFuChess
    @KungFuChess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    I drive around the swanky neighborhoods around my area and I always see old Toyotas and Hondas parked at million dollar mansions.

    • @One-12937
      @One-12937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      That's probably the cleaning ladies car bro.

    • @nickchristofi7992
      @nickchristofi7992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@One-12937 no its not we live in a good neighboorhood an we have a mercedes and tesla and we paid cash with

    • @One-12937
      @One-12937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@nickchristofi7992 I'm not sure that's a toyota or Honda my man

    • @yophilli
      @yophilli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      XxX One lol

    • @zachyoung2002
      @zachyoung2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      XxX One Yeah, you're right why would they buy a luxury house that's unneeded but buy an old toyota

  • @adedotunoni9265
    @adedotunoni9265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Still driving my hand-me down 97 camry. Only thing I spend money on is gas and oil changes.

    • @robertohuerta91
      @robertohuerta91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Got a 98 canry and that thing runs like a champ

    • @savithrivenugopal
      @savithrivenugopal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I got me a Camry 1996 model and that thing runs like a horse. So good on gas, I'm talking about 40 miles per gallon, what a steal and the trunk space, don't even get me started lol

    • @javaChai
      @javaChai 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Savithri Venu Gopal just like a desi. Smart 😉

    • @Kaukasuskalle
      @Kaukasuskalle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t you guys have to pay insurance and car taxes in the US? 🤔

  • @Alexgrodas
    @Alexgrodas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    15 years of driving a 2001 Saturn sl2 with 240k Miles now with no major problems and still kicking
    Because I have a personal mechanic like scotty

    • @Khang602
      @Khang602 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had 2002 Saturn. It was a fancy car.

    • @tykendrick800
      @tykendrick800 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was younger I had the sc2 with third door. Put a AutoZone hoodscoop on and thought I gained more hp

  • @tonyfair487
    @tonyfair487 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We own a 12 year old Town and Country with 245,000 miles. Its been one of the best vehicles we have ever owned. It holds our cargo, our grandchildren, and has taken us on many vacations and daytrips.

  • @colprincess8579
    @colprincess8579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    The only difference is that you know how to work on them.😁

    • @raymonds5069
      @raymonds5069 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Do your research and you will be able to work on cars too

    • @4kt3z94
      @4kt3z94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      its easy to maintain cheap car...even do it yourself...just big problem go to workshop

    • @ag135i
      @ag135i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Even mechanics charge less for cheap cars and charge more for exotic, expensive and sophisticated cars.

    • @elainekoteles1948
      @elainekoteles1948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He can fix and built his own cars, how about person do not know how to fix, and bought old car and back and forward to fix?
      Bought old car is fortune you can get good car and price & reliable.

    • @dragonskunkstudio7582
      @dragonskunkstudio7582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How many car parts did I fix on my kitchen table...
      Obviously, I enjoy living alone.

  • @SURAH267
    @SURAH267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your absolute correct , I wish my daughter would take your advice , I am still driving my HRV Honda 2005 , never broke down , have it serviced every 10,000 miles , I am sure I get another five years out of it , God bless from Ireland

  • @user-pc7ef5sb6x
    @user-pc7ef5sb6x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +873

    The rich man knows buying new cars is a scam. He knows this because he's the one selling the cars.

    • @MpSniperM1911
      @MpSniperM1911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You better use a ferrari for a weekend only to have fun once a year and use your good ol' car to everyday life, i'm planing to buy a used Civic and if i do buy one, i will not pay taxes after 4 years depending on the model (after 20 years you don't pay taxes for the car in brazil)

    • @cammrn
      @cammrn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes, all car salesmen i know are balling

    • @notmebutyou8350
      @notmebutyou8350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @user-pc7ef5sb6x
      @user-pc7ef5sb6x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cammrn
      The men over them are even bigger ballers.

    • @rubenscott3972
      @rubenscott3972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Idk the one I work for got divorced 2 times all ready

  • @joekelley5121
    @joekelley5121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The biggest hurdle for people is to stop worrying about trying to impress other people with the car you have, including friends and family. Also, just because it's new, doesn't mean it's reliable. I have an '04 Pontiac Grand Am that I've had to replace typical wear parts like wheel hub assemblies, struts and tie rod ends, and the rack and pinion steering, but now those parts are fresh and should last a long time. The engine and transmission are in good shape, and it always starts. I have a fund put back for any repairs that might come up, and it sits there while the "monthly payment" money keeps building.

  • @ultramagnus4374
    @ultramagnus4374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    As someone who does lending for a living, let me give you my take on it:
    I noticed when I was working in the most lower income areas, people had the nicest, newest cars. They had BMWs, Mercedes and Cadillacs when I was driving around in a Corolla. Most of this is because they like living under the illusion that they are rich, when they are actually pretty poor. While in the early 2000s people were able to buy houses they can’t afford, recent regulations and financial institutions not wanting to lose money anymore, put an end to a majority of that. The difference is that hasn’t caught up to the auto industry lenders at this point, so while people can’t really buy houses beyond their means anymore, they can still do so with cars. I’ve seen people spend more than half and up to 2/3 of their income on monthly payments for a luxury car, when they’re making about 2000/mo gross. They then come to the place where I work because they realize they can’t afford a 29% interest loan and I tell them we can’t help them because their debt to income ratio is too high and that a sub-prime lender fed into their sense of entitlement by giving them a car they can’t afford.
    The other thing lower income people do that screw themselves, is that they always finance the entire vehicle (plus taxes and fees) meaning they’re typically over 100% loan to value (LTV) on their vehicles. This alone isn’t inherently bad (as long as you know that it typically comes with higher rates, and fast depreciation meaning your car is going further and further upside down), but you combine this with having to have the newest car and you have people trading in their cars owing more than the car is worth (called a negative equity trade-in). For example:
    Buy a car worth $30,000 putting no money down. Taxes and fees bring the total to $34,000 so you now owe $34,000 on a $30,000 car. You are already upside down at the get go! But guess what? You were also late a bunch of times on you credit cards which are maxed out because you also needed the most expensive clothes to show off, so your credit score isn’t that great. You don’t get approved for the advertised 1.99% from the dealer and they say “let me see what we can do”. Boom, you’re approved by Santander! Great news for every one! You get your fully loaded Accord, the dealership sells a car and they aren’t dealing with the risky financing and Santander gets a 29% interest rate, but your so excited about your new rims and interest ain’t nothin’ but a number. You also get the longest term of 96 months because you want your payments to be lower.
    A year passes and guess what? The newer Accord is out, all your friends are getting them and this one even has a wireless charger built in! So you go to the dealer to trade in your “old” Accord and that’s when the number *should* hit you. Your trade in value is now 17,000, because car depreciate the second you drive them off the lot. You argue with the dealer that your sick tints and rims should increase the value because you put at least $1,000 on your credit card to make these “upgrades”. Well anyway at least you’ve paid 12 months of you 96 month loan, which is like a lot, right? So you contact Santander and get your payoff letter and the balance is about 32,750. So you flip out because based on your knowledge of high school math, your balance should be much lower, but you don’t realize that loan payments are set in a way where you are not equally paying interest and principle together but you are paying mostly interest in the beginning. So you then realize you barely paid off any of the principle of your car, but you still really want that new Accord, so your dealer says “no worries, we can roll that negative equity into the new loan”. So just like last time, you don’t put any money down, because your payments are so high that you haven’t saved anything, and so your new car is again $34,000 with tax rolled in, but now you have the old loan balance of 15,750 that needs to be rolled in so your total loan is for almost 50,000 on a car worth only 30,000, but your payments are A LOT higher, almost 1,400 a month, but you can finally show your friends who has the best car, but now you’ll have to put your groceries on the credit card because you don’t have any cash.
    A few months go buy and you finally realize you are getting crushed under the payments of this car. You see that another financial institution is offering a MUCH lower rate so you go inside to apply. So you do the application hoping for a low rate, but since your credit cards are maxed out from not having any extra money, and you’ve been missing payments, you don’t get the lowest rate, but hey 6% sounds better than 29%. So now you’re “pre-approved” you just have to give them the vehicle information. You go to your car and grab the VIN and mileage so they can pull a value. The loan officer enters the information and the shock on his face is palpable and they say “I’m sorry sir, but you owe 49,750 on a car only worth 22,000, we can’t let 226% of the value of the car”. So you leave and decide “this car is too expensive, so you decide to just not pay it. After 90 days you see a tow truck taking your sweet ride away. The bank sells it at auction for 10,000, but with a loan of 49,000 plus all the large fees, repossession fees and auction and storage fees, the 10,000 they recoup from the auction, so now you’re left with a balance of 42,000 and no car. No point in paying that money, so it becomes a charge off. Months of you taking the bus to work go by and now you decide your ready to save up and finance a couple of thousand for your car, but all that lenders see is that you still owe 42,000 to another institution in a charge-off so now you can’t get a car at all. You complain that the world has it out for you and life is unfair and that you were discriminated against. So you go home and do the only thing you can do: drink until you pull out s .45 and shoot yourself in the head. All because you had to have the newest car.

    • @carlosordonez2297
      @carlosordonez2297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Wooow dude great stort heres a clap that was dope 🙌🙏

    • @carlosordonez2297
      @carlosordonez2297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Im totally avoiding all that trouble and about to get me a 95 corolla for 1k

    • @TheMilenkata
      @TheMilenkata 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      And that kids is the scheme that works everywhere in the WORLD! The brands have created that Aura around them and with the help of the banks this is the result! At the end you are the problem because you don't know what you are doing with the money! Don't buy new car, buy financial education!

    • @jeffreyjeziorski341
      @jeffreyjeziorski341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You sound like the guy from good will hunting who sees all the problems coming at him down the road so he does not take the first step. Slightly used cars with a high reliability reputation are not that much less than a new one. Financing is cheaper on a new one vs a used one, so that must be factored in as well. Newer vehicles have the most evolved safety tech, and the bugs from previous generations are usually worked out.
      The company must be reliable, this is primary. No one likes to have unexpected dealership visits. What is your time worth?

    • @ministeriounamanoeneldesie1615
      @ministeriounamanoeneldesie1615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hey guy you now your stuff i like your style very realistic and honest. Thanks

  • @Anon1mous
    @Anon1mous 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    When I lived in the ghetto, I saw so many more Mercedes and BMW's than in the "richer" parts of town. Of course they were all beat up and falling apart....

    • @patrickboyd3364
      @patrickboyd3364 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I've seen people living on the government section 8 and driving a Mercedes Benz.

    • @angelgjr1999
      @angelgjr1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Lol the best is when you see a guy walking around with 300$ shoes and a 1,400$ iPhone and he still doesn’t have a car. :)

    • @person4169
      @person4169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Makes you think. Rich people will make smart investments, thus they are rich.

    • @Aaronivas
      @Aaronivas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Armando Sturzenegger No he’s not. That’s the truth. You’re probably that person with expensive stuff and no car.

    • @mattymag2394
      @mattymag2394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I will give credit to the BMWs between 92-99. The 3 series is unbelievably easy to work on and cheap to maintain. Plus they're worth next to nothing. Pretty much if it had the i6, it was a good mechanics car.

  • @jollyp1605
    @jollyp1605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I just love my 2007 f150 pick up. Has 250 thousand miles and drives great and will keep it as long as I can. Would rather have cash in the bank then debt in the driveway.

  • @512Chaos
    @512Chaos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Nice to see others living the same way, I've owned 50+ cars and I won't pay over $5,000. I've owned nearly every major make, been driving a big old Jaguar XJ8 for the past 6 or so years that I paid $3400 for.

    • @rasheemthebestfirstone3274
      @rasheemthebestfirstone3274 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How do you make sure it’s not a money pit?

    • @512Chaos
      @512Chaos ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@rasheemthebestfirstone3274 if you are not the one who does your car work/repairs, bring someone with you that knows or bring a car to be inspected by a trusted shop - but the biggest thing is patience, walk away from any deals that don't seem right and don't be in a rush to buy the first thing you see.

  • @ChristinaD1996
    @ChristinaD1996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I'm an accountant and I stand by Scott's statements in this video. Accountant approved!

  • @cytherians
    @cytherians 5 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    Rich people don't BUY luxury cars. They have their LLC buy or lease them. Hides the "ownership" for tax purposes.

    • @toxy3580
      @toxy3580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They are the extremely rich though

    • @johngunnerson1924
      @johngunnerson1924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      No if you have enough income from a so called business right now you can charge off anything you want the IRS is gutted neutered Llc pass thru just pay the super low rate not the suckers rates like wage slaves

    • @Calebmepapi
      @Calebmepapi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cytherians please explain this if you don’t mind

    • @denbeigh
      @denbeigh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Jim say if you make a million dollars a year on your business and have let’s say for an example 250 thousand on business taxes, you can buy a car for say 50 thousand dollars and write it off as a business expensive since it was bought under the llc. Now you’re paying 200 instead of 250 on taxes. The car almost pays for itself. You can write off anything your imagination let’s you. Gas dinners tolls computers phone bills whatever

    • @philipchesley9615
      @philipchesley9615 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Future house cleaner You don’t have to do anything special to write it off, only claim it. Miles don’t even matter

  • @asteropeuspeoneos5406
    @asteropeuspeoneos5406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Really love it that Scotty being an American patriot is on his every video mentioning the situation in Europe cars wise. Really shows the scope of his knowledge about cars.

    • @ИванДунин-т7и
      @ИванДунин-т7и ปีที่แล้ว

      In cars world there german, asian and rest crap brands. Nothing to wonder about

  • @candlestyx8517
    @candlestyx8517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    My grandpa who was pretty well off always said. Getting rich is more about saving and gaining interest on money as well as making wise investments, you have to live like a poor person and accumulate over time until it starts really paying off for you.

  • @BobTheHatKing
    @BobTheHatKing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    3:55 “if you’re buying cheap cars, you can buy more than one” Tyler Hoover approves

  • @skylineleathercompany
    @skylineleathercompany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    300k on my 01 Civic. Had it for 13 years. No car payments leaves money to do other things.

    • @comesaround7601
      @comesaround7601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2003 Honda accord 14 yrs w me 200 + thousand

    • @forc3ofxf3ar51
      @forc3ofxf3ar51 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1999 Lexus LS400, 340,700. All original.

    • @RobertOfStAlbans_
      @RobertOfStAlbans_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      FORC3OFX F3AR LS? Nicee.

  • @eM-ed5pz
    @eM-ed5pz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    I'm darn near 40 and I'm still driving my high school graduation present. I'll pay cash when I finally purchase my 1st vehicle.

    • @chrisgutierrez2087
      @chrisgutierrez2087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Just curious to which car this is & how many miles does it have ?

    • @brandoncortez5669
      @brandoncortez5669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What car dude

    • @eddaoud6781
      @eddaoud6781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dammm what car is it?

    • @Jake-gp4jf
      @Jake-gp4jf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Not sure thats a sign of how good the car is or how little you've progressed in 20 years

    • @zachyoung2002
      @zachyoung2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what car??

  • @lousanto1054
    @lousanto1054 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have not had a car payment in over 5 years and love it.

  • @hyperfox805
    @hyperfox805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Scotty, man I wish I had this advice when I was a young man. I would have saved tens of thousands of dollars had I listened.
    Now I have my old 07 Ford Ranger.I bought it 5 years ago for $4000 I saved up.
    A thousand a year in parts and maintenance, (over estimate) about 2 grand a year in fuel (Fuel here is around $4.50 a gallon), 3 grand a year we'll say. $250 a month to keep the old girl on the road, total.
    You cant get the payment alone on a new car for that kind of money, leave alone a little pickup truck. And that's JUST the payment.
    So to all the young people out there. Scotty's advice here is gold. He's not just some old dude shooting off his mouth. It's true what he says.

    • @youmakeitwhatitis
      @youmakeitwhatitis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ironically, this is actually a truck he has a whole video about, recommending it as a used car. People love their Rangers/B3000s, toting their reliability for days.

    • @obsoleteoptics
      @obsoleteoptics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's funny, my monthly payment for my new car was $250

    • @CjCelal
      @CjCelal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wtf no new car for 250? You can lease cars in germany from 130$ per Month. That would be a car with msrp of around 23-25k $. Affordable car means affordable insurance, so call that another 60$ p.m.. so you would basically have enough money for 400miles worth of gas everymonth. So for the same amount you could drive a brand new car that is covered under warranty for the Rest of your life.

    • @smsteger89
      @smsteger89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's a lot of money for an 07 truck dude.

    • @volters9561
      @volters9561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Scotty, man I wish I had this advice when I was a young man." - Well, when you were a young man, you wouldn`t listen anyone with this kind of advice. Young people thinks they know everything.

  • @biblegirl2980
    @biblegirl2980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    “Old cars come pre-scratched & pre-dented” LMBO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @mr.e5625
      @mr.e5625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's a good thing! I bought a 2012 lexus ISF with dents and scratches. If it was perfect I'd always be worried about someone door dinging it.

    • @repentandfollowjesuschrist6170
      @repentandfollowjesuschrist6170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!

    • @robertm.5816
      @robertm.5816 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats what I was thinking!

    • @Joe-rx7ht
      @Joe-rx7ht 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I HATE scratches and dents on a brand new car or bike! 😫😭

    • @mattbartolovich8228
      @mattbartolovich8228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And that's why older people should not be driving

  • @Randaalcz
    @Randaalcz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I can remember almost drooling over new cars and wanting to be able to afford them. Then I matured a bit and realised, I'd rather spend all the money on something (almost anything) else and started purchasing working but cheap cars. If it breaks down completely, it's not that big of a deal, if it keeps working perfectly, great!

  • @georgevavoulis4758
    @georgevavoulis4758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Scotty , you're an automotive mechanic you know what to look for in buying used/ new cars and how to fix them all by yourself . Unfortunately the vast majority of us don't have that skill knowledge .

    • @almaza5939
      @almaza5939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That’s not true you can always save your money and buy a use good car like my self, I got my Camry 2012 for 9,000 and I save all my money, that’s an use car but not old and I have it for 2 years already and no problem at all

    • @almaza5939
      @almaza5939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When you buy cheat it means something from 500 to 10,000 and you pay it cash and no debt

    • @AB-uw3os
      @AB-uw3os ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So take it to Scotty for pre purchase inspection

    • @CurlyFromTheSwirly
      @CurlyFromTheSwirly ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't need the skill.
      You just need to know what to look for.

    • @timmccarthy6374
      @timmccarthy6374 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😅

  • @Hughesburner
    @Hughesburner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I have had a few new cars in my life and have learned my lesson. Payments will slowly bury you and eventually a high priced repair on top of the payment will be a nightmare. Any change income...loss job, laid off, family emergency...it's over. You will find out who actually owns the car then...lol.
    I currently drive the favorite car of my life...a '99 Chevy Metro...$500 and another $600 to get it road ready. It came pre dented, it parks anywhere it's so small, gets 40mpg no matter what, starts everytime, it super low key...no one wants to steal it or ask you for money while in it. Parts are cheap, incredibly easy to work on, no power accessories to break. It's also used as a delivery side hustle, so it's made me 10x the money I have invested in it. I wish I would learned the idea of assets vs. liability earlier in life though :)

    • @zacharypeery4082
      @zacharypeery4082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bought the cheapest new car money can buy (chevy spark) and the payments were dirt cheap, it varies person to person

    • @Hughesburner
      @Hughesburner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zacharypeery4082 Good move. The spark is newer version of the Metro.
      I had a co worker do the same with a Yaris. He drove an old civic, saved up a few of our bonus checks and paid cash for the cheapest most basic one he could get. He then spent a few of his, what would be "cay payments" on modding it. Zero car payments in all though. This is while most people at our work are driving 70k huge trucks or another guy with a EVO that he dumped 15k into on top of still making car payments.
      I have a rich aunt also, who lives in a near million dollar house, career banker, she drives the most basic Toyota Camry. Again....saved up, paid cash. This is from a banker.
      Most people want to fill some weird void in their life or impress people at a stop light for 10 seconds...and are willing to go in debt for it.

    • @martin4819
      @martin4819 ปีที่แล้ว

      The average American takes out a $700 car loan and u know that’s probably for 6 yrs. I make well above the average American and I couldn’t imagine sticking myself with such a payment. If someone has a job loss you not only risk your car being repossessed, but u also risk your ability to pay rent/ or mortgage. God forbid u go into huge credit card debt to make up the difference. I have 2015 Lexus I bought used and it runs and still looks new. I will drive that thing until it dies!

    • @ricgunn1439
      @ricgunn1439 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@martin4819right on🤗

  • @sammyt3514
    @sammyt3514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Before finding Scotty's channel I was thinking of selling my ancient 2002 Corolla; now I look at it in awe :)

    • @KARENboomboomROXX
      @KARENboomboomROXX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I've got an 01. Husband says it will be my last car! 😅 I'm 52...

    • @marxer19
      @marxer19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      SammyT Same with my ‘09 Corolla. Just goes and goes...

    • @747-pilot
      @747-pilot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@marxer19 Sssshhhhhhh!!! We don't want Toyota to get ideas 😂 . Look what happened with Honda. They sold their soul to the devil, and joined the likes of Mercedes, BMW, Audi, GM etc. Sadly, Toyota is the only manufacturer left today that makes cars that last FOREVER!!!

    • @chada75
      @chada75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best to keep it.

    • @eduardodiaz5762
      @eduardodiaz5762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Still riding around on a 1983 RWD Corolla, they don't make em like they used to 350,000 miles and it still runs.

  • @PlainlyDifficult
    @PlainlyDifficult 5 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    Every millionaire drives a Toyota celica

    • @a.jennings4664
      @a.jennings4664 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I don't.

    • @chargermaster3716
      @chargermaster3716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plainly Difficult It’s just a Toyota Corolla

    • @keyboardfreedomfighter5734
      @keyboardfreedomfighter5734 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@a.jennings4664 that's clearly because you're not a millionaire.

    • @chargermaster3716
      @chargermaster3716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A. Jennings Just get a Toyota Corolla.

    • @asdfghjqwertyu1858
      @asdfghjqwertyu1858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The high resale value on a Toyota Tercel, let alone a Lexus LS, is still high enough to make anyone into a millionaire.

  • @bobbylockes
    @bobbylockes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    True words from Mr Kilmer. I have a 1999 fiat seicento "sporting" with 90 000 genuine miles - I knew the person who bought it new in 1999. It's cheap to fix and extremely cheap to run and since it's the smallest and lightest 4 seater car on the road, it drives around roundabouts like a boss, leaving meatier cars for dust. It's a go-kart.

  • @BoostedPastime
    @BoostedPastime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    Seeing Mercedes in the hood is pretty funny when I go to the nicer part of town and see Corollas and Civics.

    • @PedroGarcia-zf8zg
      @PedroGarcia-zf8zg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      I know someone that has a 2021 BMW M5 is like a 100,000 car but the guy lives in a apartment paying 700 bucks a month in the hood.

    • @vegahunter8
      @vegahunter8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      So true! I live next door to subsidized apartments that restrict residents from living there if they make over 24k annually but yet the people living in these apartments drive much newer and nicer vehicles than the rest of the neighborhood.

    • @BoostedPastime
      @BoostedPastime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@vegahunter8 how much do you want to bet they have massive 70+ inch TVs

    • @kedduff1814
      @kedduff1814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Very True. Neighbor hoods with the big houses often have cheaper cars than lower income neighborhoods

    • @peartfaldo
      @peartfaldo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      not too funny. guess whos paying their healthcare, food stamps, etc........

  • @muiscnight
    @muiscnight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I paid 300 a month for 6 years, finally paid it off months ago keeping it till the engine falls out.

  • @ronniekray469
    @ronniekray469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +616

    I have always saved money on cars by stealing them

    • @crazifyit
      @crazifyit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ggwp9317
      @ggwp9317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's fucked up man lol

    • @JUPITER69966
      @JUPITER69966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice idea

    • @S-TeC84
      @S-TeC84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HaHa!!!

    • @boomwithpeter623
      @boomwithpeter623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Welcome to Eastern Europe

  • @kiddfamilyfarmllc9962
    @kiddfamilyfarmllc9962 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Scotty I wish more successful TH-camrs where like you. You have never changed. Your a good man, which is hard to find these days.

  • @richardkonsky
    @richardkonsky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I was laughing for a long time when you said They come pre-scratched and pre-dented

  • @NGCgalaxy
    @NGCgalaxy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    We have a saying back home that goes like "the less you own, the less you're owned"

  • @greg6941
    @greg6941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Damn Scotty! I couldn't agree with you more. Old Honda's let me pay my 30yr mortgage off in 13yrs. I couldn't agree with you more about worry about your new car getting door dings and scratches. Especially going to Walmart.

    • @unseenufo
      @unseenufo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im driving my graduation present, 09 civic si till this day.

    • @Fortheloveofjdm
      @Fortheloveofjdm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@unseenufo keep that. K20s are well made. Just dont beat it to death. Plus u have a timing chain instead of a belt that is good as long as u change that oil. 8th gen last true vtec with the high revving motors.

    • @Fortheloveofjdm
      @Fortheloveofjdm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice dude. Ive had two cars in the last 14 years. 97 and 01 both civics both ex trim both 5spd transmissions. Worth ever penney.

    • @greg6941
      @greg6941 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Fortheloveofjdm I had a 88 crx and 93 Civic coupe ex. I paid $800 for the crx and like $3200 for the Civic. I drove both of them to 300k. They both required very little maintenance that I did myself.

    • @Fortheloveofjdm
      @Fortheloveofjdm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@greg6941 thats awesome yeah i still drive the 01 civic its only at 167k and has had all its major maintenance done recently excluding the clutch tryin to get to 200k before i do that.

  • @pablouribe1522
    @pablouribe1522 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You got to listen a mechanic that has 50 years of experience. I have not had my first car, but this advice is really great.

  • @rydenseasalt9716
    @rydenseasalt9716 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One of the best financial decisions I've made was to put upgrades in my already reliable Accord instead of buying a new one. You'd be surprised how many after market parts can upgrade your experience while creating an enhanced look that's close to stock, at reasonable prices. I now have leather seats, upgraded upholstery, 10 inch touchscreen head unit with Android auto/car play, new bumpers, new head and tail lights led assembly for both, and a lot more. All the features of newer cars without the payment. When you realize a car is just an appliance, you'll devote less money to it. I now turn heads in a 10 year old car 🤷🏼‍♂️. You'd be surprised how creative you can get.

    • @arslan9665
      @arslan9665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m planning on doing something similar! Do you still have the link for the touchscreen?

  • @Aj23L1
    @Aj23L1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Have a 95 civic and an 07 civic that I switch off every now and then. The 95 with 200k still running great and serving its purpose👍

  • @iloveNgany
    @iloveNgany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Rich people understand that cars are rarely an asset but rather a liability.

    • @IYG-x7c
      @IYG-x7c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Everyone with half a brain understands that

    • @iloveNgany
      @iloveNgany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@IYG-x7c common sense is not common though

    • @toyonda1
      @toyonda1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      KIYOSAKI

    • @ja.935g67
      @ja.935g67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks Rich Dad!

    • @GregHassler
      @GregHassler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They're always an asset, just a depreciating one. They're not an investment.

  • @mr.terrible7415
    @mr.terrible7415 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Except rich people don't buy cheap cars. They very often by Tesla's and Porsches

    • @mr.daniel5827
      @mr.daniel5827 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly, I don't know why people believe this myth lol 😂

    • @CyberKevin27
      @CyberKevin27 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I know an entire family of rich people. Most of them have one nice vehicle that they rarely drive. They have cheap cars as their daily drivers. I also know a rich woman who only has nice vehicles. Maybe some rich people are just smarter than others...

  • @swansong007
    @swansong007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Time to confess. A while back I accidentally watched one of your videos and I thought gees this guy is a nut job. Crazy. Now many months later you have grown on me and you have become my favourite TH-cam guy. You really talk sense and sometimes I wonder how you manage to stand up right with your arms flying everywhere. Keep it up. Great informed viewing.

    • @mycatisromeo
      @mycatisromeo ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that a backhanded compliment? Why not just compliment him without saying how you felt at the beginning?

  • @jairohernandez6666
    @jairohernandez6666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I’m proud to not have a car payment. Never have had one never plan on having a car payment. Proud of my 1997 Tacoma and 05 Acura TL .

    • @Scofields1828
      @Scofields1828 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tl is my favorite Acura but unfortunately but Honda has transmission issues. I love the body style of 04-06 Acura tls, they are one of my favorite sedans but unfortunately that transmission lag wasn't worth it for me anymore so I'm going back to getting a Toyota tacoma

    • @ttsfa1
      @ttsfa1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Scofields1828 get a manual one! Superb transmission in that gen TL

  • @timbersync
    @timbersync 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    When i was on 20's, i bought good looking cars and switch every 5 years. Now, i'm on 30s, all i want is just a cheap family car that really efficient on fuel consumption.

  • @kurtdesign
    @kurtdesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Scotty is a National Treasure. This video was especially "wisdom filled".

  • @PauloNideck
    @PauloNideck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    I'm new to this channel and I love it already! I just subbed today.
    Refreshing to see cheap people like me enjoying buying cheap vehicles too!!!

  • @fa6529
    @fa6529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Bought an Alfa Romeo 156 for 5500$ , enjoyed it for 10 years , sold it for 2000$ ! Greetings from Greece!

  • @lanecastro5693
    @lanecastro5693 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    i love my 04 bmw. just before they got electronically complicated, i know how to work on it, and if you take care of it it's runs butter smooth. cost me $1200

    • @flipvdfluitketel867
      @flipvdfluitketel867 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2001 e46 here. Love it.

    • @mrkanarya1907
      @mrkanarya1907 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had a e36 1997. For 5 years never broke down once. New opel insignia broke down twice already...

  • @antomano5623
    @antomano5623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I once lived in Pasadena, Ca for 8.5 years in the same apartment building (the whole time), and at the same time one of our bottom floor neighbors drove a new Mercedes G Wagon while I drove a Hyundai. Years later, I was able to save up for a sizeable down payment on our house. I had purchased 2 new Acuras a '10 TL and a '16 RLX both paid in cash, my house was paid off, and he still drives a new G Wagon in the same apartment building with more than 2.5 times the rent price that we were once paying.
    I guess a Mercedes-Benz is more important to some than buying a house?

  • @homerj806
    @homerj806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +659

    Rich man: I didn't become rich by spending all my money.

    • @amoore-zd9zv
      @amoore-zd9zv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I'm broke but, I drove a lot of cool cars and I kissed a lot of pretty girls

    • @mh-ye1vw
      @mh-ye1vw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Doesn't really matter......

    • @HagakureJunkie
      @HagakureJunkie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He didn’t become rich by driving crap and not going to starbucks either.

    • @ethanbernard7671
      @ethanbernard7671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@HagakureJunkie Wrong.

    • @wturner777
      @wturner777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@amoore-zd9zv Totally accurate. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @olakunleolafisoye8433
    @olakunleolafisoye8433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    To think you're a millionaire .. while some who worth almost nothing want to buy new cars to impress 🤔🤔

    • @steelisthemeal
      @steelisthemeal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Olakunle Olafisoye Peacocking

    • @Chrisallengallery
      @Chrisallengallery 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He's a millionaire BECAUSE he doesn't drive expensive cars.

    • @wholeNwon
      @wholeNwon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yup, lots of people are very stupid. Then they suffer late in life.

    • @whitegoodman7465
      @whitegoodman7465 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      people buy things they dont need to impress people they dont know.

    • @theshield1613
      @theshield1613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      how to become rich. keep your wants on the side ,only focus on your needs.

  • @arturoapm
    @arturoapm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    You made my friday,Scotty. Greetings from Chihuahua,México. 🤘🏼