I Bought the Cheapest Running MR2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ค. 2021
- What a machine.
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The previous owner watching his car getting roasted: 👁️👄👁️
I hope they do
It was pretty brutal
Call it "constructive criticism"
The exact same face the MR2 itself has.
If he has taste like that, I'm fairly sure the previous owner wouldn't watch this channel lol..
That man had interesting taste.. the unpimping is real with this episode.
Very real
Very exquisite taste, AND attention to detail to his one of a kind- “Artwork.” Thankfully it’s been blessed by Ben and the team to be unpimped to become a new form of rolling art.
He had good taste
Yo I herd you like crap
@@emrico1 nah it was amazing
The previous owner probably: " Damn, I know I sold you the car, but did you really have to take everything off?"
This MR2 is going to go from rice, to nice.
He’s got $4300 to spend on his next master piece. What does he care?
yes. yes he did
I kinda wonder if he'd want to buy any of it back after this episode... XD
@@garthor was thinking the same thing.
I’d like to thank Luke, for preserving all of the original owners pieces, and you Ben, for saving this MR2!
I agree, they have been stored in such a safe place! 😁
I love how that wing is slightly tilted to the right, pure art much design
It's for extra downforce in corners
Yeah, clearly the car was built for circle tracks 🤣
@@autotempest that's a next level nascar racecar
The rear suspension bottoms out, the exhaust buzzing, and the rear bumper held on with glue.
It took inspiration from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
you'd catch more eyes than an exotic car with that.
Might not be good eyes…
*but they are eyes*
Except one looks better and this burns.
Ah yes the "all attention is good attention" mentality
For the bad reason though
catching eyes and getting laughed at is a self kick in the nuts...
I was waiting for Big Ben to ask Luke "Go put this battery somewhere safe"
Then Luke tosses it into the ocean.
Gotta return the batteries to where they came from
Think of the eels
Hahaha thats awesome man!
If this ever becomes a series you should call it "nice my rice"
I love how unmodifying cars is becoming a mainstream thing now. James May would be proud.
Modified cars are cheaper than stock ones so it's quite brilliant
A baby could make a better looking car in nfs Most Wanted
You have to unpimp ze auto... :P
Nah mate. unmodified cars ain't it. A bit of rice shows personality. Stock cars are bland and same-y. This however is too much rice, this looks awful.
@@AbteilungsleiterinBeiAntifaEV good point
Now after this built series the value of these MR2's will go up.
So true
@@RedlineRicer I’m subbed to your channel!
As an mr2 spyder owner.. I welcome it
@@aundrek7515 zzw30 gang!
@@11erikson checking in
When Ben said to put the wing somewhere safe, all I was waiting for was a “In the bin”… an MCM and Gears and Gasoline crossover is gotta be coming right.
Good point Mike 👍🍻
I actually heard Marty's voice in my head as the scene unfolded 😂 (A collab would definitely yield some mad nuggetry)
those wheel spikes remind me of a pretty sweet ancient Roman chariot ...
Ben hur is laughing from his grave.
@@Riley_1955 his challenger haha
'Can a car be art?' I think this video puts that debate to rest.
My man Luke really take care of those part where they belong
Yeet
In the bin
Extreme care indeed.
Man, I love tall Ben. When it’s short Ben video, we always get cool, serious, competitive mods and stuff but when tall Ben gets to host one, it all get philosophical and it’s super dumb but hilarious
What do you mean? This was a very serious and informative documentary about cars being compared to art.
I’m getting Top Gear levels of sarcasm in this video. I love it.
6:29…..when xzibit hears you like seat covers
"so we put seat covers on your seat covers" 😂
Classic
I would love to know how much weight was removed by removing all the "mods".
the weight of your girlfiend time the top speed of a dodge pinto
@@wahpanda1520 dodge pinto? It would've been funny if you left it at "your girlfriend"
@@wahpanda1520 not trying to be a douche but Ford made the Pinto.
I'd also love to know how much value it added back to the car.
This had a FortNine motorcycle review vibe to it. Great work.
"Weird taste but to each their ow-"
(Sees spiked lug nuts)
"Awful. This is the worst car I've ever seen."
MR-S owners are contractually obligated to use the 🐸 emoji in reference to their cars.
so do porsche owners
“Double seat covers “ the who owned this before double wraps for sure
Obligatory 'We heard you like seat covers...' line.
Thank god. We dont need anymore baby's who destroy cars like this.
We heard you like seat covers for your seat covers so we installed this premium double pair of seat covers
@@brandonpurple8938 lol!
17:22 I spit out my drink, emulating what I had just watched
I think this was one of my favorite episodes, and i can’t wait to see what you do to it . I have a 2000 spyder and can relate to what your going through with previous owners “bespoke modifications”
Having that sticker while having no drivers license takes a serious amount of balls or serious lack of forward thinking. Which one the P.O. had im unsure of
Given that he compromised over the iron man logo with his girlfriend I'm gonna assume the latter.
What just baffles me is you pay actual good money making the car look like that. 🤦♂️
Worse than that - this person let their license go suspended and instead spent the money to destroy a car THEY COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE
I doubt very much money was spent lmfao
@@jjwa5410 Given the fact that car was impounded and drivers license suspended it was probably more likely they were doing something very dumb on the road and the cop pulled them over, gave them the ticket that would have suspended their license and car ultimately was impounded.
@@jjwa5410 wdym you absolutely *can* drive without a license. You're not allowed to, but you can do it.
I feel like this video needed a few "IN THE BIN!" cuts. Or, at least, a t-shirt.
Or just watch mcm for that repetitive "joke"
@@MrDngrsdave calm down mr.dave
This is some of the best commentary I have watched on youtube, maybe anywhere, ever. Great video!
I died when they showed the sticker on the wing 😂😂😂
The music throughout was perfect
Awesome video - I almost bought an MR2 a few months ago and that's what drew me to the video. But the wit and sense of humor were incredible!!!
Always enjoy your video, content is great hats off to you guys, and a big thumbs up to your editor/director/camera guy
i have wanted an mr2 for the past 20 years.
Ben is freaking roasting this guy 😂😂😂
So good
In such an eloquent way..
Ugh i wish i was able to watch the rest of the series already! Loving the build excited to see what ya'll are gonna do with it! :))))
Amazing! Half that car needed to go....."IN THE BIN!"
Was waiting for this
If Lotus collab with Toyota once more, it would likely being named *Toyota GR-2* lol..
lotus never collabed with the mr-2
@@shept.7736 lotus bought out the engine plans from Toyota that were originally designed for the Mr2
It has that horrible weeb shift knob that every manlet puts in his "JDM" car.
It's either the Katana shift knob or the transparent bubble knob...
stop shitting on people for their own style you flop, let them do what they want. Doesnt make them a weeb.
@@xRockee why can't people just use a normal shift knob?
@@anlog540 how could you forgot big af dragon ball knob
I rather like the katana shift handle.
The camera work, commentary, and music made this one of the best TH-cam videos I’ve seen.
That was satisfying to watch. I feel bad for the man with the dream that got crushed with this episode. However, so wonderful this spyder has another chance at life.
This MR2 has Fast & The Furious Written all over it. Especially with the neon glow
"Now that Lucas carefully stored the wing" LMFAOOO I LOVE THIS CHANNEL 😆🤣
Such a satisfying video. I had a great literal laugh out loud when those parts were "gently" stored away lmfao. So excited for this series
We need more like this dude
The MR2 spider always had a special place in my heart!! Still wouldn't buy one.
That’s what I said too! I have a k24 turbo swapped one on my channel!
@@RedlineRicer subscribed to you!
Whoever had the idea to make this into a PBS special needs to get a raise😂
This video is BRILLIANT- made my day- THANK YOU
get this “artist” on the show!
Me: I need an MR2 one day 😍
Ben: But we have an MR2 at home, silly.
The MR2 at home:
You guys are so fun to watch!!! Great video
I just put a deposit down on an MR2 Spyder. Ready for the journey. Thank you for the inspiration ❤️
This was incredibly satisfying to watch
I said oh my god out loud so many times during this video that my wife thought something bad had happened.
This is nothing less than a masterclass in analyzing a previous owners design choices. Bravo sir.
Love the commentary of this episode, hope to see you at 1mil soon!
I know you were thinking too..
"In The BIN"
The irony of this video is so high i don't even need to take my iron pills
One of your best videos guys, really looking forward to more of these. Brought me back to modifying cars with some of my friends in high school and so seeing them put some of this ridiculous stuff on 😂
I love the "we're model citizens!" from Luke at the end lol. This was a great video, i'm glad Ben is rescuing this car and giving it some well deserved tlc.
Looking forward to this series. Hopefully y'all do something wild like a 2GR swap 😜
after I saw the title, I was honestly expecting Civic Ben 😂
K swap it Ben...
@@DamianHyde lmaoo
Everything about this episode was si well done. Got a good few laughs listening to you explain the vision of the previous owner for that mr2.
I absolutely love this video, the description of the previous owners style/taste by Ben has me cracking up every time! Great Job guys keep it up.
11:24, I thought he was gonna throw it on top of the safely stored wing lol
yay a mister two! Glad it's getting rescued!
Took me a while to get it :p
I love it, I'm excited for Spyder content. I just got my Kswap running and it's been a blast. Good luck.
2 minutes in and this is one of my favorite videos you guys have made. lol love it
That half collapsed wing is "belisimo" 👌
when he is under the car talking about things, point the camera up so we can see
Laughed so much! Awesome video gents! Good luck with the build
The wit in this video was through the roof. Well done, Gents!
Sarcasm at its max level 🤣
Hell Yeah Brother
Can't wait to see what you do with this build. Got me interested in buying another MR2 Spyder! Wished i still have my MR2. My mechanic took it for a test ride after some service work and wrapped it around a tree pole cornering on wet pavement.
Your vids are awesome to watch, it has quality & jokes!
I’m just gonna say it: the hair still works for me.
This was so satisfying to watch. I want to do this every time I see a ricer pull up. Cathartic
I’m really excited for this series because I own a Spyder and I really wanna start the process of working on it.
Production is superb Ben!
Now that's a classy car, you must be getting alot of girls with that thing
the kind that think a batman logo is the perfect finishing touch that really ties together masterpiece
@Capt Shiny would need to be blind and deaf with that exhaust
To be fair, the previous owner did have a girlfriend. Albeit one with very low standards, her only objection to the car being that it didn't have a Batman logo.
I want that wing, you guys going to sell it or trash it? I'm local to you guys.
Did...did you watch the video?
You can get the sticker with it too!
the amount of snark in this video is priceless. Well done!
You guys make some great content. I really do like the videos you do put out they are very very awesome. This was sort of funny how do you like it but good luck on the MR 2
I did a legitimate spit-take at "cock rockets." Thanks for another great start to my weekend as usual!
yes I love this gen of mr2, this type of previous owner would always get me guessing on what other things in their life have they been so artistic with (some cystal meth help with the influence)!?! OK Kswap this thing.
My grandpa still has a 2002 mr2 and it’s super nice to take out during the summer and warmer days in general
From concourse de ignorance to concourse de elegance... True art is a journey... Travel well my friend.
Every time Ben removed something. I screamed "fucking mint 👌" 😂😂
you shouldn't have bought it from him, now that he knows he can rice a car and still get some money back he will be motivated to do it again
My dream car is the MR2 Mk2, I was so close to buying a mk1 but I couldn’t pull the trigger cause it just wasn’t the one I wanted
Ben's use of advance words and superb grammar is amazing given the topic.
"I respect his decisions. He built the car the way it is because that's how he wanted it.......I'm not a fan of your car but I respect your decisions" - Gears and Gasoline 'Hate in the car community' video. I'm all for buying a project car and making it what you want, but was putting down the previous owner's skills and taste necessary? Surprised to see a video like this from a channel that claims to be welcoming to car culture and those around it.
Your not wrong but this is beyond tasteless, it's actually offensive and dangerous. Dangerous exhaust and wheel spacers and offensive stickers not to mention just no effort. I think there are exceptions for the no hate.
Let me guess, you put a body kit and a rear wing on your Spyder. You're the reason we think people that do that are stupid.
The nicest way ive ever seen someone describe a ricer very gentlemanly of u
Thanks for descraping this car. I bet it‘ll look great when you‘re finished.
I actually had AutoTempest in the background when I was watching this lol (looking for a mint manual Xterra). Great video, love you guys.
This is hands down my absolute favorite video by far lol
You have no idea how satisfying this video was. You saved that poor MR2
One of the best episodes. Made my day.
Looking forward to this build!
Best video you guys have ever made. No 🧢