Here's Why You Should Buy a Beater Car
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- Beater car review. Here's Why You Should Buy a Beater Car, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Why buying a cheap car is worth it. Beater cars can be easily modified, can take a lot of abuse, and you can take it off road without caring. Beater car restoration. Cheap cars to modify. Cheap cars to buy. The best type of car to buy. Are Winter beater cars a good idea? Buying a cheap car and fixing it up. What type of car to buy. Car buying. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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AMAZING INTRO 🤣🤣🤣😭😭
Scotty Kilmer Toyota celica 😋
My beater is a 1982 jeep Scrambler with the old Ironduke 4speed 👍
@ScottyKilmer what's your opinion of the toyota mr2, both generations?
Scotty Kilmer what do you think about a bmw 325i 2004
Anything that avoids banks and debt is a good thing...
Yup. My truck just crapped out on me and I really want another truck, but I really don't want to go into massive amount of debt, so it looks like I'll be getting a 2011 Toyota Camry.
Great comment !!
My old beater Toyota was paid over a decade ago, still goes fine and still looks good too.
If you're completely irresponsible then this advice is good, but if you can manage debt to your advantage than you do it. (Car financing of course isn't giving you an advantage financially)
you just said mass....never such true words spoken.
OMG Did Scotty just posted an actual meme from TH-cam Rewind? Oh Scotty you the man~
HE IS THE GOAT
I didn't think Scotty was in on the TH-cam disaster. What a man. Haha
He is
Ahhahaaaa das hot
Scotty makes all this money from his views and still has the Celica. 👌🏼 nice man
His wife drives the Lexus - but it is an early 2000s RX....lol
Jim Wichert es
@@zacksalvatore9443 yeah I think that is right - just watched video from Scotty on fixing an RX and mixed them up
that Celica is just for show, it has no engine!
A 1994 Toyota Celica by the way
I like driving beater cars because, i’ve seen the way other people drive!
Doesn’t that mean you should get a safe car?
Yes it does go to 96 accord driving real slow seems like people who go to fast are the ones who wrecked
That's the guys driving BMW's or VW's
bobbg 😂 too true!
3k to fix a plastic bumper. Took the money and got $50 bumper.
Intro was gold!
No it's not
It's platinum
No its HOT!!!
@@kwstasxatzhpetros3749 NO IT WAS COOL!
@@kwstasxatzhpetros3749 NO THATSHOT
No it on fire
That intro made my day!
Will Smith is Thanos!
I'm with you on that one!
Oh Yeaaaaaaa
Scotty should have been in TH-cam rewind
The real rewind
Scotty just sees cars as a form of transport and I agree. When I was younger I always loved the high performance expensive vehicles, but today I wouldn't buy one even if I could. I'm proud to drive around in a 16 year old Toyota Corolla knowing it was cheap and is reliable.
I have a beater, but I also have a very pricey car. When you get up into the high performance cars, you don’t use the JUST for transport for point A to B. The driving experience is great.
I'm 56 years old...I bought a 92 Saturn SL-1 ..2 years ago for $250.......best car I ever owned ....
Jeff polara I had a ‘94 SL2 from new until 2005, still miss that car. Best car ever!
Got a 98 Saturn SL 1 Friends laugh at it until I remind ‘em how little it costs to maintain, insure , fill up etc. Also how I AM the one they come to for a ride to the garage to pick up or drop them off while their fancy new car is being fixed. One friend that owns a Lexus actually admitted it runs as smoothly as his car!
I have 2 Saturn beaters with manual transmision. A 95 that I bought for $800 9 years ago and a 98 that I bought for $2,700 15 years ago. They are still going.....going.... and going.....
I've had four saturn's in my life,between me and my ex's . all standards... Got each of them.under 1000....all were very reliable....one got totaled with over 225k miles.. the others just ended up getting sold ,
@@cybair9341 yes, the manual transmission Saturns are by far the best. The automatics are junk. Go out around 130,000 miles. Yesterday I detailed a $250 05 Saturn Ion level 2 in black, manual transmission, 280,000 km, still running great. The best $250 ever spent
Best intro to a TH-cam video ever!
Except the original. The original, was garbage lmao
That spicy meme :) that's hot that's hot
Scotty's life long Motto... " Live Free and drive a beater "
ROB G “Live Free and drive a Celica”
ROB G 😂
The ole New Hampshire motto
what i hate is people asking 1500 bucks for cars that dont run. Ive been searching for over a year for a fair priced used car. a 200k+ miles camry 2001 people are asking 2k and up
Buy a 93 for $300, buy an engine for $500 pay $300 for a mechanic to put it in. There’s a spot that only sells Japanese engines in the San Fernando valley and they have a warranty and low miles
My dad got a 2002 Toyota Camry XLE with 190,000 miles for 1,800 dollars. It’s possible just keep looking.
@@brandondiaz9576 I got a 2004 Camry for 2000 154k miles . Do you think it was a good deal ?
Got a 2006 corolla for $1700, has some body rust but absolutely nothing wrong with it mechanically
Rick Rodz I'd say yes, for sure.
"you Don't want to buy a piece of junk." Shows picture of a merc 😂
Rev up your beaters!
Don't do that, your beater doesn't want to be rev high, he's too old
mknapp7777 if they can even rev up lol
redline your beaters more like it! Specially if its a toyota ;) . I'm on my 2nd paseo as a winter beater in canada, The last one went from 220,000- 394,000kms before i sold it. It was beat and redlined daily after it proved itself reliable. Ive only put 14,000kms on my 2zzge in 2 years thanks to the beater fleet :)
I don't have much choice, the 2.3l Ranger doesn't idle below 2000 right now, so shift at 5,500
Stop reving, to much smoke!
Too many people buy vehicles for status symbols in my opinion. I went through that and realized real quick that I was making those payments just so people would look at my vehicles and say wow when in reality nobody really cares.
Females care
@@jayc4715 who cares what females think. That is a young man's downfall, caring what a woman thinks about him simply because of what he has. Vehicles are a mode of transportation, that's it, nothing more. You should buy what is needed for your situation in my opinion. But I'm getting older and realize the futility of pleasing someone with my hard earned money.
@Mike X I always wondered why my dad and Grandpa never bought new vehicles...lol now I know.
@Mike X I never have been one to consume alcohol but I did smoke tobacco for years but quit. We eat very healthy because that's the way I was raised, garden food and meat from the woods or the pen. Thanks for the reply.
Hollow Point that’s right man people are too concerned about impressing the next guy at the light when they most likely will never meet face to face
My beater is a 1997 honda crv with 230,000 miles. Runs good
I just bought a beater too! Salvaged! And it works great! :) Long live beaters!
Is a 2010 altima a beater? Its all I got.
CRVs are the absolute bomb...had 3
Phoenix Rising I just bought a 2013 Honda Civic EX used with 60k highway miles on it (I live/car was from a urban area with lots of open road). Car fax and vehicle history are spotless inside and outside of car are near mint and for a good fair price. I hope to get 300,000 miles out of it! Good luck with yours!
Buddy Bonner hey I want a crv what year is the best you think
Came here for mechanics advice, got a life lesson instead.
I'm on marathon. His knowledge is crazy, getting all kindz of gainz, car knowledge, life lessons, economy, work ethnic and so on 👏👑
That's Scotty for ya!😑
Scotty is a selflessly good teacher
Poppa Scott man
I remember back when gas went to almost $4 a gallon. I filled the tank on the old beater I was driving then and realized I had just doubled the value of it!
😛
Then you remembered it was paid off and tripled your value
🤣
Gas is 4 bucks in some places in cali
Gas is almost 4 bucks in my town all the time lol
This man used Will Smith 😂
Will don't mind, it's Scotty after all.....
The only good part of Rewind
I have a 1985 Diesel Mercedes -- 400,000 miles. Will not die! No one will steal it; QQ plates; low insurance cost;no inspection any more. My fun car is a 1993 Corvette - also an antique!!
I had a 2003 VW Golf on 257,000 miles and that thing refused to die and I beat the heck out of it I ended up selling it in the end, I wanted a car that was quicker and had air conditioning.
Can't imagine being an accountant, a lawyer, a Doctor or a CEO and driving a clunker. Scotty is the best friend of American working class. His backyard even looks like wasn't cleaned since the day he got a haircut which is 500,000 miles ago.
The older you get, the more you realize it doesn’t matter your car. People who like you will like you for you, not your car. A young doc might have a really nice car. The older doc still has that same car from back in the day which is now a beater as they are still paying off student loans
@@antwanthorogood4921depends on if the doctor was smart with their income or not, those student loans should be taken care of already 😂 or maybe the young doc should drive a beater and when the loans are paid for, get the nice new car when they can afford it.
Scotty becoming a meme Lord
Moist Chungus fosho
I use my beater car to run to the parts store to buy car parts for my project car
That one hit me like a ton o bricks. Lol
@@InsideOfMyOwnMind i do that with my daily bicycle to get parts and bolts for my dirt jump/street bicycle also some car parts for my project car with my project bicycle haha
I drive my wife's beater, sometimes while wearing a wife beater.
Have you stopped beating your wife yet?
Make sure you give her wiener, so she won't leave you for a winner!😝😁
JaBron Junklove do you beat her as well?
Benny Hill Style###$$$!!!
thats funny !!!
I live by myself and I like the comfort of having a reliable beater car just incase you have issues with your newer car on start up before work
0:08 I can't agree enough Will Smith
I can
I'm 65 and I've always driven a beater. It's good for my health, too - because I end up walking everywhere I go.
@Ryben Flynn - I live in the country and you're right - it is a problem.
LOL!
I reported your comment it was to good.
🤣🤣🤣
Good one :)
I have a 2017 Mazda 3 that I got brand new for fuel efficiency but never enjoyed driving it because it had all these electronics and bells and whistles and I could never take it off road or it was useless in the snow so I gave it to my wife who loves it. I looked around and got a fairly cheap 98 4runner 4wd with 253,000 miles as a beater. Best car I've ever owned. It taught me how to change oil and diff and transfer case fluid and coolant, spark plugs, cleaning the Maf and iac and gaskets etc while buying tools to fix it. Its a joy to drive and made me want to educate myself about cars and engines and codes and how the car works. It keeps me home and out of trouble. Something I wouldn't have experienced with the fairly new Mazda. The car gave me confidence in doing mechanical work and made me think and sharpen my logical thinking. The insurance i pay for it is $80. The "beater" 4runner did more for me in terms of education and gives me a hobby and a feeling of accomplishment with any little thing i fix as well as a respite from the daily grind at the clinic i work at. I'd say the rewards are a thousand times greater than the measly cash I put into it.
Yes, yes, yes. Ditto.
That’s awesome man
Great video as always. The one point I disagree with strongly, is that people do in fact steal old, beater cars. I'm speaking from unfortunate experiences.
You still have to take the key out of the ignition and lock the doors...
@@deagol43 lol I'm guilty of letting it warm up with the key inside or just leaving the doors open lol
That happened to my father. He had some old junker of a Plymouth Valiant that got stolen. We couldn't believe that anybody would actually want it. We thought it was gone for good and it turned up 6 weeks later in the parking lot of an airport. We always guessed that someone stole it, robbed a bank, drove it to the airport and took the first plane out of the country.
Just love it when Scotty says "Piece of Junk" and a black E Class Mercedes picture appears on screen.
They are piles of junk. Mercedes is good at getting idiots to buy them.
@@JESUS_IS_GOD Someone is a Mercedes Owner.
Piece of junk that's falling apart - Mercedes
MRBADASS: LOL you own a Mercedes don’t you? They’re for looks, that’s it. They’re not reliable vehicles, at all. And honestly, that’s fine. People don’t buy Mercedes because they think they’re getting a reliable vehicle. They’re buying Mercedes because it’s a status symbol, nothing more.
@@JESUS_IS_GOD If you worked on cars, especially Germans, Youd know they suck!!! over engineered and somethings always breaking and they cost too much too fix.
"A piece of junk that's fallin' apart," and he shows a graphic of a Mercedes Benz. Gotta love Scotty!
Johannes Brahms LMAO!! I caught that also!!!
Drive a 2005 Grand Marquis and 2002 Town Car.
Yes..there is soemtimes a thing to fix.
But no big deal.. those cars are not that hard to repair. Cheap parts etc.
SAVING a lot of money without car payments and high insurance bills!
Love those Panther cars!!
Great! I just got a 02 grand marquis, and I'm very happy
TheGreg1010 going to buy a town car
He’ll yea bout to go look at a 2001 grand marquis
I never buy beaters, but after 15 years or so I always wind up driving one - ten, if it's a Chrysler product .
Scotty speaks truth. Local contractor drives a new lifted Ford, probably 60 or 70 grand. Got a roofing quote from him, he never climbed up on the roof but he did ask me, how will I be paying for this? Not getting a dime from me.
Tony Montana I used to work in the business. if someone wanted a quote to replace the roof, it is not necessary to get up there and measure anymore. eagle view and gaf360 have programs that will calculate the square footage. now if you had questions about say, a leak or if you suspect bad plywood or any other concerns about it. he should have. not sure why you need a roof. if it's due to age or storm damage. either way, it is not 100% necessary to get up there as long as he explains the areas that might need attention after the shingles are stripped off exposing the plywood. like where the chimney meets the roof of any of the pipes or skylights. those areas are most common to have rotten wood issues.
what exactly were you looking for finding out if he got on your roof?
and to be clear I got out of that industry due to shoddy work by almost every sub contractor I came across and just general dishonesty from just about everyone. and total disregard for people's property. it was much different 20 years ago. now, no one seems to care about quality or keeping their word.
@@one7decimal2eight Yeah you can quote, without a detailed look, but that, in and of itself says a lot. He called me and ended up with the neighbors eagle view in error. He apologized but had already lost me. Still see his monster truck about town.
Strangely enough I went with the highest quote, which was a thousand bucks more. He was the only roofer that confirmed everything I already knew.
@@tonymontana3742 how they get you is on insurance jobs they always need more money for unexpected problems. One said to a friend her roof pitch is different. Lol then proceeded to do about only half of the items he billed for. All flashing was reused, paint not needed on trim, drip edge reused. But all was charged for as if it was replaced. Yes I did fix that mess.
Preach it Scotty! A beater is priceless!!
y'all are in PA?... I'm gonna start coming to you for my beaters then because here in Somerset County you can't find them without too much rust... most won't pass inspection and the one that will the guys know what they have and keep them...
Southern PA is much better than Central or Northern PA in terms of rust...
same thing ....why use you 3/4 or 1 ton fuel pig 4x4 truck for commuteing to work?? buy a beater little car for commuteing..
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics no way! Lol... We get way more weather events and in turn more salt... These cars suck down here
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics by the way... I love the Subaru Forester/Suzuki snow fun video
"Now when I was a young mechanic" Love the backstory narrative!
I love my 94 Toyota Corolla with 152,000 original miles :D
Driving a beater is the best. I went from driving a nice bmw to driving a very crappy subaru (almost 10:1 value difference). The freedom! And the fear in other drivers eyes! Nobody is gonna try to cut you off if your car looks like it has no reason to avoid contact.
yeah,park where ever you want,too
Amen, brother! I traveled the same road. The freedom is a pleasure and the avoidance behavior is fun.
And it's not just on the road. If you're parking in public places, trying to preserve a new car is a lost cause. My guiding principle is: if you're going to worry about it, you can't afford it.
😜😂😂
A beater car sure has its advantages you see everyone wants a fancy new car so they can get in and just drive but I like to go for the older ones ones that are probably 10 to 15 years old reason is yes I might have to do some work to it but the price is cheaper the insurance is cheaper and parts are usually cheaper plus it's fun to work on a beater yourself and bring it back.
BRO YESSSS ESPECIALLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA NOBODY F**KS WITH YOU 😂😂😂
And...beater cars are good for keeping your ego and your budget in check. If we can only convince our ladies of that...
Just want to say, I'm not triggered by your comment cuz I drive a 1990 buick lesabre, it's going down hill but I like that I don't have to worrie to much if it gets damaged, if that's even possable, or all the fancy new stuff they put in vehicles now days going bad. But i don't think I'm a fancy dancy women either.
if your are driving a car to impress a women then your troubles are only about to get worse...
My wife's very happy with her 15 year old car. She'll happily drive it until it won't go anymore. Mine's 14 years old.
@@ian1352 funny story. There's a big almost empty parking lot, exception of one lady sitting in a car like she was ready to leave the parking lot, not real close to the exit but she was parked anyway, I pulled in to go to work and my car just happened to stall, I mean completely turn off right there beside her, like I was like hey what are you doing here, I struggled to get my vehicle back into park restart it and pull up to my parking spot. it was embarrassing more than funny I guess. But I still have faith in the old gal,"car".
Hey hey now I love my 99 van! (50 yr female here). Plus, when I travel - no hotels ;)
I bought my first car - a '97 Honda Civic 3 years ago from my brother's wife. Dents, a few scratches... and a few more along the way! :D never thought of it as a beater car, because I love it so much. Travelled all across Europe with my wife and our dog. Slept in it, ate in it, had the best of times. About to reach 200,000 miles on it and still driving it. Always starts. Always. Just. Works.
Pretty darn reliable for a Honda.
I work at a college and I drive about 16 miles ( round trip) m-f. I was driving a 07 tundra that I paid a LOT for. The truck runs fine…but I wanted a beater to preserve its value and get better then the 12mpg that the tundra gets. I picked up a 92 civic with 238k for under 2k. Car runs just fine , had to put an IAC on it and changed the oils. It’s good as gold! And it gets 28mpg. I drive that daily and I drive my truck on the weekends. Best idea I’ve ever had!
He forgot to mention that you will have no more car payments!
when I fuelup,
that's my 'car payment'. : )
If I spend under $1000 in maintenance on my 88 Olds Ciera a year, I'm still ahead of the ball of owning a new car.
Great video Scotty, I’m 16 and bought 92 Lexus as my first beater, it had two flats, a crack in the radiator, none of the inside electric works and no lock cylinders. I’ve done all the work on it myself and all I have left to do is fix the electric.
Hey! How's your Lexus doing?
hows it doing
How’s it holding up
Damn dawg usually when i see electric issues i gtfot
Great practical advice Scotty. Love your vids. I own a 1999 Toyota 4Runner Limited w/more than a few dents and scratches. Still love it and its (mostly) reliable.
Would legit watch a tv channel with 24/7 scotty vids
I paid $200 for my 1998 Honda Civic with 5 speed manual. I love that lil old Honda!! I will be sad when it dies. Seriously! I own a few newer trucks. But my lil Civic has earned my love
FiveBoro Prez yea bud,I love my 92 civic SI hatch,427 thousand kms on it but still runs perfect and it never lets me down. I have a mint 01 prelude and a mint 05 Acura TL that I only drive in nice weather but I drive my civic through all kinds of nasty winter weather in British Columbia and Alberta
Armando Sturzenegger I live on the west coast of BC but I work in Alberta or northern BC. We don’t get much snow on the coast so cars don’t rust out too bad here but if I spend time in Alberta too much it will rust a bit more. Lots of these old Hondas out here on the coast still 🚗
I just bought a 1999 Honda civic for $600. with 191,000 miles, the car was overheating, it turned out to be the fan switch. I went to the junkyard and got one out for $7.50 . Waaa laaaa.
Beauty of that generation civic is just about anything on the car is under a $100 to replace. Perfect daily driver.
+rafy Your honda will need a timing belt over $1000, wa wa wa.
@@s13gouf60 Timing belt, over $1000
@@NeverTalkToCops1 Wrong. Keep wishing buddy. 😁😂😂
@@NeverTalkToCops1 timing belt is only $40. But the water pump will need to be done with it. (Recommended) and with labor. The whole job is still $750 or less. Stop being a hating troll.
Thank you so much Scotty!! Because of this video you made I bought a 2001 Toyota Corolla that has only one previous owner older woman who barley drove it. 39,000 miles on it. It’s meant to be my everyday commuter car to and from work. I’ve been so happy with my purchase I’ve been driving it since January! I would never had considered this if it wasn’t for this video! Thank you and love your videos and channel! 💕💕🙏🏽🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽
One of my fav new TH-cam channels . I know very little about cars but what a great reference this guy is . I’m learning
My smart dad always said that if you buy a car for $500 you can't get $600 worth of damage done to it.
I never thought of it that way. Smart thinking.
Well, it's not so smart, it's just leaving out things to make it appear smart. What happens if your engine dies in your 500USD car, which is very likely if it's so cheap? You need to repair it and that would cost much more than 500 bucks so all you can do in that case is buying another car and even if it's only 500USD, you just lost 1k in total. And thats without all the additional tax hassle etc.
@@hazardeur dude you fully misunderstood what he said
I get the reasoning behind it - If you buy something cheap you don't need to care about it. But that still doesn't take away from the fact that the logic behind the saying is flawed
@@hazardeur that's not what it means. It doesn't mean you don't have to care for it, it means that in a worst case scenario if something bad happened you'd only be out 500 bucks
Most new dodges come off the lot as beater cars😂👏🏻
Most dodges come off the lot and go straight to the junkyard.(Unless it's a hellcat)
CptHuggyFace there owners do that for thoes ones smh
LMAO!
That's the truth.
My dad has a caravan from like 2006 that he still uses. 450k km and still going, just needed a new radiator.
This one was particularly spot on! Great vid Scotty. I myself got a beater car once but stupidly fell in love with it. I know I have spent unreasonable amounts of money especially on parts but I like to have a project car as well. But still, I spent only 7% of the original price and already got 60%+ life in age and 70%+ in mileage and the car's still going strong, even somewhat better than when I got it. I say jokingly, someday it will be new.
I had a beater 93 GMC Sierra 1500 with over 600,000 miles on it with heavy rust and body damage and trashed interior no heat or ac i loved the truck
I hope you live forever. I love watching your videos. Keep up the great work. I always learn something from my internet mechanic, Scotty Kilmer.
Scotty talks truth not what people wants to hear love him
screw "keepin up with the Jonse"s" its easier keepin up with the Kilmers.Rev up your tennis shoes
Scotty Kilmer is the best... pure happiness especially when talking about the Celica! Love it.
I’m convinced this guy is always high when he makes his videos. 😂😂
High on gasoline
Doesn't seem high just kind of quirky and eccentric
Eye Vyke 💀💀 to much chemicals
High on RPM's... Duhhrrrduhrrduhrrr xD
As a high functioming ex-addict myself I can confirm Scotty is 100% sober in all his videos. I can bet my life on it.
Scotty, you forgot to mention that if you break up with your girlfriend she might damage your new shiny car.
I once bought a 6 year old car for just over $2K from a used car dealer. It ran well, but it looked like it was vandalized by a jealous lover. It had numerous cigarette burns on the interior and a number of dents that appeared to be deliberately made. The damage reduced the car's resale value, but it ran well. That was good enough for me. If the car was in good cosmetic condition, it would have cost me at least twice as much.
Fred I would never let my woman drive my good car. I have a good car for a reason, and I like to keep it that way!
@ Fred. She will damage a beater car too.
Then she goes to jail and you sue her.
@@mopar21 That's if you have proof that she actually did it. If no one saw her do it, there's actually nothing you can do.
Problem with beaters up north is they're all rusted to hell.
Yep, a new car becomes a rusted out beater after a few years, when you drive in salted slush
Good point.
Underbody flush at the carwash to get the salt off. It helps even if you can't do it all the time.
Even if it's got better quality paint and plastic lower panels that don't rust too badly or hide it well, the issue now is with the underbody. Exhaust, brake lines, fuel lines, suspension stuff, various clip points and hangers. That's what I'm starting to run into now, even though anything visible from the street looks nice.
Living in the desert gets hot, but we don't have to shovel sunshine from our driveways! Rusted cars? No thanks. I'll pass...
My dad buys beaters all the time which made me love them over time for their strange overlooked charm and potential
My grandfather bought a brand new Impala in 1962. That was his special occasion ride: it rarely left the garage. His beater was a 40s Packard.
I just started driving a 1998 Volvo S70 with over 200,000 miles on the clock. Was a gift from my partner, who's the previous, and original, owner. He took meticulous care of it, and I love it! Especially the $22/month it costs to insure!
Dan Blundon Need any repairs as yet? Can’t beat 22 a month.
@@AJ-xm4xc Nothing major. He had it serviced before giving it to me. To get it registered in my province, I had to replace a visor, get some new clips for the front grille, tightened the parking brake, and had to add some nose reflectors. I also replaced a worn drivers seat from a wrecker yard, and repaired a broken cup holder.
Sounds like you're one of the fortunate ones. I came very close to buying one as I like those cars and found out there were a lot of reports of transmission problems, but others had no problems and the cars otherwise were tanks. Given my luck at the time, I chose not to get one even though I wanted it but it's good to hear someone with one and not having problems.
@@HAL-dm1eh Considering it was a gift, I couldn't turn it down. And like I say, it's been meticulously cared for. I have every service record from the day it was brand new, sitting in the trunk.
Dan Blundon only crap that's cheap n amazing
Instant Like because of the Rewind meme 🤣🤣
Scotty
Right on the money '
Got my beater , put 10k in 4 months
Dealer for 45 yrs .
I'm with you man
You just gotta love Scotty,s train of thought! Internets most trusted mechanic!
SPOT ON SCOTTY! But I had to laugh because when my Dad died (in 94') he was the oldest Car Dealer in the Northwest with almost 60 years in the business and he used to give the identical speech to people who wanted a new car but needed a beater.
Lol there is more profit in a used car sale than a new one
@@rondeezy2522 It also is truly the better choice for most customers.
Long live beater cars and long live Scotty. The truth about cars.
I bought that exact "older hondas" he's showing exactly for that reason. To preserve my "fancy" car.
I love this video. Here in the NorthEast, beater cars come very handily in the snow. Especially with all the chemicals, they throw on the highways and roads.
Great video Scotty, couldn't agree more! I've taken my 1990 Celica from California to New York and back twice and put 163,000 on the odometer since I've had her. Best $900 I ever spent!
I didnt hear a thing after 4:47, I was laughing too much.
Living a humble lifestyle is a fantastic way to see the world from a different lens.. does not reflect ones aspirations, rather defines their sense of understanding towards societal standards of materialistic.
New to the channel. I like this guy and his energy. He's speaking facts. Buying a brand new car is a waste of money to me.
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@@utubequeen2011 Right!!
How bout Rev Up your Hub searches..even Daniel son wax off Paul Reuben movie theatre style 😆 wrestle the little rascal spanky New York Yankee beat it Micheal Jackson repetitive rolling dice motion utilizing a lotion despenser with a motion sensor complete with a couple of good jack stands?
I own a 1998 Toyota Corolla and let me tell you that this car won’t die lmao I took it to NYC , Pennsylvania , North Carolina, NJ and Connecticut and this car runs like a pro .. beater cars are the best and the best thing is that I own it 100% , I can do what I want to the car and it’s so easy to repair .. Toyota’s from the 90’s are so reliable .. btw that intro was gold 😆😆😆😆😆
Had a 1997 toyota starlet sould it cos i wanted a bigger car later i see it in a video from a car event were they do all they can to burn the engine it dint die :)
I just brought a 97 4runner🙌🙌🙌🙌love it
The Real Meaning of Life 🥑 I miss my 98 corolla, had so much life left up until last year when someone totaled it right outside my house :/
There are potholes in Pa bigger than a Corolla, glad you survived!
SCOTTY YOUR THE MAN! HOPE YOU KEEP THIS CHANEL GOING FOREVER THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD INFO!
Got my hands on a beater..love it
I bought a brand new 2016 Ford focus ST w/ 50 miles on it and care for it more than anything, I already have several door dings from careless people....I already park far away from stores!! This was my second car, but after this one I'm never buying new again.
I want a vehicle where I can care less about the paint or dents. Just as long as it has good mpg and last a long time!
They also have a problem with engine block warping to where the head gasket fails.
Drove beaters for 43 years. Put money saved in CDs. Able to retire 4 years early.
Brian Ellefson Seems to me like you failed in life.
@@JustinSherrod1991 Driving a beater car for 43 years and retiring 4 years early is nothing to be proud of.
@@JustinSherrod1991 Some people can actually afford their high payments.
@@JustinSherrod1991 I think jordan meant that with long-time driving of beater cars one would expect the retirement to come sooner. 4 years seems a bit too little. He was just a bit rude about that.
@WhyDoesCSharpExistInGodot? just speaking the truth
This guy gets it right! I've been doing this for 30 + years. I would never think of having a "car payment!" Good to know that others can see good financial sense! Tom Kipfer
I used to drive a small beater car - 0.75l 4 cyl engine Small Fiat - 750 :) I drove it for years, I repaired by myself. the car had a great mileage for galon. And parts were damn cheap. Great video man.
I have a 1994 Ranger that I've owned for 20 years. It's my "beater car", and I don't plan to get rid of it until there's a REALLY GOOD REASON. It's worth more to me than anyone will pay for it, and I think that's the underlying message of Scotty's video. A beater car that can get you all over the place and not cost you a lot of money is worth more to you than it is to others.
I had a '92 ranger and, through the decades, countless people rang my doorbell trying to buy it...really became annoying. On 4 occasions, windows were broken out trying to steal it (loosened the ignition w screwdrivers, but they all failed). Right before i finally did sell (had 200k miles), some asshole(s) stole the pickup bed door off it (if you still own a ranger, hide a wi-fi tracking device in the pickup bed door, find the thieves and kill them).
Rangers are good trucks, I bought my 03 edge as a beater (dents, scratches, clear coat peeling, etc) with 147,000 miles for $2.7k. I liked the truck so much I pretty much restored it w/body work, new paint job, transmission(it started to slip), new suspension, etc. only thing untouched is the motor. I probably put in what I paid for it but I always wanted an edge model. It now has 180,000 miles and still runs like a champ. I don’t ever plan on selling it, especially since these so called “new rangers” are over priced and have an excessive amount of unnecessary features.
Han Skinslo truee. I have an 04 Honda CRV. 240k miles and still going strong. If I were to sell I'd be lucky to get $2k. So sell for 2k or try to get it to 300k miles? Hmm tough choice lol I'm keeping it. Scotty talked me out of buying a brand new car. I'm enjoying no payments and cheap insurance!
Ryan D going to do the same and then live in it while on the road
I bought my 94 new, still driving it.
I'm 24 and when I was in college, I bought a 1997 Grand Marquis with 70k miles (in 2015). I kept it for 3 years and put 30k miles on it. Never had any real issues with it except for an occasional emissions notification through the check engine light and the climate control taking a slow death. But the engine in it ran just fine. I moved that car from Connecticut to Delaware and when I got my first job, I was commuting 91 miles per day. I learned a lot from owning it, from how to do some repairs and diagnostics to, honestly, becoming a safer driver (I didn't want the thing to die on me when I had to commute so far).
Once I moved closer to work (about 2 miles round trip now), I got a better car, a 2009 Camry with 90k miles. It definitely handles better and I can tell it's in much better shape overall, but that Grand Marquis definitely taught me some lessons about taking care of my "new" Camry.
Yep, me too. Weekend car is 08 Z4M Coupe, daily is 98 Toyota Starlet. Best idea ever 😁
The quick corner pic of the tight spaced parking - the bmw slammed between, made me genuinely laugh out loud! Love the content been watching and wrenching for years!
Toyota and Honda's last a long time (with the maintenance of course). Only problem is that some old models are popularly stolen
There's a huge market for those Honda and Toyota used parts, stolen or not.
Love my 98 Civic! 46k miles on it! Will keep it another 20 years
My ford has almost 200k more miles on it, you got a lot of life left!
46k?! Holy crap!!
@@shootr04 yeah family friend's mom drove it around town. Perfect situation cause I knew exactly what happened to the car. I have gotten the bushings, motor mounts, sensors, exhaust, replaced and the engine cleaned out recently too.
@@beck320 thats basically a barn find in the honda world
I 100% agree with this concept. Also helps when you live in an area where there is a lot of snow! Put the nice car to bed for the winter and let the salt eat the beater.
My 13 year old Corolla is my beater car. I love that thing.
I have 3 cars with over 300k miles. One of them is actually 390k miles. I spend very little fixing them. They all still look good too. Good paint and no body damage. There’s no reason to spend a lot on a car. For example, I bought a 98 Honda Civic for $1800 several years ago. I’ve put 100k miles on it and it hasn’t broke yet. Put tires and brakes on it but that’s it. Oh, fixed a leak in the AC too. I can sell the car for $2000 right now. It’s like you never really spend money on them. You just tie money up until you sell.
Five Books I got a 98 Honda civic 252k miles great cars
I always come here and know I’m gonna have a laugh or two or more! I love watching your videos Scotty it’s always something I look forward too
flor magallan you're to pretty to be driving a beater car!😊
Joel Spivak No she's not you patethic beta male
@@Mentality says the goofy Weeb You a boy still... everybody has a right to an opinion no need to be rude..Dont get your car stolen... 😉
flor magallan hey abuelita 🙋🏼♂️😏
Speedy Gee I can be 18 and still identify a beta male
My Beater Car (aka Daily Driver) is a 1994 Toyota Corolla GL (1.6L Auto). IT IS AWESOME....it even has A/C!!!
Beater cars are fun to work on because you can see the progress from an old beat up car to a car that's actually not too bad...It's a satisfying feeling...my dad always told me it's surprising what a coat of paint will do...
Scotty is DA MAN! He can even make "beater cars" sound like the best things since sliced bread. 🙂👍
Scotty is the #1 car guy on TH-cam! Recently found your channel and have been watching a lot of your videos. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the support!
Thanks Scotty! I now confidently went ahead and bought myself a 96' Toyota Corolla with 187k miles for $1k so I can enjoy my 2006 Aston Martin Vantage (manual) for fun and not put too many miles on it. I'm actually enjoying fixing up this Toyota but thanks for the advice, I won't put too much money into it as it is indeed a beater. A little bondo and spray can will be all. I'll make a video and send it over!
How true! Last new car my wife and I bought was 2000, got a beater 09 Corolla w/122k miles for our son to drive.. Runs like a top 👍🙂👍
My beater car Hyundai Accent 1.5 2006 manual transmission. Easy to maintain, reasonably cheap repair cost, drives like a dream.
Spot on Scotty! Long live the beater car! I have a 1999 Honda CRV, runs great, works great. Just change the fluids every so often and she runs like a clock!
Michael Valone it's really that simple if you keep up on the fluid changes it will last forever and I get so mad when I hear people that don't do that. And that's why your car is broken
My best friends mom (widow) has a 98 CRV I do routine maint on it, yes, that is the key, fluids swapped for fresh, and parts when recommended by the manual. Running nice with 181k miles.
I inherited a 97 crv that wasnt taken care of very well. 194,000 miles and runs like a top. Awd is great in snow and i can get 30 mpg out of it. Awesome rigs
i bought a 99 crv in 03 with 40k on the dial. thirteen years later, i gave it to my dad with 169k and it was still running strong. he sold it a few months later when my folks moved to FL. our former neighbor across the street owns it now.
Thanks Scotty for the encouragement!!! I have a beater car and I love it! It's a 94 Protege 5 speed. The gas mileage is awesome and it takes about $15 to fill it up. My friends are kinda jealous because of how much I save. Keeping up with the Joneses is overrated....
Overrated? The Joneses must be a business scam.