Our Toyota AE86 and GTI Finally Face Off // Road to Enlightenment Ep.3 (FINALE)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2023
- James’ 1986 Toyota Corolla AE86 and Thomas’ 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI are nearing the end of their journey to find enlightenment. Without a final destination in mind, the guys once more trust their instincts, intuition, and their little ‘80’s hatchbacks for the last leg of their adventure. But the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip and the raw inhospitable nature of the Mojave Desert still lies before them. Will the two cars make it to their final destination? Or will they be claimed by the Mojave? We hope you enjoy the final episode of the Road to Enlightenment!
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Written and Presented by: Thomas Holland and James Engelsman
Production and Editing Lead: Karston Chong
Production and Editing: Daniel Mason and Kevin Cootauco
Sound Recording and Editing: Harrison Dickson
Production Manager: Gregory DeCaire
Map and Digital FX: Ben Kahan / Lontaur Media
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The most American moment.
"We're here Vegas!"
"Go f@#$ yourself."
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I was dying of laughter when that happened.😭 But James didn't deserve that lol.
That had me dead 😂😂😂
@@AbdussalamMisbahudeen still....a very American response.
@@petew.1418 Without an accompanying burst of machine gun fire, this response could be considered friendly.
First thought:
This clip from Coming to America
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This proves that next-level stuff can be made on TH-cam without compromising authenticity. You guys deserve all the success in the world.
Funny, was just contemplating about how much of their stuff is scripted. I hope they keep it to a minimum, the magic is the fresh, unscripted moments...
and totally agree, authentic big boys having fun. love it.
@@djwindkind the part where they ran into the Mondeos didnt seem scripted.
I was wondering how much was scripted, but after seeing james showing some emotions, i believe that a lot of this was totally genuine.
Yeaa but look at the views going down every video. Pity
@@NotUrDJ No worries, their watch time has to be way up and that's the key metric. It's common for viewers to bypass long form videos until they have the time to watch them, so they have less view velocity, but the total watch time (and ad impressions) increase.
This is why this channel has become my favorite car channel, no need of high production budgets or actors, just raw originality with authentic personalities and a passion to share with the world. This genuinely feels like the glory days of TH-cam, when channels pushed out fun videos to watch, no controversies, no politics, no forced plugs. This is raw entertainment! Thank you Thomas and James, and the Throttle House production team for sharing this adventure with us for free!
no cringe celebrities or glorified used car auction salesmen, just two good friends showing us the world of cars through the internet. good blokes yeah, go buy some merch 👍
15:05 James - Comin' in hot! Doing a little drifting... Very cool 😎
40:16 Seeing James tearing up was really touching and was a great display of how much he loves the channel and whatever does. Thus has been an amazing special and I'm happy they decided to do this. I feel like The Road to Enlightenment was accomplished I that moment for him.
I was not ready to start tearing up in this video 😂
Exactly
Yes thats exactly what i was thinking
James' monologue is absolutely lovely, thank you all for doing what you do :)
39:40
And this is the reason we love these guys the complete honesty and friendships that make the show, thanks guys!
Sounds like the enlightenment they were looking for :')
Yeah, this was a special video. I really appreciate the emotional honesty. What a great channel.
Made me shed a tear as well 🥲
I hope there will be more throttle house adventures with other iconic cars
they should do road trip in 80s four wheel drive pick ups
These are pretty intensive and exhausting shoots. I'd say yes, but they will be few and far between.
I'd be happy with one or two per year. This was so much fun to watch. But if they did it all the time it wouldn't feel special
@@Fairburne69 💯👍🏼
hope fully next one is with most luxiriuos cars
“If it means you can find,in this huge world, in this darkness, 5-6 great people to hang out with and spend time with, then that’s everything.”
Damn. Hit me so hard. Thanks for being so real dude. Haven’t found those people yet myself, still fighting the darkness, but this gives me some sense of hope. Your videos/content get me through the dark nights sometimes. Perfect distraction with great cars, comedy, and friendship. Cheers, mate.
Been there, pushed through it, now with 2 amazing kids and a wife partner! I never gave up in those 2 years of my darkest moments of life, it was so hard to get through of it all, but now I feel invincible, nothing can bring me down anymore after that experience! Keep pushing my fellow human, there is always light at the end of the tunnel 🙏
Jame's very real moment of reflection and unfiltered appreciation has got me totally choked up! No apology necessary; the expression of gratitude for unexpected great moments of realization is absolutely spot-on! I found you guys during the pandemic amidst the few other entertaining automotive reviewers out there and you guys have consistently produced the greatest consistency of high standard output! James, your humility and genuine good character is the perfect balance to Thomas' precision and high standard! Thank you for the transparency in that very personal moment; it's made me stop and appreciate the joy of life and the little things that bring that joy to the front of my mind!
Throttle House may be a small team, but you've had a MASSIVE impact. Seriously, one of, if not THE best automotive entertainment channels there is. Bloody brilliant!
Honestly James was the most real moment on TH-cam! Sometimes as an adult you grow imune to more and more and stuff like this gives you so much to feel. Legends
As a fellow motor journalist, James' monologue hit me right in the feels. The gratitude I have for being able to do what I do and somehow call it a job is immense. The people I've met and things I've achieved made 5-year-old me proud, and I haven't done half of what you two have. Keep up the great work, guys. This was phenomenal.
I have seen this channel from the beginning to now a family of 2.5M... James is so grateful for what he said in the monolog. Wish you guys all the very best
Thank you guys for this series too awesome bring back so many great memories we had with the GTi exactly like the car in the series so so many fun and memorable trips we did in, Ontario, Quebec Canada and New York in late 80's
Toe Foo ran in 5th gear, without a cooling fan, in the desert, and still made it through like a champ. A testament to Japanese quality.
The engine isnt japanese, its been modded
@@bp9696 its a toyota built beams 3s-ge even modded its still a japanese engine
@@bp9696 what do u mean lol, beams engine also made by toyota, also contributed by Yamaha, which is also Japanese company
@@bp9696 the 3sge is literally the succesor of the 4age
they both japanese and made by yamaha, and they share some parts even surprisingly enough
It was during winter time though. Weather was nice and cool.
I felt James' words man! You've got to find the right people who share the same passion and aren't just in it for their own ego. Back then, if I had continued to stay around with the people I was with, I would have been a different person all together.
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That’s a really good background to end the video. ❤
James' monologue, so beautiful, so heartfelt..... enough to make a grown man cry.
Very few 'TH-camrs' make anything worth watching for nearly an hour, never mind 3 parts that long - Excellent work guys - Thank you!
Thank you for this, I barely have the attention span to finish a short but was so excited to watch all 3 parts of this. What an incredible journey and please do more of these! I haven't loved a series like this since og top gear.
I feel the same about the og top gear
As a OG Top Gear fan, it felt like home.
Damn, that's rough. Whenever I try to watch shorts (or TikTok) I have to stop because I just think "wait, is that it? it's just replaying already?"
Gears and Gasoline guys make beautiful Road trips as well.
Feel the exact same about the OG Top Gear... this is the first show I've found that's brought back some of the similar magic. Love it
This may have had a crap ton of headaches but us viewers cant thank you enough. Keep doing what youre doing. We all love it
You guys have that chemistry that cannot be forced and made the Clarkson/May/Hammond combo so successful. You need to keep this up!
Karston, Daniel, Kevin, Harrison, Gregory & Ben- thank you for helping make this possible. Y'all made it beautiful.
You guys were already the best car channel on TH-cam, you have set yourself completely apart from everyone else on a whole other level at this point. Bravo and thank you ❤
MCM , Gears and Gasoline , many other cool channels like this your missing if you dont watch them already !
I want to see a collab with TH and Straight Pipes one day.
@@kpkp2655 Nah, Straight Pipes is a bit dull now. Throttle House is significantly better and I'd rather have them collab with Grand Tour.
That last time I got emotional watching two blokes driving their cars on an adventure it was because those two blokes were Marty and Moog... Thomas and James bring me that same feeling. Two mates driving around having fun. I think there needs to be a collab at some point. Two legendary channels on TH-cam.
"Thomas is the loveliest bloke I'd never tell him that but" 😂😂 I can relate.
I have watched Thomas since he was wrenching on his e46. The thoughts James had in the desert really reflect with me. Our love and passion is what brings us all together here. Keep pushing forward and value the friends you meet along the way!
I remember him teaching us how to change the differential and add a tune on his BMW. 🥹
Are you the Memphis that stole Eleanor?:)
@@richardnavratil9661 I see you are a man of culture as well.
James, that emotional honesty towards the end was great dude. 👍
A sincere thank you to James, Thomas, and the whole TH crew for taking us on this journey.
Thank you for taking us with you all through this grand adventure and for all the sacrifices that were made to get this series out. Time away from home and the family for everyone involved is not to be under appreciated. Thank you all and can’t wait for all the future adventures on Throttle House.
This was one of the best mini-series ever produced on TH-cam. This NEEDS to be a regular thing on this channel if possible!
You should also check out Gears and Gasoline, they did a road trip from Florida to Alaska and back with a Subaru and Evo If i’m not mistaken
Extraordinary series. James’s little monologue starting from 39:30 was really touching. As someone who also had made road trips through the canyons, valleys, and desserts of Arizona, Nevada and California on a budget, it’s a really heart felt moment for me. I love your love for your crew, the love for your partner, and the love for the cars you’ve chosen. I won’t say the modern amenities of the cars of today are all useless, but this really reminds me of my 75 hp Peugeot 106 that had brought me more joy than any of the cars that I owned after that. Cars really do bring us unique memories and make their ways into our hearts like no other machinery could ever possibly do. Hope you guys keep on doing what you guys are doing and bring us more quality contents. Huge thanks to the hosts and all the unsung heroes behind the scenes. Great job.
A heartfelt thank you to the entire Throttle House team for bringing this journey to us! I guess James' monologue was sheer utterance of many of us' feelings, bottled in past 3 years since the pandemic. It was shared in this automotive context which was very, very nice, and yet touched upon what many of us lost, or drifted apart from in past 2-3 years. Thanks once again! Its time for us now Schnitz to-fu out😅
Also I’m so glad they did the same road trip I take during my vacations :), and showcasing the utter beauty of my neck of the woods.
I love how such a professional camera crew gave it so much justice!
And I can feel James’ gratitude. Driving through the American South West is indeed a spiritual experience.
Simply Legendary, Jame's speech made me leak, the whole build-up to the finale was heart warming! Keep doing what you're doing you two and your team are a testament of what the world needs!
Same! So well said
Please do a full Director's Cut of all parts together, and of course... an Extra Throttle episode with impressions and outtakes!
What truly made this whole series is the fact that you named your cars. It adds an element of personality and relatability that most big car shows miss. I can't believe that we as your audience get this level of content for free. You deserve all the success coming to you!
These three films have been the best thing I've watched on TH-cam. Rarely watch anything over 10 minutes long on here, but you had my full attention for near three hours. Thank you!
The amount of fun these 2 are having in those little hatchbacks makes me feel jealous
After finishing this trilogy of films I just want to say it was just as entertaining as any Grand Tour or Top Gear adventure. I hope you guys do many more of these road trips!
James’s tearful words are so valuable (if you are young, do memorise them, they will come handy in the future). I’ve been having similar thoughts recently about life myself. And the way these 3 episodes are captured and produced just show that this is real, not just another production from a big studio that behind everything is just profit estimations. This is real and it feels like it. This is the best adventure I have seen that is so close to Top Gear (with Clarkson, May, Hammond) without the massive budgets and production teams! You just topped my list gents! Can’t wait to see more, well done!
39:30 Seeing how you truely appreciate where you came from and what you’ve achieved is lovely. ❤
It's cool to see the Tofu AE86 driving on different types of road other than the usual Japanaese touge.
The AE86 was also famous for rallying so it's not that unusual either.
*Toe Foo
Thank you Thomas and James and the rest of the crew. From a small town kid who owned a notchback AE86 in the late 80’s who had no idea what he actually had, to a 50 year old guy that wished he could still have that car now. So many memories. Awesome trilogy show, cheers!
When Thomas got emotional was truly a great moment in a great series. Excellent work.
This feels like the kind of trips the guys at RevZilla put on. Great content guys!
I think one of the reasons this channel has grown so fast and is so popular is because we (aka your fans) can see that you are both genuine people who have a genuine and entertaining friendship mixed together with a genuine passion and love for cars. All of these things combined translates to content that doesnt feel pushed or done just for the clicks. So guys please keep up the great work and dont ever change. (if i can make one suggestion its that you make a video on how you guys met and became friends and what you both did before Throttle House was created and built.)
This was truly epic. Thank you everyone who had anything to do with making this video possible. Such an amazing trip with Thomas and James
But is it more epic than the name “Lethal Venom”? 😆
@@TheBrianFlanagan yes precisely 😅
"A million alien trees, and the mountains from
Mars" Wow. This guy has a way with words.
Love this! In 1996 or 97, I drove 1,480 miles round trip from Tallahassee to Dayton, Ohio. The heater was weak, and I drove through a wicked snow storm. I should mention that I grew up near Miami, and had never driven in snow.
It was quite an adventure. It was the age before cellphones and GPS, and I was alone, but my 1972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia never let me down on that trip.
Wow what a series! Thank you Throttle House for proudly representing the automotive world, the beautiful USA, and Canadian (and British) talent! Honestly, this was amazing from start to finish! Toe Foo and Schnitz, stars from start to finish as well ❤
I find myself lacking the proper words to describe the level of appreciation I have for the work you do (and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone)
Been following you guys now for about 3 and a half years, and I can tell the level of passion you bring. You guys deserve everything you’re getting and the news doors that are being opened to you. Like James showed during the last moments of the episode, take the time to relish what you’ve accomplished. Bravo to you and your team! This as nothing short of EPIC.
This is the type of quality content you’d see the first episode on TH-cam and then the remaining on Nebula.
Thanks for giving it to us here.
Bro some movies need to worry now after the quality of your content
This has been nice , even every single video is top notch in terms of quality
Just wanted to say.. never let james or any of the other crew member leave , every single person is precious for this team and you all together make masterpieces.
Thanks for making us watch!
What an incredible journey this was. It wasn't about the cars, even though it is, that made this such an amazing trip. It was both of you, Thomas AND James, that made this whole thing enjoyable and wholesome. Shout out to the ENTIRE crew that worked their butts off to put this whole thing together as well. Genuinely loved this series and is one I'll know I'll watch again. Beautiful words from James there at the end, sincerely made me tear up. Love all that you guys do. Never stop being you two and may the future bring great things for all of the Throttle House team.
*Throttle house, you guys absolutely mastered this show!* Respect ❤💯
Love this series! Thomas, James and the crew did an absolute insane job. I actually used autotempest to get a new WRX.
You guys are the Canadian gem that I can't believe I hadn't heard of. What a genuine bunch of guys. You deserve every success and I look forward to watching that continue. Keep the adventures (and excellent reviews) coming
I loved this so so so much, for real, there is nothing like this outside of the Grand Tour, now you two have absolutely grabbed us in the heart, and there, you shall forever stay, I thankyou Thomas and James, and the whole team that is Throttle House! This has been just as emotionally taxing to watch, as it must have been even thinking of this trip for you. I am so deeply in awe, and the respect is so huge for the whole production done by such a small yet tight group.
And yes I know, we do have Car Trek, but they have yet to do THIS, on the emotional level!
What a journey ! James moment was so wholesome and it shows how incredible this team is ! After watching this masterpiece i can finally say that i'm enlightened and greatful for you guys !
Best TH-cam series/video I have ever seen. Please never stop, you guys are awesome!
Wonderfully produced road trip adventure. Kudos all around to the entire team, Autotempest and of course the cars. James's emotional acknowledgment was very touching. You guys go above and beyond! Keep it up!
Really hope they continue with these road trip videos, love the unrivalled chemistry between these two.
a roadtrip in europe would be realy cool
these 3 episodes were like watching an amazing movie. the cinematics, the audio, the drama. Everything was perfect. Thankyou guys for this next level of entertainment.
This has been amazing to say the list. Guys you've touched us all deeply with this camaraderie as a team, thank you.
Absolutely fantastic series. Everyone involved should be extremely proud of this. What an absolute pleasure to watch.
It’s been an absolute pleasure, gentlemen. May your road ahead remain smooth and wide open. 🤙
A round of applause for the entire team. Y’all should do it again in the near future
This is what true success looks like. To be able to make a living by just living and doing what your passion is along with your true friends
You guys are amazing, thank you for your authenticity and for the joy you spread
What an amazing series, I hope there will be more of these coming in the future. Thank you guys for all the work you’ve put in over the years, not only in this series, but in all the reviews and “couch chats” as well. As someone who has been following for years and have watched you grow, i wish you continued success. You guys are living the dream. 👍
Well said!
@@hawkman996 thanks, I don’t know these guys personally but I’m a fellow car guy and enjoy their content. I am happy
for their success because they’ve been absolutely crushing it. Those intros alone are worth tuning in for 😂
A series like this with older muscle cars would be hilarious fun
What an amazing series! All i can say is thank you guys, you just keep being those guys who are authentic. And that is simply epic. Congratulations!
I'm sure that many of us will be waiting for the next Road Adventure!
Great job, everyone! I got so lost in this series. Every time it faded to black, I expected you to be back in the studio. Thank you, and please make another
Twice a year I make the 1,000 mile round trip to the Colorado River and cut across the Mojave desert offroad all the way to Baker, CA and do a bunch of exploration in between with a group of friends for a few days. Once we do the deep water crossing and pull into the camp ground to air up, I always get that tear eyed moment James had because I know the journey has ended and its time to part ways and drive that 400 miles home with no CB radio banter from the other guys in the group.
This series really hits you in the feel good.
Toe Foo and Schnitz!!!! Y'all made me cry there in the end. The best channel on TH-cam and not just because of the cars but mainly because of the humanness which james and thomas bring to the screen! Love to see more roadtrips!♥
Watching this as they came out has been such an honor and something so great to look forward to. This took so much effort and time and we all commend you for it. PLEASE do more of these!!
I just discovered this special and I am elated to see you guys going on adventures now! The production quality, antics, peril, and genuine car love are all top notch. So many shows attempt to create fun dramatic car specials and fail miserably (including the British trio that started them all). This is back to basics, back to cars, and was a delight to watch. It literally got me onto auto tempest to start looking for my dream classic money pit car. Thank you for this gem!
Guys, this has been really fun to watch. To some degree it feels like I was right there with you on your journey. Please keep this kind of content coming.
I’ve been following you both and your team from the pandemic.
James’s speech hit me in the feels. It’s been something to watch the channel grow.
I want you guys to know we appreciate the light you all have provided us too. I discovered this channel during the depths of the pandemic and I felt like I made new friends, even though I’ve never met you guys in my life. It really helped me get through a rough patch and I’ll always be thankful for that.
To see you guys succeed is like watching my friends thrive. You both and your team deserve all the successes. Thanks for providing such raw, honest and fun car entertainment. You guys are fantastic!
As always, my group does driving events in the Smoky Mountains. You both have a standing, open invitation anytime you would want to join. We’d love to have you!
This 3 part series has been one of the best things I’ve watched in years. You guys are hilarious and genuine. Your chemistry makes it all work. Please continue making these great works.
Wow. This is the best thing I've seen on this platform in a while. I really hope there's more of these to come!
This is what happens when you do something from the heart and give it all the passion you possess. The crew, the sponsor(s) of course Thomas and James AND the cars. James's monologue was totally from the heart and it shows on every upload. Such an amazing team through and through. May your successes continue with straight roads with no construction, no stop signs and green traffic lights. The entire Throttle House team deserves it. 👍🏽
This was great. Thank you James and Thomas for taking us along on your enlightenment. Also, huge thanks to AutoTempest for supporting this kind of content instead of the attempted slap-schtick of that other AutoTempest 'series' with T-H-E. Finally, hey Amazon, this is what we all expected from 'The Grand Tour'.
Both series definitely have their fans, but fortunately we don't have to choose. As long as you guys keep helping us out by using the site and sharing it with others, we should be able to keep doing stuff like this! (And to make that an easy decision, we'll keep doing everything we can to make it the best place to find cars!)
Why did I cry at the end? Loved the video. Hope y'all enjoyed making it. I cant wait for more
Thank you for sharing this adventure series. Your efforts were well worth it. Looking forward to the next one..
Wow, just amazing! I was blown away by quality of all the videos in this series. Hope you guys keep making more of these videos! I would love to see a cross Canada road trip.
We all want to thank you guys and the crew for putting something like this together - We dont see this anymore and going back to the days of Top Gear road trips this is something that online and on TV just isn't broadcasted at all. As a fellow car enthusiast and to everyone whos watched this start to finish or just 1 or 2 of the videos giving the likes this was incredible to watch. We thank you
After the news that the Grand Tour will end I was devastated, then I found you guys through a Hardware Cannucks video and boy did it make my day, watched all 3 parts in a row and laughed so hard at your genuine and unrestrained humour, keep this going guys, what you have here is pure gold ❤ instant sub
What an adventure, thank you Thomas and James for this film you brought to us. Each part was better than the last and make me wanting more. Your passion for cars is what brought me to your channel and it is what’s keeping me here. Thanks
Thanks fellas, that was epic.
And the crew... Thanks to you all as well. None of this would've been possibleible w/o the hours of action shooting, B-roll, and editing.
Get home from the ole night shift and this is the best present to close out the night. Thanks Thomas and James!
I know this is a big statement to make but… this is the best thing I’ve seen since top gear with Jeremy, James and Hammond
Absolutely brilliant! You guys have brought back emotional connection to cars like no one else. Thank you again for producing this series.
I never thought I'd laugh, cry, and smile more watching a couple of car reviewers in 80s hot hatches...thats because you guys are not jus any car reviewers, but the very best. The whole team. This series deserves an award of some kind in film. I feel enlightened and I never drove the cars, and man was James's monologue touching and true. Well done you should all be proud of this Throttle House.
Thank you for sharing that James! That was, I am sure, really hard to do and I appreciate you all putting in. I've been there so many times and just another reason I love this channel. The crew truly represents all of us. Great work guys. Keep it up!!
This has, seriously, been some of the best content I've watched ever. Honestly was crying at James' monologue at the end. Please make more adventures like this, it's been so much fun to watch
I just found this channel and I loved following your journey. I just bought one of my dream cars recently and have been fixing it up to hopefully do a trip like this one day. The journey you two went on are goals and I hope you go on many more adventures. Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Can't wait to see wait to see what yall will do next.
This was a beautiful Mothers Day present to all the car/adventure story centric viewers. Beautiful soliloquy by James brought out the feels and also delivered a thoughtful conclusion to the purpose of the journey. Congrats to Thomas for the vision and the entire team for putting together another wonderful gem❤👍🏼
What an absolutely incredible series! I know these are painfully difficult to make happen but I truly do hope we get to see more in the future at some point. Even if it’s only once every year or two.
There’s just something so special about this channel, from the hosts, to the cars, to the editing and everything in between. And seeing James get emotional near the end of the trip only further highlights just how amazing this channel is and how much I love the content you guys create for us. This is truly a passion for you guys and the team and it shows!
Here’s to many more years of success and great content!
Incredible 3 part series. I've been here from the beginning - love seeing where you've come.
Great series! Thank you so much. To everyone involved, you are all a bunch of legends. That was a fun watch