How Luxury Cars Rip You Off

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  • @MatArmstrongbmx
    @MatArmstrongbmx ปีที่แล้ว +4576

    Looks like Lamborghini are now taking us both to court 🙌 we in it together now 🤷‍♂️

    • @vwhat_
      @vwhat_ ปีที่แล้ว +147

      Was waiting for this collab 🥹

    • @AleAlen89
      @AleAlen89 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Hi Mat! Looking forward to see your new Ferrari with Toyota parts! :D

    • @commentforthealgo5383
      @commentforthealgo5383 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'll make a video just to get on that action

    • @RockyAche
      @RockyAche ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Made it on donut, living the dream!!

    • @Mr.Engine993
      @Mr.Engine993 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      If it was Ferrari, you'd have already been sued but Lamborghini is super chill, they don't care

  • @roninstickersonetsy9510
    @roninstickersonetsy9510 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    James saved so much money buying cheaper parts that he had enough money for that gold grille he is working on, the Post Malone transformation has begun

    • @calebbigelow7556
      @calebbigelow7556 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else noticed the gold teeth lol

    • @shinyidol
      @shinyidol ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I thought I was crazy when I noticed it.

    • @Bancboyz925
      @Bancboyz925 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thought it was a KB homage tooth 😅

  • @nocon628
    @nocon628 ปีที่แล้ว +1083

    You guys should built a car from scratch/ parts from other cars. A Donut rat rod or just a regular car. That would make a sick series. ❤ Love your videos. 💯💯💯

    • @Pukefroth666
      @Pukefroth666 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I second this.

    • @gamersmudngrubshow6119
      @gamersmudngrubshow6119 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I support this!

    • @five12man
      @five12man ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Algorithm do your thing!

    • @ChristianHumphrey-dt7di
      @ChristianHumphrey-dt7di ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This would be so sick

    • @jacobunderwood538
      @jacobunderwood538 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Whilst this is a great idea I think you’re underestimating just how difficult of a task it would be, figuring out the wiring alone using a bunch of mish mash parts would be insanely difficult if even possible.

  • @homie-gtv322
    @homie-gtv322 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    They don't rip me off because I can't afford them.

  • @Zeus-nu2he
    @Zeus-nu2he ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Kinda feels like I'm seeing James after an eternity. Don't know why but I seem to have missed him a lot

    • @ThePerks2010
      @ThePerks2010 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      New gold teeth too maybe had time off for those?

    • @stiffzombie1537
      @stiffzombie1537 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I need to be told I'm loved by SOMEONE...

    • @Eduardo_Espinoza
      @Eduardo_Espinoza ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wasn't he in the last episode about campers? Hi/lo-ish style?

    • @kevinkelly8437
      @kevinkelly8437 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@stiffzombie1537love ya bro. Keep your head up

    • @ShotgunSsergio
      @ShotgunSsergio ปีที่แล้ว +4

      U gay bra?

  • @bustersgarage
    @bustersgarage ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's how my Airtrek Turbo R was born.
    Mitsubishi changed the bumpers, bonnet and tail lights of the Outlander and made the Airtrek- giving it a "more urban" look with some funky interior options, but then for a sports model, they yoinked the driveline of an Evo and popped in an uprated auto gearbox and gave it somewhat milder cams and a little bit smaller turbo and presto! This the same driveline was then popped into the Evo wagon and Evo GTA, but to keep the Evo GTA and Evo Wagon on par with previous models, adding 40 more HP from the Airtrek Turbo R, they retained the more aggressive cams and turbo. The downside to the Airtrek is they were all automatics, the up-side is that It's an SUV chassis that is happy to handle more power. Unlike the regular Lancer chassis which required upgrades and strengthening in several locations to handle the Evolution driveline. If only the Lancer Estate was the same chassis as the Lancer Evolution Wagon, it would give Evo guys so many more options for restoration!

    • @rongchangwang
      @rongchangwang ปีที่แล้ว

      You are right on point, even on the Lancer Cedia platform (CT9A EVOs) Mitsubishi already start to share the platform with their Outlander/Airtrek.

  • @shawngehrt9681
    @shawngehrt9681 ปีที่แล้ว

    The "AnD tHaT KiD, WiTh tHe FoReHeAD, FrOm ToKyO DRiFt, hE dRoVe OnE TOO" got me good... I was dying...

  • @battlecruiserna
    @battlecruiserna ปีที่แล้ว

    one thing i learned is that the only difference between brand and its generic counterpart is only that one has a logo that makes it cost more. Also, be wary of luxury cars from companies that also have race teams. They gotta fund those teams somehow, so they're more likely to rip you off.

  • @aleksihaapasaari
    @aleksihaapasaari 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Correction: the BD7:s tail light are NOT from a Mazda 3, rather a Mazda 323F from 1990, the small family car fitted with popup headlights that America never got.
    My friend has the 1.8GT version which is often referred to as the big brother of the Miata

  • @ABatesy
    @ABatesy ปีที่แล้ว

    I was going to mention the McLaren F1 tail lights! They also used wing mirrors from a VW Corrado and headlights from the BMW Z1

  • @glenniz1
    @glenniz1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Back in the mid eighties, I was very much into the SoCal Bug scene, upon installing a select-A-drop front axle, I replaced the wheel bearings prior to installing the new Porsche alloy rims.
    My neighbor came by while I was doing the install on my Bug, and he owned a Porsche 911T. He asked if I would be willing to replace the wheel bearings on the front of his ride the next day, and I agreed.
    Next day I walked back into the same parts store where I bought my wheel bearings for the VW.
    The timken bearings I bought the day before for my Bug cost $10, but when I ordered the wheel bearings for my neighbors 911T, the exact same Timken Bearings, with The Exact Same part number as the VW's, except for a -P at the end of the number, were $110!
    They were the exact same part!!!!🤬

  • @briand8090
    @briand8090 ปีที่แล้ว

    Scales of economy is also a benefit of shared parts bin. Most of these parts are manufactured by outside vendors who supply the auto manufacturers. The greater the number of units produced and sold, the cheaper the parts become.

  • @DADnRN
    @DADnRN ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don’t think I didn’t notice them Fox shocks underneath the Chang Li 👀 excited to see y’all do something *stupid* with it 🤣

  • @banditrenard5289
    @banditrenard5289 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "James Bond is a cop" 😂
    In a single second man just ruined 007 for me forever

    • @BogeyTheBear
      @BogeyTheBear 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Intelligence agents conducting espionage in a foreign country is the very opposite of law enforcement.
      Look at the stuff spies do in movies: They ain't the cops-- they're doing _criminal_ activities.

  • @AlanAndalon
    @AlanAndalon ปีที่แล้ว

    The 2013 Dodge Dart/Fiat Viaggio shares the same platform as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Maserati dug into the Chrysler parts bin and used the window switches from the Dodge Dart in the Maserati Ghibli, Levante & Quattroporte.

  • @KyleKartan87
    @KyleKartan87 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun fact: the VW head lights which were used as Viper fog lights come from a model which is part of another coporate tradion: badge engneering: they were first used on the Audi 50 (when Audi was mostly VW budget brand, yes, there was a time) which was also sold as the Polo I.

  • @Emper0rH0rde
    @Emper0rH0rde ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love to be able to drive a luxury car any time I wanted. Owning one would be a nightmare.

  • @Where_is_Waldo
    @Where_is_Waldo ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought the early Chrysler/Mitsubishi collaborations were just rebadged Mitsubishis and that Diamondstar Motors only started when they opened a jointly owned factory in the USA.

  • @Thatracingguy12
    @Thatracingguy12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love these videos so much!

  • @jessemidgett1648
    @jessemidgett1648 ปีที่แล้ว

    Viper axles are Jeep front axles. Had to replace my right one on my '04 Viper and saved a ton using the Jeep part.

  • @kevinpedersen5290
    @kevinpedersen5290 ปีที่แล้ว

    I drive an Audi but literally just use the cheapest vag part whenever I do maintenance. the same brake rotors can fluxuate 200 euros depending on whether you picked porsche spare part, audi spare part or vw spare part.

  • @lmexperimt
    @lmexperimt ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mannn. James is great. Very informative, entertaining and funny as hack

  • @Scyths1
    @Scyths1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know, watching this video, I'm really glad that I didnt see my car brand mentioned in the list.

  • @ProMosab
    @ProMosab ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not even mad about the part being shared, this technically will lower the parts costs and make it cheaper to repair the car.

  • @Degas93
    @Degas93 ปีที่แล้ว

    That sound you are using around 12 minute mark reminds me everytime of the intro to phil collins in the air tonight

  • @RussellGilder
    @RussellGilder ปีที่แล้ว

    Fact check on Michael Keaton being the only Batman...Adam West would like a word.

  • @daewooparts
    @daewooparts ปีที่แล้ว

    6:00, you should see the amount of Daewoo parts that are on GM vehicles, including Holden vehicles as well as US GM vehicles,Opel vehicles& other brands as well including Suzuki ,Isuzu & Honda, even the rear brakes on the Mitsubishi Diamante are just from a Daewoo Leganza

  • @alifputra9985
    @alifputra9985 ปีที่แล้ว

    if donut media make article weekly about luxury cars rip off that site will be huge

  • @Quasi_Terrible
    @Quasi_Terrible ปีที่แล้ว

    Adam West is all like "Am I a joke to you old chum?"

  • @johnnytransam5894
    @johnnytransam5894 ปีที่แล้ว

    “The kid with the forehead from Tokyo drift”
    Savage.

    • @user-vi2ov3ib2v
      @user-vi2ov3ib2v ปีที่แล้ว

      LETS DISCUSS ABOVE up🔝...^^^...

  • @avijoe3700
    @avijoe3700 ปีที่แล้ว

    James getting gold fronts, one tooth at a time.

  • @jamesdisnow
    @jamesdisnow ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shame the editors got a bunch of pictures wrong on the Aston DB7...

  • @BetriebAnin
    @BetriebAnin ปีที่แล้ว

    5:43 those buttons are the same as on my 2009 Ram Laramie!

  • @Effervescent_Smegma
    @Effervescent_Smegma ปีที่แล้ว

    The parts counter using the cheap shit but invoicing the lux price 😂

  • @agentcarter8469
    @agentcarter8469 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Was laughing up until Ferrari and McLaren were mentioned. Then I clutched my pearls. 😂

  • @Dev1nci
    @Dev1nci ปีที่แล้ว

    9:09 nice save

  • @vl5ga
    @vl5ga ปีที่แล้ว

    4:06 didn’t anyone notice that the car with the climate control is the zonda and they showed up and talked about the Huayra

  • @rmasterstudios
    @rmasterstudios 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wait if Chrysler owned Lamborghini from the late 80’s to the early 90’s, does that mean they were mopars?

  • @braulio1o4
    @braulio1o4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So many bin parts on supercars...
    Is like when someone who has the skills, time and money to do a diy fiberglass body ended up making a copy of a supercar with odd proportions, when they could easily do something unique

  • @maixellolivera
    @maixellolivera ปีที่แล้ว

    all these companies are gangsters of the ignorance of the buyers,thanks very much

  • @raffaelearmellino8117
    @raffaelearmellino8117 ปีที่แล้ว

    the climate controls are for the Zonda S, one of the first Pagani models, not for the Huayra, it's literally written on top of it

  • @osama_no_cappin2478
    @osama_no_cappin2478 ปีที่แล้ว

    Caught me off guard with a Hyundai joke 😂😂

  • @TheBeatlesShow
    @TheBeatlesShow ปีที่แล้ว

    I have always lived by a rule that no automobile can justify a price tag of more than $150,000 dollars.

  • @poormansporsche744
    @poormansporsche744 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that companies do this, I can put Audi/vw parts on my porsche for 10% if the price of OEM

  • @AutoRevLife
    @AutoRevLife ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Lexus had its engine and transmission fail more than a decade ago. Got replacement parts from a Toyota Avalon

  • @doru10922
    @doru10922 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Nissan looks like a Bugatti:)))

  • @jacobhicks5136
    @jacobhicks5136 ปีที่แล้ว

    Y'all should've put the Avanti in here too. many parts from multiple different brands.

  • @defomatt2684
    @defomatt2684 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was hoping you would say Jag-u-are just one more time. 😂

  • @joshtp313
    @joshtp313 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hella designs and makes lights, pedals and all kinds of stuff.

  • @shaggy5777
    @shaggy5777 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 2000 Dodge Neon has the same lug nut pattern as the 1984 Pontiac Fiero.

  • @bigkevonbass
    @bigkevonbass ปีที่แล้ว

    That Chrysler window switch pack looks identical to the one in my Mercedes B class

  • @THESupermanNate
    @THESupermanNate ปีที่แล้ว

    Missed out on that Isuzu Rodeo/Honda Passport. But super interesting!

  • @SNICU2012
    @SNICU2012 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:13 the chang li

  • @Omar_ZX
    @Omar_ZX 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    13:15 correction, 10/10 generations

  • @auzziebridger
    @auzziebridger 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:08 smooth

  • @Donuts_random_stuff
    @Donuts_random_stuff ปีที่แล้ว

    Apparently some hella fast cars have some hella bright lights

  • @theax40
    @theax40 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dude really sitting there with a gold incisor and complaining about things being unnecessarily expensive

  • @jayjayrecordz
    @jayjayrecordz ปีที่แล้ว

    2:31 and foxbodies 😅

  • @kmsorger
    @kmsorger ปีที่แล้ว

    Come on James, get your facts straight. The Viper’s 6 lug bolt pattern was never shared with a Dodge Ram. The Dakota changed from 5x4.5 to 6x4.5 in 1994, which was after the Viper was released.

  • @VampirusX
    @VampirusX ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't see that as a rip off. You own a flashy car and get spare parts for a bargain.

  • @derosiflo6524
    @derosiflo6524 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speaking of McLaren F1, it had side mirrors from the VW Corrado

  • @wyattbrenneis127
    @wyattbrenneis127 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can the next money pit subject be restoring an affordable classic please?

  • @theharrisons9674
    @theharrisons9674 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New high low with Chevy Silverado prerunners

  • @crypto_que
    @crypto_que ปีที่แล้ว

    Automobiles are the number one purchase that keeps people poor. It really doesn’t matter which one you buy. If you buy more than you can afford, owning a car will drain your finances over your lifetime.

  • @rocketsurgeon11
    @rocketsurgeon11 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Viper lug pattern is from the Dakota, NOT the D150 full size truck. I have seen this stated wrong in several videos now, and I don't know why. Easy Google search, guys. Come on.

  • @MoparMan82796
    @MoparMan82796 ปีที่แล้ว

    The viper has hubs from the dakota not the ram. Dakota was a 6lug at the time. Ram was 5

  • @MrRorosao
    @MrRorosao ปีที่แล้ว

    I want more models of the stocky! I own a Audi TT MK1, and I wound think more than 0.1 seconds to buy one, maybe a triple pack!

  • @BatkoNashBandera774
    @BatkoNashBandera774 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is why if you have money -> Rolls Royce, BMW, Dacia, Renault

  • @BloodyToutch
    @BloodyToutch ปีที่แล้ว

    Those hella taillights can be find also on tractor Kubota M7 series

  • @technorunner1
    @technorunner1 ปีที่แล้ว

    The McLaren F1 uses the mirrors from a VW Corrado

  • @MightyFineMoran
    @MightyFineMoran ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the shooting outdoors

  • @dylanrodriguez5855
    @dylanrodriguez5855 ปีที่แล้ว

    Db7 has tons of parts from the Ford corporation and Citron parts

  • @stevekenilworth
    @stevekenilworth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rover 45 basically has Honda civic underpinnings even engines, the 45 was from the 400 series just more refined a face lift as you say. overall the Rovers were pretty good, Japanese cars were quite crashy over the bumps and bad roads, didn't sock up the bump to well so harsher ride rover setup suspension to give a better ride and handled much better for uk back roads through the countryside, my home town growing up many taxi used them, way in to 2005 on wards because they ere pretty reliable some over 20 years old time they changed them. ive rover was still around and not Chinese owned ( MG) and they still with Honda so the 400 series / 45 Honda civic, the 600 series the accord some had Honda own engine some had rover own engine, fr comfort and still good handling so new 45 and new civic id pick the rover brand as i drive lots country roads so rover be the best option as can easy be 8 hour drive on windy country roads so you want a car what rides well

  • @msgretrogamer
    @msgretrogamer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pop up headlights lmao that's one of my favourite donut memes

  • @ghostvision8606
    @ghostvision8606 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:59 idk how but i guessed it right LMAO

  • @DarrellJones13
    @DarrellJones13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Somewhere in the universe, Adam West is sad.🦇

  • @pittyman
    @pittyman ปีที่แล้ว

    I have two spare parts for Lambo, the turn signals of my Ford Focus MK1 Combi. I will sell it for 250 USD each - that's a deal! 😎

  • @Idiotresponsibly
    @Idiotresponsibly ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember doing an oil change on a 2016 Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio and the filter was mopar and the box of Penzoil said “EXCLUSIVELY FOR SRT POWERED VEHICLES”

  • @n7narcosis
    @n7narcosis ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't mind when manufacturers use interchangeable parts. I DO mind when they charge a premium for the part just cause. That, should be punishable by death.

  • @lbnewell23
    @lbnewell23 ปีที่แล้ว

    If the Mclaren F1’s tail lights aren’t on this list ima be disappointed

  • @F1Fanatic76
    @F1Fanatic76 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think James hit the sauce before this video

  • @nikolinaloncar8056
    @nikolinaloncar8056 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe you can put pop-up headlights

  • @jotax94
    @jotax94 ปีที่แล้ว

    i can't lie i gasped from almost 18 minutes LOL

  • @CopperEyeFilms
    @CopperEyeFilms ปีที่แล้ว

    Were we supposed to find out you can buy a viper hood for cheaper? Just went right into the shopify ad.

  • @liamtoporowski3367
    @liamtoporowski3367 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to rewatch. 1st time I couldn’t stop asking myself, how long has James had the gold tooth??

  • @oshainewynter7280
    @oshainewynter7280 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was so eye opening

  • @hidalgojavier96
    @hidalgojavier96 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:00 i got the exact same key in my seat leon 1.8 tdi, the whole car cost me 1500€ 😂😂

  • @pshea098
    @pshea098 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you get a gold tooth?! or is that part of the gag of the video? Works either way lmao

  • @marioe1475
    @marioe1475 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to check if my playback speed was on normal. Why is he speaking so slow in this vid? 😂

  • @vince510
    @vince510 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bringing back STüSSY!

  • @jeremyknox1668
    @jeremyknox1668 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would love a stocky evo.

  • @tomclanys
    @tomclanys ปีที่แล้ว

    James lost a loooot of weight. Glad he takes care of himself now, but still sad that his lifestyle caused a heart attack... Wishing lots of health!
    EDIT: I know, genetics did a lot of bad too in this case

    • @tomclanys
      @tomclanys ปีที่แล้ว

      And I have a spammer in my replies. Nothing new.

  • @volcanojuice
    @volcanojuice ปีที่แล้ว

    Always on point this guy

  • @erichipkiss7249
    @erichipkiss7249 ปีที่แล้ว

    You mean like the Lamborghini side markers that come off a Ford Focus.

  • @305youtuber
    @305youtuber ปีที่แล้ว

    you're mostly paying for the brand name and most wealthy customers already know that and often use it as a way to flaunt their wealth ✋😏🤚

  • @ok4377
    @ok4377 ปีที่แล้ว

    James had a few morning lunches it seems 🙂

  • @DiustheZ
    @DiustheZ ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved my 300zx but honestly the headlights were pretty bad in function, even if they looked great.

  • @KEVLAR-db3ke
    @KEVLAR-db3ke ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to see a video on weird re-badged cars ... like the honda/accura nsx ... or the hyundai accent and the dodge attitude .... yea that kind of weird.

  • @VW4life100
    @VW4life100 ปีที่แล้ว

    U forgot the sidemirror from the mclaren f1 thats actually a vw corrado mirror 😂

  • @nathanarmy220
    @nathanarmy220 ปีที่แล้ว

    Surprised lotus esprit aint on the list parts bin parts. Gearbox was from a Renault