He is just a good dude! Last day of SickWeek, on my final run, I turned up the nitrous and had a backfire that blew my truck intake to pieces. Cooper came to the track (Bradenton Motorsports Park) the next morning, with another intake complete with injectors and TB. Wouldn’t take a penny for it, just wanted me to ship it back to him when I got home to Texas.
Showing up after he called? Yeah very nice Even offering to help? Awesome, a stand up sort of guy. _Taking the vehicle back_ after they let it sit there shorting out for God knows how long, doing absolutely fucking nothing to solve the issue? lol, lmao.
hey coop im 62 and in 2004 i bought an SRT4, and had the time of my life ,! i ended up doing work and upgrades for owners on my area and made a ton of bank. had a blast drag racing my 3 srt4 builds and teach my son the whole car and racing strategy. we still own a few of them.
@@kick_then_shift or it breaks down from something else guy doesn't even know how to remove a battery but wants to be a car guy. Not knocking him its just sad.
No. You obviously do not have much life experience. The deal was done. Guy should have never called Coop once Coop left the driveway. The original SRT owner is a moron. That is NOY how deals are done. Sounds like you would be one of those guys as well. :(
The world needs more people like you. Personally I would have gone to help them out, swapped the starter but not reversed the trade. A deal is a deal and the srt4 neon is a fun little car.
I had a starter short on me the same way, it was covered in oil from the valve cover gasket leaking all over it and started smoking and melting my positive cable from the battery to the starter. I replaced the melted cable and my starter and it stopped smoking and melting the cable. You did the right thing, you should address the oil leak and trade for the neon. You can make money with content from the neon, I'd watch those videos, I've always wanted an srt-4. You're doing a good job Coop!
Coop, if there's one thing I've learned it's that the harder path is usually the correct one. You've done well by the Neon guy. Good on ya. It will come back to you later on.
This is what is missing in this country from most people, compassion and integrity. I am glad you did what you did coop, I hope bronte doesn’t kill you but……… I daily drove a stock srt the same color for about a year and a half and after I had it tuned with only “cold air induction” it was a very very dependable and fun lil car to rip around. With these gas prices I believe it would be a lil cheaper than the truck 😀
I owned a 2003 SRT4 from new to 95k miles, and I loved that car, you should see if he still wants to trade. You did the right thing, good karma will follow :) I did see in your video that it was smoking under deacceleration a little, could be the turbo or valve seals, but those motors are pretty bulletproof for the most part.
Srt4 was one of the best cars I have ever owned. 60+k miles of beating the hell out of it. WOT shifting all the time. Multiple top speed runs on it. The trans finally started to grind at 76k miles. I probably could of saved it if I actually serviced the trans and didn't ride around on a shot clutch for so long. Fbo and 100% meth spiking 29psi on a stock turbo down to 19psi. It pissed a lot of people off from 40-110 lol
I had a 04’ GT35r78 hybrid turbo, DCR head, stage 3 cams, 2.6 stroker. ARM infinity stand alone wisco pistons, Eagle Ibeam aluminum rods, (head was 2K with out cams) Bwoody front drag set up, custom tubular exhaust man, 2200cc injectors, twin 550 fuel pumps with boomba rail with Arro fuel AN lines with regulator and return system. Basically fully built with RPM snow methanol kit , AFC neo piggy back fuel trim , C16 race fuel with 100oc tune. Secret trans built, fuck you name it . Dyno 567Hp on 100 oc 690 on C16, 702hp with 511tq with C16 and meth kit with a before it’s time IAT chiller developed by me. On the 5 speed. Basically every track day ment a 2000$ trans rebuild lol. Man I miss that car. Best time 10.104 @ 138 spinning with 1.67 60ft so tons left in table. I ripped a 9 before but I didn’t trust the track board. 150/0 on street racing , you know those thing were nasty roll monsters. Sorry for the novel lol
You did good Coop. Years ago the shop I was at replaced a alternator in a Toyota van. The young man that did asked me if they are supposed to glow. It had a short to ground in the winding. I told him to disconnect the battery and let cool of before removing it. Sometimes parts fail right out of the box.
"NICE GUYS FINISH LAST" You did the guy a solid!!! Personally you should have split the cost of the starter, eat the labor and mention that "FIRE" deserves a 911 CALL! Get yourself a Fire Extinguisher! Check you insurance for towing, car rental , if not get AAA Towing and service's. Now enjoy your Tahoe as the trade is OFFICIALLY DONE! Also Not to bad mouth the guy, but a trade is a trade and I really don't think he's going to accept your call about the tranny/ clutch is shot, can you PURCHASE the parts and I'll pay you half. Now R&R the trans fix the issue for FREE!!! I really don't believe that would "EVER HAPPEN" ! HENCE: NICE GUYS FINISH LAST!! In Short you went above & beyond on that trade! & You LOST out tragically!!
That neon seemed kinda clapped coming from some one who owned a clapped srt4 neon. oil smoke on decel, eBay exhaust, sounded like a boost leak, sun faded paint etc etc, parts are cheap but transmission parts are becoming more scarce, not much support for the T-850 unless you’re wanting to build it just seems like a money pit car from my point of view
Only thing on his channel thats not a money pit is his daily drivers, projects always are and always will be money pits because they are never done, fast enough, handle like you want it to or always needing tires lol
Didn't seem all that bad, sounded like the stock turbo, didn't hear any leak. I do think the white smoke after the pull could definitely be the turbo though, could also be something as simple as needing a new PCV valve. Fuck third gear and good luck finding an input shaft for these. Mine is smoking on startup, need to replace valve seals =/, other than that, it has been a reliable daily driver for 4 years now.
Appreciate your integrity, lot of people would say tough. It's sold/traded with no warranty etc.... At the same note the guy did not know what he was doing
On a GM truck it's pretty much easy to just put a new starter in it. Your can change the solenoid separately. But with it doing a smoke show just as easy to swap a whole starter assembly.
@@kxlucifer I know, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't know a ton about SRT-4's. Unless Coop is looking to K-Swap, in that case just ask the BoostedBoiz.
Coop doing the right thing isn’t always painless, but in the end it’s the right thing to do. EDIT- I’d call your insurance to make sure it will be covered from a fire caused by the motor if that’s important to you. I had a 1994 Chevy Dually that I was on the phone with my insurance company while putting the fire out with a garden hose. Turns out I was NOT covered for a fire CAUSED BY the truck. My efforts with the hose got more frantic faster at that point.
I was a SRT-4 owner from new 2004 to 2014. Great car minus a clutch after 120,000 miles and 1 driver side axle snapping under warranty at 2,000 miles. It was beat daily. lol. Lots of great 160 mph runs I can't even count. 5th gear, 6K rpm, 160 is what it would do stock. lol. Sucks what happened to you! They are fun cars for sure.
I have a 2008 Chevy Impala. I love this car. About 8 months ago, my car went up in flames. The cause, Chevy starter grounding itself out. It was the factory starter, my car has 285,000 miles. I rewired the whole car, and replaced the starter. I had it running a month later. I still drive it. Its a Chevy thing
After seeing the thumbnail and title I thought the neon had problems lol. You did the right thing though but I’m with you as well that’s why I don’t sell or trade cars
I’ve had my fair share of nightmares off Facebook and been screwed over a lot it’s good to see you handling situations like this. Karma is real keep up the good work Coop
Get another SRT4! & Bring it out to the track! You don’t see neons often at the track! I’m always out in my blue neon! I actually ran your mustang on a test and tune! Keep up the great content!
So what was the problem? I’ve never heard of putting a new battery in and the starter jsut catches on fire????? What’s the whole story to what the problem was?
At least when you look back at it you can honestly say you did all you could. You made a good choice and I shows how honest you are. Good things for you brother 🙏
I traded an SRT-6 crossfire for a new Factory mopar stage 2 SRT-4 and man I LOVED it! When they came out they were bad ass! Viper seats, Tremec 6 spd, straight pipes , mopar blow off valve, stage 2 Ecu , man it was a blast!!!! I owned it new to 40k miles and loved every minute of it. I did miss my srt6 crossfire but enjoyed the srt4
We need more story times with uncle coop and possibly auntie bronte, maybe she needs to vent as well. Glad everyone is good and hope you make the trade again
Cooper you are most definitely a real stand up guy. there is definitely not many people like you left in this world. Only if there was this world would be so much better. You already know what most people would have done they wouldn't have put a battery in it and most likely wouldn't have cared if it would have burnt the House Down you being a humble man you done what was right I would love to meet you and Bronte and Shake Your Hand Cooper love your content much love and respect
I dont understand people who sell a car that has been sitting for so long without refreshing it... Dumb in my opinion.. Especially Coop seemed to know ahead of time that this guy needed it as a daily driver. Coop shoulda got a new battery before the sale and got the car in perfect running order with full maintenance and driven it for a week or so. I sell used cars as a Side gig, and I ALWAYS do full maintenance on them before sale.. New battery, fluid changes, brakes, spark plugs, valve lash, ect.. Especially if it is a car that has been sitting.
I have an SRT4 they’re so unique. You should definitely get another, I pulled on a 2012 GT500 with mine. Stock bottom end, just fuel, tune and a $300 turbo (temporarily)
i traded a z31 300zx for a 1985 chevy caprice wagon (i know but i needed something bigger but didnt want a van or suv). the wagon ran fine for the most part when i got it but a day or two later, i go to start it and everything was dead. i try to jump start it with my truck and i sparked real bad and my truck stalled out. after figuring out there was a dead short to ground. i go ripping apart the dash to find the problem. turned out the electric door locks where the problem. i just unhooked the circuit and left it at that. It happens, especially with older cars.
neons aren't bad, they do need alot of upkeep to stay nice. I put over 340'000 on a 1996 5 speed manual neon sport after highschool when I was broke. It leaked a ton of oil, once a year it would spring a valve cover leak into and fill one of the spark plug holes, and It would need an egr valve and a new cat before smogging every 2 years. oh and the interior started falling apart. It only left me stranded 3 times in 10 years : once with a fuel pump going out, another blowing an engine fuse and once on a hot day it vaporlocked and I walked into town rode back with the tow truck then it ended up starting after I open and closed the fuel rail line. and I bought the driver a 24 pack of coors for the help. Everytime it broke me and my dad repaired it on the side of the road.
I just recently had a weird starter problem. Preemptive put a new one on last year changing head gasket, because its SVT focus. Well a Monday morning turn key over and get one single click, so just take truck to work. Anyway tried to Jumpstart, same thing, single click. I just assume it's the starter. On focus you have to take the entire intake manifold off to get to it. Put new starter on, turn key, same single click. Check and change starter relay same thing. Test old starter off the car and works fine, so take new starter off and put old one back on and add a new ground, still same thing. Tested power wire for resistance/continuity and still zeroed out/no breaks. Ended up putting a new power wire on it using a 1/2 welding ground wire. Thing now fires up faster than it ever has.
Marketplace is wild man 😂😂 it’s worth it sometimes, sometimes it’s not, but you damn sure better be ready incase it goes south cause it’s gonna be a wild ride!
He had to have done something to cause the starter to get hot and cease up but cooper you're a genuine person so I hope you can trade for a much cleaner SRT-4
You are a straight up guy, Coop. But as Jason suggested below, drive the Tahoe for a couple of weeks and make sure it is ok before you trade it. If you still want the Neon, and that guy wants the Tahoe, then make the trade under the understanding that it is his and there is not a warranty on either car for either party. What's done is done.
Get that SRT!!! My first ‘fast’ car ive ever owned and the car i had the most fun in and made the most memories. I absolutely Love them. I am so excited for this lol.
I bout a Harley this week off marketplace. The battery had drywall screws in the terminals holding the cables. 🤣. I knew it need some love but Daggone! Lol. I know your pain
Very stand up thing you did there Coop. A lot of people would not have done anything beyond saying "it was fine when we traded so it's your issue to deal with". If you don't hear back from him for the SRT-4 again, hopefully someone hits you up with another interesting car to trade for
You did the right thing bro good ok ya. Some people lack sense or sensibility in ANY situation 😂. Starters are where you should start when learning mechanics. I taught myself everything I know about vehicles as a teenager, then youtube came around and changed the game. Anyone with sense and a little atrength can fix minor issues with their vehicle IF YOU WANT TOO!
Man, that sucks Cooper, shit happens. Hope you get it figured out and get it to work cheaply so you can get the Neon back. Jamie at PFI has the Curse so he'd be the one to talk to about it and things you can do to it. I'd see if he really still wants to trade now, and considering what a non mechanic he was you did right thing, your a stand up guy.
I would not trade with that guy. He sounds like a future headache. I only trade with mechanically inclined people that understand what buying a used car means. Coop did the right thing by taking it back since it failed immediately but I have a feeling his phone would never stop ringing if he went through with a trade now.
@@mckrackin5324 I bet the kid just bought or traded for the neon then realized it was a shitty daily. Although if I had a neon I'd flip it for a Tahoe quick
Big thanks to Keeps for supporting the channel! Here’s the site if you want to check
them out! > keeps.com/cooperbogetti
But, you actually lost a ton of hair during thee Keeps segment!
I want to trade a car for the Tahoe , but i live in Curaçao
I have a 2006 300 SRT8 6.1 hemi if you wanna trade Coop. I'm in Texas I'll drive it to you
I’m in tampa Audi A4 turbo
The Tahoe loves you ... Didn't want to break up...''CHRISTINE"" You did solid Cooper.. The Right thing is always the ''Right Thing""
You did the right thing dude, he’s fortunate you even answered the phone.
He is just a good dude! Last day of SickWeek, on my final run, I turned up the nitrous and had a backfire that blew my truck intake to pieces. Cooper came to the track (Bradenton Motorsports Park) the next morning, with another intake complete with injectors and TB. Wouldn’t take a penny for it, just wanted me to ship it back to him when I got home to Texas.
Showing up after he called? Yeah very nice
Even offering to help? Awesome, a stand up sort of guy.
_Taking the vehicle back_ after they let it sit there shorting out for God knows how long, doing absolutely fucking nothing to solve the issue? lol, lmao.
Nope. Nope. Nope. Once it’s done, it’s done.
Your first mistake was answering his phone call after the deal was done.
@@kylegilmore3810 that guy must not work on cars and just take it somewhere to work on. To top it off, I bet he has a man bun too. 😁
hey coop
im 62 and in 2004 i bought an SRT4, and had the time of my life ,!
i ended up doing work and upgrades for owners on my area
and made a ton of bank.
had a blast drag racing my 3 srt4
builds and teach my son the whole car and racing strategy.
we still own a few of them.
Sell me one 🙏🏽
@@BigDaddyFatty93
Naa.
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That’s awesome that’s going to be me but I’m never getting rid of my STI so I’ll be an older man with power and a very loud car.
I'd definitely try and trade for the SRT-4 again, since he said he was still interested in the deal once the Tahoe got fixed
Nah, guy will call a month from now when the trans goes out
@@kick_then_shift or it breaks down from something else guy doesn't even know how to remove a battery but wants to be a car guy. Not knocking him its just sad.
No. You obviously do not have much life experience. The deal was done. Guy should have never called Coop once Coop left the driveway. The original SRT owner is a moron. That is NOY how deals are done. Sounds like you would be one of those guys as well. :(
@@bpimpin6037 most things do tahoes dont have many problem's
@@derekmaxwell8164 except that bullshit trans that eats itself alive
You're a good dude, Cooper. You definitely did the right thing.
The world needs more people like you. Personally I would have gone to help them out, swapped the starter but not reversed the trade. A deal is a deal and the srt4 neon is a fun little car.
The Tahoe does not want to leave you, it got scared. In the end you did the right thing
I had a starter short on me the same way, it was covered in oil from the valve cover gasket leaking all over it and started smoking and melting my positive cable from the battery to the starter. I replaced the melted cable and my starter and it stopped smoking and melting the cable. You did the right thing, you should address the oil leak and trade for the neon. You can make money with content from the neon, I'd watch those videos, I've always wanted an srt-4. You're doing a good job Coop!
i owned an 04 srt-4 for a few years, loved that car, wish i never sold it. only ever replaced the clutch and it ripped a smile on my face every drive.
" single wide and double wide houses" coop you're too kind lol
When he said that i was expecting that story to get real dark real quick lol
So much nicer than my usual TPT. Trailer park trash.
Glad I’m not the only one that caught that
what does that even mean?
@@JonHop1 is this a serious question?
Coop, if there's one thing I've learned it's that the harder path is usually the correct one. You've done well by the Neon guy. Good on ya. It will come back to you later on.
if he doesnt know what to do in that situation,(disconect the freaking battery)i would for sure check everything on that srt4 if you get it back
This is what is missing in this country from most people, compassion and integrity. I am glad you did what you did coop, I hope bronte doesn’t kill you but……… I daily drove a stock srt the same color for about a year and a half and after I had it tuned with only “cold air induction” it was a very very dependable and fun lil car to rip around. With these gas prices I believe it would be a lil cheaper than the truck 😀
Dude your hair grew 2 inches right after the Keeps ad! That stuff really works!!! 😂
I owned a 2003 SRT4 from new to 95k miles, and I loved that car, you should see if he still wants to trade. You did the right thing, good karma will follow :) I did see in your video that it was smoking under deacceleration a little, could be the turbo or valve seals, but those motors are pretty bulletproof for the most part.
You're not that guy. You are a good person, Cooper.
We need more people like you in the world. Good job, man!
Srt4 was one of the best cars I have ever owned. 60+k miles of beating the hell out of it. WOT shifting all the time. Multiple top speed runs on it. The trans finally started to grind at 76k miles. I probably could of saved it if I actually serviced the trans and didn't ride around on a shot clutch for so long.
Fbo and 100% meth spiking 29psi on a stock turbo down to 19psi. It pissed a lot of people off from 40-110 lol
I had a 04’ GT35r78 hybrid turbo, DCR head, stage 3 cams, 2.6 stroker. ARM infinity stand alone wisco pistons, Eagle Ibeam aluminum rods, (head was 2K with out cams) Bwoody front drag set up, custom tubular exhaust man, 2200cc injectors, twin 550 fuel pumps with boomba rail with Arro fuel AN lines with regulator and return system. Basically fully built with RPM snow methanol kit , AFC neo piggy back fuel trim , C16 race fuel with 100oc tune. Secret trans built, fuck you name it . Dyno 567Hp on 100 oc 690 on C16, 702hp with 511tq with C16 and meth kit with a before it’s time IAT chiller developed by me. On the 5 speed. Basically every track day ment a 2000$ trans rebuild lol. Man I miss that car. Best time 10.104 @ 138 spinning with 1.67 60ft so tons left in table. I ripped a 9 before but I didn’t trust the track board. 150/0 on street racing , you know those thing were nasty roll monsters. Sorry for the novel lol
Forgot to mention the 700 HP was on a borrowed 42R turbo
I think you did the right thing.Shows the type of person you are.Tough luck on that incident.
That's why he isn't cleetus' gopher now.
Dood does it, his own way.
It why we support him.
You did good Coop. Years ago the shop I was at replaced a alternator in a Toyota van. The young man that did asked me if they are supposed to glow. It had a short to ground in the winding. I told him to disconnect the battery and let cool of before removing it. Sometimes parts fail right out of the box.
"NICE GUYS FINISH LAST" You did the guy a solid!!! Personally you should have split the cost of the starter, eat the labor and mention that "FIRE" deserves a 911 CALL! Get yourself a Fire Extinguisher! Check you insurance for towing, car rental , if not get AAA Towing and service's. Now enjoy your Tahoe as the trade is OFFICIALLY DONE! Also Not to bad mouth the guy, but a trade is a trade and I really don't think he's going to accept your call about the tranny/ clutch is shot, can you PURCHASE the parts and I'll pay you half. Now R&R the trans fix the issue for FREE!!! I really don't believe that would "EVER HAPPEN" ! HENCE: NICE GUYS FINISH LAST!! In Short you went above & beyond on that trade! & You LOST out tragically!!
That neon seemed kinda clapped coming from some one who owned a clapped srt4 neon. oil smoke on decel, eBay exhaust, sounded like a boost leak, sun faded paint etc etc, parts are cheap but transmission parts are becoming more scarce, not much support for the T-850 unless you’re wanting to build it just seems like a money pit car from my point of view
Only thing on his channel thats not a money pit is his daily drivers, projects always are and always will be money pits because they are never done, fast enough, handle like you want it to or always needing tires lol
Didn't seem all that bad, sounded like the stock turbo, didn't hear any leak. I do think the white smoke after the pull could definitely be the turbo though, could also be something as simple as needing a new PCV valve. Fuck third gear and good luck finding an input shaft for these. Mine is smoking on startup, need to replace valve seals =/, other than that, it has been a reliable daily driver for 4 years now.
Appreciate your integrity, lot of people would say tough. It's sold/traded with no warranty etc.... At the same note the guy did not know what he was doing
was the positive cable grounding out on the frame? couple years ago i had one burn up in my c10 luckily just the cable burned
You're a really stand up guy for doing the right thing. That being said,I'd love to see you wrench on and rip around in a srt4. I love those cars.
Any interest in a 2002 silverado 1500. 4x4 5 speed, 4.8l body is in pretty rough shape. But I expect to be in Ocala but the 15th with it. 168k.
Why change the whole starter rather than just the fused starter solenoid?
On a GM truck it's pretty much easy to just put a new starter in it. Your can change the solenoid separately. But with it doing a smoke show just as easy to swap a whole starter assembly.
Can you do a more story times with Cooper? They are fun, and I'm sure you've had some shenanigans go down.
should get a crysler neon .. it was 2002 a couple years before the srt4 and may be a better machine?
I'd call Jamie from PFI Speed to make sure that SRT-4 is good and if says it sounds ok I'd go for it.
Jamie already talking about k swap one of his neons long time ago
@@kxlucifer I know, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't know a ton about SRT-4's. Unless Coop is looking to K-Swap, in that case just ask the BoostedBoiz.
Coop doing the right thing isn’t always painless, but in the end it’s the right thing to do.
EDIT- I’d call your insurance to make sure it will be covered from a fire caused by the motor if that’s important to you. I had a 1994 Chevy Dually that I was on the phone with my insurance company while putting the fire out with a garden hose. Turns out I was NOT covered for a fire CAUSED BY the truck. My efforts with the hose got more frantic faster at that point.
I was a SRT-4 owner from new 2004 to 2014. Great car minus a clutch after 120,000 miles and 1 driver side axle snapping under warranty at 2,000 miles. It was beat daily. lol. Lots of great 160 mph runs I can't even count. 5th gear, 6K rpm, 160 is what it would do stock. lol. Sucks what happened to you! They are fun cars for sure.
Lol wrong maybe 138 max
@@stevenmcc2119 they do around 155 stock. I took mine there when I owned one.
I have a 2008 Chevy Impala. I love this car. About 8 months ago, my car went up in flames. The cause, Chevy starter grounding itself out. It was the factory starter, my car has 285,000 miles. I rewired the whole car, and replaced the starter. I had it running a month later. I still drive it. Its a Chevy thing
Sounds like maybe a bad ground... check the battery to chassis cable as well as the engine ground straps.
you went above and beyond, your a good dude coop. need more people like you in this world
After seeing the thumbnail and title I thought the neon had problems lol. You did the right thing though but I’m with you as well that’s why I don’t sell or trade cars
Your truck would be worth like 15 grand in Missouri srt 4 junk neon maybe worth 5k
Damn bro, tough break but you are a stand up guy in my opinion.
What a stand up guy! Great job bro
Hey co-op I have a neon SRT4 I'm trying to get rid of big Turbo built motor it runs just as a bad valve
What kind of damage happened to the door?
You did right…..he could have made things bad for you being a “You Tube Star”……so honest Cooper you are you did right….👍👍👍👍👍👍😉😉😉😉😉
Seems like an electrical fire! Coop: "Get the hose!!"
their fun cars and i want another one . my buddy had a srt4 and i loved it over my basic neon. they are also quick if you build them
You are an honorable man! You did the right thing! 👍
I’ve had my fair share of nightmares off Facebook and been screwed over a lot it’s good to see you handling situations like this. Karma is real keep up the good work Coop
You are a humbled guy Cooper stay that way don't stress it brother God has your back
Get another SRT4! & Bring it out to the track! You don’t see neons often at the track! I’m always out in my blue neon! I actually ran your mustang on a test and tune! Keep up the great content!
Props for taking care of the situation. Get the neon!
So what was the problem? I’ve never heard of putting a new battery in and the starter jsut catches on fire????? What’s the whole story to what the problem was?
At least when you look back at it you can honestly say you did all you could. You made a good choice and I shows how honest you are. Good things for you brother 🙏
Your a good man Cooper. I would have helped him just as you did.
You’re.
How much you want for the tahoe?
I traded an SRT-6 crossfire for a new Factory mopar stage 2 SRT-4 and man I LOVED it! When they came out they were bad ass! Viper seats, Tremec 6 spd, straight pipes , mopar blow off valve, stage 2 Ecu , man it was a blast!!!! I owned it new to 40k miles and loved every minute of it. I did miss my srt6 crossfire but enjoyed the srt4
You did the right thing. It sucks, but you did it right. Congratulations on getting sponsored!
I'd ask about the smoke out of the exhaust before trying to trade the neon again.
Obviously the dude ran the shit out of the neon 🙄
We need more story times with uncle coop and possibly auntie bronte, maybe she needs to vent as well. Glad everyone is good and hope you make the trade again
whats cash price on the tahoe?
Cooper you are most definitely a real stand up guy. there is definitely not many people like you left in this world. Only if there was this world would be so much better. You already know what most people would have done they wouldn't have put a battery in it and most likely wouldn't have cared if it would have burnt the House Down you being a humble man you done what was right I would love to meet you and Bronte and Shake Your Hand Cooper love your content much love and respect
Most people would have put the shittiest battery they had in it before selling it.
We need more Coopers in this world for sure.
Drive the Tahoe everyday for a couple weeks. If no issues let him know and see if he still wants to do the deal.
I dont understand people who sell a car that has been sitting for so long without refreshing it... Dumb in my opinion.. Especially Coop seemed to know ahead of time that this guy needed it as a daily driver. Coop shoulda got a new battery before the sale and got the car in perfect running order with full maintenance and driven it for a week or so. I sell used cars as a Side gig, and I ALWAYS do full maintenance on them before sale.. New battery, fluid changes, brakes, spark plugs, valve lash, ect.. Especially if it is a car that has been sitting.
Do you think he tried to jump start it and got the cables backwards? Sounds like something your typical SRT4 owner would do… 🥴
Guy definitely doesnt sound like the brightest cookie based on how coopers describing the situation
I have an SRT4 they’re so unique. You should definitely get another, I pulled on a 2012 GT500 with mine. Stock bottom end, just fuel, tune and a $300 turbo (temporarily)
i traded a z31 300zx for a 1985 chevy caprice wagon (i know but i needed something bigger but didnt want a van or suv). the wagon ran fine for the most part when i got it but a day or two later, i go to start it and everything was dead. i try to jump start it with my truck and i sparked real bad and my truck stalled out. after figuring out there was a dead short to ground. i go ripping apart the dash to find the problem. turned out the electric door locks where the problem. i just unhooked the circuit and left it at that. It happens, especially with older cars.
Because it wasn’t tKen care off they can be reliable and fast as well
Your a good person for not giving him the shaft good on you coop
neons aren't bad, they do need alot of upkeep to stay nice. I put over 340'000 on a 1996 5 speed manual neon sport after highschool when I was broke. It leaked a ton of oil, once a year it would spring a valve cover leak into and fill one of the spark plug holes, and It would need an egr valve and a new cat before smogging every 2 years. oh and the interior started falling apart. It only left me stranded 3 times in 10 years : once with a fuel pump going out, another blowing an engine fuse and once on a hot day it vaporlocked and I walked into town rode back with the tow truck then it ended up starting after I open and closed the fuel rail line. and I bought the driver a 24 pack of coors for the help. Everytime it broke me and my dad repaired it on the side of the road.
So, did he change his mind in the end? I thought you were both still open to the trade if you fixed the Tahoe.
I went back and watched half of the video again lol i through i missed the big part where they didn't do the deal nope he left that out 🤔
I just recently had a weird starter problem. Preemptive put a new one on last year changing head gasket, because its SVT focus. Well a Monday morning turn key over and get one single click, so just take truck to work. Anyway tried to Jumpstart, same thing, single click. I just assume it's the starter. On focus you have to take the entire intake manifold off to get to it. Put new starter on, turn key, same single click. Check and change starter relay same thing. Test old starter off the car and works fine, so take new starter off and put old one back on and add a new ground, still same thing. Tested power wire for resistance/continuity and still zeroed out/no breaks. Ended up putting a new power wire on it using a 1/2 welding ground wire. Thing now fires up faster than it ever has.
Something chew up the engine ground?
I’ve seen a Tahoe do the exact same thing man. You’re not alone..
Good luck with trading up tho
Marketplace is wild man 😂😂 it’s worth it sometimes, sometimes it’s not, but you damn sure better be ready incase it goes south cause it’s gonna be a wild ride!
He had to have done something to cause the starter to get hot and cease up but cooper you're a genuine person so I hope you can trade for a much cleaner SRT-4
You are a straight up guy, Coop. But as Jason suggested below, drive the Tahoe for a couple of weeks and make sure it is ok before you trade it. If you still want the Neon, and that guy wants the Tahoe, then make the trade under the understanding that it is his and there is not a warranty on either car for either party. What's done is done.
Get that SRT!!! My first ‘fast’ car ive ever owned and the car i had the most fun in and made the most memories. I absolutely Love them. I am so excited for this lol.
Good on you for doing the right thing bro. A lot of people would've just said "tough break" and walked away.
This why Jaimie L went to the honda game. We all seen the suffering he had when he entered raceweek with his srt-4.
not sure what happened after you fixed it?? why did he want his car back??
I bout a Harley this week off marketplace. The battery had drywall screws in the terminals holding the cables. 🤣. I knew it need some love but Daggone! Lol. I know your pain
You should do more car world stories. This was good stuff.
I thought you said he still wanted to trade.?? What happened to that??
Cooper not going to lie you had me laughing so hard during the story I had tears 😭 🤣 😂 rolling down my face . Funniest shit I heard in a good while
The universe denied your dodge ownership. 😂
Internal short to ground Inside starter seen this on alternators as well
You done the right thing fella
Very stand up thing you did there Coop. A lot of people would not have done anything beyond saying "it was fine when we traded so it's your issue to deal with". If you don't hear back from him for the SRT-4 again, hopefully someone hits you up with another interesting car to trade for
Cooper big props for doing things the right way. I got a 97 ford ranger if you want to drive to Ohio.
Bronte needs her own channel. We can call it....Hanging with Cooper. 😁😁
if the starter was stuck on?
Great story time. The SRT Neon 👍
Your a good man coop, most people would have said sorry about your luck
So they decided to not take the deal after you fixed it?
Just face it Cooper the Tahoe hade separation anxiety!! 🤣🤣😂😂
The keeps plug when you said "lot of folks with bad hair round here" that cracked me up
How much for it
You’re a good man. I feel every thing happens for good reason
You did the right thing bro good ok ya. Some people lack sense or sensibility in ANY situation 😂. Starters are where you should start when learning mechanics. I taught myself everything I know about vehicles as a teenager, then youtube came around and changed the game. Anyone with sense and a little atrength can fix minor issues with their vehicle IF YOU WANT TOO!
LoL, I'm with you about selling cars. I hate it. I tend to drive them forever, definitely get the good out of them, then sell them cheap.
You did the right thing. And good things like that always comes back for your good.
A SRT-4 is a lot more interesting than a Mustang with a LS. PLEASE get one!!!
Man, that sucks Cooper, shit happens. Hope you get it figured out and get it to work cheaply so you can get the Neon back. Jamie at PFI has the Curse so he'd be the one to talk to about it and things you can do to it. I'd see if he really still wants to trade now, and considering what a non mechanic he was you did right thing, your a stand up guy.
I would not trade with that guy. He sounds like a future headache. I only trade with mechanically inclined people that understand what buying a used car means. Coop did the right thing by taking it back since it failed immediately but I have a feeling his phone would never stop ringing if he went through with a trade now.
@@mckrackin5324 I bet the kid just bought or traded for the neon then realized it was a shitty daily. Although if I had a neon I'd flip it for a Tahoe quick
Tahoe didn't wanna go 🤣 I woulda made it right as well Coop, your a good man Coop 👍