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When Robert was talking about all the body damage on the "new" Coda, I wondered if he was thinking about doing an "engine swap" on one of his other cars. i.e. transplant the good battery and drive line from the "new" Coda into one of the existing shells.
Sooner or later you're just going to own every Coda that was ever made, and I bet you still won't be able to get a single working Coda out of them all. Also, I bought a Klein multimeter because I saw you'd used it in other videos, and thanks for the recommendation!
If you haven't seen it then I highly recommend going and finding a compilation video of Totalbiscuit's Squarespace ads. They are completely bonkers. Maybe the humor won't land as well if you don't know them but I still think it's worth checking out to see if you like it. (Sadly, Totalbiscuit AKA John Bane AKA literally the guy whose face is the "LUL" emote on Twitch passed away some years ago from cancer. Rest his soul.)
@@DanteTorn Definitely didn't expect this gut punch today. Somehow, it wasn't as hard as when I randomly remembered he was no longer with us about a year ago, that time really stung. I will always adore the last hour of Ep. 140 - going through those Steam releases as if trying to empty a septic tank with a straw... Next!
I have a Coda (VIN ...00049, labelled #75 of 500), just like the two "Perfect Storm" grey ones that you have. I'm at 52,000+ miles. I've had Thunderstruck Motors repair the main battery twice now - both times it was 1 or 2 cell packs bad. Otherwise it's been ok - crappy car but a good enough beater to get me and my tools around and doesn't cost me anything to drive (except registration and insurance). Total maintenance cost over 12 years was $2,600 - 2 battery repairs and 1 set of tires). The right rear door won't lock remotely (by that I mean when I use the key in the driver's door - the key fob remotes haven't worked for 10 years), but it unlocks most of the time, so it's probably a broken plastic part in the door locking mechanism). A bunch of warning lights on the dash are on constantly (not the over temp light or the lightning bolt) but I don't have a diagnostic scanner so I don't know what they mean. The seat belt warning buzzer goes off constantly even though I always have my seat belt on - I just mentally tune it out. The batteries in the tire pressure sensors are all dead. I screwed the sunglasses storage compartment shut - it wouldn't stay closed and when it's open it blocks the inside rear view mirror. I always set the parking brake when I park because early on it came on and moved itself a few feet for no reason at all (has not happened again since 2013). But I have not had any of the drive train issues or other major problems you have talked about so I guess it's pretty good as Codas go. It's one of only 4 that were sold in the San Francisco Bay area, so I assume it's alone in the Bay Area now - it's brothers are probably long dead. I'm not really interested in selling it, but thought you might be able to use the data point.🤔
Coolant leaks DO indeed fix themselves! My 1987 Volvo 480 was leaking coolant right after the radiator was fixed. I located the leak to a lower thermostat. But then it stopped leaking. Apparently enough white muck accumulated around it to seal the leak properly. That was in 2016 and it has not leaked since. 😅
I have/had a leaky rad in my Altima, lost like a pint every month or two so relatively slow considering the driving it got. Went to swap it out with a replacement before winter hit and it just... stopped. For about 10 months.
@@timothymclean That is a very good question! Volvo recommends a coolant flush every two (2) years for the 480. I've had mine ever since the radiator was changed, so maybe it's indeed time for one. 🤔🤭
I love that the Ryobi mower (post-conversion) is sitting behind the new Coda (around 8:00), silently mocking it by being far more reliable and easy to troubleshoot.
the letter c in cod is higher than the o and the d. you could rearrange them to say OCD. for fun i suggested to my wife that we arrange the passat letters on out 2004 wagon to say asspat and see if anyone noticed; she said it would be a bad influence on our son. oh well...
Back in the '80s Seattle radio station KUBE 93 FM gave out bumper stickers. Someone got clever and hacked up a couple to say PUKE 69 FM. See also the IN-N-OUT BURGER sticker someone changed to IN-N-OUT URGE.
In 6 months: "I have four bricked Coda's that I just can't get working, so I did the most smartest thing ever. I bought all rights to the Coda name and all associated intellectual property so that I can make my own Coda because that's the only way that I'll ever be able to get one of these working right."
'And I said yes... because I'm stupid' - I think we all can relate. I regularly tell myself, 'I wish I wasn't so dumb.' Usually when I screw something up royally that was easily avoidable.
That cars have speedometers is actually an invention of the speedometer industry and I am glad that Robert here wont bother fixing it, and therefore does not finance this mafia. I have no clue how a car can pass a safety inspection without a working speedometer. I hope that one day we get a fully working coda made from 10 non working codas and all the body panels are different colors
@@BillWaltonbwawsc Dig deeper and we have blue, red and amber colors on the Hafei Saibao, the model the Coda is based on. Should he go to China to ship one out?
@@gluttonousmaximus9048To be fair, going from model trains to owning a real train is one magnitude higher (in cost and hassle) than owning a model car and moving to a real car
I did not just hear him say he might get another one... There's a therapist somewhere banging his head against his desk with dread that Rob might walk in through the door saying he's got a problem.
That's one snazzy Coda! The real question is whether you can piece together a fully functional Coda and keep it functional for a year with what you have.
@@ladylilithparker Well, I didn't specify Robert had to daily drive the Coda for a year, but your point still stands. I think he barely has enough parts to cobble together a fully functional Coda. Coda's have ATROCIOUS reliability.
For some reason, the Coda reminds me of the 2001 Kia Sephia my wife had when we got married. Maybe it is just the random car from the 2000's vibe. Unlike the Coda though, the Sephia was surprisingly reliable. It was cheap, full of plastics, and a hundred little things stopped working. However the engine felt like you couldn't take it out of its misery if you tried
That a car can pass a safety inspection with a coolant leak and a non-functioning speedo is wild. I can only imagine the inspection went something like: Inspector: What's that? Robert: A Coda. Inspector: Never heard of it, did it drive here under it's own power? Robert: Ummm, yes. Inspector ticks "Inspection Passed" on his form.
@@JimOHalloran For years you could pass the U.K. MOT safety inspection without a working transmission. The crack in the windscreen would be a fail though.
You're one of my favorite creators in recent months, because you financially deprecate yourself significantly in the quest for quirky weird cars, doug would bow down to some of the things you own, I aspire to be ya
I spotted that Renault Twizy on the desk. You should get one, they're great. My mom used to pick me up in that, with my backpack, saxophone, dog and other things all in the little Twizy.
@@DeusExMJ12 : I'm figuring the answer is ALL OF THEM, myself. Though I am not entirely clear about whether that is more than 10 or not, at this point.
I edit commercials for a living and believe me when I say, I hate watching commercials! Except for you're when you're talking about your sponsor. This one had me laughing out loud and I finally succumbed to your Factor wiles.
Every single factor commercial I've seen ( on this channel ) makes me want to get them but for some reason the fact that there's no script on this one is making me want it even more and laughing uncontrollably.
I think we have here is a classic case of... 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ' but knowing Robert (wonderful fellow he is) he will make lots of content on its issues and problems along with all the repairs followed by all breakdowns again/aferwards!
My 1983 Dodge D150 with a 318 V8 and factory 4 speed (The 318 isn't stock, it had a 225 slant 6 but that was slow and boring so I swapped it for a not so slow or boring 318 V8) decided to randomly leak half a quart of oil out of the rear main seal in a walmart parking lot, and then proceed to suddenly stop leaking oil. This was after I swapped the intake manifold and replaced the gaskets to solve an oil leak out of the rear of the intake. So I was like, "Great, now I get to pull the engine sometime in the spring because screw doing that as Fall is approaching without a garage."... But like I said, it has stopped leaking, and is a little under half a quart over full, but I don't care, it's not leaking. I also have a brake caliper on the front right of that truck that leaks when it wants too, a starter that works when it wants too, and a mysterious annoying rattle somewhere I cannot find that vanishes the moment I park to look for it. Sooo... Yeah... I feel your confusion and frustration and relief at a leak suddenly stopping. And for everyone else wondering, that feeling is anxiety because you didn't fix anything and the problem stopped anyway.
I had one of the seals with spiral things randomly pop out then go back in, I suspect an overpressure inside pushing the seal lip outward, happened on the gearbox to drive shaft seal
for the rattle, get a kid to ride with you and hunt for the sound while you're driving. at least it will narrow down where to look. for the starter, if you're so inclined, you could pull the starter off, pull the thing apart, and give the rotor (the thing that spins) a good scrubbing with something like a tooth brush and plain old soapy water. sometimes you can get a little grain of something between the rotor and the stator that can jam it up, since it doesn't take that much force to keep it from spinning. just make sure to rinse it off with something like WD-40 Specialist Electric Parts Cleaner before letting it dry and then reassembling it. do NOT use brake parts cleaner, as it can eat the protective coating on the wires. if that's too expensive, soaking it in rubbing alcohol should also work. just let it sit out for a day or so before re-assembling it.
This feels like a video sent from the circle of hell where you are chained to a Coda for all of eternity. As the expression goes, when you find yourself in hell, keep on going!
I will never tire of your Coda videos. Please buy more and amass the largest collection in the world in hopes of having one reliable one. Years ago I test drove one at the Century City Mall in Los Angeles. I was so eager to have an EV before they were really ready for prime time that I almost got one, but your videos are a great reminder that I made a right choice to wait for better EVs.
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"What I have is 3 Coda shaped bricks!" No truer words have ever been spoken
you are so entertaining to watch, even the factor ads are funny
This is the first time I actually watched a factor commercial... on any channel! 🤣
Factor is vastly overpriced and not worth it in any way.
@@tarstarkusz even at 20% it's not worth it. at 50% off it's alright though.
95% of Coda owners stop buying Codas just before they get a perfect one
good news more Codas
if it's gonna keep going like this he's gonna become owner of 95% of Codas...
Legit.
@@DAragonPL and he’ll almost have a functioning coda
That can't be right, it implies there are at least 20 Coda owners. 😂
Proud to be the only man to successfully trick you into buying a CODA.
I do miss my COD, though. 😢
@@snazzy What did you replace it with? lol
You asked money for that thing?
So after you sold your Coda, you upgraded to a Lada?
The replacement was an electric scooter right? 🤣
It might be time for an intervention.
Yeahhh... no. He should buy *all* the Codas he can.
And at the end of that intervention, he should be rewarded with another Coda... so he'll have an even 6 of them!!!
How many running Codas are left?
@@CyberlightFG Probably only seven or so. 😏
Aging Codas
"That's not gambling at all!"
Technically correct. Throwing money into a bonfire is not gambling.
Spending on no expected return is not gambling.
"He genuinely liked his Coda, he used it as his daily driver for several _months_ "
LOL, sounds like a standard Coda ownership experience.
How long did he own it? That is the real question.
@@DubGathoniI’ve had it for a couple years.
@@snazzy how many issues did you have with it? (Not asking if)
As a former Coda owner, mine was my daily driver for 3.5 years until it died and I god fed up with it 😂
Don't fix the Cod: put one of those Christian fish emblems next to it.
Ohmygodyes
Or around it, if it'll fit.
COD🐟
maybe use it as the A lol
naw, put a peace sign next to it
Dude has like 200% of the world's working Codas.
other people: electric cars are simple and reliable
Robert Dunn: CODA
And they are for the most part, a single bad 12 years old EV, do not speaks for all the others that are reasonable to good.
@@Argoon1981 One slapped together on the cheep, pertinently.
@@AgentTasmania indeed.
Legend says that if you buy 4 Codas for parts in order to make 1 functional car, then you are rewarded with a nervous breakdown.
Coda is the perfect car for masochists 😂
Robert is immune from nervous breakdowns, he's insane!
When Robert was talking about all the body damage on the "new" Coda, I wondered if he was thinking about doing an "engine swap" on one of his other cars. i.e. transplant the good battery and drive line from the "new" Coda into one of the existing shells.
My neighbor used to do this with old Ladas - at any given time he had one running and two for parts.
@@AB0BA_69 Lada would like to have a word
Sir, the 4th Coda has entered Robert's garage
Sooner or later you're just going to own every Coda that was ever made, and I bet you still won't be able to get a single working Coda out of them all. Also, I bought a Klein multimeter because I saw you'd used it in other videos, and thanks for the recommendation!
give him time give him time🤣🤣🤣
Just don't buy a Coda. 😁
he won't get mine unless he kills me first
Since he has everyone, he could theoretically own coda because he has all of their literally stock.
I got one of those as well to replace my NeverStart one that I drowned in the truck bed. Never use it, but I might one day. Rated for 600 volts
According to Wikipedia, the Coda was only sold in California and only 117 units were made. That's wild.
I know someone who has one, quite possibly the only Coda in the state of Michigan
Only 113 to find
Rarer than a rare Supercar but much cheaper. I can't understand why 🙂
Read this comment a while ago and I cannot stop thinking about how Robert has like 3% of all the Codas
@@MrDuncl Rarity of something good vs something bad.
When i'm in a buying more of the same obscure EV shitbox competition and my opponent is Aging Wheels:
The Twike is looking better and better.
Aging Wheels: Where you want to watch an in-video advert.
Yeah, there's a handful of channels where I actually watch the sponsored segments because I genuinely find them entertaining, and this is one of those
If you haven't seen it then I highly recommend going and finding a compilation video of Totalbiscuit's Squarespace ads. They are completely bonkers. Maybe the humor won't land as well if you don't know them but I still think it's worth checking out to see if you like it.
(Sadly, Totalbiscuit AKA John Bane AKA literally the guy whose face is the "LUL" emote on Twitch passed away some years ago from cancer. Rest his soul.)
@@DanteTorn Definitely didn't expect this gut punch today.
Somehow, it wasn't as hard as when I randomly remembered he was no longer with us about a year ago, that time really stung.
I will always adore the last hour of Ep. 140 - going through those Steam releases as if trying to empty a septic tank with a straw... Next!
@@DanteTorn IMO, the ad spots that Evan & Katelyn do are also fantastically cringe-worthy (in a good way!).
@@ShinoPuppy that's because shoob themed ads are just good. :P
I have a Coda (VIN ...00049, labelled #75 of 500), just like the two "Perfect Storm" grey ones that you have. I'm at 52,000+ miles. I've had Thunderstruck Motors repair the main battery twice now - both times it was 1 or 2 cell packs bad. Otherwise it's been ok - crappy car but a good enough beater to get me and my tools around and doesn't cost me anything to drive (except registration and insurance). Total maintenance cost over 12 years was $2,600 - 2 battery repairs and 1 set of tires). The right rear door won't lock remotely (by that I mean when I use the key in the driver's door - the key fob remotes haven't worked for 10 years), but it unlocks most of the time, so it's probably a broken plastic part in the door locking mechanism). A bunch of warning lights on the dash are on constantly (not the over temp light or the lightning bolt) but I don't have a diagnostic scanner so I don't know what they mean. The seat belt warning buzzer goes off constantly even though I always have my seat belt on - I just mentally tune it out. The batteries in the tire pressure sensors are all dead. I screwed the sunglasses storage compartment shut - it wouldn't stay closed and when it's open it blocks the inside rear view mirror. I always set the parking brake when I park because early on it came on and moved itself a few feet for no reason at all (has not happened again since 2013). But I have not had any of the drive train issues or other major problems you have talked about so I guess it's pretty good as Codas go. It's one of only 4 that were sold in the San Francisco Bay area, so I assume it's alone in the Bay Area now - it's brothers are probably long dead. I'm not really interested in selling it, but thought you might be able to use the data point.🤔
" I'm an influencer, a bad one "
Can confirm, Robert's videos back in the day helped 'influence' me into buying a classic SAAB. 10/10, would not buy again.
I kind of wish I lived near Robert so I could enjoy the pure comedy of being his go-to guy to call for a ride whenever one of his cars breaks down.
Me too!
Me three!!!
Coolant leaks DO indeed fix themselves! My 1987 Volvo 480 was leaking coolant right after the radiator was fixed. I located the leak to a lower thermostat. But then it stopped leaking. Apparently enough white muck accumulated around it to seal the leak properly.
That was in 2016 and it has not leaked since. 😅
Should you be concerned about how much white muck is in your thermostat?
I have/had a leaky rad in my Altima, lost like a pint every month or two so relatively slow considering the driving it got. Went to swap it out with a replacement before winter hit and it just... stopped. For about 10 months.
@@timothymclean That is a very good question!
Volvo recommends a coolant flush every two (2) years for the 480. I've had mine ever since the radiator was changed, so maybe it's indeed time for one. 🤔🤭
Great news jeesjees2
15:28 "So what did we learn?" Bring a bicycle on EV range tests? Or any drive in a Coda?
I love that the Ryobi mower (post-conversion) is sitting behind the new Coda (around 8:00), silently mocking it by being far more reliable and easy to troubleshoot.
the letter c in cod is higher than the o and the d. you could rearrange them to say OCD.
for fun i suggested to my wife that we arrange the passat letters on out 2004 wagon to say asspat and see if anyone noticed; she said it would be a bad influence on our son.
oh well...
Your wife didn’t say no though. Swap the letters with her blessing now. 😂
I saw a Passat wagon with the letters rearranged to spell dATASS
how about re-arranging them to say "PASTAS" instead?
Back in the '80s Seattle radio station KUBE 93 FM gave out bumper stickers. Someone got clever and hacked up a couple to say PUKE 69 FM. See also the IN-N-OUT BURGER sticker someone changed to IN-N-OUT URGE.
Dont worry you've only got 3 codas and a fish
coda's are this guy's rocks that he pushes uphill as divine punishment.
Robert “Sisyphus” Dunn!
And sisyphys was his name-o!
I normally ignore skip sponsored ads because I live in a country with many Bunnings but I always enjoy when you make them
They never say what countries have them but I suppose that is the nature of the beast.
@@Phiyedough consider the beast denatured, it's Australia
Unless it's a Betterhelp ad. Those make me close the video 😂
The lowest prices are just the beginning
@Jorge.ALXNDR I have a feeling you get triggered easy looking at your profile 😂
In 6 months: "I have four bricked Coda's that I just can't get working, so I did the most smartest thing ever. I bought all rights to the Coda name and all associated intellectual property so that I can make my own Coda because that's the only way that I'll ever be able to get one of these working right."
He's already got the Wheego service computer; might as well set up a last-call clinic for weird electric cars.
'And I said yes... because I'm stupid' - I think we all can relate. I regularly tell myself, 'I wish I wasn't so dumb.' Usually when I screw something up royally that was easily avoidable.
The fuse is never the problem. The owner of 3 Codas is.
LOL
Thank you for making this mistake so I don’t have to
codasigma has a good ring to it tho
"is this 5th coda in the room with us right now?" type shit lol.
The factor ad was excellent. :D
You know you are on Aging Wheels when the the sponsor segment is better than the content on a lot of other channels
"It's actually a fish" Cracked me right up.
That cars have speedometers is actually an invention of the speedometer industry and I am glad that Robert here wont bother fixing it, and therefore does not finance this mafia.
I have no clue how a car can pass a safety inspection without a working speedometer.
I hope that one day we get a fully working coda made from 10 non working codas and all the body panels are different colors
Robert and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoda
AFAIK they only ever made 3 colors - grey, silver and white. Red and blue were promised but never made it to market.
@@BillWaltonbwawsc Robert has a black one. Or is it one of the prototypes?
@@captainvector I guess I was wrong - although I never saw a black one on the road.🙄
@@BillWaltonbwawsc Dig deeper and we have blue, red and amber colors on the Hafei Saibao, the model the Coda is based on. Should he go to China to ship one out?
This hobby is turning out to be more intensive than model railways...
@toyotaprius79
SHHHH!
Heaven's to Murgatroid... let's not give him any ideas!
Model railways are still models. This car is, albeit in the loosest term, a real car.
@@gluttonousmaximus9048To be fair, going from model trains to owning a real train is one magnitude higher (in cost and hassle) than owning a model car and moving to a real car
@@gluttonousmaximus9048 It's a full-scale model, sir.
I did not just hear him say he might get another one... There's a therapist somewhere banging his head against his desk with dread that Rob might walk in through the door saying he's got a problem.
If Rob walks in the door, the therapist sees his early retirement becoming a reality.
That's one snazzy Coda!
The real question is whether you can piece together a fully functional Coda and keep it functional for a year with what you have.
A year might be too optimistic.
@@ladylilithparker Well, I didn't specify Robert had to daily drive the Coda for a year, but your point still stands. I think he barely has enough parts to cobble together a fully functional Coda.
Coda's have ATROCIOUS reliability.
Snazzy...I see what you did there.
No.
I can explain the coolant issue. If you keep extra coolant on hand it will remain fine, but if you forget to bring some, it will quickly drain out.
Never let a problem find out that you're unprepared. That's when they get you.
I think you need a fifth Coda. You now have a collection of Codas, and a collection simply isn't complete unless you have ALL OF THE CODAS!!!
17:16 Hey Robert you can buy a set of wheel dollies from harbor freight for like 100 bucks ❤ that will make it very easy to move the stuck coda!
not sure if you noticed it, but he's got several vehicles sitting on wheel dollies in his shop.
You can't be stopped huh lol
you now own over 3% of all coda's ever made congrats!
Hope factor pays you enough for your ad, as it allways is by far the best add on youtube!
For some reason, the Coda reminds me of the 2001 Kia Sephia my wife had when we got married. Maybe it is just the random car from the 2000's vibe. Unlike the Coda though, the Sephia was surprisingly reliable. It was cheap, full of plastics, and a hundred little things stopped working. However the engine felt like you couldn't take it out of its misery if you tried
Good, good, let the sunk cost fallacy flow through you.
In the lightning bolt condition it's probably reduced power by enough that the coolant will never get hot enough to open up the leak
12:43 this is exactly what I expect from the Missouri State Highway Patrol
That a car can pass a safety inspection with a coolant leak and a non-functioning speedo is wild. I can only imagine the inspection went something like:
Inspector: What's that?
Robert: A Coda.
Inspector: Never heard of it, did it drive here under it's own power?
Robert: Ummm, yes.
Inspector ticks "Inspection Passed" on his form.
@@JimOHalloran For years you could pass the U.K. MOT safety inspection without a working transmission. The crack in the windscreen would be a fail though.
You're the Coda King of America! 🤣
4 Codas don't work? Try a 5th Coda. You will certainly not regret buying a 5th Coda.
I believe it's time to create the ultimate 'Franken Coda.' With parts from four different cars, I believe you could build a fully functioning Coda
Have you thought about putting a Coda together and donate it to a museum, then you can scrap and part out the rest and be done with it.
Lane Motor Museum would be a great place to donate one, if they don't have one already.
Best ad reads, I actually watch your ads, unlike 99% of ads on any other channels
I love it! Another Coda! Is this now a Murder of Coda?
Perhaps a Fault of Coda?
@@ladylilithparker Oooooo, nice!
A despair of Codas?
@@ladylilithparkerThis wins.
I propose: An Asylum of Codas
You're one of my favorite creators in recent months, because you financially deprecate yourself significantly in the quest for quirky weird cars, doug would bow down to some of the things you own, I aspire to be ya
When the first sound effect is 1999 Rollercoaster Tycoon balloon pop, you know it's gonna be a good time
This video deserves a thumbs up for Robert embracing full "Kermit The Frog" mode during the Factor ad. Bravo, sir.
I spotted that Renault Twizy on the desk. You should get one, they're great.
My mom used to pick me up in that, with my backpack, saxophone, dog and other things all in the little Twizy.
This man needs to get a folding bicycle (and a helmet) for his range tests. 🤣
Yup, definitely need to get another one or a dozen to know if the quality is consistent or not...
I too sometimes find myself planning routes by the quality and quantity of places to sit with a broken vehicle. Good policy.
I think 6 Codas will work best for you!
i think the number of issues various Codas have means he'll need *AT LEAST* 10. 😂
@@DeusExMJ12 good call!
@@DeusExMJ12 : I'm figuring the answer is ALL OF THEM, myself. Though I am not entirely clear about whether that is more than 10 or not, at this point.
Okay, you're gonna have to give me a warning or something next time- Your Factor spot caused me to spit out my coffee laughing.
Can't have too many Codas
He should give them names, one could be called Al.
Or too many cods for that matter
no matter how many codas he buys, he will never truly have more than most of one.
Best sponsored ad ever!
I wish you the best on your Coda obsession.
Damn, your editing and acting/personality has greatly improved! I love it!
You need to do your Factor ads like a hostage video with a gun in your back.
this is bordering on self harm at this point
*listing problems*
"Its actually a fish!"
that made me laugh more than it probably should have
If this isn't the truest definition of "My own worst enemy" then I don't know what is.
You need a folding e-bike to keep in the back seat. - With an electric skateboard to back that up.
1:21 - Me explaining all my bad decisions
It's not that you have a problem Coda, it's more that you have a coda problem.
I think we need to have a talk. There are meetings for this kind of thing. Its not shameful to admit needing help.
Yup... talk about getting another Coda so he'll have six of them... a nice half-dozen!!!
"My name is Robert and I have a Coda problem" 🙂?
I edit commercials for a living and believe me when I say, I hate watching commercials! Except for you're when you're talking about your sponsor. This one had me laughing out loud and I finally succumbed to your Factor wiles.
A day when Aging Wheels uploads is a good day.
Every single factor commercial I've seen ( on this channel ) makes me want to get them but for some reason the fact that there's no script on this one is making me want it even more and laughing uncontrollably.
I generally hate ads. But this is the first ad in literally years I watched all the way through.
It always stuns and amazes me how much patience and energy you have for all these (arguably disastrous) projects. I struggle to do my dishes.
He knows which roads have wide shoulders, given his choice in cars that is not surprising.
I think we have here is a classic case of...
'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. '
but knowing Robert (wonderful fellow he is) he will make lots of content on its issues and problems along with all the repairs followed by all breakdowns again/aferwards!
You never get better at things by practicing?
@@BarackLesnar Coda stopped practicing EV building many years ago. Would an UnCar be more reliable ?
Hey Ho! Good for you another Coda! And good for the viewers, more FUN. And the "factor' commercial I did NOT skip thru-that was very well done!
"blink twice if you need help"
Your delivery is always flawless. And yes, you need a fifth Cod.
My 1983 Dodge D150 with a 318 V8 and factory 4 speed (The 318 isn't stock, it had a 225 slant 6 but that was slow and boring so I swapped it for a not so slow or boring 318 V8) decided to randomly leak half a quart of oil out of the rear main seal in a walmart parking lot, and then proceed to suddenly stop leaking oil. This was after I swapped the intake manifold and replaced the gaskets to solve an oil leak out of the rear of the intake. So I was like, "Great, now I get to pull the engine sometime in the spring because screw doing that as Fall is approaching without a garage."... But like I said, it has stopped leaking, and is a little under half a quart over full, but I don't care, it's not leaking. I also have a brake caliper on the front right of that truck that leaks when it wants too, a starter that works when it wants too, and a mysterious annoying rattle somewhere I cannot find that vanishes the moment I park to look for it.
Sooo... Yeah... I feel your confusion and frustration and relief at a leak suddenly stopping. And for everyone else wondering, that feeling is anxiety because you didn't fix anything and the problem stopped anyway.
I had one of the seals with spiral things randomly pop out then go back in, I suspect an overpressure inside pushing the seal lip outward, happened on the gearbox to drive shaft seal
for the rattle, get a kid to ride with you and hunt for the sound while you're driving. at least it will narrow down where to look.
for the starter, if you're so inclined, you could pull the starter off, pull the thing apart, and give the rotor (the thing that spins) a good scrubbing with something like a tooth brush and plain old soapy water. sometimes you can get a little grain of something between the rotor and the stator that can jam it up, since it doesn't take that much force to keep it from spinning. just make sure to rinse it off with something like WD-40 Specialist Electric Parts Cleaner before letting it dry and then reassembling it. do NOT use brake parts cleaner, as it can eat the protective coating on the wires. if that's too expensive, soaking it in rubbing alcohol should also work. just let it sit out for a day or so before re-assembling it.
I have No idea...
I just hope it doesn't happen again.
My whole history of auto electrics summed up in one sentence
This feels like a video sent from the circle of hell where you are chained to a Coda for all of eternity. As the expression goes, when you find yourself in hell, keep on going!
It's nice to see somebody else with the same vehicular hoarding issues I have. Glad to know I'm not alone here lol.
You should carry a bike with you for breakdowns. A gasoline-powered bike, maybe…
Ooh, perhaps a Honda Motocompacto!
Number 5 is the one that'll run well.
Do we need to start talking bets on a 5th coda?
I think this has been the only FACTOR or any other advertising that I actually watched 🤣
he's got 99 problems and at least 50 are coda related
I will never tire of your Coda videos. Please buy more and amass the largest collection in the world in hopes of having one reliable one.
Years ago I test drove one at the Century City Mall in Los Angeles. I was so eager to have an EV before they were really ready for prime time that I almost got one, but your videos are a great reminder that I made a right choice to wait for better EVs.
You always bring something unique to the table, can't get enough!
Like a factor meal!
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I actually watched the whole ad read this time. This guy is nuts.
I wonder if the system wasn't properly burped
16:19 “it’s actually a fish” 🤣
I think we all know the definition of insanity. Thank goodness Robert doesn’t.
I have seen tons of Factor ad reads on TH-cam. Yours are, by far, the most memorable and interesting I've seen.