The Chevy SSR Was a Crazy $50,000 Retro Convertible Pickup Truck
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The Chevy SSR was a crazy retro-convertible pickup truck. The Chevrolet SSR never made any sense, and today I’m reviewing this purple SSR to show you why the Chevy SSR is one of the strangest vehicles in years.
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You can't fool me, that's a Hot Wheels car.
Ok
Say sike right now. Hot wheels cars are based off of real cars😢
@@aidancessna1548 I can't tell if you're joking or not
Why do people say that some cars look like hotwheels when hotwheels has nothing that looks like it. I only know 2 toy car companies that make ssr scale models and that is maisto and matchbox
@@aidancessna1548 not all of them
The underside says *(C) 2004 MATTEL*
Lol
StrongRuler
Haha i get the joke 😂👍🏼
It’s a hot wheels omg
StrongRuler hell yhea 😆
*Made In Thailand*
Fun fact： Matchbox actually did made a Chevy SSR. Google it and you won‘t be disappointed.
Since Doug doesn't know how the SSR came about, I'll fill people in (I worked at the company that designed the car as a software engineer at the time). The SSR wasn't designed by GM, it was designed by American Specialty Cars (AKA American Sunroof Corporation). ASC had invented the moon-roof and the one button convertible, both of which debuted on the Saab 900 in the early 1980's, and eventually became ubiquitous. They changed the name after agreeing to build the BMW Z4 and BMW balking at the company building the Z4 being called American Sunroof Corporation.
In any event, the concept of the SSR was to build a car that would look like the roadsters of the 1930's that had been built by younger drivers on cheaply available 1920's pickups, many of which were Chevys. ASC built the complete prototype using a GMC Envoy platform with a Corvette powertrain, and the car featured a one touch retractable hardtop that disappears into the front of the pickup bed. They sold the concept to GM by parking the prototype in the CEO's driveway, leaving the keys in it. Needless to say he bought the concept.
ASC came out with another prototype, this time for Ford, and it was a 4 seater reworking of the Model A roadster. Every external mechanical part (and the engine flaps on the side of the hood could be opened, making the engine an external part) was chromed, and the car (in Henry's tradition) was black. After trying to market the car to Ford and Ford opting to build the (failed) reworking of the Thunderbird instead, ASC went back to building convertibles for other companies (such as the Toyota Solara convertible) and moon-roofs.
Thanks for the information that’s really cool
Nice post. Would like to see more likes in it.
Thats awesome I didn't know any of this
You would think that he would do some research and homework when reviewing these cars, especially these less common and "quirky" ones...
Thanks for sharing this!
How it came to exist: two engineers collided in the hallway and their papers got mixed up. No one noticed until it was too late.
He said that this is weird... But can he looks at himself near all engineers and creators of that project?
😂
You got peanut butter on my chocolate...!
Thank God I finally know how to manually close the top on a Chevy SSR
vG Doctor It'll come in handy next time you need to close one.
vG Doctor hahahahaha
vG Doctor the winter nightmare is over? ;)
He is showing you how it is done and not how to do it. People that own this truck will already know how to do it. This is *not* a tutorial dude. Sorry i was such a party pooper
Doug is the type of guy to buy water in the store and set it free in the ocean.
Haha awesome!
lmfao
10/10
JP Landscaping 😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahaha winner!!!!
The ssr is an el camino that got a bit carried away with drugs
It's easy to see where it all started. El Camino is just an Impala that got carried away with booze and hooked up with it's sister.
No it’s an el Camino after it quit drugs and it’s like... hey what happened to me? And the Holden Ute is an el Camino that never took drugs and properly aged.
More like an El Camino that made too many laps around the buffet.
@@Quicksilver_Cookie More like a Chevelle and a C10 love child.
@@75aces97 El Obeso
Theory one. The owner of GM just found out he had a long lost half-brother, invited them and their family up to visit and then let the half-brother work with the design team on their next car.
Simpson's reference. Wowww. Love it haha
@@shawnyt6368 thank you. Glad someone finally got it!
Chevy Homer anyone?
D'oh!
Then, the owner of gm didn’t see the car until the launch, and was shocked when it cost 55000$ dollars, then GM went bankrupt.
It's like a Plymouth Prowler and a PT Cruiser had a baby and Chevy stole it from the hospital.
sandor szabados that's exactly what I was thinking!
sandor szabados 😂😂
Lol nice, I'd say the ssr is a lot cooler though, especially if it's one with the 6.2
O MY GOD you are totally right
ssanderford63 You mean 6.0
unique car built at the wrong time.... a GM habit
The avantime deserved better
I think this one was going to go bottom up no matter when it was released.
Well, GM doesnt exactly know how to build AT ALL let alone at the right time...
@@LilXezon_1121 oh I agree, cars are shut, sadly the camaro is too. (Quality wise) my friends dad just got a 2021 camaro rs hard top. Apparently the roof was leaking. FUCKING LEAKING chevys been making cars for over 100 years and can't even seal a goddam roof. And it happened 3 times
The wrong time? You're telling me you'd buy this now or at a different time?
That 14mpg number plate though
21mpg on highway with mine
21 mpg on the highway
So a solid 18.2 average . Thats the same as my fx35 lmao
More interested than the battery
Does it do anything good
This is the love child of an El Camino and a PT Cruiser!
The forbidden one
*hhr
Lol I was thinking the love child of an El camino and Plymouth Prowler 🤣😂
But it looks a lot better than the PT cruiser
Lol 😆 love the comments. But my husband is in love with it. It's so difficult and unique. Pretty tight.
Strangely these have held their value relatively well, I'm assuming because of the low production numbers and LS drivetrain.
The only reason it should keep value is for the engine at all
They are weird enough that the people who do want them, really want them.
There is one near me I think for around $20,000-$25,000. NO THANKS.
WatchJRGo The primary value of a vehicle equipped with any variant of LS, lies in the LS. ( the circularity of this comment is by design) With no apologies to Mr
DeCadinet.
Nope, has a 5300 Vortec for '03 and '04 but '05 and '06 are the LS2, only ones on Autotrader I remember are the earlier years, and the reason their value holds so well is because they have INSANELY low mileage usually, lowest was 7K miles at 25K asking price which is pretty much a steal for a reliable convertible car with some decent pickup practicality
Engineers: we are bored
CEO: we need a car
Engineers: how about a car that should not exist
CEO: we should definitely do it
I think it's a great car and it should exist.
Haha. Most CEO's are overpaid morons.
OpticalEarth >overpaid
>morons
Pick one.
What about this piece of shit looks like a "engineers" car?
It looks like a design by committee but that committee who were blowing as much cash as coke.
I'd buy it just because I think it's funny
"Keep Clicking.... Keep clicking and I'll come in there and give you something to click about"
-Doug DeMuro, 2017
I hear that crap in almost every old Chevy I ride in. What the hell is it?
Auto Technica mmhh
Auto Technica when did he say that?
Air door actuators. Whenever the ac/heat, temperature and blend door are adjusted they’ll click because their made of cheap plastics, and will result in failure. I Need to buy three for a 2012 impala. I live in Arizona so the summers are a must for ac, and ones failed so heat doesn’t work on the passenger side for the winter. Fml
At the very end of the video
"What good is a truck bed with a cover?"
You've obviously never went shopping in the rain in a truck.
Im just now getting this guy recommended to me and the more I see the more it is clear he knows nothing about cars.
@@andrewdriver3318 more so just out of touch with massive market segments
@@PhantomPhaze maybe, but I’ve seen him get bewildered by basic car things. Like a floor mounted high beam switch, which was standard on just about every car till about the mid to late 90s. He also doesn’t really talk about them the way a car guy would. He talks the way a non car person shops for a car, it is all styling and features. He doesn’t mention anything about the drivetrain or performance. He spent a few minutes on the cup holder but only mentioned this came with an LS2 V8 in one passing offhand comment.
Trucks are no longer used as trucks. That's for sure...
@@jpoppinga8417....because they come with bed covers?
16:10 I'm sitting here hanging out watching Dougie get his quirk on and all of a sudden I realize he's driving in my neighborhood and this is literally my neighbors car
Leo Chase
That's awesome, my neighbor has a yellow one
A is your opinion and B could be true. You idiots seem to forget that 1.1 million people are subscribed to Doug, it isn't that unlikely that he filmed near him.
Cool!
what city is this?, so much trees and plants!! awesome!!
Alfons 3000 looks like any Midwestern city....
When I sold these new I never saw one sold to anyone that was less than 50 years old.
I bought mine when I was 52. Now has over 162,000 miles & still loving her
@@hottoddy6757 Todd (not soo) young
@@ericpoffo9629 I will always be YOUNG
Death trooper might be about to get one of these in UK at 21
@@matthewgannon722 Have you bought it?
Every car we had when I was growing up had the trunk release in the glove box, yet Doug is always amazed by it.
He's often amazed by the type of standard pickup door handles that were on every truck for decades.
Remember filling up your gas tank behind the license plate
My parents old 1994 Chrysler concorde had that
Here's to feeling good...all the time
This is why I love watching him, he's always amazed by every little detail and mechanism, he's not a boring person
I honestly loved these back in the day. I am happy oddball like this exist in the car world.
I love them too.
Doug is the type of guy that stops for traffic lights in GTA.
wow!!!
Sheeeeit. I stop for traffic lights in watch dogs sometimes...
Honestly sometimes i do that
It's fun to try and obey the traffic laws in GTA. Because then, when you inevitably road rage from the shitty AI, you have access to your character's arsenal of weapons...
JP Landscaping so original
Doug the type of guy to ask Forza developers to add turn signals in Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon
FruitablyPlayz YT they were so cool to use in test drive unlimited though ahaha
Honestly I kinda like using turn signals too lol
Bahaha
It would be nice if Americans would learn to use theirs.
Gran Turismo Sport has it now!
I think GM imagined that this is the car a contractor would use to drive to your house to give an estimate for your new kitchen.
haha
Lol my boss has the HHR for that reason
Yeah lol. This car also was originally a concept and Chevy desperately wanted to see these in dealer showrooms.
@@PlumberWRX Ayyyyye my old boss used HHRs as his service cars. He daily drove an SS, which was low-key cool.
That is what my 04 SSR was used by a Contractor who drove around the east coast building buildings.
Really a throwback to the early age of vehicles. Must respect to the designer for pulling this one off with no hitches at all. Great job guys.
doug on a date.....
“this won’t be a real date until we go over your quirks!”
That is so Doug
Hah! No one has used that one ....in ten minutes.
This is by far hilarious 🤣😂😭🤣
Don't forget that at the end he'll take her for a spin and then give her a Doug score.
Then he gives his Doug score 😂
There is a guy in my town with a yellow one that drives around with a stuffed gorilla in the passenger seat
threej44 u by any chance live in Texas ? I’ve seen a yellow one just not the horrible
Living the dream
There is a guy in my town with a yellow one
threej44
Mad man,
There is a guy in my town with a red one.
It’s a younger kid who blasts oldies/rock and cruises through my town.
That’s his wife.
Dougs the type of guy who asks for unsweet tea and adds sugar himself
which is normal...
Lmao
I do that because restautants sweeten the shit out of it to the consistency of syrup.
@@freeelectricityforall9027 lmao
@@freeelectricityforall9027 true but cold liquid doesn't mix well with sugar
If they sold it in Australia as a Holden it would sell like hotcakes
No it wouldnt lol
@@donniet5379 "TWO UTES!!!"
@@randomdude4669 bro you from Australia
Nah, I don't think so.
the only thing i thought was: its a goddanm hotwheel
I dont think HotWheels did an ssr
They did
I had a Maisto SSR.
Man why TF didn't you show the engine bay😠🤦
Matchbox did made one
Doug’s the type of guy to lick his finger before he turns the page on his iPad.
The Diamond Company HAHAHA bro
Epic
U stupid lol
Hahahaha
This is unoriginal.
First time I see a license plate beeing honest.
I remember in a mustang magazine there was an early 90s GT (140hp) and the plate said "4shoNOgo"
Being*
TONEakaSHOW *beaing
Willy Lamb breathing*
Sucking*
I love unique vehicles. It's refreshing to see cool styling among all the generic crap on the road. Kudos to Chevrolet!
Doug, the type of guy to listen to Christmas music in July.
I own one and have to say it is the most polite convertible I have ever ridden in. You can have a conversation at 60+ mph with a great ride. Easy/exit and very comfortable interior. Loads of storage in the box area. Nice ride height on crappy roads. Great build quality. So for those people tired of having to crawl into your sports car and tired of looking at the undersides of every vehicle on the road this is the vehicle for you. Loads of power and very unique attention getter that is going up in value! Grab one before they get too old . I positively love mine!! You haters will never know. Have fun.
I like how Doug never says bad things about the cars he reviews. He usually replaces “idiotic” with “interesting” or another back handed complement word
Evan Crouch
Why crap on a car that's discontinued?
It takes effort to build anything, he does point out the flaws, but also if something that has been designed with thought in mind
using the word 'idiotic' would be unprofessional and immature. i could defnitley see why he wouldnt say idiotic. just imagine him saying a feature on is 'idiotic' on the vehicles he reviews
He actually roasted the fuck out of Maserati Ghibli. Probably his most negative review
Look at his Hummer and G wagon reviews
Evan Crouch *cough* Mercedes-Dumb G65 AMG, Bummer H2, Dodge Ghibli, Toyota Prius, Murano Convertible, Range Rover Convertible, Cadillac ELR, Pontiak Aztec (I misspelled that on purpose), Fiat Multiplying Ugly, Nissan Puke, PT Cruiser, Old Quattroporte gen 5 with DuoSelect transmission *cough*
I’ve never wanted to own a car so much in my life, I swear to god.
Doug the type of dude to stick out 8 inches from the body itself
If you bought one in red would it be a USSR? 🤔
George Jordan No.
*CLAPS*
needs to be top comment
One of the funniest comments I have seen on youtube in a while
That is funny
When Barney designed a convertible
UNDERRATED comment 😂😂😂 Had me laughing for minutes!
l00000000l
Closest thing to a modern Ute in a America, it’s quirky, funky, and I love it
Looks like something out of saints row
lol
take this W
It might be
King
Welcome to Apollo's.
Enjoy your coffee.
So say we all.
doug the type of guy to close a cabinet with his hip
lmao
These comments are usually painfully unfunny, but this is pretty damn good 😂.
Max Homza that's pretty unoriginal. Pretty sure everyone's done that btw. I usually close them with spinning back kicks
Ter_z lol!!!😁😂😂
Y is everyone always doing Doug is the type of guy comments.. real question I missed y this has been happening so much
Doug the type of guy to lose his shit to a joke they said on a Froot Loops commercial.
YES LMAO And then say "It was fantastic" and give it a Doug Score.
? I dont know what any of that means.... He kinda sounds whiny like jay and likes cars..and then the chin... Guess im late to the joke and to making the comparison and not funny. But fruit loops and such... People still eat that crap?
Boba Fett best one LMFAOO
6:07 Never in my life have I heard a roof going through gears
Doug the type of guy to never turn off the traction control
iTheGeek the type of guy to think about gay incest every 8 minutes
Jason Hayes the type of guy to roast iTheGeek
Shame there are no more drive-in theaters, you could sneak 15 people in under that tonneau..
Hell, this is a rolling drive-in theater! Just stick a power inverter in the bed’s power outlet, slap a flat screen + media device on there too, and boom, tailgate party.
There’s a drive in near me, sadly I’ve never been there though.
I watched Godzilla 2014 in a drive in, in Las Vegas they still exist
One here in upstate NY between two small cities near Lake Ontario LOL
The Onyx Viper thats why i wont one lol, you could take a chick out on a full date with this thing whip out a flat screen and netflix lol
Doug is the type of guy that clean his white Nike Air Monarchs with Windex before going to dinner at Outback Steakhouse.
Brandon L lmfao
Joke went on for too long smh
Lmao
This is by far the best comment ever. Dude said nike monarchs Hahahaha
I had those Monarchs... Then a younger friend said that they were dad shoes... Lol
My neighbor has this vehicle in red. He keeps it in the garage when not in use. Every time I pass it, it looks like it just came off the assembly line!
Outstanding vehicle!!
Doug is the type of guy to give his toilet paper a Doug Score.
Lulu doug tthe type of guy to give his friends wife a Doug score🤣
giovanni cazares wait a min that's ma job....
THIS is my favorite Car Reviewer. He has many strange quirks and features.
If only there were a place where I could read more about him...
It was Chevrolet's 50th anniversary to the pickup Chevrolet in1947 they went out and did a survey to the general public and ask them what they would change in1953 they came out with a pickup that was changed styled and more appealing to the public. If you look up the 1953 pick up you'll find out that everything is pretty much the same except for the front split window . One the most noticeable features is the front grill and the truck in 1953 obviously did not have a convertible top and tunnel cover. At that time most trucks were not accepted at people's home they were considered an eyesore, yes I'm sure some of you were thinking the same thing about this one but it's a love-hate relationship with this truck.
This truck was a very fun truck to own and drive it a had pretty much all steel body. It handled 145 miles an hour amazingly. The weight distribution on this truck was great as well, this truck does not seem to have the bed hop like most trucks would.
Kevin Hilgenfeld thats cool.
Its also just a chopped hhr.
Kevin Hilgenfeld you know this because you are a Chevrolet pickup fan
Brandon Stevens I thought the HHR shared a platform with the Cobalt
I Love my SSR. It has a Corvette 6.0 Liter engine and is really fun to drive!! Y'all are just jealous
It's my favorite vehicle ever.
Kat, I hope all is well. Nice SSR. Thanks and salutations
U r the same type of people who would think a pt cruiser looks good too!this SSR thing is hideous and embarrassing to look at!
Steven Blake it’s all about your opinion. I personally like it
@@stevenblake6939 your just jealous
A coupe a convertible a truck i wouldve liked it but......
It look like the chrysler pt cruiser
Kyro Raj I think it looks a GM successor to the Prowler.
Kyro Raj true
Kyro Raj to bad this truck looks half assed put together in my opinion
Ryan A this is the weirdest car I've seen in a long time I like it
Pretty sure the lead designer of the PT cruiser also had a hand in this lol.
Who remembers this car in Midnight Club 3?
Mx Jonson yup! My dream car when I was 10
Midnight Club is gay as fuck
"hurrr turn your car into the most ricer piece of shit while driving around with the most hilarious physics"
shit was hot with all the poor black and mexican kids
Midnight Club 3 Remix and also in GT4 as well.
*Slowly raises hand*
annoythefish You must've had a shit childhood if think midnight club was bad....
Who else watches legitimately every second of Doug’s reviews?
No
Why wouldn't you, can't get enough
I do
I only watch every second illegitimately....sorry
i dont watch the doug score, but i watch the rest
I personally hate the thought of driving a truck. But this is one I would love to have. Every time I see one in person, which 9 times out of 10 is at work, I always want to ask to test drive it. I love the look of this vehicle. And would definitely include in a car collection if I ever had the money to start one
"I assume someone who drives an SSR had some weird interests"
*SELF AWARENESS 0*
Or so you think... ;)
I have one.
Wear 3 shirts in the next video... no balls
3 collared shirts, and make sure to pop all the collars lol
XDDDDDDDDDDD IM DEAD
Kzero I like the way you’re thinking
ckatlinga that is actually a good idea
Alex Green make it four shirts and a jacket
GM made this and the Aztek, yet no successor to the El Camino? Great decisions said no one ever...
Car with a truck bed.
This is practically an el camino.
The_Doctors_Tardis With a convertible option, and incredibly ugly design. I at least wanted the Holden Maloo rebadged as an El Camino, but looks like it may never happen.
All the goodness is in australia. They have the utes. LS powered car with a truck bed and 6 speed. Without the weird ass looks of the SSR
The el Camino was the weird camaro that handled worse right?
The Holden ute is no SSR but it's not a looker in its own right either, lol.
“All sorts of things will probably break”. Love this line
Doug the double shirt DeMuro
I love it! It's different, it's unique and it's cool. I was just showing my wife this video and she hates it; which to me means it is very cool. In 20 years it will be worth 100k.
jay patterson no
It’s the ugliest car ever made
Edit: son of a bitch it’s growing on me
Gswaggamer 🤣
@@gazebo9730 no it looks cool
@Maiahi you know we can see that you didn’t actually edit the comment right lol
This car was so unusual and Doug mentioned that the 2005 had a drastic change with the motor, curious what people online said of the difference. Found this quote that the engine was not the only thing improved on 2005:
"Motor Trend, June 2005, in an article about the '05 SSR:
The bottom line is that much of the body shake is gone and the ride is much less punishing, thanks to an extra crossbar under the middle section of the frame and a reinforced X-brace that holds the front of the frame rails directly underneath the engine. The resulting frame rigidity allows for better spring and shock tuning and a more controlled and agile ride."
Nicolas Langel Wow thanks for that. Never thought they even would've cared that much. This was someone's baby lol. I love it
I love the bloopers at the end, " keep clicking and I'll come in there and give you something to click about"!!🤣🤣
Doug the type of guy to wear a blazer when reviewing a chevy blazer
Ethan King he only wears short sleeves
he'll cut off the sleeves
Doug the type of guy to find out a girl's quirks and features before going on a date
Vithursan B good one lol
And then giving it a Doug score
Movie Cars hahahaha
Wait i like to do that? Is that weird?
Movie Cars her*
6:06 hahahaha, it sounds like there is a gearbox and it shifts on the half way into the second gear.
modelllichtsysteme yes it actually does
LOL
I think it's because about halfway through, the roof pieces are moving more forward than up at that point so the seemingly small motor has less stress hahah
modelllichtsysteme 5:30 Sound like my 04 Trailblazer when the hatch lock or unlock.
Dude you made my day
Just left a funeral where one of these was proudly displayed on the wrecker the guy owned. Had to come home and look it up. It was the only one I had ever seen on the road. Beautiful bright yellow and looking like new on 2021!
Built in an automotive time of "anything was possible", a convertible Chevy pickup, SRT10 6 Speed Ram, Lincoln Blackwood, Marauder, Cadillac XLR, Aztek, and so many more....money was used so easily to be wasted so heavily on dream cars that were not necessary, but necessity, It was a cool time.
Read that in Mr. Regulars voice
Yes indeed, the mid-2000s were quite a time to be a live in the car world. Another flop that comes to mind was Fords rekindling of the Thunderbird.. Yikes.
And none of those exist anymore
JC Thunderbird? Yeah those were bizarre.
Miss this era of cars , cars were definetely very diffrent between brands ...
Dough is the type of person to read the instructions on how to make ramen noodles
T/ Anation dough?
Lego and train lover 200 yesss didn’t know I had my own personal auto corrector
Doug is the type of dude to give his date a Doug score
Always funny the 80th time around. zZz
Vexy he'd give her both a weekend score and a weekday score
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I drove one of those today (the one with 400hp) and its actually a really fun car to drive. Its a weird design without a doubt but its cool and only a few hundred were ever made which is insane.
Wow It looks like a modern day El Camino in the rear from the front and looks like a Chevy HHR and a PT Cruiser all in one
Sterling Forest it’s more like a modern day 1940s Holden Ute
Ha i was thinking the same thing!
my understanding is the hhr got its inspiration partially from the ssr
It looks like a dumpster fire. I can not see anything that resembles a vehicle here anymore.
The person that designed this should be dragged to death being pulled by unicorns over fields of lollipops and rainbows. That is the only death gay enough to be justified.
This is what happens when a truck gets kicked in the nuts.
low sales probably put GM off ever bringing back the El Camino.
Doug is the type of guy who folds his underwear before sex
BhavAnd Sim Yeeaas you wife *YOU WIFE*
F C U K
Grammar police is here
For the quirks and features that is.
To whichever GM developer that decided to make the most unpractical looking practical car with an LS3 in it during mid 2000 economic decline, i solute you
...solute?
Your profile pic makes sense.
I solvent you
wrigley090 lol
I am NOT soluble thank you very much.
I just watched the top go up and down for 3 1/2 hours...
Thank you, Doug.
Doug is the type of guy not to show the engine during a tour of a chevy ssR
Redline Raphael
Its just a 5.3 . same as tahoes, silverados, suburbans, ect.
Des Gutierrez ,
I bet it has a different intake manifold and water pump setup though. Most likely a Trailblazer 5.3 setup..
I feel like these videos are geared toward people that don't know anything about cars
Eddy you're probably right, you would think he would think he would at least show the engine bay though. Kind of weird.
I show the engine in every one of my videos.
Skipped it in this one because ... I mean ... you want to see the GM 5.3 V8? From the Chevy Tahoe?
That would be like me going into the quirks and features and showing you power windows, or a radio.
This was a sad time for Chevrolet
707Charles22 honestly it was
Minus the Suburban. Concerning reliability at least.
707Charles22 was? Ha
80s until recently were a sad time for Chevy. With the penny pinchers who ironically bankrupted GM it's honestly surprising this thing made it as far as it did.
707Charles22 ever since that Obama money they thankfully turned in the right direction
this is the perfect car for Doug :D
Doug the type of dude to break up with his gf or bf and explain to them their quirks and features and then give them a doug score
I love this thing. I was convinced when i saw the hardtop.
I never would've thought Doug would have my car in a video
I drive a lumina
Dheya Mikha I'm sorry. I learned how to drive in school in a lumina back in 1990. I still believe that's all they were designed for.
The lumina is not ugly the pontiacs and saturns are the worst
Doug the type of guy to mis pronounce his own last name.
hahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahaha!!!!!!! XD come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why people make fun of him so much? :D
Ayyyy bsaint
Stefan Denic first time I ever did one of those stupid comments lol
One of my favorite Chevy vehicles of all time. I love odd and quirky vehicles and this is definitely at the top of the list.
I was able to ride in one and it was awesome.
My neighbor have two of these, one yellow, one red
Ketchup and Mustard
That's gotta affect the resale value of your house! :P
DatKid Quis Does he have is sitting on Mustard and Mayonnaise??
Vogues.....
I'm going to guess....McDonald's franchisee?
Both are money pits, I'm sure.
Who else was waiting for the top to bump his head?
Me
Me
Rare in American car.
Doug the type of guy to rev a new Tesla
Yaeh, he already did that
I had a 2005 fully optioned, running boards, corvette drive train. List was around 56K but I got it new for far less after it set on the lot for a year or so. The car is a long gone but I rate it as my favorite, I currently own an Alfa 4C and an older corvette, not old enough to be worth money. The 2005 SSR did the 1/4 in less than 14 seconds and sounded great. The 5.3 drove on regular which made it cheaper but far less desirable. The SSR is a great investment and a lot of fun. I have owned 10 corvettes and still find the uniqueness of the SSR more fun. As an aside I also owned a Dakota Truck Convertible in the early 90's and that was a blast on far smaller scale.
Doug "in today's money" DeMuro
Doug "bumper to bumper" DeMuro
Doug "quirks and features" Demuro
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kind of lame it is overused.
Surprised General Motors didn't badge it as an El Camino.
Daniel Huff Jr. I never thought of that.
Actually there was talks of building a truck-like vehicle based off the Pontiac G8 before the bankruptcy.
Oh please, an el Camino needs the flat 2 square headlights look it was known for. It was a menace
Terry N You mean a ute?
Daniel Huff Jr. the Holden Ute is more of a El Camino
Chevrolet: instead of suing us you can design whatever you want
Papa smurf: smurfy durfy doo!
Man, you could totally smuggle things in that convertible compartment and the police would never find it.
“Alright we couldn’t find anything, you’re free to go. Wait before you go I want to see that convertible go up, it looks cool!”
"Sick of all cars looking the same with the same equipment and the same styling and the same colors..."
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This has been a recurring complaint among a lot of people, gear heads and casual drivers alike. There's no personality to them. I'd like to have this sucker for its unique factor, too... and its V8 engine.
Doug the type of guy to collect his belly button lint and place it in a jar titled QUIRKS AND FEATURES.
😭😂🤣
thats what i doo lol
bruce88lee Skippy
bruce88lee im dead
This is actually fucking hilarious 😂😂
This and a Prowler are both on my "To Own" list
You filmed this in King’s Park, Springfield Virginia. Several shots were at the elementary school that was a block away from the house I grew up in. In another shot you were on Rolling road and drove past the barber shop that I got my haircuts for almost 20 years. Blowing my mind. You’ve actually done quite a few videos in Northern VA where I grew up. Places like Tyson’s corner, McLean, Great Falls, etc. is that just a coincidence?
I noticed it was in Virginia but didn't know where it was. Glad to see I'm not the only one curious.
I miss VA! Just move to OK after 37 years in Richmond . DID A LOT of work in northern VA, especially McLean
Hey mike he lives in Virginia if I’m not mistaken. I believe in Richmond!
I'm not far from Tyson corner and dc.... Baltimore sux
Mark Peel he lives in California
You kept wondering why they built it and where the design came from. Simply put, they were trying to keep up with the Jones. Chrysler had the Prowler and the PT Cruiser. Ford had the redesigned T-Bird and an upcoming retro styled Mustang. Retro was cool and they wanted a slice of the pie. They had to show that they could do it too. That's how we ended up with the SSR and the HHR.
.......aaaaaaand the Camaro.
And all have a following that loves them.
Terry Hesticles You're correct. I didn't include it because it was 5 years late on the retro redesign scene.
Jason A Silly GM...
Doug the type of guy to play monkey sounds when showing a picture of a Chevy Lumina.
EDIT: around 15:50
MrHemi4spd the Silhouette
The lumina isn’t really ugly I love the car it’s basic and practical
Everyone will always remember the Lumina as the crap car it was. May it burn in hell for eternity.
after you sweetheart
My friends Father had one of these. When he passed, my friends Mother asked us to check the battery since it had been sitting for some time. It took us forever to find it underneath the back of the bed. All of us agreed that was the dumbest logistical choice.