Reminds me of when i kept up with a 911 in the Twisties in my uncle's Felicia pickup with 1/5 the power tops and 0 regard for my safety. When it was kinda straight he'd pull away, but at every slow corner I'd be right back on him. The way back down wasn't as fun because i was stuck behind a guy who never went above my engine brake speed in second gear. I discovered the car had a 5th gear before that tho while going 140 km/h.
@@GTAmaniac1 was it safe to be pushing the limits of your vehicle? The 911 driver was almost certainly safer than you. More grip available and sing less of it and more time available to react on the turns. It's not all about the straight or corner speed.
@@johnhunter7244 @John Hunter the car i was driving had no functional seatbelts, ofc the 911 was being more safe, but i doubt he had more grip available due to my car being half the weight and still being on some sticky tires. Plus we had the same time available to react on the turns, i was never more than half a car width in the opposing lane without knowing with absolute certainty what's in the next 2 corners. Could i have been safer? Definitely, but that's not the point of spirited driving, the point is having fun while still being able to account for most unforseen situations, which i was doing. Plus i was under the speed limit most of the time because 60 hp ain't much.
I just want to say: The fact that you don't want a supercar, and don't shame us for loving our grocery getters and affordable projects is why I enjoy watching your channel. You make me feel more comfortable calling myself an enthusiast.
I agree with all of these. My first car was a 130 something horsepower Chevy Sonic. 3 months after I had that car is my daily, I got to drive a type r Honda Civic. While yes, it was fast, It outperformed me. I nearly slammed it straight into a tree. It doesn't matter if your car has 3000 horsepower, if you can't contain it, it's not the car for you.. I still love that little Chevy Sonic, just enough torque in the low gears to have some fun.
Someday you will grow into that 300HP+, but it's good to know you found your limit and didn't just buy it after the test drive. Self-Control is an UNDERRATED GEM in today's society. Keep your wits about you and be safe. Thanks for watching!
@@BladedAngel that was a while back lol. I'm onto horsepower all-wheel drive now. I live in the Midwest so gravel roads are my best friend. It's also nice for the winter. Although I do still have the little car, just for messing around.
@@racer501_sb that is true, I'd rather have my 1999 Camaro Z28 more than a Tesla model s plaid Because the Camaro in my eyes has so much more personality, the sound, the design, the fun mods, reliability, etc. And I wouldn't get that enjoyability with a Tesla
I will be honest, buying a cheap beater car and making it run good is rewarding, you learn so much and since you build that car you appreciate every single thing about that car and the experience is so much better and satisfying
Absolutely! Fixing old cars gives pride in terms of preservation of history, but also a cool "oh hey, I did that. I can do it again if I have to" so fixing cars becomes less scary.
What's even better yet is a vehicle with tons of aftermarket support, then you can restore it, make it new again, make it what you want it to be, and in the end have a respectable vehicle that you can say you built yourself and earn bragging rights too.
And those are key points: experience, satisfaction, and an overall respect for your vehicle. Learning to enjoy, respect, and wrench on something affordable only makes you more competent and grateful when you have a car that has a bigger tag, IF you want one. But it's your call, and that's the real point. The point of being a car guy to me is that your car is YOUR car. You're passionate about what you drive and are willing to invest deeply into it, no matter what make, model, year, or trim. I miss to death my old Park Ave, and would've given anything to have the money, knowledge, and time to fix her back then. And having that thought was when I knew. Now, I'm getting into wrenching on my new store dasher, and it's never been more enjoyable for me to drive her, because it's my effort that's making her better.
Same goes with most things. I built my AR-15 and I know where I got every part and what every little thing does because I had to research it and then put it all together.
I personally feel that your 1st "sports car" should be a slower car that you build fast over time. That way, you appreciate the power and learn how to use it.
I’ve been to a driving course in summer and even they didn’t let us go at it it with the full-fat Focus RS right at the start, but we had to learn the course in a set of Fiestas. Normal ones, not even the ST variant. Now I am not saying to start off with a Peel P50, but something reasonably quick. Not a few hundred horsepower monster that will wrench your head off first chance it gets, but a responsive car more likely to train its driver. GT86 is the one I am personally dreaming about, but that is up to the individual. This also applies to any other kind of car. See if you like it stock, and improve it from there. Gradually increase power and driving characteristics.
Yeah, I’m 14 and planning on getting a “slow” sports car (like a brz/86 level car, basically just something that turns faster than a boat by a significant margin) and basically ignoring everything except weight and grip until I’m like 30
I'm a simple dude. Want naturally aspirated muscle, want manual, challenger looks the best to me, starting there on a Scat Pack. Nobody tried to sell me it, I've wanted it for a couple years, and I'm getting it soon.
Made to be converted into a race car. Either an R-GT class rally car or a GR86 Cup spec racer, wherever they decided to race them, or perhaps a drift car.
I love that this went from a goofy car list channel to a channel that gives legitimately good financial and just general life advice. Great job man and keep it up!
This is a great video. It is universally applicable. During the lockdown I stared getting into, of all things, sewing. I had a $70 entry entry level machine which worked fine for making masks. Then I tried making a denim equipment bag. It was like showing up to a tractor pull with an base model Kia Rio. The machine was trashed halfway through the project. I was THIS close to pulling the trigger on an $1800 machine from Japan. The things it could do! Wow! Then I thought to myself... after we are allowed out of our houses again, am I really going to continue this hobby? Ended up getting a $350 Singer Heavy Duty to get the job done. It is still more machine than I will ever need. The thing goes through denim as if it were tissue paper. Sure enough, since the lockdown ended I make about 3 or 4 bags a year and made one set of custom seat covers. I still need the machine, but I'm so glad I didn't trick myself into that $1800 import.
The porsche boxster is one of my dream cars. It's a perfect little daily sports car that you can toss around and not have to worry about a small scratch or ding costing $50000 in damages. Low HP sports cars are everything tbh. You really hit the nail on the head, as always.
@Chip Diesel yeah i like they cayman too, but for a street car I'd rather have a convertible. Chances are off the track I'd never even notice the slight loss in rigidity.
I was born in 1993 and remember during school that I loved air cooled Porsches, they were like 30k € and I Thought that One day I could have afforded one, now I have the money but price Is decuplicated
I have a 1987 Yugo. It has a 0-60 of about, "maybe if you're lucky going downhill with wind pushing you". Either the pedals are too close or the steering wheel is too far away both at the same time no matter how you adjust the seat. It has no power anything, a carburetor, no computerized components, and can randomly implode at any moment with no warning. The rubber hoses are crumbling, and the window crank handles fall off. Everyone stares at it like they've seen a ghost, and the whole car smells weird both inside and out. I love it, and wouldn't want it any other way.
My son-in-law asked me what I wanted a sports car for and it wasn't a rhetorical question. He asked "Do you want to brag to your friends about what you own and how much you spent? Do you just want to have the biggest power & torque figures and lowest 0 to 60 numbers available? They'll be outdated next year if so! Do you just want to look cool and feel envied by people you pass the street? Or do you REALLY just want to have insane amounts of fun and LYAO while driving?" The answer was obvious to me - I wanted the most fun I could have in a reliable and relatively inexpensive car. He suggested I buy a Mazda MX-5. I did and have ZERO regrets! Perhaps it's all about maturity - placing reality over image and ego?
I guess this depends on where you are... The MX-5 is a MEH deal in the U.S at best. Unless you are making a track car, it's likely more of a niche purchase at the price. Other vehicles around the same price offer similar, if not more performance with more usability as a daily driver. Especially how much some used ones go for as well. Most of the people who buy MX5's have a thing for them. Not a very popular choice here.
That is quite good advice! Look into yourself and find out what you want. It’s completely ok to want let’s say a Corvette if you maybe dream about it specifically, but if any old fun car will do… can’t go wrong with something like that! ^^
Trolling these types of people is alway funny because people join in like a swarm of locusts while they type the angriest things known to man trying to make a point
Man this opened my eyes a bit. I now realize ive been a spec sheet nerd this entire time with 10 google tabs of car specs just so i can win petty internet arguments.. ill try to do better in the future
Its okay man,everyone have that phase and it include me as well. I mean i remember one time how i was so obsessed with hellcat. i keep saying, "Not a hellcat?" Every time someone mentioned either any sport car or muscle car. But now? I bought an MX5 because i realise how fun it is since i can drive it to the fullest,arpund track or mountain road
The most important part about a car is that it gets from point A to point B. What separates car people from the usual traffic is that most people just want to get to their destination while enthusiasts live for the journey.
My friend wanted to buy a sport car after he passed the test. I asked him "What makes you think you can drive a sport car when you can't even handle your mom's Kia Morning smoothly?" 🤣
My obsession behind the wheel has much less to do with 0-60 but rather how quickly and smoothly I can shift. I feel shots of dopamine everytime I nail a shift.
I remember seeing a dude on Insta showing off a kitted out 5 series and 80% of the comments were saying "should've gotten an M5" and the guy kept responding with "do you have any idea how much an m5 costs???"
A perfect example of the "Specs don't equal fun, fast or enthusiastic cars": Toyota Corolla GT AE86; it's small, low on power and wasn't made to be a tail-happy lunatic in the corners... but all it took was a passionate enthusiast in Japan making deliveries and writing about it, followed by a pivotal franchise, and now it's a sought-after classic that goes for $34,000 on a bad day and even more on a good day. Keep your Crowns, Sub-compact kings.
Unironically, people with $20 casio F91W watches, old thinkpads and who drive an old volvo are much more interesting to talk to than the kid with the lambo and the latest tech.
I don’t understand why anyone would get offended by “you will never use the capabilities of this more expensive product”. That is GOOD NEWS to me. If I’ll be totally set on a cheaper thing, that is fantastic news.
Honestly you turned into my favorite car youtuber in the last few months. I like how you turned away from thinking you need a supercar and instead started focusing on slower but more fun stuff. I made the same mental switch in the last years. I bought my i30 Fastback N 4 years ago and at first I thought i would quickly (
Ive lost a lot of viewers since I made the statement of "I'm never buying a Supercar" Like my views from November onwards dropped by 60%, it was painful for me to accept that by uttering that phrase, I accidentally "killed" my career. I'm glad I didn't give up though. These past few months, making videos has been demotivating knowing my former audience doesn't view it as much or at all, but newer viewers or dedicated viewers like some y'all, are the reason I still stayed on this platform.
@@BladedAngel Damn thats rough, I'll hope your viewer numbers will start to increase again. Maybe you'll attract a different kind of viewer slowly. Thats something I have never truely understood, why people would watch car youtubers, just to see all of them buy a Huracan at some point. Put an abnormally loud exhaust, wheels and maybe a wrap on it and sell it 3 months later to "upgrade" to a different supercar. I mean come on if bascially all of them do it then what makes them special? Stay true to yourself and keep the content coming and I am sure it will start to attract the kind of audience that will appreciate it.
@@BladedAngel Supercar are a waste of money. Most supercar never get past 12,000 miles. The only supercar I would ever buy is a Nissan GTR...and guess what. I won't---no manual, no buy.
Really love your point about not only sticking within your budget but sticking within what you can handle and what you’ll actually need. As a photographer I’ll have a lot of friends who are trying to get into photography ask me about brand or camera they want and ask if it’s good and I always have to start out with asking what they want to do with the camera if they plan on editing the photos, or printing them, maybe doing photography as a side hustle and then I still have to ask them what their budget is and often times they only need a quarter of the camera. I’m constantly telling people they should only upgrade when their skills outmatch their tools otherwise they’ll get overwhelmed and drop it. It kills me that you see that everyone thinks they need the best that’s out there to start off well when they won’t see any return on investment over a beginners tool for like a year or more, and the fact that these venerable people are being prayed on by salesmen and companies makes me really sad and angry.
Thank you for saying it. I drive a 20 year old Dacia Logan limousine with 50 horsepower. But this thing brings so much joy and it needs almost no gas... 40 liters of gas can take me up to 800kmh far...
You the real one man I appreciate it! With 90% of them having Supercars these days, I honestly feel like if I did buy one, I'd just be lost in the crowd anyway. So I'll just play with other things instead :D
@@BladedAngel you should make a series where you build a project car doesnt have to be smth like a supra im talking about civics, old muscle car rebuild, stuff like that
Not just a good person at the end, but also a smart salesman. It's very hard to shift an open box product nowadays, due to stigmas, so instead of it being binned to make room for other stock and earning them nothing, they got 1200 for it. Not selling it would have been a very bad business decision, and it makes you wonder if some businesses actually want to make money, or whether they have some other motive.
As a low-level car guy but a high-end computer guy, the F word (future-proof) is a plague in the PC community that constantly tricks people unfamiliar with PC components into overspending on their personal rigs. Seeing the overlap and willingness to hold back across both communities is refreshing.
9:11 This is one of the most important life lessons ever. Thank you for mentioning this. I am a 22-year-old that is in college right now and I will say that a lot of people need to understand this.
Bought a 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 a week ago. Was on marketplace and I decided to go look at it not really expecting to buy it. It was just something I’ve never seen before. Met the car and the buyer. Got super interested in it. Spent that same night learning everything I possibly could about the platform and legendary Busso v6 and quickly realized what a steal 3k for that car was. The car broadened my horizons. I was mainly an American v8 guy for years
@@lucianistoc1264 I actually believe it to have an exhaust already. Owner said it was given this special stainless steel exhaust system. I couldn’t exactly verify but it’ll be on a lift tomorrow and I’ll be able to see it in it’s rust free glory
The moment I transitioned from a spec sheet carrying "enthusiast" to a driving enthusiast was behind the wheel of a '99 Civic SI. The fact that I had the time of my life driving my friend's car as fast as it could go, just trying to keep up on a back road, changed my perspective on so many things. You don't experience a spec sheet, it's the little intangible things that make something great, and bonus points if it makes you work for it. The favorite cars I've owned, I bought for less than $7k.
Been watching for a while :) It’s been cool to watch you mature in your hobby and admitting past mistakes/misconceptions. Low spec vehicles are the best. Driving a slow car fast is some of the most fun a person can have growing up on Indiana lol. Your Super Cub is SICK, BTW. If I ever learn how to “motorcycle” a Super Cub or Monkey will be my first!
Although I love those options. They're only great second bikes in the USA on our roads unless you solely want to ride small roads then more power to ya. Speaking from ex peek, I had aCBR250 that was useless on the interstate
0:13 ngl that sofa looks sick, is like the Bugatti of sofas. Built in table rack thingy on the side and adjustable head rest like a car seat, plus the colour scheme is bussin fr 💯
Totally agree with this. Having a base model civic has been awesome, i got to save money, learn how to mod it, and not have to worry about much. Im enjoying it more than if i had a super expensive car that im scared of someone touching cuz i spent my whole salary on it
The other immortal phrase: "It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slowly". It goes double for bikes. I've ridden some fast bike at high speed, but the MOST fun I've ever had on the road was a 125cc bike on a small mountain road; the throttle was a switch, I was flinging it around, I was within my ability so I had a huge grin on my face and the best part: I wasn't even speeding. I was having the time of my life going as fast as I comfortable could and it was legal.
I remember when my uncle bought an Audi R8 I asked him if he took it on the track at all and he said “Why would I do that I go fast on the road” mind you he lives in Philadelphia and really only drives on the weekends. If that car was dog it’d be animal abuse.
I'm so glad how much you've matured and how positive you and your videos turned out. I've used to watch you a lot when you had like 50k subs, but opted out, because it got so toxic. Really nice turnaround, hope it works out!
You are so right dude. Jumping into a super high horsepower car right away is just a bad idea. I have a 2v mustang and even at 265 horsepower it can try kill me sometimes lol, especially when my auto goes into second. Practice makes perfect lol. I don’t think people realize how much horsepower cars really have. 0-60 def isn’t everything, torque kills man, you gotta watch it lol. Have fun be safe !
The crashed car slide show hurt me. It always hurts me to see nice sports cars totaled cus some bum wanted to jump to the best before understanding the basics of restraint. Just cus the car's limit is 220 on a highway doesn't mean your skill and discipline behind the wheel is the same.
As someone who owns a Hyundai Tiburon, I get criticized constantly about how I should've bought [insert "car enthusiast" car]. I love my Hyundai. 138hp (yes it's the gs model), fwd, and all. Don't care. It's bought, it's mine, no payments, and it's my first. It works for me being a 19 year old and in college.
This has made me feel a lot better about my car. I have a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix that I’m styling to be a modern knight rider and felt like the car community would just laugh me off the block if I ever went to show it off. I’m just a huge fan of pontiacs in general but they’re not very common in the car community (unless you’re looking at the classics end of the community) and I want to give them the love that I personally believe they deserve.
You're a unique cartuber(in a good sense). You explain shit, about everything and anything bout cars. Also, you explain stuff very good, that even i can understand. Talk about shit were people should watch out for. Keep the good content up. Edit: forgot to mention, you also make your vids quite homures.
"Understand your limits" is exactly why I drive a V6 Challenger and I love it. People can shit on it all they want, but I'm smart enough to know I'd either be in financial trouble or physical trouble with something like a freaking Hellcat.
When I got my RX-8 my mom and many of my friends told me I should have waited till I graduated from engineering school and get my dream car. I’m glad I got it I have so much fun driving, I know what I want to do to it because I’ve started auto crossing and it’s a blast. It only makes 270 horsepower and 180 lbft of torque so it’s not super fast compared to some of my friends cars but it’s so much more fun to drive and don’t get me started on how much fun it is to work on
Me love sound Me love manual Me love feel Me love lightness Me love balance Me love simple Me hates overcomplication Me hates over power cars Me hates nerds Simple as
i totaled my first car, i’m not sure if i’d say i bought too big for myself but I definitely underestimated it at the wrong time and paid for it. Be safe
For entry no. 2. I race autocross and I have learned to never underestimate the Miata, they are usually better drivers than you and put 2 seconds on every other expensive car.
As a 22 year old I recently got a C5 corvette and I honestly have lost interest in all other cars since it a car that I can basically do anything in and not faint everytime I need to do maintenance
I think a sports car is defined by having at least decent power or p/w ratio for its time. Even a base 986 Boxster with "only" 200 hp is still a sports car to me because it's already 25 years old and was surprisingly fast when it came out. But calling something with 100 hp a sports car if it doesn't have Lotus Elise weight, it's difficult to call it that.
I used to be a spec sheet nerd by like a few months when i started into cars. But then a quite distant trip on a small daihatsu changed my opinion. Yes It only has less than a 100hp (googled it, it has 54.5hp) and it shakes like crazy when it reaches 80km/h and above but its really fun to just push that small car to highway standards. After that trip i started to appreciate low hp, but fun cars and other sectors like vans and kei trucks
I work at a small town Dodge Dealership. I see this on the daily. Ages 18-45, driving around in absolute crap boxes, and the first thing that comes out of there mouth is “hellcat”. I even have people with no credit saying “if I’m going to pay monthly for something- it’s going to have a V8”
Spec sheet nerds are annoying as hell, but what's more annoying (more along the lines of racing) is people saying "Oh, you don't need ABS, just threshold brake" or "You don't need TC or stability control, just have good throttle management". YOU'RE NOT A COMPUTER! Even the best racing drivers still lock up tires on heavy braking and spin out due to wheelspin at low speeds. These are vital safety features on modern vehicles because they perform way better than you physically can, so USE THEM.
I've experienced that first hand on Croatia rally last year, i was a volunteer and on shakedown a Škoda locked up on a crest and washed out, stopping right where i was standing before i moved out of the way. After that we expanded the fly out area and thankfully no other incident occured that day.
@EXPLODI FIER no because Takumi drove Itsuki's AE85 which drives like a boat and still beat other cars when you have a slower car you tend to drive it harder
I already have my dream car and I'm inly 19. It's a 1985 datsun 720 duel cab 4x4 2.5L diesel. It may only have 70 horse power but I love the fact I can actually fix it myself.
4:00 in regards to this bit,I always had this sentence I made on my mind: *"It's not about how much power you have,but how much of that power you can control"* What's the point of owning a let's say a 600HP supercar if you can't even control 1/3 of it?
3:46 - I have a 1994 Mustang. It’s the V6, not the V8 GT or Cobra, but it still handles awesome, has stiff suspension, and is just fun to drive! This makes me feel better about it. :3
Scat pack is plenty enough for a normal person. Anything ~400hp is plenty to get you into trouble. Computer salesman saw a way to (primarily) part your friend from his money, kept him within budget, and pinched the other salesman's comission.....He made that sale, like a salesman is supposed to.
I have a 911 gts, and when I go on vacation, I rent a more fun car like an mx-5. Honestly if I could do it over, I’d rather own one of those than the Porsche. The 911 is more fun on the track, but it’s so expensive to burn through brakes/tires and for servicing that it’s just not really worth it.
I bought a 2L 6MT, 155hp Mazda 3, and it handles like a boss, I can throw it around safely all while having a blast! I've learned to appreciate just driving over speed. I don't trust anyone on the road, and driving quickly is just gonna put me in a situation where I have to do an emergency maneuver, all because Sharon in her ford escape decided to lane change without looking. I live in a city and its very hard to find any time at all to drive spiritedly. I appreciate your mind set Bladed, even if its fueled by inner rage which i can relate to LOL.
9:00 remember all the 4090's catching on fire? remember the zotac power supplies catching on fire? i think the rog z970 mobo's were doing it for a while too!
I hate it when people go "Oh no you're not an enthusiast if you don't like this and this super car brand" Mate, I don't like the "normal" hypers and supers. I despise the design of lambo, Ferrari has shady business practices and shit quality, and Mclaren is BOTH, minus the shady business. Why would I buy one of those?
Since you brought up the computer and system topic on it, I want to tell: I got an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA401IV), with an AMD Ryzen 9 4000series CPU, Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6GB Ram, 1TB SSD and a 120Hz screen. I have given it maintenance, and it was on sale, got it for $1,100 back in February 2021. There were more expensive, higher-end laptops, but this one was what I needed, and I have taken it to more than the specified limits, Man, I love these videos, because you speak about things with facts, and you also learn in the process too. You shine a light of knowledge and advice.
My current cars are both faster than my dream car by a long shot, but both are still cheaper. I don't need or want all these electric digital stuffs on these cars nowadays so why would i shell out $30k+ on something that won't even make me happy? I've driven modern cars and have found no joy in it and i still get blasted by people telling me that i need to get rid of my "fossil" and embrace the future of automobiles.
quality video bro. Search for this too as i saw it pop up but lost it n knew it’d be good. you deserve more attention. been subscribed for about a year now
I built a c5 corvette with an ls3 swap. It had a big ol BTR stage three cam and ported heads with all the goodies. I drove it for 6 years and eventually came to the realization that I can barely ever enjoy the car the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I sold it a month ago for an ND2 miata and it is one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time. I look forward to the drive home from work every day now.
i solely hate the people that didnt allow the honda E to be sold in the US. it's such a cute car that simply was shot down because spec-sheet nerds thought it was "boring".
Bought a dodge charger r/t and have been asked non freaking stop “why did you get that you should have gotten the scat”……..I hear it in my sleep now lol
Another thing, people do not even know what performance is. Yeah an F1 car has amazing performance, but a tank from the 80's has more performance than the F1 car. All an F1 car needs to do is accelerate fast, break fast, turn while going fast, and well, go fast. A tank (from the 80's) needs to be durable, have a high turret acceleration and fast enough slew rate, have the gun and turret be stabilised and do that while bounding over rough terrain, the engine needs to be tough enough to take the stress of combat (which btw is more intense than racing where you keep it at revs more than not), the tank needs to see in the middle of the night, in pitch black conditions in the middle of bumbfuck nowhere AND also keep in communication with the other platoon members and/or leaders. The tank has to also be able to be comfortably reloaded if it is a manual. Even more things if an autoloader. And to top it off survive being shot at. Those listed, what's a higher performing vehicle? the F1 car or the tank? Dumb question, they are equally high performance in their respective field, on the track nothing, or not many things can beat an F1 car, off road EVERYTHING can beat an F1 car. Offroad nothing beats a tank, the churchill tank, an early WW2 tank, went up like a 85-95% gradient. i'D like to see an F1 car do that on a riverbed... well riverbank.
I remember me and my dad had a talk about something similar to Future Proofing. Basically I told him which cars I'd like to own one day for fun drives. And when I said that I'm still picking which one I'll have, he said to me: "If you really want a car, then save money for it. But at the same time, buy something cheaper but good so you can still have some fun while you save for the car you really want. And once you know you'll have enough, you can sell the car you currently have and get the car you really want." He even told me that despite how much he likes his Super Seven, he's gonna sell it at some point for something else to have fun with. And I took this advice to heart because now that I think of it, it'll be better for me to get a cheap toy and have fun while I save for the actual toy I want, rather than save for the actual toy I want without having anything else to entertain me.
You hit bullseye with your point why slower cars are really fun to drive. As a person who's grown up with two stroke Saab's I couldn't agree more. As my dad always says, back in my day you had lots of fun in a 96 v4 with 90hp. And today I think a 9-3 aero (210hp) is slow with a trailer hooked up. The absolutely brilliant thing about these old Saabs is that they are so light and have great handling. They sound fantastic and you have to push them all the time. The sense of speed is also much greater, so you can have a nice drive without risking your license. In my 9-5 aero with 310hp shit breaks and it's hard to diagnose, so it's never running great just ok or not at all. And I always end up going twice the limit everywhere and get paranoid about every car behind me being a undercover cop. Thus making it stressfull to drive. It's two completely different experiences, but the one with a 140km/h top speed might just be the better experience.
As someone with a Scion tC as their first car (lets be real here it's a compact coupe/hatch) people really do tend to only like hp when it comes to cars. Everyone and their best friends uncle likes to say the tC is slow, which it is, don't get me wrong. But it is actually faster than the GT86 in a straight line but loses in corners, making it a nice option if you aren't too worried about having rwd, but again nobody appreciates car enthusiasts unless they have something over 500 hp its such a clout chasing trend atm it's sad.
In the end it became nore than just car nerd arguments video, way more personal than it had to be and i honestly learned some important things, thanks for the video dude
The second one really speaks to me lol. I drive a ‘98 Pontiac Sunfire and it’s got the original 2.2L 4 cylinder engine. It only puts up a little over 100hp and the ECM is programmed to only let her go 170 km/hr, (about 100mph). Since I live in a rural area, I’m always using that baby’s full potential, I know the engine is nothing special, but listening to her accelerate by flooring it on a complete open road gives my so much happiness.
@@alexl9334 eco tech wasn’t used on the Sunfire until 2003. I do have dreams of turbocharging her someday though. As I’ve seen kits exist for the 95-02 model years.
@@Neilmobile95 id say go for it if its not expensive. I'm a sucker for cheap power. If its expensive just enjoy the sound on your car play with the exhaust a bit. Its what i did on a cobalt i couldnt tune 😁
@@alexl9334 thanks for the advice, one kit I’ve seen is only $1500, which I think is pretty good, considering I’ve seen some more premium ones go for $8000+ on similar, but more popular cars.
just 2 hours ago my friend was telling me that i needed to get the v8 mustang instead of the v6. and when we were talking about our favorite cars, he thought the cars i liked were weird just because they weren't as fast as the cars he likes (audis, ferraris, lamborghinis, etc.)
I’ve come to learn how little a car’s enjoyment has to do with its power output.
Facts 💯
spot on mate
In my opinion, if a car can get me from 0-60 in 8s, its fast enough for me
@@BladedAngel I feel like this was pinned because of the channel icon for some reason
@@cosmic8829 on second thought, i think so LOL
As Collin McRae said: straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers
Reminds me of when i kept up with a 911 in the Twisties in my uncle's Felicia pickup with 1/5 the power tops and 0 regard for my safety. When it was kinda straight he'd pull away, but at every slow corner I'd be right back on him. The way back down wasn't as fun because i was stuck behind a guy who never went above my engine brake speed in second gear. I discovered the car had a 5th gear before that tho while going 140 km/h.
@@GTAmaniac1 was it safe to be pushing the limits of your vehicle? The 911 driver was almost certainly safer than you. More grip available and sing less of it and more time available to react on the turns. It's not all about the straight or corner speed.
@@johnhunter7244 @John Hunter the car i was driving had no functional seatbelts, ofc the 911 was being more safe, but i doubt he had more grip available due to my car being half the weight and still being on some sticky tires. Plus we had the same time available to react on the turns, i was never more than half a car width in the opposing lane without knowing with absolute certainty what's in the next 2 corners. Could i have been safer? Definitely, but that's not the point of spirited driving, the point is having fun while still being able to account for most unforseen situations, which i was doing. Plus i was under the speed limit most of the time because 60 hp ain't much.
what about straight people?😢
Colin McRae is my motivation to make my little subie grocery better a turning monster.
Came for the car content, stayed for the economic literacy lesson
Same…wasn’t expecting it but man I needed it
This ain't even a car lesson now, this is a life lesson and i love it
I just want to say: The fact that you don't want a supercar, and don't shame us for loving our grocery getters and affordable projects is why I enjoy watching your channel. You make me feel more comfortable calling myself an enthusiast.
Enthusiasts are simply those that understand cars.
Hell yeah! I love the sound of my 4banger equinox, I don't give a damn how slow it is.
I swear people who say Tesla cars are the best because they can do 0-60 in whatever are the most annoying species I've seen
But then the battery runs out and they dont have good top speed so any car can gap a tesla once the normal gas car reaches top speed
@@danielpetrucci8952 😂
weight helps everywhere, so heavy batteries are really bad
@@thadynakat 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@zulik9831 you should see the new hybrid range sport-it weighs nearly 3 tons 😂
I agree with all of these. My first car was a 130 something horsepower Chevy Sonic. 3 months after I had that car is my daily, I got to drive a type r Honda Civic. While yes, it was fast, It outperformed me. I nearly slammed it straight into a tree. It doesn't matter if your car has 3000 horsepower, if you can't contain it, it's not the car for you.. I still love that little Chevy Sonic, just enough torque in the low gears to have some fun.
Someday you will grow into that 300HP+, but it's good to know you found your limit and didn't just buy it after the test drive. Self-Control is an UNDERRATED GEM in today's society.
Keep your wits about you and be safe. Thanks for watching!
Slow cars can be just as, if not, more fun than fast cars [ ◕ ᴥ ◕ ]
@@BladedAngel that was a while back lol. I'm onto horsepower all-wheel drive now. I live in the Midwest so gravel roads are my best friend. It's also nice for the winter. Although I do still have the little car, just for messing around.
@@racer501_sb that is true, I'd rather have my 1999 Camaro Z28 more than a Tesla model s plaid
Because the Camaro in my eyes has so much more personality, the sound, the design, the fun mods, reliability, etc.
And I wouldn't get that enjoyability with a Tesla
@@racer501_sb a truly MIATA moment
I will be honest, buying a cheap beater car and making it run good is rewarding, you learn so much and since you build that car you appreciate every single thing about that car and the experience is so much better and satisfying
plus you aren't afraid of driving it all the time because it didn't cost much in the first place, so if it gets in a wreck, not a big loss
Absolutely! Fixing old cars gives pride in terms of preservation of history, but also a cool "oh hey, I did that. I can do it again if I have to" so fixing cars becomes less scary.
What's even better yet is a vehicle with tons of aftermarket support, then you can restore it, make it new again, make it what you want it to be, and in the end have a respectable vehicle that you can say you built yourself and earn bragging rights too.
And those are key points: experience, satisfaction, and an overall respect for your vehicle. Learning to enjoy, respect, and wrench on something affordable only makes you more competent and grateful when you have a car that has a bigger tag, IF you want one. But it's your call, and that's the real point. The point of being a car guy to me is that your car is YOUR car. You're passionate about what you drive and are willing to invest deeply into it, no matter what make, model, year, or trim. I miss to death my old Park Ave, and would've given anything to have the money, knowledge, and time to fix her back then. And having that thought was when I knew. Now, I'm getting into wrenching on my new store dasher, and it's never been more enjoyable for me to drive her, because it's my effort that's making her better.
Same goes with most things. I built my AR-15 and I know where I got every part and what every little thing does because I had to research it and then put it all together.
I personally feel that your 1st "sports car" should be a slower car that you build fast over time. That way, you appreciate the power and learn how to use it.
Tell that to us Europeans, any attempt to hold any engine item around a car might as well be illegal.😂
@lambo boi I ilive in Cali, so I feel your pain. Trying to stay legal here is brutal.
I’ve been to a driving course in summer and even they didn’t let us go at it it with the full-fat Focus RS right at the start, but we had to learn the course in a set of Fiestas. Normal ones, not even the ST variant.
Now I am not saying to start off with a Peel P50, but something reasonably quick. Not a few hundred horsepower monster that will wrench your head off first chance it gets, but a responsive car more likely to train its driver.
GT86 is the one I am personally dreaming about, but that is up to the individual.
This also applies to any other kind of car. See if you like it stock, and improve it from there. Gradually increase power and driving characteristics.
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Yeah, I’m 14 and planning on getting a “slow” sports car (like a brz/86 level car, basically just something that turns faster than a boat by a significant margin) and basically ignoring everything except weight and grip until I’m like 30
Best line. Bladed: "Why you need a fridge that do this? I need a fridge with food in it, not a shiny toy on it." 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Sometimes, people scrimp and save for that one special toy or thing, even if it defies logic.
I'm a simple dude. Want naturally aspirated muscle, want manual, challenger looks the best to me, starting there on a Scat Pack. Nobody tried to sell me it, I've wanted it for a couple years, and I'm getting it soon.
Spoken like a True Man. Know what you want, don't let people sucker you. Keep your eyes on the prize and grind hard, you'll get that Scat Pack! 💪
Enjoy your new boat.
I'm a simple dude, I see Mercy Marauder, I like it, I save for it.
@The Sub-5 Man you bet man, just don't come crying when you start taking on water.
I wanted the same thing, but I am switching mind towards a camaro ss1 1le.
the ideal enthusiast trim is the japanese base model of the GR86: steel wheels, no console, no bells or whistles. Made to be modified.
ow man that looks awesome
but sadly even in the poverty spec, a gr86 would still be disgracefully expensive in my country
Yea but those aren't that cheap
Made to be converted into a race car. Either an R-GT class rally car or a GR86 Cup spec racer, wherever they decided to race them, or perhaps a drift car.
@CorollaVirus4AGE In my country a kei car is too expensive because everyone works on thier old nissan sunny forever.
Buy a base model corolla, dirt cheap even new.
I love that this went from a goofy car list channel to a channel that gives legitimately good financial and just general life advice. Great job man and keep it up!
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Stuck in traffic in that Lamborghini is my ultimate dream.
This is a great video. It is universally applicable. During the lockdown I stared getting into, of all things, sewing. I had a $70 entry entry level machine which worked fine for making masks. Then I tried making a denim equipment bag. It was like showing up to a tractor pull with an base model Kia Rio. The machine was trashed halfway through the project. I was THIS close to pulling the trigger on an $1800 machine from Japan. The things it could do! Wow! Then I thought to myself... after we are allowed out of our houses again, am I really going to continue this hobby? Ended up getting a $350 Singer Heavy Duty to get the job done. It is still more machine than I will ever need. The thing goes through denim as if it were tissue paper. Sure enough, since the lockdown ended I make about 3 or 4 bags a year and made one set of custom seat covers. I still need the machine, but I'm so glad I didn't trick myself into that $1800 import.
Everyone hated the LFA at the beginning because of the specs and now look where it is, prime example of how specs mean next to nothing
this video is definetely going to be very good at enlightening spec sheet nerds in the car community
They won't learn a thing
@@maplemayhem1988 they cant and never will
Except EV people 😂
@@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo only Porsche Taycan and Audi e tron is a good ev
@@sumergill1351 hyundai e vision 74?
The porsche boxster is one of my dream cars. It's a perfect little daily sports car that you can toss around and not have to worry about a small scratch or ding costing $50000 in damages. Low HP sports cars are everything tbh. You really hit the nail on the head, as always.
Caymans are cool too, they've really grown on me and they're a better handling platform
@Chip Diesel yeah i like they cayman too, but for a street car I'd rather have a convertible. Chances are off the track I'd never even notice the slight loss in rigidity.
I was born in 1993 and remember during school that I loved air cooled Porsches, they were like 30k € and I Thought that One day I could have afforded one, now I have the money but price Is decuplicated
As someone who likes the low power beaters, I approve of your taste.
@Erik W yeah, saving up to buy a 986/987. I'd love to own a 718 in the future though
I have a 1987 Yugo. It has a 0-60 of about, "maybe if you're lucky going downhill with wind pushing you". Either the pedals are too close or the steering wheel is too far away both at the same time no matter how you adjust the seat. It has no power anything, a carburetor, no computerized components, and can randomly implode at any moment with no warning. The rubber hoses are crumbling, and the window crank handles fall off. Everyone stares at it like they've seen a ghost, and the whole car smells weird both inside and out.
I love it, and wouldn't want it any other way.
It's crazy how this channel is not only about automotive content but about personal and life goals. Love it!
My son-in-law asked me what I wanted a sports car for and it wasn't a rhetorical question. He asked "Do you want to brag to your friends about what you own and how much you spent? Do you just want to have the biggest power & torque figures and lowest 0 to 60 numbers available? They'll be outdated next year if so! Do you just want to look cool and feel envied by people you pass the street? Or do you REALLY just want to have insane amounts of fun and LYAO while driving?" The answer was obvious to me - I wanted the most fun I could have in a reliable and relatively inexpensive car. He suggested I buy a Mazda MX-5. I did and have ZERO regrets! Perhaps it's all about maturity - placing reality over image and ego?
There's a few good reasons why the MX-5 has sold for decades and in the millions of units. 😁
I guess this depends on where you are... The MX-5 is a MEH deal in the U.S at best. Unless you are making a track car, it's likely more of a niche purchase at the price. Other vehicles around the same price offer similar, if not more performance with more usability as a daily driver. Especially how much some used ones go for as well. Most of the people who buy MX5's have a thing for them. Not a very popular choice here.
The best type of person to have around. MX5 is a great car
That is quite good advice! Look into yourself and find out what you want. It’s completely ok to want let’s say a Corvette if you maybe dream about it specifically, but if any old fun car will do… can’t go wrong with something like that! ^^
Bro that car is dogwater your son doesn’t know jack fr 😂 he put you in a car made for teenage girls
Trolling these types of people is alway funny because people join in like a swarm of locusts while they type the angriest things known to man trying to make a point
Man this opened my eyes a bit. I now realize ive been a spec sheet nerd this entire time with 10 google tabs of car specs just so i can win petty internet arguments.. ill try to do better in the future
@@tattvarajput3065 ill try
Make sure you get your blinker fluid check out.
Its okay man,everyone have that phase and it include me as well.
I mean i remember one time how i was so obsessed with hellcat. i keep saying, "Not a hellcat?" Every time someone mentioned either any sport car or muscle car.
But now? I bought an MX5 because i realise how fun it is since i can drive it to the fullest,arpund track or mountain road
The most important part about a car is that it gets from point A to point B. What separates car people from the usual traffic is that most people just want to get to their destination while enthusiasts live for the journey.
My friend wanted to buy a sport car after he passed the test. I asked him "What makes you think you can drive a sport car when you can't even handle your mom's Kia Morning smoothly?" 🤣
You know bladed went down the corvette owner pipeline when he started talking about watches and watch brands
My obsession behind the wheel has much less to do with 0-60 but rather how quickly and smoothly I can shift. I feel shots of dopamine everytime I nail a shift.
based and smoothpilled
I remember seeing a dude on Insta showing off a kitted out 5 series and 80% of the comments were saying "should've gotten an M5" and the guy kept responding with "do you have any idea how much an m5 costs???"
A perfect example of the "Specs don't equal fun, fast or enthusiastic cars":
Toyota Corolla GT AE86; it's small, low on power and wasn't made to be a tail-happy lunatic in the corners... but all it took was a passionate enthusiast in Japan making deliveries and writing about it, followed by a pivotal franchise, and now it's a sought-after classic that goes for $34,000 on a bad day and even more on a good day.
Keep your Crowns, Sub-compact kings.
Unironically, people with $20 casio F91W watches, old thinkpads and who drive an old volvo are much more interesting to talk to than the kid with the lambo and the latest tech.
I don’t understand why anyone would get offended by “you will never use the capabilities of this more expensive product”. That is GOOD NEWS to me. If I’ll be totally set on a cheaper thing, that is fantastic news.
Honestly you turned into my favorite car youtuber in the last few months.
I like how you turned away from thinking you need a supercar and instead started focusing on slower but more fun stuff.
I made the same mental switch in the last years.
I bought my i30 Fastback N 4 years ago and at first I thought i would quickly (
Ive lost a lot of viewers since I made the statement of "I'm never buying a Supercar" Like my views from November onwards dropped by 60%, it was painful for me to accept that by uttering that phrase, I accidentally "killed" my career. I'm glad I didn't give up though. These past few months, making videos has been demotivating knowing my former audience doesn't view it as much or at all, but newer viewers or dedicated viewers like some y'all, are the reason I still stayed on this platform.
@@BladedAngel Damn thats rough, I'll hope your viewer numbers will start to increase again. Maybe you'll attract a different kind of viewer slowly.
Thats something I have never truely understood, why people would watch car youtubers, just to see all of them buy a Huracan at some point. Put an abnormally loud exhaust, wheels and maybe a wrap on it and sell it 3 months later to "upgrade" to a different supercar. I mean come on if bascially all of them do it then what makes them special?
Stay true to yourself and keep the content coming and I am sure it will start to attract the kind of audience that will appreciate it.
@@BladedAngel Supercar are a waste of money. Most supercar never get past 12,000 miles. The only supercar I would ever buy is a Nissan GTR...and guess what. I won't---no manual, no buy.
My rule of thumb: It's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.
That’s why I sold my Ferrari and bought 30 geo metros.
Really love your point about not only sticking within your budget but sticking within what you can handle and what you’ll actually need. As a photographer I’ll have a lot of friends who are trying to get into photography ask me about brand or camera they want and ask if it’s good and I always have to start out with asking what they want to do with the camera if they plan on editing the photos, or printing them, maybe doing photography as a side hustle and then I still have to ask them what their budget is and often times they only need a quarter of the camera. I’m constantly telling people they should only upgrade when their skills outmatch their tools otherwise they’ll get overwhelmed and drop it. It kills me that you see that everyone thinks they need the best that’s out there to start off well when they won’t see any return on investment over a beginners tool for like a year or more, and the fact that these venerable people are being prayed on by salesmen and companies makes me really sad and angry.
Thank you for saying it. I drive a 20 year old Dacia Logan limousine with 50 horsepower. But this thing brings so much joy and it needs almost no gas... 40 liters of gas can take me up to 800kmh far...
casually hopping from "shut up about your 0-60 times" to "don't buy that damn sofa", i love this channel
When the 0-60 time doesn't fill the void in your heart, but actually creates a void in your chest from the G-force
I pretty much always lose interest in content creators when they start to buy super cars, so that’s a big plus point for me.
You the real one man I appreciate it!
With 90% of them having Supercars these days, I honestly feel like if I did buy one, I'd just be lost in the crowd anyway. So I'll just play with other things instead :D
@@BladedAngel you should get a 5th Gen Buick Century, thats what the cool kids got 💀
@@BladedAngel you should make a series where you build a project car doesnt have to be smth like a supra im talking about civics, old muscle car rebuild, stuff like that
@@wildside1951 Buicks are actually fun though lmao
This guy is 1000% correct on kids buying high end spec device that they literally dont need for.
The sad thing is even after buying all this stuff, they don’t even enjoy it.
Not just a good person at the end, but also a smart salesman. It's very hard to shift an open box product nowadays, due to stigmas, so instead of it being binned to make room for other stock and earning them nothing, they got 1200 for it. Not selling it would have been a very bad business decision, and it makes you wonder if some businesses actually want to make money, or whether they have some other motive.
I was thinking the same, like “this guy is smart enough to get rid of the open box PC and make money”
As a low-level car guy but a high-end computer guy, the F word (future-proof) is a plague in the PC community that constantly tricks people unfamiliar with PC components into overspending on their personal rigs. Seeing the overlap and willingness to hold back across both communities is refreshing.
9:11 This is one of the most important life lessons ever. Thank you for mentioning this. I am a 22-year-old that is in college right now and I will say that a lot of people need to understand this.
Bought a 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 a week ago. Was on marketplace and I decided to go look at it not really expecting to buy it. It was just something I’ve never seen before. Met the car and the buyer. Got super interested in it. Spent that same night learning everything I possibly could about the platform and legendary Busso v6 and quickly realized what a steal 3k for that car was. The car broadened my horizons. I was mainly an American v8 guy for years
Look for a wizard exhaust, those really bring out the sound of the busso
@@lucianistoc1264 I actually believe it to have an exhaust already. Owner said it was given this special stainless steel exhaust system. I couldn’t exactly verify but it’ll be on a lift tomorrow and I’ll be able to see it in it’s rust free glory
The moment I transitioned from a spec sheet carrying "enthusiast" to a driving enthusiast was behind the wheel of a '99 Civic SI. The fact that I had the time of my life driving my friend's car as fast as it could go, just trying to keep up on a back road, changed my perspective on so many things. You don't experience a spec sheet, it's the little intangible things that make something great, and bonus points if it makes you work for it. The favorite cars I've owned, I bought for less than $7k.
Been watching for a while :) It’s been cool to watch you mature in your hobby and admitting past mistakes/misconceptions. Low spec vehicles are the best. Driving a slow car fast is some of the most fun a person can have growing up on Indiana lol. Your Super Cub is SICK, BTW. If I ever learn how to “motorcycle” a Super Cub or Monkey will be my first!
You can go for a ninja 250 or 400 if you want something modern.
Although I love those options. They're only great second bikes in the USA on our roads unless you solely want to ride small roads then more power to ya. Speaking from ex peek, I had aCBR250 that was useless on the interstate
0:13 ngl that sofa looks sick, is like the Bugatti of sofas. Built in table rack thingy on the side and adjustable head rest like a car seat, plus the colour scheme is bussin fr 💯
Totally agree with this. Having a base model civic has been awesome, i got to save money, learn how to mod it, and not have to worry about much. Im enjoying it more than if i had a super expensive car that im scared of someone touching cuz i spent my whole salary on it
The other immortal phrase: "It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slowly". It goes double for bikes. I've ridden some fast bike at high speed, but the MOST fun I've ever had on the road was a 125cc bike on a small mountain road; the throttle was a switch, I was flinging it around, I was within my ability so I had a huge grin on my face and the best part: I wasn't even speeding. I was having the time of my life going as fast as I comfortable could and it was legal.
I remember when my uncle bought an Audi R8 I asked him if he took it on the track at all and he said “Why would I do that I go fast on the road” mind you he lives in Philadelphia and really only drives on the weekends. If that car was dog it’d be animal abuse.
I'm so glad how much you've matured and how positive you and your videos turned out. I've used to watch you a lot when you had like 50k subs, but opted out, because it got so toxic.
Really nice turnaround, hope it works out!
"Slow sports car aren't real sports cars"
-Some guy in a Mustang that I lapped in my GT86
You are so right dude. Jumping into a super high horsepower car right away is just a bad idea. I have a 2v mustang and even at 265 horsepower it can try kill me sometimes lol, especially when my auto goes into second. Practice makes perfect lol. I don’t think people realize how much horsepower cars really have. 0-60 def isn’t everything, torque kills man, you gotta watch it lol. Have fun be safe !
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The crashed car slide show hurt me. It always hurts me to see nice sports cars totaled cus some bum wanted to jump to the best before understanding the basics of restraint. Just cus the car's limit is 220 on a highway doesn't mean your skill and discipline behind the wheel is the same.
As someone who owns a Hyundai Tiburon, I get criticized constantly about how I should've bought [insert "car enthusiast" car]. I love my Hyundai. 138hp (yes it's the gs model), fwd, and all. Don't care. It's bought, it's mine, no payments, and it's my first. It works for me being a 19 year old and in college.
I mean it is fair enough, there are definitely better options for the money and Hyundai wasn’t doing great back then
8:10 you know, at first I was gonna gloat about all the dead crossover suv drivers but there's a few too many sports cars and sedans on that list
Yea like what the heck are Mitsubishi Mirages and Nissan Versas doing on this list?
This has made me feel a lot better about my car. I have a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix that I’m styling to be a modern knight rider and felt like the car community would just laugh me off the block if I ever went to show it off.
I’m just a huge fan of pontiacs in general but they’re not very common in the car community (unless you’re looking at the classics end of the community) and I want to give them the love that I personally believe they deserve.
You're a unique cartuber(in a good sense).
You explain shit, about everything and anything bout cars.
Also, you explain stuff very good, that even i can understand.
Talk about shit were people should watch out for.
Keep the good content up.
Edit: forgot to mention, you also make your vids quite homures.
"Understand your limits" is exactly why I drive a V6 Challenger and I love it. People can shit on it all they want, but I'm smart enough to know I'd either be in financial trouble or physical trouble with something like a freaking Hellcat.
When I got my RX-8 my mom and many of my friends told me I should have waited till I graduated from engineering school and get my dream car. I’m glad I got it I have so much fun driving, I know what I want to do to it because I’ve started auto crossing and it’s a blast. It only makes 270 horsepower and 180 lbft of torque so it’s not super fast compared to some of my friends cars but it’s so much more fun to drive and don’t get me started on how much fun it is to work on
#3 hit me. I bought a Civic Si in 2017, traded it for a Type R in 2018. I feel like the lower trim made me appreciate the Type R more.
Pfp checks out
Me love sound
Me love manual
Me love feel
Me love lightness
Me love balance
Me love simple
Me hates overcomplication
Me hates over power cars
Me hates nerds
Simple as
i totaled my first car, i’m not sure if i’d say i bought too big for myself but I definitely underestimated it at the wrong time and paid for it. Be safe
You bought too big if you totaled it my man
For entry no. 2. I race autocross and I have learned to never underestimate the Miata, they are usually better drivers than you and put 2 seconds on every other expensive car.
As a 22 year old I recently got a C5 corvette and I honestly have lost interest in all other cars since it a car that I can basically do anything in and not faint everytime I need to do maintenance
I am so much more interested about who's behind the wheel than whats under the hood.
I think a sports car is defined by having at least decent power or p/w ratio for its time. Even a base 986 Boxster with "only" 200 hp is still a sports car to me because it's already 25 years old and was surprisingly fast when it came out. But calling something with 100 hp a sports car if it doesn't have Lotus Elise weight, it's difficult to call it that.
the autozam is a 600cc sports car
@@kiwd-dynamic An Autozam hardly counts as a car
@@kiwd-dynamic i've stood right next to a autozam and also asked the owner, it's like wearing a shoebox for us Northern Euro people
Dude just called out every European roadster like they aren't the kings of carving
@@redlight3932 You said it yourself. Roadster. NOT sports car.
I used to be a spec sheet nerd by like a few months when i started into cars. But then a quite distant trip on a small daihatsu changed my opinion. Yes It only has less than a 100hp (googled it, it has 54.5hp) and it shakes like crazy when it reaches 80km/h and above but its really fun to just push that small car to highway standards.
After that trip i started to appreciate low hp, but fun cars and other sectors like vans and kei trucks
The only time in use the phrase "it's better to have it then need it than to need it and not have it" is when buying tools but with in reason
I work at a small town Dodge Dealership. I see this on the daily. Ages 18-45, driving around in absolute crap boxes, and the first thing that comes out of there mouth is “hellcat”.
I even have people with no credit saying “if I’m going to pay monthly for something- it’s going to have a V8”
Spec sheet nerds are annoying as hell, but what's more annoying (more along the lines of racing) is people saying "Oh, you don't need ABS, just threshold brake" or "You don't need TC or stability control, just have good throttle management". YOU'RE NOT A COMPUTER! Even the best racing drivers still lock up tires on heavy braking and spin out due to wheelspin at low speeds. These are vital safety features on modern vehicles because they perform way better than you physically can, so USE THEM.
I've experienced that first hand on Croatia rally last year, i was a volunteer and on shakedown a Škoda locked up on a crest and washed out, stopping right where i was standing before i moved out of the way. After that we expanded the fly out area and thankfully no other incident occured that day.
Pretty much why initial D was so popular Takumi was always beating people in his AE86 basically a slow crabby car but really good handling I guess
Well i think the only reason why the 86 is so quick around a track is because its suspension is modded.
@EXPLODI FIER no because Takumi drove Itsuki's AE85 which drives like a boat and still beat other cars when you have a slower car you tend to drive it harder
My PorScHe 911 Gt3 Rs WeIsSaCh PaCkaGe DoES 6:49.328 oN ThE NuRbuRgRiNG, sO iT’s BeTtEr ThAn YoUrS 🤓🤣
Me with a Capuccino: but is it lighter than an F1 car?
I already have my dream car and I'm inly 19. It's a 1985 datsun 720 duel cab 4x4 2.5L diesel. It may only have 70 horse power but I love the fact I can actually fix it myself.
4:00 in regards to this bit,I always had this sentence I made on my mind:
*"It's not about how much power you have,but how much of that power you can control"*
What's the point of owning a let's say a 600HP supercar if you can't even control 1/3 of it?
As somebody who never wrenches, true enthusiasts are wrenchers.
3:46 - I have a 1994 Mustang. It’s the V6, not the V8 GT or Cobra, but it still handles awesome, has stiff suspension, and is just fun to drive! This makes me feel better about it. :3
Feel good about it! Feel proud that you can enjoy your car to the max compared to the other plebs in their hyperfast supercars!
Scat pack is plenty enough for a normal person. Anything ~400hp is plenty to get you into trouble.
Computer salesman saw a way to (primarily) part your friend from his money, kept him within budget, and pinched the other salesman's comission.....He made that sale, like a salesman is supposed to.
I have a 911 gts, and when I go on vacation, I rent a more fun car like an mx-5. Honestly if I could do it over, I’d rather own one of those than the Porsche.
The 911 is more fun on the track, but it’s so expensive to burn through brakes/tires and for servicing that it’s just not really worth it.
I bought a 2L 6MT, 155hp Mazda 3, and it handles like a boss, I can throw it around safely all while having a blast! I've learned to appreciate just driving over speed. I don't trust anyone on the road, and driving quickly is just gonna put me in a situation where I have to do an emergency maneuver, all because Sharon in her ford escape decided to lane change without looking. I live in a city and its very hard to find any time at all to drive spiritedly. I appreciate your mind set Bladed, even if its fueled by inner rage which i can relate to LOL.
9:00 remember all the 4090's catching on fire?
remember the zotac power supplies catching on fire?
i think the rog z970 mobo's were doing it for a while too!
this has proven my point. dont buy a faster car if ya cant DRIVE IT.
This video is incredibly valuable if you're willing to set your ego aside and listen. Thanks for sharing Bladed!
I hate it when people go "Oh no you're not an enthusiast if you don't like this and this super car brand"
Mate, I don't like the "normal" hypers and supers.
I despise the design of lambo, Ferrari has shady business practices and shit quality, and Mclaren is BOTH, minus the shady business.
Why would I buy one of those?
Since you brought up the computer and system topic on it, I want to tell: I got an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA401IV), with an AMD Ryzen 9 4000series CPU, Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6GB Ram, 1TB SSD and a 120Hz screen. I have given it maintenance, and it was on sale, got it for $1,100 back in February 2021. There were more expensive, higher-end laptops, but this one was what I needed, and I have taken it to more than the specified limits, Man, I love these videos, because you speak about things with facts, and you also learn in the process too. You shine a light of knowledge and advice.
My current cars are both faster than my dream car by a long shot, but both are still cheaper.
I don't need or want all these electric digital stuffs on these cars nowadays so why would i shell out $30k+ on something that won't even make me happy? I've driven modern cars and have found no joy in it and i still get blasted by people telling me that i need to get rid of my "fossil" and embrace the future of automobiles.
Spec sheets nerds: So you read the brochure
quality video bro. Search for this too as i saw it pop up but lost it n knew it’d be good. you deserve more attention. been subscribed for about a year now
I built a c5 corvette with an ls3 swap. It had a big ol BTR stage three cam and ported heads with all the goodies. I drove it for 6 years and eventually came to the realization that I can barely ever enjoy the car the way it was meant to be enjoyed. I sold it a month ago for an ND2 miata and it is one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time. I look forward to the drive home from work every day now.
i solely hate the people that didnt allow the honda E to be sold in the US. it's such a cute car that simply was shot down because spec-sheet nerds thought it was "boring".
Bought a dodge charger r/t and have been asked non freaking stop “why did you get that you should have gotten the scat”……..I hear it in my sleep now lol
It's great to watch bladed slowly lose it, he spent half the video about cars talking about his friends computer, and I love it.
Another thing, people do not even know what performance is. Yeah an F1 car has amazing performance, but a tank from the 80's has more performance than the F1 car. All an F1 car needs to do is accelerate fast, break fast, turn while going fast, and well, go fast. A tank (from the 80's) needs to be durable, have a high turret acceleration and fast enough slew rate, have the gun and turret be stabilised and do that while bounding over rough terrain, the engine needs to be tough enough to take the stress of combat (which btw is more intense than racing where you keep it at revs more than not), the tank needs to see in the middle of the night, in pitch black conditions in the middle of bumbfuck nowhere AND also keep in communication with the other platoon members and/or leaders. The tank has to also be able to be comfortably reloaded if it is a manual. Even more things if an autoloader. And to top it off survive being shot at.
Those listed, what's a higher performing vehicle? the F1 car or the tank? Dumb question, they are equally high performance in their respective field, on the track nothing, or not many things can beat an F1 car, off road EVERYTHING can beat an F1 car. Offroad nothing beats a tank, the churchill tank, an early WW2 tank, went up like a 85-95% gradient. i'D like to see an F1 car do that on a riverbed... well riverbank.
I remember me and my dad had a talk about something similar to Future Proofing.
Basically I told him which cars I'd like to own one day for fun drives. And when I said that I'm still picking which one I'll have, he said to me: "If you really want a car, then save money for it. But at the same time, buy something cheaper but good so you can still have some fun while you save for the car you really want. And once you know you'll have enough, you can sell the car you currently have and get the car you really want."
He even told me that despite how much he likes his Super Seven, he's gonna sell it at some point for something else to have fun with.
And I took this advice to heart because now that I think of it, it'll be better for me to get a cheap toy and have fun while I save for the actual toy I want, rather than save for the actual toy I want without having anything else to entertain me.
You hit bullseye with your point why slower cars are really fun to drive. As a person who's grown up with two stroke Saab's I couldn't agree more. As my dad always says, back in my day you had lots of fun in a 96 v4 with 90hp. And today I think a 9-3 aero (210hp) is slow with a trailer hooked up.
The absolutely brilliant thing about these old Saabs is that they are so light and have great handling. They sound fantastic and you have to push them all the time. The sense of speed is also much greater, so you can have a nice drive without risking your license.
In my 9-5 aero with 310hp shit breaks and it's hard to diagnose, so it's never running great just ok or not at all. And I always end up going twice the limit everywhere and get paranoid about every car behind me being a undercover cop. Thus making it stressfull to drive.
It's two completely different experiences, but the one with a 140km/h top speed might just be the better experience.
As someone with a Scion tC as their first car (lets be real here it's a compact coupe/hatch) people really do tend to only like hp when it comes to cars. Everyone and their best friends uncle likes to say the tC is slow, which it is, don't get me wrong. But it is actually faster than the GT86 in a straight line but loses in corners, making it a nice option if you aren't too worried about having rwd, but again nobody appreciates car enthusiasts unless they have something over 500 hp its such a clout chasing trend atm it's sad.
In the end it became nore than just car nerd arguments video, way more personal than it had to be and i honestly learned some important things, thanks for the video dude
The second one really speaks to me lol. I drive a ‘98 Pontiac Sunfire and it’s got the original 2.2L 4 cylinder engine. It only puts up a little over 100hp and the ECM is programmed to only let her go 170 km/hr, (about 100mph). Since I live in a rural area, I’m always using that baby’s full potential, I know the engine is nothing special, but listening to her accelerate by flooring it on a complete open road gives my so much happiness.
You can do a lot of mods to an ecotec 😊
@@alexl9334 eco tech wasn’t used on the Sunfire until 2003. I do have dreams of turbocharging her someday though. As I’ve seen kits exist for the 95-02 model years.
@@Neilmobile95 id say go for it if its not expensive. I'm a sucker for cheap power. If its expensive just enjoy the sound on your car play with the exhaust a bit. Its what i did on a cobalt i couldnt tune 😁
@@alexl9334 thanks for the advice, one kit I’ve seen is only $1500, which I think is pretty good, considering I’ve seen some more premium ones go for $8000+ on similar, but more popular cars.
Yes for everything you said I am so sick of it, especially in tech
just 2 hours ago my friend was telling me that i needed to get the v8 mustang instead of the v6. and when we were talking about our favorite cars, he thought the cars i liked were weird just because they weren't as fast as the cars he likes (audis, ferraris, lamborghinis, etc.)