It's funny how quickly the word "shareholder" has been replaced by "stakeholder" following the supposed 'great reset'. A well deserved Golden Pisscoty award indeed.
@@QALibrary Yes, however bad faith actors conflate the two. Point being, the Aussi public who funded these handouts are 'stakeholders' whose interests clearly weren't catered for.
Great piece, John. I appreciate your honesty in calling out all of the corrupt politicians, car makers and car dealers in their attempts to screw the public. We need more of this kind of truth telling. Keep on keeping on, sir.
Those companies have a responsibility to their stakeholders, well true. The Australian government only has responsibilities to their "sponsors", not a care for their shareholders, the Australian public.
Alan Hilder Australian people - not Australian Public Public and People are not the same (in Legal terminology) Public is GOVERNMENT Your CORPORATE GOVERNMENT indoctrination/education system has deliberately not taught you law to keep you dumbed down and ignorant. Everyone is ignorant of something - just of different things. So don't take offense - Learn the difference in the meaning of words- words that are used in the language of Law are not the same definition as words used in common street English - even though they sound the same. That is how common people are tricked and deceived. This is done deliberately
@@andrew_koala2974 As I am not a pedantic lawyer type, I was using the "common usage" form of language. Yes People, not corporations. The Australian government is a privately owned business that has the power to screw over the public system. Education the private system gets more per student than the public. Medical, the government has tried to shut down the public system. etc. "Private does it better" is true only that it only does it better for stockholders, it is more expensive for the customers. This government has set up monopolies of the privatised public services, but say to others "you can compete, just have to use this company's assets".( Telstra ) Tony thought his NBN would be cheaper as Telstra would just give it all back...
The business recipients ofJobkeeper had no enforced rules to comply with whilst robodebt incorrectly issued fines to the disadvantaged and in some cases caused so much distress they committed suicide, if this is not one of the worst government failures of all time l will eat 8 submarines ...
In 'Murica!, the City of Chicago school district paid school bus service companies some $30 million USD to keep paying bus drivers when school was out of session due to Covid. Instead, the bus companies kept the money, and applied for Federal loans to ride out the Covid shutdown and pay the drivers. There was no contractual language requiring the bus companies to pay the money back to the district if they didn't pay drivers, so the City of Chicago taxpayers take another hit for political and professional incompetence.
A gritty and yet satisfyingly amusing snapshot of the auto industry 21. Interesting times ahead. BTW the “cone of silence “ was a stunning piece of modern design, we just didn’t know at that time that it was possible to design something that looked the part but was totally crap in every other aspect. Truly a forerunner for so many modern designs. Whenever i see good engineering I celebrate and give credit where it’s due. Many Thanks again for another year of insights.
@@AutoExpertJC That's awesome. Glad they have decent ethics. I see Toyota have dropped the whole subscription idea. I saw a video about it a few days ago
Regarding addblue, we could just re-progam the computers in the trucks to ignor the adblue level until they fix the supply issues. Addblue does not affect engine running at all. It is just that the computer "de-rates" the engine if you run out. If it is a choice between a little more polution and having actual food in the shops, I know what my vote is. In the mean time, how foolish of us to rely on foreign supply of EVERYTHING when it is us who are supplying all the raw ingrediants! Maybe we need a manufacturing capability after all?
Well done John. Loved the awards and in particular the award to Honda who still produce red vehicles with the added feature of transforming its paint work to dusky pink…just add sun… and in our case we had a super fast reactive paint on our Honda Euro Accord which after 4 years shed the glossy red for shades of dusky pink that no matter how much wax or policy was applied, continued its colour transformation. As for customer service, it quickly disappeared with the air conditioning coolant that requires re-gassing every year as Honda refuses to fix the issue even after it was first reported in the first year of ownership…its the condenser and despite it leaking for the entire life of the vehicle, they have refused to replace. Surely an award winning service in the anti - awards categories for 2021.
It''s HONDA and not Honda. They sound the same but they are NOT the same/ Take a look at the badge and CORPORATE Legal NAME Make sure you see what it is you are actually looking at. ZOMBIES have eyes but cannot see - Ears and cannot hear ALL CORPORATE names are always in the ALL CAPS iteration - as is your CORPORATE name of the PERSON (who im-PERSON-ates) the living soul You have failed to educate yourself and learn this.
Merry Christmas to you John! Thanks for another year of awesome informative content and some great laughs. Looking forward to seeing you take it to 'em and MALS in 2022! Have a good one mate!
@@aussieideasman8498 Well that is your opinion... and it's nothing more than an opinion. 30% of Australians would have a diametrically opposed opinion to you...just as valid as yours. That is excluding all Jews, Muslims, buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus who also have different beliefs also as vald as yours. I find your statement arrogant intolerant and ignorant, but typical of a "Christian".
@@arthol51 Your thinking is warped. Take the opposite view - "It's a normal world when Christmas has nothing to do with belief in Christ." If I had a choice (and I do), I would opt for strange over normal. If 30% go the other way, they have warped thinking. Their opinion may be valid, but the thinking is flawed. You can map that logic to those sects you name, as well, but I bet they all say Christmas has to be practiced by believers in Christ - they just don't believe and don't practice. They may take the perks offered, like the day's off work, but they will do their own thing with them. "arrogant intolerant and ignorant, but typical of a "Christian""? You found words in a dictionary, but can't find reasons to use them, lol! I find you are lame brain, and pay no attention to the words that are not backed by any substance. What would you think if I said I found you ugly, and have never even seen you? Reason for being a lame brain - all of the above, including disbelief in Christ.
merc should get an honorable mention here, a friend of mine owns a merc W220 with the supercharged v8 in it, he brought it after selling his fairlady z(against my recommendations). before it even got home(2 hour drive from another city) it died 1 hour out, got towed back to the dealer, and sent into the shop, they had it checked by a merc authorized mechanic, and it needed an entire new fuel system, new pumps, new fuel pipes, harness, some computer in relation to it all. total cost $4438 + $250 for towing. Luckily the dealer had to pay for that. a week later, it blew a high pressure oil line under the car, a new one would be over $1500 and would take 6 months to get, I told him to take the hose to his hydraulic shop(he works in heavy industry) and I bet they could make a new one with the old fittings, they did, and its cost $150 to make and can now handle 5000PSI or more. two weeks go by.. then the front right coil pack breaks into a collection of plastic pieces, apparently whenever the engine torques over, the harness pulls on the coil pack, and breaks the connector part off the pack. another two weeks go by, and it dies in the middle of a road trip, takes it to an authorized merc mechanic, and they hook it to the computer, tell him he needs a new fuel system, new pumps, new fuel pipes, harness, the computer, etc bout $4000...he tells them he just did that! they say its needed. I tell him to go home, take of the back seat, and check the pump connections and pipes and etc himself before he spends anymore cash on this heap of expensive garbage. he gets it home, finds the pumps, finds a plastic hose connector(you know the type) has come undone, clips it back in, and all is well. takes it back to the shop and asked them what the hell? you didn't even check anything, do you just charge people after hooking a computer up or what? they look dumbfounded at him and mumble some bullshit excuses. two weeks later his power steering blows while hes parking up to help a friend move house, and dumps all its expensive fluid all over the drive way. a bloody O-ring split on the high pressure side cause unlike everyone else who uses a banjo-bolt and copper washers, merc had to be different. The make badly designed shit boxes with untested or half arsed systems, and try to pass them off as superior engineering. if you're going to make a O-Ring sealed hydraulic system, you better make sure you get the clearances correct, and have a decent hold down.
A gold medal performance, John. ROFL. One question - how did the Beetrooter miss out on his usual podium appearance in the politurdery section? Best wishes to you, Tiffany and the ming molls for 2022.
I'm in the market for a new car. But I think i will happily suffer through public transport, than give the current executive group a dollar of my money. I know I'm only one, but fuck em all.
Obviously Australia is a different market to here in the UK. Peugeot, Citroën and vauxhall are well regarded. Here in Shetland, the Berlingo is the go to workhorse, plenty 15+ years old and going strong.
Cheers John. I had forgotten about COTY...a legacy of being old and relegating such trivia to the scrapheap. All the best for the New Year for yourself and family. Best Regards Mick.
Hi John Cadogan and thank you kindly for this enthralling presentation! You have excelled in daring to expose the extant and regrettable "truth" in the auto industry domain! I am also appreciative of your ability to avoid "sugar coating" your words and for including many humourous elements, which gives tremendous balance to your presentations! I am able to recall some of your past contributions to Wheels Magazine, with great respect and appreciation! In many ways, you clearly demonstrated your ability to show them "the way"! Sir, I suspect that should you continue with your present approach to reporting on matters automotive, a conglomerate of Auto Manufacturers may form, with the express aim of jointly contributing to a fund for the purpose of "muting" your voice through "buying" you out, thus avoiding further embarrassment! What do you make of such a possibility? ... This surely has the potential, to assist you to enjoy a secure and comfortable retirement! John, you are a true blue champion of the people! Have a happy new year!
What a wonderful world of automotive awards! The spare parts award in particular reminded me of when working in a spare parts shop (Fiat, Alfa and Lancier) we kept an Alfa front brake calliper under the front counter. It was there for the reasonably common event - a customer wanted the O-rings for the hand brake arm on the brake calliper. They had removed and fixed it all up, but just needed the O-rings. Even experienced mechanics fell for this request. As the part was not supplied by Alfa- indeed as a 'safety' measure - they were advised they had to purchase a new calliper. Yes, all for a 10 cent part you can buy by the box load from an O-ring selling shop! the standard response was to reach under the counter, pull out the calliper and give it to them and say, 'there ya go mate!'. Later, after CPR, and a stiff drink, the official reasoning was given. We even loaned them the phone to call the customer to explain why it was buy the calliper or drive home a-la Fred Flintstone... At least it wasn't the rear silencer. Those came with the exhaust manifold and all the bits in between!
Thanks John Boy for the Olight Discount & all the best for 2022. Thank you for the Laughs' and insights' into varied topics' in 2021. O and the Ming Mols can't forget the girl's can we now.
Another work of satirical art to add to the collect John. I'm very much looking forward to you commentary on whatever foot in mouth and head in ass moments the car industry can come up with in 2022.
Very enjoyable. Honda has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year, I’d say it will be in the news even more in the next year or so when they decide it is no longer viable to sell cars in Straya because of their own stupidity. Well deserved awards for VW, Merc, Mazda, Ford and LDV. Thanks for the laughs :-)
Great stuff John. But apart from the Adblue debacle, what about the Federal Government decision to have no fuel reserves in Australia, but rather, to have them located half-way around the world in the good old US of A. Good luck trying to get them over here in a hurry.
That's why 'Straya having a long-range submarine capability is important. If the sea lanes are shut down by an enemy, 'Straya will starve and run out of resources to defend itself. See also WWI and WWII Britain, when German ships and subs almost shut down the sea lanes. Diesel-powered coastal-type subs won't handle the job against modern nuclear-powered subs and ships. But the facts are the 'Straya needs a strategic reserves program based at home.
Back in 1989 my father bought me the Ute of the year in (merika) Xtra cab Hilux I still drive it every other weekend all original, except the paint that nicked off and got repainted 18 years ago. It have never broken down stopped hiccuped shuddered, wheezed or gone poopy ever, I drove it on my L’s and P’s and now my daughter wants it HAHAHA not a chance! I only wish I could get this confidence from 2022 in Stralia.
John, since the 90s the majority of vehicles the general public buys have become bland, boring cookie cutter looking things. All that's happened since 2000 is to keep adding more body cladding and pseudo aero shapes, and lets not forget the continual load of electronic crap all claimed for "your safety" that will fail, usually most do sooner than later. You only have to look at the current crop of colours and designs being offered to know a group of bottom feeders are making decisions. When the standards are constantly being lowered, people will feel vindicated by the smallest glimmer of light being thrown at them and accept it as a good thing.
Had to laugh when a workmate was so excited to get his 300 series Landcruiser and it broke down on the first day and was taken back to the factory and hasn't been seen since.
I wonder if diesel fuelled emergency services vehicles are to be supplied with ab over and above every other non-essential diesel vehicle apart from fuel re-filler heavy vehicles. Could be an interesting summer if fires ignite down south.. We might need to save all our fluid (from down there), to extinguish (smother) flames? I guess, time will tell.
The oil industry here in Brexitstan does the same shit handing out safety awards etc to each other. They are so proud of their awards and mount them in the reception area
John, do you think the BCOTY award ever meant anything good/positive, and if so, when do you reckon it all went to crap? Reason I ask, is I bought a BCOTY back in the late 80's (R31 Skyline), and still have it as a daily drive ~ IMHO it sort of deserved the award, but now-a-days it seems a tough ask to find a worthy recipient...at all.
John i haven't enjoyed a report on u tube for so long,so thanks for that. It comes as a relief to realise that Australia is run as well as we are here in NZ. We have all heard the pithy old saying of " if you pay peanuts you get Monkeys "but that's not the western world's problem it's we are paying gold bars and still getting Monkeys so that's nice.
Great one Fatman I tend to treat mainstream yearly car awards with the same ridicule and disdain that I treat music, acting or even sports awards. All are pointless and are guaranteed to rot your wedding vegetables. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Have a great New Year.
Hey J.C. Just found a note from GWM who have announced they plan to release a range of new “Tanks”. If the announcement is made this year should they get an award now or does everyone have to wait until actual release next year?
Waiting for them to declare the best 5 wheel electric vehicle 2022, Best luxury 2 door family vehicle, Best electric truck 2022, Most comfortable off road vehicle 2022, and finally best electric off road vehicle 2022...
Nice summary John ..... I have just been catching up on the share value of EV'S and people like Warren Buffet. The general term being used is the legacy car manufacturers example GM and Ford and the new EV manufacturers like Tesla and the Chinese BYD. The business model thinking of legacy car manufacturers is not keeping pace with with the technology push of the new EV manufacturing companies. A changing of the guard do to speak. My automotive needs would be amply served by an EV. Range is not a problem, neither is performance but charging, cost particularly the long term intrinsic durabilty of the battery is and is of greater importance than range. I don't mean warranty promises by manufacturers. It EV'S seem to a juggernaut starting to roll and Australia will somehow have to cope?
John I reckon that the golden besottey should have gone to Dan Andrews and I’ll tell you why, at one of his many look at me aren’t I terrific press conferences, he quite proudly announced that we’re all in this together meaning he was suffering just like the rest of us, to ease his pain he gave himself a $45K pay rise. Jeez I hope he’s feeling better
They don't sell enough cars to rate a mention. Elon is in a class of his own...namely the most successful conman in history. John would need to devote an entire video to that creep... but that would be fun would it not ?
Thank you John another brilliant report, now I'm impressed and depressed at same time. In 2022 I was going to buy a new car but when one looks at the cost eg gst, stamp duty, sorry I have to lay down.
Also due to shortages the dealers just laugh at you if you even suggest a discount...if you are a buyer your hand is very weak...know when to fold them and walkaway.
There is a heap of fixed prices / Australia overtaxing .. Milwaukee, Kreg, Apple… all the brands up to double (or more) of the U.S. prIce… so Honda and pronger just getting on board with the pineapple movement…
I was soo Pissotted by the absolute beauty of the BS on display Must admit that I luv the sharp whit that emanates from the deep recesses of John imagination
Nope - never even seen it. Sorry. Made it up on the spot when I wrote the script. The concept is as old as the hills, however. There's one onvolving horses and ducks...
John your comedic skills are improving to the point you could pull off a comedy roadshow...I for one would pay money to hear you speak for an hour or two...but then again here we get it free. On topic now... the fact that Toyotas yearly paid subscription to start your bloody car didn't rate a mention is a testament to the amount of skullduggery that exists amongst all the creeps that are involved in the car industry. This should be required viewing for anyone thinking of buying a new car in 2022. Go John keep it up your really are a breath of fresh air in this insane world of exponentially increasing bullshittery.
Oh! its Awards Night, the last couple of events of the year that I so look forward to. The Legends of 2021 Automotive. It's like the last hour of the work piss-up, where everyone is a bit past the point where they should've stopped. Then the Awards are given out, and honesty rises to the top in the front of the microphone. Well done for not leaving out a Deplorable or two and keeping the spotlight on the Honorable Mentions. FO2021 and Happy New Years, may a Ming Moll (or two) do you a walk of shame come 1st Jan.
I think this is the knee jerk reactions of the auto industry under EV pressure. Higher prices ,cheaper materials and quality ,and rip off services/parts. Trying to buy a Ute for work and it’s all pretty bad compared to older cars pre 00’s.
Dear John, I could not agree with you more of your assessment of our ‘chosen’ politicians (see ScoMo pre-selection). Having met Rob Stokes professionally as part of his role when holding a previous portfolio, I found him to be the politician’s politician. I approached to to let him know that NSW was no longer training teachers to teach the HSC subject Engineering Studies. His reply rubbing his chin was, “I was unaware of this”. Two weeks earlier to this conversation the president of my professional association has told him the exact same thing in a one on one meeting. It even been minuted!! Please John, M.A.L.S. an during arseholes like this to account for their inability to act like politicians and more like vote counter. Lloyd
You forgot V8 supercars, who in there right mind could support a brand that is propping up Ford and GM after what they have done to the car industry in this country. Hell there is no way I could afford to buy either of the models they were showing off at the supposed great race, they should be racing cars that every day Aussies can afford.
It's funny how quickly the word "shareholder" has been replaced by "stakeholder" following the supposed 'great reset'. A well deserved Golden Pisscoty award indeed.
Shares are paying lousy dividends considering the companies are killing it out there.
The thing is shareholder and stakeholder in most part two totally different things…. the only thing that is the same is the shareholder
@@QALibrary Yes, however bad faith actors conflate the two. Point being, the Aussi public who funded these handouts are 'stakeholders' whose interests clearly weren't catered for.
I'd rather be a steak holder than a stakeholder.
They are holding up steak while the rest of us gets snags
John, wishing you a happy new year and looking forward to your research and the frank truth about our motoring industry this coming year and beyond.
John Cadogan and Scotty Kilmer are the only 2 people I need to tell me about the car industry.
Great piece, John. I appreciate your honesty in calling out all of the corrupt politicians, car makers and car dealers in their attempts to screw the public. We need more of this kind of truth telling. Keep on keeping on, sir.
Those companies have a responsibility to their stakeholders, well true. The Australian government only has responsibilities to their "sponsors", not a care for their shareholders, the Australian public.
Why should they? What's the worst that'll happen ?
They get voted out and have to sit on some corporate board for the next decade?
Oh the horror!
But definitely vote at the next election!
@@theairstig9164 Australia, it's mandatory...
Alan Hilder
Australian people - not Australian Public
Public and People are not the same (in Legal terminology)
Public is GOVERNMENT
Your CORPORATE GOVERNMENT indoctrination/education system has deliberately
not taught you law to keep you dumbed down and ignorant.
Everyone is ignorant of something - just of different things.
So don't take offense - Learn the difference in the meaning of words-
words that are used in the language of Law are not the same definition as words
used in common street English - even though they sound the same.
That is how common people are tricked and deceived.
This is done deliberately
@@andrew_koala2974 As I am not a pedantic lawyer type, I was using the "common usage" form of language. Yes People, not corporations. The Australian government is a privately owned business that has the power to screw over the public system.
Education the private system gets more per student than the public. Medical, the government has tried to shut down the public system. etc. "Private does it better" is true only that it only does it better for stockholders, it is more expensive for the customers. This government has set up monopolies of the privatised public services, but say to others "you can compete, just have to use this company's assets".( Telstra ) Tony thought his NBN would be cheaper as Telstra would just give it all back...
The business recipients ofJobkeeper had no enforced rules to comply with whilst robodebt incorrectly issued fines to the disadvantaged and in some cases caused so much distress they committed suicide, if this is not one of the worst government failures of all time l will eat 8 submarines ...
...Would that be 8 useless glorified WW2-tech submarines?
@@bigyin2586 no the new ones we have not ordered or know how much or who will build them, they would be tasty as they are "enriched"
In 'Murica!, the City of Chicago school district paid school bus service companies some $30 million USD to keep paying bus drivers when school was out of session due to Covid. Instead, the bus companies kept the money, and applied for Federal loans to ride out the Covid shutdown and pay the drivers. There was no contractual language requiring the bus companies to pay the money back to the district if they didn't pay drivers, so the City of Chicago taxpayers take another hit for political and professional incompetence.
Scott Morrison was the minister in charge when robodebt was rolled out ........
A gritty and yet satisfyingly amusing snapshot of the auto industry 21. Interesting times ahead. BTW the “cone of silence “ was a stunning piece of modern design, we just didn’t know at that time that it was possible to design something that looked the part but was totally crap in every other aspect. Truly a forerunner for so many modern designs. Whenever i see good engineering I celebrate and give credit where it’s due. Many Thanks again for another year of insights.
Two of our largest companies gave all of the money back after they were given it and still went on to make huge profits
Toyota Oz gave theirs back, too.
@@AutoExpertJC That's awesome. Glad they have decent ethics. I see Toyota have dropped the whole subscription idea. I saw a video about it a few days ago
Regarding addblue, we could just re-progam the computers in the trucks to ignor the adblue level until they fix the supply issues.
Addblue does not affect engine running at all.
It is just that the computer "de-rates" the engine if you run out.
If it is a choice between a little more polution and having actual food in the shops, I know what my vote is.
In the mean time, how foolish of us to rely on foreign supply of EVERYTHING when it is us who are supplying all the raw ingrediants!
Maybe we need a manufacturing capability after all?
Well done John. Loved the awards and in particular the award to Honda who still produce red vehicles with the added feature of transforming its paint work to dusky pink…just add sun… and in our case we had a super fast reactive paint on our Honda Euro Accord which after 4 years shed the glossy red for shades of dusky pink that no matter how much wax or policy was applied, continued its colour transformation. As for customer service, it quickly disappeared with the air conditioning coolant that requires re-gassing every year as Honda refuses to fix the issue even after it was first reported in the first year of ownership…its the condenser and despite it leaking for the entire life of the vehicle, they have refused to replace. Surely an award winning service in the anti - awards categories for 2021.
Just don't buy red, whatever the brand. Always the worst colour for fading.
It''s HONDA and not Honda.
They sound the same but they are NOT the same/
Take a look at the badge and CORPORATE Legal NAME
Make sure you see what it is you are actually looking at.
ZOMBIES have eyes but cannot see - Ears and cannot hear
ALL CORPORATE names are always in the ALL CAPS iteration -
as is your CORPORATE name of the PERSON (who im-PERSON-ates) the living soul
You have failed to educate yourself and learn this.
They have to fix it. You need to contact your state consumer affairs.
Merry Christmas to you John! Thanks for another year of awesome informative content and some great laughs. Looking forward to seeing you take it to 'em and MALS in 2022! Have a good one mate!
He is atheist dude.
@@BoleDaPole OP never mentioned religion...prolly should stop smoking crack dude.
@@arthol51 It's a strange world when Christmas has nothing to do with belief in Christ.
@@aussieideasman8498 Well that is your opinion... and it's nothing more than an opinion. 30% of Australians would have a diametrically opposed opinion to you...just as valid as yours. That is excluding all Jews, Muslims, buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus who also have different beliefs also as vald as yours. I find your statement arrogant intolerant and ignorant, but typical of a "Christian".
@@arthol51 Your thinking is warped. Take the opposite view - "It's a normal world when Christmas has nothing to do with belief in Christ." If I had a choice (and I do), I would opt for strange over normal. If 30% go the other way, they have warped thinking. Their opinion may be valid, but the thinking is flawed. You can map that logic to those sects you name, as well, but I bet they all say Christmas has to be practiced by believers in Christ - they just don't believe and don't practice. They may take the perks offered, like the day's off work, but they will do their own thing with them.
"arrogant intolerant and ignorant, but typical of a "Christian""? You found words in a dictionary, but can't find reasons to use them, lol! I find you are lame brain, and pay no attention to the words that are not backed by any substance. What would you think if I said I found you ugly, and have never even seen you? Reason for being a lame brain - all of the above, including disbelief in Christ.
merc should get an honorable mention here, a friend of mine owns a merc W220 with the supercharged v8 in it, he brought it after selling his fairlady z(against my recommendations).
before it even got home(2 hour drive from another city) it died 1 hour out, got towed back to the dealer, and sent into the shop, they had it checked by a merc authorized mechanic, and it needed an entire new fuel system, new pumps, new fuel pipes, harness, some computer in relation to it all.
total cost $4438 + $250 for towing.
Luckily the dealer had to pay for that.
a week later, it blew a high pressure oil line under the car, a new one would be over $1500 and would take 6 months to get, I told him to take the hose to his hydraulic shop(he works in heavy industry) and I bet they could make a new one with the old fittings, they did, and its cost $150 to make and can now handle 5000PSI or more.
two weeks go by.. then the front right coil pack breaks into a collection of plastic pieces, apparently whenever the engine torques over, the harness pulls on the coil pack, and breaks the connector part off the pack.
another two weeks go by, and it dies in the middle of a road trip, takes it to an authorized merc mechanic, and they hook it to the computer, tell him he needs a new fuel system, new pumps, new fuel pipes, harness, the computer, etc bout $4000...he tells them he just did that! they say its needed.
I tell him to go home, take of the back seat, and check the pump connections and pipes and etc himself before he spends anymore cash on this heap of expensive garbage.
he gets it home, finds the pumps, finds a plastic hose connector(you know the type) has come undone, clips it back in, and all is well.
takes it back to the shop and asked them what the hell? you didn't even check anything, do you just charge people after hooking a computer up or what?
they look dumbfounded at him and mumble some bullshit excuses.
two weeks later his power steering blows while hes parking up to help a friend move house, and dumps all its expensive fluid all over the drive way.
a bloody O-ring split on the high pressure side cause unlike everyone else who uses a banjo-bolt and copper washers, merc had to be different.
The make badly designed shit boxes with untested or half arsed systems, and try to pass them off as superior engineering.
if you're going to make a O-Ring sealed hydraulic system, you better make sure you get the clearances correct, and have a decent hold down.
But appart from that!!!!
@@adoreslaurel but appart from that, great car, highly recommend, 12/10 would tow again.
who reads such a long post, i didnt
You need friends who aren't braindead shallow muppets
@@barrymcdonald9868 you should if your capable, it's interesting info and good insite 😀
You have to be one of my favorite comedians on UA-cam, I couldn’t help but laugh, love your work John, keep up the great sense of humour.
Thank you very much, Mike.
@@AutoExpertJC Sounds like it's the comment you've all been waiting for buddy ;)
Love the update John! Best in 2022 from Canada!
Do you have any Canada specific contenders for an award? Cars that won't start in cold weather or something?
Thanks for making UA-cam a better place.
A gold medal performance, John. ROFL. One question - how did the Beetrooter miss out on his usual podium appearance in the politurdery section? Best wishes to you, Tiffany and the ming molls for 2022.
FCA should have the award every year
In all categories
I'm in the market for a new car. But I think i will happily suffer through public transport, than give the current executive group a dollar of my money. I know I'm only one, but fuck em all.
Thanks for another year of great content. And a happy belated birthday to you too JC, I hope you overindulged significantly.
Obviously Australia is a different market to here in the UK. Peugeot, Citroën and vauxhall are well regarded. Here in Shetland, the Berlingo is the go to workhorse, plenty 15+ years old and going strong.
Example - JD power uk 2021 - most reliable small car Peugeot 208, most reliable large car Vauxhall Insignia.
Cheers John. I had forgotten about COTY...a legacy of being old and relegating such trivia to the scrapheap. All the best for the New Year for yourself and family. Best Regards Mick.
Hi John Cadogan and thank you kindly for this enthralling presentation! You have excelled in daring to expose the extant and regrettable "truth" in the auto industry domain! I am also appreciative of your ability to avoid "sugar coating" your words and for including many humourous elements, which gives tremendous balance to your presentations! I am able to recall some of your past contributions to Wheels Magazine, with great respect and appreciation! In many ways, you clearly demonstrated your ability to show them "the way"!
Sir, I suspect that should you continue with your present approach to reporting on matters automotive, a conglomerate of Auto Manufacturers may form, with the express aim of jointly contributing to a fund for the purpose of "muting" your voice through "buying" you out, thus avoiding further embarrassment!
What do you make of such a possibility? ... This surely has the potential, to assist you to enjoy a secure and comfortable retirement!
John, you are a true blue champion of the people!
Have a happy new year!
Oh what a year it's been! I might not have heard about most of it, if not for your diligence! Thanks mate. Here's to 2022!!
Hi J.C. Such wisdom you give forth, on this, your 2nd Day on this Earth.
What a wonderful world of automotive awards! The spare parts award in particular reminded me of when working in a spare parts shop (Fiat, Alfa and Lancier) we kept an Alfa front brake calliper under the front counter. It was there for the reasonably common event - a customer wanted the O-rings for the hand brake arm on the brake calliper. They had removed and fixed it all up, but just needed the O-rings. Even experienced mechanics fell for this request.
As the part was not supplied by Alfa- indeed as a 'safety' measure - they were advised they had to purchase a new calliper. Yes, all for a 10 cent part you can buy by the box load from an O-ring selling shop! the standard response was to reach under the counter, pull out the calliper and give it to them and say, 'there ya go mate!'.
Later, after CPR, and a stiff drink, the official reasoning was given. We even loaned them the phone to call the customer to explain why it was buy the calliper or drive home a-la Fred Flintstone... At least it wasn't the rear silencer. Those came with the exhaust manifold and all the bits in between!
Thank you, John! Each year you help me stay sane in this insane world.:) The automotive industry is a cesspool of ethically challenged jackasses.
Thanks JC for keeping it real, wishing you all the very best in the next year
I know. This is nit picking.
But it was Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck who sang that.
As always, Bugs gets the credit and Daffy is ignored.
Nobody upsets that little black duck!
It's dethickable!
@@sp1nrx Who can forget? - "I'm a DUCK! . . . 'D', 'U', 'UCK', - DUCK!"
I nearly had a meltdown with ALL the logic,,,JOHN,,,when can I start your campaign?
Love it Johno! , great show bud. Hope you had a great christmas
Thanks John Boy for the Olight Discount & all the best for 2022. Thank you for the Laughs' and insights' into varied topics' in 2021. O and the Ming Mols can't forget the girl's can we now.
Another work of satirical art to add to the collect John. I'm very much looking forward to you commentary on whatever foot in mouth and head in ass moments the car industry can come up with in 2022.
Very enjoyable. Honda has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year, I’d say it will be in the news even more in the next year or so when they decide it is no longer viable to sell cars in Straya because of their own stupidity. Well deserved awards for VW, Merc, Mazda, Ford and LDV. Thanks for the laughs :-)
Thanks for all your great and funny reports John , all the best for the new year.
Great stuff John. But apart from the Adblue debacle, what about the Federal Government decision to have no fuel reserves in Australia, but rather, to have them located half-way around the world in the good old US of A. Good luck trying to get them over here in a hurry.
That's why 'Straya having a long-range submarine capability is important. If the sea lanes are shut down by an enemy, 'Straya will starve and run out of resources to defend itself. See also WWI and WWII Britain, when German ships and subs almost shut down the sea lanes. Diesel-powered coastal-type subs won't handle the job against modern nuclear-powered subs and ships. But the facts are the 'Straya needs a strategic reserves program based at home.
Each award is well deserved. Great video John
Back in 1989 my father bought me the Ute of the year in (merika) Xtra cab Hilux I still drive it every other weekend all original, except the paint that nicked off and got repainted 18 years ago. It have never broken down stopped hiccuped shuddered, wheezed or gone poopy ever,
I drove it on my L’s and P’s and now my daughter wants it HAHAHA not a chance!
I only wish I could get this confidence from 2022 in Stralia.
If the Ford Maverick ever makes it down under it could be a worthy replacement, been getting rave reviews over in the States.
@@deanchur we had a Ford maverick 25 years ago it was a rebadged Nissan patrol, another shit heap!
I just went and checked out that maverick Aaarrr no thanks I’ll stick to old Toyota’s every single day!! That would never last in Stralia,
Thank you sir. Utterly entertaining. And I thought we had issues. :)
Mr Cadogan, please say what you mean instead of holding back. Great vids through the year. Looking forward to your opinions in the coming year.
John, since the 90s the majority of vehicles the general public buys have become bland, boring cookie cutter looking things. All that's happened since 2000 is to keep adding more body cladding and pseudo aero shapes, and lets not forget the continual load of electronic crap all claimed for "your safety" that will fail, usually most do sooner than later. You only have to look at the current crop of colours and designs being offered to know a group of bottom feeders are making decisions. When the standards are constantly being lowered, people will feel vindicated by the smallest glimmer of light being thrown at them and accept it as a good thing.
Are you taking pre-orders for '22-FO, John? We might need it.
Best video of the year! “In my opinion”
I would LOVE to see you interview pollies and take them to task 😎
Informative, entertaining and funny. John, you should host the next golden globes. 👍
Had to laugh when a workmate was so excited to get his 300 series Landcruiser and it broke down on the first day and was taken back to the factory and hasn't been seen since.
Best video of the year! “My opinion “
Hopefully this vaccine works better than the ones we’re mandated to get… or John will need to do this again in twelve weeks or so.
Yeah I said it.
The silly thing about the vaccine is that you need to go to Olympic Park to get it or wait 4 weeks (in NSW).
I wonder if diesel fuelled emergency services vehicles are to be supplied with ab over and above every other non-essential diesel vehicle apart from fuel re-filler heavy vehicles. Could be an interesting summer if fires ignite down south.. We might need to save all our fluid (from down there), to extinguish (smother) flames? I guess, time will tell.
Govt could approve the “delete” of adblue at the stroke of a pen. Then we could ‘roll coal’ again. MALS.
The oil industry here in Brexitstan does the same shit handing out safety awards etc to each other. They are so proud of their awards and mount them in the reception area
"2022 not even here yet and already I'm getting the sense it's getting to be both interesting and memorable" - that aged well!
It's already both, genius.
@@AutoExpertJC my point exactly
John, do you think the BCOTY award ever meant anything good/positive, and if so, when do you reckon it all went to crap? Reason I ask, is I bought a BCOTY back in the late 80's (R31 Skyline), and still have it as a daily drive ~ IMHO it sort of deserved the award, but now-a-days it seems a tough ask to find a worthy recipient...at all.
John i haven't enjoyed a report on u tube for so long,so thanks for that. It comes as a relief to realise that Australia is run as well as we are here in NZ. We have all heard the pithy old saying of " if you pay peanuts you get Monkeys "but that's not the western world's problem it's we are paying gold bars and still getting Monkeys so that's nice.
In the section for Vic Government awards you said it " Made Australia Laughing Stock " MALS . sounds familiar
Great one Fatman I tend to treat mainstream yearly car awards with the same ridicule and disdain that I treat music, acting or even sports awards. All are pointless and are guaranteed to rot your wedding vegetables. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Have a great New Year.
My only regret after watching this is that I have to wait another 365 days for the 2023 POSOTY's ...
Seasons Greetings John
Hey J.C. Just found a note from GWM who have announced they plan to release a range of new “Tanks”. If the announcement is made this year should they get an award now or does everyone have to wait until actual release next year?
Thanks again for a interesting time
Genesis also has a fixed-price model and should be called out together with Honda and MB.
So does Tesla.
@@TheKnobCalledTone. Yes. Did we miss any?
If a Tree Falls in the Forest does anybody hear... Bart clapping (with one hand) when the 300 hits it. A fascinating deep dive. Elanor L D V Rigby.
Waiting for them to declare the best 5 wheel electric vehicle 2022, Best luxury 2 door family vehicle, Best electric truck 2022, Most comfortable off road vehicle 2022, and finally best electric off road vehicle 2022...
All that, and more, certain to come soon. Monuments to irrelevance, all of them.
Nice summary John ..... I have just been catching up on the share value of EV'S and people like Warren Buffet. The general term being used is the legacy car manufacturers example GM and Ford and the new EV manufacturers like Tesla and the Chinese BYD. The business model thinking of legacy car manufacturers is not keeping pace with with the technology push of the new EV manufacturing companies. A changing of the guard do to speak. My automotive needs would be amply served by an EV. Range is not a problem, neither is performance but charging, cost particularly the long term intrinsic durabilty of the battery is and is of greater importance than range. I don't mean warranty promises by manufacturers. It EV'S seem to a juggernaut starting to roll and Australia will somehow have to cope?
You can only get a Honda Civic loaded in Australia ? That's outrageous !
4:50 A pig sized roach will haunt my dreams, 1000 cockroach size pigs would just be hilarious!
Hey John, any chance of a new years eve nutfest? I know it's late notice, but kinda miss those old Friday specials
John I reckon that the golden besottey should have gone to Dan Andrews and I’ll tell you why, at one of his many look at me aren’t I terrific press conferences, he quite proudly announced that we’re all in this together meaning he was suffering just like the rest of us, to ease his pain he gave himself a $45K pay rise. Jeez I hope he’s feeling better
regarding the lack of pee, why not reconfigure the waste water system, or, just collect it at source from every pub in the land?
And thus wraps up CADOGAN 2021 Screenwipe.
Awesome, only automotive awards worth watching. Tough competition this year but disappointed not to see Tesla walk away with a couple of awards.
They don't sell enough cars to rate a mention. Elon is in a class of his own...namely the most successful conman in history. John would need to devote an entire video to that creep... but that would be fun would it not ?
@@arthol51 as a Tesla owner, I must agree.
The car of the year is probably Scotty's wife's 2003 Lexus 😂
What a mixed up muddled up world we live in master John.
Best review you done for a while John
Thank you Paul.
Thank you John another brilliant report, now I'm impressed and depressed at same time. In 2022 I was going to buy a new car but when one looks at the cost eg gst, stamp duty, sorry I have to lay down.
Also due to shortages the dealers just laugh at you if you even suggest a discount...if you are a buyer your hand is very weak...know when to fold them and walkaway.
ROFL "who would you rather fight,a thousand cockroach sized pigs or a pig sized cockroach?"
You have outdone yourself John. :-)
Best way to end the year with a good ol laugh ..
Love your commentary
Why don't evs use Lipo4s cells?Andrew
There is a heap of fixed prices / Australia overtaxing .. Milwaukee, Kreg, Apple… all the brands up to double (or more) of the U.S. prIce… so Honda and pronger just getting on board with the pineapple movement…
Hey, I've actually been driving my Ioniq 5 for a month now here in NZ. Are deliveries in Oz slower?
I’m not highly interested in cars, though I do enjoy your videos for your eloquent use of the English language 👌
Onto the important stuff...where can I get the mallet on the drill press with the blurred out brand 🤔
It's a Thor #2 copper hammer.
JC preaching the gospel, as usual. Long may he remain uncrucified.
Happy New Year ......Dude
I was soo Pissotted by the absolute beauty of the BS on display
Must admit that I luv the sharp whit that emanates from the deep recesses of John imagination
It's a good thing that the Australian government has Robodebt.
I need tiffany as well.
Sloppy seconds for me for Australia Day, John mate? 😀
Hey John, I think you nicked the pig/roach idea from Just a few Acres....
it's one of Pete's sayings....and he raises them...for food.
Nope - never even seen it. Sorry. Made it up on the spot when I wrote the script. The concept is as old as the hills, however. There's one onvolving horses and ducks...
John, y’all in Straya turn right at Albuquerque?? 🐰
John your comedic skills are improving to the point you could pull off a comedy roadshow...I for one would pay money to hear you speak for an hour or two...but then again here we get it free.
On topic now... the fact that Toyotas yearly paid subscription to start your bloody car didn't rate a mention is a testament to the amount of skullduggery that exists amongst all the creeps that are involved in the car industry. This should be required viewing for anyone thinking of buying a new car in 2022. Go John keep it up your really are a breath of fresh air in this insane world of exponentially increasing bullshittery.
If his comedic skills get any better we may have to make him Prime Mincer or some such.
@@hotdrippyglass ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh--------thinkyou'dagree
Oh! its Awards Night, the last couple of events of the year that I so look forward to. The Legends of 2021 Automotive. It's like the last hour of the work piss-up, where everyone is a bit past the point where they should've stopped. Then the Awards are given out, and honesty rises to the top in the front of the microphone. Well done for not leaving out a Deplorable or two and keeping the spotlight on the Honorable Mentions. FO2021
and Happy New Years, may a Ming Moll (or two) do you a walk of shame come 1st Jan.
I think this is the knee jerk reactions of the auto industry under EV pressure.
Higher prices ,cheaper materials and quality ,and rip off services/parts.
Trying to buy a Ute for work and it’s all pretty bad compared to older cars pre 00’s.
I'm still driving a 94 td 2.8 diesel.502,000 k
I like your X rated car videos! I would also put in dishonourable mentions in this current awards ceremony video!
Tell us how you really feel JC. By the way what's the MY Zero number added to the prefix by the manufacturers.
John really appreciate your videos and great feedback, gotta keep the bustards honest you now👍👍
Dear John, I could not agree with you more of your assessment of our ‘chosen’ politicians (see ScoMo pre-selection). Having met Rob Stokes professionally as part of his role when holding a previous portfolio, I found him to be the politician’s politician. I approached to to let him know that NSW was no longer training teachers to teach the HSC subject Engineering Studies. His reply rubbing his chin was, “I was unaware of this”. Two weeks earlier to this conversation the president of my professional association has told him the exact same thing in a one on one meeting. It even been minuted!! Please John, M.A.L.S. an during arseholes like this to account for their inability to act like politicians and more like vote counter. Lloyd
I am wondering if you will update the 21-F0 can in a few days time
21 minutes in,. You are right John.
Awesome Synopsis!
You forgot V8 supercars, who in there right mind could support a brand that is propping up Ford and GM after what they have done to the car industry in this country. Hell there is no way I could afford to buy either of the models they were showing off at the supposed great race, they should be racing cars that every day Aussies can afford.
in the canaria Islands I saw a car with rustholes in the roof..... salt..
my Panda brakedisc 10€,pads 15€. Audi 240+100€...
Yes on with the show this is it .