NEVER buy a car with these features according to the 20+ years of CAR WIZARD mechanic experience!
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2023
- With all the choices of used cars today which ones are good and what should you stay away from? After working on cars for over 20 years the CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ has found 9 different features that will put a serious dent in your wallet if you buy one.
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Never buy a vehicle with this feature: monthly payment
True wizard 🧙
Spot on...
Haha
never buy any EV
True success is having a $900 truck payment for 84 months.
Just bought a 2023 Tundra with the 14” screen. Let my son borrow it for the afternoon, he connected his phone to listen to his iTunes. The next day my insurance company raised my rates and added my son to my policy. The email said that a private company showed that my son drove the vehicle. He already had his own vehicle that he was insuring. My insurance company demanded he give all his insurance info and some private info for proof. He declined for privacy reasons and my insurance cancelled my policy. These new vehicles with their tech are on condition that we give up our privacy to enter their world. It’s not worth it people.
Do you have Progressive? They install a device in your car and if you are a gentle driver your rates can go down. But if not.....
That’s a big invasion of privacy! Wow
What insurance company? And do you have one of those nanny devices installed for your insurance rates?
Big NO. Who is that insurance company? I'll be avoiding any new Toyotas!
My dad's insurance tried to add my cousin to his policy raise his rates because my cousin drove his car for a months over a decade ago. All these companies are nothing but scams
The fact that a person pays for a car with seated seat features but they have to pay to use them with a monthly subscription is a huge scam and should be illegal.
Yes, a seated seat just can't be beat, it would be neat if it could heat.
So when it breaks and you need to eat, don't repair the seated seat.
And, if no one subscribes, they are still covered. No monetary loss since you still paid for their installation. Sheer genius.
My car brand-new cost less than 99% of the cars on the road that are also equipped with heated seats. I also have a heated steering wheel. Love it in the winter al
My car brand-new cost less than 99% of the cars on the road that are also equipped with heated seats. I also have a heated steering wheel. Love it in the winter al
My car brand-new cost less than 99% of the cars on the road that are also equipped with heated seats. I also have a heated steering wheel. Love it in the winter al
My Dad would say about cars, the more extra features the more that can screw up. This was back in the 60s 😊😊
My 1968 Chrysler 300 2 door hardtop still has the original power seats and power windows that work! I rebuilt the engine at 270,000 miles..Owned the car since 1991 daily drove it off/on during the years..I buy/sell/restore classic cars for a hobby since a teen in the 80's..Chrysler's power windows and seats were the most reliable even back then,i owned several 60's and 70's and they still worked..My 70 Charger 500's power windows still work as far as I can tell they were never messed with..
YOUR DAD WAS ONE SMART DUDE. I'm 79. I would buy back my 1976 Chevrolet 4X4 short bed pick-up with the 350 V8 and the 4 spd. manual transmission if I could find it. Or even my `86 Dodge 4x4 w/ 4 spd. Nothing on those trucks I couldn't fix and did. In 2006 I had to special order a brand new Dodge pick up truck with the smallest V8, the 6 spd. automatic and a posi rear end. I also ordered it with hand crank windows and rubber floor mats. Auto manufacturers are trying to make the driver an irrelevant part of the driving process. No more new vehicles for me. I'll buy and fix up an old one.
@@mypronouniswtf5559jealous of your Fleet. My first car was a 68 Newport and of course it was sold along with my 68 charger. Test drove a 64 Imperial Crown Coupe when I was in high school didn't buy, probably didn't have the money. I guess the man didn't ever sell it and it ended up in a junkyard I saw it there. It was nice, two-door, kind of a slate gray with a red leather interior actually maroon., we live and learn but maybe some of us learn too slow. Enjoy
The logic is as follows- a navigation system cannot break if it does not exist. The less options a car has, the less things will break. Simple.
Simplicity is virtue. A wise man once said "best part is no part" & I totally agree with this approach.
So the moral of the story seems to be simplicity is better. Seems like we're learning this lesson everywhere these days!
Reminds you of Scotty Kilmer? 😄 You gotta love that guy.
Yes, buy a car old enough to not have an immobiliser and you will probably also avoid all the issues mentioned in the video!
My $4000 2001 ford ranger requires nothing but oil changes.
The dealership I work for took a Chevy volt in on trade recently even though our mechanic told them it needed an EV battery... Low and behold we took the vehicle to a local Chevy dealership that told us the customer had brought the vehicle in 11 days earlier and were told it would cost $23,000 to replace the battery...🙄
It's almost impossible to find vehicles without all that crap. I drive a simple Honda Fit, it's a great car but really only available with a CVT transmission. They make 6 speed manuals but I couldn't find one.
I'll take my simple older cars
I just bought a 1997 Lexus. 80,000 ORIGINAL miles. Love it!
LS400 ???
@@59seank yep.
That's why I still drive my 1993 F150. Manual everything.
Yeah but I bet you've got power steering and AC. Does it have crank windows? My 73 F100 has VF270 AC. That's vent wings + floor vent+ 2 crank windows at 70 mph AC. No power brakes either. It's a good, sweaty workout.
Crank windows and wing vents. AC has been rebuilt and power steering leaks and the speakers in the doors are "fuzzy". Changed hinge pins all around. Won't get rid of the long bed truck.
@@joeolejar Awesome then! I didn't realize they still had wing vents in 1993. That must be one of the last ones. And a long bed is indeed a keeper. I used to wish mine was a short bed, but now I'm glad it's not. Who knew, new long bed trucks would be 99% extinct by 2024?
I see at least four other F150 long beds in this part of NC. Some are in pretty rough shape. The one I have was treated with a proprietary rust treatment when new and is in better shape as a result. The clear coat started to peel about 5 years ago, but only one small area on the bottom of a door with rust.
Fun fact, GM made a few pickups in 2021 with no AFM due to part shortages. I own one. Probably will be rare birds going forward
Dont get rid of it it’ll last you for a while
damn. that’s definitely going to be a rare one. love those kinds of rare situations that GM has especially with their trucks/suvs
They couldn’t use cylinder deactivation because it got a bad name 😮
When you're shopping for one of those how can you tell it doesn't have the AFM?
so you can look up what parts are missing and then others could get rid of those parts to delete afm
I am even more committed to keeping my 1999 Camry CE (entry level). It is almost entirely analogue. There is no screen at all. The guages are analogue, it has a five speed manual transmission, and an easy to service 4-cylinder engine. The highest cost repair was the replacement of a worn clutch. Otherwise, the car looks and drives like new. Best of all, it's been paid for, for over two decades.
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Mrs. Wizard is talented, quite the eye for beauty.
I feel the exact same way about my 1999 manual Corolla CE. No head aches just cheap reliable transportation.
Swabby I’m with you. I have a 2001 Honda Accord a 1996 Impala SS and a 2004 Jeep Wrangler LJ. All without the complications of these crazy computer systems they’re stuffing in today’s vehicles. I do most of the basic maintenance myself and leave the difficult work for a trusted source. So far all have been mostly trouble free. Got 94,000 on the Honda, 65,000 on the Jeep and 185,000 on the SS.
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This is why I bought my bottom of the line Honda Fit with a manual transmission. Not a lot of features means not a lot to go wrong!
And reliable brand too!.🤗
And most thieves/carjackers don't know how to drive stick.
@@gagamba9198 Yes but they also use tow trucks. Steering wheel cranked to full right & chained to the brake pedal. Battery removed. And a stick shift. Gone. If they want it. They will get it.
They will even come back with wheels if you remove them.
@@gagamba9198 A manual transmission is the BEST anti-theft device available. You can't hack one, IF you can't drive it! PERIOD!!
@@leedaniels7196the brand doesn't matter all too much. All brands have crap cars and good cars. Some brands just get it right more than others. The first gen fits had some problems
Another reason to keep the ‘94 BMW Hooptie. As Popsie said, “son, it got four tires and a steering wheel just like every other car. And if you listen real close at night, you’ll likely be hearing it rust. And lastly, don’t fall in love with something that can’t love you back.”
_Another reason to keep the ‘94 BMW Hooptie. As Popsie said, “son, it got four tires and a steering wheel just like every other car. And if you listen real close at night, you’ll likely be hearing it rust. And lastly, don’t fall in love with something that can’t love you back.”_
The problem is that whether you love it or not, soon you will have to get a new one with possibly a bunch of new fangled doohickies on it that will stop working when the manufacturer decides to either make you pay a subscription for it or will turn it off because of some obsolete technology standard. Hang on to that BMW as LONG as you can! That's the moral lesson I get from your comment.
@@RaiderWolf-yd6nm I got a 1998 Buick Riviera sitting in the driveway with a crooked hood and a new fender and bumper cover that I’m going to somehow get on that rig and keep driving it since the 3.8 L GM engine with the Supercharger is another one of those cars that can go 300,000 miles and not miss a stroke. And it’s four years newer than the BMW in terms of Hooptieville. Plus, there’s a lot of commonality with parts from the junkyard. I think I’m gonna take two weeks in Cancun at an all expenses covered resort instead of dropping a couple of thousand bucks on an airbag module made by Bosch for a Bentley. Yeah, that’s how bad it’s become for people who owned these electronic F-35 Lightenings on wheels.
Any car that can reliably get you from point A to B is a good car. Especially if you don't have to make payments on it. I'm driving a 15 year old Camry. Wouldn't even dream of buying a new vehicle.
More of these please. I can't stress enough how important it is for consumers to be educated. We determine what manufacturers put in these depreciating equipment. We set the standards. If people don't keep buying these cars, they won't be built.
Aman brother, wish everyone had had a Brain like you. And used it.
The info on Nissan batteries is incorrect though. Nissan is one of the manufacturers who build modular car batteries, making replacing the faulty cells almost as easy as rebuilding a set of legos. Maybe nobody just does that around Wizards shop, it's a chance for business... A Tesla battery can be refurbished for about 3-4 thousand bucks in an unofficial repair shop. Tesla will not support repairs in any way. Also, if your screen breaks it's no problem. Just use your cell phone. It has GPS navigation, GPS speed sensors, even the AC can be turned on by a mobile app in many cars. I wouldn't worry about the software either, if there's demand for it, someone will hack the car systems and either upgrade the interfaces or bypass functions like the heated seats to physical buttons. You can already reflash engine softwares, enable hidden features etc. with a 100 dollar tool.
Except they go cartel style and THEY ALL put them in. Often this ALREADY happens, like the emissions crap... it's forced BY LAW.
Unfortunately it's the first owners that determine what manufacturers put on the market. And the problems are probably 3rd owners' headache.
with everything, especially electronics like phones and laptops. we need everyone to support right to repair.
1:10 #1 eyesight feature on Subaru vehicles
2:27 #2 Fuel management (GM/Chrysler) Run from this feature
4:45 #3 EV Battery packs (holy crap)
Extreme heat and extreme cold factors
7:38 #4 Mazda RX series rotary engine
9:40 #5 all inclusive screen
11:45 #6 app based features and technology
13:24 #7 subscription based features
14:51 Bonuses (Ford and Nissan)
UA-cam recommended this video to me, and it does not disappoint. You just found a subscriber! Audio is crystal clear, visuals with the discussion, and a good camera angle. My favorite part is you don’t yell as you discuss things.
Nissan Leaves, especially the first gen, are notorious for their shit batteries that degrade quickly, especially in hot climates, cos the packs have no active cooling system. There's a small number of companies that are working on replacement/upgraded battery packs for early Leaves e.g. Muxsan & EVs Enhanced. Leaf battery packs are dead easy to repair and modify compared to newer EVs and structural battery packs are impossible to repair as they're usually filled with a foam adhesive to stiffen them.
Thank you.
he didn't mention the trucks with the $15,000 dollar exhaust systems. (late model F150's) i might be wrong on the cost but i remember being astounded.
I wonder about the reliability of the Honda 3.5 v6 cylinder deactivation.
Doesnt point at you either, or jump out of the trunk
More sage advice from the wizard😁 I agree completely and will keep in mind the screen only vehicles/option packages when shopping for my next car/truck. Thx wizard!
Old Toyotas. Beauty in its simplicity. Easy to work on and reliable as hell.
Car wizard is absolutely right with losing the cellular options to control your car.
My 2013 Santa Fe has Bluelink when new, but used 2G towers for connection. When 2G was shut down, so was our Bluelink connection. A feature we paid extra for, is now useless.
Youve been blessed in disguise
Yes, and when 3G shut down, some more cars dropped off-line. Like a lot of GM On-Star systems.
You should be using charcoal sticks for your cave scribbles.
I'm in Germany and once had an Opel Adam. A small hatchback on a shortened GM SCCS platform made from 2012 to 2019. I had the one with 1.4l 4 cylinder and 100HP (I couldn't go for the 1l Turbo because my car can't have less displacement than my motorcycle, it's the law 🤣) and a large canvas sunroof. I opted for On-Star which worked pretty well. I.E. where is the car, locking the doors remotely, fuel consumption and all the relevant information like tire pressure, engine Oil and so on.
Then GM sold Opel to PSA - which is now Stellantis - and switched off On-Star in Europe rendering the system useless!
P.S.: Lesson learned (for the umpteens time) there is no cloud, just other peoples computers. Never rely on "smart" cloud services unless you own the infrastructure yourself. Be it "smart home", "smart TV" and avoid "smart" locks and door cameras like hell.
Whenever a company markets their device as “smart” I simply walk past it. Just because it connects to the internet doesn’t make it “smart”. It usually has the opposite effect.
I agree with the central screen display. I was in an $80,000 Mercedes. It was a new car 2023. The center screen froze and would not respond. The outside temperature was over 90 deg F and inside the car was hotter. Yet, you could NOT turn on the A/C or control the temperature. I will stick with my 1998 Corolla with manual dedicated controls. The car is 26 years old and the AC works amazing
🎵 "Everything keeps going right .. Toyota."
An advertising jingle from some years back.
Unless it's a brand new Toyota with the same advanced features that will fail @@thomasmusso1147
American and German automotive engineers are dreadful.
Probably cost more then the car to fix it, when ever I see these exotic car I can't imagine spending 700 dollar oil change
Yep. Young people like all electronic crap. I'll take the knobs and levers. The electric parking brakes are anothr cost cutting failure.
Good looking out Mr. Wizard! You are a brilliant technician and your integrity and honesty is a rare trait. Congratulations on your success! You and Mrs.Wizard have earned it!
Genius idea with the picture frame as a whiteboard! Thanks for sharing the wisdoms!
Keep driving your old car,,it's better for the planet and better for your wallet.
Great advice. I think you're 100% spot on about the 'features as a service' model. Refusing to update or support older devices is just another form of designed obsolescence to get people to buy the next device. And I think it's even worse than the Wizard stated. Just follow the news concerning 'right to repair' and the struggles Louis Rossman has gone through on the behalf of his customers, and the ridiculous cost-inflation that happens when tech companies institute these sort of practices. He has uploaded dozens upon dozens of videos where the Apple geniouses have either refused to repair, said they were unable to repair, or quoted outrageous prices to repair various products. Refused to recover data from M2 drives that Apple unnecesarily soldered to the board. Sometimes the fix was as simple as replacing a $20, commonly used part (that Apple wouldn't repair and wouldn't supply parts or the specs so it could be repaired by someone else), or properly connecting the monitor ribbon. It isn't just shocking, its wasteful and greedy, and infuriating to see our elected officials get snowed (or paid off) by industry lobbyists in hearings and sometimes sabotaging laws intended to protect the public.
Having slave factories in China with nets for the suicide jumpers shows me what the managing minds of the elitist warmongering authoritarian types are capable of. I have watched Louis also, in 2008 2 banker types tried to warn about the crash, those truthtellers are out of work - lying banksters don't hire snitches, they hire today's politicians, a guy named Bankman got kisses thrown to him from a congresswoman, just got out of some of the trrouble he's in because of the FTX mess.
OR paid off ? Lol. That's gunny.
You are funny. Statistically, hardware vendors drop support when a user base diminishes to an insignificant value, like 1%. If all these users buy the lates device, this hardly would have any impact on vendor's profit. Releasing updates is not free for hardware vendors. At some point a user base shrink to a point it doesn't make sense to support old hardware, but you can use a phone which doesn't get updates anymore, it doesn't turn to a brick overnight.
Nice to have blogger who is down to earth and genuinely interesting and on your side.
I love this video. When you talk about losing everything and then I see the picture of that old abandoned house. It works ! I'm already Hurting. God Bless you David.
Wizard you are spot on about these vehicle being deeply tied to an operating system. They will intentionally deprecate/phase out your vehicle under the guise that the operating system is no longer security compliant. We are trending towards very dark times.
Yep, that sort of technology is not what I want in my car.
Even today's cars with apple car play, or Android auto, there will be a day those services get upgraded and you need a new vehicle with "v2" of those systems to be able to use them, even if your phone supports both.
the democrats want to outlaw private auto ownership , you will have a never ending lease thats going to hurt the poor and middle class the most. the ev's are another step in that direction ,thats why im against ev's. they have nothing to do with the ''environment'' , its all about control .
Yup planned obsolescence
Any time a car company uses the word "security" as a reason they are lying. The car industry to this day still sells all their cars with easily hackable keyfobs. Keyfobs that prevent replay attacks and spoofing have existed for almost a decade now, but still are not used industry wide. The car industry provably does not care about security. They use the word "security" only to lie to you when they need a fake reason to explain away poor design or any anti-consumer "feature".
Sounds like that's only going to be a problem with apple
My wife and I have an Audi Q8, and a few months back a 3.5k dollar module, that controls features like lane assist, blind spot warning, front and back cameras, bumper senors and some AC features went bad. The dashboard also had a few warning lights and advised that I had limited features available. Again 3.5k dollars, for new module and repair was roughly 1200 dollars. All covered under warranty, yeah don't keep these cars after warranty expires.
Audi are very nice until the lease ends. Not a good car for long-term ownership.
buddy it's german! don't keep it ever 🤣🤣 maybe as a rental but only if you want a headache on your vacation!
@@oldfag_adventures Speaking of vacation, we were going to travel on the road to visit my wife's relatives a few days into this happening. I told the Audi dealer shop advisor, this better get resolved before our road trip, because I'm not driving an 80k suv on limp mode and put my family in danger. They expressed shipped the module from Germany. They didn't assume this part wouldn't malfunction lol. Got the car a day before our road trip.
My friend says the exact same thing about Bring Money Withyou cars she owns.😂 They become money pits as they age.
@@metalslug26 should have let them snail mail it so you could take a rental on the dealer's dime 🤣 either way good luck between now and your warranty expiring, god knows you need it
Hello!
I feel really good having watched your channel as my vehicle (Peugeot 407, sedan, January 2005) is nearly 20 years old and is , like me, out of date but more fixable than its successors. All gauges are analogue, I have switches, and push buttons and the only screen is on my radio / CD player!
I believe totally that EVs can be pollution free but we just aren’t there yet. In some ways Fred Flintstone had it spot on!
Thanks for an honest and informative channel!
Just finished watching a video about an elderly lady and her one owner 62 year old '57 Chevy Belair, still looking like new and perfectly working...
She obviously wasn't in a place where roads are salted.
This is why I bought a stick shift Corolla. Buttons, manual seats, dedicated gauges, and the only screens in are non-essentials.
I miss mine, It was unkillable..
@@BigMacIIx I had one when I was in high school and I loved it and it was inkillable and I drove that car everywhere up and down the east coast and across the country from Florida to Minnesota and drove it for Dominos delivery it was a 85 corolla but mine was an automatic.
depends on what you need, i cant stand a car with awful brakes, handling and power
@@bretthibbs6083 My first cars was a manual 88 Mazda 323. I had a 5-speed corolla 2011, and I still have a AWD '06 Matrix and dailly driving a 6-Speed 2017 Legacy ;-)
@@retrocompaq5212 Are you talking about the Corolla? A stick shift made all the difference with engine brakes and high rev at low gear, and the AE86 drift car is legendary.
I feel that the auto-stop/start feature on a lot of new gas cars deserves a dishonorable mention, that's gotta rob tons of life from the starter, especially when driving in heavy traffic.
I have a 2010 Honda CR-Z hybrid that has that feature. It does have a starter motor, but the electic motor is the one that starts the engine back up. The starter motor is very rarely used and only if the batteries for the electric motor are depleted. Works like an absolute charm.
That is why I turn it off overtime I start my '20 F150 5.0 and have since it was new. It is a useless feature.
Not to mention it's a pretty useless feature to begin with.. The cents you save on fuel isn't worth the price you'll be paying later on to fix that system when it inevitably breaks.
@@R3TR0R4V3 You could say that about every fuel economy feature that has seen widespread adoption in the last 20 years. Direct injection, dual spark plugs per cylinder, cylinder deactivation, small turbos, CVTs, 7+ speed automatics, etc. That 0.2 MPG savings is going to be wiped out several times over as as soon as you get the four-figure repair bill needed to fix any of it.
Yes, but that function you can at least disable. So far.
Excellent video!! What you said about the Wenkel engine, cvt transmission, and the tech in the vehicles is what I've been warning my friends about, now I got to show them video
Thanks for all your tips. Take care!
Over 20+ years in the IT field. All my cars are from the 'analogue gauge' era. Sure, I've installed things over time to get them 'up to date'. Full android touch screen head units, replacement LCD duel dash cam rear view mirrors. ETC. But they didn't come with those features, so I can repair/replace easily when they fail.
Sometimes I get the urge to get something newer, and I remember the horror stories from peers who had even a cracked screen under warranty. Automakers are trying to go the way of electronics - disposable. Their is value in being able to still repair you own stuff, and I just do not see that ability in new cars.
I share this sentiment exactly. It is an objective opinion based in fact.
YUP, 20 years of IT here as well......Even my laundry machines have analog timers. I really need to find an OBD1 or earlier vehicle so I can legally go carb & distributor.......I am currently doing a hot rod with a 96 but they don't do inspections around here.
Speaking of "analog," back in the 70's I went to my credit union to get financing on a 1966 Mustang. I gave him a list of all the features it had and listed "Gauges, not 'idiot lights." He had a good laugh over that one, but agreed with me as far as relying on warning lights, instead of having gauges that let you see the problem starting, instead of reacting after it became a problem. Think over heating and lower voltage. The warning lights wouldn't come on until the car was fully hot and needed to be shut down immediately and seeing your voltage lower than normal would let you know to check it before a dead battery left you stranded!
@@justdoingitjim7095 the engineer who gave us "designed obsolescence" had an idea stretched to ridiculous lengths, considering our planet of limited resources
I'm sticking with my 1995 Explorer. Runs like a top
This video needs a sequel and beyond. A series to share wisdom and experiences from the Wizard is needed!
Which the relentless advance of technology will provide!
Man! Absolutely great advice on a wide variety of issues I've got to consider when buying a vehicle. I have to go through your earlier videos for a balance of recommended vehicles with those that you warn against to get an idea of what's left to choose from but it's worth it. I'm going to give you a "like" and definitely subscribe to your channel. Thanks for your expertise and willingness to share it with others. 😊
Thanks Mr wizard love your knowledge about vehicle expenses for people who buys these don't have any savings behind them your channel is a must have cheers Stephen 🤠✌️🍀🦅🐴⭐
If the car's seats has heating elements, there's gotta be a way to rewire them with a simple switch.
lol
🤣 simple lmfaooooo
I did this. Get an aftermarket seat heater, as It doesn't connect to the car's system. You can also get an aftermarket remote.
the wires to the heat element will under the seat somewhere. Just have to run a positive wire from a fuse to a switch and ground the other wire.
The problem is the heating element grid will break or burn out. You'll have to pull the seat covers to replace those.
Also, your take on “subscription features” is spot on. We a had Onstar services in our 2008. Saturn and we were paying for the basic level Onstar services, but GM canceled it because it was G2 technology and they said they couldn’t support it any longer.
Hot wire the damn stuff.
Just another form of built in obsolescence before everything else in the line of gadgets inevitably fail.
That’s 2G cellular technology. The cellular companies discontinued that technology. The larger cellular companies have even discontinued 3G technology.
@@godfreyberry1599couldn’t agree more, and such invasions! Wow!!
I have it in MY '20 Blazer, but I don't want to pay MONTHLY for services I might NEVER use! It would come in handy IF my vehicle was stolen. For tracking AND DISABLING the vehicle, WITHOUT police chasing and pitting MY "baby".
Lots of experience gives you great vision!! Thanks Wizard!!
Thank you Mr and Mrs wizard your channel is very informational on automobiles Thank you for all that you do
You really provide a real public service with these videos CW. In my opinion the future does not look bright, quite the opposite. If I could advise one thing, it would be something like: people, stay minimalist in your choices, now more than ever less is more
I agree! To bad the vast majority wants the latest and the greatest to impress their neighbors.
That's why I felt confident when I bought my 2021 Kia Soul a couple years ago. It was the perfect mix of old and new tech with no unnecessary extra crap loaded into it. It has a tried and true multi port 2.0 4 cylinder that's been used for over a decade now, no turbo crap. It has a physical flip key, no push button start. It has a classic physical lever e-brake. No sunroof, no heated and cooled seats, no extra fancy BS that will be broken in 5 years. It has all the right features I particularly wanted, which wasn't a lot, but still being quite modern in its design.
@@CadgerChristmasLightShow Words of wisdom there
Former ASE Master Tech with a degree in automotive technology(1987 that is). I initially eye roll when I saw this or any “list” or warnings about cars (#Scotty), so I was pleasantly surprised when you presented a cogent argument and real world issues. Nice work. 👍
Scotty gives off bad vibes to me, can't hold a candle to calm approach of the car wizard
Scotty is clickbait
@@schrodingersmechanic7622 IKR, his titles are quite annoying.
@@Yohann67 I didn't watch Scotty a lot but he seems to go overboard hyping certain brands and talking others down.
And there I was thinking I was alone.
Real good information! I will try to stick with my older cars as long as possible.
One of the best videos I've seen. I was never into lots of bells & whistles in cars, especially automatic features that turn on or off things. I can't fathom having a touch screen that controls Everything and then it fails! Thanks for the effort you devote making our lives a little bit better. Don
I agree, however, I drove a ford with the air conditioned seats, that was lovely. :D
Im so old school, just explaining the joy of your radio having knobs to my kid.
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That dude rolling around town in the factory fresh 1978 AMC Pacer doesn't look so stupid now, ngl♡
That is why I drive an '81 Dodge Van.
Too much window area, so poor air conditioning…
Excellent material straight to the point
Thanks Wizard! Very good advise. I drive a 2008 Toyota Solara Convertible with 60k miles and I love it!
A lot of these problems make me want to buy a brilliant red Barchetta
from a better, vanished time
My Uncle has one at his country place, that used to be a farm
I'm getting a gleeming alloy air car
Was that before the motor law?
This thread is absolute gold😂
Excellent reference!
This was about cars but life in general seems to get more complicated and frustrating with every year that passes. I still use a desktop PC but find myself increasingly marginalised because the internet is now geared toward phones and apps. I hate using a phone as a computer but that is often the only option.
even with the introduction of the laptop computer we began sacrificing maintainability on the alter of convenience
Phone is all I use. Never owned a pc
@@nouseforaname6846 ... and?
Phones are at least, for now, far more dependant than computers until a new way is found to frustrate and extract hard earned cash.
Cars have become like phones, non replaceable battery, useless features, subscriptions for stupid shit, fancy glass back until it breaks, does not last because of planned obsolescence. If any of it breaks it is hundreds of dollars to fix, and better off getting a new one, so after two years or less you trade it in for another brand new phone with the same problems. This is what the manufacturers want.
When the Car Wizard speaks, I definitely listen to his advice!!!
8:20 your right. I had one in the 90's and you had to find dedicated rotary shops. It was easy to find you just had to go to a meetup for people who drove RX7s. That's how I found the shop that worked on mine. Mazad Speed was the name and the people who worked their all drove their own RX7s and raced them. I was lucky and bought a rebuilt for racing 13b because the old buyer left the project. Got a good deal. Wish I still had it.
Car Wizard, your knowledge, skills and car analysis is of immense value to all your viewers. Thank you so much.
Surprised air suspension didn’t make the list. I’ve heard even Lexus’ coughs up expensive problems
Agree. I will never buy a car with air suspension because of all the financial horror stories I've heard and read.
I'm only 3 minutes in, waiting for him to say ABC suspension...😅
Not even nearly as much as range rovers
I love the air suspension in my LS 460, however i know how to fix it and have the tools, but even the individual strut is 800-1000.
It's very expensive if you can't fix it your self
Second that! GM has come out with a new air suspension system in the new SUV's (around 2021) and it is TOTAL JUNK. Constant failures in those and outside of warranty its $$$
Thank you for the advice. Feel better soon.
I appreciate the good, honest advice.
Your disciption of the variable displacement systems faults was the best I have seen. I used it to explain what I was talking about to my parents they have been looking at some high mileage hemis.
awesome! love these Wizard talk/story videos. Feel better soon
Thanks for passing on your wisdom on all these exciting new booby traps the auto industry is building into their new vehicles. Great advice on some important things to avoid, whether you're buying new or used. Please keep doing what you're doing, Wiz!
"booby trap" nails it!
Just bought a brand new Camry…love the fact that the gauges are analog…. They will never fail
I have an 8 year old car that I love! Until last year, I could lock, unlock, locate, and enable valet mode remotely with my phone. Then the cellular technology used (3G I believe) was no longer supported and I lost all of those features. Not really a big deal for me, but goes to show you what might happen.
Infiniti? I’m in the same boat. 2014 Q50 Hybrid Premium, bought it exactly 1 year ago today with 10,800 miles. Put just over 18k on it since!
Same with Lincoln
If you want to keep your car, find and remove the antenna that locates it. Just because it isn't supported by the factory doesn't mean it can't be taken. Never let a car be able to be controlled by a phone unless you don't care whose phone is doing it.
Yup. People are going to take a bath on resale as many of these "cool" features stop working and become more and more dead weight.
@@nickwarner8158 Absolutely. It seems like the people who are most enthusiastic about these "features" are the people who know the least about how technology works. At my work, all of our on-site software engineers actively avoid this sort of stuff. They know, or have a good idea of, how it works and they don't trust it.
Going, going, gone!! You knocked it out the park CW. I’ve been preaching these things since the start, and I couldn’t be more thankful I’m not alone. Most of the things you spoke about, I’ve personally been a victim to (except AFM). And something you skipped, because all these autos are basically computers with wheels, the vehicles require updates to keep running right. I had a check engine light & start issue when my vehicle needed an program update for a return spring fault on the throttle…an update! And after update, they changed shift patterns in trans, which causes a low rpm hesitation now..smh 😖
Always great content thank you’re time.
Man I love mk4 1.8t’s these lists just keep making my smile bigger and bigger.
The more advanced cars get, the more I like older cars. Looked at some new trucks and its turbos, hybrids and etorques. That 90s pickup with a simple V8 and electronics sounds more appealing.
They are, in fact, more appealing. A fool and his money are soon parted...
old vehicles are good till you get into a bad accident !!!
@@samz2053 very true! But with the way I drive I wouldn't worry about it. Old and slow.
@@LuxLazar Stay safe brother
@@samz2053 , to be fair, "old cars" don't have to be the "Model T". Old(er) cars still have good safety features but without the nonsense "CHECK FACEBOOK MSGS FROM YOUR CAR DASH!!"🙄Same goes with the "stupid" that's built into engines, some 90's, earlier 2000 models still had tried and trusted push-rod engines & none of this BS "floating rockers that shred your cam lobes" or "DIRECT INJECTION where your valves become carboned up prematurely and require cleaning/replacement" or the "17 speed super-duper-auto-triptronic transmission!!" Just absolute garbage that customers pay THOUSANDS to own then THOUSANDS to maintain/repair/replace. And now there are the hypocritical "all-electric vehicles that still use power generated from the consumption of fossil fuels" to charge... And as we know they cost many thousands more to own and then to replace the battery like the WEEEzurrd lol, said "$19,000 for a USED Tesla battery"... You can buy a whole freaking new petrol/diesel car for that, maybe an "econobox" but still. You could buy a couple of decent used cars for that.
I can totally see that with the screen part. I personally dislike them from a design perspective. I hate that they would put a rectangle screen behind a round steering wheel. I also don’t want all my controls in one place because it’s distracting.
Thank you . Very professional and informative.
Great info and spot on with everything you said. I told my wife we're not getting any new vehicles ever again. We are going to old school vehicles that will be cheaper to repair.
Thank you Car Wizard FYI Nissan built a BEV: Leaf with zero TMS Thermal Management System. Without a proper TMS to cool (think hot weather), these batteries die pretty quickly. Australian owners developed class action suits against Nissan as their batteries were rendered useless. Nissan is a troubled company in fact the debt is considered junk and their former CEO is wanted by Japanese police as he fled the country in some kind of suitcase.
Nissan SUCKS compared with Honda and Toyota. I used to sell used cars. Never saw any Nissan with over 200k miles. And those with 150k were ready for the scrap heap. Even the infinity models.
Except for the manual transmission mid size trucks, I never bought any of their products at auction.
Total frig contrived set-up. Typical case of don't believe everything you read on the internet.
It's beyond comprehension that anybody has to point out such rocket science in this day and age. Quit spreading propaganda.
FWIW, Nissan did the exact same thing to Goshn! Worked once, balls to try it again..🙄
I'm an Australian and had no idea of the lawsuit. However you don't see many leafs here, although teslas are everywhere.
@@MrPaige222 I personally have a 2002 Nissan Frontier with 225,000 miles . I do take it to the Shop regulary for oil changes and Regular Inspections
@henrycarlson7514
As I said, their mid sized trucks are the exception. Especially with a manual transmission. Your truck will probably rival a Toyota for longevity, especially since you're servicing it.
These are the reason's I stick to older vehicles. I'll be damned if I can't use my AC or heated seats. I will never buy a new vehicle because of the technology they put in it.
Great tips and some I had not thought of.
Another reason why I'll hang onto my '99 F150 4.6 5 spd... it's easily the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned in all my 35 yrs of driving. I've owned it for 21 yrs now, and it's never needed anything except basic maintenance items.
My man. I also own a 99' F150 with a 4.6 but with a 4spd. Very basic and parts are cheap. Only thing wrong with it is the odometer doesn't like to stay lit, but the trip is analog so it's not a huge deal. I drive a lot of new vehicles at work and a modern truck just simply has way too many modules and systems at play they can be a train wreck. They will not last the way our trucks have.
My 1980 F150 shortbed with an inline 6 cylinder can beat up your F150.😊
@@mattdonna9677 😄 for sure. but my 76 will beat yours up LOL
Same, kinda. 97 5-speed Land Rover disco with ZERO options. Super basic. Easy to work on, and despite Land Rover reputation it’s been a daily driver for 10 years and has been bombproof. Except for the one thing electric and “luxurious”…of course, the windows. Which, I’ll probably source some roll-up parts from the UK. Big fan of stupid simplicity.
My 98 dakota v6 is still going well after 25 years. No electric seats, windows, door locks etc. Have replaced a few things: water pump, alternator, power steering pump.
Thank you...AMD. Great videos for Part 1 & 2. I had a failure on my 2005 Sienna sliding door lock release actuator about 10 yrs ago. The dealer wanted to charge $800. I told him I can live with manually opening the door 😁. As a DIY myself, I searched on UA-cam and found a few videos on how to replace the small motor assembly. There was one video that a DIY'er opened up the motor assembly and just replaced a $2.50 12v tiny motor. So I did the same. It took me about 1 hr to replace. Saved myself $800 with a $2.50 part.
I learned a lot from both of your videos on Sienna vans. Will inspect the radiator and transmission cooling lines. Thanks again for all the great tips and advices. 👍👍👍👍
I am new on your site, I very much appreciate your tips and suggestions. Thank you for the good job. Amora
Very good info. When I buy a other car i will look at these things.
The anxiety of having a battery health meter right in the gauge cluster like its a fuel gauge must be unreal.
On top of the anxiety problems EV owners already have.
if you only slow charge and never push the battery hard it'll go for a long time. our leaf is 3 years old never been fast charged and still perfect battery.
cars here in sweden only last 8 years anyway because of rust. so as long as the battery lasts us 8 years then all is good.
the cash saved on servicing road tax and fuel is incredible. best car i've ever owned. gas is over 10 USD a gallon here. so having an ev is a good idea.
@@kftc1980 I just recently upgraded to a 2023 MB EQC and I have to say I haven't experienced any sort of anxiety so far. Just pure joy from the quiet, smooth and fast ride...
Great art work from Mrs. Wizard. She is so talented.
Great information. Thank you Senor Wizard.
Although I'm from the UK and all of the vehicles in the video are aimed at the American market I found the video very informative. I drive a 10yr old Vauxhall Antara 2.23lt. automatic. turbo diesel injection. Don't have to pay extra for the, electric windows, mirrors, heated seats, air con . sat-nav, bluetooth, or the economy function control, all comes as standard. After watching the car wizard video, it just strengthens my resolve to never buy an ev. Thank you car wizard.
I live in Africa and I drive an old Golf with a carburetor still. Only electronic devices are the ignition and sound system. Did up engine after 293 000km. I could still see original honing marks. Just new rings, bearing shells and hydraulic lifters and done 330000 km. I service ever 10000km and change gearbox oil every
30000 km. No such thing as "filled for life."
"People keep calling me to fix their rotary engines, but we don't get into them because we never see them." Well yeah you won't see them if you keep turning them away lol
His credibility went out the window right there. Not much simpler than a rotary
This is why I'm keeping my 98' lexus gs400, just simply simple & reliable.
No touch screen? My LS had one, and I swapped it out for the reasons listed in the video. Was a little complicated, but selling the old screen paid for it.
The plastic parts under the dashboard get brittle with age. Mechanics refuse to work on them since everything breaks when it must be disassembled.
Just thank you for protecting people. God will bless you!
Another great informative video!
It's worth mentioning the StarLink system on new Subarus. There is some issue where they will start to drain the battery all of a sudden. I have a 2019 WRX STi, and one day, my battery was completely dead. I replaced the battery with a new one, and the battery was dead in under a week. It turns out it has something to do with the StarLink system (maybe the GPS tracker) that goes bad. After I pulled the fuse that supplies power to it, my battery and car are back to normal. There has been a class action lawsuit that few people are aware of. Apparently there is a fix for it, which I will have to get, since pulling the fuse disabled my front speakers.
I like these videos where you cover a lot of problems with a lot of makes and models more than just one specific vehicle
Dude, thank you for your advice. Solid.
Hello Wizard🧙♂️ the last New vehicle my wife & I bought was a 2011 Chevy HHR 2.2 Liter..it's got 110,000 original miles & it's been a good vehicle my wife is the primary driver & likes that the rear seats lay flat & can haul her frames easels & paint supplies
About EV's: at least in my country, some insurance companies deduct the value of the battery pack to zero quite fast. That means that if your 6-7 years old car is in an accident, the insurance company will not pay for a new battery, and the insurance money you get when it's totalled you get scrap money - since they value the battery to zero.
For the time being, I'd only buy a hybrid vs. an EV..
Yup. EVs are extremely easy to total. Not worth it.
The app and software issue will probably be the biggest one. You raise a really good point. Even if the manufacturer doesn’t drop support, you have to worry about either your phone manufacturer ending support, your cellular company ending support for the modem’s radio in your vehicle. Ford already screwed this up on vehicles within the last 5 years.
Yep, so did Volkswagen. I have a 2016 eGolf that used to have phone app connectivity but it used the 3G data network, which was switched off last year. VW knew this was going to happen, but still built cars using the same parts, knowing that the features would be useless in five years.
Great perspective on all cars mentioned.
Eyesight: Not that bad!
I have a 2016 Outback with Eyesight. It just recently quit working (the BSD BLIND SPOT DETECTION) after 7 years. It is a rear and side looking radar detection unit. It did annoy me a little bit that I had to take it to the dealer to fix it however. Got it "aligned" for about $120 at the dealer. Also, if it did have a major repair required so what, it just quits working. Nobody says you have to repair it. As for the front Eyesight detection it has always worked nearly flawlessly even after I replaced the windshield with no alignment done. Personally, I think the system is worth having.
Hope you're feeling better, Wizard. Great line-up of future faults to watch for. Personally I would include hybrids in this list of horrors.
I'd say it depends. Generally all the Toyota variants have excellent reliability. I think even the OG Ford Escape hybrid is pretty good.
One of the best , most reliable vehicles I have ever owned was a 1990 Chevy Cheyenne Pickup, 2 door short bed, 4.3 V6 with 4 speed auto trans. Manual windows manual door locks. I drove this thing past 300,000 miles and nothing ever broke! They need to bring this truck back! Everything nowadays is way over engineered and way over priced plastic! As the Wizard says the junk yard will be full of them due to unavailable specialty parts.
GM really had the v6 figured out and they were bullet-proof
These were actually pretty reliable. We had one were I worked and we got it until it was totaled at around 400k km.
Yup ; my 1990 Silverado was the best . 305 and turbo 400 .
Had it twenty years . Still was running good . Never failed . Starter and water pump was all .
The V-8 version is the Chevy 5.7 liter (350 cubic inch) engine. GM chopped off two cylinders dropping it to a V-6 at 4.3 liters (263 cubic inches). My understanding is they share many parts, or at least they did in the early days of the 4.3 liter V-6.
So far so good with the eyesight on my Subaru Forester and my sisters Subaru Ascent. We'll have to keep our eye on it.
Wow 🤩 I sure appreciate your insights,Keep them coming 👍🏻👍🏻🎩🎩off to you 🚂🚂
As for screens, The more dangerous issue is that at high speeds above about 60-70mph, our field of vision narrows to about 15 degrees to either side. The speedometer and other information is outside of this narrow cone if it's where you have to turn your head to see it. This means it's as distracting to your driving as texting or anything else that makes you have to re-focus on the road.
As for the Patriot, it was a great little truck as it was frequently on sale for 13-14K, IFF you got it with 4wd and manual transmission. Yes, that's like 5% or less of the ones that were made. But minus the CVT and with a manual transfer case, it was basically a previous generation Wranger in SUV form. The only issue was that it didn't have a low range, but unless you're going over rocks, that's fine. Then it was fine as a basic truck, not too dissimilar from the myriad of small pickups and SUVs from the 90s. That still is the case with all Jeeps. Manual, 4WD. Everything else is asking for trouble.
Another big thing to avoid are those fancy matrix LED headlights as Audi and other brands offer. Those cost each $3000, not included the control modules and the labour to take half the front of your car apart and replace them. In total it's between $4K and $5K to replace one of those.
that's insane ! it took me two minutes and $15 dollars to replace an old halogen bulb on my old car, I can't imagine spending thousands to replace lighting "modules" on some of these newer cars
Even the most basic LED headlight assemblies are $1000 or more...no option to change the bulb anymore
When my Mazda 6 GT was wrecked (by the other driver), my one headlight that was damaged was $2,790 to replace. Insane. I buffed it and kept rolling.
Nice touch using the picture frame :)
I was thinking about getting a used escalade but after finding about the stuck lifters and they also need components modules replaced all the time made me change my mind.
Hope you are feeling fit and well Wizard. Remember, we all value you over content. Take a rest if needed.
what do u value? u know him u think he cares about you?
@@Fony_turgeson Real constructive and helpful...If you don't have anything nice to say...maybe don't comment at all...sheeesh
@@villixeb people just get tired of *ss kissing for no reason. no need to do all that
@@domingorodriguez3077 Doesn't seem like ass kissing to me...just a few kind words. Your comments on the other hand are purely to belittle someone and put them down...much worse in my opinion