4 Signs You Shouldn't Buy a Used Car
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Used car inspection. How to check a used car before buying, DIY car inspection and car review with Scotty Kilmer. How to inspect a used car for purchase. Car buying mistakes and car fails. How to tell a bad car before you buy it. Worst cars and how to check for problems in a car. How to buy a car. How to buy a used car. What to look for when buying a used car. How to buy a cheap used car. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 56 years.
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Scotty, what about a 4 cylinder Lexus?
I'm a shop owner and I've never heard of any Mitsubishi vehicle having any major issues and the ones family/friends own are still on the road 15 years later and they barely replaced anything. They're very reliable vehicles especially the outlanders and the eclipses
I bet the engines are good and everything else junk
@@jls5480 no they're fantastic vehicles. I'm fact now that I think about it, I've never seen a Mitsubishi vehicle stranded on the side of the road. Ever.
I have an Eclipse
That's all I keep hearing about Mitsubishi from people who actually own them, and from people like you who would know about cars that fall apart easily and those that don't. That's why I recently bought a Mitsubishi, and I'm very pleased with it.
It cause kids don't do maintenance and beat it to hell like they're doing with chargers/challengers. Fast and furious created lots of racers but no builders 😂 4g63 is reliable even modded
Most reliable vehicle i have ever owned was a V6 Outlander. I own a Lexus and a Porsche now, but the Outlander was bulletproof.
Mitsubishi is slept on. Because they don’t sell as many cars as the Toyota’s and Honda’s people crap on them. Mitsubishi is my personal favorite brand.
What was the outlander like on juice ?
@@castlebilliards8712 22 City and about 25 Highway.
I have a 96 2.8td pajero,shits bulletproof
First married first car was a Plymouth Champ. It out lived the 6 yr marriage, and 10 yrs of divorce, put over 500k miles on it, did the necessary maintenance, best car I ever owned, ran like a top, started on the coldest nite in Chicago history. Absolutely no complaints about the car. Sold it to a distant relative of the family, they wrecked it and got enough out of it to buy a new car. It held its value. I wish I could get another car like that today for what I bought that one for back in the day…it was a 1979 Champ, and a Champ it was! Great car, and yes it had a 4 cyl Mitsubishi engine. Take good care of them and they will take good care of you. I miss that car, and oh, it had the twin sticks manual transmission with absolutely no issues at all.
Scotty glows when he's near a Lexus. This ES330 had a MSRP of $32,600 in 2005. Guy got a good deal.
That Mitsubishi wasn’t the problem, it was the previous owner. Any Toyota would behave like that with such a crappy tune job.
I used to own a 2009 Mitsubishi Galant with a small 4 cylinder engine and it ran like a dream. The only time I ever brought it to a mechanic was to get new tires and new CV axles while doing all the other maintenance on my own. Got it when it had 182K miles and drove it pass 300K miles but loss it in a bad car accident. Check engine light did came on once for gas cap but got it taken care of easily. The problem is NOT the Mitsubishi, its the owners who modify the car.
Here in the Netherlands old Mitsubishi cars are the best!
The Volvo S40 was built in the Netherlands based on the Mitsubishi Charisma 👍
I have MASSIVE respect for this car. Love Mitsubishi and the Evo. Mitsubishi cars tend to be reliable when taken care of too, unlike the Hyundai, Nissan, and American cars.
Well, I've have 4 Nissan to date. Had a 2005 Sentra I've kept for 13 years. Now on my third Sentra (a 2024), and second Nissan with a CVT (previous was a Rogue)
@@denisdeslauriers7277I believe Nissans are good but not as good as a Mitsubishi.
@@mrgurulittle7000 Having owned both brands, I kinda agree, but as much I loved my Lancer, I have to admit that the Nissans I've owned come pretty close for reliability.
@@denisdeslauriers7277Well, I guess so. They’re both good then.
I've owned 99 eclipse 420a had piston ring failure. Mitsubishi didn't use the best piston rings.
That 4g63T engine is a beast
A great used car I had was a 2006 5-speed manual stick shift Kia Sorento 6 cylinder. It ran 39mpg. It had a 21 gallon gas tank. I drove daily seven days a week and one gas tank would last for 3 weeks.
It's range on one tank was phenomenal.
It ran like a swiss watch flawlessly without a single problem whatsoever. All I had to do was change the oil.
I've driven 2004 Lancer to 2009 with 170k miles on board. Automatic 4 gear that learns your shift-great routine and turns that into auto. It was amazing.
I had 99' Carisma 1.8 GDI. did 100k miles with that. It was so cheap in Turkey you wouldn't believe. 1.8 125hp makes 0-100 9 seconds. Digital AC etc. Amazing college days.
But Mitsubishi doesn't make cars priority anymore. I even have Mitsubishi AC at home, 13 years and still does the job like first day
A used car should have great service records and if not walk away.
A person could easily service it themselves though, gets sold on condition
The hood closing sound on that car is just lovely.
Bought the green 2014 v6 mustang in my profile picture for $14k, 76k miles the one issue it has is a rear main seal leak it’s a small one even 6 months after buying you can only smell something when you get on the throttle and I haven’t seen any oil spots on the ground . Yes it’s a $1000 fix, expensive but it’s a fairly common issue that arises on vehicles approaching higher mileage everything else in the drivetrain is healthy based on what a mechanic told me so the fix in my opinion is worth it.
My great grandparents sold their 2000 Buick LeSabre, 60k miles and the original tires, very low miles for a 14 year old car at the time.
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry's and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Grandma cars are glorious, usually in beautiful shape (garaged), and low mileage.
My Vue was a grandparent car, that had 222K when I got it. Only had that many miles from being towed behind a motor home most of its life.
Down the road , the Vue had developed an unpleasant roar from the front end, at 281,000, installing new front wheel hub assemblies made it nice and quiet once more. The left side wheel hub still seemed ok, the right one, on the other hand , was terrible. $120 in parts to put it right.
Scotty! Very nice ES330. I just got its big brother the RX330 from the original owner who was very elderly. 160k miles but it looks and drives like it has 1/3 the miles! The interior and paint looks new. Toyota and Lexus will be the only vehicles I buy, with some rare exceptions. (Town Car and Roadmaster Wagon)
You can also check the brake pedal to see if it is extremely worn down meaning the rubber
$14 Ebay Motors.
Check the driver's door hinges, by seeing if there is play (movement).
I had a 1999 eclipse gsx I loved that car
I had a 1991 Eclipse and loved that baby. Kept it until it was old enough to go to college.
That has to be one of the worst-looking aftermarket "cold-air" intake systems I've ever seen. They kept the factory intake funnel but removed the next part of it, so it basically steers the air into the side of the hood. The actual filter and intake pipe into the engine is facing the opposite direction. I guess they're thinking the air is somehow going to take a U-turn inside the engine bay? 🤣
I own an evo and this is pretty much how beginner evo owners do it, there was a time I directed it almost the same back in the 2000s. When I had money I just redirected intake in the lower right of the bumper as a real CAI
Scotty should do a mini series going over ALL the fast and furious cars.
Yes
YES
He’s supposed to be in the next movie with his Celica.
@@lotus956 no shot fr?
Mitsubishi made some really beautiful cars over the years. The first second and third eclipses, evos, 3000gt, galant vr4, Diamante, outlander. They even made really good small hard body pickups backvin the day.
Hi Scotty, is it okay to buy a used Pt cruiser that has 500k miles on it with black smoke coming from under the hood?
It's not ok to buy any pt cruiser. Regardless of miles or owners 😆
😂😂😂😂😂😂
“If you can get it cheap enough, and want a weekend project, heck why not!”
Obvious odometer tampering, no way 500k..
That will make damn perfect chicken coop
Sorry but I bought a 02 firebird that had a 98000mi in 2006 , & it still runs fine the only major thing I did was got a Remand Engine in 2012 it still runs great, now in 2024 , but I added certain parts during that time. If you take care of your car you can drive forever, nuff-said 😊
Right on! Take care of them! My 30 year old Ciera 3.1 liter is still on the road due to its excellent service record
If you see goofy graphics on any car just turn around and walk away.
Or a car with a “for sale” sign sitting in a shopping center parking lot.
Bingo, you know about the penultimate red flag!
@@grazz7865in some places putting a for sale sign on your car is now illegal. I don't necessarily agree with that since it only emboldens dealerships.
@@YAWSSSSSS I always remember that legal. But when you see a for sale sign in a car sitting in a parking lot that never moves….Run!
Scotty says always have a mechanic check it out before you buy it (used obviously) My question is how is that practical or possible? It's not like you can tell the seller " I'm thinking about buying this car, let me take it to my mechanic." You'll have to wait though, he doesn't have any openings for 10 days.
Just Google pre purchase vehicle inspection and you’ll find a bunch of places that will do it nearby. Unless you live in the middle of nowhere it’s not that hard.
Totally right. I don't think most people trust other people they don't know to take their car away temporarily. I probably wouldn't.
If they don't trust you, they can take it to a place you pick.
I've had an inspection that was worthless anyway, but if a seller didn't want to allow one I'd be skeptical
Same here. That's why I use pet boys that closest to the shop. They take you in as a walk in usually. I also had a mechanic with a small shop. I could call snd he also took me in asap.
Almost impossible. The car will be sold long before you can arrange an inspection. Low mileage Lexuses and Toyotas sell immediately.
Scottie, thanks your info is truly useful for the non mechanic type thanks.
I like that it's not tripping codes. Screw codes.
lol 🤡
I have a 2006 Lancer ES. Still running like a dream.
Got the same one that my mom gave to me. Got it at 190000 now over 200000. Runs great
Boost Guage and AFR ideally for something older
My 20 years old Camry With 200 thousands miles has black smoke burn oil but it still runs good
Would fail emissions so you cannot register it.
Scotty is right about unreliable automatic transmission for most cars. While the same ones with manual run for decades without any issues and low cost.
Until you need a new clutch.
That car is so simple to tell fuel trims the software is pretty in depth and free. It has a manual boost controller and the K&N intake was CARB certified and it was $380 junk. The dirty exhaust is 3in catless and it probably has a bigger fuel pump. Any change to the intake tract and it needs a retune. If the guy put some stock parts back then its a screw you to the next guy with the tune.
Learning about cars thanks to scotty
The problem with cold air intakes is the filter parts are not ducted like standard intakes. If a shroud or duct is installed over the filter part then maybe it will work better.
Like the factory airbox. Plastic insulates heat. Aluminum attracts heat.
Phenolic plastics.
There are ones that actually do that, but they're much less common than these messy ones that don't really work. Without the ducting (and potential heat shielding of a good system), the open ones like in this car are basically "warm-air" or "hot-air" intakes. It's the tunes and the larger intake piping that do all the work here.
I would love to have a Lexus like this one 😍
Me too and also hundreds of other people you'll be competing with to buy it.
great used car pe-chech info . thanks Scotty
Such a great car and easy to work on 👍
Scotty why you haven’t done a review on a 2013-2014 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol ?
GREAT BUY, SCOTTY , NICE MAIL BOX!
The Mitsubishi Evo’s are very reliable here in Australia, and almost always in immaculate condition.
We have plenty of specialists here so maybe that’s why
That’s because Australians drive like old ladies 😂😂😂
I love too jump diches in my 78 f150 still works grate for that
Man I wouldn’t mind getting a 03-06 lexus, but people around me really think one with high mileage is worth 4k+ pfff. Love seeing they’re still for sale 3 months later
I had a Dodge caravan with a Mitsubishi engine that failed, a couple years after I replaced it with another Mitsubishi 4-cylinder it failed as well
Hey Scotty. I just recently got a job at Genesis. I am just now starting as a tech/mobile detailer. I want your opinion on the Genesis company and their cars overall
Thanks
hello scotty, i have a 6th gen celica 2000cc 175hp, can you please do a video talking about it? engine and other stuff, thank you
I don't know if it's the same in America, but I assume it probably is, that to do an OBD check on a Mitsubishi with a scanner you have to have Mitubishi's own MUT scanner... and you can't buy them because they're only for the official Mitsubishi dealerships and no one else can (offficially) get one because they won't sell you one. They still use the same OBD socket as all the other makes but the software system is Mitubishi's own and they;re not compatible, even with expensive scan tools.
It's not a cold air intake if it's sucking air from the engine bay...
3:45 sums up about mitsubishi
2 fingers is a good rule of thumb on the pre-owned market.
Scotty- Enjoy your videos and am learning alot!! Be careful of your hanging sweatshirt strings when dicking around running engines !! Peace!
Hi. I just found your channel. You're very entertaining. Subbed. Thanks for the video.
I need a 68 TGO or 69 Grand Prix or 72 Elderrodeu with a501😊
I have an '05 Ralliart. In August, it'll be the 10th year Ive had it. Great car. Still enjoy it, even if it's the middle man car between the Evolution and ES. Kept it barebones stock. Reliable A to B vehicle. Id say majority of performance car owners will drive them/modify them to hell. I dont think Mitsubishis are as bad as he's stating, lol.
I need to buy a car thats AWD, that I can drive teenagers around in. And I have a super tight budget. Looking at either
Subaru Forester
Honda CRV
Toyota Rav4
Thoughts? I put 2000 miles a month on it. 🤔
Look at foot pedals for wear.
Great video
There we go !❤❤❤
Thanks Scotty😊
The EVO interior has the same quality as a YUGO !
That's part of the appeal of cars like that. Highly tuned powerful s**tboxes
Hi scotty can I put the at205 and the Lubegard in the gearbox at the same time? My car is vw gofle 2.5l 2012
probably been modded but not tuned for the mods ... hence it running rich.
I need to find one of these types of cars. All the 2007-2008 Corollas I’m finding online have 175,000 to 225,000 miles on them (or more), and they want $7,000 to $9,000 for them, with questionable body integrity (I live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area where they heavily salt the roads in the Winter, and rust is a problem). My wife (disabled) and I live on Social Security, and $7000 is about the limit of what I can scrape together, so if I buy a car, I need it to hold up for awhile before it needs any repairs so I can save up for them.
Best to have at least $1000 in reserve for repairs when buying any new car
This evolution is a perfect example why you need to leave those cars for the Enthusiast’s or people with extremely deep pockets. It’s an amazing car with the right TLC.
Wow, a Lancer featured on your channel? Never thought I'd see that.
Did Mitsubishi get any better today? Or are they still disposable cars?
Why is the a X on the windscreen? 😮😮😮
The sign of bad exhaust is bad fuel mixture and or tune up.
Cars like that low-mileage Lexus sell very quickly. I've called about them immediately the advert appeared and someone still beat me to it. It's very frustrating trying to find and buy one. Dealers want a fortune for them.
I wanna get a cheap lancer Evo and just rebuild it to near stock specs .. maybe 300 or so ponies one day
Scotty - is this to destroy the cat converter if not already or the o2 sensors with the raw fuel? U think for emissions is checking the exhaust so not polluting? I had old late 90s car with cel on and costly to get off for nys inspection. This car ok for states not checking this.
Loose wires cause fires
Don’t smoke too close to the muffler
that Evo deserves better
I have a Mitsubishi Outlander no problems at all
Burn outs aren't good for any car. Hard on the whole drivetrain. Spinnin ain't winnin.
No trouble codes are due to Aftermarket ECU tune.
What do you consider high milage Scotty? I know it depends on the vehicle but in general
This video could have been ended as soon as you showed the awesome 2005 graphics on the side😂
4g63t is the best 4 cylinder money can buy.
Turbo is bad on that car and it's not making sufficient pressure or maf-map-oxygen sensors are bad.
I like all kinds of music, as long as it's Country.
The Lancer Evo? Most would know what they are getting into. And replacement engines from JDM? The most expensive used engines. Why are Honda VTEC cars Jacked? Boost breakage.
Yes, crap!!
Safety alert. Don't stick your finger into hot exhaust pipe. lessons from someone who did that many years ago and burnt my finger.
An Evo is not a throw away car Scottie :D
Hey Scotty, There's a 5th reason you left out. They tried to sell it to Townes Van Sant, as immortalized in his song "No Deal."
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@@theheartlandgroup757Of course. Dumb mistake. l'm dyslexic
@@RalphKramden-il5pf …no worries
“They’re honking so they must love Jesus” says the blue haired old lady😂😂😂😂. She probably had a turn signal on too.
But try changing the spark plugs on a V 6-cylinder Camry. Not something that can be done quick.
i changing the spark plugs on the 2009 Toyota Aurion V6 it’s take 2 hours 30 minutes
@@ThienTran-ko5xy Yes, that's quite a long time just for spark plugs.
Lol my Suzuki SX4 still has original struts…. 215k miles strong and still okay 😂
Is the 3.3 V6 better than the 3.5 V6 in terms of reliability?
Transam and vets do prety good burnouts 😊
Please tell us about subaru crosstrek 2012
Miss you, Uncle Scott. I hope that you don't hold my mothers actions against me! She is the one that did you wrong, not us. I love you!
I said GTO or Caty or grand pri😊
I still love k&n
I want that Lexus.
I'm like 8 months too late... currently hating my car. It has a leak at the differential end of the cv shaft so I got under there and realized that I can slide it in and out, so I take everything off, and now the cv shaft won't come out no matte what I do. I've spent two afternoons on this and now I need to borrow a ride to work tomorrow
What year and model is it? Did you look into how to remove CV shafts on it? A lot of them have nothing or a weak spring clip that holds it in the transmission. The front suspension is what mostly keeps the axle shafts from ripping out.
Chilton or Haynes, or Motor manual.
If internet was to crash, paper documentation becomes valuable.
Possible that you need to rotate the axle and then try pulling it off. They typically have a 3mm cold rolled C-Clip which locks the axle in the diff/trans.
@@gregorymalchuk272 It's a 1998 toyota 4runner.
I did a lot of research before trying to remove the axle myself. In every guide or tutorial I've found, they just say to pop it out with a prybar, but that isn't working for me. I've put so much effort into prying that I can confidently say that it's not coming out. I'm sorry if I'm coming off as rude but I'm just very frustrated with the situation I've gotten myself into. I appreciate the reply.
@@fromthebackofmymind that could be the case. I’ll try when I get home. I did rotate it but never really tried every angle
Your videos are always informative and entertaining, Scotty. Well done! 👍✌️🙂