I Ranked All American Car Brands from Worst to Best
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- I Ranked All American Car Brands from Worst to Best, DIY and car review with Scotty Kilmer. Worst car brands. Best car brands. Ford, GM, Chevy, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep, I've finally ranked all the car companies. Worst cars to buy. Least reliable cars. Best cars to buy. Most reliable cars. Cars you should stay away from. Car brands to stay away from. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 52 years.
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@@jayc4715 😂
Uk. Nuhnh
Good to see the little electrician laying around by the fan. Wondering where she was.
“Fiat = Fix it again, Tony” LMFAOOOOO
That's so old-school😉👊
Dale Gribble🤣
Nah nah nah, It's F.o.r.d. Fix it again tony
@@Leo-ql4on dont line up also ford is one of best brands.
@@theusa2317 Only the trucks the cars are pieces of garbage.
I like Scott he reminds me of my automotive master mechanic, I always got his opinions straight up and Mr. Scott does an even better job with researched informs.
I absolutely drool over my 03 Ford E250! I bought it a few years ago for 1500 dollars with 250k miles, I now am just a few thousand miles away from 300k miles and use it to deliver packages for 38 dollars an hour! It paid for itself and has never broke. I am truly blessed.
My grandmothers Cadillac had a recall for the spring that holds the car key in place. If too much weight was on key it could slip out. But instead of replacing the spring when she went to the dealership they just put a cap on her key ring loop so she can’t put it back on a key ring 😂
Oh boy what a joke.
Why did she accept that.... That's ridiculous. It needs to go back.
Honda or Toyota or don't bother, had just about everything over the years and these 2 manufacturers are the only 2 that have proven long term durability with sensible maintenance and running costs.
If you can find one in good shape to daily do it. Just dont go over 2001.
Pre-Renault Nissans, Mazdas, and Hyundai (preferably 2000's and early 2010's models) are all modern, good choices that don't hurt the wallet, nor do they break down as much. The hand-crafted German vehicles and old Volvos are also decent choices, but they're all pretty old now, but they're decent if you don't mind the age.
@Mr602 get a Datsun
*whiny voice* "oh but they're so expensive to buy new or used! Chevy/Kia/etc is cheaper!" "yeah, because they have no resale value because they're lower/much lower quality"
My Fords have been as good as my Toyotas. Including the 80's Toyotas. Less rust, and more fun as well. I mean yeah if you had an Aspire or a Tempo or a Contour those sucked. My 94 Probe GT would whup Scotty's Celica as well.
*( Not sure how I feel about the new F150(s). 4 of my friends have bought them brand new but, issues with BOTH, the EcoBoost and the 5.0. The Ecoboost presented a variety of issues, from waste gauge issues, to inter coolers "over-cooling" and condensing too much causing engine shutoff issues during long highway trips, to the brand new 5.0 miss-firing when on full throttle while going uphill. My friend with the 5.0, has took it back to the Ford dealership in Chattanooga, TN, and for the 3rd time what he hears from the maintenance manager is the good old "when we test drove it the issue didn't present itself"...Again, we're talking BRAND NEW. I'd rather stick to a good old Toyota Tundra, thank you very much. )*
I would never touch newer Ford products unless its the Fiesta and Focus ST, or Focus RS
My friend bought a 2016 F150 new with the 2.7 ecoboost and hasn’t had a single problem with now just over 55,000 miles.
@@AIDAHAR210 Modern fords are extremely reliable for the most part.
@@KB-bh9hp I would get their older trucks because my 73 F100 "hand me down" pickup is still getting the work done. Only time will tell if a modern F150s are still gonna be working on job sites 40 years later.
As a mexican american your absolutely spot in with auto parts made in Mexico. The reason why the quality is low specifically with the American auto brand has to do with the wages the american auto makers pay. In a chevy factory in Mexico the average wage was 6000 pesos which is 300 dollars a month. However Nissan and Volkswagen also have plants in Mexico and the cars or parts that they make there are sold in the states, there wages go from minimum 10,000 to 25,000 pesos which is 500 to a thousand dollars a month which makes a big difference in Mexico.
Scotty Kilmer made a video out of my 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis and I love it very much. I'm surprised he didn't mention the old fashioned panther platform.
I have a family member who is a ford factory certified mechanic and has been since the 90's. He says all cars made in the last ten years ago and today are disposeable cars. I tend to agree. I would say that for reliablity, many of the best cars were made from the mid nineties until 2010 or so in my experience of what I have owned and heard from others. So what was behind the decrease in quality? Corporate greed, cafe standards making vehicles lighter with less steel and more plastic. I'm going to stick with the older cars for life. The new ones with their high sticker prices are simply not worth it. It will be interesting though to see how the new generation of electric cars hold up in comparison to the current crop of gas powered vehicles.
We have 3 fords..a diesel excursion. A diesel 250 and a gas explorer..love all three..
My father in law has had multiple Ram 1500s. He only keeps them for 3 years. Keep telling him to get a Ford F-150.
Good Man U are 😄
Or Chevy Silverado
Lexus Boi I bought a 1999 F-150, I drove it for about 6 years, I gave it to my dad, he drove it for 8 years, now my friend owns it. Those cars just keep on working.
He knows to get rid of them before the problems start.
@Dean Toma if a mechanic with 53 years under his belt can explain the problems they have for hours on end i think the brand might not be that good
Great vids Scotty. Love love love them. And i learn so much, and I couldn't agree with all your points anymore!!!
I love how he can say "The back end isn't tight enough." and I will be mindfull of the torque for a differential for the rest of my life. xD
Best video in some time Scotty and all of your video’s are excellent
I am the original owner of a beautiful Lexus LS 430 with almost 250,000 on its odometer. It looks and runs EXACTLY the way it did when I drove it off the dealer's lot some 17 years ago -- quiet, smooth and extremely reliable, with surprisingly good fuel economy -- approximately 21.5 mpg combined highway and city! NOTHING has been replaced other than brake pads and batteries. It seems indestructible!
Scott unknowingly describe the problem with the US versus the Japanese. The Japanese are focused on making good cars, where Americans are focused on the stock price
It does look to me that GM products improved in quality after the bailout. It's not like they could get worse.
I don't like modern Ford trucks, but I have 30+ year old ranger and I LOVE it
Fiat- ‘floating on inner tubes across the Rio Grande’. Now that is funny!
I don't know how true this is, but every one I know that had a GM car from the 90s always had electrical issues that no mechanic could ever seem to fix.
And don't get me started on the Northstar Engine.
I have a 2020 Honda Accord LX and so far I love it! Just gotta watch the gas though😂
Scotty looks good in that Supra! He's the James Bond of auto related content!!
I just hit 250K miles on my 03 Corolla s. Still running like new every time i take it to the shop they are shocked at it's condition it being a Florida car in Michigan now. Best car on gas I've ever had aswell.
Interesting..... so bailout money means lower quality? He conveniently never mentioned the Ford Firestone fiasco, the 5.4L warped heads, snapping spark plugs, and top end issues, F150 electronic 4x4 systems where they replaced them with manual hubs so they would work (in the late 90’s), the massive dual clutch issues with the Focus and Fiesta were they don’t move when you first start the car in freezing temps, the ecoboost direct injection carbon build up issues (the repair is to remove the heads and blast away the carbon with walnut pieces like Mercedes and BMW do), and then there’s the $15 Billion they received from the governments that helped develop the ecoboost technology which Ford never paid back because they saw it as a grant/investment in technology. The governments also backed $18 Billion of loans Ford took out two years before the bailouts, which the governments have already forgiven a massive chunk of it too and covered the bill with the lenders. He brags about Toyota yet never mentions the runaway stuck accelerators which Toyota never actually fixed after three failed attempts because it would mean a complete redoing of the computer programming in millions of vehicles world wide. Yet two people at GM who hid the ignition issues they created and its an entire company’s philosophy. Scotty, you are getting more difficult to watch with each video.
Actually the runaway Toyota’s was because of the gas pedal assembly made in Canada. The made in Japan gas pedals didn’t have any issues. Look it up on google.
The Firestone issue was on Firestone. Firestone didn't want to pay their workers, so they went on strike. Firestone then hired sub workers, and those tires that messed up can be traced back to those factories with the sub workers.
@@youngb1ood oh the floor mat issue (wink wink)
This is why even as a 42 year old man, I still drive my 05 Scion TC. Other than not having 4wd, I can't find a single reason why it would make sense for me to buy something else.
They should've kept making the fusion
they'll bring it back as a wagon/crossover hybrid thing in near future.
Ha probably
I saw a newer model the other day, a black hybrid model, it looked so sharp. The grill and front almost gives me Aston Martin vibes
I love my 2014 Ford Fusion with the 2.5 liter 4 cyl. It's been a great car so far. :D
Uhm. Both mine and my friends 2014 fusion transmission failed at about 120,000 miles. Stay far away from the Ford Fusion. After I sold the car with the broken transmission, I bought a 2007 Lexus I S250 with 136,000 miles for $3,700 and it drives 10 times better than the Fusion ever did from the time I got it at 30,000 miles. Stay away from the fusion.
The reason that they put bigger tires on them is to get better gas mileage a 20 inch tire will turn less times in a mile than a 14 inch tire and so give better mileage.
My 27 year old Chrysler minivan runs fine with the original motor and transmission. I like Toyotas too but my 31 year old Corolla needs a motor - not the fault of the car but neglect by the previous owner - cooling system was filled with rust
Fords my goto but I wish they had a stock catch can in my f150
Have a 2004 Dodge Strutus SXT 2.7 liter with 158,000 things I needed to replace besides suspension parts and Brakes? Alternator and AC compressor, been very lucky so far.
Your the best,
If i had a dad he wouldve taught me all these things before i made so many mistakes
Don't forget the problem Ford has with there Aluminum body and the grounding issue, it was in a service bulletin
I love your channel ,I found it by accident its great you are so real !!!!!
Hey Scotty, I just wanted to say that I’ve got a Fiat 500 Abarth that I’ve had for 6 years and 90k miles so far and it’s running just fine. Granted, I’ve taken care of it and the engine was built in Michigan. Maybe I’ve gotten lucky?
I've not heard too many bad stories about the Fiat 500 except Americans don't buy small cars
@@timothykeith1367 That Fiat was dope as hell. However, I sold it recently to get a bigger car. Surprise surprise.
Scotty your Celica lasts so long and never has a problem because you never drive it! :)
Actually it's worse to let your car sit for a long time.
@@oneshot7609 I'm sure he will warm up the engines everyday if he not drive.
At 11:29: the best American car manufacturer is Ford. I have a 2001 Ford Taurus Wagon, nearing 200,000 miles. The engine is a workhorse. "t's only needed peripheral things like fuel pump, brakes, a new coolant overflow tank, etc. Othewise, it's great. I also have a 1999 Mercury Sable with the Dual Overhead Cam engine, 24 valve. Same thing about the engine. The heart of the car is great; engine designed by Porsche (look it up!). Now, when people make light of my 'old Ford' automobiles, I will quote YOU, Scotty and tell folks that my 'old autos' are two cars that are the best American cars made. Thank You!!!
I switched from ford trucks to dodge simply because ford always tries to sweep their problems under the rug where as dodge is more proactive at addressing them. Just my experience. I’m on my third ram truck with no disappointments.
"They should have had them floating over the rio grande in inner tubes" 🤣😂
I’ve always wanted a Dodge Charger Hemi a Cadillac Escalade a F450 turbo diesel a Harley motorcycle a Ducati motorcycle and a Subaru Ascent
It's such a shame Chrysler can't build quality stuff. Here In Detroit, it is not uncommon to see 14-15 Rams Rusting away.... Such poor integrity.
"Ford can't compete with the small car/sedan market..." I know they had a recall due to bad trans in 2014 - 16, but the recent Ford Fiesta's (Especially the ST's) are one of the most fun and versatile cars I have ever driven.
I own a 2018 Fiesta ST and sold my Benz just because that car is so fun to drive, so easy to work on, great features without the crazy computer issues, and that thing is damn fast.
The FOX Ecoboost turbo four cylinder is the way to go, but they also make a three cylinder supercharged engine which isnt the best.
I still get about 30 - 35 MPG highway and for such a light car, that 220 Horsepower feels like a rocket.
If Ford continues with the Fiesta line in the future, I can't really see myself driving anything else.
I have a 2018 Ford fusion hybrid that I like a lot and so far at 60,000 miles has had no problems at all. It’s advertised as getting 42 miles per gallon but actually it’s about 39 to 40 if you’re driving it nicely driving it badly will be 36 to 38 Highway city combined. However, if you’re only doing city driving it will do about 45 to 50 miles per gallon.
Scotty is right I had a 2017 1500 RAM Big Horn made in Mexico it had 9 recalls in 2 years! The quality got so bad RAM 😉 stopped making the truck in Mexico and moved the production back to Detroit in 2019. Wish I would have bought a Detroit made Ford F-150 in the first place.
If it wasn't for dodge and Chrysler fiat I wouldn't know how to work on cars. Thank you
Scotty always has a customer just the other day that had the worst car he’s ever driven 😆
Right haha
Manufacturers keep competing for the cheapest crap they can pawn off on people who don't know any better. So I believe it...
Every customer of Scotty's has the worst car...............🤔
because it isn't a Toyota Celica lol
Because they are CRAP!
@Derek Gardin Then what's he gonna have to work on? Everyone in his town's gonna be driving a Toyota and no one ever comes in.
In Brazil we say " FIAT - Feito no Inferno Andando na Terra" wich means "Made in Hell Driving on Earth"
Uno de firma com escada em cima > qualquer outro carro..
LOL
Lmfao that is awesome
hahahaha
Fiat = fix it again tomarrow.
I agree about the bailouts. Let the market decide which companies live or die. That is the American way and in the long term, it's good for everyone.
Instead of bailing these corporations out, the gov't should have given every American Citizen $100,000 and we'll help the economy. I would have gone to my nearest Lexus dealer.
@@dc5723 Disavow.
One thing we all forget, congress is the company’s, bought and paid for.
Its just like Sanders said doesnt matter if you agree with him politically or not, "You have Socialism in America but its Socialism for the corporations and rugged individualism for the regular people". Honestly if a company is to big to fail then its to big to exist.
GM's are super bad. I work at a dealership were we have a lotta Opels.
I love when they tell the costumers. So we changed the timing chain, power steering or something else; Invoice amount 1100€ and they're like
"Alright see you in a few month for the tire change" xd
Hahaha, FIAT can't catch a break anywhere, it seems. "Fix it again, Tony" is not bad. Here in Germany FIAT stands for "Fehler in allen Teilen" (faults in all parts).
I also red a joke recently: Why do FIAT drivers not greet each other on the street? Because they have met already this morning at the car mechanic's workshop.
And in Latin "let it be done" or more popular translation "Make it happen"
In German: "Fiat = Fehler in allen Teilen" - roughly translated -> "Errors in all parts"
wouldn’t it be im
Or „Für Idioten angefertigter Traktor“ what means „For Idiots Assembelt Teaktor“
BMW, Broke my wheels
Some say Fiat is made by prisoners
@@jimmybrava2810 broke my wallet
I wish the government would bail me out after all the taxes I have paid.
Lol they only bailout people who dont pay taxes
Are you a big shark?
@@CiviTac what are you talking about? These corporate democrats/republicans only bail out corporations and their pals. This guy has an all lives matter flag as a profile pic but blames "illegals" for his problems. That's what happens when you vote against your own interests, I guess.
@@albertkoshy9678 I was referring more to the recent COVID19 stimulus. But yes I agree. I'm pretty damn libertarian so obviously I dont like any bailout. That's what I'm talking about.
@@albertkoshy9678 also, not sure what "all lives matter" has to do with fiscal policy. BLM vs ALM is just the desperate left trying to pit racial tensions to usurp more power and constrict more liberties of the American people.
Does anyone else smile watching these videos😂 I love it when he calls stuff junk and makes jokes about these companies it always makes me laugh
He had me at "stooge" . I love his vocabulary and I'm impressed at how many videos he makes with as many cuts and edits as he throws in.
Scotty Kilmer: _"Never rev up your engine, kids"_
Also Scotty Kilmer: *REV UP YOUR ENGINES!*
Brain : 'Explodes'
Sorry Scotty the new Ram 1500 trucks are legit i have a 2016 Laurmie 110,000 nothing but routine Maintanance 🤷🏻♂️ also the fit and finish on interior is great!
@@Urbansnowmobiler So Ford is bad?
RPM with no load is the worst thing for an engine I don't care what you say
Take note my guy he says "kids" where they don't know restraint and do excessive revs.
Lastly you have to do all of Europe.
That's a great idea!!!!
It'd be funny when he puts Fiat as first on that one.
@@Epotheros actually European fiat is not that bad. Puntos are considered cheap and reliable (they can have small issues but still worth it) the parts are super cheap. Their 1.9 JTD diesel engine can run forever. In general European brands are better when made in Europe just like Japan cars made in Japan are better.
Vauxhall and Renault make bad automatic transmissions, don't know if the other European brands are any better. But most don't drive automatic so not an issue for most people.
Or Australia, nice and quick, none as they are imported from Korea (Hyunday\Kia), Thailand (Toyota\Ford), China (Havaal\Great Wall\LVC), South Africa (Ford\VW\Merc) or Germany (BMW\VW Golf).
This man makes hundreds of thousands on youtube and look at his house and garage. Gotta love him.
Probably cuz he spends it all on cars lmao
@KnightOwl socialblade says he makes up to 130k monthly. He just bought a house on the lake in the Northeast. Man is making money
@KnightOwl I heard he's a millionaire.
The home may have sentimental value to him
@KnightOwl he has 1.5 billion views, he’s making hundreds of thousands not tens
I have had my Chevrolet Citation for almost 40 years and I haven't spent a penny on it for decades!.... Maybe because it's been broken for the past 39 years and 11 months. 🤔
I only had my Escort for 38 years before I sold it.
BAHHAAAAA....priceless comment...love it...thank you for the morning lol!
Lol 😂 I had a 1980 citation lol. I got the car free but I had to put a back window in it.
Had a 1981 Chevy Citation with, most importantly, 4 Speed Manual transmission. 185,000 miles until it got so rusty we sold it for dirt cheap. Engine and Trans. still worked fine. Only major repair was replacing that stupid composite cam drive gear. GM went cheap and didn't use a timing chain. Good cheap transportation in my 20s.
We had a V6 back in 1980. In order to get the mileage the imports had they made the metal so thin that the hood would ripple on the highway like tinfoil. The radio being mounted vertically was also just plain dumb. Did they really think any aftermarket companies would design a stereo for such a piece of junk? The radio was AM only. The Citation was Motor Trend car of the year in 1980. You know who advertised most in Motor Trend Magazines that year? Chevy.
timestamps for those interested
0:00 Fiat - Chrysler
4:58 - GM (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and Hummer)
11:15 - Ford (Ford, Lincoln)
i expect GM gets better in EV era
@@donotinvite yeah, i kind of wish scotty would make an updated video with all of these brands since this one is 2 years old
@@koreajawn6827 me too
Have you seen the hummer the range and speed limit on it is already a bad start
@@donotinvite I doubt it because many problems with Ford and GM products are electronic related. I actually expect Ford and GM to get even worse.
Learned a lot from Scotty. He's just like my dad. He doesn't mess with endless money pits
It's the way to go looks should take a backseat to build quality and safety.
Idk man he had a child which turn into endless money pits ! lol
What car does your Dad drive?
I think anyone with a right mind doesn’t want an endless money pit
That’s why my dad divorced my mom.
Nice to know Scotty has a good understanding of how capitalism is supposed to work... The tax payers' money was never intended to go to private companies.
Or giant, corrupt banks.
Nathan Morgan free market is a form of capitalism. It’s called laizzes-faire capitalism
@@donellmuniz590 -- your right, the corporations are supposed to provide taxes and jobs, originally corporations where only granted authority to operate for the betterment of the country for a period of 17 yrs, so they wouldn't suppress competition and wouldn't become too large and powerful, they also had to stay within the confines of their corporate mission statement , now a corporate mission statement is like a advertising slogan, if ever even known
@@mdlclassworker3384 corporations aren't necessarily supposed to provide jobs. they may do that in the pursuit of making a profit, but they aren't employing people because they are supposed to. as was stated during a FDR-era public works project, if you want to give people jobs, don't rent a steamshovel to dig a trench - just give thousands of people a shovel and tell them to dig.
Not true, capitalism is the government supporting millionaires on their way to be billionaires on the backs of stupid uber patriotic consumers making nothing. Support capitalism. Be stupid. Follow the herd! Believe!
Would Scotty even be able to speak while wearing handcuffs? His arms never seem to stop moving, lol.
He’s like Ricky Bobby
My favorite part of the day is to hear the phrase “Rev up your engines”
I can listen to scotty all day!
Fiat owners wish they could.
thank you patchy, very cool
The favorite part of my day is hearing my wife say, "rev up your engines!"
I require a side order of “ endless money pit”. Did get a “ fix it again Tony”
Scotty I love my crown Vic, runs drives perfect at 300,000 the last of the land yachts. Scotty is one of the most honest mechanics.
Agreed those things are tanks built solid
80's Buicks were built pretty good too.
@@foxsparrow8973 the panther platform is one of the most reliable and solid cars ever built. Its amazing that they built a body on frame rear wheel drive for as long as they did. Its probably because they were the cop cars. My grand marques has 250k and still going strong and smooth. Had a 1994 that had 260k when I sold it.
I got burned in 2019 with a crap $1000 1998 Crown Vic LX. 🚗. If you look into Ford sedans, get the P71 law enforcement model, P71 in the VIN number. Avoid any Crown Vic prior to 2002. Better, safer CVs are 2009-2011 model years.
@@foxsparrow8973 I got a used 1986 Century 🚗. Awful car! 📉. I would not buy any Buick except for maybe the Encore. Brand new.
During the recession Ford offered the CEO position to the guy who saved Boeing aircraft. At first he said no, but then took it on as a personal challenge and he kept them out of receivership/bailout land.
Boeing may need him back soon.
Allan Mullaly...
But he was ready to take the bailout until the Govt. told them they couldn't use the money for bonuses to their execs!!!
Ford got rid of its sedans and hatchbacks for high profit SUV's
“Renagaaaade, oh you’re getting a renagade? NO YOU’RE NOT...😂
I wish dad had been more like FIAT... and pulled out.
You were born a winner
You were the fastest sperm -Courage Wolf
Dave: *makes a depressing comment*
Me: *still trying to think of something to say in response that doesn't offend Dave or Scotty*
Lol! I've met Scotty personally and he made a video out of my Mercury Grand Marquis... knowing him, he really doesn't seem like an easily offended guy. I wish I got to interview him.
Existential jab and Chrysler.... hmn
When some people's dad's pulled out the rest of them landed on the bedsheets
Scotty! Here’s a little inside info on the GM light truck rear end / front end differentials. GM sold American Axel to the company that took the manufacturing to Mexico. Now when it was American Axel, they did a partial pre-assembly of the Ring and Pinion gears and punched marked them so they new exactly which teeth had to match up. They then lapped in the ring and pinion to make them a matched set. After the set was lapped into tight tolerance, the set was dis-assembled, cleaned and final assembled to the punched marks they had been lapped into. Now when the assembly went to Mexico, they still lapped In The ring & pinion gears, but without the punch marks to match them back up. So after they were lapped, dis-assembled and cleaned, when they put them back together for final assembly the units have a mix-matched set, which have an oscillation of various degrees depending how out of match they are put back together. This resulted in so many warranty claims, GM brought back the differential production to Grand Rapids, Michigan where they completely refurbished 1/2 of a GM plant. To your point, all about profits.
my jaw hit the floor when he said the rear diffs came out of the factory with the equivalent of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND miles on them. Pure ineptitude costing them loads, and as scotty pointed out, the taxpayers end up with the brunt of the cost down the line.
Do you know the year this went on?
Mike Wallace the factory in Michigan started making the front end and rear end assemblies in 2018. I do not know when American Axel was sold and production was moved the Mexico.
Great info. Thanks.
old saying penny wise pond foolish
I bought a 67 Chevy Impala new and it was recalled about a year later for the engine mounts. Their fix was a piece of wire rope on each side. Scotty is telling the truth about this! They even found out how to save money on the half-assed fix from 65 to 67. The CEO probably got a hefty bonus for that trick.
I have the utmost respect for GM they are the best!!!
"im gonna rank the American car brands"
talks about fiat for 10 minutes
Ford did not have to get bailed out because they have been cheating buyers with poor steel that has accelerated rust out. I've seen 10 year old Ford pu's cracked in half from rust.
@@stripemaster9 cannot forget the loan for the ecoboosts.
@@cavalierliberty6838 which loan
@@tomorrowcomestoday1621 ford took a loan in 06 to develop the ecoboost engines.
In other words, if the government gave out no money to any car company in america in the 00s, all 3 would be out.
@@cavalierliberty6838 wrong, completely different circumstances.
Meanwhile Dodge: Am I joke to you, Scotty?
Scotty: yes.
Dodge is Chrysler...
dodge rams get in the 800,000 miles range
also chrysler owns dodge and he mentioned them
Chairhotdogchair try 80,000.
@@coiledsteel8344 ive seen it happening
The old "Toyota trucks don't break" is dead. After the market collapse in 08 every single manufacturer took a major hit to quality. Even the ones who didn't go bankrupt. They all started looking for more ways to save money..... which means cheaper parts. Toyota chose to go cheap on their suspension and frame materials. Now Tundra's and Tacomas are rusting away and needing complete front end rebuilds. Front end suspensions on the newer gen Tundra and Tacoma has terrible longevity. Starting at around 2013 or so. Toyota isn't what it used to be.
My qualifications: I've been a mechanic for nearly 20 years now. I've watched the not-so-slow decline. I've seen the rusted frames and I've rebuilt more Toyota front ends than I care to admit. Also my nephew works on the assembly floor at the Tundra factory in San Antonio. He has all sorts of stories about the cost cutting and cheaper manufacturing.
I miss the old Toyota when longevity truly was king. Like the old saying goes, "They don't make them like they used to."
you WAY underestimated the gm bailout cost: you forgot to factor in ALL the bond holders that were wiped out! pension funds, pensioners, etc. all of those folks lost their asses. that's on TOP of the $11B or so you mentioned.
Scotty said: “Fiats? They should’ve shown them floating over the RIO GRANDE on inner tubes”
😂😅🤣
Airbus The Toyota of Airplanes
He's crazy as hell. There was a auto dealer in Texas that was advertising their trucks with a/c seats "a/c seats for all your wet backs" needless to say didn't go over well.
@Brandon68plus - No way!!! 😅Seriously???! 🤣😂
Couldn’t agree more. My dad has spent around 45 years working on cars, owning GM, Chrysler, and Ford and he has always told me that Ford is the best American car manufacturer.
I’ve also always really liked Honda, Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru. Subaru is definitely improving in quality and reliability every year and you can never go wrong with Mazda, Toyota, or Honda. I feel that maybe in 5 to 10 years Subaru could be up there with Toyota, Honda, and Mazda.
Subarus gonna take over everyone 😂
I don’t get why ford can’t compete in the sedan business. I feel like every other car I see driving down the road is a newer Ford Fusion
Gunnar Geroy not in Texas or California.
The problem is that cars have a lower profit margin and more competitive market where the Ford Truck is their honey hole along with their Mustang
bngr bngr ehh there’s quite a bit here in San Antone
I know, same here. Focus too
Lots of fleets bought them, especially utility companies.
"Float them over the Rio Grande"😂😂 hahaha
“Fix it again Tony” i died 😂
My favorite Fiat acronym is "Found in a Trench."
Those little Fiat 500s are junk. They're extremely popular in Italy and they should stay in Italy!
Fix it again tony
Yup that's the 1 heard 1st😁
Failed Italian Attempt at Transportation
Found in a toilet
"it was like driving on your living room couch, down the road" *folds hands together* continue...
Scotty is the most valuable dude on RUclips, saving us time, trouble but mostly money.
I found scotty after buying my BMW. What a mistake i did
Scotty: I would never buy a GM. Last one I had was in the 60's
Last month: Scotty " I bought a Corvette mid engine and it's amazing"
David Castaneda he forgets. Next week he will love Mazda. But he is consistent about Toyota/Lexus.
To be fair he said they make only a few of them and that is why they make them better.
yea, he got bad memory, Alzheimer's is no joke, but he dosen't mean to, he's intention is to be honest
Chevy could probably save the Camaro if they went with a 1960s redesign model (likey Ford did with S197 model Mustangs), but they are focusing a lot of effort and even more money into corvettes.
Last week he said he was ordering the Dodge Durango hellcat, ain’t that right Kilmore.
I’ve got a 1996 dodge 3500 dually with the 12v Cummins and the nv4500 5 speed best truck ever, I absolutely love it, had to put a new heavy duty upgraded transmission in at 350k and went ahead and rebuilt the motor with some upgrades too, this truck will outlast me as long as I don’t wreck it
Scotty can you do us a favor can you review a 2019 Ford ranger
Clarence Ely a comparison between the Ranger and Tacoma would be cool.
No, the new one!
2.3 4cyl turbo charged only engine available. Get a base F150 it's cheaper better motor options and more vehicle that has been proven for the money.
I have only seen a total of two new Ford Rangers on the street. Dealership has dozens of them.
@ bngr bngr. I don’t know about the latest ones, but I’ve driven ones from 10-20 years ago extensively. Tacoma’s are the better vehicle hands down. If you’re going to buy new, get a Tacoma. Used, I’d get a Ranger. The Rangers aren’t garbage, they’re just not as good as the Tacoma and you’ll have to repair them more frequently to get to 200K and beyond. My 98 Tacoma was virtually all original and going strong at 238K. My 03 Ranger needed multiple repairs by 100K, but no major failures.
Tacoma’s have absurdly high resale value however. Even high mileage beaters demand a high price. Rangers have a resale price that reflect what they are actually worth.
You gotta love the mustang....I've passed about 10,000 of them...
Yes General Motors is totally messed up we have a Camaro Z 28 that was built in 1987 he still has the original engine in the original transmission and they both work perfectly we change the oil every 3000 miles and we never change the transmission fluid so at one time General Motors did have quality merchandise. General Motors is run by a bunch of idiots they could not keep the Pontiac brand live or the Oldsmobile brand live. And now they build Cadillacs with four-cylinder engine which is totally stupid if you drive a Cadillac you should have a V-8 engine not a four-cylinder engine. And General Motors really screwed up they couldn’t build a decent Chevy impala they build a piece of crap with a 600 engine in front wheel drive. They should’ve built a Chevy impala with a V-8 engine rear wheel drive but it appears nobody has the brains of General Motors. and there’s definitely something wrong with Chrysler all their products are not well-made and Fiats are complete garbage that’s why nobody buys them💰💰💰💰🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🧁🧁🧁🧁
i watch Junkyard Digs, and they mostly work on old 60's, 70s and 80's fords. Almost all the fords still ran after a little bit of work. Whenever he worked on Mopars, about 75% of them turn out to be NoCar.
MOPARS are the coolest cars of the 60s and early 70s. They made THE MOST power, and had a cool factor not ever realized by Ford or Chevy. MOPAR or NO CAR. (except Cadillacs)
No car lol
@@jgfrakes2736 You must not get to drive much then...lol. All cars break...and for the record, early 60's mopars are some of the ugliest cars that ran down a road... next to volvos
That's what my son thought..after returning Three brand new Very expensive top of the line Chevy trucks and dealing with service reps..he is done with Chevy.
You got that right!! Their service sucks.. my fiancé had a trax ltz and had nothing but problems with it. Its sad because i love chevy.. ended up getting her a 2020 toyota corolla se
Matt W I did the same thing except I dumped a POS ford. Bought my wife a 2020 Toyota RAV4. She loves it!
Chevy quality has went downhill A LOT in the last decade.
I used to be a GM man. Had nice cars and vans over the years. Loved my Caddy SLS. But after years of repairs, I finally went Toyota and haven't turned back.
You're right about GM. I have a buddy that works at a GMC dealership. Says that the majority of the stuff they work on is new. Very rarely do they work on old stuff and I believe it. I drive an '03 Silverado. Love the thing. Only issue I've had in the past 5 years is a knock sensor going bad. They used to build them a lot better
This applies to all American made vehicles. They're all equal anymore. Too much unnecessary electronics in em just waiting to give ya problems.
Father work d for GM for years. Besides some window motor issues. He hardly ever seen older Buicks and Oldsmobiles.
@@Dennis-sq2nm The government legally requires it now "for safety." We need to get rid if all the stupid regulations and allow cars to be simple.
@@Dennis-sq2nm European brands have the same issues too now, especially BMW and Mercedes
7:40 My Australian GM Holden is still running well after 23 years ..albeit it has an excellent Buick V6 3.8 engine and bullet proof transmission 4L60e.
"I had a customer the other day." Whoa sounded like a busy day for Scotty. ☺
Does it?
I HAVE A 2015 Chrysler Town and Country van that the paint is so thin a bug can hit it and cause a scratch
Saw a video about those vans. They like to catch on fire 2007-2011 I think. Been while but my wife has one.
I have a 09 grand caravan, has 108,000 miles. I’m the second owner and I like it for what it is.
🤣🤣🤣
My cousin has the same exact van, hes had it for a year and is now on his 3rd transmission. Don't know how Fiat Chrysler is still in business.
That's most cars.
If the government was an invester in any financial cooperation, it would be fired after a short time.😂😂😂
Someone make a rev up your engines compilation lol
A loose rear-end is never good news
Uhhhh
**EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES**
Scotty went in on Chrysler 😂 I hate them also so good but I got a good laugh out of the roast.
Mad Money's Jim Cramer screamed, "my daughter's car was only 2 years old, and the motor had to be rebuilt because a seal broke, I will never buy an GM product again ! ! ! ! ".
American car company tier list:
Worst: Fiat/Chrysler
Bad: GM
Least bad: Ford
Yes
what about Tesla?
@@theOneGuy113 who the hell cares?
I am Jay your mom
In my experience having all 3 brands
Worst:GM
Ford and Chrysler about the same. Maintenance on my Jeep Grand Cherokee has been much cheaper than my Ford F150 and I did most of the maintenance on my Ford myself. Relative to 100,000 mark.
I already new Chrysler was at the bottom before watching the video
Ford lost me forever as a customer when they decided it was cheaper to pay the wrongful death and injury settlements on Pintos whose gas tanks exploded on impact than it was to fix the cars. Talk about only caring about profits. The horrendous design of the dual clutch transmissions didn't help. I've read the manual transmissions in Mustangs are also failing. If a car company can't build a reliable manual transmission they have no business making cars. Saying Ford is the best US automaker is like saying out of Ebola, COVID-19 and the flu, the flu is the best disease.
You would think a car company would simply design a solid vehicle based on proven technology and sell it.
In my view, credit 💲💲💲 & the banks, car loans GMAC etc led to lower QC standards. Big 🚗 firms said sell cars trucks that run 5-10 years then crap out. Sad but true. Owning a vehicle was a major deal, important now car repairs, parts are big $$$ makers.
@Tobias Except it's gotten to a point that it's not planned obsolescence anymore. Now it's down right planned garbage.
Goldie They don't do that anymore because they don't want you to keep a car for twenty-five years. They want you so mad that you'll replace your car before the warrantee has run out.
@@discerningmind I agree! Myself being an all Toyota fanboy, even I feel Toyota is making worst cars to break so they can sell more parts. Example of this is the new Toyota's almost all moved to electric water pumps. A good old mechanical pump would've been just fine. I don't like how they're making efficiency changes in the cost of reliability. I'll take a mechanical water pump over an electric one any day. Look at the n54 n55 BMW engines. Electric water pumps just seem to fail a lot sooner compared to a mechanical.
They do. They're called Toyota and Honda. Nobody's perfect, but they're miles ahead in overall quality than Ford, GM or FCA.