Saying Goodbye to My Mustang
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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It's time to sell Nolan's Mustang, but it needs a lot of work first.
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Directed and Shot by: Eddie Esparza
Produced by: Angela Trevino
Edited by: Paul O'Mara
Hosted by: Nolan Sykes
Hey guys it’s Seth. I wanted to say thank you Nolan for trusting my with your car. It’s been a blast so far and I’ve got some big things planned for it. Growing up this was THE car for me, so it’s truly been a dream come true. Thank you to everyone at donut for showing me around and hanging out, I had a blast.
Sounds good
Well done man
Congrats on the purchase! Please do take care of it 😢. I feel bad for Nolan but these things happen. Enjoy
This actually is the real seth! Have fun!
I wish someone was this excited to have bought my 06’ mustang :(
Cheers brother they are a little time capsule.
Soon to be an obsolete v8 platform
Nolan’s Mustang - “This is why I left Donut.”
"They did not even give me a second chance at the daily driver drag race, and they allowed a Tesla to win? UNCOOL."
Goated comment
I’m dead
Gottem
Hahahhahahahaa
That thumbnail with Nolan and "goodbye" the heartattack was real.
Oh they know what they are doing lol
He would do better starting his own channel at this point.
I had the same feeling. Donut would be in big trouble without Nolan, I hope they have made it worth his while to stay he deserves it.
At this point everyone who made donut besides Nolan has left. Not an unrealistic thought.
@killeralltires it'll come I bet. He's a real smart dude, he's learning everything he can from Donut, then he's going to bounce. Just my prediction.
For anyone who has an 05-09 S197 and has the door panel issue, first remove all of the yellow foam behind the vinyl, and then use spray adhesive. Removing the foam helps it stick better.
does this also apply to roof lininf or whatever its called?
@sesto194 I've only done headliner when trading a car in to get the best price. Lol. Not sure how long it held up, but I did it the same way as the door and the door held up for years
@@royn17 alright, ill give it a shot. i used spray adhesive on my headliner and it only lastede a year. This time i will remove the foam first (its falling down at some spots anyway) and hope it sticks better then
@sesto194 I think it should. The adhesive sticks to the foam which breaks apart. So scraping it off before spraying helps it stay
I'm leaving a comment for those S197 owners that it didn't work. I had to use Gorilla brand construction adhesive for it to finally hold. I was using 3m green extra strength spray adhesive, but living in utah were winters go down to 10F and summers up to 100F that transition would make them fall off every summer.
This is an important point for younger car folks. MODIFYING YOUR CAR DECREASES VALUE. So many times I see folks trying to recoup the cost of mods in the sale price. Be smart, put it back stock before selling and pray your buyer doesn't look over the car with a fine toothed comb.
Yep, learned this from my brother working in insurance claims. The amount of people thinking that the car's value going up due to them modifying it is insane, and when he has to tell them that it doesn't, they never believe him lol. NEVER throw away your stock parts unless they are non-functional
@@TheHuskyK9 only time a car goes up in value from being modified is when it is done as some promotional bit for a company. anyone who doesn't know this is just young and oblivious to the ways of the world. an rwb porsche is gonna be worth a lot more than a average standard trim 911. at the same time buying all the body parts and doing it yourself instead of having akira do it himself with put you deeply in the hole when it comes to resale.
logic and common sense are free, but rarely do they given out as such.
@@Original2cor if they’re oem upgrades
Depending on the age and/or mileage of the car, modifications don't necessarily lower the value, but it certainly does not raise it
@@jerodwolford2743 modding your car without it being protected by a warrantee or guarantee from professionals will never raise the value of your car period.
You might feel it does. Hell, you could replace every piece of trim with 24k gold. The car will sell for more than stock sure, but thats because of the price of the gold.
If you subtract the cost of getting said 24k gold trim from the total resale value, the car would still be lower than aberage market price, and you likely didnt get full roi on that gold to break even.
You would still be just as far in the negative if not worse off for any mods.
As ive already stated. The only time your value goes up is professional modifications from verifiable companies with good rep.
If rwb builds you a porsche, yes, its worth more than a stock 911.
If throttle, or eighty80, or some other brand does a full custom build on a 2jz supra, a corvette, etc. that is worth more.
If you did it in your garage/ on your own time, its not worth jack diddly squat. Doesnt matter how well you did, doesnt matter if you had the highest end equipment, tools, and aftermarket components.
If it didnt get put together by pro’s with some form of insurance backing it up, its not gonna be worth more. This is just common sense bud.
>Sponsored by CarGurus
>Uses Autotrader to research prices
Lol
Nice catch 😂
I came here to say this…you beat me to it
That's because videos are made before sponsors are added. The sponsors contact Donut, Donut gives them choice of videos the sponsor, and then they negotiate money, time, etc. THEN they make the ads/skits.
they often get sponsorships and film ad reads long after a video has been filmed.
It just means that the quality and planning of these video are going downhill
I used to work at a detail shop. The owner, Rudy, would guarantee any customer who was selling a car could get 500 bucks extra if we detailed before they sold it. In 3 years, not a single person ever came back. A solid detail is a huge boost
That’s actually so cool 🔥🔥 where at?? Doubt it’s near me but on the off chance it is I’ll definitely go!
How are they supposed to know that they got 500 bucks extra? It's untestable, they can't sell the same car twice.
And is that +500 before or after the cost of the detailing?
Too bad a detail these days alone costs like $500 lol
@@damnkris $500 extra is an understatement, that's why no one ever came back. if you're selling a car that goes for around 8k, and most the examples of the car look pretty beaten up, if you get yours detailed, you could easily get an extra grand just because of that.
just washing or cleaning whatever you're gonna sell before you sell it is a good idea, people will fork up a couple extra dollars over other options just because it looks nicer. (and that also means they don't have to clean it themselves)
Starting out with "all good things must come to an end" is wild.
In the business we call this “for shadowing” x
@@BotvsBots ew
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Lol especially right now with how Donut is going
I feel you, Nolan. When I sold my SRT-4, it was incredibly tough. The guy practically had to pry the keys from my hand. To anyone else, it was just an SRT-4, but to me, it represented countless memories and hard work. Every spot on that car reminded me of a moment-whether it was a friend helping out, my dad lending a hand, or a memory made along the way. It's crazy how we can become emotionally attached to an inanimate object, but we certainly can.
So true. I just put my motorcycle on sale to buy a new one - don't have money and space for two machines... A guy reached out today said he will come to check it out. I went to the shop, fired it up, and had a soul wrenching feeling... It is my very first bike, I had it for 8 years - spent more time wrenching that riding, touched every bolt... I poured so much money in Japanese parts in it and learned everything about wrenching thanks to this machine. It's given me a tough time, but when it runs, it rides and handles sooo good. Now that it's all fixed, I know I have to move on (before it breaks down again, lol), but I already know I am gonna regret that decision. My Yamaha put a smile on my face every time I rode it, and every time it fired up again after I fixed another part of it. As you said, it is an inanimate object, but damn, it will put a smile on your face like only few humans will....
I once owned a beautiful Chevy k5 blazer, 4 speed manual 350v8, lifted 2 inches on 35 inch tires. it was a beast on and off the road and rolling into town with the top off was always a blast and the thing turned heads literally everywhere.
I had just gotten all of the rust fixed when a bad breakup put me in a depressed state of mind where I sold off/traded alot of my really cool stuff, including the blazer. I almost immediately regretted it and do still to this day. I have a k10 shortbed that sortof fills the void...but man that blazer was my dream truck. My dad had one that I grew up riding in, and I was so happy when I was finally driving one that I could call my own.
That truck still hurts to think about, to this day. Id go into debt, sell everything I own...to have that truck back. Sadly the guy I sold it to resold it almost immediately, and has no idea where it is today.
Used coilovers are great for a project car to just have around.
Yea
It’s called ‘hoarding’
@fastinradfordable one cant hoard car parts.
I’m buying them from him now 😂
@@SethZ22 have him make a video putting them back on lol
@@SethZ22 dude take it from me those BC's are an absolute steal for $400. I almost paid $950 for some lmfao
Everyone does videos modifying cars, Nolan drops a video de-modifying his car. Brilliant! Sick tee, bro.
Gotta work with what you can when the top dogs got a tight grip on the video budget
Mustang: He said he loved me.
Damn. I know the feels Nolan. I sold my 2007 mustang gt. Same exact problems you had. Drove it all the way to 200k miles but had to sell to buy a dad mobile. That platform is a serious workhorse. Not the fastest but definitely an iconic body style
Didn't know the car was listed for $70,000. 8:12 😆
lol also when he was looking at other mustangs he said "here in california" but one of his example listings was 2k+ miles away
RIP Rob "Rabbit" Pitts
I just watched the vinwiki video and this starts by saying all good things must come to an end.
Also was wondering if something could be found at donut but it seems like new owner of donut media only gives a f about money and not on herritage
Same here.
@@miloscvetkovic2633Watch big time they went over it. As well as James new channel. James went in depth. But that's what usually happens when companies get brought out. The ones taking over aren't into what got the brand to where they are. So it's usually a cash grab which ends up destroying it. But at least it looks like everybody is leaving on good terms. Unlike subispeed and other channels
I saw this on Instagram--who was this guy?
@@lego4virgogreat man and top notch storyteller in the car community. He has a compilation video and playlist on the VinWiki RUclips channel you should definitely check out. He also has a Netflix show called TexMex Motors which has a second season coming up.
That title, they know what they're doing.
Yeah it's pretty F'd up... RIP ROB!!!
@@deadheaduder you're right about that
I didn't sell my first car. It was a grandma car, a 1991 Pontiac Bonneville. But when it started having problems and it broke down and was eventually towed away for scrap I was devastated. Cleaning it out was very emotional. It was kind of a symbol of my freedom and there were a lot of memories in that car. I miss it to this day, that being said I'd never want to own one again. Maybe drive one years down the line for nostalgia.
I had three very bad shitboxes (VW Golf 3 Cabrio 1.4l, Golf IV 1.4l and a Seat Ibiza 6K with 65hp) i was glad when i sold them and when i crashed the Golf IV. Especially proud to have removed one Golf IV from this earth. But i probably will get a little emotional when i sell my E46, i would be really sad it if it wasn't a diesel though.
My first car was an 89 firebird. Five speed, v8, which was awesome.... but it also had 235k miles, no airbags, no seat belts, and rust holes the size of my head. I drove her til she died and then also sold her for scrap as there was absolutely no salvaging her. And I'm with you. It was tough watching her get hauled away. Anytime I see a third gen on the road I get real nostalgic. Wish there would've been someone I could've kept her around.
Selling for scrap
Is selling your car.
@@BlueShift2000how did you Crash a 65hp mk4 vw?!?!?
I’ve had my 1981 vw rabbit pickup since 2010.
Feel free to pry it from my dead hands ❤
Never have I thought that a 188k mileage Ford Mustang with lowering springs and a trunk lip listed on FB marketplace for 7k by some guy called Nolan Sykes would become a video posted by a channel with nearly 9 million subscribers!😂
It had a foot of dust on it, Nolan. If you never drive it, someone should. You did a good thing, lol.
Nolan is the only reason I'm still here. I see Nolan, I click.
Soooo true
Give it a year and he will be gone too.
and Justin!
Clicking on the sell out doesn't change the reality of selling out. I bet Noah thinks Jimmy is a twat but he pretends he likes hanging out with kids for a paycheck lol
Don't forget Justin. He's awesome.
It's a very surreal experience to watch a video starring Nolan, then switching to him doing the sponsor, THEN getting an ad also starring him. Dude is all over the place lol
Give Nolan a raise
The inner self talking is so hilarious🤣🤣🤣
Had this same experience a month ago with my first car. Very relatable feeling. Bitter sweet.
sponser of the video: carguru
nolan: uses auto trader to find prices on used mustangs
I came to the comments for this lol
Was thinking the same thing. Wonder why he didn't use Autotempest, that combines all the searches (including CarGurus and Autotrader). That's how I found my gently used NC
They’re sponsored to say it in the video, but not forced to only use them unless they make a whole different deal.
0:01 They did us dirty on that intro 😂
What was it refrencing I can’t remember
@@soundrex9995 „All good things must come to an end“
@@soundrex9995speeed
@@soundrex9995 maybe bcuz of the donut current situation with multiple OG's host are leaving, plus with that intro, people might got the wrong idea 😅
My first civic, I had done so much to it, it was a 1.4 originally, hatch, I did a facelift, upgraded nearly all the suspension components, swapped a d16 into it, threw headers in it, full exhaust system, cams, pistons and injectors, I have no idea what power it made probably arround 180, it was a blast to drive, I ended up selling it because I lost my job and needed money.. Ended up regretting it ended up buying a boring mazda 6 to daily and sold it just as fast, it wasn't nearly close to thr same, bought another civic hatch but it was crashed by the agency that delivered it to me, thr front end was destroyed and that really killed it to me, ended up selling this one aswell a bought an e36 coupe, I have been happy with the bmw, I swapped a M54B30 into it, drives and looks great and it's awesome to have fun with
0:01 He is talking about donut coming to an end😂
5:57 bro that window right after the detail
Did he say, "Time to say goodbye to the mold Mustang." ? Lol. 12:40
He said “the old” and “my old” at the same time
I WAS JUAT COMING TO MAKE THIS COMMENT!!!
That's me all the time with my stupid speech impediment
Noticing an uptick in interesting content and not cookie cutter general audience videos. Keep up the great work guys! Hope recurrent is giving you the resources you need and deserve.
90% of these people don’t see this and it’s sad, just container echo chamber hate
@@Lilzac_17 I’ve been a long time fan of donut, I was never angry at the crew, and I always knew they were doing their best. I got angry when I saw 3 of the biggest hosts leave on top of multiple writers because they didn’t have creative freedom or real stake in the company that they built for recurrent. I think everyone who is mad is making their point that whoever is forcing these cookie cutter videos into the pipeline needs to stop and just let donut do their thing. Unfortunately they direct it at donut and not the host company that’s forcing it on them
@@Lilzac_17that is just 90% of commenters, most people watching will continue to watch as long as the content is solid
"headlights are the eyes for the car" "this one had glaucoma"
I understand Nolan. I had a 2005 MINI Cooper S (R53). I drove it for nearly 15 years and put on over 200k miles on it. Drove it all across the east coast, and making a yearly trip down to MINIs on the Dragon every year for 9 years straight (1000 miles each way). It inspired me to create a local MINI group in my area, and even held a MINI event in NY/VT for several years. I eventually got a new daily driver and this became my weekend warrior, and I finally picked up a classic Mini that I was going to be building. So unfortunately she had to go. It just wasn't getting driven enough and my project car money was going toward the classic Mini now. Had it listed for nearly 2 years before selling it, because I wanted it to go to a person who would appreciate it. Turned down many offers because they weren't a good fit. Eventually found another MINI enthusiast who gave me my asking price and has been driving it and taking good care of it for the last couple years. They occasionally contact me about it as well, giving me update or asking me questions. It's been about 3 years and I still miss that car. I did tell the new owner if they ever want to sell the car, to let me know. So maybe she will be back in my driveway once again.
I share this same feeling Nolan. I had a 2006 Mustang that was gifted to me from my grandfather. It wasn’t the perfect car either as it had twice the miles yours had and it too had an oil leak and the vinyl was falling off among other things. Being young and dumb the car ended up in a ditch and that was the last time I saw the car. What hurt even more was that my grandfather passed away a couple months later.
Upgrades to a pt Cruiser 1:33
Downgrade...
No shot he got a PT
@@aztecwrrior1997 nah i think he got a 80s civic now with a engine swap and everything
Should have sold that silly blue predator cruiser. For 500 for Nolans Gas money.
10:55I hope there being gentle with it 😂
I couldn’t resist 😂 I also gave him my keys for collateral so he didn’t care lol
2:07 “my fiancé likes my new daily a lot more” brother we’ve all been there happy wife happy life
No, find you one that appreciates your passion and is there for it. Maybe I'm just lucky
Ain't that the fucking truth! 🙌 Wife made me get rid of my project '93 3000GT and it had to go to the pick n pull and made a whopping $40!!!!FORTY DOLLARS!Talk about a metaphorical kick in the dick
Women are temporary, sucka.
All? Most men aren’t married yo
3 years ago it was my fiances idea to purchase a 2020 5.0. she is now my wife. happy wife happy life.
Donut must protect Nolan at all costs! He had that Mustang for a while, so I could see why he was so bittersweet about selling it. Glad to see that it’s in good hands. I think he felt pretty good about selling it to Seth.
He’s a great guy, definitely sad, but he trusts I’ll take care of the mustang, and I will. I still can’t believe it’s my car now.
6:35 “22 dollars that’s lunch”
Tell me you live in LA without telling me you live in the LA. That’s about 4 lunches for most people lmao
Flash for ward to now. 12 hrs later 22$= 1 soda. 🥤 😂 inflation is a b.
Not everyone eats mcchickens for lunch.
@@lawnmowerdude gotta have that grey poupon. 😂
@MrSluby dam dude how broke are you
@@16BitOG I make more than u, it’s still expensive
10:55 Nolan 'Hope They're Being Gentle With It.' 10:56 ENGINE ROARS
😂 I couldn’t resist man. I also gave him my keys as collateral so he didn’t mind lol
@@SethZ22 don't blame ya
I understand getting emotional about selling. When I sold my old Trailblazer, I literally cried on my way, driving it to the buyers house. It's hard to let go
Same… i have a ford, and I’m not sure if I’m even going to let it go. Hmmm
I'd just like to applaud you and the team for having the discipline to make a full, one-part episode out of this.
I'd be _shocked_ to the point of not really buying it if it didn't occur to you that a two-parter (leading up to the sale, then the test drive and sale itself) could've at least tripled the price you could get just for being _your car_ with the hype of a fresh video behind it, but it's better for the channel this way, even if it was _closer_ to a normal selling process and the normal prices that can fetch.
Kudos, Nolan.
Does this mean, Nolan's Mustang will start it's own YT channel?
I mean I might 👀👀
@@SethZ22you now have to.
"This is why I left Donut"
But its the Mustang's POV
5:47 I am confused here Nolan... How is the car still dirty after washing it?
Edit: Sorry I was referencing 5:40...
Just washing is not detailing. Kinda like how women can just have a bath, but for certain occasions they do far more than that (I have no idea what all they do, but i believe that is a thing).
Just a basic wash won’t get rid of all the impurities in the paint like a full detail will.
Iron and fallout can leave a car dirty after a wash. Fallout remover helps soo much. But clay bar gets a lot out and overall gotta detail the car. Darker colors look dirtier too
Nolans old mustang soon to be seen in another video at a car meet plowing in to pedestrians😂
lmao!!!!!
No no no, I know how to drive 😂
Each video so many people shitting in the comments about "leave , shit soulless" why are yall still here lol you realize people can watch both big time, speeed donut and hundred of other youtubers at the same time ? Donut has been corporate for a long time that didn't stop it to make a lot of great videos... And there are still a lot of passionate people still here, i feel like the hate is a bit overblown also the latest videos like the lowrider one are quite fun and nice to see real mechanic stuff cast coming in here. Also a lot of people like James who everyone likes so much got to grow because they got a chance to work at donut they may have left it but its still full of petrol heads.
Echo chamber follower mentality
I’m just annoyed by all the ads and product placement.
@@robertcollins264 even with sponsor block and ad block this shit is hard to watch, and instead of release 4 or 5 longer videos with more detail, they edit it, compress it into 20 or less mins and get rid of all the car fun for the adhd crowd....
People just love to hate. It's a sad world full of sad people..
Speeed doesn’t even have any videos lmao
The unreasonable emotional connection we build with our cars is real. I had to sell my ‘99 civic EX because of a move and it was really hard for me. It had almost 300k miles on it but I put 200k of those on it. I sold it to a guy who was truly excited about it and I felt like I was re-homing a pet or something haha. He would text me pictures of the car when he upgraded lights to LEDs or swapped the wheels for a couple months and I really appreciated it.
Mods CAN add value… to the small amount of people who want those exact mods. If they’re bolt-on then it’s typically a wash. If it’s massive modification of integral parts, good luck.
6500 for Nolan's mustang is a steal
Yeah he originally was asking 8, we agreed on 6800 before I went out there, I assumed he just wanted to negotiate for the video so I just said 6500 expecting him to counter but he agreed at 6500. I was happy 😂
@@SethZ22 sick
I hope your lady apreciates you considering her in the decision of selling your car!
1:11 facts..
Nolan holding Donut up like up on his shoulders like the god Atlas!
Damn, I actually teared up a bit watching his car drive off.
I'll always regret selling my tastefully modified R53 Mini Cooper S. I've owned cooler and better cars since but it was definitely my favorite car I've ever owned. Handled like a Lotus. So many stories and adventures too. It was there through such big periods of growth in my life and I'm grateful to have had my time with it. I've already looked into hunting it down and buying it back but unfortunately the guy I sold it to totaled it years ago.
I'd still love to buy another one just like it someday.
I had an ‘06 R52S, Chili Red. Sold in December 2019 with less than 60k miles. I cried like a baby. Had so many adventures and learned so much about cars with that little go kart…
I sold it to a family friend and told him if he ever planned to sell it, to contact me first. One day, about two years later, I found it on FB Marketplace, posted the day before, at an extremely low price. Called the guy to inquire and he told me the car was okay, just he had some financial problems and needed cash quickly. Sadly, someone contacted him on the same day he posted it and it was already sold.
I was so angry and hurt. Still am… I’d do anything to get that car back. Same as you, I’ve driven all sort of cars since then (including newer Minis) and nothing really compares.
damn. Nolan wearing a sick ass Mindforce shirt is crazy. didnt think he liked hardcore like that
Selling a car you've put so much work into is never easy. It's great to see it go to a passionate car enthusiast who will appreciate it.
I’m glad he trusts me to keep her going. I love the car so much already
2:01 my wife can’t stand my Volvo C30 for exactly that reason… plus it makes her carsick. She also prefers my truck, despite it being a 24 year old 5sp ranger
The internal monologue we’ve alllll had it 😂
If i owned an iconic car like a mustang, i would keep it til the day i die. I have an evo 3 myself that I acquired 18 years ago for $8000 bucks. I have bought new car, multiple cars since then. Had an accord, a range rover for family purpose. But I always start up my old evo every once in a while, drive around town, and remember the day i bought my first car when I just started working and when life truly began.
It's sad to see a car go. Really. Even when I have sold my car and replaced them, my evo 3 will drive me til my body fail me.
I’m keeping his Mustang till the day I die man. I love the car, and love the history. The first donut video I ever saw was him living in now my Mustang, so this has been pretty crszy
Dry your tears with those crisp $100 bills!❤
Yeah I paid him in cash 65 100 dollar bills was crazy to hold 😂
Don't sell the car you love, I learned that the hard way.
I remember having to sell my motocross bike during Covid loved going out with my dad in the desert with it but we had to sell our bikes and I still miss it to this day never thought I would cry over selling something
CarGurus sponsors video, Nolan on AutoTrader 5:06 😂 Press F Chat.
Nolan is single-handedly keeping Donut relevant
I flinched when I saw how dirty it was. I can't. I just can't.
Nolan I want to say, as an insurance adjuster in the first minute of you talking in the video and talking about mods literally made me cry. People don't understand that custom adds value to you
I had a e46 coupe, topaz blue with mv1’s and like everyone else made many memories with it had big plans for that car where I bought an ultra rare original breyton front, rear bumper and side skirts those who are familiar with the e46 will know it was a factory option that only a handful of people purchased, which I still have till this day in my parents shed , and MOST importantly the e46 was the only thing I had to my name and possessed when I went homeless it helped me start my new life , moved all my possessions and sadly had to let it go as I started a family and needed a bigger family friendly car , only I know how much I sobbed that day when i watched it go 😞 people say it’s only a car it’s just a machine , buy another! But to a lot of us it’s not just a car it’s part of our story , it represents an era of our life , wrote a lot but this video hit some emotional notes
I feel you Nolan, I've recently decided that it's time to sell my Camaro. It was my first new car and has been my daily driver since 2016.
It's what made my passive interest in cars into a full-fledged passion and gotten me through so many life changes: graduating college, moving to two new cities, taking my best friend (my dog) home for the first time, taking my now-fiancee on our first date, and now it's going to help finish paying her student debt and for some changes on our first home together.
I appreciate having this video to relate to, I felt all the same emotions. It's amazing how much cars can mean to you.
I sense foreshadowing
"Saying goodbye" in a Donut title is very dangerous nowadays. ;)
Who else thought this was another "Saying goodbye to Doughnut" video.
This video hits so hard! Nolan is a total gem for cleaning, repairing and selling this car the right way.
Listed it for 70,000 😂 he really didn't want to get rid of it 8:12
49 views 1 minute, donut caught lackin.
280k miles and counting on my stock 07 GT and counting. It's a 5 speed, almost identical to this one but with a shaker hood. It's always nice to see another 3v out there.
Had a 93 Mustang when I was in high school. It was and still is my dream car. Worked on that thing every weekend, and it provided a really great beginning knowledge of cars that would continue to serve me well as I got older. When I got to college and had no more time, space, or money to work on it I knew I had to sell it to another bright eyed kid with big dreams for it. I 100% cried when I watched it drive away.
I feel your pain.
Last year I sold my 2001 Cobra I missed it within a few weeks and by the time I did I reached out to the buyer and he had sold it as well. It sucks to lose a car you love but eventually you'll love another just as much. I now have a 2013 Shelby GT500.
Love Nolan showing this emotion! Cheers to a great video and a real life moment caught on camera.
I’m so happy he trusts me to give this great car the love it deserves!
I had the same situation with my 2009 forester... I feel you Nolan. my heart knows your pain
Love this generation of Mustang, they really nailed the throwback look with the grille and headlights.
Nolan, Tim, Sandro, Angelina & Steph is why I still watch Donut Media.
Should have got James May to help with this episode. Loved his "Unpimp My Ride" videos.
STANDARD!
I had a heart-wrenching one of these moments...
My favorite car _ever_ was a Mark 2 Toyota MR2, done up as an NA dailiable track car by my best mechanic, for his wife, and sold to me when he upgraded her to a Supra.
I did NOT want to sell it, but I was pretty broke at the time, spent myself into bankruptcy living beyond my means in a luxury apartment. I'd just had to move in with a roommate in a smaller place in a crappier part of town with a much, _much_ longer commute (40 minutes up from 3 D: ) and... I'd been having radiator leakage issues. I was waiting for my next paycheck to get a new radiator, and in the meantime used one of those plastic pellet "fix leak" kits ((DO NOT USE, they're a scam at best, just like any quick-fix nonsense)).
Predictably, it failed.
It failed the next morning, on my incoming commute.
On the highway.
In rush hour.
In a construction zone with no shoulders for 2.5 miles.
Right at the start of the crazy-packed yet still 75 mph two-lane construction zone, I heard a pop, and the coolant temp gauge pinned to hot. I knew it was bad, but I had two choices: stop on the beltway in a two-lane construction zone and piss off _thousands_ of people behind me (and quite possibly cause a massive pile-up and end up killing some people)... or sacrifice some damage and just push it as gently as I could until I could pull over.
I pushed it. And still coasted the last half-mile around a gradual banked left and slightly downhill, still pissing people off, but at least not causing an accident, then pulled over just as it opened up past the construction. Would I have pushed it, if I'd known that it'd *crack the effing block??*
\*sighs* Yeah... probably. I didn't really have much of a choice at all.
Totally broke, with what little money I did have going into a shitty rented Kia (this was _way_ before Kia had sorted their junk-bucket past out, probably like, an 02 Optima that felt like driving a couch rolling on marshmallows in a swimming pool on the deck of a dinghy in a hurricane... back when they were _literally_ BOGOing their cars to get them off the lots...)
An old roommate heard about it, and was just buying a brand new car with his first pay cycle in his shiny new nuclear engineering job, and offered to give me his old car, for free. Delivered, registered, even took me out to lunch. It was the nicest thing a non-family-member has ever done for me, and I can't thank him enough... but going from an MR2 that I had to just dump for a tire tech's ridiculous low-ball offer of $700 (but he had me over a barrel and knew it) to a '98 Chevy Prism-aw, gawd, turns out they spelled it with a freaking z, and it's "Prizm", how lame is that??-however free it might've been, now _that_ was _pain,_ lemme tell ya. 😭
It had _problems,_ too, but the biggest problem was just _being a Prizm,_ so I only drove it for about a year before buying my '03 Subaru Imprezza Outback Sport, which... is another story about not meeting your heroes, but yeah.
Man, I miss that MR2.
The guy I sold it to had a crate engine on order, the turbo motor from a Celica one generation up. He promised he'd let me drive it when it was in, but by then I'd moved away to run my own store (thus being able to _afford_ the Subaru). I hope it was as much fun as it promised to be! Though I'm actually not sure that much power plus some early turbo lag and the extra weight in the back would've done that super-nimble trackable gem any favors, but maybe.
It was a touch underpowered how it was set up for me, especially after I significantly upgraded the wheels and tires from what Jose had had on it for dailying (if not quite compared to the track set he didn't sell me 'cause they cost nearly as much as the car and I couldn't afford them). But even so, it was a Miata-murdering _machine_ at the track, the couple of times I went. The short gearing meant that even at its ~180 HP, its
I had an ‘07 Tundra that I drove for 9 years. Did all my own maintenance and the thing never gave me a lick of trouble. I traded up to a 1 ton diesel, but shed a few tears on trade-in day. That truck saw me through some great road trips and some tough ones.
I sold my car to "move forward" in my relationship with my fiance. Terrible decision. A few years later, we broke up anyway. If someone loves you, they want you to have it.
Whoa. A Donut video released without a simultaneous Big Time video? 🤯
Watching this video reminds me of when I was like 13 and my dad had to sell his 2003 Toyota Tacoma. It was the first new car he bought when coming to the states and man did we go everywhere in that thing. It was a little tight going on road trips in the backseats with me and my sister but I still had a blast.
im 15 vehicles down and ive found them all special,so i know how you feel Nolan ,on to bigger and better bro
James singing, really nice gesture
Man Seth seemed like the perfect buyer for the car. Very cool.
Thanks man. I love the car so much already. I’m keeping it forever. I got big plans for it.
I feel you, man. I have an S197 California Special with similar mods (GT500 wing, front splitter, and wheels), but it is a manual, and I don't think I'll ever sell it. In fact, it's only a few years away from getting its "Classic" plates. If anything, maybe a Coyote will go under the hood some day.
man i feel this i sold my 05 mustang ten years ago and would buy it back in a minute. i still have dreams of driving it.
Nolan with the mindforce shirt was not on my bingo card. Dope.
2009 Tacoma with lift Beilstein lift kit solid metal front bumper super clean interior big wheels black rims black housing headlights and a two tone color match and black grill. Will never forget it. I know the pain.
This video really captured every emotion I felt selling my first car. Truly perfect
thank you nolan I needed that, had to sold my saab 93 because I crashed it stupidly and didnt have the miney to get it sorted and I regret it but seeing you do this made me feel a little better
I remember selling my fiat 500 abarth after owning it for 6 years. She was a great car that I put a lot of money into over the years. The day I sold it and saw it drive away, I felt the relief of not having to deal with fixing things on it anymore but god it was a blast to drive and I know I’ll buy another some day!
I'm in the process of de-tuning the car I've had for the last 9 years or so so I can trade it for a newer one... I built it just the way I wanted it both in performance and looks. I've taken it to the track many times, made long trips, both my kids came home from the clinic when they were born in this car... Lots of stories and moments... So this hits right in the feelings.
An option for the headlamps would be also to set sand to a high grit and cover with PPF. I did this on my '96 Accord almost five years ago and they still look new and protected from rocks.