The BMW Isetta Is the Strangest BMW of All Time
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Of all the cars BMW has ever made, the BMW Isetta is the most ridiculous -- and the most unique. This video shows exactly why the Isetta is so crazy.
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"what appears to be the problem officer?"
"please step out of the refrigerator sir"
LMFAO
Officer: freeeeeeeezzzeeee 😎
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA YALL FUNNY ASF
Hahahhaha this cracked me up
Listen bud, Hahahahah
"Hey Baby, wanna go for a ride? I'll pick you up in my BMW
Lol
Sorry babe gotta sit on my lap... in the bmw 😏
BMW can’t wait to see it show me your luxury features of your M3
The Awesome Pie126 get out of here weaboo
Frank Pirolo you forgot the end quote
Doug is a true BMW driver. Just look at the way he parks.
he forgot the hazard lights to signal to park wherever he wants
I passed my test in one of these in England at 17 years of age. The guy testing me couldn't face the prospect of giving me a retest. It jumped out of third gear every 20 seconds, and when it hit a pothole, developed a vibration that grew and grew and would not stop until you reduced speed to 3 mph. We got three teenagers in this car -- 2 side by side, and one between sitting on the parcel shelf with half his torso out through the sunshine roof. The car had a yellow interior and a matt brown (hand painted) exterior. I used it to go to school. One day the headmaster called me in and asked me to never park the car near the school again. The local residents had complained it was reducing the value of their houses! It ended its days when the engine blew up as I was pushing it at top speed going down hill. Max speed turned out to be 55. My father rowed me home and we gave it a decent funeral.
55mph in that thing must have felt like 120 in a normal car
Imagine being so pussy to complain that a cute car reduces their house's value... they're not just pussies, they're the whole cat shelter!
@@TheCostantinus right Ida put spinners on it and a fat subwoofer
The way your Isetta saw it’s last days sounds like the final days of the ‘74 Super Beetle I drove my last semester of high school. By then the engine had very little power left and the last trip I took it on was to our local mall to pick up my prom tuxedo. I’m surprised it made it there and back. Top speed was a cruising 55mph.
beautiful story honestly
Imagine getting honked at and then you turn around and see this car behind you
Bell Marie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Here's the US version of that:
ruclips.net/video/ayTJtVzHOLs/видео.html
:)
hahagaga
I would quickly grab my fly swatter..
Hahahha good one XD
"Daddy, i want a BMW on my birthday"
"Sure son, I just saw one right for you"
But the prices for those little cars go up to 40K.
I wouldn't even be mad. lol
Blank Space SAME LOL
One in perfect condition will cost you about 25.000€. You can get more modern second hand bmw's for a lot less money.
literally my mom lmao
"it's the perfect size for you!"
A small, but true Isetta story from the cold European winter of 1962/63: A woman in a small village came into labor, and her husband drove her in his Isetta into the town to the clinic. The child was born on the way (while driving over a railroad bridge, about 1 mile from the clinic). As they arrived at the clinic, the clinic staff decided it was too cold outside to open the car, so they ordered him to drive directly into the bed elevator. Arrived at the 2nd floor, they now opened the front door and got mother and healthy child out of the car.
Thank you for sharing this story! Heartwarming!
I was that healthy child
@@DetectiveConan990v3 It appears that you made it! Yay to the Isetta!
The original owner of this car:
“Back in my day, when you got in a car accident you just died, and you didn’t complain.”
“Wait where’s your speedometer?”
“That’s what this chalkboard is for. You write down how fast you think you’re going.”
-urkel
they dont make shows like they used to
🤣🤣🤣
Sweet this is the most likes I’ve ever gotten. Do the Urkel!!!
And the airbag was a balloon.
#moosehead
Mid engine, rear wheel drive, lightweight, manual BMW. What more do you want?
Horsepower 😂
An E30 😂
Trevor All of that,
in an actual car.
Trevor more hp
Trevor - bigger motor, like high output twin cylender- maybe some wide wheels with mags. id buy one👍
Doug, In about 1965, was 16 years old living in Southern California. I purchased an Isetta from a neighbor, who was moving, for $25. I had that car for 20 years, and wish I still had it. Was the most fun ever! They actually only had only a couple major problems, one was the shift linkage, that was likely what happened to you on your test ride, I bet it was stuck in high gear. Low gear was actually a very low gear ratio and it could climb a decent grade. The cornering roll was caused by the rear wheels being so close together, because it had a solid rear axle, and if the wheels where further apart it would take too much power to corner, so you just had to deal with the roll. It was the best chick magnet I ever owned ...... everybody wanted to ride or drive that car. I used to drive it on the sidewalks because they where smoother and it fit fine. Dispite all the antics that happened with that car, I never got a ticket .... everybody just had to smile when they drove by.
Ferrari and Porsche might be the best dude magnets, but the Isetta is clearly the best chick magnet.
i love this little thing and i felt hurt for it when doug kept insulting it
Doug: This is the stupidest thing I have ever driven!
The owner that let him borrow his car: 😔
Lol I'm pretty sure he feels that same way it's just a collection for him even if its dumb lol
Daniel Sanchez You guys take this video way too seriously. I bet the owner had a blast looking at this video, because if he’s crazy enough to own one he knows exactly what it is. A stupid but absolutely hilarious car.
@@dr.albantross1686 lol no one took this seriously lol I'm pretty sure
Russell look at the comment we both replied to.
@@dr.albantross1686. Well, this was not the only brand of "stupid" microcar of its era. They were built in post-WW2 Europe when times were hard. They smartly disappeared when prosperity returned.
When you tell her you drive a bmw and you pick her up in an isetta
lmao
lmfao
😂😂😂😂😂
Aka "The Steve Urkle".
Hmmm hey Laura, you want some.... cheese?
to be honest, she would probably think its cute and it would attract more looks from girls than the "BRO POWER AAAAH" BMW's
Welcome back to Find the Isetta, RUclips's favorite show!
😆😆😆
I know you'll be here one day
Oh ello
Found it, Its winning races online
classic
Fun fact: people were smuggled across the Berlin Wall in the 1960s in that little Isetta 😳
Kids were
@@redphoenixyt5750 Thank God
Cool... wait what? how?
@@KingPantocrator ruclips.net/video/v9iME5dvgAQ/видео.html
Definitely had to be with false documents, no way you’d place any spies in secret compartments unless you gutted the whole car.
When he’s taller than 6ft and drives a BMW 😍😍😍
😂
Thirsty chick 🐥
lmao
r/nicegirls
Unless you are talking about someone 6’2 and the isetta... lol
"Yeah, I drive a vintage German-engineered mid engine car"
😂😂😂
I thought it was Italian engineered and BMW built it from the Italian drawings.
Not german engineered. It was produced under ISO licence. They just ruined the beautiful original bubble shaped window, and saved themselves from bankrupcy.
Basically, it was the Smart car concept: cheap to run, minimal sized twin seater citycar.
; however, I barely fit in it
Hallo ich bin deutsch 😂😂😂🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
When I was a kid in the early 60's, our next door neighbor stored his Isetta in our garage. As I remember it looked just like this one. Great memories...
Mr.Bean approves
Steve Urkel * , Mr beans was a mini Cooper
"What happens if you get in an accident in the Isetta and the door won't open?"
Well unless the other vehicle was a bicycle, you'll be dead so it won't matter.
John Morgan lol true
Or a miata
@@tylorkelly168 lol I don't think so but
Maybe a raliant Robin, or a motorcycle
@@claudespeed277 I was only joking lol. My point of the joke was that if the other car was a miata, your isetta will be alright
@@tylorkelly168 ik, but I wasnt.
So basically you're driving a vintage Coca-Cola machine!?
😂😂😂
@spudnic88 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sweets Sweeter lol 😀👍
*mini fridge
The Reasons grocery store near me sell these really cool car coolers. It's basically a small-ish version of an old car that's really a cooler.
Now I want to get the frame on one of these & somehow turn it into a cooler for really fancy parties.
Maybe make it so you open the door to access the cooler part.
But unfortunately I have none of the technical skills needed to make it. Otherwise I just might. I bet there's people out there who would rent it for big parties.
I was going to suggest car show but they might just beat you up for it. Still buying your beer or in my case soda from an actual old car cooler would way more fun than those $200 ones Reasors has.
I love when Doug genuinely enjoys a vehicle like this.
No he doesnt. He makes fun of it showing absolutely no awareness of conditions in post war Europe.
@@Ferret1900 Lighten up, Francis.
Perhaps I ought to explain. I remember those days. To many people those laughable vehicles were a step up from walking or taking a bus. Better than a motorcycle if you wanted to stay dry (not as cool but that's another matter). To defeat Hitler we destroyed the entire infrastructure of the German economy. It took a while before BMW could produce vehicles approaching today's standards. Messerschmidt also produced a bubble car (as they were called) even smaller than this Italian design and closely resembling the cockpit of a fighter plane.
@@Ferret1900🤡
@@Ferret1900 On one hand I totally agree that you have to take into consideration the times and economy of the day......but at the same time this is still the most laughable car I've ever seen. They literally built a car out of a refrigerator including the door.
"There's a guy behind me with his hazard lights on. He knows I'm a hazard - he is right! I am a hazard!!!"
- Doug DeMuro @ 11:12
😂😂😂
12:50
Doug: I'm flooring it and the car is not moving an inch!
Car: **moves backwards**
What a death trap.
I was looking for this
This is one of my favs now
@@johnbockelie3899 no one died till today in a car like it´s almost impossible, if it gives you a thelma & Louise thing ,you might hurt yourself
🤣🤣🤣
The Isetta is a BMW for men who have no need to compensate for anything.
it's a car for men with big schlongs
They should revive Isetta , with their 1649 cc 118 Kw motorcycle engine ... that thing would go 120 mph on highway .
@@pete_lind ruclips.net/video/-n-pzXefQW8/видео.html
. . . except stupidity
@@pete_lind just stay off the autobahn lol
That car was used in the sitcom Family Matters as Steve Erkel's first car
Jaleel White still owns it!
A tip: You should pull the choke and wait for the engine to reach a certain temperature, and then ease the choke a little (or release it completely, if it's a hot day and the idle speed is maintained), then you can drive around . When you accelerate taking the car without inertia, the engine drowns, if the choke is activated, because the engine is very small. If you leave with the vehicle before the engine is at the right temperature, it will have no power, and it will stop.
Here in Brazil there were many cars that ran only on ethanol, and even in a tropical climate, cars with ethanol needed to be throttled to warm up the engine for a few minutes before being able to drive around. There are still cars with ethanol, but they work in an automated way (our gasoline has a large amount of ethanol included, and it sucks).
Doug was so much happier driving the isetta than the chiron
We all know that Doug would definitely fail to live up to the standard of any 2010's rapper, however, if he was a late 1940's West German farmer...
Doug is the kind of guy
I would be too. Who don't?
Moment 2 Moment Pictorial & Cinematic AHHAHA
I just want to see the reactions of other drivers when they saw that fridge driving by.
My reaction would be your profile pic
😅😅😂😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😂😅😅😂😅😂😅😂
Yan Espinosa My reaction would be your profile pic
I wanna see that Cops reaction seeing a fridge drive by xD
My reaction would be your profile pic
The Chrysler dealership my father worked for in So Cal sold these as a 2nd line of cars. My dad drove one as a "demo" and I made a shift knob for it in school that he used until it was sold after reaching a certain mileage. Kids at school got a kick out of it when he drove me there. They also sold the larger model with a rear seat (if you could call it that.)
I will always remember this car as Steve Urkel's car on the classic "Family Matters" show.
Jaleel still owns the car! They let him keep it as per his contract!
familymatters.fandom.com/wiki/Steve%27s_BMW_Isetta
@@Angie2343 Wow! I always watched the show, but never knew that. That is really cool. What a unique and rare collectable car to have!
@@KeithM-ds1cf He wants to do something with it. Hopefully he can do something with BMW to re-launch it.
twitter.com/jaleelwhite/status/932774062291435520
@@Angie2343 Hopefully so! It would be interesting to see what the Isetta would look like in a modern day rendering.
@@KeithM-ds1cf Bigger fuel tank, for one. ;) and a radio, and better climate control.
The energy-absorbing crash material in this car is the driver.
Mike Roberti lol😂😂
😂😂😂
A Karen in a SUV is a avengers level threat to this thing
Mike Roberti You mean in the refrigerator?
Your body is the crumbling zone in this car
"Hey baby, wanna go for a ride in my Bimmer?"
Trevor LOL
Never had a problem getting chicks in my Isetta when the alternative was a ride in the wet on a motorcycle pillion.
Hard to believe, but I remember seeing one of these in the tiny West Texas town of Wink--circa 1965, when I was about 9 years old. It was parked on NE 5th Street. I loved it and will never forget it!
11:18 So majestic! The car has so much presence on the road.
Imagine pulling up at school in this
Goodbye social life.
Lightning Farron Hello social life*
Depends if your popular people will love it
*Watch out girls, Floyd Embryo has arrived* *bond music plays*
I'd feel sooooo cool if I pulled up to school in that thing not gonna lie
This is the last video I watched with my dad before he passed away the same night. He used to be a car mechanic before he became a policeman and eventually retired so it was interisting for him. He couldn't understand English so I had to translate for him but he was astonished by this vehicle and explained to me in full how the choke mechanism actually worked. We had a few laughs because of it and the video always brings out quite a few fond memories when I go back and watch it. Thank you, Doug!
My condolences...
Your dad is surely a great person and a great car enthusiasts
Well, wasn't expecting a comment like this here... Really cool memory!
Hope you're doing well man.
Delving Deeper My condolences. That way you have a happy memory :-)
dude..RIP sir
Sorry for your lost
Girls: I only hangout guys with BMW's 😍
ME: A BMW ISETTA 😂
The real question is: Does it use blinker fluid just as rapidly as their more modern vehicles?
They still even haven't added a guage for it, so the driver never knows.
Doesnt even have a tank. It's just fluid inside the indicator
isetta + hayabusa engine
ultimate sleeper
Most awake sleeper tho
2woke4survival
Instant death
With two wheels so narrow in the back... more like ultimate deathwish
Ultimate sleeper cause you'll be in an ultimate coma.
Inside: 190 km/h outside:10 km/h
Lol !😆😆😆
😂👊🏿👊🏿
😂🤣
To make it look like it's going 20 km/h you could do a engine swap for a 16hp V-Twin
@@Why_Not_Studios Make it go faster. :) I mean, c'mon! Jaleel White not only played Urkel but Sonic the Hedgehog too!
LOL that car always reminds me about Steve Urkel lmao
Jaleel still owns the car! They let him keep it as per his contract!
familymatters.fandom.com/wiki/Steve%27s_BMW_Isetta
As an Isetta owner, I enjoy pulling into a car show and watching the people leave the muscle car area and come to see the Isetta. The best part is letting the kids sit inside it with their parents .
BMW: "i Don't wanna talk about this."
😂
All BMW dealerships have the "isseta bar" named after this car, it's just the coffee stand for waiting customers but it proves they are proud of this car lol
It was a long time ago when I was young and drunk
@@bengreiner9827 hahaha cute idea from the dealership
our dealership here in lower Saxony had an isetta in their showroom for a long time
Doug: The most pathetic turn signals you can imagine
Me: Wait...a BMW that has turn signals
Lol🤣
Andrew Oliver haha 🤣
Nope
@@artfazil5355 imagine getting a joke
?
Wut, makes 0 sense even as a 'joke'?
I still see a couple of these rolling around from time to time. Mental.
My grandfather had one of these back in the late 50s early 60s, and i was so excited about it when i heard it because ive known about this car for so long and i honestly secretly want one now
The Isetta is the car that saved BMW from bankruptcy.
how so
at the time this car was made world war 2 ended buildings roads were destroyed people needed small cars to drive around so bmw purchased the isetta from another automobile.
@@avdcrx5441 That exactly was the reason for the existance of this car.
The US industry provided jobs in abundance during WW2 and emerged from the war undamaged, and could continue to produce to rebuild Europe, which raised the incomes for the people considerably during the fifties, and car ownership was a normal thing even for the blue collar worker in 1950s USA.
Europe on the other hand was rampaged by war, not much of industry was left intact, roads and railways destroyed, and many people lost their houses.
The second half of the 40's and the 50's were essentially a period of repair, and therefore wages didn't rise much as money was mostly needed for repair of the industry and everything else in fact, it was a time of austerity.
Car ownership was very low, most blue collar workers travelled by foot, bicycle or public transport, look up photographs of 1950's suburbs in European cities and you will see streets with almost no cars, in fact less than 15% of households in the UK owned a car in 1950 while it was almost half of the households in the US that owned a car in the same year.
So these cheap small cars were developed to offer an affordable alternative to the normal cars of the time.
@@Tom-Lahaye well, glad to hear the US profitted so much.
@@avdcrx5441 and couldn't go up hill
Friends- Which car do you own?
Me- A BMW
Friends- Wow you have BMW???!!!!
Me- Yup its very "unique" and "Exotic"
why are the friends acting like BMW is Lamborghini haha
@@gochanny BMW is actually a cool sporty-like car
Pegasz i know. i’ve had 3
Pegasz I have 4 BMW cars and my dad has a massive garage with lots of BMW cars and he has a BMW isetta
@@dylanthevillain2666 omg!! Isetta! its actually a cool car.
i needed this before work this morning i needed a good laugh doug does the job this morning
It's really exciting to drive the old car.
I see how excited you were. Sending big like.
what's the point of keys if they can just pick it up and carry it away...
I'm pretty sure two strong people could casually lift it into an F-150 bed.
Hamachingo they even gave you handles
Not sure these were original spec. The ones in Germany never had those handles.
they can also push it off a Cliff
Imagine a lawn mower having more horsepower than your car
I have a 26 horse lawn mower (or something like that) I bet it would make a sweet swap for this thing
But a lawnmower does not have more horsepower than it the average push mower has around five horsepower and some riding mowers can be as low as 8 horsepower
@@bigandlittlefirearms8395 and I have a 13 horse push mower, your point is?
The Case VA tractor from the 40s and 50s has more horsepower then this
Mine has exactly half
Doug, this review of a refrigerator just made my day that much better. So ridiculous and funny. Lol
This is the only car that Yugo, Skoda and Trabant owners from that era could laugh at, but only because they had an extra tyre and a radio. I’m assuming they all had a radio.
This car also has 4 wheels though
@@archygrey9093 Extra tire= reserve tire...
@@hayabusaorlovina2761 This car also has a reserve tire
doug: reviews car from 1955
gives it a 1 because it does not have blindspot monitoring
The only blindspot it probably has is directly beneath it
He's an imbecile
Yeah, I'm sure that was the ONLY reason.
Calling baloney... he never gave it a score. Retract your ignorant comment.
J R he actually did give it a dougscore
My uncle drove the Isetta from Germany to Italy taking the old Gotthard road in the 1960ies. He managed to store my aunt and my cousin, a big tent, an inflatable boat, clothes and what else was needed for a two-week-holiday inside (!) the car. He did this four years in a row except that in the second year he got a luggage rack that was placed on the spare tire on which he put the boat on. These guys were real adventurers!
Wow, now that's an adventure!! XD
My great uncle did the same, but he had the rack form the first day on :)
Edgar Allan Poe paah you call this adventure ? My mum and dad planned and constructed me inside an Insetta, even mum gave birth to me inside this car.
You´re an Isettababy then? Well i must admit there aren´t many people around whose life started more adventurous!
now you buy a big ass SUV and because its made out of aluminum, all space inside gets stolen, and you cant pack anything
This thing next to a semi truck would be absolutely terrifying
Ohh yes it would be terrifying!
Watching him struggle up that hill made me laugh harder than I have in awhile
I wonder what the police officer 10:43 was wondering when Doug passed by.....
Adam Graham "The fuck is that insect doing?"
Bearsy 😂
Adam Graham Dumb and Dumber passed by
Adam Graham he was thinking "I hope he doesn't try to go up a hill"
Adam Graham He must have laughed his ass off
I drive a BMW
*Pulls up with a mini fridge*
I can already see a nice catchphrase for a movie:
A guy pulls up with this and then another guy comments "I didn't know you drive a damn fridge"
😂😅
Hi Dough, THANKS a lot for that so detailed, interesting, and nice funny vid about my first car I owned in 1968. Earlier, had no camera, no cellphones of course, I got no pictures but good memories.I drove it half year only. I changed the rims inside-out on all four wheels then the Isetta was looking like a wide beast. I drove like hell with it as far as you could do. At the club I collected at night 10 DM (5$ approx) then I turned the car a speed of 40-50 in front of the club by 180 degrees by using the little hand break. Sometimes the car went up on two wheels but with the wider distance of wheels per axle it was easy to handle back on road.
After half year having fun a older person watched my and bought me another car (NSU TT) with which I started rally racing in German Championship.
I am a typical German Engineer, lived for engineering and construction over 25 years in foreign countries outside Europe. I am 100% and successful, made a big invention in Texas (oil & gas) and based on that and conversion into private photography cameras (FullFormat), I still do private model photography in infrared technology. I am retired, 72 years old, active and healthy, latest kids are 1 and 3 years old and I live for retirement in Kenya.
Thanks again, regards
My grandfather had one and I love to go to school in it. Just a note the outside or inside mirror was not required in Italy when it was built.
Here in Germany, people used to call the Isetta (hint: pronounced ee-zetta) "Schlaglochsuchgerät" - Bump detector device, because the different width of the axes meant you'd inevitably hit any bump.
Schlagloch= pot hole ;)
13:43 how cute the range rover taking a walk with his dog
If the RR had to suddenly brake, there would have been a huge problem
@@MikeBarbarossa *break
@@retrocompaq5212 no, brake
@@retrocompaq5212 Good one
@@retrocompaq5212 that's reliable rover. It wouldn't break.
Today I am filming with the most iconic BMW of all time ... THIIIIIIIS 😁
This is the best intro and best "THIS" Doug has ever shown us
Normal people: Ew whats that thing lmao
Forza players: *Holy noises*
*Sad Bugatti noises*
i play fh4 and i only knew this car from there 😂
Holy drift
oh yes my rock design for the isetta
Alex B best drift car 🤣
Thief: *steals the Isetta*
Isetta's owner: *walks right next to the Isetta* what are you doing Sir?
heh
Haha🤣🤣🤣
The only problem with that joke is that anyone wanting to steal that thing wouldn't be able to get in whilst wearing a straightjacket!
More like: WHAT ARE YOU DOING SIR!!!!!!????
@ANONYMOUS IDENTITY
I actually know of one case where this happened. Back in the 60's, our neighbor's son owned a '57 Belair with a 409 Hemi, Hurst "rock crusher" transmission, modified exhaust - and an electric fuel pump. He had it parked near his dormitory at college, and one day when returning from class, he saw a thief trying unsuccessfully to start it. He sauntered up to his car and asked the "driver" if he was having trouble. The thief replied, yeah, I can't seem to get it to start. So the owner said, scoot over a moment and let me try. While the thief wasn't looking for a moment, he reached under the dash and flicked the fuel pump power switch on, then started the car. The very surprised thief asked, "How did you know how to start it?" The owner replied, "Because it's MY car!"
The thief bailed very quickly.
I think they’re cool. Small displacement engines are underrated now. It’s amazing what they can actually do. I have a 9.5hp 125cc motorcycle that will easily carry myself, my wife and two young children.
Had one years ago. It flitted around quite briskly. The suspension tended to be jumpy, otherwise it was comfortable to sit in and drive
the 1.3k peeps that disliked were the drivers of the cars behind doug on the hill
Lol
Nope, it's people like me who find the guy really annoying, and his making fun of the car stupid.
Wow, almost half the people behind him disliked it?!? Some people are so petty
Just ignore Tinchole, sry I forgot to send him to school and he came out as this ill mannered piece of shit that doesn't understand jokes
😂
I'd love being in a traffic jam and realizing an Isetta was the cause of it.
Victor Scherman you’re cute
ssuigeneris uh
Reminds me of that video with the snail on the road
You gotta appreciate the simplicity and practicality of this little car
I can’t remember a RUclips video on ANY TOPIC where I laughed harder or longer!!! This video and Doug’s reactions deserve TWO THUMBS UP!
That Isetta was extremely badly maintained. I owned one back in the early 1960s, so I know a bit about them. First, that steering play was due to badly worn out bushes in the horizontal steering linkage. Steering should be taught and immediate. Second the brakes should be super sharp, and I used to have to be careful not to brake too hard because it would splat my passenger against the windscreen. Maybe that's because the British version was fitted with the same brakes as a Mini, but the Isetta was much lighter. Third, it should have no problem with that hill. There are two very steep hills in my town, and my Isetta could get up them in low gear and with a passenger on board. Top speed on the flat should be 50 mph also, so I guess yours has a worn out engine. The British version had only one rear wheel to comply with British law. The 4 wheel version required a full car licence. I bought mine because I had only a motorcycle licence, and was fed up with getting wet in our rainy weather. I just did not earn enough at the time to afford to buy and run a proper car. I loved that little car that was so much fun to drive, and have considered getting one as a second car, but in good condition they change hands now for £15,000 (19,000 USD) or more as collectors items. I'm sure that if you tested a1960 Cadillac with a knackered engine, shot streering bushes, and seriously faulty brakes, you would be just as unimpressed.
Yup, condition is everything.
I agree with most of the above, try a properly maintained sample. Mine was the three wheel version, would touch 70 MPH go up any hills, including the steepest in Sheffield England, and handle pretty well. One of the best handling 3 wheelers made.
Wish I still had the Isetta, was terrific fun to own and drive.
Perhaps you mean: You're old
GAVIN LAWS you're******
your like 58
*walks into dealership*
Alright I want a RWD, Mid-engine, 2-Seater but affordable Classic german car
Dealer: *Don’t worry I got u*
Rax TheMemeGod lol, but jokes is that these things are going for 15-40k 😭
*s a y n o m o r e*
You might end up with a Trabbi.
You sign the papers without seeing it, get in it and say.. "Fuck."
*Car Salesman slaps roof of Iessta.* This baby has everything you want.
In the 60's as a child(6) I had a go in one of these by my uncle who owned one....I still picture to this day the steering wheel moving while stuck to the door...I thought it was the coolest thing. The memory of it is like just yesterday.
A friend of mine owned one and I rode with him but you never know if you'll survive the ride. It is very economical. This was 60 years ago.
The older ones had only 12 hp,, this one is a hotrod with 13..😂😂😂
Hahahaha Great Joke Lmao!!!
I'm half tempted to get one of these and install a 2500cc motorcycle engine in one. I'm sure it would be fun with 120hp or so.
@@matts1166 why not a normal 1000cc sport bike engine?
@@matts1166 more cc doesnt not = more better
Okay, whatever. I still think one of these would be fun with some decent amount of power. Heck, It would likely be easiest (and most effective) to mount the body onto a custom frame or maybe a golf cart or ATV frame, perhaps with 4 wheel independent suspension.
doug: "i feel bad for everyone on the road with me"
also doug: "this car is amazing"
Your delivery is hilarious and charming. You are excellent at this. Now I’m a subscriber. Keep up the great work.
this is the closest we get to see Doug whipping a motorcycle 😂
The whole car basically runs on a refrigerator compressor.
My last refrigerator last 14 years, ran her every day! That's better performance than my brother's BMW M3!! And, it made ice.
You say that like it is a bad thing! Refrigerators are the anchor of the kitchen and the reason humanity has made great advances in food safety!!! Long live the refrigerator!
@@danielkim7841 But here, the drivers of the refrisettas are the food
Does your car have a freon-based cooling system?
The whole car basically is a refrigerator on wheels
In Germany we call this "Schlaglochsuchgerät" which means pothole detection device 😀
Yeah,
any pothole that the driver tries to avoid with the front wheels inevitably hits the rear wheels & vice versa...
What
Schlasdahcfbasdbfasudbfaosubdyfoasuybdfoausbfaoyusbf
Ich dachte man nennt es knutschkugel
In Germany we call it * *smashes violently the head against the keyboard* *
5:55 the lever on the left is probably the headlight dimmer switch.
Many years ago a customer came into the filling station where I worked with her son's early sixties BMW 2000 Neue Klasse, unable to work out the turn signals. I had a friend who had a Peugeot 404, and deduced that the right stalk worked the signals and after having her operate the switch with the headlights on, we figured the left switch was the dimmer.
Look at that black car on the right side at min: 3:06. Cool effect !
well.. thanks to the Isetta.. BMW is still alive.
What the fuck is your profile Picture. And second yep your right
Hachi Roku in the name because ot the car ae86 ?
I would love to see a bunch of Isetta's racing on a go-kart track
Let's do it!
Trect & PwnehCreeper12 one word: yes
Nah, Daytona
Lol that would be adorable
yes
Watching this video reminds me of when I was a teen: I worked at the local airport, for a business that restored WW-2 AT-6 trainers.
I ended up with a side job washing the airplanes at the neighboring flight school. Doug driving the Isetta is akin to the first time I flew in a Cessna 152 - first thing I noticed (after having many hours in T-6's), was that you could turn the control yoke halfway before the wings would move! 🤣
Here in the UK the BMW Isetta had only three wheels due to the laws regarding motorcycles, I believe it was a license built one from BMW.
My mum had one in the early 60s in the same colour as the one you drove and she would go everywhere in hers but I imagine not very quickly...
I want see this and a Yugo in a race
jugo would destroy this can...
David Bufkin if it doesnt blow up lol
David Bufkin I accidentally clicked on ur channel and i hope you get better 😌😌
We need to call Clarkson, Hammond and May and have them put these in a race: Yugo, Isetta and Lada! I don't know who will ask for which car but I think May would prefer the Isetta, Hammond the Lada and Clarkson the Yugo.
10:42 That cop was probably like, what in the hell is that thing lol 😂.
Haha
Hahaha hahahahaha
Nah. He was like “Three two one! One two three! What the heck is bothering me?”
Probably wondering if he should pull it over but for what exactly. I mean, he did have A LOT of time to think about it....
I c e i c e b a b y
Up until now, I thought I wanted an Isetta. Thanks for curing that desire, Doug!
Many cars didn’t have a passenger side mirror until the mid 70s.. my 1973 Imperial LeBaron never had one, even though the car cost as much as 4 Ford Pintos when new. It was an optional extra.
Yea, my engine placement is in the rear
"Oh cool so you must own a sports car!"
well...
Lol
Škoda 130 Rapid 😁
Well,
watch the video again, especially the part where the fella opens the cover of the engine. You see that the engine is just IN FRONT of the rear axle, so this in fact is a mid-engined car. Rear engined cars have the motor BEHIND the rear axle, like the VW Beetle (the original one), the original Fiat 500, the NSU Prinz, the Porsche 356 & 911, the Tucker 48 & the Chevrolet Corvair to name a few.
@@user-ko9jd7dm9o fiat 126
Hey, I drive a rear-mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, carbon fiber chassis BMW!
It's an i3.
I love how the police just drives past lmao
police be like: why u riding a fridge sir
XD
I died at that part
I ran out of eggs
I suspect the local policemen already know the car. Also, it is the wrongest car possible for any serious criminal activity, starting with joyriding.
How many other Isettas may be around, in the whole U.S.A?
Somewhere in chicago STEVE URKEL
is pissed. “ Ive been carjacked Carl!!!”
why did doug feeling so happy and exited when he was driving it😂