A snowbird is a someone (typically retired) who spends a few months of the year down south (typically Florida or Arizona) but lives the rest of the year up north.
Don't know about elsewhere, but in Montana, it also usually means that it's well taken care of as they leave their car here and have another down south.
Sticks are obsolete. Sticks are old manual tech that distracts drivers. If your american, you don't need to know how to drive a stick. EVs are eliminating transmissions completely even for europe.
My hats-off to who ever edit these videos! Great work on showing the preview of car in lot, then car in auction. Lots of editing to show us. Blessings to all ...
Dimmer switch in the floor. In the 70s my father bought a 1950 Dodge truck. 3 on the column. That was a tank. Steel beams for bumpers. I lot of fun and major workout to drive it around locally. It’s wasn’t built for speed or long drives.
When you mentioned that powertrains are better now, I agree and just wish someone out there would build a stripped-down high-reliability, easy maintenance car. Find a body style and stick to it like the VW bug did for years, and only upgrade basic safety things over time when they are cheap and highly reliable (like disc brakes and ABS are now).
We had 4 Taurus's for the reasons you mentioned. They depreciated fast when new and became a good second hand buy. One got a transmission issue but we got it repaired for $2500 and drove it for another 4 years !
I bought a nice Taurus for cheap and it's been extremely reliable-only required basic maintenance and replacement of basic wear parts. It's a good, cheap vehicle to have around as an extra car.
We had two, ALL KINDS of problems, mostly warped brake rotors, the brakes were WAY too small for the cars. Thermostat was also a major repair on the Duratec engine. Best part of those cars was the hood release on the 3rd gens.
@@rwdplz1 Our Duratec engined Taurus was constantly warping brake discs due to the lack of engine braking with that engine. I had to replace the discs every Spring and Fall !
my favorite comment today, 'I'm so ugly I'm awesome!" Love it!🤣😂🤣 The mic is better, but looked a bit weird on your hat...until you told us, I thought it was your garage door opener. LOL!
Honestly, it's hard to feel bad when dealers are asking way too much and think everything is gold. If the average person cant afford an average used vehicle you can't feel bad. Greed ray and Zach need to figure that out.
Also, at those prices, you can buy a luxery Chinese electric moped that cones in at around 5K USD. They're basically designed for the city, and are road legal so long as you stay off the highways. Then when you do need to travel on the highways, you can rent at a fraction of the cost of buying
My first car was a 2002 ford Taurus ses. Rolled it off a cliff in Arizona car was totaled took 2 tow trucks to pull it back to the road. Came out without a scratch. If I can ever find one in decent shape I would have no problem buying it.
I've had 4 or 5 manual cars in my life, but honestly the automatic 8 speed I've got now with paddle shifters is great. Autos have come a long way since the days of the "slush box."
I have owned 4 or 5 sports cars through the years. Recently I worked for a new car dealership and a salesman brought in a Lotus sports car for some work. He parked it in the way and it had to be moved. The young kids who worked as porters (lot boys in my day) could not move it because they did not know how to drive a manual transmission. They said I could not even get into it, but I slid in like I was greased because I know how to get into a sports car. Fortunately they did not see the 2 minutes it took me to figure out how to get out of the stupid thing. I had to move it three times and my desire to have one expired that day.
Several years ago I read an article about this young lady, best I recall late teens/early 20’s, that had a stick Nissan, Sentra I believe, and she had the misfortune of being carjacked by 3-4 gang members. I think they jumped her when she stopped at a light. Anyway, after forcing her into the back they couldn’t make their escape because none of them knew how to operate a manual transmission, so after watching the one in the driver’s seat nearly tear the gearbox apart she offered to drive them anywhere they wanted to go, so they put her back in the go seat. She was smart, her dad taught her well on how to think through a crisis situation, but I’m sure she was scared to death. She rode them around the downtown area for awhile, until she spotted a marked cruiser at a 4 way intersection, she plays it cool until just before the corner, the light starts to change and she has downshifted, as the light is going red she nails the gas, dumps the clutch and hurls into the intersection as she pulls it to neutral, pops the driver’s door and bails into the street in front of the cops. It was risky and she got scratched up and bruised, but it was certainly better than what fate awaited her if she didn’t. They caught all of them, they couldn’t get away, and I’m sure her dad and mom were proud of her courage. I don’t remember where it occurred, but some searching of the enderwebs ought to pull it from archives.
I wouldn't touch a first gen Nissan Leaf, no battery thermal management so if you lived in a hot climate like Las Vegas or Phoenix, it cooked the battery quickly.
That was funny about the leaf = toaster. No, it's not a toaster; it's a lunch box. If that battery is bad, oh, the money pit that thing will be. As for the Taurus, my grandfather bought a red one in '96, and my aunt now has it as her daily driver back and forth to work. It has 450000 miles on it.
Chargers are popular and have become even more popular when Dodge announced they replaced the Charger with an electric car. Used Chargers are expensive, so I can see a dealer selling it for around $12-$14k to a young man in his early 20s. The dealer will sell him mechanical repair coverage, paint protection, GAP, etc. and before you know it, the buyer finances around $18-$20k.
I've got a 2016 Mazda3 w/57k mi., 35 mpg & I love it! Bought it used from Hertz & got a good deal...about $2,500 less than dealers were asking. Don't drive much as I'm retired. This is a great channel. Was a car salesperson many years ago, but I learn a lot from you about used vehicles, auctions & the market. Thanks.
EVERYTIME YOU BADLY RIP PEOPLE OFF ( THE GREEDY CAR DEALERS/ MARK UPS) - YOU WILL LOOSE WAY MORE THAN YOU STOLE FROM OTHERS!!! IT'S JUST NATURE 😁 ... NOW IT'S PAYBACK
That black charger when he sold brand new was $26,000 because I bought one and traded in the 2018 for $19,000 trade-in and bought an 18 charger RT never buy another charger again
Teach your children to drive a manual. This should be a public service announcement. Compare it to swimming. You might never want to get into water. But knowing how to swim can get you out.
Just make sure you have the money to fix the clutch if they don’t get it fast enough. I learned on my grandfathers old tractor. Love driving a stick, I’d get one, but then the wife would be lost in my car.
lol might as well teach them cursive while you’re at it. What disaster scenario do you have in your head where they’re going to need to drive a manual to get out of trouble? Most of the cars on the road today are auto. By the time they’re driving only a select few sports cars will be manual.
At 70, guys like me drove the market for 40 years......bought a new car ever 4 years from 1980 to 2016......haven't bought a car since ...most likely have my last car......news flash...people today aren't car people......Brandon has the model...COPY IT....his business model will work anywhere in the US today...Cheers Dude! (Oh, I had a new 1987 Dodge Caravan, it was one of the best vehicles I ever owned, 100k miles, no issues...changed oil and new tires at 40K)
Yes in this environment he does. The smart money is buying cash or new with apr incentive. That’ll change once rates drop below 5, so it’s back to HS kids and ppl wanting work beaters
Miss those old caravans! Growing up, my step dad was a mechanic and we must have bought and sold a couple dozen of them. I actually learned how to drive a manual in a late 80's caravan while searching for fell trees for fire wood. I also remember getting arrested for taking one I thought was our one night when my uncle called it in stolen.
Funny you said that about manual transmissions, I saw a car with a sticker on the back window that was a picture of a shift diagram with the quote, "endangered species." I doubt many people got it.
I had a '97 Taurus it was a good car till it wasn't. When it finally went bad it seemed to go completely bad all at once. I should have gave up on it 5,000 miles sooner. I started to spend more than a new car payment would have been costing me. Good car till then though.
I own 5 cars (all toyota pickups) 2 were automatics when i bought them...converted them to my favorate antitheft device.. 5 speed manuals. I could leave the keys in and nobody will touch them.....i may find it 50-60 feet away from where i origanally parked though.....😅
I got an incredible deal on a 2017 f150 lariat last week. Dealers are very negotiable. About 50% off of what it would've been last year. I've been patiently waiting and my patience paid off!
Your knowledge and info is really fun to watch! Quick thoughts, great edits, facts and figures! I still can't understand the auctioneers...wtf, hardest thing for me.😮
I remember driving 2 standard Aerostars that had standard 5 speeds in them. They were used as tow vehicles behind school busses and things like that. Gutless pos 3.0 V6 I have to call bull on engines and transmissions going longer than older car. I has a Subaru with 175km on it with a cracked piston that was 7 years old, i have right now a 2017 Ford escape 2.0 turbo, the transmission went at 130 km and now it is with me beck it also cracked a piston. Mazda CX9 turbo engines were blowing left and right and could pick them up cheap if you can fix them, if you take it to a garage the cost of the motor is worth more than the car
Your new mic works great! I didn't notice it until you said something. Great episode! Agree about stick shifts. Teach your family members how to operate, including the parking brake.
@JimAllen-Persona Here most are retired n alot of them have campers or double wides as their snow bird home! I agree tho. Summers can be rough here but im not moving away for a couple months to avoid it. 🤣
I love my Taurus! I have an '06 with over 255,000 miles, so far. I bought it when it was 5-years-old with 59,000 miles on the clock. The parts are cheap, and it's easy to fix. I've been able to afford premium parts for the price of janky parts on other cars. I'm lucky to live in the southwest, so rust is not an issue.
And the stupid spring loaded A/C hose connectors of that era. About the most boneheaded contraptions Ford’s engineers ever came up with, rivaled only by them placing a plastic mid-ship fuel cell next to a blistering exhaust system on F/E chassis’s and then strapping a well lighted sauna box on top and wondering what could ever go wrong 👨🔧🧑🏼🚒🤷🏽🤷♀️🤷♂️
My Truck was 50k back in 2015…but that got you literally the top tier version of the truck with basically all the bells and whistles…Now that same truck in just 8 years would cost me 80k+… Even considering the advancements in tech it’s insanity.
I have two manuals. Love them. Wanted to say I like that you put the price paid, year and model on screen now. I think u should keep it. ✌️🇺🇸. NC Rocks
All you had to do was ask me to subscribe..love your channel! You are extremely credible. Appreciate your honesty and practical experience in the business. Thank you!!!
A little education about Nissan Leafs. A Nissan Leaf has a battery capacity gauge and a charge gauge. The Leaf will charge to 100% of the battery capacity gauge. There are 12 segments to the capacity gauge. A Leaf can be perfect if the available capacity matches your needed range. Perfect for running around town and eliminating gas expenses associated with menial errands. A little bit of research can net a great deal. We got our first Leaf in 2013 and it was perfect for my wife’s job commute of 60 miles round trip with NO range anxiety. Lots of RUclips videos will tell you all you need to know to buy a Leaf.
Yep. My ‘15 LEAF with 77K and nine capacity bars is serving me well. No maintenance except tires, wiper blades, and washer fluid. Perfect for running around town and the added power bill is one tenth what gas would cost for driving my Taco. Bought it used in ‘18 for $13K with 48K and ten capacity bars. Best golf cart with AC and a Bose stereo I have ever owned. 😂
I know an older man that has the Chevy bolt and he really likes it and drives about 30 miles round-trip to work and home. Small, low level charging plug in’s seem very viable.
I love watchin your channel to get your insight on the car market and dealer aspect of stuff. Kind of like learning different things in the car world right now. For powertrain and rebuild & repairs I got my sources for knowledge there.
That Nissan EV has a bad battery. It’s 10 years old so the battery is shot. Replacement battery is very expensive. The car is only worth buying for $1,800 plus because of the low miles. The dealers have priced a battery and know it’s a big climb up the hill, so low price.
Stopped by the VW dealer to buy some parts here in northern VA and it is packed with cars , the entrance has cars parked on both lanes. Surprisingly couple families were there checking on the monthly payment for a car.
People sleep on the 2014+ Mazda vehicles. The top 3 most demand vehicles at the auctions... My lady has a 2013 Mazda CX5, and it now has 270k miles on it. "We be driving everywhere man..."
The audio is quite good. I think you're remembering a full size van, maybe a conversion van, like we had when our kids were young. You're probably about the same age as our kids.
I had a 88 Aerostar AWD extended van. Bought it with a broken motor and replaced the motor with a junkyard unit. I drove it for years. I sold it to a guy for a work vehicle. The awd worked fantastic. I wish I had it back.
The term "snow birds" (here in Phoenix, AZ anyway) refers to people who come to this area over the winter for the warm/mild weather compared to true winter where they come from/live at, compared to upper US/east or west coast US/Canada and such. So a temporary influx for a short term (ie winter time) could also refer to them too. Also tax time is technically winter so ya I could see that term apply too.
I'm subbed and love the channel but one thing I'd really love when watching the cars you highlight is if you could share what you think dealers could sell these cars for when you see that mazda go for 9k what would it cost to actually buy it off a lot?
Thanks for putting on the Mazda. Bought one used recently, I like it. P.S. the Ford Taurus was one of the toughest car made. Drove one in Illinois winters early 2000s, steady and reliable.
Don't sleep on those old leafs. You can buy reconditioned and warrantied replacement batteries for $5-6k now. Get the leaf with a dead battery for salvage prices, swap the battery, it's not hard to do, either. Perfect little electric for around town. And you can use the $4000 government rebate for used EVs. Get registered with the IRS and you can offer people the car for $8000, no down payment, and keep the EV credit as the down payment. I see it around here in the Philly area, especially with Bolts and the newer 200+ mi range Leafs. It's a solid move for dealers wanting to get into that sweet, sweet free government money on a discount.
I was just given a 2002 Ford Taurus SES,Has 170,000 miles.Have all the service records,since new,Brand new transmission,2 years ago,rebuilt engine 3 years ago. New tires & Brakes all around, just 200 miles on them.Rides like a dream.
I remember driving a Ford econoline van. ona date it had one seat for the driver and the date sat on the engine cover. What a time. Enjoy seeing how the prices are reacting in times.
Thanks for the videos. In Florida , snowbird refers to people who migrate to Florida in the winter to avoid the snow season. Guess they’re saying those dealers only come at a certain season.
Taurus didn't change body style until 2000. My 99 still had the round headlights. Agree that it was a great car. No mechanical issues whatsoever, but it did end up rusting out. Rear fenders behind the wheels were notorious for rusting. Also - love the channel.
UK here - driven manuals most of my life, now got an auto and find it boring to drive. I know the US has plenty of straight roads and can understand why autos rule and just put the cruise control on - and less tiring to drive long distances - been lucky enough to visit a few times over the years and have enjoyed driving the twisties in New England and the west side - Washington & Oregon - great roads & scenery. Enjoying the content from across the pond.
use to rent from a transmission guy - he built his business on ford tauruses😂 warned my in laws about the transmission problems and there's broke also.
My in-laws had one, he was a truck mechanic and took it out three times before he fixed it correctly 😂 Mechanics call them turds 💩 because they are round on both ends 😂
That was pretty funny. The Taurus was marked correctly (per your explanation earlier in the video). but just written sideways. It said it was an '01 with 96,xxx miles. You read it wrong.
Hay guy ALL Ford Taurus had shitty transmissions. AXODE used aluminum washers and did not circulate the fluids. They were pure crap. I had MANY and every one at around 60K blew out the trans. As you were driving they would first shudder and then DIE!
Audio was spot on! Love the mic on the hat. Btw, THANK You for the reminder to subscribe. I watch your videos weekly and I checked, and I wasn't subscribed. Doh! I am now. Keep up the good work.
96 was the first year of that body style on the Taurus. Their was powertrain differences between the trims with the lower trims having transmission troubles. The LX had a higher output 3.0 engine that had a beefier trans. Then there's the rare SHO.
You voice sound is good! The van you remember is an Econoline with the big engine hump between the front seats. That beige rust bucket is an Aerostar. Those Tauri make you money, what's not to like?
My first vehicle was an 89 Ford Aerostar. It was my grandfathers work van. I redid the interior, repaired all mechanical issues, lowered it, put deep dish, American Racing 5 stars on it, and ran 2 lanzar 18s in it, with Rockford Phosgate power 650 amps bridged and Boston Aucustics mids and highs. It was painted flip flop purple. To this day people still talk about my van, lol.
I drove one of those Aerostars in 1994-1996.Those were our GSA vehicles when I was in the Army in a remote unit. GSA was trying an experiment back then where they were trying to get more money back out of them later at auction so we wound up with XLT trims, very nice, vey comfortable, very good ride and all the toys of the time.
Aerostar! My dad had a two tone blue and silver. Ran like a champ for decades. Only got rid of it because of rust on the body. Well over 200k miles and engine ran like a top. 3k oil changes full synthetic. One of the first cars I ever drove. Drifted it over a Christmas tree in winter once
@6:32 - Back in about 1984, my old man bought probably the 4th Chrysler mini van sold in our area. For weeks after, dad would give people demos in parking lots because no one had ever seen one up close before. Sometimes, if he was in a good mood, he would remove the back seat to the amazement of all.
Stick shift is the best anti theft device in America.
I learned on one, Ya I say the same thing.lol
until you get the kid who was taught stick.
Unless it was someone from the UK stealing it
Facts
Thought so too… but then you get a car with a busted trans a kid molested
A snowbird is a someone (typically retired) who spends a few months of the year down south (typically Florida or Arizona) but lives the rest of the year up north.
Basically, they fly south for the winter
Reminds me of a song my mother listened to.
Snow Bird. Brenda Lee
New York from May to October. Florida from November to April. It's the early bird special for snowbirds ❄🦅
Yep. Many snowbirds from Canada (Ontario and Quebec) all go to Florida in the winter.
Don't know about elsewhere, but in Montana, it also usually means that it's well taken care of as they leave their car here and have another down south.
I love manual transmissions. Both my kids know how to drive them. They can travel the world, rent a car and go anywhere
Really suck if you have certain juries.
Ummm... stick shift doesn't determine the validity of the engine
Sticks are obsolete. Sticks are old manual tech that distracts drivers. If your american, you don't need to know how to drive a stick. EVs are eliminating transmissions completely even for europe.
not if you know how to drive them@JimAllen-Persona
@@anonymissed3611trying to jump rope sucks if you have no legs. What’s your “social media user debunks a post” point?
My hats-off to who ever edit these videos!
Great work on showing the preview of car in lot, then car in auction. Lots of editing to show us.
Blessings to all ...
nice bot account
I learned to drive in a truck with a "3 on the tree" shifter and a dimmer switch on the floor.
I learned in 1966 that you had to pump the brakes on an old truck, as I steered it thru the fence! 😊
Dimmer switch in the floor. In the 70s my father bought a 1950 Dodge truck. 3 on the column. That was a tank. Steel beams for bumpers. I lot of fun and major workout to drive it around locally. It’s wasn’t built for speed or long drives.
When you mentioned that powertrains are better now, I agree and just wish someone out there would build a stripped-down high-reliability, easy maintenance car. Find a body style and stick to it like the VW bug did for years, and only upgrade basic safety things over time when they are cheap and highly reliable (like disc brakes and ABS are now).
Oh, you mean a bottom tier toyota. 😂
We had 4 Taurus's for the reasons you mentioned. They depreciated fast when new and became a good second hand buy. One got a transmission issue but we got it repaired for $2500 and drove it for another 4 years !
Yea they were great cars up until that last generation where they got stupid and did the timing chain driven water pump and all that.
I bought a nice Taurus for cheap and it's been extremely reliable-only required basic maintenance and replacement of basic wear parts. It's a good, cheap vehicle to have around as an extra car.
My wife's got rearended, last year they built them.
We had two, ALL KINDS of problems, mostly warped brake rotors, the brakes were WAY too small for the cars. Thermostat was also a major repair on the Duratec engine. Best part of those cars was the hood release on the 3rd gens.
@@rwdplz1 Our Duratec engined Taurus was constantly warping brake discs due to the lack of engine braking with that engine. I had to replace the discs every Spring and Fall !
my favorite comment today, 'I'm so ugly I'm awesome!" Love it!🤣😂🤣 The mic is better, but looked a bit weird on your hat...until you told us, I thought it was your garage door opener. LOL!
Honestly, it's hard to feel bad when dealers are asking way too much and think everything is gold. If the average person cant afford an average used vehicle you can't feel bad. Greed ray and Zach need to figure that out.
Yeah I just want to buy something at a reasonable price. I won't now for sure.
Ray and Zack are PAID STOOGES
Also, at those prices, you can buy a luxery Chinese electric moped that cones in at around 5K USD. They're basically designed for the city, and are road legal so long as you stay off the highways. Then when you do need to travel on the highways, you can rent at a fraction of the cost of buying
first 2 cars, winners payed more than i would pay as a buyer from them for the cars.
😂
Can't believe that old Ford van was marked sold. I would have thought they would need to pay someone to take it away.
Analog cars are in.
Omg. Few things make a person feel old than someone having childhood memories in vehicles that your kids grew up in.
My first car was a 2002 ford Taurus ses. Rolled it off a cliff in Arizona car was totaled took 2 tow trucks to pull it back to the road. Came out without a scratch. If I can ever find one in decent shape I would have no problem buying it.
How was it totalled but also didn't have a scratch? You're a dirty liar.
Why so you can roll it down another cliff😅
Just kidding, we all have a bad day ot 2, glad you are OK 👍
I used to drive stick at one time, but then my bad knees said otherwise. 😬
I do miss driving a stick though.
I've had 4 or 5 manual cars in my life, but honestly the automatic 8 speed I've got now with paddle shifters is great. Autos have come a long way since the days of the "slush box."
Bad knees is no excuse for not driving stick
Unless your main ride is a rascal scooter
What kinda clutch do you have that can hurt that knee bone 😁
@@imfloridano5448anyone is one accident away from being disabled
It does get a little tiresome. Especially in city traffic, and I'm a young guy
I have owned 4 or 5 sports cars through the years. Recently I worked for a new car dealership and a salesman brought in a Lotus sports car for some work. He parked it in the way and it had to be moved. The young kids who worked as porters (lot boys in my day) could not move it because they did not know how to drive a manual transmission. They said I could not even get into it, but I slid in like I was greased because I know how to get into a sports car. Fortunately they did not see the 2 minutes it took me to figure out how to get out of the stupid thing. I had to move it three times and my desire to have one expired that day.
Several years ago I read an article about this young lady, best I recall late teens/early 20’s, that had a stick Nissan, Sentra I believe, and she had the misfortune of being carjacked by 3-4 gang members. I think they jumped her when she stopped at a light. Anyway, after forcing her into the back they couldn’t make their escape because none of them knew how to operate a manual transmission, so after watching the one in the driver’s seat nearly tear the gearbox apart she offered to drive them anywhere they wanted to go, so they put her back in the go seat. She was smart, her dad taught her well on how to think through a crisis situation, but I’m sure she was scared to death. She rode them around the downtown area for awhile, until she spotted a marked cruiser at a 4 way intersection, she plays it cool until just before the corner, the light starts to change and she has downshifted, as the light is going red she nails the gas, dumps the clutch and hurls into the intersection as she pulls it to neutral, pops the driver’s door and bails into the street in front of the cops. It was risky and she got scratched up and bruised, but it was certainly better than what fate awaited her if she didn’t. They caught all of them, they couldn’t get away, and I’m sure her dad and mom were proud of her courage. I don’t remember where it occurred, but some searching of the enderwebs ought to pull it from archives.
LMAO, subbed because of the Taurus. You my dude are truly the Real Deal! Such a breath of fresh air. Best of luck in all you do brother!
I appreciate that
I wouldn't touch a first gen Nissan Leaf, no battery thermal management so if you lived in a hot climate like Las Vegas or Phoenix, it cooked the battery quickly.
That was funny about the leaf = toaster. No, it's not a toaster; it's a lunch box. If that battery is bad, oh, the money pit that thing will be. As for the Taurus, my grandfather bought a red one in '96, and my aunt now has it as her daily driver back and forth to work. It has 450000 miles on it.
That's an exception to the rule.
@@davidanderson8469 all you have to do is take care of it and do the maintenance right.
8600 for a 10 year old charger w almost 100k miles?? Dealer that bought that is gonna get Burned...waaay too high...
And yes, your sound is better.
Chargers are popular and have become even more popular when Dodge announced they replaced the Charger with an electric car. Used Chargers are expensive, so I can see a dealer selling it for around $12-$14k to a young man in his early 20s. The dealer will sell him mechanical repair coverage, paint protection, GAP, etc. and before you know it, the buyer finances around $18-$20k.
I've got a 2016 Mazda3 w/57k mi., 35 mpg & I love it! Bought it used from Hertz & got a good deal...about $2,500 less than dealers were asking. Don't drive much as I'm retired. This is a great channel. Was a car salesperson many years ago, but I learn a lot from you about used vehicles, auctions & the market. Thanks.
EVERYTIME YOU BADLY RIP PEOPLE OFF ( THE GREEDY CAR DEALERS/ MARK UPS) - YOU WILL LOOSE WAY MORE THAN YOU STOLE FROM OTHERS!!! IT'S JUST NATURE 😁 ... NOW IT'S PAYBACK
Dealers here in Central Illinois ,,business as usual,Fools purchasing,we treat you like family, SOS,.
Lol if that was remotely true our governments wouldn't be run by literal devil worshipping child killers
That black charger when he sold brand new was $26,000 because I bought one and traded in the 2018 for $19,000 trade-in and bought an 18 charger RT never buy another charger again
Teach your children to drive a manual.
This should be a public service announcement.
Compare it to swimming. You might never want to get into water. But knowing how to swim can get you out.
Just make sure you have the money to fix the clutch if they don’t get it fast enough.
I learned on my grandfathers old tractor. Love driving a stick, I’d get one, but then the wife would be lost in my car.
Let um cry, or drown lol
Edit: jk
lol might as well teach them cursive while you’re at it. What disaster scenario do you have in your head where they’re going to need to drive a manual to get out of trouble? Most of the cars on the road today are auto. By the time they’re driving only a select few sports cars will be manual.
@@robw9728Zombie apocalypse, obviously! 😁
I wish I would have learned to drive a manual transmissions in college and high school. The vehicles could be replaced for under $10,000; at the time.
Snowbirds are also northern car dealers that come south to buy rust free cars to take back up north to sell
At 70, guys like me drove the market for 40 years......bought a new car ever 4 years from 1980 to 2016......haven't bought a car since ...most likely have my last car......news flash...people today aren't car people......Brandon has the model...COPY IT....his business model will work anywhere in the US today...Cheers Dude! (Oh, I had a new 1987 Dodge Caravan, it was one of the best vehicles I ever owned, 100k miles, no issues...changed oil and new tires at 40K)
Yes in this environment he does. The smart money is buying cash or new with apr incentive. That’ll change once rates drop below 5, so it’s back to HS kids and ppl wanting work beaters
Lol “people aren’t car people any more”… govt has regulated or inflated affordable vehicles out of existence
Miss those old caravans! Growing up, my step dad was a mechanic and we must have bought and sold a couple dozen of them. I actually learned how to drive a manual in a late 80's caravan while searching for fell trees for fire wood. I also remember getting arrested for taking one I thought was our one night when my uncle called it in stolen.
I’m already seeing 2024 dodge products with under 1k miles on used car lots in my area.
This was the first video I've watched of yours. Really fun! Did you tell us if that Subaru sold and I missed it???
Funny you said that about manual transmissions, I saw a car with a sticker on the back window that was a picture of a shift diagram with the quote, "endangered species." I doubt many people got it.
Our '98 Taurus was crap. The cooling system kept clogging. Gave up on it.
I had a '97 Taurus it was a good car till it wasn't. When it finally went bad it seemed to go completely bad all at once. I should have gave up on it 5,000 miles sooner. I started to spend more than a new car payment would have been costing me. Good car till then though.
I own 5 cars (all toyota pickups) 2 were automatics when i bought them...converted them to my favorate antitheft device.. 5 speed manuals. I could leave the keys in and nobody will touch them.....i may find it 50-60 feet away from where i origanally parked though.....😅
I got an incredible deal on a 2017 f150 lariat last week. Dealers are very negotiable. About 50% off of what it would've been last year. I've been patiently waiting and my patience paid off!
If you don’t mind what did you pay and how many miles?
Your knowledge and info is really fun to watch! Quick thoughts, great edits, facts and figures! I still can't understand the auctioneers...wtf, hardest thing for me.😮
Yep I'm teaching my kids to drive a stick shift. My husband taught me and now the kids are learning.
I feel the same about old Astro vans. Memories with my parents.
I remember driving 2 standard Aerostars that had standard 5 speeds in them. They were used as tow vehicles behind school busses and things like that. Gutless pos 3.0 V6
I have to call bull on engines and transmissions going longer than older car. I has a Subaru with 175km on it with a cracked piston that was 7 years old, i have right now a 2017 Ford escape 2.0 turbo, the transmission went at 130 km and now it is with me beck it also cracked a piston. Mazda CX9 turbo engines were blowing left and right and could pick them up cheap if you can fix them, if you take it to a garage the cost of the motor is worth more than the car
I remembered them building the Astro vans near my home . I went to the plant many times...it was a good product for the Baltimore GM plant.
Your new mic works great! I didn't notice it until you said something. Great episode! Agree about stick shifts. Teach your family members how to operate, including the parking brake.
Snownbirds here n PHX are people that fly south for the winter and go back north for summer. So basically those dealers are seasonal!
@JimAllen-Persona Here most are retired n alot of them have campers or double wides as their snow bird home! I agree tho. Summers can be rough here but im not moving away for a couple months to avoid it. 🤣
Audio sounds good! Keep that Taurus love ❤️!
Thank you!
I love my Taurus! I have an '06 with over 255,000 miles, so far. I bought it when it was 5-years-old with 59,000 miles on the clock. The parts are cheap, and it's easy to fix. I've been able to afford premium parts for the price of janky parts on other cars. I'm lucky to live in the southwest, so rust is not an issue.
snowbirds are people who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter.
This, they migrate in when winter hits, and migrate back north when winter is over like migratory birds. Just there temporarily during certain times.
The people are named after actual birds, larkspur I think, that are white and you see them on the roads in late fall in flocks as they head south.
i had an Aerostar for work in the 90s... was the most uncomfortable van I ever drove
Haha
I only had to install business radios in them but they are trash and if someone got into a head-on they usually died.
And the stupid spring loaded A/C hose connectors of that era. About the most boneheaded contraptions Ford’s engineers ever came up with, rivaled only by them placing a plastic mid-ship fuel cell next to a blistering exhaust system on F/E chassis’s and then strapping a well lighted sauna box on top and wondering what could ever go wrong 👨🔧🧑🏼🚒🤷🏽🤷♀️🤷♂️
50 grand for a truck that’s crazy
My Truck was 50k back in 2015…but that got you literally the top tier version of the truck with basically all the bells and whistles…Now that same truck in just 8 years would cost me 80k+… Even considering the advancements in tech it’s insanity.
😂
Paid $54k for my 2021.2500HD brand new
And the big 3 are pumping out trucks at 50k or more, who is buying brand new trucks at 50k?
Biden’s America
Thanks for showing the old Ford Van!! Love vintage vehicles!
128k on a Jeep is like 800k on a non-chysler product. 😮😂
That Dodge Charger for 8600 actually looks like a good deal. I bet the dealer marks it up to 15k or more!
The van was probably a Econoline. That was the full-size Ford work vans. My father, who is the contractor had many of them in his fleet.
I have two manuals. Love them. Wanted to say I like that you put the price paid, year and model on screen now. I think u should keep it. ✌️🇺🇸. NC Rocks
All you had to do was ask me to subscribe..love your channel! You are extremely credible. Appreciate your honesty and practical experience in the business.
Thank you!!!
Saw you at CarEdge with the boys the other day and I subscribed to your channel. Thanks for all the content.
Awesome! Thank you!
A little education about Nissan Leafs.
A Nissan Leaf has a battery capacity gauge and a charge gauge. The Leaf will charge to 100% of the battery capacity gauge. There are 12 segments to the capacity gauge. A Leaf can be perfect if the available capacity matches your needed range. Perfect for running around town and eliminating gas expenses associated with menial errands. A little bit of research can net a great deal. We got our first Leaf in 2013 and it was perfect for my wife’s job commute of 60 miles round trip with NO range anxiety. Lots of RUclips videos will tell you all you need to know to buy a Leaf.
Yep. My ‘15 LEAF with 77K and nine capacity bars is serving me well. No maintenance except tires, wiper blades, and washer fluid. Perfect for running around town and the added power bill is one tenth what gas would cost for driving my Taco. Bought it used in ‘18 for $13K with 48K and ten capacity bars. Best golf cart with AC and a Bose stereo I have ever owned. 😂
I know an older man that has the Chevy bolt and he really likes it and drives about 30 miles round-trip to work and home. Small, low level charging plug in’s seem very viable.
Audio is great. No problem. Enjoyed the video, too.
Yay, thank you!
The old Ford Taurus SHO used to be a rocket, total sleeper for a sedan back in the day.
Yamaha engine did 8,000 rpm’s
So how much did the Subaru go for?
I love watchin your channel to get your insight on the car market and dealer aspect of stuff. Kind of like learning different things in the car world right now. For powertrain and rebuild & repairs I got my sources for knowledge there.
"Only goes 3 miles after you charge it" Sounds about right.
That Nissan EV has a bad battery. It’s 10 years old so the battery is shot. Replacement battery is very expensive. The car is only worth buying for $1,800 plus because of the low miles. The dealers have priced a battery and know it’s a big climb up the hill, so low price.
Stopped by the VW dealer to buy some parts here in northern VA and it is packed with cars , the entrance has cars parked on both lanes. Surprisingly couple families were there checking on the monthly payment for a car.
People sleep on the 2014+ Mazda vehicles. The top 3 most demand vehicles at the auctions... My lady has a 2013 Mazda CX5, and it now has 270k miles on it. "We be driving everywhere man..."
The audio is quite good. I think you're remembering a full size van, maybe a conversion van, like we had when our kids were young. You're probably about the same age as our kids.
My grandpa had an Areostar too… total junk but great memories!
I had a 88 Aerostar AWD extended van. Bought it with a broken motor and replaced the motor with a junkyard unit. I drove it for years. I sold it to a guy for a work vehicle. The awd worked fantastic. I wish I had it back.
The term "snow birds" (here in Phoenix, AZ anyway) refers to people who come to this area over the winter for the warm/mild weather compared to true winter where they come from/live at, compared to upper US/east or west coast US/Canada and such. So a temporary influx for a short term (ie winter time) could also refer to them too. Also tax time is technically winter so ya I could see that term apply too.
I'm subbed and love the channel but one thing I'd really love when watching the cars you highlight is if you could share what you think dealers could sell these cars for when you see that mazda go for 9k what would it cost to actually buy it off a lot?
16+
Most dealers try to pad them between three and $5000 in that price range.
Is there an auction where you find 70s or 60s cars? Other than Mecum or Barrett Jackson. Love the channel
Thanks for putting on the Mazda. Bought one used recently, I like it. P.S. the Ford Taurus was one of the toughest car made. Drove one in Illinois winters early 2000s, steady and reliable.
Don't sleep on those old leafs. You can buy reconditioned and warrantied replacement batteries for $5-6k now. Get the leaf with a dead battery for salvage prices, swap the battery, it's not hard to do, either. Perfect little electric for around town. And you can use the $4000 government rebate for used EVs. Get registered with the IRS and you can offer people the car for $8000, no down payment, and keep the EV credit as the down payment. I see it around here in the Philly area, especially with Bolts and the newer 200+ mi range Leafs. It's a solid move for dealers wanting to get into that sweet, sweet free government money on a discount.
I was just given a 2002 Ford Taurus SES,Has 170,000 miles.Have all the service records,since new,Brand new transmission,2 years ago,rebuilt engine 3 years ago. New tires & Brakes all around, just 200 miles on them.Rides like a dream.
so happy for this the car prices are tanking
I remember driving a Ford econoline van. ona date it had one seat for the driver and the date sat on the engine cover. What a time. Enjoy seeing how the prices are reacting in times.
Thanks for the videos. In Florida , snowbird refers to people who migrate to Florida in the winter to avoid the snow season. Guess they’re saying those dealers only come at a certain season.
Probably looking for non rusty cars. Shipping them back up north.
Taurus didn't change body style until 2000. My 99 still had the round headlights. Agree that it was a great car. No mechanical issues whatsoever, but it did end up rusting out. Rear fenders behind the wheels were notorious for rusting.
Also - love the channel.
UK here - driven manuals most of my life, now got an auto and find it boring to drive.
I know the US has plenty of straight roads and can understand why autos rule and just put the cruise control on - and less tiring to drive long distances - been lucky enough to visit a few times over the years and have enjoyed driving the twisties in New England and the west side - Washington & Oregon - great roads & scenery.
Enjoying the content from across the pond.
That model ford Taurus was probably the best car ford ever made. It had great gas mileage for a v6.
Cars in Pa are dropping, I can see it !
Great!
Here up north a snowbird is someone that lives here in the warmer months and they go south whem it gets cold. So they are seasonal.
Thanks for another great show
Thanks for watching!
My first full time job had a '91 Ford Aerostar.
We had it as a parts van.
Saw you on Ray n Zach earlier..keep grinding, love your channel bro
Thank you! Will do!
Love the auctions, thanks for taking us.
Glad you enjoyed
Happy Monday Brandon 🌞🌟🤩
Same to you!
What do the Toyota Prius go for?
Great content! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
use to rent from a transmission guy - he built his business on ford tauruses😂 warned my in laws about the transmission problems and there's broke also.
My in-laws had one, he was a truck mechanic and took it out three times before he fixed it correctly 😂 Mechanics call them turds 💩 because they are round on both ends 😂
These videos are like mini adventures
Haha
That was pretty funny. The Taurus was marked correctly (per your explanation earlier in the video). but just written sideways. It said it was an '01 with 96,xxx miles. You read it wrong.
Hahahaha you are right
7:20 - I’m liking that blue LEAF. 👍🏻😁
Hay guy ALL Ford Taurus had shitty transmissions. AXODE used aluminum washers and did not circulate the fluids. They were pure crap. I had MANY and every one at around 60K blew out the trans. As you were driving they would first shudder and then DIE!
That bodystyle Taurus was 96 for the first model year
A snowbird is a northerner who goes south in the winter. It's possible buyers are coming from the north to buy this time of year.
Audio was spot on! Love the mic on the hat. Btw, THANK You for the reminder to subscribe. I watch your videos weekly and I checked, and I wasn't subscribed. Doh! I am now. Keep up the good work.
Awesome! Thank you!
96 was the first year of that body style on the Taurus. Their was powertrain differences between the trims with the lower trims having transmission troubles. The LX had a higher output 3.0 engine that had a beefier trans. Then there's the rare SHO.
I had a 97 Taurus and it had that body style. I believe both the Taurus and Sable started in 96 with that turtle looking body style.
Us mechanics called them turds 💩 because they’re rounded on both ends😂
You voice sound is good! The van you remember is an Econoline with the big engine hump between the front seats. That beige rust bucket is an Aerostar. Those Tauri make you money, what's not to like?
My first vehicle was an 89 Ford Aerostar. It was my grandfathers work van. I redid the interior, repaired all mechanical issues, lowered it, put deep dish, American Racing 5 stars on it, and ran 2 lanzar 18s in it, with Rockford Phosgate power 650 amps bridged and Boston Aucustics mids and highs. It was painted flip flop purple. To this day people still talk about my van, lol.
Ride out the storm, Brandon! I hope your business flourishes.
I drove one of those Aerostars in 1994-1996.Those were our GSA vehicles when I was in the Army in a remote unit. GSA was trying an experiment back then where they were trying to get more money back out of them later at auction so we wound up with XLT trims, very nice, vey comfortable, very good ride and all the toys of the time.
I saw a ten year old Subaru outback wagon come into our dealership with 660,000 miles on it, we we're all taking pics of the odometer odometer
That’s amazing because mine has a little knock on one piston until it warms up and it has only 190,000 miles.
Shocked the head gasket didn’t self destruct
Aerostar! My dad had a two tone blue and silver. Ran like a champ for decades. Only got rid of it because of rust on the body. Well over 200k miles and engine ran like a top. 3k oil changes full synthetic. One of the first cars I ever drove. Drifted it over a Christmas tree in winter once
@6:32 - Back in about 1984, my old man bought probably the 4th Chrysler mini van sold in our area. For weeks after, dad would give people demos in parking lots because no one had ever seen one up close before. Sometimes, if he was in a good mood, he would remove the back seat to the amazement of all.
How do you know Engine, Transmission, is original on High 200K+ mileage cars? Could they be replaced with rebuild, junk yard, or remanufactured unit?
The sound is perfect on that mic and doesn’t pick up any extra noise.
Here in Phoenix Arizona snowbirds are people that migrate from northern areas to the south during the winter.