7 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier About Cars

I wish I know my wallet was going to look this empty

Old man once told me "while young, build a 4 door hotrod. Cause if you have kids, you can fit a car seat. Wait until you are older and either don't have kids or they are grown to get a 2 door. It will hurt a lot to invest in a car, only to have to sell it when kids come."

Pro tip: driving normally and respectfully in a modded car is more impressive than speeding and cutting people off

My £600, battered MX5 taught me that it's more fun and infinitely cheaper to make your car a one-off rather than a show car. It was orange and I couldn't find replacement panels in the right colour, so I two-toned it orange and black. It looked awesome, and I've never seen another the same. Strangers would wave as I drove by and stop me to talk about it. I miss you Burt but it was you or one of the kids. Still not sure I made the right decision.

When I got my first car, my dad said something very important to me. He said, "David. Why are you checking your oil by putting the dipstick in the coolant bottle"? It was that day we both realised that I may have an intelect problem.

"be all up in them bellybuttons picking out the lint" 😂😂😂 you're hilarious dude

Another thing, don't cheap out on main stuff like brakes, cooling, suspension, tires and driver train related stuff. it will come back to bite you and you'll end up spending more money in the long run. Save your money on other stuff like cosmetic upgrades or stuff that's not important to the health and safety of you and your car!

I would argue that Asseto Corsa and realistic driving sims actually do make you a better driver, Atleast if you’re playing with a wheel and pedals

Racing games DO make me a better driver. I remember first time I lost rear end in my fwd car. I intentionally went fast into a corner in parking lot and released throttle. If it wouldn’t be for sim racing games I would’ve hit a curb. The instinct which I had from sim to countersteer and add right amount of gas made me straighten up smoothly and quickly. Real life is even easier than sim. Becouse you feel the speed. Also the amount of grip real cars have is insane if you compare what it feels like in sim. My cheapo winter tires feel better in rain, than semislicks hot temperature, dry asphalt in sim. The only thing I find troublesome irl is roll of the chassis and being scared of driving fast.

Im not a car guy, hell, im not even a guy. although i agree on everything you said about getting a car for clout, but i do find it cool when people drive the car of their dreams and i think it does make them cool when i see people excited about the car they got or want to get. i really like when my boyfriend talks about JDM cars its the best thing ever. i think its cool as long as you do it for yourself and not for others, that way everyone is happier. also great vid btw!

I love smaller cars. They have a more “homey” feel to it when I’m driving but when I’m just sitting in it not going anywhere, I wish my car was bigger. Smaller cars just feel a lot easier to handle for me. First car to practice driving in was a Highlander and those things are just too damn big.

Atta way mark!!! Great video man. Not enough out there like this. Mini deep dive, and keeping it real about the ins and outs of the car community. These are just as important for the young people as the good and bad series! You're killing it man. Thanks.

Touching on the first point. A coupe doesn't necessarily mean it is a small car. What comes to mind is the RSX. Its a coupe but can fit a ton of stuff in the trunk. I saw someone put everything they needed to convert their RSX to AWD in the trunk of their RSX. Tons of room. Wagons have lots of room as well and you can find some cool wagons suitable for a first car

to add to #3 , racing is very different than a videogame because actually racing you're being thrown around in you seat. reacting the the forces of racing is a big part.

Ik you dont get the respect you deserve. 552 videos in 2 years is insane

It's hard to be a car enthusiast nowadays unless you got lots of money and space. So basically born into it or work for awhile and do it when your old. Shits depressing seeing blue collar cars go for white collar prices

Someone once told me, "people will always find something to hate about your car. It could be the perfect build ever created and someone will find a way to hate this wheel or that radio. Learn to not care what others think. Build your car how you like it. If you like those rims and everyone else hates them. Get the rims. If you want to slammed, then slam it. Don't build your car for other people. Build to what you want it to be" that has always stuck with me. I just picked up a 06 Si and honestly I'm probably going to keep it stock besides exhaust and intake. It has barely above 100k miles and is in prestine condition. I like the car how it is from the factory. I don't need to lower it or put rims. Cause at the end of the day I have a hard to find car. It does everything I need it to do stock. It was the same with my SUV. It wasn't cool. But it had the space I needed at the time and even though it's an SUV. It taught me that you can drive anything hard and you can fun in any car. I went up the mountains tons of time in that cx5 and it was a hoon because it took me to it's limits in a safe and easy to control way. It taught me how to be smooth with movement and now with the civic I can take turns alot faster than most people in the si would because I've learned it's all about the movement of the vehicle through the turns.

Me and my grandpa are working on a 1950 Dodge Coronet town sedan, it's got 4 doors, enough room for a family, I'm lucky enough to have him around and share his love of massive boats.

Mark great video again. One thing I wish I knew was that mods and miles don’t add up. Dealership won’t normally give you more for mods and more miles will effect the price. I literately had a guy buy a car from me and tell me to take EVERYTHING off thinking it would be a way lower price. Also, the cost of ownership. Maintenance is leaps and bounds different brand to brand and age of vehicle. Some parts on my Lexus are more than my Escalade parts. And the Escalade is newer.

I love this new style of videos! The driving is relaxing to watch and the information you give is also really useful. I’d wanna see more of these types of videos, but maybe with a better mic because your voice was sorta toned down. 😊