1978 AMC Pacer: Regular Car Reviews

The AMC Pacer was the feel-good car from the 1970's. Party on. Yes, this is the same kind of car from Wayne's World aka Mirthmobile. [EDIT] This Pacer actually had the 258 and not the 232. Get over 65% off the Kove Commuter 2 here: koveaudio.com/r...
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[@kellypg]

Dude. Garth would 100% be driving a pt cruiser.

[@Marzimus]

Sad but true. 😥 The future makes bastards of us all...

[@johnxina2140]

Or an echo

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

14:40 with gravity's rainbow in the silly bus.

[@lordcantiismyname]

But it has the same paint scheme

[@klasseact6663]

Nah, you guys got it all wrong....Cavalier wagon😄

[@brian5o]

That has to be the cleanest Pacer I have ever seen. I am so happy that this car exists. AMC was such a neat company. They did so much with so little. I really wish they were still around today.

[@ghomerhust]

they were very forward thinking with most of their projects, but they just couldnt come up with the capital or the support for most of them. had they been able to, theyd have been an international powerhouse for intuition and ingenuity.

[@Bartonovich52]

When you are the underdog, you take the big risks. This is the company that pretty much singlehandedly started the SUV and crossover craze with the Jeep Cherokee XJ and AMC Eagle, respectively. Their transverse FWD designs in collaboration with Renault basically underpinned Chrysler’s entire car division for over a decade-including the Neon. The last true Chrysler cars were the K-car based Spirit/Acclaim/Le Baron in 1995. You can see similar qualities in the underdogs of today. Like Chrysler offering many unconventional, risky, and innovative designs all the way from the 1950s or even earlier. Mazda with its rotary engines. Subaru with its flat engines and AWD. VW with its commitment to diesel and quirky Jetta and Passat designs until they became more popular. Etc etc.

[@1598hi]

@@Bartonovich52 It just goes to show that whats popular isnt necessarily whats the best. AMC came into the picture, made the best cars ever made, made the 242 which became the most reliable motor ever made and got wiped out by lack luster competition. I do wish that they were still around today but I fear to survive, they would have to make junk like everyone else and that is NOT the AMC way

[@berettagt88]

I'm 45 and that body style is so cool :)

[@JeffinTD]

Though the 232 and related engines ran forever if you change the oil, AMC’s of this era tended to have door handles break, seat padding breaks down, switches quit, door hinges slop out... still wish they were around, though.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

Can we just appreciate how when Mr Regular is talking about how Garth would have owned a 2004 Dodge Neon at that exact moment a grey generic Neon rolls by. I appreciate the attention to detail in the edit there.

[@AllonKirtchik]

By the way, notice how similar the front ends are on a first gen Neon and a first gen Pacer

[@trevorcollum6883]

@@AllonKirtchik Not really similar

[@analogfox6792]

i used to have 95 neon, and it's probably the coolest car ill ever have unless i buy another one and properly fix it. but second gen is not that cool.

[@NoOne-oe3co]

@@analogfox6792 My daily driver is an 05 neon sxt lol been an amazing and reliable, very cheap to maintain. Had is since I drove off the new car lot in Duncan OK in 05. Volvo crashed and burned in that town driving cross country.

[@Marx9011]

1:45 timestamp

[@baronvonjo1929]

This is literally one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen.

[@nutshot_brawler8466]

I think Mr. Regular REALLY loves Wayne's World

[@bjf10]

He was a teenager in the 90s; it's required.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@bjf10 yeah I’m 40. It’s required and part of the experience

[@bjf10]

@@2steaksandwiches665 yep, me too.

[@gnarshread]

Who doesn't?

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@gnarshread True story. My 70-year-old grandma brought me to that movie when I was like 13 or 14 or whatever it was. She walks out of the movie and goes… What the hell was that?

[@themeapster5974]

I feel this is the car Spongebob will drive if he got a license.

[@Foster_B]

No. Burger car krabby patty mobile

[@NightRunnerAlec]

James May: Cheese RCR: Egg

[@Vaino_Hotti]

Or was this in continuation of *saws* and *bench vise* ?

[@jordanwiley4582]

Omelette

[@Honeydwarf85]

Omelette

[@GageHeibeck]

SAWS

[@dopey473]

Omelette

[@tibbey01]

Maybe it's because I haven't ever seen one before, but I really like the styling of this car- the curved rear glass, headlights etc make it look unique and futuristic (IMO)

[@1598hi]

It was very far ahead of its time

[@dillonh321]

It was ahead of it's time. Amc originally was going to put a rotary in it.

[@MJ-nz7fr]

Props to the owner for keeping this one in pristine condition, it’s actually a really pretty little car

[@juicysushi]

The Wayne’s World generational break RCR describes between pre and post-internet teens is the great unspoken cultural divide.

[@georgeullrich9086]

Truly is. I feel bad for wasting my childhood at the monitor.

[@MalikCarr]

I'll second that. How much development you got in before the internet and especially social media were mainstream seems to be this massive gulf, i.e. you have the early and middle Gen Y kids who have wayyyyy more in common with the Gen X'ers than they do with the Gen Z's, and both of them just stare in bewilderment at how the latter even functions. I assume the Gen Z's feel the same way about the weirdos who remember phone numbers.

[@mattwolf7698]

I grew up with the internet and I still like Wayne's World.

[@MalikCarr]

@@mattwolf7698 Always remember that the gulf previously mentioned is not a perfect cutoff or edge, but has twists and turns in it that get some people who statistically "should" be on one side on the other. Also, glad to hear you're on the "good" side!

[@Doctor_Robert]

Eh, yes and no. I was aware of Wayne's World (and I've never gotten around to seeing it... oh noes) but a couple of friends of mine dressed up as Wayne and Garth in High School... and we were 1 when that movie came out. Never underestimate the power of an older sibling/cool aunt/uncle. Plus the internet will blur the lines between generations almost exactly as much as it divides 'em. (That said, mid-Millenials would be the last death gasp of Wayne's World's relevance in the culture...... until some youngling steps up to prove me wrong. :3 )

[@F_r_a_n_y]

This thing looks so cool, like nothing else on the road.

[@jOoomOooo]

*driving with one hand around corner* owner: wtf quit that

[@SpaceMissile]

lol

[@tealruby1]

whAtch It WaTch iT

[@stiggy186]

WATCH IT WATCH IT *car goes around bend without so much as a single chirp of a tire* Breathe, buddy lol

[@TeardropSidemarker]

@@stiggy186 When some schmuck is driving my car, for the first time, like a goofball? Nah, I respect the owner's concern.

[@jakebankert3629]

Honestly one of my favorite comments. I just got a little excited like any proud car owner would. The car has no boosted brakes and tons of body roll, so it can get the best of anyone who is not used to the car.

[@notanavrageloser]

Last Thursday I came home to a note from a sheriff’s deputy marking their initial attempt to serve me with divorce papers. Friday morning I got fired. I needed this review. Thanks.

[@tarotbrarian]

Seeing this 3 years later. I hope your life has gotten better since you last posted. 😊

[@notanavrageloser]

@@tarotbrarian I appreciate that.

[@rx7racerca]

The Torque Thrust wheels, tint, and great condition of this car make it the coolest Pacer I’ve ever seen - and I remember them when they came out.

[@IanDunbar1]

I really don't like the wheels, but maybe that's just me.

[@SgtMantis]

It's sooo clean

[@chazzcoolidge2654]

@@IanDunbar1 Perhaps some D-slot mags would look better,just my 2 cents though.

[@markmiller3279]

And it's two-tone brown, that classic 70s to 80s color combo.

[@jakebankert3629]

Appriciate the comments, I feel the same way!

[@rrrandommman]

I think it's beautiful, and those puffy, huge comfy seats with the bright interior, two tone paint, bright work and curved glass, wish we had them here.

[@TornadoHound]

I'm disappointed this doesn't have a licorice dispenser.

[@AdamG1983]

Or a "soda gun"

[@hemichanga8939]

I had a turquoise '76 D/L with a 3spd manual on the floor. It was my favorite car I've ever owned.

[@raybrindos4514]

Had a 78 with 258 and 4 speed. Lot of fun to drive.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

That interior is in amazing condition. Mad respect to the owner

[@shanec9672]

This season of RCR might be my favorite so far. Part of that is because it's had so many vehicles that I personally like, but mostly, it's because it's got the trademark uneven blend of insight, heartfelt commentary, and goofy skits and jokes with the quality riding consistently just a little bit higher than usual. That being said, more episodes with both of you guys, please! Getting your two different but complimentary flavors of comedy and insight delivery in the same video is the entertainment equivalent of a root beer float, and just as good.

[@NitsujWrenches]

Nuprin: Little. Yellow. Different.

[@rach4smiles]

the owner telling him to watch it unnecessarily stressed me out

[@alastairward2774]

It's the big-small car, where the drivers seat is bigger and more plush than the armchairs in my house.

[@apathyzen9730]

I think that interior is simple and gorgeous, even on the second row.

[@MrManniG]

@@apathyzen9730 its exactly the interior i'd wish to have in a modern car. The closest thing i found so far is peugeot/citroen. At least zhe seats are comfy. (Also i didn't have a lot of issues in 8 years of driving one)

[@miaugato93]

Small* *american sizes

[@aca2983]

I always thought the interiors in these were more than decent. The dash design for the period is nice, and way nicer and more modern than Hornet/Gremlin and later Concord/Spirit.

[@1598hi]

You should have seen what it was supposed to be! It was supposed to have a full digital dash and a rotary engine. Economic and futuristic

[@charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243]

The wheels and the tint actually make it look kinda cool. I always liked the shape of them. They’re just weird enough but also with style. Cooler than they deserve to be if that makes any sense.

[@freeparking301]

Love how this car is BROWN on BROWN on BROWN

[@ghomerhust]

if brown was a car....

[@reneenordeen9447]

Many good memories in highschool were made in a Pacer. We didn't give a shit if it was cool. It was a car and it got us around and it did so, reliably.

[@Novur]

5:22 That's the first time I've ever heard someone admonish Mr Regular's driving

[@xwewillberememberedx]

Mr.R is a granny driver. Owner has severe passenger anxiety.

[@rabokarabekian409]

Gotta advocate for this primo jewel of an investment, man.

[@JohnSmith-wx9wj]

He cut off people twice in the last video. He goes English professor while driving I bet.

[@benjamindoyle668]

First time I haven't skipped through a paid promotion, not because I was interested but because I like the way Mr. Regular did it. Honest and not forced. Wish I could take a crap that genuine.

[@phasmata3813]

That is one of the best looking Pacer's I've ever seen, and I live in the Racine/Kenosha, WI area where there is literally an annual (or nearly annual) AMC pilgrimage car show. AMC has been gone for decades, but around here, you can almost forget that sometimes.

[@ghomerhust]

i was too young to remember AMC as a company but i grew up in a muscle car household, so cars like the AMX were always on our radar. the javelin was always one of the cooler looking cars of the era in my opinion.

[@boggy7665]

Even with the '78 bulged hood to clear the V8, that everyone hated on, it looks good here.

[@holymoly849]

I'm actually there right now, believe it or not. We own a Rebel Machine, a 1968 Rebel SST convertible, and a Gremlin😎

[@aslanmitchell9891]

This video is what pushed me to finally watch Wayne's World. Thanks RCR for doing what Wayne's World did for Bohemian Rhapsody

[@phillipcox7946]

When I was in college in the early 80s I'd inherited my parents Pacer. On one hand I knew it was pretty practical. It could haul a ton of stuff and I didn't drive that much so it's mediocre fuel economy wasn't a big issue. On the other hand, I knew it was the epitome of uncool. In any case the news that after all these years Pacers are collectible fills me with mirth.

[@ClimbingEasy]

Probably the most insightful thing I've ever heard on KZbin. 14:18 "I don't wish I knew then what I know now; because knowing things is pointless without the experiences that let you to knowing them in the first place"

[@firebird188]

Thanks RCR, you reminded me that my life went from 'Ferris Bueller's day off' to 'Wayne's world' ...only more depressing.

[@Weird_but_neat]

Yeah almost forgot I’m a loser

[@James-ww1vj]

Wayne: “I will not bow to any sponsor” RCR: *hold my keys “Do you want to keep your old head unit and still have Bluetooth?”

[@johnalogue9832]

I'm far too young to have a relationship with AMC at all, but I really love how this car looks. Watching this, it almost seems like the car was half-done. "Could've almost been great" is what auto nerds love...

[@stevevarholy2011]

AMC was already having financial troubles at the time of the Pacer, so like Chrysler a decade later with the K-Car, AMC was trying to make do with less and reuse a lot of engineering and components for cost savings.

[@harleymitchelly5542]

AMC is the king of that TBH. I saw a documentary video on why this failed... apparently it was supposed to get a rotary engine from Chrysler, who pulled out last second and basically left AMC shoving engines into a bay that was nowhere near large enough and slap dashing a car together because sunk cost fallacy bit hard. Between that and the Renault buyout that cost AMC their otherwise lucrative military contracts in favor of... I still can't get over they called the Renault 5 the "Le Car" here and never gave us the Turbo version that could have legitimized a Renault-run AMC... AMC just got fucked raw post oil-crisis.

[@johnalogue9832]

@@harleymitchelly5542 "Le Car". That's terrible in so many ways.

[@harleymitchelly5542]

@@johnalogue9832 It was vinyl-ed on the side of the car, and they were pieces of crap. Not the Renault 5, the Renault Le Car, despite basically being the same car. There were engineering gremlins making their fun in the trip over to the US, and that was not helped by Chrysler pulling all support for Renault models after warranties were up when they bought AMC.

[@1598hi]

AMC has produced some of the best products the world has ever seen. Just because it's good doesnt make it popular though...

[@dgetzin]

Good point - you can see ALL the cars of the 80s in this. The Toyota Tercel wagon, the boxy Hondas, even the Volvos. I like the distinctive rear end. This is the kind of car the San Francisco futurists expected you to drive from your light blue fiberglass house in Daly City to the BART stop parking lot as you commuted to your computer keypunch entry job at the Embarcadero Center.

[@metalbudsgaming8371]

Waynes World fact: The studio wanted Wayne and his friends to headbang/sing along to a new guns n roses song. Something off of use your illusion i think. Myers was so addiment that they used Bohemian Rhapsody that he threatened to not make the movie entirely if if wasnt that song. The studio caved. They cared that much about the movie they were making, and thats why people still love it almost 30 years later.

[@snoproblem]

It helped that he was dead on the money - that scene is almost universally funny, relateable and memorable.

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Wayne and Garth were victims of rock nostalgia before their time

[@bigduke2140]

I think you are right, people who made it cared about making it correctly. That care is why people who saw it care for the movie. It is why modern things are disposal because the makers don't care about what they make, they just do a half ass job and move on and then so do the consumers.

[@MadMac5]

That outro music is just exactly what I needed to cap off my day. *chef kiss*

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

AMC's straight six is one of the greatest engines ever - not powerful, but so buttery smooth.

[@thebearman6065]

My eagle was definitely buttery, but far from smooth

[@antuanperez426]

It’s so hard to fucking kill that engine too

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

@@sleepykyokoxoxo The perfect balance of a straight six and a really tame tune’ll do that. BMW’s with straight sixes tend to rot away before their engines have chance to die.

[@elijahfilmsinc.3180]

I have a AMC-derived straight 6 in my Jeep TJ Sport and I took that thing across the country this past summer. Ya gotta slow down on hills and your acceleration is garbage, but it'll get you where you're going smoothly and without issue.

[@georgeullrich9086]

The GM 250 I6 that was in my C10 should've croaked long before I bought it. It should push 40-50psi of oil pressure but it only ever pushed 15 on the highway. I took it to school & then work for a good couple months. The tick from one of the bad lifters drowned out the 7 holes in the coffee can muffler. It's a 74, & I dunno if the odo rolled over or not, or how many times. I think every 6 made in this era has at least some reputation for resilience.

[@wubanga10154]

"The AMC Pacer: the official car of self-actualization. Because not everyone reaches his or her full potential, but, you don't have to be the absolute best version of yourself to be happy. ...Hell, maybe the happiest version is the best one." RCR droppin' jewels on em.

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

I remember crying when I heard AMC was being retired. I was a teenager that loved cars and had dreams of an Eagle Talon turbo TSI in my driveway.

[@tangerinedream8987]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@mjsnosk8er720]

So you bought a Mitsubishi Eclipse instead? :)

[@kevingaffey4063]

an eagle talon was not an american motors product, sorry dude

[@misterbuklau4053]

Pontiacs death was sadder in my opinion

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

Eagle talons were way after the Chrysler buyout

[@andrewross1275]

“A 2004 Dodge Neon” 1:52 as an actual dodge neon drives by...

[@Veritas419]

The wheels on that car are so inappropriate that their perfect.

[@kevina2052]

This cars existence is more inappropriate than our presidential candidates existence.

[@tomislavvazdar3286]

are they American Racing? if so then yes they are very ironic

[@Stingnu]

@@kevina2052 so original

[@aygwm]

They’re

[@FarginBastiges]

Inappropriate wheels? You must also be a Coldwarmotors fan. I salute you.

[@ObeseChess]

I am absolutely astounded at the condition of this car. Great work.

[@trabertgraneau3323]

For RCR to describe a 1976 Pacer in Wayne’s World as the equivalent to a 2004 Dodge Neon in 2020, it shows how far the Neon has fallen. 😂😂🤣

[@johnalogue9832]

Fallen from where?

[@jordaneggerman4734]

I think it shows how far Wayne's World lifted the Pacer.....Neons are still on the road... lol

[@CamdenBloke]

When the neon was first announced my dad told me that there was going to be an add for a neon car during the super bowl. When the ad came on I was disappointed that the car was regular colored and not neon.

[@ghomerhust]

did the neon every actually "climb" anything to fall from? i mean, the best thing about the car was the ads in magazines that said "hi"

[@nthgth]

Neon was a good car, it just was often bought by people who didn't bother to care for them so they broke more. Like the Cav Z24 with the DOHC engine.

[@SpaceMissile]

2:32 - "Our protagonists are happy. They have each other." me, looking around my empty GTI with no frens. 🙃

[@Eatinbritches]

You have a GTI, your only friends are corners.

[@SpaceMissile]

@@Eatinbritches very true. edit: and check engine lights

[@Levibetz]

Man the interior is soooo nice on this one. It looks so comfortable mmmm fluffy seats.

[@ScubaSteveM45]

My dad dated some woman before Ma back then who had a limited edition Pacer with factory denim seats

[@GiordanDiodato]

NOT!

[@thegamingguy1]

I can confirm that teens in the 2010's also performed the ethereal ritual that is headbanging in the car to bohemian rhapsody

[@TurdInternational]

Mr Regular: Generic Rock because I can't play Bohemian Rhapsody because copyright *plays new metallica*

[@patrickriarchy6054]

I mean it is generic rock at this point

[@patrickriarchy6054]

@Last_Raven Touche'

[@Slash27015]

Remember when Mr. Regular did the "we're not worthy" to the DeLorean? That's how I'd feel meeting an AMC Pacer.

[@mattscullin5844]

Last 43 years of my dad's automotive life: '77 Pacer>'85 Tercel wagon>'05 Forester.

[@JesusTapdancingChristOnaCross]

Ouch

[@gorehammer1]

85 Tercel wagon!🤙

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

Thumbs up for the Tercel wagon

[@DisdainXP]

Ur dad must be protected at all cause.

[@mattscullin5844]

The Pacer is the first car I remember. My baptismal candle melted into it's carpet, which could now be taken as an omen.

[@tomfrazier1103]

I saw a few of these, parked indefinitely, in the 1980s & '90s. For a while in the early 1980s our family car was a mint '73 Gremlin, the only car my Grandfather bought new. He was 40 when he first got a car, a '50 Ford in 1957. Our Gremlin was a 232. It was an early '30s Nash engine. He drove a Falcon wagon and a VW kombi in between. Grandma drove, but not much, and later he had a '69 Dodge Camper Special, the only pickup I ever saw with a factory fitted vinyl roof. He swapped it for a '77 Chevy c20 Silverado that he drove the rest of his life, re engining it at times. A green Volare wagon was Grandma's car for a while.

[@James-oo1yq]

Apart from a modern Mustang, these Pacers are the most common American car I see in the U.K. They are definitely going to become popular in the same way the Beetle did...and values will go up

[@rook1196]

The French loved the Pacer

[@Weird.Dreams]

"Pacers are the most common American car I see in the U.K." Absolute bullshit.

[@WhatUpTKHere]

Around 2008 I was in a group of metal heads and the highlight of every party was 20 of us head banging to Bohemian Rhapsody. That tradition had legs.

[@EinKerl3554]

I was waiting for Mr. R to mention how the rear third of the engine is push back under the cowl into the fire wall and the passenger door is longer than the drivers.

[@xaenon]

I won bets with that 'passenger door is longer than the driver's door' thing. And this was dealing with people who OWNED Pacers!

[@petequinones3454]

How could this quirk be overlooked? I think it's the only car to ever do this, why? Drugs in the 70's that's why.☮️

[@DFX2KX]

wait, what? WHY?

[@williamgerton3811]

It made it easier for passengers the rear seats from the curbside of the car

[@xaenon]

@@DFX2KX It was a good idea, actually. It was to make it easier for people to get in and out of the back seat, and to make it easier for putting things in the back seat as well.

[@joeyfoureyes98]

Being from Aurora, IL, I approve of this episode

[@Ari--d]

HA HAHA the owner was so pissed when he went too fast into that corner.

[@wadeguidry6675]

I grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. My buddy had a beautiful '72 Camaro and anyone who grew up in a place that salts the roads in the winter knows you have to have a winter "beater" ride. His was a Pacer and we would get stoned and beat that car mercilessly. Donuts in parking lots for hours, jumping it over railroad crossings, you name it we did it. And we couldn't kill that car.

[@reijerlincoln]

Cool paint scheme. Love those seats too. Not meaning to be ironic.

[@jakebankert3629]

My dad has a 64 Lincoln as well. Cool car!

[@DiscoAmazing]

Those seats look incredibly plush.

[@k.morningstar7983]

i hope it wasn't ironic. it's a weird beauty and to me looks a little old school european

[@jamesslick4790]

@@DiscoAmazing They are NICE. Especially for an "economy" car!

[@Lorentz_Driver]

Even if it sucks, you gotta admit it looks fresh. Near-timeless design.

[@tollytimepropulsion5252]

This car was no more of a failure than any other crap car the "Big Three" had to offer. It actually sold well, but the quality and economy shortcomings killed it. By the early 1980's, consumers were actually looking back at the pacer for it's straightforward utility. It really was the first compact SUV of it's time. It didn't help that the US legislators buried the car makers in a dizzy array of safety and environmental regulations. The Japanese were ready with small cars and they had every politician accepting campaign contributions. The American auto companies were not structured for this type of marketing environment. Japanese companies had a cohesive military management style that efficiently won battles while US companies had executive egos that were counterintuitive. You could have good designs for new cars, but they were met with woeful internal resistance. Executives would constantly kill a new project for cost reasons without exploring the possibility of a different approach. Japanese auto makers insisted failure was not an option, and went on to dominate the industry on a global scale.

[@videotrains]

I don't remember having many problems with the motor, but everything else on the car was junk. The poorly designed slider switch for the windshield wipers lost connectivity over time and you had to fiddle with it to get the wipers to work. The light switch wasn't much better. The three speed manual felt like you were shifting a ball of cookie dough. The rear rusted out and the rear shock absorbers were in danger of poking through into the cabin. And the interior door handle snapped in half. Fortunately it was the passenger side so I could still get out. And as for the idea it's more fun and social than a convertible, from someone who has had both, no. Just no.

[@markmiller3279]

I'm old enough to remember how it was perceived in its time, and it was always seen as a weird, ugly car for oddballs. The quality was no better or worse than most mid-70s cars, meaning it sucked. The interior quality was especially poor.

[@ErickC]

Not just small cars, small *quality* cars. My '81 Tercel is a very humble car. It was the cheapest and most basic car Toyota made when it was built. But when I watch RCR videos about American economy cars of the same era, it's a quantum leap in quality by comparison. It's simple, and inexpensive, but well-made and handles well, with reasonable power for the era and still gets better fuel economy than your average mid-2000s economy car (when they were making a big deal out of 32MPG). Now, if only they engineered the rear control arms on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday... >:[

[@desert1able76]

@Andrew Humphrey A good story on that point was when Hank the Deuce was approached about using the CVCC engine in the Escort. A much better engine than the Ford 4 banger at the time. He said he didn't want anything in a car with the Ford name on the outside that wasn't made by Ford.

[@JohnSmith-wx9wj]

@Andrew Humphrey I wanna read more about that story.

[@BuchholzGeoff]

I am HERE for more Mr Reg/The Roman dual-anchor episodes. And the thumbnail is everything.

[@jakezubrod7906]

I heard a story about one of the Mirthmobiles from Wayne's World 2 being repurposed as the Burgermobile for Nickelodeon's Good Burger.

[@bf0189]

Welcome to Good Burger home of the Good Burger may I take your order?

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

Can we just appreciate that this particular pacer has a REALLY DAMN NICE interior for a 70's car. I dunno if its 100% stock/factory correct, but honestly forget the crank windows, its just as well made/appointed as something like a 70's Mercury or big Buick. Hell kudos to the owner, this has to be one of the nicest/cleanest cars RCR has ever written up.

[@jakebankert3629]

It is all stock and very comfortable!

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

@@jakebankert3629 NICE!!! Also is that two-tone paint stock/factory colors??? It looks bitching and so very 70's. I've never seen a two tone Pacer.

[@jakebankert3629]

Everything except the wheels and the tint is stock and how it came from new. Been in the family since new as well, I am the second owner

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

@@jakebankert3629 Restored??? Original??? Some combo of both???

[@jakebankert3629]

A little bit of a combo. Interior is all original except for new carpet and we repainted some stuff. We had to fix some rust at the rear so the bronze (darker color) was all repainted but the khaki (lighter color) is still the original paint from 78.

[@aughtsdrive]

I just watched the Gremlin review this morning again and was looking if RCR did a Pacer review... like an hour before this was uploaded. Sp00ky!

[@reventon4547]

7:45 The timing on that commercial was perfect. "Hey baby, can I clip your toenails this weekend?" "When do you use Febreeze?"

[@scottjfrank]

The official car of Dr. Robotnik trying to catch Sonic, and he actually thinks he stands a chance....

[@zippybear7600]

“I see Codi Vore and Angela White more than my own friends and family” 😂😂

[@thereve]

Maximum BROWN

[@thetreblerebel]

Dude ...driving with two fingers..you pissed that owner off at that moment. Have some Gawd damn respect..jabrone

[@cyberrednec]

There's a pacer down the road from me that has been redone to be a replica of the pacer from Wayne's World.

[@theothertonydutch]

When the car is a reference:

[@ghomerhust]

there's probably more "merthmobile" pacers than regularly restored pacers

[@compaqdeskpro5770]

These videos are like good rap music. Fast raw and irreverent I love it. Also, this car looks better the longer I drink, it really appeals to me as a long hood American car guy, this is the only compact car that fits the bill. I drive my Mom's manual Fiesta sometimes, and it's fun for a day, but I wish it had a V8 and more width. Edit again: this video is so goddamn good I want to pay you for it, but you have no merch or Patreon or anything. Well, I hit the like button and watched all the ads, I hope that's good enough.

[@tuanh_duong]

I've been waiting for this day to come.. once you reviewed the Gremlin, it was only a matter of time before the Pacer came along as well

[@sunburst7246]

Hit like as soon as I saw the egg. Genius film making with a hint of art and dark comedic undertones. Two thumbs up.

[@Lueserloo]

This cars stairway into automotive heaven was denied

[@ghomerhust]

if i may quote: "no stairway?! denied!!!"

[@1598hi]

How? If what the big 3 were producing had a chance, why cant this?

[@nthgth]

@@1598hi because it's massively goofy looking and because the Japanese did what this car tried to do, _way_ better

[@1598hi]

@@nthgth Half of that was an opinion and the other half was wrong

[@MrJayrock620]

A lot of people would call the AMC inline 6 a boat anchor, but with proper maintenance they’ll out live the naysayers.

[@mikeluscher159]

That radio is actually called a "shaft" size radio I put the same retrosound in my G body

[@RegularCars]

Shaft size! Love it

[@danmack3173]

I appreciate Roman's line about not just *knowing* stuff Knowledge isn't as much use to you as the learning of that information

[@jaybeemhardscrote7466]

"Why, I certainly do smell a pork product of some type."

[@nthgth]

"I used to say that to cops when I was your age"

[@SpyralPegacyon]

Finally getting around to watching this one... Wayne's World came out my senior year of high school. You better believe me and my friends were all headbanging whenever Queen came on in the car. Even now, in the year of our Lord 2023, when the classic rock station deigns to play Bohemian Rhapsody? I still headbang. I get a bit of a headache, but totally worth it.

[@peterdutton4083]

I think you'll find the shape of the stereo to be a 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙯𝙞𝙪𝙢

[@ShawnKitchen]

Call me crazy, but if I had the extra cash I'd totally buy this guy's Pacer.

[@TwentyNinerR]

I forgot when was the last time I saw a Neon. For some reason a number of (first-gen) Neon reached Indonesian soil, most of which were used by either the cops or as military officers' fleet cars. By the time 21st century rolled around, many of which are either abandoned or appearing banged up due to total lack of aftersales for those kind of cars.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

In Europe they were marketed as "Chrysler makes a European car" which went down as poorly as you could have expected. It sold just enough that you knew what it was when you saw one but not enough that you knew anybody who owned one.

[@commentmachine1]

By the 2000s only Americans thought the three speed auto and build quality of a Neon was acceptable compared to anything else in its class. They didn’t sell too good in Japan as a result either. Kinda like the Toyota Cavalier...

[@WaffleShortage]

that interior does look legit comfy and chill

[@nathanahrens4280]

Damn Roman, right in the feels.

[@MultiTelan]

That was literally the best sponsor integration I have ever seen. Me and my best friend still quote "Go then!" "I'm gone!"

[@matchbonusxp2579]

Party on Mr. Regular.

[@georgewilkinson1068]

The legend of The Pacer continues. Btw back in the early 80's, car afficionados had forecasted The Pacer would appreciate in value and become a collector's item.

[@DSfull]

A smell a case of nostalgia syndrome in this review

[@jclar3565]

When that commercial debuted on all five channels of broadcast TV in the seventies my mother nearly melted it was so cute. It was dubbed the world's first wide small car

[@krete3826]

would you put one of these on the dyno or would you use the fitness gram pacer test

[@tangerinedream8987]

Good one

[@justinstearns9723]

Oh god I can hear that crap perfectly in my head..

[@jeffreyrainey1015]

Roman's best delivery in a narrative, and I mean that sincerely.

[@EALeathers]

Kids in the future will never believe we had disposable camera vending machines 😂 what a time.

[@101Volts]

Cigarette Vending Machines would like a word.

[@notgray88]

There were camera vending machines? Man I own an original 80s Polaroid and think I know a lot about old tech haha.

[@rogermason1674]

I experienced the original AMC Pacer years and laughed at it and all of the 70's AMC cars back in the day, but I have to say now that I like this particular Pacer. This one looks nicer than any other Pacers I've seen, and the Pacer styling does not seem so oddball in the era of other oddball small cars like the Veloster and the Scion xB / Toyota Matrix.

[@DrClaw77]

Best lead in to an advertisement I've ever seen. Good stuff, RCR

[@billba]

From Australia. I love 70s design. This Pacer and the GMC motor home are my favourite of mid 70s car design.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

5:15 Wow! That the most drama this show has ever had.

[@nater86zx]

Did you see the Kei van episode? He backed into one and put a nice big dent in it.

[@ChevyBM]

It is still better than every little new shitbox on sale today. This is comfortable to be in and RWD. That Pacer is in a insanely good condition!

[@shawndehart4194]

I love how he was talking about Garth driving a dodge neon and one just so happened to be driving right next to them as we mentioned it.

[@calvinr5248]

What a fantastic example of the Pacer... I want it!

[@wanderinggentile]

The last time I was this early...I got my (now) adult kid.

[@ralphramsey82]

That neon you described, yeah I owned the Plymouth version of that