£500 Nürburgring Track Car!

[@mgcharoudin]

That limp mode almost gave me a PTSD. But the M&Ms prevented it. On to many more responsible shitbox laps❤️🔥

[@TheHarrie93]

What's quicker. This lemon or a VW up? Cause those can overtake Ferrari's so I'm told.

[@g__o__l__d__6673]

100£ shitbox next lol

[@Alan-9819]

Qualmedie would be up for a lap in Bernard as well, Alter Schwede!

[@tadassmolskas3014]

@@TheHarrie93 got to be the slk stock, more power and lower centre of gravity but it depends. Mishas up was like 150hp/tonne and had a bunch of handling mods so definetly faster than this lemon but thats not really a fair comparison. Stock vw up mpi is super gutless and understeery so even this lemon would probably beat it, for example I have been overtaken by new volvo trucks (without trailers) even when i was shifting at 3k rpm.

[@tocsa120ls]

"Go home and scrap it?" Why not yeet it until the gearbox breaks, pay Lenz and have it crushed... killing the car on the Nürburgring is kind of like the viking funeral for people :)

[@joealex65]

Misha for sure has a few screws lose in a good way, that was WAY too fun to watch! 😂

[@mgcharoudin]

🥰🥰🥰

[@ghomerhust]

when you know the track, you can take a real shitbox and make it a TON of fun! i had an 85 vw cabriolet with a mk2 gti motor, kw suspension, sticky falken tires, i could run under 8 and a half minutes (over 20 years ago)(rarely had to hit the brakes, it just TURNED) and loved every second! with over 100 laps in that car, and over 10,000 laps in sim, i really wish i could go back with my knowledge and give it another go to see how i do

[@crazycjk]

I seriously appreciate Misha's sense of humour. Also I recently watched his lap with Robert Kubica.. And this is the complete opposite, eating M&Ms and chilling

[@RENO_K]

HAHAH "we're gonna brake in about 5 minutes"

[@jkilian86]

Matthias Malmedie is probably as well known as Jeremy Clarkson in Germany so that's kinda amazing to see him help Alex with his roof

[@suicidefish]

I did not expect to see him in a video from Alex 😆

[@KA_Sammler]

Yes, Qualmedie!

[@bid84]

Is he as big as Hasselhoff?

[@KA_Sammler]

@@bid84 At least.

[@russrh]

He never ages! Looks the same as when I first saw him on auto motor und sport

[@nathanaelwarden]

I love how chilled Misha was, just eating m&ms and telling Alex off for driving too slowly! Awesome video as always. Keep up the good work

[@zaixai9441]

Yeah. And then when Alex is "I'm going to block the Fiesta" Misha is like "no ww aren't Road rules apply" and Alex say "oh ok" like he got told off by his teacher at school. Great duo.

[@ghomerhust]

had that transmission been in working order, it really would have been good to see what that little shitbox could put down when you hit the boost. they were very light, and made good power. i remember seeing those hitting well over 140mph on the autobahn when i was stationed in Kaiserslautern in that era. that was when the first gen audi TT came out, lots of fun autobahn rockets

[@ashley_neal]

Loved that video guys. Please get a Nürburgring sticker for the back of Bernard before he's scrapped.A fitting send off 👍

[@jackreid6412]

The best driver ^ 😆

[@OldSkoolLover1996]

Good to see you here Ash! :D

[@bradleyharrisYT]

I want to see you do a Nurburgring lap, Ashley!!

[@Gobbbbb]

@@bradleyharrisYT Sure would be interesting to see a road instructors approach to "track" driving, learning on his own while being observed.

[@rossmaclean2]

Draw it on with a sharpie. Adds to the budget aesthetic.

[@tiber4159]

Loving the content Alex. You and Misha have real chemistry, would love to see more videos with you both.

[@pieterv6984]

definitely

[@Ashar781]

Agreed

[@stevenellis3770]

Misha has to be one of the best KZbin guests I’ve seen on a motoring channel. Hunting down that M2 was ace. Funny guy, a great driver and a ‘smooth operator’.

[@thematofall]

Misha is an unbelivable driver, what a legend!

[@martinkarlsson5827]

Pretty insane to overtake M cars, Porsches and Teslas with a £500 car

[@gpaje]

Well, they aren't racing, some are just cruising around, but still an achievement to drive from the UK to Germany and do a couple of laps without a major breakdown in that car.

[@nirfz]

it's less the £500, than that they did all this without using full throttle that impressed me! (full throttle= limp mode in their case)

[@HazewinDog]

the driver is the most important when it comes to amateur racing, ESPECIALLY on a track like the Nurburgring.

[@ghomerhust]

@@HazewinDog know the flow, know the line. smooth equals fast laps.

[@ghomerhust]

@@nirfz in the USA, 700 dollars (about 500 pounds) wont even get you a running car. my friend got a special deal, a 2011 sentra with bad coils and plugs, and no bushings, automatic, leaking cat converter and muffler and no stereo, for 1000 dollars.... because a friend of mine runs a dealership that repairs funky volkswagens, and had this sentra just dropped into his lap, and wanted to get rid of it. he spent zero, so a thousand dollars was pure profit and he didnt have to do a damn thing.

[@statesidesupercars]

5:19 hey that's me on the left

[@oliverrice8869]

Misha is the man.. sat there casually eating m&ms whilst giving alex pretty clear and concise instructions on how to drive.. excellent work.

[@jacobruiz8269]

It's truly impressive to see what a vehicle is capable of with the right driver expertise. It's insane how much he's pushing through the corners looool

[@allthehandlesweretaken]

Never seen this side of misha before. Hes like a angry dad teaching his son to drive for the first time but in a Rental car.

[@charlieward7606]

ahah yeah he is usually so polite and such but i think they are good buddies and i found it hilarious xD

[@welshtony1]

You guys need to go see Misha more often. This was a fun video to watch. Maybe do something like "The cheapest Porsche in the UK meets the Nürburgring". Just a idea ;)

[@kurluk04]

I love how misha is CONSTANTLY looking in all the mirrors at all times - he clearly has done so many laps in such high performance cars this must feel slow as you like 😂 he’s also a fantastic driver and a great video 👍

[@javidgt8]

Seeing Misha deal with Alex’s nonsense is too funny. Not to mention how fkn awesome it is to see 2 of my favorite KZbinrs collab!

[@NavGTI]

Misha is an absolute treasure. Humorous but at the same time very skilled at knowing the 'Ring and, maybe more importantly, he is always in control and calm which makes him a trustworthy mentor. Kudos!

[@joypops1]

I am so happy to see you doing the kind of content you wanted to do and are having fun doing so. Not to mention, doing all the right things in the right place at the right time. Misha you absolute chad.

[@astrobinge]

Misha's faith in your skills while also teaching you new skills is crazy. All while eating m&m's is amazing.

[@shiftsync9988]

Misha eating snacks, advising Alex how to take the track reminds me of Han from Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift, teaching Sean how to drift 😂

[@ahdamntv4958]

I appreciate how aware @Misha Charoudin is for the lap, regardless of the speed or M&M's.

[@GabmanDK]

"Anything can be a race car if you believe in it". Those are words to live by ❤️

[@firedude1Productions]

Even a chevy equinox?

[@genshinpostingch]

10:53 Nailed the "You Can't Park There M8"

[@SimonPhillipsPhoto]

Another great video! I enjoyed this Alex. The 24H race will be a good one to tick off the list when you do it.

[@mattwatkins6282]

Misha’s such a dude, effortlessly slaying everyone else in the sh1tbox SLK. 😅

[@deanmiller4155]

Been brought here after seeing you at the NEC this weekend. I bought my own SLK Martha for £500 this year, so loved this episode. Will defo be checking out more 👍

[@AaronRandolphChen]

Pancake was a bonus highlight for the video!! Good dog, Pancake!

[@plasmablue_sti6945]

Way to good - I´m in tears - that look of Misha nomming the M&Ms and giving adivce is gold 🤣

[@thetommieboy19]

Already been subscribed to both your channels for some time, but this collab is just brilliant! Keep up the good work guys! 😁

[@stilianvelichkov7410]

Keep up the amazing content, Alex! Cheers, mate! ❤

[@shalquoir9722]

This is the collab nobody knew we needed! Awesome content this 🔥🔥

[@julbrat01]

misha is litterally me when i was helping my mates getting their license. keep up the good work fellas

[@zaixai9441]

I like how Misha is both unhinged and serious at the same time.

[@MrAlengold]

Misha taking this very seriously! Loving it 😂❤️Legends both of you 😃

[@Perthshire]

Biggest legends ever. Total heroes. Leaders of men. Utter, utter legends

[@tuckata]

1:48 Fun fact: All MnM colors have the same taste

[@robertpavely3024]

Love watching misha talk people round the ring its always entertaining so chilled

[@CarObsession]

What I love most about this video is how slow the instructions are from Misha - normally they're so fast that you can just about keep up - whereas because Bernard is so slow, he would probably have time to write them down and give them to Alex visually 😂

[@michaelkenny4124]

Every single piece of content you guys put out is gold.

[@ThaMythbuster]

That was fantastic! If we stay at Apex, could we also hire Misha for riding passenger(or driving our car) and chatting/giving advise during a lap? Because he seems like a genuinely fun to have in the car while still learning a lot!

[@mgcharoudin]

You can!

[@althejazzman]

Seeing how calm and confident Misha was when giving Alex directions shows just how many times he's been around the the Nurburgring Nordschleife.

[@applejuice5272]

4:11 *"Limp mode"* "That's unpleasant." *"I know. It's something I wake up with every day."* 🤣

[@DorDor400]

This was a good laugh! Funny to see this side of Misha and the dynamic between you two, so good haha. I approve and encourage this series

[@breezeracing8015]

Loving the chocolate milk still in the cup holder 😂

[@Harper210]

Misha is the most straightforward person lmao, like he just yoinks the wheel and is like "on the curb GO ON THE CURB"

[@ethanjack4298]

Great video. I had the same car, and for the roof you can open a valve on the pump in the boot which lets you manually put the roof up and down. It has an allen key under the cover which fits.

[@gbspikyfish]

That was a lot of fun to watch, and I'm very impressed you managed to do the whole lot for a grand.

[@gleng6812]

Great video really really enjoyed it, so good to see the racing skills of Misha driving a £500 💩Box overtaking cars that cost more than 10 times! 🔥

[@Twinguin]

Brilliant. Just brilliant. Hope the two if you make a follow up soon. Maybe even with Mr Qualmedie as a cameo.

[@420Schmat]

I loved Misha's enthusiasm instructing Alex on the first lap. 10/10

[@erceanadrian6905]

My guy could driver the ring blindfolded. This video is a gem simply a gem

[@gordonfortune3859]

He literally did kzbin.info/www/bejne/nouchJJqepd8Zrs

[@simonthomas5367]

Misha is such a legend!! Awesome laps guys! Brilliant clip.

[@0riginalkiyoshi]

We gonna need more misha content, this guy’s funny as hell with a super subtle personality. Also his driving skills are 💯

[@laerlorn971]

He has channel with hundreds of videos - Misha Charoudin. Tbh, he was very relaxed on this one, but you can watch pretty much life of the Apex company and sort of humble pro driver and Ring celebrity. Even met him live back in May 2019, good times

[@crewsor1592]

Never would have thought that i hear alex speak german AND seeing him with Mathias in one video

[@slavplaysgames]

LEGENDARY VIDEO OMG ! SO AWESOME SO GOOD BOIS ! I WANT TO SEE YOU GUYS RACE TO NURBURGRING AND WHO IS GONNA MAKE THE FASTEST LAP FIRST FOR 5000 POUND CAR

[@theschmonkiboy]

i really fell off my couch laughing when seeing Matthias Malmedie coming up... really funny! Greets from Germany!

[@MoritzHenzi]

The gym clip gave me an idea, everyone does bench, squad and deadlift and the amount of weight on pounds they pull, that's the amount of money they can spend on a car and then you do challenges and stuff like that

[@wdowa94]

10:55 That's why EVERYONE should have at least 1h of safety education and 1 piloted lap

[@captainevenslower4400]

Why does this video have to come 2 weeks after I did a lap in my 20y old shitbox vw van. I could have used some racing lines. But honestly one of the best videos I ever watched.

[@thejoneseys]

That second lap was epic 👌🏻

[@davidtraynor8075]

Haha, loved it! Love Misha, great video Alex, keep it up!

[@Beneluxsupercars]

3:23 break,stear right. break,stear right. break,stear right. BREAKKKKKKKKKKK 🤣

[@matthewhill5893]

Great car for the track 👍, Misha really pushed it around there

[@danielalanine7379]

10:15 “maniac” at the peugeot…nice lil TG reference

[@RobBeveridgeCars]

Yesss soo good seeing Misha on the channel, superb video!

[@Dy1an.k]

the way he's so casual directing alex round the lap is hilarious

[@UpsideDownFork]

Just needs a manual conversion, suspension and tyres and it will set some quick times. Can also fit a smaller pulley on the supercharger for some cheap extra ponies.

[@KenanRaptor]

if I remember correctly, that car has a slot where you put in a key what can be found by your spare wheel. you need to find the slot somewhere stick the key inside it and turn for the roof to open/close manually. my friend got one of those mercs and used that when his batterie died and the roof was still open.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

This is the best MISHA video this week! Great work

[@TurboInstynkt]

Misha and Alex, I didn't expect that! 10/10 top quality content lads

[@Jahmed5635]

This is what the old car throttle was all about wow love this channel

[@Vzwii]

@@bigduphusaj162 so don’t watch

[@Poolie77]

@@bigduphusaj162 Yawnnnnnnnn

[@Poolie77]

Lovely king size bed thanks!!Just bored by your pathetic groundless trolling!!!

[@villagernumber9233]

Had my eye on the SLK for a while now, really considering it as my next car!!

[@racr2687]

I've owned 3 of them still currently own one things to look out for would be no rust, sagging roof line, make sure the roof folds and works well. Thankfully I've never encountered any of these issues as I have purchased low milage examples. They are really under rated and alot of fun I personally think the styling of this generation is much nicer than the ones that came after it. If you find a well cared for example you will love it :)

[@villagernumber9233]

Ahh thanks for the advice I’ll definitely remember these things when going to see one. Yeah this generation looks good, also like the R171 variants. The front nose cone makes it look like a tiny SLR. I saw a nice looking 2010 SLK 300 so a V6!! It had only done around 50k miles and was going for I think £11,000. Was really tempted to test drive it but currently out of work so it doesn’t really make sense to get a new car right now. Was thinking of selling my current car and everything. The only thing is not sure if I’d ever have the roof down. But tbh they look good with the roof up.

[@Super-lucky-7777]

These two are great together ❤️ 🤭 Boris is back.

[@sir__vasilis]

I had so much fun watching that! Misha is an awesome guy!

[@owenhall488]

Cantbelive rory has never had chocolate milk🤣🤣

[@AutoalexCars]

init, what a mad mad!

[@sagas070707]

I think that's a lie. Unless you're allergic to it, everyone got chocolate milk after the 10 years old. Exept the people that live in great sentinel island, but he doesn't look that he come from there.

[@sebvv5219]

6:40 Mr. Alex that was perfect German!

[@rodrigo4379]

3:54 civic EJ passes full metal :D crazyyyy

[@COLD-START]

Loving the channel Alex! Nice to see other KZbinrs also doing videos on the slk, in my opinion the cheapest future classic you can get!

[@faisalleeds]

Such a good video and Misha is always great fun. Thought you wouldn't get the roof back up! Hopefully it made it back to England.

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Best thing about this video? The blue Merle collie at the end

[@MBUncle]

The absolute zero f*** that Misha gives is legendary. Keep it up boys

[@mgcharoudin]

Glad you like it!

[@l333boa]

Alex loving the channel, I seriously can't wait to get over to the ring, been wanting to do it forever, planning on going over next year with the camper van and MGF makes it 😳 Misha is quality, be nice to meet him while I'm there 😎

[@Patched_TV]

We all knew it would end up in limp mode, but still must've been great fun! I'd like to run my old banger around the ring at some point once my body can handle driving again. Are you going to give this Merc some more love and do it up a bit? Would be good to see 😉

[@Alteshaus21]

Mega, immer witzig wenn du deutsch sprichst 😂 immer so unerwartet. Und dann noch Matthias getroffen, cool!

[@vegasphil]

Misha makes it look so easy. Great video!

[@EpicViper9048]

Lmao the light turning on at 3:27 because it got scared of Misha screaming BRAKE!! hahahahah

[@whollymindless]

Misha's comments show just how much experience matters.

[@ferglesnerk]

Misha's shoe / sock combo rates above all else.

[@roderickjones7479]

It's a pity that KEEPS can't keep you from being short. Just messin'...Alex we love you!

[@acefoxuk]

Epic! Great video Alex, Misha is awesome!

[@harry_1409]

Been looking forward to this. Keep up the good work!

[@danisantabarbara5931]

Misha is a great guy, thanks to the both of ya.

[@donnymcdiarmid9767]

Great video Alex and also decent lap in Bernard. Didn't like misha grabbing the wheel a few times though, thought it was dangerous.

[@connormatthews522]

Misha is an absolute geeza, gotta do more stuff with him in

[@ninetenduh]

Casual Malmedie, he is the German Chris Harris, when you watch Malmedie you can feel the passion he has for cars.

[@charlesk7623]

My car has the same roof system and gets stuck in the same position. The problem was with the boot latch being stuck and not hitting the trigger for next step. Remove the mechanism with the ring in the boot that the lid latches to. The pin in there is most likely stuck.

[@eze8970]

Thanks for the Tour & fast laps, great stuff! 🙏

[@AlbertSpice]

This proves that a skilled driver can overtake any "MANIAC!" even when they're down on power

[@ManFeelsBad]

Brroooooo every person from germany when matze made a cameo was soo happy

[@combo_612]

Nice to see a mighty 306 getting some laps in 🤙