I Found a Cheap Flooded BMW i3 EV at Copart!

[@luislll5842]

I’m the owner of that 1990 ford probe 🙋🏽 my dad found it and got it for me as my first car still in hight school and unfortunately I got rear ended by a charger at a red light

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

I love that car and I’m so sorry it ended the way it did. Always those dang MOPARs isn’t it?

[@josephracicot4443]

I had 93 Ford Probe manual 4 banger... great car. I love it. so hard to find them without like 250k miles, lol was also my first car.

[@luislll5842]

@@AutoAuctionRebuilds yeah it was 2020 i believe or close to it, he didn’t break so the car took all the weight a force and my car burly moved. Definitely messed up the frame bad and I dotn have the money to fix it so I had to just give it up.

[@luislll5842]

@@josephracicot4443 yeah I love the probe so much too, I was able to hit 125pmh on mine but it did need a lot of work. Had to replace the water pump, power steering pump and a/c pump literally brand new in the car right now

[@topher8634]

I had a 1989 V6 automatic for a short time. It had a digital dash. It was given to me to get it out of a ladies back yard. It had sat for a long time. Transmission was slipping 2nd to 3rd. I let it go to a title pawn place when I found out that the title had been pawned. They wanted almost 2 grand and I wasn't going to pay that and fix the transmission.

[@jorgebetancourt9303]

I died at Randy's comment:" How do you not know you're driving the ass of an elephant down the f**king highway!" 💀💀💀💀🤣

[@hennessyviper]

I was waiting for this I died as well😂😂😂😂😂

[@eoinoconnell185]

Yep. He never curses, but sometimes it just calls for it 🤣

[@darrenfox5883]

Oh, that was F’ing brilliant!!!

[@kadinzaofelune]

I have seen those people at the truck stops both on the diesel side and the gas side. I don't know how people do it. I repo'd a truck for a carrier that was dumped and I put on a Tyvek suit to drive it back.

[@michaeldilorenzo8464]

Congrats Nick on the straight A's!

[@brettsairgent577]

Nick is a good kid looking forward to seeing his expression when he gets his first car

[@howardluecke5494]

PT Cruiser! The HHR is like driving in a cave. Randy, you should get the ‘90 Regal. It will sell for nothing and will make great content. Everyone wants their first car back, at least untill they get it!

[@saiproductions8321]

Hey man, know you’re not the biggest fan of Honda, but that Fit that’s behind the i3 would be a great car for Nick providing it’s not crashed. Fun to drive, great fuel economy and quite safe. I’ve had one since I was 16 and haven’t had any issues with it what so ever and I get 43 mpg on the highway.

[@jaidenlsx]

and they come in manual. fits are awesome

[@djpedrozambone]

Mine has 670k km and still in the first engine and original transmission (manual)

[@ToastedBagel_420]

HHR all the way, my friend had one that went to 300K. Drove horrible was falling apart and she had tape over the CEL but the damn thing is still running today! Original engine and transmission 100% agree with the cleanliness. it’s a choice. People just take different paths. Dollar tree sells cleaning stuff for $1 I’d love to see that Black Civic, only seen the back but looked pretty clean

[@peterchamala1525]

Probe brings so many great memories. I had a 1999 4 cylinder automatic and a month later trade it in for Dark Red 1993 V6 stick shift fully loaded Probe GT. Till this day Probe GT is still by far one of my favorite cars I had.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Even years ago Randy - you kept a pretty tidy "ship" - you're absolutely right too - you always can find a way to keep things clean - it's a reflection on how you perceive yourself and the things in your life - you don't need to be a millionaire to have pride in your stuff....

[@Ulford]

Unless you are mentally ill. Believe me, I know.

[@joska41]

Congrats to Nick on straight A's.

[@GermanCarGuyMN]

I’m a diehard Benz guy but damn I’d love to have a BMW i3, they’re so quirky

[@vdub4201]

that lexus is a tank.. the lo n hi on the dash is for the height control, has air ride, probably been swapped over to coil springs.. ive seen those with over 500k miles.. have a 08 myself with 108k

Buy that I3 for sure :) I want to see it fixed on your channel

[@danm2144]

Congrats to Nick .... one suggestion, get and teach him manual. A couple reasons: he can then drive anything; it will make him a better driver; its likely his friends won't know how so he'd never be pressured to lend his car to his friends; better on gas; cheaper to maintain and one less thing to go wrong.

[@WilliamHaas18]

I’ll pick the Chevy HHR. My big sister had a 2006 Chevy HHR LT and they ride great and it saves on gas to. Congratulations nick on straight A

[@jaimeguerrero4614]

Dude, when i was 15 i bought '71 mustangMach I(this was 40years ago) as my 1st car. That was that gateway to me falling in love with the car scene and becoming a car guy! Let the boy have the Fox body!

[@dustanloot]

I drove the Fully Electric BMW i3. Great car. Only traded in for a Ford lightning because of range. I also had the HHR and used with Uber and Lyft.

[@HangmanSwingset]

I was stuck living in my car (1989 Mustang LX hatchback) and I still kept my car as clean as I reasonably could. There was only so much being me and my dog but I showered every other day at least, and kept garbage in cans and not in the road or on the side of the road. It has everything to do with effort. It's been well over a year now and I keep my room as tidy as I can I don't get other people.

[@iskydivetoooo]

Reasonable decision for Nick. He's got to prove he can be respponsible driving a car. Like my father once said to me when I was 16 and looking to get my drivers licence. '''Look son, a car has two big eyes, but they can't see''.

[@dwanerusselburg7435]

Nice walk around randy that Ford probe brought back some memories of when they first came out with the probe I wanted one of them back then

[@danm2144]

I had a Probe ... best highway cruiser I've ever had.

[@FrenkIgotOne]

@@danm2144 its the cheap version of the Toyota Supra 2 😂😂😂

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

Awesome Nick! Straight A’s and more positive news to come.

[@Mc.Classic.Cars2]

Hi Randy, I have been watching your videos for a couple of years, your videos have inspired me to become a mechanic. I love working on vehicles. Your videos are great, and make me laugh. Thank you for making videos all the time.

[@ronhinton1607]

Pt cruiser because they are easy to work on easy to find parts for, and you can tune the daylights out of them, and they are good on gas

[@jmonte5899]

I got my daughter a '92 Ford Probe for her 1st car. It was a 4 cylinder Mazda engine with automatic transmission. I had to drive it a few times and I really liked it. It was driving until she got married and ended up getting something more baby seat friendly.

[@lirr408]

The white Malibu next to the BMW i 3 might be a better choice for Nick.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

The Malibu is a great car and very safe.

[@bobhan1]

Not all kids are the same. My first car was a 1974 Mustang Mach 1 with a 351 Cleveland engine, 4 speeds on the floor, Holly 4 barrel carb, Hooker heads... etc. I respected my car and I cherished it and drove it very safely. Nick is a very responsible kid with a good personality who deserves better than a PT Cruiser or Chev HHR. (both are known for transmission & head gasket failures). I would rather give him a Honda Civic, Acura Coupe, Hyundai Veloster, etc. If Nick were my son, I would give him the Fox body Mustang for getting Straight A's~ Good job Nick, and keep it up! Maybe you will get the Fox body Mustang for college.

[@JrZCarZ]

I owned an HHR and would buy another one in a heartbeat. It got 30-32 mpg religiously, it was really comfortable and looked good too

[@Canthus13]

"You should probably have experience blahblahblah" I learned in a Datsun 210, 5-speed. I taught my sister in an 86 plymouth turismo, another 5-speed. My best friend learned in a Farmont with a 4-speed (ALSO a fox body, and a 302, iirc). Learning a stick gets people more in tune with the health of the car. No traction control teaches you how to control a vehicle without relying on the neat little helpers that can stop working.

[@leonardhirtle3645]

It’s like the fabreeze commercial “You’ve gone nose blind “.

[@Beyer1983]

my only thought on two cars stinking that bad is what if they both were flood cars, flood waters have all sorts of nastiness in them and when that gets stuck in the carpets / low points in the car and then bake all closed up in these lots can make for horrid smells when you are checking them out

[@jeffreyrush6308]

My daughter has that Mercedes e350 coupe and it’s great. Drives incredible and made in Germany. You could undo the crap and it would be a great car for him. No turbo too.

[@moowin]

i was homeless two months ago living in my lil golf city and i've always been one to put hygiene above everything and thanks to that i was offered a place to stay for a bit because the lady loved how i smelled lol no joke now i am doing better i have a nice brand new apartment and got a new card few days ago life is finally feeling decent i'm still stuck on oxygen fulltime and in dire need for a double lung transplant but feels good to have a home, one thing i've learned after being homeless is your appearance and clensiness makes a very big difference on how people interact with you if people see that you respect yourself even in low times they are more likely to offer a hand

[@electraglider4631]

Had an i3 for a few years and loved it. Nice little racer! Mine was a 2018 rex.

[@darrenfox5883]

It took me a second about the Mazda 6… I just picked myself up from the floor laughing! Dude, you need to go on stage!!!

[@miguelvega7769]

My first car was a V8😂😂back in the 70s and 80s we kids had it made most times anyway. But in today’s times safety is a must out here. Keep up the good grades Nick

[@chrisbliss1499]

I bet he will love any car you get him. In 1983 my 1st car was a 4 door 1966 chevy impala. It was the oldest, ugliest car on the high school parking lot. I would drive my sister to school, and she would make drop her off behind the school so no one would see her getting out of it. I rocked that car for 3 years and loved it

[@ItzNickyJ]

My 17 yr old brother has a 78' malibu classic with a tunnel ram and all setup with dual carbs making over 400hp for his first car but now he is tearing it down to put into a lil 87 hardbody truck lol.

[@jamespn]

I’m sure you can find a lot of fox bodies at the auction with a little curb damage.

[@TakeoMack]

What a great speech Randy…you were correct on so many levels! BTW…the last A6 I drive had a 4 cylinder but it had 263HP!! 😮

[@BriGoetz]

Definitely a pt cruiser for nick get him the pt gt you won’t regret it

[@pinball541]

Randy, I would pick the HHR. I am a GM fan & have owned many Pontiac cars over the years. You were thinking of plastic body cladding that Pontiac was known for in the 80's & 90's. I daily a Yellow 2007 Pontiac G5, & also own a White 2009 Pontiac G8. I really miss those older cars. When was the last time you saw a Oldsmobile Alero? Hello From Phoenix Arizona 🌡 🔥

[@keyrob4255]

i would want the pt cruiser. even though its visual a worst looker, that 2.4L srt turbo engine platform for the turbo models makes up for the looks. with an exhaust and a tune they are really fun cars.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Cheap, flooded and electric in one sentence.

[@postersm7141]

A lot of those bronco sport were being totaled, because dealers cannot get parts for them.

[@LoudPipesSavesLives]

They say, anything you smell the particles have to hit your taste buds in order to decipher what it is, Randy... 😆 🤣 😂

[@docgiggles130]

I have driven 5 different HHR and put over 1.2 million miles on them. The HHR is far easier to work on. The PT has to have the motor removed to replace the water pump, and that water pump goes bad way too fast. Because of the number of cars that use the same engine and transmission in the HHR, parts are easy to find.

[@nurseelliott4256]

With Randy looking at cars everyday all day. He can find a safe but decent looking car for Nick. I would drive a HHR over a pt cruiser.

[@SeriousAutosAustralia]

Bad mood Randy,,, 🤣Funniest video u ever uploaded.. I swear you had a few brewski's for this one 😛

[@thomashickman4082]

Great Job Nick! Hopefully Randy will find you something super cool. My first car was a 1990 Mercury Sable wagon LOL

[@LOUISIANAMAN1984]

I would take the HHR for sure

[@chrisparsley9647]

😂😂😂 do you not remember your last experience with that BMW i three you loved it every last little bit of it😂😂

[@jmonte5899]

I saw one of those BMW i3' that had a small fuel cell put in the fronk and they ran a fuel to the fuel filler tube for the gas tank. The original gas tank acted like a siphon to the fuel cell. The car had a much better range after that. The new fuel cell was something small, like 9-13 gallons.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Some cars should head to the scrap yard - that i3 is one of them... People who love BMW i3 love BMW i3.....

[@geraldanderson3205]

I grew up with nothing as well rob petter to pay paul and it makes you appreciate what you have i detail vehicles for a living and its damn sick what you see and I definitely know what you mean keep it real and carry on my friend rooting you on from dayton Tennessee

[@chop2093]

“This smells like ass”…😆😭

[@superdavessubiandmore823]

I agree with you 100%, you spend money on a car and you don't take care of it. Especially when you have a loan on it and you treat it like a garbage can.

[@MrJay0922]

Gotta say I’d rather have an HHR than a Part Time Cruiser aka pt cruiser but I’d probably prefer a bike over both lol 13:01

[@peterkwok9608]

The Lexus LX SUV has potential. Congrats to Nick 😎😎👍👍

[@nikomanty8269]

Would love to have a pt cruiser actually. But that hhr hell nahh

[@inmeim]

You are absolutely right. It's not about being rich or poor. This shows who you really are as a person. "Cleanliness/ toxic fumes" I always make sure to take sometime out and write "clean me" on dirty vehicles. I feel bad for the poor thing 😔

[@jessewynne8193]

A 2011-2014 Honda fit is a second GEN that doesn’t have the horrid CVT trans! The 1st gen and 3rd gen has the CVT in USA market! But 2nd gen is a reg 5 gears transmission auto or manual! U get 40mpg and it’s a 12 gal tank! So cheap to fill and gets 400-450 miles per tank! And very handy u can fold back seats down and load so many things like mini van! And the butt part of rear seat folds upwards so u can hold things parallel And the 1.5l non turbo doesn’t have the oil consumption that the other engines have and turbos have! I loved mine and u can get them cheap! Less than 5k miles with 100k miles or less!

[@KingS019]

I thought you would have gave nick the volvo

[@hitchcock1960]

You didn’t piss me off, I agree with you!

[@tobiaswehner6836]

hey randy, i always called them the cheesegrader doors, they remind me of a cheesegrader. but i also love them. cars had soul and style back then. also love the probe, the pop up headlights are amazing. im looking for one here in germany to buy, bud sadly they were always rare here even in the 90s. germans didnt like the styling or whatever. my hopes are still up to find one that is not completly rusted through. awesome video as always randy thank you.

[@jmonte5899]

I had a Subaru GL wagon once that I had to drive through a dump truck full of paper plant waste spilled out. It didn't smell at all and I didn't think to wash it right away. It started making the inside of the car smell horrific when the temp out got to the mid 90's or higher. No washing the under side of the car would cure it, only the temp outside cooling off did anything. It was in Central WI though, so the temp hasn't that bad very often. The transmission was already going bad and someone bought it for parts.

[@daviddavis4444]

PT Cruiser over the HHR

[@dragon-lf9ow]

I think those electric bmw's are neat cars

[@Oyvind88]

Great walk around video😀

[@zahari_s_stoyanov]

One of my classmates got an HHR in 12th grade. Looked cool at the time, but he complained that the A-pillars were super thick, so they created quite the blind spot

[@OKHall]

HHR all the way. Love em.

[@floribertosousa2251]

Hi Randy. Great 👍 video with great variety of "possibilities". Like that little BMW hybrid and that 1990 Ford Probe. Take care and keep up the great work.

[@GrimReaper4383]

My first car was a '70 Chevelle SS. I'd choose the HHR over the PT Cruiser all day.

[@CarEnthusiast2021]

The Kia version of a Hyundai Accent is a Kia Rio, great to watch you exploring more cars Randy!

[@tinathornton2960]

I had a purple PT Cruiser as my first car. I gotta go with that as my choice over the HHR. Mine lasted 3 years with only one major repair

[@rayphillips332]

The Ford probe was the same as a Mazda MX6

[@thevacdude]

Randy, when I was Nicks age, I would have taken anything. However, I'm 30 now, and kind of want what I want within reason. No, no one is getting me a 911 or a Gallardo, of course, but I do want exactly what I want now that I'm older. I always got A's and B's in school, I did pretty well for just barely being diagnosed with Aspergers in high school, again, when I was Nicks age. I'd pick the HHR over the PT Cruiser. The HHR I thought was a better built vehicle than the PT Cruiser was. I thought the PT Cruisers were junk in contrast to the HHR. More issues with the PT Cruisers than the HHRs mechanical wise. I don't know if I'm biased towards the HHR or what, But I like them more than the PT Cruiser for sure. We have a 2016 Elantra, a base SE, and we love it. Also check out a 2000-2007 Ford Focus, great cheap cars, and you don't have to worry is something happens to it.

[@mipd1980_edc]

HHR for the Win!!!! I always wanted one but never got to buy one… I did have a 2002 Cavalier and a 2005 Cobalt!!

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

pick the HHR over a PT Cruiser - doesn't the front passenger seat fold down? you could get a small air mattress in there and have a fun time on a summer night ;-) Just trying to help you out Nick - you'll get a car with little or no back seat now....

[@daun7710]

My first car in High School was a Honda Civic. I bought it myself so nobody could control me. HA!

[@TakeoMack]

You and I BOTH agree that Chrysler 300 looked like they were trying to be ballers…WAY TOO HARD! 😂

[@haskellburks]

Hello Randy. The BMW electric is a good looking car even though it's got damage to the hatch. The Chevrolet HHR is a good looking car. It would be perfect for Nick.

[@The_Laser_Channel]

If you are already interested in that BMW i3 and considering buying it, maybe Nick would like it. Maybe it could be something you two work on together and then he could drive it if he ended up liking it. Sure, it is kind of a funky looking car, but it is a BMW. If not, I think a Honda Civic or Accord or a Toyota Corolla or Camry would be a good car for him. They are reliable and affordable. I wouldn't go with a Hyundai or Kia for a first car for him though. I know they have gotten better over the years, but when I was in school, those were the cars we made fun of....not to mention the ones that use keys are so easy to steal. The people stealing them are kids his age and younger

[@SpeedDemon1220]

I would go for the HHR, but it should be the HHR SS 😊🎉 Go Nick ! Keep those grades Up !

[@zahari_s_stoyanov]

Bravo to your boy!

[@danielouten4323]

My 04 pt cruiser gt turbo was fully loaded I loved the car but the electrical issues were the killer of that car. The reason I got it was one it was free and two my friend had an hhr and I loved hers she had a ss in red

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

HHR for the win.

[@nickdagreek203]

HHR all day!

[@bk_goatkim679]

You use to have one of those so you’d know them well. Foood cars are so interesting especially electric cars, the batteries could be fried. Keep up the heat work randy, love when you walk through! Hope Nick gets a nice car!

[@versansky75]

That HHR and your reaction reminds me of that Impala that literally made you sick from whatever was in the trunk. I don’t know if you remember that or not

[@adrianowen6524]

Good day hope all good my friend hope you find nick a nice car man good luck with finding nick that car man!.. 🗽✨👍👍👍✨

[@desmondokyere3407]

Really addicted in your videos Randy just can’t afford some

[@chuckdameron5626]

Go right ahead and buy it water and battery goes together real well

[@philipbickham7551]

I was aiming much higher than a Fox body I wanted a first Generation Viper 😂 death wish 🎉

[@philipbickham7551]

That BMW is too complex

[@122mathijs]

I love the video again Randy

[@xDarkAngelxc]

9:02 I just can't with you man 🤣🤣

[@jamesclark9791]

I know how you feel about the weed smell when I was younger I use to smoke and drink every day now I hate the feeling I get when I drink and can’t stand the smell of weed I don’t think it’s an age thing I’m in my 40s and work with people older than me that smoke weed every day it’s legal where I live

[@jessewynne8193]

One of the rules to getting my license was to keep on top of the oil changes and to show I can change oil myself and check all fluids and show I can change a tire! Then I was able to get my license but NO car! I had to get a part time job and hold that job for 1 year and pay my part of the car insurance! After that then the car was traded in or sold for a better car and it was all in my name including getting my own insurance policy It was a 1990 Buick century auto Which I sold and got a show room condition 1985 Honda accord sedan loaded 5 speed cable clutch manual In navy blue Completely rust free and that car lasted 480k miles then timing belt broke and lost all power And I didn’t know what was wrong with it! First snow storm the city impounded it for being on the street!

[@richardkennedy1076]

Here’s a bad thought … the I3 had a battery if it’s under the car like most are, and it went underwater… that’s gotta be bad for the batteries.. I imagine that replacing the batteries would be an arm and a leg. Big gamble

[@johnfritz2944]

HHR Randy, hands down! Most of those flood cars stink from bad mold issues dude. NOT good to breathe in. A haxmat mask would be your friend before opening the flood cars.

[@ncs1996sni]

Those hhrs have a problem with the butyl patch rotting and it lets water in thru the blower motor it’s kinda hard to tell unless you feel the passenger side carpet I know because I own one put almost 30k on it in the past 2 years and haven’t done anything but rebuild the front end suspension rack and all when I bought it and nothing since but a starter and normal maintenance