CAR NINJA! I Bought a HOOPTIE

[@charlesnelson2282]

Excellent work, good mechanic

[@aabidamn]

There's a new pandemic in town. Most likely Tyler was patient zero.

[@ForTehNguyen]

CARVID-19

[@vinceargado9892]

@ForTehNguyen 😂 nice play on words. I like it

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

At least the Ninja can cure his own disease.

[@kenabi]

i doubt we're gonna manage to get hoovie cured. pretty sure his case is terminal.

[@kerrylewis2581]

It's nice to see how well a high mileage vehicle can look and run if properly maintained.

[@trainmanbob]

Years ago I had a Volvo 164 which had been a taxi. When I sold it it was still in immaculate condition and ran like a swiss watch. But what else would you expect from a Volvo with 750,000 on the clock!!!

[@chemist7908]

@@trainmanbob stonks

[@josephpatricio851]

I enjoy watching the Ninja actually working on cars, unlike some other mechanics who tell us what they did or are going to do, but never show us. I don’t want to mention any names but his initials are T W. Also Ninja seems like a great boss. His employees are always happy and smiling. I look forward to his videos.

[@krselj]

Wizard?

[@Knosken39]

@@krselj No, I don't think so. I think Car Wizard's first name is David

[@gjb49]

In 1986 I purchased a 1980 Volvo 242 with 170,500 miles. It was a salesman's car. Ran great, only a couple of problems over the next 3 yrs when I traded for a 1983 Volvo 245 with 113,000 miles that I promptly drove from the Chicago area to central New Mexico.

[@carauctionsexports3973]

Bmw are great cars just make sure their not AWD nor have turbo, eliminates most big issues and wear, I purchased a 528i 2011 3.0 with 154,000 miles and drives perfect no lights as well all it needed was oil change and spark plugs and filters

[@MrWashesp]

You'd be surprised idk about Kansas. But over here on the east coast it isn't uncommon people driving 80+ miles a day for work. Those cars stay in good condition because of the constant highway driving. Highway miles are the easiest miles on a car.

[@drewdavis239]

The rubber grommet in a spark plug socket lets you install them too. Droping plugs in the holes, who knows what your gap might be after that?! Also more likely to knock grime into the chamber.

[@lot6129]

I agreem bit a a Abdul-the-butcher

[@A-FrameWedge]

Iridium spark plug gaps don't need to be precise, I know Johnny knows what he is doing.

[@pavels470]

Yeah I trust the gap out of the box too😄

[@Hemojang]

Yeah kinda grimaced when he just threw those in! Sheesh

[@thelonelyfry]

Not likely to knock the gap off at all, requires more force than that to bend the ground.

[@44rgilliam]

I have a 2011 335 ix. Very satisfying to watch. Just had valve cover gasket, plugs and coolant gasket replaced. Enjoy your videos

[@thecman26]

That car has been loved its entire life, nice purchase 👌 👏 🙌!

[@standyourground9973]

That’s freakishly clean for 250k miles, inside both the cabin and the head. No varnish whatsoever, looks like 3500-5k oil changes strictly. Glad they didn’t adhere to the 10-15k recommended interval. Seriously the inside, seats are in the same condition as my 20k mile W212

[@vmystikilv]

Man, I love this channel. Good conversation and straight to the point. While I do find the "others" quite entertaining, i work on my cars and its amazing to see so much attention to detail and thought on things. Makes me a better amateur mechanic, thanks

[@Psych0technic]

And you can actually see him working contrary to the wizard who is only bragging what a great mechanic he is.

[@boyracer3477]

Yes. I just watched a video of a guy removing and replacing the engine in a Jeep SUV. He did it with the video on high speed to compress the time. A complete waste of time to watch. I only made it to the removal and didn't waste time on the installation. There was nothing to learn. I like the Ninja. He works at a normal pace and talks about what he's doing and why. I can learn something that way. He could even talk more about it as far as I'm concerned.

[@Multipeasoup2]

I’m glad you started doing videos, ever since you and Hoovie linked up, it’s been an instant click on a video featuring you.

[@glennarnold3970]

jonny put your scan tool on it and see how many miles are on the other modules it may have had a cluster put in it cheers from down under

[@stevejones9788]

That's what I thought. The seats and pedal rubbers are too good surely for that car to have so many miles on it

[@egyptology22]

@@MrManBuzz you may have missed the point

[@Wheelsanstuff]

My e90 seat was peeling at 100k

[@spacecadet0]

Highway cruiser. Probably traveling sales or business rep.

[@aladinsarsipeus]

@@egyptology22 😆 no doubt 😆and hes still babbling on about the point that went completely over his head. JC 🙄reminds me of my wife.

[@dnel6494]

Glad to see a new channel spinoff from Tyler. Can’t wait to see the new content

[@vadneysean72]

It was only a matter of time before Tyler started his own mafia. I totally enjoy Ninja and get my automotive fix for euro cars. Thanks Ninja

[@peterhelm6003]

I love these videos. Cars that mainly drive long distances don't wear much. My 2006 Mazda 2 has exceeded 300,000 kilometers (almost 200,000 miles) mostly in long trips and is still in perfect condition. No rust, no leaks, original brakes, original clutch, original belts, original brake fluid, etc. and it runs perfectly. The only fail was the battery (twice) and one electric window winder engine. It is amazing how long a car will last if it is cared for.

[@violinmiata]

Looks like a super nice car! Your daughter is very lucky, my mother bought me a 1988 Ford escort that stank like cheap cigars for a first car. It was the 90’s so I filled the hatch with speakers and the stock brakes couldn’t handle traffic anymore. It wasn’t long for the world at 130,000 miles!! What a piece of crap

[@tamarab8972]

Lol Tyler having bad influence with hoopties 😂 I’m truly impressed how clean it is considering millage

[@jwenting]

that's why European BMWs last forever, they're well maintained :) Which is apparently a rarity in the USA.

[@Dani-it5sy]

@@jwenting I'm not sure about the numbers exactly but a friend of mine has a Mercedes GLA coupe. I am not sure about the engine but it's nothing really special or high performance. He spends about a 1000 dollars for a service every year. That's just the service. Not including repairs or the endless washing, detailing and polishing. That's a lot of money to keep a car in good condition. If I'd spend that money on a Peugeot or Fiat it would look just as clean after 250k miles.

[@Mitsubeasty1]

Fleet car, sales person, or real estate agent.

[@tim3172]

@@Dani-it5sy Your Peugeot or Fiat would still look like a Peugeot or Fiat at 250k miles, though. And $1000/year is not a lot of money unless you have *zero* business owning a BMW. If you can't afford $1000/year you could barely afford to maintain a Corolla without living in fear of a moderate repair.

[@Dani-it5sy]

@@tim3172 True. You'd better have a big budget owning a BMW..

[@Faceplant-hl5yn]

Car Ninja be working that car like a dentist

[@SwimCoach8]

Sales person. I know a young lady that does drug company sales. She gets a nice allowance for a car. She takes the opportunity to upgrade with some of her own money. Impeccably clean cars. High mileage but almost all highway miles. If I was a BMW fan I would buy one of her used cars in a heart beat. I missed out on a Lexus she traded!

[@jimgerock9190]

My wife drives a 2011 335 with the ZF automatic and currently 105k miles. Love it. Will hate to replace it in the future.

[@chris103193]

Bro I'm so happy car ninja is doing videos. Vibes are so chill

[@irontrev1640]

I would take 3 weeks vacation and fly out to work for this guy for free, just to learn more about repairing BMW’s, oh the knowledge that would be gained, I just found my newest channel to watch.

[@saadgt2009]

Hoovie's madness is contagious, by the looks of it! 🖖🙏🇨🇦

[@jwenting]

yeah, the boat wizard is also suffering from it

[@gingerman5123]

I think it's great how middle Kansas is turning into Car YT central.

[@VersedNJ]

Hoovie's Hoopties are usually some special car he wants with little or minor concern on condition. I think his only mistake (to me) is the Apollo Porsche. I don't know a lot about what or what not to buy with Porsche's but had heard from a cigar lounge friend to avoid the 99 996's. But if you always wanted a 911 and can get a mechanically sound one cheap and that's all you can afford OK. I also have no doubt that Hoovie's income even not counting his youtube money he can afford what he does. That and he knows when to sell something off when it's needed.

[@erikgonzalez2278]

I like the no BS music just Johnny doing work and the sound of his voice and tools so calming! No wonder he gets 100+k views regularly.

[@Kaerajack]

You are one calm mechanic, greetings from Estonia !

[@gsmith207]

Cool channel. Well done editing and filming. I still have my daughters ‘05 X3 from high school it’s got 140k on it and we fixed all the stuff that goes wrong. This channel keeps me changing the oil and running it. Love this little buggah! Thanks for the tips too

[@jasoningram9928]

Really like watching a professional tech go at this stuff. A lot to be learned from Ninja!

[@danpowers5532]

I had a bmw 320d 2013 it had 170000 miles , the only problem i ever had was a snapped front spring extremely reliable and was driving like it was new

[@Riley_1955]

Sweet.....It ought to make your daughter happy knowing her first car is a BMW......My first car was a 1964 chevy 6 cylinder I bought off of a senior girl from my class for $150.

[@RyansuBike]

Your Daughter is a lucky Girl, mine will probably get an old Buick if she ever gets around to getting her license....lol

[@jamesmay5394]

That sucks. I am a strong believer in the youth enjoying and having a good start at life.. People please don't put your kids in buckets like buicks and pontiacs. They deserve better. Buy them a new car even. You are only young once And once your old will never be young again Help them make it count!

[@asteffenson88]

Hoovie himself has said that old Buicks are perfect first cars, especially with the 3800 V6. They were owned by old people, many times have low, easy miles and are clean reliable and cheap to fix cars. Don't scoff at a clean older Buick!

[@Alexander_l322]

@@jamesmay5394 never a brand new car for a first car. Just something to get around in that’s safe and cheap is what should be bought. Something that doesn’t matter if it gets bumps and scratches.

[@jamesmay5394]

@@Alexander_l322 insurance. You only live once-in-a-lifetime. What better way to set them for success than a head start. I understand the value of a dollar yeah . But they deserve better.

[@Alexander_l322]

@@jamesmay5394 that extra money wasted on a new car can be invested in their future. No need to put thousands into a depreciating asset when you can use that money to help them buy a house or college or something that will help them much longer term than buying one car.

[@heiko10100]

No gaping the plogs ? A real professional

[@heiko10100]

Event not looking at them !

[@AbbieHoffmansGhost]

Sorry Wizard but Ninja's channel is so much better. You get to see actual work and he doesn't bad mouth other garages and mechanics. You go Johnny.

[@MartinJones123]

Maintenance is key... 473,000km and still going strong!

[@tomasjones3755]

Great vid & good reminder - high mileage is not always bad. If that is the orig engine, I'll guess someone did a LOT of highway miles; by themselves. I jus picked up a ’98 Volvo V70 T5, with nearly 200K miles. The engine is in great shape and passed compression & leak down tests; recent new turbo. Trans shifts well. Zero rust and just hood & front bumper respray needed. I need to do most everything, on the suspension; big upgrades going there. That’s OK. I paid just $1000, for the car. Hooptie? Sunday twisty car? Old guy sleeper Brick? Occasional track car? Ima go with ‘All of The Above’.

[@Demy26]

Your Daughter is going to love it

[@marhot]

I wish Jonny had been my Dad.

[@seasonedtoker]

I think Hoovie is the real influencer. Thanks to him many people have realized that they drive and own a hooptie, too

[@1701enter]

Hi enjoyable to watch a competent mechanical engineer in action, this and other projects are shown completed up to 99%. finished I wonder is it possible to see the cars complete and running? It is after all the reason you make the programs? Thanks for the good work a pleasure to see this kind of content

[@camoo1735]

Car Ninja, i didn't know you had a channel. I have been watching Hoovie for the longest time but I don't think he plugs your channel to the same level as Car Wizard.

[@VersedNJ]

I would have played "Drive me to the Moon" by Sinatra, I wouldn't buy a car after fixed, do milage, but Ninja you being a German car specialist it's different, you can maintain it at mostly minimal costs. I don't count brakes or tires since they're just general up keep. Your daughter will be lucky to drive this. Mine drove a 10 year old Honda Pilot, was going to spend like $4K on a used car for her, but had two Accords and why spend money when I had a perfectly good Pilot on the driveway, just braked and tired it up. She wasn't happy till her friends loved the heated seats. It's also a very safe car. Just recently sold it.

[@Da40kOrks]

Ben: "are you working on your own car?" Jonny: "It's good to be the king."

[@jameslovitt994]

I really enjoy watching Jonny work

[@lukewalker1051]

Long time fan and just subscribed. Love you Ninja. You are a credit to the industry. A man of knowledge and integrity. I am an automotive engineer and best of luck with the channel we all will learn from.

[@paultaylor9652]

Watching from the UK Ninja, keep the great videos coming.

[@robertharker9010]

I love your channel because you show the actual work and mess and describe in great knowlegable detail. Not just car reviews and talking about what your shop did and giving your opinion. ( car wizard has it's place) just saying great content!

[@rawr4444]

so clean... obviously its been on the dyno 24/7 for 10 years averaging ~68 miles per day or nearly 3 mph LOL

[@dopecutza]

Great charisma from Johnny and great camera work!

[@dlunn196]

Love the banter with the boys in the shop

[@MGBranco]

Oh yeah! My kid would love it for sure!

[@deaks25]

That ain't no Hooptie, it's in good working order. Isn't the first requirement for all Hooptie cars for there to be enough issues to fund a mechanic a new yacht...

[@Hanzyscure]

Or two.

[@jeff7.629]

Or Three

[@MartinJones123]

Or Four

[@PlutoTheLad]

Or five

[@MartinJones123]

Or six

[@jochenstacker7448]

A Car Ninja channel? Instant subscribe!

[@LiteralAlDS]

YES absolutely love that you started a channel!

[@Alex-rj6sv]

Ninja is good.. he actually works. other guys just talk and point at stuff. He runs a great shop. 👍

[@KenMrKLC]

I like the style of your vids, Jonny seems like a nice dude. Keep up the great work

[@samharvey6194]

Ngl I like working on my BMW E46, got a 318Ti, some parts are fiddly and annoying but mostly a pleasure to work on, had to do seals on for the Vanos solenoids and a simple straightforward job.

[@SpiritualStuntman]

Instant like and subscribe! Pumped for you man

[@levainterk8918]

100k subs, lets go people, car ninja is the best.

[@burlosurviorhills7321]

Nice Hwy miles and maintenance pays off for you. All cars fare better on the open road it's the short stop and go that takes them out and of course lack of care.. We as mechanics have seen preventive care and also the Run down and broken with less miles from lack of suggested maintenance costs!!!

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

I do remember (a reverse thing sort of) when we drove thru Germany in a old SAAB 900 (can not remember the date of the car but maybe it was 1984 or maybe a couple of years later) We drove it in the early 2000 though. He had bought it from an old lady that took it to the shops 1 couple of miles every other day. He used it for getting to work (which was about 1-2 miles away)... So the car had very very low mileage but was an older car. The car dropped it's exhaust system at the downpipe and sounded like the a true rally car :-) Anyway we got it into a shop (usually only doing warranty service for Volkswagen/Audi but with a bit of pleading they would check if they could repair it (they just needed to weld the exhaust back so we could get home :-) and yes they could do it (they where awesome! and so helpful!). Anyway... we had to do some paperwork (yes the German kind, lots of questions and papers to fill), then the german man asked how many kilometers had the car run, my friend (he always knew from the top of his head) 9000 Km (which is about 5500 Miles) and the german man said again "no" and asked the question again... my friend said the same number... german man tried to explain that he meant the number in kilometers and what the total was and so on... and my friend again said the same number (but now he was thinking maybe the german wanted something else instead or at least we where confused)... And still the german said no and implied that we did not understand what he meant. He then asked for the keys to the car, my friend gave it to him and we all went out to the car which he opened and then stared at the "mileage meter" and said "ah, jaa ok" :-) I guess in Germany with the Autobahn a 1 year old car would have easily double the amount of mileage. Anyway it was a funny story.

[@kirkgrimmer3497]

I have one. Can’t wait to see more vids. Luv the channel ninja

[@maddog4390]

Some love these laid back style of videos

[@lamoded7926]

man of culture

[@finn.hermansen]

How much is a good offer Jonny? Come on - How much? Nice to see how well you are doing together in the workshop - I think you're a good boss Jonny 👍

[@davidhenry4265]

His daughter has good taste in cars

[@ilesoft82]

Hello, Would you be doing some videos for the DIY audience on the E90? I have a similar 2010 model and just did the same service due to broken PCV-valve. Would be nice to see videos about this platform. Most of the videos on KZbin are on either E9X with N54 or F-series with N55, but only a few of E9X with N55.

[@realcarninja]

The cars featured in our videos are solely filmed around whatever customer cars happen to be in the shop at the time. We don't seek out specific makes/models to put in videos...that being said, just keep watching because we never really know what will be coming next.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Ninja buying a Hoovie special?!! Wizard is facepalming right now. 😆😂🤣

[@MP-vd1ck]

Wizard banned auction find BMW's from his shop.

[@norp7374]

Ninja, have you checked the various modules with ISTA/INPA (can't remember which) to see if the mileage is consistent on all modules? Maybe the gauge cluster was replaced at some point with one from a higher mileage car?

[@dcast777]

Maybe it was towed, I know some cars rack up miles if they are towed with two wheels on the ground.

[@Bananektdu]

@@dcast777 towed for 100k miles? lol

[@dcast777]

@@Bananektdu Yes, if it was behind an RV. It's not that uncommon.

[@Bananektdu]

@@dcast777 it's not that uncommon where, the fuck you talking about, not to mention that you don't tow a rear wheel drive vehicle with its rear wheels on the ground, you can now guess where the sensor for mileage is in the E9x series BMW. This is literally the dumbest thing I've read this week.

[@user24657b]

@@Bananektdu my buddys wrangler was towed (with all 4 wheels on the ground) for ~50k of its miles. I know its less common for that to happen to a beemer but theres still a chance

[@sleveille44]

Car Ninja's trust in BMW is astounding

[@davec7]

Looks like you bought "The Transporters' car" 😆👍

[@dismasangel]

Gorgeous shop

[@mr.silverback8358]

I’m gonna subscribe because this guy seems like an honest mechanic

[@AEROSTARCAPT]

Great to see a true professional who now has his own channel

[@unixnerd23]

Good idea with the mirror. N52 has a dowel at the back that's tricky to get into place.

[@kingevanek]

I have an e90 with 320,000 miles that looks almost new. When people take care of them they live

[@donreinholz8121]

I was wondering if you were going to replace the spark plugs. Good score Jonny!

[@richardsmith2721]

It's probably a lot of highway miles considering the condition. They say that highway miles are compared to 10% of city miles. You're in Kansas, so people have to drive to get somewhere.

[@jwenting]

stop-start-stop puts a lot more wear on the car (or indeed any vehicle, aircraft are the same) than just keeping going at a constant speed for sure.

[@joseacuna3239]

Yeah, I thought the same, should be a person with a very long commute over the interstate

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

Finally car ninja channel 😎 congrats dude wish you all the best and I’ll be here to stay and watch all the amazing bmw content to come. So excited. Ive got an e90 too

[@chrisyoung6108]

Awesome production style 👍👍

[@cccc9911]

Space Gray.....best color. I have to believe that the turbos are gonna need replacement....even if they are on the 2nd set already. Although, perfect car for your daughter once u go thru it.

[@thagerdorn2009]

People love to freak about miles. The Acura I own now is the lowest mileage car I've owned in a very long time. It has 160k. I normally don't own cars with less than 200k. Miles don't scare me. My wife's car is a 2002 Sonata, we got in January 2019 with 77k original miles. Has 106k now and still runs like new. She gets the nicer low mileage car so we don't have to worry about hers too often. Moral is. DON'T be afraid of miles guys.

[@yagesz]

I’ll buy any car if I can see some form of maintenance with any miles. Basic basic maintenance and general care will keep just a bout any car running.

[@gillesthibault429]

160K for a properly maintained HondAcura is barely broken-in. 160K in a BMW is "way overdue for the crusher"

[@stevearnold100]

Bought my Altima with 14,000 miles from a rental company and now have over 140,000 miles. Only "MAJOR" problem is my transmission has gone out. Took it to the dealer, they reset the warning and its totally drivable around town. Just staying off the hills and freeways until I can come up with the money for a refurbished one.

[@lukewalker1051]

When you get over 2 million on the same engine and trans, time to look for a replacement.

[@crazyjoe2234]

211500+ on my rl. Drives like new. Was (and is) maintained religiously. Maintanence > miles

[@stgotzov]

The cars not afraid from the milige they afraid from the lack of maintenance.

[@agrippa1234]

nice job, you complete the Kansas trio!

[@danthemann6565]

Love watching your videos.

[@lesmajszki2918]

Hey Jhonny my buddy had 570k kms on his 535i and still sold it for a decent price.

[@michaelpfaff6009]

"Runs and drives." There's the tip off.

[@videowsatcher]

from exp with a 99 523i (no sat nav, electric seats etc..) that I owed years ago, high mileage will mean one thing going wrong after another, unless the engine has been rebuilt and the broader drive train completely refreshed. In my case, between about, 120000 and 140000 miles, the radiator blew, the fuel pump failed, multiple oils leaks (repair one e.g. head gasket and another starts), airbags, drive shaft and if I recall correctly the timing chain. This was on top of multiple trunk and cd player failures. During some BMW driving courses I did later on, speaking to other BMW owners of newer vehicles it seems I was lucky; many by brand new and get rid of their BMWs by 70,000 miles to avoid mounting issues.

[@IntrexinCustom]

I just got a N55(X3 F25) with 145k miles. When I was looking up the car there does seem to be alot of debate about how many miles a N55 can do. Some people are of the opinion over 100k its a time bomb, and others they do much much more than that. So I think this 250k N55 is a great topic. And since its for your daughter just doing over the wear that car has at 250k is pretty interesting and would really show what parts a modern high milage turbo BMW owner really needs to concerned about.

[@matte8441]

I also had a 2011 335i, best car I've ever owned. Exact same color but mine was a coupe with M package and AWD. It was very reliable, i put 137,000 miles on it and i only had to replace the water pump and OFHG. The valve cover was just starting to seep. I took it on road trips across the US and never skipped a beat. Starts right up at -40 and the xDrive was good in the snow. Sadly i needed 4 doors and better fuel efficiency so i traded it in for a VW Golf.

[@bidenisgod6978]

Ouch

[@phresh3dx]

Can’t wait to see this channel grow!

[@Pits750]

I'd trust him to work on my car, but just dropping the plugs in like that went through me.

[@V10PDTDI]

I was thinking the same thing and I think I've seen him do that in a other video I'm a Euro tech and I would be worried to bend the ground strap of the plug or crack the porcelain it must be something he does a lot and never had a bad experience but for me I use a rubber hose to start the thread and then use a socket on it and I also use a torque wrench to tight the plug to specs.

[@lot6129]

I agree, rough as guts

[@A-FrameWedge]

Iridium plugs gaps don't have to be precise.

[@joshmawhinney000]

I recently got a 2000 528i with the inline 6 with 82000 miles on it for 4100 and I absolutely love the car best I have ever driven

[@charleshenshaw9099]

This car is used, not abused. Beautiful interior.

[@gromit1971]

Mileage is the first thing I check on a car. In the U.K people tend to run away from cars when they are over 100000 miles. 250000 mile car here would be worth very little.

[@toddrobertson1398]

Honestly same here … if your the ninja no big deal. People like us problem $$$

[@cathrynm]

200K is the new 100K for cars these days, seems like. In the 80's yeah, 100K+ was the end.

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

I can't wait to see what is next for that car.

[@fender5247]

Great video you just got a new subscriber

[@mesropmadzharyan6727]

He likes working more then talking love it .

[@Pete_Finch]

I like to think I've been in on the ground floor of many a car KZbinr (including Hoovie, Wizard, Tavarish, the usuals) but I think I'm most proud of being in early with the Ninja.

[@R4zOr_1st_Comment_Enthusiast]

This channel is blowing up💥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@UkraineJames2000]

Your videos make me want to buy a BMW again. Suddenly forgot all the stress of my old e46. 😅