Carspotting! The License Plate Game!

[@kyleelliott512]

People who blur their plates with their thumb on Facebook market place coming unglued right now

[@Rom3_29]

and forget to cover the license plate on window reflections and side views.

[@MichaelErman]

People are stupid.

[@trekkie1701e]

And then also include the vin in the listing.

[@FrequencyORD]

fr, nobody gives a sht about ur license plate number.

[@John_O_Maoilearca]

Kennan: Honey, shall we have Doug over for dinner? Emily: Dear God no.

[@fakiiri2645]

Did you notice Emily's laugh at the diss starting at 20:31?

[@stefanbachmann-jo2nv]

@@fakiiri2645 I also thought i could be Emily who's filming

[@claysmell]

Emily: Only if he wears 4 t-shirts and stops saying "THHHHISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" when pointing anything out

[@mboemker]

Kennan is the type of guy to honk in excitement when he spots a good plate

[@welmoepics]

12:36

[@KNRS927]

7:28 the plate Filippo saw was from Yucatán, which is on the very southeastern edge of Mexico. It actually borders Quintana Roo, and that’s the state where Cancun and Tulum are

[@dilpickle8918]

bro might've won with that

[@leonflpqzhz4765]

Was about to say that. It may not be the farthest straight line distance from San Diego (3200 km) but it was a pretty rare license plate.

[@KNRS927]

@@leonflpqzhz4765 Yucatán to San Diego is quite the drive. Probably twice as far as Morelos (what Kennan saw)

[@boloid_]

Distance from Merida, Yucatan to San Diego: 3015km = 1873mi Distance from Augusta, Maine to San Diego: 4250km = 2640mi Maine still wins and therefore the tie still stands. They probably came to the same conclusion and forgot to say it on camera. If Kennan had found his Finland plates that would have been it

[@mmsharp]

@@dilpickle8918bro

[@chrisc.6734]

I absolutely love these absurdly nerdy niche car challenges. It makes me realize there are others like me!

[@kristjanveski]

Same, funny how true car people get excited over the same nerdy things

[@vipvopvoy2350]

@@kristjanveski just because you get your dick hard over number plates, absolutely doesn’t mean you’re not a “true car person”. It either means you play golf or don’t have any taste. 😁

[@vipvopvoy2350]

@@kristjanveskijust because you get hard over number plates, doesn’t mean you’re “true car people”. It just means you play golf, or have no taste. 😁

[@kristjanveski]

@@vipvopvoy2350 I don't even want to dignify such an ignorant comment with a response, but you couldn't be more off. Imagine thinking you know someone based off of an innocuous KZbin comment..

[@jordanwampler6030]

Dude same

[@swampfox984]

Alaskan watching here. First, Maine is way further away from San Diego than Alaska is, second Alaska no longer requires front plates. Third, Alaska has more coastline than all other states combined.

[@toasty5790]

Are you saying the coast of Alaska and Maine isn't just a cliff thousands of feet high with sharp boulders poking out of the ocean, signifying the edge of the Earth?

[@bmeryman]

I was curious about the distance and looked it up. Maine is about 3,000 miles away. The closest drivable locations in Alaska are probably closer, but Anchorage for example is a 3,500 mile drive from San Diego. Pretty insane!

[@Rom3_29]

How about American Territories?

[@MonoKyrios]

Ice doesn't count as land mass 😂

[@eag8999]

Juneau is maybe but the vast majority of alaska is way further. Your qualification means nothing

[@blitzbiker2001]

Mainer here to break the tie on distance. Since you can't find the zip code for the plates, we can go off the dealership stickers on the Maine cars. By that logic, the dealership the red truck was purchased from is farther away than the dealership of the blue RAV4, meaning that Keenan and Filippo would win.

[@ChaosTheoryArchitecture]

" Ooooooo a dodge hornet " says Felippo, and literally no one else on earth

[@dillonh321]

I mean I’ve only ever seen 2 on the road.

[@lytatroan]

​@@dillonh321seen like 5 of them Decent car, but kinda bland

[@renypayne11]

Unfortunately, I have done the same with my car friends. Had genuine excitement when I saw a Tonale.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Even the owner didn't say that when they bought it.

[@akafxde7245]

Go to any JCDR dealer and you'll see 20.

[@RicardoPerez-bi2dd]

The Mexican plate that Filippo saw was from Yucatan state, on the very edge of Mexico (by the Caribbean)

[@AdamAuxier64]

He spotted a Morelos one too!

[@KGiustOD]

Maine is farther “as the crow flies”

[@JosePericao]

Yupp that is right!

[@sotitoveader]

Mexicano aqui, Measure distances and now I'm sad

[@KNRS927]

@@AdamAuxier64I think Kennan spotted Morelos and didn’t realize it lol. Then Doug spotted that VW Amarok and didn’t pay attention since that would’ve been Mexico plates too.

[@ChristopherIves]

Kennan is the type of guy who is happy to acknowledge Nevada as a good start for 'furthest from San Diego.'

[@WillSmidlein]

"Well, good to know where the Italian embassy is anyway" killed me

[@zakvilanilam3388]

Semi trucks and trailers would be a good way to find plates from the other side of the country or Mexico/Canada

[@shadow105720]

They are pretty much all registered and plated from Indiana. My guess is tax reasons.

[@kovu159]

I don’t think so. In North America the only places further than Maine and Quebec would be Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, or Nunavut. I’ve never seen a truck from those places in my life, all the Canadian trucks are from QC/AB/ON/BC.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

​@@kovu159Also Newfoundland, or St. Pierre & Miquelon (FR)

[@edgare4690]

I think a game idea that would be interesting to see you guys do in the future would be identifying cars by lit up head lights alone. Like how you would see it at night and guess what car they belong to. Both regular everyday cars and then the more rarified super/hyper cars on the list.

[@bk_goatkim679]

I love how Kennan just exposes Doug in every challenge video

[@CartierCasey]

People in Maine have never seen a beach?! 😂

[@abecks8093]

Maine has a ton of nice beaches along its vast coastline. They may not be usable all year round, but they are there!

[@atmartens]

Doug needs to look at a map.. 😂

[@notDonaldFagen]

​@@abecks8093rocks and freezing water are not a 'beach'.

[@DougDeMuro]

Maine has rocks and cold water. For sand, they go to Massachusetts. Then they go home because people from Maine don't like to leave.

[@nilbertsanchez684]

@@DougDeMurothat’s just so wrong just spent the week at a beach house in Maine one of the nicest beaches I’ve been too and I’m from Puerto Rico

[@Saml3838]

The editing is positively hilarious

[@Aaronksegal]

love that the massachusetts plate at 8:37 expired in 2022

[@hipster_tacos]

Classic Massachusetts. Going on a cross country trip with your tags 2 years out of date 💀

[@wizardmoto]

As someone who may or may not have '22 Mass tags in CA, it's nice to know I'm not alone.

[@DJourney87]

Kennans knees against the dash is so bothersome. LOL

[@mariuszarszylo1476]

Kennan really sits like an old grandma who can't get too close to the steering wheel. The guys legs are jammed up to the dashboard.

[@jort1207]

Hahahaha. So true…. But, thats how you drive an E39…😂

[@Aaa.528]

@@jort1207 it’s true, anyone over 5’10” is subject to the same position. Being in the drivers drivers seat feels comfortable but it definitely looks awkward

[@arod997]

I just watched this video in North Park (San Diego) and the first car I saw when I walked outside was a dope S60 Polestar from Maine.

[@jaden997]

I'm in Mission Hills and we have a few cars on my street from South Dakota, Washington, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey!

[@BCNeil]

I live in Vancouver and grew up when we had Expo 86. We kept track of all the plates we saw during that time. Saw all 10 provinces, both territories, and 44 states.

[@KNRS927]

Car spotting challenge: Spot as many Mexico market cars that you can’t buy in America. Doug missed a nice one in that VW Amarok

[@maximeparent3004]

That Abarth seems very fun to drive around with the roof open and the angry little engine sound.

[@bobderemer5015]

The embassy idea was brilliant. Too bad it did not bear fruit.😮

[@BiffBuffchest]

Maybe military bases

[@volundrfrey896]

The thing is though that embassies typically just buy cars locally instead of shipping them across the world, plus they're usually given special local diplomat plates. And people from the places rarely go visit their embassy unless it's a real emergency.

[@anthonymui9273]

Never knew how competitve doug was until these cars & bids videos

[@BETRNSX]

“License plate says Ocean 1, seems like Ocean lost.” LOL.

[@Thecarexchangepodcast]

The best part about San Diego car culture is seeing Suzuki Jimnys randomly parked on the street

[@dafordkidfilms2264]

yea. I saw a Renault Duster with Baja California plates on Naval Base San Diego and walked to In and Out and saw a Chery Chinese car that drove in the lot

[@Platinscar]

A couple of days ago, I saw a car from South Australia in Germany, which is about 15,000 km away.

[@jish8681]

filippo done found a yucatan plate and didn't notice, i dont think it would have been further from san diego than maine but it is one of the furthest away parts of mexico from there.

[@sc_carspotting17]

WHAT A BRABUS WITH A AFTERMARKET PLATE?!?! Kennan you win in my opinion even if it’s not for the plate that’s an amazing find

[@NickM-qi4sq]

The Nissan that Filippo and Kennan found was bought in Augusta. The RAV4 that bought in Auburn. Augusta is about 24 miles further than Auburn, so Filippo and Kennan should win.

[@HowItsEvenPossible]

lol the music is so weird on this one

[@lexdfox]

As a local san diegan, I love these spotting videos. Might need to start Doug spotting.

[@hipster_tacos]

As a local myself, my friends and I have indeed engaged in Doug spotting when we see him from afar at Cars and Coffee lol

[@epsilontiger]

Don't be so rude to Doug. No need to spit on him 😅

[@lexdfox]

@@epsilontiger autocorrect definitely trying to suggest something

[@jaden997]

I've seen him around Hillcrest and Mission Hills every once and awhile. I actually stumbled across his house in MH on a walk a few weeks ago. His Sequoia was parked out front!

[@collind328]

Great video very entertaining, music was distracting

[@hipster_tacos]

Yeah, the music choices were weird at times and it was way too loud when they returned to the bunker.

[@Welschisner]

The greatest automotive challenge series since the old Top Gear! (And! More creative)

[@vipvopvoy2350]

I didn’t realize this was a toilet, and not a comment section

[@taidpodz]

Hawaii plate on an toyota x90 chassis that is a wiiiiiiild spot lol

[@ConnorHammond]

I love that, even with access to any car your heart could desire, you guys are still the biggest car nerds I've ever seen. Don't lose your passion.

[@anthonydevito4450]

This video feels exactly like the old Top Gear with May, Clarkson and Hammond. I really haven’t enjoyed watch a KZbin video this much in awhile. Well done

[@vipvopvoy2350]

Honestly, how does this remind you of top gear? This is literally nothing like what they used to do.

[@L3001USPSA]

Doug is like the rich guys on the movie Rat Race, where they're so rich and bored that they just come up with challenges to bet on. Like how long the maids can hang on the curtain rods.

[@Nick-jq5nl]

"... and then I had kids." Literally lol, and I feel ya.

[@Rom3_29]

Everyone heads to closest air force base. I’ve seen Guam plate. There’re Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Foundland if some Canadian gets lost that far south?

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

And New Brunswick. Technically possible to see a France plate from St. Pierre but the odds are basically zero

[@justomov]

I don't know if you guys noticed but Kennan owns an E39 BMW M5

[@xinrew]

16:56 its a gray mitsubishi with no plates at all, so he must be from nowhere! furthest place yet😂

[@ross-morozov]

It clearly has a plate

[@xinrew]

@@ross-morozov im talking about the suv to the left, not the silver sedan

[@ross-morozov]

@@xinrew ahh see it now. My bad 😅

[@danieltackett4089]

Having done BMW European Delivery a few times, those new US-spec cars arrive at the US dealer still wearing their authentic German (export) plates. Some friends and I leave them on our cars in front (IYKYK), with the proper CA plate in back. As a San Diegan, my M2 could have helped one of you to win!

[@victornjensen]

Why did they didn’t consider the Quebec plate? It’s further than Maine.

[@Rom3_29]

It’s little further north from New York.

[@victornjensen]

@@Rom3_29 it depends, because it’s a large area. It goes north, west AND east of Maine.

[@rc_player]

Quebec City (capital) is ~2500 miles from San Diego, whereas Augusta, Maine is ~2600. If they based it on capitals, at least, it would be Maine, but if not, then Quebec has the potential to be further if they could nail down a specific area. But very close either way

[@JoeUrbanYYC]

@@rc_player Yep, the only provinces which would have beat Maine are New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Edit: and Prince Edward Island

[@victornjensen]

@@JoeUrbanYYC Newfoundland plates in California would’ve been awesome

[@demonstructie]

Doug driving around 50% shitting on the other guys saying how stupid they are and 50% stressing out about finding a Maine plate, meanwhile both the other guys already have a Maine plate in the pocket 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Adaredevilegg]

I’ve actually seen all 50 license plate tags and all in New York and yes I saw Hawaii and Alaska license plate which happened to be parked in my neighborhood.

[@williebillie925]

“Meanwhile Kennan’s probably at a mall” 😂

[@kaitran9532]

As a license plate nerd, thank you for this video.

[@blaketindle4703]

I’d definitely get along better with Kennan than the other two lol

[@rickjoony5743]

at 21:46 doug missed an europian spec sprinter with a diesel engine, that had its front plate taken off.

[@ZuperMineCraftMaN]

im allways plate spotting in norway! seen a couple california and texas plates, exciting every time!

[@accordinglyryan]

Please never stop doing these

[@beckmangamer]

7:59 doug missed a volkswagen amarok

[@KNRS927]

I’m surprised he did, and didn’t geek out over it.

[@arion9696]

7:30 I believe that is Yucatán, Mexico

[@joneclegg]

I love these so much!!

[@evan21141]

Kennan and Fillipo won. The frontier had a Charlie's Augusta dealer sticker which is 45 minutes north of Emerson Toyota in Auburn.

[@trevorturner2001]

Can’t stop thinking about the casual Brabus spotting

[@Yonder-Bognie]

I’m just happy to ride around in Doug’s e450 with him. I’d love an ownership update on that wagon!

[@alexorer]

5:17 does Doug have some kind of special interest CA plate?

[@fredericoespinoza]

16:54 JZX90 Spotto

[@coalieroller5663]

did saw a Dutch plate on an Audi Q5 in San Diego a while back. Also seen Land Rover Defender camper with Aussie plates in San Diego before.

[@starrdogchamp1]

silver yaris with kennan...cool!

[@NathanCrouse611]

The most common vehicle I saw in Maine was the Subaru Outback, followed closely by the Subaru Crosstrek.

[@DashcamAdelaide]

8:00 I can't believe that Doug didn't notice the Volkswagen Amarok

[@tonyruiz8552]

These videos are so entertaining to watch!! lol

[@baltazarsaenz3522]

that mexican plate was from YUCATAN, that was the winner

[@KGiustOD]

Maine is farther “as the crow flies”

[@M67v]

So Fillipo won?

[@duranmxx]

there's any Mexican state that is as far as Maine is from San Diego

[@hipster_tacos]

As a San Diego native, I always wonder if most of the audience is completely lost when they start naming areas of the city lol. My first stop would have been the USS Midway parking lot.

[@danielwhoI]

Also from San Diego. That lot is so small. Seaport would've been a solid spot as well. I would've gone to Torrey Pines Golf, and stopped on the way at UCSD and Black's Beach parking lot all 5 minutes from each other. Best chances for international plates.

[@magicrat74]

Norwegian checking in, a bit late though. I sometimes watch with google maps up, to get a sense of where they go. The closest I got to having a problem, was when they mention La Jolla, which I googled as "la hoya", but google knew straight away where to go :)

[@andregurke]

I truly love these challenges ^^

[@NiwatiX]

Omg when you said Quebec I almost screamed, I was in that actual park not too long ago and I'm from Quebec

[@jgrodz8889]

Lol you had OCEAN and OCEAN1 in the same video

[@user-gj2cn9cg9d]

Love these videos with friends!

[@mikemoxley9477]

GREAT game! Well played by all.

[@mfatihy_]

Doug is the type of guy to get behind you when you ask him to tie your shoes. I do the same, BTW. Interesting to see we have even more in common.

[@John-in-Boothbay]

Hey! We have beaches in Maine! (And we mostly drive Subarus - it's the unofficial state car.)

[@JR_And_A_Car]

Correct Doug! People from North Carolina are like “I don’t wanna go to California”

[@IMSRYK]

The Brabus 4x4 is actually in its natural environment as a mall crawler.

[@Tha_Nikster]

I was behind a Alaska plated car here in South Florida today

[@shark778-t8o]

Surprised that y’all didn’t go check out the rental car places - enterprise, thrifty, hertz, avis … I feel like if there was one nearby, that would be my first stop to try to get a start?

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

They probably figured they'd all see a Maine plate anyway so they were hoping for Canadian or Euro plates that you probably wouldn't find at a rental car place

[@LooZoo]

No way Doug found Vermont so early! I was hoping I'd see my state here!

[@brendanressler4359]

It’s tourist season in Maine and I’ve been seeing a shocking amount of California plates

[@ritzjulien6357]

Such a cool concept and a great team

[@kareemreyhani2388]

another win for big dawg

[@iwantatransam]

Doug changing the rules! at the start it was "milage to the state capital" so it would be the same. EVERYBODY WINS

[@gumballguy34]

Nice to see the Benz wagon make an appearance

[@Blazack]

Flying J in San Diego would be full of trucks from Canada

[@kevinledesma2]

Being from the southeastern edge of Florida all I see is Florida plates and rental plates from NY and NJ

[@Blacklightdtb]

12:13 based off where the car was purchased I’d say they’re from Augusta Maine or somewhere near there

[@look1930]

Flip Flops Filippo, like always ✌ fun game, love you guys.

[@GriffinGarage313]

you can love and enjoy a $1500 car as much as a $250,000 supercar, my little Saab makes me smile ear to ear every time I drive it. just enjoy yourself with what you’ve got :)

[@ph4se2]

Should be whoever spotted their Maine plate first, should be the winner

[@Axelstudio_]

Doug, I absolutely love the sunglasses

[@arion9696]

11:02 *Bar Harbor, Maine and Echo Lake Beach have left the chat*

[@AH-bm4ts]

I've seen a MAN truck & its Range Rover support vehicle from Denmark in PA. I've also seen a Puerto Rico plate in NJ.

[@jakegarandm1]

Did Doug just say that people from Maine have never seen a beach, even though Maine is literally known for its beaches?

[@drewturnbull1702]

Maine has some awesome beaches Doug…

[@davidkrumwiede446]

Is an aftermarket California plate like on the G-Wagen not highly illegal?

[@frenchfreys]

I love these videos!

[@nopybooja5495]

A week ago I saw a Japan and a Puerto Rico license plate the same day! 🤯

[@paulfeldem]

Isn't Alaska further away from San Diego than Maine?