The Oldsmobile Silhouette Was a Really Weird Luxury Minivan

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The original Oldsmobile Silhouette was weird, quirky, and bizarre. It was also the original luxury minivan, and today I'm reviewing the Silhouette to show you what it was like. I am also going to show you the quirks and features of the Silhouette, and I will show you how the Oldsmobile Silhouette drives.
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[@DougDeMuro]

If I were to list my favorite reviews, it would include the Vector W8 and this - the 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette. It would be the only list, ever, that includes both the Vector W8 and the 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette.

[@silentvega2004]

Uploaded Today, 16 hours ago, at 11:57Am Feb 11 2020

[@DNRUDVN]

@Bonda Heat this was a scheduled upload I guess

[@comradeclaus]

Bonda Heat probably had it unlisted and just made it public, maybe waiting for the better quality to get uploaded because when YT videos are uploaded they start at 144P.

[@cheta616]

Doug type of car of the year?

[@RonnyBRL]

Doug's a time traveler. This was actually filmed in '96

[@zachhaywood1564]

Does anyone else like it more when Doug reviews "normal" cars like this, as opposed to million-dollar exotics?

[@matts22071]

Personally I love seeing Doug review quirky cars like this, it just fits his personality so well.

[@danny67762]

yes i like weird cars

[@h0rze423]

How is this normal? You are more likely to see a Rolls Royce on the road than this olds

[@danny67762]

@@h0rze423 yeah the rolls royces are cool but i prefer cool, weird, and quirky cars

[@h0rze423]

@@danny67762 I love wierd and quirky cars as well, but we need both on this channel imo. I also wish he would review regular, boring cars as well like a BMW 535i 2016... don't ask why about that particular model

[@tmass1]

her: he's not responding for 25 minutes. he's probably with another girl me: learning about an Oldsmobile silhouette

[@s3ntin3l60]

That explains our attention span and interests

[@dougrogan379]

At least you have your priorities straight

[@JORDAN-og7ze]

That's very accurate 😂😂

[@z06king]

We're cats. We get bored easily

[@vernondouglas4425]

24 min 54 min

[@aaronmacy9134]

*Doug*- “Quality, there was none” (proceeds to open/shut the power door 30 times) *Silhouette owner*- (nervous sweating intensifies)

[@GPTVIBHU]

Aaron Zufall laughed too hard on that one

[@billolsen4360]

Yes and it's like 24 years old.

[@TalismanPHX]

I was waiting for the cable to snap

[@sivvinod3187]

Oh shit

[@papanovember83]

🤣🤣🤣

[@header8569]

My dad bought one of these vans used and gifted it to me when I was old enough to drive. I was embarrassed of it at first but I eventually embraced how wacky it looked. I named it “The White Bullet” and it soon became the go to car for road trips and group events. Even my girlfriend fell in love with it. Lots of great memories and handies in The White Bullet. Miss you buddy. RIP king!

[@mikemoss6045]

Same here except it was a 1986 dodge caravan.. I graduated in 2004.

[@dakotahernandez4377]

Shootin white bullets in the white bullet

[@evancaparis4131]

Don't hit the inside of that van with a black light...

[@jumpmansz]

This was my exact case as well. Family bought it for my first car. Couldn’t stand it at first, but eventually my friends all loved it. Only difference is that we affectionally called it “the space shuttle” 🥹 miss her all the time

[@juiceski30]

Finally a car that matches Doug's clothes.

[@Branbran1993]

Fox Blue River 😂😂C’mon man 😂😂

[@theknowgo5186]

Why is this so accurate 😂💀

[@anuyusuf17]

where is the lie 😂

[@lexithelexus7377]

I noticed that too !

[@DocHolliday3841]

😂😩

[@galxall1122]

3:05 missed the perfect chance to say “a button with the silhouette of a silhouette”

[@m_._m906]

Xgalxall1122 I know ,right?

[@heresyV6]

I was about to make the same comment

[@seandenby2304]

oh hey, thanks for typing out my comment for me

[@ChrisMcCoyMc]

YES! YES! YES!

[@craytoncaswell4558]

My response to Doug reviewing a McLaren supercar: "Meh" My response to Doug reviewing a Silhouette minivan: "OH HELL YEAH" I've always been interested in the dustbuster vans. I like the look.

[@kaidenbrennfoerder4304]

oh yeah, i totally agree

[@headers12]

@Marcus Smith 100% agree.

[@miracleeskimobattleship2874]

Weird stuff is why I even watch in the first place. Hence why I want a Previa so much now.

[@catrabbit4996]

So you’re more of a Countach guy I see :)

[@ExRev79]

@@miracleeskimobattleship2874 May dad test drove a Previa, I got car sick in the back seat.

[@F632-s4x]

The lack of built in car seats nowadays probably has to do with constantly changing safety standards. Kids below 40 lbs are supposed to face the back of the car now. You could design a seat and 5 minutes later some regulatory body changes a recommendation and suddenly your built in seat is a "deathtrap"

[@alexlollar3293]

blah blah regs, blah blah liability... but you are right.

[@straightpipediesel]

Look at toddler-sized car seats as well. For side impact protection they have huge side bolsters, it's too hard to integrate that into a normal seat. Even back then, many of these integrated car seats were lumpy, hard, and uncomfortable when retracted.

[@RandomVids519]

Better as a booster seat

[@RandomVids519]

Doug the type of guy to park in a no parking zone

[@Lazerrus]

I agree. Blah Blah Blah. Just a reason to make people spend more money. Car seat exp dates.....what a joke.@@alexlollar3293

[@robertj4170]

Prospective customer: "Mind if I open the driver's door to look inside?" Oldsmobile Salesman: "Knock yourself out. Literally."

[@Games_and_Music]

The design will leave you floored.

[@Paveynator]

Wake up with a kidney missing🤣

[@Branbran1993]

Last thing you hear is them hiding you in the back of the van at the dealership: “weuh weuh weuh weuh” *back door locks*

[@ms_enj]

3:07 “A perfect diagram of the Silhouette,” Don’t you mean a perfect *silhouette* of the Silhouette?

[@sandasturner9529]

Someone who finally gets it.

[@Keebrev]

Such a missed opportunity

[@itwontcomeout5678]

It’s an old silhouette 😭

[@DefundTheFringes]

I like the look of it - much more sleek than ugly.

[@KingLarbear]

Only Doug could of dropped the ball at this moment

[@humdrum5509]

Those babies are in plenty of backyards in the midwest. with tall grass around them.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Pontiac's legacy

[@beverlybalius9303]

J S They were junk!,,

[@lissanguinan]

I know the one I drove is now compacted and probably still smells like Ready Lash and Those bath and body works spritzed that were popular with the late 2000s high school gals club

[@JoeBruin99]

I still prefer Prodigy BBS service. On my 14k modem. Yes, that's PRE-Internet, bitches. Bow down to endurance. I'm a Bonobo.

[@HiddenGemPictures]

I can speak to that from Texas. Poor old Trans Sport sitting and withering away in someone's yard.

[@thecianinator]

I have another theory about the styling. Star Trek The Next Generation was on the air when this minivan came out, and a lot of minivans of that era looked a lot like the shuttles they used on that show.

[@clunkclunk2099]

Leonard Nimoy did advertisements for this specific Oldsmobile so I think you’re on the money.

[@JasonNichols75]

I always called them shuttlrcraft vans. A few friends started to as well once I pointed out the similarities. I ran into a couple of other people over the years who did the same. I think the design esthetic feel just inside the boundaries of acceptable because of TNG, even if the resemblance wasn't intentional.

[@vcotta2012]

"Drives pretty well" While vehicle shakes violently.

[@msport_erick]

*best comment award*

[@DougDeMuro]

That is "pretty well" for a 1990s GM vehicle.

[@vcotta2012]

@@DougDeMuro Just messin around. Love your content. Keep up the good work.

[@Bzons]

Fiat: *Laughs in Soviet exports*

[@randommanlady]

😂😂😂😂

[@mikerose4250]

My grandpa had one, drove it into a lake... true story.

[@Charliefox71]

Wait...what? I think this calls for the story to be told.

[@thomasknight7734]

If it flipped over you could probably have just used it as a boat

[@llobotomized]

i hope it wasn’t cuz he was tryna avoid another car at night and flew over the guardrail

[@sharmanoop82]

Cool

[@Seethenhagen]

Can't say I blame him, it does look like a boat

[@kenzer1614]

This channel in a nutshell: - Day 1: McLaren 720s - Day 2: Oldsmobile Silouette - Day 3: Pagani Zonda - Day 4: Bugatti Chiron - Day 5: PT Cruiser

[@tarunmenon8028]

Kenzer 161 other than the 720s they’re all the same class what you on about

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

He should do the pt convertible it's so retarded

[@lostkaiser1995]

He demolished a pt cruiser with a hummer awhile back

[@10p6]

I'm still waiting for the Ford Cortina Estate in two tone colour.

[@bandombeviews6035]

keith cunningham BS. The PT is an absolute turd, even compared to the exotics

[@rosscannon5404]

doug score be like: "lets see how this minivan stacks up against a Ferrari"

[@brunoder303]

"Let's see how this Ferrari stacks up against the Spacex rockets"

[@youngculturephotography]

“This car actually drives fairly normally” (Shakes violently)

[@jonnyrion8769]

Logan Caras Also puffs white smoke out the back. Lol

[@starkicker5623]

omg i cried

[@saturnia_]

lmaooooo

[@fl350r]

That's normal GM build quality for the 90's.

[@loveashlyn320]

@@fl350r facts

[@sadtoast6122]

Mini van door closes .. Snake charmer recording artist "My time has come"

[@jmoney7289]

Sad Toast lolol

[@ua7pyro591]

Sssss ahhh

[@DougDeMuro]

hahaha, literally laughed out loud.

[@sadtoast6122]

@@DougDeMuro I got a reply from Doug ... I am now worthy

[@jmoney7289]

Sad Toast now happy toast

[@0ccasionalmike]

whats interesting in watching these older cars doug reviews is seeing all these features that were so ahead of their time. like the button opening the power sliding doors. stuff like that got lost for 20-30 years. interesting to see it all start to come back in todays vehicles.

[@Jeffra-cd5sv]

Silhouette was truly a very nice vehicle. I was really, really close to buying one. Bought Taurus wagon instead. Cheaper.

[@drygnfyre]

I just got a car recently that has the on/off power button instead of using a key. Not new at all, but this was actually a thing way back in the 1950s, then was gone for decades before making a comeback around the 2000s or so. So it is interesting to see how things come and go. Sometimes it's just trends, other time they are ideas that just weren't really ready for mass adoption.

[@TheRealK93B]

Doug's wife: Hunny how do I look Doug: Stylish and luxurious back in 1990's Also Doug: Quite unattractive to modern standards.

[@djnoah225]

Bruh how does he have a wife he's a simp

[@captainkster]

Underrated

[@uraldamasis6887]

@@djnoah225 Having a variable height between 6''1 and 6'4 helps a lot with the ladies

[@elijahwalters2938]

I read your comment right as he said "Stylish and Luxurious back in 1996" lmfaoooo

[@eh86055]

@@uraldamasis6887 , indeed. It helps one cater to all preferences.

[@ryanstiles4152]

He’s finally reviewing the new cyber truck. Yeah!!

[@snakerb]

Ryan Stiles 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@orenda992]

Ryan Stiles Mostly

[@nchoonigan]

"And not just any van, but a perfect diagram of the Silhouette..." That's a huge missed opportunity to say; "And not just any van, but a perfect silhouette of the Silhouette..." C'mon Doug 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MCTogs]

He needs to work on his dad jokes since he plans on having kids

[@grantmeyer4094]

I was waiting for doug to say that but nothing :(

[@washuai]

same, I was deffo like, what, how can you not say silhouette of the Silhouette?

[@Games_and_Music]

I know right?! I literally said that to myself after i facepalmed myself (a bit too forceful). How could he have missed that, diagram isn't even the proper word to use in that context.

[@joshuawilson7023]

That door noise just brought back sooo many child hood memories. We had a 97 Pontiac Transport Montana with the auto door and that was a very memorable sound. We then had the 02 silhouette and coincidentally my first car was a 2000 Montana and that door sound will always mean so much to me.

[@microchip470]

This brings back my childhood and if you think this is ugly, just imagine having it in turquoise. I always thought it resembled a Disney monorail with the sloping windshield, the lines down the side, and the door closing music. A couple of things that weren't mentioned (or omitted) in the video: those rear front vents didn't have a way to close the vents, you could only move them up or down. Although they may have been deactivated if the rear vents were turned off. Also, the ashtray in the rear next to the fan controls for all of the kids that smoked in the 90s.

[@redram5150]

A schoolmate’s mom had a “tranny vanny” in jelly bean blue. It was awful

[@Conqueef-tadoor]

My Grandma had one in that awful Turquoise color. And I definitely busted my head on the top corner of the front passenger door. After splitting my head open, I made DAMN sure to lean back when opening the door.

[@archygrey9093]

My old 80s merc has an ash tray and cigarette lighter for every passenger in the car, yet not a single cup holder

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

microchip470 cars were more colorful back in the 90s now it’s white silver or black

[@bjthedjdutchdude1992]

He also did not mention about the air pump

[@gabrielmeir53]

My grandmother had a 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette and I was quite literally waiting for the sound the door made. Made my day hearing that iconic sound.

[@Branbran1993]

Gabriel Shatunovsky Me too! My great uncle had one, I think it was a 98’ because I was about 5-6 when he got it, but I loved that noise so much. It used to make me laugh lol

[@jhontayuckfou2393]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kingartison]

My grandma had the teal colored one with the funny cloth grey seats can’t tell you how many pizzas and Ice cream we ate in there

[@michelinman8592]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed that sound!

[@CarringtonHollister]

Ah yes me too reminds me of my father’s 1995 Lumina APV especially that sound

[@elanthys]

"It's an Oldsmobile Silhouette." "But I booked a Cadillac." "It's the Cadillac of minivans..." Get Shorty - 1995

[@jackd8147]

ooooo irreverent.

[@ninjamaster3453]

Just where I saw it

[@maitro94]

Chili Palmer 😂

[@JonathonBarton]

THIS is the comment I came here for.

[@kcosgrovelakers]

24:42 thank me later. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@chuckconnors615]

I had one of these with the 3800 V6. I liked the feature that the rear seats folded flat and could carry an entire 4x8 foot plank of plywood. I also was in the funeral business and once these rear seats were removed, two cots would fit in nicely. The bodies on the said cots would carry an odor/ the vented rear windows were very useful for this purpose.

[@michasbagietka8281]

Looks like the car i drew in pictures when i was 5 😂

[@christopheryasus3666]

hahahahahaha

[@isaiahkaulaity9467]

GM probably hired a group of 6 year olds to design this thing lmao

[@katiatannus3146]

Hahahahaha

[@rob5598]

😂😂😂

[@Cat-Daddy]

oh look it's me

[@beameroni75]

Sign: "NO PARKING" Doug: "THIS IS..."

[@DeeM-fe3wr]

LOL!!!!

[@abe_ismain]

Hugh Jass totally

[@nicolasjovic]

0:14

[@bertinverhagen]

Sovereign Citizin: 'I am not parking, I am reviewing'

[@SnazzyZubloids]

He was able to finish the interior quirks and features and a "driving simulator" while hoisted on the back of a flatbed that was towing the Silhouette at Doug's expense.

[@aniassantiago6445]

When my grandfather retired from GM, he bought my grandma one and she drove it for years til she couldn't drive anymore and gave it to my dad. When he sold it after owning it several years, it was still running great. That automatic door chime is burned into my memory tho. Such a weird little van.

[@JackF99]

"I borrowed this vehicle from a viewer here in San Diego who has a number of 1980's and 1990's General Motors vehicles." Sounds like someone's planning on starting a demolition derby.

[@brolymaininfighterz962]

I have a saying the uglier the car the more i want it. To be honest i would get more disgusted and laughter of people than a normal lambo or ferrari.

[@HarryBalszak]

@Make America Great Again - DUMP TRUMP! The Aztek didn't come out until 2000.

[@brandonvalentine3640]

Make America Great Again - DUMP TRUMP! That would probably win honestly lol

[@noirceur_]

GM Designer: So what shape are we going for on this luxury mini-van? GM Executive: Have you ever seen a hand-held vacuum before? GM Designer: Say no more fam.

[@nathanielp2119]

Grew up in these vehicles. All of my family called them Dust Busters. That V6 kicked ass though lets not lie

[@thickheart28]

And the GM exec was simply trying to find his dust buster, the rest is history.

[@olavofernandes7286]

Let's copy Toyota previa 😆

[@cariusx]

They looked at the Renault Espace. The removable seat system is also the same.

[@j_freed]

When they say 'lozenge design' I think they mean Preparation H Suppository.

[@EyesOnEyes]

My mom had a gray one when I was six and I even remember looking at it as a child and thinking “why does this look like a space ship”

[@vfspectrum4652]

i think my mom had a purple one back in 2008 and we always called it barney cuz it was big n purple

[@gregorynofsker7554]

Thought the Pontiac Transport version was better looking.

[@kairoward7738]

It looks like a military german boxer APC jajajja every owner of this i know they call them by a name jajajja pretty funny thing actually i call mine gregory xd

[@someskinnydude100]

@@vfspectrum4652 that's hilarious lol

[@MicklowFilms]

They all did. The Toyota Previa van from the 90s was weird too.

[@mikemccarty8344]

We had a 95 we bought used in 96, very comfortable with lots of power. Love the fact that you're reviewing older vehicles!

[@LGamerr]

When I was a kid my babysitter had one of these, I never thought hearing that door sound again would be so nostalgic

[@KESTRAL23]

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[@arq2898]

12:23 Doug is the type of guy who reviews a car at a no parking zone

[@interstate80.]

He’s safe because a tow truck ain’t even gonna touch that shit

[@sandasturner9529]

Needed that laugh thanks

[@jimmy22334]

All the tow trucks are busy with Range Rovers so I don’t think he’s worried.

[@andrewgonzalez9391]

He's fine, the sign specifically says at the vehicle owner's expense lol

[@NiteshKumar-tn8xt]

3:06 Im mad at you for not saying Silhouette of a Silhouette

[@hupsou4237]

I see a little silhouetto of a van! Scaramouche, Scaramouche....

[@musek5048]

@@hupsou4237 no no no it should be; I see a little silhouetto of a van! Oldsmobile! Oldsmobile! will it do the fan-dan-go??!....

[@abbegai1]

this was my first vehicle! my grandparents gave it to me. unfortunately i got rear ended about 2 years ago and it was totaled 😢😢😢 i miss it so much. i always got a ton of compliments and comments on it! always had a great time in there.

[@Operator-fq2fn]

My family used to have one of these lol the door fell off in traffic once

[@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206]

😂😂😂 Thanks! I needed a good laugh!

[@malharpriolkar9533]

😂😂

[@UNPOCOLOCO444]

Damn

[@daiajsjsj]

😹😹😹😹😹

[@Rock722]

Too funny 😂

[@Tomoyo0827]

“A technology all modern minivan take for granted” Mercedes metris crying in the corner

[@froggodoggo79]

The US market Metris is so boring compared to the Euro V-Class. Their van is DRIPPING with luxury.

[@DTD110865]

@@froggodoggo79 Metris' in the US are primarily geared towards being small commercial vehicles for people who may not need as much room as a Sprinter. Most people looking for luxury in a Mercedes-Benz have always looked to the cars.

[@brianfisher7385]

This van reminds me of the Monorail from Disney World...

[@2004cyrus]

Brian Fisher lol true

[@lazarmeme9641]

Oh my gosh yessss

[@karlsmith2570]

They do kinda look like a monorail train car, doesn't it??

[@dha588]

Or the front of a japanese train. Lol

[@Lincolntowncoupe]

Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, bona fide Electrified, six-car monorail.

[@amirhassan01]

Doug’s car reviews are always so much fun to watch thanks to his attention to every little detail and his colourful way of presenting quirks and features. 😊

[@chandlerlawson9093]

Sign: "No Parking" Doug: "QUIRKS AND FEATURES"

[@majahanson311]

He didn't choose the thug life; the thug life chose him.

[@ducknorris233]

I was only there for a minute!

[@dsvx86]

I like the “no parking sign” next to the van. Doug is badass.

[@coreygrant5974]

"Towed at owner's expense." Not Doug's problem! 😁

[@Torus2112]

#DougLife

[@KingLarbear]

@@coreygrant5974 lol

[@justsayno1734]

Car: has leather seats Doug: LUXUURYYY

[@tms_182]

aaaaaaand tinted windows

[@bicyclelife7088]

The movie Get Shorty showcased this van a few times. John Trevolta got one as a rental and told everyone it was cool and "the Cadillac of minivans". In the end of the movie everyone was driving it

[@tylerwalker2397]

When Doug was born and his parents brought him home from the hospital the first thing he did was give their car a Dougscore

[@stinkycheese804]

When Doug was born the first thing his parents did was give HIM a Dougscore.

[@wormyguy]

@@stinkycheese804 Value: 6

[@j_freed]

The first thing Doug learned to count was the large number of crests, insignias and logos on that car. They really wanted Doug to know he was riding in one of THOSE...

[@jeremiahanthony5521]

Lmfaoooooooo

[@Seethenhagen]

When he was born, his first words were "Anyways, now its time to give my Mother's uterus a doug score. Starting with the weekend categories in styling the interior is very dark but the exterior has a nice smooth curve similar in style to the Volkswagen New Beetle and it gets a 5 out of 10 Acceleration is slow due to the massive weight on the chassis and gets a 2 out of ten..."

[@kingjlinza]

I like how there is a “No parking” sign behind the van where he is reviewing it.

[@charliethedog7579]

😂🤣 I didn’t even notice that!!

[@glitchedparadox7296]

💀

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

4:20 💀💀💀

[@washuai]

It's funny. Truth is, though if someone came along, he's there, so then he'd just have to pack up his stuff and drive away.

[@j_freed]

Doug is 'edgy' that way...

[@partytempo]

Everyone roasts Doug on his cargo shorts, but can we talk about that YAHOO email address???

[@JonathanHiller]

LOTS of people still use Yahoo email, myself included. It just WORKS. And if he's like me, he's had it for so long that he have to go to GREAT lengths to move all his contacts somewhere else. I also have gmail, but honestly, I don't like it nearly as well, as far as interface goes, as Yahoo.

[@Danielm1114]

We need to roast his mic. He’s way to popular to have mic audio that bad

[@partytempo]

@@Danielm1114 Oh man, the MICROPHONE! I have a certain level of nostalgia for his old lapel mic that looked like a chunky silver toy. Ah the good ol days 😉

[@webchamp930]

Was just thinking the exact same thing.. we still in the 1990s 🤣

[@nvo7024]

Do you realize what it is to have a 25-year-old address? I reckon I registered mine in 96 or 97. It's almost as old as the original Silhouette/Lumina/Transsport. Yes, it's a spam magnet, but their spam filter still work. BTW, back in the days we didn't consider their styling quirky in any way. It was kinda curious in the first production year, but by 97 it was 'just another car'. They certainly weren't rare in North America then.

[@filup7419]

In 1990, my parents decided that having one of these wasn't enough so they bought 2. One was silver, the other white and both had a cloth interior with 6 passenger seating. They had the original 3100 V6 and my dad towed a 25' pontoon boat all over Texas with one of them and we went on several mutli-state road trips throughout the entire US and neither van ever had any problems. Both were extremely reliable until they were sold/traded 8-10 years later. A few things Doug failed to mention is the built in auto-leveling and air compressor for pool toys or inflating tires and for leveling the rear end when towing or hauling. The removable seats only weighed 30 lbs. +/- so removing them wasn't a big deal and this modularity made cross country road trips very comfortable. They also had plastic body panels like the Saturn cars did so they were impervious to minor dings or runaway shopping carts. All in all, they were both amazing vans and my childhood was made richer because of them.

[@ericallison3051]

I'm not afraid to admit that I've always liked these vans

[@swatisquantum]

Eric Allison loved the Transport version. It was my dream car when I was a kid.

[@redram5150]

Way to advertise you have no taste.

[@dkt1976dt]

Me too

[@ericallison3051]

@@redram5150 By that logic, you're saying that Doug doesn't have good taste either. Because I have the same taste in cars, as he does. Weird and quirky

[@ericallison3051]

@@swatisquantum Yeah same here.

[@kyleferris9830]

Never thought I’d see my childhood minivan reviewed by Doug Demuro. That door closing noise brought back some old memories, I haven’t heard it in 20 years.

[@jaredhtx]

As Danny Devito said in Get Shorty, “It’s the Cadillac of mini vans.”

[@saksit247]

I believe it was John Travolta who said that line. Danny DeVito took it for a test drive.

[@dextersmithbsee]

I can just see one of these marvels zigzagging down the road with that fancy power sliding door stuck in the half open position with a plastic trash bag covering the opening.

[@jankowalski1123]

*MERCEDES

[@dudehere340]

I love that Danny DeVito laugh when he reacts to the door opening. Let's not forget that by the end of the movie Danny DeVito had his own Silhouette. 😂

[@bjthedjdutchdude1992]

It was John travolta

[@kmoecub]

I worked at a dealership when these were new. They had two flaws (IMO): the long nose that made parking a little sketchy, and the overly long reach that was required to clean the interior of the windshield. Otherwise they were absolute gems. The aerodynamic advantage over other vans of the era was very evident when driving in a strong headwind. Oh, the "safety noise" when the sliding door closes was just marketing. GM used a stepper motor to drive the door mechanism. Stepper motors make that noise because of how they are driven.

[@theunknown302]

As a small child in the late 90s, these were my favorite car and i was dead certain I'd own one as an adult. Don't ask me why.

[@hugonubario]

is it your car now? lol

[@baronvonjo1929]

@@hugonubario Still waiting for a response?

[@hugonubario]

@@baronvonjo1929 I forgot about it but yes sure!

[@cheesandwichfactory]

same but mid nineties

[@Bartonovich52]

Yep, me too. They looked like a Star Trek shuttlecraft. As fate would have it... my mom bought a 1997 Pontiac Transport. One year off the Dustbuster design. Truth is it was a much better vehicle. It went 200,000 miles before the head gasket got it. My father in law had a 2003 for 200,000 miles as well before the head gasket got it. And I had a 2001 as a jalopy that went 150,000 miles until I sold it running perfectly fine. But you’d never mistake any of those for Captain Kirk’s ride. That’s for sure.

[@mr.lowslow7702]

I only watch this video for 4 reasons: 1) “THIS” 2) quirks 3) features 4) Doug being doug

[@dukenukem8381]

bumper to bumper

[@arrowdynamlc]

But what is this comment's dougscore?

[@brettb8825]

Number 1 and 4 !!

[@ryansrides9714]

Viktor Shokur I totally agree, he’s the only one I would spend 25min watching review a van!!!😂😂😂

[@BobThe9534]

I watch this vid since I knew it was gonna b good

[@KenyattaBarton]

I think the built in car seat is super cool. Would love to see that in modern cars

[@daniela9594]

I can smell the inside of this car though the screen

[@Matt-dz3xe]

how does it smell?

[@butwhataboutdragons7768]

@@Matt-dz3xe Like cigarette smoke.

[@Matt-dz3xe]

@@butwhataboutdragons7768 oh, yes, the smell of childhood.

[@fvkz]

YOOO I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE.

[@TetrisShark70]

Smells like Play-doh and McDonald's

[@tylertomashowski7130]

nobody: Doug: *parks in front of a no parking sign to make a video*

[@lukenaoumovitch4477]

Tyler Tomashowski damn I didn’t see this comment when I just posted about it. Damn now I have to delete mine :(

[@farsidekiki]

I laughed heartily when the door slid open to reveal the sign 🤣

[@nlpnt]

Collab with GTOger?

[@mominx2412]

This is the kind of cars I want to see Doug review, please like you agree 👍.

[@adambenoit7087]

Totally agree!!!!

[@Yfree4321]

Had an older Chevy version of this with the 3.8. Got great mileage on the highway, fairly decent power for the day, about 180 hp at least. I liked the composite body panels, the body never rusted. I didn’t like removing all the seats to carry larger loads, but I could fold all the seat backs down and handled a lot of things that way, on an elevated flat surface. And yes that was a long dashboard. It was good to armor all it so it wouldn’t warp in the sun too much. But it got us through a lot of family trips back in the day.

[@deathbastardable]

The child seat built into the rear seat was actually amazing.

[@80for80]

Absolutely genius! Blows my mind how new models don't have it 🤦‍♂️

[@kls5948]

moein didn’t know kids stayed kids forever

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

@@kls5948 Can't say if this comment is serious or... You don't have to use it if you don't need it.

[@joshcarrey8856]

moein Volvo had adopted this on their XC90 as a option, really cool though!

[@kls5948]

Oh my Josh 2 SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH

[@brandonmaiden3927]

Me: I’m not spending 25 minutes watching a video on a minivan. Also me: Watches whole video

[@detroitengineering782]

Hahah me to!

[@bobpierce115]

@@detroitengineering782 It's 2020, so you're excused on wanting to escape into a dust buster video in a dust bowl year.

[@alexanderbathory1007]

U can play it twice the speed or x1.75 you get to save up time

[@TheSleepingonit]

Exfuckingactly

[@frogface3975]

tbf most of that 25 minutes was about a sliding door

[@WhyDoIDriveAMustang]

Kids these days don’t remember when the back windows didn’t open

[@JayBelafonte]

PlayboiPedro 😂 be in the back hot as hell... remember the ones that used to just pop out a little?

[@WhyDoIDriveAMustang]

Jay Belafonte onb and when the ones that rolled down came out man it changed the game

[@dabeanne]

Old but GOLD

[@elijaha773]

Our 2003 Dodge Caravan had back windows that only popped out an inch.

[@WhyDoIDriveAMustang]

E. Andrews ours was the same

[@rainesbobo]

I loved the Pontiac Version. I worked at a pontiac dealer when these were new and we called them Door Wedgie vans

[@savagesock3598]

Rest in piece

[@bbrown6730]

Savage Sock how many pieces?

[@Zwidawurzn]

I've seen some of the Pontiac versions over here in EU in the 90s but i don't think they survived long, i even forgot this car was a thing because i haven't seen one for years.

[@510ghostboy]

That door opens faster than most new minivans today

[@KingLarbear]

So they could take your fingers off

[@JayBelafonte]

I remember when I was a Kid my best friends Dad drove a silhouette exactly like this one. We used to hate it and call it a Big Nose. He was embarrassed to be dropped off at school in it, and would make his Dad drop him off on the corner. 😂

[@gregoriorazgado5541]

Plot twist when he got his license it was his passme downs and adored it🤣🤣

[@jimmy22334]

If I saw one of my classmates get dropped off in this thing, I would respect the hell out of them. Also this thing may be ugly but it’s cool asf much cooler than a Ford Explorer or a Highlander.

[@SaraSpruce]

“The Cadillac of minivans” Now imagine if GM had actually slapped a Cadillac logo on one of these

[@sandasturner9529]

The cringe.

[@TheNormal256]

I’m honestly surprised they didn’t......

[@katherine3276]

Thats the dodge grand caravan 😂

[@yes8032]

That would be horrible

[@yes8032]

@@katherine3276 lol 😂

[@franissketchy3908]

Why is it that every time Doug says he borrowed a car it sounds like he’s saying he stole it.

[@aislingmairead4939]

"THHHISSS is a 1965 Chevrolet Impala lowrider, and I've borrowed it from a viewer here in beautiful South LA. I've always wanted to drive a lowrider, and today, I will do just that."

[@EmazingGuitar]

He says it’s borrowed for legal reasons, when the car is reported stolen 😂

[@1D0N]

He has quite a selection.

[@zacharypierce3546]

He “borrows” them and then reviews them next to chain-link fences covered in tarps. Sketch reviews of borrowed cars make for good viewing, criminality be damned!

[@Mr_Chris77]

I had a mom ride me out in the second row seats at the end of a cul-de-sac in an Olds Silhouette. This van brings back very happy memories for me.

[@TransistorBased]

Am I reading this right? You got it on with someone's mom in one of these- in the middle of a cul de sac???

[@penelopeboivin3191]

It was time. A weird looking Minivan. It is the Best day of my Life

[@ultraguy8771]

I'd love to see him review a Fiat Multipla when they become legal in the US.

[@penelopeboivin3191]

Ultraguy87 He would puke several times during the review, because of the multiplia

[@FujiwaraBunta]

*Toyota Previa memories*

[@orenda992]

Dusty Dude Hope he won’t be recording during the "reactions"

[@penelopeboivin3191]

@@ultraguy8771 wait looks like your wish has been granted!

[@mht6848]

THIS! is the kind of shit I love to see on this channel.

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

+1

[@MoultrieGeek]

Same

[@avdcrx5441]

yeah better than watching a 1 million ferrari

[@iphoneusr2808]

No swearing this is a Christian mine craft server!

[@marshayemanuel4774]

MHT why?

[@rodger7029]

True story, we had a customer who put a little model railroad on the dash

[@itwontcomeout5678]

Lol whoa

[@RosyRecluse]

That's a neat idea.

[@ziggymoon]

I owned one (used) in the early 2000's.... One of the best Vans I have ever owed. I might have had it for many more years than I did, had it not been stolen from my driveway and found about a month later in the Florida Swamps. It was an odd looking van, but it grew on you - and it had so much interior room.

[@playur2547]

Bugatti Chiron Divo or Oldsmobile Silhouette? Everyone: Bugatti! Daddy Doug: Oldsmobile!

[@gpowerdragon9852]

I need a couple nights to choose one. uuuuummm

[@monzar748]

I would love the Olds, it's not a Buick but it's still nice.

[@TomTheCat.]

That’s why non car guys would choose the Bugatti because it’s fast and looks nice while car guys who know about older cars would choose the olds.

[@raymondlong99]

Neither, I chose a rusty 2000 Toyota Tundra

[@osopotato1698]

What's the point in looking at a Bugatti when 99.99% can't afford one. I'd rather learn about this dust buster than a billionaire's exclusive

[@999benhonda]

"Has an amazing group of 1980s and 1990s GM cars" is a sentence never before heard.

[@PigEqualsBakon]

@anonymous dude probably has a B-Body or 2, lets be honest. with a repertoire like that is basically mandatory.

[@JendaHrbac]

Amazing in its quantity, I guess

[@JendaHrbac]

@anonymous it was an attempt at levity, GM has made some cool cars in the 80's a 90's. My childhood favourite was a 95 Suburban.

[@dextersmithbsee]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@saadqureshi7127]

@anonymous "rare" lol

[@DigitalAce444]

How in the world did I get here from watching a Chiron review??? I love this channel, never a dull moment!!!

[@rssvvp4447]

Fax dude.

[@christopheryasus3666]

Is there a prompter...? Or is he nailing facts for 25 min every vid

[@parislove616]

same way I got to ACCCCCE watching a silhouette review..... 😉

[@FirstLast-on1mv]

I actually like the way it looks, a lot of 90s minivans had this sort of shape like the Toyota Previa so it doesn't seem that weird. Love to see things like this decades later

[@pilorj4444]

I think that forward panoramic front windshield is actually a pretty elegant design idea, vans with a more "normal" bonnet and windshield often look a bit sloppy. I'm pretty sure this idea was started in mass production by the renault espace which carried this idea in more or less dramatic ways for all of its 5 gens, for almost 40 years. It has drawbacks but also quite a few benefits, including maximizing interior space and luminosity, as well as reducing blind spots. It definitely feels very spacey in this type of vehicle.

[@thatrandomdude4505]

Looks like a 1980s concept car that was only actualized 10 years later.

[@Teraforce88]

Because it is, though technically, the design first came out in 1990, so it's really only 4 years. Look up "1986 Pontiac Trans Sport Concept"

[@thatrandomdude4505]

@@Teraforce88 I mean that it almost looks like a concept car from the *early* 1980s.

[@c0hqn]

Doug: Reviews a Lamborghini Me: Oh, that’s nice. Also Doug: Reviews a Silhouette Me: Oh my god yes😁

[@Perich29]

that van looks like a 7 seater Lamborghini

[@fast98gtp]

I'm the same way.... We had a 94 lol

[@maxh771]

I love how the background for this video is a dodgy chain-link fence that looks like it's on the edge of a homeless shanty town...

[@ashc4167]

Max H it’s where doug lives

[@DougDeMuro]

The natural habitat of a 1996 Oldsmobile Silhouette.

[@jimmymullen5507]

6:21 my family had a Chevy Venture when I was a kid and it made that noise when the door closed and it was one of my favorite noises, and hearing it again is bringing back memories. It deeply saddened me when it first stopped making the noise, and then the power door stopped working completely

[@widsquard]

"I see the silhouette of a little van, Scaramouche, Scaramouche..."

[@Chilibendrix]

Will you do the van-dando!

[@ut2k4wikichici]

lots and lots of features very very quirky

[@clapton3168]

😂

[@pinheadlarry1019]

@@ut2k4wikichici *DOUG DEMURO* (doug demuro) *DOUG DEMURO* (doug demuro) DOUG DEMURO IS THE *TYPE OF GUYYYY*

[@kellyjackson7889]

Doug Demuro has a mini van set aside for me e e for me e e FOR MEEEEEEEE!

[@richardpatton2502]

This “thing” had one of the worst crash test results...ever.

[@hvymtal8566]

The Venture-era vans actually got _worse_ It is actually kind of impressive

[@drjustin84]

That was the next generation, to be fair though

[@DNRUDVN]

That was actually it's successor

[@mrubuntuking5257]

Interior-wise, I'd have to give the "Cadillac of minivans" honor to the 4th-gen Nissan Quest. Which, funnily enough, also had one of the worst crash tests ever!

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

Well . . . kinda. In the IIHS crash tests, they subsituted the Oldsmobile Silhouette with a Pontiac Trans Sport. Although it probably wouldn't have been any safer, it still technically isn't one of the worst rated in safety. Because it never was actually tested.

[@LakeHowellDigitalVideo]

14:37 -- that pocket was shaped to store a CD wallet from that era.

[@nashvilleslim]

No, no, that's where you kept your glock.

[@Sube-Tube]

@@nashvilleslim nobody who owned one of these has owned a Glock. They got a hi point

[@musek5048]

@@Sube-Tube no truer words have been spoken

[@terryclark7505]

I owned a 92. It was the most amazing vehicle I ever drove. It practically floated down the road. Had great power. I have forever hated trading it in. Loved it!

[@vaughnmiller4371]

I had a 95 and I too feel like you do.

[@farnsworth3000]

90s gm “It’s a Dustbuster” 2020s Elon “It’s Blade Runner”

[@syxepop]

Make that a LUXURY DUSTBUSTER!!!! (fortunately there was no Cadillac version...)

[@luisitosupra325]

"driving the Silhouette" *starts laughing as RSX passes being towed* lol

[@ElliottAlvis]

We had a Pontiac Transport when I was a kid so this brought back a ton of memories.

[@frank1015]

My freinds mom had one its quick for a large ass minivan back then and floaty lol

[@combocat9444]

The GM minivans produced 1990- 1996 were probably the most exotic minivans such as Oldsmobile Silhouette, Chevrolet Lumina, and Pontiac Transport are kind of innovative and their something you'll never see on the road.

[@aislingmairead4939]

Ah, being a kid in the 90s.The flood of memories is strong with this one..

[@ekklesiaillusion]

Esp that rear window thing. Being a kid and just wanting it to open more so I stopped dying.

[@GlycerinZ]

yup yup yup

[@stevewoods8116]

My Kids would agree!!!!

[@GetToThePointAlready]

*Doug the type of guy rate his one-night-stand as "Ugly, weird and incredibly rare".*

[@spacecadet2663]

Most of those Doug is the type of guy comments are boring and unoriginal. That one is actually funny.

[@HahahaLOL2011]

I never thought I would hear Doug say “Ford Aerostar”. That name still sends shivers down my spine.

[@P_RO_]

About the only worse minivan than this one

[@armandomorales3809]

What I liked mine.... And my friends has 300k miles. My lumina broke down after 150k

[@shena1256]

I absolutely loved mine. Me and my friends drove mine everywhere. My dog loved the slide window. He could sit on the seat and hang his head out the window in pure bliss!! I drove that van until the drive shaft fell out and I remember how sad I was watching it being loaded up to be taken to the junk yard. Such great memories with my Aerostar ❤️

[@HahahaLOL2011]

Armando Morales I hated having to be dropped off to school in that thing well into the 2000s/early 2010s. Eventually convinced my mom to get a new car after it started having reliability issues around the 110,000 mile mark. She’s been driving the red car in my avatar which itself has been a nightmare and will be traded in soon.

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@HahahaLOL2011 cool but was Pablo Escobar ur dad

[@philleicht212]

When I was a child we had a Pontiac Trans Sport 3.8 with nearly the same interior. We are living in Germany and the car was very rare here even in the early 90s. My friends named the Trans Sport a "flight simulator". I have a lot of nice memories watching this video... Vacation with the family driving through Europe..

[@markusantonio4866]

I didn’t think Pontiac or GM was in Germany.

[@philleicht212]

@@markusantonio4866 When I remember right you could buy these cars in Opel (GM) dealerships. This was also possible for the successor (Chevrolet Venture) that was sold as Chevrolet Trans Sport. By the way: The successor Trans Sport was the same car like the Opel Sintra, but with another engine and long wheel base.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

From the era when car manufacturers watched Star Trek: The Next Generation and thought "Huh, we should release a shuttlepod on wheels."

[@ericpullen524]

Anonymous Freak Came to say this, I remember this van from the 90s and thought it looked exactly like a TNG Shuttlecraft.

[@DamonCzanik]

Yes! Exactly what I thought when these came out. Looks way more like a TNG shuttlecraft than a dustbuster! For that one reason, I liked them!

[@mikezerker6925]

My dad had a 1993 Chevy Lumina APV... this brings back memories of road trips when I was young!!

[@dreammfyre]

It's like if Inspector Gadget transformed into a minivan.

[@paulcarmi8130]

How is it like that at all....?

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

@@paulcarmi8130 Go look at his van and you'll see why. Especially when it transforms to car mode.

[@isakjohansson7134]

I mean it sort of looks like the gadgetmobile, at least "silhouttewise"

[@wun1gee]

The other really cool styling feature of these vehicles were the high-mounted tail lights. That was, to me, at the time, the most striking design feature. It looked so cool.

[@jamescollinson2179]

The Volvo 850 Estate Wagon copied those high tail lights 2 years later. That's got to be the only time Volvo ever lagged behind a U.S. auto company.

[@mitthugo2622]

I remember the “safety noise” on my 2001 Pontiac Montana mini-van

[@razzyp]

Mitch Hugo haha yup me too, on my 01 Chevy Venture... I took it to a mechanic when I first drove it all confused thinking it was broken. 🤦‍♀️

[@moses2998]

Same here!!!!!!! On my mom's Pontiac Montana!!!!

[@lelandalvarez8940]

@@razzyp M