FLIPPING a $1500 trade-in for BIG $$?

[@skolenimation]

One of the realest builds on KZbin.

[@JB50713]

Yuri's in an elite 4% club of Subaru's no longer on the road. You can look at it that way.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Top 4%

[@mikeculp92]

Hahah sorry but I love that the whole video just ended in failure

[@wojtekp3212]

Lmfao 🤣

[@mikederucki]

That mechanic was hilarious. “Wellll there’s more” 😂

[@RyanThayil]

Spoilers!

[@somerandomfella]

Finally a video we can relate to. Any mechanic work or a new set of tyres is worth more than my pos beater.

[@harrismi7]

The art of cutting your losses.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Now I’ve got 2 sets of wheels to sell to make up the costs 😎 😭

[@OrionDauphin]

@@TheStraightPipesbut how much of it can you now right off by claiming it all as a business expense now that you’ve made this video? The Art Of the Right Off

[@zhurouga4838]

The ending felt surprisingly relatable. Given the used selling price, was really rooting you guys to able to squeeze 1 to 2 grand more out of it to make even at least

[@TheStraightPipes]

Scrap plus wheels will break me even. I wanted to smash the windshield and stuff too for fun but then I just spent that time hanging out with my kid instead

[@ryan56976]

@@TheStraightPipesand an even more relatable final outcome

[@matthijs.tieleman]

This is an awesome video, guys. I love your regular reviews but you should do these more often. It's relatable and fun for everybody out there who doesn't buy new cars!

[@TheStraightPipes]

Thanks! I was really excited to make this. Was just hoping for a more climactic ending haha

[@matthijs.tieleman]

@@TheStraightPipes The ending was great! All the more relatable to me😉👍!

[@Wonka0998]

​@@TheStraightPipes I think it was really climatic. I was not expecting that to happen to a 10 year old car.

[@benjaminmatlock3232]

I thought the video was great, but I can’t imagine that losing $1,500 per video is something they want to do 😂

[@matthijs.tieleman]

@@benjaminmatlock3232 They will more than make up for it in KZbin revenue. How do you think guys like Hoovie make money?

[@AcurAEX]

This is refreshing! I'm here for this series!

[@starkyslp16]

I've been doing some used car shopping and have come across dealers that would probably try to sell me this for the full $8k without any fixes done. It's super shadey out there

[@ScreamsPenguin]

I just did this on a 2011 Forester but if you have the flashing cruise control engine light traction control combo, it means your MAF is dirty or done. To clean it cost $10 in MAF spray, to replace it costs $40 in parts and 5 minutes with a phillips head screwdriver.

[@animeman2]

I have the same problem with my 2017 Crosstrek, but my issue is that the transfer case is leaking oil apparently onto the MAF and it causes this issue to randomly happen from time to time. Dealer quoted a couple thousand to fix, along with some other issues but I planning to get rid of it soon anyways so I just dealing with not having cruise control right now, sigh.

[@plohish1337]

thank you for this video! internet is full of BS videos saying you can fix a lot of things yourself and find something much cheaper than it's actually is, but most of the time reality is as you've shown. Also repairing subaru boxer engine in many cases is much more complex than l4.

[@TheStraightPipes]

You’re welcome! I’m just always trying to be authentic

[@jimduyck]

This sidebar adventure from your typical videos ABSOLUTELY paid off from the viewer's perspective! 😂

[@TheStraightPipes]

I’m here for the viewers

[@RC-wt7fr]

Well this is different, and I love it! Keep it up boys definitely an opportunity to get some new content on the channel that is not necessarily a review. Still love the reviews obvi, but more Yuri and Jakub in our lives is much needed.

[@lordraiden5398]

I just bought a 2007 Forester for $500 that has 325,000 miles on it. New tires, front pads and rotors and valve cover gaskets. Awesome winter beater. You guys can buy a JDM engine for a couple of thousand dollars. I swapped one in my 2009 Forester.

[@chuckcribbs3398]

Yes!! That’s what they should do.

[@a2xd94]

Yeah easy peasy

[@bradythegenius2123]

Yeah, the bigger problem here wasn’t necessarily Subarus fault, but the previous mechanic. And also it’s a boxer engine so everything is a little more challenging on it

[@kevincampbell1395]

Not Subaru's fault. Low compression and need a new engine at 150k miles is definitely the manufacturer's fault . Subaru fan boi

[@Austin-cg7be]

@@kevincampbell1395If something makes it 150k and breaks thats how it was taken care of not manufacturing. Ive bought So many Subarus and the ones that are taken care of are great the neglected ones are junk easy as that

[@SueBobChicVid]

1:44 Thanks, Jacob. I didn't do any research before clicking on this video either.

[@glenralph]

The OBD2 Scan tool is BlueDriver. I have it myself and quite like it.

[@GXKid06]

I flipped cars from basically nothing all the way to a new tesla. Its a lot of fun and a lot of stuff can be done on your own. Please do more content like this with some DIY stuff. Anyone can buy a corolla, put in some spark plugs, polish the headlights, put new wheels covers on it and resell it for a profit its so easy.

[@bigbunnyboi]

It is good to see something fresh from your channel. I hope this becomes a regular segment. 👌🏻

[@PapaNuggets_]

Funny this comes up after I’ve been watching Buddy’s DIY videos on flipping cars. This ended a lil different though 😂

[@rabyinpanicker6001]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO GUYS, I laughed so much at the ending. Great way to start the day!

[@spike238]

Selling privately and dealing with the public isn't for everyone , scheduling , negotiating , certification , advertising , and other variables , especially if you live out in Timbuktu , how much is your time worth ? , trade it in , easy-peasy ...

[@abrahamk9]

My thoughts exactly. Buying a new car can already be stressful.

[@steven-un4iw]

Lmao exactly the same line I used to hit customers w when I was trying to steal their trade❤

[@pattycarljackson]

I used to buy used privately but I wasn’t screwed so many times and not surprisingly though its not like a company is paying people to look over an entire vehicle making sure its good but i just got a Camry through Carvana plus they have a 100 day 4400 mile warranty so not bad.

[@FWRXSTER]

2014 FXT here…still going strong lol. Sorry for your loss Yuri 🙏

[@NovaResource]

That startup clip showing the rattle also shows what looks to be an aftermarket oil filter. It makes me think you have an oil filter that doesn’t have the required anti drain-back valve in it. On those Subaru engines with the top mounted filter you must use the correct OEM filter or an aftermarket filter with the anti drain-back valve in it because the oil drains out of the filter and then it takes a few seconds at startup to fill the filter again.

[@oldblueaccord2629]

I have a 2014, I use the Subaru filter mine sounds 100% like that has since about 20k miles. The filter is mounted up top and pointed down...doesnt make sense to me.

[@NovaResource]

@@oldblueaccord2629From what I’ve read, there are multiple types of Subaru filters. Some do not have the anti drain-back valve, some do. The ones without the anti drain-back valve are designed for the older Subaru engines where the filter is on the bottom. Newer Subaru engines with the filter on top require a filter with the anti drain-back valve. I personally like the filter on top because it makes the oil change job easier. And as long as you use the correct filter, there is no issue.

[@oldblueaccord2629]

@@NovaResource 20 filters later...naw. You Subie guys got a story for everything. I love it. You know the dealer wont even consider looking at the engine unless it uses a quart every 1000k miles...LOL

[@kunal9346]

It's great that you guys shared this adventure even though it didn't end the way we hoped it would! Guessing for 95% folks out there, its better to shop it around in an as-is condition and just go with the best offer instead of trying to fix and then sell

[@HunterJeffs]

I work for a dealer and for most people, unless they are mechanically sound it makes the most sense. Especially in 2024, people like convenience. Yes, we won’t be able to offer you retail value because that’s what we plan to sell it for but we tell you our offer and take care of all of the rest for you. Another thing a lot of people don’t realize as well is that you save a bit of taxes as the trade gets deducted from the new vehicle before it is taxed.

[@peterchang7646]

In January 2024 we traded in our 2015 Audi q7 TDI for $11K cdn on a 2023 GV60. I thought the tradein value was more than fair. The cheapest q7 TDI at the time in Ontario was about $18K. I knew it had a slight exhaust leak, needed a front passenger side wheel bearing, no codes stored or pending, tuned but emissions hardware intact. In 2017, my parents were offered $2000 on their dealer maintained 2008 Honda Odyssey (184K km) on a 2017 Acura MDX. I told them to let me sell it, and I flipped it for $7250. Kids helped me clean it up a bit, and I fixed a small dent/scratch in the rear quarter. No codes stored or pending on that one either.

[@mercedes.c63_audi.q8]

When we purchased our Audi Q8, the dealership offered us $1000 for our trade-in. Our trade-in was a 2011 Volvo XC60 R-Design, so for the age and miles, the offer was totally expected, but the market says otherwise... and 2 weeks later, we unloaded it for $5,500 in private party cash deal. 👍

[@urebhasan3061]

He got back his $1500 and more off this video And gave us good entertainment. Gotta love that.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Let’s hope. It was worth a shot

[@urebhasan3061]

@@TheStraightPipes I would love to watch more videos like this

[@urebhasan3061]

I have flipped a few cars myself. More than making money, it is just fun

[@AshtonSmith-z4t]

@TheStrightPipes I own three Subarus: 1) 2015 Forester Limited 2.5, 2) 2019 Subaru Legacy Premium 2.5, 3) 2014 Subaru Impreza Limited. The ticking that you hear could be the A/C compressor as those are known to be relatively weak on that generation of forester and are know to make a lot of noise even when they are functioning correctly. Regarding the rough idle, check the oil as these cars are know for having oil burning and other oil issues. Also make sure that the spark plugs are good as that could also be a factor. Given that it is a Subaru the cost range could be very broad $500 to $4500 depending on the issues.

[@Andrewdorato]

It was great for the honesty on it.

[@mikeahab]

That was great actually. Thanks boys!

[@ChrisPollard]

BlueDriver is AWESOME!! I've had my BD code reader for years and it's an invaluable little tool. Also love that it gives you a PDF report of the results if you want it. Yeah, they cost a little more than the super cheap readers out there, but man, it's a great product. I've used it for friends and family many times over the years.

[@W4fflemonger]

Ngl this was one of my favourite videos I've watched in a long time. 10/10.

[@SunshinyCoDo]

What is this, M Night Shyamalan? I can't handle the twists! 😂

[@rturner4205]

If you get a check engine light in newer Subarus. They disable a lot of stuff and put the CC, X-mode and the hill decent control lights on to convince you to have the car looked at... If the car also had eyesight, you would have a Eyesight light and your auto braking and lane departure warning would also be disabled. Also if the engine is cold, I do hear piston slap a lot more frequently in this gen Foresters when I start them to move them. (The things you know from working for a Subaru dealer)

[@stan1900]

I see a lot of older foresters on the road which gives me hope that my SJ will be around for quite a while too. But I do try to be generally nice to it and stay on top of the maintenance.

[@shepherd9246]

Best video so far watching this channel for 3 yrs +

[@TheStraightPipes]

And it only cost me $1500 lol

[@gerardacus1300]

In New York State, when you trade in a vehicle at a dealership at the time of sale, that trade-in value is subtracted from the new vehicle price before tax. Another thing that makes it worth it

[@LemonyFresh]

Missed a chance to drive the XT trim with the WRX engine and turbo. Dealerships are definitely scams though but it's kind of the cost of doing business. The check engine light because of the misfire is due to the gum up of the fuel injectors. Mr. Regular does a good explanation of it in his Nissan Rogue video. I just traded mine in because the fix is a $2000 repair to literally take apart the engine and clean off the carbon build-up, or several hundred to walnut blast it (hard to find in the GTA for some reason). This is what happened to my 2015 Forester at 220,000kms, suddenly started just running loud when it would rev up, silent at idle, no permanent codes. I ended up trading it in for a Honda Pilot instead, mostly because I wanted a smoother ride and a large trunk. If it weren't for that goddamn direct injection bullshit, I would have kept that car, it was so fun to drive. 270hp in an offroad sports wagon.

[@Mojo522]

I wish I knew you to tell you not to do it because I had just lost the engine (2.5l NA) in my 2011 Subaru Impreza the same way. I would have told you it was a blown head gasket. Whatever, you live and learn. Anyway, I hope you & your loved ones are all happy & healthy. Cya in the next vid.

[@chrisangelo2493]

I was expecting a part 2 where it all gets fixed and makes a profit. But this ending was perfect too.

[@mrd5024]

the ending lol Perfection

[@andriodman1]

Lol love, love, love the ending with the Subaru ad! Keep it fun boys

[@sherizaahd]

Way to not sweep this under the rug, took a gamble and it didn't pay off in the way you hoped. Now we all get to make fun of you! So the payoff is even better! Just remember, that burning sensation is love.

[@TheStraightPipes]

That feeling when Terry said I was the trade in 🥲

[@jva690]

This deserves more views. Loved this content.

[@uppernoth]

Like this vid so the boys can keep doing these fun ones!!

[@marciogiesbrecht]

Maannnnnnn, loved it this video. It'll be awesome to have more like this one where you share your experience with daily things in a car. Thank YOU

[@lucasokeefe7935]

That generation had issues, especially in the non-turbo trims. 2014 and 2015 are years to avoid entirely if you can, but 2016+ model years had the majority of the issues fixed. Get an XT if you can, they're way more engaging. Recommended modification is to go with a 19mm rear sway bar, that eliminates most of the low speed suspension slushiness

[@oldblueaccord2629]

They were a cheap car 23k for us brand new 135k miles on it now. Got lucky there is a 100k warranty from Subaru on the CVT on ours got fixed at 90k.

[@lucasokeefe7935]

@@oldblueaccord2629 They're great cars! My 2016 XT was perfect at about 34k brand new. Only ever had the one problem with it, but it was a Vermont car until I sold it. I had to get the lift gate hydraulics replaced after they snapped during the winter. Warranty work in 2022 and Subaru was pretty red faced about it, gave me a loaner for a week while they waited for the parts to come in.

[@Pekoe1337]

I love how this Subaru has all of the rotary problems like dead ignition coil, low compression, and maybe a bad cat or O2 sensor

[@netcruzer]

GUESSES - CAT fauled from overfilled oil, diffs need service, wheel bearing replacement, tune up. $3K+ in mechanical repairs needed, plus body work. 1500 trade was generous as-is, remember you save the tax on that. So by you buying it and not trading, it cost your bro equivalent of 1695 off total price of new CRV.

[@netcruzer]

OOOF it was even worse. :D

[@TheStraightPipes]

Hehe

[@pettydesign]

Amazing work. Love the ending.

[@LordManhattan]

Guys, it looks like your camera sensor has some "hot" pixels (stuck pixels). I almost got a heart attack when I thought my OLED monitor had dead pixels, but it's in the video. The editor of this video has most likely caught this, but thought I'd mention it.

[@kylem324]

Not surprised by the ending. Wish it was a better outcome. What I’ve come to understand about Subaru’s is that they have some common faults that makes them less reliable in the long run. They’re more likely to need an engine rebuild after 180K km than the average Japanese car. Which sucks, because they’re a nice new car. Especially when AWD was less common. (At least one Subaru has been in the garage for more than half my life.)

[@speedy4829]

That forester sure has had a difficult life. Lol

[@EastonHB27]

We got sigma Yuri before GTA 6

[@Suction_]

This is my experience with the 10 subaru's we've owned as a family. After 80-120k miles they're money pits. Half the time not worth fixing. The issue is that my family continues to buy more and then they screw them over again as an endless cycle

[@scott8919]

When I got out of high school I got a 2001 Outback with 103000 miles on it. It nickel and dimed me to death until I junked it for scrap value at 175k. The last owner replaced the head gasket and the next one was seeping when I got rid of it. Everything went wrong on that car. Even the turn signal stalk wore out

[@oldblueaccord2629]

Yep cheap 100k car really. After that its pretty much all down hill.

[@patdry]

10/10 thumbnail hahaha

[@NorthTo60]

The original thumbnail of your video😂

[@WestCoastTrans]

I read his post about this Subaru and then getting the Honda

[@Retalak]

Oh the sweet sweet foreshadowing when you talk about the value of the wheels and tires.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Listing them once it gets closer to winter!

[@warrenwong8918]

Boxer engines have timing chain tensioner noises when first start . Sounds bad but goes away. Oh well you tried helping brother in law. Good man

[@colbysciarrilla4325]

Depending on your US state, trading in can bring sales tax relief as some states calculate sales tax off the difference in value between the car being bought and the one being traded. That alone is often worth the trade in vice private sale.

[@Gherbert1348]

I love what you were trying to do here, but also love that reality came crashing down. Look, on a perfect car is a trade in a rip off? Yeah likely because they want as much margin as possible to sell it, duh it's a business. But on a broken POS, trade in can be a savior!

[@TheStraightPipes]

Yup! Should have traded haha

[@tayboogyy]

The new Forester ad at the end threw me for a loop, I was like "hey, this just came on before the video started"

[@centerphil17]

😂 the ending was worth the watch. Great video guys

[@jrod237]

Love begins with trust, Yuri!

[@rileypart1]

Cuz I’ve 2016 Subaru Forester with 67k miles on odometer in US. When comes to your brother Forester if it’s has heated seats, x mode and fog lights et… in states the trim will fall into 2.5i Premium like mines but I’ve the safari moonroof and eyesights. Common issues with these is cam carrier goes out and starting to oil leak which that happened to me 2k miles before its cost me $6k USD to reseal the engine. I had Subaru of America as goodwill provide me $3k to cover their half cost of the repairs and I have to pay out of my pocket half part. I had spark plugs replaced last year as well replaced both front lower control arm. Still expensive repair when comes to owning a Subaru. I’m planning to get rid of Forester for Toyota RAV4 Hybrid or Lexus NX. Because I’m worried that my CVT is going out soon once powertrain warranty expires next year.

[@dilyo624]

Those exact warnings happened to my friends Subaru. It was because the spark plugs came loose. The warning went away after putting them baco

[@Jephph13bREW]

Thumbnail got me feeling straightrizzed. 😂

[@trevorsabiston2118]

The end to this was amazing

[@the.jonfernandez]

I’m sorry but I’m crying at the end of this video 😂 No one could have written a more relatable/disappointing script than this

[@miljan86]

My brother in law was trying to sell a manual Mazda 3 sedan for a cpl months. No hits/bites, needed to get rid of the car as maintenance/insurance costs would keep adding up and they didn't need a second car. Ended up selling it to Clutch for honestly not that bad of a value, otherwise it would just be sitting on the street parking collecting dust. I think it ended up being 2-3k under what he was gonna sell for privately but didn't get any leads for.

[@Northborne11]

I need more content like this.

[@vrwgq3q]

keep me honest folks. Subaru's engineer is fairly pragmatic to the point where you can pretty much buy a Hawkeye WRK and keep replacing/swapping parts from all sorts of JDM (EJs etc..) as long as you can get wiring harnesses and such.

[@justinyu7]

Love this, more of this type of content please

[@oldblueaccord2629]

Make a great winter beater car. Low compression and ZERO compression and two vastly different things...hence on the test drive the car drives fine. Unless the codes mean it cant be registered where you live I would drive that car back and forth to work all day every day.

[@jonlosito2004]

My Mom has a 2018 Forester XT Touring with over 93k miles on the odometer. We've had it for over 6 years or almost 7 years now. And I can relate to most of that stuff, except it hasn't died yet 😂😂

[@RC-wt7fr]

What a beauty ROOTS shirt Yuri!!!

[@diverjames1000]

I am going through the same thing as we speak! Figured I could fix up my wife’s car and sell it instead of trading in it. Already did some work and the engine seized last night when someone was test driving it. 😢

[@nickcivic21]

Well damn!! I love the honesty!!!!

[@Gabecmc]

Bruh 😂 lets get this video to how many ever views it needs to get this man his $1500 back. That ending was gold

[@NexonExploiter22]

Brilliant content, more of this

[@SnazBrigade]

im 100% in the park of it being better to privately sell. like, even if you go to a dealer and ask for the trade in value and add like $500, you'll still make a profit and be able to sell it super fast cause it'll probably be super cheap

[@matthewstewart2262]

Everytime I get an oil change on my forester from the Subaru dealership they over fill it by a quarter of a quart, now I check before I leave and have them drain it.

[@oldblueaccord2629]

They all use oil so it will make it to the next oil change without a top off....crazy I know but most people wont check there oil between oil changes.

[@johnrbh]

Sounds like the mechanic said the cylinder was fuel washed….just watched a video on that. Cylinder fills with fuel, washes away oil and the cylinder is screwed, and engine is shot. In that vid though I think they said the engine locks up.

[@joeschmoe5009]

Overfilled oil causes air bubbles to form, causing the ticking as the oil is not getting where it needs to be

[@itsreallyjakub]

Bro how much did you sell the wheels and tires for?! What’s the CONCLUSION? DID YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY BACK? I NEED TO KNOW

[@TheStraightPipes]

Pete from speed academy says sell the winter tires closer to winter, I’ll make more money that way

[@itsreallyjakub]

@@TheStraightPipes the SUMMER WHEELS and TIRES

[@Koolicyde]

@@itsreallyjakub Hilarious that this is the method Jakub is asking about it. :)

[@jonlosito2004]

Jakob in schizophrenia mode 😂😂

[@mattjingles5758]

Sounds like the ac conpressor

[@oldblueaccord2629]

I think its the muffler bearings.

[@tinker1148]

BTW, you have a base model Forester there.

[@jjgsxc86ssgc]

My 2011 SH still going strong 💪

[@questioner1596]

The engine in my manual Forester started knocking. This would be a terrific parts car if it wasn't ticking like my engine was before the knock began.

[@tommaxwell4966]

I agree that most would have done the same as you at the end there, but, does seem like a bit of a waste? Used engine and some garage time with some buddies, couple of beers and pizza along the way and she would be good to go. Sad that something like this is seen as disposable.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Ya no one wanted to work on it

[@corynom]

Startup kinda sounds like piston slap, that's just a thing with old Subarus. our turbo baja sounds like that on startup. that car also had many bad bad coil packs.

[@rturner4205]

I tend to hear piston slap in this particular gen of FB25's and always in the Foresters too. My 01 with it's EJ25 doesn't really make piston slap despite having 215k miles on it.

[@d173928]

That clickbait photo cracks me up lol. like that last bit with the Subaru commercial, too.

[@Bdchannel77620]

Can you do a short video of Jake going through that app and code reader? Really insightful and helpful

[@TheStraightPipes]

I use it on my personal channel ItsReallyJakub. Unfortunately none of my cars are currently broken

[@Koolicyde]

"What's wrong with it?" It says Subaru on it. :)

[@PJ-uh8og]

Are you guys going to do the versus comparison between the 2025 RDX versus the 2024 RDX?

[@Zyzzyx42]

Welcome to the 4% !!

[@colveraki]

The Subaru ad at the end chefs kiss🤌

[@TheMinuteFamily]

Great ending 😂. This is the formula for Hoovies success