Giving Someone a Corvette, If They Can Fix It

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[@shimakazan7309]

Honestly felt kinda dirty being told there was 6 problems when there was actually 9. the two sparkplugs and three different vacuum leaks. poor guy had the hardest challenge. super impressed by his ability to almost get the job done despite never having worked on a vette before

[@lecrazymonkey1510]

100% I think they did that because they didnt want a victory. Then they only gave him that info when there wasnt enough time to completely correct it..

[@valkydon1338]

they weren't crossing them off tho when he fix a part of it, shouldn't that be a clue?

[@shimakazan7309]

@@valkydon1338 not to him, they merely handed him the correct tool if he asked for the problem. we saw it crossed off, the mechanic didnt. so when he got that tool and fixed the 1/3 same issues, he thought he might have been done. im still in that he was done dirty by donut

[@Cayde-MBX]

was done dirty didn't get enough time either.

[@4lo275]

This was really dirty on Donut's part. They got a video and sponsorship by misleading the guy on how many problems the car actually had. 3 vacuum leaks and 2 spark plug wires. The guy got nothing.

[@watersauce3998]

Sam tackled this car like it had normal problems instead of sabotage. He almost went right down the list of stuff if it was a normal car instead of tampered with.

[@yungbroc]

thats true but when you're diagnosing things there's kind of a system you have to go through mentally weather you know its sabotaged or not. honestly donut made this episode pretty difficult with the red herrings / multiple cases of the same problem.

[@hhaste]

@@yungbroc As it should be, if you're giving away a free car. Their goal is to make money from it with video content, they would lose money if it were only one video *BUT* if someone did get it in the first try, they would definitely deserve it, since they know how to fully work on it.

[@_pitaph_6392]

But he didn't use any form of logic when it came to the steps when finding out what the problem was. If you find out that one spark plug wire was cut, why would you not check them all? I see a vacuum hose is cut or coming off, why wouldn't you check the rest?

[@DiustheZ]

@@_pitaph_6392 He found half the problems by accident and he had a lot of help too. I don't think his problem was not knowing the car, those issues were not car specific.

[@phr3dmcc0y]

Exactly, normal cars break down: but they dont get sabotaged, normally

[@eatinsammitches]

As someone who works on cars it is pretty important to always know how to get the keys out of huge block of ice. Probably one of the most common repairs or pieces of maintenance a mechanic will do in their lifetime.

[@jimmyonishi307]

that is the easiest sabotage to fix. Not only do they present it to you but tell you want to do. His mistake was hammering it instead of pushing the block of ice onto the ground. The thing was pretty high up.

[@clumz4630]

@@jimmyonishi307r/wooooosh

[@mulletsquirrel]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9 I don't think that'll help at all with getting the car started. Probably would make it worse.

[@leotam3372]

@@jimmyonishi307 Or ask for an air chisel

[@josephoberlander]

@@jimmyonishi307 Flip on side, run a quick score line with a saw or hacksaw blade, toss on ground - watch it shatter and pick up the keys.

[@bobkowalski7655]

He had one of the most complicated cars on this series, the smallest amount of time and the most problems to fix.

[@Stealth_bs]

ong.... like why he get the hardest possible situation plus MULTIPLE of the same thing messed up... not fair. poor sam

[@DanielHernandez-fe3uv]

But also the best car in my opinion lol

[@landondale8305]

Most expensive car though

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

He had the Most simple problems if he just took his time looking at all the spark plug wires and not waste it diagnosing on a obdll

[@onesickcorner9516]

@@connoisseuroftigolbitts well no, there needs to be some context here. on a vehicle that has any issue that has an obd2 port for the most part, you scan that shit first to see if there's anything obvious, try to start it afterwards, and THEN start digging into it. we're not working with carbs anymore, thank god for the DLC

[@hatefunwrx]

Dude SAM as a mechanic that has intermittently worked on corvettes you did leaps and bounds better than I would have, I am proud of you

[@jacobwebb8818]

Stop the cap

[@leytonmcnamee9062]

@@jacobwebb8818as a person who owns a corvette i’ve had a vaccum line blown that took me like an hour to find alone couldn’t imagine 3

[@hatefunwrx]

@@jacobwebb8818 only cap is you bro, chill with that

[@t4cot4ctical]

I say we all spam SAM in the comments of their vids until they give him the vette!

[@neom0nk]

I'm unsubscribing till I hear they gave it to him, that was brutal.

[@zestywastaken6038]

This felt like Sam kinda got the hardest challenge plus the time he spent having to get a key out of ice is crazy

[@VGbeck22]

I don’t know enough about cars. Why did replacing the battery cause that error to go off? Is it super common because it looks like it threw off the people who did the sabotage. I’m blaming Jerimiah

[@penmustache283]

@@VGbeck22 they said he was messing with that connector before hand and he must of unplugged it and forgot to plug it back in. also electronics sometimes just dont like their power source being completely yanked out. its a bit uncommon but it happens sometimes

[@coleavery3661]

​@VGbeck22 he pulled the battery out of the car which basically factory resets the computer so when he turned the car over with the new battery the computer didn't know how much the throttle plate was open, that wasn't a sabotage that's just what some cars do but I think they should've clued him in more about that one cuz that wasn't even part of the plan

[@user-360johnn]

It’s the hardest challenge but the most valuable car so it makes sense

[@TheDrGoggles]

Every mechanic knows how to break apart ice to obtain a key... That's a common reason people bring their cars in...

[@leomedina5614]

Sam if your reading this man we are all proud of you for still doing your best! You tried and overall you did a lot better then you think!!

[@soshyprod]

spoilers

[@Tripp555]

Just spoiled the whole vid and I’m only 4 mins in 😢

[@theseaofoceans]

Sam, we both know this some bs and everyone is mad at you for not getting the vette. All you care about is damn spark plugs

[@HurstTheHybrid]

​@@Tripp555your decision to read the comments. Your fault 🤣

[@Tarukai788]

@@Tripp555 Why are you reading the comments before watching the video??

[@jakewastaken]

Doing multiple spark plug wires and multiple vacuum leaks was pretty brutal. In a pressured time situation, you’re way more likely to want to keep progressing and not having to double back to address the same problems that he already thought he had covered. He’s forced to second guess everything. That kills momentum and makes spiraling out so much worse. The dude was pretty on top of it, but the bamboozles were rough.

[@baloghbotond4250]

Stopping the clock for him to lift the car was a real sportsmanship thing to do.

[@friedchicken7078]

Felt sorry for him

[@_DB155]

can't leave the viewers feeling bummed, you need consolation prizes for contestants, new set of tools, donut merch, anything

[@blackmogwai]

yeh apart from sabotaging 9 things not 6

[@IRBork]

More like the lawyers said "you absolutely cannot have someone rushing to put a car in the air, if it falls on him we're toast".

[@bullhornzz]

Not sportsmanship, company lawyers and insurance rules. Trust me. Although it was a nice gesture it was in the rules of whoever underwrites their liability policy 💯

[@amanwithaplan4103]

Throughout this whole episode I felt like Sam wasn’t given enough time for the amount of sabotage done.

[@pierresmith8175]

he made mistakes that costed him time simple as that he also got an extra 20 minutes

[@LordOfTheDrinks01]

Looked like he was not supposed to win. And what happened to the bonus time he was going to get for Donut trivia ?

[@DroneStrike1776]

So you want a participation trophy? That's the problem with you kids, you think everyone should win. He had plenty of time, he just kept repeating the same stuff over and over. He kept going to back to the fuse and installing parts incorrectly.

[@DigitalOSH-]

Yeah this felt like a setup.

[@cpalm8342]

Definitly doable just spent too much time overthinking, checking fuses took way to long. Crank and cam sensors would throw codes so wasted time on that too. Also after finding one plug wire fucked he should have went through them all. Obviously much harder to think clearly when you have that much pressure on you. Not saying I could have done it but definitely not impossible

[@MrWhiteRabbitt]

Please bring him back, he was SO determined and worked well and hard for it. He deserves another chance.

[@javierguerrero1082]

😂😂

[@blackbarry]

they shud hav given him the car

[@DanielGarcia-mw8zg]

@@blackbarry That would take the point away

[@sixfootdworf9545]

Man this guy deserves this car. Not even a participation trophy. Man almost fixed a Vette by himself in 80 minutes.

[@aircnc9385]

A self sabotaged vette. He over complicated things.

[@Kmurrr]

In sams defense this had to be the hardest car of all so far, BRING SAM BACK FOR A REDEMTION VIDEO. Good job sam!

[@suspiciouslystickysocks8850]

Plus they purposely only gave him one spark plug just so he would assume it's fixed so they can Keep the car. He asked for spark plugs, any other car they would've gave him what they needed, but they wanted this car so they decided to be dickheads and fuck him over

[@jamessizemore7103]

Seconded

[@Fern635]

Fourthed!

[@adambarnes2528]

Redemption!

[@Panzil]

YES PLEASE DO THIS!

[@raydavis7686]

Wow, the most gut-wrenching episode yet. Sam did a great job.

[@t4cot4ctical]

I say we all spam SAM in the comments of their vids until they give him the vette

[@seinarukishi9228]

@@t4cot4ctical Im gonna be commenting on everything they post about it. They were cruel here.

[@stevievannailinpalin4583]

They should do more trivia and install things for extra time. Or make the ones they do actually install add more than 20 mins. At least 30 you’d think. Then he would’ve been driving that car home. This really got me heated too. Poor dude. Can’t hate the game tho. Least he got some cash. Just seems like a slim timeframe

[@slowcarshop]

the sabotages went crazy

[@raydavis7686]

@slowcarshop for real. They used to let the people get the car if it just ran and drove but this round they said running correct and driving. Should have called an audible and gave him more time.

[@Daniel-ew2fo]

My bro Sam got 98% of the hardest one in the series so far... bro deserves a second chance!

[@shadowkillz9606]

No chance lmaooo

[@Whitepeoplebelike21]

@@shadowkillz9606 shut

[@midu7467]

No, he entered a competition and lost.

[@nathancole8188]

How so. As the value increases so does the difficulty. That's life..

[@GetNinged]

nah facts theyve never done 9 issues before for any contestant. usually 5, 1 part fixes never 3 lol

[@iviaverick52]

This was the most over the top sabotage you guys have done and Sam clearly has a lot of knowledge fixing cars. He should have had 2 hours on the timer, not just 90 minutes.

[@RSfandude]

he got in fact 2 hours after the borla thing

[@tarnantula]

@@RSfandude90 + 20 is 110 not 120 ik math is hard

[@bougou_k]

@@tarnantula yeah but on the last 10 minutes they gave him a very big hint that he saved him at least another 10 minutes of searching

[@tarnantula]

@@bougou_k So what…. They gave the other contestants less sabotages more hints and more time. “He got help at the end” doesn’t change the fact that the deck was stacked against him.

[@CozyKG]

​@@tarnantula"The deck was stacked against him" almost like.....that was the point

[@cardsfanbj]

With how close he was, you should have given him a shot at some bonus time at the end with Donut trivia like you talked about at the beginning of the video. Also, making him dig the key out of ice was a B.S. challenge.

[@DavidEpic001]

yes, at like the last 20 seconds shouting "stop the clock" donut trivia for bonus time would have been a great surprise.

[@chrisbeck6281]

For sure, an extra 30 seconds to 1 minute for every right answer and only 5 questions. He probably would've gotten it. But yes, the ice was lame. They should have put the key inside the car somewhere instead.

[@fisheye42]

Totes! Less sabotage and more sensible fix-it things. Also, give the guy a consolation prize. Or at least a lot of merch.

[@rickykrueger4526]

@@fisheye42at the end of the video you could see some cash in his hand so he probably got like a $500-$1000 reward, shit maybe even a couple hundred bucks and a great time all in all. Didn’t win the car but probably had the most stressful and great time ever lol

[@AeiouCommander]

Bruh, 11/2hr to get a free CLEAN zo6, it was a perfectly fair challenge

[@fishguy123ut]

He had the hardest challenge out of anyone. Previous contestants got multiple life lines. Donut should've really given him a redemption challenge. He was so close!!

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

They just wanted to keep the corvette lol

[@MrSandrummer]

This video title should just be “Donut didn’t want to get rid of their vet so they made an impossible challenge”

[@larryroyovitz7829]

Oh man, it's going to be weeks until Sam can get a good night sleep, running through everything he did and didn't do while laying awake...ugh.

[@vinanoir]

lolll

[@Los_vqslug]

Lmfao

[@nier3798]

It wouldn't make sense for other subscribers to participate in the future if they'd just give the car anyways

[@nier3798]

@@zanderx7well duh, it's part of the entertainment

[@thediggycp]

I'm sure Sam didn't leave completely empty handed. Just not with a car.

[@jackmonki]

The sabatoges in this episode felt a bit more devious then previous ones, but maybe that's just me

[@TFawkesable]

Putting the key in ice was just unnecessary lmao

[@Megidramon]

They definitely were more devious. The previous episode sabotages felt like problems that a car would normally have when you buy someone else's project. These didn't. These felt like someone actually planned on making your life difficult by actively doing fucked up shit before selling it to you.

[@xxiii262]

More devious = better car ig

[@BruninMalvadeza]

@@Megidramon You´d be surprised with the fucked up shit that the last owner of my car did, like swaping the fuel hoses from the tank, unplugged temperature sensor, accelerator cable set to not open the second stage of the carburator and some other shit like radio wiring with short that almost set the car on fire.

[@sean-michaelm.4081]

It was, but that’s the name of the game here I guess. Im still rooting for Sam to have a second go at another car, a “redemption” would be neat to see

[@nhand42]

Sam had all the right ideas it was the multiple sabotages in a single area that did him in. He needs a second chance. Bring him back!

[@slowcarshop]

sabotages were BRUTAL

[@stephenmorrissey1254]

Yeah, vacuum leaks all over the place. Bring Him Back!

[@gromann]

If I was Sam I sure as hell wouldn't want to come back

[@rustywrx]

​@@stephenmorrissey1254 Multiple vacuum leaks by way of slightly dislodging the hose was straight up cruel! I've chased vacuum leaks like that for what felt like days ffs The keys in the ice was like a cat playing with it's prey.

[@foulweatherworks7831]

yeah that was brutal to do multiples of the same sabotage it's more like the 6 plus 4 more so 10 total sabotages

[@MJRMeatShield]

Donut crew needs to be ran through the same challenges. I'd watch that.

[@danielchampion2982]

The Donut Crew really didn't want anyone to win this car 😂

[@rattanack1413]

Its because james love his pop up and down head light!!!

[@sandrawilson157]

Agree they made it way to hard to win 90+25 minutes that's 2.5 hours a vet tech wouldn't find all those issues I'm time let alone fix.

[@sandrawilson157]

Vette

[@ark9951]

I agree 100%

[@nicholascooper945]

Man, I doubt the Donut crew are this fucked in the head but why did I get the bad feeling in my gut of "One of us bought a C5 Z06 but didn't want to have it as a personal expense so we fucked with it to put it in a video so we could write it off and one of us could take it home"

[@ritvikagnihotri1099]

Sam looks like a combination of all of the donut hosts somehow

[@TheOnlyNaderNate]

NO ONE THINKS ITS UNFAIR THAT THEY SAID TEHY WOULD ASK HIM QUESTIONS FOR TIME AND NEVER DID!!! REDEMTION ROUND!!!

[@RomeoWhiskeyIII]

Absolutely! I was thinking the same thing. Maybe they did and he got them wrong 😬 and the editor forgot to remove that part. What BS

[@just_another_car_show]

@@RomeoWhiskeyIII actually I did get the questions, I believe time was added for it. I got them all right! There was honestly alot they didn't add into this video. I made a video talking about the experience on my channel.

[@TheGr0nch]

@@just_another_car_show thats good to know though

[@701chevy9]

Nah

[@dsegee88]

​@@just_another_car_showgreat try. Almost had it. I bet if you weren't under pressure you could have found it.. I don't think many people would have thought about checking the brake booster because it's tucked up. Out of sight, out of mind. I love watching donut media car give aways.

[@tamzy4586]

Sam had 9 problems to fix in 90 minutes while having to say how many of which part he wants (not even talking about the key in the ice) while Andy from the first episode had 2 hours to fix 5 problems AND he was a great mechanic... That doesn't seem too fair no?

[@jamessizemore7103]

dang you guys really stepped up the sabotage efforts. I probably wouldn't have guessed to check for more vacuum leaks or a second spark plug after getting the first half.

[@Linkophere]

Vacuum leaks is tough but the sparks were all his fault for not checking them all.

[@randymiller1610]

I could see the second spark plug being fair, but multiple vacuum leaks from different things feels like separate sabotages

[@disguisedcat1750]

@@randymiller1610and just loosening them up is really annoying. I think he checked all the spark plugs but that one was half cut so it looked fine to him.

[@tarnantula]

@@Linkopherehe did. He did check them all. He says as much in his own recap video on his channel. The issue was that if you pulled on the plugs with any real force you run the risk of destroying a perfectly fine plug.

[@mashnoonislam1126]

This was the toughest challenge compared to the previous ones tbh

[@suspiciouslystickysocks8850]

No kiddin, they purposely kept fucing with multiple peices just so they can Keep this car, bunch of douchebag moves

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Also the most skilled contestant so far tho I'd say

[@marxmanjj]

agreed. The second spark plug wire was a bit dirty, but once he replaced one, he should have checked the rest. The battery was probably a mistake by Donut as well, but hopefully he didn't spend too much time chasing something unintended. All that said, they were very kind to him, as they've been to the rest.

[@MegaTantrum]

It’s a tough challenge but he tried his best. Plus it’s a free best year C5 Corvette Z06! It has to be hard to win.

[@kylahtriffo9247]

And they said they'd give him a trivia but didn't- not to mention the battery issue :( poor sam. This challenge didn't seem fair

[@malcolmgraham638]

Sam, as a fellow member of the heavy sweater club, you made us proud. Stay hydrated homie.

[@SpaceMissile]

"Hi, I'm looking for the heavy sweater club; is this the one for sweaty people or the one for wooly pullovers?"

[@MRsly68]

Ahh, I'm gutted for the guy. He absolutely smashed it, I agree with everyone who said it's 9 problems to solve.

[@jaroslavmrazek5752]

Great show, but honestly a little unfair this time, if you tell me look for 6 issues, i dont expect there to be actually 9 *secret* issues. You did our boy Sam a little dirty.

[@Linkophere]

Nah he got helped and he didnt check everything. He made the decision to assume they didnt do more things to one system. The vacuum leaks one he would have never found. He found both on accident. Id say the only thing they could do to be fair is say "hey you found all the issues with that move on" but they really dont have to

[@JOEY.BOY.N.Y.C.420]

i agree man. if you say theres 6 issues. there should b six issues. not 6 types of issues and each type of issues could have sub catagories of issues. its like ordering 6 sandwiches and when u get to deli to pick em up saying yo wheres the frys that go with each sandwich. or even vice versa n they giv u a side order of frys wit each sandwich and u get there n dont wna pay for tht shit, i only needed 6 sandwiches. i rly think this was a cheap shot on donuts behalf. cuz in the last mminute they kinda started to hint at the remaining issues. so even if they told him flat out the remaining issues i dont think he had the time reguardless. ive seen them hint and tell the participant basically whats still left but they did it at like 20mmin left. so once they get issue they can actually fix it. james seemed genuinly sad that he was the one who had to give the outro speach n pull the rug from under sam. id b a cool vid to grive the zo6 to sams in mmiddle of nighht n surprise him at like midnight wit a bonut round. giv him 15 min to do a lube oil filter job n rotate tires or sum shit. then he gets it. cuz ive seen all these episodes of giving away the car to echanic who fixed em. n tis was only one tht seemed unfair. n what do u kno. this is only one where contestand didnt win car

[@johnd3268]

100%. This guy obviously knows what he’s doing and adding in multileveled sabotages is really disappointing and takes away the fun.

[@JOEY.BOY.N.Y.C.420]

sorry for the rant. i just love donut and theyre always so cool wit any outsider they inolve in a episode. but this one jus didnt sit right wit me. they have helped other ppl ore then they should hav. so if u set that as a standard theyn u do for the contestants u should do it for all of em. this was a rough one to watch.

[@irishoutlaww13]

Yes!! That was very misleading to say the least!

[@dnd1234]

Damn i've never felt like that after watching one of your videos.. damn brodie was 1/3 of 1 out of 6 fixes away, shoulda given him the car, he did find all 6 issues and he's a fan...

[@ek8710]

Exactly how i felt. They raised the stakes and the guy stepped up with little to no prior knowledge of these cars and excelled. He deserved the damn car.

[@foxmccloudness]

This def left me salty. Guys under ridiculous pressure and should’ve had 10 minutes back if he wasn’t ice fishing. That was just straight up uncool.

[@kennethswenson3730]

Gotta bring Sam back for another "fix it, you keep it" episode!

[@TH-bj1pb]

Yeah he really knows how to diagnose, good mechanic. 👌🏻

[@duinthadope420]

Yep, Sam deserves a rematch 💯. This was the most difficult one yet IMO, he crushed.

[@mrs_radrod]

Sam needs a redemption arc.

[@fitshamer]

I agree. It would be great if they start a loser's bracket episode where they compete against each other to fix sabotaged cars.

[@BikingVikingHH]

Have them sabotage identical cars themselves, then swap cars and competitively diagnose for the ultimate Series concept. 😎

[@crazboi89]

I was waiting for a happy ending. I thought it would be either “you get extra time!” Or “you can keep the car!” Or “here is 30% off your next car part purchase” or even “donut merch!” or just something to make it a semi-happy ending. I felt his heart melt when he was told “we are keeping the car” 😭

[@davidmcneil7159]

bro was crushed.

[@Fopenplop]

I think they get to keep the t shirt they're wearing anyway

[@SPDSTA05]

I thought they had said he would get a chance to add time with mechanical know how and donut knowledge...I was waiting for the trivia question!

[@DrBrizzle]

​@@FopenplopNo they take his T Shirt away for losing, so he has to go home half naked

[@misterzee5736]

Welcome to real life. There are rules and not everything has a happy ending.

[@Summer-bud7]

Let’s get Sam back for another episode! You did so good bro!

[@t4cot4ctical]

I say we all spam SAM in the comments of their vids until they give him the vette

[@dragonbrownies517]

If he did good he would have succeeded.

[@kylahtriffo9247]

@@t4cot4ctical BRING BACK SAM!!!

[@rudelfs]

You can see sam was really stressed but still did a hell of a job! Big love to him. (btw why does he kinda look like nolan?)

[@disguisedcat1750]

He doesnt?

[@PobortzaPl]

Yeah, maybe even like Nolan-James mix

[@harry4454]

​@@disguisedcat1750he does

[@SamFisherK]

At first I was like: what happened to Nolan's voice? 🤔

[@halecj1]

Yes! This is my favorite series you guys do and I've missed it dearly!!! Aw dude got done wrong on this one...3 vacuum leaks and 2 wires was 3 extra problems for him to find.

[@Lamcza]

yep that sucks he should get at least another chance

[@adrieltc]

yeah, there weren't 6 sabotages to fix, there were 9. this was misleading and not very fair, i few sorry for him. maybe we could even argue if the 2 wires are a single thing or not.. but the leaks definitely doesn't look like it

[@nickhaines4000]

Agreed, especially since they didn’t even really cut the second wire they just sliced it a bit, it probably would have still run with it like that

[@natedostalik3538]

i mean it was a zo6 thats like a $20,000 car

[@Kay-jk1er]

you guys did him dirty by not specifying the amount of actual problems in the car, you told him only 6 but there were 8, bring bro back for redemption

[@Gameoflegendstv]

Sam tried really hard and he did really good! You could see the pain when he lost. Well done though man!

[@friedchicken7078]

He really tried wasting his time more

[@pedroreyna4070]

jus wasted alot of time on complex things

[@joeybrez1]

well... so no point on watching this video anymore, thanks for the spoiler man, I guess is my bad for reading comments mid video, if only yours wasnt like the 2nd one from top

[@Jimigonzo]

​@@joeybrez1 Yeah, that is 100% on you for going to the comments mid vid.

[@jacobwebb8818]

​@@joeybrez1lmao not the commenters fault. That would defeat the purpose of the comment section, cry somewhere else

[@Truetill]

Damn give that man the car. These were harder fixes than the other ones. Y’all already made 100x your money back.

[@P4T5H4RPify]

They fkin cheated man!! 10 sabotages not 6, they did him dirty!! He would have gotten it if they didn't fuck him over like that!

[@seanh619]

What’s the point in doing the challenge if you just give the car away anyway? Might as well just give away a free car

[@Megidramon]

​@seanh619 Because this video was unfairly rigged compared to the other challenges. Do I agree he should've gotten the car anyway? No, but he most definitively should had 2 hours, rather than 1.5 hrs. Especially because they mislead him with how many fixes he had to make. They told him 6. There were actually 9.

[@GlennRiccobono]

Give the guy a gift card from Borla who clearly sponsored part of it. Give him $500 of Donut merch. Something. No payoff sucks. Even game shows give something if you lose at the end.

[@celticsuave]

That's not the point dude, otherwise they would just call the challenge "win a free car".

[@Exothermiflammable]

This hurt to watch. This has always been my favorite segment you've done. It felt like in the past you always made sure the contestant won. You gave a guy random surprise trivia questions once just to make sure he could do it. I don't care about the contest feeling real, I just want to watch a person win given solid effort. I honestly was waiting for the "Surprise, you still get the car" moment.

[@tiucristi]

I totally agree here, that was very heart breaking...

[@LunchyGoodness]

They were not so subtle about saying they actually wanted to keep it.. lol

[@christopherdavidson17]

This was kind of extreme, guys... yeah you technically had 5 points of failure... but you turned it into 8 (plus the key in ice). This wasn't fair

[@tzvk24]

They fucked him from the start

[@wild_blueFPV7958]

im ngl i like when people in videos actually stick to what they say instead of feeling bad and giving it to them anyways.

[@OnEst_Opinion]

Agreed but there should be a secondary prize. Like a $2000 beater or the $20000 Corvette. Plus them saying there’s six things to fix the car then having multiples of certain things, spark plugs I get because that’s eight of ONE object, but having multiple vacuum leaks is MULTIPLE objects. That’s more than six. A vacuum leak is a symptom of a fix needed so they should’ve either just done one vacuum leak or said there were more than six fixes needed. Of course they can’t just win every time so not worried bout that but you’d rather see someone lose because they don’t know how to fix it, not because they did something slick or anything that could be considered dirty.

[@dalynferguson2582]

@@OnEst_Opinionyeah this one was the hardest one so far I think. And it’s a v8 so there’s tons more to check. And it being a corvette is just allot of stuff to check in the 100 minutes he got. I do agree he should get $500-$1000 per each problem he fixed. So that if he only did 4/6 he would get $2000-$4000 and then the grand prize if you do it all you get the whole car.

[@heyyowasgood1052]

@@OnEst_Opinionbro finding that last vacuum leak would have taken half an hour alone

[@P4T5H4RPify]

It would have been great if they hadn't have cheated. They say 6 sabotaged things but in reality they did 10!

[@nicovanos]

@@dalynferguson2582 I don't agree. These sabotages were quite basic. Nothing particular specific to a Corvette. For example, when you find a plug with a broken wire, you don't stop checking the other plugs. He let the pressure get the better of him and thought that since he found the sabotage, he could move on. Forgetting his basic mechanic skills.

[@PropritaryPanda]

I'm typically all about the rules of a game, but Sam won this dang car. That was an insane amount of work in very little time. Bring him back for a redemption episode.

[@orionkstorm]

agreed

[@Snowwvik]

Nah, he missed several clues and signs.

[@disguisedcat1750]

They should have someone win this corvette, sam or not. If they keep it it will look really bad on them.

[@colincarrington4629]

@@Snowwvikthey gave him less time then others, they froze the keys like no one else, and did way more problems

[@Theeeeea]

@@Ilovejoebidenforeverthey gave him less time, more weird issues, and the keys in the ice etc

[@PaganiGaming]

Day 379 of asking James to do and Up to speed on his Dad

[@mrflyboi]

Hes gonna do it eventually

[@velozzz]

A whole year?!?

[@Onewheelordeal]

He just said in a recent podcast he doesn't know anything about his dad

[@Christophers1.8]

@@Onewheelordeallooks like its gonna be a real short uts then 😂😂

[@thinkwastaken]

If only donut could. They are owned by someone who probably wouldn't let them endless it was a Aprils fools video or something

[@VanHofeldt]

The intake manifold leak was brutal that’s so hard to find especially under this stress.

[@CoryCorvette]

As someone who’s day to day life is this particular model, I can say with no hesitation that Sam went in there with a checklist, a packed brain of knowledge and experience and did leaps and bounds better than I would have done in twice the time. This guy killed it, and did a phenomenal job at it. As always Donut is keeping it fresh and interesting , throwing some extra sabotage in there that we’d never expect. That’s the game, those are the rules. None the less Sam did a heck of a job, I also vote he make a comeback for a future chance to win something!!! 🤘🏽

[@ipar_carlarsen5765]

Honestly though, that would be pretty badass to see them so a redemption round

[@CoryCorvette]

@@ipar_carlarsen5765 definitely more content there for future videos. Bring back the ones who didn’t make the time and give them a second chance on a different car with different sabotages.

[@LilDaff]

​@CoryCorvette but the key from a block of ice bro seriously? and what happened to the extra time from donut trivia?

[@Watashi_inc]

⁠@@LilDaffapparently they did do a trivia and he got time from it I seen him comment and he had a video explaining his experience

[@NightRunner_K5]

I know an exception has never been made to the rules, but you've guys have been more curtious in terms of hints for other competitors in the past, he def needs a redemption episode, man was down to one last vacuum leak before the time ran out. Give this man another chance to win the Z06, life is short!

[@Jazj97]

For real, in previous episodes they had other people from the crew helping out and this time they barely even gave clues.

[@tarnantula]

@@PrivateCitzXAhh yes tough shit when the hosts purposely stack the deck against you and make it painfully obvious that they wanted to keep the car for themselves

[@billpritchard391]

I agree with everyone, give Sam a redemption episode! Also, you said a couple times he could gain more time with his Donut knowledge, but you never gave him any questions for that. Def deserves another shot!

[@Panzil]

I'm going to take a mechanics course in case I ever find myself in this situation.

[@m_ism]

I've been telling myself I need to go back to mechanic school ever since I first started watching Donut but trying to take that first step is scary

[@shoOoterlegend]

Just finished mechanics school called Wyotech. Can confirm it’s worth it. Plus 87% of the time, you’ll be walking out of there with a job after you graduate

[@dalynferguson2582]

@@shoOoterlegendwhat do the other 13% do

[@gregorypalamara6723]

@@dalynferguson2582 Retail 😆

[@blackonblack...9244]

I went to a mechanics school and it helped out tremendously when I saw two people looking at a car trying to install a battery. At first, I was like if they don't want any help, I'll move on my marry way. They said yes. So they told me that he needed to replace his battery. I said I'd take a look. I went to check in the battery and notice the positive side (hot side) of the battery was loosely connected. I said, "Bro, I'm gonna save you some money today." I tighten it with a spanner wrench from the guy that was helping him. Once that positive side was tightened, it started right up. And I accepted no cash at all. Take away: Go to mechanics school to help people. People really need it. Sure it's nice to get paid for it. But even if it's not your field later on it will help overall.

[@AlteredAutomotive]

This one hit me in the gut, I really wanted him to win the vet

[@miguelbbousquet]

Me too 😢

[@323NOBLE]

Same here

[@fruitygranulizer540]

clearly, they didn't lmao.

[@neom0nk]

I think doing multiples of the exact same problem on two sabotages was lame, They should have given him it.

[@AlteredAutomotive]

@@neom0nk This was by far the hardest car to win, i figured there would be some sort of compensation prize or something

[@soapa4279]

James and Donut: "So you can think like a mechanic" Also James and Donut: Here are the keys in a block of ice. lmfao Definitely hate when my check engine light is on and I have to chisel a block of ice for my keys too, happens more often than you'd think!

[@AlienFreak69]

Honestly at that part I thought they were going to make him break into the car. Like simulating a key locked inside the car situation

[@PanditaP]

I feel like the donut crew wouldn’t even be able to accomplish this 😂 this is wild.

[@dillanhamilton]

I feel like Donut needs to bring Sam back to make this right. He deserved that car with the multiple sabotages in multiple categories. There was only one trivia game at half time I thought they said multiple opportunities

[@HolySwordofLight]

I thought the same thing. I know for a fact I heard them say he could gain time back for some donut trivia knowledge. They only gave him extra time after putting on an exhaust

[@dillanhamilton]

@@HolySwordofLight yeah very disappointing after seeing the guy be so close

[@MoneyMagic-dc8cz]

Mixed feelings on the end result but I think Sam should've got the car and a pair of New Balance shoes. He got all the issues but feels a little rough having 3 vac issues, 2 spark etc. He also had less time and ice blocked keys 😂 Have Sam back for redemption!

[@MrJeff1188]

You could tell he truly needed this win. Not necessarily needing a car, but for his self esteem. He’s clearly a smart and likable guy, and I am devastated that he’s going home without it. Come on guys… 💔💔💔

[@Linkophere]

What on earth are u talking about? His self esteem? Wat?

[@jacobwebb8818]

​@@Linkophereeveryone in the comments is sucking Sam off for some reason. Dude was glued to that OBD2 scanner and didn't think to move on AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ENGINE. "Oh he's such a smart kid!!!! He's such a brilliant guy for never seeing a Corvette" The smartest things he did was fixing the OBD2 port fuse first try (after reading a manual, mind you) and putting his fingers on the injectors to realize they weren't firing. That was actually pretty smart. Everything, and I mean everything else was found out by accident or revealed to him, only excluding the battery. Who tf sees those intake manifold bolts hanging out 2 inches from the manifold and doesn't think they're loose

[@Viper3870750]

@@jacobwebb8818 Are you ok man?

[@fastcarfootball8710]

​@@jacobwebb8818who hurt you bro? 😂

[@harry4454]

​@@jacobwebb8818have a nice rant?

[@ryek9]

I know it’s supposed to be hard, he is winning a car and all but damn y’all did him dirty.

[@BikingVikingHH]

Series idea: have mechanics sabotage two identical cars themselves with say 6 points of failure, then swap cars and competitively diagnose for Ultimate Automotive Glory.

[@Deja117]

I know not every contestant will win... That's the point of the "if you can fix it" series. But honestly... It sucks we didn't see some sort of constellation prize, even if it was just a channel plug. Scrolling through the comments, this guy definitely has a channel on KZbin... Honestly this made me want to check it, to see how he works when he's not under pressure.

[@just_another_car_show]

Thank you!!

[@lawnmower6591]

​@@just_another_car_showYO YOU EXIST

[@fjaajf]

Sagittarius or Orion would be great?

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

@@fjaajfI’m a big and little dipper fan personally

[@mattpapa03]

He definitely needs a constellation prize. Ursa major perhaps?

[@QualityDoggo]

Just want to say good job pausing time while the jack is moving 👍 Safety is number one priority :)

[@sasadadissanayake3308]

"Only 10 that we have" I felt that😂

[@crash3446]

What a nice guy. He deserved the car even though the last vacuum line sabotage wasn't found by him. You could've given him the stupid iceblock time back, or, as you mentioned before, give him some extra minutes by asking Donut trivia. I felt it was a little unfair to him all in all...

[@VGbeck22]

There was also the unexpected curveball when changing the battery caused that error.

[@kylahtriffo9247]

right!! The trivia! They lied :(( this one felt like he was ripped off. I hope they give him a second chance. Poor Sam

[@alexornelas9307]

Yup gaved this vid a thumbs down too. Dude deserved to win

[@yngfljm2277]

@@kylahtriffo9247 dude mentioned in the comments he got added time through trivia questions, but it didn't make the final cut

[@joncross8483]

Integrating the sponsor segment into the game is such a smart move

[@ThisIsWhyWeCantHaveNiceThings.]

I completely agree! I actually WATCHED it instead of skipping ahead lol

[@Slanderbot]

Bro he deserves this car like no other. What incredible work under serious pressure.

[@atlastanker]

ya with all the 'backseat drivers' breathing down his neck haha

[@not_your_typical_guy]

He said he never worked with a Corvette before and still managed to find and fix most of the problems in under 2 hours i say he is above average in terms of cars and engine knowledge

[@8t8GTA]

This is the first episode that made me sad. Sorry Sam, I feel I would have made the same mistakes, I was actually yelling at my PC lol. If I ever get a chance on 'If They Can Fix IT" I hope I have better luck.

[@creeder99]

I think you guys really wanted to keep this one because the tasks were more harder then the previous episodes

[@P4T5H4RPify]

They straight up cheated man! They said 6 sabotages, they did 10!! He would have legit gotten it if they hadn't done him dirty like that!

[@justinedzard]

​@@P4T5H4RPifyyeah, these were a 6 questions test with multiple branches on 1 number

[@pedrorojas0116]

​@P4T5H4RPify he got so done dirty in this episode. But it was also on him for going back to the same things that had no issues just wasting his time

[@OMGFuziion]

My man got cheated. He thought there was 6 fixes and there was 9. This was heartbreaking to watch. 💔

[@wachotekeremata]

I thought the same , not fair .

[@ramennoodle5361]

Sam had it really tough. He shoulda definately won something for all the effort that he put into in it and got figuring out like like 98% of the puzzle

[@tallonmetroids271]

Sam, if you see this, good effing effort! I'm bumm3d you didn't get the Z06, but it was awesome to see you greaz up them knucks. This was a tough one and any of us without Corvette experience probably wouldn't have gotten as far. You kick ass, dude!

[@francissinatra8774]

I guess it's my fault for jumping straight to the comments section, but I really feel that these memeber comments should have a spoiler alert or something 😮‍💨

[@VGbeck22]

@@francissinatra8774it’s entirely your fault lol. You should expect all comments on a video to have some spoilers in the comment section of that video. Why would you even be surprised?

[@JoelFazio]

@@VGbeck22 Its clearly Obama's fault.

[@francissinatra8774]

@@VGbeck22 I'm not saying it's not my fault. I just don't recall this happening on other videos, but lesson learned I gues

[@just_another_car_show]

Thank you so so much! Honestly all these comments have made me feel way better about the situation! Thank you

[@forestman111]

Glad to see another one of these! I know people are giving you guys shit for doing cheaper videos but I know stuff like this can't be cheap. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@uku000]

This is the first time seeing someone failed on this game... When he was so sad, I really felt that. He put alot effort to fix it but sadly that fuel injector took alot time on his work 😢 Don't be sad Sam u really did a great job!

[@homiefromfl]

The keys in ice was such a FUCKED up thing to do. Who's bright idea was that shit???

[@MagMan4x4]

completely uncessary.

[@cooldude100ca]

I really feel for everybody who who felt bad at the end for him not making it. I think a consolation prize would be a great way to kind of mitigate this kind of sad ending because you could at least leave it on a positive point.

[@Panzil]

definitely

[@shortsandsupple]

Looked like he had some cash at the end in his hand

[@gadguard]

​@@shortsandsuppleWow how did you see that!

[@gatodelcerro]

ya give the man a participation trophy

[@Panzil]

@@shortsandsupple yeah he did I just realized 🥲

[@ClydePlays]

This feels like a job interview at Donut. Good luck Sam! I hope you get the gig. LOL

[@just_another_car_show]

😂 It wasn't but I'll take that as a compliment

[@DoubleDsp]

They needed a loss!

[@ClydePlays]

@@DoubleDsp That's fair - the stakes have gotta be real!

[@defkross]

Sam deserves another shot at another car. Fun guy and really talented.

[@IamMortui]

This man deserved that Vette. That was complete overkill of issues.

[@crashmoar290]

I love this series!!! I know it takes a load of work putting them together. Thanks Y’all !!

[@cxweijer1357]

It’s much cheaper when they keep the car 😂

[@supradrifttv]

Vacuum leaks are some of the hardest mechanical issues with vehicles, mostly because they're hard to diagnose and to track down. This test was so brutal, Sam you did a great job, you should at least get a consolation corvette model or something or maybe even another shot at another car.

[@JohnC-hj3dr]

No they are not! Hard to track down , if you have a scan tool go look at your data logger and find your sorry and long term fuel reins they will tell you where your leak is!

[@supradrifttv]

@@JohnC-hj3dr a data logger will let you know there is a leak and determine how large of a leak it is, but it's not going to tell you where the leak is coming from (brake booster)

[@TheSlyone8858]

Finally, someone who used the correct word and spelt "consolation" correctly.

[@fleekwoodmatt4316]

@supradrifttv They brought that into the shop and cut, loosened, and disconnected some stuff on the spot. Therefore, the computer wouldn't have thrown any codes that would've helped him out. I have a leak detector that uses smoke for vacuum or exhaust leaks which I bet would've helped him out alot here. That being said I doubt I would've fully solved half of the problems on this vehicle. There's a difference between finding common everyday problems with vehicles versus finding sabatoged stuff...

[@Youtubeforme88]

He earned that corvette

[@budadi]

No,

[@manzano5620]

He 100% does.

[@DJJ13]

@@manzano5620 he 100% did not, did you watch the video?

[@SkeStub]

@@DJJ13 did you watch 🙃

[@BigDavoNorriwong]

Didn't start and run it right so he doesn't win

[@CorwinS-kd6yu]

Damn 90 minutes(plus the 20 extra for installing the borla exhaust) for 2 spark plug wires, battery, a fuse, 2-3 injectors, a block of ice with a key in it, AND 3 SEPARATE VACCUME LEAKS. It would have taken me more than half a day to fix all that assuming I could find them all quickly. Good job to Sam for getting to the last fix. He deserved the vette 100%

[@Kgas86]

I hope they have a follow up video and give Sam a second chance. The block of ice was a bad start, along with all the time taken the crew was asking questions.

[@captainclaytonic7283]

He did such a great job! They should give a prize for each problem fixed, starting with Donut merch, then a sick steering wheel, then rims or something. Plus, he should be paid top dollar for his labor.

[@sohogen8482]

they gave him cash you can see him holding it.

[@rtesta]

@@sohogen84821000 kinda a joke. This video is going to make bank for donut

[@sohogen8482]

@rtesta who cares they flew him out from where he's from payed for his trip and gave him a thousand bucks. better than being at work.

[@rtesta]

@@sohogen8482 they didn’t he lives in socal

[@captainclaytonic7283]

@@sohogen8482 Oh, good eye, I didn't catch that! They didn't say anything about the cash though, which would have made it end on a high note. I was actually pretty bummed he didn't win the car. But, probably not as bummed as Sam. I'm glad he at least got some cash. He made a damn good effort.

[@JamiePineappleWyatt]

You guys should have awarded 10 minutes for RTFM, that shit is super underrated.

[@DJZ3ROKONTROL]

This dude won the chance to try and fix the Vette??

[@brianm.4243]

This is super underrated. So many jump head first with 0 want to read any technical pubs going solely off past experience, even on new platforms unknown to them. Anyone showing that willingness should absolutely be granted extra credit.

[@TadhgerLily]

I feel so bad for sam, he would've had it if he had like 10 more minutes to find that missing airhose. Such a simple and i bet he would've realized the last sabotage was asperation related after trying to start it after the 2nd to last sabotage. This was truly impressive how he sussed everything out i aspire to be capable of fixing cars like him

[@TheGamersRace]

I feel like the throttle position issue should've given him a little extra time. You did tell him 6 problems but then there was a 7th, even if it was because of the battery.

[@snipawifle]

There were 5 between the vacuum leaks and spark plugs, kind of stupid for them to say only 5 issues imo

[@justingembara5348]

15 years as a professional in heavy-duty truck repair, also very skilled in auto. I cant say I would have done better. I suppose only time shall tell if Im selected lol. Job well done sir! 90 minutes is tough!

[@tyresenooney3640]

Hope so. a garage you dont know and multi sabotage. I feel that because i would have shot for that scanner first

[@Techie1224]

@@tyresenooney3640 scanner wouldnt show anything before reading and at least try starting the car and that was his mistake

[@ScytheNoire]

Having two problems that cause the same issue is just cruel. But it happens all the time in the real world.

[@JordanDavid204]

90 mins? He should get a 20 min bonus just for all the questions they ask while he's tryna work lmao.

[@jamessizemore7103]

Great Job Sam! You were fun to watch and had a lot of mechanical knowledge

[@alexcapps9290]

Man Jerry really wanted the c5. Sucks that they did this guy dirty like that after how easy the others had been

[@256k_]

totally

[@PigeonLaughter01]

Def harder than last ones, but progression is natural, plus it is a vette. 🤷‍♂️

[@chasecornejo69]

He worked so hard for that car and just barely missed it. I think that he deserves a redemption round. I understand the "rules" but this was just too close. Please give him another shot!!

[@701chevy9]

Nah

[@SpaceMissile]

@@701chevy9 clown

[@supachonboy2513]

It just doesn’t sit well with me that you stated 6 things were wrong when in reality some of them had multiple. It’s like when a teacher says there’s only 5 questions, but then each question is 1A,1b,1c, etc. Feel like you’re leading them on

[@ralphmerrittiii6660]

Sam should have got time back for the o-rings on the injectors. Not a planned sabotage, and that should have been free time.

[@dtoillion]

There is def. something compelling to this series cause i want the contestant to win so badly!

[@Orihnge]

It's clear he is a good mechanic. The pressure and rush to diagnose problems really got to him.

[@RiffShark007]

The amount of sabotage they did for only 1.5 hours is just unfair. I bet they didnt even wanna give it away

[@leemilton7898]

Frying the passive immobilizer chip in the fob using water was an ingenious was to prevent the guy ever winning the car.

[@DigitalMaori]

So gutted for Sam, he did a great job. I was on the edge of my seat hoping he'd get to those final ones. Excellent effort by Sam and great sabotages by the crew.