Here's Why This Kia Spectra Is the Best Car I've Ever Reviewed

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This 2003 Kia Spectra is the best car I've ever reviewed. Here's why.
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[@zcc5750]

4 wheels and an engine? For a dollar? Gimme that

[@derpdudedatboi7455]

Yeah seriously I would take it. Maybe even find a used serpentine belt to fix the squeal noise.

[@Dule708]

There's more - you'll get 39 dollars to take it! ;)

[@eugene44569]

A kiddie scooter costs more

[@guillaumegiroux9425]

Can't give it, it costs a dollar.

[@Daniel-hf5yp]

RGT Rush true

[@benscampers1818]

Doug is dressed nicer for this review than he is for Rolls Royce and Bentley reviews.

[@Jens_Roadster]

I just noticed that lol.

[@vargakristof3555]

Because this is the best car he has ever reviewed ..duh

[@derpdudedatboi7455]

@@vargakristof3555 lmao

[@gottogame1376]

he also filmed it at walmart (maybe with a mcdonalds)

[@gubtefumcki6399]

Probably borrowed the clothes from filipo

[@naveen5126]

Four years later, dude bought a kia

[@Niko-ss5kd]

Naveen Lol

[@FroYo....]

How u know lol?

[@stingerredshock3418]

This is not a video saying Kia is unreliable (they are, my mom drove one for 2.5 years and had no issues), this is a video about a Kia Spectra that’s been horribly treated

[@dakillah6018]

He had a Kia to begin with . . . . so . . . .

[@youvejustbeencaughtin8kult449]

Well.. *shit*

[@iBlewupthemoon98]

This foreshadowed Doug replacing his AMG Mercedes with a Kia.

[@JamesCurnyn]

Hahaha :D

[@Dragonvale105]

As far as daily drivers go the Kia was a huge upgrade

[@joskjj3625]

Kia stinger Its not your average joe forte, its a rwd twin turbocharged v6 grand tourer fastback

[@wc2006]

As long it is not a spectra

[@matthews852]

Kia is now placed between Honda and Toyota for reliability, and longevity. Kias image now, is what Volkswagens was in the late 70s. But that changed, and so will Kias.

[@thacooltiger373]

Chiron: VROOM VROOM Nissan GT-R: BRAT-AT-AT-AT KIA spectra: SQUEEEEEEEEEEE

[@snvlogs3216]

Haha

[@MGOFor3ver]

The kia sounds like a facehugger from Alien.

[@prodbyshdw]

Lollolololol

[@iimimis]

🤣🤣🤣

[@saggyhuggies123]

E Que Ó Maninho what! Why?!

[@bromodz2309]

When you threw that cart at it, the car became worth $-52

[@brayansamed2746]

Bro Modz if you were to buff out on of the dents, the buffer would be more expensive than the car...

[@sparko123456]

Nah it increased in value.

[@bandguymichael]

Yup.

[@jackarildson4270]

The paint from the cart increased the cars value...

[@nathanthanatos3743]

The dealer sells the touch up pens for about 6 bucks, so more like -46

[@sheepos9036]

Imagine picking up the queen of england in this car

[@ThisIsMyRodrick]

Depending who you ask. It's what she deserves 😂.

[@whatthehell1012]

She don’t care, she likes old land rovers and drove plus maintained auxiliary ambulances in world war 2. Her back probably cares these days though.

[@planemod8399]

@@ThisIsMyRodrick yea

[@imachynn]

"Chop chop, haven't got all day, missy!"

[@HarvinderSandhuEsq]

GET IN LOSER WE'RE GOING SHOPPING

[@RandomCarGuy_]

Doug the type of guy to give a hearse a Doug score in the middle of a funeral

[@bloomco5226]

good one

[@somedudeinatunnel3102]

LOL

[@donaldpercival544]

Hahahahhahaga

[@omega1575]

“There seems to be 2-300 pounds in the trunk which ruins the handling”

[@MayankLongiany]

@@omega1575 I lost it 😂😂

[@Kingrhem.]

You can store a million dollars in the trunk and not worry about it no one is going to steal it

[@joemann7971]

Thieves still break into junks like this. They won't steal the car but they'll steal what's inside. I fact, they will break your windows and see what's inside just because they know you don't have an alarm.

[@srijangupta.automobile6320]

Yeah. No one suspects the criminal to be so classless

[@ethann_browne]

r/woooosh

[@msi4887]

@@ethann_browne do you even know what that means?

[@Roman-1227]

You can buy a new car with $1,000,000

[@FoodOnCrack]

5 doors, mudflaps, manual transmission, scares away raccoons and stray dogs on startup, nice long beefy antenna for listening to cheeki breeki hardbass, seems like a luxury car to me!

[@FoodOnCrack]

also, middle armrest

[@robertdevald]

Awww man, the middle armrest, you can't forget about that! Easily the most important thing on a car! :-)

[@eight-cloudspurple5871]

Fuck yeah, thats some class right there

[@FurnishedIgloo]

proper slav

[@krystiankastelnik164]

You forgot the 5.3 V8 under the hood.

[@sanghoonlee5171]

It warms my Korean heart to see so many people defend the Kia. She may be a plain Jane, but she is loyal and takes good care of you.

[@turkey4957]

Buying a new Kia is a terrible decision, buying a Toyota or Honda is still way better. These old $500 kias though are fine

[@brickkpunchley]

@@turkey4957 Buying new isn't bad. The "lifetime," warrantee is great. It'll get you either 8 years or 100k. Not bad considering. Used isn't bad as a beater to run into the ground. You'll get the 1500 dollars you put into it probably. Toyota is still the target for value new, or longevity beaters. Honda is there too, but I fear they probably were driven poorly. Nissans are in the same category as Kia and Hyundai, and Subaru's rarely get sold as their owners are married to them, perhaps illegally.

[@babyfacenc]

@@brickkpunchley That 100,000 mile powertrain warranty only sticks with the original owner.. If you thought you beat the game by buying a low-mileage 27k car, SURPRISE, it wasn't a transferable warranty. And if you are the original owner and need work done, SURPRISE!! The parts were covered, but the labor at the dealership was $2700..

[@robmalcolm8042]

@@brickkpunchley Hyundai is always top 10 for reliability on consumer reports (which also highly rates toyotas too) Honda hasnt been top 10 for years until just recently. Nissan isn't even in a discussion of reliability since the late 90s early 2000s

[@supercededman]

I'm on my second Kia Cerato (K3) GT. First one was stolen. I had NO hesitation in buying another. Best car I've ever owned.

[@Soldier1287]

the difference, 100k+ miles later, the kia is still running.

[@dakillah6018]

for real

[@smileychess]

My 2003 Kia Spectra has 165k+ miles and it still runs fine. That belt squeal on cold days just adds character.

[@dakillah6018]

@@smileychess 😂

[@yesno.idontknow.587]

My aunt's hyundai has 400k miles

[@joshdanial8945]

Barely

[@NickDingle-ku6zq]

Pay your camera man better

[@michaelforcum8869]

Nick Widener yea. No shit

[@zh85]

David because Indians are smart.

[@zh85]

David I'm an Indian and I drive a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited. And I don't compromise when it comes to a nice ride. But I know there are a lot of Indians who stick to their Toyota camry and stuff. Anyway... I guess what I'm trying to say is don't stereotype :)

[@CokefishR]

You actually stereotyped in your earlier comment by saying "Indians are smart."

[@Spyrika]

Tyler Hansen Some people put their money towards savings, college funds, past debts, or **gasp** their non-car related hobbies. Maybe cameraman is a gamer and has a rig to die for. Maybe hes restoring an expensive, rare antique and only brings it to shows. Either way, some people just don't care about the thing that gets them to work and the grocery store everday. It's not special to them. This is one of those cars clearly.

[@shark180]

Me: *brings Kia in for oil change* Shop guy: That'll be 39 dollars. Me: 39 dollars?! That's more than the car is worth!

[@StahpShop]

😂

[@spaceracer23]

Well yeah, but the oil change could be free and you could still say: Free, FREE! That's more than the car is worth!

[@wendelljohnson760]

😂😂

[@imthedarknight-8755]

When an oil change totals your car

[@alpaljl]

or when an oil change doubles the value of the car.

[@rommelcruz3651]

I had a 2007 Kia spectra before. Owned it for 11 years and drove 168,000 miles on it. I never had any issues, never stalled on me, starts every time all the time. Never had any worries because it is a very reliable car. Very minimal maintenance. Only oil changes, and of course the tires. Never changed the belts. Still drive like new, no kidding. I love that car! Very underrated car and brand.

[@Gob.]

Wtfff. I have a 2007 spectra with 75k miles and the belt went to complete shit after like 10k miles (bought with like 65k miles). I just got a replacement and am starting to hear the timing belt squeak a little only on cold starts. You’re lucky lol.

[@toddhickam7384]

I had a 2005 that I traded it in 2022. Best car I ever owned. Over 250k with basic maintenance. I probably was lucky. Bought in new. It was still in great shape.

[@jacobrael9872]

Funny how he now bought a kia, shows how much the brand has improved

[@turkey4957]

No they’re still bad, Doug isn’t very good mechanically just an entertaining and fun car reviewer. Scotty Kilmer wouldn’t touch a Kia and I trust him more than dougs Hollywood appeal.

[@robmalcolm8042]

@@turkey4957 Scotty put them number 4 after Toyota Honda and Mazda are you as bi polar as him? Or did you not see the more recent video he had of a hyundai and how impressed he was.

[@theodorusantonio4796]

@@robmalcolm8042 can you tell which video?

[@robmalcolm8042]

@@theodorusantonio4796 the one he rates best asian brands or something like that

[@robmalcolm8042]

@@theodorusantonio4796 if you look at his channel look at the videos and one of the recent ones not to far back he's driving a 2017 sonata sayying how it has over 70,000 miles and the automatic transmission shifts so smooth and no shakes

[@rossthebesiegebuilder3563]

Does the negative value mean the government pays you when property taxes are due?

[@stevencorrea9722]

in a alternate universe

[@jaskajokunen3716]

Dunno about usauasuasuasu but in my country if you pay "too much" and or and

[@DeathBringer769]

Wouldn't be surprised if the government found a way to tax you MORE for having a negative value ("Hey, it devalues our country by having it in here! Extra taxes/fines/fees!")

[@Sam-K]

That's a BILLION DOLLAR question...

[@Sahadi420]

LOL Tax Bill: "Your total due: N/A Bless your heart"

[@henrypyne3475]

Doug the type of guy to damage his cameraman's car for a video

[@Pandiac]

He probably paid him 39 dollars

[@Rubenwil]

@@Pandiac you mean the cameraman paying Doug, right?

[@Pandiac]

@@Rubenwil oh right silly me

[@horaciogarcia5114]

Cough mr. Beast

[@tameemnahlawi9312]

Pandiac lol I liked it so now you have 39 likes

[@dr.bunterhidenbrobruh5502]

Doug Score: Weekend categories- Styling: 1 Acceleration: 1 Handling: 1 Cool factor: 1 Fun factor: 10, because you can abuse it and not care Daily categories: Features:1 Comfort: 1 Practicality: 3 - good for parking almost anywhere Quality: 4 - still running I guess Value: 9 - only paid $1 for it, BUT it is worth -$39... Still, $38 depreciation is not too bad.

[@danimomchilov7223]

Add it all up and the score is 32 out of 100

[@cherrypepsi2815]

Thats $40 in depreciation.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

I give mine a handling of 4

[@1996ChevroletImpalaSS]

@@danimomchilov7223 How fast

[@DonTruman]

As a percentage of the investment it's *really* bad: -3900%

[@IvailoStoychev]

Basically the Spectra is the most ideal young teenager's first car the second he passes his driver's test.

[@HelenFire420]

I had a Dodge Intrepid in similar condition as my first car. Although I payed $100 for it.

[@eanothere9856]

top 3 loudest sounds of all time jet engine noise gun shot kia spectra engine

[@yohan.al2000]

jhun fiel #2 should be African American girls

[@warrenhillis8262]

Just Kia in general, they always run loud.

[@excep.5800]

Number four Scotty Kilmer

[@eliteinventor]

Turn the AC off before starting up the car

[@taikajorma7276]

jhun fiel I know its joke but those arent loudest sounds and are even far from the loudest lol

[@Quietbut_Deadly]

My Boi Phillipo got ripped off for $40

[@giannibenitez911]

Quietbut_Deadly he only paid $1

[@Quietbut_Deadly]

+Gianni Benitez that's the point. -39 - 1 = -40

[@PlasticPellets]

you are too smart for youtube....took me a second to get what you were saying, and I'm a borderline genius

[@kaboomkp]

PlasticPellets why did you have to add that you're a genius, nobody fucking cares

[@user-md5qn2lg9o]

Mind nobody fucking cares that you think that nobody fucking cares

[@joshuaivan620]

so you’re telling me that the noise that i always hear in the apt complex is a kia spectra

[@godemperormeow8591]

Yes

[@andrewolson5471]

Any car that needs a serpentine belt and/or belt tensioner will make that noise, so it might not be a Kia Spectra. It could also be a Kia Optima.

[@kiddovr3147]

1:30 when ever you hear that noise, you know... A 2003 KIA Spectra is starting up somewhere off in the distance..

[@schmojo33]

I had a coworker who whenever there was a significant storm, he would look around to see which tree is most likely to blow over and would park his truck under that one.

[@AightBro123]

Why

[@justinfabricius1597]

yep, my neighbor would do that... insurance ftw.

[@mutilatedjello]

+Justin.R Gaming Play He has comprehensive insurance. If the tree falls on his truck, the insurance pays him.

[@1kounter]

+Joe Hanson looks like your coworker's plan was never any good

[@BeemerTwelve]

+Justin.R Gaming Play Because he's realized that trucks are nothing but cars with a bathtub in the back.

[@jashmodi]

How to increase its value? Fill the gas tank

[@realneontv]

I’m pretty sure that will increase the value by like 30 times

[@szarazfolditengerimalac]

@@realneontv 30 times -39 is -1170

[@spillz233]

@@szarazfolditengerimalac r/murderedbywords

[@stingreen]

I'm pretty sure this is one of the rarest videos of Doug starting with "Hi" instead of "This".

[@landryliang4424]

Doug is the type of guy to wear shorts to review a 2018 rolls royce but wear full jeans to interview this car.

[@phoenix4099]

Dangit Doug!!! You scratched the paint on my shopping cart!!!

[@jellyjordy1154]

Phoenix ;-;

[@vifon4839]

Q

[@Twizzyz_]

q-q

[@ddlmao3504]

I lost it when he said it wouldnt be worth 1450$ if i had 1450$ in the trunk...😂😂😂😂

[@xrp.porsche]

*$1420

[@dakillah6018]

if it had 1450$ cash in the trunk . . . .then the value of the car would go up . . . because there is money in the car. . . . . . but spectra is so bad that even if it had money in it (money raises the value of a thing , because its money . . . . . if it has money in it then the total price of the product goes up depending on how much cash has the product stored in it ) it would deprice . . . . if you put 10$ in a bottle and the bottle costs 1$ then the total worth of the bottle is 11$ . But in spectra it doesnt matter . Spectra is so bad that even actual money will depreciate .

[@ZaneDalton]

Da Killah yeah, that’s the joke. 🤦‍♂️

[@dakillah6018]

@@ZaneDalton ahaha well i explained it thoroughly

[@charackthe]

The joke there is the fact that the car's value is -39 dollars. You put 1450 dollars in the trunk 1450-39=1411 not even 1420 dollars.

[@christianbonneau]

I own a Kia Spectra just like this one since 12 years now. Runs perfect and over 270000 kms driven. I fell in love with it on first day, and it's a so reliable car. It never let me down. A pleasure to drive and so smooth when driving in the snow. The parts are quite cheap and it'seasy to repair when needed. Even tough I care for it a lot, one day it may die and when it does, well... Laugh and judge me if you'd like, but I'll keep the key as a necklace and build office/gaming chairs with the front seats and a small couch with the rear one. This is my first manual transmission car, the first car I chose and bought, and it has so much value for me.

[@oliverchristie3920]

I respect this

[@ChryslerBLOX]

Respect 🫡

[@nicobellic2465]

I know Doug will buy this after throwing away the Stinger.

[@shauncry1917]

Knowing Doug he would rather drive spectra then his stinger.

[@o_o8476]

I think you're new here, 4 years ago he crushed the kia along with an audi allroad with his land rover defender

[@nicobellic2465]

@@o_o8476 seen few years back

[@gardenofnightmare]

you bought a car that works for 1$, thats pretty good no matter what, i'd pay 50$ easily for that car

[@RoundenBrown]

On Regular Car Reviews, the guy got it for free! I also have gotten cars for free in the past. I've gotten a 1992 Toyota Camry for free, a 2000 Mazda Milennia for free, and a 1994 BMW 318is for free too!

[@gardenofnightmare]

RoundenBrown but he could keep it, right?

[@yupitellwhut]

RoundenBrown lucky I was going to once get an oldsmobile that wasn't running for free but it ended up getting crushed

[@aftertheelectrike1847]

I'd probably pay $200 for that car and beat the ever-living shit out of it.

[@Todiros]

A car like that would cost like 500 bucks where I live. Maybe even more. xD

[@hereticNick]

All jokes aside,, this is EXACTLY why i drive a cheap car. It's 100% stress free living.

[@Lincolnator721]

Ya.. someone put a long scratch into my left rear door of my car and I don't care lol.

[@chasebennett695]

and you’re broke

[@hereticNick]

@@chasebennett695 ... Paid off my mortgage, travel internationally when i want and have $120,000 in my savings account. Move on idiot.

[@josephbiohazard5642]

​@@hereticNick If I lived in such a backward country (the US), I'd be driving a cheap car too. Better save money cause if you break your ankle, that's pretty much 100k gone on medical bills lol.

[@DSH69444]

@@hereticNick he's no better for insulting you but you're also no better for bragging.

[@w1nt3rr_]

Chiron: *thunders* Devel Sixteen: VROOOOOOOM Spectra: *earrape*

[@lestatlunar]

2:38 Thats me not having any friends

[@michigha]

The 2001 Hyundai accent declares a battle.

[@user-ph5yi7nb3m]

it's the same car anyway

[@Danodie2013_Official]

*Elantra

[@Danodie2013_Official]

@Jonathan Losito GLS or GT?

[@Danodie2013_Official]

Jonathan Losito good. I like the GT for the front bumper that is kinda modified.

[@Youtubeforcedmetochangemyname]

Aren't they the same car

[@Nords_e87_130i]

Well, then the pre-owner made a pretty good deal to sell that car for 1$. He got 40 above value, well done.

[@cuchanu]

lensdu that means he paid 40x more than the car is worth... He got ripped off!

[@poopmcgee8909]

investment humor ... a lot of people will let this go over their head

[@seanm1168]

lensdu you mean 41$

[@ThatSilentGuy]

If the pre-owner scrapped the car and sold it as raw material he could get more than 1$.

[@disciplesheep]

If the car is stolen he gains $39 back.

[@iaintyourgganbu4715]

1:22 is actually the 90s version of Kia's infamous "welcome sound" and young Doug wasn't ripe enough to catch that quirk

[@NileshR12]

This Kia Spectra just shows HOW FAR the brand has come to be where they're at now

[@johnyeah183]

i was about to buy an Aston Martin V8 Vantage with bumper to bumper warranty then I saw this video now I decided to buy a 2003 Kia Spectra which comes with two bumpers. thanks Doug

[@JoschaSchultze]

+John Ye And you also get 39 $

[@Baerchenization]

+Joscha Schultze This is how I made my first million - just bought thousands and thousands of KIAs... it adds up !

[@cruvensilverwing7948]

+Baerchenization that should put you in debt $39 at a time. Death by a thousand cuts.

[@EPICRANDOMGUY02]

cody lucas He would make $39 for each one he bought.

[@DubstepMime]

Thats hilarious, he bought a working car for 1$ and still lost on the deal.

[@antonioalmeida7108]

Sosa Parks lmao

[@Electronic424]

the truth is, he got his moneys worth out of it, plus the engine sounds like a pack of dying dolphins, bargain!

[@samlung2724]

He ended up abandoning it lmfao

[@ligmabouls]

if you buy a car ANY car for 1 euro its never a lost deal just bring dat crap to metal merchant let em crush it and get 150 euro instead

[@MichaelLeeW]

he could easily scrap it for its weight for 200$

[@carlsmith4568]

I owned this car throughout highschool. One time, I got stuck in some snow at a party, and I and 5 friends of mine were able to lift is out. I used to do donuts in my local church parking lot using the parking break. One time, a dude in a huge ford truck backed into my drivers side door in a dairy queen parking lot while I was still inside, and I got a green replacement door for like 15 dollars. I loved that car.

[@mrcarson7765]

Shitty beaters are the best. I owned a 1990 Mazda 626. Rust was everywhere, but that car was comfortable, had 4 power windows and a glued in sunroof. I never locked it and never cared about it.

[@RyanGarlandCovers]

“Even if you have $1,450 in the trunk” 😂

[@tyaz2528]

Paid $1 for it, still paid $40 too much.

[@aravindravi6845]

C1500 lol

[@ASPthespeedyboy]

No 999000000000000000000 $ too much

[@FordF-RaptorShelbyBaja]

You can’t buy a car for 1 dollar

[@postalknight69]

I Don’t Get Jokes I was about to say something and then I saw your name

[@christianlynch5507]

@@FordF-RaptorShelbyBaja My parents sold their Lincoln town car for $1 when I was little.

[@Dezbo]

Doug, the type of guy that wears nice clothes reviewing a $1 car and wearing a shirt from Walmart reviewing a Porsche

[@EazyDoor]

Edit: two shirts from Walmart

[@franzcamillesalamat9806]

Are You A GD Player Too?

[@litefoot900]

[GD] Dj4dasher cup holders! You could have got another half an hr if you went on and on and on about the dam cup holders like you usually do.

[@David-R.]

good observation!

[@lonleylink507]

Correction a -39$ car

[@ShadyLife101]

I love these sarcastic videos from Doug. Best comedy I've seen all day 🤣

[@jacobbenton1147]

I really like that Doug is being more himself in this video. He breaks character a lot and that’s really nice to see.

[@dawgmanfat]

Idk for 1$ Arizona iced teas are hard to beat

[@ieatporridge8975]

yeah mate you can get some pretty good shit for one $ like her in new Zealand you can buy a bloody good mince a cheese pie for $1

[@Karmy.]

Ikr

[@thattannerguy856]

99 cents haha

[@walidattamari2864]

Idk it cost 1 dollar for a snickers bar i would rather that then this car

[@zeish]

I have not seen Jarritos in any store for several years

[@Koshunae]

My mom bought a 2002 kia spectre for $700 as a beater car, just to get to and from work. We half expected to get about 10,000 miles out of the car before it gave up, but that was 2 years and 25,000 miles ago. It just rolled over 200,000 miles earlier this year and it just chugs along. I wouldn't say it's an underrated car because there isn't anything spectacular about it, but it is underrated because it's a tank that you would never expect to be a tank.

[@stephanie8639]

Koshunae hellyeahhh it will go forever lol

[@ThecrazyJH96]

Koshunae most cars can get over 200k

[@Koshunae]

Many cars can, many cars also blow transmissions and engines long before.

[@thomasalias8492]

Koshunae 200k miles is only surprising for American car owners. Most Japanese cars like a Civic can do 400k and still run fine.

[@Renee_R343]

My 2004 Seat diesel has 370k (that's in kilometers) on it and runs fine. I wouldn't be surprised if the previous owner had it wound back a 100k either. Still I have confidence it will last easily to 500k and probably even further.

[@leavemealoneplz631]

doug: i have expensive ass cars! dougs camera man: my car can barely drive me down the street...

[@cuskzhajsdhaozjsnkx7691]

Own a 07 Spectra. Runs amazing and fun to drive. Absolutely reliable

[@curtislitchfield1378]

Owned an '01 Spectra. Drove it like I hated it for 2 years. Needed a ball joint, oil change, new tires, and an engine service. I never gave it any of these and it needed them day 1 when I got it from the auction. Bought it for $900 in 2013. I sold it in 2015 for $500 to a new immigrant who desperately needed a car and told her about all of the issues. I still see her driving it today. Make fun all you want. I hated that car when I owned it, but it is in fact one of the best cars on the planet. Someday, when I have the money to spare (which I apparently wont need much) I'm going to turn one of these into a track rocket no matter how hard I get made fun of for it.

[@coolnvigilantoutreach9418]

You go, brother!

[@ecoeco3365]

Best comment here.

[@zookdom3347]

Oil change? That is the most basic maintenance, not a repair... There are literally minute lubes every couple miles in any city, takes 15 minutes. If you don't change your oil, eventually your engine will seize, and only be worth scrap metal. Oil change is the easiest thing you can get done to your car, and one of the most vital. Also if you tow the broken down car to a scrap yard, they will give you 200 to 300 dollars for the car. So pay for tow and taxi home, leave you will at least 100.

[@joemann7971]

@@zookdom3347 tires are also pretty basic maintenance though more expensive than oil,. But it's also not done as frequently. I think he just wanted the car to die. Lol

[@lefyre1266]

Lol, needing an oil change is one of the "issues". It's a 5 minute DIY job.

[@mianfazlerazik3636]

The old days when doug used to do stupid things.😂

[@smellymellysgameplay8084]

Like paint his nails at 0:58

[@jacobwebb8818]

@@smellymellysgameplay8084 it's a band-aid lmao

[@Rolf97]

Got to admit, I kind of miss this Doug.

[@Spectrumpicture]

Ive got a used 2009 kia rio all manual base model, and haven't had a single issue in the past 5 years... and my relationship with it is the same. I love it.

[@dragospahontu]

Cool

[@jlgonthebeat3080]

Yet the Kia is still more reliable than an Aston Martin. Sad

[@cepollard86]

Lol yeessss!

[@ch.illmatic]

That is so damn true lol

[@metroboomin3990]

Idk about that one

[@ch.illmatic]

@@georgebush1885 more reliable than an Aston Martin

[@warrenhillis8262]

My 05 optima is a turd but she still turns over Everytime I hit the key 🤷‍♂️

[@ARMYTRIX]

Was half expecting Onion to come in and drift the hell out of this thing

[@isbrandonle]

yes.

[@hwqzxbox1718]

Hahahaha you guys should send Orion and Haggard an armytrix sponsored GTR to drift 😂

[@khunopie9159]

+ARMYTRIX I drifted an onion once. once

[@Tugboatpb]

+ARMYTRIX I had to double check what channel I was on.

[@IWillSmurfYou]

send me an exhaust

[@therevenant320]

Doug is only person on this planet who reviews each and every car, old and new!

[@hugebartlett1884]

Always makes me laugh when I see these brand new "off road" vehicles,so bright and shiny,loaded down with state of the art navigational equipment,yet ruined beyond recovery by the slightest scratch or dent. Makes you wonder what "off road" means to some people. Parking in the driveway? Parked up next to the golf course,worried about stray golf balls coming too near the car,the deadly drive of the school run?

[@TwoPunchMan492]

Common car knowledge would tell you that the screeching noise when it starts up is an easy fix, its just a belt...

[@treelife365]

+Techno sailor - I had that same noise with my Spectra, even after changing all the belts... and it was actually the bearing in the alternator. Had to get an entirely new alternator, even though it was just the bearing for the pulley.

[@KiwiPowerNZ]

+S Brian Chong Most people don't have the tools required but if you disassemble the alternator and got the part number for the bearings you could replace just the bearings using bearing pullers and a hydraulic press. But hey it's a throw away society now so they'll waste the whole alternator.

[@treelife365]

+KiwiPowerNZ - Damn, I would've done that had I known. I asked the dealership if they could just replace the bearing and they said no... I don't have a hydraulic press, though.

[@KiwiPowerNZ]

S Brian Chong Parts are cheap, labour is very expensive. If you ask them to fix an engine they'll recommend finding a used engine from the wrecker because it's less time and labour. Mechanics and dealerships will always take the route that requires the least time and labour.

+Techno sailor Even a cheepo belt would be worth more than the car.

[@svaddict9499]

The noise when the cat starts up it sounds like there's bats in the engin

[@svaddict9499]

Engine*

[@svaddict9499]

Edited

[@Pwnzistor]

All cats sound like that when you start them up.

[@twanevers1899]

Jack DeMory

[@mikemcclennon686]

twan evers i need tee pee for m y bung hole

[@Old_school02]

It is crazy to see how far along and how much Doug demiro's content has changed and how much more professional it's gotten I love his content and I have for years

[@Gameboytri77a]

This is pretty much how I still view the Hyundai/Kia brand. 😂 Yes they’ve improved significantly, but the stench of what they were will never quite fade.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

I got an 07 Spectra for the price of my old truck, now sold. I know I massively overpaid, but the manual transaxle and good fuel economy (even with a bunk fuel pressure regulator making it spew petrol) was so worth it.

[@punchy207]

@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 i thoguht the spectra was discontinued after 03

[@o_o8476]

@@punchy207 it continued to 2009 and in 2010 they replaced it with the forte

[@punchy207]

@@o_o8476 I actually just learned that yesterday LOL cause my neighbor just bought a 2007 spectra

[@msi4887]

2:25 His face looks the same as the front of his Aston Martin lol

[@kimmolaine8069]

Kia, Aston. What's the difference?

[@ranjeetbains2577]

Kimmo Laine Aston.

[@geometryjosh21]

@ymxctrails *cough* 90s *cough*

[@davidrolon1790]

msi. You are what you drive

[@alexism.7712]

😂😂

[@famousamos]

That start up noise sounds dangerous.

[@technosasquatchfilms]

It's just a loose belt most likely

[@nafeas55]

Woojong with the Word thats the timing belt!

[@ronch550]

That's the screech of a kitten that happened to take a nap inside the engine bay. I hope his tail is still connected to his body.

[@becausereasons8981]

the power steering belt makes that squeel and it's likely not tight or a bent pulley

[@funnygopper2795]

Had it with full volume, it sucked

[@alpaljl]

I just watched this one for the first time in a few years. Great throwback!

[@zaf2774]

My dad used to have the older sporter version of this car and damn, I miss it. It crashed in 2011 but luckily no one was hurt :(

[@Billiamiscool]

For the price of a chocolate bar, that's a pretty good fucking deal. I'd drive it!

[@AJ-go7tu]

If you can get it to work. Hell I would drive it too. Who doesn’t want 5 cars?

[@g4linkata88]

I'd destroy it

[@Lukim]

Well the previous owner did good. He got it for $40 over what it was worth!

[@LulzRoyce]

Bruh what are you talking about chocolate bars run more than this car does, no pun.

[@jootai]

was gonna buy porche but followed your advice and got this instead.

[@sadaesthetic724]

jootai a porche?

[@retsekoj]

a porche for his house but now he has a kia for his lock

[@GewelReal]

Swap the engine

[@ebiwashere3720]

You can buy at least 200000 of this

[@Justwantahover]

More practical cos much better on the pocket.

[@lukerynkofs8678]

2024 gang seeing Fillipo here made me realize how much he changed and that Doug has gotten one hair cut since this video over 7 years👍🏻

[@lonedruid9869]

I never get tired of this vid

[@lQuadXl]

*I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!*

[@pc-broke8348]

I would buy it for *$2* !

[@ronit.2025]

@Elias Taraches lol

[@FordF-RaptorShelbyBaja]

You can’t buy a car for 1 dollar

[@manlikeilyas]

That's in FH4 the text thing.

[@manlikeilyas]

@@FordF-RaptorShelbyBaja you can this car. Wait your name says everything.

[@brutforce100]

Doug is the kind of guy who totals a kia and has to pay his insurance company $39

[@PigHumanoid]

brutforce100 you are the kind of guy that doesn’t know what deductibles are.

[@silasmcgee3647]

TasteTheRambo I think you’re the kind a guy who doesn’t know what humour is

[@hotsoup1001]

This is the car you drive to work if you're a bouncer at a biker bar.

[@zeqi]

I like the comedic videos Doug makes while remaining professional

[@Electronic424]

That car's engine sounds like dolphin genocide

[@derpdudedatboi7455]

All it needs is a serpentine belt

[@ABrings]

DOLPHIN GENOCIDE would be a great name for a Metal band

[@zachjohnson6445]

ear rape when you started it up

[@AJ-go7tu]

All it needs is one of those whistles you attach to the exhaust of cars that imitate turbo notices

[@737Garrus]

LOL

[@dacooldragonakadanny7833]

*Engine randomly dies* *OOOOOOF*

[@Vlad-wi1rj]

Zach Johnson p

[@vietkay6398]

0:58 doug finger is bleeding

[@mxr_johnson]

😬 Ouch

[@aaravnovids2017]

7 years later where Fillipo is the head of operations at C&B

[@TwoBySevenLeo]

I had a 2007 KIA Spectra. My boyfriend was driving home just after dark in the pouring rain. He was hit on the highway offset front by an older Toyota Camry doing probably 60 mph. He was doing about 30 and slowing down in the turn lane when he was hit. He walked away from it with a small cut on his heel from his shoe, and bruising from the seatbelt. The driver of the Camry was taken to the hospital. He broke several bones in his feet, bruised not just his ribs, but his entire chest, and actually bruised his lungs. He had to have stitches on his forehead, and also bruised his face pretty badly. The KIA, of course, was totally demolished, but there was little to no intrusion into the passenger compartment. I was amazed.

[@drsnowmon]

That's amazing because usually the one getting hit will sustain more bodily injury

[@axltitude3053]

Wow!

[@HiVizCamo]

That's a good anecdote to demonstrate what a load of horseshit these rating systems (IIHS etc.) are, they build cars specifically to pass finely engineered testing scenarios, which produce predictable results, to win a high score. Has nothing to do with real world performance with a recipe of randomly occurring forces and angles.

[@schm147]

I have a Camry. Should I be worried?....

[@praveensharma9893]

Just like a good old Nokia

[@sk8rjoel567]

Kia and Hyundai are all fun and games until the timing belt snaps...

[@mossmiller]

+Joel Siciliano How true...I used to sell the Hyundai Elantras in 2003, and the timing belt must be replaced every 52,000 miles. Sold one to my neighbor's son, who decided to put the timing belt off at 52K, and it snapped shortly thereafter. The Elantra was a good car, but the Mazda Protege is better...my wife still drives an 02 Protege and it runs like new at 105,000 miles. Timing belt on these easily lasts 90K.

[@Torvikholm]

some years ago i was working for a contractor. At the time i din't have any cars of my own, so i was given an old Toyota Dyna 100(pick up) that i could use to and from work for a few weeks. There was a orange light in the dash saying T-belt though. The car was about 15 years old, it never started on the first try, was dented an scratched, and had about 300k km(180k miles) on the clock. Of course there was something that was wrong, so I gave it no care for the first few days. I asked my colleagues what the T-belt light was, they said it indicated it was time to change the timing belt. I asked when it was last changed, they answered "never". Till which, slightly shocked, I ask "how long does it last?". I was told it was supposed to be changed every 100k km (60k miles) and that it could snap at any time. Nice to know, considering the car was a flat nose, and that I literally was sitting on top of the engine while driving. I do believe the timing belt held the cars life. I believe it was scraped a year or so later, when it failed the road vehicle approval(whatever it´s named in american).

[@sk8rjoel567]

+Torvikholm Toyota are pretty long lasting from what I observe. a timing belt lasting that long is impressive. friend of mine had his go in his Hyundai at 83,000 miles and of course interference engine... engine was toast. still annoys me when they just scrap, atleast be in a big financial pinch before if you're gonna do that. if it's older, whatever it is just fix it and keep it going.

[@evancourtney7746]

The T8D engine in that Spectra is non-interference. It's a nice little engine really, not a powerhouse by any standard but solid, economical and well executed. The story is that it was Kia's first wholly in-house design and being their first in-house design the engineers were rather conservative: everything is a little heavier, little thicker, slightly less stressed and designed to run cooler.

[@lizardking5237]

I had an 03 Kia Rio, well I kept putting it off till one day Idling at a stop sign the belt had a 5 or 6 inch section of teeth sheer off. Most of the valves shattered, couple of cylinder wall scratch up bad but luckily the engine was Idling at the time. I got the head rebuilt for about $850.00 plus a new timing belt and all was good again :) But boy did I learn my lesson, don't put off replacing those belts.

[@fabiannavarro4301]

Reminds me of my first car. It ain’t bout how u going, but where you going.

[@wesleytownsend8214]

I could fix that belt noise in 10 mins and I’m just an Electrical Engineer, which is basically one notch up from an idiot. This video is a great example of why I look forward to content from Mr DeMuro. Original and hilarious. All the best to you and yours!

[@ediswiththememes7988]

Car so reliable it doesn't need a bumper to bumper warranty

[@south_ga-rblx347]

Sexy Panda LOL

[@glanza9010]

but does it have a bumper to bumper warranty?

[@xX12VincEXx]

sure:'D

[@mundotaku_org]

+YaBoy FayD it might. They used to sell them with 10 years, 100k miles warranty.

[@musewolfman]

+mundotaku I thought that was Hyundai. and even if it was Kia, it would've run out 3 years ago.

[@mundotaku_org]

LegacyMuse Kia and Hyundai are the same company and they offered the same warranty. Also, there was a trick, you could buy it "Certified pre-owned" and pay to renew the warranty bumper to bumper.

[@jonsmith1259]

+YaBoy FayD Of course! If the bumpers fall off, you MIGHT get better gas mileage from the reduced weight!

[@1966johnnywayne]

I knew where you were going with this right from the start, and I agree wholeheartedly. Reminds me of the $100 '86 Taurus RUST wagon I bought years ago after my divorce...one evening a guy in a brand new minivan tried to cut me off, and anticipating this I'd already made my decision...he was fuming when we got out of our vehicles and he looked at the damage that my car, that maintained my speed in my lane, had done to his van..."Maybe you'll think twice before you try to force your way in next time"

[@Wizardnil]

Certified hood classic of a video

[@Jambiswag]

Yo pay him more money

[@tommysnowy3068]

when doug used to say "Hi, I'm Doug" instead of "THISS...." ..never as good hahaha

[@MrBobinater]

Bro I literally watched the intro to a few of his other more recent videos, and every single one he does say "this..."

[@Gerolanfalan]

He sounds less nerdier and less nasal. I can't tell which one is his persona or the real Doug.

[@jag0937eb]

This is hands down the best car review you have ever done.

[@HughRussell06]

So essentially he completely totals his car when he takes it in for an oil change

[@ShawnVanden]

I think you gotta pay your cameraman Phillipo more dough dawg . . .

[@RomanticPopPunk]

Doug needs to go back to make this kind of video once a while

[@amlanbeherabulabuli]

And he got a new kia now

[@belangerdesignco]

7 years later, Fillipo's one of Doug's executives at Cars & Bids!

[@stevenmanchester2104]

$1? My first thought. Jeremy Clarkson: "ONE POUND!!"

[@griffinthedragon1100]

1:21 that's a good thing so no one can ever steal your car at night

[@firstnamelastname9955]

No one is stealing this car... trust me

[@WaitingForStorm]

at least you don't have to pay $39 if someone steals your car

[@Gabeisverythicc]

My dad had a really crappy car..it got stolen. Lol

[@jonmowat6563]

Griffin the Dragon Some people would steal anything though mate! I had an old Fiat Punto nicked once, that i was going to scrap two days later anyway. It was a shitheap and my girlfriends old one. All it was doing was taking up space on my driveway and they ignored a BMW 535d M Sport and an Audi TT to take the Fiat! 😂😂😂

[@silasmcgee3647]

Griffin the Dragon cute thumbnail by the way

[@ozoolydie2071]

That turbo spool when it starts sounds so good

[@southendparaquest]

This was precisely my reasoning behind several MkIII Vauxhall Astra's (Opel Kadett's to everyone else!) I've owned. They were extremely reliable, too.