Ireland's coolest cars : LZ World Tour

[@darrenharan9555]

Doesn't get more Irish then eating a breakfast roll in a startlet😂☘️🇮🇪

[@bustersgarage]

I was thinking the same thing! And after a valet, at least it wasn't a jambon, those are gorgeous, but so messy!

[@SkylineSiRB]

For a little island, we do have an incredible car scene with some amazing cars hiding away. Pity the insurance / motor tax ruins the fun!

[@fintan9705]

Bloody insurance has everything ruined, we used to have a small but thriving 4x4 offloading thing going on till crazy insurance costs for club run trails killed that, I've a competition standard suzuki vitara buggy that I can only take to a local disused gravel pit to mess around in, such a shame cos its a really capable rig that I've put a lot of time and effort into building.

[@markilleen4027]

@@fintan9705 are government let insurance companies rule and ruin are lives in Ireland, a few months ago all the motocross tracks got closed down because of insurance, we don't even have one ice rink, because of insurance companies

[@ogentor_no]

Gotta love seeing all the Juicebox stickers on so many of the cars. Neil does such a top job documenting the irish scene, really hope you have the chance to catch up with him at some point Larry. Such a huge, nerdy enthusiasts in all the right ways about the whole culture over there

[@JB-sv5pr]

I enjoy seeing juicebox Drift games Group D There's so many cool teams and lads in Ireland

[@darrenliggett7222]

The Toyota Glanza is a sporty version of the Starlet, same 1.3-litre turbo as the Starlet GT Advance you looked at earlier. There used to be Glanzas everywhere in Ireland around 20 years ago, getting rare now, and lot more expensive

[@SkylineSiRB]

its the newer version of the EP82

[@blitzchaserjzx100]

The Irish government made it very hard to drive Japanese imports with taxes emissions and tests etc

[@capnskiddies]

Most of them got launched into ditches

[@kahmed7328]

Ireland does JDM better than anyone else

[@bustersgarage]

It's crazy to think about how many Japanese treasures there are here! And 86s... I think Ireland is only second to Japan itself! And this is a country which didn't celebrate the car until the 1980s and the rally drivers here were often in cars around 1.0 to 1.8L! It's VERY rare to see an original Iriah reg on a car pre 1970s. SEVERAL comapnies even built cars here, but the dampness would have rotted so many into the dirt.

[@kieranfitz]

@@bustersgarage Yeah, 86s used to be able to be bought cheap in Britain before they knew what they had

[@timXJ220]

Don't we just! IE 🙏 IE

[@micahweekes]

Ireland is on a different level of creative mods.

[@JohnPedder]

They’ve got some great car restore YT channels, as well as their drift scene being pretty hectic too.

[@Barry.ONeill]

​@@JohnPedder Are you talking about mad4motors ? Are there any others? Evanflow is funny too

[@charleshazen5779]

Absolutely crazy

[@BaldyBriand]

Check out Mad4motors guys, good Irish channel and he has done a few nice clean jobs on a lot of different motors, vans, kai truck, honda civic and integra , gt starlet …. Top work all on his own from a-z

[@bustersgarage]

I'm in Dublin and the level of some cars is unreal! But most of our really cool cars are hidden away in garages and sheds because cars rot for fun here when out in the weather sadly.

[@djames2291]

So proud to be an Irish car fan right now. Iv had so many Japanese cars and will always follow your channel great content 👌🏻

[@cillian303]

It looks like this was a mostly Japanese show, but I'm glad they still managed to have both a mark 1 and 2 escort. Absolute cornerstone of the Irish rally scene, which along with the jdm is a big influence on Irish car culture in my opinion

[@265justy]

In Ireland it's not always about the big flagship JDM models like the Supra, Skyline, Rx7, Evos etc... The smaller more rare JDM stuff gets big notice too. The Pulsar VZR, Mirage Mivec, Starlet Turbos.. Ireland imported ship loads of JDM in the 90s and 00s..There is lots off hided gems still stored away around the country waiting for restoration..

[@NewHandle_]

Big ones too expensive for us to run, anything above a 2.0 it costs us thousands a year to tax

[@265justy]

@@NewHandle_ I know. Tax is a killer here in Ireland.. It was the high tax and insurance that killed the Jap imports near the end off the Celtic tiger.. Diesels were cheaper to run and became more popular.. Unfortunately... 😬

[@quintongrand]

man nobody covers car culture around the world like Larry. thas an exciting niche

[@psnachtmuzik]

In 2004, Tsuchiya, Nomuken, and other D1 pros went to Ireland and were super happy to see Japanese car culture so prevalent there.

[@mattybyrne6203]

Super happy my gt advance made it on this video larry is an awesome guy 😊

[@Nostalgicboii]

Fun fact: That little "navigation" thing in the EP82 Starlet is actually a Compass! Because they made a couple 4WD models "meant" for recreational off roading :D It was a 250 buck option when new!

[@simonwatling2203]

Looks like that Yellow Mirage was a complete evo driveline swap, not just a front end conversion... super cool.

[@sil80irl98]

Glad you enjoy the visit Larry, very proud of our car culture considering we have a small population of 5 million people.

[@neilperry2224]

The Mexico is a true commemorative production car, but the arches the lights the stripe kit were all options but you could get a plain version on steels. But there was a lotus twin cam version to but with square headlights.

[@TheSlash389]

Need to check out more german car culture. Opel Calibra is one of them. Cant know every car ofc. ❤

[@Agraviadore]

The Pulsar GTI-R is also nicknamed the Baby Godzilla, because its Nissan and AWD like the R32 GTR except smaller.

[@Stu.motive]

Never been more proud of our wee country

[@GarryMcGovern]

Nice to see your appreciation of the Peugeot 205 1.9GTi: I have a 1992 in black! 😉

[@dragdrower]

If you want know more about Opel (Vauxhall in UK), look more in Europe car culture. That Opel Calibra is now rare car, rare in good condition. But, not only, more models from Opel are legends.

[@MrTheMadrifter]

Thanks for the quick feature Larry, I’m one of the owners of the Pulsar GTI-R’s. 😅

[@ThatsDubh]

Strange you didn’t show the juicebox cars when they’re in the thumbnail?

[@Barry.ONeill]

I hope you enjoyed Ireland youll have to come over for Donegal rally some year the nights are almost as wild as the stages 😂

[@UncleRayRayGarageEmporium]

The roads of the Irish countryside are amazing. Its no wonder they have such awesome cars to enjoy them.

[@adamcarolan5884]

The N52 between Kells and Ardee is possibly the best road I've ever driven, there's a corner about every 200m and seriously good surface, and lots of elevation changes. I'm lucky to only be a few minutes off it. It's full of bikers and tuned cars during the summer months.

[@michealcuddihy8347]

Dunno what country roads your driving but I want them 😂 my saxo doesn't like the bumps 😂

[@timXJ220]

Lad, heading to College on a misty morning on back roads in my L701 '00 Daihatsu, is an absolute blast.

[@michealcuddihy8347]

@@timXJ220 my 106 is grand it's not on stiff springs it's fun af 😂

[@ainmeile]

Because we drive on the same side, we imported little econobox family cars direct from Japan - used! - for years and years. When i was a kid It was commonplace to see Toyotas and Nissans and Mitsubishis on the road with square rear plates and different shaped fenders and odd names (to us) like Corona and Mirage and Pulsar. Someone else can tell me: are grey imports still a thing or were they stopped?

[@bluetitan20]

There is still JDM importing happening, just not nearly on the same scale like it was back in the late 90's and into the early 2000's. Back then, literally every second car was a JDM import, or it certainly seemed like that at the time anyway 😉 And even though the cars were a lot fresher and newer, I think they were a lot cheaper back then as well.

[@fintan9705]

You can thank the government and the the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, SIMI, for the death of the importation of cool JDM cars to Ireland, they lobbied the government to change the regulations around importation and put massive VRT on imports, falsely claiming that Japanese imports were all poor quality used cars and unsafe insurance write-offs, imported by unscrupulous car dealers and also claiming that importation was hurting the Irish main dealer trade to the point where it was making their businesses unviable, blah blah blah. No doubt a few brown envelopes changed hands in the process don't ya know. Difficulty getting insurance at a reasonable price didn't help the Irish car scene either.

[@ThEZibadee]

Glad your loving Ireland come back soon Larry

[@BenchRacerRC]

the ''regular joe'' cars like the red sierra and ef civic are sooo much cooler than all the polished s-body show cars

[@cheesepizza87]

Let the 9-5 commence Larry 🤣 Hyped for daily uploads. The Irish scene is so passionate.

[@wheresmylplate1965]

If you ever want to know where all the jdm cars are theyve been in ireland since the 90s . They have a massive steer from the rear culture and its sideways or noways😅

[@peterga3658]

When re you going back to JP ? i want to see more cool cars shops etc

[@avimurugan]

Thanks for taking time to appreciate the pajero evo. Red manual is the rarest of the pajero evos with only 25 produced. God knows how many still on the road.

[@HORiSTYLZ]

i love there s15 stylez over there making me want to buy one, its just there like 50k here in aus

[@iainrobin6314]

Spot all the Juicebox stickers 😊😊😊😊

[@teamsano]

Shout out for saying tartan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and not plaid 😂

[@colacorollacarclub3322]

I made that Mr Sparkle sticker! So cool to see Larry Chen in Ireland

[@darragh364]

Great video, does us Irish some justice as there is some beautiful builds across the country, thats my friend's gt advance starlet at the start .. absolute crackin car

[@mozyzgiraffe]

Ireland has loads of JDM cars because the government basically got rid of import charges from Japan because both countries use right hand drive.

[@highviscosity749]

Where is the legendary Evenflow??!

[@neukin]

Loads of super clean unique rides. Thanks for content good sir!

[@HiroRacing969]

Epic Video! Thanks again Larry for taking the time to chat Honda’s 😅

[@chasebrunner]

Dang Those Cars Are So Cool ❤ Thank You Larry Chen

[@MScullinable]

Oh hey there's me with the Sierra 🤙

[@Yvckk]

The one he called an escort?💀

[@alidillon171]

@@Yvckk no that was mine 😂😂and the focus

[@kentbeitel9966]

I love the old escorts. I live out in the country, we have a lot of dirt roads I would love to drive it on.

[@ghost.driversuk]

Excellent vid Larry, some proper Japanese metal there. 👍🏻😎

[@BlueDually4x4]

That little VW with the paint matched Honda bike was a cool setup.

[@themajesticmanic]

Larry, I love you. You literally are the BEST in the business. But, damn I wish you could get these videos out like a month or two sooner.

[@epwiring]

3:45 probably the cleanest EP82 starlet out there 👌

[@kpkpss]

Love how you appreciate all cars and builds

[@liam4686]

usa has 66x the population of ireland and yet is nowhere near in terms of the car scene

[@mindjal19]

Ford made like 10k of Escort Mexico models to honour 1970 Mexico 16000mile rally where they dominated with 6 out of first 10 positions, those are special and rare today.

[@ChavaYang]

I always look forward to your videos Larry. I havent been to a carmeet in so long, the only way i keep up is through yours and other YTbers videos. Its always so neat to see other enthusiasts build.

[@WarlordEnthusiast]

Ireland got flooded with cheap as dirt R32s and R33s way back. You could get them for 10-20k. Now look at the price lol.

[@DominusAnno]

At 16:47 we had them in Australia from 1996/97 they're known as a Calibra, think it's a Vauxhall Cavalier in Ireland? Other places in Europe GM called them Opel Vectras

[@g6kid1]

No in Ireland it's also called the Calibra, Ireland it was under Opel brand and in the UK was Vauxhall brand, the cavalier is a 4 door saloon whereas Calibra was only a 2 door coupe only

[@DominusAnno]

@@g6kid1 cheers for that 👍

[@jasontroglin8070]

Man the starlet was wicked

[@MrKrampyHands]

Oh man the jzx100 chaser is my all time favorite car on earth my ultimate dream car

[@alidillon171]

Sierra and focus made the cut 14mis in 😂

[@Sunshinehuricane]

14:54 is a siërra not an escort. Looks goood!

[@MrStefitukx2]

Thats not an escort it a Sierra coswoth 4x4 It even says it on the bak of it bro 😂😂😂

[@Schmitzelhaus]

Opel is the german version of Vauxhaul and they build the Calibra during the early 90´s. Top engine was a 2.5l V6 with around 160hp i believe. 😉

[@dzzope]

Been waiting for this. Wanted to join your workshop but couldn't confirm till places were all gone. Really hope you do it again next time round, I'll be getting my ticket the day they're on sale if you are. There are some fair special cars hidden through the Irish countryside in various garages and sheds. Of the 15 or so special cars I'm aware of on my route, 9 are 86's, 1 is a 700hp mk iv Supra, 2 TME Evo's, a Carlos sainz GT-4 and buckets of is 200's(They are the new 86 here, fun, cheap and loads of them) and JZX's. As good as the turnout was for the tour and the quality is top notch, the Bigger rally events are impressive for both the quality and sheer quantity of cars.. They fill the town and there is anti-lag like automatic gunfire for about 5 straight days.. (bring ear plugs to sleep) Donegal International being one of the bigger ones, which I was lucky enough to meet Ken during.

[@eddiecerone5294]

Thanks for all the great content, Larry.

[@TylerCristobal-t6s]

Martin Scott Walker Deborah Lewis Anna

[@UncleManuel]

I'm actually more impressed that Larry could look at all these cars for more than 3.28 meters without owners & spectators constantly going like "Oh hey Larry!"... 😁😜🤟

[@R2_D3]

Really nice cars!! Love the Toyota's!! You Americans missed out on a lot of great cars we got here in Europe! (And vice versa of course..)

[@pedclarkemobile]

If you're looking for a ride, I've a horse outside.

[@BensonCatherine-p9j]

Williams Sandra White Deborah Anderson Brenda

[@Checkd_playmate]

Just have to get the keys of me dad!...

[@05DoitforBrock]

🇦🇺👍 Holden sold the Calibre in Australia with a Holden badge on it

[@smudger6461]

Magic stuff Larry, well played man..❤

[@Barry.ONeill]

The mexico ford escort was a 1.6 sport basicly with different trim level the buble arches on that orange one didnt come standard they wer only fitted to the rally cars i the 70s originally

[@ZLAKLR20B]

Larry, you need to come to NZ, you will love it here. Much like Ireland just without the accent, and more hard core conversions :)

[@HelenAshcraft-y3k]

Harris Brenda Robinson Ronald Davis Scott

[@Jflan555]

"I have to grab the keys off me dad" 😢😢😅😅

[@africanotaku5453]

16:34 @Larry Chen the Glanza is still a Starlet

[@joshuapmaher]

100% needed some subtitles for old mate sitting in his mates startet near the start haha

[@capnskiddies]

He details cars, it's a glanza swap. That's the jist of it. The rest was mostly shitetalk

[@27walker27]

Cool to see him see cars he’s never seen before, surprised he never knew about glanzas though!

[@jackashekilroy714]

ireland / uk and southeast asia seems to be the only place that has love for them ! seen a few people in the states start importing them now so i’m sure they will get the love they deserve

[@MichaelMiller-r7t]

Robinson Robert Moore Maria Brown Jessica

[@TranceF0rmation]

I can't believe you didn't show the Galant after the Pajero....

[@SpaceHCowboy]

Looks like every 90s cruise nite at the local B&Q carpark.

[@garlenseong38]

Red car. Better off going air bags....

[@MattyBrad]

So funny watching Americans at European car shows.

[@TeamBreakshift]

Just noticed our old team sticker on the tan Starlet lmao

[@nefkp6128]

If a friend of mine was eating a dripping chili dog in my car………….

[@ImHenrySellers2]

"Opel" cars are called Vauxhall most other places other than Ireland

[@eoinmccormack5671]

The red evo pajero is super charged..

[@Richardpayet-d4b]

Cool video love the starlet gt fast car to you can smoke a sti with it..

[@3storiesUp]

I think we're lucky in Ireland in that Japan also drives on the wrong side of the road and as such we can import from Japan easily enough.

[@3storiesUp]

@AlexBurner-mj3tt Yes, we've inherited this situation from the British and as with everything we've inherited from them its messed up.

[@FORDLYFAOTEAROA]

Larry fobbed off that clean old starlet with the 4efte conversion then fanboyed for the gt starlet,come on man....sad guy. gotta admit,the chaser is better looking than the R34 sedan

[@markogorman7149]

GT advance**

[@sean2k_jzx]

Where are the cars from the thumbnail picture you used?

[@miamiglia]

Love the red pulsar gtir 👌👍

[@RianC1477]

ireland does it best

[@Kurthoolio]

Anybody know where I could find more images of the interior of the BMW @12:35 ? Cheers!

[@leefarrell8734]

Look up ILB drivers club, tidy men and funny af!

[@adamflynn6910]

Has never seen a glanza v 🤯

[@crazyforeigner]

👀

[@spannersautoandcomputerser1649]

Drink your Juicebox folks!

[@jasonwall5012]

16:25 i love Glanzas.

[@antmarquis87]

Man disrespected our Svt focus

[@mikeymechanic]

Please come back to Ireland larry

[@josuevelazquez5465]

TOYOTA COROLLA SUPER NICE CLEAN 😎🏁