After 3 FAILED ENGINES on my Maserati Ghibli, my mechanic is QUITTING, and I'm out THOUSANDS

[@HooviesGarage]

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[@T-Rav-reviews]

Please do you have a p.o box or address? I would like to send you something to sign for me please 🙏

[@matthewnett]

With all the controversy surrounding better help I would not use them. From making it nearly impossible to cancel your service to not vetting therapists to selling customer data to social media and targeted advertisers. That would be a big NO for me or any one else. I hope you will take a better look at the sponsors you have on your videos in the future and not support scummy companies like BetterHelp.

[@jwenting]

you fell for another scam. At least it's a pattern. Scam youtube sponsorships, scam car purchases, scam everything. NEVER follow Tyler's advise on anything, people!

[@missiondemolition]

Please stop sponsoring BetterHelp. They are a scam and sell your information to Facebook. Just don't do it again.

[@HankScorpio64]

I've lost respect for you Tyler. Please stop getting sponsorships from Better Help. They are not an ethical company. They borderline break the law with private health data.

[@danpinsonsax]

Too bad Betterhelp didn’t talk you out of buying that Maserati.

[@CLVS]

scammers help scammers, no wonder

[@Carbon3979]

lol

[@xiukn8]

What are you talking about? They paid for it and he had a lot still left

[@yogamatt443]

😂

[@AlT-vt3gb]

That's because better help is a scam

[@JelloTypeR]

I bought my son a toy Maserati with lights and engine sounds for Xmas. It was broken with electrical problems, the sound and lights stopped working, on Boxing Day. It’s the most accurate model car you’ll ever find.

[@shwndh]

LOL!!!

[@BentleyOnABudget-mp8jj]

Brilliant lol 😅😅😅

[@gphilipc2031]

Seems VERY authentic. Lucky you.

[@zenden6564]

😂😂😂

[@safn1949]

80's GM tech here, to make that seal, make a cut on the inner part of the seal and run a piece of vacuum hose inside it, lubed with silicon spray. Black door trim glue to close the cut. The factory seals for the door and T Top are too soft. That's what I used to fix all the time.

[@lastpme]

When you pull up and your mechanic starts doing a pole dance 🕺…it is time to sell that car 🤣

[@stco2426]

😀

[@cbotten106]

I just imagined The Wizard doing a pole dance....okay, enough of that!

[@wika1117]

@@cbotten106 Giggity

[@Just_In_credible6]

His car repairs brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours...

[@chaelodoul9401]

I have been watching Hoovie now for almost 4 years and correct me if I’m mistaken, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard Hoovie hang anyone out on his channel. I mean people who have knowingly ripped him off. Yeah he vents about it here, but he could so easily put people’s names and business out here and really cause them problems, but Hoovie is a class act. He takes his bumps and just keeps moving. Thats a class act. And the Car Wizard is a class act as well.

[@nerd3xd]

he did raise his little voice at him once, but then apologized in the next upload.

[@afternoongarage]

He censors comments attempting to give advice or help with a problem. He is attempting to create an artificial persona. He does not have any desire to help others. Far from a 'class act'.

[@mariuszstefiuk9385]

@@afternoongarage Not everyone is a Christ saviour, some just have an entertaining youtube channel. He is here to entertain, not to save people and help everyone. Still he does not call out to people that screw him over - and he could, especially with the power of his channel. That point is valid.

[@PoniesNSunshine]

The only thing that bugged me was when he admitted he threatened to go public with names to get one of those engines. This may be a bad comparison but contrast this to Steve from Gamer's Nexus, when that guy even so much as gets a whiff of bad business he polls his viewers for reams of evidence, gets lawyers linked in to explain what your rights are, and riles his entire follower base not to do business with the bad actors, shaming them into owning up and not just fix his problems (if he even had a stake in it) but to mend their ways so that everyone benefits. ...it's not like I think it's Hoovie's niche to be a right-to-repair wonk, but shady car business obviously just doesn't affect him. He, the Wizard and all his buds have reams of all these bad beats stories and they just kind of throw up their hands and shrug, when to me it seems it's in their best interest to shine some light on the industry not just to help themselves but benefit everyone. I dunno maybe it's not in his nature to think like that, or maybe he's already got too much going on, I don't really judge the guy either way, but it's clear he has a follower base that's not only sympathetic to his problems but also has to deal with the same shit and don't have the resources he has to deal with it.

[@jimcabezola3051]

@@PoniesNSunshine Agreed! Hoovie needs to shame Maserati, Ferrari, BMW and all companies who produced these "cars." Maserati and Ferrari and all these shady companies should just send their preliminary development to companies like Toyota or Nissan or Honda. Those companies can tear it all down and show the shady companies why the shady companies' engineering is SO rubbish. Then...maybe...the good companies can build the cars for the shady companies and produce really worthy vehicles for a change. Or...we morons could just STOP buying from these moronic manufacturers. I've never bought any of these POSs. Now if you'll excuse me...(sound of a squeaky bicycle riding away...)

[@bimmer4755]

I love how the car wizard hissed at you when you said BMW 😆

[@davidshanahan5134]

Australian here. Went shopping last night, bit of a hold-up. Found that there was a car broken down in the car park access roundabout. It was a ............ Maserati Ghibli ! A well-dressed, quite cross older lady was standing next to it, with a tow truck backing up from the front. Take heart Hoovie - the Cosmos isn't angry at you personally.

[@Simplyput3451]

The winner..The Car Wizard for ringing up another Hoovie bill.

[@JPD617]

Those 740il BMW's were awesome. I had a white one and did the sport package body kit and chrome M wheels. Loved that car. Handled incredible for such a big car and so much room

[@NotAnonymousNo80014]

Your cardio vascular system is getting resilient, not fainting anymore for bills.

[@brianhansen4761]

I was told over 30 years ago " the best Maserati you ever will buy is the one you don't"...

[@CesarPerezn]

That applies to 90% of European cars.

[@Clearanceman2]

The same could be said about electric cars

[@S.1-I-I-1-1]

@@CesarPerezn 90%? Sure, you nitwit.

[@kurtjammer9568]

Who told you that ?what did he drive? Was he successful? Did he have a ferrari? Or a farmer?

[@jdore8]

Same advice when it comes to a timeshare.

[@VindicatorsTwo]

TLDR: Tyler knew perfectly well that buying the cheapest Maserati Ghibli in the US for like 8-9 grand meant it would have serious problems and that early production engines were known for poor reliability, but did it anyway, and used this opportunity to discover and display that finding a used replacement engine is very difficult, because, if it wasn't, more people would've done it, and, therefore, used Maseratis wouldn't be so cheap.

[@samlikescars2]

Bankruptcy in 1 step: Buy a maserati

[@S2NAZ]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gavriushka]

Forgot to mention, buy it used.

[@22lbsboost]

​​@@gavriushkaUsed is better than new....depreciation would be much less

[@gavriushka]

@@22lbsboost you clearly haven’t watched the videos on this car mate… depreciation is nothing compared to the headaches you get owning this piece of junk…

[@jono6379]

If that doesn't work buy a boat 😂

[@danjames5827]

Maserati making Land Rovers seem cheap to fix.

[@kenik2023]

😅🤣😂

[@ashleyschfer7483]

I was dumb enough to buy a Land Rover and own it for a year. I don't think it ever went more than 2 weeks without some warning light on the dash.

[@TheAndre8900]

Google ''Maserati Biturbo'' for the most unreliable car ever made. The failure rate was trought the roof.

[@martijnbrandt7553]

That is why my landrovers are 100% electronic free( and 40 jears old)😂​@@ashleyschfer7483

[@Yeah_eatsht]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@billhartsfield424]

I had a cheap BMW once also. Seven series pos. Ever heard of a “main sword switch””? It’s a big piece of plastic that has the a/c speed resistors on it. Cost me $650 for the part, which was on back order of course, for 6 months. All so blower would blow on high. No thanks. Also, had a drive line vibration that I never did cure. Finally dumped it for $2000 just to cut my losses. I do the labor myself, so I don’t have to get screwed by the Ninja everytime, but still untenable.

[@elwinboes-umbria]

One thing I can’t understand. Why do the other stuff first. And not wait for the engine swap. If that goes well do the rest. That is what a garage sould advise or simply do.

[@schaeffy]

Was coming to say this. Should be the top comment.

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Agree, I was thinking the exact same thing... john

[@CesarPerezn]

Because they need content for the videos, so Hoovie can almost faint at the bills?

[@Simplyput3451]

Because it wouldn't be Hoovie's Garage.

[@Revolauncher]

Timing for youtube uploads at the car's expected completion. He is not like you and me. It is a business of generating content.

[@tjmmcd1]

One thing I've noticed about the Car Ninja is that he always seems to be perky, happy and smiling. I don't think it's merely his camera face, but his normal disposition.

[@RobinDale50]

You'd be happy to if you saw dollar signs all the time when Hoovie comes through the door!

[@pablopicaro7649]

Seen him at Cars & Coffee, he seems ok, but rather hard to approach and reserved, unless he already knows a person

[@screenPhiles]

If I had virtually guaranteed income due to Hoovie buying so much junk I'd be pretty happy too.

[@swooshdave]

@@pablopicaro7649It can take some time to adjust to the notoriety. Not too long ago he was just another mechanic minding his business.

[@emgriffiths9743]

It's the constant inhalation of brake cleen

[@alexruska2701]

A 2014 owner here. Put 120k kms on it. Bought used 5 years ago. Just oil changes and had to do brakes. Got it cheap and enjoying it

[@skyward6878]

So you’re saying the Italian manufactured vehicle is unreliable and a money pit. If only there was a long history of happening before. Who knew.

[@izno73]

Too bad the engine is made in the US and based on the Pentastar ;)

[@MrCunningham4]

@fafafohigh69 The ultimate unity of unreliability.

[@paulj9821]

@@izno73he bought the worst Maserati in the US for 8 grand. What were you expecting

[@paulhasty8388]

$1,830 is a hell of a lot better than $9,500 and 3 engine's!

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

buy imported JUNK - big name cars = JUNK !

[@Mk-qb2ny]

*engines

[@HksF16]

@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Northstar engine...

[@mcspikesky]

​@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsmFord ecoboost

[@p-townshankzilla2654]

​@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm ford triton has entered the chat

[@Jack_S_]

I had a radiator blow on my 2016 750i and it was $3000 to replace, $1500 for the part and the rest was labor, including an A/C evacuation and recharge that is part of the replacement for some stupid engineering reason. So, that 740, getting all those things fixed for under $2000 is just an astounding difference.

[@jacobbenton1147]

There’s a good chance that in order to get the radiator out you have to pull the condenser lines off and the condenser out. Pretty common on newer cars. They probably pulled the whole front of the car to do all of that too.

[@Jack_S_]

@@jacobbenton1147 Yeah, I normally would do the job myself, but I don't have the equipment at home to evacuate and recharge the A/C, so I had to take it to a shop. The front didn't have to come apart for it, though! The labor cost was about 25% of the job, the rest was all parts!

[@amarsta]

I spent an entire morning taking apart the front of a Jaguar X-Type just to get a radiator relay out 🤯🤦‍♂️ I cant believe the way they put cars together these days

[@Jack_S_]

@@amarsta An X-type? What do you mean 'these days'? That car was designed over 20 years ago. I do feel your pain, though. Don't ask about the oil cooler o-ring leak on a D3 A8 I did... $0.47 part, books for 30 hrs labor.

[@andrewd7586]

My late father owned a 1988 BM 735iL. An absolutely beautiful car in Diamond Schwartz. Only 60,000km on the clock when bought in 1994. Dad put only another 60,000km on the clock before he stopped driving due to age. On a very long, straight, rural back road here in Oz one day I was driving. Dad said “See how fast she’ll go mate!” I got it up to 220km or about 137mph! Dad was laughing his head off! Great car & great memories.👍🏼😎

[@chir0pter]

You have to rebuild them first like M539 Restorations does. I think at this point you’d have paid the same or less and actually have a solid motor out of it

[@mikespeksnijder8650]

Conclusion of his Maserati is more or less, part supply sucks, the most simplest of gaskets are or back order for how long it takes, no estimates or anything.

[@chir0pter]

@@mikespeksnijder8650 no spoilers I have 2 episodes to catch up on! I see he’s driving it now tho from the thumbnail

[@kylekennedy420]

The V8 in the Quattroporte is way better than the V6 trash in the Ghibli.

[@chir0pter]

@@kylekennedy420 the v6 was also designed by Ferrari and clearly was not trash enough to last 100k miles from new. Rebuilding means you reset to new essentially

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

To what end? You're left with a 4 door Maserati. I'd rather have an S-Class (which I do) or a Panamera.

[@RecordKrate]

Jonny seems like a great guy, so positive and upbeat. I like his energy. Such a pleasure when he does your repairs and maintenance. Bravo Jonny!

[@mitchellgildea254]

Better Help must be getting their money's worth just with the Maserati Ghibli issues alone 😂

[@yogamatt443]

😂

[@connor7034]

PSA: Better Help just got busted selling protected patient information and data to big tech companies. DON"T USE THEM

[@DavidNgo86]

Lol

[@russellhltn1396]

Now when he calls, his therapist says "Oh no. What did you buy now??"

[@IH8AI]

Seems to me they're the one's who paid for it

[@Gordanovich02]

Remember when Maserati first showed the Levante SUV under the name Kubang, and Jeremy Clarkson said "that's a great name, because that's the noise it'll make the day the warranty runs out"? I feel like their entire range should be called Kubang.

[@jaguar8408]

Hoovies brain should be called Kubang for continuously buying the cheapest engines he can find

[@arls417]

@@jaguar8408he must be making enough money to be making these losses to continually lose on these hoovies type cars though

[@db-ws9yn]

@@jaguar8408 Buying a new engine would cost far more than it would take to just buy another used Ghibli. They are 100% disposable cars.

[@jaguar8408]

@@db-ws9yn I'd say they're maybe 17% disposable cars

[@doubleo3167]

Working at Carmax has really put in perspective what cars are actually good and which ones make you question their reliability...

[@sauce8277]

Thoughts on BMW 440i? X Drive? 🤔

[@deadprivacy]

​@@sauce8277i think you have your answer and as its always has been ? Its... Buy a Toyota

[@sauce8277]

@@deadprivacy Already own two. haha

[@pharkasj]

@@deadprivacy with the same b58 engine ? :D

[@deadprivacy]

@@pharkasj not the same. Toyota improved it before they agreed to use it in the supra. Hence its better tajn anything else bmw offers but its still in a beemer.

[@Steverz32]

The day I learned two things I never wanna see again a Maserati Ghibli, and the car wizard twirling on a Lift pole like a stripper !🤣😂🤣😂

[@amarsta]

I'll be having nightmares tonight for sure...

[@mitchellgildea254]

$3.5k is a steal for the BMW 740iL as long as there's nothing major wrong with it

[@12yearssober]

Major problems with those are always only a few months away.

[@mitchellgildea254]

@@12yearssober truuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@BlackLines]

you mean like a coolant leak, engine mounts being destroyed and a torque converter leaking? And a broken seat? And no aircon? Yep - perfect 😂😂

[@joeslish-p1p]

last few words tell the whole story

[@joeslish-p1p]

better make sure the repair records will fit in the trunk

[@edgeg400]

This is why we love you, Hoovie. GREAT INFORMATION! Watching you go through what you do - instead of me - is priceless and why you have a million plus subs. Thank you! Is there ANY indications the manufacturers are watching you?

[@Lord-hoboco777]

My old boss used to say the only Maserati anyone should buy is a toy one for their kids 😂

[@DynamicLearning4u]

getting them started early? lol

[@hrushikeshghanekar]

well maserati owners don't seem to maintain the cars.

[@anonanon8794]

​@@hrushikeshghanekarDoesnt really matter, they are so poor in reliability they'd still have a ton of issues

[@franciscodanconia4324]

13:28 gotta love the light bulb replacement cost. My Bonneville is a 2 minute job. Pop the hood, reach down, twist the plug out of the housing, pop in the new bulb and repeat in reverse. No disassembling the car. But I’m sure Maserati assumes the car will explode before the lights burn out.

[@fredsmith901]

Rip off

[@volvo09]

I had to take the front bumper off a VW beetle to change the damn battery. Some of these cars are designed very poorly for service.

[@BeamerTime354]

We have a 23 Maserati at our dealership. No one wants it, auction doesn’t want it 😂. They are junk cars.

[@dcpete5475]

Beemers is the other junk.

[@OneOut1]

Evidentially you dealership wanted it. The buyer might have taken a huge " duke" to buy it and still bought it back of book. Saying what a deal he got for getting it back of book then you can stuff a buyer with no cash down into it fooling the bank thinking they have equity in their loan.

[@arresthillary9502]

@@dcpete5475 i have had BMW's for 25 years, no major problems. yes they are tempermental but most haters try to fix them with generic crap parts. those engines DO NOT like crappy replacement parts. do it right with OEM or you suffer. the haters cant afford to drive them anyway.

[@wika1117]

@@arresthillary9502 I don't get those haters either, three of my most reliable cars has been beamers and with regular maintenance (like every car) they work fine

[@jumpinjojo]

@@dcpete5475*Are, not is.

[@f2john]

This is why I bought a 14 Lexus LS460 a couple years ago when I had to give up manuals. Naturally aspirated v8 and torque converter automatic. That powertrain combo had been in use since the 07 model year and was proven. Engine has direct and port injection so no carbon build up issues that the direct injection engines have been having.

[@psychmr2365]

Can you say how many miles were on the Lexus when you bought it? Thanks.

[@f2john]

@@psychmr2365 about 119k miles when I bought it July of 22

[@amarsta]

The side windows in the back also have sun shades if you pull up that tab sticking out. I pulled some from the salvage yard last month. Really rare. The iL stands for Long wheel base, so the back doors are longer. More leg room

[@sbrown307]

That 740il is the last non-vanos engine... which is a good thing. I had two of those cars. They are not hard to work on, but need a lot of work. Great driving car with lots of power.

[@That540iwagoon]

I've had 2 vanos cars and a non vanos car and I prefer the vanos, really ain't all that hard to work on

[@Acesmcnugget]

This is the only car channel that doesn't make me feel mad at the world. Most car youtubers constantly flexing car after car after car I'll never even get to sit in, let alone drive or own. Hoovie clearly has money but chooses to "invest" it in cars that the average man likely owns with problems that the average man likely experiences every day. Makes me feel like I'm not alone with my perpetual check engine light. Thanks Hoovie :)

[@nelsonx4235]

yeah fo real; I'll give Hoovie that...all the other youtubers flexing the new beemers that are way out of price range

[@tschuuuls486]

@Hoovies Garage On the Maserati: Before junking it for good, I'd try to send the DI Injectors into a Bosh service and get them checked. Might be just a borderline junk injector that doesn't set a knock code yet.

[@Ellwood76]

IMO 2004 - 2009 is the sweet spot for used cars, drives like a modern car but without all the complications

[@alexjaybrady]

And you can fit a wireless carplay / android / gps double din screen and a charging pad and have it all wired in , its great

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Late 90s and early 2000s cars are pretty decent too. Especially if you get a GM with the 3800

[@Raindrops4891]

@@franciscodanconia4324 shhhhh dont tell them

[@Keith-po7nw]

Hoovie, you’re a stand up guy to take the hit on that Maserati and not pass it on to some unsuspecting person. Cheers to you, dude.

[@YTT718]

He can afford it

[@occarmeets5939]

I have owned a 2013 Maserati Gran Turismo the last 3 years and it has been amazing to me. Literally the best priced car on the used market for what it offers... Ferrari V8, World Famous Designer, Unbelievable sound,smooth and comfortable. I bought mine from Autonation with a full bumper to bumper warranty as well. They are in the $30-40k range now for a great used one.

[@LumenWarfare]

10:06 the squeaking as he was shifting killed me lmao

[@ksmuffin]

That E38 wont let you down, trust me. I had one with 280K miles. Was still running great when I sold it. Worst case scenario, you might have some coolant leaks or a bushing needing replaced.

[@daveclark8337]

From the receipts, it looks like it's about to get it's third new cooling system in 130K miles. To me, that's a let down.

[@VAspeed3]

​@@daveclark8337some people apparently dont know how to identify a letdown. I guess they think all brands are that high maintenance.

[@sayaben]

tyler hoovers guide to insurance fraud 😂

[@pslobodnik]

Pro tip: never tell a mechanic what a good deal you got on something. They assume they have room to overcharge you!

[@chrisricci7268]

I know you aren't a huge fan of the newer Cadillacs, but I think you'd love the CT6. Pick one up Brah!

[@amytaylor5454]

Hello there ,how are you doing today?God bless you!!

[@LMacNeill]

14:32 -- When the Wizard hissed like that, my cat -- who until then had been asleep on my lap -- jumped up and ran off! LOL!! 🐈

[@7c8f9x]

THAT IS FUNNY!

[@bmwpete65s55]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robertwright5487]

I owned a Pontiac Phoenix with a 2.5 Iron Duke. It made a rattling noise like the Maserati. I remembered my parents' car, so I removed the flywheel cover and a bolt dropped on my head.It ended up being a fly wheel. A long time ago, my parents' 1964 Pontiac Tempest station wagon started knocking. The shop was going to rebuild the engine. The repair shop called back 3 days later, saying that the car was ready for pickup. My dad said that was fast. The shop owner said yes, we dropped the fly wheel cover and discovered a cracked flywheel. 🙄

[@cbotten106]

Always nice to see Hoovie out enjoying driving one of his limping whips. Even if it's dragging something and leaking a bit of coolant.

[@fboomerang]

This reminds me of the time when I was a high school mechanic and I got a referral to go fix a Maserati Biturbo -- let the lamentations begin!!

[@rnyellow]

"That was replaced...10 years ago". "Not by me though"

[@VigilanceTech]

That almost sounds like a main bearing. It's probably worth pulling the pan off it if you can easily access it and checking the main and rod clearances. I believe that engine is essentially the Chrysler Pentastar so those bottom end parts should be cheap. There is a possibility that some ran it short on oil, or did some really hard cornering while on it with it a little bit low on oil, and that whacked one of the bearings. If that's the Pentastar, then it's the successor to the 2.7L and those were notorious for oil starving when they were as little as 1/2 quart low while cornering hard. If it's a rod bearing, and there's access (which there usually was on the Chrysler cars), and the crank is still good, it's really an easy fix. I did it several times on my 2.7Ls.

[@pablopicaro7649]

6:45 Fisker has declared Ch11 Bankruptcy AGAIN

[@carlgarrett5142]

Hoovie better stock up on replacement parts now.

[@MrSGL21]

Back during cash for clunkers some dude turned in a Maserati with only 18k on it. People were freaking out about. The owner went public. He had blown like 20 grand trying to keep that pos running over years. 18k was all the milage he could eek out of it.

[@ttr0Oper]

That Ghibli really deserves to be undergrounded :) oh, and congrats on the e38, love to see that!

[@joshmeads]

If the Car Wizard knew that the engine was bad, therefore the car is trash, he shouldn't have done all of those other repairs. Why the hell would the air need to be cold if the car is garbage? Seems like he took advantage of Hoovie.

[@JohnHoganN8]

Yes, I often think that.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Wizard’s following what Tyler wanted, im pretty sure he had that conversation and Tyler went ahead with the work for the content

[@noahknight4039]

Yeah if the engine is trash you’d think it’d be a full stop on any other repairs and calling the owner. If my engine is garbage, don’t then repair the AC and charge me $1200 for it.

[@joeslish-p1p]

hoovie is how the wizard stays financially secure

[@CesarPerezn]

For content. You do realize both make more money than they lose doing these videos? Would you watch if the cars were fine?

[@axe2grind244]

Better help therapist: Bro just buy a huge compound filled with cars, date a model and you’ll be fine.

[@michaelschmidt5179]

Pretty sure that rebound love bomb is over lol

[@augustinf]

He’s already proposed to her to be his third wife. I expect the wedding before the end of the year. Saw that in a Doug de Muro vid where he was invited, Doug’s face when he learned he was marrying April was priceless (it was a few month ago)

[@HoJSimpson]

@@augustinf Third wife? Was there another before the last one?

[@augustinf]

@@HoJSimpson yes, and we used to see his daughter Haley a lot when she was a kid, haven’t seen her in like 4 years on the channel she must be 12 or something by now. With the second wife he had a son that is half asian who is probably around 4 years old or so.. we just saw him as a baby

[@hondasociety7950]

@@augustinfdamn I forgot about her, I remember him driving her to school in the maybach

[@BBusteronyx]

For me as a viewer going back to the 80/90/00's is also refreshing. Those cars are harder to find in a decent condition so getting to see one being leveled up by you and your friends is much more enjoyable. E38 over a Ghibli anyday everyday.

[@mongo64071]

Why didn’t the wizard just verify the engine work before spending all that money on all those other fixes? I mean who fixes AC and other sensors and headlights on a car with a blown engine?

[@ingresswizard9044]

Because he is a thief. He is known for doing this. Nothing new and why I would never ever use him.

[@AnontheGOAT]

I’m sure they work out some sort of deal behind the scenes where the wizard goes about doing all this extra bs for the sole purpose of content creation. Highly doubt Tyler pays him the prices that we see on paper. It’s all a dog and pony show.

[@wccrispy]

KZbin content 🤣

[@MichaelCole-h1b]

Because it was his job to. Literally paid to do that.

[@mongo64071]

A good mechanic would have verified the engine first before moving on to the other stuff. There is no point compounding errors. What use is AC if the engine is garbage. That’s putting lipstick on a pig. You have to use common sense which is clearly lacking in this mechanic.

[@ExAnimoPortugal]

Thank you for sharing this "experience". I actually considered getting a Maserati at some point, but now I know better.

[@calmand29]

I just had a friend text me he bought a pre-owned 2021 Ghibli and thankfully he could not see the reaction on my face. The horror! 😱

[@terrylessmann2274]

Let me guess - it's just out of factory warranty? Not the time to buy one.

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

Be a good friend and help him with rides to and back from the shop.

[@alpacaman6256]

I know there's controversy around BetterHelp but I can't think of a more fitting sponsor for this channel 😀

[@timbermccarty6599]

Im a small one man shop that has been in business for 10 years. Im not saying iam better or even on the same level. But when you have a customer that has multiple vehicles in your shop and you know there will be more to come you can always trim a bill down some how even if its not your fault. You will always make it up down road with that customer. ...

[@vinniecorleone62]

After restoring & repairing 93 vehicles over the decades I finally learned, "Say no to project cars."

[@Barbershoppod]

Very solid advice

[@CoolTI-Daniel]

Stupid me once bought a 2007 Jetta with a blown 2.0 TSI engine. Got it for 500$ because it was the highest end equipped in a beautiful white. put 10 000$ on it at a shop that did a terrible job. I swapped a 1.9 TDI BRM into it, Big turbo, injectors and tune. the guy never finished it and I had to take the car as months were passing with no work being done. Brought it somewhere else who made things worse. It was a decent daily but some things were almost unfixable. What I later learned was the car started it's life as a 2.5 liter wolfsberg edition. So AC not working, need a part... is the the one for the 2.5? the 2.0tsi or the 1.9BRM... who knows. This is where mechanics should always say no. Also electronics even on a 2006 VW is a nightmare compared to the previous generations. Lesson learned. (Car was totalled on a deer sadly)

[@uselessDM]

99% of people quit right before they find their perfect project car.

[@CesarPerezn]

I took you 93 vehicles to learn that? I tried once. Never again. My only project car now, I bought new and is 17 years old this year. Zero problems, except the ones I cause.

[@CheetoTheCat]

Add to that, "Say no to Italian cars"

[@mundaneman254]

Buying a Maserati is like buying a boat. The two happiest days are the day you buy it and the day you get rid of it.

[@markh.7650]

In my youth, I heard boats referred to as "Holes in the water you throw money into." It seems that you can add most modern cars to that, minus the water, unless you live in a flood area.

[@WETALKINMEDIA]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@earthknight60]

If you're going to get a Ghibli don't get the modern junk ones, get one of the classic ones from the late '60s to the early '70s. Those actually look nice and a fun to drive. This is true of pretty much any Maserati product; get the classic ones, and avoid anything from the '80s and afterward. Unfortunately, prices for them have gone completely insane now.

[@ezmaass]

E38 was Peak BMW for sure.

[@67FORDTRUCKF250]

Yep, and the E34.

[@greebj]

As owner of 80 years and 900000kms worth of E34s and E39s, I agree. Even though the E39s are way more livable, I will put up with the freezing cold from the blower vents in the morning until the E34 warms up... just for how easy, smooth, driveable, powerful and predicable the V8 is.

[@RogerM88]

If Hoovies complaines about repairing BMWs, just imagine when he knows about the modern trend to use wet belts, with Ford and Stellantis. Future junkers for endless content.

[@ryanb6658]

Wet belts? What’s that

[@RogerM88]

@@ryanb6658 A new trend among Automakers, using a timing belt inside the engine, drenched in oil. Plenty of cases where the belt teeth disintegrates, with the pieces blocking the oil pick up tube.

[@Iceeeen]

@@RogerM88 You forgot to mention the special oil requirement or Ford denying repairs everywhere else except US + latermodels they gone back to chain driven cams but oil pump is still driven by a belt with the same issues.......

[@AnontheGOAT]

@@RogerM88you sure you’re not talking about oil pump belts?

[@RogerM88]

@@Iceeeen Add to that pressed in crankshaft pulley without a key, or also pressed in camshaft lobes, as requiring changing the timing cover with each belt replacement.

[@brianborkowski5977]

I had that car. Put 250kmiles on BMW 1998 750IL that I bought used. Nice car. Drove with the engine light on for 4 years. Car was overheating during the entire ownership. Too much to repair. 1200 dollars a year to maintain is ridiculous for regular folks so dont buy a used BMW

[@amytaylor5454]

Hello there ,how are you doing today?God bless you!!!

[@regal105]

Ls swap it.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Good idea certainly much more reliable

[@S2NAZ]

Ha! Read my mind 🫵🏻😃

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Take to JR and he could swap it for him.

[@dcformee123]

And who will put it in? The wizard what doesn't want to do anything with used engines anymore???

[@willlovemason]

I literally just commented this before I seen your comment lol crazy

[@Games_and_Music]

Hoovie getting BetterHelp sounds pretty on brand! Does BetterHelp know that they're the butt of the joke?

[@JulesJules707]

Better help is as reliable as his car

[@xXcampx]

Psychic Friends Network went bankrupt. Couldn't they have foreseen that?

[@headp3]

Looks like there is enough room for an LS swap, quarter of the price with half the headaches. Or fun swap a Berra from Australia, or do the Amera-Berra and get them Vortex inline 6 outta the Trailblazers. Both reliable and great aftermarket support.

[@sammalloc269]

This guy has a great KZbin content making template. Buy cars you know that already have problems and complain.

[@aussie2uGA]

My dad had the 2001 740i's too. Last year was supposed to be the "best" but the thermostat stuck around 10k miles, warranty repair, but after you could see all the cosmoline wax on the engine became dark yellow and in some areas the grey block paint peeled! Dealer said that was cosmetic and nothing was "wrong" with engine. It then developed a driveline shutter, maybe driveshaft guibo, the a/c had to be set to 60 in the summer or it would blend in the heater, and a lumpy idle was present more often than not. He traded it for a Lexus LS460 and never looked back.

[@aron_e39b77]

I have the Touring(station wagon) version of that, changing radiator every 10+ years is fairly normal. The only two real issues I have with it is random very slow coolant leaks, never anything catastrophic and that it gets very easily stuck in the winter, I've gotten stuck on a flat road twice and that was rather embarrassing. Raised by a mechanic and have some limited welding experience and my own welder, 4 more years and it's a veteran car making all taxes and insurance dirt cheap. Love this car and plan on keeping it on the road for as long as possible.

[@AngryD]

Better help is the Mazerati of mental health...

[@alexp974]

Well, now Tavarish can buy it.

[@7c8f9x]

MY FRIEND HAD A 95 740IL, BLACK, CHROME SPOKE WHEELS LIKE U HAVE, EXTRA LOW MILES, HE WAS SELLING IT BUT WOULDN'T SELL IT TO ME AS HE SAID IT WAS A CONSTANT DRAIN ON HIS WALLET. HE PAID 80K FOR IT NEW I THINK, BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, IT WAS SO NICE RIDING IN IT, IT LOOKED AWESOME IN BLACK, REALLY CLASSY, IT WAS ALWAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING SOMETHING FIXED, GOOD LUCK WITH YOURS, I AM GLAD IT'S YOURS AND NOT MINE, I STICK WITH TOYOTAS AND LEXUS, PERIOD.

[@thorvelasco1467]

M359 Restorations on Maserati: Hold my beer.

[@jalos012]

M539

[@MiGujack3]

@@jalos012 M569

[@joealex65]

M539 and it should be Hold MEIN beer!

[@Patrick94GSR]

@@joealex65 with all those "torque speculations" lol

[@sirmounted8499]

@@Patrick94GSR give it a guten twist

[@twentyeightmcd]

The throw away society award goes to maserati. The Bimmer is a keeper.

[@bobpipkins4696]

Love that mechanic, running around 😂, send me the junk ghibli brother!

[@GoodMenstruationAttitude]

If I had to experience this, it would be nearly the worst experience of my life, but somehow watching it happen to you is mildly comforting

[@crazyman8472]

Sell the whole car to J&J and forget about another Maserati. 🤦‍♀️

[@sccarguy8242]

Wizard putting the motor in and it being bad is 100% not his fault… Wizard fixing everything else wrong with the car before realizing the motor was bad, IS 100% his fault… especially after J&J said this motor was an unknown…. Wizard did everything correct as far as pre testing the engine, etc…. I have no idea why he fixed everything else before test driving the car….. he should have known better if we are being fair and honest….

[@ingresswizard9044]

Yep I would find another mechanic after that fleecing. No way a legit mechanic works on anything else until the swapped engine is verified replaced and good.

[@fredsmith901]

Shady as f….!

[@oilman930]

If I had to guess, Dave’s (Wizard) thinking was that it would be easier to change the Aircon compressor with the engine out of the car, much better access instead of trying to change it when the engine was in the car.

[@dcpete5475]

Wizzard is$a scammer

[@LEOhopeful]

As a car salesman of 15 years... the thing i HATE THE MOST about 80s/90s BMWs is thee DISTINKT SMELL they have Nasty plastic and cheap foam floor mats Horrendous aroma Now I live in South Carolina and work at a plant building parts for the new X Series bmws. I have also worked at the plant. I don't believe that there is a car more expensive, made with cheaper materials, on the market.

[@martinsvensson6884]

They had really good platsics back then in their interiors. Compared to other brands. Very solid feeling. Only MB on similar level.

[@gabrielpuebla5930]

It really does suck that you can't get a good engine, those cars are just too much fun. It's a shame to see it be condemned to a life of rot.

[@evanrhildreth]

In order to get a good engine, they would have to manufacture a good engine.

[@Der_Ingenieur]

Those 7 series had a lot of electrical problems in their day. I remember back in 1999 cruising down the autobahn at 250 kph with my uncle in his 740 and the whole radio/nav/phone setup froze when he tried to call for the weather forecast at his weekend house in the Alps that we were heading to. He pulled over, keyed off for a few seconds, and back on, which fixed the issue. He said he had to do that occasionally.

[@MetalTrabant]

Maybe it was an early safety feature trying to tell the owner to not use the phone when "cruising" with 250...

[@jfriar]

You missed the opportunity to make it rain on the wizards sick dance moves😂

[@matthewhaddon599]

You need help from M539 restorations...may be a cam phaser issue which is apparently a common problem.

[@Zzus321]

All makes and models suffer the same problem.

[@TrekZero]

Sounds more like Rod knock

[@ingresswizard9044]

@@TrekZero That does not sound like rod knock to me. It would be much more loud if it was. I would bet it is something easy to fix but his mechanic is being lazy.

[@gemini6999]

Oh FFS, just put an LS in it and call it done.

[@steveharmon9000]

I was thinking the same thing

[@jvxcci]

NGL I'm surprised it was discussed at all.

[@kallekas8551]

That…Is an excellent idea!👍

[@SheldonGoff]

First thing I thought. Don't know if it would fit below the hoodline.

[@zappulla4092]

The car wizard pole dancing. lol.

[@mwqs1]

These are the types of automotive fails that make me laugh my ass off😂😂😂

[@jeffreyklebert4106]

I remember going to a car show back in late eighties and seeing a few maseraties on the floor. Could not beleive the shoddy build quality for an expensive car! Some things never change!

[@hightech346]

You want a reliable Maserati? Install LSX 454 and 4L80 4 speed trans...use smaller cam with barely noticeable chop more suitable for a Maserati along with proper exhaust system......Cheaper and WAY faster....May need to upgrade rear end for more aggressive spirited driving as the LSX would most likely rip that POS independent rear suspension right out...‼💪😎

[@amytaylor5454]

Hello there ,how are you doing today?God bless you!!

[@360milliondollars]

Who knew a Fisker would be cheap to work on... LOL

[@Fay7666]

It's basically "We have Voltec at home", so the gas part of the system (which is basically the "at home" part) is just easy. The _Voltec_ part tho...

[@22addict40]

Fiskar is filing for bankruptcy!!!

[@xx-----------xx873]

@@22addict40 Different Fisker technically lol

[@kclefthanded427]

You could still get the engine brand new from Chevrolet Performance

[@22addict40]

@@xx-----------xx873 lol

[@daveclark8337]

$25K in repairs after the warranty ran out to get a BMW from 54K to 130K miles. That's not good.

[@jonathanbilodeau2456]

and it needs about 2k in work to start

[@hollandf10]

as someone who works as a service writer at big name dealership, that cost could have probably been slashed in half easily if it was taken to an indy / mom&pops shop. or just anything but the dealer.

[@randyvfromtheperch]

@@hollandf10 exactly! .

[@bubba99009]

It's a BMW so it could have been worse.

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

does your BMW trouble you = 53 year old saying !

[@rubenbarrios466]

None of this makes sense, if you're going to swap the engine it's fairly easy to swap the timing chain and all those "plastic parts" before you mount the engine. It sounds to me like lazy mechanics.

[@gullrock14]

Fisker just filed for bankruptcy.

[@SilverBulletOBW]

And that’s the second Fisker… the first one failed long ago.

[@volvo09]

For the 2nd time, that was the original Fisker!

[@daexion]

It's really hard to get started in the automotive market with so many established brands, esp with EVs simply being a loss on every sale made.

[@WEKM]

Again? 😮

[@sr-pl8so]

When it was new, it was a new piece of shit, now it's an old one