1000 VIDEOS! Will the new Oltcit run AND drive?!

The joy of acquiring a new classic car was hampered somewhat when my 1992 Oltcit (built in Romania, a cast-off Citroen design) refused to run. This time, I dig into the carburettor to see if I can fix it. This is the 1000th HubNut video! Thank you all so much for watching.
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[@matthewphillips919]

The most enjoyable and interesting content on you tube. Here's to another thousand.

[@cnat_sepll]

Well done, here's to a thousand more

[@beerlodge5153]

I literally sat here and clapped when the Oltcit started. The wife thinks I'm going round the bend!! Congrats on a 1000 videos Ian & here's to the next 1000.

[@davidhays7749]

And that's why we love Hubnut, the sound of a continually churning starter motor and the boyish excitement if a running engine. Looking forward to the next 1000 instalments of daring and do.

[@davidchandler8881]

So pleased your channel is doing so well. Such a relief to have found a car nerd focusing on ordinary, every day cars and not £million dream machines only available to the super rich. This is what car programmes used to be like before the presenters' egos became more important than the cars themselves. Here's to another 1000 videos Ian. Keep up the good work.

[@macgvrs]

Congrats on 1000 videos. It is always exciting when you get your project car to start for the first time. Hope the rest of the work goes as well. Definitely looking forward to seeing it on the road.

[@ASCIITerminal]

"Running absolutely beautifully" but unstoppable! Love this little car - How about a road trip to where she was built when she's back on the road?!?

[@davewright7512]

Agreed

[@timcook1349]

That is a great idea. I guess Romania’s Covid status is irrelevant because it’ll be a few years before the Oltcit is back on the road?

[@HubNut]

Could be that long with the DVLA the way they are at the moment...

[@davewright7512]

Ian will get it road legal no problems!

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

@@barrydavies998 Doubting Ian is a loser's game. UNLESS...it's a Goader's game!

[@megapangolin1093]

Many congratulations on your 1000th video. Truly, your vids are like mini-adventures, always an exploration of the subject car, surprises and joys, and best of all the cars are just real and not egomaniac machines. Best car channel by a long way.

[@tudorcoca7599]

Congratulations for this Oltcit, it's running beautifully! I just want to point out this is not the actual bottom of the range, it's something like mid range. There was an even more basic one without rear wiper and sometimes even without rear defrost. My friend has one of those basic ones but with the very rare green interior and i've driven it many times and done many kilometres in it.

[@nigelh4617]

That Oltcit is growing on me. Fairly conventional exterior, nicely wacky interior.

[@AndreiTupolev]

I do like the Oltcit badge on the grille. It looks just like the Starfleet insignia Ha, I said that before you did 😜

[@caw25sha]

It's half a Citroen badge. (Probably not literally. I don't suppose there was somebody with a hacksaw...)

[@Banom7a]

remind me of the Chinese Chery car brand

[@drdrakeramoray6738]

Citroen badge represents chevron gear, which Andrè got patent to produce from polish gay when he was in Poland

[@geoffersk]

Congratulations on 1000 videos Ian and brilliant to see the new Oltcit running. Thank you for sharing all the down to earth tinkering and coaxing along the cars of yesteryear, the road tests, collection capers, journeys to far away lands, and of course the HubNut fleet and family. I hereby award you my first ever KZbin comment as I celebrate with tea and wish you many more buckets of success.

[@nickc4518]

26:10 Man and Oltcit in perfect harmony. Love the little smile on your face as you rev her. Small victories are great.

[@andythebourne]

Congrats to the 1000 Ian, I am looking forward to the next 1000 videos! :) Elena comes to my mind as a name for the Oltcit, this car is really sweet and nice looking. I am glad that you didn't give up on the project in the end!

[@johnlladron735]

Thank you very much, Ian, for another classic HubNut video, epitomising what you are all about. Your work is a heady mix of entertainment, information and inspiration, in constantly varying proportion. Long may it continue, here's to the next thousand!

[@Captain1diot]

Been here since ClassicHub pre caravan. Well done on 1000 videos. This has been my favourite channel for a number of years now as your content is always enjoyable to watch, regardless of its content. Here's to more future adventures!

[@Qwerty1235945]

Congratulations Ian. Two stunning achievements: 1,00th video, and getting the Oltcit started! I look forward to that project panning out. She looked lovely after a wash.

[@bubbs2010]

Many congratulations on your 1000th Video. Well done ! :)

[@ChakatSandwalker]

It's past 2am here in New Zealand, but I had to see if the Oltcit would properly cough into life. I think the tiredness and lack of sleep has contributed to make me feel giddy with pleasure when she stayed running. Well done on reaching 1000 videos! To think that it was the review of the humble Allegro that introduced me to your quirky videos. My first thought of a name was 'Olga', but a quick search of Romanian names turns up 'Oana', a girl's name which apparently means 'charming light'.

[@danhaywood5017]

Never heard or seen Oltcit vehicles before but i like it.

[@Indimenticabil]

It's a Citroen made in Olt County Romania, so the names was mixed Olt+Cit :)

[@chrisdowns1987]

20 minutes after you posted I thought I heard a cheer across distant hills! Congratulations on 1000 videos, I've had a beer to celebrate 😁 I love so many parts of the Oltsit! Styling is very neat and elegant, dashboard looking like a transformers face, grille badge lifted straight from star trek next gen commbadge. We'll done Ian! See you in 1001 (or back catalogue 😋)!

[@tradearcservices7645]

I am so pleased that you got the Oltcit running for your 1000th episode. I just love the way you tinker around with old cars and keep them going. - here is to the next 1,000 Cheers Stephen

[@MartsGarage]

Congrats Ian. 1000 videos and every one a gem. That Oltcit certainly appears to be a much better proposition than the other one. Glad to see you making headway. Mart in Solihull.

[@nigelprince987]

Congratulations Ian on your 1000th video, this was a real goody. Very impressed with your mechanic problem solving skills on this one!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Congrats on 1000 videos and well done on getting the Oltcit running..... Been watching since April 2019 and just about got through all your videos!! Here's to the next 1000.....

[@jefferysmith3930]

Congratulations on 1000! You deserve more subscribers. Always enjoyable content. Thank you for all of the years of entertainment.

[@dorsetoctaviaman]

21:44 Who's a happy bunny then? Ian is - yay, Ottilie runs! That's what I'd call her. What a little "pickle" when she kept stalling in the first few minutes; she reminded me of my F-reg Seat Ibiza 1.5GLX which used to behave exactly like that (she was Arantxa and her carb jets were very sensitive). Anyway, many congratulations on 1000 videos which have been so great to watch, and here's to many more.

[@660einzylinder]

The cup of Oltcit runneth over! Glad to see the heater has the traditional 'trilby' and 'brogue' settings so familiar to C15 drivers. 1000 videos in the bag, great stuff, here's to the next 1000.

[@cazridley5822]

Congratulations on 1000 videos … making so many of us smile on a regular basis …and of course starting the Oltcit who needs to be christened Olga 😊

[@brianfd622]

Lovely shine for a red un. Enjoyed the 205 GRD, first diesel I bought for my driving school in 1986, a game changer very difficult to stall and it was the same Colour. GRD was the top spec then, XRD was the 2 door..

[@craigmclean8260]

Congrats on the 1000 vids, and hopefully many more to come! Until your channel, I'd never heard of an Oltcit, and now you've got a runner! I got a "shades of Vice Grip Garage" chuckle when you turned on the fan, and all the crud began blowing out the vents, and the "no brakes". Yup. That's...fine...

[@grahamparks6088]

Congratulations for reaching your 1000th video, love the videos. Very happy that oldcit started eventually.

[@gaznicol5020]

Live long and prosper, Oltcit.

[@garyhardwick8489]

Double Congratulations Ian! I first saw you a few years ago when you and Jesus sorry,Rich went to Romania to pick up a certain mighty Dacia! It has been a pleasure to watch the channel grow over those years. I hope to say hi at a show in the (hopefully) not too distant future. Here's to video 2000!

[@abgmac67]

I don't know the first thing about fixing cars but I love watching you 'fixing' cars:)

[@brettsalter3300]

Firstly, here's cheers to your fantastic content hitting 1000, and secondly, that is one of my favorite dashboards I have seen on a car, comparable to any 40s, 50s American, European 'aircraft' influenced design, 70s' sci-fi digital or 80s- 90s rat rods. Thank you for the review.

[@tinplategeek1058]

I know you said on Twitter that the 1000 video mark sort of crept up and so you didn't have a "special" video to show but I think this was was more fitting for your channel. It is after all what this channel is known for. Tinkering on old or odd vehicles. Congratulations on reaching 1000 videos, looking forward to the next thousand.

[@GoldenCroc]

Good for you getting it running! I Really like that Oltcit, hope to see it do some longer journeys.

[@caw25sha]

21:32 the Sierra owner in the next building makes KZbin videos and gets really fed up having to put #notmyoltcit on them 😀

[@ChakatSandwalker]

Or #notmycitroens

[@pizzalover3]

Congratulations on reaching 1000 videos! I really like your channel. It seems very well researched and I like the relaxed but enthusiastic presenting style. So pleased you eventually got an Oltcit going too.

[@habsom1406]

Very even sweet tick over, you did a great job there cleaning out the carb. Sounds really pokey too, revs so freely. Surprisingly well equipped considering it's such an old car, rev counter, intermittent rear wiper, lockable glovebox, two speed fan, radio etc. I was thinking it would look really nice washed as you pulled it out of the garage, you can tell from the paintwork it would come up well, and then you went and washed it, the old girl looks really nice with her red paint sparkling in the sunlight! Can't wait to see a long test drive on the road once the brakes and steering are sorted.

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Congratulations on the 1000. Great fault finding and I agree that battery pack made a good effort. The car looked very well after its first wash.

[@Badgertronix]

Congratulations. That's a lot of hard work, but hopefully rewarding.

[@Endfloat]

Congratulations on the 1000th video, and for getting the Oltcit going! I like that car, and I'm looking forward to seeing more tinkering on it. A brake overhaul and a service would be a nice starting point and hopefully not too taxing a task. And yes, that logo really is like the Starfleet logo!

[@johnalees99]

Having revived an AU Falcon (mine still had the headliner) that sat for 3 years, I know that feeling when the motor bursts into life for the first time. It's an ecstatic feeling that is only matched when it actually idles properly afterwards. Then when you actually get it sorted and roadworthy and registered. Keep going, it's vicariously filling my need to see old bangers come back to life and be enjoyed.

[@BarryAllenMagic]

Well done Ian upon hitting the magical milestone of 1,000 video clips; and many thanks for the hours of entertainment, that you've provided for people throughout the process. In many ways, your channel and adventures have become part of so many people's lives; undoubtedly, this has been particularly important for many folk over the past 15 Months. With every best wish for the future mate. Once again, thank you so much for your ongoing efforts. 👍

[@barryshackson4005]

Well done Ian, keep up the good work matey... Great to see the oltcit up and running, it looks in good condition now you've washed it... Look forward to the next 1000 videos. 👍👍🙂🙂.

[@graemew7001]

That's such a sweet little car, before you got one I'd never heard of them, shame they weren't in the UK in RHD because I could see myself in one of those, I think it would be great fun to drive. Many congrats on the 1000 videos, that's one hell of an achievement and just shows how many people in this world have your mindset about motoring.

[@PurityVendetta]

Many congrats on your 1000th video. Well deserved congratulations I think. As Johnny Late Braking says "dehydrated per" lol. Water or some gunk in the float bowl? I'm being impatient as I'm less than half way through the video 🤭 This is so exciting... Hey, she lives. No one's laughing now at having a spare car, good move.

[@brixtonsaint]

I have long doubted your resolve to achieve your Olcit dream. Today, you have proved me wrong. Looking forward to seeing this one back on the road. Surely a worthy contender for Festival of the Unexceptional if you get the work done. It’ll be a star. A hidden camera mounted facing rear to catch all the XR2 fans out would be fun.

[@timbre7999]

What a beautiful car this lovely red Oltcit. Well done and congrats on your 1000th video!

[@ginggur17]

Congratulations buddy on the 1000th video. 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@michaelkeen5010]

Congratulations on reaching your 1000th video, and what a way to celebrate with a running Oltcit.👍

[@jamiemx5]

Well done Ian!! Enjoying your channel. 1000 is brilliant. That Oltcit is my 1982 Citroen Visa Special's cousin! Now that IS lowly spec. Get that thing on the road!!!! :-)

[@paultaylor9652]

Congratulations Mr HubNut on 1000 videos, paintwork looks not too bad now its had a wash. Call it Olga.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Congratulations Mr Hubnut! Keep going with the top notch tinkering content........you even managed to get a little bit of 1812 overture out of that carb when you were spraying it with cleaner! (but don’t forget to ptchooooo!)

[@joaoserraoliveira3767]

Congrats for your 1000th video. Keep them coming!

[@andreaabout]

Congratulations on number 1000. Great you got the Oltcit fired up. Good luck with the rest of the restoration. I want to get my old Metro 998cc started sometime, these projects are always fun. Take care.

[@josh258us1]

Congratulations on 1000 videos. As for her name I think Cindy is a good name for an Oltcit. Can't wait to see the tinkering on this car.

[@stephenshippam9374]

Hi Ian, congratulations on your 1000 video's, and all so on getting the oldsit running happy days, here is to the next mile stone,, take care.

[@robbyxp1]

Happy 1000th Video! Here is to 1000 more. And so glad your Oltcit works. Now i'm trying to think of names on the Oltcit .. Olga comes to mind, meaning Divine Woman

[@TTXuk]

A richly deserved congratulations on the success of your channel, Ian! I first discovered HubNut while searching for Jaguar XJS videos (before buying one) almost three years ago and I've stuck around to enjoy your adventures ever since! Well done, and long live HubNut! Best wishes to you and your lovely family, good luck with the house hunting!

[@dreamofstorms]

Well done on a thousand and so pleased you got the Oltcit going! Yours is a must view channel on my list.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Congratulations on reaching a monumental milestone and for keeping us all relatively sane.

[@GoldenCroc]

After having watched this channel for a while, I somehow got cravings for old Citroens, so on that note I can only say: Speak for yourself, I am nuttier than ever!

[@stevehallam0850]

Congratulations on 1000 videos! Binge watching them was a great source of entertainment in lockdown. The Oltcit will be a worthy addition to the fleet and thoroughly deserved a wash.

[@100SteveB]

Well done Ian, nice to see her running and driving! My thought when she would not start was that the needle valve was probably stuck closed, taking the lid of the carb was probably more than enough to unstick it. But looking at the crud in the bowl, I would say it was a very good job you did take the carb apart, you would not have wanted all that crud stuck in your jets. But so nice to see her coming back to life, a worthy event for the 1000th video!

[@peternchlls9]

I started watching these from your review of the jag. Now I'm just watching and obtaining car knowledge through what seems the method of osmosis. Love these videos!

[@michaeltutty1540]

Well done, Ian. Wonderful to see the wee red beastie moving under her own power. Looks like great fun indeed. Keep up the great work. I can't wait to see what is next.

[@peteracton6360]

Congratulations, 1000 is an achievement and the result i am sure of so much hard work that we do not see.

[@phantom62]

Congrats on a thousand videos and congrats on getting the lovely little Oltcit running :)

[@hugobloemers4425]

''Look mum, no triangle of doom!!!"

[@trevorlack1726]

Congratulations Ian. Your channel has gone from strength to strength over the years. The first video I watched was the first TWC the Invacar video because I hadn’t seen one in decades 😊

[@johnwaga3702]

Congratulations on your 1000th! Great video.

[@nickwills6042]

Congratulations, and here's to the next 1000! Great news about the oltcit - looking forward to seeing how this goes

[@samuraifool912]

Happy 1k videos. I've only watched about a 100 or so, but Hooked. (My Car is Even sporting a Hubnut sticker..!!) Great to see you out Tinkering wiv the Wonders of Carburetors..! A Field which I have only ever managed to get Wrong...!! So Impressed by your "Wack it and see if it Clicks." remark..!! ( cut off thingie..!!) Something I would Endeavour or Maybe Not..!? But Enjoyed Video, Can't wait for More. Thanx for the Entertainment on a Winters Day in Oz..! 15° here today, so too Cold for Tinkering for me..! Cheers to All Hubnut crew and Farewell..!! 😎

[@melterofsnowflakes]

Congrats on 1000 videos! What a charming little car.

[@trabusas.3782]

Congratulations on your 1000th Video and with the Oltcit, and hope to see another 1500 Videos. greetings from the Netherlands Akko

[@porsche356a]

Well done on 1000 videos Ian. I vote she should be called 'O Mie' which is Romanian for 1000! The body on that car looks remarkably good. I would imagine with a bit of work on the brakes etc, it would be a smart little car.

[@maxeluy]

We need more Oltcit action! Congrats for 1000th video! Keep them coming!

[@00kirbyd]

I can sympathise having been in this situation this month with my Metro after I appear to have previously run the tank dry. Replaced the fuel pump, filter, it had a recent new carb... but the fuel wouldn’t come from the tank. My quest continues. Congrats on 1000 vids Ian! 👏 🥳 🎉

[@brianevans656]

Fuel line possibly clogged with crud. Blow the line out with compressed air. Open the petrol filler cap first.

[@00kirbyd]

@@brianevans656 thanks Brian, unfortunately after trying exactly that the fuel still wouldn’t come up! I suppose I could try adding another 5 litre jerry can of fuel to it before I get it recovered to a garage...

[@mickles1975]

With the exception of the lack of disasters, this was a very fitting one thousandth HubNut video.

[@skr525ia]

Congratulations to your 1000th video. And what a great video that is. Before you I never heard of the Oltcit and the interesting story behind.

[@ShaunMurray63]

Congratulations on your 1000th video and good job on getting the Olcit running.

[@RichieRouge206]

Well done Ian, love your channel and your presentation and content - so down to earth. Here is to the next 1000 videos!

[@Elvis_TheKing]

“Look at the detritus coming out of that!” 🤣 Well done, Mr Nut. Here’s to the next 1,000.

[@ronaldbentley7180]

congratulations on reaching 1000 video's, each and every one of them is an enjoyable as the last, keep up the good work please

[@atarijay5406]

What a result. Love the Citroen`s. My Dad had a Gsa R reg i think. beautiful in gold and its the car id love to find even though he let it run out of oil and engine went bang on the London circular grrr. The Citroen was different "special" the air suspension was awesome and i loved watching it raise on startup.To me at 7 years old she looked so futuristic and space ship like. She was a graceful swan gliding down the 1970`s roads in kent so different from those boring boxes on wheels. He owned a high spec 1984 red Bx which brought the love flooding back for the Gsa. I owned a peugeot 205 style 3door with optional extra of a leaky sunroof and also having to climb in through the boot in the winter as the locks had frozen solid. But the 205 was so much fun.

[@danielpothier9990]

Congratulations on 1000 video of Hubnut Excellence!!

[@Phil-1969]

Congratulations on 1000 videos Ian and very done getting the old girl running 👏

[@POVTours]

Congratulations on the 1000 videos! My favourite car channel on KZbin, I used to subscribe to lots of them, but most end up focusing only on flashy/modern cars once they make a bit of money, and that's not my cup of tea at all. I currently have 4 videos and 17 subscribers haha I need to work much harder to get to 1000 videos 😄😄

[@MrGarethDHughes]

Thanks Ian for the last 1000 videos. Looking forward to the next 1000 and beyond.

[@frazzleface753]

This is why I watch HubNut. An ordinary bloke trying to get a really rare car going. I can't get this great content anywhere else. ♥♥

[@danielrussell446]

Well done Ian been brilliant coming along with you on those videos and the journey you have come on!

[@jazzfan6]

What a fitting climax to your 1000th video! Congratulations, and here's to your next 1000 videos (as well as the glorious day -- coming soon, I'm sure -- when you reach 100K subscribers).

[@mikes747]

Congratulations! Here's to 1000 more!

[@thewizard9752]

Congrats on the 1000th vid. Keep up the great work.

[@rodhili3946]

Congratulations on the 1000th. I discovered hubnut at the beginning of the 1st lock down and I'm now up to date. Thanks for keeping me entertained and sane.

[@Kai-Peter.Schellhase]

Congratulations on the 1000th video Ian, here's to many more..😊👍

[@LifeInChrono]

Happy 1000th - !! - By-Gum , you wear it well : a tad greyer round the edges , but no dimming of the enthusiasm... A toast to the next 1000 !

[@seanhulse6009]

Great Content !! I have started my own collection with a disco 2! More to come. I love the olcit!