I bought a BRAND NEW 2023 Honda Civic Type R! (Kind of) - CTR Episode 1

[@mpriid]

rebuilding a crashed car is the new meta on youtube rn

[@danial9535]

Mat Armstrong's is mastermind

[@loganwoods9995]

content

[@Brazi187]

I mean, it is great to see the process AND getting great cars back on the road again.

[@michaelscott6669]

Goonzquad starter this long time ago

[@josecespedes6932]

Shout out to tavarish mannn

[@Spartan_Pope]

Once repaired, PLEASE do a cost comparison. Fixing this car vs. buying brand new (msrp).

[@Hawk7886]

Obviously you'll save a ton of money, it's up to you to decide if that's worth all of the time and effort to wind up with a car with a branded title and no warranty.

[@tigerbiterhater]

@@Hawk7886this methods is only good for KZbinrs. Getting contents and views. Us regular folks. Even if at the end of it. You’ll probably only save $5-10k. With a branded title is not worth it. Assuming you have a shop(lifts), know what you’re doing , a lot of time and tools.

[@SacTuning805]

All about how much you get the car for. Air bags tend to be the most expensive thing about this.

[@AERoVALKYRiE]

Probably close to new and it will forever be a salvage title so I’d say not worth

[@Eggsplanepls]

He got it for $21,000 i think he’ll be just under 30k once its all done

[@apexaholic]

"1/2 inch makes a huge difference"...giggity giggity alright!😂

[@Alex-ud4tl]

Who else but quabity assurance

[@bc8Sooners]

That's what she said.

[@tabryis]

im sure it makes a big difference when you're "average"

[@JaJake101]

Just need to do a bit of tuggin'

[@randolphsmith7552]

No diddy

[@sfm_x]

5:41 'pwrrr... you kidding me' I could literally hear Ben in my head just before the clip😂

[@cccEngineer]

Pee dubyu ah

[@owiwie]

That’s definitely not what I was expecting but no complaints

[@vals2534]

Only complaint here is Mark

[@owiwie]

@@vals2534 wtf is wrong with mark

[@chase276]

Last time i was this early Ben had an STI

[@musaalibukhari1630]

ayoo😳😳

[@dammyo6010]

Paaaaussseee.

[@hungryalien]

the STI is still in the background hehe 4:26

[@supers0nic77]

I hope he went to the doctor in time

[@snfriedm]

Hey that’s a personal matter for him to deal with. if he wants to be public about his health issues, he can.

[@mattv3578]

That "PW-AHR" clip is gonna be around for awhile and I'm all here for it.

[@justinturner4850]

Ben will undoubtedly turn this into a beautiful, perfect balance between power, handling, and reliability. The ULTIMATE daily. It’ll be perfect… then four months later he will sell it and start over😆

[@itzadam4826]

Yay, more cooling problems😂🤣😂

[@matl7560]

I have to give it to Honda they fixed much of that comparatively. 😅

[@483SGT]

I tracked mine in July in Texas and didn't overheat. Obviously I did cooldown laps and I'm not a pro, but I think it'll be fine for most people

[@MaxPwr176]

The "fast" ones I've seen have had over-heating issues and can't make it through a 20-minute hpde session. But true, likley never be a problem for the average owner (of any of the hot hatches) since they'll never be driven in anger on track

[@HGChannel2020]

@@483SGT most have issues when driven hard, and especially when tuned

[@trackntrail2869]

They still overheat in 10-15 minutes of hot laps with a fast driver. Common occurrence here at Sonoma and Laguna Seca.

[@EndoLP]

As an FL5 owner, seeing that poor thing hit the wall broke my heart 😭 best of luck repairing it, the car deserves it!!

[@kennethhavoc6920]

You heard him ladies, that half inch makes a huge difference!!

[@juice7661]

Thank god I injected alcohol into my nuts so I don't have to worry about any of that size nonsense. Now it doesn't even get hard at all and I couldn't be happier!

[@James-po2sv]

Ben wants that Tavarish money now

[@cyanprince00]

"I Bought/Rebuilt A WRECKED Civic Type-R For $45,000 - It Was Almost Totalled!"

[@cyanprince00]

Re: "The WRECKED CTR Rebuilt And Modified Has A Problem..Can We Fix It?? - Part 33"

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

This is gonna turn into, “I brought another TYPE R!”

[@Darwinpasta]

HIDDEN DAMAGE???? (Edvard Munch scream face)

[@matl7560]

Dude is living the dream. I had a S209 ran at Sonoma and Thunder a few times. I currently race RX8’s and I’m looking at new CTRs now and this link pops up!! I need this guys job!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@asitwas90]

people in the comments complaining about a rebuild series like they arent popular for a reason. - and moreover its literally what 90% of the car community does in their free time. No complaints here. Can't wait!

[@cay378]

just got done washing my FL5 to come back in and start the morning watching you guys, only to see a fellow CW fl5, congrats Ben! Very excited to see all that comes

[@ItsMantax]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

[@koltrountree5219]

Honestly,with the speed on the impact the ctr took it like a champ imo! Cant wait to see it restored beyond its previous glory,Lets go G&G!

[@ScottBast-l9n]

Slight shade to vw....love it

[@WalkiTalki]

1:17 Just because your mom or your trust fund can afford a 20K mark up on a car doesn't mean that you should buy it. Its the same reason women's jeans cost twice as much as men's. If nobody was willing to pay 20k more they wouldn't charge 20k more.

[@idokwatcher2062]

life is short. we all want our toys and we want them yesterday.

[@Hawk7886]

That's the bs attitude dealers use to justify it. I wish more manufacturers would shut it down. It wouldn't fix the issue of dealers turning them into "used" units with a few hundred miles, but it sure would help. ​@@idokwatcher2062

[@ihatehandles3]

paying 80k for a civic is equal to being robbed...

[@Hawk7886]

@@idokwatcher2062 damn I wish I could downvote this twice

[@idokwatcher2062]

@@Hawk7886 why you are upset by the facts of the human condition?

[@AutomotiveAnatomy]

Thank you for the credit Gears & Gasoline. Our community appreciates you guys. Good luck with this FL5, we approve 100000 percent.

[@ademararellano1042]

i’d just like to say that the little bits of comedy here and there that you’ve slowly incorporated over the years into all videos have been noticed and very much appreciated and enjoyed!

[@Internetgamer420]

As an avid type R meat rider, Honda did wonderfully with the 11th gen. I’ve only seen a couple but they’re gorgeous

[@craigiefconcert6493]

I was thinking thirty seconds ago as I was getting g my coffee “where’s my gears and gasoline?” so I can watch about fixing cars instead of starting wiring in my car 😂😂 A crash has been detected. No shit! 😂😂😂

[@christopherharris6005]

Awesome video as always Ben and Mark.

[@EasyMac02]

Congrats Ben!!

[@amaxakias6034]

Currently having an EK sedan being rebuilt because I did something alike, this series is really interesting because I get to see more or less what’s going on in the body shop it’s sitting in

[@DCDamian95]

Had me in the first half.

[@AndorRadnai]

That is one hell of a daily! Quite a natural progression from the Sti, and it fits K(ei)-Ben perfectly!

[@astape]

The VW comment was unnecessary 😜

[@jksnax]

I think it was perfectly necessary 🥰

[@nicholaskallmyer9865]

I agree. It's like saying the sky is blue. We already know any random VW on the road has multiple codes.

[@veddeokar3487]

This is the only content that you guys hadn't touched yet, hey no complaints keep 'em coming, really a great video.....

[@FreeVidsChannel]

You got me there with this "brand new" thing😂

[@davidzentner8581]

"slightly used"😂

[@FreeVidsChannel]

@@davidzentner8581 Even "once used" fits perfectly 😅

[@supers0nic77]

Brand new to me

[@trdrav4]

At least was able to get one under MSRP and no dealer mark up

[@matthewbibbs9793]

"Brand new second hand"

[@alainbourdages7911]

Honda technician here: you have to remove the headliner to replace the side curtain for the airbag. Most of your lights in the dash are all related to one or two problems, when a lght is trigerred, all the rest are following…

[@ryanbrown5727]

Congrats Ben!

[@DanielE-oq1dt]

I rented one of these off Turo and drove it 500 miles over the weekend, truly a magical car that deserves to be rebuilt 😁

[@44actual]

It will buff out 😂

[@79Nermina]

G&G is the only channel I want wish had longer videos, the cinematography has always been top notch. Can never get enough

[@gonzoe123]

PA is not the issue. The north east as a whole is a problem. Maryland is way worse than PA, you keep avoiding that conversation. 🤔

[@niikkyp]

as someone from pa, ohio cars have to be the worst by far

[@dbzownz12345]

does anybody knw what he meant by Dont buy car from PA? I only know Philly is a dodgey place, but does this apply to the rest of state? Like...would you get robbed or car breaks down in first half hour? Thanks cause there's a car i'm looking @ from PA now!

[@gonzoe123]

@@dbzownz12345 the other Ben got a destroyed Eclipse from PA that was butchered and rusted through in several places. Instead of commenting about the previous owners lack of maintenance, they blamed PA winters and road salt. PA cars overall are not bad. I live in Lancaster PA BTW. I have bought cars from all over PA, one from NJ, and two from NY. The NY car was the worst. One of my friends has bought at least 3 cars from MD. All 3 were garbage.

[@bazook7273]

Usa should adopt the mpr (maximum retail price) it is set by the manufacturer the control the prine and make sure such mark up doesn't take place

[@_stock.sti20]

"a crash has been detected" lmfao yeah no ..

[@jumpierwolf]

1:20 They do that in Canada due to Laws which prevent putting insane markups on new cars.

[@crystalzues4712]

Always love a good rags to riches story

[@sr5toyo]

FL5 R-21844 owner here: I can’t wait to watch more update on this FL5

[@EnasiAU]

2nd fl5 ive seen wrecked on track. PointByPatrol also had a nasty wreck in his

[@BigKandRtv]

Looks like they hit every single body panel on the car, too.

[@EnasiAU]

@@BigKandRtv champ white too

[@ShaiyanHossain]

that one was way worse ngl. At least he got out okay, and he's now in another FL5

[@EnasiAU]

@@ShaiyanHossain for sure

[@bricegraham8256]

6:44 this is literally us looking over the suspension of a car that we highly suspect was in a wreak and we tryna determine if it's alignable or does parts need to be changed. It's sometimes fun seeing how messed uo some parts are.

[@misawajason]

time for the Mat Armstrong content

[@hungryalien]

seems like mat is the face of YT rebuilder now huh? 🤔even if the likes of speed academy, b is for build, goonzquad and even tavarish & others have been doing it way before mat. 🤷‍♀✌

[@misawajason]

@@hungryalien Such easy targets lol. I knew a comment like that would get somebody's panties in a bunch🤣

[@hungryalien]

@@misawajason and? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@misawajason]

@@hungryalien high five?🖐

[@RioPetersen]

Bought myself a set of Continental Extremecontact Sport 02 for my Hyundai Veloster N. Great tires!

[@mattwolfen]

Are you guys just allergic to cars that AREN'T on death's doorstep?

[@becomethebull13]

That's 3-6 episodes worth of content.

[@mattwolfen]

@@becomethebull13 at some point they need cars that actually fucking run.

[@dannycohen8870]

"Starting to get some clarity here" unofficial shame thrown at the Honda clarity LOL LOVE IT! Congrats on the Purchase of the FL5!

[@NextLevelNeo]

Love the "new" car. Cant wait to see what you do with it. Not a bad replacement for the STI as a daily. If you would be interested in a free set of Headlights hit me up.

[@SWATROLLK9]

Hey guys. I work at a collision center. If you have any questions you can always hit me up too! Those sensors for BSM and ACC are expensive and tedious to calibrate. But you’ll get there when you get there

[@teddybanners8037]

I did a rear quarter on my mk5 gti and while it was a process it was over all worth it! You guys got this

[@kevinchambers2327]

Glad to see u taking such a Big step Forward, love to see u rebuild this Machine !! And its Awesome Content for the Channel!!🎉

[@bjornsama9649]

I got my 2017 fk8 for mrsp new. Perfect credit and working at the dealership helped.

[@fastinradfordable]

I’ve driven a 3k car since 2010😊

[@neilp3773]

The car did not wreck at that corner, neither did the Honda Fit the driver did! However I'm glad to see you repairing it so that it can live on.. These things happen, everyone was okay and the car can be rebuilt and live on!

[@fujiwarakairu]

Tbh I already know that there will be a possibility that this car will be sold after being fixed back to factory condition but better and for me just another car saved for more people to enjoy well done GnG

[@dkylewhitley]

Definitely excited for this one! Sure we often see people rebuilding totaled exotics, but these are the types of cars that I search for on Copart weekly and dream of rebuilding. Really interested to see the process and what the total cost comes out to.

[@Rockport1911]

While most the fronts and side of cars can be removed easy and exchanged, the rear quarter is where it usually gets expensive. No normal car I know of has unboltable rear quarters/ rear wheel arches...

[@NathanNiederer]

Yo this is going to be a great series. Just keen to see how the build goes. As far as I'm concerned, not too many deep dives into the bare bones of the car either. So dope you guys have this opportunity and for us to along for the ride!

[@TheProntoOne]

Championship White is my favourite colour on these Not sure what you have planned, but Varis makes a really nice kit for the FL5; might be worth having a look at. There's so many 5×120 wheels coming out , so maybe the fact I see these in my feed daily is why I am so excited for this build. Stoked to see this restored to it's former glory with sauce.

[@jeremysanchez4738]

got my clean title 2023 fl5 for 44,500 and some accessories tint, ppl film upgraded steering, upgraded shift nob, full after market carpets, cover for car etc.

[@swecreations]

0:19 well I disagree, because it can often make them more practical as the bed is much more accessible, more like the ones in Europe and Japan. (In moderation of course).

[@wiggidywakwak]

Good to see that airbag sensors are still super exposed and vulnerable to damage during a crash. I had the smashed one sitting in my center console forever to remind me of how it didn't fire after my body shop pulled it out of my 8th gen civic after I had a head on collision.

[@Hawk7886]

They're not exposed at all, the system self-tests on every ignition cycle and if a sensor can't be detected it immediately throws a fault. Airbags aren't guaranteed to deploy in a crash, it depends on a ton of variables. Ben was wrong when he said you just need one sensor - the system needs multiple inputs before it decides to fire an inflator.

[@CyberXD]

Since this is so new, it's going to be a fresh breath of air to see it back together. This will be a build of love.

[@g-mane7497]

Ben becoming the biggest honda head there is, and that's a good thing lol

[@GearsandGasoline]

I'm coming for you HondaProJason!

[@ShaiyanHossain]

you guys should collab lol@@GearsandGasoline

[@srinivasaniyer407]

did NOT expect an automotive anatomy crossover with you guys. that caught me way off guard. underrated channel

[@emmanuelrebolledo7092]

The Honda fit just throwing up the thumb made me so happy

[@shiwanthagimhani6803]

Love it, looking forward to content on this build 😊 I’ve seen the crash on you tube as well.

[@crxtodd16]

Lol, Ben's Aussie "PWR" gets me everytime. Don't ever stop. 👌

[@VivaLaBilliam]

Steve did a great job on the repairs looks like it came from factory.

[@gamingcentral39]

All of those warning lights are caused by the millimeter wave radar being damaged. Even slighlty out of alignment they will set all of the driver assist system warning lights on. Once that radar is replaced and aimed they will go away.

[@ghomerhust]

as a life-long vw owner, i agree with your dash lights comment. so very very true!

[@SkipperReu]

What i can see as new parts - All bar components - New OFFSIDE LIGHTS(TAILLIGHT AND FRONT LIGHT - New offside doors - New airbags and sensors - Multiple sensors (ultrasonic and lane keep assists) - New OFFSIDE REAR QTR overall wouldnt have been written off in my shop lmao glass is always the most expensive to replace for no god damn reason, your c pillars should be fine same as the b pillar

[@angulardev228]

Riding a Civic X 1.5T at the moment, but TypeR is my dream car 🥹🔥

[@actontreadway1168]

This is an exciting one. Some cars are just too far gone and people fix them anyway, knowing we can’t see them up close, but this is perfect.

[@i-am-toast4235]

Tell your parents R stands for rookie so they know it’s a perfect beginner car for new drivers

[@quiksr20]

Looks like the same kinda damage that Charles from the Humble mechanic just tacked in a Golf R.. That series was fun to watch and this would should equally be enjoyable!

[@fortheloveofcake93]

Looking forward to G&G cinematography on the body work shop. Just like the RX8 detail, its really cool to see professional niche work.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

mark really adds a lot to the channel and he seems like a cool ass dude

[@Nathan15038]

1:26 bro that is literally what I’m saying like word for word “I’m not willing to pay $60,000 for a Honda Civic” neither is a lot of other people like it’s a great car but bad price

[@mynamisis]

Whats really crazy is that if you look at the acceleration from the footage its only like 5g which means the car took like a quarter second in that impact. That tire wall is putting in work!!!

[@notjohnedgell]

Honestly the body damage isn’t gonna be bad to replace or fix except for the rear fender. I’m pretty sure you can use regular civic hatch doors (not including rear door because of the wide-body), headlights and taillights as replacements.

[@Haroldu0]

when he said "What in the 1993 is this?" I started cracking up. My 1990 Acura Legend has hood struts lol.

[@johnss2k434]

The type r was one of the best cars I’ve ever owned. Does everything well, and holds value. I sold it after 3 1/2 years for more than I paid. It is not worth more than msrp though.

[@mig6953]

A road trip with rebuilt cars would be cool, this civic and the S2K would be perfect

[@ichallengemydog]

Full track prep! Airbag delete, driving assist sensors delete!!

[@michaelluttmer2486]

Can confirm having met a few tirewalls. Usually just bodywork and expensive lights. Hard walls, KO'd.

[@carlwinslow4175]

Had a spin at the carousel corner at Nelson Ledges track, my FD spun and went into the grass backward slid into the tire wall, and just kissed the rear bumper, by stupid luck I was able to keep going that track day! Looking at this it could have ended badly.

[@HarmanLearns]

Ben this was hilarious. haha Love watching non body guys take apart a car. Makes me see what I take for granted.

[@dramthehurricane]

Can't wait to see this get repaired and then sold as clean title with near mark up prices

[@NicholasTranscends]

All those warning lights look like the Cadillac Lyriq on a good day

[@ThatBlack7.5]

A Volkswagen's meetup I feel attacked😂😭

[@LeuteDude]

Make sure you get a new srs unit if you don't want an srs light, the unit stores a deployment code even if you put all new airbags in it

[@WayApp]

Stylish design, efficient performance.

[@baranalper212]

I have seen exactly 1 new gen type R parked in some lot in front of a ramen shop and this guy got a wrecked one already.

[@KG_BM]

this is going to be a fun resto. you already know Tedward and Topher love theirs. looking forwards to a tracksay with all 3 of you

[@fastinradfordable]

It’s not a resto It’s brand new. It’s a brand new car that needed quarter pannel body work. That they are subletting to an actual body shop.

[@ecaffery8]

"All we need is a half inch, but a half inch will make a huge bit of difference." Same bro, same.

[@WhereverHugo]

New sponsor! Let's gooooo!! Congratulations guys!

[@fredericoespinoza]

Dang, the new wrecked car meta really taking over. But g&g will be the only ones I watch

[@mrjklee]

All the Hondas on this channel...slowly becoming a honda channel. You heading in the right direction

[@Astrolnauty]

Day one of asking short ben to make another video about his escort