I Bought the Cheapest Running MR2

What a machine.
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[@ercopi9534]

The previous owner watching his car getting roasted: 👁️👄👁️

[@coolman72891]

I hope they do

[@zach3827]

It was pretty brutal

[@quest8795]

Call it "constructive criticism"

[@ricetheories]

The exact same face the MR2 itself has.

[@Cyborg_Auto]

If he has taste like that, I'm fairly sure the previous owner wouldn't watch this channel lol..

[@MrFreak85zx]

I’d like to thank Luke, for preserving all of the original owners pieces, and you Ben, for saving this MR2!

[@avalanche450]

I agree, they have been stored in such a safe place! 😁

[@TheDailyDriven]

That man had interesting taste.. the unpimping is real with this episode.

[@minecraftmax9503]

Very real

[@avalanche450]

Very exquisite taste, AND attention to detail to his one of a kind- “Artwork.” Thankfully it’s been blessed by Ben and the team to be unpimped to become a new form of rolling art.

[@coltonhall2559]

He had good taste

[@emrico1]

Yo I herd you like crap

[@coltonhall2559]

@@emrico1 nah it was amazing

[@SheenylHassan]

The previous owner probably: " Damn, I know I sold you the car, but did you really have to take everything off?"

[@justintrinchini3371]

This MR2 is going to go from rice, to nice.

[@Love2Cruise]

He’s got $4300 to spend on his next master piece. What does he care?

[@projectiledysfunction2217]

yes. yes he did

[@garthor]

I kinda wonder if he'd want to buy any of it back after this episode... XD

[@SheenylHassan]

@@garthor was thinking the same thing.

[@misterbean8350]

I love how that wing is slightly tilted to the right, pure art much design

[@aidanjarosgrilli]

It's for extra downforce in corners

[@autotempest]

Yeah, clearly the car was built for circle tracks 🤣

[@hazgebu]

@@autotempest that's a next level nascar racecar

[@jwalster9412]

The rear suspension bottoms out, the exhaust buzzing, and the rear bumper held on with glue.

[@rickyspanish5243]

It took inspiration from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

[@DirtDude117]

I was waiting for Big Ben to ask Luke "Go put this battery somewhere safe" Then Luke tosses it into the ocean.

[@lachychops2]

Gotta return the batteries to where they came from

[@CustomerCarClips]

Think of the eels

[@witchcraftauto]

Hahaha thats awesome man!

[@Strike86]

I love how unmodifying cars is becoming a mainstream thing now. James May would be proud.

[@tarsan894]

Modified cars are cheaper than stock ones so it's quite brilliant

[@shnubdawg7730]

A baby could make a better looking car in nfs Most Wanted

[@christopherwilliams9418]

You have to unpimp ze auto... :P

[@AbteilungsleiterinBeiAntifaEV]

Nah mate. unmodified cars ain't it. A bit of rice shows personality. Stock cars are bland and same-y. This however is too much rice, this looks awful.

[@shnubdawg7730]

@@AbteilungsleiterinBeiAntifaEV good point

[@decoygti3565]

If this ever becomes a series you should call it "nice my rice"

[@Enzo-q9f9r]

you'd catch more eyes than an exotic car with that.

[@Tssnake]

Might not be good eyes… *but they are eyes*

[@WheeledHamster]

Except one looks better and this burns.

[@justryan5697]

Ah yes the "all attention is good attention" mentality

[@curvedbridge]

For the bad reason though

[@DRB-Octane]

catching eyes and getting laughed at is a self kick in the nuts...

[@TacoHurHurHur]

When Ben said to put the wing somewhere safe, all I was waiting for was a “In the bin”… an MCM and Gears and Gasoline crossover is gotta be coming right.

[@cypsoon]

Good point Mike 👍🍻

[@ScottOrd]

I actually heard Marty's voice in my head as the scene unfolded 😂 (A collab would definitely yield some mad nuggetry)

[@kingJim4]

Now after this built series the value of these MR2's will go up.

[@RedlineRicer]

So true

[@kyunouchun9496]

@@RedlineRicer I’m subbed to your channel!

[@aundrek7515]

As an mr2 spyder owner.. I welcome it

[@11erikson]

@@aundrek7515 zzw30 gang!

[@mrrevival6565]

@@11erikson checking in

[@janson2911]

Man, I love tall Ben. When it’s short Ben video, we always get cool, serious, competitive mods and stuff but when tall Ben gets to host one, it all get philosophical and it’s super dumb but hilarious

[@lr_s3102]

What do you mean? This was a very serious and informative documentary about cars being compared to art.

[@spuddie3207]

'Can a car be art?' I think this video puts that debate to rest.

[@itsjohnthomas]

those wheel spikes remind me of a pretty sweet ancient Roman chariot ...

[@Riley_1955]

Ben hur is laughing from his grave.

[@itsjohnthomas]

@@Riley_1955 his challenger haha

[@ammademu1534]

My man Luke really take care of those part where they belong

[@darius2640]

Yeet

[@tommoon2700]

In the bin

[@blue6619]

Extreme care indeed.

[@Rch_P]

I’m getting Top Gear levels of sarcasm in this video. I love it.

[@Novice_Mentality]

6:29…..when xzibit hears you like seat covers

[@atomickoala62]

"so we put seat covers on your seat covers" 😂 Classic

[@LLbrker]

I think this was one of my favorite episodes, and i can’t wait to see what you do to it . I have a 2000 spyder and can relate to what your going through with previous owners “bespoke modifications”

[@TJDST4]

I would love to know how much weight was removed by removing all the "mods".

[@wahpanda1520]

the weight of your girlfiend time the top speed of a dodge pinto

[@matthewhetes9965]

@@wahpanda1520 dodge pinto? It would've been funny if you left it at "your girlfriend"

[@N21theboss]

@@wahpanda1520 not trying to be a douche but Ford made the Pinto.

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

I'd also love to know how much value it added back to the car.

[@ijimppangi]

The camera work, commentary, and music made this one of the best KZbin videos I’ve seen.

[@ShirtsAreRare]

I died when they showed the sticker on the wing 😂😂😂

[@adamchoi8136]

That was satisfying to watch. I feel bad for the man with the dream that got crushed with this episode. However, so wonderful this spyder has another chance at life.

[@Cornpop223]

The music throughout was perfect

[@ljphoenix4341]

I love the "we're model citizens!" from Luke at the end lol. This was a great video, i'm glad Ben is rescuing this car and giving it some well deserved tlc.

[@NJGhost34]

"Now that Lucas carefully stored the wing" LMFAOOO I LOVE THIS CHANNEL 😆🤣

[@scottjones9670]

This is nothing less than a masterclass in analyzing a previous owners design choices. Bravo sir.

[@timmajor3129]

“Double seat covers “ the who owned this before double wraps for sure

[@ChrisNichollsPhoto]

Obligatory 'We heard you like seat covers...' line.

[@insaneconqueror5421]

Thank god. We dont need anymore baby's who destroy cars like this.

[@brandonpurple8938]

We heard you like seat covers for your seat covers so we installed this premium double pair of seat covers

[@insaneconqueror5421]

@@brandonpurple8938 lol!

[@willfarren]

17:22 I spit out my drink, emulating what I had just watched

[@MG-ko6jf]

i have wanted an mr2 for the past 20 years.

[@christopherc7075]

You know, it's funny, I didn't realize I saw the final version of this car at Gridlife recently until I came across this video, and even then, the car still had a primarily red and yellow color scheme! The more things change...

[@rashadjones]

Whoever had the idea to make this into a PBS special needs to get a raise😂

[@lilturk726]

You have no idea how satisfying this video was. You saved that poor MR2

[@nickkings2220]

MR-S owners are contractually obligated to use the 🐸 emoji in reference to their cars.

[@joshsuelto]

so do porsche owners

[@therealboofighter]

This had a FortNine motorcycle review vibe to it. Great work.

[@kwamevaughn3767]

Ben is freaking roasting this guy 😂😂😂

[@DamianHyde]

So good

[@UnknownUser_0000]

In such an eloquent way..

[@skyty0]

"Weird taste but to each their ow-" (Sees spiked lug nuts) "Awful. This is the worst car I've ever seen."

[@JDM_DREEZY]

This MR2 has Fast & The Furious Written all over it. Especially with the neon glow

[@saad_sohail]

I know you were thinking too.. "In The BIN"

[@jaebonilla4594]

The MR2 spider always had a special place in my heart!! Still wouldn't buy one.

[@RedlineRicer]

That’s what I said too! I have a k24 turbo swapped one on my channel!

[@kyunouchun9496]

@@RedlineRicer subscribed to you!

[@Tony_Phan]

Such a satisfying video. I had a great literal laugh out loud when those parts were "gently" stored away lmfao. So excited for this series

[@parchedbowser]

It has that horrible weeb shift knob that every manlet puts in his "JDM" car.

[@rikavid]

It's either the Katana shift knob or the transparent bubble knob...

[@xRockee]

stop shitting on people for their own style you flop, let them do what they want. Doesnt make them a weeb.

[@1mawesomel1kethat]

@@xRockee why can't people just use a normal shift knob?

[@michax175]

@@rikavid how could you forgot big af dragon ball knob

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

I rather like the katana shift handle.

[@ayrsonlacayo585]

Luke was absolutely hilarious and he did so with damn near no speaking. Streets need more luke

[@steelgator412]

I said oh my god out loud so many times during this video that my wife thought something bad had happened.

[@ironthornkoncepts]

From concourse de ignorance to concourse de elegance... True art is a journey... Travel well my friend.

[@arphmd]

If Lotus collab with Toyota once more, it would likely being named *Toyota GR-2* lol..

[@shept.7736]

lotus never collabed with the mr-2

[@victoraxelalonso4434]

@@shept.7736 lotus bought out the engine plans from Toyota that were originally designed for the Mr2

[@j.3854]

Dude I love these videos. Love fixing other peoples screw ups. That violin music tho 😂😂😂😂

[@ricetheories]

Me: I need an MR2 one day 😍 Ben: But we have an MR2 at home, silly. The MR2 at home:

[@santanumaitra3962]

Awesome video - I almost bought an MR2 a few months ago and that's what drew me to the video. But the wit and sense of humor were incredible!!!

[@Eggsplanepls]

get this “artist” on the show!

[@solocamo3654]

So glad to see this car rescued. It's not fast, it oversteers way too easily, it doesn't sound amazing, yet somehow I've always still wanted one.

[@Heyyo_Friday]

Having that sticker while having no drivers license takes a serious amount of balls or serious lack of forward thinking. Which one the P.O. had im unsure of

[@Talynen]

Given that he compromised over the iron man logo with his girlfriend I'm gonna assume the latter.

[@tlparkin134]

This is some of the best commentary I have watched on youtube, maybe anywhere, ever. Great video!

[@Alkaline02]

This was incredibly satisfying to watch

[@adityaputrafamily2641]

We need more like this dude

[@iyanmanzano]

What just baffles me is you pay actual good money making the car look like that. 🤦‍♂️

[@jjwa5410]

Worse than that - this person let their license go suspended and instead spent the money to destroy a car THEY COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE

[@dkis8730]

I doubt very much money was spent lmfao

[@philipbarton3456]

@@jjwa5410 Given the fact that car was impounded and drivers license suspended it was probably more likely they were doing something very dumb on the road and the cop pulled them over, gave them the ticket that would have suspended their license and car ultimately was impounded.

[@AbteilungsleiterinBeiAntifaEV]

@@jjwa5410 wdym you absolutely *can* drive without a license. You're not allowed to, but you can do it.

[@corbinxtitus]

i paid $3600 for my Mr2 Spyder a year ago, and recently put a turbo kit on it and other suspension mods, including the price of the car, i've spent less than $7500 on it, and it's been awesome. Just purchased a toyota previa, which is a mid engine supercharged minivan

[@sabyasachiroy7482]

The irony of this video is so high i don't even need to take my iron pills

[@blue6619]

Ugh i wish i was able to watch the rest of the series already! Loving the build excited to see what ya'll are gonna do with it! :))))

[@Busydadgarage717]

Amazing! Half that car needed to go....."IN THE BIN!"

[@Wind_slash0]

Was waiting for this

[@Maelstrom8]

The wit in this video was through the roof. Well done, Gents!

[@seb2005]

I feel like this video needed a few "IN THE BIN!" cuts. Or, at least, a t-shirt.

[@MrDngrsdave]

Or just watch mcm for that repetitive "joke"

[@muammar1895]

@@MrDngrsdave calm down mr.dave

[@M_is_for_Monty]

What I love the most about this video is the pure Sarcasm brought by the host!! And I feel about all that time and hard work the previous owner put to that piece of art!!

[@Vracktal]

yay a mister two! Glad it's getting rescued!

[@fila1445]

Took me a while to get it :p

[@junitoortega8656]

As a Spyder owner I appreciate this video. The Spyder is such an underrated car. Also damn that Ebay Special XD

[@mlodziutki6253]

after I saw the title, I was honestly expecting Civic Ben 😂

[@DamianHyde]

K swap it Ben...

[@mlodziutki6253]

@@DamianHyde lmaoo

[@SkyyMi]

Everything about this episode was si well done. Got a good few laughs listening to you explain the vision of the previous owner for that mr2.

[@BlackCubone]

11:24, I thought he was gonna throw it on top of the safely stored wing lol

[@jdm18244]

Rescuing a car from its bad owner was just like me find a cat that need to be rescued, im so thankfully to Ben for saving it, you are my hero Ben 🥺

[@Hitperson]

That half collapsed wing is "belisimo" 👌

[@wojciechstomski3760]

I absolutely love this video, the description of the previous owners style/taste by Ben has me cracking up every time! Great Job guys keep it up.

[@lugoobre]

Looking forward to this series. Hopefully y'all do something wild like a 2GR swap 😜

[@racerx428]

Can't wait to see what you do with this build. Got me interested in buying another MR2 Spyder! Wished i still have my MR2. My mechanic took it for a test ride after some service work and wrapped it around a tree pole cornering on wet pavement.

[@caglioso]

I’m just gonna say it: the hair still works for me.

[@Balakay9435]

Hell Yeah Brother

[@dhj-i8g]

My 9-month old laughed way too much when I was trying to feed him while watching this video. Like "spraying milk through the nose" laughter....

[@joevivilacqua]

when he is under the car talking about things, point the camera up so we can see

[@GTti72]

The level of sarcasm was EPIC!!! The previous owner was probably proud of your praise! LOL!!! Vinwiki should do a session with him!! LOL!!

[@ridhaadelong4369]

Every time Ben removed something. I screamed "fucking mint 👌" 😂😂

[@MitchDore]

Welcome to the family! ✔️

[@SharpTurnStudios]

I did a legitimate spit-take at "cock rockets." Thanks for another great start to my weekend as usual!

[@owxnnorman]

My grandpa still has a 2002 mr2 and it’s super nice to take out during the summer and warmer days in general

[@rave7828]

Now that's a classy car, you must be getting alot of girls with that thing

[@umair5627]

the kind that think a batman logo is the perfect finishing touch that really ties together masterpiece

[@guffbear3000]

@Capt Shiny would need to be blind and deaf with that exhaust

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

To be fair, the previous owner did have a girlfriend. Albeit one with very low standards, her only objection to the car being that it didn't have a Batman logo.

[@John-md3ld]

Ben's use of advance words and superb grammar is amazing given the topic.

[@SorrowundAgony]

I want that wing, you guys going to sell it or trash it? I'm local to you guys.

[@analoguespoon301]

Did...did you watch the video?

[@lr_s3102]

You can get the sticker with it too!

[@JustJack7860]

The nicest way ive ever seen someone describe a ricer very gentlemanly of u

[@darius2640]

you shouldn't have bought it from him, now that he knows he can rice a car and still get some money back he will be motivated to do it again

[@MR2-Salt]

I just put a deposit down on an MR2 Spyder. Ready for the journey. Thank you for the inspiration ❤️

[@willowm6760]

Man... the level of sarcasm in this vid is nothing short of epic!😂

[@jamescurry8626]

Absolutely love the sarcasm dripping from this video. Very well done 😂👌

[@jearbearhoodlum]

2 minutes in and this is one of my favorite videos you guys have made. lol love it

[@KasaiHasuki]

“After a certain amount of builds that you see, you eventually get a feel for when you’re looking at the work of a Fu… of an expert” absolutely sent me

[@tristanhnguyen]

As an MR2 Spyder owner, thank you for doing this. Holy guac that thing was a piece of...*ah hem* art.

[@jeremymoller1038]

I love the production value of the sarcastic skits

[@BlakeASwift]

As a mk2 mr2 owner I approve this series! Love any and all mr2s and this one deff needed doctor Ben for some tlc

[@Nyitemare]

I have big respect for the previous owner committing so hard, its not my taste but man was that car interesting 🤣🤣

[@davidfrom313]

I love this episode. Especially everytime Luke had to store one of the parts. Lol.

[@reiokei4275]

I’m so glad you bought this car, Ben. This is the track monster

[@IGDesigns]

I love it, I'm excited for Spyder content. I just got my Kswap running and it's been a blast. Good luck.

[@jonevo9]

Watching Luke carefully putting away the old parts made me choke on my food almost every time. Love the quality content😂

[@THEONE2F3AR]

This episode is hilarious. Good job with the writing and filming guys 10/10