Regular Car Reviews: 1987 Subaru BRAT

More hipster than a Volvo 240. This car was made in Japan but never released in Japan, making it the Star Tropics of automobiles.

[@MrSciencedog2]

This was nine minutes of a man trying to fight the wrath of the plums with little bits of an obsure car review sprinkled in. Thats worth a sub.

[@yellowbeanieboy2930]

May we salute all the toilet paper lost in World War Brown

[@vascopalha]

YellowBeanieBoy omg lol😂😂😂😂😂

[@KinkyBillyMays]

Lmao

[@brkbtjunkie]

YellowBeanieBoy to the lost

[@LGamerr]

damn we could really use it now

[@8cyl_]

you've predicted the future, my friend.

[@firebird188]

I watched this review on the main-TV at home with my parents in the living room. Baaaaaaad decision.

[@davidkastin4240]

Lol

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

What part didn't they like?

[@benjamink7465]

@@crustycurmudgeon2182 His mom's name is Ethel probably.

[@soulman4292]

You got grounded didn’t you.

[@sethfieldhouse6876]

Put on the dodge avenger one for them. They will like you again

[@nah4989]

"Engine sucks, gearbox sucks, turning sucks" "A well-constructed vehicle" 🤔

[@deusexmachinareznov4975]

Hey he said Well Constructed not well designed

[@thumbtak]

3:06

[@nah4989]

@@arnehurnik Alright. You have a point

[@AMG6761]

“It has a little something for everyone”

[@LoudAngryJerk]

I mean he spends the entire video suppressing the need to take a shit. His priorities are... stilted...

[@JoelGetzhasauselessurl]

New challenge in life: Find a hot girl named Ethel.

[@sanstheskeleton2023]

Joel Getz New Challenge: find a lady under 60 named Ethel.

[@CarringtonHollister]

@@sanstheskeleton2023 my Aunt Ethel

[@MEWgia]

Bertha

[@erichite4871]

Midge, Gertrude, or Beatrice

[@Apoc_Bone_Daddy]

Find a young hot chick named Gertrude or something

[@albertbord]

ive seen alot of dumb fucking gear sticks in me life.. but that one, what the fuck

[@Sqeptick]

Same thought here. Cool Brat, douchebag stick.

[@RoobehTunes]

+albert bord Maybe that's why the gearbox is shagged.

[@Bry6on]

It's custom

[@4theFiero]

+albert bord Instead of pulling pints hes pulling gears and no officer there is no blood in my alcohol.

[@buddypines]

+albert bord because minitruck bro!

[@HeroOfTime775]

This is the only person that can make me laugh at a poop joke.

[@802Garage]

I rode in those rear facing buckets down miles of dusty dirt road to my school as a kid. When we got there, I was completely coated in a nice layer of brown. I wish I could go back and do it again. Still want one of these so bad. Prime STI swap candidate for me.

[@Dindyracer]

802 Garage Exactly what I was thinking. Too underpowered huh? Well...you could swap an STi boxer 4 in and surprise everyone, includ8ng yourself lol.

[@jamesrobichaud999]

Did somebody say B R O W N? ?

[@davidkastin4240]

I remember these with the 2 plastic seats in the pickup bed

[@wilfredosoto2722]

I have two. 1983, and 1984. Both being worked on but running. They were dogged out by some guys who used them for 4 wheeling and sold them to a guy who would fix them up as his business and would flip them (Subaru’s). He decided to retire and sold them to an exotic and antique collection car dealer who didn’t know what to do with them and put them up for sale on the internet. I saw them and was actually looking for a VW Westy as a project, but thought to myself that I should jump on these two babies. I made an offer and got both plus a ton of parts, enough for three Brats, including a full extra engine! I don’t know how long we’re going to keep them but we’re going to enjoy taking them to car and truck shows. Every where we go people want to talk about them and take pictures, especially Subaru fans. I was told that there were 7 registered in Florida, now there are 9!

[@charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243]

How fast would this be with an STI swap. So light it would be ridiculous. But hell ya fun..

[@md_vandenberg]

A Regular Review should always end with me saying, "what the hell?" and that it did.

[@cebruthius]

But it also did leave me wondering "Since when did he become a bad actor?"

[@md_vandenberg]

I never thought of Mr Regular as being an actor to start with. He's a weird hairball that slings non-sequiturs at the wall whilst talking about cars. Was this his best review? No. Some of the gags fell flat. I just figure he's a bit rusty from not writing like he did in the early days. I'm not worried.

[@aserta]

+Matthew “Crash McNeal” VandenBerg Yes. I missed that. :D

[@OOZ662]

Always bring a gun to a tough poop fight.

[@herculesrockefeller2984]

+OOZ662 you know what happens to people who bring a knife to a gun fight? they get pooped on

[@richardjohnson5588]

+OOZ662 Great advice. 12ga blanks are top of the line toilet unclogging devices, I guarantee it. t. k

[@OOZ662]

IamTheeggmann Who said anything about knives?

[@richardjohnson5588]

IamTheeggmann Hello, "guns are for wimps, I'd beat the mugger up" guy. You were the highlight of my every visit to Home Depot, though you still haven't responded to my "little granny vs big mclargehuge burglar" thought experiment.

[@WBush-uc9pe]

OOZ662 Nope. Eat ghost peppers & bring a flamethrower! 😂

[@willmcdaniel8375]

My granddad worked in the oil fields as a pumper in this “truck”, he loved it. Got better gas mileage than a big truck and was just big enough. Plus, oil field trucks only last 3 years anyway

[@quillmaurer6563]

The first half of this video: 50% reviewing a car and pondering the ways of the Hipster, 50% "I have to poop." Second half of this video: Speedrun so he can go poop. End of video: World War Brown. Welcome to RegularCarReviews everyone!

[@RevealedJoe]

Wow! You actually found a super clean BRAT! I remember watching your POV drive of that riced out BRAT but im so glad to see someone took such great care of such a rare vehicle!

[@MotorMaverickMatt]

+Revealed Joe thanks, this is my 87 brat. check out my instagram page @subarumatthew i fully restored it with my dad 2 years ago

[@RevealedJoe]

Subarumatthew Just followed your page! Love your 97 Impreza as well. Glad to see such great cars kept in such awesome condition!

[@user-oh1fi6ww6g]

are you jesus?

[@NavigatorBR]

I went to college in Edinboro in the 2010s, and when you had to register for a parking permit, there was a drop down list that you picked your car model from. In 2018, the Subaru BRAT was an option in the model drop down, and Subaru Crostrek *wasn't* in the drop down. For some reason.

[@revlic]

I lost it at "UNCIRCUMCISED"

[@mohammedomerabu-talib6294]

i want a BRAT and a BAJA , these two cars are maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

[@tolfan4438]

Check out something similar from the same time. Called a Savage hysterical

[@Goblintom]

It just occured to me that Mr. Regular is the Deadpool of car reviews. And it's a good thing.

[@joshcorvette]

Seeing a lot of people in the comments not liking the vulgarity of this review. Screw 'em. This is RCR. You know what makes RCR different and special? Mr. Regular being dirty, unhinged, and out of the box. If you're gonna be uptight about poop jokes, get out, don't watch, unsub. Some of us remember this channel when every review was dirty, and made you go "oh god". We miss it, and since it's making a return this season, if you're so unsettled by some guy trying to hold his shit in, this channel isn't for you.

[@joshcorvette]

+CobNasties What kinda ass backwards argument are trying make here. Take a dive through the comments, and you'll see how many people are unsettled by this review. I'm just defending this channel's particular schtick, and yet that somehow qualifies me as being "butthurt". You seem like the kinda guy who would rather fling shit than actually discuss anything.

[@cptnoremac]

+Deter Pinklage Great. So now even RCR has its own hipster snobs? "I was watching this channel before it even had a thousand subs, sonny boy! Show some respect to your elders!"

[@joshcorvette]

+cptnoremac "hipster snobs". Gee, you're not the least bit melodramatic.

[@cptnoremac]

Deter Pinklage Sarcasm isn't for amateurs.

[@cptnoremac]

Victor Kovshevnikov Feeling a little salty?

[@robsrandomness7824]

My Mom bought one new in '80. I was almost ten. I rode in the back seats a lot. Seatbelts were standard. So were adjustable headrests. They're missing on this one.

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

"Oh, my ass is hot!“ Well said, Mr. Regular. Well said.

[@KrazeeCain]

Awe, I wanted to hear what it sounded like with that exhaust setup. :(

[@VERTHASAMVS]

Didn't you watch the end of the video?

[@shane905]

Man, this is why you take a shit BEFORE you start recording. :P

[@StonedThumbstickProductions]

+Shane905 It helps you get to the point faster.

[@wizardmix]

+Shane905 Why not during?

[@xxplosiv88]

+Evan J Why not both? *cue Old El Paso music*

[@TheSleepyMechanic0524]

Mr. Regular, please eat those more often. This episode was hilarious.

[@uncleputes]

That road in the woods looks so good for riding!

[@SaddomyHussein]

"Arrinton Senna" 😒

[@Gyrant]

+Kenny Ramos "Wurwar Two".

[@Rymdkakor]

Haha I heard it as "Aronton Senna", which is, I realize now, basically the same thing as what you said.

[@chadmiller8019]

I passed them while filming! They were 10 minutes from my home

[@MotorMaverickMatt]

+Chad Miller nice, its very easy to spot from cabela's. its my brat. my instagram is @subarumatthew

[@chadmiller8019]

+Subarumatthew I am from New Ringgold lol

[@MotorMaverickMatt]

+Chad Miller that's cool, I live in Brodheadsville pa

[@chadmiller8019]

+Subarumatthew my mother works there!

[@boktorinator693]

One of his brownest episodes was uploaded on my birthday. Thank you mr.Regular

[@FPSdaybreaK]

Subaru baja

[@eletor]

+daybreaK I was looking to see if anyone would mention this, I'm surprised Mr. Regular didn't in the video.

[@Flyingbooger]

I was think the same thing. Love this channel just started watch it last week they need to do a review on the baja it was a total bomb but i have see that it might be coming back again has a bigger light truck

[@MichaelD8393]

Mr. Regular said he hopes to review one of those this year. I'm looking at one with the 5-speed manual; if I score it, I'll hit him up.

[@SlickTwigDotWAVfile]

The problem is, the baja just looks like shit.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

No.

[@suprastevio2264]

I love your video game references that are thrown in so nonchalantly.

[@kinger2005]

My name is Earl

[@chriscole9621]

yes! lol

[@xxxCawsomenessxxx]

+Chris you know... minus the Subaru Brat

[@kinger2005]

+Daniel Mauldin welp, I feel retarded

[@xxxCawsomenessxxx]

+kinger2005 feel" lol

[@JBSL_Flux]

+SuperAwesomeGuy Was Joy's car...

[@jr9529]

"It makes PPPPPPPPPPBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBFFT horsepower!" That got me. That got me good XD

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

It makes WORLD WAR BROWN horsepower

[@jr9529]

@@Danse_Macabre_125 XD perfect

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

@@jr9529 Honestly, this whole video was BROWN JOKE GALORE

[@jr9529]

@@Danse_Macabre_125 yup XD and every single one made me laugh

[@nickb9731]

You have such a great command of the English language and you're hilarious! Keep it up!

[@Daniel14550]

Didn't it make a comeback as the Baja?

[@AutoBat1]

+Daniel Weaver And Australia still loves their "utes"

[@circuskills1928]

hardly

[@zzz-pe3mp]

+AutoBat1 we do, we also got these but they were called brumbys

[@InvictvsNox]

+Daniel Weaver If you can call terrible sales figures a "comeback". > Hipsters ...oh wait.

[@shaggnar2014]

+Daniel Weaver In terms of sales no. But my Baja makes way more sense as a daily than a full sized truck would

[@dethklok21]

free health center condoms.. best analogy ever spoken LMAO

[@alexanderbrooksify]

"Poop jokes." Subscribed.

[@belisariocastillo8695]

“I never successfully made homemade waffles that didn’t have cum in them” this guy is crazy 😜

[@BluDog35]

WORLD WAR BROWN

[@penelopeboivin3191]

In 1969, During the world war Brown, The town of *bRown ToWn* was taken down by a gigantic surge of BROWN

[@wolfg.1867]

What can BROWN do for you?

[@thomasschoemehl7403]

Eric Gudzinas I was wondering when I would finally see this comment

[@jaboykingsley5421]

I actually just bought a 1978 Subaru brat gl 2 days ago

[@MichaelD8393]

How is been after a year? I'd love a BRAT too!

[@KS-qr1ry]

JaBoyKingsley still have it?

[@hendrikkleyn8571]

I'm picking one up tomorrow

[@calebjames7330]

@@hendrikkleyn8571 how is it?

[@hendrikkleyn8571]

@@calebjames7330 really good :) I just put some Sunraysias on her. Looks great

[@Revitalyzed]

The Daniel Bryan reference.... why do did you do this to me... it's too soon.... *POOP JOKES ARE BAAACKKKKKK*

[@Ryukachoo]

It's kind of funny to see all the folks that got on the RCR bandwagon late whining about poop jokes where people who were in pre-dead-echo are just like "heh, poop". provides a nice contrast.

[@CardboardSliver]

Ryukachoo They would be shocked by Season 1-3. Or the drunk Malibu review.

[@gilbertg.8501]

I only came a few years ago. The first few seasons were phenomenal

[@thecianinator]

I honestly lost a little respect for a Mr. Regular when he deleted his Dodge Avenger review, it was his most brown by far

[@matthewbrown2037]

I was still a mechanic when Subaru stopped production of these. Here in Britain, they weren't called the Brat, and i can't remember what they were called here, other than the Subaru 4x4 pick-up. They were just sold as utility vehicles here, as the two rear seats weren't an option, obviously due to safety issues. But farmers especially loved these things, being 4x4 and just big enough to chuck a few straw bales or a sheep or two in the back. As the garage i was working in, at the time, was in a pretty rural area, we used to get many of the local farmers bringing theirs in for MOT's and services, most of the time covered in mud and various types of animal shit too, lovely! But, they all loved these things so much, as there was nothing else like it, that when Subaru announced they were to stop production, many of these guy went out and bought 2-3 brand new ones, and kept them under wraps in one of their barns. They'd just drive these things into the ground, then park them up, once thoroughly knackered, then unwrap a new one. It kinda made sense, as they were so versatile, compact and a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover.

[@evang4134]

These are fairly popular in Australia where they were sold as the Subaru Brumby. It's becoming pretty common to see them over here with a full wrx/sti drivetrain and engine swap with large turbos hanging off them.

[@bobsurewood7629]

PLEASE review a Baja.

[@MichaelD8393]

Mr. Regular said during last night's live stream he plans/hopes to review one this year. If I score the one I'm looking at now, I'll hit him up.

[@That1BVP]

Good news! He just did!

[@Trigger4589]

Even worse lol

[@TheMeanmarine13]

Wtf? How did I miss this yesterday. I've been waaaiiiitting! God dammit! I feel better now.

[@theprimonemo]

This was truely inspirational. please don't stop

[@Madhouse_Media]

All of a sudden the "Regular" in Mr. Regular takes on a whole new meaning.

[@mohseejaved5488]

why Subaru doesn't make any utes anymore ?

[@AgaetiAlex]

Not a large market for utes outside of Australia

[@milksheihk]

+jarvis m&m They did make one based on the second & third gen liberties, was built in an American plant & called the Baja, they were all twin cabs though.

[@AgaetiAlex]

+milksheihk Yeah I remember those, I miss 'em

[@wobblysauce]

+AgaetiAlex As an Australian, never seen a Brat in person, but have seen a Sportwagon cut down to look like one. And the Sportwagon was a great car, at the beach bury it to the axles and it would still get out, even used to tow some other 4WDs out once digging themselfs in.

[@AgaetiAlex]

+wobbly sauce I don't specifically mean a Brat, I thought Holden had a ute for the Australian market

[@facezxa]

If you own this and go to a Subaru meet will they still say "one of us one of us ONE OF US ONE OF US "?

[@MotorMaverickMatt]

+facezxa half the subaru community actually doesn't know anything before the impreza rs which is sad. its my brat and ive taking it to shows and meets where the only people that know what it is are the old people that owned them one time or another

[@stevecovey1758]

I always enjoy your reviews. Interesting insight, lots of extreme close up shots, and great comedy. I owned one of these Brats - purchased new in 1982. It had single headlight on each side plus a third hidden headlight behind the center badge. It was a VERY expensive car for the day - over $9000, when you could get a new Toyota truck for just over $5000. It was nosey, slow, and could get squirrely if you stomped on the brakes, but I always love the looks of it and it was a great car. The seat belts in the back were standard, and it was legal to ride back there at the time (even at fwy speeds), and they had head rest you could adjust to prevent you from bashing your head against the roof. I had it for 9 years until.I traded it away for some other quirky car (1991 Mercury "Crap pre"). Anyways, thanks again for the memories of the Brat.

[@Sombody123]

Yes, reviews like this is why subscribed, glad to have another one.

[@armouredskeptic]

Ok, awesome car, I want it... yadda yadda yadda.... Now, tell me where this road is @ 7:07 because I HAVE to drive my S4 through there the next time I go through the mountains on my way to Long Island. This is one of God's roads!!!

[@hansgoranhogstrom1900]

+Armoured Skeptic Hey skeptic! I heard this road is pretty close the the end of the world, B.O.B told me man. Give him a call he will tag along show you the way and you can take selfies and throw coffee mugs an logic into space! it will be mad! Also S4 is a nice ride. :)

[@qmto]

So this is a return to form???

[@daveninjaneuro7089]

glad I stumbled on your channel this review was great/funny

[@paulunnasch810]

Oh, my , god. I haven't seen this in like 4 years. And now I'm a senior in English Rhetoric. Dammit, Mr. Regular.

[@jamesprice2163]

I've never laughed so hard in my life especially at his speed ranting through how awfully great the car is

[@thisusernamesuckspoo]

More like Subaru SHAT in your case. Also, do you not consider the Baja a comeback, however unsuccessful?

[@DUMBERTHANYOUTHINK]

This is a great return to Old School RCR. Thanks

[@Robby94LS]

Ohhh this is gonna be a GOOD season!! I'm lovin the back to the roots thing!

[@ToBeADeku]

Season 10: A Return to BROWN

[@ariceff1419]

love the review Mr. Regular, one of my favorites so far, keep up the good work and don't listen to the people that bitch, they are clearly new here

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

IM SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK

[@AlfaGTA156]

Just recently subscribed to your channel after seeing the barracuda review and have just made a full recovery from splitting my spleen from laughter. Keep on doing your thing, greetings from the U.K.

[@FPSdaybreaK]

so I was watching walking dead and it.was the part when Jessi and Sam die then Carl gets shot in the face then I had to diarrhea

[@AWSAM335]

"Poop jokes are funny" - nobody

[@RegularCars]

The second you stop laughing at poop jokes is the second you stop liking youself

[@poopmeat15]

+Sam Bowmer "poop jokes are funny" -everyone

[@buckleyjteams]

+RegularCars never trust anyone that doesn't laugh at a fart..

[@11094DEREK]

+Sam Bowmer Adam Sandler wore them out

[@percilenis8464]

+Sam Bowmer "Your comment matters" - nobody.

[@carlwesternut2434]

If memory serves me correctly, it was called a subaru brumby here in Australia. Also sold as a wagon with the same name.

[@PrezPendejo]

I just discovered this channel and naturally this was the very first car review I searched for.

[@pakruojezieds6065]

Hyundai. Not Hundei.

[@MinnesotaChevy454]

+James Sandero Pennsylvania.

[@pakruojezieds6065]

+MinnesotaChevy454 pronunciation

[@pakruojezieds6065]

+Elle Sea Don't think Hyundai existed back then.

[@llys3742]

+James Sandero Actually in Korea, it's Hyun-dae

[@pakruojezieds6065]

well thats great

[@AUDITHISWORLD69]

lol so Matt finally got the review he wanted lol

[@MotorMaverickMatt]

+Christian Morales yup

[@KogeyFox]

+Subarumatthew God dammit Matt I'm so jealous, Alpha was telling me all about this

[@petequinones3454]

Sooo much money invested in this Brat, not where I'd I put mine but I can appreciate someone keeping cars from my childhood alive. I would lock up all four tires to see one on the road too...

[@SchaferTheRicer]

Thanks for the birthday upload for my favorite review :D

[@terrythomas1690]

they were a brumby in aussie & NZ

[@IAmMisterTterevel]

The Subaru BRAT, Not as Popular as the Chevrolet El Camino, or the Ford Ranchero.

[@davidkastin4240]

And all are nice looking vehicles

[@ExcelsiorDDZ]

Welcome back! You were sorely missed. Everything is good, new or old.

[@MrRedcelica]

awesome review!!!

[@henryblackman2433]

Why does the US get a Tachometer! Unfair Subaru!

[@SteelRhinoXpress]

and now daniel bryan is retired as of last monday. lol

[@mater711421]

If Daniel Bryan can come back, so can the Subaru BRAT

[@Iowarail]

Stuff is GOOD! Keep them coming please.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

the owner of that really seemed to do a fantastic job at restoring it. It looks like it's in great condition.

[@picax8398]

Someone around my areas has an all original brat and still has the original paint and rear seats

[@Maxpound]

Definetely a return to form :)

[@kassieraine110]

My grandparents had a Brat in the early 80's when I was a kid. And yes, riding in the back seats was as fun as it gets.

[@IdFightMyDad]

Holy shit! A Star Tropics reference?!?! WIN for this channel!

[@ahmadghazaliismail2679]

Subaruuuuuu!!! Imposibruuuuu!!!!!!! Hahahaha..

[@logicalmisery3737]

Who’s watching this in 2019 while pooping?

[@chassoto]

My uncle had one. Those rear facing seats made it a T-47 Airspeeder, complete with towing cable launcher controls. The first legit Subaru was the GL-10. I learned to drive in a GL-10 wagon, plus A E S T H E T I C, thank you very much.

[@NancyNegative0808]

I honestly dont know anything about cars but i have been binge watching these damn reviews

[@LysergikFuneral]

aaronton senna Aaronton Senna AARONTON SENNA

[@zunedog31]

These reviews are getting gross

[@5KpGD]

New here?

[@zunedog31]

Dustin DaHusky Haha not at all

[@5KpGD]

+zunedog31 Good hehe

[@adj789]

+zunedog31 getting?

[@11094DEREK]

+zunedog31 Have you seen the Avenger review?

[@urdaddywingnut7820]

BEST VIDEO YET!! And for the record, I live in South Carolina, and a co-worker friend of mine bought one of these in yellow several years ago- and the insurance company had an extra page in his policy for him to sign, which stated he would never allow anyone to ride in the back seats at all. And that was even to just get liability

[@chicosemueve1]

been waiting for this review. it was pretty accurate. but is more fun than yo can imagine. low gears are awesome. I love my brat!

[@avocares]

I sure would have liked to have watched this video. However the non stop pooping gags were beyond annoying, I could not make it past 1/4.

[@RegularCars]

+Mat D Did you win that Huber Concepts Square Brake?

[@anthonyorlando5378]

definately a shit review

[@avocares]

+anthony orlando (fairladyZ32TT) Don't be shy. Why do you think it was shit and what would make for a better review?

[@Livinghighandwise]

+RegularCars You almost "Jumped the Shark" with this one Mr Regular. This was the first video you've made where I lost interest and stopped watching halfway through.. Just keeping it real.

[@trev0rcRs]

+RegularCars Loved the video for what it was, got a good laugh out of it and I was still able to follow along with you even in your last three-minute narrative when needing to poop in two minutes at max.

[@wkeil1981]

Screaming for an LS swap

[@michelinman8592]

I am at a loss for words. I'm lost somewhere; the narrative was just, whoa. :-P

[@extremeanalogmusic6296]

man, the seats in the back are amazing !

[@robertpugh1069]

Seriously dude, stop filming / narrating, take a sh&# already then come back and finish the video. It can be done.

[@barnardsloop01]

It's not the Regular way. He has to add that extra coat of BROWN, especially to such a peculiar... Truck?

[@dr.kennethnoisewater3653]

This was the first episode I didn't laugh

[@CardboardSliver]

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater Good for you. Want a trophy?

[@ClaudeSac]

Goddammit man, that last bit was exhausting. It was fantastic!

[@joshuajhoyt]

Harvey dangers first album is amazing start to finish. Definitely over looked

[@jimlatosful]

We've all missed the nasty reviews, thank you so much for bringing back the BROWN