The Chevy SSR Was a Crazy $50,000 Retro Convertible Pickup Truck

CHECK OUT CARS & BIDS
carsandbids.com
The Chevy SSR was a crazy retro-convertible pickup truck. The Chevrolet SSR never made any sense, and today I’m reviewing this purple SSR to show you why the Chevy SSR is one of the strangest vehicles in years.
FOLLOW ME!
Facebook - / ddemuro
Twitter - / dougdemuro
Instagram - / dougdemuro
DOUGSCORE CHART: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[@bibasik7]

You can't fool me, that's a Hot Wheels car.

[@chody07]

Ok

[@aidancessna1548]

Say sike right now. Hot wheels cars are based off of real cars😢

[@Qwertyfhshr]

@@aidancessna1548 I can't tell if you're joking or not

[@jaidenglass4421]

Why do people say that some cars look like hotwheels when hotwheels has nothing that looks like it. I only know 2 toy car companies that make ssr scale models and that is maisto and matchbox

[@thatcarguy9.379]

@@aidancessna1548 not all of them

[@StrongRuler]

The underside says *(C) 2004 MATTEL*

[@deejayfikes]

Lol

[@mendozerosu3041]

StrongRuler Haha i get the joke 😂👍🏼 It’s a hot wheels omg

[@ramcity2540]

StrongRuler hell yhea 😆

[@Nordster]

*Made In Thailand*

[@InfinityR319]

Fun fact： Matchbox actually did made a Chevy SSR. Google it and you won‘t be disappointed.

[@thedamddino4893]

unique car built at the wrong time.... a GM habit

[@Journey_Awaits]

The avantime deserved better

[@pianofry1138]

I think this one was going to go bottom up no matter when it was released.

[@LilXezon_1121]

Well, GM doesnt exactly know how to build AT ALL let alone at the right time...

[@thedamddino4893]

@@LilXezon_1121 oh I agree, cars are shut, sadly the camaro is too. (Quality wise) my friends dad just got a 2021 camaro rs hard top. Apparently the roof was leaking. FUCKING LEAKING chevys been making cars for over 100 years and can't even seal a goddam roof. And it happened 3 times

[@lambdalambdalambda257]

The wrong time? You're telling me you'd buy this now or at a different time?

[@Galaxy-ds4lw]

How it came to exist: two engineers collided in the hallway and their papers got mixed up. No one noticed until it was too late.

[@alanmalan3819]

He said that this is weird... But can he looks at himself near all engineers and creators of that project?

[@whoami-eb7cq]

😂

[@BobC59]

You got peanut butter on my chocolate...!

[@dylanp552]

That 14mpg number plate though

[@toadyboss1950]

21mpg on highway with mine

[@toadyboss1950]

21 mpg on the highway

[@BornToBeFamed]

So a solid 18.2 average . Thats the same as my fx35 lmao

[@omegaelixir]

More interested than the battery

[@Journey_Awaits]

Does it do anything good

[@TristanDeshaies]

Thank God I finally know how to manually close the top on a Chevy SSR

[@bennettfriesen33]

vG Doctor It'll come in handy next time you need to close one.

[@oscarcaruso204]

vG Doctor hahahahaha

[@modelllichtsysteme]

vG Doctor the winter nightmare is over? ;)

[@ThePeacePlant]

He is showing you how it is done and not how to do it. People that own this truck will already know how to do it. This is *not* a tutorial dude. Sorry i was such a party pooper

[@aglynn42]

Since Doug doesn't know how the SSR came about, I'll fill people in (I worked at the company that designed the car as a software engineer at the time). The SSR wasn't designed by GM, it was designed by American Specialty Cars (AKA American Sunroof Corporation). ASC had invented the moon-roof and the one button convertible, both of which debuted on the Saab 900 in the early 1980's, and eventually became ubiquitous. They changed the name after agreeing to build the BMW Z4 and BMW balking at the company building the Z4 being called American Sunroof Corporation. In any event, the concept of the SSR was to build a car that would look like the roadsters of the 1930's that had been built by younger drivers on cheaply available 1920's pickups, many of which were Chevys. ASC built the complete prototype using a GMC Envoy platform with a Corvette powertrain, and the car featured a one touch retractable hardtop that disappears into the front of the pickup bed. They sold the concept to GM by parking the prototype in the CEO's driveway, leaving the keys in it. Needless to say he bought the concept. ASC came out with another prototype, this time for Ford, and it was a 4 seater reworking of the Model A roadster. Every external mechanical part (and the engine flaps on the side of the hood could be opened, making the engine an external part) was chromed, and the car (in Henry's tradition) was black. After trying to market the car to Ford and Ford opting to build the (failed) reworking of the Thunderbird instead, ASC went back to building convertibles for other companies (such as the Toyota Solara convertible) and moon-roofs.

[@patrickmartin3322]

Thanks for the information that’s really cool

Nice post. Would like to see more likes in it.

[@hillaryclinton1558]

Thats awesome I didn't know any of this

[@Tomd4850]

You would think that he would do some research and homework when reviewing these cars, especially these less common and "quirky" ones...

[@swright4171]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@rosemarymagrino772]

This is the love child of an El Camino and a PT Cruiser!

[@lukesegovia6310]

The forbidden one

[@sarmacdzharmackprotoshr2982]

*hhr

[@mak40oz4]

Lol I was thinking the love child of an El camino and Plymouth Prowler 🤣😂

[@andrewfiorini8169]

But it looks a lot better than the PT cruiser

[@sophalawson6337]

Lol 😆 love the comments. But my husband is in love with it. It's so difficult and unique. Pretty tight.

[@fossticles1618]

The ssr is an el camino that got a bit carried away with drugs

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

It's easy to see where it all started. El Camino is just an Impala that got carried away with booze and hooked up with it's sister.

[@NikoKourouklis]

No it’s an el Camino after it quit drugs and it’s like... hey what happened to me? And the Holden Ute is an el Camino that never took drugs and properly aged.

[@75aces97]

More like an El Camino that made too many laps around the buffet.

[@clintdavis9511]

@@Quicksilver_Cookie More like a Chevelle and a C10 love child.

[@jeffwang6460]

@@75aces97 El Obeso

[@jplandscaping5069]

Doug is the type of guy to buy water in the store and set it free in the ocean.

[@webchamp930]

Haha awesome!

[@knight-ot3ji]

lmfao

[@rootmebb]

10/10

[@ledanotrebor4846]

JP Landscaping 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryanwade1234]

Hahahaha winner!!!!

[@adamwiggins8290]

"What good is a truck bed with a cover?" You've obviously never went shopping in the rain in a truck.

[@andrewdriver3318]

Im just now getting this guy recommended to me and the more I see the more it is clear he knows nothing about cars.

[@PhantomPhaze]

@@andrewdriver3318 more so just out of touch with massive market segments

[@andrewdriver3318]

@@PhantomPhaze maybe, but I’ve seen him get bewildered by basic car things. Like a floor mounted high beam switch, which was standard on just about every car till about the mid to late 90s. He also doesn’t really talk about them the way a car guy would. He talks the way a non car person shops for a car, it is all styling and features. He doesn’t mention anything about the drivetrain or performance. He spent a few minutes on the cup holder but only mentioned this came with an LS2 V8 in one passing offhand comment.

[@jpoppinga8417]

Trucks are no longer used as trucks. That's for sure...

[@PhantomPhaze]

@@jpoppinga8417....because they come with bed covers?

[@JD-wn3cc]

Theory one. The owner of GM just found out he had a long lost half-brother, invited them and their family up to visit and then let the half-brother work with the design team on their next car.

[@shawnyt6368]

Simpson's reference. Wowww. Love it haha

[@JD-wn3cc]

@@shawnyt6368 thank you. Glad someone finally got it!

[@iana6713]

Chevy Homer anyone?

[@Rob-fc9wg]

D'oh!

[@justin6581]

Then, the owner of gm didn’t see the car until the launch, and was shocked when it cost 55000$ dollars, then GM went bankrupt.

[@L-A-C-IV]

16:10 I'm sitting here hanging out watching Dougie get his quirk on and all of a sudden I realize he's driving in my neighborhood and this is literally my neighbors car

[@sketchy4life1]

Leo Chase That's awesome, my neighbor has a yellow one

[@tylerholderman9866]

A is your opinion and B could be true. You idiots seem to forget that 1.1 million people are subscribed to Doug, it isn't that unlikely that he filmed near him.

[@900108Chale]

Cool!

[@Mr.Reality3000]

what city is this?, so much trees and plants!! awesome!!

[@runninggames771]

Alfons 3000 looks like any Midwestern city....

[@Auto-Technica]

"Keep Clicking.... Keep clicking and I'll come in there and give you something to click about" -Doug DeMuro, 2017

[@micnor14]

I hear that crap in almost every old Chevy I ride in. What the hell is it?

[@mahmutmahmutovic8061]

Auto Technica mmhh

[@ethans.8987]

Auto Technica when did he say that?

[@ablees]

Air door actuators. Whenever the ac/heat, temperature and blend door are adjusted they’ll click because their made of cheap plastics, and will result in failure. I Need to buy three for a 2012 impala. I live in Arizona so the summers are a must for ac, and ones failed so heat doesn’t work on the passenger side for the winter. Fml

[@Auto-Technica]

At the very end of the video

[@arthurvandalay9087]

Every car we had when I was growing up had the trunk release in the glove box, yet Doug is always amazed by it.

[@MichaelPoage666]

He's often amazed by the type of standard pickup door handles that were on every truck for decades.

[@michaelbozsanyi7869]

Remember filling up your gas tank behind the license plate

[@dabnisbrickey6527]

My parents old 1994 Chrysler concorde had that

[@devintariel3769]

Here's to feeling good...all the time

[@TheCostantinus]

This is why I love watching him, he's always amazed by every little detail and mechanism, he's not a boring person

[@justinbrostrom241]

I honestly loved these back in the day. I am happy oddball like this exist in the car world.

[@monsterjambrony]

I love them too.

[@sandorski56]

It's like a Plymouth Prowler and a PT Cruiser had a baby and Chevy stole it from the hospital.

[@aaditya20g]

sandor szabados that's exactly what I was thinking!

[@siddharthbhatt8987]

sandor szabados 😂😂

[@BigSam63]

Lol nice, I'd say the ssr is a lot cooler though, especially if it's one with the 6.2

[@nicholasloh8342]

O MY GOD you are totally right

[@4drturbo85]

ssanderford63 You mean 6.0

[@threej44]

There is a guy in my town with a yellow one that drives around with a stuffed gorilla in the passenger seat

[@forc3ofxf3ar51]

threej44 u by any chance live in Texas ? I’ve seen a yellow one just not the horrible

[@asunflorawearingahat2540]

Living the dream

[@moviecars8792]

There is a guy in my town with a yellow one

[@daroachdoggjr188]

threej44 Mad man, There is a guy in my town with a red one. It’s a younger kid who blasts oldies/rock and cruises through my town.

[@MikeyFraz1]

That’s his wife.

[@user-mx1fq6qm6i]

If they sold it in Australia as a Holden it would sell like hotcakes

[@randomdude4669]

No it wouldnt lol

[@devintariel3769]

@@donniet5379 "TWO UTES!!!"

[@Mustansirtaher6]

@@randomdude4669 bro you from Australia

[@fosty.]

Nah, I don't think so.

[@AllEiS42]

6:07 Never in my life have I heard a roof going through gears

[@jackbritt2424]

Doug’s the type of guy to lick his finger before he turns the page on his iPad.

[@k2m0nk3y9]

The Diamond Company HAHAHA bro

[@teop7887]

Epic

[@z1ggyn124]

U stupid lol

[@mounirsaada2784]

Hahahaha

[@richardjanay5525]

This is unoriginal.

[@1800_not-me]

Engineers: we are bored CEO: we need a car Engineers: how about a car that should not exist CEO: we should definitely do it

[@Mashruz]

I think it's a great car and it should exist.

[@RapidImages]

Haha. Most CEO's are overpaid morons.

[@EpilepsyWarning]

OpticalEarth >overpaid >morons Pick one.

[@Eexpers]

What about this piece of shit looks like a "engineers" car? It looks like a design by committee but that committee who were blowing as much cash as coke.

[@susanq6030]

I'd buy it just because I think it's funny

[@thebob01]

I love unique vehicles. It's refreshing to see cool styling among all the generic crap on the road. Kudos to Chevrolet!

[@shaggyrogers2135]

I’ve never wanted to own a car so much in my life, I swear to god.

[@crystalhydra9588]

the only thing i thought was: its a goddanm hotwheel

[@MrAngusboy]

I dont think HotWheels did an ssr

[@7Jayday365]

They did

[@nathanstroud2223]

I had a Maisto SSR.

[@NetWorkProduction2600]

Man why TF didn't you show the engine bay😠🤦

[@InfinityR319]

Matchbox did made one

[@ryanmansfield4845]

doug on a date..... “this won’t be a real date until we go over your quirks!”

[@leebailey6181]

That is so Doug

[@Thornspyre81]

Hah! No one has used that one ....in ten minutes.

[@alfredowens6859]

This is by far hilarious 🤣😂😭🤣

[@buckroger6456]

Don't forget that at the end he'll take her for a spin and then give her a Doug score.

[@johnathanjaime3162]

Then he gives his Doug score 😂

[@screamosux]

Somebody should turn one of these into a gasser. I can't for the life of me understand why nobody has done this yet. It's the perfect retro vehicle for it.

[@brick532]

12:14 that head is actually a very common screwdriver head called “ the star bit” head

[@edwardschmitt5710]

No. No it's not. See the round protrusion in the middle of the head? And the teeth of the gear like head are hemispherical. And "star bit" is Torx bit to me but that is semantics.

[@frooz442]

Doug the type of guy to ask Forza developers to add turn signals in Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon

[@TheDavisDennisShow]

FruitablyPlayz YT they were so cool to use in test drive unlimited though ahaha

[@frooz442]

Honestly I kinda like using turn signals too lol

[@daviscarver6492]

Bahaha

[@hudsondonnell444]

It would be nice if Americans would learn to use theirs.

[@monks311]

Gran Turismo Sport has it now!

[@rileyhiggins4753]

When I sold these new I never saw one sold to anyone that was less than 50 years old.

[@hottoddy6757]

I bought mine when I was 52. Now has over 162,000 miles & still loving her

[@ericpoffo9629]

@@hottoddy6757 Todd (not soo) young

[@hottoddy6757]

@@ericpoffo9629 I will always be YOUNG

[@matthewgannon722]

Death trooper might be about to get one of these in UK at 21

[@Vixen1525]

@@matthewgannon722 Have you bought it?

[@brentjones886]

I just watched the top go up and down for 3 1/2 hours... Thank you, Doug.

[@Michael-pp8lz]

I drove one of those today (the one with 400hp) and its actually a really fun car to drive. Its a weird design without a doubt but its cool and only a few hundred were ever made which is insane.

[@zacapahavana9717]

First time I see a license plate beeing honest.

[@Tool0GT92]

I remember in a mustang magazine there was an early 90s GT (140hp) and the plate said "4shoNOgo"

[@TONEakaSHOW]

Being*

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

TONEakaSHOW *beaing

[@mc6380]

Willy Lamb breathing*

[@theodoreraz5055]

Sucking*

[@MegaHayes]

Looks like something out of saints row

[@MichaelMotorcycl]

lol

[@zyonrjohnson]

take this W

[@Ayuraos]

It might be

[@brooooooooooser]

King

[@Crazy_Borg]

Welcome to Apollo's. Enjoy your coffee. So say we all.

[@andrewbroadfoot6195]

“All sorts of things will probably break”. Love this line

[@Shadethedragonwolf]

I personally hate the thought of driving a truck. But this is one I would love to have. Every time I see one in person, which 9 times out of 10 is at work, I always want to ask to test drive it. I love the look of this vehicle. And would definitely include in a car collection if I ever had the money to start one

[@infraredtheuniversityofuta9341]

When Barney designed a convertible

[@rippedrick9690]

UNDERRATED comment 😂😂😂 Had me laughing for minutes!

[@ProjectEurobeat]

l00000000l

[@WatchJRGo]

Strangely these have held their value relatively well, I'm assuming because of the low production numbers and LS drivetrain.

[@jkay4730]

The only reason it should keep value is for the engine at all

[@HFV_Junkyardin]

They are weird enough that the people who do want them, really want them.

[@Davidx387]

There is one near me I think for around $20,000-$25,000. NO THANKS.

[@billmyke746]

WatchJRGo The primary value of a vehicle equipped with any variant of LS, lies in the LS. ( the circularity of this comment is by design) With no apologies to Mr DeCadinet.

[@maxgame9001]

Nope, has a 5300 Vortec for '03 and '04 but '05 and '06 are the LS2, only ones on Autotrader I remember are the earlier years, and the reason their value holds so well is because they have INSANELY low mileage usually, lowest was 7K miles at 25K asking price which is pretty much a steal for a reliable convertible car with some decent pickup practicality

[@Spartan_Jackal]

This and a Prowler are both on my "To Own" list

[@spencerjustice944]

One of my favorite styled vehicles ever.

[@therightandtherong]

To say this thing has style is generous

[@stevenblake6939]

Haha u weird arnt ya!

[@mustansir2581]

People think this is ugly how

[@jplandscaping5069]

Doug is the type of guy that stops for traffic lights in GTA.

[@DigitalDissident]

wow!!!

[@cherrypepsi2815]

Sheeeeit. I stop for traffic lights in watch dogs sometimes...

[@sdknight3436]

Honestly sometimes i do that

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

It's fun to try and obey the traffic laws in GTA. Because then, when you inevitably road rage from the shitty AI, you have access to your character's arsenal of weapons...

[@ayamgoereng7149]

JP Landscaping so original

[@George_Azeria]

If you bought one in red would it be a USSR? 🤔

[@jimvanderheijden2]

George Jordan No.

[@nickkilmer7371]

*CLAPS*

[@FlameRays]

needs to be top comment

[@justinhamlin7887]

One of the funniest comments I have seen on youtube in a while

[@speedwack]

That is funny

[@scottynield837]

I love the bloopers at the end, " keep clicking and I'll come in there and give you something to click about"!!🤣🤣

[@mathewmclean9128]

One of my favorite Chevy vehicles of all time. I love odd and quirky vehicles and this is definitely at the top of the list. I was able to ride in one and it was awesome.

[@joshbacon8241]

Doug, the type of guy to listen to Christmas music in July.

[@21jimmyo]

I think GM imagined that this is the car a contractor would use to drive to your house to give an estimate for your new kitchen.

[@ussamakhan5983]

haha

[@PlumberWRX]

Lol my boss has the HHR for that reason

[@NikoKourouklis]

Yeah lol. This car also was originally a concept and Chevy desperately wanted to see these in dealer showrooms.

[@azurewolf3195]

@@PlumberWRX Ayyyyye my old boss used HHRs as his service cars. He daily drove an SS, which was low-key cool.

[@hottoddy6757]

That is what my 04 SSR was used by a Contractor who drove around the east coast building buildings.

[@katmarquart3522]

I Love my SSR. It has a Corvette 6.0 Liter engine and is really fun to drive!! Y'all are just jealous

[@spencerjustice944]

It's my favorite vehicle ever.

[@P3XL]

Kat, I hope all is well. Nice SSR. Thanks and salutations

[@stevenblake6939]

U r the same type of people who would think a pt cruiser looks good too!this SSR thing is hideous and embarrassing to look at!

[@saulronsayro583]

Steven Blake it’s all about your opinion. I personally like it

[@billylo2010]

@@stevenblake6939 your just jealous

[@duke6j]

My neighbor has this vehicle in red. He keeps it in the garage when not in use. Every time I pass it, it looks like it just came off the assembly line! Outstanding vehicle!!

[@Yes-qo7yb]

doug the type of guy to close a cabinet with his hip

[@cornyeah8800]

lmao

[@adambanner8273]

These comments are usually painfully unfunny, but this is pretty damn good 😂.

[@dougjohnsonbushcraftandbjj5561]

Max Homza that's pretty unoriginal. Pretty sure everyone's done that btw. I usually close them with spinning back kicks

[@753Leto]

Ter_z lol!!!😁😂😂

[@l-_-sage-_-l]

Y is everyone always doing Doug is the type of guy comments.. real question I missed y this has been happening so much

[@fusion3d581]

Doug the type of guy to never turn off the traction control

[@fusion3d581]

iTheGeek the type of guy to think about gay incest every 8 minutes

[@l-_-sage-_-l]

Jason Hayes the type of guy to roast iTheGeek

[@mr.terwilliger5728]

Chevrolet: instead of suing us you can design whatever you want Papa smurf: smurfy durfy doo!

[@swabby429]

The radio station I used to work at bought one of these contraptions to use for remote commercial events and county fair remote broadcasts. It was mainly a vanity toy for the boss. I drove it several times and it was a fun experience but impractical to use in winter--especially because the boss hated for it to get dirty. When we had serious remote broadcasts to do, we used the station's Chrysler minivan to haul stuff.

[@bonesmorano554]

It's you it's you.... The Mini Van

[@walkerg1991]

Dougs the type of guy who asks for unsweet tea and adds sugar himself

[@writenamehere0000]

which is normal...

[@enriqueruiz5492]

Lmao

[@freeelectricityforall9027]

I do that because restautants sweeten the shit out of it to the consistency of syrup.

[@enriqueruiz5492]

@@freeelectricityforall9027 lmao

[@PatsPacks]

@@freeelectricityforall9027 true but cold liquid doesn't mix well with sugar

[@BabyyQuis]

My neighbor have two of these, one yellow, one red Ketchup and Mustard

[@obhatti]

That's gotta affect the resale value of your house! :P

[@EsoTownBizz6500]

DatKid Quis Does he have is sitting on Mustard and Mayonnaise?? Vogues.....

[@revolutionday1]

I'm going to guess....McDonald's franchisee?

[@hanskinslo326]

Both are money pits, I'm sure.

[@dibslin985]

A guilty pleasure dream car of mine.

[@tudor4996]

It's everything you could imagine and I love it!

[@bobafett5838]

Doug the type of guy to lose his shit to a joke they said on a Froot Loops commercial.

[@avibavi3616]

YES LMAO And then say "It was fantastic" and give it a Doug Score.

[@dougdoesitgood]

? I dont know what any of that means.... He kinda sounds whiny like jay and likes cars..and then the chin... Guess im late to the joke and to making the comparison and not funny. But fruit loops and such... People still eat that crap?

[@mahinmiah7705]

Boba Fett best one LMFAOO

[@bubbercakes528]

Just left a funeral where one of these was proudly displayed on the wrecker the guy owned. Had to come home and look it up. It was the only one I had ever seen on the road. Beautiful bright yellow and looking like new on 2021!

[@Max-xr2ij]

Dude I love just chilling and watching these videos

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

LOL I remember having a Hot Wheels model of this as a kid and thinking it was only a concept, until I saw one in real life! And come on I think it deserves at least a 7 in cool factor, like I almost never see these.

[@cannonfodder4507]

SuperSaiyan3985 were there Hot Wheels models of this car???

[@SummonerArthur]

I had a poster of this thing and also thought it was a concept

[@arond6790]

I had one also though it could have been not technically this car? Truck?

[@Schnorgldorf]

There are a bunch of these here in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. I never really saw one before I moved here and I pretty much see one every day here. This is a big hot rod place and I can see the same people that love hot rods would love these. Plus it's sunny here pretty much every day so anything convertible works here. Polaris razors are a normal car here.

[@barracuda6817]

I see these all the time.

[@brilliantlysplendid]

Doug the type of dude to stick out 8 inches from the body itself

[@aimeeburkhardt9667]

I really wanted one of those for my first car but I'm only 10years old danget!

[@katjoe1974]

You shouldn’t have a KZbin account

[@jacobfrech288]

Kat & Joe you should shut up

[@sterlinghayden1434]

17:55 “SSR buddy” fucking love this guy.

[@darrtetzy]

Shame there are no more drive-in theaters, you could sneak 15 people in under that tonneau..

[@DarknessViper99]

Hell, this is a rolling drive-in theater! Just stick a power inverter in the bed’s power outlet, slap a flat screen + media device on there too, and boom, tailgate party.

[@chinaoof]

There’s a drive in near me, sadly I’ve never been there though.

[@chuckchuck4016]

I watched Godzilla 2014 in a drive in, in Las Vegas they still exist

[@AdamG1983]

One here in upstate NY between two small cities near Lake Ontario LOL

[@BornToBeFamed]

The Onyx Viper thats why i wont one lol, you could take a chick out on a full date with this thing whip out a flat screen and netflix lol

[@707Charles22]

This was a sad time for Chevrolet

[@hemiyachtcharger6538]

707Charles22 honestly it was

[@matthewschoenemann5021]

Minus the Suburban. Concerning reliability at least.

[@albertwesker744]

707Charles22 was? Ha

[@kzero1499]

80s until recently were a sad time for Chevy. With the penny pinchers who ironically bankrupted GM it's honestly surprising this thing made it as far as it did.

[@jamesharden3timedpoy466]

707Charles22 ever since that Obama money they thankfully turned in the right direction

[@liberalssuck3155]

one model has a corvette engine in it if I remember correctly.and I've always like the way it looked

[@subsoar5734]

“Keep clicking and I’ll come in there and give you some-n to click about” I feel threatened.

[@maksymtt]

Who remembers this car in Midnight Club 3?

[@bsosmoove]

Mx Jonson yup! My dream car when I was 10

[@annoythefish]

Midnight Club is gay as fuck "hurrr turn your car into the most ricer piece of shit while driving around with the most hilarious physics" shit was hot with all the poor black and mexican kids

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

Midnight Club 3 Remix and also in GT4 as well.

[@nickkilmer7371]

*Slowly raises hand*

[@bsosmoove]

annoythefish You must've had a shit childhood if think midnight club was bad....

[@kyrillos316]

A coupe a convertible a truck i wouldve liked it but...... It look like the chrysler pt cruiser

[@matthewschoenemann5021]

Kyro Raj I think it looks a GM successor to the Prowler.

[@supercarsofwichita9485]

Kyro Raj true

[@rsar61]

Kyro Raj to bad this truck looks half assed put together in my opinion

[@kakerake6018]

Ryan A this is the weirdest car I've seen in a long time I like it

[@ButterYerToast]

Pretty sure the lead designer of the PT cruiser also had a hand in this lol.

[@Vastafari34]

Dude, he was FLYIN' over that second speed bump hahahahaa

[@ishave2506]

i love going into these doug demouro reviewing cars/trucks rabbit hole

[@scotttrades33]

Doug "in today's money" DeMuro

[@BrateTebra123]

Doug "bumper to bumper" DeMuro

[@lilchunnky78]

Doug "quirks and features" Demuro

[@evancrouch9939]

I like how Doug never says bad things about the cars he reviews. He usually replaces “idiotic” with “interesting” or another back handed complement word

[@SPNKr16]

I know, right, like if you lend him your why bother being butthurt about criticism? It's Doug, let him do his job!

[@KanishQQuotes]

Evan Crouch Why crap on a car that's discontinued? It takes effort to build anything, he does point out the flaws, but also if something that has been designed with thought in mind

[@ThePeacePlant]

using the word 'idiotic' would be unprofessional and immature. i could defnitley see why he wouldnt say idiotic. just imagine him saying a feature on is 'idiotic' on the vehicles he reviews

[@aleksandar4756]

He actually roasted the fuck out of Maserati Ghibli. Probably his most negative review

[@nemesis6014]

Look at his Hummer and G wagon reviews

[@jamesbrook9622]

I always wanted one of these but probably zero in New Zealand. I had a 1:18 scale model of it when I was a kid too!

[@lovelandguitarman]

My friends Father had one of these. When he passed, my friends Mother asked us to check the battery since it had been sitting for some time. It took us forever to find it underneath the back of the bed. All of us agreed that was the dumbest logistical choice.

[@Ethos_Unset]

THIS is my favorite Car Reviewer. He has many strange quirks and features.

[@Cafe_TTV]

If only there were a place where I could read more about him...

[@mysneaker8234]

this is the perfect car for Doug :D

[@tri-countylexuspartsdept.6663]

I remember seeing this truck when it was debuted at the NYC Auto Show sometime around 1998-2000 and saying to myself "Well it's cool looking, but why would someone buy this?". Was never really fond of the SSR until it came with a manual trans, then I was mildly interested in it. Eh.. Great video Doug!

[@deathstarter4242]

Is it weird that I still want this “truck”?

[@helveticacalibri4036]

No

[@RedLeo-pf9yo]

Nope

[@LitheApo]

GM made this and the Aztek, yet no successor to the El Camino? Great decisions said no one ever...

[@Doctors_TARDIS]

Car with a truck bed. This is practically an el camino.

[@LitheApo]

The_Doctors_Tardis With a convertible option, and incredibly ugly design. I at least wanted the Holden Maloo rebadged as an El Camino, but looks like it may never happen.

[@ToobxSox]

All the goodness is in australia. They have the utes. LS powered car with a truck bed and 6 speed. Without the weird ass looks of the SSR

[@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930]

The el Camino was the weird camaro that handled worse right?

[@madtonesbr]

The Holden ute is no SSR but it's not a looker in its own right either, lol.

[@youngshreddfilthy2930]

Wow It looks like a modern day El Camino in the rear from the front and looks like a Chevy HHR and a PT Cruiser all in one

[@spagelsmegal]

Sterling Forest it’s more like a modern day 1940s Holden Ute

[@colleenmchugh833]

Ha i was thinking the same thing!

[@TheLordsDeciple]

my understanding is the hhr got its inspiration partially from the ssr

[@davidmurphy1207]

It looks like a dumpster fire. I can not see anything that resembles a vehicle here anymore. The person that designed this should be dragged to death being pulled by unicorns over fields of lollipops and rainbows. That is the only death gay enough to be justified. This is what happens when a truck gets kicked in the nuts.

[@cuzz63]

low sales probably put GM off ever bringing back the El Camino.

[@jacobgordon3909]

I got a good laugh when I heard the door actuator near the end of the video since the same thing happened to me in my 2013 Impala 😂

[@abimendoza5573]

I really like this car, have so many interesting quirks, it's like a new "el camino", this and the prowler are my favorites

[@AdamG1983]

"I assume someone who drives an SSR had some weird interests" *SELF AWARENESS 0*

[@TommyGun1979]

Or so you think... ;)

[@utoobgavemecancer8635]

I have one.

[@WarPigRS]

Doug is the type of guy that clean his white Nike Air Monarchs with Windex before going to dinner at Outback Steakhouse.

[@EpilepsyWarning]

Brandon L lmfao

[@n54andrew]

Joke went on for too long smh

[@TheTaxburden]

Lmao

[@savionallen-harding7889]

This is by far the best comment ever. Dude said nike monarchs Hahahaha

[@paulbarnum2164]

I had those Monarchs... Then a younger friend said that they were dad shoes... Lol

[@davidfox5827]

Hey Dougo, that's the same key for the retro Thunderchicken... I believe it's a standard sized driver bit that's available at most tool stores...

[@tristanthompson5269]

The tray power socket is pretty standard in Australia. It's usually used for camping gear like powered coolers.

[@vexy3086]

Doug is the type of dude to give his date a Doug score

[@Mimicry161]

Always funny the 80th time around. zZz

[@giacomotiznado9655]

Vexy he'd give her both a weekend score and a weekday score

[@aspins2479]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hiyoutube8013]

I never would've thought Doug would have my car in a video I drive a lumina

[@afrosheenix]

Dheya Mikha I'm sorry. I learned how to drive in school in a lumina back in 1990. I still believe that's all they were designed for.

[@thisthingmint250]

The lumina is not ugly the pontiacs and saturns are the worst

[@abelincoln4374]

Having driven my folks cross country a couple times now I can say it makes a great GT car. Really comfortable seats and great storage space for what it is, obviously less than a real pick up though. The suspension handles rougher roads pretty well too. Just would be nice to have useable cup holders. side note, the heated seats are extremely easy to use with the doors closed, not sure what he's on about. side note 2, the back rest is not electronic, you have to use the levers to lean back and forth, the electric backrest button is actually for lumbar support inside the seat. the bottom button functions like normal.

[@COBHC8890]

Having been a teenager in the early 2000's, these are my favorite kind of cars!!! SSR, Prowler, HHR, PT Cruiser, Aztek etc. These are the cars I saw at carlots, in commercials, in magazines etc. #Nostalgia

[@Saiyanssj2]

Dough is the type of person to read the instructions on how to make ramen noodles

[@legoandtrainenthusiast02]

T/ Anation dough?

[@Saiyanssj2]

Lego and train lover 200 yesss didn’t know I had my own personal auto corrector

[@KEVINHILGENFELD]

It was Chevrolet's 50th anniversary to the pickup Chevrolet in1947 they went out and did a survey to the general public and ask them what they would change in1953 they came out with a pickup that was changed styled and more appealing to the public. If you look up the 1953 pick up you'll find out that everything is pretty much the same except for the front split window . One the most noticeable features is the front grill and the truck in 1953 obviously did not have a convertible top and tunnel cover. At that time most trucks were not accepted at people's home they were considered an eyesore, yes I'm sure some of you were thinking the same thing about this one but it's a love-hate relationship with this truck.

[@KEVINHILGENFELD]

This truck was a very fun truck to own and drive it a had pretty much all steel body. It handled 145 miles an hour amazingly. The weight distribution on this truck was great as well, this truck does not seem to have the bed hop like most trucks would.

[@LSJR1738]

Kevin Hilgenfeld thats cool.

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

Its also just a chopped hhr.

[@noobius380]

Kevin Hilgenfeld you know this because you are a Chevrolet pickup fan

[@criznitty]

Brandon Stevens I thought the HHR shared a platform with the Cobalt

[@earlybro19]

It’s 2023 and I just parked next to a black SSR, so I had to come find Doug’s review of one so I could see all the quirks and features.

[@tuckerjones5899]

I always liked these especially for the amount of horsepower you get almost like Chevys version of the SRT 10 ram

[@johnbozic9920]

Built in an automotive time of "anything was possible", a convertible Chevy pickup, SRT10 6 Speed Ram, Lincoln Blackwood, Marauder, Cadillac XLR, Aztek, and so many more....money was used so easily to be wasted so heavily on dream cars that were not necessary, but necessity, It was a cool time.

[@JohnDoe-qc3jr]

Read that in Mr. Regulars voice

[@JC80thaBEST]

Yes indeed, the mid-2000s were quite a time to be a live in the car world. Another flop that comes to mind was Fords rekindling of the Thunderbird.. Yikes.

[@Badmon407]

And none of those exist anymore

[@tls5870]

JC Thunderbird? Yeah those were bizarre.

[@kevinvalenzuela6414]

Miss this era of cars , cars were definetely very diffrent between brands ...

[@UR2SLO4ME]

Who else watches legitimately every second of Doug’s reviews?

[@sunnyg6109]

No

[@bobblybob4351]

Why wouldn't you, can't get enough

[@l-_-sage-_-l]

I do

[@tomatodamashi]

I only watch every second illegitimately....sorry

[@snowandlightsmusic]

i dont watch the doug score, but i watch the rest

[@IIOIIIOIOOI]

With "minimum" mods those vehicle can be an extreme hotrod. Find a moderately worn one (6 speed) and add a crate motor of choice.Level lowered suspension with "staggered" wheel fitments (22 &26) and you have a great start.

[@bobkonradi1027]

There was / is a specialty car and truck conversion company in St. Louis named Classic Car Studio, and they had a weekly show on the Motor Trend cable TV channel, which the show was called, "Speed Is the New Black." They had a customer bring one of these trucks in for some custom body, interior and engine work and it turned out tremendous. If you get a chance to browse the Motor Trend Channel's catalog of shows, check this out. Two main features: they put in a GM crate engine that had way over 400 hp, and put in a restomod GMC half-ton truck front grille from the 1950s.

[@lucasbarnard2257]

I love how in the doug score, it was next to the Plymouth prowler... another odd car