The Donkey Van is still alive.

[@blakeallen3573]

"Gosh, that guy is a guy." is a PEFECT description of James

[@WanArk86]

I wish I was a James.

[@lyrqk5829]

@@WanArk86 be the james you wish to see in the world. i'm a 5'0 woman and i still dream of being a james

[@toidIllorTAmI]

@@lyrqk5829 James is literally husband material. He better get a stick to beat them off.

[@hsv215i]

@@WanArk86 I am a James but not a useful James

[@SarahIsWeird]

he really is one of the guys of all time

[@Joshua_Gomez15]

What an absolute miracle to hear that the donko is still alive.

[@paulanderson9650]

Donko; that has quite the strayan twang. Is that official aussie vernacular?

[@XxaexxeaxX]

@@paulanderson9650 it is now mate 😏🇦🇺

[@paulanderson9650]

@@XxaexxeaxX brilliant!

[@Donir100]

Me and my mates believe in donkey van supremacy!!!!

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

I’d be more surprised if it wasn’t

[@Sindroms23235]

Hey, a heads up, the usual way of getting a cupholder in these is placing a cinder block between the seats. I think it will fit the aesthetic..

[@caramelldansen2204]

Sounds fun if you get in a crash!

[@tezcanaslan2877]

@@caramelldansen2204that is an encouragment to safe driving or say bye bye to your feet

[@trashman1605]

@@caramelldansen2204 adding stakes makes it fun

[@BigWheel.]

@@caramelldansen2204 it would be the mercy brick, because I doubt any crash in one of these is safe enough to want to live through, but not deadly enough to finish the job.

[@samholdsworth420]

@@caramelldansen2204 I would intentionally crash the van if I drove that pile of dog poop

[@kalark]

absolutely loving the donkey van updates. Truely the unsung hero of this channel

[@theaussiecardude]

Donkeyvan: "i have no oil and my leaf springs have turned to dust..." Dank: " It's not that baaad"

[@ACOnetwork]

It's fineeee 😁🤣😂

[@phatboi202]

get another 100k out of it before there's a real problem.

[@laurenmartinez55]

Gotta love reliable vehicles. My grandpa had an old 2WD F250 that did everything. It towed trailers and hauled wood and acted as a ladder anchor to fix streetlamps and drove me to school and its still going. The 390 and the truck transmissions in Fords are unbreakable

[@drewzero1]

I had an F250 with the 390. It was a great beater truck and a lot of fun to drive but 8-10mpg meant it barely left the farm. Plus it didn't start well in the winter so it wasn't as useful for plowing as we'd hoped.

[@laurenmartinez55]

@@drewzero1 It's the carb. My personal truck has a high compression 390 with a modern Holley and it starts fine regardless of the weather, I've also heard Eddelbrock carbs work good too. Might need a few pumps of the pedal before starting starting though

[@drewzero1]

@@laurenmartinez55 Yeah, it had carb issues and should have replaced it besides just installing a manual choke. Should have replaced the battery too and taken advantage of the dual battery setup for cold starts. Eventually we replaced it with a Ram that had its own issues, but I didn't need to cuss at it quite as much.

[@andrewduong2740]

I was handed down an XV30 Camry this year. At first I was really reluctant, but eventually it sobered my outlook on what I wanted out of a car. Everything I was looking at up to that point was either a time bomb, prone to rust, took premium fuel, or was rare and expensive. 284,000 miles on the odometer, starts every time and has never asked for anything more than gas and oil changes. It was never the car I wanted, but it's exactly what I need right now and more.

[@someguyonyoutube9279]

@@drewzero1 Oh, you think the 390 sucks gas? Try the 460. Regularly getting 5-6MPG around town.

[@wind_reader]

Bless you, Donko :') gotta love a reliable car P.s. I'm all in for the 500 hp donkey van project

[@jonw12]

They should definitely do the 500hp donkey! The rear diff needs to be replace so throw an LSD in it and have a burn out machine!

[@bradleyborrowman2115]

100%

[@craigpodsprojames2500]

Maybe he could do that when the Odometer hits 500,000 k's

[@wind_reader]

@@jonw12 then put bananas in the LSD, of course

[@HapyXD]

Great job Mr.Wade you’ve made a mid range nugget van to a thrashed good working van so good onya m8

[@-axn-]

I can't tell you how much I would love seeing a 500hp donkey. The ultimate sleeper.

[@LenKusov]

The beater van where everything seems on the verge of dying and yet is seemingly immortal is the unsung hero of every single punk band, apartment move, small shop, and road trip worth talking about. Love my Honda van, rapidly closing on 500,000km/300,000 miles, held together with drywall screws and harbor freight zip ties, won fights with 2 deer, a hickory tree, and a rental car, and after that rental car i didn't have a spot welder so the entire front end (which is listed as "radiator support" as the part) is held in with literally just bolts which means when that knocking the engine makes when it gets stuck in stop-n-go traffic or the godawful already-rebuilt-once transmission dies means i gotta pull the drivetrain I can just put it up on stands and roll the whole mess out on a moving dolly instead of buying an engine crane

[@asterm4977]

Van is immune to step. One more tool that cannot be used against this absolute beast.

[@PaulFisher]

finding out all the new things van is immune to is the highlight of this series

[@bobmcguffin5706]

It wasn’t immune to poison damage lol

[@ChiralSpirals]

Oh I needed a pick me up at this shitty moment in life...Thanks Wade. Seriously though your channels bring me joy.

[@RainytheNB]

It doesn't surprise me, but the audio mixing and balance on this channel is top notch. The music, voice, sound effects, etc are all at the perfect volume and balance to play though my earphones.

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

I too have a "donkey van" my beloved 93 Toyota Previa (Tarago for you Aussies). Absolutely rock solid ancient old dinosaur that goes and goes and goes, love vans

[@isaactrockman4417]

Mid engine!

[@SPAZTICCYTOPLASM]

Man if there's 1 car i make sure is mechanically 100% it's my van, an old 2002 Sienna. I rebuild motors, transmissions rear ends and all the accessories for a living, and that thing has hauled 4 v8s, an automatic and multiple boxes of parts over 500 clicks without breaking a sweat. It's used to having more power in the back than the front. Only upgrade i did was air suspension because 2 500cuin big blocks aren't kind to any suspension. It's got the legendarily reliable 1mz so i should be good for half a million, just gotta keep up to maintainece and change my timing belt. Keep it mechanically good buddy, a reliable van will make you.

[@DimT670]

I love how he said the van us immune to step when there'd a large dent where they hit 😂

[@InfernusdomniAZ]

More like Wade is immune to caring about dents.

[@sineater5431]

for some reason i absolutely love the idea of a 500HP Donkey Van

[@victorhugofranciscon7899]

The fastest cargo vehicle in Adelaide

[@indigomer]

We all love the Donkey van, even in those moments when it isn’t around to hear us praise it.

[@leelaand7581]

These Mitsubishi engines are known for blown valve stem seals, thats where ur oil is going XDDD I have a Space Star over here in Germany with 318600km or so and I always got 1 liter of oil with me haha Bought a replacement for my childhood car tho. Anyways, keep this thing alive and if it's worth it, like for u personally, do some headwork and replace the valve stem seals. After that it's gonna be good as new. Greetings from Germany, keep all the good content coming, love all of ur stuff :))

[@hanyoukimura]

Not only is the donkey alive, but it's fighting back! Chucked that step right at you!

[@nobleherring3059]

Y'know, I never really considered a van before. But just the sheer ENTHUSIASM you have for this donkey beast has me looking at them with a fresh desire. Here's hoping she never kicks the bucket, mate!

[@Foxfloop]

She’s a donkey, she’ll just walk straight past that bucket.

[@isaactrockman4417]

If you don’t off-road? They’re better than crossovers and suvs in like every way. And a lot easier to load and unload than todays trucks, truck beds are so high

[@deanchur]

Minivans get a lot of crap but I never hear bad things from the people who own them.

[@r.taylor8836]

@@deanchurI hate the exterior appearance of mine, and that it takes so long to heat up/cool with the larger engine and volume of interior space (had a 4 cyl station wagon, that was a bit newer and sportier, but the engine’s f’d itself over now), but I also get pretty decent gas mileage, it has a comfortable ride and decent handling & acceleration, for a van, and I can haul 6 other people, or 3 plus a kitchen table, so I’m sure as heck not complaining, especially with the furniture I’ve been buying for my home

[@Tuss09]

Truly an Aussie moment

[@McStick565]

Oh, man I love taking a nice drive in Adelaide. Said no one ever.

[@hrt6918]

Well, the hills exist at least

[@ConnorNolanTech]

We have been blessed with a Donkey Skid™️ on this splendid day.

[@gamemeister27]

We had a minivan with a column shifter for a little while, old Ford Windstar. Only column shifter I've ever used, and I miss it every day

[@omega_profile1]

I love this format of videos. Every upload you guys do gives me smile.

[@Kohlrouladeable]

This channel needs a kei car, like look at those microvans, they even have the nugget side-profile and they are called loaf cars in the places they are used.

[@johnw1544]

I'm super jealous you have a van. I used to collect drums, particularly when they were super cheap on ebay. I live in the UK so I usually went after Premier drums because up intil the mid-90's they were fantastic. IDK what they're like today, but they looked terrible a few years ago. Anyway, when I would buy them off eBay, I would have to have them SHIPPED. Now if you're buying a snare or a cymbal, that's fine. But I'm a crazy fucker and bought over 5 drum kits. My favourite is the 70's Kieth Moon kit in concert toms I bought, which has like 15 toms on it now. That thing was 300 quid, with 4 toms and the bass, which was an excellent deal considering their conditon. I lent virtually all of them to my uni like 5 years ago, and haven't seen them since because I'm too sad to go :(. Didn't have the room at home though. Back in like 2008 and earlier, drums on eBay were SO CHEAP it was crazy. I have a pair of 1960's premier bongos I bought for 60 quid, which was steep back then, original skins and everything. Try finding them for under 300 now.

[@narrowstairs7]

on the off chance you found this channel separately from his other stuff, OP actually has a whole channel for drum stuff! channel name is “the drum thing”, vids used to be on here but he split to a separate channel to be more organized :) i’m not particularly into drums (or cars lol) but the vids are tons of fun! probably even better for a (former) collector :)

[@johnw1544]

@@narrowstairs7 Oh yeah I know, it's why I'm jealous. It's basically what I wanted to do. I had to stop doing it because I ran out of space lol.

[@lousarsol9005]

So I happy I found your channel. You are bringing a lot of laughter into my life and that is priceless!

[@scrubmaster5153]

The beast of burden turns out to be your only vehicle that isn’t a burden

[@BReal-10EC]

Wish the US market hadn't lost all the rear drive Japanese vans in the 80s/90s. These things are tough work vehicles and are much easier to live with than a fullsize US van of that vintage.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

"People in Adelaide drive terribly" _Thaaaaaaat's Adelaide for you!_

[@Hitma-jf1tt]

Just found this channel a couple days ago. Keep churning through man the videos are great. Love the banter between you and James. It would be sick to learn a thing or two since I know nothing about cars but this is still great content. Keep up the good work!

[@DiscoBallGaming]

I love this channel because it's just so simple, actually explaining the problems, and fixing them (maybe)

[@dominicklipari]

Watching this man at 4:30am is the pentacle of my day

[@cromulence]

tentacle?

[@MrBearr.]

👍

[@justsomeone4234]

its 3 am here in Brazil,about to go sleep and i still go on just to watch this vid,gotta love garbage time

[@tonystechrepairs]

It's 1am in America amigo. Amanha a vida começa de novo, mais primeiro: É hora de GarbageTime!!

[@MizushimaNaomiz]

1:10 AM in colombia nunca perco um video garbage time.

[@efftee]

Nice to know that LDV, even under chinese ownership, is still using their old Convoy/Pilot approach of using really old technology in brand new vehicles. (the LDV Convoy and Pilot were still heavily based on vans from the 1960/70s when they stopped being made in 2005)

[@dekatonkheir]

Farken i have never seen such a fresh lookin safety step in my life, respect

[@Mr_Dandy_Lion]

5:08 the way you delivered that was hilarious

[@rockaway0beach]

"It's just funny because it confuses me" is such a mood

[@bobdole62846]

I used to own a 99 L400 SpaceGear so seeing its tradie brother on this channel brings joy to my heart If you can find a upper trim passenger SpaceGear in a U Pull it yard, they have a fancy slide out cupholder slot thing below the radio

[@barnettzack]

I wish you had more videos on this channel I could binge watch! ❤

[@tjmfarming9584]

The donkey van could be just as legendary as Bruce 1, maybe even more… You know something is built right if it runs the show behind the scenes and very rarely takes credit

[@goatman7362]

That differential is totally bananas!!!

[@garryallen9503]

I drove it for 2 days it’s a weapon ,when my car died thanks man 👍👍👍❤️

[@neruwu]

Yes I'd be so down for a Donkey Evo project if the current motor really does peace out at some point

[@gdude2775]

Previously Iv never really like to watch car videos but this channel is coming up as one of my favorites.

[@spicytuna62]

A half million kilos is something else. When I was a little kid, we had an '84 Celica that had 621,000 kilos by the time it was parked for good, and it still ran. My current little car has 210,000 kilos, is 10 years old, and still just chugs along. I had to leave my house yesterday morning when it was -14C. The starter cranked the engine over _twice_ and the thing roared to life. It's an awesome feeling taking care of something old that still basically works like new. The engine will probably need some work in the future because I do push it pretty hard. I'll crack 5k pulling it onto the highway because that's how you get to highway speed in central Oklahoma. The ramps feel 10 meters long and everyone's already zipping by at 120. So if you don't want to be pancaked in a Civic, you gotta put that Honda reliability to the test!

[@mihkelkastehein9470]

Dankpods always saying "You cant buy filth like this you have to earn this filth

[@tazza5136]

If the donkey van doesn't have a name yet, I feel like melvin is a good fit

[@bxck]

YES

[@TheMrStromax]

A 500hp Evo powered donkey van sounds like a great idea!

[@notrotom]

Long live the donkey van

[@dfletcher0306]

You uploaded this at midnight for me and I still enjoyed it. *I don't need sleep*

[@starlightthetribewing4774]

I saw this after the donkey van died, then I realised that this was from 3 months ago :(

[@Herbertti3]

My philosophy is all cars are wheel barrows.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

Gotta love a donkey van. I had a 2007 Transit connect that I had to trade in because I needed something London ULEZ compliant. The dealer I part exchanged it at took one look at my patch welded rust bucket and said that's our new parts hauler right there, we'll take it.

[@LexMc0606]

Sad face now that Wade told us the Donkey Van is dying in his newest Free Car Build video today 😭😭😭

[@paytonbostwick2899]

Gotta love the old cars you buy expecting them to crap out immediately but last forever. Currently driving a prius i got cheap with 200k miles, somehow its surviving the hellstorm that is the american midwest in winter at the moment. Its not fast, but that gas milage is great.

[@thatbillguy5211]

I absolutely adore this channel's content. Thank you so much mate.

[@farsjamal6865]

Oh boy coming here after the last video is heart Braking

[@DJvvAZZ]

The Donkey Van 😂🤣😂 I said it once, I'll say it again, I LOVE your end of week vids. True fan here mate, from Canterbury, NZ

[@YuasBirds]

I have a crazy huge soft spot for old Mitsubishi vans, especially the delicas

[@Pyry300]

My dad drives a 2002 Ford Transit. Does the job really nicely (no ac tho). No need to upgrade when it works, just a little maintenance needed every now and then.

[@pedrolameiras2495]

I was just watching the donkey van videos before going to sleep, now I wake up to another gem. Keep it up Wade

[@opi3636]

R.I.P Donkey Van

[@pipeqez911]

My neighbour has had a purple one of these for the past 20 years or so, such a legendary vehicle.

[@objekt2686]

can't wait for the donkey to fart fire with anti-lag

[@TerribleName22]

It’s weird to be genuinely happy about somebody who is not having any car issues when you are… Dank’s just so freaking charming

[@ray.upside-down]

These old Mitsubishi motors, older Hyundai motors and mostly all Honda motors are motors which will never leave you stranded even if a million things is wrong with them. May the Donkey never die

[@CheapCheerful]

It's a Mitsubishi. They're all like that hey - reliable, comfortable, no frills. I've had a Magna (yeah!), Lancer, Outlander. Good stuff! Great video mate :)

[@eclipsing_moon5685]

I will offer my shitboxing advice. There's lots of different methods to flush an engine, but I had the best luck using liquimoly engine flush and then using engine restorer. I was burning like over a qt per 3 hours of runtime (60-200 miles depending upon what's going on that day) and now I burn literally none. I've driven 400 miles since that change, several engine cycles. My 187k mile 350 SBC is back to her prime. This only really works if it's piston rings, I'd also replace the PCV valve after doing this. Pretty much just got car to operating temp, poured in the liqui moly, idled for 10-15 minutes, gave it a few revs towards the end, drained it, filled it with the cheapest oil I could and replaced the filter, ran it up to operating temp, then idled for another 10-15 minutes, then did a normal oil change (aka just draining, replacing filter, using my normal oil) and added in the engine restore. Cost me like... $60-70 total to do, significantly easier and cheaper than redoing the rings.

[@mackenziemcintyre1378]

A sleeper trade van would be sick as hell

[@LongPeter]

There was a bog stock, single cab, 2wd Hilux racing the Australian rally championship round in October. For some reason the donkey van reminded me of that.

[@OtioseFanatic]

This video makes me sad now.

[@barryphillips7327]

With work Daihatsu could live again

[@nunyamonke]

honestly the best model of mitsubishi expresses. I have the Starwagon (the express but with extra windows and fancy stuff) of the same year as my campervan and it's a dream.

[@lycandoggo3984]

That's the van that my little brother went to candy land with, he's not back yet he must love it there!

[@Emanmonster13]

my nugget is an old Mercedes that got abandoned in a barn. I have gotten it's 4 cylinder, 2.3L engine to 350-400hp using boost and other minor tweaks. You too can have a fast nugget!

[@0Kinn]

This is the perfect channel for cars, usually car channels are showing supercars or well known sports cars, but THIS, this is what its all about, crap and almost dead potato cars.

[@tonystechrepairs]

DONKEYS NEVER DIE!!!

[@ROVolvo]

+ for the donkey EVO van!!

[@Demon0fTh3Fall_]

I was happy to see an upload from this channel. Even if you didn't work on the cars, I would just be happy to have some day in life stuff or you an ol'mate James just hanging out shooting the shit. Thanks for all the fun videos!

[@midnight_3g_297]

I love Mitsubishi motors! If that’s the 2.0 then go with the engine out of a eclipse GST, and if it’s the 2.4 go with an engine out of a Hyundai DOHC. Mitsubishi actually supplied Hyundai with DOHC engines way back in the day and you could get some power out of those engines! Just steer clear of the 2.4 in the 2001 eclipses, they don’t last all that long and are just a major headache. I’ve been watching since your channel first started and I love your videos

[@randomperson2235]

"its not that bad" he says a day before the wheel falls off

[@aro2866]

Really?

[@randomperson2235]

@@aro2866 idk? I was making a joke

[@aro2866]

@@randomperson2235 I wouldn't have been surprised if you weren't.

[@TeddyBearGaming999]

4 months later, this has not aged well

[@littleswansplaygrownd6817]

aged like donkey smoke

[@rrrrroope]

I woul genuinely watch hour-long videos of this dude just narrating his life in that patois it's so chill sounding

[@LunarBrony]

Delicas are a great platform. Built my Starwagon back in the day for off roading. This is a Space Gear cargo variant

[@filippoboschini8659]

Great news that the donkey is still running, I got a wheelbarow at home, too, it's a 1997 Seat Ibiza SDI naturally aspirated, roars like a bear, electrics in the inside don't work, but it has almost 400,000km on the clock, these cars are thogh as nails. Edit: have you still got the 1984 Honda? If it blows up (let's not hope so) replace it with a VW Bora! (or 2001 Jetta i think it is in Australia) you just pay crap for it and it lasts for so long! I've got one at home (same as the Ibiza) in really good conditions, sort of a nugget, like it has just a tiny hole in the driver seat, worn headlights, and some tiny tiny dents and scratches, it belonged to my deceased uncle, but it's still a beautiful reg.

[@Anonymoose345]

THE BOY LIVES!

[@SplashMountain_EpicSave]

As an American... I caught half of that. Enjoyed it 100% 👍

[@zero_burrito]

This has truly made this a merry chungmas. Thanks dank

[@Exponaut_R-01]

I have no currently known use for a van like this but you’re making me want one Equal amounts dented and dingy as shown

[@Jadriam]

8 months ago during the 'I bought a van.' video: "I give it three months before it explodes." Donkey Van today: Still working, bananas and all. Good job, Donkey Van.

[@deeohayy]

Nothing better than a fresh Garbage Time video at 1 AM!

[@UncannySense]

would a Delica l400 cup holder unit fit? sits up from the center console astray...it looks like there is a blankoff space where the cup holder would go... I have a spare (new old stock) Delica space gear press out 2 cup unit if you might be interested?

[@LouisSubearth]

They should

[@ThisIsARubbishName]

Here I was thinking that it was gonna be full of drums! Motorbike parts just as good.

[@jackjacksoncv]

*opens van door* "motorcycle parts!" that sir looks like everything for a motorcycle sans the frame. lol i need to see more of this "motorcycle" please!

[@jackjacksoncv]

wait... is there a frame in there?!

[@Toro00125]

Company i worked for had one off them vans. Column shift manuall. Pump had been turned up, exhaust had broken of about where you sit. black smoke whenever you hit the gass. Noisy as hell. Fun to drive short distance. Not so much on long trips 😆

[@samboyd2999]

My Nissan pickup didn’t come with cup holders and I ran the same McDonalds cardboard cup holder situation for months before retrofitting some real ones. Glad to see I’m not the only one! 😂

[@AlbanyHermes]

Whenever I see a Mitsubishi Express I think of the Donkey Van