The Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Is an Old-School Family Wagon

[@LGR]

I care about plastered-on wood paneling, Doug.

[@Virghilian]

Hey, LGR's here!

[@bookshelffury]

Lmao! I can totally see LGR driving something with wood paneling on the sides.

[@mw9771]

Custom Cruiser, LGR edition....

[@ishratqureshi5263]

Heh, wood grain

[@upsidedownroad]

Man you could fit a ton from computer reset in this beast

[@davidtillema]

I was adopted at the age of 5 in 1980 and I remember riding to my new home in that great back seat! That was the life!

[@Papa-o33963]

I was adopted at the age of 5 in 1968. I remember being driven around by my mother in her 4dr Chevy Corvair. Great times n experiences.Hav a great n safe year to all.

[@ps5056]

@@1alsaidi319 How the fk would he know? He said he was 5.

[@stacia6678]

happy early/late 45 birthday :)

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

@@ps5056 by researching what car it was or was told by his/her foster parents.

[@rsears78]

Hell yeah, no IPhones, no Twitter, no distractions. People had to talk to each other back in those days

[@Kavasacation]

7:22 imagine driving behind some old wagon and see doug demuro staring back at you

[@HyperVanilo]

A real life horror movie

[@chrisbrasher6177]

Ultra CNC lol make sure it’s not a Buick reatta

[@chrisbrasher6177]

Ultra CNC lol

[@Leonards-leopard]

giving you a dougscore with his eyes

[@havmercy2349]

I'd just catch up to him and toss him the owners manual for my car 🤷‍♂️

[@Kroitk]

As a European, to me, this car is the epitome and everything American I can imagine in a car. Big family, land yacht, no style or grace, just a big, comfy, land boat for your dogs and loud kids, throwing stuff around while you cruise smoking and arm up on the bench seat, and playing some old 80s tunes from the crappy radio. So old American that it makes ME nostalgic hahah

[@nthgth]

I imagine you (and most Europeans) get that impression from Hollywood.. it's unfortunate and sad that that's the main window most of the world has into US life

[@AAARREUUUGHHHH]

@@nthgth That's not really the case at all anymore lol. We get the impression of America from seeing Americans on the internet.

[@AAARREUUUGHHHH]

@@nthgth Yeah, random videos and what not online. KZbin videos. It's a lot more representative than hollywood is, so I don't see how it's worse tbh lol.

[@nthgth]

@@AAARREUUUGHHHH I see your point, but it's worse because that sampling leans toward the most whiny, immature, angry, misguided, etc. I'm sure it's the same for online content from all countries, and knowing this you and I might take it with a grain of salt, but still.

[@nthgth]

@@AAARREUUUGHHHH ...on second thought, yeah, I guess that's not worse than Hollywood, it's about the same lol

[@josemunoz0]

2:46 For European friends out there , it's 3 FEET longer than a C class. Very helpful Doug

[@petertobin8938]

That's a meter for you Europeans.

[@-._._._-_._._.-]

Or roughly 90 cm

[@StrangerHappened]

Mercedes has only started selling more cars in the last couple of decades, so for older European car owners this measurement would not tell that much. VW, FIAT or something like that should be used as reference.

[@Ulexcool]

@@petertobin8938 Look at this dude failing at math.

[@TheLaptopLagger]

@@Ulexcool it's 91.44 cm Which is basically a metre You melt

[@CycloneForce]

Oh my Lord, yes. I understand you have the pay the bills, but I'd rather see reviews like this all day versus reviewing new cars.

[@echardcore]

Sounds like you need RegularCars.

[@GlycerinZ]

I like these old skool car reviews, also. Esp clean examples!

[@bob15479]

YES. He could pay the bills with these old cars thought, the new ones are just for bankety-bank.

[@GlycerinZ]

Or the rare cars that you don't see often.. one of the first videos i watched of his was that convertible nissan murano thing

[@bob15479]

@H Collins He's not pretentious. He's a goof and likes to play pretentious.

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

When you were a kid, and had the chance to ride in that back seat...my God, you ruled the world.

[@knunyabeasewhacks8744]

We used to fight over it! Lol! We even had an old LTD wagon that had sideways seating for 4 kids.

[@StreetDrilla]

"You think i kill two kids and a Woman? fuck that! i dont need that shit in my life"

[@101Volts]

I rode in the back of an 89 Caprice Estate Wagon with my Grandma (Dad was driving) at least once when I was a 3 or 4 year old. That's a cherished memory. I also ran out of the car one other day, and touched the exhaust pipe. That later experience is "burned" into my memory.

[@AllenGarvin]

My dad had a banana yellow one in the late 70s (with an 8-track player!). I remember that rear-facing back seat being a recipe for car sickness.

[@MrKodiakAttack]

The ONLY acceptable name for the rear facing seats are 'Tail-Gunner Seats'. I used to pretend to 'shoot down enemy planes' while being driven around. My dad even used a windshield marker pen to draw on fake crosshairs/targets.

[@Sandhill1988]

My father bought one new in 1987, he always had station wagons. RIP dad love you.

[@JudsonGraham]

Doug: here’s a 3.5 million dollar Ferrari. Me: meh. Doug: here’s a brown station wagon Me: go onnn...

[@mariomanningfan]

I'm the same. Bugatti...pass. Wait, is that a Yugo?

[@Dorelaxen]

Same here. I'll take something like this over some chode ass Lambo or Ferrari.

[@finnmg852]

I’m the exact same

[@billyv6629]

same not gonna lie

[@billyatherton6966]

Same

[@ARSZLB]

so beautiful. how could anyone possibly hate on this absolute family land yacht?! i HATE how wagons fell off in popularity SO sharply in the US

[@nikita_a_s]

@Moto Guzzi your wagon is not a land yacht. Small, inline engine powered, full of unnecessary electronics, hard and expensive in maintenance. And also I don't know any european wagon which was built on independent perimeter frame, like this one. P.S.: except Wartburg kombi.

[@govinlock8568]

The reason why Euro wagon smaller is because the city roads are too small to drive. My family had light pickup truck ("light" in in US standard) and it feels like driving a tank because of the road size.

[@supremetim]

I felt that on a personal level

[@Hirthirthirt]

Amen man.....AMEN!

[@cameronlowrey9371]

I wanna put a hemi in it....lol

[@korax9728]

Things I miss about the 80's cars: - Bench seats - shift stick on the column. - auwfuly soft suspension (super comfy). - the ton of memories.

[@smokemonkey2596]

The fleetwood though omg the seats

[@vincentmusic09]

What about crotch coolers?

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

Shift stick on the column? My 2012 has it on the column

[@snakeplissken1754]

Nothing better for a long road trip, no need for "sporty" or "road feel". Just gliding above the road to the tune of a rumbling v8, all problems in the world become a distant memory.

[@fordshojoe8080]

@@doctorfeinstone6524 your 2012 has a manual trans on the column?

[@emilyhorton8698]

The steering wheel is dainty because this was always for mom to drive. 😊 the F and R on the tape player is for fast forward and reverse for the tape. One final thing- I’m gen x and boomer parents did not like dogs in their cars so that would have been very rare. I can tell you that moms and grandmothers had zero trouble driving these cars - thank you for fun video!

[@jamesrabe]

I came here looking for this. not many things named as hidden really are. That adds to the video for me, like little bits of stuff I remember from being in the wagon.

[@rbnhd1144]

Totally agree F and R is fast forward and reverse for the cassette player, some cars only had FF which was fast forward. I'm a big Old's fan, I owned three, a 65 Vista Cruiser, 76 Cutlass and an 82 Cutlass, great cars.

[@n0tlance314]

Wood paneling... About 20ft long... Underpowered V8... RWD... Chrome everywhere... It's perfect.

[@quincee3376]

Except for the underpowered. Everything else is perfect.

[@audiolover]

...and custom 😎

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

The wood panelling was to make the cars appear environmentally friendly post gas crisis.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

@jdslyman ...it does sound like I'm joking...but it's actually true! They actually thought people would go for that vibe. The tree on wheels image of love and understanding for the environment despite fume laden tail pipe exhausts 80s style.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

@jdslyman yeah yeah that's just repressive stuff for the driver - and such heavy cars.

[@paultrigger3798]

I'm impressed someone kept this boat in good condition. I would imagine 99% of these are in scrapyards or crushed cubes.

[@daviddyer8807]

We had the 86 Buick version that I swear the wood decal was peeling all over by the time we sold it. I was impressed too (why would you choose this car to keep in good condition?)

[@jetstream454]

Why is that hair moving with the content on my screen wtf 😆

[@XxROCKERxGUYxX]

@@daviddyer8807 because no one else would, while everyone else is saving mustangs and camaros, this guy saved something a bit more obscure, love it!

[@edgarmartinez7155]

Cash for clunkers must have ended them

[@SuperRat420]

A lot of em survive because they were family and grammy cars. Drove smarr, not hard

[@andyonorato9856]

Was really expecting more comments about the clock being set to 4:20

[@gaberay2903]

same

[@sergeidevotion4457]

Maybe we're the only pot smokers! Canada ftw! :3

[@cameronsmith1149]

lmao i was thinking the same thing

[@kublayrodriguez3188]

Nice

[@1jtwister]

would be agreeing ...but by the time I got here, you had it covered

[@ctg6734]

This car represents a good portion of my childhood. Our family didn't have one but my friend down the block did, as did so many others. I spent many hours riding in that car, and honestly I'd love to have one right now.

[@rsprockets7846]

we went to drive ins pulled the car in backwards laid down the rear seats with blankers and saw Incredible Mr Limpett on screen while mom and dad messed around in front seat

[@simplet3294]

To me a non american this car looks like every other car in Hollywood Movies that I watched in my childhood

[@samuelmcgough6731]

Same

[@amymandeville8342]

That's because they were essentially the same cars 😆😆😆😆

[@ToastbrotRaver]

@@amymandeville8342 Regular cars in the 80's were a bland mash of square boxes that came in various shades of baby diarrhea. I drive a 1985 Audi in metallic poop brown and I think it looks tremendous 😂😂

[@amymandeville8342]

@@ToastbrotRaver exactly! 😂😂😂

[@dennisneo1608]

Yes it does.

[@SevenGears]

2:45 "for our european friends" uses feet

[@lofthousehh]

Why don't just use Centimeters? It's so damn easy!

[@abecross]

SevenGears You’re a fucktard.

[@McBeamer94]

3 feet is about 90cm - 1m, FYI! For the interest of curiosity, even though I am European, I use both units to measure my height (which is 6ft or 1.83m), so I know!

[@eduardobravo1159]

3 ft is bout a meter

[@fuzzfizz]

Our European friends = the rest of the world

[@FrankieProkop]

*Clock says **4:20* *starts thinking about That 70’s Show with pot and the Vista Cruiser*

[@ogarthegreat1383]

I saw that "420" made me wonder if he's "happy"

[@Ian.Murray]

"You can literally...cruise the vistas!"

[@007gaminggr3]

Dab

[@chaseman94]

Hello Wisconsin!!

[@lamontiego]

Obviously this is code

[@MacAttack1776]

My grandpa was a UAW member and worked in the plant that built these for 20 years. I never got to ride in one, but with him being gone now this video really made me smile. Thanks Doug!

[@ronniewu4945]

Doug Score for Doug DeMuro styling: 1/10 His sense of style do not exist Acceleration: 5/10 He gets a 5 because of his long legs, but doesn't workout Handling: 7/10 no comment Fun Factor: 7/10 He seems like he's a fun guy Cool Factor: 5/10 He's not the coolest guy but knows a lot about cars Total Weekend Score: 25 Features: 6/10 He gets a lot of quirks and features but wears 2 shirts Comfort: 4/10 no comment Quality: 10/10 produces high quality car review videos Practical: 7/10 He seems very practical and doesn't seem to buy unnecessary things Value : 7/10 do not come with bumper to bumper unlimited warranty Total Daily Score: 34 Total DougScore: 59/100 which puts him right in the middle above Hoovie's garage

[@mehmedl652]

Lol

[@Pear_God]

What about his wife?

[@igorblyat7839]

Handling 3/10 you can't really hold on to him very well while fucking him because he isn't that THICCC

[@mimicka9034]

@@igorblyat7839 🤔

[@ronniewu4945]

@@Pear_God idk but she can answer the handling and comfort for Doug Demuro lol

[@supwitchu100]

Doug, The F/R switch on the radio is used to forward and reverse the cassette. It has nothing to do with speaker control.

[@3rdDanPrime]

the guy is annoyingly stupid and talk a lot dumb shit, and the problem is he don't even search for the actual facts just personal infos bullshit

[@amoebasinger]

@@3rdDanPrime Take a breath, Bara.

[@vaskyappliance6144]

Yes! I guess if you are the kind of guy that has to explain that 3 across seating involves 1 on either end & 1 in the middle (Twice!), I can see where the confusion on the fast forward & rewind button is possible. The only explanation I can think of is clearly displayed by the time on the clock!

[@joseph7988]

@Bara Escudu Yup, I've noticed his ignorance in a few of his videos now. As long as he gets those views, he don't give a shit ;)

[@jordannn392]

supwitchu100 don’t throw heat on doug. he wasn’t wearing 2 shirts this video therefore his knowledge was a little off

[@dangre00]

For those curious, here is the soundtrack for the Oldsmobile Complimentary Tape Cartridge in 1985: Unknown Artist - Oldsmobile Theme - Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson - Almost Paradise - Enrique Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before - Barbra Streisand - The Way He Makes Me Feel - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers - Denver - Janie Fricke - Lonely People - Mickey Gilley - Fool For Your Love - Charly McClain - Surround Me With Love - Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - Luther Vandross - Never Too Much - Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy - Kent Jordan - Theme From "Terms of Endearment" - The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell - Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" K. 492 Composed By - Mozart* The Philadelphia Orchestra, William Smith (4) - Fur Elise Composed By - Beethoven* Philippe Entremont, Piano* - Waltz No. 15 In A-Flat Major, OP. 39 Composed By - Brahms* The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Serenade Composed By - Schubert*

[@RomanticPopPunk]

Thank you. You are a hero

[@dcyphrz8532]

Great post!! I remember my grandparents got a new Cutlass in like '78 and it had a sample cassette too (can't recall the track list). I'd never seen a cassette player in a vehicle before then.

[@frank1015]

I don't know if i should be worried that you know that or congratulat you lol

[@chrislemaster2695]

I have this whole tape converted over to CD and MP3

[@drazman9]

I'm just glad Iglesias was on there LMAO!

[@AstanaxKnight]

One thing that Doug forgot to mention is this car did not have a steel radio antenna poking out anywhere. Even my dad's Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser did not have a steel radio antenna. For this vehicle, the antenna was actually thin wire in like a zig zag pattern across the very top of the windshield, going from the center out to both side mirrors.

[@oldsguy354]

The built in the windshield wire was the standard equipment antenna. My 1979 Custom Cruiser has the power antenna on the right front fender. I don't know for sure, but I'm confident the power antenna option was available through 1990. I won't lie, it's a rear chore to work on should the need arise, but it is nice having it go up and down with the radio power.

[@michaelhawkins5530]

The 'wire wheels' were actually just a wire wheel cover over a regular steel wheel. And that 4 speaker Delco sound system was top of the line baby!

[@Twobarpsi]

Took my drivers test in one... Failed the parallel park section. Gee, wonder why?

[@mateosuarez7761]

Jeje yeah

[@Twobarpsi]

Then I borrowed the neighbors 82 Corolla, passed first time.

[@rocketraccoon1976]

You need a CDL to be able to parallel park one of these. I've seen shorter RVs.

[@Twobarpsi]

@@rocketraccoon1976 it was big, but cruised 85mph like nothing, compared to other 1984 cars...

[@TheWalterHWhite]

You'd need the whole block to parallel park it.

[@jaysmith6013]

This was the first car my dad bought when he moved to America in the early 80s! We drove this car everywhere and it was amazing

[@briantitchener4829]

I wish cars like this were still being made these days. I'd have one. Huge, comfy, easy to drive, just floats along and so easy to maintain. Fabulous. How times have changed, with modern cars you get; --hard seats, stiff suspension, cramped interiors and DIY maintenance that's almost impossible to perform. Well, that's progress folks!

[@HoistTheBloodyColours]

I completely agree with you. Im only 16 but my dads always has had older American cars which have comfy bouncy leather seats and amazing suspension that makes it so comfortable. Also i prefer the looks of older styled cars and have big v8 in most of them.

[@PistolSwitches]

while i was listening to doug explain the interior as awkward, and a bit uncomfortable, i could only think about how comfortable my same generation caprice classic is, compared to any new cars i sit in and drive. the thin steering wheel never felt cheap or silly to me.

[@asbestosfiber]

Yeah this thing gets 14MPG needs a tune up every year, has no power at all, seats fall apart in the sun, hard to start on cold mornings, and if you got 150 out of it that was a lot. new car has 2x the power 2x the milage will go easy 50k without doing anything but changing oil. has cruise, better AC, ABS, traction control, airbags, and is way more survivable in any accident. better lighting, better handling, but yeah,

[@briantitchener4829]

@@asbestosfiber Yeah, and excruciatingly boring with no character whatsoever.

[@drygnfyre]

@@asbestosfiber Stop, you're hurting his agenda that everything in the past is better than today. Stop using facts and logic.

[@narcissisticnarcissus4956]

If I lived in the US I would buy this car. Can't get more American than this.

[@liambassitt5919]

And it’s why we love it here

[@nthgth]

In the '80s, true

[@rubenbraekman4515]

You can get a chevy c10 with straight pipes, can't get more american than that

[@MiladJP]

You can buy used Humvees from the US Marines and drive without doors and no roof..can't get more American than this.

[@101Volts]

@@mrcloudiesbestfriend You say that like they don't have seat belts or something. My Dad hit a pole in a 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan in 2017. He wore the seat belt (buckled to the middle passenger's holder as I specifically told him that day that the driver one was broken,) so he went home the same day. Sore knees? Sure, his knees went thru the dashboard. NO AIR BAGS, and yet it wasn't that big of a deal. He did need emergency stomach surgery a month later, which was probably partly related, but he had an ulcer there. Mind, these cars are still concerning if someone hits you in the side. But if you're referring to that "1959 vs 2009 Chevrolet" video, you're going by an incomplete hypothesis. The 59 Bel Air shown there was among the worst of the worst, with one of the worst car frames ever, even criticized back in the day when people didn't care about seat belts. 1980s cars are a whole other decade.

[@seangannon6081]

I’m so glad my dad had one of these, that backseat was so much fun, plus your parents couldn’t reach back and smack you if you were acting up way back there.

[@aaronstepien2363]

I remember folding all the seats down and riding around like that until “no seatbelts” became unthinkable

[@aaronstepien2363]

@Stormy D. kids "bounced back" from stuff a lot easier then, everyone seems so...."fragile" now it seems

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

As big of a car as it was, they couldn't reach you in the normal back seat either lol

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

@@aaronstepien2363 no, they just don't want to get tickets now because we can't afford that shit

[@opera93]

Thanks, interestingly I had forgotten.. we had a 1959 DODGE 9: PASS/ rear Face rear seat/ push Button/ lots of chrome for our five Kids, etc. ... ADMITTEDLY THE VIsta cruisers of 1970s were kind of attractive, with Glass observation, etc.

[@mattiasantangelo9421]

"for europeans friends this is 3 feet longer than a mercedes c class" "i dont know what feet are"

[@YtseFrobozz]

They are the things at the bottom of your legs!

[@wendystwitter7199]

3 feet is a meter but 4 inches shorter 😉

[@Harpazo_to_Yeshua]

If you don't know what feet are then apparently you can't run. 🙃

[@bllau]

It's 5.4 meters. 3 feet less would be 4.5 meters. (you probably googled it by this point though)

[@GeorgeLiquor]

Europeans aren't our friends, so...

[@brandontscheschlog]

When you’re riding in the third row and you put the tailgate window down, no matter how fast you go the air would never blow in and cool you off. I spent many many hours in the back of that car and I loved it. My sister even got her foot caught in the door jam when shutting the back door. I’ve never heard someone scream so loud!

[@royj8549]

The reason bumpers didn't "flow into the design" back then, is because they could actually take a bump...

[@WhateverHappenedToFun]

Savagely true.... I bought my car, I parked, and then the next day I discovered that the front bumper was already scratched... thank you....

[@iandavid7730]

Case in point, the Volvo 144 & 244s, that had shock absorbers behind the front and rear bumpers. You could have a pretty heavy impact and basically be unharmed.

[@lmlmd2714]

Yep, that's true. The old plain rubber over-riders on bumpers then were such a good idea - absorbed minor dings, and even they didn't, the whole bumper was super easy to replace. Now it just trashes your car and costs a bloody fortune (looking at my iMiev.... got shunted at

[@pcno2832]

The 5 MPH federal standard was dropped for 1982 or maybe 1983, so a holdover model like that probably had the hydraulic shock absorbers in the front and rear. That's the reason for the extra foot of length beyond the end of the cargo hold. They were great for minor dings, but in anything above 5 mph, there was a lot of expensive hardware to replace. Also, once the chrome sections got dinged or scratched, they usually started to rust out, though a few cars in at the end of that era (eg. Ford Fairmont) had all-aluminum bumpers.

[@billyv6629]

so true things were different back then

[@SuperWooba]

I loved this video. I would much rather watch a video about a 1985 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser than any new multi million dollar supercar. Thanks Doug! Addendum: Awesome easter egg with the clock lol

[@therealsilens]

Every word of this comment, absolutely yes!

[@coaldust01]

Me to. I'm from UK but I love older American cars. This car makes me think of Chevy chase heading to Wally world lol. Good old days 😁

[@wmkl000]

Doug, I actually owned a car like this for a while. Boy did you get the A/C wrong. That car had the most powerful AC of any car I ever owned, even my two AC unit Lincoln Navigator couldn't come close. Probably credit the R12 and GM's history of killer AC. The Olds could chill that car on a 100F day from roasting to comfortable in 5 minutes. You might think the vents were small, but they pumped massive quantities of air at 35F out. Didn't need rear AC vents, the rear got plenty. Second saying the dash and car lacked style overlooks that rectangular lines WERE the popular style when that car was designed. Round and flowing was passe (so 60's) Third, the era of the massive thick steering wheel came later, all 60-70's car had 'thin' wheels. You didn't need a big thick wheel when you had power steering. The current affectation of fat wheels hadn't arrived. I do have to agree it was a slug. The car was introduced in 1977 with the choice of a 350 or 403 CID V8. That at least had more torque, though nothing of that era had much power. WHen they dropped to the 307CID it got seriously slow. As to how it drove, it tracked well and was astoundingly quiet for the era, making it a good freeway cruiser (just avoid steep grades). Finally, what you seem not to know is that this is the DOWNSIZED full sized car. The peak of the wagon era was the late 1960's Ford Country Squire. Much larger than this car, faster too.

[@meadmaker4525]

I was about to make all of these comments when I found yours. Well said. Sometimes, I think he tries way too hard to find things to moan about, belittle or ridicule about a car in an effort to try to make the video work.

[@76TomD]

Car's used different refrigerants back then and cooled MUCH better. Modern refrigerants do not get nearly as cold so, as a consequence, more vents are placed throughout the vehicles to move more air in an attempt to circulate the less cool air better. If was very common to get very cold VERY easily and have to turn the thing down. The systems just didn't last long without issues or leaks and killed mileage and engine power

[@jacobbelcher3512]

I have a 1972 Pontiac Ventura with the 307 and it makes 130 hp. The slowness doesn't bother me, and it's more horsepower than my 1983 Volvo 240 has. Like this Olds in this video, they're not designed to be quick. When you look at them from that perspective then they accelerate plenty fast. They were designed to be comfortable, and that they are. The 307 is reliable, pretty smooth, and offers up all it's torque at the bottom of its rev range. I don't like an engine having to rev high just to accelerate, and my Pontiac accelerates just fine without hardly going above idle. I only notice the lack of power when I put my foot down. It's laughable, but it's not underpowered.

[@randybehrmann5454]

@@jacobbelcher3512 Yours would be a Chevy 307. The one in this car is an Olds 307. Completely different engines.

[@jacobbelcher3512]

@@randybehrmann5454 yep you are absolutely right and I didn't remember that when I wrote that comment. Thanks for reminding me.

[@chrisgraham2904]

I had the Custom Cruiser's cousin and competitor, the Ford Country Squire Wagon. Ford's third row 'jump seats' were 2 single seats mounted sideways along the sidewalls. The two-way power tailgate was awesome. Those big bumpers sticking so far out from the body were mounted on shock absorbers that compressed, so minor hits never affected the body panels. Best boat I ever had.

[@isaac198428]

You could easily sleep in the back without messing with the front seats. Motels didn’t get many guests back in the day from folks who owned this. How many people were conceived in the back of these land yatchs? lol

[@boblaw4003]

Isaac Kamau k

[@101Volts]

I laid on the front seat(s) of one of these B Bodies... Only it was an 84 Caprice Sedan. Somewhat cozy, minus the seat belt buckles sticking up unless you have pillows or coats for cushioning.

[@ktos200599]

15:02 I see what you did with that clock.

[@LukeZuniga]

ayeee

[@CalQaida]

Yeah BUDdy!

[@bigslice8526]

nice

[@wargames8503]

nice

[@chrishuerta1046]

Nice

[@andybaldman]

*Funny how Doug shows his young age here. Many of us literally grew up in these cars, and made our memories as kids, traveling with the family, etc. They may be odd by today's standards, but they were perfect for what they needed to be at the time.*

[@zzygyy]

Sitting in the back cargo area making funny faces at the car behind us.

[@drewo.127]

Station wagons are my spirit animal! The versatility of this Custom Cruiser, the fake wood, the rear facing bench seats… I LOVE IT! And I’m sorry for what I’m about to do: “I FOUND OUT LONG AGOOOO…. ITS A LONG WAY DOWN THE HOLIDAY ROAD!!!”

[@erikjohnson2889]

The "F" and "R" buttons were for Auto Reverse on the tape deck. The fader was likely controlled by a ring on the outside of one of the main knobs.

[@erikjohnson2889]

I know this because I’m old 😂

[@johnhampton7592]

I was going to say same thing, because I'm old also and I had a 84 Cutlass Supreme in highschool so I know for sure. LOL

[@erikjohnson2889]

John Hampton hahahahaha!! My pop had an ‘83 or ‘84 Cutlass Ciera with a 4 cyl. What a POS! But I remember being driven to summer camp in a Vista Cruiser. That thing was awesome.

[@cjsebes]

My parents had a 1983 Olds 98 Luxury Sedan with an almost identical interior. I called it the USS Oldsmobile. Same stereo controls.

[@elliotschwartz9774]

83 cutlass supreme brougham was my first car in 1991 when I got my license . Had the same radio....Which was quickly chucked for an Alpine "Benzi box"

[@suhasbn44]

9:24 Kids smoking while riding down the street That is how That 70's show was born! 💛

[@colinrickatson6320]

i love how at 13:10 the clock is also showing 420 :D

[@TorstenAdair]

I had a '77 Buick Electra in 1987. Two rows of benches, we fit ten people. Looking at the "rumble seat", I'm picturing teens borrowing the car, going cruising, and a couple making out in the back.

[@davidsimmons9763]

Doug, I didn’t read all the comments, so maybe someone has already mentioned this: You missed a lot of great quirks. Maybe you didn’t have enough time. The last panel in the “Back Back”(what my kids called it), was not folded flat, thus making a totally flat floor. Pull on that black strap and then it made a lid over that footwell. It had a latch and you could keep large items there and also haul plywood or drywall panels. Also a real quirky thing was the spare tire area. It was to your left as you sat in the “Back Back”. You pull on that plastic panel and move it out of the way to reveal the FULL SIZED spare and jack and tools. Another quirky thing that you missed was the trash can in the passenger side footwell. Cadillac even did this on their cars. They were color matched and carpeted and clipped in and out so as to empty easily. Some of the stereo systems had a CB player in them. Squelch just right and CB transmissions would override your music so that you could be informed of traffic conditions ahead. I had one that was AM/FM/8Track/CB and one that was AM/FM/Cassette/CB. How do I know? I had a wife, 3 kids, their friends, one Pontiac Grand Safari wagon, one Buick Estate wagon, and one Pontiac Parisienne.

[@donaldrankin9656]

Thank you for pointing out that he didn't finish laying out the cargo area! I yelled at my TV when he said that

[@MikeBarbarossa]

Also folding down the seats made a cargo floor bigger than a full size pickup bed, and more covered cargo then anything short of a 1 ton cargo van

[@ystwou]

We had an 1982 white with the wood, blue leather interior, it was a great wagon, the wife and I loved it. We called ours "Intrepid", it was so long it, it was like driving a landing strip on the highway, a fun wagon, many great trips. Thank you Doug

[@GrandFunalleyMedia]

Doug, the F /R switch is Forward and Reverse control for the cassette. It's standard with the Ralley Fun Pack.

[@OK-oj8ul]

How embarrassing Doug!

[@joshsummers8606]

@jdslyman I used to have a '84 98 Regency Brougham.

[@jheff7309]

Love that Vacation reference! Well played!

[@iRob1776]

lol. I laughed so hard when he showed that switch. Then I just felt old.

[@GrandFunalleyMedia]

@@jheff7309 Thank you for spotting it. Every year, fewer and fewer get the obscure references from the "old days."

[@kelli217]

The F/R control was for the auto-reverse cassette player, and it meant Forward/Reverse. It wasn't a fader control for Front/Rear.

[@alelokox88]

Yeah. I was like, dude even my 90s bmw doesn't have a fader lmao.

[@James-eg3nf]

I don't think so - cars did not have auto-reverse decks back then (and if they did, the deck cover would say "Auto Reverse"). This was for fast-forward (F) and rewind (R).

[@kelli217]

In any case, it's not a fader control.

[@baselhs]

alelokox88 We had a 1992 Chevy Caprice and it had a fader control

[@DoJoRa3]

@@James-eg3nf, they definitely offered auto-reverse cassette players back then. Wonderful feature when we just had to hear it all again -- and again -- etc..

[@camarokurt]

I have zero interest in the $100k+ cars usually reviewed. These are the ones that are fun to watch!

[@EuphoricDan]

same

[@andrethomas7096]

Damn straight. Where are the BuHoggs

[@Tampa0123456789]

Exactly the exotic are just over done. You've seen it before.

[@joshmeselfhighup1603]

Hell yea dude your right about that

[@patriciomunoz2830]

Totally true dude

[@vespionblitz8816]

god i love cars like this so much. i was born in the 2000s and never got to witness the glory of these being popular but i so badly want to own one and want to see vehicles like this brought back

[@HomerJ1964]

Love the flipped over air filter cover. I did that to my ‘72 Monte Carlo. Didn’t improve performance at all, but it sounded cool.

[@knurlgnar24]

Yup, noticed that right away. Doesn't do a dam* thing but that was the style at the time!

[@benjaminbuljevic7977]

"... for our european friends ..." "... 3 feet longer ..."

[@lundimardi1975]

I'm still trying to work that our in metres, so it's not actually Euro friendly at all! ;-)

[@gabrielhermesson9926]

@@lundimardi1975 It's roughly a meter longer. A meter is about 39 inches, a foot is roughly 30 cm

[@jimmehp2748]

I am actually amazed that this mammoth, old car is ONLY 3 feet longer than a C Class...... The hood itself looks 3 feet longer.

[@j.chiari4222]

Euro tip: put all your 3 feet in front of each other and measure it with your 5 hands

[@Atombender]

3 feet are 1 yard, dummy!

[@MarioPalma-gm3vn]

I would rather drive this than any new family sedan. Reminds me of grandmas apartment - safe and warm!

[@jamesmx7]

It's not safe though is it... No head rests are a recipe for broken necks and just because it's big doesn't mean it absorbs crash energy well.

[@LordEvan5]

Crashing an older car was different those bumpers destroyed anything you hit and I remember when I was a kid you never saw as many car in a ball wrecks the car just didn’t go as fast

[@ONECOUNT]

Somebody put a corvette engine in a 1984 98 Regency, sedan version of this car. Tripled the horsepower. His wife didnt understand until she drove it and then she didnt want to give it up. About the steering if you owned the car you could steer it with one finger, effortlessly spinning the steering wheel. I know this be ccause i bought an 84 98 Regency in 1991 and used until donating it 2 years ago. Those bumpers had horizontal shock absorbers that gave the bumpers 5-6 inches of shock absorbtion. There was a metal front structure that the fiberglass front clip bolted onto that gave an additional 6 inches of crush. Loved the car it could eat miles at 80 - 90 miles an hour and you felt like you were sitting in your living room.

[@MaestroTJS]

@@LordEvan5 The car wrecks didn't appear as bad because the cars didn't have crumple zones. You know what the crumple zone was? The human body taking all the energy of the crash. The bumpers were much better, though, because they were built to a higher regulation standard.

[@CarWash811]

SPCStudios 2017 I totally agree with you. I once drove Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon from early 80's and that was SO nice experience. Not like today's bubble cars.

[@SilverRailClub]

Doug, thanks for making this wonderful video. As a previous Oldsmobile sales consultant for the now defunct brand, I can truly say that every one of these wagons I ever delivered provided 100% satisfaction to its owners and their families, especially to the many kids who got to ride in the rearward facing fold-away back seat. One thing you got wrong though, the F and R button on the stereo was a cassette tape control, not a front to rear fader control. Pushing it into the up position would fast Forward the tape, while pushing it down would Rewind it. The middle position was just a default. BTW, I still have my Oldsmobile demo cassette(s) and they still sound great to this day. Thanks again for your great review. I would love to see you review the last gen version of these great cars, like the review you did for the Buick Roadmaster. A similar car, but different enough to earn it a different 'Doug Score'. Peter J. Martens, Founder: The Oldsmobile Forum'

[@fourthhorseman4531]

I'm happy to see somebody has kept that nice old wagon in great shape.

[@stuartbear922]

I would like to know how it was stored. My parents owned one. It was ratty after 4 years. The wood grain pulled under the gas filler.

[@kurttappe]

I wish Doug would include a bit of backstory how these clean versions of 30 year old cars came to be preserved.

[@angry-white-men]

They are probably restored

[@negot8]

Oh Doug. First, you can fold over the cover to the rear footwell. That DOES get you a completely flat surface. Second, perhaps more importantly, on the radio, the F-R is not changing where sound is coming out ... it’s fast-forward and rewind for the cassette. Source: this was my first car and I spent more time in it than I would ever like to admit. Perhaps you will want to have a vehicle’s owner around to explain some of the nuances. ;)

[@ssj2camaro21]

Yeah I noticed that too. Unfamiliar with the setup AND comparing to today's standard, thats why he is confused on why certain things are there thats we don't use today.

[@ssj2camaro21]

Smoking was HUGE back then, of course every car back then had 2 things, 1- cigarette tray and 2- a factory lighter

[@waals2663]

Exactly.. plus ashtray is not for only smokers.. its also where you put your trash in (small things) .. plus imagine kids have control over the rear window, how bad that would be . Doug is young and not familiar with cars.

[@postshawn]

This car is a Hoovie special! He would have bought it for 8 grand, spend another 2 grand fixing it and then sell it for 4 grand.

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Oh Wizard!

[@hansandhismp-4033]

I bought the cheapest Custom Cruiser in USA!

[@DSC800]

Or buried it in the backyard of his new pad.

[@pfort12]

He can start by putting the cover on the air filter correctly. I'm pretty sure its upside down.

[@Dankcatvacs]

@@pfort12 does it really matter? \

[@ElDarren]

Great review Doug! I had a childhood friend in the 80's that had TWO of these monsters. Even then I thought it was pretty strange to need a matching set but who wouldn't love those rear facing seats??

[@yikesnope]

8:56 The foot well has a cover, you just didn't flip it closed. It locks with the door key too.

[@chriswilson2748]

I was going to say that plus he had the the switch on the tape deck wrong it wasn't for the fader it was Forward and Reverse. I don't know what's wrong with the one he drove but the 2 I had rode smooth

[@LakeNipissing]

@@chriswilson2748 I drive these cars... they may handle like a marshmallow, but they are smooth and quiet.

[@victortoniolo4530]

Came to say exactly this. Folded totally flat with the front seats, too. Could fit a 2'x4'x10' box in that space

[@LakeNipissing]

These cars can carry a 9'6" kayak (laying on the front seat between the headrests), and tons of camping equipment, and keep everything inside, and out of the rain! 12 foot long 2x8s are no problem either, from the dashboard, with only a few inches past the tailgate, with the rear window lowered.

[@Tylerfromtjstudios]

Chris Wilson I know right. That pissed me off. I really think he gave this car no justice

[@vladimirrodionov5391]

Oh the memories of chain smoking Marlboros while my mum drove me to school. Fun fact: In the 80s school desk came with ashtrays.

[@the_retag]

Holy what? Ashtrays from what year on

[@davidtryon1205]

@@the_retag my school I graduated from was a district alternative school and in 98/99 they finally did away with smoking permission slips. But u could only get them at the 2 alternative schools. It was wild. Oh yea it was only for 16 and up by then too.

[@the_retag]

@@davidtryon1205 still damn lotta lobbyists i guess to manage that kinda stuff

[@rars0n]

Not in the civilized world they didn't.

[@grandtheftautotune7715]

Those werent ashtrays, Putz, they were pencil holders...

[@cliffthelightning]

The fact the clock is at 4:20 in the car makes so much sense, this is like the ideal stoner vehicle.

[@travishabursky4362]

Get high and then sleep in the back. It makes perfect sense.

[@JohnDoe-zq1ho]

@@travishabursky4362 I was gonna suggest something else for that open area... but now that I consider it, a young man back then, with this car, was probably doing more sleeping alone than anything else haha!

[@travishabursky4362]

Those shocks wouldn’t be getting and rigorous testing, that’s for sure.

[@justanotherghost4589]

@@travishabursky4362 it seems like the perfect car for being a hotbox lmao

[@travishabursky4362]

Imagine you and two stoner friends passing a big-ass bong in the back, listening to Metallica and complaining about their Dads. Fuckin’ mint.

[@fourthgirl]

My dad had the Ford wagon with the cargo seats facing each other. Loved it! Me the first grandson would ride in back and play games. Had a map light to read by and a control switch for the rear window.

[@Dan-up6do]

A true slice of Americana from before the world went SUV crazy. One day we'll realise that the estate/ Station wagon was all the car we ever needed.

[@levihutchison166]

Reminds me of the Vista Cruiser from That 70's Show. "With this you could literally, cruise the vistas"

[@AndrewSorenson1]

"How would you like a foot in your ass?"

[@bridgieoh9326]

Dumb ass!

[@RubyRoks]

*pops in Kiss 8 track*

[@joshsummers8606]

Levi Hutchison I remember Red said "With this you could literally,cruise the vistas in the Vista Cruiser" .

[@samadrid6321]

My neighbor had a Vista Cruiser, no shit. My family drove in a Ford Falcon wagon. When my dad started his business in 1972 he always had a pick up truck, usually F-150s, so us kids just jumped in the back, no car seats, no seat belts, just spitting in the wind at 40mph.

[@Dazlidorne]

16:10 I actually got out of a ticket one time driving this station wagon because I showed the police officer the way the speedometer was designed and he cut me a break because he could see how it would be hard to tell the exact speed you were going!

[@foxiedogitchypaws7141]

I had one, and Loved it! With 3 kids it was a mother and father saver

[@jakejohnson7714]

I remember sitting in the very back seat when when i was 10 my dad purchased the same Oldsmobile new wagon to move to San Diego California from Detroit in the 70s RIP Dad!

[@RealDexterMidnight]

😭😭😭😭😭 sorry for your loss

[@jakejohnson7714]

@@RealDexterMidnight thank you!

[@jamesfeezer2586]

I was thinking about the one my grandfather had I'm so glad he did this

[@khaldipsg123]

Rip

[@blast4me754]

He keeps saying mothers drove them but it was mainly fathers driving them ……

[@dimarscars329]

Notice how there’s a 55 wedged between 50 and 60 on the speedometer, a throwback to the national speed limit of 55 mph...

[@elfthreefiveseven1297]

Yes, automakers were ordered to highlight the 55 MPH on all speedometers, also the top speed listed was mandated to be 85 MPH. I know of at least one automaker where the numbers stopped at 85 MPH but the marks went on to 145 MPH. Also the only cars that had speedometers higher then 85 were law enforcement. I could pin the 85 MPH speedometer in my 1978 Cadillac easy.

[@quincee3376]

Good eye!

[@rightlanehog3151]

55 Saves Lives

[@DarknessViper99]

Ah shit, my 90 Accord has that along with automatic seat belts, always wondered why about the 55.

[@Quusikko]

I'm not american and that 55 caught my eye instantly. Wondered why it was there, so thanks. :) It might have been common back in the day, but I'm kinda sad that Doug didn't bring up that little feature.

[@clarencealexander4954]

Doug do a little more homework that switch on the radio was for the cassette tape, F was fast forward, R was rewind. The speaker adjustment was the round disc on the volume or tuning knob.

[@wads_o_hair]

Doug never does homework on the older cars.

[@junipermurray857]

I’ve got a 1979 Pontiac and I know exactly what you’re talking about! Lol!

[@Lion_McLionhead]

The name is Griswold. Clark Griswold.

[@jestestuman]

How he can not know that... he was frozen through 80's or what

[@spassmo1]

Not to mention how do you get 30 songs on one cassette

[@Hypo327]

Doug... I don't know how I missed this, because I bought a brand new one in 1984, and loved it. I lived in Austin, TX and had seven kids as you mentioned...lol! I bought it through my father-in-law who had a fleet of trucks and cars for his wire line service in New Mexico, and had all his vehicles, including this one, modified to get the maximum hp from the stock engine, so I remember it having plenty of power for the job. I also remember it floated like a cloud on the Highway, and the power steering was great! Maybe the one you reviewed had bad shocks...? I got compliments all of the time on "what a beautiful car it was!" The color on mine was much nicer and made a bick difference. The bumpers were standard size for the time, and rather small for a car that size. It was a very solid well-built car and it sure did the job for us...!

[@CPTDoom]

I think this is my favorite Doug review. There was nothing like those big Detroit boats. I learned how to drive on the first generation version of this car, ours was a Chevy Caprice Estate. It was longer - long enough the third seat faced forward, with a large cargo area behind that seat. Imagine parallel parking that monster. The ride was insanely soft, and steering so numb you could steer that thin wheel with one finger. The first time I drove a small coupe, I was shocked that the whole car turned a corner at once.

[@jamesmustillo4201]

Why didn't you play the tape?! I will die wondering what's on the Oldsmobile demo tape

[@sneakerknockerz702]

James Mustillo fr

[@Halfpipesaur]

Play music in a youtube video? Probably would've gotten a copyright strike faster than you could say "quirks and features"

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

Because the tape player would have eaten the tape - and its not his to ruin

[@MaestroTJS]

@@Halfpipesaur He could have at least TOLD us what was on it, assuming they had a list on the inside cover.

[@niewissen9912]

@@SAXONWARLORD1000AD lmao...you just dated yourself haha but you are so correct

[@josephalthaus3210]

Being an Oldsmobile enthusiast, my day has been made. Thank you Doug!

[@1997DanielFlores]

Same

[@andrewauto6082]

Joseph Althaus my uncle has a 442

[@andrewauto6082]

It’s really cool

[@josephalthaus3210]

@@andrewauto6082 I have an 80 Cutlass Supreme... It's really slow 😂

[@1997DanielFlores]

@@andrewauto6082 what year?

[@nathanlevi89]

Born in 89 here my parents had an 84 ( give or take a year or two) custom cruiser and it was olive green with same interior green color. To this day it’s one of my favorite cars ever. Even if one of the back hubcaps was missing after moving one year lol

[@KayM1021]

This for some reason reminds me of movies like National Lampoon’s Vacation with Chevy Chase. Freaking Love that movie😂😂

[@Ltulrich]

You may think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it lol

[@CamdenBloke]

@@lowceiling That makes sense. I always pegged it as a County Squire.

[@EdwardJWhiting]

You could fit a St Bernard called Beethoven in the back too.

[@captainkirk4514]

Oh, this oldsmobile wagon was nothing compared to the ultra luxurious 1975 Ford Country Squire Limited (LTD) with the ultra cool genuine simulated wood grain finish, the hideaway headlights, and an 8 track tape player, ahhhhhh! Oh, can't forget the double folding rear seats where you faced each in the back when they where pulled up. Oh, and last but not least, the big block 460 cubic inch engine, massive! There was no miles per gallon with this baby, it was tank fulls to the mile! That was the last station wagon that my parents owned that we rode around in as kids.

[@captainkirk4514]

@Terri Mansfield Correction, the oldsmobile custom cruiser was traded in for the family truckster at the beginning of the movie.

[@northernzeus768]

My parents had an early model one when I was a kid. We would pile 2 adults and 5 children in this and drive 16 hours to see family several times a year. Edit: I was telling my 82 yo father about this episode. He reminded me that we drove for 3 days in 78 in the snow storm that shut down the Midwest in this car. My father had transferred offices and we had to get from Duluth Minnesota to Grand Rapids Michigan to close on a house. He had a after market CB in the car and hood ask permission from trucks on the road to tuck in tight behind them to stay on the road. We stayed overnight in Milwaukee in a utility closet at a hotel because they were booked solid. Then made it to Gary Indiana and ended up getting the Honey moon suite because that was all they had. I was 8 at the time and the whole trip is like a dream. My mother stoically calming the kids as my dad white knuckled it for 3 days.

[@JL-sm6cg]

And y'all slept in the damn thing too, didn't you?

[@northernzeus768]

@@JL-sm6cg yes! Lol My dad would put down the seats to make one huge sleeping area. Cramped with 5 kids but not terrible.

[@terminator3000]

@@northernzeus768 sounds very cozy actually.

[@crazysilly2914]

@@terminator3000 Some people actually converted these to 'camper wagons’, took out the 2nd and 3rd rows of seats and replaced them with a mattress and cabinets...

[@Statimtek]

When I was a kid, my best friend's parents had a '68 Olds Vista Cruiser wagon with the glass window in the roof over the back seat.Now that is a classic ​

[@stevenlimbach3827]

OMG I HAD one of those !! I loved it ! Carried as much as a current F-150, .. almost. thanks for the memories !

[@TheKacper2001]

I'd love to see you reviewing old 50's sedan or wagon form the USA.

[@ShinyChroma]

He tends to stay away from American cars from the 50s to early 70s.

[@fishkings423]

He doesn’t revew cars older than the late 70s.

[@burken47]

Agreed. Id love to see more old cars in General

[@johneldepresso]

Kacper B I’d love to see the Mercedes 300sl 😔

[@fishkings423]

Yahya Alghamdi I’d love to see Doug review the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

[@tangoandcars9588]

The only thing I think about when I see this car is Chevy Chase.

[@tonyrichards254]

"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it!"

[@Chris-um9ds]

and me

[@Honezjr]

GRISWOLDS

[@DJTrickiMusic]

Pig N A Poke and I uhh...oink, oink oink! 🐽

[@bdttrance4194]

This is a 1985 Family Truckster.

[@Bck2004]

Watching Doug driving the station wagon, he looks a lot like Clark Griswold.

[@PeterBee911]

Haha exactly, and it makes me wonder if that was this car in the movie? I just remember that they sell their old Vista Cruiser to get a newer car.

[@TimEssDub]

@@PeterBee911 The Wagon Queen Family Truckster was a modified Ford station wagon. This does come close.

[@Reds1043]

Wally World here we come!

[@jamesmancuso3666]

I believe the station wagon is the best automobile version available. An 8/9 passenger body style with rear facing 3rd row is awesome for large families plus the small block V8 is a robust engine that can last forever with minor maintenance. Not to mention the 3'+ overhangs allow you to scrape on almost every dip in the road.

[@victorc.3285]

“”For our European friends” ... then uses the Imperial System rather than Metric! lol

[@craigix]

Smiles in UK.

[@Amunium]

And 3 ft is just about 1 meter, so it would have been much simpler in metric.

[@basshead.]

No country that uses the Metric System has put a man on the Moon.

[@Amunium]

@@basshead. - Because that's totally relevant when he's specifically talking to Europeans. Not to mention it's an absolutely idiotic argument because, A) NASA uses metric, and B) the lead architect of the Apollo programme was a German scientist basing his work on German rocket technology.

[@rever-mi6qz]

@@basshead. nasa use metric my dude

[@superlazyorg]

Inspired by National Lampoon's Vacation, I bought a 1979 Chevy Caprice Wagon (almost identical to this Olds) and drove it 1,200 on a road trip to California. It was an hilarious good time. The wagon, 25 years old at the time, held up mechanically and we were even squealing the tires at sea level. The fuel cost drained our budget and we barely made it back home -- although we did sleep in it most nights, so we saved on hotels. This car deserves a higher Doug score just because of its cultural significance.

[@aidankoenig1588]

superlazyorg it was “a hilarious good time”.....a......A... don’t f around

[@DeiHarper9361]

That's the hardest part of planning trips. You almost never have enough money for the return trip home. Cost of eating and gas kills the budget more than anything. Why do we get so hungry away from home?

[@kevaninthe4135]

Almost identical? They were identical.

[@DeiHarper9361]

@@kevaninthe4135 I believe he's talking about the color.

[@kevaninthe4135]

@@DeiHarper9361 Aha that would make more sense then.

[@wyclifejoseph8463]

*Is this the thing i sometimes find on GTA V? some families going on vacay and you hijack it and its slow AF and cant escape one star?*

[@turbointegra82]

Yes sir it is that POS with all the shit in the roof rack

[@jigglynaut5442]

D U N D R E A R Y R E G I N A

[@audvidgeek]

yes, but with about $1000 and a summit racing or Jeg's catalog, you can really wake that engine up!

[@dzikrawardhani5585]

you mean it's the best car in gta?

[@TheLe016]

@@dzikrawardhani5585 No, slurpface, real life

[@towringer]

My dad had an '82 Chevy Impala station wagon with a 267 (4.4 Liter) 2bbl V8 good for 120hp. This video brings back a lot of memories. We kids used to sit in the rear-facing back seat and wave. We'd go on trips with 8 people inside and our luggage strapped on the roof rack. Sometimes, we'd go for cargo runs with the middle & back seats folded flat. Those wire-wheel hubcaps were a pain to clean & polish. Remember the chore of scrubbing the whitewall tires? BTW, the third brake light came out in 1985. On new cars and motorcycles from 1978 to '87, the speedometer only went up to 85mph, with the 55mph speed limit highlighted. That was a government mandate to get people to drive slower & save gas. Also, before 1986, odometers on American cars only had 5 digits. So when people saw the odometer up at 70K or so, they would trade the car in sooner and buy a new one. German & Japanese cars in the 80's had 6-digit odometers. Nowadays, people keep their cars for 150K miles or longer.

[@mode1charlie170]

Fun fact: Back in the day a horse and wagon were used to pick up supplies at the local rail way station hence the term station wagon........

[@KrilinPT]

my guy

[@XxEliezarxX]

Thank you

[@bicyclist2]

Thanks so much for the history lesson.

[@mattw8332]

"Estate car" in the UK during that era. Now they are called "tourers" or "sports tourers"

[@dalaanibombina8822]

Never knew that. Would assume it was just a name the car companies came up with.

[@leftyrncii980]

I drove one of these for most of the 90's. I called it my "Poor Man's Suburban". It was our anti-minivan. It was glorious. I knew my wife, two kids and Labrador Retriever were all safe. Doug, thanks for the great memory.

[@simplesimon8255]

U were a poor man lol

[@Nexalian_Gamer]

Damn if that was me I'd be so glad. I love this car and the Ford country squire.

[@101Volts]

@@Nexalian_Gamer Thing is, these were just used cars then. Imagine thinking similarly about a 16 year old Ford Explorer? People didn't look at Wagons with much fondness then, and there was a "wagons are un-cool and nothing to aspire to" stigma that I still don't understand.

[@FiatUno2003]

@@simplesimon8255 why he was poor? Just because he drove a cool old car, doesn't mean that he was poor. Maybe he bought the car because: one, he liked its style; two, he bought it because it was practical and maybe, MAYBE, I could be wrong, because he had two kids, a wife and a dog. But like I said, I could be wrong

[@kwamea.n1723]

I think you are safer today crashing in a Toyota Yaris than in this

[@rikkyash2353]

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE. DONT NOBODY GIVE A DAMN BOUT NO NEW MCLAREN OR THE LATEST HYBRID AUDI IM TRYNA SEE THE CAR FROM BIG FOOT & THE HENDERSON’S

[@HitManTPanda]

Harry and the Hendersons

[@jonfarah8529]

Exactly. I’m so sick and tired of new vehicles they’re all the same

[@Djuntas]

Yes, more fun to see old shit :D

[@ddylla85]

@@HitManTPanda "Bigfoot and the Handerspoons" was the bargain bin knock off.

[@akyhne]

There's nothing cool about this car. Nada!

[@silverxstar01]

If gas prices were as low as when this car was released, I’d be mighty tempted to pick up a big ol’ boat like this. There’s an ‘89 Mercury Grand Marquis wagon on CarGurus for $3,300 about 20 miles from me, wood paneling and all. If only…!

[@JacobFrey]

Fast Forward and Rewind, Doug. Useful for when you are listening to cassette tape. It's not the fader control.

[@jimdayton8837]

Does he even prepare for these videos anymore?

[@twalker294]

Glad to see someone pointed that out. I was going to if not...

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

LoL, it's right across from the Eject button too -- three main functions needed for a cassette tape.

[@moj0ryzin]

The fader was one of the concentric rings under the right or left knob - (volume/Channel select)

[@cozyflannel]

*Doug reviews a Model-T* “It’s crazy to think you got a horn that sounded like aWOOOGA but that’s how things were back then.”

[@billh230]

Even crazier is giving it a Doug Score.

[@otto16121970]

😂😂

[@MetalTrabant]

I would so watch that! But he probably wouldn't be able to start and drive it... it's not that easy.

[@ponchoman49]

Unlike the pansy sorry excuses for a horn that the Asian stuff has nowadays.

[@Pau_Pau9]

My uncle had this car. That deep pocket in the trunk area is where I used to vomit during long car rides. Ahh, memories..

[@lloydwhite8904]

EWW

[@kaustavsengupta8757]

Too much detail bro, too much detail...

[@shunmo0n]

lmao

[@filipce3]

how did they empty it ? with a bucket ?

[@Pau_Pau9]

@@filipce3 I don't know. My uncle cleaned it. 😅

[@Trevlead]

I love how the air filter cover is turned upside down. I used to do that to my dad’s 79 Caprice Classic with the 305 in it to make it sound meaner!

[@TheAstrueblue]

Doug is incorrect here, an actual digital clock was available for this car when it was made. According to the 1985 Oldsmobile brochure, you could opt for a Delco ETR stereo with electronic digital clock combo. In that case there would be a "Delta 88" script in the normal place for the clock in the dash. A quartz clock and this quartz digital clock were also available with the standard radio. The F and R on this radio is fast forward and reverse for the cassette player. If you look closely, you can see a lever around the volume knob to adjust the sound on the speakers from front to rear in the car. I won't hold this against Doug since he reviews so many different types of vehicles, but just thought I'd address that

[@poppachoppa8956]

@@jkeelsnc imagine pooping in a hole

[@anugroho1174]

Imagine having to reverse a tape cassette.

[@visionop8]

He does this a lot. You should see how he constantly calls the 1988 Volga a 1970s car.

[@CsImre]

@@visionop8 1988 Volga was basically the same as 1971 one so he had a point.

[@ermias75ermis2]

Because it is..

[@galil_6863]

*Doug:* Can you imagine today someone coming out with a car called "The Custom Cruiser"? It’s just ridiculous *Ferrari Superfast:* Hold my beer

[@ilyasibz]

@@Mandrak789 Yeah, I'm especially struggling to keep up with Mercedes' nomenclature these days. It's easier with supercars as they're far less common.

[@yadidimeanmaine]

The Ferrari La Ferrari: I dropped the beer

[@JerryC25]

TheRealCarlos \ lmao

[@wildberry752]

*Ferrari: hold my red wine

[@bernhardreitshammer1]

Bazinga!!!

[@lifefamilyhonor]

Doug that type of guy to drive with his turn signal on without making a turn

[@AdamG1983]

Now that's just uncalled for

[@PACKERMAN2077]

Doug's the type of guy to stick his arms out the sunroof as a turn signal for school buses

[@JeromePJr]

That wagon is badass. God, I would love to own that. My first car was a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Custom Cruiser. I cried when I wrecked it.

[@mishaseka5813]

2:45 "Or, for our European friends out there..." *Gives length in feet*

[@Patrick3183]

Misha Seka he was referring to the Mercedes

[@kyle857]

@@Patrick3183 Right. But most Europeans don't know how long a foot is and seem to have issues with google.

[@tech9803]

37cm longer than a long-wheelbase S-Class

[@LG123ABC]

@@kyle857 If they can't figure out what a foot is then I pity them.

[@MercuryMontclair-yl7pc]

Am I the only person that likes wood paneling and wire rims?

[@funkybarisax]

I grew up with a 1987 Chevy Celebrity wagon that was the very same beige paint, very same wood look decal, and wire wheel (covers). I still miss that car regularly...

[@lmlmd2714]

I like the look of the wire rims.... I don't like the idea of cleaning them.

[@pcno2832]

I always liked the full wheel covers with turbine vanes to cool the brakes, at least they did something useful. They were far cooler (in both senses of the word) than the modern-day plastic-tacky silver-painted ones that are supposed to look like alloy rims unless you notice the black pressed steel in every opening.

[@billyunderwood7221]

Yep, you sure are.

[@finnmg852]

Nope, I’m with you

[@raymathews7035]

My dad had a 1972 Town &country station wagon, and it was a big boat. It floated down the road. It had a 440cubic inch engine. It had all power windows, tail gate window. Dad used it to hall trash to the dumps.

[@devonnewest7990]

ummm Duh-g, 15:25 "F" and "R" is NOT 'front and rear', it's "fast forward" and "rewind", FOR THE CASSETTE PLAYER.

[@micahwhittenyt]

Funny how You said duh-g lmfao

[@micahwhittenyt]

you think he would have figured that out. I bet you it only has 2 speakers like my grandmas brougham.

[@carnationvideos4258]

Good catch

[@diemman70]

This is how we know what era Doug didn’t grow up in.

[@micahwhittenyt]

@Chris Bramblett true