A man walked into an auto salvage yard and asked, "Gas cap for a Trabant?" After mulling over the question, the yard owner replied, "Okay. That sounds like a fair trade."

@hjalfi

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhere, a Yugo is crying.

@maddsheep

Жыл бұрын

Good one

@abelgergely9552

Жыл бұрын

How do you double the value of a Trabant? Fill the gas tank!

@tamasabraham4162

Жыл бұрын

Jó kis auto❤❤❤

@tomcraftdonkey2285

8 ай бұрын

This is my favorite trabant joke

A Trabant is the longest car in the world, if you count in the smoke trail.

@JayfromTerra

2 жыл бұрын

That's the first new Trabant joke I have heard in 30 years, I thought I knew them all. Danke!

@Fuzz82

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayfromTerra thanks to my friend from Bulgaria.

@darianthescorpion1132

2 жыл бұрын

The Trabant. Because a decent car was a suggestion. A suggestion that would label you as a greedy capitalist. 🤣

@dsz.5951

Жыл бұрын

thats what my dad(romanian) told me a few months ago, the joke has been running for a while

Old Romanian joke: Why does the Trabant have a rear window heater? -So that your hands won’t freeze when you push it

Old polish joke about these - How to double the value of Trabant ? Fill it up with fuel.

@unsignedmusic

6 жыл бұрын

How do you get a Trabant to go over 30 MPH? Drive it off a cliff!!

@suelewis6141

5 жыл бұрын

What do you call a trabant with twin exaughsts ?...... A wheelbarrow ;) Why did they put , eventually, a rear heated screen on a trabant?......to keep your hands warm, when you were pushing it. What do you call a trabant with a sun roof.?......... A skip (dumpster)

@suelewis6141

5 жыл бұрын

What do you call a trabant with twin exaughsts ?...... A wheelbarrow ;) Why did they put , eventually, a rear heated screen on a trabant?......to keep your hands warm, when you were pushing it. What do you call a trabant with a sun roof.?......... A skip (dumpster)

@ThePiquedPigeon

5 жыл бұрын

I've found all these jokes about the Zastava Yugo!

@RWBHere

5 жыл бұрын

What's the thin line down the road behind a Trabant Deluxe? The Ground for the radio.

OMG, that sticker on the Trabant's back:D "Ha megnövök Mercedes leszek" it means "If I grow up, I'll be a Mercedes" :DD

@LordTomee8

6 жыл бұрын

DrSim19 még a rendszám táblát is rajta hagyta 😂😂

@medo3690

6 жыл бұрын

Én is felfigyeltem rá :DD

@TeternalGIone

6 жыл бұрын

vicces ;)

@oscarzt1652

6 жыл бұрын

polish however, despite being a german car? wait no it's hungarian

@ginktomvideosprods3712

5 жыл бұрын

DrSim19 jé!

To give you an idea of how "powerful" the engine was, we had to get out of the car and let my father drive it up a steep hill a couple of times.

@sullybiker6520

Жыл бұрын

That's not _too_ bad. I remember doing the same in a Renault 5 in the Lake District.

A guy sees two dudes pushing a Trabant. He says "What's wrong, doesn't it start?" They reply: "It does, but we want to get there faster".

In Germany it is quite famous/infamous that you can fix the drive belt with a womans stocking as a replacement.

Funny you mention that Trabants always look nice while there's no floor in the car. My neighbor finally trashed his last year, it wasn't a road legal car anymore but there is rarely any police to be seen in our rural area, so he didn't mind. He did a Fred Flintstone when doing an emergency break, kicking right through the floor when he missed the pedal. Broke his foot in a very delicate way. Great video, very informative.

@simonsays3391

5 жыл бұрын

Youre kidding me

@LeglessWonder

4 жыл бұрын

Did he scream "WILLLLMMAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" ?

@AutumnWind92

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonsays3391 ofc he is

@captaindonut9075

Жыл бұрын

Wa-ba De-ba DOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I know it should int be Funny, But it is.

In (fromer East) Germany a Trabant is/was often referred to by its ironic nickname "Rennpappe" (translates as "racing cardboard" or "cardboard (made) for racing"). In fact the East Germans were often well aware of their situation and came up with those ironic nicknames for all sorts of things.

Max out passengers and attempt the steepest hill you can find. Thanks the for the history lesson. Very unique car.

@thebetatester800

8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Pinchuk Max passengers for this car on a hill is 1

@TomisaburoRMizugawa

7 жыл бұрын

No. You just have one of the passengers sit on the bonnet for improved traction, especially in snow. Works like a charm.

@TheCreedBratton

5 жыл бұрын

@@TomisaburoRMizugawa and make the other ones push

@TomisaburoRMizugawa

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCreedBratton I've never driven one myself, but was given a ride plenty of times. It's loud, smelly, uncomfortable and cold in winter, but it takes you where you need to get, unless it breaks down. AND it drives uphill with an entire family and their holiday gear even in snow.

@TheCreedBratton

5 жыл бұрын

@@TomisaburoRMizugawa Can you purchase a maintenance plan? LOL

Volkswagen's slogan: "Fahrvergnugen" Trabant's slogan: "Getautenpusch"

@silviamills5218

5 жыл бұрын

Huh?

@randymarsh5088

5 жыл бұрын

MrRad RC dude “get out and push “ come on

@silviamills5218

5 жыл бұрын

@@randymarsh5088 well just because I didn't get a joke doesn't mean you gotta be rude.

@silviamills5218

4 жыл бұрын

@@randymarsh5088 I'm reporting you

@CardboardSliver

4 жыл бұрын

@@silviamills5218 I told your mom on you.

It is too easy to gloat with Porsche, Ferrari, Humvee or any other expensive and fancy car, but to do same with Trabant or Lada demands huge amount of guts, daring and panache.

@beaterbikechannel2538

5 жыл бұрын

That is the sign of a confident man. Respect. I want a Trabant now

@AutumnWind92

3 жыл бұрын

Porsche, Ferrari, Humvee give a small pp energy while Trabant gives giant schlong energy

A Trabbi in the US of A? Subscribed! What you should do with it? Become a Uber driver and film the customers.

@agingwheels

8 жыл бұрын

+Doktor Zappergeck If only I could. It's against Uber's policies. I've checked!

@user-xg8yy7yl1d

5 жыл бұрын

There should be an uber section for interesting/collector cars

@Mr_Fancypants

5 жыл бұрын

@@agingwheels why tho

@silviamills5218

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Fancypants bekuz Uber sux

@janferenc316

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Fancypants maybe because it's a 2 door, there is no rear seatbelts, the front seatbelts are useless,...

i spent about a year in dresden shortly after the wall came down. trabbies were everywhere. i noticed while i was there, that the toilet paper came in the same colors as a trabbie. it also had about the same structural characteristics as a trabant body. this led me to the theory of the 'trabant cycle' truly a marvel of recycling skill. here's how it works: toilet paper is produced from old clothing, dyed into fun pastel colors (plus orange and brown for later). the tp is utilized in the normal manner, then fished out of the system, and pressed into trabant bodies. when the trabant died (usually after attempting to cut off a street car), the remains were ground up, and turned back into toilet paper (this explains the consistency and color of both trabbies, and eastern german tp.

"What country is this car from?" "It... no longer exists."

@Turk380

4 жыл бұрын

now *THAT'S* what I call an Orphan Make!

@nubreed13

4 жыл бұрын

Put it in H!

@Nightweaver1

4 жыл бұрын

@@nubreed13 It gets 50 hectares on a single tank of kerosene!

@Rod54Am

3 жыл бұрын

Zagreb Ebnom Zlotdik Diev

@tychothefriendlymonolith

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rod54Am I agree.

Perfection needs no change.

You need a bumper sticker for the Trabi that says "My other car is a Yugo!"

@fearless1139

3 жыл бұрын

now its real

I would love you to go to a Mustang dealer and ask for a trade in valuation for your Trabant. Your reason for being there is the Trabant has too much power and you need to downsize to the Mustang. Of course being a Trabant you also expect a fantastic change over figure, given you are trading the S model, with all its inclusive feature.

@agingwheels

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel D I had the same idea, but with a little difference. I was planning on acting like it's a completely normal car, and I'm just trading it in because it's "time for me to trade". Just treat it like a Corolla, and I'm totally ignorant

@1Life4Jesus

8 жыл бұрын

+Aging Wheels That would make for a good video!

@mrannen1958

7 жыл бұрын

l actually attempted it at Mitzubishi. Two guys looked over the car for a while and l think because there is no Kelly Blue Book value, they said they didn't know what to do with it and couldn't offer a trade in.

@silviamills5218

5 жыл бұрын

@@agingwheels NO!!! DON'T SELL THE TRABI!!!!!

@sgal5845

4 жыл бұрын

You meant Mit *s* ubishi?

What do you call a trabant with twin exaughsts ?...... A wheelbarrow ;) Why did they put , eventually, a rear heated screen on a trabant?......to keep your hands warm, when you were pushing it. What do you call a trabant with a sun roof.?......... A skip (dumpster) How do you double the price of a trabant?...... Fill it full of petrol ;)

@matoatlantis

5 жыл бұрын

Why is trabant doing circles in the meadow ? Because grass is stuck in the doors..

Regular Car Reviews needs to review this car. It just has to happen.

@agingwheels

8 жыл бұрын

+Cody Camorote Oh, I'm not good enough for you, eh? My upcoming series of comedic videos about this car just isn't as good as Mr Regular's take? I'm sorry I can't be as good as Mr Regular, you ungrateful viewer! That's a good idea. I'll contact Mr. Regular about filming ye olde Trabbi some time. I want to see his take too.

@ConrailQ6759

8 жыл бұрын

+Aging Wheels Hah! Yeah, I've been subbed for a while now because this content is trash and I never want to see it again! ...Wait, people on KZread probably do that. Crap.

@agingwheels

8 жыл бұрын

+Cody Camorote There are undoubtedly people that do that. They are most likely below the age of 17 as well.

@user-xg8yy7yl1d

6 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to see him review this a VW beetle and a Lada. He's already done a model T

@CardboardSliver

4 жыл бұрын

I wanna see Mr. Regular review the Trabbi, the Wheego, or the other odd city car you have, the Life. He just did a Nano, so who knows!

About the car staying basically the same for 2 decades, it's because the government forbid Trabant from making it better, as it would slow down production. I kinda like to call the Trabi "The t-34 of the car world"

@AgentTasmania

Жыл бұрын

The T-34 got massive upgrades inside 4 years

The Trabant 601 was produced till 1990s first half. I have one from 1990 March. From 1990 to 1991 they produced the four stroke 1.1 type. The reliability of each car depended on when and from what they were made. Also the engine wasn't always 26 HP. The p50 had 18 HP the 600 had ~20 HP 601/1 had 23 and 601/2 had 26 HP engine. The fuel tank became bigher over the time. It was just 24 liter originally. Also, the odometer was standard issue to all Trabants of P50, 600 and 601 type. Fuel gauge for the 601 was introduced after the 1.1s for enthusiasts. The 1.1 had a much more modern dashboard, whivh included speedometer, rev meter, fuel gauge and water temp gauge. before the 1.1 you had to measure fuel with the plastic stick.

The bumper sticker, "Ha megnövök Mercédes leszek." is so ironic. It translates from Hungarian to "When I grow up, I'll be a Mercedes."

"Lieber schlecht gefahren, als gut gelaufen. " - "Better driven bad, than walked well."

The sticker at 0:50 says : "When I grow up I'm gonna be a Mercedes"

I love the odd and unusual in automobiles. I have three oddballs in my car collection: 1954 Hudson Jetliner, 1948 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe, and a 1956 Packard Clipper. But I love your Trabant, especially the "institution green" paint job.

I love how throughout the movie Black Cat, White Cat there are just shots of a hog chewing on the trabant and by the end it's nearly done with it ))

De cuki ez egy magyar Trabant

@ginktomvideosprods3712

5 жыл бұрын

Lénárd Borbély vajon ki vitte ki?

@kanazamkniety7705

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao trabant is east german

@minidreschi2

5 жыл бұрын

@@kanazamkniety7705 Yes but he was spoken about the H license plate

I've seen your engine rebuild video and one thing I've got to give the Trabant credit for is the simplicity. There didn't look like there was a lot to break.

::)) well,trabant was our family first car..a used one,of course...in my country, new ones can only be received if iou had some locomotory handicap,becose those cars where imported only via ministery of helth... anyway, besides his obvious flauds,trabant had one major advantage in a time whend gasoline vas restricted at only 40 liters for month: it can run even on lowest quality petrol...or even on some other oil derivative ,as toluen...so,it was keep moving in a time whend others more performant cars stud on garages becose of lack of fuel...we had some marvelous times on board of that little car...of cours,we allsio had allot of frustration moments...one joke about it,was : iou should never dress a white short whend driving a trabant,becose it will inevoidable turning dirty...becose iou werry aften need to repaire the thing in the middle of the road...we could take a part and reasembe trabant engine and geer box in under 2 hours ,on the side of the road..::)) and none of us was auto mecanic...my father vas a army oficer,and i was high scool student by than...

Fun fact: When a Trabant drives north or south, the metal sheet between the cylinders made for directing airflow over the engine is called the "Iron Curtain", because it separates the eastern from the western block.

1:30 "it was built by idiots", my Hungarian father (engineer) made remarks about it that match your quote

@bingobongo1615

4 жыл бұрын

Ambonec My great uncle built Wartburgs and he said already st GDR times that the cars could be easily improved but it would have meant missing the quotas for a year and that wasn’t doable. It wasnt idiots (The Trabi was not a bad cheap car when kt came out. Some people in western Germany still drove stuff like the Isetta at the time) but it was an idiotic system that defeated itself

@irmakaymelek

3 жыл бұрын

Even if your father is an engineer, he probably doesn't know what a new invention means in his absence. I'm not an engineer, but I definitely know more about Trabant than your father. It means that your father is an engineer with the means. New inventions in the impossible are real engineering.Also, those who say that idiots made this car. They can't even do the same. Real engineers made this car.

The side doors are bent into perfect shape to use as a snow shovel :). At least in Hungary we used to do it :).

That is a really interesting car and historical too. I can tell you have fun owning that. Lots of guys have mustangs and camaros but I have never seen a Trabant in real life.

Doug Demuro brought me here, love your channel!

@irmakaymelek

3 жыл бұрын

Doug who doesn't know cars and takes sides by including politics in his scrutiny? I don't care about him, because he's just too ignorant and biased enough to drive a Trabat in bad shape and say it's generally bad.

Super, I'm glad the US citizen also interested in the East German car Trabant VEB Sachenring Zwickau! Greetings from Germany :) GooD Video^^

@pattoe1973

3 жыл бұрын

JUST PURCHASED ONE ! ... HAPPY

@irmakaymelek

3 жыл бұрын

Ich bin kein Deutscher, aber es stört mich, dass diese Autos verleumdet werden, nur weil sie in einem kommunistischen Land produziert wurden. Es sei denn, er erwähnt die Übel des Faschismus in einer Käfer-Rezension. Auch in Trabants Analyse ist kein Platz für Politik.

Made out of "Old Soviet Pants"! AHAHAHA!

I still see a trabant on the road pretty much everyday here in germany

@jamesrobinson9194

4 жыл бұрын

Wow some Germans retain taste 😂 they're doubtless all Bayern München fans if their standards are so high 🤣

I agree on the coolness factor! Nice video, you always come up with the extra weird and forgotten cars. Great job, i love watching your videos

On the back of the car it says: "Ha megnövök Mercédes leszek" meaning: "If I grow up, I will be a Mercedes". That is just great!

If you thought this car was bad enough, the Ford model T from the 1910s designed to be affordable to most people, had 2hp more than the Trabant did when it came out in the late 1950s (18HP vs 20HP).

Imagine a 3 cylinder G10 out of a Geo Metro in one, it would be plenty fast lol

Ha megnövök mercedes leszek.

Personally I'm not into cars that much, but whit this you just won yourself a new Hungarian sub. GLORY BE THE TRABANT! XD

They introduced a fuel gage as an improvement in later models and made a tv thing about it to mark the occasion, the video is probably on KZread. They also praise the new steering wheel and something I forgot in that video that was also totally minor, I think it had to with the lights. Edit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z62i2rN_Y9PKXaw.html

First off I've had a Trabant so no comment there but have to compliment you on your reports. Very informative and no idle uming and awing just constant dialogue with the odd humour thrown in, keep up the good work. look forward to a good shake down and complete description of a 2CV design features !

I always loved the trabant 👍 A very charming little car .

I see now why you like this car so much. This whole video is awesome! I'm starting to love this little thing!

Imagine retrofitting a trabant with the drivetrain, safety systems, and infotainment systems of a Tesla.

There was an attempt to make it more competitive in the late 80s by fitting it with a VW engine, but the wall came down like a year later. The engineers als developed several replacements for this thing that all got nixed by their bosses because it would have meant interrupting production.

2:13 That "special resin" was more like Bakelite, which has been used in America at least since 1923

I was still a kid when the Iron Courtain fell, but all I can recall it was thought as a crappy car even then. Also noticed the Hungarian license plate, and I'm from Hungary! :)

Your feature showcase reminds me of the Russian UAZ Auto website back around the year 2000. It advertised such luxury features as "seatbelts" or the very fancy "padded seats". In the year 2000.

I can’t believe this video is six years old. Not that this video was in any way bad, but man you have come a long way and I am so happy for you!

>drive a Trabant 601 >need to go fast >going top speed >*GRABS PADDLE* >*PADDLES WITH SPEED*

I love all the mini cars awsome content man 👍

A german racing cardboard 😍

"Little soviet car made out of old Soviet pants.." LOL

Oh, the Trabant DOES perfectly reflect my personality

@ArneNo-uh6et

4 ай бұрын

Old and left behind ? xD

I’m glad I found you. Great sense of humour. But I still love the car.

0-60 in a Trabant is the most thrilling two weeks of your life.

Do you have to keep the Hungarian number plate as well? Like the 'when I grow up I'll be a Merc' sticker btw.

You must be very happy to have this GEM. Trabant is a BADASS car for sure...LOL:_)

You need to get other people to drive it! Then record their reactions...

With all your engineering prowess, I bet you could figure out a way to get yourself a fuel gauge. That'd probably be the only mod I'd suggest other than just making it run better. Gotta love that smooth jazz.

@agingwheels

8 жыл бұрын

+thebetatester800 I love the lack of a fuel gauge. I could easily give it one, but it's so ridiculous without one.

The trabant is like the mini coopers’ one cousin that lives in another country and only visits after a few months

One thing I don't want U to do with/to Ur fine Trabi is to customize it. That would be untrue to it. Keep it working, spend the time it needs on the lift, and be good to her. I think U have the right spirit, man. Keep it rolling...

They haven’t change a thing in 2 decades. You don’t have to change what’s already... perfect!

Welp I’m sold! What a great commercial!

0:50 "Ha megnövök, Mercedes leszek" Ez tetszik 😂

I’ve always wanted one of these.

It has the same power to weight ratio as my first car had, a 53HP 2002 VW Polo!

Well done video 👍 funny and informative.

My dad wanted to buy a trabant in 90’s so bad but my mom couldn’t stand it, I can’t blame her but this car brings me many memories growing in Europe

What makes the Trabant a Sportscar? Putt a pair Running Shoes in the Trunk….😂😂

I read an East German said, "too bad they didn't make it a dual exhaust. Otherwise it would make a fine wheelbarrow." I met another former East German who living there got on a waiting list for a Trabant. He expected to get it in about six years but the Berlin Wall fell. Eventually he moved to USA and bought a Prius.

I reckon you would love my first car a 1957 Standard. Not the Cadet. The indicator stalk would fall out everytime you went around the corner, there was no synchro going from 2nd to first but the best bit was it came with a crank handle (which I had to use every 3rd or 5th time I tried to start it).

It's quite amazing that the Trabant isn't an ugly car... I mean it's a piece, but its design is quite ok and it even cites some American design features of the day.

I drove an electric converted Trabant on the Trabi Safari in Berlin in 2016. It's, driveable for those who can't or can't be stuffed driving the manual version. 2 modes, forward and reverse.

I like the long unchanging production run

I love the Trabant! :D

Never even heard of these cars before coming across this channel

You got my Trabi! I left the communist Hungary with exactly the same if not the same Trabant. I sold it in, at the time West Germany, for 800 German Mark to a guy there in Osnabruck. I kind of remember that I had the same seat cover because the springs were braking trough the original canvas ha ha. I absolutely loved my Trabi! Yes it was a terrible car, but never ever quit on me. Regarding the plastic siding; that was the best part. Once a guy ran into me and destroyed the left front panel ( I think) I find the screws with a magnet, scraped out the putty, removed the panel and replaced with a new one from the Trabant store. I painted it with Neolux spray (same color) cans if I remember the name well, and voila nobody would tell that I had an accident. I want one, where did you get it?

Cool, a Trabbie! Love to find one myself one day.

I live in the boot heel of Missouri and would love to find one if these just to scoot around town in.

They actually imported a load of Mk1 Golfs (literally a load, one train full). When the realized those were better made, they banned Volkswagen spares so the cars eventually had to be retired.

I like how robert reckoned he might have the trabant for a year, now he’s had it for 7

Rotary swap would be awesome on that thing. small engine and lightweight. you might just want to keep it stock though. I have driven a blue one once. it's really loud but it was a fun experience

@mjak993

8 ай бұрын

Engine mounting bracket (the so-called "swan's neck") was a very failure-prone part of the Trabi, so any kind of engine swap would be a major overhaul, costing many times the asking price of the original car. Also, I can't imagine a rotary of any kind would play nice with the factory transmission, so that would need to be a custom job as well. If one would build a Commie sleeper, the Wartburg is a far better jumping off point.

In Hungary (and probably most of Eastern Europe at the time), when asked "Do you have a car?" The answer would be "No. I have a Trabant."

Pre-mixed gasoline with oil (e.g. 1:33, 1 part oil for 33 parts gasoline) was available at gas stations when this car was in widespread use. Just a few months before end of production, a 4 stroke engine was introduced (a license from Volkswagen) and some more technical upgrades. The design was however kept as seen here. This had been the plan by the communist government (they had bought the engine license earlier) but since re-unification took place at the same time in 1990, there was no more demand for the car and production was stopped in 1991.

Sweiundswansig Liters?! Schweinhund! That's NEIN enough!! >:O

well i allways wanna se the inside trunk of it great video

hahaha that sticker at 0:52 :D "Ha megnövök, Mercedes leszek" means "When I grow up I'll be a Mercedes" :D

Nice video, nice car! Don't forget: From 1990 to 1991 (after the breakdown of the communism) they built the Trabant 1.1 with a 4-cyl 4-stroke 40HP VW Polo engine (which in the Polo had 45HP). Greetings from (western) Germany!

This trabant has an old style license plate from hungary. Cars upto the late 80's had this, now it is xxx-124 format with the EU HU signs.

686 / 5000 Übersetzungsergebnisse I don't know if it was a deluxe feature, but all of the Trabants my brothers had had electric pumps for the windshield wipers. My brothers had rebuilt several Trabants in the early 2000s. At that time they had cost around € 20 to € 150, which was mostly the fee for the junkyard. So in the worst case you bought one for about 50 €, expanded what you needed and either sold it on or completely cannibalized it and scrapped the rest for another 50 €. But since everyone did that, they are now so rare that you currently pay at least € 1000 for a bunch of junk that you have to rebuild first, if at all possible.

I want one of these. I would drive it daily. XD

Trabant is called "Ford Karton" in Poland, which means "Cardboard Ford" XD

It's funny how their ad literally had a traffic light turning into red and then trabant 601 title comes up.