Here in Pakistan, a common thing that teachers teach their driving students that Everyone other than you is not mentally stable, so the onus of your own safety lies only with you. You have to save yourself and others.

2:50 This is good advice that is seldom heard. "pacing" a vehicle by driving next to it, or in its blind spot for a long distance is a dangerous and obnoxious habit.

0:38 "... You're in for a pleasant surprise" Well, if you're getting into a Chevette, you're not.

Those cars look so damn cool

These were the best car lessons I have ever had

Heartening to see such videos .. no body teaches such things in India..

The music is a hoot...remember it well.

6:49 Jr was very embarrassed driving to school in mom's car. lol

4.08-4.09 There was a Tofas Eagle car, its priceless collective piece for collection of outo endustry in USA.

"small cars"

@l337pwnage

5 жыл бұрын

The sub compacts then were smaller than almost anything you can get today. Kinda funny, the difference between what they now call "large" and "small" isn't much anymore. Almost all cars look basically the same nowadays, especially when compared to the 70's and 60's. Which is why everyone just buys trucks now, lol. They are working one crafting laws to take those away too, tho. Eventually they'll make it so that you need to have a CDL and be a business to own a full sized pickup.

Gez, I'm back in my drivers ed class in 78

@chargerification

4 жыл бұрын

Dope memory to have

When did this film come out?

My first car was a sub-compact. Never again.

Twin cities nostalgia: The red MTC buses.

1:10 Mr.Bean time to drive

DANG, more than 9 minutes of why NOT to buy a puddle jumper.

Oh that's cool *drives a big saloon*

0:40 "you are in for a pleasant surprise", just as the guy is getting into a Chevette.

The bottom line ? Small cars from the '70s were just horrible. It took another 30 years of development to make them more or less acceptable in terms of interior space, comfort, safety etc. (starting with Ford Focus Mk I and the like).

@l337pwnage

5 жыл бұрын

+DL24 that's because they basically don't make sub compacts anymore. They don't exist. A Focus isn't that small at all.

@eska9723

5 жыл бұрын

Well Vw Beetle remains for this day the best selling car ever and have been produced from 38' to 02'. I can tell you it is the best small car I've ever had. Trust me, 70s' cars were great ;)

@TinLeadHammer

Жыл бұрын

The Focus Mk1 was a great car!

I heard Chevettes came standard with rear window defrosters so your hands would stay warm while pushing it up to merging speed.

@fujifrontier

Жыл бұрын

Yugos too lol

2:10 song name?

Library track at 2:10 ?

Wlcm to 2020 😅

The new chevette in the opening scenes has a bent steering wheel

@straightpipediesel

3 жыл бұрын

That's normal. It's because the steering column is angled towards the center of the car and the wheel is designed to be straight facing when centered.

Anyone know what kind of car that is at 0:32?

@kennypowers7602

3 жыл бұрын

Late 70s Chevy Monza?

I missed a subcompact doing 85 in a 35. I cant walk or speak normal now. Always quadruple check. This vid should be for everyone.

020 ... says "lower maintenance costs," and shows a Vega and Citation. Um, two cars with HIGH maintenance costs.

@jasonhsu4711

2 жыл бұрын

The narrator was referring to the maintenance costs, not the depreciation costs or the annual engine and transmission replacement. :)

1987

Lots of reasons why small cars suck!

mpls scenes

That is why small cars are not selling well.

@specialopsdave

3 жыл бұрын

This was for people during the fuel crisis, not today with our cheap fuel

And America's foray in the late 70s through the 80s in the building of small cars of which 90% were junk. When Toyota and Nissan were building better cars than we were. 🤤

What's funny is that the larger cars of today get better gas mileage than the smaller cars of the 70;s

@arjunkrishnababu2719

4 жыл бұрын

Not a fair comparison. Small cars of today get better gas mileage than large cars of today. (Nevertheless I like large cars :) )

@michaelhelgeland4588

4 жыл бұрын

No.

@StarHunter28

4 жыл бұрын

My mother just bought a plug in BMW 5 series hybrid, and she is getting 212 mpg right now, and it's almost longer than my GMC lol

@benjammin2020

3 жыл бұрын

@@StarHunter28 that doesn't really count, though.

@benjammin2020

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, I have an old magazine with an ad for honda civic. With the optional 5speed manual, you could get 54 mpg.

I'm very happy in my BIG truck.

@specialopsdave

3 жыл бұрын

This video was made for people during the fuel crisis, not you lmao

First

Europeans have been doing this for decades... glad you took the hint!

1:14 this part saddens me the most. I saw a modern car (it was a tesla) that went 20 miles per hour or so, it tried this when it was cut off, turned and flipped 3 times. honestly... who owns companies today, the original talented and intelligent owners grandkids? they aren't their father, it's like a prince becoming king when he hasn't really had the years to understand the necessities of what makes an automobile. and now we are at the stage were barely any modern users look to the past for anything but a hot rod, and even fewer watch the real unbiased videos of the past such as the examplars shown straight and center here. Pitty, really disappointing what has happened and how we gave off our quality for asia to mass manufacturer for robot arms today.

@straightpipediesel

2 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer. Old cars don't flip? Ever heard of the Chevy Corvair? Would also like to point out awesome well-engineered boomer cars like the Ford Pinto.

Small cars were NOT getting 30 to 50 miles to the gallon back then. And 30 years later they're still not getting that much.

@compu85

3 жыл бұрын

You sure about that? The VW rabbit shown could easily click off 45 mpg tanks if it was equipped with the diesel. Heck even the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera could get 35 with the diesel!

@bullock1993

2 жыл бұрын

I use to have an escort zx2 that got 40+mpg if I kept my foot out of it on the highway...

And that is why I love a suburban! You don't even notice those sub compact death traps until you scrap them off the grill later. 😁

@payman.amini1

2 жыл бұрын

They are much more nimble and maneuverable than those big trucks and will avoid accidents much more easily while you are going straight to the wall.