"Most of you want to see me review the cybertruck or a Corvette" Don't undersell it Doug, I think this review is the prime example why people CHOOSE to watch YOUR content.

@bumbr07

Жыл бұрын

views don't lie...Doug knows what sells

@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365

Жыл бұрын

I mean, I watch for the cars second, I cum for Daddy Dougs' personality first. I still want him to review the cyber truck and C8 Corvette, but I appreciate the regular cars more than the newest Shelby Cobra mustang Challenger charger E series Landover land cruiser

@plantertrey

Жыл бұрын

I watch all of his reviews, but I click faster on these unique ones!

@tripel7470

Жыл бұрын

Same, can't wait for him to review a citybus, its Dougscore must be wild

@gschweiger

Жыл бұрын

I'll watch this one. The 'New' Bronco Raptor, nah.

The review we didn’t deserve, but the one we needed.

@bobhill3941

Жыл бұрын

"May we all get what we want, but never what we deserve!" I've been waiting for this review ever since I saw this cart as Doug was introducing other things or promoting cars & bids. (I bet this is for sale there)

@slowery43

Жыл бұрын

the ost we didn't want but is often reposted on pretty much every site by someone hoping to get attention

@Octane_Rampage_

Жыл бұрын

Haha

@teeco0004

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@that_wagon_guy

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

A center driver seat, rear wheel drive, mid engine, automatic transmission. Must be an extreme supercar for sure.

@rhuttrho88

Жыл бұрын

Pig! You want to ticket people!😁😃😉

@MacTechG4

Жыл бұрын

Ditch the automatic, and maybe it’d be more fun.

@EpicB

Жыл бұрын

@@MacTechG4 Yeah, but most supercars these days have automatic transmissions.

@straightpipediesel

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget doors that don't swing outwards

@ParisEnjoyer1889

Жыл бұрын

It's basically a McLaren Speedtail

My eclectic father in law has a first gen one he commutes to work with every day on the ferry. The ferry system in Washington classifies these as a motorcycle, so he pays significantly less than if he commuted in a car. The creature comforts like enclosed cabin and heater are nicer than an actual motorcycle, especially in the fall/winter. I've driven it once, and it is definitely a unique experience. Great video Doug!

@GewelReal

Жыл бұрын

I read "my electric father" lol

@acme_tnt8741

Жыл бұрын

@@GewelReal "in law"

@acme_tnt8741

Жыл бұрын

Washington State has a motorcycle helmet law. Does he wear a helmet in his "interceptor 1" lol?

@craigsampson3386

Жыл бұрын

@@acme_tnt8741 with no airbags in that tiny metal box it wouldn't be such a bad idea 😂

@straightpipediesel

Жыл бұрын

@@acme_tnt8741 No because Washington's motorcycle law specifically excludes vehicles that have a steering wheel, FMVSS seat belts, and an enclosure that complies with FMVSS 216. There have been enclosed motorcycles/scooters that fit similar requirements for this reason, see e.g. the BMW C1. Also, in most states 3-wheeled motorcycles don't require a motorcycle license.

If it had four wheels it would be required to meet DOT auto equipment requirements. As a three wheeled vehicle it's considered a motorcycle.

@nucleak2884

Жыл бұрын

@careca it’s almost as if different countries have different laws 😂

@Tacomadome24

Жыл бұрын

Just like Morgan used to do.

@DNHarris

Жыл бұрын

Don't talk that technical, pragmatic, well researched mumbo jumbo to Doug you.. you.. you Boomer! You'll scare him. xD

@papa_pt

Жыл бұрын

@careca like what?

@lokisgodhi

Жыл бұрын

@@DNHarris Not a Boomer. Gen X. Ironically, I think Millennials, like Doug, share a lot like Boomers. Attitude. World view and their place in it.

Wonderful content. Multiple "Doug awards" in this vehicle. If the "lateral thrust indicator" doesn't win quirk of the year I can't imagine what will.

@peter_shadow7559

Жыл бұрын

Or the arm rest. Who knows.

@Kalvinjj

Жыл бұрын

A lateral G-force meter, just like a Skyline R34!

@Samtallica

Жыл бұрын

This is 100% the reason I watch this channel. The weird stuff keeps me coming back. Never change, Doug.

@robertives973

Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried parking enforcement without a lateral thrust indicator? It’s practically impossible

@ttxxdd

Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for the Dougies

I’d love to see more oddball commercial vehicles like this. Like a street sweeper. Stuff that the general public sees, but would never have the opportunity to see inside or up close.

Using the mileage and engine hour gauges, this thing has had an average speed of 5.7 mph over the course of its life.

@Slaegar

Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@AlkalineGamingHD

Жыл бұрын

I imagine sometimes it was stationary while engine hours went up. That means this thing must've been doing 20+ at some points!

@davidmizak4642

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this interesting observation. That is quite a quirky stat.

The Sports cars Doug reviews are cool and all but this is the type of content of his I like the most. No other big car review channel is out here making this type of content.

@deadstig345

Жыл бұрын

To pay credit where it's due Regular Car Reviews did a review on a mail truck

@battosaijenkins946

Жыл бұрын

@Doug DeMuro, AwwwWWwwwwwwWww how Kyuuuuuuute!!! 😌😌😌

@matthewpresley8060

Жыл бұрын

@@deadstig345 Yes that guy reviews all kinds of quirky stuff I'd be interested in, but he's so obnoxious that his channel is unwatchable.

@nathanielcoleman2070

Жыл бұрын

@@deadstig345 I click on this comment to say the exact same thing lol

@jawadulkarim9498

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewpresley8060 he’s purposely cringey… but def feel that sometimes

This is what makes Doug the most distinctive car reviewer on youtube no one would even think about reviewing something like this

@k.r.99

Жыл бұрын

"Never let them know your next move."

"You want to see me review the Cybertruck, or the Bronco Raptor or the New Z06." See, that's where you're wrong Doug. This is exactly what we want 😂

Watch until the end for the blooper. Love knowing that he's all by himself and still uncontrollably laughing at the 120mph speedometer. Doug, you're a treasure. Thank you for all the work you put into these.

@andrewolson5471

Жыл бұрын

Doug seemed like he was on the verge of cracking up during most of the Quirks & Features presentation because he was.

15:30 I can't believe Doug failed to mention the most unique quirk and feature on this mighty steed, which is the garlic jar lid being used on the wiper fluid container. Luxury at it's finest!!

@Shawncombat

Жыл бұрын

That's great

@metamorphicorder

Жыл бұрын

Yrp

@polarlicht4758

Жыл бұрын

maybe the owner did that after he lost the original one?

@metamorphicorder

Жыл бұрын

@@polarlicht4758 probably popped off when he got it above 70.

@jeffb.6642

Жыл бұрын

@@polarlicht4758 oh really you mean it ain't standard practice for cars to come with lids that say "garlic" from the factory? Well don't I feel like an idiot now

The fact that he found enough “quirks and features” to pump out 25 minutes of video is incredible.

@369Hdz

Жыл бұрын

My thought reading the title lmao

@heliosdelsol

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking: "Quirks and features?!? The whole thing is one big quirk!"

@Carlisho

Жыл бұрын

Its actually easier in these unique vehicles, the whole thing is a quirk

@galedribble9535

Жыл бұрын

@@Carlisho that’s exactly what I was gonna say…this thing is all quirks

I was at a shop that was contracted to work on a small fleet of these, around when the Interceptor II was new; 2008ish, give or take. With all the options, like the light bar and comms radio, I was told by our liason that these were costing the city of Seattle around $50K apiece, at the time. Ridiculous overpricing for what should have just been done with a Cushman. Almost every job they came in for was some sort of recall-based upgrade. It quickly became apparent that whoever was engineering these vehicles couldn't possibly have had experience in road automobile design. And the build quality was also shaky, at best. I mean, for one thing, the non-ignition locks are super basic wafer locks, like these carried by just about every hardware store or auto parts store. For $50K they couldn't even bother to make sure each vehicle had matched locks - necessitating the handful of keys for everything. It's incredibly unstable; whatever the governor speed was, it was still high enough to be easily tipped up onto two wheels. One or two of them had the absurd problem of incorrectly made wiring harnesses, i.e. a green wire at the engine computer could be a yellow wire at the other end! It made diagnostic work incredibly difficult, and the Canadians would ship us an entire replacement vehicle wiring assembly. The motorcycle-type fork, custom-made or customized for the wide car tire... which itself is stupid to have used here - you need a tire with a rounded cross-section, like a motorcycle has, for steering with a fork. The more squared-off, flat treaded tire will lean when turning, both immediately reducing traction during turning and increasing low-speed steering effort. But worst of all, the first iteration of the front suspension had _brass_ bushings! Horrid ride and harshness, plus, being soft metal, they would permanently deform when driving over rough surfaces. Of course, this immediately let to looseness, rattling and clunking... And the first time this happened, the manufacturer sent out replacements... _still made of brass!_ Only after this happened a couple of times, in the vehicle's first couple of road miles no less, they finally made and sent out a set of hard rubber bushings, which anyone who knows any basic level of vehicle knowledge would have done from day one. The only place you find a brass bushing on an automobile is something like a pilot bearing for a transmission input shaft, or something else that supports a spinning shaft... Never, ever, for something that needs to survive lateral impact. I think these vehicles are a ripoff, and the contracts for manufacturing them should have gone to an established US manufacturer that would not have screwed around by leaving the developmental road testing for the paying customer to do on their tax-money-supported time! I loved the outtake at the end!

@terencejay8845

Жыл бұрын

Interesting details.

@kutter_ttl6786

Жыл бұрын

The amount of insight into this vehicle is great, this comment deserves way more likes.

@KatTheFoxtaur

Жыл бұрын

B R U H! $50k?! Jeeeesus... At my last job (IT at a college campus), my department bought a Kubota RTV-X1100C for only $19,500... (There were probably a dozen of em around campus for other departments too.) That thing also had a top speed of 25mph (though I could hit 30 on even a slight downhill), powered by a 25HP (53lb-ft) 3-cylinder diesel engine. It also had part-time 4-wheel-drive with locking differential, automatic (hydrostatic) transmission, power steering, and everything else that a typical cheap car would have: Air conditioning/heat/defrost, AM/FM radio with CD/bluetooth/aux, windshield wiper with washer, locking doors with roll-down windows, hydraulic dump bed, full automotive lights/signals, etc. They even had a standard 17-digit VIN, and could be registered as a Low-Speed Vehicle in my state (our campus didn't register ours, but a neighboring college campus did). Plus it had two seats (complete with seatbelts! and the driver's seat was adjustable too), yet it was still narrow enough to fit between the bollards which prevent motor vehicles from entering a walkway (which of course was a big point of these - we got them specifically to drive on the sidewalks, lol). All that for under $20k, not $50k.... and that even included a few optional extras! For example, our campus standard for the Kubota included the roof strobe light, front pushbar, and a couple other things, plus my department added the optional radio, since we were responsible for the campus's FM radio station. Oh, and it was built from the ground up by the OEM, not cobbled together by a third party who couldn't even be bothered to cover the Hyundai logos, lol. ;)

@mephistosprincipium

Жыл бұрын

@@kutter_ttl6786 wall of text

@zaddy83

Жыл бұрын

Not surprised Seattle spending that much on a glorified go kart. I wonder how many parking tickets it took to recoup the cost of just one of these?

I'm absolutely in love with this dinky little thing lol. I'd love to have something like this to pop down to the local grocery store and back. It really looks like something out of an 80's science fiction movie (the exterior does anyway). I love the industrial design of it, the exposed roll cage and all the exposed screws and fittings like on the rearview mirrors, all the straight lines etc. If you painted it black it wouldn't look out of place on an imperial star destroyer from the original star wars movies, being driven by some imperial officer inspecting the tie-fighter bays

Doug: "I wouldn't even buy this ironically" Doug immediately afterward: *describes a scenario where he would buy one ironically*

@nathanwide1

Жыл бұрын

Never change Doug

@marvincool3744

Жыл бұрын

He's so nice he's willing to contradict himself to give the benefit of the doubt.

@-Sean_

Жыл бұрын

@@marvincool3744 nah he's just quirky and can't help it

@edoardotesta7068

Жыл бұрын

yesss hahah

@bmxerkrantz

Жыл бұрын

@@-Sean_ that's just one of Doug's features

Can we take a second to appreciate the garlic jar cap on the coolant reservoir at 15:25? The ingenuity is breathtaking.

@thehopper9645

Жыл бұрын

Came to say just that. Just fantastic

@fernandogomez3030

Жыл бұрын

Mentos gum caps fit in windshield washer fluid tanks on newer for focus’s.

@BountyHunter106

Жыл бұрын

Was looking for a comment on it... glad I wasn't the only one who noticed LOL

@Yanneek_

Жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment lol 🧄

@lrich8181

Жыл бұрын

I saw that!

The drivetrain, interior dash cluster, column and seat/fabric appear to have been taken directly from a late 90's Hyundai Atoz. The seat fabric is standard Hyundai Atoz trim, not from a bus. We got the Atoz in the UK, it was pretty terrible although popular with older drivers as the tall body made it easy to get in and out from.

@emanh4keem_san420

Жыл бұрын

Same

10:29 I recall in an episode of How It's Made, where they built city buses using a similar fabric, that these odd designs were actually to "deter" (or at least hide) vandalism. I instantly thought "city bus" the moment I saw that seat, lol.

I honestly like the styling more than I probably should. lol It has a very cyberpunk vibe to it, especially the sharp angles around the door slide mechanism. Also it's worth noting Doug that these were not just "Meter Maid" cars but also used for city maintenance and groundskeeping as well, so the bull bar and truck bed would have primarily been useful for those applications.

@arnehurnik

Жыл бұрын

I kept thinking how much cheaper and better it would have been to import subcompacts and upfit them as police cars. But if you want a pickup I guess this is a decent compromise versus a golf kart. Since those are just too slow.

@Allurade

Жыл бұрын

Could also throw a few car boots in the back too.

@ConnorHammond

Жыл бұрын

All about those cyberpunk aesthetics. I give it a 7 for styling, meaning it just falls short of the Ferret Tank 👏👏

@AlarisOficial

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that Taxi from Total Recall...

@MrDuncl

Жыл бұрын

@@arnehurnik A Daihatsu Midget might have been a good import alternative.

Doug really is a man of variety One second he’s reviewing an automobile legend, the other the most random thing ever

@TheMrawesomest

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the golf cart review on April 1st.

@ahraranwar3227

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this being the automobile legend

@_BangDroid_

Жыл бұрын

He's just that type of guy

@zsoltbocsi7546

Жыл бұрын

i think this 3 wheeler bastard is also a legend just like Grumman LLV

@18:15 I would say that the door rails would be a high wear area 😬 maybe they make them long so that they can swap them over L to R when worn out 😉😎

Best review. Watching Doug laugh at the speedometer in the blooper at the end brought me great joy.

Supercar, but better. Change my mind. Mid-engine, center-seat, wedge-shape front, truck bed with tonneau (robbed a bit by the engine), truck-like rear window, SLIDING DOORS, sliding windows, inverted hazard light switch, engine hours counter, roll cage, bullbar, and of course, 1 less wheel = weight savings. Combining the best and coolest part of everything.

@CHEESEBURGERRC

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the power to weight ratio! 60 hp in a 1500lb vehicle is not bad at all. With a bit of modding, it could easily be made even lighter. Maybe even more powerful!

@followthebeat66

Жыл бұрын

Period!

from the perspective of a professional designer this is farrrrr more interesting than some new hypercar! love this

This is awesome 😂. Love that you do these reviews Doug. Never quit these quirky ones 👌🏻.

this is so much more interesting than a cyber truck review. thank you for this doug, im honestly getting emotional just watching this. thank you

This is why I watch Doug's videos, everyone is reviewing the latest cars, you get special stuff on this channel.

@tjenadonn6158

Жыл бұрын

He's Irregular Car Reviews.

If Doug hasn't done one yet, he should review the Grumman LLV! Folks living in the U.S. would recognize them as a standard mail truck, and they're super interesting

@johnmurphy9580

Жыл бұрын

Regular Car Reviews did one a little while ago. Apparently, privately owned ones are very rare.

@fangyideng3131

Жыл бұрын

Yesssss, and there're a bunch of juicy stories behind it too, like horrible design and reliability leading to fire/explosion, horrible gas mileage, and decades long fleet replacement plan.

@JackieBright

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmurphy9580 I believe the LLV was only ever sold to the public in the time between when USPS stopped buying them and when Grumman ran out of inventory, and USPS just keeps their LLVs until they end up in a scrapyard and never sells them

@Zovi_

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmurphy9580 when I saw this go up I thought, like, is this a response to RCR starting that review with "What's up Doug?! I've got something you haven't reviewed and can never review!" lol

@ram89572

Жыл бұрын

@@JackieBright Yep. Basically the LLV was designed to last for a certain number of years but USPS implemented a plan to extend the lifespan beyond the original design intent. And now we are past the lifespan extension on them. So they don't sell them off to private individuals like they did the DJ Jeeps because they need as many as they can keep to use for spare parts and such. They are absolutely awful to drive at speed. Now maybe that's just because they are so old and worn out raggedy. But trying to drive one down the road at 55 is just insanely scary. Not to mention some of them are so clapped out they lose power as soon as you try to pull a hill in them at that speed and you have to fight the accelerator to get it to downshift and stay in 2nd so you can actually pull the hill with the engine screaming at you. And of course they are basically convection ovens trying to cook you to death.

Addig all the numbers in metric aswell, seems like such a small and insignificant detail, yet it makes your videos so much more enjoyable and informative for many of us. It makes me appreciate your content and you as a KZreadr even more. Thank you for that Doug!

THIS...is the flavor of vids I LOVE on your channel!

For anyone who is curious, most of the parts on this came from the Hyundai Atos, including the drivetrain and the "city bus" pattern seats. I'm not sure where the headlights come from though. They look similar to the Subaru Sambar lights, but different.

@sebastiancatalan1376

Жыл бұрын

The front headlights i think they are from a mid 90's Kia Besta. Also, all the interior parts come straight from the Atos, including the hazard light button (mounted backwards)

@jbelguapo

Жыл бұрын

What about the garlic cap on the reservoir?

@PlottingMax

Жыл бұрын

I confirm that, we had one of those Atos here in México, I recognize that because of the wheeldrive, botons, engine, seat and speedometer. It was such a great car but very unsafe on roads, we actually have a Renault Duster and a Renault Kwid.

@UnlimitedUtopia

Жыл бұрын

hyundai atos is the car i learned driving stick with. gave it quite the bashing

@MrDuncl

Жыл бұрын

It makes you wonder if they bought parts or just dismantled an Atos to build each one.

I’d soooo be down to watch more quirky videos like this. No other KZreadrs cover these type of vehicles so it’s always nice. I wouldn’t worry about people wanting to see the newest, fastest cars, I could probably say most of us watch you for YOU, not the specific cars you review! Also, old cars is what gave way to future cars. I’d rather see you review a model t than a model y douggy!

@Mac4280

Жыл бұрын

This x1000000

@wendyokoopa7048

Жыл бұрын

This is stuff he used to do

@wendyokoopa7048

Жыл бұрын

For every one 500k-million dollar super car he'd do a weird retro car or weird car In general because of Doug he caused my algorithm to introduce to me someone he featured Robert Dunn who's Trabant was reviewed by Doug.

@merreborn

Жыл бұрын

RegularCars reviewed a USPS-style mail truck this year (grumman LLV). It's a great era for quirky car reviews on youtube!

@jhansen6180

Жыл бұрын

I wanna see somebody throw like 2 18 inch subwoofers in the back and put some daytons on it…

This is why I love dougs channel who Else is doing an In-depth review of a meter maid car. I love that he does the every man can and not just Luxury cars

12:05 I lost it at Doug’s face for a good 2 minutes

Thank you. I hope this and all the other messages below reach you. Sure there will always be people interested in new, modern supercars, but you also have a huge fanbase who more or less only watch your videos for the old, strange and quirky cars like this Meter maid car. Those videos are exactly why we keep watching your content over other channels. Please for our sake, keep making videos about weird cars, and we will keep watching.

@nievellk1775

Жыл бұрын

This(sssss)!

@EpicJacobE

Жыл бұрын

I haven't seen a comment like this before

@topherthegopher4408

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicJacobE yeah

@TNX255

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree with this!!

@KCJbomberFTW

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know this was an option

And that's why I love Doug. He has hypercars available to him and he decided to review a meter magnum.

Exact video i was looking for. I'm in the market for a rear-engine single seat supercar and have now made my decision. Thanks!

Great video Doug. It's a pity you never get over the sea to the UK. You could do a review on a Reliant Robin. A three wheeled family car with the same wheel layout, but four seats, sold from the 60's to the 90's. It was sold as a cheap car, and usually driven on a motorcycle licence due to UK loopholes.

"This is a mid-engine vehicle with a center driver seat like the McLaren F1." Gotta love the thoughtfulness and generosity of that man.

doug is the type of guy that chills when driving a million dollar hypercar but terrified when driving a 3 wheeled car in the rain

@ColtonRMagby

Жыл бұрын

I'd be MORTIFIED if I had to drive that in San Francisco on a DUNNY day!

@here_1_am

Жыл бұрын

A 3-wheeled $700 car! 🤣

This was cool. Doug would love to see you do more reviews like this, maybe old police cars, milk trucks, etc.

@galedribble9535

Жыл бұрын

Oooh a milk truck would be awesome

If I want to watch a video about a vehicle that I may never own, I at least want it to be something as lovely and plain as this. Thank you, Doug

This is absolutely hilarious. The sheer terror when Doug is first driving is the best.

@flynick

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to see him role it 🤣🤣

@megavern72

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he's making "the face" for entirely different reasons here.

Doug, I love that you review old cars and oddball stuff like this. It shows your passion for vehicles and gives your channel a sense of "perspective" that is unique among reviewers for the most part.

omg the jarred-garlic lid on that front container had me laughing. What amazing ingenuity

@bluesnowfox361

Жыл бұрын

Nice try, but everyone knows Telegram is just used for yiffing, sending porn GIFs, and communicating entirely through stickers B), only ONE of which Doug would do

The pure passion from Doug is an inspiration to us all.

Doug this is a dream come true. Growing up in a big city all I’ve ever wanted was to drive these little machines. Some people remember the first Lamborghini or Ferrari they ever saw, me, I remember the first time I ever saw this beautiful tricycle. I’ve had dreams about driving through the traffic of the city, stopping, and ruining peoples days just to full my quota. Wow, I’m getting chills just thinking about it. Absolutely a piece of art. Thank you Doug, from the bottom of my heart.

@semajyo9628

Жыл бұрын

Bruh💀

@daniel0atk

Жыл бұрын

*This* is the best comment on the video...

@notablynova4247

Жыл бұрын

It's the ultimate gocart 🤣

@jonfarah8529

Жыл бұрын

Ayo bruh 💀

I have one 3 years now, 2001, and absolutely love it. I use it for all my errands. I feel safe driving at under 50mph. It is the coolest car I have ever owned.

@Network126

Жыл бұрын

Nice lol

@ponyboycurtis007

Жыл бұрын

How does one go about making this purchase? Surplus auction?

@pummer

Жыл бұрын

Just don't make any quick turns or hit any potholes at 50mph!

@StarboiFloyd

Жыл бұрын

7:09

@wendyokoopa7048

Жыл бұрын

We clown on the meter maid but ngl as someone on a fixed budget this would be perfect for groceries

I love how Doug is trying his best not to burst out laughing while reviewing this thing.

This is the most Doug video review ever!

I had a coworker who bought one at an auction solely to get the mail with, as he lives in the middle of nowhere with a driveway nearly a mile long. Eventually it fell into disrepair and he upgraded to getting the mail with a clapped out MR2 he got for $500

@TakuroSpirit77

Жыл бұрын

I hope his driveway doesn't have any curves... that would make getting the mail quite sketchy.

@samstedman409

Жыл бұрын

@@TakuroSpirit77 question is… which is more dangerous around turns? A 3 wheeled interceptor or a mid engined Toyota?

@tristanrolfe4717

Жыл бұрын

I would have MR2 swapped the meter maid car 🙃

@greenmario9518

Жыл бұрын

Does he only use the mr2 for mail? That seems like a waste of an mr2 to me

@Rextraordinaire

Жыл бұрын

@@greenmario9518 it's an '87 and it's not really roadworthy enough to register and insure, but it has heat and gets the mail, and he can use it to teach his kids to drive stick when they're older

Anyone else catch that one of the fluid reservoirs in the front used a cap from a jar of minced garlic? 😂 Fantastic review, Doug!

@gwpeoples

Жыл бұрын

Lol yea I think it was the washer fluid?

@sleepy6197

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao I did as well! I was specifically looking for your comment

@neverstoplearning7214

Жыл бұрын

Was just going to say that Definitely sticks out 🙂

I'm actually having flashback, I drove one of these around for 3 years as a meter maid. Now I realize it was fun to drive, lol!! Thanks for this review Doug!!

13:36 That is engine from Hyundai Atos. My family used to have Atos for 11 years. Great little car, and great engine. Atos could go 160km/h (GPS). I liked it a lot.

Ohhh Doug we love you. Please don't stop doing older cars. I will watch this video twice to help the analytics. MUCH LOVE FROM THE UK 🇬🇧❤️

I love how Doug enjoys reviewing such mundane vehicles like this just as much if not moreso than exotic supercars.

@Perich29

Жыл бұрын

It looks like a tram tractor that pulls tram cars at Disneyland parking lot.

@jimmydesouza4375

Жыл бұрын

If you like reviews of odd and/or mundane vehicles you should look up a channel called aging wheels. It's pretty EV focused as the guy who does the channel likes them, but he does reviews and looks at a nice variety of vehicles.

Bloopers are amazing, especially on these wacky/weird vehicles

I have never left a comment on a video of Doug's before, but i've seen enough over the years.. This rates as some of the best content you've done. I can see reviews for fancy crap anywhere, but someone applying that same criteria to this is fantastic.

That minced garlic jar lid being used to cover the windshield washer fluid reservoir had me laughing hard for too long!

Doug, I remember your recent video describing how it often rains when you are on a tight deadline. This must be one of those times. I'm all for meter maid car reviews! I'm very much interested in micromobility transportation. I would love a review of the Citroen Ami if you ever get to France.

Doug the type of guy to forget that his fans don’t want 5 unskippable ads in the first 5 minutes and 16 seconds of a meter maid car review.

Doug showed this thing more enthusiasm than every other driver of one combined.

Casual car enthusiast: “The Mclaren F1 is the only midengined car with a central driving position”. Doug in Yoda voice: “No, there is another”.

the Lateral Thrust Indicator is a great idea, it should be implemented on all reliant robins

@andreasu.3546

Жыл бұрын

Jeremy Clarson would suely agree. What I don't get about that instrument: When you're entering a bend too fast and that thing goes off, isn't it too late to do anything useful at that point? Braking when alread in the turn usually not a good idea.

@alexsis1778

Жыл бұрын

@@andreasu.3546 Ideally it would be set BEFORE the roll level. So like say 90% of what it would take to roll. If you're ever in a turn where you're going too fast then just let off the gas. When your tires are turned like that you have a lot more drag than you would normally. You can also lightly put your foot on the brake for a bit more as well if you really need it.

Doug, we want more of this obscure amazingness.

One of the coolest Doug videos

I haven't laughed this hard and I've seen quite a few reviews...well done Doug. I can see the terror in your eyes during the drive 😂

One seat, mid-rear engine, rear wheel drive, 680 kg.s of weight... You can always claim you have a Formula 1 in the garage. Anyway, this is th exact review we want from Doug. We like supercar ones, but the fact he also reviews these weird things is what distinguishes him.

@automation7295

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if someone claim they have a Formula 1 in the garage, but see a three-wheel interceptor in their garage.

@brianlee9233

Жыл бұрын

This pretty much reminds me of the Ibishu Pigeon from Beamng.Drive.

@freezenexusblogspot

Жыл бұрын

F1 cars are even heavier now than this thing, They weigh around 780 kg

This reminds me of Doug’s older content and that makes me happy.

Love how the key that unlocks the door says fuel on it. That's not confusing at all

This is the kind of content that I come here for. I mean it too, i love it when Doug does reviews of cars that you never see reviews of.

@enisra_bowman

Жыл бұрын

totaly, i can watch reviews about a new Audi on so many channels, but they seldom show such niech und quirky things

"The interceptor is uncomfortable, impractical, slow, dangerous, and lacking in any decent equipment and luxuries. Naturally therefore, I think it's wonderful." Gotta love him.

Reminds me of your BMW Isetta review. Great video!

Demuro, thank you for reviewing this. I have seen these things utilized by the NYPD all my life (different variations obviously) and never actually knew what these things were!

16 hours and 250,000 views. Doug they’re decent numbers. You gotta keep doing these vids. Ok, overall they don’t come close to new car vids but this is what makes you Doug DeMuro and the only car reviewer most of us watch…look man it a Doug DeMuro thing and I can tell your having fun, it comes across. I’m smiling through the whole thing. Love your work.

@varietybacon6969

Жыл бұрын

listen to the people doug!

Gotta love DeMuro. its nice too see someone stick on his own values

I know this is old; but man, this is why I watch your channel. I am not interested in any other channel at this point. Very entertaining!

This is so much better, more such reviews. I started watching you because you did all those weird cars back then when no one even had any reviews on them. 26k for a new one - I start singing Miata, miata, miata!

This vehicle has 7939.2 hours on its engine and 45337.9 miles on the odometer. Assuming that it has only had the single engine and never had an odometer reset this means the vehicle's average speed was 5.7 miles per hour. Considering that, I don't know if the vehicle was even worth it over just having the meter maids walk.

@benjaminrobinson3842

Жыл бұрын

Average can be kind of misleading. Maybe the parking officer travelled at 25 to get to a certain neighborhood, and then drove at parade-float speeds the rest of the day. Also, the large trunk might have been used to carry parking boots or other equipment that would be a chore to schlep around on foot.

@spyone4828

Жыл бұрын

How many applicants do you think Parking Enforcement would get if the job involved walking 30 miles a day?

@jimmydesouza4375

Жыл бұрын

@@spyone4828 How fucked is America that having to walk is abhorrent?

@zedlyfe

Жыл бұрын

@@spyone4828 NYC has walking parking enforcement

@gwpeoples

Жыл бұрын

@@zedlyfe Not every city is NYC

I disagree with a 1 for practicality. Yeah its 3 wheels and its 1 seat, but it's also got a massive cargo area, and realistically has to be pretty good on gas... that's gotta be worth something.

@wildman510

Жыл бұрын

This looks like it could be redesigned I to something that could be for light duty

@jctoad

Жыл бұрын

It probably has a tight turning radius and is easy to park

@TheTruthKiwi

Жыл бұрын

It'd be super handy for popping down to the supermarket

@krismangila1594

Жыл бұрын

@Simoxs7 the part about the Piaggio Apé is so true, I mean, we have a lot of this vehicle here in the Philippines.

@herrakaarme

Жыл бұрын

The cargo area didn't look massive, objectively. It looked quite decent for a vehicle that tiny and made for a purpose where cargo doesn't need to exist, but that's it. If the thing was electric, without the engine eating a lot of space from the middle/back, then the cargo area would have been surprisingly spacious.

In the UK we had electric vehicles back in the 1960's and 70's...the Milk Float. You knew what frustration meant to be stuck in your car behind a Milk float on a milk delivery round :) Tp speed 5mph...

I too have an ‘04 Gopher and it’s my daily driver. I too live in San Diego. I love this goofy little car. In the beginning it is terrifying but you get used to it pretty quick. It’s a fantastic little grocery getter. Here by the beach its perfect for short runs to the store. Like the one reviewed here, I cranked up the governor on mine. I drive it regularly on the freeway. The fastest I’ve had mine is 78mph but it’s scary at that speed. Any evasive maneuver and you will probably end up on your side. Some precautions include taking turns slow. It likes to fishtail if you take a turn too fast. Be careful driving in the rain. These will slide if you hit the brakes hard. The mileage is nowhere near 50mpg. Possibly when used for their purpose but daily city and highway driving is about 27 mpg. It does attract attention both good and bad. I get a lot of people asking about it and a lot of people don’t like them. I’ve had homeless people threatening to throw their water bottles at me, people say bad words to me and show me I’m number one with their middle finger. A number of people want to ask me or blame me for a parking ticket. One old man literally chased me to complain about a car that was parked more than 72 hours in front of his house. Me and a buddy who has one went for a long distance ride. We drove them from San Diego to Virginia City, Nv. 1200 miles but we did it. Our butts and throttle knees were aching at the end of the trip. We would drive sitting almost 90 degrees while extending our throttle knee out the open door for a few miles to relive the pain. It was fun though. These are not meant for long distance driving. I’m keeping mine. It’s a fun little machine.

It would be really cool for you to review a street sweeper! I have driven one and it is crazy how many switches and gadgets are in them. it would be hilarious watching you describe all the way they build them so you can drive it from both seating positions.

I love how much fun you can tell Doug is having with this. You can really tell every time he says "in the Interceptor TWO!"

I'm happy you reviewed one of these as I was thinking about getting one of the new manufactured ones of these for my work commute as the speed limit is only 34 to 45 mph the whole way anyway and I like heat and AC and being out of the rain unlike a lot of my co workers and the new ones are electric

I doesn't get more Doug DeMuro than this, I love it :D. I was wondering how the Doug Score would look like for such a vehicle... . Would love to see the bloopers from this shoot :D.

Thank you Doug for working so hard in the sun and in the rain just to bring us all such awesome videos! I've been watching you since the pandemic started and I love the way you present your videos! Love from Sydney, Australia

Doug to this day my favorite video you've ever made was of the vintage Aston Martin Lagonda. That car was SO QUIRKY. I love the off beat weird cars you review. Thank you for producing such quality content.

@DanutPaul

Жыл бұрын

Mine too. Lagonda was the first video I saw on this channel! And then Trabant. :)))

@Michka1001

Жыл бұрын

Could agree more! How awesome was that Lagonda! Hopefully one day he'll be able to do a review in the series 1 and 2 Lagonda's.

@marcbee1234

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see him review a Tucker!

@Michka1001

Жыл бұрын

@@marcbee1234 yeah that'd be awesome too!

@Eralen00

Жыл бұрын

I hate to be **that guy** but its Aston Martin

Love the minced garlic cap for the reservoir lid

Love the Ren and Stimpy title sequence fabric!

Doug never disappoints

NYPD used these vehicles for officers when I was young.. Mostly in public parks but I remember seeing these as a kid, and always wanted one.. Cool content

@FCV0511

Жыл бұрын

They still do. Sitting in this thing probably beats standing on foot in the rain!

@Rteula

Жыл бұрын

I still see them around New York, more so Brooklyn but definitely still around :)

@whatamisupposedtoputhere

Жыл бұрын

There’s a photo of one surrounded rubble after 9/11. I think I saw it in a book or something but I’m sure you can find it online.

Shoot, I'm sold. Got an idea I've been thinking on and this already has half the work done for me lol. Mainly just need the body lol

Thank you Doug. Great car, great review.

I feel that the mid engine as well as the seating position would help stability. Thus keeping the vehicle from easily rolling over. However I feel the car would understeer in wet conditions while traveling at a higher velocity. Great review, I found this very enjoyable to watch. Thanks Douggy

@thatmetermaid6865

Жыл бұрын

It actually handles even better in the wet. I can do burnouts and drifts in the wet haha

@thomascortes968

Жыл бұрын

@@thatmetermaid6865 How did you come to find out that the lid to your garlic fit perfectly over your wiper fluid reservoir?

@thatmetermaid6865

Жыл бұрын

@@thomascortes968 Haha so actually it just sits on top. And somehow never fallen off, and it was there when I bought it.

If the car industry ever meant to create a car specifically for Doug... well folks, here it is.

@phileas007

Жыл бұрын

He's perfectly happy, as long as there's a CUP HOLDER

I have not watched this channel in over a year, but I had to watch this

The speedo thing reminds me of something we got here in Germany. We got cars that are marked 25km/h. I'm not entirely sure who or what qualifies for driving one, except ppl with old east german agricultural DLs and I think some disabilities qualify as well. Today there are "cars" build for that purpose, basically small engined plastic boxes with the crash safety of a pair of jeans. But there are also normal cars, like Fiat Pandas and Seat Mebellas. Those were regular cars at some point that just were modified. Most of the time with a bit of wood to lock out everything above second gear, a bit of plastic to limit throttle travel, and removal of the rear seats and rear seat belts. You remove those, which is quite easy with just a screwdriver, and you have a somewhat normal car again. Mechanically speaking, legal requirements apply. They also go with a moped insurance plate. I could imagine they get a different rate, but a plate for a moped goes for around 40€ for the year basic liability. And yeah, they got a totally standard interior. For US ppl: imagine driving a smart car with a top speed around 16 mph. I'm no expert on this, so if someone knows more or if I made a mistake, feel free to educate us all.