Ladies and gentlemen... peak quirk.

@ceylpomilum7628

5 жыл бұрын

Doug DeMuro FIRST COMMENT ON YOUR COMMENT,

@OsmoticRelease

5 жыл бұрын

Right, I could see a half chub

@kiinanomistaja2402

5 жыл бұрын

Can you review the Citroen 2cv?

@jpb2541

5 жыл бұрын

Doug DeMuro the Lagonda is the king of quirks Doug is the Daddy of quirks

@isaacteo5355

5 жыл бұрын

Weird = cool ...

it looks like a pizza hut logo lmao

@debendragurung3033

5 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂😂😂. I just couldn't help checkung it

@totty2524

5 жыл бұрын

The perfect car to drive while listening to synthwave music.

@canbenassi8168

5 жыл бұрын

haha lmao :SDAGF

@gloobark

5 жыл бұрын

holy shit

@kelvinthecloud5620

5 жыл бұрын

How high are you??

10:43 "Pardon me sir, do you have the time?" "４：６８　ＡＭ"

@Phrofetic_MayaN

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao😂😂😂😁 why I read it like a cheesy 80s film robot M U S T. C O M P U T E.

@websta72

4 жыл бұрын

It must be 4:68 AM somewhere

@calambres6614

4 жыл бұрын

When you need an extra few minutes in the day. Take your ultra fast LAGONDA👌

@Bzons

4 жыл бұрын

Add an hour, so we can have 4:69 AM

@shmeatchungus464

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually 5:08

I can only imagine the incredible mess of wires that absolutely must be hiding behind that dashboard. I do recall that this car was a production nightmare for Aston Martin!

@anonymoususer855

Жыл бұрын

Probably a maintenance nightmare for the owners, too!

@charliekahn4205

Жыл бұрын

You had to get it repaired at Radio Shack

@Lightblue2222

11 ай бұрын

If something broke you had to hope a UFO 🛸 would pick it up and return it working again.

@mikemcculley

8 ай бұрын

Not surprising. This has to be some of the worst engineering I've ever seen, especially given the price.

@DuboisDel

5 ай бұрын

@@mikemcculley You evidently have a limited knowledge of cars that have been made then

Having owned one of these in 1985, in the exact same colour inside and out, I can confirm that was, and will still be, the most horrible thing ever. It retailed at £75,000 in UK in 1982 and I bought it with 5,000 miles for £25,000, such was the distain in which it was held. The seats were uncomfortable, it was not fast, or economical, 12 mpg, the engine sounded like a washing machine, with a turning circle of a boat, could not turn into narrow London streets with doing a 3 point turn, after 2 weeks I had to get rid of it, dumped it for £23k and glad to be out of it, never mind about anteater, I was called Lady Penelope or Parker for 2 years after, do not feel you missed anything not having this piece of junk.

@sc1338

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a very unique car though. I like your taste

@brucegibbins3792

2 жыл бұрын

@@sc1338 and so to probably are ossified Dodo droppings unique when it comes down to it. Rarity can sometimes be a blessing especially when cars of a much maligned design are being discussed. Usually, V8 engines have a pleasingly distinctive exhaust note - here though, local diesel V8 engined Chevrolet Ambulances being a disappointing exception.

@tadzionl

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the car wasn't designed with European cities in mind, but rather meant for the American market 😉 American cities are generally a bit more spacy than European cities. Don't try to drive through downtown Amsterdam with a Ford F-150 😉 But I would have expected from Aston Martin that it would have made the Lagonda more sportive in the sense of technique. Now it is mainly a car for American motorways in the era of the 55 mph speed limit.

@rodferguson3515

Жыл бұрын

Ra London. . Wow I feel you ...I'm not in your social economic circle but wow This beast has a tremendous depreciation rate. . As an American this car would be a bear to maneuver around your roads & Streets !. Is very big even by American Standards ; it seems As if you need a tugboat to guide it into a parking space . And the eccentricities are probably not c the price of worthiness as well. In terms of "Pounds" as opposed to dollars in 1982 that must have been a alot of cash to pay for unusual exclusivity.

@SteffiReitsch

Жыл бұрын

Still too much. You got gypped.

This is the cheapest looking expensive car I have seen in my life.

@julianholm7531

4 жыл бұрын

NorwegianNightmare haha helt enig

@jonparks5485

4 жыл бұрын

You must not have seen many other cars from the 80's

@HiVizCamo

4 жыл бұрын

Those bad sun visors are the clincher, looks like they got that from a 60s Lada or something.

@morothsein3675

4 жыл бұрын

Believe me in 80s that's cars looks like a space ship. It looked futuristic then.

@boraxguy8302

4 жыл бұрын

NorwegianNightmare caddilac: “hold my GM plastic dashboard”

This is the car we all used to draw in grade 3.

@utubeisCensorred

4 жыл бұрын

Lol - true.

@mikewoodman2872

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant reply

@gorillaump5869

4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!!

@Jjhardy1

4 жыл бұрын

Grade 1 for me

@arturo_renteria

4 жыл бұрын

That's the new Tesla

I had the honor of seeing one of these up close at a childhood friend's house (a friend of his father owned one) in the '80's. At that time it seemed like the coolest car I have ever seen. Watching this review today, nearly everything about this car's design seems like an afterthought.

There’s so many bonkers choices in this car. The fact it’s like 5 metres long but has so little leg room. Those digital screens are just hilarious and when they finally pack up the car becomes undriveable.

i can’t be the only one who thinks that the screens are still sick

@youtubeaccount9058

4 жыл бұрын

I think they're cool. If nothing else they were unarguably ahead of their time since all cars are losing real instruments these days.

@mh_mtb686

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Kovács yeah they’re really cool lol

@billywelfare7576

4 жыл бұрын

This shit is dope as fuck

@shawnlockskeir

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like inspector gadget car

@HPPalmtopTube

4 жыл бұрын

to me, it looks like someone bolted 3 PIP boys (from the fallout games) into the dashboard... :)

"What time is it?" "4:68 pm."

@jeffe4297

3 жыл бұрын

25 or 6 to 4.

@klausstock8020

3 жыл бұрын

So you can actually show everyone that his car is *ahead of its time...* Thanks, I'll see myself out.

@SugmaNatsu

3 жыл бұрын

@@klausstock8020 good one lmao

@chrisgelmini3364

3 жыл бұрын

Cackle, Cackle Cackle

@dr.pepper9893

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes 4:68 p.m. my favourite time

T RST= Trip reset.... I used to 3 of these and used to drive from London to Italy every month. The Series before this model had the mono post steering wheel.. just lay your hand on it and drive steer... great motorway cruiser... That and a Michelin restaurant guide was all you needed! Great fun..

Gotta love the thighbuster handbrake when it’s engaged, gives it a more of a personal feel to the driver when they park on a hill

You can just tell that car has probably seen over a ton a cocaine back in its day.

@HuxTheSergal

5 жыл бұрын

sithlordsoup just like Doug

@jamesgermain8466

5 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@lovatof1

5 жыл бұрын

It was owned by Dr. Rockso

@chabnormal

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Dr. Feelgood.

@generalgiovannicresvaresur2771

5 жыл бұрын

that's the second reason why there's a brief case in the trunk

Screens make it seem like you're in Fallout 3.

@taylorwest4096

5 жыл бұрын

yep pip boy dashboard was my first thought

@bartolome_

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@ky8hu

4 жыл бұрын

Or war games

I’ve had a really bad week but this video has really made me feel better. It’s well made, informative, interesting and most importantly absolutely hilarious in a very respectful way. Thank you. I’m British and yes, this car is weird.

As a 16 year old in the 80s...it was my fav car. I will never know why. I was obsessed with them.

@rockofresh600

5 ай бұрын

I wonder what being a teenager in the 80s was like

12pm : it's late I should go to bed 4:68am : still watching Doug videos

@kingjlinza

4 жыл бұрын

Augusto Pinochet I’m up at 3:68 AM

@movielover3416

4 жыл бұрын

I'm up at 5:98 AM

@cw205mi16

4 жыл бұрын

12pm is midday ;)

@kingjlinza

4 жыл бұрын

Augusto Pinochet I know I already responded to this but no joke, I always fall asleep watching his videos at night.

@1A_B_C1

4 жыл бұрын

11.86am

Having been a Captain at an airline for 30 years, I can assure you that one of the engineers was either a pilot or aircraft engineer. There are many features and names that mimic aircraft switches of the time. The Standby switch is a prime example.

@markfox1545

2 жыл бұрын

Dedicated Flightsim player.

@pwatom22

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently the folks that did the F-15 instrument display help design the screens in this car. See kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHqAsseQfZDMf84.html

@Tsotha

2 жыл бұрын

same story as the Vector W8 then

@kungfuhustle6363

2 жыл бұрын

Car was designed by William towns. Wasn't a former pilot

@chevogliomai

2 жыл бұрын

@@pwatom22 nice little gem

The fuel door on both sides I really like that feature. Never heard of that but that's brilliant. For when there's a long line at the gas station it don't matter what side you pull to. The equivalent of that was found on my larger body on frame cars until the early 1990s. My uncle once owned a 1990 Cadillac Brougham and I remember him tilting down the license plate to fill its gigantic fuel tank and I remember having to do it rather slowly as it nears full to prevent spills. 😀 I think this was rather common older GM cars, but I've seen that on a lot of Buick's and Cadillac's.

I don't know how the 70's version compared, but as a kid in the 70's just having my license, I just absolutely loved this body style and especially the front with all the lights. Thanks for this review. It just shows how some car companies wanted to be unique to all the other cars out there. How wild! Thanks again.

Those gauges perfectly explain why the chiron has no screen

@Sal12538

5 жыл бұрын

Sanitynot I mean it does have a digital gauge. But I get your point.

@charlesvillanueva9085

5 жыл бұрын

You’re so right!

@randomyoutubeaccount6906

5 жыл бұрын

david abdo People said the same thing when colored screens came out. they probably felt the same way when this aston was new, there will always be new styles and trends and new ways and tech to make these styles and trends come alive

@Sadik15B

4 жыл бұрын

U can replace them with modern lcd screens.

@gregorsamsa1364

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sadik15B Then it won't be original

I can imagine going into my local AutoZone: "Umm... Do you guys have a bonnet release sensor for a 1987 Aston Martin Lagonda?"

@HiVizCamo

4 жыл бұрын

Manuel! I'm so sorry, he's from Barcelona.

@TAmoney98

4 жыл бұрын

4x4 or 2wd? Lol

@jaydlytning

4 жыл бұрын

I got it!

@wildtatz

4 жыл бұрын

@@HiVizCamo don't mention the war ..

@user-cb2lz8yy9s

4 жыл бұрын

When I worked at Kragen Auto years ago I had a guy ask for a radiator cap for a Lotus. I was able to get it for him...I was shocked. It was $95 bucks.

Hi Doug, unless you have already figured it out, i am guessing that the ' T RST ' button is for resetting the trip computer ?

@marcberm

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Same thing I thought of and it came to mind almost immediately lol. Though not sure I would've thought of it had I not noticed the trip odometer in one of the CRT screens.

@wpb1395

Жыл бұрын

With all these cars you will have T RST issues.

@freddytime

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Trip Reset would make sense.

13:45 It's normal for cars at that age that the rear windows don't go down completely. It's a child safety thing, so the kids don't fall out. 17:33 Porsche 944 and Jaguar XJS had the same location of parking brake.

@tadzionl

Жыл бұрын

Regarding the parking brake, the Volvo Amazon and the Volvo 140 series had them on the same location (at least the older 140 series).

When you tell her you have an Aston Martin and you pick her up in a lagonda

@timothy2935

5 жыл бұрын

She 💯 fucks in the back seat for sho

@adriansoonx33

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rmknicks

4 жыл бұрын

And if she isn't a dipshit will realize how cool you are.

@roddydykes7053

4 жыл бұрын

King T the 2nd still more valuable than a lot of other Astons out there today

@papichefitup

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

"How many switches should we put into this car?" "Yes"

@kpkpkpkpkp209

5 жыл бұрын

"How many headlights should we place?" "Yes"

I think it’s pretty interesting in terms of retrofuturism. Back then, people thought this is how future cars will be. Just check the tv shows. And iy did evolve into modern day displays (eg the two issues dough mentions can be software fixes over the internet. Class video as always Doug. Through you I understand cars!

T RST could be the Trip Reset. I noticed the trip readout was at 000 so you won't see anything change. You'll have to put a few miles on the trip readout to try it.

@sarggt1690

Жыл бұрын

Spot on 👌

@user-jn5jv8ug6k

6 ай бұрын

Well spotted that man!! 👏

"What's going on with the tachometer?" "I reprogrammed it to play Oregon Trail"

@jtb1990419

4 жыл бұрын

"You have died of Lagonda fumes".

@lordapophis5723

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao!

@fazec0ld802

4 жыл бұрын

jtb1990419 more like “cocaine overdose.”

@dbranconnier1977

2 жыл бұрын

It would be cool if you could play a nice game of Chess or some Tetris on those screens.

Doug the type of guy that sings to his plants when he waters them.

@jebediahgentry7029

5 жыл бұрын

LaRusso best one I've seen in a while

@Scrapit99

5 жыл бұрын

LaRusso you don't?

@brianmitchell68

5 жыл бұрын

I know this is a joke but I actually do this:(

@Karmy.

5 жыл бұрын

LaRusso and review their quirks and features

@robertferns10

5 жыл бұрын

What if I told you singing to them actually helps them grow better?

I actually had a chance to drive one of these when I was a valet in Newport Beach CA. It was a Series II without the digital displays. I preferred the series II interior because it was much cleaner and futuristic. I always remembered this car because it was so unusual and luxurious at the time. I also got to drive a Ferrari Testarossa, several Ferrari 308s, Porsche 930s, a bunch of 911s and BMWs including M3s and M5s. That was such a fun job especially for being a teenager.

When a Lotus Esprit and a Lincoln Town Car really love each other very much…

I think we all know “Green Air” puffs pot smoke into the cabin and starts playing the Grateful Dead.

@jansmolinski3431

5 жыл бұрын

MetalJesusRocks Can you connect an Atari 2600 to the infotainment screen?

@jariusspear

5 жыл бұрын

MetalJesusRocks love your videos!

@smokinpower5319

5 жыл бұрын

Nah it only has hookups for a Sinclair zx series. This is a british car.

@Darrylizer1

5 жыл бұрын

Thank god Phish wasn't around back then.

@DatNESGuy85

5 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here.

The head rest pillow is a nice feature. On long trips, the driver can sleep while he’s driving.

@danielpletikosic9021

5 жыл бұрын

niqqa you funny at party

@MrHetherton

5 жыл бұрын

With the auto pilot feature engaged

@MrHetherton

5 жыл бұрын

Oh wait a minute what auto pilot? Because there is none!!!!!

@BSS22193

5 жыл бұрын

So the driver could sleep? Sleeping was the designer of this "car" also because you can't draw something this UGLY if you are awake and sober.

@relentlessenterprises9238

5 жыл бұрын

It's there for customers who test drove it.. because they'd faint when the price was announced

Never thought I would see anyone review this amazing looking vehicle from the 70's - a truly space age design at the time I always thought. Nice one Doug.

Awesome one Doug. Love your sence of humour too hahaha. Keeo up the great reviews!👍👍

Looks like the car is in italics.

@primelpious8316

5 жыл бұрын

GonnaSin lol u right bro

@paulnadratowski3942

5 жыл бұрын

GonnaSin yep. You nailed it. Weird car

@neilgibbons2532

5 жыл бұрын

GonnaSin i dont get it

@danteeightsix9069

5 жыл бұрын

Aston Martin _Lagonda_

@ReidHenderson

5 жыл бұрын

GonnaSin looks like an old bmw 850i uglier sister

Doug’s the type of guy to say “let me squeeze right past you”

@DiaperSNiFFER

5 жыл бұрын

Doug the type of guy to shower after a Fart

@gunbee1961

5 жыл бұрын

Ethan King underrated

@roboticle117

5 жыл бұрын

That's a very midwestern phrase I say that alot

@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703

5 жыл бұрын

Doug, the type of guy who drops his pants and drawers around his ankles to use a urinal.

@psyglitchv

5 жыл бұрын

Typa guy who eats mayonnaise. By itself. With a spatula.

Remember being stunned when those came out. Now they are classily dated and futuristic at the same time. $170k then and the same corner lights as MkIV Midgets and LR Series III's. Love it!

@poorwotan

2 жыл бұрын

Still my personal dream car....

Not surprised the fuse panel is on the dash... Brits have never been able to design a reliable automotive electrical system

I always loved this car for some reason. They had one for 11,000 used nearby some time ago. That’s some serious depreciation

@marcmiyamoto

5 жыл бұрын

zollotech has been spotted

@kevinpeterson1398

5 жыл бұрын

Probably cost $11,000 for a tune up too.

@xpusostomos

5 жыл бұрын

I'd be a buyer except the electronics are scary to contemplate.

@chili_boi2537

5 жыл бұрын

Should have bot it for 11k.

@legendarygamingchannel805

5 жыл бұрын

zollotech should of bought it

It’s insane what effort people put into taking care of sim cars, just got a 2000 accord and it’s got EVERY receipt from maintenance and even gas records of how much was spent, how many MPG and how many gallons

This is a perfect example of a car designed by committee. I have a copy of Car magazine from April 1983, featuring the model upgrade that Doug was featuring in this episode. They said, and I quote,. ".. Quite honestly, it is difficult to find any aspect of this car that isn't woefully terrible. Almost any and every feature that you would expect, for it's price and prestige, to reflect it's status - is impossibly awful.. ..from it's ridiculously tiny boot [trunk] to its ugly and error prone dashboard, and given that the car is huge, how the hell is the interior space so tiny? It's like an inside out TARDIS. Huge on the outside, smaller on the inside. The Austin Allegro has more rear legroom and wider seats, the Cortina has better headroom, the Mini Metro has room for a suitcase, and it's not exactly an earth shatteringly pleasant drive considering its lixury status. When all is said and done, I find it hard to believe that anyone with any sense of intelligence, will shell out the kind of money that will buy you a really good Bentley (leaving you enough change to buy a Mercedes for the wife), on a truly awful car like a Lagonda." I I think that says it all really.

Show's ant eater: M O N K E N O I S E

@Zerospawnn

3 жыл бұрын

I mean what sound does an ant eater even make?

@MyMarsham

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zerospawnn depends on how hard you rev it.

@barahng

2 жыл бұрын

Think that was actually a chimp, which aren't monkeys technically.

Doug DeMuro's _Doug Score_ Weekend Category: *Styling* : 9/10 - Haven't seen him wearing socks & sandles *Acceleration* : 10/10 - He talks pretty fast. *Handling* : 10/10 - Handles himself well. *Fun Factor* : 10/10 - He's fun to watch. *Cool Factor* : 9/10 - Nerdy in a cool way. _Total 48/50_ Daily Category: *Features* : 9/10 - Displays plenty of geeky features. *Comfort* : 10/10 - Very comfortable watching Doug. *Quality* : 10/10 - Delivers quirks to viewers regularly. *Practicality* : 10/10 - Doug is very practical. *Value* : 10/10 - Gives valuable info for free! _Total 49/50_ *Doug Score: 97/100*

@andrewscr93

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Michaels LMAO

@hotmojoe2483

5 жыл бұрын

It is odd I imagined Doug reading all these then at the end I imagined him saying “Now this Doug tops the Doug score at 97, giving no competition to the rest.”

@99toyotacorolla

5 жыл бұрын

I would love to daily Daddy Doug if you know what I mean

@supersad5812

5 жыл бұрын

This is the greatest thing ever.

@BillStreetStudios

5 жыл бұрын

Did you just Doug score Doug

Those front map lights were very similar to the rear reading lights and my 82 Continental signature series they function the same way and look very similar

Hey man! The Dougscore Chart is not available anymore. Is there a new link?

A British made car made in the 80s still working ? That is really wierd

@mipmipmipmipmip

5 жыл бұрын

Junky DIY guy How would one use the electric hood release when the battery is flat?

@Crazy_Borg

5 жыл бұрын

Haven't you seen the massive folder full of all the repair and service (and fuel) bills?

@ramennoodlz

5 жыл бұрын

It’s been maintained very well as shown by that large folder that can’t top the quirks and features of doUG dEMuRO

@bouwmr

5 жыл бұрын

Weird indeed , the maintenance folder shows that. The Lagonda is notoriously unreliable, especially the electronics. The first cars had regular crt screens that didn't like to be in a car at all. I have seen several for sale over the years and a defect-free Lagonda is a very rare thing.

@TheDaltonmichaels

5 жыл бұрын

there's probably more pages in service records than miles on the odometer. lol.

Damn I've been sitting on the can for 33 minutes.

@stansmith4054

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see I'm not the only one!

@paddyoak1

3 жыл бұрын

Hope everything comes out alright.

@stansmith4054

3 жыл бұрын

@@paddyoak1 It did, thanks for your concern. It was indeed a sight to behold!

@dootanimations1687

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO same

@JJJackson777

3 жыл бұрын

enjoy your piles

That reminds me a little of a Maserati I was in once that was SUPER comfortable. They have some amazing rare, old cars in Italy, if you know where to look.

Showing up at Aston Martin and requesting that first service would make a great video

The two fuel caps, left and right, that feed the same tank - that’s actually brilliant? Why don’t they do this with contemporary cars?

@Patrick3183

4 жыл бұрын

zeto hd why tho

@toasterr4238

4 жыл бұрын

y tho

@TheComputec

4 жыл бұрын

@@Patrick3183 so you can go either to the left or right at the pumps... doubles your chances when the pumps are busy at the gas station

@TheComputec

4 жыл бұрын

@Ivana NotyersIts a nice practical touch on a luxury car, but I can see why they don't do it on daily drivers

@CCK-jd8nc

4 жыл бұрын

This would save me a lot of time

This is what a Lotus Esprit would look like if it were built by Buick

@dermeister9475

4 жыл бұрын

The Lotus Park Avenue

@lorenhusky2717

4 жыл бұрын

Lotus was owned by GM during the Esprit years lol.

@theartfulcodger7459

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly... excellent observation!😊

@f1jones544

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

LOL it was Miller Motorcars in Greenwich, it's still there! I remember being a kid and having to get out and walk up to this amazing pale blue sedan that sat in front of the dealership. They had two, 512 BBi, a black and a silver but that strange sedan was what got my attention.

"T RST" is for the Testicle Rest option, which was a feature in later models. It was a feature I would have benefited from greatly.

Story time: I live in Wales and I was driving along the coast one day along a small country road and from behind I hear a roaring v8 and a Aston Martin Lagonda passes me going at least 90 mph, me expecting it to be something completely different was completely baffled and I have loved these things ever since.

@cindylawrence1515

2 жыл бұрын

So what did you do? Just allow him to pass? You didn't tromp on the gas it and make a race of it? No? Well you're sure arent from kmy area. Forget it. There would be a battle royal just to say we raced and possibly ran off the road a car like that. Actually I saw two lagondas in the eighties and early 90's in Manhattan and they sure did attracted instant adoration by passersby who didn't know what it was, but the knew it was something very special and expensive.......

@lukespector5550

Жыл бұрын

Was it the white one I once saw in those parts by any chance?

Im sorry officer I can't tell my speed the old TV is flashing like it is having a seizure

@stylis666

5 жыл бұрын

I bet that the officer would have a look and roll in the street laughing and they wouldn't even notice you driving away.

@mosthated863

5 жыл бұрын

@@stylis666 LOL that would be the plan 😁

@RhymeDilation

5 жыл бұрын

Frame rate of the camera, it's actually not flickering

@CannibalSoggoth

5 жыл бұрын

a problem more commonly seen with LEDs, but the other screens look fine in the recording, maybe it actually looks that fucked up

@prushimush

5 жыл бұрын

That RPM "screen" isn't actually RPM, either; the engine is off, it cannot possibly be sourcing the bar input from RPM. Since it's actuated by the throttle with the engine off my guess is that just a sort of TPS(throttle position sensor) relabeled as RPM by Aston Martin. British engineering!

4:30 the way to the RPMs shoot up on the screen are very similar to the corvettes of the time, my dad had an 84 when i was in high school and it climbed up the same way, they had the digital gauges as well

I had read about this auto when it was available. What I read was pertaining to the other model that you touched on. It had touch sensitive controls and I think that they got rid of them and they were replaced by this model as you've shared with us. I was an architectural designer with my office on Sunset Blvd. in the Sunset Plaza area. The Shams Pahlavi (Iran) visited the antique story that was a part of our office. She pulled up right in front of our offices and came in to take care of some business. A very gracious lady. However, I could not take my eyes off of that car. I really loved the design of it. Stunning. But, as you pointed out - what were they thinking! I had no idea that the interior controls were so odd and unhelpful. The British!! Ron Smith; Pasadena, CA.

"You push down the brake pedal and there's an enormous amount of travel and it doesn't really slow down all that well." Something of a drawback in a brake pedal.

@tcoiler

3 жыл бұрын

Funniest comment here!

@eddieshields7596

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👍

@jeffreycraven8154

3 жыл бұрын

I'll buy that car when I want to decorate my yard with fancy junk. Plus, it's a four door sedan, a bigger home for rats wherever it's junked. Aston Martin management, Why build expensive crappy cars, just as well build a Yugo.

@Barbutt

3 жыл бұрын

You want to live forever?

@CrustyClaps

2 жыл бұрын

Chinese made brake pedals

I love the screens, they were developed for the Hawker Harrier jump jet, Aston Martin used the same supplier.

@TaijanDean

Жыл бұрын

I would love for a modern car to have CRT screens for displaying information, despite the pain they would be to repair / replace.

Doug i really really really .... Really Love your vids . you show cars i always wanted to know about. Thanks . chief.

As a 6 year old, one of my presents in 1976 was the Observer book of cars. Something, probably only Brits would understand. What a great time for wild cars. The Lagonda, Countach, Panther 6, AC 3000ME and the unloved 308GT4 which I adore. If I win the Lottery, the Lagonda and GT4 will be me in my dream garage.

The batmobile from the 80s only had one screen, this thing has three! Take that batman.

@dickeyseamus

5 жыл бұрын

:(

@shifty2755

5 жыл бұрын

Kapow!

Wife:Your ten min late. Me: No its 8:65 Wife: I hate when you on Logonda time!

@ChevSoAmazin

4 жыл бұрын

iAlmost popped a blood vessel laughin at this comment. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Mcali1984

4 жыл бұрын

This made me laugh.

@_Area-51

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao!

@MK-651

4 жыл бұрын

You're a legend

@domtron8873

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I need sleep. I saw 8:65PM and thought *yup, that's a normal time*

im from the UK but when i was a kid in the 80's i lived and went to school in Oman. one day my dad took me to the airport and was shown a 24kt gold Lagonda. the car was black but had gold wheels gold grill and badges, and the inside was nearly all gold lol there were actually two of them brought in that day but i only saw one. i was aloud to get into it as well and is one of my childhood memories i will never forget. the car blew me away and iv been in a lot of amazing cars due to growing up in Oman.

great video and education of a car that has fascinated me since day 1...

"Oh, nice, is that your Lagonda?" "Yes it is!" "The back windows only go most of the way down, right??" "Uh. Yeah." "Hell yeah dude, nice, nice. Anyway, have a good one!"

@thecianinator

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo I was just thinking that when he brought that up as a piece of cars and coffee trivia

@Ithinkiwill66

2 жыл бұрын

Ya, and then others be like.... " So, what does this butto..........ahhhhhh!!!!!" Haha!! Sucka didn't know that button was the seat ejection mode! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@robertlynch7659

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I'll have that fun fact convo with yeah hahaha

@robertlynch7659

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I'll have that fun fact convo with yeah hahaha

@robertlynch7659

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I'll have that fun fact convo with yeah hahaha

When I first saw a Doug review on youtube i was like wtf is this... Now he has become my favourite youtuber and i watched almost all his reviews. I love how he does it his own way. Yes, i'm a big fan. Greetings from The Netherlands.

@marijngoud2319

5 жыл бұрын

Dutch Emperor ik ook

@whechi

5 жыл бұрын

Since you're the emperor, can you grant me citizenship to The Netherlands. I just need to learn Dutch and I'd pass the assimilation tests. Then I would just need an auto tech job then ship my toolbox and bicycle lol. One day..... One day.

@NewHandle_

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@wizardmix

5 жыл бұрын

He's kind of this cross between Andy Rooney, Julia Child and Richard Nixon. I watch for the mannerisms.

@marijngoud2319

5 жыл бұрын

send me $1.000.000 i'll grant acces

I saw my first one in person today and I was amazed. It's a really eye catching vehicle.

Cool vids Doug 👍

The modern CD player is killing the interior..

@scorpionchris85

3 жыл бұрын

The interior has been dead since it rolled off the assembly line lol

@tecc9999

3 жыл бұрын

that interior was horrible from the start, it looks like an 80s american car

@72coronet10

2 жыл бұрын

​@@tecc9999 It feels like the interior of an Oldsmobile on an acid trip.

@nathanw9773

2 жыл бұрын

It was already dead

@johnfloyd2551

2 жыл бұрын

It's not even that modern lmao

No anteaters were harmed during the making of this video.

@Bubbles99718

5 жыл бұрын

Beerdy - Bruce Lee Central Yeah but many Ants were sacrificed to get this to youtube.

@otk88403

5 жыл бұрын

Zot zot zot

My therapist: "British Doug isn't real, he can't harm you" British Doug: 18:37

I've been fascinated by thee cars from the day they went on the market. I was 8 years old. 🙂Read lots about them, and I've seen one on the streets in my entire life - next to a supermarket in Leiden, The Netherlands. Quite close to the - then - main and sole AM-dealer in our country, in Warmond. That was in the early '80's and I still remember the shock of seeing a real one in front of me! Thanks so much for this very informative and in-depth review, these cars are even more bonkers than one could imagine. Prices were even higher out here, due to our country's decades-old extra purchase tax on motorized vehicles. You could add about at least one third of the price you mentioned... BTW, Duesenberg didn't make cars in 1946 anymore ( 25.51 ). They went bust in 1937.

That dash is a Fallout nerd's dream...

@joshuagoodger2451

5 жыл бұрын

brutforce100 It straight up looks like 3 PIP BOYs in the dash.

@charlesglass999

5 жыл бұрын

If you like quirky cars the lagonda, bmw z1, 1979 holden hurricane

Doug, the type of guy to give a Lagonda a 10 for cool factor

@94nolo

5 жыл бұрын

MTB Addict oh no, he didn't really did he?! Oh god

@johneldepresso8564

5 жыл бұрын

MTB Addict there is a reason it’s called A DOUG SCORE

@brumby92

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with doug. As soon as I saw the screens I knew it was cool.

@jaishankar619

5 жыл бұрын

Dickho Internal just be happy he didn't compare it to an isetta 😂😂!

@hittingtax2670

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised.

I would love to see you or anyone review a Lagonda Tickford Limousine. Yes, it was a stretched wheelbase version of this car! I saw it once in the background of an episode of Miami Vice and have been obsessed ever since! Not much about it on the internet and haven't found video of it anywhere.

Good work with the reviews

For those wondering, “T RST” resets the time and space continuum.

@GamerGuyProductions

5 жыл бұрын

This was funny

@thomaspayne6866

5 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh T[ime] R[e]S[e]T 😄

@helenc1214

5 жыл бұрын

_TAKE MY MONEY!_

@keithwalton

4 жыл бұрын

Less amusingly but actually true it resets the Trip counter, as you can see on one of the screens its says Trip 000 as he's already pressed it

@thomaspayne6866

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh T[rip] R[e]S[e]T 😄

T rst = trip reset

@ElCrims

5 жыл бұрын

Jaishankar Iyer Beat me to it.

@MeneGR

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Doug, How hard could it be??? (wink wink)

@GD15555

5 жыл бұрын

no it means all Doug videos start with T

@jaishankar619

5 жыл бұрын

GoodDay lol 😂😂👍

@TheJohnboyhunter

5 жыл бұрын

Jaishankar Iyer That was the first thing that I thought of too. Perhaps Doug tried that and it didn't work, or, he's just an idiot????

Last time I clapped eyes on one of these it was parked outside Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell. Parked near it was an Aston Martin Vantage V8 with the registration AM V8 . I had just bought a Fiat Strada Abarth from one of the Mechanics at Aston. I chucked that thing around the back roads of Buckingham with the widest grin as a 19 year old. Yes it broke down quite regularly.

Thank You for another interesting story! I thought to check out another rare care the Bricklin SV1 which sold new for about $10,000 imagine if you bought 17 of those rather than one Lagonda you’d be far better off financially! Love your humor!

Doug, the type of guy to say, "Thank you!" when someone sneezes.

@DJTrickiMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Justin bless your soul.

@ironpainting1210

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y.? Get out of here okay? Edit: Sorry? I guess? I was out of my mind a couple of hours ago

@FbbcFastbikesandbeautifulcars

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHHA

@Onir500

5 жыл бұрын

You'd say "Thank you!" a lot too if people mailed you left and right for you to fulfill all your dreams and get paid while at it.

@randomuser1687

5 жыл бұрын

Found your alt bitch

The most amazing thing for me is the fact they used the cheapest switches and buttons we kids could find as radio amateurs for soldering our home made radio kits. Best are the two switches with the snowflake and the hazard sign. I used many of them in my electronic circuits.

@shnorakalyutsun

2 жыл бұрын

Right? They look unbelievably cheap. Especially compared to the backseat AC control made of actual metal.

@marguskiis7711

2 жыл бұрын

Very british

@redraiderrider3289

2 жыл бұрын

Fool

@somethingelse4424

2 жыл бұрын

The hazard and snowflake switches are especially hilarious. Did they just send the most useless guy on their engineering team to radio shack without specific instructions? Did he also just buy whatever was on clearance and pocket the rest of the petty cash they sent him with?

@bluethunder4542

2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding

First time seeing your channel, instant subscriber

those switches on the dash would make me feel like i was in a fighter jet when i was changing the headlight settings lmao

Dealer: "hey Doug, we have 1 of only 21 Ferrari F50s" Doug: "do you have something quirkier in a rainy day color?"

@MrLoftyDreams

3 жыл бұрын

Not only is it way more quirky, it is also significantly rarer than the F50, I challenge you to find a 30 plus year old Lagonda, which will start, and then actually propel itself, in the rain.

Around 1980 had the unique opportunity to work with an automotive genius named Brian Refoy and his company Javelina Systems redesigning the digital dashboard in Series 2 Lagondas. Javelina Systems was located in a metal building inside another metal building in the middle of a cotton field in Frisco Texas to keep Detroit spies from finding out what was going on inside. Early Series 2 Lagondas had an incredibly badly designed (English) electronic dashboard that was the biggest tangle of wires you can imagine. Intensely complicated, failure-prone and always on the edge of catching fire, the original digital dashboard was the Series 2’s Achilles heel. It HAD to be fixed. Without needless detail, the task of solving the Series 2 digital dashboard disaster fell to Brian Refoy, the aforementioned automotive savant. The spiderweb of wires was dramatically reduced, the fire hazard was corrected and several features were enabled. IIRC all Series 2 Lagondas passed through Brtian Refoy’s shop prior to being completed and sold. Some notes: Lagondas were built with their primary customer base Arab oil sheiks. They were not designed to be driven, they were designed to be driven IN. The driver was most likely a chauffeur. Hence some control placements. That is also why the sunroof is over the BACK SEATS. All Lagonda engines were hand-built by one of two Aston-Martin master engine builders. You could tell who built the engine by listening to the exhaust. The three CRT displays were initially designed for McDonnell-Douglas F-15 fighter cockpits. It’s very bright in the Arabian desert and visibility in high ambient light environment was a hard to meet specification. We tried several Optical Coating Labs offerings before discovering the F-15 displays. The displays could be updated by changing DRAMs so different languages as well as yearly model updates were a simple matter of changing the DRAM. We also had a talking dash feature but I didn’t see you use it. Fun days. ETA: I will look in my notes to see if I can find the "T Reset" control function.

@beebwanon

5 жыл бұрын

Newman Lofland do you know what ETA means in the normal sense or are you using some meaning i dont know?

@cheeto4493

5 жыл бұрын

I assumed T-Reset meant trip reset. The tripometer in the right display was reading 000. I found the dash the most interesting part of the vehicle.

@jimivey6462

5 жыл бұрын

Newman Lofland Extremely interesting! Thank you for your input.

@fedorsynthman

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Whitter Urban dictionary: "Edited To Add" abbreviated. Used frequently by bloggers when adding something to a post.

@stevedrake1965

5 жыл бұрын

Yes that is true on some British cars but not all now the same statement you made about British cars can also be applied to American manufactured cars The Aston Martin Lagonda is no Rolls Royce or Bentley and when it first came out it was cutting edge tech which is now found in most modern day cars

Has to be one of the coolest cars ever, so incredibly 80s

I love how you get all these badass cars I love your channel

T RST = Trip Reset

@jmbpinto73

5 жыл бұрын

I figured that, when i saw the trip at zero. :)

@624radicalham

5 жыл бұрын

grishman5000 Nice. I thought it was traction control

@MKIVGTI1.8

5 жыл бұрын

All hail the Lagonda king

@Doggie504504

5 жыл бұрын

I thought this was common sense

@lKingRichardl

5 жыл бұрын

Yup I was just about to comment the same thing

Doug the type of dude to shut the fridge with his hips.

@DJTrickiMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Future Stein another classic right here, bless your soul, man.

@MiguelRPD

5 жыл бұрын

Future Stein another classic right here, bless your soul, man

@sarahwebster8927

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao! Best comment!

@KB-bh9hp

4 жыл бұрын

another classic right there, bless your soul, man.

@bobski8203

4 жыл бұрын

That and other valley-girl moves.

You had me with the flickering green monochrome instrument panel and the 68 minutes!

I recall, back in the late 80s, as a 19 year old, working at the Doral hotel and resort in Westchester country, N.Y. parking one of these. It was weird.

Doug, the type of guy who reviews cars for a living but rides a bike to work for a greener future...

@jans6252

4 жыл бұрын

Rex B Barkin' What are you saying

@ryansmith1471

4 жыл бұрын

xDerTopflappen yeah I don’t know what that guy was saying either

The T-RST button is the tripometer reset. I've always loved the Lagonda too! Amazing car! You pushed it. When you showed the screen again after you pushed the button, the trip miles meter was showing 0 miles.

@myblacklab7

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered - thanks, I think you solved that mini-mystery. :)

@sheeplehunter9651

2 жыл бұрын

I read this after I had commented the same thing, but I must give you credit for beating me to it. I noticed the trip meter after he mentioned it as well and it clicked instantly.

@onusgumboot5565

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently never was 7 months ago.

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty obvious. RST is reset. What T-thing can you reset in a car?

@myblacklab7

2 жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 Its sexuality? ACTIVATE TRANS MODE! ;P

the "T RST" button is the "Trip Reset Button". which does was it suggests and resets the odometers trip recording feature.

Looking at those screens, I'm betting it uses pretty standard late 80s components, although the refresh is out of sync on one of the monitors. I would imagine it's using a 6502 under the hood, with a graphics chip from a cheaper computer model like the 800. If you can figure out the specifics, you might be able to sideload your own programs onto the car's gauge cluster. Or at least fix the refresh rate.