The Best and Worst Project Cars to Buy

Project car buying. The best and worst project cars to buy, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. How to buy the right project car and avoid the bad ones. How to buy a used car. How to buy a new car. How to buy a project car on a budget. Car buying tips and guide for project car owners. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.

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⬇️Scotty’s Top DIY Tools:


⬇️Things used in this video:
2. Common Sense

🛠Check out my Garage to see what I use every day and highly recommend:


Scotty on Social:

[stefanvanderweele]

his neighbors: 'There he goes again, screaming into his camera'.

[jondojondo]

Buy a Mercedes and you have a project just to keep it running.

[GREATGARLOOXX]

Reality tv shows convinced everyone that the rusty junk pile in their back yard is rare and worth a fortune

[tenortreble]

this guy would bee the coolest grandpa EVER.

[xXWONDRBRADXx]

“Every car me and my friends bought was a project car” amen

[Paintplayer]

I got a 1993 Miata in decent shape for $1500. Had a mechanic put a clutch in it for $850 and have done all the rest myself, still under $3k. It's 100x more fun to drive than my SUV, costs half as much to run, and has helped me learn how to drive a manual and do some basic mechanical stuff on a vehicle. I'm having my ideal project car experience and I couldn't be happier.

[cranjismcbasketball]

I live in the projects scottie.. so every car is a project car!

[HiddenFat]

Welding is easy to learn... Took me around 1000 hours to get certified 😂

[dragonskunkstudio]

If only I could rebuild a car in my apartment living room.
The biggest tool you'll need is a place to work on them that is out of the elements.

[BKF]

Project cars are gonna be a thing of the past pretty soon considering how impossible new cars are to work on yourself

[ParadoxdesignsOrg]

Never mod a car unless you can afford to throw the cash away.

[mrjed]

There's something about an old guy with no volume control that makes me trust him

[sgouf]

Best first project car is a 96-2000 civic. Almost nothing on the car cost more than $100, parts are widely avaliable, it's easy to work on, and there are several bolt in engine swaps even a novice can do.

[nhutle]

Best project cars:
1. Any civic because parts are cheap and abundant.
2. IS300
3. MR2 (personal bias)

[EricFixalot]

If you want a budget project (or any) car for a good deal, I'd suggest spending a little more on something that's in better shape to start with. It saves time, money, and aggravation in the long run. I'd rather buy an ok car for $2k instead of the same thing for $600 that will end up needing $2k worth of work. A lot of people don't take the overall condition into account and that's when you get into trouble. I have no problem with swapping a blown up engine on something where the body and interior are in good shape. But if it needs engine work, body work, and the interior is torn up, then you're probably better off just getting something else unless it's really rare or something.

[Nethter]

I’m 13 and already know how to drive a car and wanted a project car... but I can’t so I started out with a project dirt bike... for 100$


UPDATE: the dirt bike now runs great after a carburetor clean, brake fluid, and new plastics👍

[ozzstars_cars]

Fun times and a great hobby to stay out of trouble!!

[jeanparish]

A lot of great information, thank you!! Interested in looking for my own first project car so this is great to know.

[jmanxoom]

I love this channel, this editing is awesome, and best of all, I love this Mechanic, Scotty is the real deal.