Here's How a Mechanic Spots a Bad Car to Buy

Here's How a Mechanic Spots a Bad Car to Buy, DIY and car review with auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer. Used car and new car inspection. How to check a used car before buying. How to buy a car. How to inspect a car. Used car DIY inspection and buying guide. Tips and tricks to see if a car needs major repairs. How to quickly check a used car before you buy it. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 53 years.

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⬇️ Things used in this video:
1. Common Sense

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⬇️Scotty’s Top DIY Tools:

⬇️ Things used in this video:
1. Common Sense

[coltenbean]

When you bring your car to Scotty so he can fix it, but instead he makes a video roasting your car for thousands of people to see 😂

[olafelsberry]

I bet somebody's gonna wipe the exhaust similar to Scotty but it'll be hot.

[TC-cdsm]

"Trippin codes up the wahzoo". lol

[grominwithrob]

I always look for tucked away stereo wires when car shopping. I figure if your going to half a$$ a wiring job, you probably take the path of least resistance with most things including car maintenance. 🤣😂

[pedrofernandez]

Since relocating to Tenn,
Scotty has been featuring all sorts of interesting vehicles.

[hughjass]

I once bought an old Lemans for $750 to use as a winter beater. The guy I bought it from thought he was going to make a classic out of it and bankrupted himself on an expensive set of rims and tires, a sound system and all kinds of chrome goodies under the hood.

I tore all that crap off and sold it all for $1250 then bought all stock parts at a scrapyard to put it back to original which cost me $350 total. Sum total - I got a durable old Lemans, ready for the road for free and enough cash left over to fill it with gas and buy a couple of cassettes.

I ended up getting 7 1/2 years out of the car!

[numanuk]

From UK here. Have been watching scotty for a few weeks now. I feel grateful that there's a decent man giving impartial advice to help people keep their wheels going for as long as possible.

[bmx]

Love those little rally cars. To bad, like you said, everyone around is usually diddled with and not stock.

[sjay]

When an owner has driven the car as fast as he could and needs to modify it, to make it go faster, you know just how much wear & tear the engine has experienced.

[farmergirlofchickens]

Ah, the old finger up the tail pipe. If we could only pick good a spouse this way to avoid all the hassles.

[angelmiron]

Mitsubishi evo: i break

Scotty's Toyota celica: 1, 000, 000, 000 miles later STILL RUNS LIKE A CLOCK

[toninocars]

This Mitsubishi is a legendary model and if it was stock and well looked after would have been as good as Toyota or even better.

[rickeybell]

I purchased my Evo in 2005 and it’s still going strong. If you do the maintenance, modify your car correctly and most importantly get it Tuned by a competent tuner than its an amazing machine. My car makes 700whp and runs strong. This guy doesn’t know anything about Evo’s. I have never heard anyone say that an Evo is a throw away car. Perhaps other Mitsubishi’s. The car in question has been used and abused and needs some TLC and a tune. That’s why it’s running rich. Evo’s run rich from the factory to protect the motor from detonation due to leaning out when someone adding aftermarket parts before Tunning.

[mikehawk]

"Me being a fancy mechanic"... I love Scotty.

[typicaltelevision]

Hi Scotty! Your channel keeps us all sane in these insane times!

[greenbanana]

Waiting for someone to ask, “Hey, Scotty... is a Mitsubishi EVO/Lancer a good car...?” 😂

[MultiBeast]

My Eclipse was running extremely rich when I got it for cheap. Checked the fuel trims and were at -100 STFT and LTFT. The engine coolant temp sensor reported -40 F when the temp outside was 60 F. Changed the stupid sensor and my car works amazing now

[RushNation]

Maybe it’s tuned to run that rich... to cause extremely loud backfires when the exhaust is heated up. That’s my guess... usually people who put aftermarket parts will get a tune that causes a loud gunshot backfire resulting in liquid gas going in the exhaust as scotty showed

[billsmith]

Well done Scotty, this is the way I check a vehicle, and Mitsubishi cars always left a smoke screen behind, can only get so much from so little.