Mechanic Reacts To Dangerous Death Traps

We're no strangers to driving death traps, so we asked real mechanics to tell us how unsafe these janky cars really are.

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[roguesample]

Sandro is almost always down to ride with the boys and that’s why we love him

[TheMrbc]

this show has a very simple yet effective pattern. Everyone laughs at the fail, then Angelina "That's unsafe, don't do that", then Sandro "That's unsafe, I've done it before" XD I love it

[Ragejaw]

If Angelina and Sandro are in it you know it's gonna be good.

[BoobSaggit]

I love the contrast of Angelia saying “yeah fuck no I would never ride this” and Sandro is like “You know what, it’s the boys, who cares about some frame rust. I’d ride”

[infamousmarkou]

Sandro is my favorite guest mechanic, he’s always down for the boys, and he always down to ride a death trap lmao

[steeljawX]

I honestly love it when Angelina and Sandro are on, and really all of your guests. But Angelina and Sandro are both like the cousins we don't actually have. Sandro's the cousin who'll take those chances and will gladly show you how to rig up a dry ice bomb, but will only watch you do it because he actually knows how dumb and dangerous it is. Angelina is like the smarter cousin who's experienced quite a bit and isn't afraid to tell us, "That will end poorly and you really don't want to be paying for that for 15 years while it's broken. I'm not saying one's better than the other, they're just like that part of an extended family. Angelina's gonna take you off-roading, camping, or whatever, but will absolutely tell you when you're doing something stupid, Sandro is gonna tell you how to do something stupid, tell you it's stupid, provide you with stuff to do said stupid thing, but he'll make you learn first hand how stupid it actually is. Angelina will stop you from shoving the fork in the electrical socket, Sandro will give you more forks and a car battery to do more experiments with as he stands further back for his own safety. Can't wait for the family reunion.

[AlMiGa]

Sandro just seems like the kinda guy you'd hang out with on the weekends, having a few drinks and working on some deathtrap of a car.

[TheMarslMcFly]

I love how Angelina stays the teacher all the way through, never getting into the super dangerous rides while Sandro jumps into anything without batting and eye :D

[craigcampbell]

Angelina is a brilliant mechanic and completely adorable. Sandro is a brilliant mechanic and certifiably insane. You know it's going to be a great video when they are on. Love 'em both!

[aaronsondag]

“Sir it’s a Chrysler 200, it’s not a luxury car.” Had me dying!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[RobDeFino]

Sandro needs to be a permanent member of the crew. Nothing against the others ofc

[winksley]

Angelina and Sandro both need to be crew chiefs in the next high/low series...they would be epic. Hire dem both guys!!

[jairmartinez]

Sandro definitely got comfortable with the crew, cussing and talking like he dgaf, love it 😂

[bsrcat]

Brake Fade...
In 98 I was working as a chauffeur. This extremely overweight family (everyone was fat) needed to get from Ohio to a hotel in West Virginia for their vacation. There were 10 of them in my 16 passenger limo. Each one of them weighed over 200 lb. We had a second limousine that was a 10 passenger just carrying their luggage. First 3 hours of the trip was great. Then we started getting into West Virginia, deep in the mountains. The limo that I was driving was a 97 and if you didn't know all they basically do when they make a limousine is cut the car and make it longer they don't put in bigger brakes The only thing that they put in bigger is the alternator and springs 😳. Limousines are designed to drive around a city not for cross-country travel and definitely not for driving in the mountains and if you are driving in the mountains having a whole car full of people that weigh as much as a whole car is not a wise thing to do. We started going down this very steep hill. I am not using any gas and we are accelerating rapidly. I touched the brakes and then I let off because I'm a professional driver and I know that you can't just cook your brakes or you have none. With this much weight downshifting is an option but you can blow your transmission. I didn't have much of a choice. I hit the brakes and try to touch and go but as soon as I let off the brakes we would start accelerating rapidly. So I downshifted to second. This helped but the transmission was screaming and oh yeah it is a slow snake curve banking right And then left over the course of two or three miles straight down. As we are going around the curves I am now transmission in 2 in the car is going about 80 mph and the wheels are screaming. I'm still doing touch and go with the brakes to try to maintain control. I've never been so happy to see the bottom of a hill in all my life 😢😁. I started getting brake fade and I had nothing... And you could smell the brakes. We got down to the bottom of the hill and I pulled in the rest stop and told everybody to go use the bathroom and take their time because we were going to be there for the better part of a half hour, to 45 minutes to let the brakes cool down. These people were complete assholes and upset that I was making them wait. I didn't give a damn My job is to pick them up in one piece and drop them off in one piece and I plan on going home at the end of every day. When we pulled into the rest area the other driver said that he could see that my rotors were red hot. If you want to know what it felt like it felt greasy. The brakes weren't squishy It felt like somebody had thrown grease onto the rotors. When they get that hot before you ever get break fade the brake pads will squeeze against the Red Hot metal and it will actually cook the pad and turn it into a vapor which is not a friction surface because it's a gas and you will feel it. Brake fade is the last stage but you don't have brakes before then. I only had two oh s*** moments in 2 years of driving limousines and that was number one on my list. My pucker Factor was at a 15 on a scale of 1 to 10.

[elbling]

Sandros commitment to riding durty is flawless. Mad respect!

[colinsheehan]

Seriously Angelina and Sandro are absolute gold for this show. Both have perfect energy for this type of content and really showcase well with their style.

[Sam-sdsi]

I love the shame on Sandro's face as he continued to be down to ride in worsening death traps lol

[gregorybower]

You can tell Sandro is just a true car guy who just so happened to become a mechanic, and just like a lot of us has rode in waaaay sketchier rides over the years.

[gregorydougherty]

Sandro is literally the best part of this channel. Dude is so fucking chill and I wish his shop was nearby because I would exclusively take my car to him.

[fartnloud]

Sandro and Angelina= perfect balance between logical and lilunatic. Love them on the same video!