Rebel Editor September 2, 2018 37 Comments



Classic cars review. Should you buy a classic car? DIY car inspection and classic car review. A little information can go a long way when buying a classic car. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.

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  1. Nathan Sneath

    I daily drive a 86 caprice and I wouldn’t get anything newer

  2. HelterSchecter

    Classic cars are cool, but a newer car drives a lot nicer. I like old car but would rather drive a modern car.

  3. murray1575

    That 460 V8 must take a gallon of gas just to start it! These cars were not intended to be run on $3 a gallon gas.

  4. Kodi Pagan Shqiptare

    If you bay classic you have to fix 3- to 5 times e year and coste allot and wait a lot of time you have no car , Scotty Kilmer what y think to make more job for you ,,, poor brain never win

  5. monkeyguru00

    Love the content but the video STABILIZATION is actually destabilizing me! DIZZYING!

  6. Dragos C

    Wait. Scotty is not bashing american cars, saying they are better than his love Toyota??

  8. dhananjay borna

    Hey Buddy! What If We want to buy a muscle car in Canada…. Can you please tell me that is there any particular showroom for Sales???

  9. 2nd Gen Ram

    The insurance can be much lower on a classic. (especially if it isn't your primary vehicle) You can probably even have a very fast classic and get cheap insurance. For example insurance on a 1969 Camaro with 400HP is likely to be less expensive than a 2015 Camaro with similar horsepower. (dramatically less expensive in fact)

    License plates can be less expensive in some states if you go with collector plates on a 20+ year old car though you may have drive less than a certain amount of miles per year. (I think 3,000 miles in Minnesota) I wouldn't really recommend daily driving a classic at 15,000 miles per year though. It isn't likely to last very long that way. (plus you get bad mileage compared to modern cars and they have less features) So many things may need fixing on some of these old cars that you may have to live with a lot of flaws or put time and money into it. If you do it yourself and shop for the best price it can be fun, rewarding and relatively inexpensive. A lot of research before the purchase pays off. Every car has some flaws. The internet is full of forums with fans of almost every type of vehicle. They have knowledge that is valuable. Find the forum and post a question about which features and flaws you should look for. It is good to know about those flaws and what can be done about them before you purchase. (for example 2nd generation Ram trucks with the 5.2L and 5.9L Magnum engines have the intake plenum gasket failure which can cause additional issues if not addressed) Its a simple truck design but they have specific predictable weak points that are very well documented on the forums.

    Whatever car you decide to buy is always going to be that car. What I mean is if you really want a 1969 Camaro but you decide to buy a 1978 Camaro no amount of work is going to make it into the car that you wanted. Buy the model that you really like, too many guys get $10k into a car that isn't what they really wanted. (maybe they bought the 4 door 57 Chevy for example when they really wanted the 2 door) So start with exact model you want. You may get carried away with your repairs and you may end of owning it for a lot of years. I have even seen videos where they send a 4 door the custom shop to have it converted into a 2 door after it is fully restored. (expensive and avoidable but possible)

    Also find the best example of that vehicle that you can without overpaying. In Minnesota car fanatics will sometimes buy one way airline tickets outside of the rust belt and find a car to drive back home with. I might be good to check craigslist and other sites beforehand or try to get on the local Facebook listing pages for the area. Knowing someone in the area actually helps as well. This works great with newer reliable cars that can be driven 1000+ miles. You end up with a completely rust free example. You may need to have money and time for repairs along the way. It is an adventure. Record it and put it on YouTube. (I will watch it) It may be safer to fly both ways and have it shipped back but it wouldn't be as fun and would cost more. The long drive can even be enjoyable in the car of your dreams. (you get to 'bond' with your vehicle) I doubt that too many females will relate to this. (some males won't get it either) A friend of mine did this with a 1999 Honda S2000. He drove to Louisiana to pick it up after making friends with the owner on a S2000 forum. Another friend did it with an older model Chevy pickup truck that was located in Arizona.

    Certain cars are not even driven in the winter (because they can barely even drive on snow) like older British cars or Corvettes. Corvettes are often stored throughout the winter and rarely even see rain. Rust free examples of these are pretty common even in the rust belt. No need to travel south or west for these models.

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