I Found a $3K Chevy Bolt EUV at IAA and I WANT IT! (2024)

You know Nick better then anyone don’t listen to the ignorant people who have nothing to do with your life

Your a great step dad to Nick were all just excited to see Nick get a vehicle😊 glad you do appreciate our enthusiasm. Nasty comments are not needed I agree.

2015 2.4L engines were part of Hyundai's engine recall. Don't consider it unless you can determine if the engine has been replaced as part of the recall. That rod knock is trying to tell you it hasn't been replaced.

Give Nick the limousine 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Speaking of engine hoists. I once saw a guy pull a seat out of an Allante held in with only one bolt using a hoist.😅

You ever thought about giving him that 1000 horsepower rambler ? It's small easy to parallel part. 🤔

Life rule to live by, pay attention people. Don't make suggestions when it involves other people's kids.

Hyundai in general is a big pass they are full of engine issues especially the 2.4 gdi that engine is hard to get and cost more than the whole car

I learned to drive in a 1978 Sedan DeVille in rush hour traffic!! Never had a fear of any car after!

The 2.4 and 2.0t Hyundai has a life time replacement warranty due to a class action. If it had the ECU update and not a savage title it would get a free new engine.

It's your son and you have to ability to take as long as you want to decide which car you want to get..Screw the a-holes that say otherwise.. much love my man from south Jersey.. Would love to meet you someday just say how much I appreciate what you do..

The color on the Toyota is factory. My daughter in law mother just bought a new Toyota Highlander in that color. And I really like it.

The Elantra turned on but wouldn't move because the hood was open. You could even see on the dash how it was warning that the front hood was open. Common in electric and hybrid models in the last few years.

Randy, that Camry is one of their color upgrade options. If I remember correctly, it’s called Emerald Green Metallic, which is a premium color option.
As for the Hyundai, it’s part of the engine recall timeframe. Check to see if it’s already done if you ever seen one like this again. But be prepared to have to put another engine into it if you did get it.

I just picked one up for my Step Son who gets his license the end of August. I get a Dealer Demo so, I tried him in the 16 Traverse that was my daily (waaaay too big for him) so, I was plunged into getting him a proper car. I spent about 1,700 all in and bought him an 07 Camry LE with 235K and filmed it for my channel. Putting a kid in a car is a process and finding the "best fit" for a kid is very important and no different than buying him a pair of sneakers. I get a lot of customers looking for a car for a 1st driver so, I filmed my process of the why and how. It's awesome that you're taking the time to find him the right car, he will appreciate you for it later!!

I remember my first car was a 86 LTD crown Victoria station wagon. I was 16, and I paid 500 cash for that car. Great experience. He is going to enjoy taking his license test in a small car. I remember taking mine in a 99 Chevy Tahoe.

That Toyota green? It is factory...6V4 "Spruce Mica." It's also on Lexus', I used it on a '95 Ram when I tu-toned it. Front bumper "Chin strap" plastic (chrome left in place), all down the sides below the belt line, the rear bumper, and the steel wheels with chromed hub center & stainless trim rings. The top color? Original silver/grey with the champagne tint in the clear. The dash was even in 1 piece! Standard cab, short bed, 4wd, 318 cat-back Magnaflow exhaust, RWL tires...it was clean, every option worked, and I got almost $9k for it.
People loved that color combo

Those shark fin antennas are generally multiband.
The data collection equipment my former company put on public transit vehicles uses tri-band antennas with GPS, cellular, and Wi-Fi under one weathertight dome.
Automobiles will have GPS, cellular, and AM FM under the dome.
Eventually the weather will screw up the GPS cuz it's a powered active antenna but AM FM, cellular, and even Wi-Fi are very forgiving. You'll lose range on the AM FM, Wi-Fi, and somewhat on cellular but it won't stomp the signal completely as long as you haven't dead shorted the antenna to ground.
I've had data collection gear that was disconnected from the antenna or had a cracked Dome with condensate inside. It had no GPS and no Wi-Fi but the cellular network connected just fine.

Would not be surprised if that Hyundai had a bad engine

Single cab Ford Ranger, small enough and cheap to fix
😊

Look for a Honda fit. Nike will like it. is easy to drive as a beginner

The car I took my test in was an 1986 Chrysler New Yorker 31 years ago

I took my drivers test in 1978 in a '73 Mercury Montego.

I learned to drive in a International Travel all,like a Suburban size vehicle, like a tank that takes a lane and a half on the road.

green toyota is good looking

I worked in car rentals 20 years, and that Toyota green is indeed a factory color. We had a few Camry's in that particular shade.

Why not try and see if your son likes a ranger? I have a 2001 ranger which was my first ever vehicle and I’m more than happy with how it’s treated me over the years.

Keep up the great work ranch I’m excited for the new purchase! Love the grind! ❤

My First Car was a 2005 Chevy Malibu LTZ V6 fully loaded leather and it was a ripper that V6 knows how to move not as quick as a V8 but for a first car it was great and fun until my second car came in and yeah she sat but she served me good and reliable

I might be a little biased cuz I own one... but a Mazda3 wouldn't be a bad choice! Cheap to buy & own, great fuel economy yet still feels sporty, small and easy to park, and they look pretty darn good!

We had a 2021 Chevy Bolt on Lease ($199 / mo special - was free transportation) - awesome commuter car. quick, great stereo, roomy and crazy easy to drive. We just plugged into the wall at night - rotated the tires twice over 35k miles and that was it - just a great utility commuter car

Randy, the paddle on the Bolt is for the regen braking. I don't exactly remember, but it either changes the regen braking sensitivity (low, medium, high), or if you press (and hold), it activates the regen braking.

Just a heads up, Hyundais with the 2.4 engine are not worth the trouble. They have major issues, especially with rod bearings. There's videos on the Car Wizard's channel explaining it.

Great walk around😀

My first car was a 2001 pontiac grand prix, it was the perfect starter car. I didn't take care of it, but one day id like to get one of the GTP's or the rare GTX with the working ram air intake.

that q7 is a 3.0L v6 supercharged which makes 333hp stock and can be tuned with pulleys and and other parts to easily 500hp , it also seems to be fixable cheap since it only needs to be put back to togheter and replacing few things

TY Randy. 👍

Those Chevy BOLT are actually really cool and for some reason expensive! But they’re based off the VOLT which are hybrids and also hold their resale value.

Grab a 90s corolla, Small, easy as hell to park, Fairly safe and cheap as hell to maintain for a 1st car, I just bought one with 251k on it from south Carolina for a grand and EVERYTHING works, just needs paint lol. Drives smooth and feels like a gocart! Getting 35mpg costs me $25 a week in gas lol.

With time you’ll get the right car for Nick. The car for your daughter was a super nice one! My first car was an 02 Mercedes S430 and it was a P.I.T.A. to maneuver as a first time driver. Couldn’t parallel park it for the life of me. LOL.

I agree with you on Land Rover....once the warranty is gone, you need to make it gone😅 so expensive to fix and overpriced as hell, but they are beautiful.

My first was a 64 Buick Skylark four door.

I took my drivers test with a 1979 Ford Fairmont. Passed 😎😎👍👍

0:20 that 80s Saab to the right would be something to check out. you rarely see them here in sweden nowdays

Gosh when I started driving I had to learn in my parents 1982 Chevy Monte Carlo and my Grandmas 1979 Ford Grenada, ahahahaha. That was in 1997, times I never forget. Ill never forget my 1st vehicle which was a 1985 S-10 Blazer white over blue 2.8 V6..

You know him better than anyone else does

On the Audi Q7, right dipped headlight, is their term for letting you know the right headlight bulb is out.

The first car was probably from a buy here pay here place. They usually put a tracker and starter interrupt on them. I know from personal experience

Bolt is a real good EV for little money. You can get 2017-2019 Bolts w low miles for 10k-12k. That's a good deal for any good late model used car.

Hey Randy! Arkansas is the closest state to you that doesn't require parallel parking on the driver's test. Food for thought...😂

That’s a factory color Toyota! My room mate has one in exact green it’s very rare! And Toyota is a way to go for reliability as long as the oil changes were done on years 07-2011

Randy, looking at the bolt, I’m curious, does Oklahoma have a Clean Vehicle REBATE program? The state of Oregon does have a program where it doesn’t come off of your taxes so they actually send you a check if you buy a used plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle they also have a program where you can get an additional rebate if you buy a new vehicle that is electric or plug-in hybrid. That would be a great program for you if you were selling an electric vehicle to your customers..

Alaska fan love your videos

I remember the only vehicle my parents gave me was a miled out Corsica pushing close 400k and then I traded it in I regret it. The car had a great engine oil change every 5000k. My grandparents bought me a Mercury Topaz for my birthday ran on 3 cylinders burned oil but I also miss that car because it got into an accident. I miss my 09 Ranger first truck I ever bought myself off a dealership. When learning to drive I took to a vehicle like a duck to water. You know your kid you know what he wants.

My first car was a Garnet Red 1988 Plymouth Sundance RS Turbo

Near the gran prix the red Mazda 3 aside from minor front damage seems nice! Easy front fix

Good walk around video randy im guessing nick gonna have a car soon then fair play to you for trying to find him a decent car and got not just giving him a piece of junk to got people to take the Micky your a decent step dad to nick and i cam tell he a good kid to man hope he gets a nice reliable car to i like nick he really does come across as a really good kid randy should have him out with you on some walk around videos or both of you helping one and other doing a vehicle content at A,A,R head quarters man!..✨💫✨👌✨👍

That's gdi engine oil. I changed mine every 3500 miles, it always looked bad after about 1k miles. It was part of the recall and the engine popped at 70k miles under warrenty.

its funny how nick wants small car whens he tall person

Your boy would love a mustang ecoboost for his 1st car , badass and only 300 hp😊

Dammmm!! 3k is crazy!

We got hit pretty good with a storm last night called a drencho we have had a couple tornado’s touchdown. Northern Illinois got hit pretty good to the point where about 7,300 people have no power. My cousin is one of them without power

That hybrid probably have safety system which tells car not to drive if something like hood or doors are open, that is my guess. :)

I'm 45 I took my driver's test in the full size blazer my dad had was supposed to take my mom's new York 5th avenue but she needed it

Wow I think you should really consider the 23 Elantra for him it looks to be a really easy fix and it’s a brand new car

that audi is a 3.0 v6 supercharged and tbh can be fixed cheaply with parts from ebay or pull a part

you got him the mercedes. I'm glad wasn't no music intro i appreciate that. what tracking?

My Dad paid 75 dollars for my first car. A 1950 2 door ford.every time I filled up with gas I had to fill up with oil.😊😊😊😊😊

Wow people really got mad lol.
Btw I loved my 2010 Hyundai 2.4l it had the timing chain and non GDI engine! Went 280k miles trouble free and women I sold it to 2 years ago is now at 340k miles just put its first radiator in it! But I hear after 2012 the GDI engines were part of Hyundais law suits for oil consumption issues.
Anyone who drove 10k miles or more on oil changes Hyundai didn’t replace their engines free!

Don't hate on the mini's just picked up a 2005 Mini Cooper S JCW...blast to drive.

Take Nick on some of your walk arounds, to see witch one he will like

A kia rio manual or a veloster with the 1.6 gdi would be a great cheap car for Nick...fun to drive too!

Those hybrids if bags or belts blown then the pyro fuse blows

that Land Rover pretty slick maybe watchlist it?

I like Nick. I was thinking the scat pack.😊

the elantra hybrid looks like it was on accessory mode

Good morning Randy. The 2015 Hyundai Sonata is a good looking car. I wouldn't take a risk on it. The 2017 Range Rover Discovery is a good looking SUV with a little damage to the drivers side.

What's with the covered cars Randy?

Yea Randy I live near the Toyota plant in ky and I see that Color all the time so it’s original

That mini van was clean by the way,,hope your daughter will enjoy and I’m telling you nothing is better then a cheap Honda/Subaru,,wrx/sti for your son get him a legacy wrx or etc ;) maybe a civic he won’t be mad

I’m down to see a Chevy volt
It’s something new

That's a cool Toyota Camry that green is Nice it's what a door ? Not a big deal tho, Also that red Hyundai is Nice i like it a lot it's almost new so i AM sure it's not a serious problem

that discovery has two keys the one u showed us is #1 and the other rectangle is behind under the steering dash

The oil on the hyundai looking like Walmart may have changed the oil lol

I went from driving a 89 Grand Prix to a 02 Tahoe

I would love to have one

If you can get that Elantra actually functioning, I’m assuming it might need a system reset, then that would be the **perfect** car for nick. 58 ish MPG, really cheap and remarkably reliable. Oh and some of the best infotainment ever. Ah well, not sure lol.

The Pearl Yellow/ Green Camary What Interesting But Kool Factory Toyota Color

Sale two or three more cars before you buy anymore but I would get that car if it runs out good thanks for all the great video

That red car is a Hyundai ionic! Expensive battery hybrid car with battery pack under the whole bottom of the car! You press brake and hit the start for it t power up. No engine sound tho..I think someone run over something on highway or hit a pot hole and they total it out cuz they think the battery pack under it is destroyed. And battery packs cost more then then the car itself.
I think some one drove over something so under carriage damage

All you need is a big tree and a come a long and you can pull frames and body panels,

Is that Saab 900 still out there? The one at 0:20 looks like it's in one piece.

On that Elantra hybrid, I believe it wouldn't turn on because the hood was open, I had a Chevy Volt extended range car and the same thing happened, whenever I would pop the hood of the car the engine would turn off, something to do with high voltage in the engine compartment and not safe to be in the engine compartment with the car on, so it is a safety feature, I am pretty sure if you would have just closed up the hood on it, then it would have turned on and moved. And the reason for all the newer Hyundai's and Kia's with the missing antennas is because they are getting stolen, viral videos showing how easy it is to steal newer Hyundai's and Kia's. Insurance companies won't even give you insurance on them, I would stay away from them, either you will pay an arm and a leg for insurance or won't be able to get insurance at all. A Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla would be the perfect small starter car for your son, they are good on gas and reliable and cheap to repair and maintain.

They did away with the parallel parking part of the driving test here in Maryland.

Are you allowed to take him with you to a walk around? It would be cool to see his input and see if anything catches his eye that he likes

Hey Randy I took my drivers test in a 1955 Cadillac and I Aced the parking test period Charlie kretschmar Phoenix Arizona

get Nick a late model Crown Vic they will last forever. They are tanks!

if the battery pack took any sort of damage, you'll be done. both parts and qualified techs to repair will be very difficult.

Nick needs a Lamborghini 😂

Good afternoon Randy I just got done watching your copilot walk around the bed. You posted this morning. Keep the contact coming for me and everybody else which I know you will. I hope you have a a wonderful wonderful day and I hope you find a great purchase for Nick then I hope you have a wonderful day and a wonderful evening. I’ll talk to you soon buddy see ya.