£5000 American Vs Euro Vs JDM Sports Car Challenge
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This week, Alex, Ethan and Jack have £5000 to buy a European, American and JDM car respectively to find out which is best on track!
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As an American I can say with the utmost confidence: The PT Cruiser is an absolute shitbox
Yes, and we all know it.
As a fellow American. I second this comment
Any 2000s Chrysler product tbh
@@Dj_Not_Nice Ain't that the truth. 90s Chryslers too. Ford and GM weren't great either, but man, Chrysler was utter junk.
Yeah
I like how they call this a sports car challenge and the US car is literally a rolling nursing home.
Thank you
I always thought they looked like a hearse for a someone with dwarfism with the hardtop, or a mobile bathtub for the convertible variant.
A f*cking pos pt cruiser of all things.
No one has ever called a PT cruiser a sports car. Not even Chrysler
Ayo 💀 😭 lmaooooo 😂
Putting the PT Cruiser in for America is like putting Seth Rogen in for the Olympic 100m dash
Its perfect. The US is the laughing stock of the world. Like this car. No one likes the US, like the PT Cruiser.
Seth Rohan is canadian
The PT Cruiser is not remotely close to an American Sport car.
Have you drove one?
@@raychii7361 I did and thought it was in a crash and badly mended. Then I drove an other one, and that was the exact same. Not a clue why it in a sportscar challenge. Atleast the 300zx looks sporty.
The pt cruiser was actually decent in this challenge
I drove one for a while. It has the driving dynamics of a pickup truck. Even American muscle cars which are meant for straight line performance handle better.
safe to say euros are still trying to throw shade at america🤣still salty aye?
Common factors for all three cars: - They all smell - Some things don't work - They all have presenters selling them in...strongly! 😅
Wtf?
Susan Wojcicki is that you?
did the youtube marketing person forget to change accounts bro what
Wait how did you join 51 years ago 😂
I think someone definitely forgot to swap accounts
It’s a big reach to call the pt cruiser a “sports” car
I was thinking the same thing. Its a family hatch back built with no intention to go on a tack, literally the opposite of a sports car.
Yeah. Slowest car i ve ever driven
It's a bit of a reach to call it a car! steaming pile of sh!t maybe!
It's not called the PT loser for nothing.
They picked it on purpose....
Oh my goodness, the fact that they ripped that 300 apart just hurt me. Come on, the 300zx is one of the best imports out there. It's such a gorgeous car.
Its truly timeless it's such a beautiful car very underrated
Hurt me too, I love the 300ZX, (albeit I like the Z31 a little more than the Z32) they’re incredibly beautiful with they’re styling, the t-tops, the V6, (Turbo or not, both great) and the exhaust/tuning potential’s are great
They really roasted this Z hard. And I’d have to disagree about much better classic jdm sport cars for under 5k. The 300ZX is just a timeless gorgeous machine, regardless of turbo or not, manual or auto.
It’s an auto though 💀
Apart from the Auto but yeah was kinda strange how much they hated it
Not gonna lie, that 300zx looks and sounds absolutely fantastic! I hope Jack keeps it and does something with it...
"its like an american multipla" Ethan you genius that analogy was perfect
absolutely perfection
Well, the Aztec is a bit closer to that title
@@west4376 i dont know man. Both are the worst
As an American my question is "Were Multiplas really THAT shitty?" because i've driven a PT cruiser. It's not just bad, that is a hateful little automobile.
@@freedbeefpontoons There were not. Just fugly to the point everyone was making fun of them, so to drive one you really had not to care about what other people were saying. Apart from that their owners loved them, thanks to the Multiplas unique 3 seats in the front solution, amazing practicality and above average reliability.
“American Multipla” most accurate description of the PT cruiser LOL
Tho imagine a convertible multipla like the italian chevy truck convertible (I forgot the name of it) but in kind of van form I mean the SSR I googled it
Who else wants to see a Multipla convertible right now?
I would agree looks wise yes. But the multipla is a great car. The pt cruiser one of the worst cars
As someone from a country that has PT for its two letter abreviation, I am deeply offended at the existance of that vehicle.
@@familyman831 The multipla can be the best fiat car for all I care, but it suffers from the "Beauty and the Beast" syndrome: the only way someone actually appreciates it is if they live in a fantasy world. It burns my eyes just looking at that crap from afar, it seems like someone put two Twingos on top of one another and pressed them together. XD
You guys are literally just becoming the KZhead version of top gear at this rate, love it
The PT cruiser gear shifter reminds of the days when the only game console I had only contained two buttons and a joystick and we had to plug the game in with red, white, and yellow wires 🤣
Did everyone forget the 300zx was labeled the best Braking car of the 90s people literally use their brakes for conversion.
And how everyone uses the calipers for track cars
Interesting fact...didn't know that 👍
the RZ supra brakes?
Its funny people spend so much money on a supra because it was in F&F, but you can get an equally good car for a fraction of the price. And the interior is higher quality in the 300zx
@@SuperBlueMoonWA Just a very tight engine bay. But they are seriously gorgeous cars.
Sees title: I'm rooting for the American car Sees PT Cruiser: Well, shit.
At least a cobalt ss turbo😅
Same
Lmaooooo 😂
It won on the track so that is something and against a Porsche!
Sees PT Cruiser I am changing the one I am rooting for to the Japanese car instead the American car.
2:39 THAT 300ZX HORN GOT ME LAUGHING MY HEAD OFF!🤣🤣
Absolutely brilliant episode gents! Brand new Top Gear cast right here!
The 300ZX is such an underrated car. One of the best designs of Japan's bubble era.
With a clutch…absolutely perfect 👌 Auto is an insult
Absolutely agree.
was thinking the same thing the whole time. such a gem, at least from design perspective. it still looks freshhhhh too bad most if them are riced out tho
Only in Twin Turbo guise (this one is NA). I had a manual Twin Turbo for 15 years and it was fantastic. As mentioned, hugely under rated and easily tunable. Standard Twin Turbos produced around 300hp which was almost mind blowing 32 years ago when they were launched. It shows even the least desirable version (NA Auto) is appreciating. 10 years ago these were languishing around the £1k-1.5k price range.
Only underrated if it's Manual with a Twin-Turbo. It's one of the few times where I'd choose a Twin-Turbo Auto setup over a Manual N/A car simply because it NEEDS the Twin-Turbos to produce enough power to haul that boat anchor of a V6.
That 300ZX should definitely be the next project car on this channel, its well overdue to build a car on here
They have the a BMW, the MR2, and I think a Volvo... They published episodes a few weeks back about them.
@Vexi 573 Had one 15 years, not had the engine out yet.
Yeah please do a project build with it .it looks like a good car to miss out on and a fun project
Or a 350Z. Better than the RX8.
@@jaydub8576 rx8's have their place, the 350 might look better, but that chassis in the 8 is amazing. As horrid as renesis engines are, I'd still have one over the washing machine v6
This is what I loved about classic top gear, keep this content up!
I just love how they picked the PT Cruiser for my home country😂
Not much else available here! Maybe a slightly warmed up Neon would be about the only alternative.
@@zogworth only thing I could think at this price would be an SN95 gt
@@zogworth How about a Chevy Cobalt SS?
Also when did Ethan swallow the entire Haynes range of book and become a car genius?
@Jack BURDETT calm down
The fact that Chrysler wasted steel, Aluminum, Fuel and oil on that abomination is a tragedy. You can't even recycle them to used the steel in a good car, that material will always be tainted with the stench of the cruiser
@@johnnycanuck250 and peoples money
@@NonsensicalSpudz how vile of a person does a car dealer need to be to recommend a PT cruiser to an unknowing customer. That's Jack the ripper level of evil.
@Jack BURDETT basically a bugatti at this point
I could almost guarantee you that they went out of their way to find that PT cruiser.
It's the automotive equivalent of shitposting
they're quite common in europe surprisingly
Very common here. On cars and mobile it's full of PTs.
the American multipla for sure
My dad (from Europe) almost bought one, he liked it very much, he sad it looks like Al Capone car from the 30s. I might have dreamt this but I remembered it could also be bought with fake sticky bullet holes as an extra from the dealer. He drooled over Chrysler 300C later and bought one used.
I’ve only just found you this channel and absolutely love it.. been binge watching for 24 hours!
Ethan Took the whole "bringing a knife to a gun fight" to a whole nother level
Now this! This is what we wanted! A proper old Top Gear throwback style challenge.
Old Top Gear on the Chrysler PT cruiser: I'd rather eat £5000 in £ coins
Please do
@@2036scott kzhead.info/sun/mM2nXdlpqXOun4U/bejne.html
@@johnnycanuck250 why not US pennies
Can people stop comparing this to top gear they will never be the same two completely different shows
"5k for a 300zx no way" *sees its automatic" Nvm
A naturally aspirated version as well. I was excited when I first saw this thinking it was a twin turbo manual 300ZX. LOL
I mean it’s still a 300zx I wouldn’t mind lol
@@NTIMD8 good luck finding a twin turbo manual z32 for £5k
@@godreaper8928 Absolutely! Still looks and sounds great.
@@ioanekoroivuki543 yeah
"That is the fastest I've seen him move" Reminds me a challenge some years ago in top gear when May run out from his car and Hammond told the same line to him 🤣🤣
@ 11:33: that look you give your friends when you know your doing some dangerous but their going to love it 🤣🏎💨
Not gonna lie, despite it being an auto, the 300ZX looks so good!
They look better every year to me. Can't believe they were £2k 3 or 4 years back!
nothing wrong with autos this whole auto stigma by so called petrolheads is pathetic
Agreed
@@whatinthe4500 Older autos have that attached to them for a reason. It's the sluggish nature of older autos that make them undesirable to 'enthusiastic' drivers. The autos the manual version is faster than I mean. Newer autos are much better so if someone says all autos are worse than the manual equivalent/a hypothetical manual version then yeah, I'd agree with you. It doesn't stop me wanting a manual version regardless of whether it's faster or not, but that's just because I want to have change the gears myself, get the satisfaction of smooth changes, etc, more reward when I get the things right instead of just planting my foot and an auto dropping the gears for me. It also keeps me more focused on driving when I need to consider changing gears myself to overtake, etc. If I don't have much to do my mind wonders off. I also drive tractors and they're so slow, basically flat out everywhere, that I drift off thinking about other stuff and I can miss some things around me. A bit like how the character in the original Fast and Furious with the white VW Jetta is relaxed by engines, I'm relaxed by having a manual gearbox when driving.
Best car they've had in years just needs fixing up and a new gearbox.
Me: A 300zx for £5K!? No way its a Man- Jack: Its an auto Me: Ahh there it is.
in the netherlands the sadly still are 20 k for a auto
@@damianoblonk5393 esh
And NA too 😔
Ima import me a Euro version of these JDM cars with how cheap they are sheeeeesh
I just bought an all original manual trans 2+0 for $2000 back in January. Ran and drive great for the 260 mile drive back to my house and lasted for four months before the fuel pump died on me.
This video is gold it reminds me of the old top gear its just giving me chuckles and laughs all the way through, great job lads
Genuinely entertaining. Good job
“Since when did Ethan become a car guy?!” “Always was 🔫👨🏼🚀”
Screw 007,we got 00Carguy over here "The name's Smale, Ethan Smale." 😂
The redhead guy who isults everyone who does not share his beliefs reference.
It’s a big reach to call it a car...
The 300zx sounds really great. Like really really great.
It sounds good and looks good but its a dogshit example of a car designed to put fat Americans in. xD If it was a turbo and a manual it would be epic!
5k mehhh not sure
Right?
Makes you realise just how poor modern cars sound.
@@mk2nathan you realize these come in twin turbo and manual and can make 800hp on a stock block right
21:27 that smile is the smile of accepting defeat XD
17:19 Jack turns into a Jedi 😂
No one in the US has ever called a PT Cruiser a sports car.
or a car for that matter
EVER
they did put the srt-4 motor into the turbo version
tha car is an absolute junk
It's bad for a Chrysler product. And that is saying something.
21:28 Jack's face while uncontrollably drifting is magnificent.
Omg I was going to comment that. Fucking brilliant
LOL exactly
i loved the editing boys keep if up +
I do like how CT went from being cringeworthy a while back, and then back to good content. It feels like top gear but actually good now
I just love how Ethan always comes up with a shitbox, like he has absolutely no idea what to buy, for example with this challenge: (Ethan finds a PT Cruiser) "Is it American? Yes? Alrighty then I'll take it" 😂😂😂
I think he got it because it would be a good comic relief and who doesn't like a quirky car?
@@oldtechnobodycaresabout a quirky car that whipped a boxster (SOMEhow) in braking and *cornering*
Maybe a Chevy cobalt?
He reminds me a lot of Richard Hammond.
Thats because its scripted.
"I'm 36 and I don't rattle" Me, a 25 year old who rattles: must be fuckin nice
holy shit this show has good ol top gear vibes. good job! I literally watching it with a smile all the time.
You 3 remind me of OG top gear and I'm in love. Keep it up lads!
"What's the engine?" "It's in there" 😂😂
Love the 300zx! Even if its a auto.
Cringe
Me to, Lovely thing
Not the auto part, but the only Nissan car I have ever coveted.
@@toddlerj102 r34 for me
Auto or manual, it's fun either way.
Round the track the way the Boxster moves just has so much presence compared to the others.
Found all these videos far too late. Binged Ethan working on his z3 and now i cant stop rooting for him to win everything
Ethan's lap was actually very nice. Its so wholesome to see him improve this much where he casually kind of drives spirited.
Wholesome ? Like bran flakes
Conspiracy theory: Ethan is secretly a car guy pretending to be clueless
Ethan is first stage Takumi confirmed??? Lol
Nah. This isn't Ethan. Remember the MR2 video with the mechanic who sounded identical to him? There's your answer! Ethan was sent away to do some actual learning, this is new Ethan under plastic surgery. XD
Yes. Lol........ I am
These 3 are like Old Top Gear. Very fun to watch. Just sad Alex has left to do his own thing now
Yes Tom of course we want to see more behind the scenes awesome video
They're almost at "The Grand Tour" levels of group dynamics at this point. Inside jokes, catchphrases, very unique personalities... I love it! It's not quite OG Top Gear but we're getting there.
Agreed. Also starting to get that vibe
I hope they get that level of funding some day.
@@TraustiGeir IMO Top Gear started to jump the shark more and more as their budget grew. By the time the OGs left, it was just a sketch comedy show in cars. I miss the cheap junky car challenges :(
@@brainkrieg1423 You read my mind. The turning point for me was the jet-powered bicycle.
Indeed, this is getting better and better.
idk, but the PT is like the Most Ethan Car Ethan ever got
Nice pfp, I love monogatari
I'd keep that zx in the fleet if I were them, that thing looks mighty fine even if it has an auto trans. Great project
Is that pt cruiser engine the 2.4 turbo from the srt-4?
That 300ZX looks sooooooo goooooood all these years later. Everytime i see one, my heart starts racing. And it sounds like a proper japanese car.
The colour helps.
@@scootergrant8683 And the wheels.
When someone says track car I automatically think convertable pt cruiser, there’s no other choice 🤣🤣
Nah mate the fist mutipla is
Really enjoyed ethan getting stuck in guys thanks again for the great content 👍 👏
The production team on this channel is 🔥
All I learned here is that the 300zx sounds fantastic and I want a V6 now.
They are amazing cars! Getting mine in a couple of days
Best cars ever. First step. Manual conversion
Awful to work on though
Owned mine for 6 years now, absolute ballache to work on but the most rewarding car I've driven! TT Manual ftw!
I think if I was to spent 6-10 grand on a V6 Japanese car it'd be a 3000gt though.
swaping 300zx brakes to your 90s nissan is a common thing to do, 300zx brakes are really good.
Im quite suprised. How big is the diameter?
Er....Most people swap R32 brakes onto their Z32s cause they are better than the stock ones
Also the locking rear shocks will help a lot in the 300zx
300zx brakes are actually unbranded Brembos. Really popular swap on Maxima's
@@PantherSerpahin the R32 is in a different class entirely
Does anyone know what the wheels on that 300zx are? Or are they just stock
The 300zx is still the best looking out of these 3, and in good shape, they're loads of fun
“This or an imported MX5” Big up to Jack for taking one for the team and dealing with that car just to bring something a bit more unique
True, the only safer option than the Porsche is an MX-5 (I think).
I love how he says that PT interior screams American, yet that's not a stock color scheme which means that someone from the UK customized that right hand drive car.
They are just doing the typical find the worst American car you can and act surprised it is shit.
@@commonsence1129 Honestly they could have just got a mustang, anything would be better than the PT Pooper.
@@animetodamaximum £5000
@@jeremymcadam7400 That is a lot of money to an American, surely you have something better than that for 5000 pounds.
@@animetodamaximum Just like you don't have dealerships for Australian cars, most countries don't have dealerships for american cars.
Please please make more of these challenges
"Don't tell him we think it's good"... Well that lasted long
@eioshen boboi for 5k?
Watching Ethan become more and more confident is actually the best 👌
I really like that 300, looks good in grey with the black rims, just needs a manual box
So true! Looks super cool.
....needs Twin Turbos too. The NA is slow.
This could just be the next "Old" Top Gear. Three lads picking their cars, discussing and mocking each other. And when they thought the PT did a good first lap, and they said: "Let`s not tell him we think it`s a good lap", immediately reminded me of Clarkson and May thinking Hammonds Jaguar was a proper Jag.
Very Top Gearish... I love it, please do more!
Jack has never suited a car more more than the 300zx, honestly he looked right at home in that 😂
When did Jack become an official part of the crew I remember early on he just kind of was in a few videos and now it's like he's in every video I like him he adds good sarcasm
I think he's always edited the videos or at least for quite a while.
Official part of CT? Long long time ago. Part of the crew making videos? Long time ago.
@CT is infant grade content now It appears to have passed you by but Car Throttle is supposed to be funny. If it’s a joke, good - jokes are funny.
Ever since I've watched it. So about 3-4 years I would assume.
I love this "comedy" show! It is so much better than Top Gear 🤗😀 You guys are so funny! Best trio ever!
The 300ZX looks so dope 🤙🏼
That 300zx *looks* sick... miss those old JDM cars... ♥️
The boxy but stylish design
Jdm is shit
@@OhKnow379 no
I prefer 60s and 80s jdm cars
@@rte3y838 yeah fuck the 90s
You cant deny how well the Z32 300zx has aged...absolutely timeless.
"you were supposed to save this" 🤣
I unironically love the PT cruiser GT. Manual, turbocharged srt4 motor convertible. What’s not to love. It’s like a convertible neon
"Dab of oppo" Bruh Ethan turning into a car guy is the biggest plot twist I've ever seen.
Love the phrase, almost needs it's own sticker!
It's character development
300zx needs to be a project car for this channel Like the Miata/Phil but the name is Collins
Since Collins was already used for one of alex' cars it probably would have a different name
Like the Miata and I think it’s an E46, but I’m not too sure, on Donut with big man Zach Jobe
@@richrevs Collins was an E36 m3
@@mobilerSalzstreuer well yes, but I’m saying it’s like Donut’s Zach Jobe, and his new project car, an E46 M3 rally car
@@richrevs oh, my bad. Zach is building an E36 328i
An interesting idea, and the tests came out well
"I won in a PT Cruiser" - Wroom 2JZ, The art of Car
IM CRYING LAUGHING AT JACK'S 21:27 FACE EXPRESSION FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES
Had me rolling!
22:10 look at alex in the background
I've never said 'genuine Top Gear chemistry' in a comments section before but I'd say this deserves it. Actually feels completely unscripted (ironic I know) and naturally hilarious. Great job!
Well thanks for displaying your total ignorance
@@raycyst8037 hi Ray, If you look up the word feel you'll understand it isn't literal. I'm well aware it'll have been guided along but probably not written word for word. Thanks for displaying your ignorance. Also, you can capitalise your name.
Genuinely thought the same thing, they're really coming along and though the chemistry was always there in some way or another, their personalities are coming out more and blending together beautifully. Especially jack, seems less nervous and more open 👍
Agreed (although Top Gear was very scripted in its latter years with said trio)
That brake test with the pt cruiser was my favorite that was so funny
American : your only cool if you have more Horsepower than the guy next to you. Euro : your only cool if you have the most expensive version of an already vastly overpriced car. JDM : doesnt matter what year it was made, how much bhp it makes or how many bits of the stereo no longer work....your still cool AF driving it 😎
OF COURSE Ethan had to buy a PT Cruiser as a "sports car"! Couldn't expect anything less from him! 😂😂😂😂
Pt cruiser is the best. Ethan has taste
I think he got it because it would be a good comic relief and who doesn't like a quirky car?
@@oldtechnobodycaresabout SPAM
@@THESLlCK sorry!
@@oldtechnobodycaresabout I think he got it because there aren't really any options for an American sports car in the UK for under 5k
"Don't think I'll be able to make 60." 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm wheezing
Where did he get that porsche for so cheap, been looking for some used and old, but can't seem find one cheaper than £16.000
19:09 smug face engaged lol
"That's actually good. Don't tell him" Top Gear Deja Vu
I can’t believe people in the uk actually bought pt cruisers 😂
You can remove “in the UK” and this statement is still as accurate.
American moms thought they were super cool replacements for their minivans when their kids left for University. I mean it looks just like a fuzzy memory of a hot rod from their long forgotten youth.
There's one at my house
Well people also bought Multiplas so…
Hi guys I did a driving experience in a mustang police car round that circuit last year great fun love that circuit.
You couldn’t have gotten something other than the PT CRUISER to represent us over here 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️😂😂😂
That 300zx is so cool!!
And only 5k£!
Why dis it so hard
An underrated legend;)
@@jareknowak8712 Honestly 5k is quite a lot. (well maybe not in today's insane market) It's about the least desirable 300zx you can get. An NA automatic. It's a shame a manual turbo is so expensive now.
@@MrManBuzz i will take manual N/A. Dont need TT. N/A are usually in better shape and easier/cheaper to service/drive. Im truly shocked by todays prices of older JDMs, like 3000GT. Even Prelude is slowly starting to be expensive!
I'm really happy how Ethan went from struggling to do his own brakes, to basically being a car genius.
Character development!
Alex is Jeremy. Ethan is Richard. Jack is James. The reminiscent ways is so much like Top Gear. I enjoy it.
5:22 "Look at the seats" Me: *Proceeds to vomit violently...*