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title: 'I Bought The Ferrari That Car Enthusiasts Hate, And They''re All Wrong!'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=XxawPla0XUw'
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date: 2026-09-29
duration_sec: 1949
channel: 'Hoovies Garage'
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# I Bought The Ferrari That Car Enthusiasts Hate, And They're All Wrong!

> Source: [I Bought The Ferrari That Car Enthusiasts Hate, And They're All Wrong!](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XxawPla0XUw)

## Summary

The video argues that the Ferrari California, often dismissed by enthusiasts, is actually the smartest Ferrari to buy today. The creator explains that while other Ferraris have skyrocketed in value, the California remains affordable, offering a genuine Ferrari experience with modern reliability and practicality. He details his purchase, the car's unique features, and an expert inspection that reveals minor, fixable issues.

### Key Points

- **Purchase Price and Condition** [01:41] — The creator bought a 2010 Ferrari California for $69,000 with 27,000 miles and a clean Carfax report, highlighting its value compared to other Ferraris.
- **Firsts for Ferrari** [06:34] — The California was the first Ferrari with a front-mounted V8, a dual-clutch transmission, and a folding metal hardtop, making it a pioneer in the brand's history.
- **Common Issues and Aftermarket Solutions** [07:14] — Common issues include transmission speed sensor failure, carbon buildup on intake valves, and folding top mechanism failures, but aftermarket solutions now exist.
- **Production Numbers and Aftermarket Support** [05:51] — The California's high production numbers (17,000 units) have led to a robust aftermarket, making maintenance more affordable than other Ferraris.
- **Practicality and Usability** [05:21] — The car offers a practical layout with a usable trunk, back seat, and comfortable Daytona seats, making it a viable daily driver.
- **Expert Inspection Findings** [22:23] — An inspection by a former Ferrari technician revealed only minor issues: blown rear shocks, cracked belts, and a missing underbody tray, all fixable for under $2,000.
- **The Only Ferrari That Makes Sense** [13:12] — The creator argues that the California is the only Ferrari that 'makes sense' in today's market, offering a real Ferrari experience without the insane price appreciation of other models.

## Transcript

Welcome to Who Bees for On, the dumbest automotive channel in all of YouTube, and I have bought the Ferrari that car enthusiasts hate the most. Well, that is, until very recently, and I'm going to tell you why that's a good thing, and why you should buy a Ferrari California over any other modern Ferrari.
You have to ask, what's the point of it? Certainly, it's not very pretty. I think it's the styling that's branded for me. I just think it's not for true enthusiasts. Well, come on, guys.
Just be quite a sanitized device. I used to be like them, a California hater myself, with more of a value proposition compared to other Ferraris. Because six years ago, I bought a Ferrari 360 Spyder for $50,000. 30,000 miles, clean car effect,
and it sort of stayed that value for many years, up until very recently, where Ferrari values had exploded to totally insane levels. And that same car from Star Trek is probably worth $100,000 to $120,000. The Evolution, the 430,
At one point, it was the same price as this California, about $80,000, $90,000 per spider with decent mileage. Now, that is a $150,000 to $200,000 car. You also could have stretched and knocked out a California and paid a little bit more for a Ferrari 458, one of the best Ferraris of all time.
That was around $150,000, $75,000 for a decent one, $200,000 for a really nice one. But now, that is a half a million dollar car. It all makes no sense. The massive appreciation of all these cars, all the way to the top of the F40 in the end zone,
appreciating by millions in the span of a year. It's totally insane that the exception to that rule has been this right here. The California. Prices have stayed flat through all of this. If anything, it's gone down a little bit, especially for early Californians.
And I bought this one for $69,000. Team Car Facts, 26,000 miles. I know, a very nice price. And today I'm going to explain to you why I think this is the best Ferrari value on the planet.
We're also going to drive it up to Daniel from The Hoopy Lot, because he is an ex-Ferrari technician and knows a lot about these cars. He works at the Ferrari dealer. But also we're going to check on my Dodge Challenger Hellcat, because he just replaced a clutch in it.
And I am giving it away to one of you at stanathan.com. 2016 Hellcat, 700 horsepower, with a desirable manual transmission and the wide body kit. I've had this thing for almost two years now and spent a ton, a ton of money on this thing.
I bought it with a noisy motor, the Hennie Tix, right? It completely tear it down in six dabs. Pearl white with a matte black set from the factory. And yes, the manual transmission. And now it has a brand new clutch. And I'm giving it away to one of you.
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Phantom.com slash Hooties Garage. Link below. But first, let me justify the Ferrari purchase to you. Not that I care. If you're an enthusiast and you hate these things, I really don't care. You did me a huge favor because this car is still cheap.
And I was able to buy it for less than, say, like a nicely equipped new Acura or a GMC Yukon, basically around the average price of a new car in the US. I got a Ferrari, and it is a really cool Ferrari. I don't care what you think.
But I'm going to try and convince you anyway, because I guess I do care what you think. I've owned a lot of Ferraris in my 10 years of making dumb YouTube videos, and a lot of bad stuff has happened. My first one burned to the ground, and no problem with the 355.
My next one had title issues that needed an engine-out belt service as well, along with so many others. There's things you have to give up to own an older Ferrari, like your money, basically, to do the engine out services and all the maintenance and things.
But they are very engaging and fun to drive. But they are pretty slow. This vintage of ours could smoke most of those vintage Ferraris for a fraction of the price and outhandle them, too. But that's not the point of vintage cars. It's about the experience.
And they are a really fun experience. But when it comes to modern Ferraris, now the price is, it's just so, so stupid. Which led to this epiphany in my mind of the Ferrari California. And this isn't the cheapest one in the USA.
You can buy those if they stand outside a lot and the interior is completely melted, the buttons gotten all sticky and gross. Those can be high 50s cars, and they're really fun to drive. But I wanted to pay a little bit more for a clean Carfax car with decent mileage that wasn't gross
and had the Daytona seats, which this one has. But still, I was buying it side-on steam from Florida from a Mercedes dealer that took it on trade, so I assumed I was going to be dealing with some issues, like the speed temperature failure and the transmission,
or a top not working properly or carbon buildup. Normal Ferrari California issues, and I got none of them. I paid $69,000 for this car, and it drives great.
It does have some issues, unfortunately, like these beautiful little LED headlights. You can see the little crystals, the little beads right here. There's a few that have fallen out that are missing. They're hanging out down here. They just kind of rattle around like a maraca as you drive down the road.
So that is definitely a thing. I don't even want to price out a headlight, so it's just going to stay like that. And there is one piece of trim in the leather, a little bit starting to peel up right here. This is a very Ferrari thing to do, but overall, not bad, and in great condition overall.
27,000 miles, Daytona seats with a yellow stitching. I also wanted the back seat for my six-wheel to ride in the car. I mean, in a pinch, you could definitely fit no problem safely in this thing. So it does make it incredibly practical.
And that was the point of the California. This was supposed to be a Mercedes SL competitor, not a Ferrari 458 replacement. I guess it was still the 430 when this thing came out. This was Ferrari making a grand touring car to the masses at a price point of under $200,000 starting out.
Of course, with options, they got to over $200,000. But it definitely made sense. And from their almost decade-long production run, they sold 17,000 units. A massive hit despite enthusiasts bashing this car.
firstly because of the looks. I think it looks a bit awkward. It's supposed to be a tribute to the original Ferrari California, but the Ferris wheel is a bit off-shorter looking car, and you can kind of see it in the car, but there's also a lot going on, and the proportions are, it's just a little
off, but it's not offensive to me at all. It's pin-free in the styling, and there are a lot of big firsts with this car. First being a front-engine V8, normally aspirated car. This is the first front-engine V8 Ferrari ever.
And there it is, mounted very far back, almost behind the front wheel. So it could be considered a mid-engine, just front-engine. And you can see the battery. It has an Econo power battery in a Ferrari California.
This is just for the battery tender here. But somebody went cheap on a green battery there. It looks totally hideous. That needs to be changed, unfortunately. But otherwise, look at the nice condition of this engine bay
as far as the crinkle finish on the valve covers on the intake plumes, and it is a very tiny-looking, very nice engine bay, braided steel hoses there, and as far as stuff that goes wrong with these engines, it's not a lot.
Carbon buildup is definitely a thing because this is the first GDI direct injection engine, so fuel doesn't go into cleaning intakes in the valves and all that stuff, so it can get really suited up if somebody doesn't drive this thing right, put in bad fuel, but thankfully, this one doesn't appear to have those issues.
Another big issue with the Ferrari 8, and this is a first as well, is the rear-mounted dual-clutch transmission. This is the first Ferrari with a dual-clutch transmission, and it does feel amazing. And in the rear, like I said, a transaxle.
So it is a very well-balanced car. Now, this transmission is shared with Mercedes and some others, and it does have some issues. This one's speed sensor issues are very common. That causes a failure. But since there's so many Californians and so many other cars with this transmission out there,
there are rebuilds, there are fixes for these things to where they can be repaired for a fraction of the price of what they were just a few short years ago. Same goes with the top. This is the first metal folding roof on a Ferrari a la SL a la Cadillac XLR or Lexus SC430 and it does have a tendency to fail as well It was a massive expensive thing or for a Ferrari dealer
until recently. Now they have rebuild kits, upgrade kits, where you can fix this thing yourself, and it's not a big deal when it fails. And that is a huge benefit of this car, the fact that they made so many of them, the fact that they depreciated, and the fact that people want to keep them on the
road and not taking the Ferrari dealer and getting totally fleeced to where the aftermarket has showed up to where you can actually take care of these cars, a modern Ferrari, for a reasonable price. And like I said, until very recently, I do feel like this was the most hated modern Ferrari.
But now you have the Luce, which is all electric. Everybody hates the look of that thing, hates everything about it. And even modern Ferraris with their V6 muffled twin-turbo engines, hybrids, people aren't big fans of those.
And they are depreciating like crazy as well. $200,000, $300,000, $400,000 off their MSRP trading hands nowadays. So will the California be looked at more fondly now than it was just a few short years ago?
I certainly think so. But also, I don't care. The fact that I have a usable trunk, and here's the top all folded up in here. This is so cool. A back seat, these cool, very comfortable Daytona seats, a car that I can tour on the road and not get beat up,
and also not live in fear every single time I turn the key. Say like my Ferrari 599 that was breaking every time I looked at it. That Enzo Power V12 was so temperamental, that car so high strung, that suspension, it just went wrong all the time.
And this is so relaxing in comparison, but offers that Ferrari experience. Carbon string brakes with big yellow calipers, and the Ferrari logos, like all Ferraris, are everywhere. In the headrest, in the center console,
It has the Formula One style steering wheel with the paddle shift, the yellow center mounted tachometer. It's a Ferrari. This is a real Ferrari. And the people who say that it's not a real Ferrari, it's just silly.
But again, I don't care what modern Ferrari buyers think because they are totally, absolutely insane. So, price point-wise, $69,000. A very nice price for this thing. Like I said, clean car, 27,000 miles.
Aftermarket wheels, that is one thing going against it. And I think one tire, yes, this one, it has a bubble in it. So I'm not a big fan of these wheels, but overall, I was pretty happy with the condition of this one.
The paint could use a correction, but overall, it is in pretty nice shape. We're going to see it on the road in a little bit, but as far as I know, there's no issues with it. But I didn't do a pre-fresh inspection at a Ferrari dealer. No, that's not what I do. But Daniel's son, up in Newton at the Hoopie Lot, he is a former Ferrari tech.
He worked at the Ferrari dealer when these things were nearly new, so he is an expert on these. And I'm curious what his inspection is going to say. And this is sort of a pacifier to him as well, because he's been wanting to do some Ferrari works, and most of them have been stacking them up with Hoopties.
It does make Ferrari noises. Listen to that. It's... Black Lane Clink V8.
Sounds pretty Ferrari-ish to me. And in the top, it's wonderful that it works. really cool kind of transformer operation there. And the taillights are actually on the lower part
because it could make the taillights in the boot. That's why it has an extra set of lights in the back. Oh, the window's going up with my arm out there. Very quick, very easy,
and very easy to drive, which a lot of people knock because this thing drives like a normal car if you want it to, which, that's okay. I mean, you don't want to drive on the road just getting beat up everywhere you go. Listen to that!
Gonna turn right now, tugging the road just fine. Sound shift makes fun noises.
20 fast, it was a smoker 360. You just recieved up a pass of 430. So what's that to like? What's not to like? And with the top down, which I'm not doing because of the video, I'm going to try it with the windows down,
it does pop and crackle. You can hear stuff like that. So what's not to like? I mean, it's definitely a Ferrari.
This does not feel like a Mercedes SL. This doesn't feel boring to me at all. If you want to engage the pedals and drive it like a Ferrari and hear all those noises, you can. If you just want to drive it like a daily driver, you can do that too.
And yeah, the infotainment is a total junk, but same with everything else from 2010. Unfortunately, Ferrari doesn't make it easy to upgrade, but look at this beautiful flying buttress in their console here, the yellow stitching.
I mean, this is so pretty in here. And Ferrari doesn't do this anymore because they haven't won an F1 World Championship in a very long time, but they were proud of it back then with these things. So I can keep saying, like a Brooklyn record, what's not to like? Is a 360 more engaging to drive a 430 with a mid-engine?
Yes. Is a 458 an incredible, amazing driving experience? Yes. Is it worth several times more than this car here? Uh-uh. A C8 Geo 6 with a fly-plane crank would smoke all these cars, do everything better, for around $100,000.
So, this is the only Ferrari that makes sense. I mean, that is what we're here at the hood to talk about now. We'll see what Daniel thinks. I know he loves every single Ferrari. The California, not his favorite, but it's a Ferrari, so he should be happy.
What are you doing? Well, I've got to clean the floor for a Ferrari. I haven't seen one in a while. Oh, I see. There's a little piece of a Raptor that is kind of falling off here. Only the best. Only the best, right? So, I know that the California is not your favorite Ferrari.
You know, at this point, things are difficult. You know what I mean? I understand. You'll take it. After working on Hoopties for months, We did have one Ferrari A12 in here, but otherwise, you have been on a diet of hooties ever since we opened.
I wouldn't call it a diet. More of a starvation. I guess so, but here you go. Okay. $69,000, 27,000 miles, clean car sex, aftermarket wheels, but she is a pretty clean little California.
And other than the headlights falling apart here. That's normal. I don't really know of any issues with it. It has a tire pressure monitor light that comes on, and sometimes it goes off. I'm pretty sure I have plenty of issues.
I'm definitely going to find them. Well, that's why I'm here. I'm curious. Let's see if you can pick this car apart and, you know, find your $30,000 or something along those lines so you can work on a Ferrari for a while. But this thing seems pretty solid, man.
Well, I hope not. I need some other stuff. I know, I know, I know. I know you want your Ferrari to work, but I can't. There's nothing that I can notice as far as drivability issues that make me think this car needs, like,
like that salvaged 448 that I had or the 509 that needed something like every couple of weeks. What? The wheels? Yeah. They're not offensive, but they're not my favorite either.
I bet they don't ride that well. It's okay. Yeah, I would like to get to a normal diameter wheel with a normal tire, but they don't offend me. They're not as bad as I thought, actually.
Then there's Staggers, I think. Is it bigger in the back? Yeah. I don't know. I've driven plenty of Ferraris with, you know, aftermarket wheels, just like these. Because you're in South Florida, and this is what everybody did to them, right?
It did not feel good. Yeah. So I'm guessing this must not be fun at all. All right. Well, let me pop the hood for you. What are some common problems with these things? Well, let's see. Let me go back into memory lane.
Back when you were a Ferrari tech. Yeah. So I know, like, speed sensors in the transmission when we do a full transmission is great. Yeah. The top, which is fine. Well, let's see. We can go through areas.
We've got the transmission. You've got the speed sensor. You also got the CCP which is the clutch control plate Those go bad And also the SAP which is the solenoid control plate well actuator plate which also can go bad All right That just the transmission
That's the transmission. Also, there's the weep hole of death, which, you know, I don't know if you ever heard of that. Yeah, where they leak. Same thing on Mercedes SLSs because it's the same transmission. Same issue, yeah. So, yes, they have that thing, unfortunately, where it leaks and it basically is a horrible tear down to fix it.
There's another issue in the engine, right? so these get carbon up right where the passages for the secondary air are on the exhaust manifold so basically a lot of carbon out so you'll get a check engine right for the secondary air system
where it's not sending the air into the catalytic converters to heat them up quickly so they work efficiently much quicker so the repair for that is about seven hours of labor and you got to pull the headers off and then clean everything up and then put it all back together and that's the big
problem with GDI engines, unfortunately, because the direct injection, you can't use like a fuel system cleaner to do carbon clean-out, so it's a big thing. But, no checking in on this one, running good. I think, you know, you just drive the crap out of it, and that
helps, I imagine, a bit with the carbon build-up, right? No, Italian tune-ups don't help, so it's just a thing. Yep, it's a thing. But they don't have no engine out-belt services on this generation. Nope. No, like, fatal engine flaw where these things blow up for
some reason, right? No, not that I know of. So. I've never had, I did have to do, but that was kind of a special case. It's an issue with one of the variators and whatever. Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, it's a shop. It's a shop for the compressor kicks on. Yeah. But the props also fail, but again, not the end of the world. It used to be, but not anymore, right? Yeah. It used to be pretty bad. And we were able to do certain things at the dealership.
I had to remember, but I talked to my teacher and he's like, yeah, we've done. you know, certain things that we can fix the top or whatever, especially those rails that kind of fail after a while and just makes this panel right here, you know, slam on this top panel and leak dents on it.
Well, that hasn't happened on this one. The top's working beautifully. I've used it a bunch of times, driven it a bunch, but, you know, there have been leaks 150 miles on this thing, so we'll see what you find. I guess we can go up and see if there's any leaks or whatever, but I mean...
There's another one that I just remembered. Oh, yeah? Sorry, I have too much information on these cars. Okay. So there's a little sensor right here, right? So these tops will have an issue where it wouldn't complete the cycle, and there was a campaign,
and the campaign was to take the wire and move it from one side to the other, and that was it. That was the problem with the top, because it would change the voltage by 0.2 volts or whatever. Oh, okay. And then that's it. Okay, I'm done geeking out.
It's all right. So nice interior, sticky buttons aren't doing any sticky things. So I think it's pretty good. Yeah, I'm happy. I know you're happy no matter what,
but I could have bought a total junk one for around $50, and then I had a melted interior and ruined and had a bunch of issues, but I think this is probably the smarter way to go. Don't you think? No? No. You wanted me to get an adapter so you'd be working on it.
Especially if it's a 360 or a 4-thrower. Yeah, I guess so. I guess so. But hey, maybe you'll find something. I hope not. I will find something. Okay. Well, we'll see. Okay, up-de-daisy. Hey, what do you think that is?
There goes the crack on that caliper. Oh, they put some wheels on it that didn't fit. Well, see the top side of it. Oh, probably the weights. Oh, yeah, it was a little out of balance and it smacked.
Ouch. Bummer. Yeah, I'm going to get a Ferrari yellow touch up paint and fix that. But I'm noticing something's missing off the batten, huh? Well, it makes my job easier. Yeah, you can see everything, right?
Yeah. So we're missing underbody trays, which is not unusual. Although, it would be nice if this wasn't flapping. Yeah, I'll quote you a new under-sheet. But that doesn't make it any fun for you, because it's just a part versus actually doing some work.
What are you talking about? Is this the work to put the under-sheet back on? We haven't done that much work. We're going to take it off anyway to be able to inspect it, so this actually gives a head start, right? Yes. But you know something else I'm missing? What? Flashlight. Oh, all right.
So people say this isn't a real Ferrari. Like, this is a joke. That it doesn't deserve the Ferrari name. Well, you know, I'm not going to say it's the greatest Ferrari ever made,
but let me tell you something. Here was pretty much the first year they started with the DCT, which every Ferrari now uses the same transmission. Yes. So we're going to be trading it throughout the years, but yeah. And it's a very Ferrari-esque engine, right?
What's up? Brand new engine mount. There you go. That is really nice. I saw that on the car patch. So that's good. Well, that helps the vibration. These cars just vibrate at idle pretty badly.
Okay. So. Well, the exhaust kind of just, what are these, the catalytic converters? Yes, sir. So are they covered up by the shields as well, or do they get to vent out like that all the time? No, they vent out. There's a little bit of a cutout.
If not, it would melt the. Right. I imagine, because there's a lot of heat insulation there. Yes. And the steering, you can see it's in front of the engine as far as the rack and the gearbox and all that stuff because this is sort of a mid-engine car. I mean, basically, I mean,
most of the engines... It is a mid-engine car. Yeah, for sure. Even though it's not in the back, it's in the front. It's still a front mid-engine vehicle. Yes. Well, I'm not liking this at all. It's nice, isn't it? Yeah.
Valve covers are good? Yeah, not even the valve covers are leaking. Not even the front cover here, which is pretty common. Oh, oh yeah, because you... Oh, you're getting belts. What? The belts are all cracked.
Oh, they are pretty cracked. Okay. Yeah, it's 10 belts. Try not to be so excited. The I-12 was in here, and it was just a service, right? You didn't have to... Yeah, it was a fleet service. We did all the forwards on it. He wants to get ready to trade it in for a 12-cylinder.
So you really didn't get to tear that one apart either, unfortunately. No, it's done. If he doesn't sell it, he will keep bringing it here. Okay. All right. All right. So, the rear. Oh. What?
Shock. You probably want to take a look at that. Ah, so I have blown rear shocks. Yep. I had a feeling. A feeling. Oh, my goodness, yes. It does crash a bit over bumps.
It's all over your control arm, too. Okay. There's oil coming from the transmission. Yeah. You know, I think I should go get my 10mm and pull this panel off. Okay. Oh, both sides are blown. Both blown.
Okay, rear shocks. All right. Ouch. Yeah, I would like to look at this dual clutch and make sure we're not having that weak forward depth or any of that kind of stuff. Yeah, I can fix it. Oh, okay good. Just letting you know. Yeah, let's drop it down and see.
Wait, wait a minute. What's up? Some damage here. Oh. You want me to close you that? No, we're not going to replace a furry cinder liner. Okay, just throwing it out there. Both guys.
Oh, I think it's been bottoming out and hitting on here. Catching a little higher maybe. Yeah, keep in mind these things are old. So, maybe this is something that's pretty normal on these after 15 years of daily use daily use because they're not the most robust things.
It's been a while since I've messed with California, so. I remember like an old top tier challenge where they had a Ferrari where they graced on a runway that wasn't in use and the rocks came up just like destroyed that.
So it may be just a wear and tear item, so. All right. Fingers crossed on the transmission, but so far, shocks. You're kind of disappointed, aren't you? Well, you know, I've got something.
I've got something, you know what I mean? We saw him pull the panel on the back. Okay. All right. You know they make Chinese rear shocks for the California for $426.
No. Yeah. Nope. Nope. Yeah. The used ones are about a grand. Yeah we go with used ones before we do Chinese I like trying Chinese things on the cars to see if they work I mean it fun The Bentley it works I don know if it gonna work out man
I don't think this is this friendship is gonna work that work out that time. A few more a few more balls. Nice no. Yeah. Oh we got one ball. Oh okay hold that hold that hold that it's been a while it's been a while.
I know, you're rusty. Okay. Oh, no. Is it right on the list? No, no, it's fine. Well, I was lucky. Yeah, I was.
Look at that. And look. Uh-oh. That's good for me. That is not good for you. Yeah, I'm not.
I'm not really happy about that. Hmm. So, that tells me this rear mount transmission get your egg so this this is a drain hole right here
I guess you have the drain plug if I'm not mistaken this is the one for the clutch oil here's your fill clutch for the clutch oil and then right here this is the one for your differential yeah sorry for your basically your manual transmission because it's a man
transmission as well but this is for your gear oil and then the fill plug for the gear oil is right up here. Yeah, I remember this from my SLS and it was an unfortunate video where Wizard of Magic mixed up the
diff oil and the dual clutch oil which we caught immediately but it was... Yeah, that's probably fine. It was fine. It helps with anything. The car's fine. But a valve exhaust, it's like Ferraris
do it. Well, yeah. A lot of Ferraris are like this with the valves. Yeah, that's very Ferrari. Yeah, you know I've noticed this seepage right here. I've done a lot of reseals to fix that seepage right there. I know that
we don't do a seepage on our Pussy Lap, but this is different. Okay, so if you were at the Ferrari dealership, you would try and quote a transmission reseal based on the slightest vapor seepage on planet Earth. You would be trying to help.
Well, also on the Ferrari dealership, you know, I probably have more Ferraris to work on, so I wouldn't bother. You wouldn't note that, no. But this is different, right? But you wouldn't note that as needing to be replaced? No, not really. I would not. No.
I mean, it's nothing. No, I'd probably just clean it off and not take all out of it. Right. That is 15 years of just normal buildup. Yeah, that's actually really good for the car. Uh-huh. And what is it? See, okay, so this is the exhaust that's kind of doing that cool color thing and getting hot.
But it's pancakes in a weird shape to fit through here. Yes. Usually when you remove the transmission, that piece stays in there. You can't remove it. So you remove the entire subframe to be able to get those pieces out.
All right. Well. But. You're disappointed, aren't you? Of course I am. This thing is in really good shape. This is not what I want. I mean, you can do a service on it. I don't know when the last time you had a floral change.
Yeah. You just replace the belts. And you do some reaching. You just do over your shocks, which how long do you think it'll take you to do? These shocks, let's see. I mean, of course, you're going to spend an hour drooling over it. Oh, yeah.
I'll definitely charge it for the hour. The hour of drooling followed by, what, an hour of shopping shops? Yeah, these are pretty easy. So I'm not spending, I'm spending thousands, maybe a couple grand at the most.
Yeah, unfortunately. Under $2,000 to have a totally sorted California. Well, we still have to look at the top, and wasn't something wrong with the e-brake or something? No, the e-brake went away because it had been sitting for a long time. The voltage got low.
Since I've been driving almost every day, it hasn't repeated things. The top works perfectly. Usually when the brakes go out, it's these cables right here. Oh, okay. You want to replace these. They get stretched out, and I guess the way the computer measures the pull on them,
if it doesn't reach a certain amount of tension, it'll fail the test, and it'll fail the... You'll get a life worth. Okay. Well, don't even do that. I guess we'll find some shocks. You can find the belts and the thing to do the service.
You'll be excited. This will pacify you for a bit. And I'm going to drive the crap out of this thing. So hopefully I do enjoy it and break a few more things, and you can just, you know, you can keep maintaining it. Okay. But you did have to do a lot of work on the Hellcat over here, right?
Yes. The Hellcat got a new, brand-new clutch. So it had a McLeod clutch before, and that's what we replaced it with. Yeah, I just had some weird chatter. Oh, I see the ABC suspension now on this SL.
Yeah. But anyway, I'm distracted. So, the 2016 Challenger Hellcat, you wish this was a Ferrari with the amount of work that you did in this car, right? Yeah. I mean, it was insane, the process of getting this thing, and basically the first Dodge Challenger restoration with this Hemi,
all because of a little tick, and, I mean, engine out, torn apart, machined, darn near a rebuild. You didn't do the bottom end as far as the main bearings and stuff, but... We did.
I guess that's why it's 23. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, we're pissed as hell. We're out of this thing. We did blueberries. The block got machine, everything. I forgot. I thought it was all just for the topping stuff. So a fresh motor in this thing, and then the clutch, I didn't want to do at the time,
but it started to get a little chattery. It still grabbed good, but right when it grabbed, it just had a weird, like, little chatter. It just didn't feel nice. Well, you know, I'll be honest. I kind of took it out for a test drive just to, you know, make sure everything else was working.
When I stepped on it, the clutch was slippy. Bad. Oh, it was already slippy. Yeah, and by the time I got back here, it just smelled like fart clutch. So I got my money's worth out of it as far as that clutch. I got a full year out of it. Now that I'm giving it away, phantom.com slash chivvy garage,
and it's just a few days left. When this video comes out, it will be, you know, a couple days left at the most. So you don't want to wait because it will be gone. You'll blink and it will be gone. But phantom.com slash chivvy garage, and you'll get a Hellcat.
And not only a Hellcat, this one is a manual 2016, so manual transmission, the most reliable. and I did the wide body kit like the later Hellcats, which, I mean, massively improves the looks. But, yeah, so it's done.
I can take it for a spin. She's done. She's ready to go. Okay, all right. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What's that? It's a new clutch. You can't be stepping on it just yet. They're still breaking. Okay, so no burnouts, no clutch dumps. I'm going to save it for the next person.
Yeah. But I do want to take it on one more cruise because, yeah, my time, it's almost over with this thing. Sorry, sorry. Let me put that back in. I'll take care of that. Okay. What is that? It's just the cover for the, uh...
Oh, okay. All right. That'll be fixed. Oh, yeah. There's a very different noise from a Ferrari, but still a very, very good noise.
Woo! All right. Oh, and that clutch. Yep. Dang it. Why didn't I do this sooner to where I could actually enjoy this thing?
Because it was... It was properly annoying, that old clutch. What did you... Chatter in it. And now it's totally gone. This thing is buttery smooth. Oh, that feels nice.
That feels nice too. So smooth. Oh. Oh. Whoever is winning this thing, you are so welcome. This is such a good car.
I wish I drove it more. But honestly, the clutch is just kind of an annoying thing that I put off. And now that it's, of course, now that it's done, now that it's totally sorted after everything I've done, I'm getting some things.
So, typical for me. But I also have a lot of amazing cars in the California. Well, it turns out to be a really, really good one. So, thank you so much for watching. And like I said, just a few days left to enter to win this Hellcat at sanneson.com.
Flash it in your garage. A mugger and keychain. Whoa. Enter to win this $700 Hellcat. It's really fun. You're going to love it.
Thanks again so much for watching.