Comments by "Beer_Dad" (@Beer_Dad1975) on "carwow" channel.

  1. The "BMW horsepower" thing only applies to their higher end cars - specifically M cars and the models immediately below the M cars. If anything their base models are less powerful than you'd expect. Also considering the price tag, and given how fast most popular X-overs/SUV's are these days, and these are supposed to be sportier - all three of these are a bit flaccid in the performance stakes - the BMW absolutely unacceptably so.
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  2.  @brickisland6353  The EV's are mostly Chinese design and manufacture too - Geely are basically "experts" in EV's - not that they actually make any good EV's - one of the cities in my country just bout a pile of their shitty EV busses and most of them have already broken down.
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  3. Hmm, so Lawrence is a billionaire who lives in Perth? Does he own some coal mines, perchance? 😀
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  4.  @AVI.D  Yeah to be fair I wrote that comment before watching the whole video. Still, if there is a chance of a peripheral system impacting performance, there should be an override for it.
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  5. All this proves is that the Lexus's tolerances are probably much higher than the BMW - run a vehicle with no oil, the one with the biggest machining gaps will usually last longer.
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  6. A Nissan popping it's transmission? Who'd have thought that could happen! 😂😂
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  7. Something really wrong with that Uris - I mean the Cyberf*ck would win anyway, but the Uris is nearly a second slower over the quarter than it should be... did someone put the budget fuel in it or something?
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  8. The S62 is pretty shit though. I think there are likely 2 issues here - 1 is the UZ is a much more precisely engineered unit than the S62 - fine engineering tolerances mean the bearings, starved of oil, would overheat more quickly than in an engine with lower tolerances - so the engine ceasing up first more likely shows it's better engineered than the BMW unit, not worse. Second, of course we don't know the history of either engine. Of course from real-world statistics, we know the S62 is a piece of shit with multiple fatal engineering faults, whereas the UZ is one of the most reliable V8's ever made - possibly the most reliable mass produced quad cam V8. Ultimately, running an engine well outside of its service specifications tells you nothing useful at all.
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  9. This is a repost of an old video.
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  10. Wow, this one is full footballer spec.
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  11. The Cyberurinal would have won anyway... but something is very wrong with that Uris, it should be a second faster over the quarter than that, according to Lamborghini anyway. Did you put premium unleaded in it, or some cheap shit?
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  12. More Chinese crap from Geely. Only an ignorant fool who thinks Volvo is still a European brand would buy this junk
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  13. I'd also point out, you run a car with no oil, if it has poorer tolerances, it'll usually last longer (depending on the failure point - which we don't know) - therefore the Lexus is probably engineered with finer tolerances & therefore the superior piece of engineering.
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  14. Not really, an engine with low engineering tolerances will likely run longer with no oil pressure than one more precisely engineered.
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  15. Given my experience with German Minis, I was surprised it made it off the start line.
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  16. 3080 KILOS - close to 7000lb. 3000lb would be pretty light for a modern vehicle.
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  17. More likely the Lexus engine has much finer tolerances than the BMW unit, so would have overheated the journals more quickly and ceased, whereas the BMW probably had plenty of slop in it from their slap-dash engineering, so didn't overheat so quickly.
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  18. BMW needs to stop lining their new cars in spent uranium.
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  19. Matt finishes on daily drivers are daft. I guess since it's a loaner it's not an issue though.
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  20. Now you can get a Kia EV6 GT for sixty thousand pounds that'll keep up with a four million pound Bugatti to 100mph. And when everyone's super, no one will be.
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  21. I think that Uris is fucked though, it would never win, but it should be quicker than this - I mean my GSF can do the quarter in the mid 12 seconds - the Uris should do 11's easy. Maybe they put low octane fuel in it or something?
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  22.  @SM-1010  Jokes are lost on you aren't they?
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  23.  @SM-1010  Oh no, we gotta humourless fanboy here! Seriously though, Mercedes are sh*t.
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  24. The Audi's maximum temperature of 28c is pretty pathetic though - never owned a car that didn't go to at least 30.
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  25.  @matthiasborgdtadt8673  Harry from Harry's garage did a really good review of the Eletre that pointed out all it's failings. Worth checking it out if you have time.
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  26.  @HelloFellowDinosaurs  This video wasn't about either of the cars you mention - and I never mentioned either of the cars you mention. Try to make relevant comments.
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  27.  @HelloFellowDinosaurs  Oh my g*d! WTF does BMW have to do with anything? I literally never mentioned BMW at all, and neither of these cars have anything to do with BMW! The Uris is an Audi underneath. I suggest you are the one "spouting cr*p", my friend!
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  28.  @DjursholmCars  German cars are trash these days.
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  29.  @DjursholmCars  A double chocolate thickshake is enjoyable - but still nutritionally trash that does you no good long term.
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  30. China vs America...
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  31.  @pasma1983  Nah, it's not - BMW can't make a reliable V8 to save themselves - they all have fatal engineering flaws. The old 5 litre Jaguar AJ unit was an OK engine, pretty basic engineering without all the plastic garbage BMW put in their junk heaps - plus no hot-v turbos that will cook everything eventually. Jaguar Land Rover can't get much right, but that V8 was reasonably solid - at least compared to BMW. BMW make some good inline 6's though.
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  32.  @pasma1983  No, BMW V8's are really terrible - do some research - they have multiple critical failure points that will eventually cause them to grenade if not dealt with. VANOS failure, main and big end bearing failure, cylinder lining failures and so on. The JLR 5 liter doesn't have anywhere near as many issues - it's far from perfect - it's no Lexus 2UR or GM LS when it comes to reliability for sure, but it's definitely a more reliable thing than any modern BMW V8 - problem with the BMW's is they have too many compromises in the name of emissions and fuel consumption - and lets be honest, German planned obsolescence. As noted, everything aside from the engine and transmission on any JLR product is dodgy indeed. I personally wouldn't buy either, if I had to have a BMW, it'd have a B58 powered one - that's really their only good engine these days - and even it has serious ancillary issues.
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  33. I was pretty disappointed with the Bugatti's sound though.
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  34.  @winstonchurchill9985 Thanks for the info - agree US manufacturing isn't great anymore, and neither is German - could be worse though, could be a Chinese Volvo 😀
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  35. @ Thats true, there are some amazingly good, affordable cars coming out of China now - but Geely are not one of the good manufacturers, they cut too many corners - and they own Volvo now.
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  36. @ Sure, I'd take Alabama over Albania any day... but realistically I'll stick with Chūbu.
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  37.  @Ryan2022  I guess the engineering is just bad then.
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  38.  @Ryan2022  I think they were generally pretty solid in the 80's and 90's, at least comparatively speaking, as cars in general were often a bit crap in the 80's and 90's - mate of mine has an 80's SL350 convertible that he's owned for 30 years now, and I think the only repeated issue he's had with it is the soft top leaking. My sister had a 190E - think it was around 1990 vintage - the main problem she had with that was the stupid hydraulic central locking which was always failing. Otherwise again, it was pretty trouble free. That is just anecdotal though so you may be right. Of course they have always been expensive to maintain and repair when things do go worng, which is possibly where a lot of the complaints about them come from. Modern ones though, they seem to be all generally pretty junk - I keep a close eye on the JD Power reliability surveys, and Mercedes is always a bottom feeder.
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  39.  @TheArSeNaL3000  I think it's a lack of traction - you can see even in the best launch it was spinning all four wheels. They are on a runway which will have an extremely hard surface - also no idea what tyres the GTR is running - but put the GTR on a prepped drag strip with slicks, it'll do a 9 I'm sure.
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  40.  @ChosenMJ They are on a concrete runway - concrete is a terrible surface for drag racing, it's too hard and low friction. It's fine for aircraft because it needs to be able to take the impact of constant landings - but no good for racing.
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  41. Should be retitled "Italian junk heap vs Chinese junk heap"
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  42. Not surprising at all - lower engineering tolerances mean it would have stayed cooler without oil pressure than the superior engineering tolerances of the UZ. This is why BMW V8's all use piles of oil, and Toyota V8's do not.
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  43. "There's no point in running 97" - well, not for you maybe, but the next owner will have to get the inlet valves cleaned at some point, and maybe even have to get all the direct injectors removed and cleaned or replaced due to you running low octane fuel in a direct injection engine.
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  44.  @tocreatee5736  That's because everything they make is shite.
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  45. You DO NOT NEED AN SUV if you have kids! FFS you are NOT TAKING the kids seat in and out of the car all the time! If you are, you NEED TO GET A SPARE SEAT! This is just the kind of idiotic thinking that makes everyone buy a FUCKING SUV when all they need is a hatchback or an estate! If everyone stopped buying fucking SUV's and X-overs or whatever retarded oversized crap they want - because they think they need one for their family when in fact, that's bullshit, the impact on the planet from private vehicle ownership would be significantly decreased. Bigger aerodynamic profile = less efficient. Note no EV manufacturer yet offers a proper estate, yet that is literally the most efficient choice for a family vehicle unless you have more than 2 kids - and then you should be buying a MPV - again, a segment that there are no EV options for yet.
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  46.  @8190930  I wish I had half the passion he has about anything.
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  47. Exactly so, also the engine with finer engineering tolerances will likely seize up first... so which was actually the "better" engine here?
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  48. Tesla wants cheap as possible. Elon coming from a rich family, a guy who has had silver spoon in his mouth since the day he was born, sees anyone who can't afford a Model X or a Model S as a common prolet who doesn't need any "luxuries" like not having to cock their head to see how fast they are going. I guess BYD are at least honest, coming from a country where everyone who doesn't have a chauffeur is a prolet - yet they still give you more for your money.
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  49.  @lastbreathexe  Because you'll buy another car as you'll realise it's shit... unless you are a Elon fanboy.
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  50. Fisker already went bankrupt in 2013 from their last half-baked over-priced electric car, so this is basically an attempt to return with another half baked over-priced electric car. What do they say about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result?
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