Comments by "Christopher U.S. Smith" (@ChristopherUSSmith) on "Samcrac" channel.

  1. Call that facility owner and work a deal for the whole DXP. :)
    21
  2. JohnStax He's assembling a Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man gallery. Bring on the cherries and Galaxians! ;) lol
    21
  3. Kudos for explaining how intricate (and necessary) those SRS repairs are.
    18
  4. 4:54 When in doubt, RTFM. :)
    11
  5. Andre Anderzzon All those taxes (with VAT on top of it)! If you are paying more than US$3.00 per gallon for regular unleaded, you're paying too much. Break out your emergency vest and protest in your nation's (or US state's) capitol. ;)
    10
  6. Great PSA on what to look for in rebuilds.
    10
  7. Tony Fleetwood All those liberal Massholes. John Adams is rolling over in his grave.
    9
  8. LOLOLOL :))
    9
  9. 9:22 Sam's sexy helper : his wife? :?
    7
  10. Verruckter Schakal Some jurisdictions only require ONE party to approve recording it, and most others only require the recording party to inform the other (as often happens when you call customer service for your bank or credit card) that "this call may be recorded or monitored".
    7
  11. David G The title is quite accurate and not ClickBait. Lehto explains to Sam why buying lemon law cars is not a good idea (and lists very few exceptions).
    7
  12. Jesus is Lord She's one of the wives. ,)
    6
  13. Keith McKeone He makes fresh ones to show people how the process works. :)
    6
  14. 5:03 "Prices Smashed" "Overstock Sale" "Inventory Clearance Sale" ... (Insert your favorite Harbor Freight sale banner here. ;) )
    6
  15. WILNEL Rarity: there are about 200 DXPs on the road, compared to thousands of S-types.
    6
  16. Warren Wells The only decals he needed made were non-logo ones (i.e. the color wraps on the damaged hood and panels replaced from the flood-damaged donor Spark).
    6
  17. Restore to its original DXP glory! :)
    6
  18. A possible victim of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse. :?
    5
  19. So the Fox-body "notchback" has a standard trunk lid in lieu of a hatchback.
    5
  20. Get Sherped HF tools get a bad rap for quality, but the few I've purchased work very well.
    5
  21. David G Seriously? HOW DARE YOU question Sam's motives!!!!!
    5
  22. H&P Customs Only the colors on the replacement hood.
    5
  23. shepd3 Assuming the vendor will ship those parts. Many will not. It still doesn't change the fact Californistan is unlawfully coercing vehicle manufacturers to waste resources making different engine, exhaust and computer systems for their state alone.
    4
  24. SSavage Maybe they come with a free shrubbery. lol
    4
  25. Samcrac presents Samjac. :))
    4
  26. Dinura Fernando The original engine is fine, it needs all the pieces and parts from the donor cooling system and front end. (and a new battery)
    4
  27. Verruckter Schakal Not very much difference in the practical sense.
    4
  28. People know a normal "part it out" person has far less overhead than a salvage company or dealer parts counter, and they're always looking for the lowest price.
    4
  29. Ijnat ...or the pizza. :)
    4
  30. How in the world did that body shop forget to put the ECM back in? Behind the fender seems like an odd place for it, too. Looking forward to the next (last?) video on the DXP car.
    4
  31. 1:05 That spec IIRC is flow rate, so 15 cubic feet per minute (CFM) @ 40 PSI air pressure.
    4
  32. That looks like fun! (My fastest speed ever was 219 km/h on the Autobahn. :) )
    4
  33. WTG Sam! :)
    4
  34. TRAIN SHIPS So what gives California the right to usurp the Constitution's Commerce Clause on interstate commerce? Only Congress has that authority.
    3
  35. 0:24 So VW has to fix the software on all those cars before reselling them? Wowsers!
    3
  36. Sam rebuilds a Crac'd R8! This is going to be good. :)
    3
  37. Nicely done! And a nice collection of add-ons too! :)
    3
  38. The $99 non-$99 exotic car rental (or is it the other way around? :? lol
    3
  39. 2:48 That symmetry assumes that the openings are the same size on each side of the car... so that wouldn't work for an AMC Pacer where the passenger door is larger than the driver's.
    3
  40. swagger1930 Sam does, the pricks at Domino's who want to deprive Sam of his rightfully purchased and restored DXP do, and so do thousands of subscribers and supporters to this channel, THAT'S WHO!!!!! :)))))
    3
  41. We made YT and we can break them (and that pizza company too) if they do not fix their crap.
    3
  42. Bumper Brian Maybe He went to Disney World on vacation, or got out of Dodge when those Hurricanes hit Florida. Glad he's OK.
    3
  43. FORD = Fix Or Repair Daily; Found On Road Dead.
    3
  44. David C That requires a customer who is good at diagnosing or repairing minor issues, and is good at following checklists in the manufacturer's shop manual.
    3
  45. No dipstick tube to fill it, eh? Another "maintenance free" auto system. LOL
    3
  46. Sounds like a serious design flaw with modern sports cars that they get totaled so easily... :?
    3
  47. Glass Elevator Good luck getting your money plus fees back. They should be ashamed of themselves for what they did to your car.
    3
  48. Isn't the Hurican one of the Lambos subject to spontaneous combustion? :?
    3
  49. scottcol23 He has two of them DXPs. :)
    3
  50. The Android Gamer He didn't have the cooling system filled at this point.
    3
  51. I was thinking the same thing until he addressed it at the end of the video.
    3
  52. Ilyas Gyi No, but the previous owner of a salvage car is mighty pissed when the insurance co. totals a car, has someone else fix it up and then sells it to someone else. Why total the car if they're gonna fix it anyway? It happened to a Dodge Daytona my brother owned, too.
    3
  53. 6:44 I recall you had to buy a second part for the first DXP rebuild: the latch for the pizza oven door. :)
    2
  54. Jeff Becker Flood cars have mold, that's why. Mold in HVAC ducts, seat fabrics and cushions, carpeting, and headliner. Can you say Biohazard? I knew you could. :)
    2
  55. Christina Andwena Ah.
    2
  56. Is there a way to install a nitrous gauge in the cabin?
    2
  57. Matthew Matthewq UPS owns or leases its fleet vehicles. Not so with Domino's, it's their franchisees who own them.
    2
  58. Leaf springs on a C6 Corvette front end?
    2
  59. Alisdair Herd Modern front ends use MacPherson struts, that's why I'm surprised to see front leaf springs in the 2010s.
    2
  60. Great how to video on Copart Sam. :)
    2
  61. No Name Ned He mentioned the car auction site in the first video.
    2
  62. No Name Ned OK. I think it came from Indiana, and that is also in the first video. (Confirmed; from Indianapolis.)
    2
  63. Slap_A_Gamer [CTIRE] It's possible that the contacts in that combo turn signal/cruise/wiper/high beam/flasher switch are short circuiting, and the switch needs to be replaced. I have a GM vehicle also in need of a new combo switch, but mine turns high beams on when signaling right turns. LOL
    2
  64. This is going to be fun to watch. ;)
    2
  65. I thought prostitution was illegal in Clark County, NV where LV is... :?
    2
  66. Wowsers! Thank you Sam for alerting everyone about the Tesla missing batteries.
    2
  67. What a piss-poor excuse for a company. :((((( Go get 'Em Sam!
    2
  68. Jimmy Grant Those metal-braided hoses are for high-pressure. And those 3/8" hoses are rated for fuel injection systems (where the 1/4" ones are for vapor lines only).
    2
  69. Another great video on the worlds of Copart and DXP. Those jumper boxes are nice, but my family's cars are 3.4, 4.3 and 5.7L, so they don't have enough juice. :( I have to resort to jump starts or trickle chargers. The trickle charger I got in February works very well.
    2
  70. Somebody needs to remind them about Fair Use (17 USC ยง107). This definitely qualifies.
    2
  71. dentistguba Probably not. The insurance company totaled the car, and they dictate what happens next. Neither PIZZA COMPANY nor their franchisee has a say there, since car is no longer drivable.
    2
  72. Matt Lane I disagree. The typical owner is not given that option for a total where it's not drivable, and auctions may not have been a viable option for the ins. co. years ago, it can be now.
    2
  73. Devin Shillington Not as ANNOYING as reading misspelled words. LOL Besides not everyone knew knows how to format words here.
    2
  74. You're right Sam, that was some super crazy shit. Merry Christmas!
    2
  75. Hotrodelectric The Spark shop manual will tell him that.
    2
  76. Kristopher McDaniel He'd have to do a brake and suspension upgrade too, to handle that engine. (So says the article you linked here!)
    2
  77. Kristopher McDaniel He's not Mike Brewer or Chip Foose, either.
    2
  78. It's always something.
    2
  79. Bumper Brian A can of Edge and those razors will fix him right up. ;)
    2
  80. John Davis Any coolant or oil sludges if exhaust gases penetrate that head gasket.
    2
  81. GM's quality dropped off big time in the 2000s. :(
    2
  82. San Man And the first thing Chip Foose fills in when doing restomods. ;)
    2
  83. San Man Few are. :) Sam Foose and Boyd Coddington were that good.
    2
  84. Blaine Headrick I got a Harbor Freight multi-page specials catalog yesterday. :)
    2
  85. Way to go Sam! Cowz sponsored by Chick-fil-A, who advise us to Eat Mor Chikn. LOL
    2
  86. Samcrac Thought not. Good luck getting your other cars fixed. We've had a winter of GM discontent. One needing an engine gasket fix, #2 a distributor cap and rotor, and the third a wiper transmission linkage
    2
  87. 19:12 The sound of relief. :)
    2
  88. The Real One ...and detail products, too.
    2
  89. Paul Levy I assume he did, he just had the overflow tube outlet plugged, since the overflow bottle is on the list of parts yet to be installed in the engine bay.
    2
  90. My sister and her oldest son both could use one. Not to mention me, my base level Innova code scanner doesn't do live data.
    2
  91. Samcrac Have you seen their new Zurich line of code readers? Slightly redesigned Innovas with the same firmwares. :)
    2
  92. Mr. Aldrich The Zurich is the same thing with a different faceplate. ;)
    2
  93. I had nothing from Migos in my watch history, yet there was a period of time a few months ago where YT kept putting his cRap in my recommendations... I don't remember how many times I had to tell them I wasn't interested before the algorithm finally got the message.
    2
  94. Quix At far far less than its worth, too.
    2
  95. Why The part lot wanted to make more $$$ from parting it out than reselling the whole car.
    2
  96. Oscar TV GM's Vehicle Parts Identification sticker on the glove box door tells what color codes and pre-Rousch options were used on the car. (They used to call them identiplates and rivet them in the engine bay.)
    2
  97. Manc Correct. The color code tells what shade of white.
    2
  98. It's always something. Just when you think you've got it down...
    2
  99. Get the Wheeler Dealers to do the fixing! Mike & Ant would have fun with this Spark. ;)
    2
  100. On USA TODAY now, too: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/man-who-bought-fixed-dominos-pizza-car-facing-legal-threats/ar-AAvfX2z
    2
  101. I'd like to see them pave a lot of gravel roads too.:)
    2
  102. 3:45 How much dash do you have to remove to get to the blend door actuator? With a lot of modern cars you have to take out most of the center dash console just to get at it.
    2
  103. When all else fails, check the pigtails. :) And Congrats on 200226 and counting! :)
    2
  104. I would be just as concerned about insurance companies "total"ing cars, and then having those cars sold and fixed and back on the road again. If they were fixable, fix them and keep them with their owner!
    2
  105. DataToTheZero My point is the insurance companies DO gamble. They pick winners and losers, and that is inherently unAmerican when it comes to cars. And where do you get a 90 day wait for parts? Nearly every part can be obtained in 14 days or less now.
    2
  106. Sauwercraud Apparently he has, since he mentioned the Jalopnik article which mentions Steve's video.
    1
  107. 10:00 Do you get a full warranty with a BLEM battery? Probably not.
    1
  108. Norevlimitr Sounds like 40+ years ago, when Ford's penny pinchers decided a gas tank shield wasn't needed on the Pinto.
    1
  109. Get the right door and front fender to fix that Jetta, then sell it on. Maybe you can get Tom Hanks & Shelley Long to advertise it on Copart! ;)
    1
  110. ed waar Domino's big problem here is that they do not own the DXP cars outright as other fleet owners (UPS, FedEx, U-Haul, etc.) do. Their franchisees do. So the franchisees have to take care of all the car things corporate otherwise would, namely maintenance and insurance. If one of these franchisee-owned cars is totaled, unless the franchisee specifically requests "debranding" (the corporate version of demilitarizing old DoD-specific equipment), the insurance company doesn't do it before releasing it to auction. The latter applied to Sam's first DXP auction win, the former to his second DXP auction win.
    1