I couldn't believe it it blew my mind Thank you so much! My subscribers are just so great this whole process has really been like a team effort And I thank you for the help! So after reading all of your comments I started looking for cars. One of the sites that I've never heard of that you guys told me to try out was Auto Tempest.Com. And I'm glad you told me because this site helped me a lot Just like searching any other website for cars you enter your make your model How many miles you want to travel from your zip code? And then year what this website does which is why it's so helpful as it searches ebay craigslist
Cars come Auto Trader cars direct doodle and many other major car buying websites with just one click so all I have to do is Scroll down here Hit that search button so even though the thunderbird's a rare car look at all the results that we got from all the different car Sites but to give you an idea I saw this car already had a bad transmission So I passed on that I saw this one But the radio didn't work it had dings and everything all over it so I passed on that Didn't see this car yet it is the Pacific Coast roadster But this is pretty pricey so instead we're gonna go check out this car right here He posted up a lot of pictures the car looks like it's in great shape I spoke to the owner on the phone, and I'm looking forward to checking this one out So thank you everyone who suggested this site It is definitely bookmark now And thank you very much Auto Tempest for supporting the video and my goal of getting my mom her dream car so now let's go Check out this car Alright, we are on our way to check out a 2004 for Thunderbird. The only issue is it's not the right color It's not that classic Thunderbird blue, but that's okay cuz it's like a Bluegreen It's a special edition either way the most important thing right now is to stay emotionally detached Don't be afraid to walk away if the car is no good and this car is gonna be a tricky one because I want it To be perfect.
This is a special gift for my mom, and I really want a nice reliable car and it looks like we are here check it out right over there and just rolling up on this I could tell this looks like a real nice car and This color looks awesome. I can't believe I was concerned about this looks so good my mom's gonna Love it the top has like a white pearl color to it. It's metallic looks so good mixed up with this like seafoam green It's like a Bluegreen metallic this also looks so good color is not going to be an issue So let's take a quick look at the car one thing that I saw coming around the corner are these headlights these definitely are going To need some restoration. They're yellow They just don't look good on this car and you could also see that the Thunderbird badge Here is a little chipped up, but that's easily replaceable one thing that you don't see chips are on the paint Which is great a lot of the cars that I saw had a lot of rock chips up here I don't see any and this just looks awesome and speaking of rock chips again I don't see anything on the glass the glass looks chip and crack free it does have a heated element in here so the front Windshield is heated.
Which is a nice feature and man this car just looks pretty good You can see it's well taken care of the wheels on this car a special edition wheel they aren't on any other Thunderbirds they have the matching color for the paintwork which is nice But one thing that catches my right now these brakes are shot the rotors are all grooved so it needs front brakes Let's go around and check the back see if it needs some back brakes, and yeah the back brakes are even worse This is grooved pretty good so the back brakes and the front brakes are gonna have to get replaced That's definitely something to keep in mind not a big deal. If you don't know how to do it I have videos on how to do that. It doesn't cost a lot We could get some top-of-the-line brakes on here for my mom so this car stops on a dime So let's just keep looking around the car good. We have the emblem here I don't see any dents or scratches which is great the paintwork really looks good on this I'm kind of excited about that and this car is just it looks really good.
I'm actually really excited about this I think this is a good possibility for a car that we might come home with today. Let's go speak with the owner Okay here we go All right, thank you very much So I got the keys and we could go and check out the car now just so that you guys know the owner isn't gonna be in the video I want to respect his privacy but he did tell me that I could take as long as I want filming the car and get all the shots and angles and Go for a test drive That's not an issue so I really appreciate that and the first thing that we're gonna Do is we're gonna check out the inside of the car now. I developed a really good and really helpful used car buying checklist I'll link it in the description It's free to download for you guys So if you're ever going to buy a used car it has everything that you need to check to make sure you don't forget anything I'm gonna be going through this myself as we check out the car, so let's go check out the interior now one thing I really like about this car is the retro futuristic Styling of it, so they take little cues from like the 50's such as these door cards that have the slots in them That's something you would see back in 1955 when the Thunderbird first came out and that's really cool now diving into the interior this looks great so far Want to take a better look one thing that you'll notice right away is this car is in great shape? I don't see any rips. I don't see any tears.
There's no cracks in the leather it just looks well taken care of and that is great because that means that the owner actually cared about the car and Maintained it and if this interior looks a little bit familiar. You're not going crazy That's because this shared the same interior as the Lincoln LS now They adapted little differences such as the white gauges and the blue needles and the blue thunderbirds sign some aluminum on the side here But basically this shares the same platform as the Lincoln LS and the Jaguar s-type both well-defined luxury vehicles which is awesome So there'll be plenty of parts available which is always a good thing one thing that caught my eye over Here is the plastic handle. It's like chrome wraps. You could see it's chipping off a little bit I do have a solution for that That's not a big deal not too concerned about that, but what I do want to check out next is the engine bay So let's pop the hood and the main thing we're going to be looking for under the hood is leaks and also making sure that The fluids are filled to the correct level I see a little bit of sweating here, but not leaks so that's fine That's where you fill the oil anyway the master cylinder is filled is a little low But we did say we need some brakes so that makes sense and we want to check our oil So let's remove the dipstick and what we want to see is the correct oil level and oil that's in decent shape So the oil is filled up to the first mark which is fine It doesn't look burnt or creamy it has a golden brown color which is typical and this looks good So everything looks good under the hood now.
We go for our test drive I've been driving this car around for a little while now, and it feels solid it takes turns nicely And you feel completely comfortable the whole Drive in addition to comfort this car has a good amount of power So you could accelerate effortlessly, here's what I'm talking about This Jaguar 3.9 Liter v8 makes 280 horsepower Which you could tell is plenty while accelerating fast is a lot of fun my favorite part of driving this car is the? Incredible ride quality this bridge is very bumpy yet the car floats along like it's on a cloud You could really tell when designing this car. They stuck to the Thunderbirds luxury roots, and man oh, man I could get used to driving this around so overall there's no squeaks the suspension is tight the steering feels good Everything works as it should so let's get back to the owners house and see if we could go home with this car today Now back from our ride. There's one last thing to do I checked everything on our checklist this car is just in great condition You could tell it's been taken care of and overall this is definitely the best Thunderbird that I've test-driven and seen so far but we do have to do one more thing I always scan the computer with a Bluetooth Obd2 scanner so that I know that there's no problems that are hidden from me this actually saved me once big time so go underneath The steering wheel and plug it right into the obd2 port then you could use your phone and do an all System scan and this has saved me big-time recently. I saw a nice blue Thunderbird.
It was in great shape I was ready to make an offer on it, but after scanning the computer I found out it had a bad transmission and then the owner found out later on that it would cost three thousand dollars to fix so thankfully I checked the computer and it's Done scanning everything so you can see we don't have any check engine codes. We don't have any ABS airbag Transmission codes all our electronic modules are good so this car passes the scan test now we could go make an offer To the owner so we're here with the owner, and I I really like the car test rover Everything's really nice needs a couple of things What are you asking for this car again fourteen nine fourteen nine, so it doesn't need a few things but again I like the car. I'm a buyer right now. I have the money at thirteen five thirteen five yes, sir Awesome, thank you very much my mom's gonna.
Love this. Thanks again. Have a good one all Right I cannot believe. This is real life right now.
I have the title signed over to me. This is crazy now That's exactly how you do He took my offer and we have the car now my mom is out with my dad my dad's keeping her busy I don't have much time But what I'd like to do is I'd like to change the brakes clean the headlights restore them clean the car make sure Everything's good change The oil basically make sure the car is ready to go for my mom so when she gets it All she has to do is drive it and for anybody asking I have a friend who's driving my truck home so I really appreciate that and thank you very much to the owners or the previous owners of this car for being so kind and Let me film and also accept in my offer. This is awesome, so let's get home We're on our way home, but we do have to make a few quick stops first We need to go to the DMV to transfer the Pennsylvania title and get a New Jersey title and plates Awesome next let's go to the auto parts store we're walking in with an empty cart and leaving with the full one you should never let me go to the parts store alone and Finally I want this car to have a full tank of gas for my mom and one tank later. She's full.
Thank you very much So finally we made it back home with the car But we don't have much time and not only do we not have a lot of time But we have a lot that we need to do so let's get started first Let's change the oil so get the car and ramps and getting under the car for the first time this thing is Clean once you agree Cooper Okay, so let's change the oil start by removing the oil plug and drain the old oil out once it's all drained out tighten up the drain bolt and let's remove the old oil filter and Install a brand new one and I like to write down the mileage of the motor Which will help me remember the last time I change the oil finally add six and a half quarts of fully synthetic oil and we are done now Let's install a new cabin air filter So remove all the clips on the wiper shroud pop it open and look at all this dirt and debris That's in here now We can remove the old air filter Which just slides out? Out with the old and in with the new the new filter slides back into place like that Now the air coming from the cabin will be filtered and clean Speaking of clean air the engine also has to breathe clean as well so disconnect the wiring from the mass airflow sensor Unsnap the two clips and peel the intake cover upwards now We can slide out the old filter So out with the old and in with the new the filter slides back in then push the lid closed and finally reconnect the wires Good, so that's everything under the hood now. Let's go and install some new brakes first remove the wheel then the brake caliper And then the brake pads now remove the brake caliper bracket and finally the brake rotor Install the new rotor and the new brake pads and let's finish up by installing the caliper and torquing it down Finally put the wheel on lower the car to the ground and that's a one brake job done might as well spray down the wheel And clean them off while we're at it and finish off with some tire shine to finish the look of the clean wheels So that's one down. I got three more to go I'm going to do it to all four wheels Change the brakes change the rotors clean the wheel get some tire shine on there, and then we're on to the next step, which is Cleaning the engine bay use a microfiber towel to clean off all the dirt Then brush in some trimmer store and finally use a microfiber towel to give it a good buff to make the plastic look brand new Here's a before-and-after Beautiful next we're gonna give the car a quick bubble bath use a microfiber wash mitt to clean off the dirt and Finally wash all the suds away I'm also gonna wax the car so there's a nice protective layer on the paint so wax on wax off and Check out that shine that looks so good I could see my reflection But we don't have time to admire the reflection next we need to replace the peeling badge and to remove the emblem a little trick Is to use some fishing line the braided fishing line works great, and it's actually really sharp So we want to pull up towards the emblem not down towards the paint so you don't scratch the paintwork And then now you're just gonna work your way song back and forth towards the center of the emblem beautiful now Just get some alcohol on a rag and wipe the old sticky residue off and finally now We just need to align this emblem, and that looks good And now just press it down and it adheres right to the car and check that out that looks so much better than before With that old chipped away Chrome and speaking of chips away chrome. Let's go fix the chrome That's chipped away on the door handle inside We're gonna use a chrome vinyl wrap to coat the handle But first we have to remove as much of the peeling chrome as we can Once the Chrome's gone clean off the plastic with some alcohol Then we can lay our chrome wrap over the handle using heat from a blow-dryer will help shape it and cut away any extra material Now the one final squeegee look at that Beautiful and we are cutting it close timewise luckily the interior of this car is great condition We're not going to be able to get to the headlights unfortunately, and I think that's it I think we need to go right now.
Actually I almost forgot One last thing we got this awesome bow this is gonna go right on here, okay? Let's get this car out of here my dad's on his way home, and he'll be here in like five minutes cutting this close So the plan is I'm gonna hide around the block away from my house so my mom doesn't see the car My dad's gonna come home with my mom like he normally would park in his normal spot and go inside Once my mom's inside and settled in then I'll head over with the car So I'm just nervously sitting here waiting for my dad to call so I could bring the car around Okay, here we go. Here's my dad Hello, we're at the house, bring the car around Okay, I'm gonna head over now But here we go let's do this All right, my entire family is right behind me waiting outside except for my mom who's inside I'm gonna call her out right now She has no clue. What's about to happen. This is gonna be awesome.
Let's do this Hey mom can you help real quick with the video (Such a cute dog) So um you know how much I really love you right, yeah, what'd you do now I got you something to show you my appreciation That's yours, I know you've always wanted a Ford Thunderbird But the room anyway Oh *giggling* And get in. Wait, I don't want to dirty the floor. You won't dirty the floor, it's meant to be used Where did you get this what this high? Here are the keys go start her up So this car has a ton of features you have heated seats on both the drivers and Passenger side when you take the hardtop off you have a automatic soft top that goes up and down You have a dual climate system So not only do you have your climate control on the driver's side You hit dual when you have climate control on the passenger side so you can have two different temperatures And then you have a really nice radio Awesome stereo system it sounds so good and this thing is just loaded with really nice features a nice comfortable car Oh, yeah, this is a special car. There's only a thousand of these made.
It's called the Pacific coast roadster yours is number 648 out of thousand not that that's super important, but it is kind of cool to have a limited edition car Can we take it out for a ride? Yeah, we could go for a ride but before we do that mom how about We finish up the video and do you want to try closing it out give this video a thumbs up And if you're not subscribed please subscribe And I also would like to hear your comments below to tell me your dream car so you heard my mom comment below Let me know what your dream car is thank you very much everybody. This is awesome I couldn't have done it without you guys without all your support for all my videos and my channel This is unbelievable incredible, so I really really appreciate and I'm totally grateful for your support. Let's go for that test drive.
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