The Age-Old Question: Built vs Bought

As we stand here today, pondering the age-old question of whether to build or buy a car, I am reminded of my own experiences with various vehicles. Recently, I had the opportunity to test drive both built and bought cars, and I must say, it was a fascinating experience.

The Built Car: A Track-Ready Vehicle

One of the cars that caught my attention was a built car, which could be purchased for $13,013 right out of the box. This car was designed to be track-ready, with all the necessary components to get drivers started immediately. The question was, would this car be better than the bought option? While it's likely that the built car would have an edge in terms of performance and handling, I couldn't shake off my doubts about the stock cooling system. As someone who has driven on the track before, I've experienced firsthand how easily engines can overheat under intense pressure. The fact that this car is running on the stock Porsche cooling system left me with some reservations.

The Bought Car: A Familiar Feel

On the other hand, the bought car was a familiar feel for me. I had driven similar cars in the past and knew exactly what to expect. This car had a more subdued engine sound, which made it easier to relax behind the wheel. While it may not have been as exciting as the built car, I appreciated its reliability and comfort.

The Test Drive: A Refreshing Experience

As I took both cars out for a spin, I was struck by how different they were from one another. The built car was loud and raw, while the bought car was quiet and refined. After testing them both, I realized that it ultimately came down to personal preference. While the built car may have had an edge in terms of performance, the bought car offered a more comfortable driving experience.

World of Warships: A Game Worth Playing

As we explored the world of cars, I couldn't help but think about another passion of mine - World of Warships. Recently, I partnered with Wargaming to promote their third anniversary and 20th-anniversary celebrations. For this special occasion, they are offering some amazing freebies for new players who register with the code "plate warships 2018" after downloading the game.

With World of Warships, players can command a massive naval fleet of iconic warships, each designed to be extremely accurate to real-life vessels. The game is an excellent mix of action and strategy, making it perfect for fans of naval warfare. And with the code "play warships 2018", new players can earn 252 blooms (gold), 1 million credits, 3 days of premium, and a premium Campbelltown warship to get them started.

A Personal Story: Lessons Learned

As I reflect on my experiences with both cars and World of Warships, I am reminded of the importance of taking calculated risks. In the case of the Corvette, I made a decision that ultimately backfired - selling it and then buying it again at a lower price. This experience taught me a valuable lesson about being cautious when making financial decisions.

The Corvette: A Reluctant Return

As I stood in front of my beloved Corvettes, both of which had been through their fair share of ups and downs, I couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. The first car was back on the road after a stint at the junkyard, and the second one was fresh out of the yard once again. While it was heartening to see them both running smoothly, I couldn't shake off the feeling that they had been through too much.

The Motor: A Lesson in Moderation

As I pulled away from my Corvettes, I heard the telltale sound of another motor burning - this time, a result of lost oil pressure. It was a harsh reminder that sometimes, less is more. The engine had gone out on me once again, and it seemed like deja vu all over again.

A Change in Plans

As I stood there, listening to the sound of another motor failing, I realized that I needed to make some changes. One of those changes was fixing the exhaust system, which would allow me to enjoy this car at a more manageable level. It wasn't going to be easy, but I knew it was necessary.

A New Beginning

With my Corvettes back on the road once again, I felt a sense of excitement and anticipation for what the future held. While I had experienced my fair share of setbacks, I knew that these cars were still capable of producing incredible performance and driving experiences. And as I looked to the horizon, I couldn't help but wonder what lay ahead for me and my beloved Corvettes.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enand we've lost oil pressure does not sound good seems like the hooptie fleet likes to kick me when I'm down as if the Ferrari wasn't bad enough the hell I swap 9/11 decide to blow his motor again on the track but thankfully this video is sponsored by world of warships they wanted to help me find a new engine for my 911 and if you want to be the first to use my code you can download the game for free and the link in the description below and use the code play warships 2018 for a bunch of freebies that I'll tell you about later first let's go to the track before the the massive fail I don't know why I keep doing this to myself but I'm back in Topeka Kansas at heartland park with my 1999 Porsche 911 now if you remember over a year ago I've had a long memory the last time I was here with this car it actually grenaded on the track the original engine with two hundred and forty-eight thousand miles on it died and I stupidly decided to Ella swap it it now has an LS two in the back and it's putting out well over 400 horsepower this thing just screams but other than the engine everything else is totally stock the same brakes the same suspension setup although I did lose power steering I could have put in Toyota Prius electric power steering but I just couldn't bring myself to do it in total it cost me about seventeen thousand dollars from blowing up the engine to where I am now and I'm not sure if it was worth it but to see if it was worth it the age-old question of built versus box I have my well actually my old 2002 Chevy Corvette zo6 I actually recently sold it to fund my rolls-royce purchase it's actually for sale right now at Lauer Auto for fifteen thousand dollars which is ridiculously overpriced he could probably sell it to you for thirteen if you really asked him nicely but but that's don't tell him I said that so the age-old question built versus bought you could buy this for fifteen thirteen thousand dollars right out of the box right now and have a track-ready vehicle or you could build this and which car is better probably that one but we're gonna find out now both I'm a little worried about overheating just because the stock zo6 tended to overheat on the track actually when I was in Bondurant driving school years and years ago and they were still using these they had to add cooling to where they wouldn't overheat and this one is running on the stock Porsche cooling system which they said is enough to keep the LS two in the back cool but I really have my doubts we did warm-up laps where we got to know the line of the track and both of them did fine but they are hoop tees well this brings back memories memories a major failure a lot of interesting cars here Fiat 500 a bar Focus RS mas Mustangs and this Frankenstein and I kind of have to get to know this car all over again because I haven't driven it very much in such a long time I was so busy filming the reality show that and this thing is just so loud and so raw that that it's not very relaxing to drive so I think I'm gonna fix the exhaust make it a lot quieter once I'm finished here then it might want to drive this more than once a month oh here we go watch that oil pressure gauge watch that temp gauge you can do this wonder how the Corvettes gonna do it's been quite a bit of money sorting it out suspension wise a few little things that's a cool car why did I sell that alright here we go oh she still got it way more power than before obviously but I had the same flourish a gearbox so it's nice and that's familiar feels really good of course the noise though way way different noise it's great Wow amazing now before we get to the carnage I really need to thank world of warships for sponsoring today's video it's world of warships third anniversary and the developers behind the game wargaming are celebrating their 20th anniversary for this special time they have some awesome freebies for new players who register with the code plate warships 2018 after downloading the game in the link in the description below world of warships is a free game to play on PC where you command a massive naval fleet of some of the most iconic warships that are extremely accurate to the real thing with over 7 million other players the game is a perfect mixture of action and strategy and to get you started we've got a bunch of giveaways to get you into battle using the code play warships 2018 you'll get 252 blooms which in the game are gold 1 million credits which are used as currency 3 days of premium so you can earn more XP credits in every battle as well as the premium Campbelltown warship which has great torpedo range and damage and a port slot so you can increase your fleet's capabilities so click the link in the description below and try out the game which is free to download got around the VFW quarter I was in traffic and now she's back on my tail I let her catch back up to where you make it a fair fight alright now I gotta work there's that big straight again a Lauer is turning into a speck in the horizon oh go where the wind go sleeping around the plains and we've lost oil pressure does not sound good really again deja vu deja vu this time no pickup truck yeah see she's not good oh yeah DejaVu I just blew another motor that's my engine sounds like bottom into me sounds like I blew my motor again really are you serious you garbage alright yeah and now it's and now it's locked up so I can't even remake the noise I locked up another motor I mean the moment I noticed that the oil pressure was getting low I pulled off and I stopped and I heard the noise and I knew it was the death noise and now it's locked up again this is exactly what happened last time and a completely different engine seventeen thousand dollars later how to do fine what happened to me well lost oil pressure locked up again no no that was a junkyard motor I saved myself about a thousand dollars going with use instead of new so the Corvette did okay gonna sell back to me 15 grand yeah hey get out of here just go what did I do I sold this and kept it an idiot an idiot that sounds like fun okay I got brake on okay good job hey hey oh and remember to stack all those freebies make sure to download world of warships from the link in the description below and use the code play warships 20:18 to redeem them thanks for watchingand we've lost oil pressure does not sound good seems like the hooptie fleet likes to kick me when I'm down as if the Ferrari wasn't bad enough the hell I swap 9/11 decide to blow his motor again on the track but thankfully this video is sponsored by world of warships they wanted to help me find a new engine for my 911 and if you want to be the first to use my code you can download the game for free and the link in the description below and use the code play warships 2018 for a bunch of freebies that I'll tell you about later first let's go to the track before the the massive fail I don't know why I keep doing this to myself but I'm back in Topeka Kansas at heartland park with my 1999 Porsche 911 now if you remember over a year ago I've had a long memory the last time I was here with this car it actually grenaded on the track the original engine with two hundred and forty-eight thousand miles on it died and I stupidly decided to Ella swap it it now has an LS two in the back and it's putting out well over 400 horsepower this thing just screams but other than the engine everything else is totally stock the same brakes the same suspension setup although I did lose power steering I could have put in Toyota Prius electric power steering but I just couldn't bring myself to do it in total it cost me about seventeen thousand dollars from blowing up the engine to where I am now and I'm not sure if it was worth it but to see if it was worth it the age-old question of built versus box I have my well actually my old 2002 Chevy Corvette zo6 I actually recently sold it to fund my rolls-royce purchase it's actually for sale right now at Lauer Auto for fifteen thousand dollars which is ridiculously overpriced he could probably sell it to you for thirteen if you really asked him nicely but but that's don't tell him I said that so the age-old question built versus bought you could buy this for fifteen thirteen thousand dollars right out of the box right now and have a track-ready vehicle or you could build this and which car is better probably that one but we're gonna find out now both I'm a little worried about overheating just because the stock zo6 tended to overheat on the track actually when I was in Bondurant driving school years and years ago and they were still using these they had to add cooling to where they wouldn't overheat and this one is running on the stock Porsche cooling system which they said is enough to keep the LS two in the back cool but I really have my doubts we did warm-up laps where we got to know the line of the track and both of them did fine but they are hoop tees well this brings back memories memories a major failure a lot of interesting cars here Fiat 500 a bar Focus RS mas Mustangs and this Frankenstein and I kind of have to get to know this car all over again because I haven't driven it very much in such a long time I was so busy filming the reality show that and this thing is just so loud and so raw that that it's not very relaxing to drive so I think I'm gonna fix the exhaust make it a lot quieter once I'm finished here then it might want to drive this more than once a month oh here we go watch that oil pressure gauge watch that temp gauge you can do this wonder how the Corvettes gonna do it's been quite a bit of money sorting it out suspension wise a few little things that's a cool car why did I sell that alright here we go oh she still got it way more power than before obviously but I had the same flourish a gearbox so it's nice and that's familiar feels really good of course the noise though way way different noise it's great Wow amazing now before we get to the carnage I really need to thank world of warships for sponsoring today's video it's world of warships third anniversary and the developers behind the game wargaming are celebrating their 20th anniversary for this special time they have some awesome freebies for new players who register with the code plate warships 2018 after downloading the game in the link in the description below world of warships is a free game to play on PC where you command a massive naval fleet of some of the most iconic warships that are extremely accurate to the real thing with over 7 million other players the game is a perfect mixture of action and strategy and to get you started we've got a bunch of giveaways to get you into battle using the code play warships 2018 you'll get 252 blooms which in the game are gold 1 million credits which are used as currency 3 days of premium so you can earn more XP credits in every battle as well as the premium Campbelltown warship which has great torpedo range and damage and a port slot so you can increase your fleet's capabilities so click the link in the description below and try out the game which is free to download got around the VFW quarter I was in traffic and now she's back on my tail I let her catch back up to where you make it a fair fight alright now I gotta work there's that big straight again a Lauer is turning into a speck in the horizon oh go where the wind go sleeping around the plains and we've lost oil pressure does not sound good really again deja vu deja vu this time no pickup truck yeah see she's not good oh yeah DejaVu I just blew another motor that's my engine sounds like bottom into me sounds like I blew my motor again really are you serious you garbage alright yeah and now it's and now it's locked up so I can't even remake the noise I locked up another motor I mean the moment I noticed that the oil pressure was getting low I pulled off and I stopped and I heard the noise and I knew it was the death noise and now it's locked up again this is exactly what happened last time and a completely different engine seventeen thousand dollars later how to do fine what happened to me well lost oil pressure locked up again no no that was a junkyard motor I saved myself about a thousand dollars going with use instead of new so the Corvette did okay gonna sell back to me 15 grand yeah hey get out of here just go what did I do I sold this and kept it an idiot an idiot that sounds like fun okay I got brake on okay good job hey hey oh and remember to stack all those freebies make sure to download world of warships from the link in the description below and use the code play warships 20:18 to redeem them thanks for watching\n"