As a kid, my granddad had a 89 Ford Probe GT. It was cool, sleek and pretty quick. I used to sit in the passenger seat, while my granddad floored the car, spooling up the turbo and flying away. After a few years, the car was parked away, and pretty much only used as a 'holiday car'. Even tho no one cared about that old thing, I always thought it was the coolest car ever, and had to own it one day. At least to make sure it would never go to scrap. Then, on my 18th birthday my grandparents came to visit. I also just got my drivers license. As a gift, I got a set of keys, the keys to the Ford Probe. Right now, I'm restoring the car with my granddad, and still believe it's one of the coolest cars I have ever seen.

The first car I ever bought was my brother's girlfriend's 1993 Ford Probe GT. I was 17, a junior in HS and that car was a life changer. I poured all my money and time into it. Upgrading, modifying, "tuning" I was truly a fan of the car. Mostly because it was all I could afford, but also because it was fun, quick, and just sporty enough to keep me out of too much trouble. I was such a fan, that around town I started doing a knock-off Biker's Wave to other Probe owners as they passed by. It took almost 2 years, but just before heading to college, I got my first wave back lol.

1993-97 Probe GT was my dream car in my teens. Wish I bought one and still had it. One the best looking 90s cars out there and still looks fantastic.

Mimi needs an entire episode just for her.

>No V8 in the car "I'd rather the Mustang die" ... INTRODUCING THE ALL NEW 2021 MUSTANG MACH-E!

I want to see James meet post malone

I got a GT Probe in 1993, and drove the wheels of that thing! It was the funnest car I've ever owned. It was so sad, that Ford was going to replace the Mustang with the Probe, because it was a totally different car from the Mustang.

Gen 2 was one of the most visually pleasing '90s coupe,it was sleek

Do a D-list on members of donut media.

The second gen Probe is such a good looking car. Up there with some JDM greats for me. Also, thanks for doing highlights of underrepresented designers.

i have such fond memories of this car, my dad owned a ford probe as a main daily driver, and i miss it to this day, i still remember listening to modern rock 95.9, foo fighters, disturbed, all while going to neimann's.....i miss that car so bad....

Thank you for the love. I owned a Probe and loved it. It helped me land a girlfriend that was way out of my league that would later be my wife, she thought is was some kind of exotic job.

The audio is so inconsistent with this episode, I had to keep changing the volume on my tv lol

"This thing was as sleek as a river otter covered in jelly" -James Pumphrey genius

I spotted a purple Ford Probe the other day. It was very bizarre

My late grandfather worked in Ford's design department in Michigan. He played a role in helping to design this car. I rarely see these on the road....but when I do, it always brings a smile to my face

"I'd rather the Mustang name die, than be put on that thing" Wish this guy was around when the Mach-E was introduced

Imagine the mustang actually got replaced by this and all the crowd killers were nicknamed the probers instead?

I love how the Probe looks. It so clean and 90's looking.

I've had 6 1st gen Probes and MX6s since I was 18 and I'm 37 now. I currently own a 90 Probe GT with just shy of 500whp and it's a blast to drive. The F2T engine is bullet proof.

I never notice animated James in the intro is chasing a letter that says “from: dad” lol

Back around 2000 when I was young and cycling to school in Jolly old England, there was a striking curvy car with a 2.5 V6 in an Azure blue that caught my eye every day. It said "24v" and "Probe" on the rear, and I was fascinated by it. The second generation Ford Probe was like nothing I was used to seeing on the road or driveways in my neighborhood. Most cars I saw were economy oriented four cylinders, but this was different. My mother drove a series of Austin/Rover Maestros which were boxy and boaty, underpowered and unremarkable, and I just couldn't help but see all of the differences between this low nosed, sleek car and the plucky but slow hatchbacks that met most of the family transport needs of the 90s. Obviously now I know that the probe was more of a GT car than a truly powerful, muscular, performance car, but that look really stuck with me. It's probably what helped me really love the looks of the Catfish Camaro. I was a petrol head already, always poised to turn any conversation to cars, but as a car that held the name "Probe" I did not dare mention it to my friends despite it being a significant landmark on my Monday to Friday life for four years, because of the inevitable comments teenage boys can't help but make. Shout out to the Ford Probe for being the most interesting Sunday driven vehicle I didn't discuss for twenty years. I never saw the car driven, but it was always there to catch my eye while the owner doubtless commuted in something bland and economy focused. Thank you Donut. My odd, secret fascination with a re-skinned Mazda that I couldn't forget can now be put to rest, and my desire to talk about it ended without fear of enduring countless butt jokes from people who missed the point.

This was my first car! And I LOVED that thing lol i learned to drive manual in it too

This really makes me want a Mazda MX-3/6 video. I have an unhealthy fascination with them.

Unfortunately, like is the case with so many cars, when the Probe started getting really cool, they stopped making it.

The ford probe was a cool car back in the day. A replacement for the mustang, no, but a cool car nonetheless

Someone needs to make a compilation of everytime he says "everything you need to know to get UP TO SPEEED!"

I'm so glad you guys did an episode on this car, I had a 90 Probe GT and to this day it's been one of my favorite cars

Watching this video at an audio level loud enough for me to hear most of it, and not disturb my roommates in the next room, is a huge challenge. Love your content!

I actually bought a 1990 Prove GT Turbo and I love that thing with all my heart only issue is that u can barely find parts for it

Love your content but someone needs to watch “up to speed: audio mixing and sound leveling”. That was bush-league.

I recomended this 🥺😭 thank you im happy but sad cuz i miss my probe

First off I would like to say thank you very much for literally letting me check off something on my bucket list I've been waiting my whole life for someone to mention the Ford probe and do something with it. I forget what show it was maybe a month or so ago you had mentioned like "even if the guy got a Ford probe it's his car and he loves it" and I wrote a comment and I was like man I wish somebody to do something with the Mazstang. I was obsessed for years with the first and second gen I'm probably ownd 30 overtime and they've always been true to my heart. Wish you would have mentioned the jdm KLZE motor. And maybe the brother model from Japan the MX6. or the fact that the Ford ranger at the time basically had the same 2.2 motor just turn sideways I actually turboed one with Ford probe manifold and parts. I was hoping this show would have been at least an hour maybe.. maybe even 3 hours. But I understand I'm probably the only one that truly appreciates it. Thank you bro keep up the good work 👊. Pop-ups for life bro.... For liiiiifffffeee. For a Thursday afternoon you made my f****** day. and brought back all the nostalgia of my childhood in the beginning of my understanding of turbos and cars. I can literally smell my old cars right now that Ford oil burning turbo. Thanks again guys!!

First guy says "Well, I'm an astronaut, so I drive a Saturn." The second guy says "Well, I am a pimp, so I drive a cheap Escort." And the third guy says "I got you both beat. I'm a proctologist..." . . . *"So I drive a brown Probe."* . . . -taken from Michael Scott's Dirty Party Jokes book

My grandfather owned a probe and we use to take it fishing every time I went to visit. I will forever have very fond memories of the Ford Probe.

Did someone forget to comp the audio on this one? Anyway I've always wanted a Probe but I'll have to get a vanity tag that says PROBED just to be safe.

“Sportier than a Taurus” *Cries in SHO*

The mid to late 90’s 2nd gen Probe GT was a SWEET car!

I remember when my grandma bought a brand new probe. that thing was awesome... and she drove the shit out of it. it was pretty much my introduction to “going fast.”

So glad a high profile KZfaq video was made on the Ford Probe. My friend has an old 928 and 944 Porsche. You go online, and many are still around, no one crushes those cars. Go on line looking for a Ford Probe, and they are very very hard to find today. Very sad...........

The first gen probe also had a cool feature. When you raised or lowered the steering wheel the gauge cluster moved with it.

No mention of the MX-6? How about an oscillating dash vents song? Such a cool feature

I had a Ford Probe as my first, second, and third cars. I love them. If they ever make them again, I will be first in line.

I'm 19 and picked up a 93 Probe GT a couple months ago as my 1st car. I love it so much

I had a 94 Probe with a 5 speed as my first car, I never realized how special it was until after I sold it.

Day 188 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad

From 1975 to about the mid 90s, my father worked at Ford Aerospace and part of his benefits he got to lease two cars every year. He typically got some of the low end cars... Escorts, Fiestas.. but some years he got nicer cars. Bronco 2, Mustang, Thunderbird. One year just after I got my drivers license, he got a red Probe GT. I loved that car, it was much nicer than a low end Mustang. Wish I had that car now.

I still have mine that I bought in 1995 brand new a RHD Aussie version , now passing it on to my son who adores it, especially the Pop up up and and down headlights 🤜🤛😄

My dad had a probe when I was in kindergarten. I loved that car

Bruh said “i know it’s 9 or 10 am and you’re probably on the toilet “ literally describes the situation I’m in

I have a black 97' ford probe that's manual and was my moms old one. It sat for about a whole decade and now I've been driving it for a year and it's honestly such a blast. I've been hoping donut would make a video about it so THANK YOU!!!!

Jeff Collier is my dad, he was one heck of a race car driver and could build an engine. I’m so proud to call him my father. RIP # 23. We have it from here. “ How about you 23?” I’m so glad NO one will ever be able to break his record. There is a story behind that Probe. It actually went faster than that but NASCAR made him slow it down by added more restricter plates. He had nascar officials standing on there heads on how fast he was driving. Thanks for sharing this about the probe. My father would have been proud but unfortunately he was taken June 25 2021 in a horrific RV crash. Again thanks for sharing this clip on Jeff Collier.

Where is John when we need him most, with the mustang badge going on a crossover now??? I'm not a big mustang fan but that's not right!

Another note: The '93 Ford Probe was so good, it won Motor Trend's Car of the Year award.

Easy to tune. Remember they were introduced in Feb 88. I bought one in Feb 89. Such a fun car to drive. Didn't take much to get high 12s without making more noise. I put 300000 on it with performance bits, routine maintenance and wear parts, and a cv shaft. I'm glad I never had to get new struts! Those automatic adjustable struts have been unobtainium since the mid 90s.

My official first car, my father bought me in high school, was a '95 Silver Blue Mist Probe GT 5-speed. It came installed with A Borla exhaust, PRD STS, Eibach springs and front and rear strut tower braces. I loved that car. Unfortunately it got totaled, but that didn't stop me from finding another red 95 in Mass. taking the train up and driving it back down to VA. This one didn't have power windows or locks like my first. I had bought my totaled one back from the insurance company and used it as spare parts for second. Replacing the windows, locks, interior wiring harness, theater lighting module and exterior door keyhole lighting (yes, there was a small light that made the slot for the key to light up in some models) in my second one. That one received a KL-ZE swap, coilovers, beefier rear swaybar, Rafi Racing STS, SPEC clutch, Fidanza flywheel, Mazdaspeed motor/trans mounts. Loved that one too. Made my first longish trip from VA to SC for Myrtle Madness (not volleyball but for Probes, MX-6s, MX-3s & 626s) in it. Got a third black '95 that is pretty much stock. I got her 14 years ago with just over 4000 miles on her. She's now has over 40,000. I got an 06 WRX wagon the same year and drove the Subie mostly hence the low mileage. The stock exhaust on the second gen GT's had a pretty nice tone to them.

I just realized that piece of paper James is chasing in the intro, says “from dad” lol

Omg no probe bashing. Im in love. Thank you for the episode! Still have my 93 riored v6 gt. That kl v6 engine revs beautifully to about 7k. Sounds awesome. Second gen is a very beautiful car indeed. 2023 my car gets classic plates. Best regards from Sweden. :)

Had a 1989 Ford Probe LX and loved it! Later on bought the 1999 Mercury Cougar V6 and loved it. Did not care for the new rear roof line of the newer Gen 2 Probe. The 1999 to 2004 Mercury Cougar deserved a better mention than what you gave it and the pic of the old 70's rear wheel drive Cougar you showed was patently deceptive or just laziness on your part.

James cracks me up when he says “Hearseperrs”

“Nothing is a coincidence” - The Conspiracist cult of James

legit loved my Orchid Probe back in the day, wish they'd bring it back to compete with the BRZ/FRS/87

The greatest most informative car show ever! Love you guys!

Back around 2000 I replaced my 87 Jetta with a 91 Cougar LS. I only had that car for a few years before I replaced it with a 99 Dakota sport 4x4, but to this day that Cougar has been my favorite vehicle to drive out of the 4 (technically 5, but I dont count an 84 Caviler that lasted a week, literally a week, before a connecting rod broke and punched a hole in the block) I have owned. That Cougar even though it was the 3.8L V-6 was just such a nice ride that it never felt like a chore to drive anywhere. Its trunk was massive, allowing me to keep a full size spare and a 2.5 ton jack, along with a ton of random crap. Even though it was RWD, it ran in bad weather up here in Connecticut very well (on all seasons). The back seat was this huge bench seat which combined with just how damned wide the car was, made for a nice bed on more than a few occasions. It even had lights on the sides of the nose that lit up when the turn signal was engaged, such a simple and easily overlooked feature, but in a place that doesnt have street light coverage on every inch of road, damned handy and also shows just how good the front visibility was. Not to mention the 4 wheel SLA suspension making the handling just sooo nice for such a big car. Eventually after a few years (think it was 2004) I sold the car to my mom for like $10 or something, so she could donate it to some govt program in exchange for a significant tax credit. I do miss that car, not only was it the 2nd car I ever really had for any length of time, it was just so nice to drive and I took it to so many events, parties, concerts and festivals. addendum: back in Nov 2019 I finally replaced the Dakota with a 2014 Nissan Frontier king cab 4x4. I doubt I will ever own another 2wd vehicle like a Cougar, but I never plan on getting and AWD vehicle, so I can always keep it in RWD, turn off traction control and have some fun on pavement. edit: just for a little context, I was born in 1980 and deliberately waited until I was 18 to get my license since I didnt want to deal with the crap (aka restrictions) that come with being a 16 or 17 year old driver in Ct. So I really learned to drive with the Jetta (combined with a summer in Cape Cod starting a couple of months after I first got my license lol) and thus the first car I had where I knew what I was doing through actual experience, was said Cougar.

YES !!! Finally my little Probe got an episode of it's own !!!!

Variable audio volume was a novelty but also annoying as hell, not a winner I'm afraid.

The first gen turbo probe would have been a total badass RWD.. Fight me!

My aunt had a probe, and the faulty automatic seatbelts saved her life. She was driving to work on ice covered roads, slid off the road into a ditch which made the car flip onto it's top before crashing into a rock embankment. The seatbelt emergency release was how she was able to climb out of the busted back hatch window. She even made the news lol. But it was an awesome car. Pretty comfortable on long trips too.

My dads always been obsessed with these cars and I didn’t know why until I had the opportunity to buy a 1993 base model with only 40k miles on it and my dudes, it’s by far one of the most reliable and fun vehicles I’ve ever owned. My 1995 mustang gt breaks down like every other weekend so having that probe as a backup is pretty refreshing.

The only thing that would be worse than a front-wheel drive Mustang would be an electric SUV Mustang,,, whoops...

I remember being cautious not to pull out in front of probes. Didn't want to get rear ended.

I wish they’d do a video on the Mazda MX6. It’s practically the Probe’s younger brother, and is just such an interesting car that not too many people know about in light of the MX5 and the RX7.

I just went on Spotify. I see a couple playlists, but no “Pop Up Up & Down Headlights” song. What gives?! I need mo’ powa, baby!! Come on, stream it, it’s a hit!!

I need a full “pop up up and down headlights” song from James

Been waiting on this one!

I had two of these in college. Started with a 92 GT turbo, which died, and got a 93 base, tossed in a KLZE engine swap and added a 98 mustang spoiler. It was awesome LOL. Used to chew up the v6 mustangs at the stop light.

“... if you’re under 21” *laughs in canadian, european, and basically any non us country*

I wish I could communicate how often I think about “pop pop up up and down headlights”

Great to know this! I remember the Probe and hated it. I wasn't a fan of the wedge look. The 2nd Gen though really caught my eye. But, rumors at the time were it had major electrical problems. So, never got it. But, still like the look of it. And yeah, glad they left the Mustang alone. Sometimes trying to revamp can be in the wrong direction and make things worse. Revamp clearly and even instinctively. Not just with the dollar in mind.

Sitting here adjusting my computer volume like pop-up-up-and-down headlights to match the video volume!

Am I the only one who thinks the probe is actually a cool car

My uncle had a purple one when I was a kid, loved it so much.

I'm so glad you guys fixed the mic situation because this is close to unwatchable the way the audio goes quiet to loud

listening with high volume...*james "POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!"* blows speakers lol

Because pagani gaming hasn’t said it yet: James, Do an Up To Speed on your dad.

My very first car i bought was a 1994 Ford Probe GT. Loved every minutes of it. Rowing gears, pedal to the metal, banging another gear, not going that fast but fast enough to make me smile and forget about life for a bit. Occasionally ill look on craigslist and FB to try and find another 2nd gen Probe for sale but with almost no luck. Wife doesnt understand it but i would love to have another one!

My ex wife had a 94 Probe, it looked like the green one 12:17. It was a such a pleasure to drive, the seat was soft yet supportive and all the controls were so easy to reach and operate. The 5-speed was so smooth. I was so sad when we divorced. Awesome car.

"SVT Team" Ah yes, the Special Vehicles Team team

“Built with women in mind” *Named the Probe* Coincidence? Naaahhh 😅

You could do a video about an mx-6 or something like that. Purely just to talk about the KL-ZE its like the sweet KL-DE but so much sweeter, its pulls like a freight train and it loves revs almost as much as a Honda boy. Its a JDM version from the KL-DE with no egr, higher compression, more aggressive camshafts, bigger intake runners and ports and another few little things. Having owned one I could not resist and I am now building another KL-ZE mazda into a 323 (EU protege).

“They had a desire, for the fire, on the tire!” lol👍🤣

My 94 probe GT was honestly my favorite car ever!!! sold it back in 2007 and I have regretted it ever since.

When we got the European one in the early 90s. I remember seeing a turquoise one at our local ford dealership. I remember even being around 5. Thinking it's gorgeous. The car had so much potential. Just a shame ford wasn't prepared to be a little bit more adventurous with it. They should of raced it in the BTCC.

An up to speed on the time Ford had a big share in Mazda would be very interesting. All the models they worked on together, how it affected other ford owned brands at the time (such as the Aston Martin DB7 using the same inner door handles as the Miata), etc.

I miss my 93 ford probe gt.. when the ford prbe gts are suped up. They can look really cool

Love the videos but for gods sake learn some audio leveling, it’s either quiet or way too loud.

“They had a desire, for a fire, on the ti-“ *Ad*

Another quality production fellas, keep up the good work. Could you please do a video on the Nissan Stagea for us wagoneers? The family oriented import fans need to know they can still have fun!

Thank you very much Mimi for your designs👏. Also, I'm sure it was because I owned a 240, anyone else get their hopes constantly brought up when they saw a Probe disguised as a 240?😞

80's: WE CANT HAVE A FWD MUSTANG! ITS A SIN! 2020: Have you seen the all new all eletric SUV, Mustang Mach-E?