This needs to be saved. They have saved so much crap in the past and this one is way more special.

I think it is time to teach Ethan how to weld!

This is our old car!!! Can't believe you bought it 😂. But now you have, please restore it, don't scrap it. We wanted too but couldn't afford it. We live miles and miles away from Automatrix. We desperately wanted to get it to him. We also have a Stepwagon same year in a similar state! Lee is your man! He is a legend to anyone who owns SMX/Stepwagons in this country. Fix it up!!!!!!!!! The BAP mobile must ride again.

Time to teach Ethan to weld something other than a diff 😂

Of all the cars you have done work on this needs to be fully saved & restored

Great day filming this with Ethan, Jack and crew. Even if it was the coldest day ever!!! We are already talking about next steps with this S-MX

fix it and convert it into a mini camper, so that it can take part in some kind of mad cap challenge for Ethan to drive around Europe with

It’s time to shine - make it the most original and non rusted SMX in the UK

If you can save that junker of a Porsche, than you can def save this one too. Make a great series of saving this quirky little box 👍 Ethan learns to weld in the next 293847 episodes 😅

It was heartbreaking looking at Ethan’s face as the mechanic used his magic wand to make the sills disappear!😔

This has Yorkshire car restoration all over it. 😍😍

New series: Ethan restores the SMX! basically an apprenticeship

Definitely worth a restoration! Videos have been so good recently too.

"Like good worse?" Ethan 2024

Ethan, you can get windshield filler to sort out the chip and as for protection there are films you can get that go over your windshield to prevent rocks and what not cracking it. They are kind of like a screen protector on a phone. But uuh, looking at the underside there are bigger things to worry about.

Jack. Speaking of that Saab… We need an update!

Sounds like Yorkshire Car Restoration has a possible new work project on their hands :D

2:05 that starlet!

defo restore it. its well worth it

Definitely save it! Would be amazing to see, and to see ethan enjoy it!

As soon as they started poking around underneath the car: "I don't feel so good Mr. Stark..."

I think this one is absolutely worthy of a full restoration. Would love to watch a series about it! It's such a unique car and the fact that you guys found a specialist for it is incredible. PROJECT SMX!!! ❤

an entire episode with Lee! very nice the man been looking after my steppy for years XD

07:21 😂 His little face 🤣

Close your eyes and that car is definitely being inspected by Holly from Red Dwarf

Restore it, lads. It's a very rare and quirky car, you'll regret scrapping it. (or at least I'll be sad, because I'm a Honda guy 😄)

Do a full restoration on it would be really good content!!

It is great fun watching you guys enjoying any kind of car and messing with it. Keep it up 🎉

if any car should be saved THIS is the one ! Please make a series showing Ethan learning how to weld :)

Two words, banger racing

Try restoring a lada... I am restoring mine and it has a lot more rust then your honda😅 but awesome vid as usual cant wait to see more!

Good vibes on this channel. Really enjoying it

1000 pounds for a windscreen sell the car while your windscreen is okay😂😂

Great to finally find out what Lee from AutoMatrix looks like. Was mega helpful when I was working on my neighbour's SM-X! Save it. Do a vid on getting inner and outer sill profiles made, and get Ethan welding.

Future Yorkshire Car Restoration project / collaboration

7:21 Ryan Gosling level stare

I can't believe I'm rooting for a black version of postman Pat's van however it would appear that I am! You've got to get this thing back on the road and not half arsed either. Do it properly and it will be a great mini series to watch....on second thoughts, the welding may be like 9 years of Project Binky all over again!

Nice to see the SMX getting some loving online! Mine was just as rotten on the rear!

Looks like a job for Yorkshire Car Restoration! 😀 The rust initially doesn't look as bad as Alex's BMW Touring though.

You could always see if the lads at Yorkshire Car Restoration are up for a challenge…🤣

Welding costs allot of money! So have Ethan do it! :)

Looking forward to see Ethan weld

I've never seen a chassis rusted out like that!! Those salted roads really do a number on the underbody (I'm an Aussie we dont salt our roads - dont need to)

I lived in Okinawa Japan for about 4 years. Had 2 of these. Loved em.

That starlet glanza 🫠 a 1.3l turbo i4, like 130hp?? 👌👌👌

New project for Yorkshire Car Restoration that seems to do all KZfaqr cars lol

I remember a StreetKa which was also for Ethan, and was so rusted than you decided to scrap it... this need to be saved.

Please save it! If budget allowed... a full restoration would be amazing. Get some EP9 Type R wheels to finish it off.

the jump-cut at 7:17 hit me right in the heart.

I rarely LOLd this hard at a "However..." before 🤣

Definitely restore this one if anything!

It needs Yorkshire Car Restoration to take it on but they're a little busy with a gaggle of BMW's at the minute.

If you listen carefullyly I'm sure you can hear Ethan's heart breaking when the sills get poked through 🤣

A full restoration is needed!!

This car cannot be sold, scrapped or destroyed, please give it the time and care it deserves. Great content 👌

Has to be saved, it’s so rare and the fabrication work would make great content

Great content guys. Much better than that other bloke 😂

If you like the Honda, keep it, however it will become a labour of love!! Once fixed/repaired it will live on but this will be down to the effort put in to get it looking as it should all old cars contain rust it's how you future proof and noting its rarety some components will be like hens teeth to find let alone buy so it may end up being converted or upgraded having parts fitted that can be replaced easily like brake components, exhaust etc..... Good luck with the rebuild or cut your losses and weigh it in for spares

Come on lads, you simply HAVE to save her! Make a series out of it, think of the views? I’m in already!PLEASE!🙏❤😊

This car must be saved. It’s Ethan’s dream car! Why doesn’t Ethan learn to do welding and weld this up with the help of a professional? And then give the car a FULL respray too. Would love to see Ethan doing all of this!

This absolutely needs to be the next restoration

This deffo needs saving - such a rare car and come on, it’s Ethan’s dream car!!

Time to call Yorkshire Car Restoration 😁

This cars got sentimental value you can't abandon it

Save it weld it fix it up! Next years Christmas surprise for Ethan?

Once the minor things like new sills and gaskets are sorted, I think you should spin the wheel of (mis)fortune to pick a new colour to make Ethan get the car sprayed in - terrible options only.

There are so few genuinely unique and interesting cars left. SAVE IT PLEASE! FOR THE LOVE OF INTERESTING CARS!

Fix it! It deserves another chance at life, and with Automatrix it'd be in very capable hands!

I think this one is definitely worth saving as it's rare And there is something about it that's quite cool I love this era of Japanese cars

Time for Ethan to learn to weld! I saved a very rare Honda last year that was rotten in a pretty unusual way, as a complete novice and with a £50 MIG welder off Facebook marketplace. Its a very useful skill to have, and would make a decent video. Very very satisfying to bring a car back that most people would’ve scrapped!

I love how Jack is just laughing over Ethan's pain

Save the car. It's rare and cool. This car is part of Honda's history of quirky and cool cars. Ethan you won't regret it.

That glanza in the background 😮😮😮😮😮😮

Everyone’s gangster till the rust prod comes out

Notification SQUAD!! Have a nice weekend!🔥🔥🔥

My nights made car throttle has uploaded ❤

Enjoyed this, it must be saved! Also, we need the next 924 video please 🙏

I love seeing the cars saved but honestly, just bin this one guys

Friday and Car Throttle 😍

Cant take my eyes off the glanza ❤❤❤❤

Love this jdm nugget, i have a 2008 Daihatsu Materia and she's an awesome drive

Definitely needs saving Then drop a vetec turbo in just to see Ethan faces when he drives it 😂

That's a cool little things. Wouod be good to see it brought up to a good standard.

I think the best thing about that car was the interior, the km/h speedometer (because who uses miles, aside from the UK and USA) and the aftermarket stereo! Being one with light up LEDs, it should at least have Bluetooth!

Passion wagon project!!!!

You've got to save this one guys. Get it welded, then let Lee work his magic on it. Also you should give us another 5 minutes looking at some of the other little gems that are sitting there.

Would love to see a full restoration on this !!

Seeing Ethan learning to weld would be fun.

"that is lovely and smooth" xD

Oh dear. What a shame. Hey guys. Love your work 👍

Next episode, Ethan learns to weld

5:39 that’s probably why people go on to the Step wagon, they’re a bit bigger. What are you doing, StepWagon?

Haha, let's get your Saab in here. Best moment

Rebuild and modify. Would be interesting to see how much Ethan can do alone.

It took me a minute to place the guy's accent at the SMX shop. He sounds just like Arthur English in Are You Being Served.

Shout-out to Lee at Automatrix! The man is an absolute legend and can always be trusted!

I'm coming over a bit Paul Calf. 'Bag o' Shite!'

Japanese cars, no matter what make, always seem to have a brilliant tendancy to rot spectacularly from the inside out. They can look absolutely mint on the outside but be completely rotten underneath. I got stung by a Celica that didn't have a spec of rust on the body. A look underneath on the side of the road it seemed a bit crusty but solid. Its only after bought it and had it on the ramp that i realised how bad it was. My father in law had a Primera Tino, again, mint on the outside but the subframe was more sieve than structural. I was looking at buying an MX5 and the rear quarter panel at the bottom of the wheel arch had bugger all metal behind it. The inner panel disintegrated when pressed it with my thumb.

Please dont scrap it, you gotta save this one, its getting rare even in japan. Keep a piece of honda history alive in the UK

I feel like once the rust is sorted this would be a great successor to the Swagon