I Drive New York

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11 жыл бұрын

When you want to drive your vintage car, how far do you travel to get to it? Possibly into your garage or out to your driveway? For those vintage car enthusiasts in New York City that is the stuff of dreams. Owning a car in NYC is rare, and owning a vintage car is even rarer, but those who do are committed to the lifestyle. For these three owners, getting to their cars is almost a ritual in itself, and nothing brings more pleasure than slipping behind the wheel of a car that has as much personality and history as the city itself. Like many things in New York City, nothing comes easy, but the challenge makes it all the more worth it.
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@AZdroptop 6 жыл бұрын

Obviously the cars are the stars in Your videos, but the way you bring out the owners personality is fantastic

@d.s.v.6404 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly correct. Well said, sir.

@fredsmith5936 9 жыл бұрын

This could be a series, city dwellers driving cars. The freedom speaks for itself.

@glennwalker1932 9 жыл бұрын

this is the real meanig of a true car lover

@vtm914 7 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved this story. I mean these are normal people who love their classic cars. Baja Bug in Manhattan, what a contrast.

@viriatvsoflvsitania5422 8 жыл бұрын

In Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where I live is the same thing: you don't really need a car, public transport is pretty good and you can bike everywhere. But it is good to have a car for those days off when you just want to go for a drive and chill out a bit.

@quidrickt4r447 8 жыл бұрын

+Pedro Gomes Same here in Stockholm

@208025973 11 жыл бұрын

The car hobby needs more folks like Yale. His attitude is spot on!

@tooljst8 9 жыл бұрын

A NY AW11 MR2 owner checking in. Can confirm having fun driving an old car around here.

@ghost963cz 6 жыл бұрын

Is AW11 considered old? Am I old? Is an NA Miata also old?

@jackdurden3417 6 жыл бұрын

I had one when I was 16, it was an 87 Mr2 and I nearly crashed it on a dirt road the first day I had it. I put 60,000 hard miles on that car and sold it to buy a 1991 Mr2 2 years later. In all I had 5 Mr2's (not at the same time), that was over 20 years ago and now I'm getting into some old aircooled 911's.

@900108Chale 9 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! If you live or have lived in NYC, owning a car to get away from that madness and enjoy some nature is key to your survival. It was for me at least.

@oscarpark1523 6 жыл бұрын

I love the old rustic garages, hideaways that are really sheds, converted horse stables, etc... where people stow away their pieces. Also-real class act, including the Baja.. I love that.

@ToomasTelling 10 жыл бұрын

i drive my 30 year old mercedes to work to school and to the mall and i love spending time in my car. i dont get angry when i have to be in traffic

@AdamKellar 11 жыл бұрын

Petrolicious: The greatest collection of automotive videos that will make you weep. Not out of sadness but out of happiness. Out of observing true love for automobiles.

@kr63 6 жыл бұрын

I live in Manhattan and 100% agree with everything the Porsche man is saying! Although not vintage, I drive an older model Mercedes and I pay about $500 to keep it parked a few blocks from my house. Many people ask me why and sometimes even look at me like I’m stupid for having a car in New York City. I really think they’re completely missing the point. I don’t use my car do get to work, shop or even go to a friend’s house. Nobody does. I use it solely for recreational drives only. It’s such a lovely thing to have in a mad city like this. I love taking long drives up to bear mountain and other places I’ve never explored in and around NYC. Late at night, it’s just me in my tiny metal shell, with an amazing sound system and 1000s of miles of free open road just outside of the city. I’m glad to see there are other people like me who go out of their way to own a car in a city that makes it impossible for you to do so.

@AndTV10 8 жыл бұрын

I saw this car once driving down West Side Highway. Awesome seeing a car like this being driven especially in NYC!

@CJM44.41 11 жыл бұрын

I can't get over how well these are filmed!! Again, I will preach the same thing. Simply awesome video!

@buzzcrushtrendkill 5 жыл бұрын

After having lived in Manila, Beijing and Bangkok, driving in NYC is like a drive in the country side. It's all about perspectives.

@markanthonyhurston 10 жыл бұрын

That was fucking awesome ... my same sentiments exactly ... sometimes just sitting in my 94 ex civic coupe ... I was amazed, while cocooned inside ... thinking, this thing is like a space ship ... transporting me wherever I want to freaking go ... amazing ... you bond with that feeling ... I freaking miss that car ... I seriously thinking about getting another one!

@danielskk3 10 жыл бұрын

I've got a 95 civic coupe, never gonna sell that car, it's like a member of my family now :)

@CJM44.41 9 жыл бұрын

Daniel Silva mark hurston It sounds ridiculous saying such a thing about a civic but I had a 2003 Si for a bit (from new to about 3 years ago) and loved it to pieces. Unfortunately got in an accident with it.. RIP :(

@zatozatoichi7920 2 жыл бұрын

So, did you get one?

@markanthonyhurston 2 жыл бұрын

@@zatozatoichi7920 hopefully, right before spring ...

@zatozatoichi7920 2 жыл бұрын

@@markanthonyhurston C'mon man, you can do it!

@aksnowboarder88 11 жыл бұрын

What an interesting perspective of owning a car in the big city, something I take for granted on the West coast and why I love love this car channel, no one touches base on something like this, great job guys.

@benjaminbellamy7207 9 жыл бұрын

Alfa owner is Jamie Kitman's son-Editor at Automobile Magazine.

@nottoday611 4 ай бұрын

I owned the GTV6 in the video after this owner...great car. Sounded beautiful on the road.

@mrndnjn Жыл бұрын

Always hitting the trifecta with these videos. Environment, people and the cars tell an absolutely poetic story.

@eworldtraveler 6 жыл бұрын

What a sound . And the gtv6 . These guys have resolve.

@ThomasBromehead 11 жыл бұрын

Lovely vid. As a die-in-the-wool alfisti it was pure heaven hearing that Busso v6 howl. As Ike very poetically put it: "it's a very small commitment", such is the reward!

@Shift4g 11 жыл бұрын

3:26 That sound...is everything!

@Ahiachebel 8 жыл бұрын

Gosh, where I live I have the car just down my house and some of the nicest roads at just 2/3 minutes drive. Which is cool when you just wake up in the middle of the night and you grab the car and go for a ride. Then I see these guys living in Manhattan who have to travel to get to the car and... I kind of feel sorry for them. But it's probably part of the game of living in such a unique and beautiful city

@GlamRocker111589 11 жыл бұрын

Live, and love classic's! Until you have you one, you just can't grasp how special they are! 1947 Cadillac Series 62, owner here. I break down all the time, but I always have a smile on my face... I love my Classic!

@ast0nmart1n1 8 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I live in Hendersonville, NC, about a two hour drive from the Tail of the Dragon. It's a gorgeous rural area. I own a 2006 Volkswagen GTI Autobahn Edition, I know it's not a vintage car, but I really do enjoy driving it. Just about every weekend, I take it out, row through the gears, listen to the turbo, and put all the stress from the week behind me. Part of me wants to modify it, but the other part says it perfectly enjoyable as is. But she's not cheap to maintain, I'm only a lube tech at Hunter Subaru and don't make that much. I've want this car for six years, and now I own one, and it brings a smile to my face every time I drive it, despite the haters. That's what matters, in my book.

@yakballz3298 8 жыл бұрын

Volkswagon love. I own a 03 Jetta gli Vr6, after a shitty day i drive that thing and it makes everything better

@SpawnoftheEd 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, I enjoyed all 3 stories about dealing with the city of New York.

@gordon1gb 10 жыл бұрын

The same history than I ! I have vintage car to fun too! It's amazing to do that.

@bws1971 4 жыл бұрын

I love Petrolicious. And this is one of the most enjoyable videos you've made

@illsuspect 9 жыл бұрын

Nice vid, i love driving downtown, nights and weekends are the best times. Brooklyn Bethel at 3:34

@bhaddock9277 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Perfect balance between the owners and their cars. I've just been put on the insurance of a friend's 1958 Standard Pennant. Have been taking it through town as well as into the countryside. This video sums up my take on classic/historic cars. They cars should be driven, hence my inclusion on the insurance. Obviously come the Scottish winter it'll be garaged but back on the road once the salt is off the road in the spring. Hope to record some in car footage of it driving around scenic routes throughout Scotland.

@x1tekja 6 жыл бұрын

Its great to see these guys just enjoying their cars. They have it tougher than most who drive their classics, but for their commitment and dedication I'd be willing to bet their reward is twofold.

@alexandervanwyk7669 5 жыл бұрын

thanks petrolicious, awesome to just enjoy your loads.

@XR4turbo 8 жыл бұрын

I do this in Oakland! But mostly because there is no way I'm street parking a Porsche in Oakland...I always take bart to work and I live only a few blocks from several grocery stores. When I drive, it's because I want to, not because I need to.

@7eis 10 жыл бұрын

Exhaust so throaty. love it

@dehoyosrudolph8885 11 жыл бұрын

I like the Airstream bambi @ 3:26.

@aarontreay2037 10 жыл бұрын

My Garage is usually 4 to 6 hours away depending on what part of the country im working in at the time. When I finally get home after a month of working away I feel like a kid on Christmas that first day off when I walk out to the shed with my cup of coffee and open up the doors... brings a smile to my face everytime, the hard bit is always which one to drive first!.

@MrAKJonny 11 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with all three of these guys. I live right across the Hudson & constantly drive into the city. I have a passion for old cars as well & have never owned a car past '97(looking into buying a car made when I was 3y/o as of now), but I have never had a problem "dicing" with the cabs as the final gentleman so eloquently put it. I find it oddly comforting knowing that we have this extreme urban environment & extreme wilderness so comically close to one another for our driving enjoyment

@endresschwarz8093 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video . . . Really interesting to Look behind the cars on the People and their Stories . . . Nice Alfa . . .cool beetle . . .

@marcobonnet 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice ones again. These guys really love their cars and don't take them for granted. They sure appriciate them.

@TheAmazingMrMcFlyy 10 жыл бұрын

power to the recreational,driving enthusiasts!

@danny16v 11 жыл бұрын

best yet. good job petrolicious... cars are meant to be enjoyed and driven.

@jeffgagnon4557 3 жыл бұрын

Great story that I agree with. This is the kind of thing that should be on TV vs news....

@ducatinyc 6 жыл бұрын

another great episode - funny, the places he drove around are the places I ride my Monster all the time. Love this city :)

@ollitocustoms219 8 жыл бұрын

Cool Video man, Thanks for sharing this!

@LenNY234E 11 жыл бұрын

Great video - two of my favorite cars included: 911 & GTV. Owning a car in NYC = commitment!

@RickRR22 11 жыл бұрын

Great theme and three very cool cars to match! Didn't expect such a young guy driving that beautiful GTV. What a timeless machine....

@AirwolfPL 11 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most excellent channels on the youtube! I can totally relate to the guys featured in these episodes...

@jakobmayer9513 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite episode!

@neuroleptika 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning cars, great video, fantastic editing.

@BUN0006 11 жыл бұрын

I really didn't expect that one as well. Got one big smile on my face !

@cesarparisi2678 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it. Really conveys the passion for driving.

@deegan463 11 жыл бұрын

One of the best petrolicious episodes ever

@okaufmac 11 жыл бұрын

Really hits home!

@ChauncetonBird 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent concept guys, well done.

@SuperKA85 11 жыл бұрын

love this channel

@mike325ci 11 жыл бұрын

really enjoyed this as it speaks to me as well. i'm a car enthusiast who moved to Midtown Manhattan and had to sell all my cars (down from 7 to just 1 now) and it's a ritual to get to my car to drive it (i walk to work), and i can't work on my car like i used to (no engine swaps on a street in Manhattan-- that guy with the VW cracked me up-- i've carried batteries, radiators through the subway system and people looked at me funny LOL). (i have a '92 Toyota Celica AllTrac Turbo, a "vintage" car)

@MatthewGlotzbach 11 жыл бұрын

Such a great video and a beautiful 911.

@conracer808 11 жыл бұрын

This has just made me realize how much I take for granted. I live in a house with a closed garage, park at school in the structure, and park at work in a structure as well. 2/3 of those are free

@billdonobus 11 жыл бұрын

Great angle you guys took on this. Well done!

@tipo11 11 жыл бұрын

Great :) I drive Lisbon, Portugal with my 1991 FIAT Tipo Sedicivalvole.

@MrMillenium67 11 жыл бұрын

Great video, great cars!

@DriverGuy23 11 жыл бұрын

Good to see others that enjoy driving as a leisure activity like myself. Most people just don't understand when I tell them I like to take drives. They always ask where I'm going & I say why does it matter?

@Lambdasonddd 11 жыл бұрын

I got goosebumps when that GTV6 was revealed from under the cover.

@Khmerican1 11 жыл бұрын

I definitely miss living in California. I loved the car friendly culture and the car friendly weather. It was a bummer moving to the NE of the US and having to store my car for most of the year.

@QUAD405 11 жыл бұрын

I just love this channel

@wolfyk95 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! It's cool you got Ralph Orlove!

@ViciAudio 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this... really, uplifting stuff! Amazing people, amazing cars! Love has many shapes... usually around wheels :) For me it's cars and vinyl LP records... that's the juice of life! Great video!

@Pietalexandre 11 жыл бұрын

Once again, very beautiful video and cars ! But I'm glad I have my BMW e30 in front of my house though !

@ap_holliday 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome segment. My favorite sounding Alfa ever! Didn't even know the GTV6 was ever available in the US. was it?

@senormorrissey 11 жыл бұрын

Great video story. More please

@pabauza 10 жыл бұрын

Second petrolicious video I watch. Thanks for choosing and telling these stories. There's a lot to identify with here.

@seiscero 11 жыл бұрын

Great video guys!

@wesrobinson7366 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a driver like myself. I live in NYC too and feel it gives so much freedom. Its a 5 min walk to the garage, the nicks come from tight parking but who cares. Cars are meant to be enjoyed, not ogled sitting in a garage.

@raphaelorlove 11 жыл бұрын

I usually take that S going the other way - feeling the baja lean in the roundabout turns is pretty great though, on both the north and south sides.

@poedergasten 11 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video!

@TheMotorjunkie 11 жыл бұрын

I miss driving for pleasure. I had an '84 Rabbit when I lived in San Francisco a few years ago. I only drove it when I wanted to. I would take MUNI everywhere during the week. My apartment was the garage where it was parked. It was perfect for an early 20's car guy.

@melonmate4482 9 жыл бұрын

Orlove from Jalopnik was in this, never knew

@selfdetermination7087 4 жыл бұрын

I can relate. I am from the NYC area and now live in Md. Suburbs,many years commuting to NYC from NJ. Now I walk 30 feet to the car with storage. NYC would be tough on my M5 2008 Aspirated engine 🚘sports car. I drive to NYC every three months.

@wikicross 10 жыл бұрын

2:09 "I really like to explore, I mean, the idea of a car is not just a car, not just how you feel in a car - for me, it's also where you get to go. You get to go someplace. So you get to go somewhere interesting, somewhere you haven't been, and it's an opportunity, it's a reason that pushes you to go to some area of this region that I haven't been to." I can totally understand/relate to that

@DannyZabolotny 9 жыл бұрын

If you live in Brooklyn it's not as bad. I used to live in southeast Brooklyn, not too far from Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay, and my house had a driveway and fairly easy street parking. Living in Manhattan is where it sucks to have a car.

@adsfhjasdjk5572 11 жыл бұрын

Another great video!

@BohserHanz 11 жыл бұрын

Nice vid once again Petro ;-) thanks!

@alexim1202 11 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!

@k.j.g.9601 6 жыл бұрын

I love driving. I cover a huge area (the mid Atlantic) and even though the train sometimes is more practical I almost ALWAYS choose to drive. I have two cars a Porsche and a Jetta, I TRY to take the Jetta most times but it’s hard when you have a perfectly fueled Porsche in the Garage. Either way, they still beat the train

@albrown1812 3 жыл бұрын

This only works if you have a classic car.something you want to drive,this is a alot.i love the passion!

@oma424 7 жыл бұрын

Great stories, I live in Bucharest and It takes me 80 minutes also to get to my car in weekends, i tought that was the only mad man:))).....seems there are more.

@johnnyny516 10 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool garage in the pallisades.

@240sxtwintubro 11 жыл бұрын

haha very awesome my family libes in NYC no one has vintage cara but myself haha :) very nice!

@hornetbrown 6 жыл бұрын

This guy's attitude is refreshing. It's a car, drive it. Don't be afraid.

@dandeluca9840 6 жыл бұрын

Good video....i get what your saying and i live on long island (in the city a lot) but the city is not well suited for sports cars. Traffic is a massive nightmare and you rarely get an open road thats not covered in pot holes. It is cool that he gets to use the car all the time though

@geomaz35 5 жыл бұрын

Good video showing how much it sucks driving NYC. I can't wait to move somewhere else...get my '90 ZR-1 onto better roadways.

@PFNasz 11 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual.

@raitinger 11 жыл бұрын

Baja bug at the end made my day.

@alexmustang8611 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why but it’s really fun just to drive here in New York and it’s hard to explain how fun it actually is (if you aren’t in traffic)

@ajiirawan8376 4 жыл бұрын

just perfect video to describe a real car lover in big city.

@ericsissenwein1633 Жыл бұрын

I lived in Rockland County NY for 8 years and go back every few years. Some of the best and most beautiful roads to drive exist there. Also some of the craziest drivers 😅.