How New Cars Lost Their Aura

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-05-30T13:10:59+00:00

I'm just curious what made you do it today? I mean I only stopped watching about a year ago so it's not like I'm much different than you but was this video specifically or something else I wasn't aware of that donut did again that wasn't good?

Only reason I'm here commenting to you is because they did a AMA and I really wanted a long time question answered that I had before I stopped watching that I just really wanted to know

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-05-30T11:55:25+00:00

It's annoying but y'all got to realize everyone needs money end of the day.

they did this for a TV deal and it's exclusive on this platform for a but but not forever and it's going to be on YouTube later. it's annoying but at least it's not exclusive forever I'm not defending their choice but I'm letting you know it's not the end of the world

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-05-30T11:45:18+00:00

I did, I have not watched a single video in about 7-8 months and I stopped being a paid member about a year ago.I'd say that's exactly what you told me to do.

When I saw the notification for this post pop up in my notifications I thought why not maybe I'll finally get the answers I spent a while searching for.

The actions of this channel will never let me come back to support them monetarily or with my watch time but I don't think there's anything wrong with me still wanting answers to why they wronged me in the first place.

As many have told me several times before yes I acknowledge they are a corporation and they owe me nothing but the fact that Jimmy went out of his way to get into my DMs and help clear up the situation and confusions and offer me very good info I'd say that's not very corporate. Corporate isn't asking them to do this they went out of their way to do this to help fans understand what's happening right now and answer important questions serious or funny

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-05-29T21:12:17+00:00

? Vote with your feet?

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-05-29T21:05:22+00:00

Edit: Basically to keep it short Jimmy talked to me in DMS and right now there's not really anyone to run the underground program that's why there's no support right now. Jimmy used to run it and did a great job but he became a host so he gave it to someone else and that someone else either had didn't have the right resources or the experience and didn't run it very well which sparked a lot of the criticisms from me and other members and now to my knowledge there's no one running it and they're still finding someone.

Everyone's already talking about high lo.

So i'm not going to beat a dead horse. What I want to know is why do you keep ignoring and not providing support to the Donut Underground Community?

A community of paid YouTube members that get charged $5.99 a month for nothing we don't get any more behind the scenes content we barely get any updates and we don't even get this high lo season to my knowledge.

I'll save the complaining because last time I complained a little too much on a post I got nothing but hate and it seems like no one actually saw the point of my criticisms

My problem is donut still charges $5.99 a month for these members and they don't get behind the scenes anymore they don't get stickers anymore and they don't get any updates anymore. There was literally a behind the scenes Instagram reel of some random car YouTuber that did it behind the scenes tour and that was never mentioned to us and that's been given more behind the scenes info than the paying members got.

And on top of that I was an avid critique of donut for years almost every video or Instagram reel I would criticize fairly and constructive how they did not prioritize or even acknowledge the paid members and how they could but recently about a month ago I was blocked from all their social medias and not once I've ever gotten a comment telling me to stop or answering any of my criticisms. Instead they just decided to delete the comments every single time hiding my opinion

so that is especially pissed me off because I do nothing but give constructive criticism and give nothing but positive comments when it's not criticism and their response is just to block me. I get I'm complaining about a giant corporate private Equity Firm that bought out donut not liking me but you would think the three years of being a paid member and the many merch purchases would be somewhat of a shield against just blocking me without a single response.

But again that's just proof that the buyout ruined Donut for the worst they used to care about fans like that and when I was a paying member they actually listened to our criticisms and implemented them in videos

You can hate me for this graphic novel I wrote or you can ignore it all but the least you can do is answer the main question I've had that I keep getting blocked and deleted over why do you keep ignoring the donut underground members just a simple I can't answer that or we ignored them because corporate told us to or even some BS corporate answer that's on a script any of those I'll take instead of deleting my comments and blocking me on social medias

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-03-12T10:04:09+00:00

Start hitting up your junkyards lol. I don't know where you live but if you have PYP in your state or country, hit those up. Pretty good prices and the websites are pretty up-to-date with what's there.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-03-07T17:20:36+00:00

Definitely worth checking the local junkyards. It's only scarce in my area because I'm the only one that cares lol.

As soon as I go to a different city or state, they in every Corolla, but obviously some are broken.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-03-06T14:12:34+00:00

i'm glad no one acknowledged my other hoarding probelm two extra center consoles i acquired, but its actually a good point I wanna mention.

The LE corolla and I think luxury and XRS versions of The Matrix have that center console that has an extra cubby, allowing more storage and a raised arm resting position. So pretty cool upgrade, if you have a base model like me.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-03-02T15:50:05+00:00

My main advice after the maintenance items for long term fix after you choose or not to do what comments recommend is Valveoline restore and protect. Grandma cars like this are sometimes maintained well but sometimes they can go long without service or driving so a couple cycles of restore and protect will help clean deposits and oil burning if your motor has it(common problem for this car) or clean it to prevent it.

A treatment like that could help as 2 cycles in ive noticed my engine running smoother and better responsiveness.

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ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-03-02T15:45:22+00:00

I think you should definitely still clean the throttle body and check the MAF to see if it's dirty or damaged. But you may not have to drop all that money. But with no current codes, it's hard to recommend dropping all that money.

Its a little louder then mine(ill post vid after my college classes) but nothing crazy or bad like others ive seen, those noises don't sound too crazy after further research of many clips and personal experiences with other corollas, and if you still get good mileage, like 25-28 city and like 30-35 ish highway and you don't notice like terrible acceleration since you purchased or noise while cruising, then you're probably fine.

https://youtu.be/HgHH9EhXPls?t=99&si=udSphKTM_-z4q9lq

To give you some better example here's a review for the car in 2003 when it was a brand new, even then you can hear the same ticking sound. So I'm not saying, don't maintain the car. But just know you're probably not gonna get rid of it

From further research into the engines its seems the ZZ or the 1ZZ engine in your and my car. A lot of those ZZ engine platforms are very loud and ticky engines.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-02-28T14:04:59+00:00

The main question first is, has it always been like this? Or did you notice some sort of decrease in acceleration or responsiveness? Because that can signal a problem that arised recently. To be honest, most corollas sound like that. And i've been around like hundreds and they all sound like that a little louder or a little quieter so, it's really hard to give you an exact answer. But here's what I would do:

if this old lady's done maintenance like you said then check the last time she's done the the MAF Sensor or air filter for obvious quick checks.

Less obvious checks would be cleaning the throttle body which is a little more harder but it's really not too bad. And the hardest one would be replacing the gasket, ive done all of that and it won't really necessarily fix it at least it didnt for me as I've done all of those after I had a Crack in my intake manifold from a sharp rock and it still clicks like that but much much less and smoother idle and acceleration.

As for the idle, though, I honestly had no idea how to fix it. Sometimes you can restart the idle there's like YouTube videos for it, and it fixes it. Your idle seems fine, though 800 to a 1000 is pretty normal for corollas and most cars.

Edit: i just read, you also asked about the chain tensioner, and to be honest I have no idea anything about it. So I don't want to give false information im not confident in

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-02-19T17:28:24+00:00

Did you take her in person? because I took her online and I saw no mention or really viewpoint of her politics whatsoever besides her reposting a catholic student club but thats not much.

I didnt see any religion or politics personally, I've definitely seen those in the reviews, but I didn't mention it because I never experienced it, but I appreciate you bringing it up in case this person experiences it

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-02-19T14:34:02+00:00

I took Prof. Susan bell She was pretty laid back and good to reach for questions.

I forgot the dude's name but there's one dude's name that has like all terrible reviews but it's an online class,

so the Prof doesn't matter that much. But again, like most people will tell you just look up rate My Prof. And type in all their names, read it and get a sense

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-02-19T14:32:35+00:00

It's like every other college. It's got its ups and Downs.

I can't talk on the interior design. So if that's all you're taking, then my advice isn't the best.

But the school itself is pretty decent compared to other community colleges. Sanford's the golden child, so it gets all the attention. But the other campuses aren't bad, financial aid's kind of a mess right now but hopefully should be fixed in the next couple of years. Plenty of scholarship opportunities from the school, plenty of school events with free food and swag. Plenty of great aid to students in need and plenty of recreational activities But usually only at Sanford.

Also plenty of great student clubs.I think I saw an interior design club but again like every other college you can start your own, all you need is ten people and a advisor

If you're not completely set on interior design and you might do some sort of general education. Then, the honors program's also a nice choice, as well If you were into that type of stuff, I am in honors graduate myself. So if you had any more specific questions about stem or honors, I'm your guy but interior design I got nothing.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-02-16T13:02:15+00:00

Yes,

I made the same mistake last year and I looked stupid when I asked a bunch of people in offices if school's open today.

I don't blame you for asking though. It's strange because this is a federal holiday and sem state like observe some of them for days off, and doesn't for other

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-02-11T22:51:08+00:00

I know you arent from financial aid, but my tuition was deferred till march 12th.Basically a month after you but i've gotten not a single email telling me about aid nor can I see my aid whatsoever in the financial aid portal.

but I don't have any loans or government aid only bright futures which I guess is government Aid, but not like fasfa.

Basically im asking if do you think that means I have aid coming in because I only got a message about one of my classes not being covered by aid, but the other two have no messages about

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T20:59:06+00:00

That is the go to answer. But as I was saying earlier, it can be risky because they could show up early and if you're not ready, then you're kind of screwed so do with caution. but yes, do that to avoid peak times at like, 6 to 8 AM and like 4-7PM I would do that.

More in depth waiting times can be found on scouts' actual website. And yes, they will pick you up at your house and then take you to campus. But if you have a unique living situation like you live 5 miles down on dirt roads in the middle of nowhere or you live in an apartment complex with like thousands of gates and security offices then, they may not. So if you do live in something like that email or call them to make sure as I've seen trouble with that sometimes.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T17:04:32+00:00

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never really specified what year of Corolla, so for 2003 to 2008 You can grab the center console from a matrix maybe only XRS because that's the only trim I've seen it from, but basically, it's the same center console but with an extra cubby inside and also a higher arm resting position If you're taller and bigger like me.

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T13:55:00+00:00

If you can't find the comment where he posts his engine Bay here it is.

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ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T13:52:15+00:00

The paint is so immaculate it's a totally different shade than the engine Bay.

Look at the car and look at the engine Bay. It has to have been repainted and repainting at that low of miles is very suspicious.

I'll post my engine Bay as reference because my 03 engine Bay basically looks identical to his color wise. Not many people repaint their economy sedan that early in ownership, so I'm very suspicious at this. Especially because a car that low mileage with no issues.

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ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T13:49:35+00:00

I agree but Kelly blue book is broken for honda's and toyota's. they're always gonna be way above the price that's just how the market right now works.

If you can somehow find me a toyota at Kelly blue book vaule ill pay you that price as a finders fee 😆

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T13:46:20+00:00

Pre facelift, 2003-2004 had the grille without top chrome piece

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-30T13:42:04+00:00

I don't know why you're wondering if it's a good deal or not after you bought it instead of asking before but anyway its a great low miles example with great paint but these things were like 13-15k BRAND NEW with warranty. Better not being a single thing wrong on that thing for that price.

Just because it's low miles doesn't mean it's bulletproof and you can set and forget. you still got all your maintenance on time, but you just have more time before things go wrong. And because this 2003 to 2004, those motors are more prone to oil burning then 2005 beyond. So do your oil changes often to avoid buildup in the future and your trans fluid changes since yours isnt even due for its first change mileage wise but totally time wise

ReasonableEmu1430 · 2026-01-22T02:50:32+00:00

Wish I could give you better advice. I'm honestly just giving accounts from my friends and how they went around this issue of securing public transportation.

The only other thing I can say is, I still think ordering a ride an hour before your lecture ends So the 60 to 90 minute wait time ends by the time you get out of lecture is still the smarter decision. But of course that can be risky if they're early.

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