Rust, rhinestoned airbags and four uploads called 'Customer States: Car Won't Turn On'
Mechanics Joe and Heber break down the internet's worst shop-ticket clips, and the comments turn into a support group for rotten subframes.
Real Mechanic StuffStory of Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Customer States: Car Won't Turn On
Real Mechanic Stuff, Donut's channel where working mechanics react to viral car videos, gave four uploads the same title this week: "Customer States: Car Won't Turn On." The Friday edition did the heavy lifting. Its description promises even more of the worst "customer states" clips from around the internet, talked through by the channel's experts Joe and Heber.
The comment section reads like a waiting room full of old repair bills. A Ford Ranger whose suspension mounts had rusted through, so the lift rose and the wheels stayed put. A Geo Metro held together mostly by hope. One question collects the longest thread: how, after a century of progress in materials, do cars still rust at all? Viewers also keep landing on the stretch around the seven-minute mark, where a jeweled interior has them joking about rhinestones glued to an airbag cover.
The newest copy, barely half a day old, is moving even faster. Ten days on, "Mechanics React To Modern Car Engineering Fails," with Stephanie and Angelina, has passed half a million views and is still picking up more.
Daily views ran well above the channel's usual level, though the subscriber count held at 949,000. Among similar car channels, George J Saliba had the giant week, TheTopher stayed busy, and South Main Auto ran quieter than normal.
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What viewers say
my ranger had all the suspension mounts to the body rust out and just the bottoms where holding them up. never noticed till i had to get my brakes changed, the truck lift went up and the wheels stayed on the ground...
@superbacon1011See it on YouTubeThat tire shop inflated the engine to way too many PSIs.
@RearViewMirrorStoreSee it on YouTubeIt seems amazing to me that, with over 100 years of advancement in materials technology since the invention of the car, that we still make cars that are even capable of rusting.
@someperson7See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Real Mechanic Stuff right now
- Channel
- Real Mechanic Stuff
- Subscribers
- 949,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,131,278
- Videos published this week
- 4
- Video published
- October 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 185,297
- Views on its first day
- 121,045
The numbers
Here is how the week looked for Real Mechanic Stuff in figures.
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