Dirty Old Cars (2023– ) User Reviews

Good but has issues

[mwpw13 · 2/10 · 28 January 2023]

While I've only watched the first 2 episodes I already see some issues. I feel like the vehicles before they are cleaned are made to look, either by the production team or the customers themselves, dirtier than they really are. In Episode #1 a woman brings her deceased fathers Maverick in and while its sitting in the lot outside the shop there are leaves & twigs all over the windshield. The 1st thing they do when they get it in the shop is blow these off with an air hose. Well wouldn't have have happened on the drive (or even tow) in?

In the second episode the minivan looks to have mud caked all over the windows yet the woman says that she drives it regularly.

While watching the cleaning processes is amazing and oddly satisfying in an ASMR way it feels like the production staff or the clients themselves are "dirtying" up their vehicles for the before part pf the segment.

SO FAKE!!!

[minifreek · 1/10 · 17 March 2023]

The dirt on these cars has brush stokes and is air brushed on really good cars. This is soo fake it is ridiculous. It reminds me of the YouTube guys that find rusty?? IPhones or iPads on the beach of south east Asia, places like Vietnam and Thailand and they fix this OBVIOUSLY sprayed on RUST colour and restore these electronic. THIS IS THE SAME THING. The Camaro episode #11 was over the top amount of so called dirt on it and you could see the brush strokes of the fake rusty dirty all over it as well as the spray effect on the entire car which just shows how it was all airbrushed on. Under the cars was perfect with out a scratch or flaw in the paint work. YET they washed it and brought it back to SHOWROOM shine. Right.... I watch the one episode. I will never watch another. IF you are going to INSULT my intelligence you do not deserve my attention. WASTE OF TIME DO NOT BOTHER WATCHING THIS GARBAGE TV!!!

So staged it's offensive to our intelligence

[salvador-palma · 15 February 2023]

When I read the synopsis I knew right away the cars were gonna be proped up to increase the /before/after change effect, so it did not surprise me that that's exactly what happens here.

What is offensive to the viewers intelligence is that the "dirty makeup" they give the cars is ridiculous and out of place. Take the Maverick from the first episode for example. Anyone that watches a detailing show like this is into cars and probably car detailing and mechanics, so anyone can see that the algae on that paint is very real. The car was clearly sitting outside on a high humidity shaded area. Anyone recognises the severity of the situation and therefore casn appreciate the work of those guys bringing that paint back to life. So WHY would the special effects/prop guys add that ridiculous pile of leaves on top on the hood?

My theory is that they didn't bother enough to find a crew that knows cars, so they just try to make the cars look dirty and fail miserably.

Btw, what detail shop would bring that maverick inside and blow the leaves all over? When it was clearly just a pile easily removable by hand?

Not to mention, like another review, that those leaves would have just flew over on transportation.

So fake but mildly satisfying

[jackiegsimmons · 3/10 · 8 May 2024]

So first off you can definitely tell they have purposely made these cars super dirty some are kinda believable but most are 100% obviously faked like the goat mom van episode it had muddy hand prints and clumps of hay and dirt purposely thrown on it and the back story was ridiculous but if You're just into seeing dirty things get clean it is still satisfying. 3/10 just for the ASMR aspect. The reveals are definitely nice the businesses do seem to do very good work if they're actually doing the work. I'd stick to tiktok and YouTube if I was looking for detailing ASMR videos. I honestly wouldn't recommend the show though.

Love watching this!

[sales-29292 · 10/10 · 29 January 2023]

After watching the first 2 episodes I must say I'm hooked!!!

Watching cars go from before to after is insane! The skills these guys have just goes to show why those car detailers charge what they do!

I also love the education side of it when they show what you could do to your car to make it look better, this show may make a car detailer out of me yet haha.

As for the characters they are all great but I must say the guys at reds are super funny and charismatic I can't remember there names but you'll see the ginger guy, he's super funny and has the skills to back it up, that's for sure!

Iv seen some people complain about excess dirt on cars that wouldn't be there by the time it got to the shop but to be honest I think you can only pick on that if your really looking for something to pick at. I mean just look at the difference in the paint!!! That maverick was insane!!!

If your into things like collecting cars and fast and loud this is definitely a show for you!!!

Can't wait to watch the rest!

Craziest Clean Ups Ever!

[extremecarcleaning · 10/10 · 27 February 2023]

Speaking as a Professional Detailer, this is some of the nastiest vehicles, I've ever seen! The fact that the amazing crews are able to transform these disgusting vehicles into showable condition is Awesome! Eron Knox from Reds Detail Co. And Jamie Buchanan from Visual Perfection are hilarious and make the show a great time every Wednesday Night! I have dealt with nasty vehicles but nothing as challenging as what they do on this show. This is truly entertaining and my entire family watch and never miss a show. I strongly believe the show although is geared towards entertainment and the methods you see to clean these vehicles are genuinely accurate. The condition of these vehicles is believable because I have personally Detailed thousands of vehicles, using these methods and dealt with similar challenges, just not this severe and that is what makes this so fun to watch! I am proud to see Detailers demonstrating the types of things we deal with and an accurate value the work that is performed. This is so cool to see a show that focuses on Detailing and shows the talents of some of the great people in our industry. I am a massive fan of the show and everyone I have reached out to is tuning in and loving it also. My favorite part besides the hilarious humor is the fantastic reveals at the end of each show. These characters are all great to watch and are very likeable. Honestly I feel like I'm right there and their expressions and reactions totally leap off the screen. Great job to the cast and crew and this is my new favorite show to watch! Can't wait for more episodes and seasons! This Show Rocks!

From a detailers stand point

[ddarvill-92926 · 10/10 · 23 February 2023]

My kids love watching this show with me and seeing what's on the show is pretty close to what we actually work on, on a daily basis! This is a great showcase of the industry and I think everyone on it has done a very good job of highlighting it. There are some items that seem "over the top" but 85% of it, we see on a daily basis. It's nice to see a "job" that used to be treated "bottom of the barrel" be highlighted in this fashion and I'm excited to see what else they start to highlight because this is truly a unique industry. Hopeful for Dirty Old Cars CANADA and to see what season 2 and beyond brings!