Scotty Kilmer

Scott Michael Kilmer (born ) is an American YouTuber and car mechanic who uploads auto-related videos. He has over 5M+ subscribers, making him the biggest YouTube channel revolved around cars in the United States. He uploads car-related content every day. 
He has been a car mechanic since the late 1960s, starting out at his family's corner gas station at age 14. Prior to becoming a YouTuber, Scotty has written a book entitled Everyone's Guide to Buying a Used Car and Car Maintenance, first published in 1994. The book caught the attention of Houston CBS affiliate KHOU, and Scotty had a local TV show on KHOU entitled Crank It Up with Scotty which ran from 1994 to 2004.
Scotty has four types of videos on his channel. First are car reviews, where he show off his customers' cars, pointing out their good qualities and flaws as well as giving DIY advice while demonstrating the car. Second are Q&As, where Scotty shares automotive industry news and answers viewer questions. Third are documentary-style videos over various topics concerning the automotive industry. Fourth are Shorts where Scotty gives DIY car maintenance advice in under a minute. On Sundays, three past episodes of Scotty's car reviews are stringed together with a common theme, such as "Three Car Brands Mechanics Hate".
=== Favorite car brands: ===
* Toyota
** Scotty is often accused of being a "Toyota fanboy"; however, he does criticize them when it's warranted, such as dropping naturally aspirated six- and eight-cylinder engines in newer model year Tacomas and Tundras in favor of turbo-charged four- and six-cylinder engines to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
* Honda
=== Least favorite car brands: ===
* General Motors (Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac)
** However, Scotty has admitted that some of their older products were fairly reliable, such as the Buick 3800 V6 engine and the GMT-400 pickups (1988-98 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra) 
* Stellantis (Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot, Citroen, Vauxhall, Opel)
** Scotty calls Stellantis the "Three Stooges" of automobiles, referring to the shoddy reputations of Stellantis's three component companies, Fiat, Peugeot, and Chrysler.
* Front-wheel drive Nissans made after the mid 2000s
** Scotty says that while Nissan used to be as reliable as Toyota and Honda, quality went downhill after their 1999 takeover by Renault. 
** He also does not like their CVT transmissions, since they used to be infamous for premature failure. 
** However, he does say that their rear-wheel or four-wheel drive pickup trucks, body-on-frame SUVs, and sports cars, which do not use CVT transmissions, are still decent, but not as good as a modern Toyota or Honda.
* Any Korean brand (Hyundai, Kia)
** Scotty says that while quality has improved with these two brands, their engines are still unreliable.
* Any European brand (Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Land Rover, Jaguar)
** He tends to call Italian, French, and English cars outright junk, although Scotty did say that English motorcycles of his youth were solid.
** He also says that while the Germans used to make good cars, their recent products are marred by complex computer systems as well as expensive replacement parts, which are often made from cheap plastics.
== Quotes ==
* "Rev up your engines!"
* "[Company] announces 'We're Shutting Down'" (an example of his clickbait titles)
* "My '94 Celica still has its original engine!"
* "I've never been a big fan of Korean/American/German cars."
* "If I hit 75,000 miles and I had problems with the air conditioner, goodbye. I would not get another car from that brand and I would be furious!" (referring to a 2008 Kia Sportage he was working on)
* "I've been a mechanic for [large number] years."
== Trivia ==
*People, fans, and viewers, can ask him car related questions here.
*He never has sponsored content.
*Born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York, Scotty moved to Houston, Texas in 1980, living there for four decades, and since 2020, he splits time between Clarksville, Tennessee and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Scotty left Houston to spend more time with his sons and grandchildren as well as a developer buying his Houston property for redevelopment. He also states that his property taxes in Houston had gone up significantly since buying his house in the early 80s.
*Cars owned by Scotty include a 1994 Toyota Celica, a 2003 Lexus ES 300, and a 2007 Toyota Matrix.
*Scotty often uses photos for humorous effect. Most often, whenever he laughs at something, he will have a picture of a funny animal, usually a donkey or horse. 
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