If you like cars, you probably know Doug DeMuro, he’s well known for making YouTube videos about quirky, weird cars. And as you might expect, he has owned lots of them.
In 2018, Doug DeMuro posted a video on his second channel (More Doug DeMuro), answering a frequently asked question among its fans: What cars has he owned?
The answer was an astonishing number, 26 cars since he got his license in 2004 when he was 16 years old.
After he posted that video, he bought two more cars, a 1999 Mercedes-Benz G 500 Cabriolet and a 2005 Ford GT. A few days ago, he announced on Instagram that he’s selling his Mercedes E63 AMG wagon, so he will probably get a new car soon.
Buckle up because in this list we will take a look at the 15 most eccentric cars Doug DeMuro has owned.
15 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo
Doug's first car was a Volvo 850 Turbo with an automatic transmission and 222 horsepower. According to him, this car was the most powerful car in his high school, and probably the most unreliable.
After he moved to college, his parents sold this car to a couple in Fort Collins, Colorado.
14 2001 Mercedes Benz E55 AMG
Doug says this is the car he most regrets selling; as we all know, he really likes Mercedes. This E Class AMG belongs to a different era, an era in which AMG was more focused on performance than style. The E55 AMG was a great sleeper. He sold this vehicle to an attorney from Atlanta.
13 1997 Land Rover defender 90
For 70,000 dollars, Doug bought this 1997 US Spec Land Rover Defender with 63,000 miles on the clock. Even though he now has a Mercedes Benz G class cabriolet, which is similar to this SUV, he didn't sell the defender claiming that since it's going up in value, it doesn't make sense to get rid of it.
12 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon
DeMuro drove across the country and made many videos with this wagon. It was reliable, stylish, and fast. He sold this wagon to a guy in Houston that later totaled it, for some reason, the engine of this vehicle was on sale on eBay Italy a few years ago.
11 2006 Lotus Elise
He bought this chrome orange Lotus in San Diego and drove it back to Atlanta (where he used to live at the time) the car didn’t have an operating A/C, and as you might expect, it was very hot to drive especially on the desert and the southeast. He later sold this car and is now on Texas, with more than 75,000 miles, one of the Elises with the highest milages in America.
10 2007 Aston Martin Vantage
In this car, Doug drove to 35 states, Canada, and DC. He says this car was very special to him. Doug bought this car used for 45,000 dollars (it had an original sticker price of 126,000 dollars) and then sold it to YouTuber Tavarish for 36,000 dollars, who later sold it to someone in New Jersey.
9 1995 Range Rover Classic
He got this specific model year of the Range Rover Classic because it was the only one that had airbags, he says this vehicle was horribly unreliable since it broke three times in the six months he had it. It might be unreliable, but it might be one of the best looking SUVs ever made.
8 2006 Range Rover
He bought this Range Rover with the famous Carmax bumper to bumper warranty. Doug made many videos with this SUV, and it broke several times, but since it had that warranty, CarMax would take care of it. He later sold this vehicle to someone in Nantucket, one of Doug's favorite summer destinations.
7 2002 Mercedes G500
2002 was the first year Mercedes-Benz sold the G Wagon in America and Doug’s was one of the very first 1,000 to be sold. This car had a lot of rust, and he ended up selling it to CarMax, later, this car was sold in Tampa, where it was part of a hit-and-run incident five years after Doug sold it.
6 2004 Ferrari 360
Doug made tons of videos with its 360 Modena, but after a year of ownership, he sold it to someone in California. He said he was happy to see it go and that owning this Ferrari was disappointing because it attracted too much attention, it was unreliable, and costly to own.
5 1995 Hummer
"Worst car I ever owned." Doug says this car was reliable, but that it was "awfully huge" and "stupid." The Hummer H1 is a car for very few people, especially people that don't live in cities or where gas is above 2 dollars a gallon.
Doug made many videos with this vehicle. Including one where he destroys a PT Cruiser with it.
4 1997 Dodge Viper GTS
Doug owned a Viper GTS, with the iconic blue with white stripes paint, and the 17″ factory wheels; this vehicle is powered by an 8.0-liter V10 paired to a 6-speed manual transmission. He didn’t drove it that much, and he sold it to a guy in New Hampshire, in 2017, for 33,500.
3 1989 Nissan S Cargo
Doug mentions that he wishes he never sold the S Cargo because it was one of his favorite cars. Still, since he didn’t use it, he sold it to someone in Kansas who uses it as a pizza delivery vehicle for his pizza company, AJ’S Pizzeria. This S Cargo can be spotted in Kansas City, or sometimes, in Manhattan.
2 1999 Mercedes Benz G 500 Cabriolet
Doug is the type of guy that owns two convertible V8 SUVs. In his defense, the G wagon is more comfortable, safe, and faster than the Defender, but the Defender is going up in value, so it makes sense to have both. Sort of.
This car was not sold in the U.S.; this vehicle was imported from Switzerland thanks to a 25-year import rule exemption.
1 2005 Ford GT
When he bought this car, the GT prices were anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000. Doug's was at around 200,000 dollars. This represented a substantial financial decision for him; that he says kept him up at night for several months since he never spent that much money. Doug bought it because it was his dream car, but also because Ford GTs never went down in value, meaning that he wouldn't lose money on depreciation; in fact, he would probably sell it for more money. Maintenance was not going to be too terrible on his wallet either, GTs are known to be pretty reliable (at least when compared to other supercars).
Sources: Jalopnik, Autotrader, Youtube