History WebVideo / RegularCarReviews

* CurseCutShort: The Roman's intro song for the 1987 Jaguar XJ review (which is a parody of "Ol' 55" by Music/TomWaits) is cut off before he says the f-word:

* ICallItVera: Mr. Regular's cars, "Ol' Heller" (a Toyota Echo), "Silicone Sally" (a Honda Fit), "Goldie" (a Subaru Forester), "the Vagabond Falcon" (a custom 1960 Ford Falcon) and "Wendy" (a pristine Toyota [=MR2=]) as well as the Roman's Ford Mustang, "Red Betty".

'''Roman''':''(speaking into a phone despite being behind the camera)'' The bag is not a hat.

* LowerClassLout: The "PA Dubbers" in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qphUDd9dQ0 Volkswagen Rabbit pickup review]] are Pennsylvania VW enthusiasts whose cars are as trashy and disjointed out as their personalities.

* LampshadedTheObscureReference: In the 2013 Infiniti G37xS review, Mr. Regular mentions the interchange from the Lehigh Valley exit of the Northeast Extension to Interstate 78 and says "How's that for a real specific Pennsylvania reference?".

* ForeignCultureFetish: Mr. Regular likes stuff from Australia and New Zealand (especially New Zealand, after Season 20), including both automobiles (he has a solid respect for Holden and Ford Australia) and slang. He particularly likes the word "bogan", and even described the Subaru WRX I as a "[[UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent cashed-up bogan]]" of a car in the BMW [=335i=] review. He is also fond of the term "hoon" (for ostentatiously reckless joyriding); though that word had already caught on in some corners of American car culture, he seems to use it in practically every video involving a cheap, high-powered or tight-handling car since the first trip to NZ. (The Roman, for his part, likes [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_White one Australian in particular]]...)

* SpiritualSuccessor: The Focus ST is described as this to the Neon SRT-4.

* FreudWasRight: Freudian comparisons are pretty common in the series, but it's taken up to eleven by Mr. Regular in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXrAbG92h0A Super 88 review]] when he explains how the car represents the 50's sexual frustrations and how the car was supposedly designed by a man suffering from this repressed sexuality:

* NoTrueScotsman: Roman discusses this trope when talking about Ford Mustang fan reactions to the Ford Mustang Mach-E:
-->'''Roman:''' "No Mustang would have SUV curves and an electric motor." "The Mach-E is a Mustang with SUV curves and an electric motor." "Ah, but no ''true'' Mustang has SUV curves and an electric motor."

--> ''' The Roman (in character):''' "your wallet and '''your soul''' are FORFEIT at Kunkleman Chevrolet! (Buick, GMC, Oldsmobile, Nissan)"

** Chryslers, especially from the Lee Iacocca era. Expect any Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth review to have a lot of focus on how the car fits with his idea for the company (even if it was produced after he retired). The most notable example is the Dodge Challenger Hellcat, which got a few throwaway mentions of being a great car by its own merits and seven minutes of criticism for not being the kind of cheap dependable car that Iacocca favored.

* AlanSmithee: [[InUniverse]] In the Kunkleman Chevrolet segment of the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero review, when The Roman says "end credits", the phrase "Directed by Alan Smithee" appears on screen.-

* AlanSmithee: In the Kunkleman Chevrolet segment of the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero review, when The Roman says "end credits", the phrase "Directed by Alan Smithee" appears on screen.-

* LostInTheMaize: In the Tacoma review.
--> *While "BALLSACKS!" can be heard chanting in the background* "Yeah, keep running. Keep running in that cornfield. Where's the way out? Where is the way out? Oh, no, not that way."

--> "If a Porsche Cayman driver loses a race, they'll just go buy more polo shirts. But if a Corvette driver loses a race... [[DisproportionateRetribution they call the cops]]."

* ShotgunWedding: The usual cause of an unwanted purchase of a Honda Odyssey

** Mr. Regular makes repeated reference to the [[Franchise/StarTrek Rules of Acquisition]].
** He describes the 1993 Toyota Camry Wagon as "for the man whose favorite ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' is '[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE127LongPants long pants]]'."

* LetTheBullyWin: The suggested strategy when facing a Corvette in a race

** He describes the 1993 Toyota Camry Wagon as "for the man whose favorite ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' is '[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StrongBadEmailE127LongPants long pants]]'."

** He describes the 1993 Toyota Camry Wagon as "for the man whose favorite [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad Email]] is 'long pants'."