Are these Vloggers just a scam? SOL or Shmee etc? (Vol 2)

[p1stonhead]

DannyScene said:

S11Steve said:

georgefreeman918 said:

ashleyman said:

Yep. Going to redline!! No doubt the replacement will be from them too.

Can’t help but think there was no a purchase made from this dealership, (same with TGE) more a long term long car in exchange for some publicity. Good value for money marketing I guess though I assume for Redline!

I do wonder if they actually do own these cars or whether they stay on Redlines books.

4 years HP on it, so likely it is Archies, or at least his responsibility to pay for it, even if the title belongs to Aldermore

This doesn't show what upfront payment there was, or what the future balloon is, but it wouldn't surprise me if this was under a grand per month in finance.

Is this info free to the public or do you have to work in a certain market place to have access to this?

If the latter I'd say this is a bit far posting it up

An HPI will tell you if there’s finance but don’t think itll go that far in telling you details of said finance.

[Butter Face]

Anyone can have an HPI check done on a car and get the exact information posted above.

I wouldn't have done it and posted it up, but I don't think he's done anything illegal etc.

[p1stonhead]

Butter Face said:

Anyone can have an HPI check done on a car and get the exact information posted above.

I wouldn't have done it and posted it up, but I don't think he's done anything illegal etc.

So someone paid to HPI Archie’s car to check his finance details? Talk about mental!

[Butter Face]

p1stonhead said:

Butter Face said:

Anyone can have an HPI check done on a car and get the exact information posted above.

I wouldn't have done it and posted it up, but I don't think he's done anything illegal etc.

So someone paid to HPI Archie’s car to check his finance details? Talk about mental!

As has been mentioned, Steve works in the industry so likely has unlimited access to HPI (or similar) for a fixed fee, so the cost to him would have been nil.

[ashleyman]

It proves the point that the car isn't on dealer stock or owned by Redline which is what was being discussed. Nothing wrong with that!!

[pincher]

Butter Face said:

Anyone can have an HPI check done on a car and get the exact information posted above.

Even the finance agreement number?

[Butter Face]

pincher said:

Butter Face said:

Anyone can have an HPI check done on a car and get the exact information posted above.

Even the finance agreement number?

I believe so.

It certainly does for trade accounts anyway.

edit:


From the HPI website.

[pincher]

I’d have thought that a trade account report was markedly different to the report that I could get but if that’s not the case, then I am more than happy to be corrected.

[fridaypassion]

pincher said:

Even the finance agreement number?

Yep and you can ring for a settlement figure if you were really that way inclined.

[Butter Face]

pincher said:

I’d have thought that a trade account report was markedly different to the report that I could get but if that’s not the case, then I am more than happy to be corrected.

See above. HPI will supply you the agreement number.

[anonymous-user]

Going back to the Archie Hamilton video, Tony explains that his finance is limited to 5000 miles a year and that the car would cost him between £50k and £60k to run in the first year.

Even taking the lower of those estimates that is £10 per mile......

The impression these guys used to give was that the cars they were buying would lose nothing or even go up in value meaning they were essentiially driving around for free.

Loved the fact that Archie only taxed his car for six months at a time, I have this picture of him putting £10 of petrol in at a time.

[Bubba Zanetti]

Does it really matter how they obtain their cars?

a) Trust fund from daddy? Good for them
b) Earned via their own graft? Good for them
c) Via a finance deal that would keep most sane people awake at night? Not my cup of tea but that's up to the individual

[David87]

Joey Deacon said:

the fact that Archie only taxed his car for six months at a time, I have this picture of him putting £10 of petrol in at a time.

And yet he seems to have an extensive £400 hoodie collection.

[red_slr]

e46m3Mark said:

Jez m said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HyXLsdOw0

Porsche Cayman GT4 - Strut Tower Failure/ Gearbox/ Clutch PROBLEMS .

Saw this last night, never knew these had so many issues. Skip to later in the video if you want to see some horrific footage of one very broken Porsche!

Bloody hell. I'd be telling Porsche to come take their GT4 back and be looking to be compensated accordingly.

Edited by e46m3Mark on Friday 15th February 12:36

Not great to have a strut tower fail like that. The previous video of his track day he had a big off and kept full lock on into the gravel and I bet that's where it actually cracked then days later hit a small pot hole and it finally unzipped around the top of the tower.

Porsche do warranty their cars on trackdays so hopefully they will sort it but its going to be a PITA to repair.

[e46m3Mark]

David87 said:

Joey Deacon said:

the fact that Archie only taxed his car for six months at a time, I have this picture of him putting £10 of petrol in at a time.

And yet he seems to have an extensive £400 hoodie collection.

I've seen the same looking hoodies for a tenner down the market.

[Jez m]

red_slr said:

e46m3Mark said:

Jez m said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HyXLsdOw0

Porsche Cayman GT4 - Strut Tower Failure/ Gearbox/ Clutch PROBLEMS .

Saw this last night, never knew these had so many issues. Skip to later in the video if you want to see some horrific footage of one very broken Porsche!

Bloody hell. I'd be telling Porsche to come take their GT4 back and be looking to be compensated accordingly.

Edited by e46m3Mark on Friday 15th February 12:36

Not great to have a strut tower fail like that. The previous video of his track day he had a big off and kept full lock on into the gravel and I bet that's where it actually cracked then days later hit a small pot hole and it finally unzipped around the top of the tower.

Porsche do warranty their cars on trackdays so hopefully they will sort it but its going to be a PITA to repair.

Just realised there is already a thread running on this. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

A known issue, looks like use of Aluminium is the weak point.

I'd be pretty pissed to know that my 'track oriented' GT4 can't stand up to a bit of light track work! Yes, this car had a bit of an 'off' in to a gravel track but it wasn't that big an off and there was no contact with anything. A quick google image search results in plenty of other similar pictures of catastrophic strut failure!!

[Obi Wan]

Bubba Zanetti said:

Does it really matter how they obtain their cars?

a) Trust fund from daddy? Good for them
b) Earned via their own graft? Good for them
c) Via a finance deal that would keep most sane people awake at night? Not my cup of tea but that's up to the individual

Couldn’t agree more.

[fridaypassion]

Jez m said:

Just realised there is already a thread running on this. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

A known issue, looks like use of Aluminium is the weak point.

I'd be pretty pissed to know that my 'track oriented' GT4 can't stand up to a bit of light track work! Yes, this car had a bit of an 'off' in to a gravel track but it wasn't that big an off and there was no contact with anything. A quick google image search results in plenty of other similar pictures of catastrophic strut failure!!

If it's that little off at knochill it would severely damage Porsche if they pulled a warranty claim based on that.

Tbh the more I'm seeing of P cars (chocolate gearbox/991 engine fiasco) I'm almost glad I'm not on the dealer list for one (yes I'm bitter)

[Truckosaurus]

Jez m said:

...A known issue, looks like use of Aluminium is the weak point....

On a related note, and on topic as it in on Youtube, this week's cost breakdown on the Apex Nurburgring taxis mentions that the lightweight M4 rear hubs need somewhat regular changing as they aren't man enough for what they use them for.

€54 a lap for Macca brake pads

[e46m3Mark]

Obi Wan said:

Bubba Zanetti said:

Does it really matter how they obtain their cars?

a) Trust fund from daddy? Good for them
b) Earned via their own graft? Good for them
c) Via a finance deal that would keep most sane people awake at night? Not my cup of tea but that's up to the individual

Couldn’t agree more.

It really only matters if they say something misleading in their videos, or if they're driving cars that don't belong to them, whilst deliberately suggesting that they do. As to whether that has / is happened / happening though, I have no idea.