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M4SER said:
oops, was it that obvious?! The Espada hadn't been exercised in months, so that might have had something to do with it. Were you in a K reg RR Classic, as spotted one on that drive on the bit of road you're talking about..
Being on two wheels a lot and thus being exposed to more smells, I really notice that any older car tends to leave an octane-rich vapour trail. I think we've just got used to how ruthlessly efficient modern FI engines are at burning all the fuel, and carbs just never were that efficient. Effect especially strong when you've got 6 of them!M4SER said:
Shambler said:
Any plans to visit Skye when COVID subsides? Will never forget seeing the Pagani outside the Bosville Hotel in Portree.
I don't think we ever took a Zonda to Skye, we did an Ecoty there in 2009, which included a Noble M600, Evora and Murcielago, maybe it was one of these you saw? Harry.... is it true you get your CTEK chargers for free, CTEK pay you £25,000 each video, plus every charger sold you get a margin?
Having worked with manufacturers in EVO days from the traditional motoring journalist side and now part of the YouTube content side of things (though different league to the other dross)... what’s your take on this recent storm in a teacup?
Any anecdotes from the magazine days where integrity was challenged by manufacturer offers?
My impression is you’re pretty straight in terms of telling people who is sponsoring when you talk about the product.
Though understandable if you don’t want to wade into it.
Having worked with manufacturers in EVO days from the traditional motoring journalist side and now part of the YouTube content side of things (though different league to the other dross)... what’s your take on this recent storm in a teacup?
Any anecdotes from the magazine days where integrity was challenged by manufacturer offers?
My impression is you’re pretty straight in terms of telling people who is sponsoring when you talk about the product.
Though understandable if you don’t want to wade into it.
InitialDave said:
LM240 said:
Harry.... is it true you get your CTEK chargers for free, CTEK pay you £25,000 each video, plus every charger sold you get a margin?
He may not be deep enough into the youtube influencer hellhole to get that reference!Doofus said:
InitialDave said:
LM240 said:
Harry.... is it true you get your CTEK chargers for free, CTEK pay you £25,000 each video, plus every charger sold you get a margin?
He may not be deep enough into the youtube influencer hellhole to get that reference!LM240 said:
Doofus said:
InitialDave said:
LM240 said:
Harry.... is it true you get your CTEK chargers for free, CTEK pay you £25,000 each video, plus every charger sold you get a margin?
He may not be deep enough into the youtube influencer hellhole to get that reference!Mezzanine said:
We don’t need to tarnish this thread with yet more discussions about all that - it’s been covered in minute detail over in the main YouTuber thread.
Let’s keep this thread a safe space for grown ups watching intelligent and engaging YouTube content from Uncle Harry.
Hear, hear.Let’s keep this thread a safe space for grown ups watching intelligent and engaging YouTube content from Uncle Harry.
Doofus said:
I got the reference, but not the 'joke'.
Oh right. One of them.Anyway, thanks thread Police. I’m sure you’ll see from the tone of the message it was for any insight into any old stories from evo days regarding how manufacturers and press interacted and managed integrity.
I’m not really looking for further suspension/Jww discussion.
M4SER said:
The Lancia V4 engine in Fulvias is quite special. I'd dismissed Fulvias for years because RWD Alfas seemed more appealing. Having now owned both I'm very happy to have the Lancia in the garage, although a heavily modded Alfaholics GTV would be very special..
Those engine fellas are amazing. They had that lump stripped to components quick smart! 
Given they phoned up and tried to (cheekily) present it as a ‘farmers car’, I would have definitely conducted the complete straw bale test on the Bentley.
If they would have complained about the mess then would prove that it really isn’t anywhere near a ‘farmers car’.
Glad you got those wellingtons in there though Harry, although there did seem to be some non-Bentley specific floors mats happening in the footwell
If they would have complained about the mess then would prove that it really isn’t anywhere near a ‘farmers car’.
Glad you got those wellingtons in there though Harry, although there did seem to be some non-Bentley specific floors mats happening in the footwell
NDA said:
The Bentley still looks a little arriviste on a shoot.
I'd suggest rocking up in a Cullinan might be even worse! It's strange, as the Bentley is British built and a thoroughly well engineered car, as is the Range Rover. It's just rubber mats, etc. are the norm for a Range Rover but not even on the options list on the Bentayga. The luxury element is well beyond what a farmer wants too but if you own Suffolk, say, or the top of Scotland, then I'd expect you would love the Bentayga!
As the world goes electric, I think we'll look back on this period as American do on the muscle car era. I suggest enjoying it while it lasts, Bentsygas won't be around in 180mph, V8 form for much longer..
LM240 said:
Harry.... is it true you get your CTEK chargers for free, CTEK pay you £25,000 each video, plus every charger sold you get a margin?
Having worked with manufacturers in EVO days from the traditional motoring journalist side and now part of the YouTube content side of things (though different league to the other dross)... what’s your take on this recent storm in a teacup?
Any anecdotes from the magazine days where integrity was challenged by manufacturer offers?
My impression is you’re pretty straight in terms of telling people who is sponsoring when you talk about the product.
Though understandable if you don’t want to wade into it.
Not keen going there after last week shenanigans! The little bit I will add, though, is many YouTubers are doing it as a business and in today's Influencer world, what might appear outlandish and a bit of a cheek, isn't seen that way in many other industries Influencers are prevalent in. Having worked with manufacturers in EVO days from the traditional motoring journalist side and now part of the YouTube content side of things (though different league to the other dross)... what’s your take on this recent storm in a teacup?
Any anecdotes from the magazine days where integrity was challenged by manufacturer offers?
My impression is you’re pretty straight in terms of telling people who is sponsoring when you talk about the product.
Though understandable if you don’t want to wade into it.
There's a long history of specialist automotive media reviewing cars and because potential buyers are often spending an awful lot of money, then need to have trust in the opinions of so called expert reviewers. That's why I, and many other what I might term old school car journos, treasure their editorial integrity above anything else. Opinions shouldn't be bought, they should come straight from the reviewer's experience, without any monetary interference.
Back in evo days, there was often the dreaded Advertorial to have to deal with, which always grated with editorial. The money was often great, though, so if one came along I'd always do my best to make it of value to the reader. I can remember Peugeot booking an advertorial in evo around Le Mans time and I got the legendary Brian Leban to do his insider's guide to Le Mans (which he used to live for) in a pocket book we bagged with the issue. That meant Peugeot got value and evo readers did too.
Then concerning my relationship with my sponsors, they came about after I noticed Goodwood were sponsored by Mastercard and used their logo on any video they put out. It didn't interfere with my viewing pleasure and I thought it worked really well, so I thought it worked really well. I approached Footman James and a deal was done in the early days of HG. I still have pay full price for my insurance, though, as that's organised by a completely separate department.
CTEK joined later and while most of my cars were already on CTEK trickle chargers, they do occasionally send me a new version to try out and I would always make that clear in any video by saying 'CTEK sent me this to try..' I do videos with Silverstone Auctions too and really enjoy doing them, as there's zero guidance on what I should feature. Then Magnitude Finance approached and I thought they had a good website that works out possible monthly payments on any car you fancy buying, so they seemed a good fit too.
The end result of having all the sponsors on board is I can do videos I want to do, rather than having to cover stuff just to get more views (drag races, etc.). It makes no commercial sense to drive a Rolls Royce Shadow to the Arctic, or Testarossa to the Sahara but by having these sponsors on board, I can say b
ks to it and just go do it! Hence why I'm hugely grateful for their continued support. Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff