Automotive Vloggers (Vol. 5)

[Alfa numeric]

skwdenyer said:

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Maybe it would be better to treat it in the way, say, Linus Tech Tips does it, with a separately-recorded sponsor message to draw a distinction between the content and the advert?.

If he did that you can skip past it and I'm sure a YouTuber has said in the past that YT can tell if you do that. If he weaves it into the narrative you're less likely to skip past the bit that helps pay the bills.

[Kev_Mk3]

Dave200 said:

WPA said:

Kev_Mk3 said:

Auto Alex
TDC
All the Gear

Currently on the way to Bruges. How many times have they been to Bruges or the Nurburgring recently...........

I watched TDC finishing the Porsche earlier, BC coilovers, ditchfinders and a trip to the ring all ticked off.

Jack was in the background working on the 924 they built on CT so guessing that will be going

However I will not be watching another ring or Bruges trip video.

Surely this can't have been their master plan? Surely they haven't spent this long planning and teasing these new presenters and channels just to rehash the same old formats? Is that annoying bloke going to drive their cars on the track while they all exaggerate how much fun they are having again?

You mean the king of the ring and one of the slowest members of his race team hopefully not

Truckosaurus said:

Kev_Mk3 said:

Auto Alex/TDC/All the Gear

They definitely need to make an effort to differentiate between the channels (there's also the 'v2' channel within the group) so it is not just the same sort of content but with different main presenters (and the same comrades in the background).

I quite like 996 though. It would be good to see a road trip to somewhere new but I understand that a ring trip is 'easy' and good for views.

Maybe the 'all the gear' channel might widen their horizons.

I think all the gear will start off doing car things and I hope this is just a welcome to get them all together but then go off on their own doing other things maybe a bit like car throttle did aka camper focus on a trip etc as that was good.

jayemm89 said:

It may well develop over time but if I was looking to set up the empire Alex has, you'd want to have a business hat on and work out what the niche of each channel will be.

Eg. one doing dirt cheap purchase/rebuild/rag
One doing sympathetic oem style restoration perhaps
One with features on modern cars/reviews etc etc

Otherwise it will get confusing quickly with the amount of crossover and viewer fatigue will set in 3x as fast.

Still, I've given them a sub as they are ultimately nice guys and I would like to see them do well. The intro video did remind me a bit of The Fast Show's "Brilliant" guy

Edited by jayemm89 on Tuesday 16th April 08:23

Totally agree. I have subbed and really do hope they all do well as all seem genuinely nice guys but also hope its not re hashed on each channel "oh that did well we will do it on our channel" type thing.

I did ask on instagram if they had their own table at Ribs n Beer yet as they are now regulars.................

[Discendo Discimus]

sandman77 said:

I think you have completely misunderstood what he was saying. The Audi engine blew at high revs shortly after being remapped. Was the remap the cause of the failure? Maybe it was but mat took 100% of the blame himself rather than suggest the map contributed to it.

You're right, I misread the tone of the post, apologies to whoever it was.

[Dave200]

Kev_Mk3 said:

Totally agree. I have subbed and really do hope they all do well as all seem genuinely nice guys but also hope its not re hashed on each channel "oh that did well we will do it on our channel" type thing.

I really like the four guys who've recently joined. Their style is a lot more relaxed and informal, and they tend not to get too OTT. I just hope whatever plan they have is actually viable to keep them all employed.

[mat-fos36]

Dave200 said:

No need to over-egg it. You've clearly got the attention you wanted.

Nice one

[Truckosaurus]

I assume there is no actual employment taking place, and everyone is working as a freelancer?

The key to the whole enterprise will be down to having someone in the team that is a good enough salesman to bring in decent brand deals and sponsorships now they have plenty of content to promote things on.

[KillerHERTZ]

mat-fos36 said:

Nice one

Ignore them, this thread is a jealousy Cesspool.

[james6546]

KillerHERTZ said:

mat-fos36 said:

Nice one

Ignore them, this thread is a jealousy Cesspool.

It really is sometimes. So much aggression.

Just enjoy the fact that we now get so much decent car content. If you don’t like it move on, rather than angrily glaring at whatever device you are typing on, you’ll live longer.

The fact that Mat comes in here to comment is awesome, I bloody wouldn’t!

[Dave200]

KillerHERTZ said:

mat-fos36 said:

Nice one

Ignore them, this thread is a jealousy Cesspool.

Why is anyone who objects to this infantile clickbait style of content promotion automatically labelled as jealous?

[james6546]

Dave200 said:

KillerHERTZ said:

mat-fos36 said:

Nice one

Ignore them, this thread is a jealousy Cesspool.

Why is anyone who objects to this infantile clickbait style of content promotion automatically labelled as jealous?

For me it’s not jealousy, it’s just the fact that someone will very aggressively object to the same thing for 4 pages

[thecremeegg]

Dave200 said:

Why is anyone who objects to this infantile clickbait style of content promotion automatically labelled as jealous?

Why are you in a thread about car youtubers at all then? They all do it to a degree, every single one. If you can't believe what one says, you can't believe any of them.
I just watch the videos and enjoy them, ignore the adverts, the sponsors, the clickbait titles etc.
No wonder the likes of Mat don't bother coming in here much, imagine if you had a thread on the internet slagging you off daily for making some videos about cars!

[WelshGTI]

Dave200 said:

mat-fos36 said:

Wow! Some comments from people are crazy in here. I knew I wasn’t going to win either way but I didn’t realise people would think it was a fake crash!

No need to over-egg it. You've clearly got the attention you wanted.

A clown shoe response

[Dave200]

thecremeegg said:

Dave200 said:

Why is anyone who objects to this infantile clickbait style of content promotion automatically labelled as jealous?

Why are you in a thread about car youtubers at all then? They all do it to a degree, every single one. If you can't believe what one says, you can't believe any of them.
I just watch the videos and enjoy them, ignore the adverts, the sponsors, the clickbait titles etc.
No wonder the likes of Mat don't bother coming in here much, imagine if you had a thread on the internet slagging you off daily for making some videos about cars!

Isn't this a thread to discuss them, which would include things we don't like? Or did I accidentally find myself in some kind of weird black hole where only praise is allowed? Matt has a thread specifically dedicated to his channel where he doubtless gets lots of praise from his viewers, so why would he come to this one too?

[Discendo Discimus]

audi321 said:

Is it just me, but did that white 996 look like it’s had a full on detailing? Paintwork looks amazing. Don’t know why they wouldn’t show that being done

It was probably done by Viking Detail who does all of AutoAlex's cars.
Even if they showed it being done, you'd have the moaners on this thread complaining that it's a rehash of the AutoAlex format and they're not doing anything new. They really can't win.

[Davey S2]

Downward said:

Matt really needs to work on his thumbnail pics.

Should be something like this

[ThomW]

Davey S2 said:

Matt really needs to work on his thumbnail pics.

He looks like he's struggling to crimp one out after a particular carb-heavy weekend.

[h0b0]

Davey S2 said:

Downward said:

Matt really needs to work on his thumbnail pics.

Should be something like this

I think Shmee would do a video objecting to that thumb nail. But, no one would watch it.

[TroubledSoul]

Frimley111R said:

It did seem a bit odd. If the Lambo was the absolute worst car to take home surely he had another he could have taken?

Perhaps he didn't. Perhaps he doesn't leave the keys to the other cars in the unit so as to avoid having them stolen if there's a break in?

[skylarking808]

Discendo Discimus said:

audi321 said:

Is it just me, but did that white 996 look like it’s had a full on detailing? Paintwork looks amazing. Don’t know why they wouldn’t show that being done

Yes the car looks pretty decent, but I would be focussed on the bent chasis rather than the paintwork!

(Typical You Tube priorities)

[Downward]

WelshGTI said:

Dave200 said:

mat-fos36 said:

Wow! Some comments from people are crazy in here. I knew I wasn’t going to win either way but I didn’t realise people would think it was a fake crash!

No need to over-egg it. You've clearly got the attention you wanted.

A clown shoe response

If this was some lad hiring a Supercar for a wedding and smashing it up they would be getting pelters and it would be pages long.

At least Mat though accepts it’s his fault hands up yep I can’t drive this !