Automotive Vloggers (Vol. 5)

[Raccaccoonie]

Idiocracy incarnate, people are getting dumber they want dumb st. Gen pop, think Mrs Brown fans, want easy to consume tripe, that doesn't need the act of thinking, and they can guffaw in glee. Why so many car spotters that are now youtube stars, it isn't personality?

In other news Harry Metcalfe's latest video is interesting in Jag V12 lore, the builder has a very nice motor.

[maz8062]

C70R said:

Doofus said:

AyBee said:

Gary29 said:

Whistlin' Diesel is 'doing numbers' with his latest vid, 1.4M views in 9 hours is pretty good going by any standard. The Tesla/EV fan boys won't like it.

Does huge numbers, but I can't get my head around wrecking perfectly decent cars for the sake of views, whether that's a Tesla or a Ferrari.

If you own a car, you can do what you want with it. The world will still turn.

A staggering revelation, thank you.

Turning world or not, it just seems silly and wasteful.

I watched the video. The man is making lots of money but the wilful damage of the car, public highway with the wheel lock and the risks to his own life driving the car upside down - it’s a weird mindset but obviously hits the mark with some.

Has any one watched any of those audit vids. DJ & PJ audits? They’re crazy .

https://youtu.be/Nh3OoQ64Nl8

[SteveStrange]

maz8062 said:

C70R said:

Doofus said:

AyBee said:

Gary29 said:

Whistlin' Diesel is 'doing numbers' with his latest vid, 1.4M views in 9 hours is pretty good going by any standard. The Tesla/EV fan boys won't like it.

Does huge numbers, but I can't get my head around wrecking perfectly decent cars for the sake of views, whether that's a Tesla or a Ferrari.

If you own a car, you can do what you want with it. The world will still turn.

A staggering revelation, thank you.

Turning world or not, it just seems silly and wasteful.

I watched the video. The man is making lots of money but the wilful damage of the car, public highway with the wheel lock and the risks to his own life driving the car upside down - it’s a weird mindset but obviously hits the mark with some.

Has any one watched any of those audit vids. DJ & PJ audits? They’re crazy .

https://youtu.be/Nh3OoQ64Nl8

Those "auditors" are utter wkers and need a thrashing.

[Doofus]

SteveStrange said:

Those "auditors" are utter wkers and need a thrashing.

"I'm going to record myself as I go looking for an argument just so I can tell the other person he's not allowed to argue with me"

fking bk-headed cocksocket fkpigs.

[pquinn]

The Whistlin' Diesel stuff is just an automotive variation of a whole set of successful YouTube channels. They all have similar types fronting them (individually or in groups), all do outrageous/pointlessly expensive stunts, and all appeal to a similar adolescent male audience.

It's all the same trash and it all makes money.

Though the real trick is milking your moron audience into buying a crappy overpriced sports drink...

[Raccaccoonie]

pquinn said:

The Whistlin' Diesel stuff is just an automotive variation of a whole set of successful YouTube channels. They all have similar types fronting them (individually or in groups), all do outrageous/pointlessly expensive stunts, and all appeal to a similar adolescent male audience.

It's all the same trash and it all makes money.

Though the real trick is milking your moron audience into buying a crappy overpriced sports drink...

Basically just jackass. The Jackass hire car was funny, Whistlin diesel just does moronic stuff. Sued by Ferrari for trashing a car lol, his fans are idiots. Mrs Brown laughs.

But on the flip side these vloggers who get a expensive supercars and just point at features like a dead dog, are just as bad.

[Doofus]

Did he get sued by Ferrari? If so, on what grounds?

[C70R]

Raccaccoonie said:

But on the flip side these vloggers who get a expensive supercars and just point at features like a dead dog, are just as bad.

The genre I avoid at all costs.

I can't understand how little imagination you'd need to have to find interest in someone buying and pointing at the latest unaffordable car.

[Raccaccoonie]

Doofus said:

Did he get sued by Ferrari? If so, on what grounds?

no that is what he said would happen and his fans parroted it.

[Doofus]

Raccaccoonie said:

Doofus said:

Did he get sued by Ferrari? If so, on what grounds?

no that is what he said would happen and his fans parroted it.

It sounded like internet bks, TBH.

[smithyithy]

I thought I saw on Reddit that he get a cease and desist letter from Ferrari?

[SteveStrange]

smithyithy said:

I thought I saw on Reddit that he get a cease and desist letter from Ferrari?

Cease and desist from what? Taking the car he's bought and using it in a legal (if distasteful) way? I'd use the letter as toilet paper and send it back.

Unless (and I'm almost 100% sure you don't) you have to sign an agreement upon purchase that says you will use it in a way that Ferrari agree to.

[pquinn]

SteveStrange said:

smithyithy said:

I thought I saw on Reddit that he get a cease and desist letter from Ferrari?

Cease and desist from what? Taking the car he's bought and using it in a legal (if distasteful) way? I'd use the letter as toilet paper and send it back.

Unless (and I'm almost 100% sure you don't) you have to sign an agreement upon purchase that says you will use it in a way that Ferrari agree to.

They probably have some route to enforcing their brand rights, especially on a commercial production. Just think how often you'll see logos & badges blurred or covered on TV.

He might be free to destroy the car but they can still make his life difficult if they feel like it.

[123DWA]

maz8062 said:

Has any one watched any of those audit vids. DJ & PJ audits? They’re crazy .

https://youtu.be/Nh3OoQ64Nl8

I saw on TikTok last night several people posting up pictures of DJ Audits house & his face. Apparently he's not best pleased about it! Funny that...

[pquinn]

123DWA said:

maz8062 said:

Has any one watched any of those audit vids. DJ & PJ audits? They’re crazy .

https://youtu.be/Nh3OoQ64Nl8

I saw on TikTok last night several people posting up pictures of DJ Audits house & his face. Apparently he's not best pleased about it! Funny that...

If you're going to spend so much of your time winding people up you need to try much harder to stay anonymous.

Seems like time well spent annoying someone like that with their own games.

[The Moose]

I thought Whistlin' Diesel and Shmee was an interesting colab!

WD's stuff is just brain-out fun - not to be taken too seriously.

[smithyithy]

SteveStrange said:

Cease and desist from what? Taking the car he's bought and using it in a legal (if distasteful) way? I'd use the letter as toilet paper and send it back.

Unless (and I'm almost 100% sure you don't) you have to sign an agreement upon purchase that says you will use it in a way that Ferrari agree to.

I'm not saying they legally have a leg to stand on, but they've been known to be aholes about stuff like this, especially in the US it seems, the music producer DeadMau5 got in trouble with them for wrapping his car in a cartoon cat meme and calling it the 'Purrari'

[InformationSuperHighway]

smithyithy said:

SteveStrange said:

Cease and desist from what? Taking the car he's bought and using it in a legal (if distasteful) way? I'd use the letter as toilet paper and send it back.

Unless (and I'm almost 100% sure you don't) you have to sign an agreement upon purchase that says you will use it in a way that Ferrari agree to.

I'm not saying they legally have a leg to stand on, but they've been known to be aholes about stuff like this, especially in the US it seems, the music producer DeadMau5 got in trouble with them for wrapping his car in a cartoon cat meme and calling it the 'Purrari'

Yes indeed, it is an understandable stance from them to want to maintain their brand image. Much like when Burberry went all chav.. it caused them huge amounts of problems.

Do they have a right to do it though... probably not.

I wonder if when you buy a brand new Ferrari is there some kind of brand protection language buried in the T+Cs you sign at the dealership?

Wouldn't apply to used cars of course.

[_dobbo_]

Doofus said:

SteveStrange said:

Those "auditors" are utter wkers and need a thrashing.

"I'm going to record myself as I go looking for an argument just so I can tell the other person he's not allowed to argue with me"

fking bk-headed cocksocket fkpigs.

Real cycling Mikey vibes, can't believe the YouTube comments don't absolutely destroy him. Goes looking for an argument, gets one, escalates, then acts the victim, what a melt

[DomesticM]

Sweet Fantastic said:

Can’t have Car Trek…… Hoover and Tavarish I can tolerate but the other bloke….up his own arse big style!!

It’s a scripted show, he’s meant to be like that. His channel Vin Wiki is actually very good and has some very interesting guests/topics.