Automotive Vloggers (Vol 6)

[614-HSO]

Aww a feelgood video

[DodgyGeezer]

614-HSO said:

Aww a feelgood video

Something to watch when I get home

[2.5pi]

Enjoyed this https://youtu.be/xHVLOLK0aBs

[RB Will]

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

I've watched a fair few and exciting is not a word you can throw at them. His videos are very calm and mature. The trade off is he often has interesting discussion or viewpoints and some nice cars.

[RB Will]

Watched the part two of the AA Yeti vid tonight.
Was going alright, though nothing new or exciting. Then they got to the track and Alex was shouting and whooping like a bunch of chimpanzees for the rest of the vid.
It is so annoying, especially because it is all forced. He has done plenty of videos for Autotrader where he is razzing something far more interesting / fast / scary around a track and remains perfectly calm and composed.

[Sparky137]

RB Will said:

Watched the part two of the AA Yeti vid tonight.
Was going alright, though nothing new or exciting. Then they got to the track and Alex was shouting and whooping like a bunch of chimpanzees for the rest of the vid.
It is so annoying, especially because it is all forced. He has done plenty of videos for Autotrader where he is razzing something far more interesting / fast / scary around a track and remains perfectly calm and composed.

I was wondering whether to bother watching this. Thanks for the info, I won't waste my time.

[timrud]

2.5pi said:

Enjoyed this https://youtu.be/xHVLOLK0aBs

Probably the best creator at the moment

[RacingBlue]

InformationSuperHighway said:

InformationSuperHighway said:

Taylor on the podcast. I assume we’ll here some kind of loose apology / sob story?

Ok, update on my own post.

I listened this evening and overall it was good. Pretty much back to normal, but much like the main channel.. calmer and less laddish.

Also.. Taylor is starting his own channel (presumably under the AA banner). But will still be involved in the main channel.

Finally.. the apology was short, seemed genuine and then they moved on.

It was much better - the last few podcasts were borderline unlistenable. I'm also glad they've dropped the stupid clickbaity video descriptions ALL IN CAPS. They just need to lose the gurning faces on the thumbnails and we'll be on the way there.

[Discendo Discimus]

RB Will said:

Watched the part two of the AA Yeti vid tonight.
Was going alright, though nothing new or exciting. Then they got to the track and Alex was shouting and whooping like a bunch of chimpanzees for the rest of the vid.
It is so annoying, especially because it is all forced. He has done plenty of videos for Autotrader where he is razzing something far more interesting / fast / scary around a track and remains perfectly calm and composed.

Probably because fast, scary cars require a far higher level of concentration than a lightly modified Skoda Yeti. You're going to be quiet if you're concentrating to keep the car on track. In something like the Yeti you can have way more fun.

[Castrol for a knave]

RB Will said:

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

I've watched a fair few and exciting is not a word you can throw at them. His videos are very calm and mature. The trade off is he often has interesting discussion or viewpoints and some nice cars.

I find Harry's stuff relaxing and enjoyable - he's not trying too hard, he's just Harry.

Too much of the stuff on YT is the equivalent of the Shipping Forecast, but sung by Sepultura- the info is in there but it's a fking racket.

Give me a Harry style vid than some YT "celeb" with teeth you can see from space, a late 80's overgroomed beard and hair like Jack Grealish or battering sideaways around Lydden Hill in another 911 GT RS thingy.

[Red9zero]

Castrol for a knave said:

I find Harry's stuff relaxing and enjoyable - he's not trying too hard, he's just Harry.

Too much of the stuff on YT is the equivalent of the Shipping Forecast, but sung by Sepultura- the info is in there but it's a fking racket.

Give me a Harry style vid than some YT "celeb" with teeth you can see from space, a late 80's overgroomed beard and hair like Jack Grealish or battering sideaways around Lydden Hill in another 911 GT RS thingy.

Exactly. No clickbait crap, just old school car journalism.

[RB Will]

Discendo Discimus said:

RB Will said:

Watched the part two of the AA Yeti vid tonight.
Was going alright, though nothing new or exciting. Then they got to the track and Alex was shouting and whooping like a bunch of chimpanzees for the rest of the vid.
It is so annoying, especially because it is all forced. He has done plenty of videos for Autotrader where he is razzing something far more interesting / fast / scary around a track and remains perfectly calm and composed.

Probably because fast, scary cars require a far higher level of concentration than a lightly modified Skoda Yeti. You're going to be quiet if you're concentrating to keep the car on track. In something like the Yeti you can have way more fun.

I don’t think it is that. He is still managing to give sensible dialogue to the camera while getting sideways in a Ferrari or Nomad for example while still showing how fun it is and what it is like to drive. He just doesn’t shout and squeal needlessly like in the AA videos

[blingybongy]

The shipping forecast sung by Sepultura made me laugh.

[Redline88]

JWWs video on his GT3 was pretty good and the mechanic at Porsche Perth did a great job of covering what they were doing. £800 for an alignment though is going some

[614-HSO]

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

How can you be a member here and only just found out about Harry Metcalfe? furthermore how can you dislike him

Redline88 said:

JWWs video on his GT3 was pretty good and the mechanic at Porsche Perth did a great job of covering what they were doing. £800 for an alignment though is going some

Yeah that did seem a bit steep, I just thought it was the Porsche Premium, I was expecting the total cost to be higher the way they were leading on, It seems a nice spec, but trying for that Nordschleife lap I wonder about the aero situation, he's removed the front (bumper they called it) sections and also swapped the rear spoiler for a duck-tail, now I know there are sections on the track where the lack of the big RS spoiler would improve the time, but overall the spoiler would be a help, especially the speed required for the time they want to get under?

[Goldfever4]

614-HSO said:

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

How can you be a member here and only just found out about Harry Metcalfe? furthermore how can you dislike him

Just wait until you find the superior Harry's Farm channel

[Pincher]

614-HSO said:

Redline88 said:

JWWs video on his GT3 was pretty good and the mechanic at Porsche Perth did a great job of covering what they were doing. £800 for an alignment though is going some

Yeah that did seem a bit steep, I just thought it was the Porsche Premium, I was expecting the total cost to be higher the way they were leading on, It seems a nice spec, but trying for that Nordschleife lap I wonder about the aero situation, he's removed the front (bumper they called it) sections and also swapped the rear spoiler for a duck-tail, now I know there are sections on the track where the lack of the big RS spoiler would improve the time, but overall the spoiler would be a help, especially the speed required for the time they want to get under?

Thought that was actually a really good video - the tech was a natural in front of the camera.

Not sure that is the car that he’s doing the sub-7 stuff in though? Isn’t it just going to be the car that he uses to get to and from the ‘ring? Pretty sure he’s got some tricked up GT3RS for the lap attempt.

[Kev_Mk3]

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

Surely that is a reason for a ban ?

[Downward]

Kev_Mk3 said:

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

Surely that is a reason for a ban ?

The old folk won’t like this.

[Munka01]

Kev_Mk3 said:

Riley Blue said:

I just watched my first 'Harry's Garage', the one in which he drove over Hardknott Pass in a Morgan. Was that typical 'cos it was dull, dull, dull.

Surely that is a reason for a ban ?

I also find him dull. Maybe its an age thing (I'm 39), to be honest I get no enjoyment out of watching any channel that just reviews cars that I am likely never going to drive myself.