Are these Vloggers just a scam? SOL or Shmee etc???????

[slk 32]

johnwilliams77 said:

RotaryPoweredBlender said:

Anyone else underwhelmed by Paul SoL’s big announcement? Been hyping it for weeks, basically he’s going to learn drifting.

Not entirely sure that’s ‘changing the car game’.

Jeez - didn't think he could embarrass himself more.

What an amazing big announcement which he has went on about in numerous videos!

Nearly of the comments say the same thing.

Given that he's trailed it for weeks he'd hyped expectations up to a level where people were expecting him to announce he'd discovered a cure for cancer or cold fusion.

I do get the impression he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[Benmac]

slk 32 said:

Given that he's trailed it for weeks he'd hyped expectations up to a level where people were expecting him to announce he'd discovered a cure for cancer or cold fusion.

I do get the impression he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

It'll be amusing if he is decent at it and becomes a more successful competitive driver than Archie (albeit in a different field)

[Truckosaurus]

Of course to be a 'professional' racing driver, one doesn't have to be Any Good, you just have to be getting paid....

[RotaryPoweredBlender]

Urgh ‘Team Galag Snow Tour’ now invading my YT, Twitter and Instagram feeds for the next week.

Yawn. Every man and his dog doing exactly the same thing, making identical videos and posts.

We’ve even got Sam Moores and MrJWW posting THE SAME PHOTO on each account.

[Loplop]

I can't speak a word of Italian but I think my favourite automotive YT channel at the moment is Davide Cironi.

Gets some obscure stuff on, nice scenery, surprisingly good production quality and he's even had an EB110 on...

[cayman-black]

KHK said:

Just watched Tim's road trip in the GTR and honestly I enjoy these videos much more compared to car reviews. Reviews are fine but I feel like everyone is doing the same thing, same cars. Speaking of car reviews, Tim any plans to meet up with JCartu again and do a video on his LaF Aperta?

I do enjoy the European road trips a lot more. A nice spec that AMG as well, so glad it wasn't blue.

[FoxtrotOscar1]

Loplop said:

I can't speak a word of Italian but I think my favourite automotive YT channel at the moment is Davide Cironi.

Gets some obscure stuff on, nice scenery, surprisingly good production quality and he's even had an EB110 on...

Whole heartedly agree. You can tell the cars are his passion. He's not an excitable chimp.

Its a car, a driver and a review.

[national]

Loplop said:

I can't speak a word of Italian but I think my favourite automotive YT channel at the moment is Davide Cironi.

Gets some obscure stuff on, nice scenery, surprisingly good production quality and he's even had an EB110 on...

Thank you for making me aware of this channel. Some great stuff on there. I usually hate subtitled videos but these I can live with. If there was a UK person doing the same thing, the channel would be huge.

[Digga]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

Loplop said:

I can't speak a word of Italian but I think my favourite automotive YT channel at the moment is Davide Cironi.

Gets some obscure stuff on, nice scenery, surprisingly good production quality and he's even had an EB110 on...

Whole heartedly agree. You can tell the cars are his passion. He's not an excitable chimp.

Its a car, a driver and a review.

Given the rare and incredible stuff he gets to drive, he seems, somehow, very modest and grounded. I do like that. For all his modesty, he seems to drive the things pretty well too.

[Loplop]

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

Whole heartedly agree. You can tell the cars are his passion. He's not an excitable chimp.

Its a car, a driver and a review.

Yeah exactly, he doesn't feel the need to bounce around and act like he's 5 years old in a little tikes car the second he gets behind the wheel, so when he shows such emotions you truly see that it is the car that he is driving invoking that reaction.

national said:

Thank you for making me aware of this channel. Some great stuff on there. I usually hate subtitled videos but these I can live with. If there was a UK person doing the same thing, the channel would be huge.

No problem, he certainly deserves more exposure! His video on the Renault 5 GT Turbo, 106 Rallye and Saxo VTS are particularly good. I keep meaning to set aside time to watch his EB110 documentary, the snippets of interviews he put into his drive video were great so I imagine the full documentary is even better!

[e30m3Mark]

3rd part of the Gordon Murray Escort build was released yesterday. Very enjoyable indeed, with some genuine technical skills included and not a wrap or drive thru anywhere to be seen!

[AJB1971]

Shmee said:

Not sure it's about flipping here, market is falling hard on everything. It's more likely that Tony did TGE a favour and took the allocation as Tom was probably a) not looking to sell the Vent S yet and b) looking at a giant hit (and possibly negative equity) if he did.

Edited by Shmee on Sunday 21st January 13:58

An interesting comment and one that could have a lot of implications for your industry.

The classic car market appears to have been in a bubble for some time now. The premiums paid for some, in-demand, new cars appear to have been excessive and residual prices have been unusually strong. This is probably a result of low interest rates and the easy availability of credit, which increased demand and led to a speculative element entering the market in search of quick gains.

With interest rates now rising and access to finance becoming tougher, it appears that the market is entering a downturn, even if that’s just a case of it returning to some form of normality.

I suspect that if Tom could have sold the Performante for a premium, then he would have done so. Arranging finance to complete the purchase before selling the car on could have been a problem.

If we were to see a more significant downturn, how do you think it would affect your business?

In some ways it could be beneficial as it could reduce the competition, making it more difficult for those who are less well established and also for anybody new wanting to enter the sector.

Would you consider selling some of your 'keepers' if you thought that their values were likely to drop significantly e.g. 675 LT and GT8?

Also, would it affect your purchase of the Ford GT?

A thousand cars is not exactly rare. The requirement of a 50% deposit could make it difficult for some people to fulfil their orders if they’re reliant on finance. The asking price is already high and that’s before you've specced the car up. If cars started appearing on the used market below the list price, then it could lead to a lot of cancelled orders.

Edited by AJB1971 on Monday 22 January 20:30

Edited by AJB1971 on Monday 22 January 20:37

[Glade]

slk 32 said:

johnwilliams77 said:

RotaryPoweredBlender said:

Anyone else underwhelmed by Paul SoL’s big announcement? Been hyping it for weeks, basically he’s going to learn drifting.

Not entirely sure that’s ‘changing the car game’.

Jeez - didn't think he could embarrass himself more.

What an amazing big announcement which he has went on about in numerous videos!

Nearly of the comments say the same thing.

Given that he's trailed it for weeks he'd hyped expectations up to a level where people were expecting him to announce he'd discovered a cure for cancer or cold fusion.

I do get the impression he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Perhaps for his target audience it's the type of new content he needs, and if he has the opportunity why not. Its probably a big deal for the guy and he's very excited.

Fair play to him.

[stumpyvtec]

I have been watching paul for about a year and i find his content very watchable. Shmee150 has been feeling like he is sponsored by a lot of companies as all his videos are him test driving hatchbacks and tuned cars. I liek watching DDE (dailydrivenexotics). Content seems more relevant to what i emjoy

[danzman1991]

DannyDC2’s lastest video has a fantastic ending, something I could never have anticipated.

[jon-]

Sid, the childrens TV presenter, back speeding and sliding cars around on very busy public roads while admitting to sliding (8m 15).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92CmZCbnh90

Needs to be careful.

[jon-]

also, a certain amount of irony for this advert being displayed after posting in this thread.

[Jonesy23]

jon- said:

Sid, the childrens TV presenter, back speeding and sliding cars around on very busy public roads while admitting to sliding (8m 15).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92CmZCbnh90

Needs to be careful.

He's a prize arse, and has been for ages.

Makes no odds having it on video if no-one complains.

[dannyDC2]

jon- said:

Sid, the childrens TV presenter, back speeding and sliding cars around on very busy public roads while admitting to sliding (8m 15).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92CmZCbnh90

Needs to be careful.

Do you think he needs to be careful because of his career, and the negative effect the Daily Mail could have on it if they were made aware of that video, or just YouTubers in general?

I've tried to stay away from doing anything like that on the road lately. The odd dab of oppo perhaps, but certainly no more asbo stuff. For now...

[dannyDC2]

danzman1991 said:

DannyDC2’s lastest video has a fantastic ending, something I could never have anticipated.