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

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

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roystinho

3,767 posts

176 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Yeah it’s bizzare. Sometimes I/we make videos that we think will fly, and they don’t. Others are just standard stuff and they go way beyond what we expect

dannyDC2

7,543 posts

169 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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jon- said:
What I'm learning is youtube is a rule to itself. I've produced some really nice content (for me) like the race at Knockhill vs Gordon Shedden and it's pretty much flopped on 60k views and very little uplift in sub numbers, yet the video from two weeks ago which was just 16 minutes of me talking is flying now at 215k and has added more subs than any other video.

Guess who will be making more lists this year hehe
Lists are good for the 'tube. Top 10 this that and the rest. I keep meaning to do a list. hehe

Let me know if you ever need help shredding some tyres btw... wobble

jon-

16,511 posts

217 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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dannyDC2 said:
jon- said:
What I'm learning is youtube is a rule to itself. I've produced some really nice content (for me) like the race at Knockhill vs Gordon Shedden and it's pretty much flopped on 60k views and very little uplift in sub numbers, yet the video from two weeks ago which was just 16 minutes of me talking is flying now at 215k and has added more subs than any other video.

Guess who will be making more lists this year hehe
Lists are good for the 'tube. Top 10 this that and the rest. I keep meaning to do a list. hehe

Let me know if you ever need help shredding some tyres btw... wobble
Definitely. Perhaps we should do a "top 10 ways to shred tyres" video hehe

egor110

16,886 posts

204 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Just watched archie hamilton's latrest video.

This seems like the 1st time he's actually been himself and gone into a video with any idea what he wants to get over rather than purely being tge's sidekick.

Fingers crossed he does start racing again because it was good to see him being himself for a change.

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Some brutally honest comments on Seb Delaney's latest video.

Not sure his channel will be around for much longer.

Mr Whippy

29,071 posts

242 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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jon- said:
What I'm learning is youtube is a rule to itself. I've produced some really nice content (for me) like the race at Knockhill vs Gordon Shedden and it's pretty much flopped on 60k views and very little uplift in sub numbers, yet the video from two weeks ago which was just 16 minutes of me talking is flying now at 215k and has added more subs than any other video.

Guess who will be making more lists this year hehe
Kinda interesting top 11 list.

But when was the Falken FK452 ever a good tyre?
They were cheap but lasted half as long as a good tyre, and had really poor cold weather performance.
They literally had no redeeming features.

dannyDC2

7,543 posts

169 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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jon- said:
Definitely. Perhaps we should do a "top 10 ways to shred tyres" video hehe

dannyDC2

7,543 posts

169 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Mr Whippy said:
Kinda interesting top 11 list.

But when was the Falken FK452 ever a good tyre?
They were cheap but lasted half as long as a good tyre, and had really poor cold weather performance.
They literally had no redeeming features.
Really? I had them on one of my previous cars, they were alright. I thought they'd be pretty old by now though?

jon-

16,511 posts

217 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Mr Whippy said:
Kinda interesting top 11 list.

But when was the Falken FK452 ever a good tyre?
They were cheap but lasted half as long as a good tyre, and had really poor cold weather performance.
They literally had no redeeming features.
Back in the day (mid 2000's) when they were relatively new to the market the FK452 was fairly well regarded, alongside the Toyo T1R and the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (the Vred came slightly later)

When you were comparing them to the likes of the Michelin Pilot Sport 3, which was fairly trash, they did have a semi decent price / performance ratio. Sadly, as the game moved on, Falken and Toyo definitely didn't

Digga

40,352 posts

284 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Having driven my car from Leek to Macclesfield on Saturday morning, I can add more raw data to your Michelin Cup 2's in the cold and wet. 305 section ones aquaplane, quite a lot as it turns out.

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

231 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Staggered by the content that Galpomondrin is putting out of late. It's just so obvious that it's paid content, but isn't advertised as so.

Two full videos waxing lyrical about the Galpin Rocket tuned Mustang thing, talking about how great Fisker is - seriously?! For 6 months you've been ripping into him in the shows and podcasts, but now it's okay to suck his balls because it's paid for. And don't get me started on the full length video about how the new Lincoln Continental is better than a Bentley Mulsanne. Christ man, have some self respect.

It's all well and good that he needs/wants this content, but it really does need to be advertised as paid content as it's so obvious.

Views seem to be down 30% this month though, maybe people are finally clocking it. I barely watch any of his stuff any more. I mean he's got a 720S, AMG GT R and Huracan Performante in his garage but hasn't featured them for ages. He featured the Carrera GT but.... oh wait yeah that was painted by Galpin.

I actually enjoyed the Raptor and off-roading stuff recently too, but... yep Galpin again.

Re: Seb's last video comments - brutal indeed. But some truth there, the content is weak at best.

Edited by Beefmeister on Tuesday 10th April 11:45

jon-

16,511 posts

217 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Digga said:
Having driven my car from Leek to Macclesfield on Saturday morning, I can add more raw data to your Michelin Cup 2's in the cold and wet. 305 section ones aquaplane, quite a lot as it turns out.
hehe Yeah they're not brilliant in the wet, but still probably the best track day tyre. Something like a Trofeo R would be truly terrifying!

e30m3Mark

16,205 posts

174 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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dannyDC2 said:
Mr Whippy said:
Kinda interesting top 11 list.

But when was the Falken FK452 ever a good tyre?
They were cheap but lasted half as long as a good tyre, and had really poor cold weather performance.
They literally had no redeeming features.
Really? I had them on one of my previous cars, they were alright. I thought they'd be pretty old by now though?
Had them on an M535i and they were fine. Certainly not world class but definitely did all that was asked of them well enough. Maybe they worked better with heavier cars?

TheAngryDog

12,409 posts

210 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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e30m3Mark said:
dannyDC2 said:
Mr Whippy said:
Kinda interesting top 11 list.

But when was the Falken FK452 ever a good tyre?
They were cheap but lasted half as long as a good tyre, and had really poor cold weather performance.
They literally had no redeeming features.
Really? I had them on one of my previous cars, they were alright. I thought they'd be pretty old by now though?
Had them on an M535i and they were fine. Certainly not world class but definitely did all that was asked of them well enough. Maybe they worked better with heavier cars?
I used to run them years ago on my cossie (2002 - 2005). Always thought they were fine.

Beefmeister

16,482 posts

231 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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As Mr Williams likes to post in here, I felt obliged to share one of the biggest fails/lols I've had in a long time... hehe

2manycars said:
johnwilliams77 said:
Really enjoyable vid Pete
Is your co pilot just back from his hols? Some tan!
Haha no he’s black.

dannyDC2

7,543 posts

169 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Beefmeister said:
As Mr Williams likes to post in here, I felt obliged to share one of the biggest fails/lols I've had in a long time... hehe

2manycars said:
johnwilliams77 said:
Really enjoyable vid Pete
Is your co pilot just back from his hols? Some tan!
Haha no he’s black.
Context?

playalistic

2,269 posts

165 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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From the LFA reader's car thread (read it, it's epic and 2manycars is a top, top bloke)

2manycars started his own fledgling channel and recently reviewed the M2. His co-driver is quite clearly a black man.

KHK

482 posts

85 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Dang, we just hit 500 pages on this thread. party

S11Steve

6,374 posts

185 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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125 pages for the page setting ninjas amongst us!


Scuba_steve

574 posts

181 months

Tuesday 10th April 2018
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Tim, you (or your car) appeared fleetingly in an 'Auto Addiction' video enjoying touristfahrten in the GT3, couple questions if I may?

https://youtu.be/wamV5lkLopU?t=7m46s

Blue STI overcooks into Brunnchen and you and a couple others have to take avoiding action. It does appear you have a 'pack' of cars chasing you, does that happen a lot when you head out? Joe mentioned a similar issue when he was driving the GT8 on the road trip.

Secondly, where was the rear plate? It was bearing the number, just looked like a bit of paper stuck on!

Thirdly, good to see it getting driven like it's supposed to. Not a garage queen clap
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