Are these Vloggers just a scam? SOL or Shmee etc? (Vol 2)

[familyguy1]

jon- said:

Assuming there's a track section of driving, they're usually mounting many sets of wheels to the same car, or changing tyres a lot so they simply don't bother with the TPMS sensors to save time.

obvious now you've said it, thanks Jon

[Davey S2]

snoopy25 said:

I do wish he would stop banging on about exhausts though....

He keeps calling himself an exhaust expert yet when his car was up on the ramp the mechanic had to show him what the valves and the back box were.

As for Seb Delaney he seems to be dying a slow death. The figures for his vids are just getting lower and lower. Think he needs to find a new vocation.

[Punio]

Davey S2 said:

He keeps calling himself an exhaust expert yet when his car was up on the ramp the mechanic had to show him what the valves and the back box were.

As for Seb Delaney he seems to be dying a slow death. The figures for his vids are just getting lower and lower. Think he needs to find a new vocation.

Yeh, his daily subscriber count is in the single digits. He is bleeding chips. Not sure how long manufacturers will use his platform to promote their cars...

[aji621]

to be fair he has a strong following still on instagram & Facebook so even if his youtube isnt that strong, his instagram will still get him jobs

[technodup]

Check the utter bewilderment in the guy's face when that wee tadger chaps the wrong door with his fake palm tree.

https://youtu.be/ruIL-dvbha8?t=2m41s

[Beefmeister]

Loved Sam’s latest vid from Bicester Heritage, he really does deserve more subs.

[S9JTO]

Beefmeister said:

Loved Sam’s latest vid from Bicester Heritage, he really does deserve more subs.

Not necessarily Beefdog - Sam seems to have built up a large following of real supporters and general car enthusiasts whereas other YouTubers of a similar ilk (with more followers) have a following built up of some real supports and general car enthusiasts but also a large amount of people (usually young kids) who have followed them off the back of one of the usual clickbait-y titles ("I JUST BOUGHT X WORTH £XXX,XXX!") and don't show interest in anything else.

This shows in the number of views Sam gets after a few days compared to those other YouTubers - He's arguably in a much better position. His channel is growing organically whereas those others (SOL/TGE/Archie) have peaked and are now showing signs of a decline. With the exception of TGE, look at the comments on their latest videos...

[Beefmeister]

S9JTO said:

Not necessarily Beefdog - Sam seems to have built up a large following of real supporters and general car enthusiasts whereas other YouTubers of a similar ilk (with more followers) have a following built up of some real supports and general car enthusiasts but also a large amount of people (usually young kids) who have followed them off the back of one of the usual clickbait-y titles ("I JUST BOUGHT X WORTH £XXX,XXX!") and don't show interest in anything else.

This shows in the number of views Sam gets after a few days compared to those other YouTubers - He's arguably in a much better position. His channel is growing organically whereas those others (SOL/TGE/Archie) have peaked and are now showing signs of a decline. With the exception of TGE, look at the comments on their latest videos...

Very true!

[Beefmeister]

Just browsing around YT and a kids nursery rhyme video popped up in my Recommended feed that I used to let my daughter watch when she was a baby.

That single vid has now had 2.1 BILLION views, the channel over 17bn. Absolutely staggering!

[e30m3Mark]

Beefmeister said:

Loved Sam’s latest vid from Bicester Heritage, he really does deserve more subs.

I enjoyed it, although I'm old so hardly the target demographic anyway. I do wonder how many youngsters will be disappointed at vids with a lack of high price super car type stuff though?

If he's going to try and do this 'world drive' in a classic though, I would definitely go with air cooled 911 or something strong and simple, like a BMW 2002.

Without wishing to get bogged down in the whole 'kick-starter' thing, I see it has gone from £5K to £25k!

[S9JTO]

e30m3Mark said:

Without wishing to get bogged down in the whole 'kick-starter' thing, I see it has gone from £5K to £25k!

Now it's time for Phase 2; £75k by the end of October

[Shappers24]

Finding SoL videos more and more cringeworthy as time goes on... and last nights video where he struggled to take a wheel nut off his lambo... what a joke!

[red_slr]

You would think after all this time he would have a bit of mechanical knowledge and general knowledge about cars. Just goes to show.
IIRC S150 had a similar faux pas moment when his mini hit a bump and triggered the fuel cut / crash sensor which he could not bottom and ended up calling the AA who came out and pressed the button and got him going again...

[red_slr]

STG closing in on £10k btw..

[thewanted]

e30m3Mark said:

Without wishing to get bogged down in the whole 'kick-starter' thing, I see it has gone from £5K to £25k!

The goal was always £25k?

[Vocht]

Shmee, I've noticed you have started to put full videos up on Facebook recently (specifically the AMG GT 4 Door) and was wondering why now? Have Facebook started to pay view/ad revenue like youtube or is it something the manufacturers request when partnering with them? I'd be interested to know what affect (if any) it has on your Youtube views and if you think it's something we'll see more of from yourself and others.

[e30m3Mark]

thewanted said:

e30m3Mark said:

Without wishing to get bogged down in the whole 'kick-starter' thing, I see it has gone from £5K to £25k!

The goal was always £25k?

My mistake.

[Davey S2]

e30m3Mark said:

Beefmeister said:

If he's going to try and do this 'world drive' in a classic though, I would definitely go with air cooled 911 or something strong and simple, like a BMW 2002.

So would I but that won't cut it with the 'yoof' who will want something newer and more exotic.

[thewanted]

e30m3Mark said:

My mistake.

No prob I'll be surprised if he achieves it.

[pincher]

How does Kickstarter usually work? Presume that the impetus and fastest donation rate is in the first few days and it tail off gradually after that? If so, he’ll do well to get to his target in just over three weeks, I’d have thought?