Are these Vloggers just a scam? SOL or Shmee etc? (Vol. 3)

Are these Vloggers just a scam? SOL or Shmee etc? (Vol. 3)

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ro250

2,734 posts

56 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Hames Junt said:
Burwood said:
RSbandit said:
Rory Reid doing some nice work for the Auto trader channel now I like his presenting style, always felt he got short changed on Top Gear seemed to mostly be given the less interesting stuff to review.
Sorry, he was terrible in top gear. That’s all I’ll say.
Yep, utter twonk.
I disagree.

He might not have been perfect but what he was was someone with a genuine passion for driving unlike the current 2 wacky, hilarious, lad-banter entertainment muppets now working alongside Harris.

nunpuncher

3,364 posts

124 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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fridaypassion said:
LLF popped up on my feed yesterday. I know he's not popular here but crikey he's done well. 280k subs and regularly pulling impressive viewing figures. Must be one of the best performing uk channels?
I think people enjoy watching them for the uncomfortable look on the owners face when he absolutely rinses their car. I've only watched a handful of his videos but that is a constant in every one.

jke11y

3,181 posts

236 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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SVJBalboni said:
rich12 said:
This ladies and gentleman is the owner of classic parade. The the 'largest fleet of supercars to hire in the UK' that doesn't own a single car and loves taking peoples money.
He's an absolute cancer.
I went on his site and he has a Sian for rent lol. That should be the biggest red flag that it's a scam site. I also read through the Google reviews for Classic Parade and it seems like he scammed a lot of people out of deposits for cars that didn't exist and his rental company isn't even registered.

He also made videos about Aleem and wow is this guy messed up. I'm shocked TGE filmed content with him.
Stumbled across this guys instagram last night. Seriously creepy / odd behaviour.

JaredVannett

1,561 posts

142 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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fridaypassion said:
LLF popped up on my feed yesterday. I know he's not popular here but crikey he's done well. 280k subs and regularly pulling impressive viewing figures. Must be one of the best performing uk channels?
There's plenty folk dislike about him / his night cruuuz antics - but when it comes to video production he knows his stuff on how to keep the viewer entertained.

His videos are usually well cut, unlike many other youtubers - eg. Joey Essex's cousin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVHjj5beOezXpnIJ...

TDowney2394

490 posts

124 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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The Li-ion King said:
TDowney2394 said:
jamesth32 said:
Archie Hamilton cancelling his RS6 and plans to buy one used instead... rolleyes
I’m now even more confused. His GT3 RS is still for sale as well with Duncan Hamilton.

“Should I take delivery of my RS6?” No, scrap it, bin the M8 unless it’s a long term loan, get rid of the A35 and keep the A45 as the only daily whilst putting the rest of the money into racing! I thought that was the point anyway.
Archie loves to overspend, he'd do well as a consultant for HS2 biggrin The A35 has conveniently arrived at Tony's (Gravelwood, Kent), I think the M8 is due for March, but thought he was keeping the GT3 RS for the summer. He should take the awful tyre writing off it, though.

At one point, I thought he was cutting down to one car to put money into racing, but he's going to have 4 cars at this rate... plus buy a new racing simulator, and go race with Porsche. Hopefully he won't hit a wall early on like he did in Paris last year getmecoat
I’ve lost track, and don’t overly care in all honesty. I’m interested to see him get back racing, and the sim makes sense if he is to be a pro driver. The GT3 makes sense to keep as it will have fairly solid residuals, and one of the mercs as a daily. RS6 I don’t get, and the M8 just seems absurd. Like Tony said, you’ve got 3 or 4 cars that all do the same

Ultimately it’s his choice, I hope he keeps the cars he wants not what his audience wants

ro250

2,734 posts

56 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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JaredVannett said:
fridaypassion said:
LLF popped up on my feed yesterday. I know he's not popular here but crikey he's done well. 280k subs and regularly pulling impressive viewing figures. Must be one of the best performing uk channels?
There's plenty folk dislike about him / his night cruuuz antics - but when it comes to video production he knows his stuff on how to keep the viewer entertained.

His videos are usually well cut, unlike many other youtubers - eg. Joey Essex's cousin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVHjj5beOezXpnIJ...
Slightly odd justification for the content that it's well produced. Kind of like saying Fred West was a good builder.

TDowney2394

490 posts

124 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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On a side note, I quite enjoyed Tim’s video with the Stradman going to the airport in a 430 challenge car. His neighbours must hate him!

InitialDave

11,854 posts

118 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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ro250 said:
Slightly odd justification for the content that it's well produced. Kind of like saying Fred West was a good builder.
Well, the thing is that his channel gets good numbers, and the response was pointing out that while most of us don't like his stuff, it is well enough made that those who do will be inclined to keep watching.

Perfectly reasonable point I'd say.

fridaypassion

8,503 posts

227 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Obviously catering for an audience much bigger than most YTers.

When you think about it cars are a pretty boring subject really. I say that as a devout petrolhead and I work in a very specialist area of the sector. I love my bit of it but most other areas I could take or leave.

That said although a bit of a bussmans holiday Tyrells classic workshop is now a firm favourite. Him and Harry are just brilliant.

E36Dan

7,543 posts

167 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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fridaypassion said:
That said although a bit of a bussmans holiday Tyrells classic workshop is now a firm favourite. Him and Harry are just brilliant.
Absolutely loved watching Harry spinning the crank on his freshly built engine. Those videos are great.

Going back to the LLF vs Harry for driving standards that was mentioned before, the more Harry videos I watch, the more I see speed limits be broken. I'm working my way through his older videos and whilst they are great, if not the best, I can see what the other poster meant when drawing comparisons and suggesting double standards. I've watched a few LLF videos, and the performance of the vehicle is paramount to the video, perhaps more so than Harry/his audience. It's a little bit more section 59 with LLF, but all the same as far as the law is concerned.

I would like to think the police would be quite binary should an issue arise from any of those videos. If you're posting content online showing that you're breaking the law, it's as simple as that...

I always thought action would only be taken following an incident, but Joe's charges show that they can happen to anyone, at anytime. My local police has a service now which you can upload dash cam footage to. I wonder how many submissions they get per month... and how many YouTubers get 'grassed up' using the same service? smile

It'd be good to get a '2020' response from YouTubers who do post this kind of content, to know how they feel about posting these videos since the trouble that Joe Achilles had. Anyone? ears


fridaypassion

8,503 posts

227 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Harry tends to go to 60 and cut away if the speedo is in shot but if he's going over it's not much.

Bearing in mind they never got done for drifting round bends for Evo photos for 20 years I don't see him doing anything that would be regarded as reckless or even anything on film that would be prosecutable?

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Burwood said:
RSbandit said:
Rory Reid doing some nice work for the Auto trader channel now I like his presenting style, always felt he got short changed on Top Gear seemed to mostly be given the less interesting stuff to review.
Sorry, he was terrible in top gear. That’s all I’ll say.
What about in 3rd gear?

f1nn

2,692 posts

191 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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You’d have to be trying to provoke a reaction to suggest that the driving in LLF and Harry’s garage videos is in any way similar.

I do find the LLF videos entertaining but I fear the standard of driving and speeds involved will catch up with him one day, hopefully before someone is injured or worse.

I find it hard to believe that the Police are not taking an interest in some of the LLF content.

jamesth32

321 posts

53 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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A lot of comments here about LLF can someone fill me in one who this is? Are they the British version of the DDE nobs ?

jayemm89

4,002 posts

129 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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E36Dan said:
It'd be good to get a '2020' response from YouTubers who do post this kind of content, to know how they feel about posting these videos since the trouble that Joe Achilles had. Anyone? ears
At no point did I exceed 175mph

Leicester Loyal

4,517 posts

121 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Won't be long till another one of these Vloggers is involved in a serious crash, mark my words.

TRHamza was lucky to be alive after his crash last year.

https://www.facebook.com/bradleygallan/posts/10156...

Wasn't the above driver in that video a Vlogger too?

Madness.

TorqueR

1,767 posts

131 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Gary29 said:
Adam LZ drifting his 350Z around Cleetus' Freedom Factory was pretty entertaining, nice to see a collab between those two too. Much prefer watching either of them than the UK 'Supercar' lot
I am really enjoying the Desoto Speedway videos. I grew up in Bradenton, Florida where the Desoto Speedway is located and spent Friday nights with friends watching track events before it closed.

I was in Florida a week or so ago and swung by to look at old haunts etc, unaware that it had been bought by Cleetus. I’m looking forward to seeing the progress.


Toaster Pilot

14,615 posts

157 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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jamesth32 said:
A lot of comments here about LLF can someone fill me in one who this is? Are they the British version of the DDE nobs ?

rich12

3,461 posts

153 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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These bloody requests are becoming more and more frequent.
'influencers' on here, does this st ever work?

fridaypassion

8,503 posts

227 months

Tuesday 18th February 2020
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I think any "influencer" that has to "reach out" has already failed.
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