Is Chris Harris an 'a' hole
Discussion
Just to be clear, I love Chris Harris, watched his videos before I learnt how to drive, click on any video he uploads, he’s so enjoyable to watch and is the best motoring journalist ever in my humble opinion.
However, over the years of following him on Instagram where there are brief moments where I think he decides to go against the trend of whatever’s being said and today is what made me think, what if he is an a
hole
‘Harrismonkey New @bmwm M5 Touring! Weighs too much yadda yadda, moan whinge. I was one of those voices. And like most people I think it looks fecking good and I bet it's FAST! Dark green and brown leather’
He took a dig at anybody who complained the car was heavy when he hates heavy cars and is very vocal about it. I know he acknowledged he was also one of those people in that text above but it’s like he’s shifted his opinion on it because everyone moaned at how heavy it was so he wanted to be different.
The A45s, was getting raving reviews of the drift mode, performance and engine, then he posts this caption
‘ harrismonkey A45S. Most disappointing modern AMG I've driven. Understeers on the way in, with fake 'drift mode' oversteer on exit. So it's never neutral. Brakes lasted half a lap. Ride choppy on the road with severe tyre noise. Built to please influencers on a launch event, which I gather it did.’
Used his vastly superior skill and knowledge to diminish the opinion of ‘influencers’ on a car that will be 99.9% driven on public roads.
There’s a few other times I’ve seen him make fun of ‘influencers’ who make videos speccing their cars etc etc
I feel like he has something against car influencers which makes sense because he’s worked extremely hard to get where he is and there’s kids out there who have barely done anything to achieve the opportunity to drive and own these cars however, who wouldn’t take up the opportunity they did?
Last point that makes me wonder
He abruptly left collecting cars, why? I feel like he’s constantly switching jobs/roles etc and I’ve thought, maybe he’s difficult to work with thus proving my point
I know someone's going to say,
‘Do something better with your time’
‘Do you fancy him’
Etc etc
This is a predominantly motoring forum and I think it’s ok to ask the question I’m asking and receive input from others
However, over the years of following him on Instagram where there are brief moments where I think he decides to go against the trend of whatever’s being said and today is what made me think, what if he is an a
hole‘Harrismonkey New @bmwm M5 Touring! Weighs too much yadda yadda, moan whinge. I was one of those voices. And like most people I think it looks fecking good and I bet it's FAST! Dark green and brown leather’
He took a dig at anybody who complained the car was heavy when he hates heavy cars and is very vocal about it. I know he acknowledged he was also one of those people in that text above but it’s like he’s shifted his opinion on it because everyone moaned at how heavy it was so he wanted to be different.
The A45s, was getting raving reviews of the drift mode, performance and engine, then he posts this caption
‘ harrismonkey A45S. Most disappointing modern AMG I've driven. Understeers on the way in, with fake 'drift mode' oversteer on exit. So it's never neutral. Brakes lasted half a lap. Ride choppy on the road with severe tyre noise. Built to please influencers on a launch event, which I gather it did.’
Used his vastly superior skill and knowledge to diminish the opinion of ‘influencers’ on a car that will be 99.9% driven on public roads.
There’s a few other times I’ve seen him make fun of ‘influencers’ who make videos speccing their cars etc etc
I feel like he has something against car influencers which makes sense because he’s worked extremely hard to get where he is and there’s kids out there who have barely done anything to achieve the opportunity to drive and own these cars however, who wouldn’t take up the opportunity they did?
Last point that makes me wonder
He abruptly left collecting cars, why? I feel like he’s constantly switching jobs/roles etc and I’ve thought, maybe he’s difficult to work with thus proving my point
I know someone's going to say,
‘Do something better with your time’
‘Do you fancy him’
Etc etc
This is a predominantly motoring forum and I think it’s ok to ask the question I’m asking and receive input from others
PlywoodPascal said:
compare a video review by a proper journalist (any) and an 'influencer' (one of the worst is that Joe Achilles BMW man) and you will see why so many journalists have disdain for influencers.
They can communicate more in 5 minutes than an influencer will say in 30 minutes. and what they tend to produce is 30 minutes of poorly edited and poorly considered drivel.
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I completely agree and a lot of them are wafflers, I like joe achilles because i think hes a nice guy, i subscribe and like his videos to support him however i never get past 5 minutes of his videos unless its about a car i intend to buy.They can communicate more in 5 minutes than an influencer will say in 30 minutes. and what they tend to produce is 30 minutes of poorly edited and poorly considered drivel.
bye, I'm flea.
don't miss my next video series of five 30 minute instalments about what polish I have decided to use on the new exhaust that I might get for a special edition car I have. If you're one of my flea-pack, you can catch the exclusive pre-launch episode now. in which I detail 24 quite insignificant and boring ways in which the special edition model I have differs from the normal one, starting with the type of semiconductor material used in the LED bulbs on the classy and exclusive branded door downlighters.
Edited by PlywoodPascal on Thursday 15th August 20:28
However, i understand why professional motoring journalists have disdain for these influencers but for them to indirectly poke fun at them makes me think theyre bitter and question their integrity.
At the end of the day, me, jeremy clarkson, shmee and chris harris love cars. If i was a clown and somehow managed to create a following large enough for me to own and test cars i dreamt of, it should give them satisfaction that a fellow petrolhead is able to achieve his dreams instead of give them disdain.
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