How being a Youtuber changed my business for the worse - Flying Wheels

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I have officially turned into Tyler Hoovie with all of my Hoopties I have been buying too many projects just to make RU-vid videos
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@underachievingwatchcollect1878 6 месяцев назад

Spring cleaning-sell your junk and start being a serious car dealer! Tough economic times ahead-sell more affordable vehicles (5k-20k).

@existinginaspace8347 6 месяцев назад

I just about coughed up my sprite when you called 5k affordable. That's something most of us need long term saving to buy.

@seminolekilla 6 месяцев назад

@@existinginaspace8347 if 5k isn’t affordable then you have some serious issues going on. Time to work more/get some better skills to get your money up.

@silvermoneydude2044 6 месяцев назад

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@Venerablenesses 6 месяцев назад

@@existinginaspace8347while I won't knock you for your affordability, I wouldn't trust a $5k used car in my part of the USA these days. $9k would be my starting point at a dealer. Your better option is private, but you'll definitely need cash in hand. $5k was my civic @ 90k miles 12 years ago, and that thing pushed 250k miles b4 I traded up. Great little car.

@johnelliott7083 6 месяцев назад

dude I just about choked on my dinner reading this 😂😂

@aaronp0324 6 месяцев назад

I think you have the concept for your channel out of whack. You're not Hoovie's garage, you're Flying Wheels. We want to see you run the dealership. We like seeing you make every possible mistake and still somehow come out ahead.

@dkjoses12 6 месяцев назад

He wants to keep the how to run a dealership behind a paywall

@ASerrant2 6 месяцев назад

Agreed

@zactormak 6 месяцев назад

hoopties garage*

@alanlittell8385 6 месяцев назад

Great comment. You are correct. Seems like 80- 90% of the videos were victorious. Now only 30% show success, 70% are look at my failures. I like Doug Demuro, Hoovie, Eric Estepp. Craig is really close to being super popular. Give him a little more time, he appears to be regrouping, reflecting on the last 5years. When he gets clarity on his next goals, look out, he is unstoppable.

@brad3201 6 месяцев назад

I’d like your comment but it’s at 69 likes

@Zaze09 6 месяцев назад

I'm here for the car dealer content. The auction content is cool. The Mecum auction advice is good. Light restoration with tips is good. I'm not expecting crazy builds. The flip up content was also cool.

@MiaJiyar_XOXO 6 месяцев назад

Damn you need to have a fire sale and start putting 15k cars on the lot.

@robertscheinost179 6 месяцев назад

Tax season, 5K to 8K cars for the next 2 months. 'tis the season.

@mikes-wv3em 6 месяцев назад

MAGA fire sales are in fashion!

@Charlesbjtown 6 месяцев назад

@@robertscheinost179Tax season has BEEN over with, people with a gang of kids filled as SOON as they could. Everyone filing now, knows the owe.

@jjl499 6 месяцев назад

You stopped selling cars and started making videos we want to see you selling cars not buying projects just to ahow us

@rc70ys 6 месяцев назад

Crying Poor 1 Minute Then next showing us all his expensive toys !!!

@DirtyMoe55 6 месяцев назад

Spot on, great point.

@Rxhmr 6 месяцев назад

The thing is he doesn't even show you any of the cars 😂😂 he video is just talking about shit the whole video stop watching the dude. It's all for the drama and the views but non of you are smart enough to get that

@roblange3845 6 месяцев назад

I agree with comments above, show more auction buys and such. There's enough hooptie vlogs out there.

@thensh1tguy 6 месяцев назад

Jesus 🤦🏻‍♂️ pick RU-vid or the car lot buddy.

@robertsmith987 6 месяцев назад

next video becoming a youtuber saved my dealership

@Joejunksitjunkremoval 6 месяцев назад

The issue with growing your success and being successful with everything you want in life is that you need a team. You can't do everything by yourself. You honestly need people to help you. I'm learning this same lesson in my business. Look at every RU-vidr you have spoken about they started as 1 and got famous with the help of others on their team.

@matthewschick6540 6 месяцев назад

Good advice!

@lawndingo7656 6 месяцев назад

Hoopty is a word I used as a young man living in New Britain Connecticut…he did not make up the word, I am 49 and the word was a part of my vernacular…

@shanewilfon6860 6 месяцев назад

Craig is a natural carnival barker able to create drama and gaslight the audience ❤❤😂

@sherazrahim4379 6 месяцев назад

Literally used to watch him for going to the auction look at cars, bid on cars, fix and sell cars. Now its just I bought this car!😅

@chuckreardon935 6 месяцев назад

Fortunately, you 're a smart guy and this is a Bump in the road to you going back to your winning ways with more knowledge. Have a great Spring and Summer Craig and Thanks for all the Good info.

@honzarox 6 месяцев назад

This is the problem with the algorithm. He makes car dealership content, gets a few views. He makes content about a broken car project, he gets 10x views. It's what the viewers want, although its not what the core fanbase wants.

@sergiumatias3 6 месяцев назад

Craig, to be honest, all these cars you're buying "for youtube", i mean, not talking for everybody, but probably a lot of people don't care. I'd like to see you do a trial period with only going to the auction, flipping cars, talk about profit. Who gives a rat about a school bus. If you want to buy it for you, you can just mention it, and that's it. But a lot of people don't care about these junk cars. I'd be interested in seeing more about day to day operating a dealer, or stories about customers being dumb, or trying to scam you. Just talk about prices going up and down (which you do, i know), avoid dragging 2 3 episodes about a shitty project about which a lot of people won't care, if you really want to focus on the youtube side. I really enjoy your channel, and i usually like to watch all the episode so hopefully helps in any way, i have pretty much watched most of your episodes since 1st episode of flipping into a ferrari, that was recommended to me, and to be honest, i'd like you to try that again in this market, rather than during covid times. I really hope everything works out in the end for you!

@robertscheinost179 6 месяцев назад

I never saw the cars "bought for You Tube" on You Tube.

@tomkemper4869 6 месяцев назад

just have your office manager limit you to a maximum 5 project cars at any time no matter how exciting a sixth one would be. that should resolve most of your issues. for your existing hoopd inventory, no more project cars till you clear your inventory. start with the ones at the dealership and replace them with the money makers. set yourself a plan to complete two per week, and list which ones you will complete each week. you’ll be back on track for the summer sales, and you’ll still get your videos

@nicknuggets369 6 месяцев назад

Solid advice. He’s just like me i have a.d.d with projects. Got a hundred things to do and willing to take on new project… Comes down to saving yourself from yourself

@norompaslasguindas 6 месяцев назад

Give the office manager a cattle prod

@kevinj.harrellmphches1420 6 месяцев назад

If Tyler Hoover coined the term “hooptie,” I discovered America.

@sgttombailes3380 6 месяцев назад

I too have too many things. Thousands of $$$$$ in Classic & Antique cars, Antique Lionel Model Trains, Antique musical instruments, Land and an Imported Wine Collection. Whew~~~! Wife says I am a Hoarder !! I tell her I'm a Collector. We have no kids so I don't have to grow up and Love my Big Boy Toys & things.. We have No Debt. Everything is payed off. I can't take it with me, so I enjoy it while I'm here on earth.. Live your dream folks !! Enjoy Life !!!

@nicknuggets369 6 месяцев назад

As a collector i most certainly am a hoarder also. Just theres a treasure aspect to it. Im practically broke and all my money is just invested in things i love. So while broke i still have to many reasons to smile. 😂😂😂 love people like you that remind me I’m not insane

@tho464 6 месяцев назад

You have to use money to buy what you enjoy and make your life worth living. Too many people focus only on making money instead of using money to enjoy every day. Money is a tool to buy happiness.

@Joejunksitjunkremoval 6 месяцев назад

It's time to HIRE someone to help you get these projects done. But only hire someone that thinks like you, someone who's on the same page as you. Its obvious you need a partner that you can brainstorm with. Hire an assistant that has the drive to make your life easier and his or her life better.

@edwsal59 6 месяцев назад

Yes, and share the profits with the hire so progress moves forward. A good spring/summer side series.

@acemannw 6 месяцев назад

Here’s my idea go to the local tech college. See if they have a body shop program. See if you could hire some of their guys to work for you through the summer and every week assign them a new car to fix up and get going. They can also work out some other cars win-win for everybody.

@jdev232 6 месяцев назад

Or donate some of that shit to a couple of local schools to have as project cars. Tax write-off, and good deed all-in-one.

@troygates5723 6 месяцев назад

That’s a good one. I went to a tech school and we would get brand new cars that fell off the delivery trailer.

@MrCreole318 6 месяцев назад

Sell your bikes, the skyline, the chipmunk hoop, and stop Spray Painting dashboards, and you may be successful if the circus comes back to town Rattlecan Craig. You really are a Genius.

@jaredwarner2451 6 месяцев назад

Make a deal with a mechanic on the ones that don’t run… either your own (Dave) or someone else in the area… or both. Tell them to fix & sell the cars that don’t run. Get your money back when it sells and they keep the profit. Coming into spring & summer in your area would be a good time to do this and just move onto the stuff that makes money.

@bbishoppcm 6 месяцев назад

The other side to this is - Hoovie has an unlimited budget, unlimited property for storage, and cars are truly his hobby - running a fast food restaurant chain is his primary source of income. Mixing pleasure with business is a cardinal sin, as the priorities get skewed. As for that Mercury Cougar - that is a damn cool car; all the middle-aged women I knew growing up in the 90's seemed to buy them, but if equipped with the 5.0L engine, they were sleepers (or could have been turned into them easily). But to my earlier point? Nothing excites me less than a rich kid's toy (Italian sports cars) - a car that I will never own, don't ever wish to own, and every RU-vidr I used to follow "jumped the shark" so to speak the day they started focusing on them, rather than the normal and obtainable vehicles I could realistically see in my own driveway. I live in southern NH too - this isn't Ferrari country. Used car dealers have a reputation; you started off on the right foot by trying to show the "behind the scenes" of selling used cars - stick to that, narrow your focus, and maybe show off some of the oddities you find along the way (I'd love to see that Cougar featured - is that one of the "Bostonian Edition" models?)

@strykerman8590 5 месяцев назад

Preach! I started watching hooviw because of his park Ave and equus video, now it’s just a new expensive toy each week and I’m done. The car wizard is following in his footsteps

@Heysupdan 6 месяцев назад

It’s been fun watching all of your RU-vid antics, from the athletic competitions to buying dead boats to buying a Ferrari. Great fun. Keep it up, you will be at a million subscribers like Tyler Hoover

@markjaycox8811 6 месяцев назад

I don't even know who Tyler Hoovie is, but I know Craig of Flying Wheels!

@adamrees3675 6 месяцев назад

Got to respect this video for being so honest and original, perfect example of how you plan life and how it actually goes, it can be fixed an changed if you recognise early enough that you are going in the wrong direction 😂

@KyleTraeCaswell 6 месяцев назад

You're right! the dealership looks dumpy because of the hoopties. Makes it look like you're a mechanic shop, I wouldn't buy a car there because of it tbh

@19jarhead66 6 месяцев назад

You want to be a collector not a dealer. Watching you waste money, kind of turns me off. You need discipline and priorities.

@mxfool1508 6 месяцев назад

Craig is the New Hampshire version of Samcrac, and I stopped watching him cause he too can't finish a project

@jay__457 6 месяцев назад

you are doing a great job, keep up the good work. The world is full of as holes, don`t let them get to you.

@edjohansen288 6 месяцев назад

I’m a small dealer in Ct I got the same issues way too many projects

@DunnMotors 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Craig for the video and sharing these things. I know what to do and what not to do. I appreciate 🙏

@lava-byte 5 месяцев назад

Hey Craig I'm 26 running my own small car dealership and finding your content last year really inspired me. I agree with the comments, it be nice to see you focus more on how adventurous, raw, and dynamic the car flipping process is. Mistakes and all. I enjoy your content nonetheless and will keep watching!

@markf3908 6 месяцев назад

I think we need a video titled, Starting a new small "auto salvage yard", but I don't now how hard it would be to open a salvage yard in NH

@DunnDifferent 6 месяцев назад

I’ve seen a lot of comments here roasting you for this and that and get back to your old videos and whatnot… Here’s the issue no one is talking about. Look bud. I’m in the same boat so don’t take this as negative feedback. You’re buying the toys and other cars you have always wanted because RU-vid has allowed you to do this. Not the other way round. And that is awesome! You have made it far enough in RU-vid land that you can afford to buy the junk of your childhood dreams and you should own that. Live your dream brother and give us the videos of that fulfillment along the way.

@blazonbyrd5996 6 месяцев назад

Live your own dream, bro... Don't let others tell you how to dream. Well done!

@Advillin 6 месяцев назад

Craig, you can help it some of us have car addictions. I would be the same boat if I was a dealer. How, I have five cars and cannot even drive. This was super informative and entertaining. Perhaps if you start with a list of cars and you could check one off every week. I find making lists very satisfying when I can cross them off and get a smaller list. I'm sure you'll get more accomplished come springtime winter socks everywhere

@TheBBodyBuilder 6 месяцев назад

Craig…wasn’t the Ferrari $400 bucks? And then sold for 86k…that pays for most of your RU-vid fleet. And do you not get revenues from RU-vid? Given that you have a dealership…why not hire another mechanic and have him/her focus on your RU-vid fleet? You tend to purchase interesting project cars and you almost always buy them right…there is no way you are loosing your shirt on the RU-vid side of the house. If the Grey Escalade is not a rust bucket…sell it. Sell of the cars that are not junk and keep some clunkers that you dedicate time to fixing and making content. I have been watching your channel for a long time…you had the Viper before the hoarding of clunkers began. You should do a video on the $500 dollar Panther…clean it up and sell it. That’s a money maker…you won’t retire but you won’t loose either. Now stop the complaining or we are going to start asking you if you want cheese with your whine 😂

@anthonym_ 6 месяцев назад

Appreciate the transparency bro. You must remember, you have a huge following from all of your blood, sweat, and tears. Keep at it. Your dream can still be a reality.

@2kostasd 6 месяцев назад

Craig, the sad thing is I'm turning into you, but I don't even have a car dealership! Projects all around the house, and my wife says I'm a hoarder. Came to the realization that I need to work on one project at a time and sell it before the next project. Thanks for the video - it confirms the realization I came to just a few weeks ago about myself, so this video really helped me.

@izz5946 6 месяцев назад

Same here project all around the house.. tools and new unopened tools and spray machines all over, then we moved still haven’t cleared out the first house 3 years later waiting for a good up swing in value … so all my unfinished projects in my 1st house and now 3 years later new unfinished projects in my 2nd house … tools and stuff I bought for the 3rd time in the 2nd house … 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️😵‍💫😵‍💫

@austinboy 5 месяцев назад

As a teen, I was riding horses with a girl in her grandmother's pasture in Texas where I'm from back in the early 80's, we ran across an old Jeep and she said, "That's my grandma's hooptie" and she took me for a ride in it. First time I ever heard that term lol.

@dorrengilbert804 6 месяцев назад

Craig, pick one of these cars, go thru it, fix it get it sold. Then so one more. Before you know it they will sell. Have a little hope my friend. You CAN do it.

@jimmulderig743 6 месяцев назад

Take 1 car a week and run them thru the auction, have 1 project car every quarter and that’s it. People would enjoy the car going thru the auction and seeing the price you got.

@tl2913 6 месяцев назад

Cars are an addiction and a fun one at that! There are very few cars that are truly investments (except my air-cooled 993) and most are just depricating assets. Enjoy them while you can and sell them when they no longer bring you joy. Peace!

@richardtye3370 6 месяцев назад

Great vid as always. Not to teach granny to suck eggs, but optics also play a huge part. I don't want to sound like a snob, but if a forecourt has a load of 'clunkers' I would make an assumption / judgement (rightly or wrongly) about the type of dealership it is and the type of crap being sold......and I'd drive on by without taking the time to come in and find out that those are project cars & not stock for sale.

@davelew86 4 месяца назад

Way back when I first started in the car business, I guess 93, I worked for a dealer that sold Mitsubishi eagle Chevrolet, jeep and what I remember about the Mitsubishi eclipse and the eagle talon was that they both had issues with throwing a rod. Our dealership replaced multiple engines, covered under warranty, for both lines of cars. Didn't know if you knew that was the history on those

@tonkaboyrich496 6 месяцев назад

A hooptie = A bucket Clunker = car that needs to be donated

@nicknuggets369 6 месяцев назад

Yea not a SL500 by any means. Id do some bad things for that car

@ebwholesaler 6 месяцев назад

Instead of 'Flying Wheels' just rename the dealership: FLYING PROJECTS !!! (instant success)

@stevenkleinhenz1017 4 месяца назад

You are good man and that’s why men like you and love cars and see potential in making money in the things you love

@HunterGonzo-pg4vf 6 месяцев назад

I absolutely love that Cougar. It's my kind of car.

@TravisInDallas 6 месяцев назад

I think this is the story for a lot of youtubers though. They start a RU-vid channel to show what they do then the money starts rolling in. At that point they go "hey i get more views when i do 'whatever' videos." Then they start focusing on ONLY certain types of videos and ONLY videos. Oh i love it when they complain they bought something for a video and lost money while they make $10,000 off the ads. For example 88k views even at say 16 cents per view is nearly $15,000 for a 20min video

@steveosgood9182 6 месяцев назад

ask your doctor about Xanax...You need a board of directors to keep you in line. The good thing is you have an interest in cars. The bad thing is you have an interest in cars. I would probably be the same. The hobby side inventory piles up, and soon you'll be eating rice and beans. "When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well." Steve Martin

@nicknuggets369 6 месяцев назад

Nahh he’s fine and doesnt need xan. He’s living his best life and will be fine. A excess of projects is daunting for anyone.

@steveosgood9182 6 месяцев назад

@@nicknuggets369 it's a joke. Xanax is not good for you. It stops normal sleep and is highly addictive. Dr Jordan Peterson's story about his addiction to it is an eye opener. I only take it when I have a scheduled eye doc appoint with a needle put into my eye. It does help with that. If I had a car lot I probably would have similar problems .

@kylebramlett3066 6 месяцев назад

Really like your videos. I'd drive from southern Michigan to your dealership to try to make a deal with you because I enjoy your personality. Honest used car dealers is a rarity. I'm just a disabled vet that likes learning. Perfect channel for that. Thanks Craig. ☺

@lpey_pdx 6 месяцев назад

I watch for the content highlighting the savvy businessman and enthusiast that Craig is… not to watch someone try and replicate what others have done (Hoovie, Samcrac, Tavarish). Don’t chase clout, create it. Play to your strengths, Craig… and keep that edge to you (like telling people you’d set that car on fire before selling it for a lowball offer💪🏼). Ps, the chop-top Escalade was a strength… It’s unique, and yours. Maybe another fun project like that with a cool end result

@matthewmiller1172 5 месяцев назад

Im still a fairy new used car dealer & i started watching your channel to see how the business is ran & thats what most of us want to see! Id love to know how dealers can pay those big auction prices & still turn profit. Everytime i keep bidding until im the high bidder i get what its worth in it & own it 6 months & everything involved to break even.

@jackpalczynski7884 6 месяцев назад

Your solution is this. Every week, you take one of these clunkers. You clean it up and make it run. One week max. It goes up for sale CHEAP. Now the clock starts. You have one more week to sell it. So if it's running fine and can be polished and vacuumed in an afternoon, I give you the rest of that first week and the second week. You make youtube vids for the first week and update all the cars' second week. Not sold at the end of the second week? To the auction with no reserve and it's gone and you can video the auction experience. With the youtube payments plus whatever you get, you won't lose money and you get rid of all this junk. I have to include the GTS in this. You know what people looking for these cars want? The GT-R wide body and a factory paint job, like in black. The paint is really cool but it narrows your market a lot. I'd consider buying it but I would absolutely repaint it. Sorry.

@danielmonahan6195 6 месяцев назад

My favorite videos that you do are when you buy something cheap at the auction that looks like it has major issues, bring it back to life on the cheap and sell it for a good profit. I have no issue with watching videos about Silverados or Honda Pilots that fit that bill.

@jimsteinway695 6 месяцев назад

Your project cars weren’t exactly the best project cars. You paid too much for your Ferrari. You didn’t look into the future with the Etron. You should be looking for older 911s and older Camaro 67-70 mustangs . Why you bought an Eagle talon is beyond me. The cougar is worthless. Your viper was a good idea The truck market was very smart to get into . Your videos are good though

@doncardinal912 6 месяцев назад

This is great stuff, the whole manic crossroads of wtf should I be doing with my decision making is very relatable. Fire sale, sell some parts, and re-set seem to be the consensus.

@stevenrosen7728 6 месяцев назад

If you're a dealer in NH & you have 2 Avalanches and.older trucks you have great inventory to get ready for the fall over the summer to clean up this fall! By the way the term Hoopties came out in 1950s

@barovelli 6 месяцев назад

A dealer in my town has 2 lots One has mostly selllable cars and the other has hoopties like odd cars still stickered with Copart stickers or things dragged out of garages. Start a second lot, Last Chance Car Projects. Film 60s Cal Worthington style ads for Flakebook and PROFIT.

@itsnotme07 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the entertainment Craig! I suggest just dumping all those hoopties, take the hit, get back to selling what pays...and make a "hooptie lot" for your YT videos.

@burnedagain6187 6 месяцев назад

Fire sale time! Dump all the junk!

@brunoflmg 6 месяцев назад

I'm doing good as an engineer making 175k per year but I love cars and always wanted to have a car dealership. Maybe some day... till then, I watch your videos to learn. I think dealing with low ballers and scammers must be the most disappointing part of this job. I truly hate scammers!

@marksantos2276 6 месяцев назад

Keep it going Craig. Get rid of the ones you want too and move on. If it isn't making any money let it GOOOOOOOO and get others. Keep the dealership side of things as the focus.

@ericbentsen1785 6 месяцев назад

It really depends on your price point for selling cars, what you'll buy cars for and at what prices. Buying cars from last century seems so far afield for a northern state. I'd stick with 2016 or newer, and clear out what is clearly not going to be in your inbox for videos or lifestyle. But I'm the last to talk about priorities, seems I hold onto things because there will never be a replacement. Like my stereo is so last century, and it's incompatible with anything this century.

@teddysautomotive 6 месяцев назад

Hey Craig. keep it up, man. You're on the road to 1 million subs. I am going to be using your viper dash removal video as a guide here soon as mine was repainted badly. I also will be posting a video of my viper project as it progresses found some good solutions for fuel pump module replacement you may be interested in if you dont want to spend the 2500 on a new one check it out when I am done editing. thanks and keep showing more dealer buys and sales thats what brought me to your channel. Just keep up with the RU-vid marathon and you'll get to 1 mil. The views have an ebb and flow just like the stock market, so don't worry.

@2StallGarage 6 месяцев назад

Fun video, Craig. Thanks for taking the time to make it. 🏁

@johnjewett2274 6 месяцев назад

We called them Hoopties 30 years ago. When that’s all we could afford.

@b4ph0m3tdk9 6 месяцев назад

The whole process of selecting, buying, fixing and selling is interesting.

@jjl499 6 месяцев назад

Damn you need to have a fire sale and start putting 15k cars on the lot

@johnbrewi5808 6 месяцев назад

Coup DeVille became Hoop DeVille Then just Hooptie early 70's

@aintboutme 6 месяцев назад

Please tell me that he's not serious about that whole "hooptie" thing. If he is, it makes me think he lives in a vacuum, or under a rock.

@JonBlondell 6 месяцев назад

Being able to smile, is grossly underrated.

@jimneedle9645 6 месяцев назад

if youtube wasnt paying you youd be living in a cardboard box

@RobK-q8fg 6 месяцев назад

No! He would be living in a van down by the river!!!

@richardperry1263 6 месяцев назад

“Hoopdee” definitely been around a lot longer than Hoovie. I first heard hoopdee sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s.

@attilaplays 6 месяцев назад

originally I subbed to watch you do your dealership thing, and to get the dealer perspective. You have a good personality, so I stuck around through the house flip stuff, family stuff, boat stuff, and even through the hooptie phase. You have project ADD. I'm the same way, I see the potential, but never the time to finish things in a timely manner. I'd recommend doping a purge, and maybe getting back to dealer things. We're here for ya. So do things. but don't let your main income dwindle cause you want to make videos. Keep up the good work.

@robertbelardo7087 6 месяцев назад

I'm sure your business was already bad before you became a youtuber, don't use it as an excuse.

@FlyingWheels 6 месяцев назад

been in business 14 years. Still going

@dkjoses12 6 месяцев назад

Lmao this got to Greg 😂. Stop it man you complain too much

@dkjoses12 6 месяцев назад

No one from RU-vid has asked you for project cars specifically if they are convertible Escalade quality

@cutehumor 6 месяцев назад

@@FlyingWheels how much debt do you have? anyone can live large but have huge debts

@robertbelardo7087 6 месяцев назад

Then stop your whining@@FlyingWheels

@davidcarr3337 2 месяца назад

Pick one. Instead of buying two or three cars, spend that money getting that ONE fixed. I have the same problem as you. I have a lot of ideas and visions of what I want to do, but don’t get around to it until I have time and money. I have recently started disciplining myself to focus on one thing and use the money I would have spent on another project to finish the current project. Next time you look to buy another project on an impulse, remind yourself you have a T-Bird that needs that money. Love your videos- hope you can get yourself back on the track you had envisioned.

@NKPGarage 6 месяцев назад

You’re doing great. Keep going

@apoco_lips9957 6 месяцев назад

Your escalde project sounds like you want an avalanche with the roof cut off, the tailgate and bed storage will already be there and done, they even have a cadillac version of the avalanche you can start with

@woodsandbarclay 6 месяцев назад

You should go back to making videos like you did originally showing how the car dealership works and how you make money. That's why all of us are subscribed to your channel. Keep up the great work.

@FlyingWheels 6 месяцев назад

Will do

@1Meets8Billion 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for being so much like all the crazy used car dudes I worked with here in Australia 👍😁 Craig....with the Internet, the days of needing a yard open to the public is no longer essential. Why don't you move to a big commercial shed? Do a Hoovie hooptie man cave garage, combined with your car yard. Go big enough to include your detailing, workshop and studio. Yes, big investment, but you seem to be in a healthy financial situation. Commercial property is generally less expensive than retail. The customer finds a car they want online, they will always find you wherever you are.

@610dealer 5 месяцев назад

your car lot is basically just a film studio now. You've gone Hollywood man, enjoy the ride!

@robertdiehl9003 6 месяцев назад

1,700 + 600= 2,300 not 2,100. Craig is such a genius he can't do simple math. Guess he got the no child left behind trophy...

@miceinoz1181 6 месяцев назад

Worst problem is a car that is not driven, things deteriorate costing money to rejuvinate. More critical in your climate. You have to get rid of those not being used or they will do a conversion into rust or mouse food/housing the longer they sit. You may be better getting a serious mechanic (who can spray paint) to fix these things and record the work done. Plenty of them making YT money. I buy project cars which I repair myself to keep me occupied (I am retired) as I have an equipped workshop and the technical skills to do it. Yes, I could do YT but cannot be bothered as that would then become work. Just repairing a GM 5L40E transmission and reinstalling it, but at my own pace. If I want to ignore it for a day or two, then I do. Go back to your base, give the junk away.

@jasonmiller7360 5 месяцев назад

RU-vid hasn’t destroyed your dealer business. It just gave you another reason to feed your hoarding tendencies. You get to talk yourself into buying stuff on camera. Your basically selling stuff to yourself 🤣. You are a good salesman!

@beyshanw3549 4 месяца назад

he be selling himself on buying stuff.

@pslgreg 6 месяцев назад

I like the Mercury Cougar. Not enough to buy it, but I do like it.

@foxtrot6210 6 месяцев назад

The Meaning Behind The Song: My Hooptie by Sir Mix-A-Lot “My Hooptie” is a classic rap song released by Sir Mix-A-Lot in 1989. The song tells a story about the struggles of owning and maintaining a beat-up car, commonly referred to as a “hooptie” in urban slang.

@L.o.u.i.s.. 6 месяцев назад

Great advice on what NOT to do.

@johncarter7284 6 месяцев назад

Your like me Craig, you buy a car thinking what it could be made into without considering , the time, effort and money it's going to take. I used to spend hours haggling with the local hooptie dealer "Honest Pod", I usually walked away with a car that after hours of work was worth little more than I paid for it. The upside being that I had a fun car to drive, learned a great deal about body work, paint and mechanical repair . The fact that it was paid for was just icing on the cake!

@drewschneiderbauer6892 6 месяцев назад

Look forward to your videos. Yes you are behind in the cleanup department I think the holiday wreath is long overdue to come down

@peters4144 6 месяцев назад

I think the channel is great. It’s going through phases. You’re learning what works and what doesn’t, and people are still watching. Keep up the good work.

@mjcompanies 6 месяцев назад

I am in the same boat, but I don't even RU-vid...

@Luke22022 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, Craig. I think the problem is that you are falling in love with some of your cars and then it is hard to let go of them.

@Kevin19700 6 месяцев назад

That “Etron” has evaporated in value!😂

@dgeoffreyfitton2836 6 месяцев назад

All great comments, again, do what you love. Okay have a fire sale, take on a like minded partner, thin out the junk, declutter your mind. You are a smart guy and willing to share your mistakes. There aren't many out there willing to fess up.

@celturbo1 6 месяцев назад

We can always become business partners in my dealer in florida and you can continue to do You Tube in New Hampshire which is what you like 👍🏽. Your content is unique Craig, keep up the good work.

@Therealbrettlane 6 месяцев назад

Hi Craig, as a business owner I think the missing word in your video was “sell” you said buy so many times. Perhaps it’s time to get back to basics. With that being said I absolutely love your videos makes for awesome watching. 👀

@captindan5460 6 месяцев назад

Remember everything is supply and demand. You don't set the prices the market does. So if the market does not want to pay a certain price you have to wait and or not sell it or sell it for what the market will pay.

@PinballClinic 6 месяцев назад

When I had a Talon/Eclipse/Laser and people would ask about the lump on the hood, I would tell them it was for extra leg room. Some of them believed me.

@TRX2021 6 месяцев назад

Hoop tie was also used by Sir-Mix-Alot for his song My Hooptie explaining his car falling apart...

@ltcmoose2001 6 месяцев назад

What we need here is reset. Spending time with the wife, kids, and time on the lake in the summer is what matters. The increasing time family is more important just working on project cars that take more time and money than they are worth. Sell the school bus, kill the Caddy project and sell the parts trucks for it. What is the market for the limo in NH? Sell it an move on. Limit project cars to 5. It is like buying shoes when you have everything you need. If you buy one new pair, you have to throw one old pair out. Love your videos.

@richardmoore1708 6 месяцев назад

I know there are probably few people interested in your 1994 Cougar, but I for one like the Cougar. I had a ‘91 V6 that was a pretty good car and wish I wouldn’t have gotten ride of it when I did. It is hard to find a good clean car of that age.