Why Youtubers are always buying and selling cars 

You forgot the step where subaru completely blows up after the first rebuild and then he does it a second time

A reliable car doesn’t provide content either

​@@nuwenesewait so if land rover makes a sports car youtubers will be the only ones who buy it?

@@neilquinn This is the viscous cycle that comes with ownership of a non dry sump flat motor. Hahah its definitely a toxic relationship

agreed.

I agree. Wish more YouTub channels named after food could do the same

And I find myself much more interested in actually buying the advertised product. If it is in my face, I just skip to the end, but if it’s integrated well there is no reason to.

Yeah. It's one of the reasons Straight Pipes sucks. All they do is talk about Continental Contact Sport. These guys are also sponsored by them but they don't make it obvious

​@@Unicornpirate those guys are walking billboards at this point. Once they started wearing shirts of the sponsors and shilling non stop I unsubbed. The formula got stale anyway

I disagree. Ads are manipulative and the smoother they're integrated, the better they work and the less obvious the cut between ad and genuine content becomes. I like ads to be completely divorced from the content and the people in the video.

Casually planned and completed. LOL😊

Glad to see Dave and Peter from Speed Academy!

I mean, dont forgot G&G have over a million subscribers, they are up there too.

get a Honda Odyssey manual swap turbo it and camp in it for the next road trip 😊

As someone who has followed Legends/Dustin for a couple years now, I was freaking out a bit when I saw him there. Crossover of dreams for me. Love when all the car channels I follow decide to collab

Exactly. This is their business and we enjoy seeing this progress. 🎉

Also gives the viewer a chance to own a car that was loved by the former owner and see the progress from start to finish on what it takes to get a really fun and properly modified car.

Yeah plus it helps to sell it for more than it's worth because of huge pool of potential buyers. Who will spend a lot of cash to own a car their favourite YT persona used to own. I don't mean it as an insult, but I thought it's small Ben's daily and not the car for content, for that purpose he can buy whatever delapitated JDM and people would watch videos about progress of restoring it.

@@alphaenterprise2232 Like you and I. (:

EXACTLY!

Amen!!

B is for build is the only channel that reached the "lambo point" that I still find enjoyable. Tavarish went to such shit when he hit it off with the Gallardo and Murci, does jack shit and talks for 90% of the videos.

Doug being an exception to this.

@@AndorRadnaiIt’s a bit easier for doug to do that, since he’s a reviewer, but nonetheless he handled it exceptionally well. I’ve been watching him since 2015-16, I felt legitimately happy for him when he announced that he bought a carrera gt.

A few very popular names in this video are at that stage already

Agree!

1.8 or less? Makes it a honda or Hyundai. Nothing else matters outside of that and Hondas are built literally by everyone. It's over played. How about under 2.5 that opens up the scope a bit more because Ford 2.3, Mitsubishi under 2.5, volvo under 2.5, Honda, hyundai, mazda. They all have cars that can be worthwhile. Under 1.8 is a very tight place that has cool cars.

​@@btownballer27base lancers to see them squirm 😅

I think they had a similar video like your idea but with another youtube channel. Forgot the name but they specialize in Euro cars.

@@wilyamiyoo Humble Mechanic

Same here. Trying to make my VB as tasteful as his STI

Do you know where your pfp is from

Agreed!!

true that

Agreed - 100% about the more refined/sophisticated approach to cars, as frustrating as they can be to work on and repair or modify. The production value of their videos, the cinematography choices, the on-point music selections, the breadth seen in their philosophy of all-cars, all levels of car enthusiasts [The Fit series ;)] etc. I would appreciate a dump of like 10 different new G&G shirts/varying designs (that aren’t project specific or car specific, but rather straight up G&G), if they see fit, that I could wear. Mugs maybe, hats for sure, hoodies, stickers of course. Additionally, totally random side thought on the thought of this video’s meta: it’d be sick if they one day contracted with Advance/MAP, or whoever, to have various G&G auto parts made (perhaps under a different venture name?) that I could buy. I understand that’d be a massive undertaking, but reason/idea being is two fold; I have learned a lot and enjoy their mechanic-minded/focused attention to the engineering aspect of problem solving and forging for solutions to practical car issues/maintenance/fab. Duh you may say as their channel isn’t just for kicks and giggles in a mindless manner, but I have sure learned bounties simply by watching easy to digest content, which realistic questions and thoughts to address when driving and maintaining my own vehicle. 2nd thing about the idea of a parts brand is if they had a Mark-like employee with them (or Mark himself?) doing the CAD on stuff, that could possibly be a great add’l income stream for them to enjoy their cars that they painstakingly build for longer? Also, what about when they’re potentially ready to ‘retire’ from RU-vid, life changes, etc.?

Agreed! I'd be more than happy to wear/show off the G&G brand.

Doug is that type of gu ........oops! wrong channel.

tHis!!

So glad I unsubbed from Doug a long time ago

​@@Unicornpiratedude is insufferable "thiiiiiiiiiis"

@@ramonbriones4487 Not just that but I grew tired of his style. But there are plenty of people who like it so good on them

I love the smell of gears and gasoline in the morning...smells like, victory.

Yup lol

Lmao dude make something out of your life instead of trying to brings down someone else’s. Nobody owes you shit in this world it’s called hard work for a reason.

@@Reminding1996 none of what you said has anything to do with what I said

@@callmesubby I think what Ben is trying to address in the video is the fact that the reason youtubers sell cars so often is because its a job, same way that others flip burgers. They dont just sell cars because they dont like them. Whats the point in being jealous of a youtuber doing their job, you may as well complain about everyone else who has ever made money through any social media platform. @Reminding1996 is entirely right too, just because your struggle could be harder, doesnt make other peoples struggles irrelevant.

@@alexi.a yeah I watched the video man I know what he said. I don’t care what the intended message was, they came across as out of touch douchebags trying to be relatable. Tbh I don’t really understand your point, what I said was pretty clear. I don’t have an issue with people making money, I have an issue with people being assholes and acting like theyre in financial hardship when they aren’t. Buying and selling cars to maximize viewership on RU-vid isn’t a fucking struggle, they don’t have to do this, they choose to. Because it makes them a lot of money. Ben and Ben saying “we have to sell these cars to keep our business going” is like the ceo of blackrock saying he HAS TO buy thousands of single family homes to keep blackrock going

Stonks?

Steal

I just realized that I am no longer caught up on the AMX content...

@DefinitelyATool haven't done a ton of AMXing lately, also spun off a personal projects channel since we are so busy in the shop with customers rides (not complaining!) Automotive Adventures with Austin if you are interested 😉

He wants reliable, and once they modded its hit or miss depending on how and who built it 😅.. jk all cars are only reliable as the builder, the driver, and how well the tune is .. peace and love bro

@@mastercricket7626”I am warning you, with peace and love”

@@enemyspotted2467 😂 🤘🏽

DDE

Wrong, you just need to be lucky and make cringe car content videos

@@alphaenterprise2232 cue that awful music

Can't stand either of stradman or dde. Dde videos seems staged and Corny af

@@mattxr4 DDE's videos of the Hurcan with the smashed windshield ended up being a commercial for some car accident/injury lawyers lol

both are so underrated too!

So do I

I was nodding my head the whole time. Actually, I have to sell one of the project vehicles soon, to make room for more projects.

keep in mind, dont over spend for something that you will never make it back.

People prefer to spend money on liabilities, Rather than investing in assets and be very profitable

You are so correct! Save, invest and spend for necessities and a few small luxuries relatives to one's total assets ratio.

Making a living is becoming more challenging, and it's difficult for me to save enough to enjoy quality time with my loved ones.

Even though digital currency has taken over the world, people still work for people. So, why not consider buying stocks and crypto and holding onto them?

That's a great point! With the rise of digital currency, investing in stocks and crypto can be a smart move. It's a way to potentially grow your wealth and secure your financial future.

Without monetization, creating content is not possible long term as everything requires money, it's that simple.

Along with Thomas and James from Throttle House.

Good to know!

it made me like the sti and i willl buy one when I get money

Yeah, when you don't think about it, you'd think the favourites would stay, but since the cars are part of the channel, no work assigned for them means no videos to shoot & upload and no money to earn. Since both the RX-7 and RX-8 still have some unfinished business (not sure about the RX-7 now tho), those cars can keep generating video ideas.

@@yongling9825 there are also more contents for subarus than rx7. so they can still milk the rotary some more.