I Quit My 6 Figure Job With A Pension & Amazing Benefits To Become A Full-Time Automotive YouTuber!
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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It's been a long time coming but I finally quit my full-time job to become a full-time RUclipsr! Here is the story of building my channel from nothing all while I build my twin-turbo Mercedes Amg V12 Engine.
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I love that your wife supported you to get this far. You are so lucky to have a woman like that. So happy for you to make this big jump, I've been watching from the start and won't stop stop watching and giving the thumbs up! You rock man.
Have you tried to ceramic coat your iphone ?
I always believed. I still don't love the logo lol.
Go get them Alex! We got your back and will support you !
Congratulations sir
Yeah buddy!!! So happy for you to make the jump
Thanks bro!
@@yadhavsingh9679 I guess that was supposed to be funny..
@@yadhavsingh9679 and? Pretty sure as long as you’re full time YT that’s all that matters 💯
Did he got "John Ross'd" lmao
@WatchJRGo @LegitStreetCars I realize the logistics make it difficult, but any thoughts on a possible collaboration? :D
From no dad to good dad, I'm not crying bro it's allergies....
I was talking to someone who said you should always be thankful for shitty parents as they give you an example of what not to do... Bloody true, too
@@philgrimsey3637 ... 100% right 👍🏼
this times 100!!!
@@philgrimsey3637 very true
😅
congratulations Alex, very well deserved buddy
Thanks!
@@LegitStreetCars You are a CLASS ACT....Mom and Wife and Kids must be proud! Keep on Trucking!
I worked with this guy before at Mercedes Benz, he’s not lying he is a car guy. He would stay after work everyday and work on his firebird and it was fast. Congratulations keep it up.
Thanks again for all the support! I love you all! What's a car you've always wanted to see on the channel?
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You could also on your own shop revamp and sell cars like you do a lot 👌👍
A real entrepreneur. Good for you man.
Nothing better than an saterday afternoon update.
Good luck 🤞 from South Africa
Congrats for your decision and your dedication for the great content you give us every week.
Cayenne
Dude, your mom needs to make a cameo.She sounds like a "Legit" legend.
So true!
Bloody oath! Very blessed indeed 🙏
Sounds like a wonder woman. Big respect to her. ❤️
@waka waka, Alex's mom did make a cameo from his early videos. At 1 point She was the cameraman/woman. Lol
I did the same a few years ago. Best decision I ever made.
Hey randy ,get some more old, random American tat from the auctions. Living in England it's fascinating to see you get some obscure old yank tank back on the road
Congrats on making the just Alex! Up up and away!
-Sean
You know you will succeed on RUclips when Fitment Industries comments on your video. Only thing that would have made it perfect is if it Alex instead of Sean 🤷🤷🤣🤣🤣 j/k don't roast me in your next video FI, thanks lol
Don’t ever change man, you don’t clickbait
Good Luck because you are one of the few honest ones that aren’t click bait.
The reason his builds aren't clickbait is because he actually drives them hard afterward. No glass-builds here. If LSC bought, say, a burned down twin-turbo Lambo, you could be confident that the payoff at the end is him ripping it down the 1320 or something comparable, and not just throwing it on the dyno and/or doing a few half-a**ed pulls on the street because he knows the engine or trans would probably pop if it was driven any harder. A lot of folks don't seem to need that payoff at the end though, evidenced by channels that do this having 2-4x as many subs and views as LSC does, but I really love that aspect of this channel and other channels like it (Cleetus McFarland, Fasterproms, Speed Academy, and tiny ones like Jake Spence and XF Motorsports).
What an inspirational story, proof that hard work pays off! Hats off to your Mom for raising such a good man. Couldn’t be happier for you Sir!
What is the best part of your channel is it is about cars. Fixing ,repairing ,restoring. So many other “big name” youtuber’s just got too goofy tiring to be entertaining rather than providing substantive relatable content.. Your content and delivery has always been first rate.Happy to be a subscriber
Way to be the dad you never had. That is a real man.
Alex is the man. I admire and wish to be like alex with my son. Alex you are doing great, keep it up man. Much love bro.✌🏼
His story is interesting and inspiring....Turning coal into a diamond
Totally agree!
Telling your friends about an imaginary dad and imaginary car stories.....Your not the only one bro. That really hits home.
I should have changed my last name too.
Never too late
I kept his and at 29 I'm considering using my mother's maiden name.. part of me wants to redeem the Vaught heritage but James Pastena rolls off the tongue nicely!
U know what to do!
It made me tear up. Im glad he made it and didn’t let that hold him back.
Huge respect Alex for being so open, honest and vulnerable frankly. It's obvious how passionate you are. Can't wait to see where the full time YT road leads you. Congratulazioni!
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I'm a customer because of Alex.
Had a teacher tell me I’d never amount to anything spending my time looking out the window. Then I became an Air Traffic Controller and worked in the tower for years. HA!!!!! I showed her!!
Every trucker tells that story too🤣🤣🤣
I had a chemistry teacher tell me the same thing and I’m now in medical school becoming a doctor. When I was accepted I went back to the school I went to the school I went to in Michigan and showed her my acceptance letter and then made a speech in front of her class she was teaching. I told them to never let someone tell you who you are or what you are going to do in life even if they think you aren’t worth it or going to make it. She was a sweet woman and she was very proud but I took that with me through my academic career. Plus I’m blessed to be able to do this.
@@Branman345 how is she a very sweet woman if she told you you would never amount to anything? Either way, Good job busting your butt and then proving her wrong.
I once had a bank manager tell me I would never get a job. I became a chartered engineer, he got fired.
This is a tribute to your mother. Loved the video and your whole trajectory. Keep up the good work Alex.
I love when people talk good about parents and pay the upmost respect.
Rebuilding vehicles are satisfying, but a dream (family time) coming to fruition is priceless. Enjoy your success because of YOUR effort!
Best of luck man! 👍
Thanks!!
@@LegitStreetCars Dont ever change!! Also I love South Main Auto Repair!!
Ayy my other favorite youtuber commenting on my favorite youtuber!
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Man, I read this with your voice 😂
Congrats and can’t wait to see what you do now. I remember that day and while nervous it was the best decision I ever made and I’m sure it will be for you too.
Thanks! I appreciate you always watching
Awesome…two of my favorite RUclipsrs in one place!
Well done, good work
I am blown away by your energy and your skills. Sharing both 8s a blessing for YT viewers.
Congratulations Alex! Former SL600 owner here so really enjoying your channel. I've been watching the V12 build closely. You're the best automotive RUclipsr out there. Keep chasing the dream... it's all in the chase!
Congratulations mate. Glad to see it all coming together.
Don’t kill yourself with the uploads man, weekly uploads are enough, quality over quantity. And congrats on getting an editor! Having one will make your life so much easier and congrats for all your work!
I agree. Work 40 hours a week and put out 1 video. Take care of your wife and family first.
He doesn’t make videos just for fun. $$$$$$$
Such an amazing story. I went from The Chrysler apprenticeship program, flat rating at dodge for 5 years, jumping to Toyota for 3 years then got tired of the grind and jumped to heavy duty - Transit. Became a Lead Mech, then now I went from entering info into a database and finally leveraged a stretch assignment with Vehicle Maintenance Analysts into a full time job analyzing VM data. Been there being on grave, swing, and days midweek off. Good pension, union job etc. Your channel is popular with mechanics at King County Metro. It scratches my itch as my box sits in my home garage. During the pandemic your videos made me buy a POS Dodge Ram and I spend too much money on it out of nostalgia and getting dirt on my old tools. So happy for you that you’re able to full time YT. I’m jealous! I’d love to just wrench for love. Keep creating man, your stuff is a cut above the clickbait and really speaks to techs like us.
Congratulations Alex! You really are a natural at this, and I'm looking forward to see where you take LSC. Your mom must be so proud for having raised such a talented and hard working son. Wish you all the best!
Alex, you are “legit” credit to you man, be proud of what you’ve built, and I’m talking about who you are as a human, wish all the success for you in the world, I wish I could give every video of yours 100 thumbs up.
You’re the American dream. There’s nothing you can’t achieve without hard work.
You and Peter seem like really good dudes, y’all remind me of me and my buddies working on our cars back when I was younger. It was a good time, and pretty fun most of the time. I like and appreciate your honesty and genuineness. Keep it up, don’t change a thing Alex. I’ll be watching your videos for a long time. Thanks
I’m not quitting to start a RUclips channel mostly because I’m not as talented BUT hearing your story is a huge inspiration!
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer more hard working guy.
That thing about your Dad just shows what a man you are. The highest calibre. Keep it up🙏
You da boss now. It's time to build your dream, not someone else's. You deserve this. Next is special guest appearance on Street Outlaws.
Huge congrats to you Alex. Your channel has become one of my favorites over the last year or two and I'm excited to know you will be focusing on it full time now. Can't wait to see what's in store for LSC!
I'm in my 40's... and I still don't know what I wanna be when I grow up. lol.
hahaha
38 here and I'm still confused
Just do what makes you feel good.
work at a job youll enjoy doing youll be happy with your life
Try something new.
Shoutout to Alex's mom. You the real MVP
Amen, what a mom!!
Congratulations Alex it's great to see how happy you are doing these videos it's your passion!! I enjoy each video and learn plenty from you!!
I am SO happy for you and your family, Alex!! God bless you all and reward your hard work. Wishing you all future success! Let's all push for 1 Million subscribers by the end of this year.
It’s funny but this was one of my favorite videos you’ve put out so far, and you basically did nothing, lol. It’s great to see someone that’s actually real and open about their life with such passion. I’ve been a loyal weekly watcher since I stumbled across your channel when I broke my foot about a year and a half ago. A huge congrats to you and your hard work, when you put in the time it will almost always come full circle! Hope it’ll continue to work out for you sir!
Alex - good for you! In 10 years, you will look back to this moment and realize that the time you now have with your wife and kids is worth more than any job. Wish you all the best!!
This comment is spot on!
Congratulations Alex!! You’re the reason I bought an 05 E55 AMG back in November . I will make it my mission to watch all your videos from now on especially since it’s your full time gig now. Wishing you the best of luck 🤞 you got this !!
I also work the 330pm-12am shift and 3 years ago I started to take fridays off and only working till 2pm on a weekend if I am required to work. Watch the kids grow up too fast really grounded me. I have never regretted it
I couldn't imagine the anxiety and excitement you must be going through making this decision. Good luck!
I was just telling my coworker Thursday, that you're one of my favorite RUclips channels to watch. I wish you nothing but the best.
Well deserved brother CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Thank you for sharing your story...Keep killing it YOU GOT THIS!!!!
This is awesome. It's been great watching this channel grow and I wish the best for you and that young family! The humility and appreciation for your family is everything. I made a much less scary jump years ago leaving a normal job and went to work for a biometric start-up and it was the best move ever! Keep up the great work!
Alex... this video has been more meaningful for me than you can imagine: backstory of growing up with single parent, sacrifices made to provide for your family, celebrating the current chapter when you can do what you are passionate about and spend more time with your family. Thank you!
I think anyone who has been watching automotive youtube channels for any length of time saw this coming alex and i’m sure i can speak for all of your subscribers when i say we are incredibly happy for you and your family. congratulations and thank you for the years of entertainment!
A subscriber here from Perth - Western Australia, you are true inspiration and living the dream, earning a living doing what you love!! All the best and I look forward to many years of enjoying your content. Cheers, Adam
Very happy for you Alex in realizing your dream! You have lots of fans in Puerto Rico who enjoy all your content!
Congratulations Alex! With the support of your awesome family and the fact that you are an excellent diagnostic technician and mechanic, you no doubt will succeed. We all think you are an outstanding person, honest and fun to watch which is the best recipe for a successful youtuber. Keep doing what you do and God Bless you and your family.
That was a big leap to take. One of the more classier channels here.
love the story about your mom, i think most of us first generation kids can relate.. I think we all grew up wanting our own money and become the Man in the house so we strive to become more like our moms and less like our dads. Keep up the great content Master Tech Alex!
This is awesome, Alex! Especially being able to have dinner with the family, which with kids is irreplaceable time. I'm excited for you and the future content! 👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼💯
Now you can't use the famous Rich Rebuilds quote: "I have to get back to my full time job".
He cracks me up everytime he says it
@@Alexanderofthe9th he just reminded us he had a full time job.
When I watched your Lightning vid yesterday, I was wondering when this was going to happen! As you've gotten bigger, you've only changed for the better.
A large part of why I own my Mercedes is due to this channel.
Amazed at your work ethic for making all this happen & balancing a family also. Eternal congratulations!
So proud of you Alex! Hard work pays off. Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone's passion take them where they want to be. Can't wait for all the future adventures. Also, you're the reason I bought an E55 AMG! Keep rocking it man
Alex... I just came across with your channel last week, and I have been hooked. I really like how you keep it simple, with "normal" cars. I have seen a lot of channel get lost into the "exotic super expensive projects". Hope you keep it humble and don't loose the track!!. Great history on this episode!!
You seems like a great guy Alex, I’m sure the guys at you’re previous work will miss you but I guess their loss is our gain.
Cheers Pat 🇦🇺
Congrats Alex, you deserved a more chill life. It was stressing me out hearing you say you still had to go to your fulltime job after doing so much work already 😅 You can get any job you want anyday worst case, but I hope you get more than enough what you do here, because we can't get enough content from you! Good luck and let us all celebrate 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊
Alex, subscribed since the Mercedes buying from Hoovie video and haven't regretted it one bit. You can see that you're a true hard-working man with great work ethics and you do put a lot of elbow grease into your projects which has motivated me as well. Thank you.
Congrats Al....You deserve all the Respect you get! Taking you're Mom's last name is Brilliant and Classy! We will be here even if you fix Lawnmowers!
Dang…Alex your hitting my heart strings with that story!
Congratulations on the milestone! It takes a lot of courage to leave a secure gig to follow your passion, and your hard work has really paid off.
Congratulations!
You exemplify what I enjoy in the RUclips car community.
You are family oriented, instructional, and engaging.
You've earned your way!
🇺🇸🏁
Alex. Since I came across your channel just cant stop watching the content. Everyone commenting says what i also think...great content, cool cars, difficult situations which you experience what we all do out here as well. Just couldn't be happier for you dude. You keep posting we'll keep watching!
I was literally just thinking to myself last week.... "this guy says he works a full time job, he has to be close to being able to quit."
Congrats. Good luck. I'm looking forward to more great content!
Haha, I did the same thing and figured he needed to get to a million subs before he could quit.
I was always curious how you could find so much time to do all you do!!! Congratulations Alex!!!
Congrats! 3 years ago, I quit my full-time job to chase my dreams. Best decision I ever made. My business partner just worked his last day on July 3rd at his full-time job. Our RUclips channel is a way of sharing information and teaching skills to others. This has introduced us to a number of opportunities which never could have happened any other way. Wishing you the very best in your new "full time" job mate!
You're a true role model, your work ethic and selflessness is inspiring.
If Alex has this sort of hustle, imagine what sort of hustle "Mama P" has.
Congrats!
One of my favs channels. Nothing like morning coffee and LSC!
Congratulations and the best of luck with your continued success.
I'm sure Mom and the rest of the family are thrilled to see you not only following your passion, but also making a "legit" career out of it.
@the new editing guy: the reason for me to watch this channel is to relax and unwind a bit. By removing the silences between the sentences the whole video feels a bit more rushed. If other viewers feel the same way, maybe you can tune that down a bit? Other than that, great job on the editing! Greeting from the Netherlands!
I'll chime in too: the cuts while talking are jarring when previous videos are more conversational & fluid.
Never would of thought you were a city mechanic on the police fleet, congrats Alex! You worked your ass off!
Always appreciate someone that believes in themselves and their dreams and makes that leap!
Hey Alex, I never comment but I've been following for a long time; just wanted to say you're inspiration: beautiful family, passion for cars and drive to achieve your dreams and pursuit happiness.
A follower from *URUGUAY*
Have been binge watching your videos now for the past few weeks. Watching this video is a huge inspiration to me. Thanks for all you do.
Damn man, was not expecting the feels to hit like that during this video but I think huge part of being a great RUclipsr is being a great storyteller - which you are. I'm excited to see what the future holds for you LSC!
Hey Alex, continue with the dreams! You got this, everyone wants to get to that point and you did it! Congrats man longtime fan happy to see you progressing
Feels good to be a part of this, best of luck!
Well done Alex. Been enjoying your videos here in the U.K. Good decision - you won't regret it - doing what you love and having quality time with your family. Sure your Mum is proud that her son has become a great dad.
Alex again it was a pleasure meeting you at the Amelia concourse, I can’t believe that we have a similar story as to how we got into cars. I’m excited for you to start this new journey!
I’d did a career change recently too. Used to work afternoons, long day shifts and weekends. It took me 2-3 months before I figured out what to do on my weekends off. All the best!
Behind every good man, is a great woman! Much respect to your wife for being your Rock of support, it's an absolute necessity to believe in yourself, but to be surrounded by people that believe in you gives you the power to achieve anything! Looking forward to the lightning truck upgrades, it's it's my favorite truck also! Congratulations, and I know you'll be successful.
Hey Alex. Love your work man. I remember my first time seeing one of your videos was the weight reduction vs horsepower video. But i've been a subscriber since you bought the diesel Merc. I think i've watched every video since then. I love your content. It appeals to true motor heads, you have a passion for enthuastist cars that everyone can relate too. I've learned a lot through your videos, whether general maintaince, diagnosing problems or just what tools to have when fixing/detailing cars. You've inspired me because you have shown that every car can be saved (unless completely totalled). Your Cherokee, low rider Fiero, diesel merc, firebird banshee and of course all the performance builds really show that with hard work and a little know how you can restore cars easily to their former glory . Keep up the good work man. This is only the beginning for you. This time next year it will be 1.5M subscribers :D
So proud of you man! Ypu are my favorite automotive channel on RUclips, and I'm so stoked that you have found your dream. Keep up the great work, I'll never stop watching your content.
Congrats dude, the Ford Lightning is what brought me here that truck is sweet.
Yay for you!
I just found my dream job too. Being happy at what you do is sometimes more important than the per hour pay. Your channel is fantastic and you will do great.
Not a regular commenter but a regular watcher, kinda came across your channel by accident but I enjoy seeing you do what you're good at and what you enjoy.
It's the detail and explanations I enjoy the most from you Alex... Anyone could just make a channel with cars and have someone else do all the work. That's what sets you apart.
All the best from Germany.
You and your family are so likeable. Good luck with everything!
Behind every good man is a FANTASTIC woman. (and an editor)
Congrats Alex! I have been watching you for several years and have always enjoyed watching you work on projects while educating and entertaining viewers. Just goes to show when you work hard and sacrifice, you can make your life what you want. Keep up the good work and we will keep watching!
I've been watching your channel a lot recently as I'm a fairly new subscriber. It is fun having a RUclips channel. My son and I started our own channel several years ago and it was him sharing a hobby that I had building Lego as a child. We weren't able to expand our channel much because we couldn't even use the word subscribe in videos, or the video would be taken down and none of the time would be counted. Ultimately we gave up making more videos, because I became disabled and couldn't afford providing Lego sets for content any longer. I think it is cool when you have your children help you from time to time. Keep it up, man. You have an amazing talent in what you do. Although this video isnt new and my comment is coming late, I want to congratulate you in continuing with RUclips full time.
Only channel I watch videos from start to finish. Well deserved alex
Love the story. Love transparency in a RUclipsr. I'm gonna start watching more videos
Just want to wish you the best in growing your channel. Hoping you have a long future, or as long as you keep on enjoying entertaining us. All the best to you.
I’ve been watching your channel for about a month. Your life story is inspiring to say the least. Thank you for the great content! Incredible work ethic.