The good old days of going out to a local meet spot at 8-9PM and it was chill even cops didnt care, that same spot now a days is people doing dumb things for views.
A guy I work with puts on pretty big biweekly- monthly meets, they communicate with police and usually have a couple on site, the meets act as charity events as well so it brings the better folk out
That was how car meets were for a long time. But then the Clout chasing crowd and Takeover boys got involved over the last 5-6 years and its basically made that era a by gone era. Hell, I remember in 2011-2012. Street races in my hometown being basically big car meets along with the races. But the Takeover crowd ruined that, Along with all the good spots having been developed now.
Well done video! I was curious if you had the same opinion of those phases. I was nodding the whole time haha. I hoped building my cars would be interesting enough, since you were killing it reviewing cars.
You can't forget about the classic car side of RUclips. Started with shows like Roadkill and has now produced super popular channels like Vice Grip Garage, Junkyard Digs. And some great smaller channels like Pole Barn Garage and Sleeperdude
With these guys who i watch regularly along with dude in blue. They will get anything running, from cars, snowmobiles, golf carts , farm implements and old atvs . All more my style than exotic or overpriced builds. And let’s not forget Dylan mccool!
This has been my problem with the RUclips car culture lately thank you for bringing this out to all. It makes me pretty sad that as a 19 year old I can’t relate to any car builds anymore because all are blown so far out of proportion. Nobody ever tries to do a real budget build anymore. I personally would love to see some real money builds where a car is bought for somewhere around 5k and built for 8k overall. And that can show us that only have smaller funds that we can enjoy this hobby too
The problem here is everyone think their car is worth more than it actually is. I wanted a base v6 Pontiac g8 for years and finally can afford one but people want 8k for a car that’s 15 years old with 200k miles People got to realize by keeping these cars at inflated price gouging prices you are keeping the younger generation from enjoying them and will only kill car culture as a whole
Look for smaller channels! I went through so many cars because I compared them to RUclipsrs and didn’t think mine were good enough . If there’s a chassis you enjoy or have curiosity in, there’s 100% a relatable small channel who’s just doing it for the love of that car!
I feel like a lot of people primarily see RUclips as a source of income, even before starting their channel, so will try to do the biggest and best thing to attract the views. It's a real shame and just doesn't feel authentic. I make car videos when I have the chance, but even getting access to cars is difficult without a lot of money to back you, so I can see why youtube has become less genuine and more about money, its just a shame..
You’ve been one of the biggest influences in my perception of car culture. I started watching when you first started your car reviews, I loved that you actually DROVE the cars! 😂
There are 3 phenomenal car videos that will never leave my brain. Gymkhana 7 blew my mind and I will never forget being 15 or 16 watching it for the first time. Then Rob Dahms AWD burnout, the beginning of his proof of concept. And then a mix of those 2, in the 4 Rotor Racing the Hoonicorn. Even writing this makes me sad, thinking how huge Ken and his brand were... I watched Gym7 back in February and it's still utter excitement all over again, but with a much different subnote knowing he's gone. Even typing this I'm crying knowing the impact Ken made on my automotive experience. RIP43VER
Matt Farrah was the first car RUclipsr that I watched way back high school. His Garage 419 was always a fun watch before school back in the late 2000s. Then I found your channel in 2012, been a fan since.
I don't think it's RUclips's fault that car culture is where it's at. I don't even think the enthusiast has really changed all that much. What has changed is the automotive market. Cars are more expensive than ever. The "fun" cars that are also affordable have been reduced to like...5 options. Used cars are comically expensive if you're looking for something "fun"...it's turned into a bunch of people over-spending and hoping they can hold out until it's worth even more. The EPA has cracked down harder and harder and destroyed the aftermarket...and it's only going to get worse as electrification forces enthusiasts into conformity.
I feel like there needs to be a distinction made here between car culture as a whole, and tuner/mod culture. Because the custom hot rod scene, classic car scene, and countless other scenes don’t share exactly the same challenges as this.
No most of it is RUclips. You got all these channels literally hundreds if not thousands of them covering every single car hyping it up. You got huge channels like donut media doing cheap cars you can buy NOW vids and well... it ain't cheap anymore after that video. There is no honey holes anymore. Back in the day it was a lot more underground, and you had to know stuff now some youtuber hype it up and you have complete rando's buying it with disposable income
MCM pioneered the vlog/build style. They were doing it during the car meet compilations era, Moog even made his own music. They may have pioneered syncing to music too. Very underrated 🫡✌🏾🤞🏾✌🏾🤞🏾✌🏾
The high dollar "budget builds" imo are the worst part of youtube's car culture. While money does make everything easier realistically people do not have moco's giving them hellcat motors.
That was a F&F concept that was made to fail. If all parents gave their kids cars, sure. No kid is going to toss $20k in mods at a gifted car they actually don't like.
Without a doubt, the car build/repair videos and channels had the biggest impact on me. I’ve always loved cars, but knew next to nothing about engines, suspension, brakes, body work, painting, etc… I have learned soooooo much from these channels and greatly enjoyed watching it. I want to thank all of them for their part in car culture.
I entered the car scene relatively late for my age, but you, Gears and Gasoline, Donut Media, Alex/Dakota/Gels from Fitment Industries, Doug DeMuro, and so many others were my inspiration. Your car reviews and opinions and general love for cars inspired me to get my own Toyota MR2 2 years ago. Now I'm starting a RUclips channel in the hopes of inspiring even just one person from the next generation to get into the car culture as well. Thank you!
Moral of the story is RUclips is saturated and to just be yourself and enjoy what you have because the sky is the limit but not everyone will reach those tops or do they need to, to feel the same amount of fun and enjoyment. Like other things we won't speak of, fun has diminishing returns. Go drive the thing!
Like gears and gasoline, and mighty car mods, I think we need to focus on legal events and really point people towards track days. Cleetus has shown you can fill stands and sell out events. Also will someone please buy Palm Beach international raceway and make it the freedom factory 2.0?
In the US, Urban sprawl and housing developments have been destroying “legal” events (rather the race tracks themselves). Freedom Factory is currently going through this, not sure what the status is, but a housing developer wants to build a subdivision right next to his track. Whats the biggest reason tracks close? Noise complaints. These tracks are built essentially in the middle of no where, but people keep buying property near them knowing that tracks make noise. It makes no sense. The number of legal places to have these events are dwindling. Some tracks aren’t pulling in enough money to keep it sustainable… so you say legal events, i say where at? Because the places to have them are disappearing.
i also feel like youtube has created a problem where we watch so many of our influences get into new cars very quickly.. im 25 and deeply in love with the car scene I feel like there is alot to show and express with vehicles all depending on what youre into! But i feel like the youtube car scene makes it feel like cars are really obtainable or you can get into a "project car" fairly easily, but thats not the case. i feel like everytime a youtuber gets into a fairly obtainable car, the youtube tax is then introduced and also with how the used car market is at the moment its crazy, not the mention the price of living! I hope one day to be in a better situation to where i can enjoy the car scene for myself instead of living it through the people i look up to and enjoy watching.
Tbh watching these guys as a teenager swap cars every month, I thought that was what everybody was doing. Nowadays as a 23 year old I actually know quite a few supercar owners and that just isn’t realistic. I’ve known people to own the same car for years on end. The fastest I’ve seen someone go in and out of a supercar or any high end sports car is maybe like just under a year and that’s at the extreme. Obviously some people treat cars like investments and others happen to buy a car for msrp before the market goes crazy and it now selling their car becomes the easiest way to make $100k in the fastest way possible but still.
Yeah channels that gain big followings quickly becomes unrelatable. Look at cleetus. I used to love his content but now it's just a flex fest that is borderline cringe every episode
@@Raindrops4891 haven’t watched him since the first big event at the freedom factory(not because I hate him, just grew out of his content I guess), but i started to like channels where ppl keep their cars for longer and either put big miles on them on crazy road trips like shmee with his LT and ford gt and seen through glass with his various 911s and ferrari 360 or work on the same car for years on end like rob dahm. It’s honestlt not interesting seeing everybody just buy a huracan and throw another $100k at it over the course of a year for it to look like all the other modded huracans in socal (vorsteiner or gt3 style front bumper, widebody kit, gt3 or chassis mount wing, and bumper delete w/ custom exhaust and/or turbo/supercharger)
I think everything said here is absolutely true, as a younger car enthusiast youtube 100% influenced me, expanded my knowledge of cars, and helped point me in the direction I want to go with my passion for cars. RUclipsrs like yourself david, cleetus and adam LZ helped grow my passion in a positive way. I got my foot in the door with my current job and plan on taking it as far as I can go, I'm about to get my first turbo car and it still doesn't feel real. Thank you david
Great Video, was expecting a Mighty Car Mods mention. I think they inspired lots of viewers to modify their boring normal cars and learn to enjoy them.
The death of car magazines and no one distancing themselves from take overs destroyed the scene. Also favorite car RUclips video is turbos and temples from Mighty car mods.
Countless auto RUclipsrs have been struggling with depression and simplifying their fleets. It’s apparent that many, many neglect what actually makes them happy.
The numbness is VERY true. I've been tracking cars for nearly a decade but never put money into an engine bay. After helping my best friend put a 2j into a GS300 and manual swap it, I was expecting big things. When he told me that after a bunch of extra work he was hitting 300kW (400hp) I was a little let down. Then i drove it and immediately thought "holy f, if this is 400hp WTF is 1000hp!?". RUclips had seriously warped my perspective on power.
Thank you for putting out this video, it hit the nail on a bunch of things overall. My biggest gripe with RUclips and the current car scene is the normalization of getting a new project car every other week lol. I hate it when channels have 40 different builds that arent finished yet they keep introducing more and more. And then there is the fact that every kid that is getting into cars thinks they need a 1000hp Hellcat to fit in. It leads to kids buying cars that are way too much for them and they end up wrecking or getting hurt. We need to start building and promoting cool low buck builds again to bring everything back down to earth.
I like the VinWiki approach to automotive RUclips. Just have all the other influencers come to you and tell their stories. It’s a great way to get a ton of verity and meet different personalities. Back that all up with a solid app and I think Ed has found a recipe for success.
Yeah I'm from the "forum days" and yeah RUclips is a big help. Culture has changed and honestly you can find people to suit your taste. Anything from OEM plus builds to crazy high HP, to stance bs. It's all here. Good, bad, or indifferent it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
What got me into the car community as we know it in tv show was monster garage and top gear from middles 00s but discovered most of the RUclips car community from early Mighty Car Mods. Still remember watching the first episode back when I was a teenager and couldn't even speak English properly. I've come a long way so has the car people on RUclips.
One thing I have learned after doing this for the last 6 years, is it is always progressing! And while right now it is in a strange state I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in the future!
Possibly a stagnant state? I believe most of us have become desensitised to watching fast cars on RUclips over a long period, meaning nothing is surprising anyone. Once you've seen the same thing a few times from different content creators, are you going to be interested in watching that same thing for a 4th time? Plus there are so many automotive content creators now, that people don't have enough free time to watch most of them. In the past the demand was supplied, but now the supply has over reached the demand.
Yeah, that's I think a good way to look at it but the growth we saw was unsustainable, much like any supply and demand market it has to balance itself. So we are going to start seeing people and their content change due to this oversaturated supply. What it will be? I don't know. But I know even my content has changed in the last couple of years from just building my STi to a more focused vehicle purpose-built for exploring and racing(on a track)!
I find it depends on how invested the audience is in the build. My auto cross videos do better then my car met videos but they are nowhere close to my overlanding videos!
Not to drag this video down but original roadkill I think is hugely important to internet car culture. I see as its basically the polar opposite of the dream build stuff and shows sorta the “honest” car experience almost anyone can have and is more about enjoy whatever junk you have and focus on having fun regardless if it’s super fast and nice or slow and rotted.
I think Gingium is one of the best channels out there as far as seeing the build and the process. It’s awesome seeing him go from forza videos a few years ago, to completely custom builds and such
It's weird, but I've seen so many videos on RUclips in recent time talking about the past of automotive RUclips, but nobody talks about Mighty Car Mods. Their channel was the first I ever came across and have been watching since 2009. In my opinion they're the goat in the space.
Id say i agree with everything you said but for me the first automotive youtube channel i can remember watching was Mighty car mods, theyre the OGs to me!
I totally agree and seeing all the huge bhp bolt on builds with big name supercars and even bigger money being thrown at them is why I decided to go a totally different way for my build and forge my own path
YOU've been my inspiration. I had the pleasure to meet you at one of the last event at a certain track in Quebec, in 2019, for the Paul Walker Memorial Ride. I had just started doing small car videos and now, in 2023, I still shoot cars for customers and have several corporate clients as well. I've been watching your content through college back in 2012-2013. What you did and your incredible worth ethic kept me motivated to work harder and work on perfecting my art. So thank you for that.
My favorite Tommy moment was when 20% was whatever the fuck he said it was 😂😂😂 scammyfyeah I can still admit some of the funniest shit I've watched is him and rudnik interacting, just sucks knowing how it really was
Excellent video, and one we the community needs. The amount of money that youtubers make is a double edged sword, it allows them to make endless content but at the same time it creates an environment in which $200k builds are seen as normal. This only further exemplifies how inaccessible these types of builds are to the everyday person, and discourages small car channels who can't compete
Once bought cheap (was probably Chinese) plasti dip and wanted to change the colour of my car's emblems.And yes I went on RUclips for some advice.That lead me straight to your video when you changed smurf's 5.0 badges to black.I proceeded to make the emblems on my 2006 Hyundai Getz black and used the same leftover "plasti dip" to smoke the taillights.The car was charcoal grey from the factory and I thought it looked sick with the blacked out badges and taillights.Had the car between '15 to '17 and in the time I had the car I didn't see anyone do smoked taillights on a Getz.
Where I’m from you can’t go to local pop up meets anymore, all get shutdown. Younger crowd with straight piped gun shot tunes or exhausts cut off- no actually built or properly modded cars and hooning in local parking lots. Only way to go to a real organized gathering is either cars and coffee ran by the older crowd, or meets held behind a paywall, typically hosted at race tracks
David I’ve been watching your channel ever since you lived in Richmond VA. Meet you twice and I gotta say man keep up the great work! I absolutely love all your videos
For the "less budget builds" I really recommed Jimmy Oakes. Ive been loving his channel for quite some time now and yes, now he is doing really well for himself and Im super proud of being on that journey with him and the crew. But I feel like he was one of those guys that would really transform some cars with not much money put into it, but a lot of work and attention to detail. Great vid David!
The real car enthusiasts on RUclips aren't the issue. It's the rich, fake influencers. Same goes for every other form of social media. Real car enthusiasts are still down to earth on RUclips, still help people out, and still inspire people to go for real dreams
Massive amounts of respect for the automotive channel Juiceboxforyou. Flip, Ruben, Neil, and the rest of the lads are genuine car guys. The “Japan In A Van” series is by far one of the best car culture documentaries I think I’ve ever seen. If your into JDM cars especially the 8-6 definitely give them a watch.
I remember watching you growing up. And youre the only one worth watching anymore. There's still ThatRacingChannel, 1320, and street/drag racing channels but youre the only real personable one left. Dont ever leave!!
Rob is probably one of the first youtubers in the car scene I've followed and still do to this day. His content is so diverse yet relatable he can probably do this forever.
RUclips was the first area where I could get messages of encouragement for builds like the AWD Zubaru versus just being shamed about certain things done at local shows (not meets that last 30 minutes before someone acts up)
Is anyone else noticing all the car channels views are dying out in the last 6 to 8 months? Every single view count on youtube has been decreasing for anyone that does reviews.
Been trying to get involved in the car scene for well over 4 years, since I got my license. Car prices keep going up, and the cars I want just keep getting more expensive, It feels like a neverending uphill climb...
One thing I’ve noticed is kids expect to fully build a car in a few months because that how RUclips makes it seem and every cool car build I see the owner starts out saying they have had the car for like 10 years
I will never forget the first video I watched of yours which was the R32 4 door from way back. I have probably met you in person 3 or 4 times now and it has alwasy been fun to watch your content, whatever the topic may be.
Mighty car mods should be counted as huge influences within the build genre considering how many subs they have (3.7mil) as well as the insane amount of content...
my fav moment from car youtube is when I met you a couple years back in Quebec. I am one of the guys watching you from the start .... you inspire a lot of people doing what you do and it shows when you talk to everyone
100% RUclips car culture influenced me at a younger age. It still does now! In 4 years I went through 10+ cars hoping it would be as cool as RUclipsrs like yourself! The major boom in dream builds Almost became negative because I couldn’t afford that lifestyle and at that age I just assumed my cars weren’t cool. Still now, I get that feeling BUT now there’s so many outlets for specific tastes that it almost became a full circle ! I think the shift was great but at some point there needs to be a rebirth of the roots!
Honestly David has one of the only larger car channels that remains mostly relatable to the average car enthusiast. Stopped watching most of the big creators because it doesn’t feel genuine or relatable anymore because it’s all about this or that crazy build or the next new shiny latest and greatest car - all for the likes/views/attention/fame. I’m super glad they are bringing people into the scene, but I feel like a lot of the people coming into the scene inspired by these guys are more about clout chasing, having “x” car/build, rather than showing up to meets with genuine enthusiasm for the community.
I remember watching might car mods and only might car mods when I was 15. Didn’t even have a license..googling where I could buy cars that where never sold here in the states. A lot has changed
David, I'm sure this will get lost in the comments but there was early morning at C&O I got the chance to just talk to you like a normal guy as a friend we talked about the mustang and my car. That moment is dear to my heart. I've watched you since before I got my car. It's inspired me and keep me interested. Keep up the amazing work. 👌👌
Gotta say I've been a fan since around 2012. I remember being a junior in high school and telling my gf at the time "oh yeah I watch this car youtuber. Makes me wanna buy a car and work on it." A year later, I got an rsx type s, which were selling like hot cakes under $8k. Fast forward 11 years, I'm 28, driving a Lexus Isf, still watching. Thank you for years of entertainment, being there through break ups, lost loved ones, the good and the bad. Thank you David.
I do like that the scene overall is becoming more inclusive. Back in the day I actually felt the need to leave the scene entirely because the majority of people I was meeting were truly toxic and awful in every conceivable way. But then I came back many years later and everything is different, for the better. People are appreciating a much wider variety of builds in a way that just wasn't happening before, and it no longer matters who is doing it, where they come from, what they look like. I've been going to car shows lately and meeting people of all kinds, from all parts of the world and the majority of them are amazing. That, I believe, is the best change I've noticed in modern car culture.
Great video and a nice trip down memory lane. I began my car journey in the 4 cylinder tuner world of the mid-90s to early-00s. Back in the days of internet forums, tuner mags, and Hot Import Nights. Literally remember guys in California posting online about this "new car movie with Vin Diesel" and how they were at the filming of it. That movie turned out to be The Fast & The Furious. Even when your dream cars become what is in your garage, you'll always remember the cars you started with and there is no replacing those memories. Again, great video.
Definitely Gymkhana 7 and 1320 video tx2k13/14 supra street racing videos. Was so wild back then seeing them go 200+ on the highway, huge fireballs every shift. Forever engrained in my head
Haggard Garage back in the day was awesome for people with low budget builds. Really felt like you lived in a small town with them and were building fast cars in your buddy’s garage.
my love of cars have increased as time goes on and 2 years ago, when I was 25 years old, did I manage to buy my dream car. and it is a car that I just want bone stock so the fact that the loud speakers in the trunk aren't original buggs the hell out of me. luckily that is the only thing that is modified in the 50 years since it first saw the light of day. best part about my dream car tho is that it is actually really affordable. it is a 1973 Volvo 1800ES. the price for one of these are like a base model, mid range new car. a lot of money for a 25 year old to spend on an enthusiast car but not impossible amounts of money which made me able to afford one after working way too much to save up for one. and it really is mine. there are no loans on the car what so ever.
I’ve literally been watching you since I was a teenager. The terminator cobra video was the one that made me start to change my mind about mustangs. You’re a living legend of modern car culture. That’s cool as hell. Maybe at some point you’ll want to drive something I’ve built.
I've been a car guy for nearly 20 years now, thanks to NFS Underground 2 being my first motorsport game. I made the switch to Forza in 2009. My first automotive RUclipsr I started watching was Saabkyle04 back in 2012 with his review on the Aventador when it was brand-new at the time. I became a subscriber and watched most of his videos up to today. Within that time frame, I've watch Shmee, SeenThroughGlass, Supercars of London, Streetspeed, Redline Reviews, and others. Overall, car culture has changed dramatically. With people doing street takeovers, I feel like it should be done at a track (safely) more than on the street where everyone drives everyday. It's dangerous and it takes the joy from the car community and ruin it for all of us sane people. Overall, I agree with David with his overview of the car culture as a whole.
I learned literally almost everything I know about cars just from watching RUclips videos. I rebuilt an entire engine just by watching videos and doing research. Without RUclips there would have been no car culture for me
I grew up in a household where working on cars was out of necessity. Like my dad hates working on his stuff but going to a shop was out of the question financially. So I developed a passion working on them and I'm the only one that actually modifies and wants to race so when I found RUclips and saw how much content it had back in those days it was a literal gold mine for me and really was my only source of entertainment for a long long time. I consider RUclips channel like my TV shows almost if that makes sense.
I am really starting to feel the influence of the Internet on car culture through my friends as we all enter our 20's. Never really got into social media while they did (like most people) and our expectations on how a 'daily driver' should look like are *very* different. I myself am a lot more old-school thanks to my pops and I always try to take away as little functionality as possible when I modify things, but they insist that their daily driver absolutely *must* have bucket seats with a five point harness and a deep-dish quick release steering wheel ... even though pretty much *everyone* agrees that doing that in a daily is a huge pain in the ass. It feels a bit weird to be honest and sometimes I get the feeling that they are not actually doing what they themselves want, going for mods that dont match their personalities and so on... But all in all I'd say that the RUclips was a hugely positive influence on car culture as it made getting information extremely easy. Great video!
The videos I've been finding myself really enjoying lately is the folks building cars who show what a pain in the absolute ass cheap parts are. The Hi Low series has done a great job of capturing how I felt when I could only afford junk parts. I'm glad some channels are beyond making builds look simple by hiding the hard stuff 😅
These videos inspire me and give me perspective! Thank you for talking about these topics! I am pretty shy, and I hate being bad at something. But I was told I have to start somewhere. I am going to start my own channel and just document my progress on my cars and the events I go to. Thank you for your content!!!
People always chase the high of being known/social media popular and it’s truly what is bringing down the car culture most of them always having a high ego to never stop doing what they’re doing bcuz “people are haters” 50% they’re being haters the other 50 is most definitely real criticism
I gotta admit Dave, at 48 I'm still I to cars, though none of mine are souped up as others are. The send it attitude from Cleetus, and try and fail from B Is for Build, and the exotic taste of Tavarish has really inspired me to design my own vehicles, and possibly build one from the ground up as a prototype. You have a lot to do as well, as driving various builds and testing performance really gets me dialed in to what to do in terms of engine and suspension tuning. Keep it going bruh!
I remember watching you in the beginning thinking to myself who’s this nerd lol 😂 honestly but the more I watched your videos the more relatable you were and seeing the transition from your earlier videos to now seeing your confidence skill and passion grow has been a fun ride keep it up
I remember seeing you help move your friend to Florida and I came across you at a gas station. You mentioned me in a video. You were one of the very first RUclips channels i followed. Every other one kinda stemmed off of you.
I think that the numb to greatness is actually a good thing, because its weaning out the folk that don't put in effort, and like you said, the high standards are inspiring and telling people what not to do. That's why I think I stand out with my CLEAN Turbo RX8, and I can take extreme pride in that.
I got a NC3 Miata 2 years ago with 90k miles and I was astounded by the response. Every Miata owner basically said the Best Miata engine of all time was underpowered and needed to be modded or swapped end of story. I personally love the slow car fast side of the car. I can hit redline twice on my way to Walmart and not get a ticket. But here were people shaming me for not building my car. My mods were mostly more practical, a touchscreen radio, a shorty boy antenna, a clutch extender, and cruise control because in the base trim it didn't have it. I hydroplaned it last Thanksgiving and my 07 Civic LX 5 speed just feels like a huge step back. I'll surely get another Miata when I can afford it.
part of the issue with youtube / influencer car people is instead of them telling people to save their money and get the car you really want they promote none stop car "giveaways" its promoting gambling people are throwing away their money when they could be saving every dollar and buying something the really want!
I’ve been watching Adam LZ since he first started. Dude is incredible and seems very down to earth, if I were to pick a couple RUclipsrs to meet would be Adam LZ and ThatDudeinBlue
I think a car culture growth/history esque video not involving mighty car mods or scotty kilmer is leaving out some major names in the game. I know you said you couldnt go through everyone.. but they are undoubtedly massive and were the first car youtubers i started watching
Rob started the “film yourself committing a felony in a car” videos. All I really watch these days is Hagerty Barn find Hunters and dream about living in a time I wasn’t around for.
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What is your favorite car RUclips moment ever?
Gotta be the oj superspreeders running from cops in ford gt
I remember seeing a 240z on RUclips and since it’s been my dream grail car.
Smokey being Smokey fasho. & what I dislike the most is “takeovers”.
Ken's Gymkhanas
The Gymkhana videos were one.of them for me
The good old days of going out to a local meet spot at 8-9PM and it was chill even cops didnt care, that same spot now a days is people doing dumb things for views.
No kidding, I won't even go mear most of these gatherings nowadays.
A guy I work with puts on pretty big biweekly- monthly meets, they communicate with police and usually have a couple on site, the meets act as charity events as well so it brings the better folk out
That was how car meets were for a long time. But then the Clout chasing crowd and Takeover boys got involved over the last 5-6 years and its basically made that era a by gone era. Hell, I remember in 2011-2012. Street races in my hometown being basically big car meets along with the races. But the Takeover crowd ruined that, Along with all the good spots having been developed now.
Kind of anecdotal but okay
Only thing ill do is a cruise night at an actual weekly spot where its mostly the 40+ generation. Theres never issues
Don’t forget Mighty Car mods who was a Huge influence on the car culture World Wide
Absolutely right. I will 100% mention that in a future video.
Top gear and roadkill got me into cars.
@@ThatDudeinBlue did you forget? If so here’s your reminder 😂
MCM and Regular Car Reviews practically define my own experience with Car RUclips
First and biggest!
Well done video! I was curious if you had the same opinion of those phases. I was nodding the whole time haha. I hoped building my cars would be interesting enough, since you were killing it reviewing cars.
the rotary goat is here 👀👀
Only 2 replies lol damn. I mean dahm
bro got THE rotary guy in the comments
Aaaaye it's the dorito daddy himself
You can't forget about the classic car side of RUclips. Started with shows like Roadkill and has now produced super popular channels like Vice Grip Garage, Junkyard Digs. And some great smaller channels like Pole Barn Garage and Sleeperdude
With these guys who i watch regularly along with dude in blue. They will get anything running, from cars, snowmobiles, golf carts , farm implements and old atvs . All more my style than exotic or overpriced builds. And let’s not forget Dylan mccool!
and now you cant find old cars for cheap anymore.
Zipties and bias plies, deboss garage
Absolutely! I drive my classics all year round in North Carolina. I make new friends every time I take one out! I love meeting others car folks.
If you don’t know it check out uncle Tony’s garage, top tier for knowledge especially mopars
This has been my problem with the RUclips car culture lately thank you for bringing this out to all. It makes me pretty sad that as a 19 year old I can’t relate to any car builds anymore because all are blown so far out of proportion. Nobody ever tries to do a real budget build anymore. I personally would love to see some real money builds where a car is bought for somewhere around 5k and built for 8k overall. And that can show us that only have smaller funds that we can enjoy this hobby too
The problem here is everyone think their car is worth more than it actually is.
I wanted a base v6 Pontiac g8 for years and finally can afford one but people want 8k for a car that’s 15 years old with 200k miles
People got to realize by keeping these cars at inflated price gouging prices you are keeping the younger generation from enjoying them and will only kill car culture as a whole
Look for smaller channels! I went through so many cars because I compared them to RUclipsrs and didn’t think mine were good enough . If there’s a chassis you enjoy or have curiosity in, there’s 100% a relatable small channel who’s just doing it for the love of that car!
Just go out any build your own if that's what you want
I feel like a lot of people primarily see RUclips as a source of income, even before starting their channel, so will try to do the biggest and best thing to attract the views. It's a real shame and just doesn't feel authentic. I make car videos when I have the chance, but even getting access to cars is difficult without a lot of money to back you, so I can see why youtube has become less genuine and more about money, its just a shame..
79th productions does some real good budget builds
You’ve been one of the biggest influences in my perception of car culture. I started watching when you first started your car reviews, I loved that you actually DROVE the cars! 😂
Started watching this man as soon as I owned my first car👌🏻
There are 3 phenomenal car videos that will never leave my brain. Gymkhana 7 blew my mind and I will never forget being 15 or 16 watching it for the first time. Then Rob Dahms AWD burnout, the beginning of his proof of concept. And then a mix of those 2, in the 4 Rotor Racing the Hoonicorn. Even writing this makes me sad, thinking how huge Ken and his brand were... I watched Gym7 back in February and it's still utter excitement all over again, but with a much different subnote knowing he's gone. Even typing this I'm crying knowing the impact Ken made on my automotive experience. RIP43VER
100%
#KB43VER!!
Yeah really miss KB.
Matt Farrah was the first car RUclipsr that I watched way back high school. His Garage 419 was always a fun watch before school back in the late 2000s. Then I found your channel in 2012, been a fan since.
I don't think it's RUclips's fault that car culture is where it's at. I don't even think the enthusiast has really changed all that much. What has changed is the automotive market. Cars are more expensive than ever. The "fun" cars that are also affordable have been reduced to like...5 options. Used cars are comically expensive if you're looking for something "fun"...it's turned into a bunch of people over-spending and hoping they can hold out until it's worth even more. The EPA has cracked down harder and harder and destroyed the aftermarket...and it's only going to get worse as electrification forces enthusiasts into conformity.
yeah i noticed to buy a 1988 MX-5 (34 years old !!) with 300k miles, its now as expensive as a new car. its wild
@@yes-vy6bn so true. I'd say that auction sites like 'Bring a Trailer' and 'Cars and Bids' have had a far worse impact on car culture than RUclips.
I feel like there needs to be a distinction made here between car culture as a whole, and tuner/mod culture. Because the custom hot rod scene, classic car scene, and countless other scenes don’t share exactly the same challenges as this.
@@yes-vy6bn i can remember a good 10 years ago anything over $5k for an MX-5 was an absolute ripoff
No most of it is RUclips. You got all these channels literally hundreds if not thousands of them covering every single car hyping it up. You got huge channels like donut media doing cheap cars you can buy NOW vids and well... it ain't cheap anymore after that video. There is no honey holes anymore. Back in the day it was a lot more underground, and you had to know stuff now some youtuber hype it up and you have complete rando's buying it with disposable income
I remember Rob's $500 car challenge videos, which was what introduced me to Cleetus McFarland.
MCM pioneered the vlog/build style. They were doing it during the car meet compilations era, Moog even made his own music. They may have pioneered syncing to music too. Very underrated 🫡✌🏾🤞🏾✌🏾🤞🏾✌🏾
Love your channel bro! You’re one of my biggest inspirations! Thankyou!
Hey bro you doing good work love your energy
I watch all your stuff. I’m waiting on your 5th Gen Camaro guys vid…
The high dollar "budget builds" imo are the worst part of youtube's car culture. While money does make everything easier realistically people do not have moco's giving them hellcat motors.
That was a F&F concept that was made to fail. If all parents gave their kids cars, sure. No kid is going to toss $20k in mods at a gifted car they actually don't like.
Without a doubt, the car build/repair videos and channels had the biggest impact on me. I’ve always loved cars, but knew next to nothing about engines, suspension, brakes, body work, painting, etc… I have learned soooooo much from these channels and greatly enjoyed watching it. I want to thank all of them for their part in car culture.
I entered the car scene relatively late for my age, but you, Gears and Gasoline, Donut Media, Alex/Dakota/Gels from Fitment Industries, Doug DeMuro, and so many others were my inspiration. Your car reviews and opinions and general love for cars inspired me to get my own Toyota MR2 2 years ago. Now I'm starting a RUclips channel in the hopes of inspiring even just one person from the next generation to get into the car culture as well. Thank you!
Moral of the story is RUclips is saturated and to just be yourself and enjoy what you have because the sky is the limit but not everyone will reach those tops or do they need to, to feel the same amount of fun and enjoyment. Like other things we won't speak of, fun has diminishing returns. Go drive the thing!
Like gears and gasoline, and mighty car mods, I think we need to focus on legal events and really point people towards track days. Cleetus has shown you can fill stands and sell out events.
Also will someone please buy Palm Beach international raceway and make it the freedom factory 2.0?
In the US, Urban sprawl and housing developments have been destroying “legal” events (rather the race tracks themselves). Freedom Factory is currently going through this, not sure what the status is, but a housing developer wants to build a subdivision right next to his track. Whats the biggest reason tracks close? Noise complaints.
These tracks are built essentially in the middle of no where, but people keep buying property near them knowing that tracks make noise. It makes no sense. The number of legal places to have these events are dwindling. Some tracks aren’t pulling in enough money to keep it sustainable… so you say legal events, i say where at? Because the places to have them are disappearing.
@@romevang sadly, you hit the nail right on the head…
i also feel like youtube has created a problem where we watch so many of our influences get into new cars very quickly.. im 25 and deeply in love with the car scene I feel like there is alot to show and express with vehicles all depending on what youre into! But i feel like the youtube car scene makes it feel like cars are really obtainable or you can get into a "project car" fairly easily, but thats not the case. i feel like everytime a youtuber gets into a fairly obtainable car, the youtube tax is then introduced and also with how the used car market is at the moment its crazy, not the mention the price of living! I hope one day to be in a better situation to where i can enjoy the car scene for myself instead of living it through the people i look up to and enjoy watching.
Tbh watching these guys as a teenager swap cars every month, I thought that was what everybody was doing. Nowadays as a 23 year old I actually know quite a few supercar owners and that just isn’t realistic. I’ve known people to own the same car for years on end. The fastest I’ve seen someone go in and out of a supercar or any high end sports car is maybe like just under a year and that’s at the extreme. Obviously some people treat cars like investments and others happen to buy a car for msrp before the market goes crazy and it now selling their car becomes the easiest way to make $100k in the fastest way possible but still.
Agree with all of this!
I’m just hoping I can find myself some cheap cool cars before they are all ruined
Yeah channels that gain big followings quickly becomes unrelatable. Look at cleetus. I used to love his content but now it's just a flex fest that is borderline cringe every episode
@@Raindrops4891 haven’t watched him since the first big event at the freedom factory(not because I hate him, just grew out of his content I guess), but i started to like channels where ppl keep their cars for longer and either put big miles on them on crazy road trips like shmee with his LT and ford gt and seen through glass with his various 911s and ferrari 360 or work on the same car for years on end like rob dahm. It’s honestlt not interesting seeing everybody just buy a huracan and throw another $100k at it over the course of a year for it to look like all the other modded huracans in socal (vorsteiner or gt3 style front bumper, widebody kit, gt3 or chassis mount wing, and bumper delete w/ custom exhaust and/or turbo/supercharger)
I first found about Rob via DVDs my friends shared to me...I'd put them in my Playstation2 and watched em in my room. What an Era
I think everything said here is absolutely true, as a younger car enthusiast youtube 100% influenced me, expanded my knowledge of cars, and helped point me in the direction I want to go with my passion for cars. RUclipsrs like yourself david, cleetus and adam LZ helped grow my passion in a positive way. I got my foot in the door with my current job and plan on taking it as far as I can go, I'm about to get my first turbo car and it still doesn't feel real. Thank you david
I hope you get it and like it I just got my first turbo car with a six speed it will put a smile on ur face cheek to cheek
Lucky, I can't find anything fun or affordable
It took me months of looking so get her done!!!
@@R56.n8 I'm getting a gen 1 mazdaspeed 3
@@amsurum195 hell yeah dope cars
I'm surprised you didn't mention the original Mighty car mods it seems like everybody has followed them after the fact
Great Video, was expecting a Mighty Car Mods mention. I think they inspired lots of viewers to modify their boring normal cars and learn to enjoy them.
The death of car magazines and no one distancing themselves from take overs destroyed the scene. Also favorite car RUclips video is turbos and temples from Mighty car mods.
Countless auto RUclipsrs have been struggling with depression and simplifying their fleets. It’s apparent that many, many neglect what actually makes them happy.
The numbness is VERY true.
I've been tracking cars for nearly a decade but never put money into an engine bay. After helping my best friend put a 2j into a GS300 and manual swap it, I was expecting big things. When he told me that after a bunch of extra work he was hitting 300kW (400hp) I was a little let down. Then i drove it and immediately thought "holy f, if this is 400hp WTF is 1000hp!?".
RUclips had seriously warped my perspective on power.
Thank you for putting out this video, it hit the nail on a bunch of things overall. My biggest gripe with RUclips and the current car scene is the normalization of getting a new project car every other week lol. I hate it when channels have 40 different builds that arent finished yet they keep introducing more and more. And then there is the fact that every kid that is getting into cars thinks they need a 1000hp Hellcat to fit in. It leads to kids buying cars that are way too much for them and they end up wrecking or getting hurt. We need to start building and promoting cool low buck builds again to bring everything back down to earth.
I like the VinWiki approach to automotive RUclips. Just have all the other influencers come to you and tell their stories. It’s a great way to get a ton of verity and meet different personalities. Back that all up with a solid app and I think Ed has found a recipe for success.
Yeah I'm from the "forum days" and yeah RUclips is a big help. Culture has changed and honestly you can find people to suit your taste. Anything from OEM plus builds to crazy high HP, to stance bs. It's all here. Good, bad, or indifferent it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
What got me into the car community as we know it in tv show was monster garage and top gear from middles 00s but discovered most of the RUclips car community from early Mighty Car Mods. Still remember watching the first episode back when I was a teenager and couldn't even speak English properly. I've come a long way so has the car people on RUclips.
One thing I have learned after doing this for the last 6 years, is it is always progressing! And while right now it is in a strange state I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in the future!
Possibly a stagnant state? I believe most of us have become desensitised to watching fast cars on RUclips over a long period, meaning nothing is surprising anyone. Once you've seen the same thing a few times from different content creators, are you going to be interested in watching that same thing for a 4th time? Plus there are so many automotive content creators now, that people don't have enough free time to watch most of them.
In the past the demand was supplied, but now the supply has over reached the demand.
Yeah, that's I think a good way to look at it but the growth we saw was unsustainable, much like any supply and demand market it has to balance itself. So we are going to start seeing people and their content change due to this oversaturated supply. What it will be? I don't know. But I know even my content has changed in the last couple of years from just building my STi to a more focused vehicle purpose-built for exploring and racing(on a track)!
@@Chase_Schrader I'm not a RUclipsr myself, but I have noticed that the majority of track day videos get poor views.
@@johnmitchell2269 it simply isn't that relatable, especially with how many tracks have closed and continue to close. That's at least my guess on it
I find it depends on how invested the audience is in the build. My auto cross videos do better then my car met videos but they are nowhere close to my overlanding videos!
I think this video is super refreshing and well made. Your insight and perspective on all of these is spot on.
Not to drag this video down but original roadkill I think is hugely important to internet car culture. I see as its basically the polar opposite of the dream build stuff and shows sorta the “honest” car experience almost anyone can have and is more about enjoy whatever junk you have and focus on having fun regardless if it’s super fast and nice or slow and rotted.
I think Gingium is one of the best channels out there as far as seeing the build and the process. It’s awesome seeing him go from forza videos a few years ago, to completely custom builds and such
Sad things have gotten to where they are but good culture is still out there
It's weird, but I've seen so many videos on RUclips in recent time talking about the past of automotive RUclips, but nobody talks about Mighty Car Mods. Their channel was the first I ever came across and have been watching since 2009. In my opinion they're the goat in the space.
Id say i agree with everything you said but for me the first automotive youtube channel i can remember watching was Mighty car mods, theyre the OGs to me!
I totally agree and seeing all the huge bhp bolt on builds with big name supercars and even bigger money being thrown at them is why I decided to go a totally different way for my build and forge my own path
RUclips made many cars with small enthusiasts groups more expensive and sought after for sure. Can’t get a mr2 for cheap anymore
I’ll never own or build a 1000hp + Lamborghini but I will enjoy rebuilding acura legends for people to see a classic car in modern times
Shout out to the elite ones of us that got to grow up watching haggard garage and fun in a simpler time, a Mint time.
YOU've been my inspiration. I had the pleasure to meet you at one of the last event at a certain track in Quebec, in 2019, for the Paul Walker Memorial Ride. I had just started doing small car videos and now, in 2023, I still shoot cars for customers and have several corporate clients as well. I've been watching your content through college back in 2012-2013. What you did and your incredible worth ethic kept me motivated to work harder and work on perfecting my art. So thank you for that.
One of my favorite moments would have to be the Adam LZ vs Tommyfyeah, Evo vs GTR rivalry 3-4 yrs ago, was so fun to watch.
My favorite Tommy moment was when 20% was whatever the fuck he said it was 😂😂😂 scammyfyeah
I can still admit some of the funniest shit I've watched is him and rudnik interacting, just sucks knowing how it really was
Excellent video, and one we the community needs. The amount of money that youtubers make is a double edged sword, it allows them to make endless content but at the same time it creates an environment in which $200k builds are seen as normal. This only further exemplifies how inaccessible these types of builds are to the everyday person, and discourages small car channels who can't compete
Once bought cheap (was probably Chinese) plasti dip and wanted to change the colour of my car's emblems.And yes I went on RUclips for some advice.That lead me straight to your video when you changed smurf's 5.0 badges to black.I proceeded to make the emblems on my 2006 Hyundai Getz black and used the same leftover "plasti dip" to smoke the taillights.The car was charcoal grey from the factory and I thought it looked sick with the blacked out badges and taillights.Had the car between '15 to '17 and in the time I had the car I didn't see anyone do smoked taillights on a Getz.
Where I’m from you can’t go to local pop up meets anymore, all get shutdown. Younger crowd with straight piped gun shot tunes or exhausts cut off- no actually built or properly modded cars and hooning in local parking lots. Only way to go to a real organized gathering is either cars and coffee ran by the older crowd, or meets held behind a paywall, typically hosted at race tracks
David I’ve been watching your channel ever since you lived in Richmond VA. Meet you twice and I gotta say man keep up the great work! I absolutely love all your videos
For the "less budget builds" I really recommed Jimmy Oakes. Ive been loving his channel for quite some time now and yes, now he is doing really well for himself and Im super proud of being on that journey with him and the crew. But I feel like he was one of those guys that would really transform some cars with not much money put into it, but a lot of work and attention to detail. Great vid David!
The real car enthusiasts on RUclips aren't the issue. It's the rich, fake influencers. Same goes for every other form of social media.
Real car enthusiasts are still down to earth on RUclips, still help people out, and still inspire people to go for real dreams
Massive amounts of respect for the automotive channel Juiceboxforyou. Flip, Ruben, Neil, and the rest of the lads are genuine car guys. The “Japan In A Van” series is by far one of the best car culture documentaries I think I’ve ever seen. If your into JDM cars especially the 8-6 definitely give them a watch.
I remember watching you growing up. And youre the only one worth watching anymore. There's still ThatRacingChannel, 1320, and street/drag racing channels but youre the only real personable one left. Dont ever leave!!
Rob is probably one of the first youtubers in the car scene I've followed and still do to this day. His content is so diverse yet relatable he can probably do this forever.
RUclips was the first area where I could get messages of encouragement for builds like the AWD Zubaru versus just being shamed about certain things done at local shows (not meets that last 30 minutes before someone acts up)
The internet in general has really changes things unfortunately, its changed alot of things besides the car community☹️
Things sucked way back, and they suck now, just for different reasons. Let's be real here.
Is anyone else noticing all the car channels views are dying out in the last 6 to 8 months? Every single view count on youtube has been decreasing for anyone that does reviews.
Been trying to get involved in the car scene for well over 4 years, since I got my license. Car prices keep going up, and the cars I want just keep getting more expensive, It feels like a neverending uphill climb...
Crazy I’ve been part of this culture since right when the internet started to take over. It’s amazing to see where it has gotten some people.
3:55 What the hell is a dvd
One thing I’ve noticed is kids expect to fully build a car in a few months because that how RUclips makes it seem and every cool car build I see the owner starts out saying they have had the car for like 10 years
shmee is what you watch when you want to daydream and hope to one day be in his place
I will never forget the first video I watched of yours which was the R32 4 door from way back. I have probably met you in person 3 or 4 times now and it has alwasy been fun to watch your content, whatever the topic may be.
Social media has killed the enthusiast for me. It's pretty much nothing but negativity.
Mighty car mods should be counted as huge influences within the build genre considering how many subs they have (3.7mil) as well as the insane amount of content...
my fav moment from car youtube is when I met you a couple years back in Quebec.
I am one of the guys watching you from the start .... you inspire a lot of people doing what you do and it shows when you talk to everyone
100% RUclips car culture influenced me at a younger age. It still does now! In 4 years I went through 10+ cars hoping it would be as cool as RUclipsrs like yourself! The major boom in dream builds Almost became negative because I couldn’t afford that lifestyle and at that age I just assumed my cars weren’t cool. Still now, I get that feeling BUT now there’s so many outlets for specific tastes that it almost became a full circle ! I think the shift was great but at some point there needs to be a rebirth of the roots!
Yeah when I was 15 I wanted a blue mclaren like shmee
Honestly David has one of the only larger car channels that remains mostly relatable to the average car enthusiast. Stopped watching most of the big creators because it doesn’t feel genuine or relatable anymore because it’s all about this or that crazy build or the next new shiny latest and greatest car - all for the likes/views/attention/fame. I’m super glad they are bringing people into the scene, but I feel like a lot of the people coming into the scene inspired by these guys are more about clout chasing, having “x” car/build, rather than showing up to meets with genuine enthusiasm for the community.
I remember watching might car mods and only might car mods when I was 15. Didn’t even have a license..googling where I could buy cars that where never sold here in the states. A lot has changed
Your cinematics from 2014-2015 got me hooked to your channel. Its been quite a ride
David, I'm sure this will get lost in the comments but there was early morning at C&O I got the chance to just talk to you like a normal guy as a friend we talked about the mustang and my car. That moment is dear to my heart. I've watched you since before I got my car. It's inspired me and keep me interested. Keep up the amazing work. 👌👌
Please talk about car tiktok 💀
Gotta say I've been a fan since around 2012. I remember being a junior in high school and telling my gf at the time "oh yeah I watch this car youtuber. Makes me wanna buy a car and work on it." A year later, I got an rsx type s, which were selling like hot cakes under $8k. Fast forward 11 years, I'm 28, driving a Lexus Isf, still watching. Thank you for years of entertainment, being there through break ups, lost loved ones, the good and the bad. Thank you David.
You're welcome, David! Thanks for all the great videos.
I do like that the scene overall is becoming more inclusive. Back in the day I actually felt the need to leave the scene entirely because the majority of people I was meeting were truly toxic and awful in every conceivable way. But then I came back many years later and everything is different, for the better.
People are appreciating a much wider variety of builds in a way that just wasn't happening before, and it no longer matters who is doing it, where they come from, what they look like. I've been going to car shows lately and meeting people of all kinds, from all parts of the world and the majority of them are amazing.
That, I believe, is the best change I've noticed in modern car culture.
My goodness I remember these days .....but the king of car culture was the speed channel with shows like past time bullrun rally , choppers
Social media ruined everything
Great video and a nice trip down memory lane. I began my car journey in the 4 cylinder tuner world of the mid-90s to early-00s. Back in the days of internet forums, tuner mags, and Hot Import Nights. Literally remember guys in California posting online about this "new car movie with Vin Diesel" and how they were at the filming of it. That movie turned out to be The Fast & The Furious. Even when your dream cars become what is in your garage, you'll always remember the cars you started with and there is no replacing those memories. Again, great video.
Definitely Gymkhana 7 and 1320 video tx2k13/14 supra street racing videos. Was so wild back then seeing them go 200+ on the highway, huge fireballs every shift. Forever engrained in my head
Haggard Garage back in the day was awesome for people with low budget builds. Really felt like you lived in a small town with them and were building fast cars in your buddy’s garage.
my love of cars have increased as time goes on and 2 years ago, when I was 25 years old, did I manage to buy my dream car. and it is a car that I just want bone stock so the fact that the loud speakers in the trunk aren't original buggs the hell out of me. luckily that is the only thing that is modified in the 50 years since it first saw the light of day.
best part about my dream car tho is that it is actually really affordable. it is a 1973 Volvo 1800ES. the price for one of these are like a base model, mid range new car. a lot of money for a 25 year old to spend on an enthusiast car but not impossible amounts of money which made me able to afford one after working way too much to save up for one. and it really is mine. there are no loans on the car what so ever.
I’ve literally been watching you since I was a teenager. The terminator cobra video was the one that made me start to change my mind about mustangs. You’re a living legend of modern car culture. That’s cool as hell. Maybe at some point you’ll want to drive something I’ve built.
I've been a car guy for nearly 20 years now, thanks to NFS Underground 2 being my first motorsport game. I made the switch to Forza in 2009.
My first automotive RUclipsr I started watching was Saabkyle04 back in 2012 with his review on the Aventador when it was brand-new at the time. I became a subscriber and watched most of his videos up to today. Within that time frame, I've watch Shmee, SeenThroughGlass, Supercars of London, Streetspeed, Redline Reviews, and others. Overall, car culture has changed dramatically.
With people doing street takeovers, I feel like it should be done at a track (safely) more than on the street where everyone drives everyday. It's dangerous and it takes the joy from the car community and ruin it for all of us sane people.
Overall, I agree with David with his overview of the car culture as a whole.
I learned literally almost everything I know about cars just from watching RUclips videos. I rebuilt an entire engine just by watching videos and doing research. Without RUclips there would have been no car culture for me
I grew up in a household where working on cars was out of necessity. Like my dad hates working on his stuff but going to a shop was out of the question financially. So I developed a passion working on them and I'm the only one that actually modifies and wants to race so when I found RUclips and saw how much content it had back in those days it was a literal gold mine for me and really was my only source of entertainment for a long long time. I consider RUclips channel like my TV shows almost if that makes sense.
I am really starting to feel the influence of the Internet on car culture through my friends as we all enter our 20's.
Never really got into social media while they did (like most people) and our expectations on how a 'daily driver' should look like are *very* different.
I myself am a lot more old-school thanks to my pops and I always try to take away as little functionality as possible when I modify things, but they insist that their daily driver absolutely *must* have bucket seats with a five point harness and a deep-dish quick release steering wheel ... even though pretty much *everyone* agrees that doing that in a daily is a huge pain in the ass.
It feels a bit weird to be honest and sometimes I get the feeling that they are not actually doing what they themselves want, going for mods that dont match their personalities and so on...
But all in all I'd say that the RUclips was a hugely positive influence on car culture as it made getting information extremely easy. Great video!
The videos I've been finding myself really enjoying lately is the folks building cars who show what a pain in the absolute ass cheap parts are. The Hi Low series has done a great job of capturing how I felt when I could only afford junk parts. I'm glad some channels are beyond making builds look simple by hiding the hard stuff 😅
These videos inspire me and give me perspective! Thank you for talking about these topics!
I am pretty shy, and I hate being bad at something. But I was told I have to start somewhere. I am going to start my own channel and just document my progress on my cars and the events I go to.
Thank you for your content!!!
People always chase the high of being known/social media popular and it’s truly what is bringing down the car culture most of them always having a high ego to never stop doing what they’re doing bcuz “people are haters” 50% they’re being haters the other 50 is most definitely real criticism
I gotta admit Dave, at 48 I'm still I to cars, though none of mine are souped up as others are. The send it attitude from Cleetus, and try and fail from B Is for Build, and the exotic taste of Tavarish has really inspired me to design my own vehicles, and possibly build one from the ground up as a prototype. You have a lot to do as well, as driving various builds and testing performance really gets me dialed in to what to do in terms of engine and suspension tuning. Keep it going bruh!
I remember watching you in the beginning thinking to myself who’s this nerd lol 😂 honestly but the more I watched your videos the more relatable you were and seeing the transition from your earlier videos to now seeing your confidence skill and passion grow has been a fun ride keep it up
I remember seeing you help move your friend to Florida and I came across you at a gas station. You mentioned me in a video. You were one of the very first RUclips channels i followed. Every other one kinda stemmed off of you.
RUclips changed the car LEASE culture lol. Car culture is still the same, you still see it in smaller towns a lot.
It’s been over a decade since I’ve been following. It’s been a crazy ride and I’m here for what’s to come
Marty and Moog really captured my attention, my subscriptions expanded exponentially after that!
I think that the numb to greatness is actually a good thing, because its weaning out the folk that don't put in effort, and like you said, the high standards are inspiring and telling people what not to do. That's why I think I stand out with my CLEAN Turbo RX8, and I can take extreme pride in that.
I got a NC3 Miata 2 years ago with 90k miles and I was astounded by the response. Every Miata owner basically said the Best Miata engine of all time was underpowered and needed to be modded or swapped end of story. I personally love the slow car fast side of the car. I can hit redline twice on my way to Walmart and not get a ticket. But here were people shaming me for not building my car. My mods were mostly more practical, a touchscreen radio, a shorty boy antenna, a clutch extender, and cruise control because in the base trim it didn't have it. I hydroplaned it last Thanksgiving and my 07 Civic LX 5 speed just feels like a huge step back. I'll surely get another Miata when I can afford it.
part of the issue with youtube / influencer car people is instead of them telling people to save their money and get the car you really want they promote none stop car "giveaways" its promoting gambling people are throwing away their money when they could be saving every dollar and buying something the really want!
I’ve been watching Adam LZ since he first started. Dude is incredible and seems very down to earth, if I were to pick a couple RUclipsrs to meet would be Adam LZ and ThatDudeinBlue
I think a car culture growth/history esque video not involving mighty car mods or scotty kilmer is leaving out some major names in the game. I know you said you couldnt go through everyone.. but they are undoubtedly massive and were the first car youtubers i started watching
It's most interesting to me too that the south east region seems so tight knit. You are doing an excellent job out there. Keep it up.
The best ones really show themselves as the best, such as CB Media, Nick Pettit, 1320 Media, Superfast Matt, Hot Rod Gazette, Casey The Car Guy, etc.
Rob started the “film yourself committing a felony in a car” videos.
All I really watch these days is Hagerty Barn find Hunters and dream about living in a time I wasn’t around for.