get rid of the egg, $40k/month in spent money and that the $500k and put it on the house. Dude could have the house paid off in under a year. His moves are 18 year old impulsive level. Cant help but watch his vids but it gets cringy watching purchases unfold.
James is masterfully trolling all of us. He's not dumb. He knows how to play the long term financial game while having fun in the short term. I love watching him toss around all these different ideas and then end up surprising us. Rest assured, whatever he does, he ain't about to let himself go broke.
He’s obviously an intelligent person he’s just running out of content. He posts like 1 video per week that’s essentially the same as the prior. His content has become stale.
@@NaRdo_Slay27I don’t think he’s running out of content, I think he just doesn’t really want to do RUclips anymore but he has to because that’s what pays the bills. That’s why he barely posts anything anymore.
Am i the only one thats more interested in his Dad Truck Project over yet another supercar purchase. Maybe im weird, but i love when car youtubers do obtainable realistic builds vs. buying a super car wide body it then sell it to repeat process. I love his content, but man, it seemed he enjoyed his cars more and did more fun stuff with them when it was the R8 and gallardo.
Sell the Koenisaeg, use it to pay off the house. Sell the Countash and espotta and get a revuelto eliminates 3 major payments and gets your dream Revuelto paid outright. Then focus on super cars, not hyper cars, and use the freed up cash flow to finish the house. We all love house updates and you can be stress free!
Keeping the egg is a w tho, you know how much he makes? Bro owes a boat load in taxes. He can write off his monthly lease payment. He can afford the payment, trust. If he couldn’t the bank wouldn’t have given him the lease. He’s at minimum making 80k/month.
If he sells the egg guess what… HE OWES MORE IN TAXES. It’s all the same shit, this way he gets a freaking egg out of it with the money he was going to have to pay anyways. He’s an accountant, bro wouldn’t put himself in a bad spot.
Nah he gonna keep the egg. He’s right if he sell it it will be biggest regret cause it’s a agera hh one of one. You can sleep in a car but you can’t race a house
hello stray, please sell the Koninsegg and keep the house. Finish the the house with that extra half mill. A lot of people would love to see the underground garage finished. Edit: instead of "hello stray" it is supposed to be "hello strad"
It’s a business tho. So the reason he’s buying and changing cars is to make more content cause then more people want to watch it. It’s a business. The house is done enough to be liveable. He does make content on house but may not make enough as a new car video does unfortunately
@@Shortpod-castclipsthen do a bunch of the house work yourself and record it. Tons of content, may have a less views but could make double the videos and learn new skills
@@Shortpod-castclips it likely will make enough considering a good amount of the comments want the house to be done and think extra cars are a dumb idea
When speaking about finances and business things get really merky and it becomes a balancing act. He may spend 500k but a good portion may be a right off where as the house only a section (the garage) is likely eligable for a right off. It doesnt seem to make sense but when you zoom out things are more clear.
Or maybe you don't know him and do not know exactly how he is doing financially besides what he says in the videos. Maybe he has better plans than you can afford to think. (People in the comments) 🤦🏻♂️
@@TheStradman man why arent u uploading more content nowadays and what happen to m2 vs supra videos. r u busy with strad pizza and all. i bet if u upload more car content and push ur merchandise, owning both the egg and house wouldnt be "impossible". but do what u can💪
I have parts arriving for both the m2 and the Supra. And guess what, they were suppose to arrive in September and they didn’t and they still haven’t arrived. My stupid 812 build has been a disaster as Ferrari can’t fulfill a parts request. Dropped it off in June and we’re sitting here in December and no news
@@TheStradman Man, that’s really unfortunate. It’s tough when everything seems to go wrong all at once, especially with delays and setbacks like these. But life does throw us curveballs sometimes, and we just have to push through it. stay strong brotha!
Ignore everyone. Sell the countach and the espada. While they’re great for collecting, you’re a content channel. It’s well worth the free money to either buy the techart turbo s, revuelto (post depreciation), or finish the batcave for newer content as it seems the comments are wanting
Hang the Formula 1 in the living room, finish the Sofia/Strad budget car competition, finish the bat cave, and add the go kart track in the backyard. There's so much potential content you should focus on. Just sell the Egg and focus on project content.
@@briarstern1261 Fr man stard is starting to become an clown he 1st tell us that he is broke then sells a car and the next day you see him buying another expensive car i mean bro never running out of content.
Take that $500k, pay that on the house. Sell the egg and pay all that money to the house each month. House paid off in a year bro. We will watch you do home reno content along with cheaper mods on your cheaper current cars...ALSO, so no SF90 for around $350-400k but youll think about paying nearly double for a GT3RS...lol what. VIP motors watching Strad walk in is like an alcoholic walking into the liquor store lol
@@noahhabbershaw8177 im pretty sure he owns the house out right, or owns most of it. The money hes talking abt is property tax etc. which is stuff you have to pay for and he has to pay for as long as he owns the house. Also it doesnt make any sense for him to sell every car because thats how he makes money, if he sells all the cars then he won't have a revenue source
@@ayushsarkar9973I know, I'm being sarcastic. He clearly has a emotional attachment to egg. He'll finish the house when he gets to it. It's not going to bring in views like cars are
He can double his money on the house and take the positive cash and build something out right and not be in debt on his house it's makes perfect sense to me
Strad, you have the perfect woman !! Knowing cars and all. Hope you’re thinking about putting a ring on that, you two are perfect for each other. The content is so much better when you include her. Please keep up the amazing content
We don’t care for the cars how we use to anymore Strad. We just like watching you. I think finishing the house would be dope and keep updating us. I would hate to see you get rid of the house. I rather see you with one car like back in the days🫡
His videos have become so much better with Sophie, the house update, and I'm sure Strad Pizza is gonna be great! Hoping he doesn't scrap the build series with the Supra and BMW.
@@Grant.G.Simpson Sad to say it, but it was British brand that been Co-Op by the Chinese Manufacturer Geely. The Lotus Eletre is basically a rebadged Geely Galaxy L7. It's ok, Hethel had a good run.
@@michaelcondon8286 Apperantly you havnt looked at the differences between the Eletra and the L7. Because, a quick peep at the differences proved you wrong.
I think we all love the car content but it’s crazy how many of us want to Strad move forward and straighten up the real life stuff. So many asking for the house to be finished and kept and for him to move to the next step with Sophia. Really proud of this fan group
personally I don’t think the jdm scene pulls in enough attention for him to profit from it, I know that there are massive channels that solely rely on the jdm scene but with the way content is going james can’t risk going in that direction. It truly saddens me that he can’t switch things up because it’s all becoming quite repetitive:(
He's tried and failed with that, I think. The ones he did complete like the lambos, he didn't do much work himself and just clowned around in a shop while the staff worked on the car.
He'd be better off selling the house and getting a house that makes more sense for a single guy. The house is way too big for 1 or 2 people. Get a nice piece of land, build a house that's 1/4 the price of the current one and build a dream garage. Don't need to go crazy with a house again like Hoovie and Tavarish
Now i’m no financial expert but James, even my from standpoint it makes the most sense to sell the egg ( after it’s fixed ) and not the house, i understand the egg is the holy grail for you but it will come around again, keep the house and finish it!!!! You HAVE to separate your NEEDS and WANTS…
That Forged Carbon and the blue/turquoise interior is Supremely perfect!! At 12:58 you see Sofia and Miss Cayman on the big screen side by side and Sofia is way more Beautiful!!!
How bout this idea: 1. Sell the egg 2. Finish the bat cave 3. Get some classic American muscle to match your dad’s truck I may be from the country but that’s a pretty good idea. Your house has been a dream project on your channel for years. It went from a thought to reality. You selling the dream house would be so painful to see. Stay safe and sell the egg James 👍.
Look James, you're a great dude. I've followed you for years now, and i've loved it. But honestly it's not worth it anymore. You keep saying you're in a bad state money wise etc etc, the Egg is expensive. But it's just a rinse and repeat of buying a car, either we see it in 2 videos and then it's sold, or we get a custom exhaust on it and then it's sold a month later. It's just an annoying repeat process, it just doesnt feel like you have your priorities straight and you just want to try and do bigger and better each time. I'll personally be leaving this channel for a while, the content just isnt fun anymore. There's no attachment to your car collection anymore nor any excitement when you get a new car because it will be gone a few months later anyways
This is so spot on. Ever since he's completely the houae it's been the same. 1) Buy a car (if its not a total dumpster fire, it'll get a FI exhaust, and a wide body if he's feeling spicy. If it's terrible, ie that sight unseen Ferrari, he'll try to fix it, get it dismantled, than sell it for parts.) 2) Post 3 or 4 of his cars for sell that he as at one point, just to buy a car that's way more expensive and totally unreasonable, like the Egg, and let's be frank, any car enthusiast would be to scared to drive that thing the way it was engineered to be drive unless you were a mumtimillionaire and had millions a year in income. 4) Use the funds fron the sale to keep going bigger and bigger until it al falls down. 5) Rinse and repeat James, this community generally loves you. I can only speak from personal experience but you are the reason I got into the car hobby. I decided to buy a stick Miata because I generally love driving and it's because of your infectious passion for the automobile. Make good choices my dude. Finish the house. The investment alone will pay you back dividends later. That being said, this commenter is on the money. It's been the same song and dance for a while. We want to see you succeed. On a seperate note, I miss the days of automotive youtube when you got a new car video once every two years or so, and the people who bought them spent time driving them. For me, there is nothing better than carving up a mountain road in a car that you can push.
So what would you rather him do sell every single car that he owns and be a home renovation channel? Or would you rather him just stop making RUclips videos all together to please a random commenter like yourself?
Yup, and I feel bad for his lady. She goes along with it because it's what he wants but her body language shows her head is in a more mature place in life.
James, it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Let the FOMO go. You had the Koenigsegg and enjoyed it, let it go and experience the rest of what automotive enjoyment has to offer. So many cars, so little time. Whatever you decide, there’s no wrong decision. Best of luck.
Sell the egg & settle your debts . How far you've come and how well deserved your success is we would never want you to get caught up and lose what you've worked so hard to achieve. ❤
Completely agree there. It’s awesome he has one but just crazy to think he’s “struggling” to have it. I know it’s not struggle like 90% of people but for his demographic.
Cars like that really were meant for the richest of the rich to own, billionaires or near billionaires before RUclipsrs stepped in. What's shocking is how very few billionaires or even people like athletes making $20+ million a year own them. If you aren't making at least $25 million a year I feel like you need to stay away from these cars.
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TheStradman Awesome Video I think it's awesome that you had a great time checking out those Absolutely incredible Cars at VIP Motors ,Mansory and Alain Class Motors and I definitely agree that you should get a 992 911 GT3RS and an SF90 Stradale for the Channel when your financial situation is resolved
James... Love your Channel and you are definitely living the life!!! Quick question James, why do you insist on Selling some of your Cars just to buy another Car and go right back into swimming in debt? It's your money Strad, so do whatever you like! I hope that Strad Pizza goes through the roof and makes you buckets full of dollars and having said that, Sell the 2 older Lambos, take some pressure off, keep your Egg & buy Sophia a nice Engagement Ring!!! I'm sure you can find a beautiful ring in Dubai!!! My Absolute Best to You and your Future!!!!!! 💕❤️🥰😘💍😍🥰❤️💕
Strad needs to quit sabotaging himself and give this channel a breath of fresh air. Selling the egg and finishing the house is just what this channel needs. Strad has been doing his thing masterfully for many years, but it's time to evolve. I'd hate for this channel to go stagnant and boring, but it's happened to the best of them.
James, your audience is getting older……..those kids you used to impress with the way you purchased dream cars etc is wearing off. That audience has grown up and have bought houses and got married etc. No doubt your viewer numbers are higher when Sophia is now in them but that audience what’s to see you make smart decisions and not play games. No one cares how many cars you could sell to pay for the next one, just start making some big boy decisions.
Videos lately haven’t had as much substance. Would be cool to see more of your dad’s truck build, the 812, your competition on the budget build between you and Sophia, see the house getting done with the bat cave and all. Just seems like we’re in this cycle of hearing about “what if…” as he looks as various cars and struggles deciding keeping the Koenigsegg or the house. Obviously still getting views and appreciate the videos but it losing appeal.
Don't even think about buying another car, James...pls!!! Sell the vehicles you already have listed and finally finish building your dream home. All these years it's been the same cycle: 'buy car' - 'install FI exhaust' - 'sell car'. With that money you would be halfway to your Batcave by now.
To who's reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better! May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind right now! May clarity replace confusion! May blessings and success fill your life! May the light of your spirit shine so bright that nothing can dim your glow! Shine on! Amen 🙏🏾 🖤💛
It's entertaining to say the least....'i need to downsize, get my money right' ....then go car shopping. I do enjoy your vids bro. you guys make a great duo
Fun fact for people who don’t know about exporting cars from Dubai. Dubai has a 100% when exporting a car. Which means you pay one mill for a car. You pay one mill to get it out. So two mill for a one mill car to have it leave Dubai.
I’m sorry, but you are misinformed. There is no export duty on a car from Dubai. I imported a Ferrari had to pay a 2 1/2% US duty plus the shipping which was a little over $3000. Then the taxes when I registered it here the reason why people buy them in Dubai and bring them in is because there’s no value added tax and other taxes in Dubai so you can often save 50 or $60,000 or more after expenses, I saved $63,000.
it was a US spec’d Ferrari. Purchased in Dubai. I am the third owner. The only thing is you have to make sure that it is a US spec vehicle or over 20+ years to import to the US. There are a lot of cars there that are gulf spec and they cannot be imported into the US @@Hulkscastingcouch
Whilst Sophie is a positive addition to the channel, things peaked when the videos featured Luke, Stefan, Burlacher etc. The content is getting stale and feels creatively burnt out. This video is so similar to the last Dubai video, I feel like I watched it already. A person cannot command inspiration and Strad’s decision not to have a team is coming home to roost. Strad was the first creator I followed on RUclipsr. All the best Strad, but it’s an unsubscribe from me✌️
Instead of videos on buying cars, we need videos on finishing the house. And instead of buying more cars it's time to sell the Egg and start making more videos, or like other youtubers make an uncut version of the stradman, this way more videos, more income and then start buying more cars. We need more videos were you and Sofia work on the house, the chemistry of you two is amazing
You all are literally hating on him so much for no reason, you all forget that unless he ask you all, this is HIS channel. He does whatever makes him happy. Y’all beg for videos and out right judge him for not doing something yall don’t want. Y’all are beggars and can’t be choosers. Great vid Strad
Dude you gotta finish the house you spent so much time and energy on it and it turned out awesome. We can be patient with cars because they come and go but the house has got to stay with you
When you have the money from the Contach, please buy a McLaren 765Lt Spyder, it's my dream car and I would love to see it on the channel. Additionally, how is the interior transformation on the carbon aventador going?
Hey stradman I had a question if you ever had the chance to buy back your old Audi TT would you and would you do a video of spending a night in my Audi TT
I would much rather watch the build series with getting the gallardo bacl, fixing a wrecked super car and making it like new. Doing ya'lls build competition with the BMW and supra, the Dad's truck build. What happened to all those ideas. Nowadays its buy a super car, talk about the plans for it. Then sell because oh no financial problems that could be so avoidable. Sell the cars that are not interesting to see and keep the cars that are interesting to see. Make those cars your own and you will have a very reliable audience show up everytime while also enticing new subscribers to stay with all these interesting projects. And create playlists for all the videos for each project so people can go back and watch the progress from the beginning. Please listen to your audience read the comments. None of us want you to fail or quit or run out of video ideas what we want is to see you get back on your feet and succeed while seeing actually interesting content. Take that $500k and fund your ongoing projects that have not even got off the ground.
Bro needs to go to Home Depot with that $500k and finish the house lol
lol priorities are not on his to do list that's for sure
get rid of the egg, $40k/month in spent money and that the $500k and put it on the house. Dude could have the house paid off in under a year. His moves are 18 year old impulsive level. Cant help but watch his vids but it gets cringy watching purchases unfold.
With 100k in work that house would look 10x better. At least the backyard if anything
It’s crazy how fast people are losing interest in this channel because of the Egg and him not finishing the house
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James is masterfully trolling all of us. He's not dumb. He knows how to play the long term financial game while having fun in the short term. I love watching him toss around all these different ideas and then end up surprising us. Rest assured, whatever he does, he ain't about to let himself go broke.
He’s not trolling he’s just click baiting central now a days
He’s obviously an intelligent person he’s just running out of content. He posts like 1 video per week that’s essentially the same as the prior. His content has become stale.
People don't Plan to Fail, but people do Fail to Plan!!!
@@NaRdo_Slay27I don’t think he’s running out of content, I think he just doesn’t really want to do RUclips anymore but he has to because that’s what pays the bills. That’s why he barely posts anything anymore.
I hope
Am i the only one thats more interested in his Dad Truck Project over yet another supercar purchase. Maybe im weird, but i love when car youtubers do obtainable realistic builds vs. buying a super car wide body it then sell it to repeat process. I love his content, but man, it seemed he enjoyed his cars more and did more fun stuff with them when it was the R8 and gallardo.
He was also younger lol
@@donovanscott8432 he's a wannabee billionaire
Sell the Koenisaeg, use it to pay off the house. Sell the Countash and espotta and get a revuelto eliminates 3 major payments and gets your dream Revuelto paid outright.
Then focus on super cars, not hyper cars, and use the freed up cash flow to finish the house. We all love house updates and you can be stress free!
I couldn't agree any more with you ❤
Keeping the egg is a w tho, you know how much he makes? Bro owes a boat load in taxes. He can write off his monthly lease payment. He can afford the payment, trust. If he couldn’t the bank wouldn’t have given him the lease. He’s at minimum making 80k/month.
If he sells the egg guess what… HE OWES MORE IN TAXES. It’s all the same shit, this way he gets a freaking egg out of it with the money he was going to have to pay anyways. He’s an accountant, bro wouldn’t put himself in a bad spot.
Nah he gonna keep the egg. He’s right if he sell it it will be biggest regret cause it’s a agera hh one of one. You can sleep in a car but you can’t race a house
NO SELLING ON THE KONEGGSEG
hello stray, please sell the Koninsegg and keep the house. Finish the the house with that extra half mill. A lot of people would love to see the underground garage finished.
Edit: instead of "hello stray" it is supposed to be "hello strad"
It’s a business tho. So the reason he’s buying and changing cars is to make more content cause then more people want to watch it. It’s a business. The house is done enough to be liveable. He does make content on house but may not make enough as a new car video does unfortunately
@@Shortpod-castclipsthen do a bunch of the house work yourself and record it. Tons of content, may have a less views but could make double the videos and learn new skills
@@Shortpod-castclips it likely will make enough considering a good amount of the comments want the house to be done and think extra cars are a dumb idea
Bro I remember when he had the miniature version of the house
@@Shortpod-castclipsAnd the first house videos did really well I think that that he would get a lot of good content out of finishing the house
Bro is selling his house to keep a car he can’t afford then proceeds to spend 500k
This channel is losing its appeal
didnt know you where his finnacal manager
When speaking about finances and business things get really merky and it becomes a balancing act. He may spend 500k but a good portion may be a right off where as the house only a section (the garage) is likely eligable for a right off. It doesnt seem to make sense but when you zoom out things are more clear.
Make it make sense lol
His views are down 8 percent this month. Death spiral.
This dude has an accounting degree but he has the financial intelligence of a 6 year old
I think he’s just creating fake scenarios for views. Well I hope he is…💀💀
Or maybe you don't know him and do not know exactly how he is doing financially besides what he says in the videos. Maybe he has better plans than you can afford to think. (People in the comments) 🤦🏻♂️
He's taking a page from DDE and just click baiting and creating fake dilemmas for views and comments
But how is he doing financially better than both of us
6 year old is being very generous
been watching every video since 2018 and its sad to see this channel going downhill
Everything in life eventually goes downhill
U can always try to recover from that
@@TheStradman man why arent u uploading more content nowadays and what happen to m2 vs supra videos. r u busy with strad pizza and all. i bet if u upload more car content and push ur merchandise, owning both the egg and house wouldnt be "impossible". but do what u can💪
I have parts arriving for both the m2 and the Supra. And guess what, they were suppose to arrive in September and they didn’t and they still haven’t arrived. My stupid 812 build has been a disaster as Ferrari can’t fulfill a parts request. Dropped it off in June and we’re sitting here in December and no news
@@TheStradman Man, that’s really unfortunate. It’s tough when everything seems to go wrong all at once, especially with delays and setbacks like these. But life does throw us curveballs sometimes, and we just have to push through it. stay strong brotha!
Ignore everyone. Sell the countach and the espada. While they’re great for collecting, you’re a content channel. It’s well worth the free money to either buy the techart turbo s, revuelto (post depreciation), or finish the batcave for newer content as it seems the comments are wanting
Sophia has the purest smile! It’s subtle but will light up any room and will leave you yearning for more.
Hang the Formula 1 in the living room, finish the Sofia/Strad budget car competition, finish the bat cave, and add the go kart track in the backyard. There's so much potential content you should focus on. Just sell the Egg and focus on project content.
It's an indycar
@@IRIS.3111 Technically it’s a Champ Car from the CART series.
@@OMG_No_Waywhatever car it is, actually hang it up😂 the house is such a cool project. only time i see an egg video he’s talking about selling it😂
@@briarstern1261 Fr man stard is starting to become an clown he 1st tell us that he is broke then sells a car and the next day you see him buying another expensive car i mean bro never running out of content.
Totally agree🫡
Take that $500k, pay that on the house. Sell the egg and pay all that money to the house each month. House paid off in a year bro. We will watch you do home reno content along with cheaper mods on your cheaper current cars...ALSO, so no SF90 for around $350-400k but youll think about paying nearly double for a GT3RS...lol what. VIP motors watching Strad walk in is like an alcoholic walking into the liquor store lol
The egg is a lease
I mean should he just sell every single car and just pay it all in the house? Then he could have it pay off super quick.
@@noahhabbershaw8177 im pretty sure he owns the house out right, or owns most of it. The money hes talking abt is property tax etc. which is stuff you have to pay for and he has to pay for as long as he owns the house. Also it doesnt make any sense for him to sell every car because thats how he makes money, if he sells all the cars then he won't have a revenue source
@@ayushsarkar9973I know, I'm being sarcastic. He clearly has a emotional attachment to egg. He'll finish the house when he gets to it. It's not going to bring in views like cars are
@@ayushsarkar9973correct, his house is probably paid off. But it’s not finished, and he needs to do that lol.
Sell the egg, finish the house!
He can double his money on the house and take the positive cash and build something out right and not be in debt on his house it's makes perfect sense to me
Do not get a p1, the batteries are a nightmare and you will be waiting a year for the replacement. If not longer.
Sell the house invest in bitcoin in a few years he can buy an entire fleet of Eggs And Pagani’s
Both the House and the egg can go
The egg is ded
Strad, you have the perfect woman !! Knowing cars and all. Hope you’re thinking about putting a ring on that, you two are perfect for each other. The content is so much better when you include her. Please keep up the amazing content
Bro wtf you are talking about he is in the most dificult situation and u are speaking about the damn fcking ring ?
Sofía is pure wife material. beautiful,very smart, supportive and knows about cars with genuine passion.
james: i’m going broke
also james:
Gotta get them clicks🤷🏽♂️
@@sepangs3565 ironic considering clicks on his videos keep getting less and less.
These are paid ads for that dealership. I've seen producer Michael post the same video last week
We don’t care for the cars how we use to anymore Strad. We just like watching you. I think finishing the house would be dope and keep updating us. I would hate to see you get rid of the house. I rather see you with one car like back in the days🫡
His videos have become so much better with Sophie, the house update, and I'm sure Strad Pizza is gonna be great! Hoping he doesn't scrap the build series with the Supra and BMW.
"Haven't had British a mate in a long time!" ......James you just sold the Lotus! 😅
The Lotus now a Chinese brand😓
@@michaelcondon8286 no, its still and always will be a British brand, but chinese owned. subtle diffrences
@@Grant.G.Simpson Sad to say it, but it was British brand that been Co-Op by the Chinese Manufacturer Geely. The Lotus Eletre is basically a rebadged Geely Galaxy L7. It's ok, Hethel had a good run.
@@michaelcondon8286 Apperantly you havnt looked at the differences between the Eletra and the L7. Because, a quick peep at the differences proved you wrong.
Lotus is Chinese.
I think we all love the car content but it’s crazy how many of us want to Strad move forward and straighten up the real life stuff. So many asking for the house to be finished and kept and for him to move to the next step with Sophia. Really proud of this fan group
I've been watching your contents since 2019, and its getting better and better!!💯 Keep creating your good contents, James!
Sell the egg!! The adventure videos with cheaper cars were so much more fun than the current videos of constant selling and breaking!
strad you should get like a project car like a bmw e46 or some jdm shit and try to build it yourself… it would make an awesome series
He's already working on a m2 and a supra
personally I don’t think the jdm scene pulls in enough attention for him to profit from it, I know that there are massive channels that solely rely on the jdm scene but with the way content is going james can’t risk going in that direction. It truly saddens me that he can’t switch things up because it’s all becoming quite repetitive:(
Yes! Definitely still my favorite RUclipsr but idk kinna getting tired of the super expensive cars.
Been saying this for a long time. James is bought not built. It’s boring.
He's tried and failed with that, I think. The ones he did complete like the lambos, he didn't do much work himself and just clowned around in a shop while the staff worked on the car.
When you sell the egg,pay off the house.That is way more important then any car
He'd be better off selling the house and getting a house that makes more sense for a single guy. The house is way too big for 1 or 2 people. Get a nice piece of land, build a house that's 1/4 the price of the current one and build a dream garage. Don't need to go crazy with a house again like Hoovie and Tavarish
@@kispie he's not single
@@ianmillioneven for him when he doesn’t have Sophia around it just doesn’t make sense.
He wouldn’t get the value of the Egg in cash as he’s leasing it.. so couldn’t pay it off from the sale
@@kispie He has a custom house only a car enthusiast would be interested in. He would lose a ton of money selling the house. He's an idiot.
MAN THE KOENISEGG IS NICE BUT SELL IT. finnish the house and work from there we also want to se the garage.
Keep up the good work
This is the kind of content I've been missing on the channel
I was in dubai when u came here, i really wanted to meet u but i didnt got the chance. Nice video James!
I just left Dubai 5 days ago
Bucket list destination for sure. Seems like everyone there has play money and buys supercars. There’s obviously some $$$ there. Wow, can only dream.
When you sell the egg, don't worry about getting a "replacement" hypercar :D
We are here for you, not the cars
Well let's not go that far. We are here for both.
the channel is going down hill, it’s a rollercoaster. We miss the builds and the og vibes
Now i’m no financial expert but James, even my from standpoint it makes the most sense to sell the egg ( after it’s fixed ) and not the house, i understand the egg is the holy grail for you but it will come around again, keep the house and finish it!!!! You HAVE to separate your NEEDS and WANTS…
That Forged Carbon and the blue/turquoise interior is Supremely perfect!! At 12:58 you see Sofia and Miss Cayman on the big screen side by side and Sofia is way more Beautiful!!!
How bout this idea:
1. Sell the egg
2. Finish the bat cave
3. Get some classic American muscle to match your dad’s truck
I may be from the country but that’s a pretty good idea. Your house has been a dream project on your channel for years. It went from a thought to reality. You selling the dream house would be so painful to see. Stay safe and sell the egg James 👍.
hes already planning on selling the egg, so seeing all the comments all being abt selling the egg is kinda crazy😭😭
Love that you’re bringing back the classic vloging style! pls more of it
This channel needs to evolve.... Cleetus started as a dragger channel and is now all sorts cars, planes, helicopters and including house building.
💯. By far Cleetus is my favorite channel. I like James, stay subbed, but this has grown stale.
A 20 min strad video , the day just keeps getting better and better 🎉🎉❤
Props to Strad! You living the dream James! Hard work and blessed! Stay humble 😂
sleeper builddddddd
it will make room for TONS of content without breaking the bank
doesn’t make him money
@@colbygreen2764 i mean neither does the egg...
Look James, you're a great dude. I've followed you for years now, and i've loved it. But honestly it's not worth it anymore. You keep saying you're in a bad state money wise etc etc, the Egg is expensive. But it's just a rinse and repeat of buying a car, either we see it in 2 videos and then it's sold, or we get a custom exhaust on it and then it's sold a month later. It's just an annoying repeat process, it just doesnt feel like you have your priorities straight and you just want to try and do bigger and better each time.
I'll personally be leaving this channel for a while, the content just isnt fun anymore. There's no attachment to your car collection anymore nor any excitement when you get a new car because it will be gone a few months later anyways
This is so spot on.
Ever since he's completely the houae it's been the same.
1) Buy a car (if its not a total dumpster fire, it'll get a FI exhaust, and a wide body if he's feeling spicy. If it's terrible, ie that sight unseen Ferrari, he'll try to fix it, get it dismantled, than sell it for parts.)
2) Post 3 or 4 of his cars for sell that he as at one point, just to buy a car that's way more expensive and totally unreasonable, like the Egg, and let's be frank, any car enthusiast would be to scared to drive that thing the way it was engineered to be drive unless you were a mumtimillionaire and had millions a year in income.
4) Use the funds fron the sale to keep going bigger and bigger until it al falls down.
5) Rinse and repeat
James, this community generally loves you. I can only speak from personal experience but you are the reason I got into the car hobby.
I decided to buy a stick Miata because I generally love driving and it's because of your infectious passion for the automobile. Make good choices my dude. Finish the house. The investment alone will pay you back dividends later.
That being said, this commenter is on the money. It's been the same song and dance for a while. We want to see you succeed.
On a seperate note, I miss the days of automotive youtube when you got a new car video once every two years or so, and the people who bought them spent time driving them.
For me, there is nothing better than carving up a mountain road in a car that you can push.
So what would you rather him do sell every single car that he owns and be a home renovation channel? Or would you rather him just stop making RUclips videos all together to please a random commenter like yourself?
@@noahhabbershaw8177we would rather him just be honest and actually build cars not just buy them
@@noahhabbershaw8177No. He can sell the egg so he can stop complaining about money. Simple as that.
Yup, and I feel bad for his lady. She goes along with it because it's what he wants but her body language shows her head is in a more mature place in life.
James, it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Let the FOMO go. You had the Koenigsegg and enjoyed it, let it go and experience the rest of what automotive enjoyment has to offer. So many cars, so little time. Whatever you decide, there’s no wrong decision. Best of luck.
This the might be the best comment on here💯👌🏾
Stoked for the 812 build! The blue interior in that Lambus is the best color for the 812.
4:38 That orange GT Black Series is calling my name. Absolute dream car. I’d love to see him add one to his garage.
James really loves Dubai
I also do it is just perfect
Paid to go there.
@@uk1923_1 Dubai is built with slave labour, I wouldn't call it perfect.
@@uk1923_1nothing is perfect
Strad please finish the house 🙏. Been watching you since I was a kid. Just my opinion
If you sell the egg…. Finish the house
Anyone else get how Sophia and Miss Cayma....(on the tv) look alike! 12:59
The mansory cars are crazy and the interior are so sick. The mansory roma interior is amazing. Great video James
Love the energy like always James!
3:57 axe the hypercar get supercars instead
He needs to realize he can’t afford a hypercar life
2:30 you had the Lotus, buddy!
buddy!!!!
I’m not your buddy, pal!
@ I'm not your pal, friend!
Ngl , bro's got the best viewers . all the comments are so supportive . as y'all are saying he should finish the house rather than getting a new car ❤
Sell the egg & settle your debts . How far you've come and how well deserved your success is we would never want you to get caught up and lose what you've worked so hard to achieve. ❤
Hey man im quick to it!
you've been a fan of mine for a long time now, i can remember the days in burlachers house.
your the best 💓
At the end of the day a Koenigsegg owner should never ever have to talk about the financial burden of owning said Koenigsegg!
Completely agree there. It’s awesome he has one but just crazy to think he’s “struggling” to have it. I know it’s not struggle like 90% of people but for his demographic.
Cars like that really were meant for the richest of the rich to own, billionaires or near billionaires before RUclipsrs stepped in. What's shocking is how very few billionaires or even people like athletes making $20+ million a year own them. If you aren't making at least $25 million a year I feel like you need to stay away from these cars.
Depends on the rest of your lifestyle. Someone making 5 million a year can easily own a car like the egg.
@@jkfonyino tf they can't unless it'll be their only vehicle! Koenigsegg prices are now starting around 3 mill, before the extra personal specs!
A 20+min Strad video?? We eatin good tonight boys😎
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Can't share much here, I take guidance from ‘Sophia E Haney’ a renowned figure in her industry with over two decades of work experience. I'd suggest you research her further on the web.
Use her name to quickly conduct an internet search.
SHE’S MOSTLY ON TELEGRAMS APPS WITH HER NAME.
Bro is back with the best series of the Channel
7:09 missed hint, she wants to have matching cars
18:02 That looks like an oreo lmao
Dubai really is something else 😮💨
TheStradman Awesome Video I think it's awesome that you had a great time checking out those Absolutely incredible Cars at VIP Motors ,Mansory and Alain Class Motors and I definitely agree that you should get a 992 911 GT3RS and an SF90 Stradale for the Channel when your financial situation is resolved
James... Love your Channel and you are definitely living the life!!!
Quick question James, why do you insist on Selling some of your Cars just to buy another Car and go right back into swimming in debt?
It's your money Strad, so do whatever you like!
I hope that Strad Pizza goes through the roof and makes you buckets full of dollars and having said that, Sell the 2 older Lambos, take some pressure off, keep your Egg & buy Sophia a nice Engagement Ring!!!
I'm sure you can find a beautiful ring in Dubai!!!
My Absolute Best to You and your Future!!!!!!
💕❤️🥰😘💍😍🥰❤️💕
Sofie is like hurry up and sell the Koenigsegg, i want a baby ahahahahahaha - can see it in her eyes
3:35 STARBOY REFERENCE RAHHHHHH
Thats what I wanted to say 😂
lmao hes actually made the P1 reference a few times before
Wow 1st season greetings Strad
5:59 Mfer skipped over the Mclaren Senna right behind him 😂
Strad needs to quit sabotaging himself and give this channel a breath of fresh air. Selling the egg and finishing the house is just what this channel needs. Strad has been doing his thing masterfully for many years, but it's time to evolve. I'd hate for this channel to go stagnant and boring, but it's happened to the best of them.
James, your audience is getting older……..those kids you used to impress with the way you purchased dream cars etc is wearing off. That audience has grown up and have bought houses and got married etc. No doubt your viewer numbers are higher when Sophia is now in them but that audience what’s to see you make smart decisions and not play games. No one cares how many cars you could sell to pay for the next one, just start making some big boy decisions.
I love your videos stradman
Videos lately haven’t had as much substance. Would be cool to see more of your dad’s truck build, the 812, your competition on the budget build between you and Sophia, see the house getting done with the bat cave and all. Just seems like we’re in this cycle of hearing about “what if…” as he looks as various cars and struggles deciding keeping the Koenigsegg or the house. Obviously still getting views and appreciate the videos but it losing appeal.
Sophia gets props from me for being a Miata owner 💯
Don't even think about buying another car, James...pls!!! Sell the vehicles you already have listed and finally finish building your dream home. All these years it's been the same cycle: 'buy car' - 'install FI exhaust' - 'sell car'. With that money you would be halfway to your Batcave by now.
Finish the house button>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You dropped this 👑
at this point i think he buys things for content and then sell it
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What does this have you do with cars
I needed this
It's entertaining to say the least....'i need to downsize, get my money right' ....then go car shopping. I do enjoy your vids bro. you guys make a great duo
James and Sophia, ignore the critics, keep the winning formula alive with your stradman positivity, love your energy😍😍😍😍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Dubai. Is. Epic.
I also genuinely feel that James is missing a Porsche? Thoughts?
Fun fact for people who don’t know about exporting cars from Dubai. Dubai has a 100% when exporting a car. Which means you pay one mill for a car. You pay one mill to get it out. So two mill for a one mill car to have it leave Dubai.
I’m sorry, but you are misinformed. There is no export duty on a car from Dubai. I imported a Ferrari had to pay a 2 1/2% US duty plus the shipping which was a little over $3000. Then the taxes when I registered it here the reason why people buy them in Dubai and bring them in is because there’s no value added tax and other taxes in Dubai so you can often save 50 or $60,000 or more after expenses, I saved $63,000.
@ from my understanding that’s on vehicles you you buy in Dubai. It’s sounds like you imported your car. That is a completely different scenario.
it was a US spec’d Ferrari. Purchased in Dubai. I am the third owner. The only thing is you have to make sure that it is a US spec vehicle or over 20+ years to import to the US. There are a lot of cars there that are gulf spec and they cannot be imported into the US @@Hulkscastingcouch
Whilst Sophie is a positive addition to the channel, things peaked when the videos featured Luke, Stefan, Burlacher etc.
The content is getting stale and feels creatively burnt out. This video is so similar to the last Dubai video, I feel like I watched it already. A person cannot command inspiration and Strad’s decision not to have a team is coming home to roost.
Strad was the first creator I followed on RUclipsr. All the best Strad, but it’s an unsubscribe from me✌️
It was a nice ride m8, take care and peace out 🫡
Instead of videos on buying cars, we need videos on finishing the house. And instead of buying more cars it's time to sell the Egg and start making more videos, or like other youtubers make an uncut version of the stradman, this way more videos, more income and then start buying more cars.
We need more videos were you and Sofia work on the house, the chemistry of you two is amazing
Always looking forward to these videos. Keep going don’t stop
James please sell the Koenigsegg, and the countach and finish the house (please don't sell the house).
SELL THE EGG, FINISH THE HOUSE THEN BUY NEW CARS
STRAD
LOOK AT YOUR COMMENTS
6 Seconds😳
How do you look at a F12 and ignore the two Bugatti Chirons right
behind you??
You all are literally hating on him so much for no reason, you all forget that unless he ask you all, this is HIS channel. He does whatever makes him happy. Y’all beg for videos and out right judge him for not doing something yall don’t want. Y’all are beggars and can’t be choosers. Great vid Strad
Dude you gotta finish the house you spent so much time and energy on it and it turned out awesome. We can be patient with cars because they come and go but the house has got to stay with you
Hey strad great content but tone down the yelling your blowing up my speakers when you talk lol 😂
3rs or Turbo S, i would take the Turbo, also a very good car for road trips, its known to be one of the most comfortable 911's on sale
Tech art Turbo S. So sick
Hanging out with brotha mans for Arab-o-clock ... sweet
GT3RS and finish the house. Reveulto after Stradpizza starts rolling in the dough.
When you have the money from the Contach, please buy a McLaren 765Lt Spyder, it's my dream car and I would love to see it on the channel. Additionally, how is the interior transformation on the carbon aventador going?
My vote is for a Turbo S!
We literally passed each other ! Just returned after 20 days supercar networking. Loved the Amg Ones !
Brother, slash the negative and call out vids. These videos, car spotting, and reviews are why I love your channel.
Hey stradman I had a question if you ever had the chance to buy back your old Audi TT would you and would you do a video of spending a night in my Audi TT
Sophia and youre house are the nicest things you have .
F the cars they come and go.
From an old bloke...
F the comments do what you want strad. House, hyper cars, super cars with tracks whatever I’m still watchin.
💯👊
I would much rather watch the build series with getting the gallardo bacl, fixing a wrecked super car and making it like new. Doing ya'lls build competition with the BMW and supra, the Dad's truck build. What happened to all those ideas. Nowadays its buy a super car, talk about the plans for it. Then sell because oh no financial problems that could be so avoidable. Sell the cars that are not interesting to see and keep the cars that are interesting to see. Make those cars your own and you will have a very reliable audience show up everytime while also enticing new subscribers to stay with all these interesting projects. And create playlists for all the videos for each project so people can go back and watch the progress from the beginning. Please listen to your audience read the comments. None of us want you to fail or quit or run out of video ideas what we want is to see you get back on your feet and succeed while seeing actually interesting content. Take that $500k and fund your ongoing projects that have not even got off the ground.
Did not expect to see effspot all the way from the 90210 in the back 15:23 🔥