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Old 12-23-2021, 10:44 PM   #4151
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Cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed, but the point of this exercise is to do something outrageous that will get people talking and drive clicks.

YouTubers are literally the worst thing the 21st century has produced, after MAGA and COVID.
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Old 12-24-2021, 09:17 AM   #4152
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YouTubers are literally the worst thing the 21st century has produced, after MAGA and COVID.
SO SO true. The whole “influencer” culture in general. But I am getting older and have zero SM now since deleting FB a few years back. No IG, No Tic Tok, no FB no nothing and happier for it. I actually call people and go to see them.

I dont even login to YouTube so I don’t subscribe or comment.

I really only watch car reviews but a lot of them were around before relying on clicks and subscriptions for money.
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Old 12-24-2021, 10:57 AM   #4153
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I kind of enjoy how angry people get about "wasting" low mileage cars. Dunno. I do agree that the "influencer" movement is repugnant. Having said that, most of the content I watch now is YouTube. Generally I find YouTube car reviews to be truly terrible though.

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Old 12-24-2021, 07:08 PM   #4154
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I kind of enjoy how angry people get about "wasting" low mileage cars. Dunno. I do agree that the "influencer" movement is repugnant. Having said that, most of the content I watch now is YouTube. Generally I find YouTube car reviews to be truly terrible though.
On the tech side:
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On the fun side:
Throttle House

On the pure drag race side:
CarWow

I want to like Joe Accilies but something about him bothers me and I can’t put my finger on it.
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Old 12-24-2021, 08:11 PM   #4155
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the point of this exercise is to do something outrageous that will get people talking and drive clicks.
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I want to like Joe Accilies but something about him bothers me and I can’t put my finger on it.
How I feel a out Shmee150 and he has 2.32M subscribers.
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Old 12-25-2021, 07:54 AM   #4156
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On the tech side:
Savagegeese

On the fun side:
Throttle House

On the pure drag race side:
CarWow

I want to like Joe Accilies but something about him bothers me and I can’t put my finger on it.
Hm. I haven't watched any of those channels.
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Old 12-28-2021, 04:05 PM   #4157
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M5 Touring sure does look nice in Daytona Violet

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-m5-touring-7/
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Old 12-29-2021, 11:04 AM   #4158
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I had no clue SLP did a GPX version.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-gxp-firehawk/
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Old 12-29-2021, 11:14 AM   #4159
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M5 Touring sure does look nice in Daytona Violet

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-m5-touring-7/
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Old 12-29-2021, 01:18 PM   #4160
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Selling my 2011 BMW 1M VO On Black 6sp 56xxx miles. No accidents. No title. I have a mechanics lien on it. Car is legal and I have the court papers. This is an opportunity to own a $100k car for half price. Comes with the meisterchaft gt exhaust the BBS CH-R’s with new continentals. Stainless Steel brake lines. I don’t have time to answer a million questions about the title situation. Prices to sell like it is. This car is a 1M enough said. $60,000 OBO
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