Automotive Vloggers (Vol. 5)
Discussion
ChocolateFrog said:
LincolnLovin said:
Lots, likely more than he paid for it. They were throwing numbers like £1000, £5000, £8000 quite regularly. Whether someone would actually pay that is a different story but with everything on a Ferrari being expensive it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
I am glad they got it running. Parting it out at the start wouldn’t have been as fun, maybe at the end of the series? Still it’s doing gangbusters on the view count, 205k in twelve hours, high risk but high reward.
I always take those numbers with a pinch of salt. They sound like prices a breaker might ask for who is happy to sit on the parts for years. I am glad they got it running. Parting it out at the start wouldn’t have been as fun, maybe at the end of the series? Still it’s doing gangbusters on the view count, 205k in twelve hours, high risk but high reward.
And I can guarantee that most of those trim pieces will be in a rough state having been out of the car for years.
Whenever I've broken cars or bikes I find you have to be the cheapest by a good margin if you want to move stuff quickly. Cheap enough that someone might think that's cheap I'll buy it just in case I need it. And by cheap enough I mean a half or third of the asking prices on ebay.
How many people in the world will need a replacement steering wheel for a 360 at any one time? (Likely no one). No one drives them anymore, can't remember the last time I saw one on the road and they used to be almost ubiquitous as far as Ferraris go.
It is an interesting project but still not clear as to what he is planning, half the car / chassis was left in a skip so can it even go back on the road.
RacerMike said:
sandman77 said:
Dave200 said:
I think the point is more that he's heralded as some kind of driving god by too many, when in reality his driving talent is good but limited (as evidenced by the sheer number of incidents) and is ultimately only intended to generate clicks and attention. It's just folk getting sucked in to the youtube culture of celebrity thing.
I have only watched a couple of Misha's videos after being made aware of him in Auto Alex video's. This thread has made me curious though, how many incidents has he had (excluding during races).- E30 Turbo - Overheated the brakes and binned it Wehrseifen
- BMW 330 drove into another competitor in RCN (average time trial) spun into barrier Metzgesfeld
- MX5 - spun off into the barrier in the wet - pre Carrousel
- BMW 330 - pre season testing, side gone
- BMW 330 - first lap of quali, first VLN, wheel on the white line barrier flugplatz
- E92 M3 I think Metzgesfeld
- M4 ignored low tyre pressure warning and tyre loosing grip, found the barrier bruchen lI
- BMW 330 - turned straight across the front of a GT4 car that was alongside, Bruchen Il
- GR86 - in waaay too hot into
Bruchen 1, misses the apex, gets on the marbles, barrier
WPA said:
Exactly, maybe it is worth £50k in parts but I doubt you would even see half that if you did break it, the last car Ratarossa wanted to break one he sold it to Eurospares to avoid the hassle.
It is an interesting project but still not clear as to what he is planning, half the car / chassis was left in a skip so can it even go back on the road.
Trip to Italy would be my guess. It is an interesting project but still not clear as to what he is planning, half the car / chassis was left in a skip so can it even go back on the road.
WPA said:
Exactly, maybe it is worth £50k in parts but I doubt you would even see half that if you did break it, the last car Ratarossa wanted to break one he sold it to Eurospares to avoid the hassle.
It is an interesting project but still not clear as to what he is planning, half the car / chassis was left in a skip so can it even go back on the road.
Think he said he was going back for the other bits as he couldn’t carry it all at once. It is an interesting project but still not clear as to what he is planning, half the car / chassis was left in a skip so can it even go back on the road.
I wonder if it goes in gear as Scott seemed concerned the gearbox was out of line.
Really looking forward to this restoration as I reckon that will look pretty nice when finished and most of the parts look present so shouldn’t be too long a series.
Also enjoying All The Gear, their latest road trip was very funny and Jack is hilarious with his one liners.
We’re pretty lucky to have so many good channels at the moment. Long may it continue
Edited by audi321 on Saturday 22 June 20:09
thegreenhell said:
RacerMike said:
sandman77 said:
Dave200 said:
I think the point is more that he's heralded as some kind of driving god by too many, when in reality his driving talent is good but limited (as evidenced by the sheer number of incidents) and is ultimately only intended to generate clicks and attention. It's just folk getting sucked in to the youtube culture of celebrity thing.
I have only watched a couple of Misha's videos after being made aware of him in Auto Alex video's. This thread has made me curious though, how many incidents has he had (excluding during races).- E30 Turbo - Overheated the brakes and binned it Wehrseifen
- BMW 330 drove into another competitor in RCN (average time trial) spun into barrier Metzgesfeld
- MX5 - spun off into the barrier in the wet - pre Carrousel
- BMW 330 - pre season testing, side gone
- BMW 330 - first lap of quali, first VLN, wheel on the white line barrier flugplatz
- E92 M3 I think Metzgesfeld
- M4 ignored low tyre pressure warning and tyre loosing grip, found the barrier bruchen lI
- BMW 330 - turned straight across the front of a GT4 car that was alongside, Bruchen Il
- GR86 - in waaay too hot into
Bruchen 1, misses the apex, gets on the marbles, barrier
If you think crashing on a race track is bad, spend five minutes talking to any PR department and they've all got stories that would make you laugh, cry or possibly both.
I can also tell you it was just as bad, if not worse "back in the day" when journos were all protected by the cover of a big magazine, and everyone was more liberal about speeding etc etc....
Half the stories you hear about people being "heroes" delivering cars in impossible time schedules and the like are just cases of monumental stupidity and risk taking - they're just usually told to an enthusiastic audience who are already half cut so lap it up.
On the subject of Alex's Ferrari, I am both delighted and amazed it ran - but I was curious Scott did not comment at all on the repair work. That looked like an enormous part of the chassis in the skip, and aluminium is notoriously tricky to work with. The son of Del Boy who said it was "professionally done" did also make me wonder - I've known a few people have big repairs made to their cars. Not one of them got given their knackered chassis back to put in a skip in their garden for no apparent reason for two decades.
I just hope he doesn't put BC coilovers on it! 360s ride beautifully on the factory setup.
I can also tell you it was just as bad, if not worse "back in the day" when journos were all protected by the cover of a big magazine, and everyone was more liberal about speeding etc etc....
Half the stories you hear about people being "heroes" delivering cars in impossible time schedules and the like are just cases of monumental stupidity and risk taking - they're just usually told to an enthusiastic audience who are already half cut so lap it up.
On the subject of Alex's Ferrari, I am both delighted and amazed it ran - but I was curious Scott did not comment at all on the repair work. That looked like an enormous part of the chassis in the skip, and aluminium is notoriously tricky to work with. The son of Del Boy who said it was "professionally done" did also make me wonder - I've known a few people have big repairs made to their cars. Not one of them got given their knackered chassis back to put in a skip in their garden for no apparent reason for two decades.
I just hope he doesn't put BC coilovers on it! 360s ride beautifully on the factory setup.
jayemm89 said:
If you think crashing on a race track is bad, spend five minutes talking to any PR department and they've all got stories that would make you laugh, cry or possibly both.
I can also tell you it was just as bad, if not worse "back in the day" when journos were all protected by the cover of a big magazine, and everyone was more liberal about speeding etc etc....
Half the stories you hear about people being "heroes" delivering cars in impossible time schedules and the like are just cases of monumental stupidity and risk taking - they're just usually told to an enthusiastic audience who are already half cut so lap it up.
On the subject of Alex's Ferrari, I am both delighted and amazed it ran - but I was curious Scott did not comment at all on the repair work. That looked like an enormous part of the chassis in the skip, and aluminium is notoriously tricky to work with. The son of Del Boy who said it was "professionally done" did also make me wonder - I've known a few people have big repairs made to their cars. Not one of them got given their knackered chassis back to put in a skip in their garden for no apparent reason for two decades.
I just hope he doesn't put BC coilovers on it! 360s ride beautifully on the factory setup.
A lot of the AA crew get the BC Coilvovers. Given they are about £1k are they getting a massive discount or freebies ?I can also tell you it was just as bad, if not worse "back in the day" when journos were all protected by the cover of a big magazine, and everyone was more liberal about speeding etc etc....
Half the stories you hear about people being "heroes" delivering cars in impossible time schedules and the like are just cases of monumental stupidity and risk taking - they're just usually told to an enthusiastic audience who are already half cut so lap it up.
On the subject of Alex's Ferrari, I am both delighted and amazed it ran - but I was curious Scott did not comment at all on the repair work. That looked like an enormous part of the chassis in the skip, and aluminium is notoriously tricky to work with. The son of Del Boy who said it was "professionally done" did also make me wonder - I've known a few people have big repairs made to their cars. Not one of them got given their knackered chassis back to put in a skip in their garden for no apparent reason for two decades.
I just hope he doesn't put BC coilovers on it! 360s ride beautifully on the factory setup.
He could've had a working one that hasn't been crashed for less than £20k more:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202406221...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202406221...
AlexNJ89 said:
He could've had a working one that hasn't been crashed for less than £20k more:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202406221...
Buy guy buys non potentially dodgy car that requires nothing doing doesn't get as many views!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202406221...
ChocolateFrog said:
Joe Achilles made if from Africa to London on one tank of fuel in a Passat.
I find those sorts of videos weirdly satisfying.
Likewise, very good watch. And deeply impressive that a 13 year old second hand diesel is capable of something that not many 'current' vehicles can manage. I find those sorts of videos weirdly satisfying.
WarrenB said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Joe Achilles made if from Africa to London on one tank of fuel in a Passat.
I find those sorts of videos weirdly satisfying.
Likewise, very good watch. And deeply impressive that a 13 year old second hand diesel is capable of something that not many 'current' vehicles can manage. I find those sorts of videos weirdly satisfying.
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