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No TL;DR for you.
Not sure what's the point of this post - just want to get this off my pale chest.
I'm on 2 red bulls rn
 
 
Here's what's wrong with the modern world in one video created by Miss Emma Walsh and featuring the new BMW M2.
 

 
Some dude on the M2 forums created a thread about it, named "Hottie driving an M2" or sth like that. I was like, wtf is this again.
 
Even though I HATE these kinda vloggers bloggers tubers, I put my tinfoil hat on and clicked on her video.
 
Here's what you can find in this not-even-a-10-blonde's video:
 
0. HEADLINE WITH CAPITAL LETTERS AND EXCLAMATION MARKS!!
 
1. info about how her day(s) went (doing totally nothing, but that's none of my business)
 
2. the very ubiquitous and popular hyperbole ("the most insane convoy you ever seen")
 
3. segment in which she is in a kid's electric shopping trolley without saying basically nothing
 
4. segment with the main star, the M2, which she "FINALLY GOT TO DRIVE AFTER WAITING FOR DAYS." I have learned from her that it's kinda quiet inside, but quite loud outside;
that "it just wants to go";
that it's awesome;
that she was in sport mode cuz she did not want drift (I don't believe she could perform such things, but maybe she can - sorry Emma)
 
5. then there was some racing drivah teaching here what a crest is and how to take the racing line in the mountains (bruh, you're not at the 'Schleife)
 
6. afterwards, there were some other 2 dudes in the backseat
 
7. finally, the end: GIMME THUMBS UP AND SUBSCRIBE
 
At least her hands on the steering wheel were at 9-3 most of the time, I'll give her that.
 
 
Now, here are the fun? facts.
 
The M2 in the video is a press car that was lent by BMW AG to a guy on the BMW forums. That guy had ordered his M2 months before the actual production & sale start. He was whining like a little B when his dealer told him he cannot get the car BEFORE the sale start as he requested.
 
It turns out he lives in Prague and is Shmee150's manager. How can he be his manager if he is thousands of kilometers away, that I do not get. Not sure if he's Czech; prolly not since his last car had Dutch plates, and his English is way too good for a Czech person. Heh. But, that's none of my business.
 
Anyway, he's eventually managed to obtain the press car directly from BMW AG in München because, and I quote, of his "special position as a manager in the world of social media." Also told us we're gonna see the car on "various platforms" which in the end meant shmee150's friends got to trash it around Monaco.
 

 
holy crap how can a sane person watch those people... 10 - 15 minutes of effing nothing!!! Misinformation, clickbait, bad editing, attention seeking, and awful tuning taste
 
HOW CAN I AFFORD A GALLARDO AT 23?!
 
DRITING THE JAG WITH THIS BIG BOOTY GIRL
 
HOLY HELL I MODDED MY AUDI!!!!
 
 
And who the hell is this European Bieber / male Cyrus? :eek2:
 

 
 
There are so many ways to get automotive content on the Internet as seen in this thread. No, they want to watch some kind of "YouTube personalities" as some of them like to call themselves.
 
 
I've got a "friend" who's a moderator of the BMW forum & an European contributor. He's done a few press events, too. He told me yesterday that it is very hard to get a press car from BMW... and yet they kindly give em away when some uneducated youtubah with an awful posh accent comes in. :oook:
 

Oh come on. No MG but there's a Beetle in here. A Beetle. :lol:

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB TURBOOOOOOOOO

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Don't get me started on those young, clickbait-y supercar spotters / vloggers / social media personalities as they sometimes tend to call themselves. I was actually discussing this with a guy from our closed BMW FB group today. Thinking about sharing some (personal) opinions on this matter this week on here because it's making me a bit angry... maybe more than it should.
 
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I guess you guy's wont be too surprised by this, but most people find it odd that I don't watch YT car channels and such. Just can't get into the groove of watching something every week/time it's out.
 
I watch stuff if my flatmate has it on but I don't religiously follow any. See 'Roadkill' a few times and love that, seen smoking tyre a few times as well and though it's good. (The guy has a silly high mileage LS400 as well...). I just can't seem to stand any of the 'supercar spotter/vLogs' though...
 
Websites for news? Pistonheads, Autoczar, etc and Autoblog (for keeping up to date on US stuff). Oh, don't forget China car news to see what horrors is happening with the Chinese car industry. :lol:
On a few automotive pages that arnt for news as well, AR Online, Japanese Nostalgic Classic,Sniff Petrol and Speedhunters to name a few.
And also on a few forums, owners clubs for the Lexus and such, as well as some general car ones like Autoshite which is right up my street... (Other people who get excited over things such as a 1983 base model Ford Sierra or a Proton MPi)
 
Must say I'm rather old skool and stick with magazine Evo, Octane, Classic & Sports car, Modern Classic's and such being regulars so of course follow them on the social media side of things.
 
Could list the social media side of things but would be too big a list....everything from established brands to random one man pages.

I'm hugely surprised no DB9/V8 Vantages have reached the sub-£20k mark yet considering how many made & the age of them. And there are a few leggy & shabby looking early models going around.
I remember the DB7's were just kissing £10k a few years ago but have gone up in price of late. And the Maserati 3200/Gransport's can be had for between £10 - £15k still.
 
Keeping the Aston theme going, I bring y'all this one of Aston's finest...

 
Yours for just shy of £33,000.
A low mileage, MANUAL Aston Martin that seats 4 people...Why the funny looks? :lol:

at iMky - with the yellow of that on in the pics i don't mind the colour of it at, but i would prefer it if it was purple lol!
 
at caster - I'm not keen on soft top 306's, my friend used to have a 205 with the wide arch body kit, but for me i always found the 205 to be to square looking for my tastes.
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i agree with you on the head lights in that pic they are horrible i never liked it when people did that to the head lights of 306's as it ruins the face of the car for me, one of the big things i have always loved abou 306's is the original head lights.
 
at Geatinst Idiot - oh yes they exist lol!

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Here is some pics of my dream car, i do own a 306 but i have never had the money spare to get a Dimma wide arch body kit for her

KAHN Design Land Rover Defender 110 :eek: I know it's not as tall/wide/long as a Merc 6x6 but jesus, i'm not sure which one i'd take the keys to haha.
 


 
Land Rover DEFENDER 110 2.2 TDCI XS 110 Station Wagon - Flying Huntsman 6x6 4dr

Such a variety of vehicle types in that one shot. Bet the Scooby sounded good too!

A picture of Skylark on the last lap...

 
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A picture of Skylark on the last lap...

 
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A picture of Skylark on the last lap...

 
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Forza Italia.

Forza Italia.

Forza Italia.

Remember when we used to mess around after the race? Ya'll make me sad :p
 
Finished 3rd, not bad considering I had to work my way up from the back!

Give's me an excuse to post this of 'Abba' then.
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Only had her a month and already washed her myself twice...
Which is odd for me, so I'm guessing it's 'New Car Syndrome'. :lol: (Also the fact with it being small it's easy to wash, unlike the HMS LexBarge)

Another month, another Forza 6 car pack...
 
The car that most people will want, Ferrari 488GTB

 
Another random US based racecar, the Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing)

 
The Vintage racer, Alfa Romeo P3

 
The well known classic, Mercedes SL280 'Pagoda' :nods:

 
The mandatory GM based car that all the pack's so far seem to have featured, The Opel GT.

 
The Fiat Dino 2.4 Coupe

 
And last but not least, the Group C racer that is the Jaguar XJR-9

Another month, another Forza 6 car pack...
 
The car that most people will want, Ferrari 488GTB

 
Another random US based racecar, the Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing)

 
The Vintage racer, Alfa Romeo P3

 
The well known classic, Mercedes SL280 'Pagoda' :nods:

 
The mandatory GM based car that all the pack's so far seem to have featured, The Opel GT.

 
The Fiat Dino 2.4 Coupe

 
And last but not least, the Group C racer that is the Jaguar XJR-9

Another month, another Forza 6 car pack...
 
The car that most people will want, Ferrari 488GTB

 
Another random US based racecar, the Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing)

 
The Vintage racer, Alfa Romeo P3

 
The well known classic, Mercedes SL280 'Pagoda' :nods:

 
The mandatory GM based car that all the pack's so far seem to have featured, The Opel GT.

 
The Fiat Dino 2.4 Coupe

 
And last but not least, the Group C racer that is the Jaguar XJR-9

Another month, another Forza 6 car pack...
 
The car that most people will want, Ferrari 488GTB

 
Another random US based racecar, the Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing)

 
The Vintage racer, Alfa Romeo P3

 
The well known classic, Mercedes SL280 'Pagoda' :nods:

 
The mandatory GM based car that all the pack's so far seem to have featured, The Opel GT.

 
The Fiat Dino 2.4 Coupe

 
And last but not least, the Group C racer that is the Jaguar XJR-9

I wouldn't. The answer is always...;)

 
Bet nobody saw that coming I'd just get this instead and use the leftover money for fuel and other stuff. Never been that much into american cars (though the Mustang is one of the better ones). The most expensive MX5 spec starts from £24k so that's £10k less than the ecoboost convertible 'stang, yikes! Though the Mustang is probably a car that I'd prefer as a coupe :hmmm:

Last time I bled the brakes on a car was the MR2 well over 6 years ago! Really just pneumatic brakes at work... :lol:
 
Thats actually an epic idea though!
 

 
Speak for yourself...