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He's a dude excited about cars who video tapes himself exploring through interesting cars. Though one could certainly expect him to be a bit more technically knowledgeable at this point in his career. Missing that the engine is transverse is certainly omitting a big quirk, same as the Eldorado being front drive. Both could have been one sentence worth of comment but at least acknowledged them. Videos are entertaining, just need to be viewed in context of his knowledge.
Will say I gave a "really?" when he mentioned the reason for the wide side sill is due to the shifter being there. He has dropped into enough mid engine cars at this point for that not to be the first conclusion his mind comes to when seeing it. |
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I mean, if you sit there for hours on end you might find an error or two, but he generally knows what he's talking about and does a good job. It's entertainment. I found the insights between the 80s Ferraris and Lamborghinis to be very interesting.
I'm not sure if he was really intending the wide sill comment in that way, it is wide, there is a shifter there, it kind of came out that way, but it also didn't sound like the intent of the comment either.
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12-12-2019, 10:40 AM | #25 |
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I really don’t have anything against the guy, but i did enjoy him more as a writer/poster on Jalopnik and Autotrader than as a “reviewer”. Mainly because he doesn’t convey very well how the car is to drive.
Although to be fair, when I’m close to buying a car and he has a video on it, i do watch him go through every inch and fondle every control to see if i learn about something cool about the car that i overlooked. Maybe that’s the whole point of what he does...? |
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12-12-2019, 12:18 PM | #26 |
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He's better than that Hoovie guy who comes across as a spastic idiot.
Doug has better appeal. |
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Look: I see the value of Doug's product. However, he does two things consistently that automatically make me ignore him: - Edits viewer feedback unfairly to make himself and his product look better - Misrepresents opinion as fact, or fails to verify details presented as fact. As a humorist, he needs to learn to deal with both publicly and honestly. (Again: Jay Leno does both, but he's still quirky and funny.) Instead, he puts his schtick above all else, and can't seem to understand that self-deprecation and humility are frequently far more hilarious than self-censorship and id protection. Guys like Doug cheapen auto journalism ... and, by extension, outlets like Jalopnik cheapen auto journalism.
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If you want to rely on the modern-day equivalent of the court jester/village idiot to help form your belief system, be my guest.
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Perhaps the most damning thing is that he can be all that and still be better to watch than most of all the fuccboi Youtubers in the “industry” |
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As a former pro journalist and entertainment critic (including some off-and-on auto writing), I'm butthurt by what he represents -- falsely, and otherwise.
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...which is a distinction roughly equivalent to having the biggest dick in the 3rd grade.
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Saw this video the other day. Thought it was pretty interesting.
Can't believe theres people butthurt over this guy. I mean the dude points out weird buttons and icons and shit. Some people must just enjoy that butt pain. Bottom line, enough people seem to find some value in his videos to make it worth his while to keep making them. |
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I like watching Matt Farrah from the smoking Tire. Guy does reviews on some awesome cars and gives his personal opinion on things he would/wouldn't get on the car if he was going to get buy one such as I'd get it with this suspension but not the ceramic brakes etc... in addition he's very thorough with most of the factual stuff and seems to take the time to do his homework.
He's pretty funny too...I was watching this one review and he was comparing prices on them. And he goes, "well this one can shoot fire out the tailpipes and we all know, cars that shoot fire are better than cars that don't shoot fire".
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So... A countach?
Jokes aside I agree.
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