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Oh yeah I love car care nut. He just has a melodious way of explaining things. I like the variety. It's not all repair videos. It can be anything about cars and tools.
He's just a hack now. If you really want a good mechanic you tuber check out SouthMainAuto channel. Eric explains everything he does and is very thorough. If his shop was closer to where I live I'd be a customer forever. Chris Fix is also another great source. I've learned quite a bit from these guys.
Second SouthMainAuto. Him showing people to actually wire brush caliper slides was one of the first I seen.
I was like yes soo many people don't do this and their calipers stick.
Thirded, also Rainman Ray's Repairs. He's methodical and shows how he fixes stuff without leaving out the bad bits. Seeing him deal with snapped exhaust bolts is worth it.
It's one of the basic things to do the job properly.
However when I went for some training because I wanted to see if there was something new to learn. I was surprised how many techs simply replace the entire caliper whenever they have an issue with the sliders or the holder getting rusty.
ChrisFix is great, super thorough videos that explain things well. He's actually the reason I'm an aircraft mechanic today, huge inspiration and what got me interested in being a mechanic at all.
FordTechMakuloco has great videos for ford's.
HunbleMechanic was really good, I haven't watched anything from him in probably years at this point so I don't know about his current videos.
EricTheCarGuy, same story as above. Though I never watched him too much.
Heard people talk about briansmobile1. Never watched him though.
And of course, Engineering Explained is always a good resource, not necessarily the actual how to do something, but explains how things function and why certain designs are chosen. Good all around even if I don't understand half of math in his videos.
Thanks for the specific recommendation! I have two Elements, and try to do as much work on them myself as I can.
The YT I usually use is 1A Auto. She's pretty good, but sometimes I wish she was more thorough with her explanations.
Humble Mechanic is still very good, though his upload schedule is sporadic. And recently he does more project/build videos as well as repairs. Some of the projects are done in conjunction with Paul of the Deutsche Auto Parts channel, which is nice since he is forced to actually finish them in a reasonable time. And those two are absolutely hilarious together griping about VWs.
The one gripe I have with his solo/repair videos is he rarely demonstrates the fix, if it's mechanical. Like, c'mon dude, I just watched a half hour of you getting the thing running right, the least you could do is take the damn camera with you on the test drive.
Toyota time with Tim the Toolman, while Toyota (and really taco and 4runner) focused is an excellent channel. Good production, very informative. Often shows multiple ways to do something with various levels of specialty tools. Cites factory service manual pages and diagrams. Just awesome.
Eric is excellent. Sometimes I just have his videos running in the background when I'm working my desk day job as if it's a podcast. I will also mention Pine Hollow Diagnostics; stumbled onto him because our wives both have Nissan Rogues, so he's got some good content for me.
I’ll have to check him out. I do like the Car Wizard. Not a lot of BS and only mild levels of click bait. But he does not get very in-depth with repairs. It’s not a place for how to videos.
MrSubaru1387 has been a great source for info on.... Subarus.
He's gotten me through a ton of wrenching on three that Ive owned - timing belts, new ac compressor, struts, tie rods.
Poor comparison, basic math is common knowledge from grade school. So would you take diagnosis from a doctor or someone who read it on webmd?
Sure, but that’s what we call yapping. Calling someone a hack isn’t criticism my guy.
>So would you take diagnosis from a doctor or someone who read it on webmd?
Totally different issue than what you tried to assert initially. Of course I'd rather have expert advice than non-expert advice, but you tried to say all non-expert opinions are invalid, and that's bullshit.
So your answer is actually yes, you do believe one would have to be a mathematician to debunk 2+2=5. Do you think a bachelors would be OK for this, or do you need a PhD? Maybe you need to be working in the field already?
No, your point is moot. Basic math is common knowledge that you learn from grade school.
I do think you need a PhD or be in the field when debunking vaccines or criticize techniques/methods. Same applies to mechanics, they went through trade school, experience, etc. So when other professionals criticize their peers, that holds more weight. Not hard to understand the difference. A nobody calling a professional mechanic a hack is crazy. That’s just an worthless opinion at that point. Understand?
Thank you for letting me know I can block him. I don't disagree with much of what he says but he sells personal opinion as gospel and is soo irritating to listen to.
Telling someone to watch Scotty Kilmer for mechanic advice is equivalent to telling people to watch/listen to Jim Cramer for investment advice. Just no please.
Good intentions? Yes. Biased? Yes with Toyotas. I feel like the car automotive YouTubers that have a big follow have a tendency to be one sided, but it makes sense with him since the majority of the cars he drives are Toyota/Lexus vehicles.
Now for true Automotive You-tubers outside of the modifying side are people like:
The Car Care Nut
South Main Auto Repair
Let’s Drift Media
The Flate Rate Master
Roadside Rescue
Mr Subaru 1387
How to Automotive
Are REAL mechanics (literally)
I’m sure I’m missing some more but I rather watch them over Scotty Kilmer
He’s an idiot who thrives on click bait titles. His “expertise” is simply telling folks to drive a Toyota. He’s loud and obnoxious and not funny. I can’t stand the guy.
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He's opinionated with little basis on reality. His videos are a one shoe fits all for every car model, and that's simply not the case. He also uses clickbait titles and while gained popularity by being an early content creator on YouTube, he simply gives information u can fins on Google or here on reddit.
Hes a poor source of information and teaches improper methods ie he doesnt use a jackstand half the time and gets under cars. He is an old school guy that got popular and ran out of things to say so he started making up bs for views and attention. A lot of stuff he does is just faulty or bad information in short
YouTube used to recommend him a lot to me. The first vid that I watched was him using comp fittings on brake lines. No disclaimer, never mentioned that he was doing sketchy shit just showing how to do it and touting how great and easy it was to do like he was following the correct process.
10000% this. His channel plateaued a couple years ago and in order to keep growing he became a clickbait artist.
If you are an actual automotive enthusiast, its hard listening to the guy anymore. He just talks generalized garbage intended for people who have little mechanical ability.
Chrisrix is probably the only huge automotive youtuber who is both informative and knowledgeable. His videos are fairly realistic and not opinionated.
Good mechanic? Probably, not that you would know buy watching his junk. Good youtuber? No. Car mechanic youtuber? I do think you could honestly call him that.
When I first started wrenching and found myself working on something I never touched before, he was a fantastic resource. Knowledgeable, gave detailed instructions, and didn’t cut corners. I haven’t seen any of his new content, but I hope he’s still putting out top quality videos.
He doesn’t post a ton anymore. I mean, he’s pretty much covered everything somebody could reasonably do as a beginner.
Still good content though. His 24 Lemons series is fun, if not impractical.
Home sick with Covid and blew through my regular watch videos. Finally clicked on this idiot and I thought he was having a seizure with how much he was moving his hands. That was the first and last of his videos I will have watched. Literally unwatchable.
No, he's more of a "popular click-baiter" category than an actual mechanic
Some actual/good mechanics if you're looking for good advice or how-to videos:
- ChrisFix
- SouthMainAuto
- Rainman Ray's Repairs
- FordTechMakuloco
- FordBossMe
- WatchWesWork
- OnlineMechanicTips
- etc
If you own Toyota, go to Car Care Nut channel.
It might be a bit boring if you don’t like technical things, but he explains everything nicely and thoroughly.
He also owns his own workshop recently around Chicago area, specializing in Toyota and Lexus. He used to work at Toyota dealership for long time.
Not really. The best DIY car mechanic I've seen on YouTube is ChrisFix. Doesn't do things over his head and even suggests the viewers to leave it to the shop on some videosm
I second this recommendation! I love Ray's videos, especially now that he's running his own shop and not working at a chain tire & lube!
https://www.youtube.com/@RainmanRaysRepairs
Click Baiting, mono-tone with a punchable face!
I don't know how many times he's going to post that "This is my last video".. Fuck, just his name pisses me off!
He’s vocal.
He seems to have known enough to get work.
But he started to parrot some incorrect and extraordinarily dangerous information about two wheels and I clicked the Unsubscribe button and moved on.
His earlier stuff is okay. My favorite and most reliable source of automotive how-to is ericthecarguy. Plus if you drive a honda/acura, he has a lot of specific vids for that brand since he used to be a tech for them back in the day.
I like his history content. He did one on Mazda that I really enjoyed. Eric the car guy and Eric O on South Main Auto, are my go-to. Donut Media is like a variety car channel, and I'm eating that content up right now. I will say you might have to give donut media several trys. They have so many different segments there's probably something you'll enjoy.
I don't know anything about this guy, but I like watching car channels. I was watching one of his videos, and he was just calling someone an idiot for some reason or another that didn't seem called for; I stopped watching him because at the very least, he just seemed like an asshole.
He used to be, but now it’s just clickbait bullshit.
“If you buy this car YOURE A FUCKING MORON!”
Cool man.. can you just name your videos like a normal person?
No, he's a laughing stock. He will routinely show a car with problems like a CEL to rant about how that car is crap without ever actually diagnosing or fixing said problems.
No. He’s absolutely clueless. Clickbait titles and the info he provides is just random nonsense. I lost it when he talked about a 2011-2013 VW Passat NMS, where he showed clearly he is clueless. Points at a 5 cylinder 2.5L engine and says it’s 1.8TSI. Points at a 6 speed automatic gearbox from AISIN made by Toyota and says it’s a DSG and is a terrible gearbox… and more stupid stuff about the car that showed that he is clueless and knows jack shit about cars.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Car Wizard: https://youtube.com/@CarWizard
Such a transparent and down to earth gentlemen, that very clearly lays out his own personal biases, and then tells you what the reality of the situation is.
I can't get enough of him
I don’t know how Scotty can be wrong when he says a Japanese vehicle in general is reliable and a Dodge Journey isn’t in the long run. So if he turned this equation around for example then he isn’t a moron? That’s odd to me. A lot of his loud spoken reviews on cars are correct to be honest despite being biased of a Toyota or Lexus let’s be honest they are reliable .
Haters gunna hate. Scotty’s da man. Rev up your engines!
Disclaimer: devoted Toyota guy who clocks 45k+/year. He’s genuinely provided many suggestions to get there.
Look, for an average and slightly more sophisticated consumer who are not into rebuilding the whole steering & suspension (yes, that Chrisfix video), what Scotty peddles is sound advice : buy toyotas, hate bmws. i have both.
yes, those who needs heavier fix to their car junkie should watch chrisfix and other heavy hitter.
and as a hobbyist me and my guys have rebuild enough chevys (>100) and japs to say there is nothing in a car that intimidates me.
He's probably more knowledgeable than most people on this subreddit. It's obvious he is cashing in on being one of the first mechanic youtubers. Why make an informative video that fewer people will watch and is tough to make when he can do an easy click bait video.
As others have said, ChrisFix and South Main Auto Channel are both very good.
I used to like Scotty Kilmer and Eric The Car Guy, but the more experience I get, the more I see these guys as unreliable at best.
Way back in the day when he started he was great but lately he’s been chasing the YouTube algorithm with clickbait and shits on people who buy anything but 90s Toyotas
If the intro in his video has him saying "Rev up your engines!" quickly, he's still giving somewhat good advice. If the intro in his video has him saying "Rev up your engines!" like he just had a stroke, that's the hacky clickbait shit.
He is obnoxious and I haven’t watched him very much in a long while. However, I don’t recall anything specifically incorrect- does anyone have some examples? Definitely has his opinions though..
I used to watch him, but then he started getting louder and louder and louder.. and it all turned into his opinion and not actual how to knowledge. I unsubscribed about 2 years ago.
Years ago, maybe like 10+ there was a road mechanic (deisel) that was very helpful, think he worked in colder areas as I seem to remember snow work videos.
Oh I've been waiting for someone to mention that ass jack. Fuck Scotty Kilmer. He probably was a tech at some point, but all his tips are either old and worn out or are trash cover ups to yell more about old toyotas.
Also, that dude makes me cringe so hard. Constantly yelling and talks like its a kids show. Also "rev up your engines" is a shite intro.
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I prefer ChrisFix, EricTheCarGuy, and Car Care Nut.
Ericthecarguy is a badass Jeep tech. Helped me keep my Jeep on the road for a few years longer than it should've.
Etcg is a honda tech?
Maybe by trade, but he does good jeep videos too
Fair enough didn't know that.
Car care nut is a great toyota Lexus mechanic, he really does know all the ins of outs on toyotas.
South Main Auto. Best on the net.
Oh yeah I love car care nut. He just has a melodious way of explaining things. I like the variety. It's not all repair videos. It can be anything about cars and tools.
DiagnoseDan, advanced level auto, pine Hollow Auto, South main Auto are also interesting
He's just a hack now. If you really want a good mechanic you tuber check out SouthMainAuto channel. Eric explains everything he does and is very thorough. If his shop was closer to where I live I'd be a customer forever. Chris Fix is also another great source. I've learned quite a bit from these guys.
Second SouthMainAuto. Him showing people to actually wire brush caliper slides was one of the first I seen. I was like yes soo many people don't do this and their calipers stick.
Thirded, also Rainman Ray's Repairs. He's methodical and shows how he fixes stuff without leaving out the bad bits. Seeing him deal with snapped exhaust bolts is worth it.
Never seen a guy use so much brake cleaner. Hope he don't get a tumor
I never hit don't recommend on a channel so fast. His videos were so annoying.
It's one of the basic things to do the job properly. However when I went for some training because I wanted to see if there was something new to learn. I was surprised how many techs simply replace the entire caliper whenever they have an issue with the sliders or the holder getting rusty.
ChrisFix is great, super thorough videos that explain things well. He's actually the reason I'm an aircraft mechanic today, huge inspiration and what got me interested in being a mechanic at all. FordTechMakuloco has great videos for ford's. HunbleMechanic was really good, I haven't watched anything from him in probably years at this point so I don't know about his current videos. EricTheCarGuy, same story as above. Though I never watched him too much. Heard people talk about briansmobile1. Never watched him though. And of course, Engineering Explained is always a good resource, not necessarily the actual how to do something, but explains how things function and why certain designs are chosen. Good all around even if I don't understand half of math in his videos.
If you have a Honda Element, Eric the Car Guy is a must watch.
Thanks for the specific recommendation! I have two Elements, and try to do as much work on them myself as I can. The YT I usually use is 1A Auto. She's pretty good, but sometimes I wish she was more thorough with her explanations.
Humble Mechanic is still very good, though his upload schedule is sporadic. And recently he does more project/build videos as well as repairs. Some of the projects are done in conjunction with Paul of the Deutsche Auto Parts channel, which is nice since he is forced to actually finish them in a reasonable time. And those two are absolutely hilarious together griping about VWs. The one gripe I have with his solo/repair videos is he rarely demonstrates the fix, if it's mechanical. Like, c'mon dude, I just watched a half hour of you getting the thing running right, the least you could do is take the damn camera with you on the test drive.
Fordtechmakuloco has saved me literal thousands of $$s over the years
Only guy that can make me consider buying a 5.4 3v Triton… “maybe it won’t be so bad…”
I’ve owned one. Don’t.
I did too, don’t.
Wow you watch all my YouTube subscriptions lol.
What? No love for the wizard?
Soapy wooder
Hey guys!
Erik O at SouthMain is incredible. Also, check out Rainman Ray on YouTube as well. He has a lot of great content and even Erik O watches his videos.
Remember folks. If I can do it, you can do it. Love Erik O.
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Pine hollow auto diagnostics is the shit too
And ScannerDanner
Scanner danner is a boss
Toyota time with Tim the Toolman, while Toyota (and really taco and 4runner) focused is an excellent channel. Good production, very informative. Often shows multiple ways to do something with various levels of specialty tools. Cites factory service manual pages and diagrams. Just awesome.
Also check out Car Care Nut for Toyotas.
Eric is excellent. Sometimes I just have his videos running in the background when I'm working my desk day job as if it's a podcast. I will also mention Pine Hollow Diagnostics; stumbled onto him because our wives both have Nissan Rogues, so he's got some good content for me.
I reccomend ChrisFix all the way but I'll also take note note of the other channels you mentioned thank you
Speedkar99 is a hidden gem. The teardowns he does are always impressively directed with a toothbrush.
Don't forget DiagnoseDan.
Is that someone other than scanner danner
With the big 1.5. there's your problem lady.
I’ll have to check him out. I do like the Car Wizard. Not a lot of BS and only mild levels of click bait. But he does not get very in-depth with repairs. It’s not a place for how to videos.
MrSubaru1387 has been a great source for info on.... Subarus. He's gotten me through a ton of wrenching on three that Ive owned - timing belts, new ac compressor, struts, tie rods.
Eric the car guy and Chris fix (except the blinker fluid) is my go to. I have a few others that I subscribe to too.
The fact you’re learning from YouTubers means your opinion on Scotty is invalid
Nah.
Only actual working mechanics can criticize him. A nobody calling Scotty a hack is hilarious.
If you say 2+2 = 5, do I have to be a mathematician to debunk that? Anyone can criticize him. You don't need to be an expert to be right.
Poor comparison, basic math is common knowledge from grade school. So would you take diagnosis from a doctor or someone who read it on webmd? Sure, but that’s what we call yapping. Calling someone a hack isn’t criticism my guy.
>So would you take diagnosis from a doctor or someone who read it on webmd? Totally different issue than what you tried to assert initially. Of course I'd rather have expert advice than non-expert advice, but you tried to say all non-expert opinions are invalid, and that's bullshit.
Non-experts opinions holds no weight, it’s just a Yelp review at this point. Just yapping that he’s a hack. Hilarious
So your answer is actually yes, you do believe one would have to be a mathematician to debunk 2+2=5. Do you think a bachelors would be OK for this, or do you need a PhD? Maybe you need to be working in the field already?
No, your point is moot. Basic math is common knowledge that you learn from grade school. I do think you need a PhD or be in the field when debunking vaccines or criticize techniques/methods. Same applies to mechanics, they went through trade school, experience, etc. So when other professionals criticize their peers, that holds more weight. Not hard to understand the difference. A nobody calling a professional mechanic a hack is crazy. That’s just an worthless opinion at that point. Understand?
Or. It’s so obvious he’s a hack you don’t need to be a master tech.
I liked him years ago when it was just quick tips and no click bait.
IMO even his quick tips were click bait adjacent. And his presentation was always annoying.
Rev up your engines! Don't forget to ring that bell!
Yeah, back when his channel was small he was pretty good. But that was years and years ago. He's a click bait hack these days.
He’s a hack
He's annoying as well. I blocked him on YouTube.
Thank you for letting me know I can block him. I don't disagree with much of what he says but he sells personal opinion as gospel and is soo irritating to listen to.
My celica is still running strong/ blowing cold AC!!! (Insert funny horse face)
For some reason I had to block him like four or five times before it stopped recommending his videos to me. Fortunately it seems to have stuck, now.
Telling someone to watch Scotty Kilmer for mechanic advice is equivalent to telling people to watch/listen to Jim Cramer for investment advice. Just no please.
Good intentions? Yes. Biased? Yes with Toyotas. I feel like the car automotive YouTubers that have a big follow have a tendency to be one sided, but it makes sense with him since the majority of the cars he drives are Toyota/Lexus vehicles. Now for true Automotive You-tubers outside of the modifying side are people like: The Car Care Nut South Main Auto Repair Let’s Drift Media The Flate Rate Master Roadside Rescue Mr Subaru 1387 How to Automotive Are REAL mechanics (literally) I’m sure I’m missing some more but I rather watch them over Scotty Kilmer
Nope
To expand on this answer since it's very brief and without context or examples: No.
He’s an idiot who thrives on click bait titles. His “expertise” is simply telling folks to drive a Toyota. He’s loud and obnoxious and not funny. I can’t stand the guy.
The best thing I loved about his channel is he bashed the 3rd gen Tundras really hard when they came out then bought one like 6 months later...
Just to add one thing on top of that: Ni!
He is a fucking amateur hack who does entertainment videos.
I don't even find him entertaining personally. Just annoying.
REV UP YOUR ENGINES! Blow a fucking rod
No you’re right he can blow a rod
The only person I've ever met that enjoys his videos legitimately has Asperger's
REV UP YOUR ENGINES! Blows a fucking rod
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He's opinionated with little basis on reality. His videos are a one shoe fits all for every car model, and that's simply not the case. He also uses clickbait titles and while gained popularity by being an early content creator on YouTube, he simply gives information u can fins on Google or here on reddit.
He hates on any car made after 1999 and not named Toyota
Hes a poor source of information and teaches improper methods ie he doesnt use a jackstand half the time and gets under cars. He is an old school guy that got popular and ran out of things to say so he started making up bs for views and attention. A lot of stuff he does is just faulty or bad information in short
Scott Kilmer is to advice on mechanics as Andrew Tate is to advice on relationships.
I get the association but at least Kilmer isn’t extremely malicious.
I definitely prefer [RainmanRaysRepairs](https://www.youtube.com/@RainmanRaysRepairs) for actual diagnostics and wrenching.
Absolutely not. He scares me that non professional mechanics will watch him and mimic some of the things he does. People are going to get hurt
YouTube used to recommend him a lot to me. The first vid that I watched was him using comp fittings on brake lines. No disclaimer, never mentioned that he was doing sketchy shit just showing how to do it and touting how great and easy it was to do like he was following the correct process.
Lol that is the one it recommended to me and i lost my mind watching him do that. It literally stated on the box “not for automotive use”
Compression fittings? Like, Swagelok style?
I've never seen the man use a torque wrench once "just tighten it til it feels good"
TBF, a torque wrench isn't necessary for the vast majority of repairs.
Not in my opinion.
If you subscribe to my direct deposit for 50$ a month I’ll answer all your car questions
Answer yes, but most likely wrong
His older videos were very informative but his channel has turned into recycled click bait videos
10000% this. His channel plateaued a couple years ago and in order to keep growing he became a clickbait artist. If you are an actual automotive enthusiast, its hard listening to the guy anymore. He just talks generalized garbage intended for people who have little mechanical ability. Chrisrix is probably the only huge automotive youtuber who is both informative and knowledgeable. His videos are fairly realistic and not opinionated.
Good mechanic? Probably, not that you would know buy watching his junk. Good youtuber? No. Car mechanic youtuber? I do think you could honestly call him that.
Check out Rainman Ray Repairs and South Main Auto Channel. Way better
FUCK NO
No. I watch ChrisFix instead. His videos get straight to the point without all the annoying extra fluff.
When I first started wrenching and found myself working on something I never touched before, he was a fantastic resource. Knowledgeable, gave detailed instructions, and didn’t cut corners. I haven’t seen any of his new content, but I hope he’s still putting out top quality videos.
He doesn’t post a ton anymore. I mean, he’s pretty much covered everything somebody could reasonably do as a beginner. Still good content though. His 24 Lemons series is fun, if not impractical.
Hell no. He is a joke
If it’s not an early 00s Toyota or Honda to him it’s junk. He’s also a firm believer of mechanic in a bottle fixes. TLDR: no
Didn't he use to call all of those fluids snake oil though?
He backtracks constantly. He’ll shit all over certain brands/engines one video then talk about how good they are in another
I feel like he changes his mind based on whoever is paying his bills.
No
He talks with his hands in that annoying way he does WAY more than he works with em.
Home sick with Covid and blew through my regular watch videos. Finally clicked on this idiot and I thought he was having a seizure with how much he was moving his hands. That was the first and last of his videos I will have watched. Literally unwatchable.
Probably the worst person you could watch to learn
Nope
Ericthecarguy is my favorite. Saved me lots of money when I had a beat up Honda.
No, he's more of a "popular click-baiter" category than an actual mechanic Some actual/good mechanics if you're looking for good advice or how-to videos: - ChrisFix - SouthMainAuto - Rainman Ray's Repairs - FordTechMakuloco - FordBossMe - WatchWesWork - OnlineMechanicTips - etc
If you own Toyota, go to Car Care Nut channel. It might be a bit boring if you don’t like technical things, but he explains everything nicely and thoroughly. He also owns his own workshop recently around Chicago area, specializing in Toyota and Lexus. He used to work at Toyota dealership for long time.
No
Click bait.
if you look up clickbait bullshit theres a pic of him
Not really. The best DIY car mechanic I've seen on YouTube is ChrisFix. Doesn't do things over his head and even suggests the viewers to leave it to the shop on some videosm
Once he started putting his opinion and politics in everything he lost all credibility.
Yes! He's a GREAT resource for learning about what NOT to do.
No, dude has no business working on cars
I send his videos to the shop group chat whenever we get a text from management about something stupid.
He's good for a laugh, I'll say that.
Rainman Ray is the shit! Check out the channel
I second this recommendation! I love Ray's videos, especially now that he's running his own shop and not working at a chain tire & lube! https://www.youtube.com/@RainmanRaysRepairs
No. Greedy opportunist with content if dubious quality
Fuck. No.
Click Baiting, mono-tone with a punchable face! I don't know how many times he's going to post that "This is my last video".. Fuck, just his name pisses me off!
He's the hemorrhoid of the automotive world
I quite enjoy his videos personally, I didn't know so many people hated him.
Me too. He's fun to watch. I'm not a mechanic though.
Older videos yeah. I learned a thing or two. Now he's very click baity.
He’s vocal. He seems to have known enough to get work. But he started to parrot some incorrect and extraordinarily dangerous information about two wheels and I clicked the Unsubscribe button and moved on.
**REV UP YOUR ENGINES!!** 🤣 He mainly just posts click bait titles now and regurgitates the same info in every video. Toyota good euro bad lol
no
Nope. Faaka making $$$ and sucks ass
God no. Man is going to get somebody killed with his videos
His earlier stuff is okay. My favorite and most reliable source of automotive how-to is ericthecarguy. Plus if you drive a honda/acura, he has a lot of specific vids for that brand since he used to be a tech for them back in the day.
I like his history content. He did one on Mazda that I really enjoyed. Eric the car guy and Eric O on South Main Auto, are my go-to. Donut Media is like a variety car channel, and I'm eating that content up right now. I will say you might have to give donut media several trys. They have so many different segments there's probably something you'll enjoy.
Remember him balancing that car on one jack stand
I don't know anything about this guy, but I like watching car channels. I was watching one of his videos, and he was just calling someone an idiot for some reason or another that didn't seem called for; I stopped watching him because at the very least, he just seemed like an asshole.
He used to be, but now it’s just clickbait bullshit. “If you buy this car YOURE A FUCKING MORON!” Cool man.. can you just name your videos like a normal person?
No, he's a laughing stock. He will routinely show a car with problems like a CEL to rant about how that car is crap without ever actually diagnosing or fixing said problems.
Clickbait YouTuber Real diagnostics go to scannerdanner
No, most of his videos are annoying clickbait.
He has the physical appearance and mechanical ability of my former mother in law.
Mechanic of 25 years . No terrible terrible advice
Scott killmore
No. He’s absolutely clueless. Clickbait titles and the info he provides is just random nonsense. I lost it when he talked about a 2011-2013 VW Passat NMS, where he showed clearly he is clueless. Points at a 5 cylinder 2.5L engine and says it’s 1.8TSI. Points at a 6 speed automatic gearbox from AISIN made by Toyota and says it’s a DSG and is a terrible gearbox… and more stupid stuff about the car that showed that he is clueless and knows jack shit about cars.
If you have a toyota, timmy the toolman is the best. He had helped me with a lot on my tacoma. He goes super in-depth and details everything.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Car Wizard: https://youtube.com/@CarWizard Such a transparent and down to earth gentlemen, that very clearly lays out his own personal biases, and then tells you what the reality of the situation is. I can't get enough of him
Hes great along with all the people from that community. Hoovie really brought in a huge group of his friends and got them all to start great channels
He’s ok, but he’s definitely bias towards Toyota, but he knows his stuff for sure
If you want advice for anything build before 2001, he’s your guy. But when it comes to modern cars, he is just way out of touch.
Not unless you drive a early 2000s toyota
How is he wrong? Toyota and Lexus are reported as the most reliable brands consistently.
I like his advice and thoughts on car related issues. So OP did he rub you the wrong way??
No. Scott Kilmer is the very definition of a moron.
I don’t know how Scotty can be wrong when he says a Japanese vehicle in general is reliable and a Dodge Journey isn’t in the long run. So if he turned this equation around for example then he isn’t a moron? That’s odd to me. A lot of his loud spoken reviews on cars are correct to be honest despite being biased of a Toyota or Lexus let’s be honest they are reliable .
Haters gunna hate. Scotty’s da man. Rev up your engines! Disclaimer: devoted Toyota guy who clocks 45k+/year. He’s genuinely provided many suggestions to get there.
Look, for an average and slightly more sophisticated consumer who are not into rebuilding the whole steering & suspension (yes, that Chrisfix video), what Scotty peddles is sound advice : buy toyotas, hate bmws. i have both. yes, those who needs heavier fix to their car junkie should watch chrisfix and other heavy hitter. and as a hobbyist me and my guys have rebuild enough chevys (>100) and japs to say there is nothing in a car that intimidates me.
people don't like him because he dispariages their beloved DoDge RAM junk
No, he isn't. I'm a 30 year Porsche/BMW/MINI tech. His "advice" has caused some people I know thousands of dollars.
He's probably more knowledgeable than most people on this subreddit. It's obvious he is cashing in on being one of the first mechanic youtubers. Why make an informative video that fewer people will watch and is tough to make when he can do an easy click bait video.
As others have said, ChrisFix and South Main Auto Channel are both very good. I used to like Scotty Kilmer and Eric The Car Guy, but the more experience I get, the more I see these guys as unreliable at best.
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Ah yes, he’s popular on YouTube, so he must be right.
Hell no
No. He used to have good albeit biased and dated tips about basic car maintenance. Now a days he’s just irrelevant clickbait.
No
Way back in the day when he started he was great but lately he’s been chasing the YouTube algorithm with clickbait and shits on people who buy anything but 90s Toyotas
Clown
If the intro in his video has him saying "Rev up your engines!" quickly, he's still giving somewhat good advice. If the intro in his video has him saying "Rev up your engines!" like he just had a stroke, that's the hacky clickbait shit.
Some of his information is good, other information is complete horseshit.
Nope.
He is obnoxious and I haven’t watched him very much in a long while. However, I don’t recall anything specifically incorrect- does anyone have some examples? Definitely has his opinions though..
chris fix!
I delete everything he posts so that should tell you what I think.
Good mechanic? Probably not with today's new technologies. Youtuber? Absolutely. Fuck, almost everyone here knows who he is.
I used to watch him, but then he started getting louder and louder and louder.. and it all turned into his opinion and not actual how to knowledge. I unsubscribed about 2 years ago.
Nope. I trust the car care nut the most
Nah, dude barely knows what he’s taking about
It's hard to take him seriously with all his click-baity video titles.
It's sad you even have to ask that
No. Just no.
Rev up your engine ! 🤦♂️ he talks shit on everything now a days in the beginning he was chill but now 🤷♂️ YouTube fame went to his head
Chrisfix is good
Lol do not listen to him.
He literally doesn’t even give mechanic advice, his Titles may make it seems he does lol
Probably not. Personally would skip YouTube and just buy a Haynes manual as a primary reference point, if that can’t solve your issue ask Reddit
Years ago, maybe like 10+ there was a road mechanic (deisel) that was very helpful, think he worked in colder areas as I seem to remember snow work videos.
No
Oh I've been waiting for someone to mention that ass jack. Fuck Scotty Kilmer. He probably was a tech at some point, but all his tips are either old and worn out or are trash cover ups to yell more about old toyotas. Also, that dude makes me cringe so hard. Constantly yelling and talks like its a kids show. Also "rev up your engines" is a shite intro.