Official old grumpy assholes of zilvia thread

[Farzam]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

Can't argue.




The way he's going off on comments and shit is definitely childish. I do, however, agree with him. Y'all have seen me in the marketplace here.

I don't think he needs the publicity or the money. I think he's made enough doing this stuff the legal way to where he has enough spare time to make this his goal in life. I don't know him, and he's an asshole from what I can tell by my brief interaction with him at Nissan Jam...but he knows what he's talking about.

Can you really say jaywalking is on the same level as selling a $7k car for $20k profit to an unsuspecting buyer..? The argument doesn't need to go to those types of extremes, it doesn't lend to your side, man. Saying he's a bootlicker because he supports ONE law is pretty 'meh'. When these cars are brought in illegally they can never be made legal. The sellers get to make their profits, then leave the buyers with nothing if/when the cars get seized. I know what's coming next: Oh that never happens.

Well it's been a long time coming, and now someone is going to make it their mission in life.

Certainly is a knowledgable fellow. That cannot be argued.

Jaywalking is not on the same level as a felony crime, true. That being said you can't just pick and choose what to follow and then badmouth people for doing the same thing, lol. And quite frankly I don't care if anybody in here agrees with me, it's zilvia. If people did agree with me I'd be a little concerned.

Unsuspecting buyer my ass, it's 2020. Anybody with internet access who says they don't know the legalities is lying through their teeth. A few cars a year get seized, cool, there are thousands upon thousands here and nothing is gonna change that. I don't think they're gonna send the National Guard into Florida any time soon.

Cars brought in illegally aren't permanently screwed. Theoretically when it's legal you should ship it off roro to a non-NA port then ship it back. Just don't get it seized before then.

Owning a basically illegal car isn't for everybody, but just because it isn't something you would do doesn't mean you should harass people and TRY to get them in trouble.

I called Morris a bootlicker for more "ONE law", these are for non-auto related reasons so I don't see hit is as a place to air those grievances. Nice assumption though <3

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by Farzam

Certainly is a knowledgable fellow. That cannot be argued.

Jaywalking is not on the same level as a felony crime, true. That being said you can't just pick and choose what to follow and then badmouth people for doing the same thing, lol. And quite frankly I don't care if anybody in here agrees with me, it's zilvia. If people did agree with me I'd be a little concerned.

Unsuspecting buyer my ass, it's 2020. Anybody with internet access who says they don't know the legalities is lying through their teeth. A few cars a year get seized, cool, there are thousands upon thousands here and nothing is gonna change that. I don't think they're gonna send the National Guard into Florida any time soon.

Cars brought in illegally aren't permanently screwed. Theoretically when it's legal you should ship it off roro to a non-NA port then ship it back. Just don't get it seized before then.

Owning a basically illegal car isn't for everybody, but just because it isn't something you would do doesn't mean you should harass people and TRY to get them in trouble.

I called Morris a bootlicker for more "ONE law", these are for non-auto related reasons so I don't see hit is as a place to air those grievances. Nice assumption though <3

...but you're still comparing jaywalking to a felony crime. I mean if you're a 100% paragon you can live by your 'all or nothing' take on life...but I'd still argue that having dark tint and a felony crime don't register on the same meter for me.

Theoretically isn't facts. I asked a guy with an auction license here (regularly facilitates sales to base employees and exports cars) and that is not true at all. If it comes in illegal, it stays illegal. He's an expat and he's been doing this for 20+ years.

...and "just don't get it seized" ?

Dude if you got money like that then more power to you. I'm not taking those risks with money invested in a car.

This thread is for agreements, disagreements, and whatever lies in between.

I think that, as part of a 'community' , we should care more about the legalities of these cars coming into the US. These shops/people selling them aren't in it because they love cars. They love money and they could give less fucks about what happens to buyers.

[spooled240]

This thread has become the the TMZ of the car world.

[s13 @ fullboost]

I admire some of these "youtuber" guys. They make money fucking around, I have to hustle to make my money & I am okay with that.....but if I could make money making videos and building cars for myself with somebody else's money no doubt I would take the gig.

[jedi03]

I do miss the days when you could import a car and it was only on the owner to get it legally setup for driving in the US...if it wasn't legal then they couldn't register it or properly insure it...to much power is in the fed right now and I don't know if any of you follow the Sema Action Network that discusses a lot of these issues and lobbys for a lot of allowances for us to enjoy our hobby...

[collegekid]

Originally Posted by jedi03

Sema Action Network discusses a lot of these issues and lobbys for a lot of allowances for us to enjoy our hobby...

Didnt know about it until you mentioned it (I know about SEMA).

Signed up, sent a message about the RPM act thing.

[jedi03]

its funny, I somehow got on their mailing list right after I went to SEMA in 08 and found out a year or so later it wasn't related lol

[SupaDoopa]

That's why you have a garage with more than one person. Some film, some work, some edit, I collect. :3

[SupaDoopa]

If it's as easy as half of these morons on the radio, I'll be fine.

[bigs]

I met Adam LZ not knowing anything about the whole youtube thing until after...he's a chill dude that likes drifting and he's a good driver.

I feel like half the people in here are those weirdos that hover 10 feet away from you at events and never say a word, then they get home and post about it.

[bigs]

I met Adam LZ not knowing anything about the whole youtube thing until after...he's a chill dude that likes drifting and he's a good driver.

I feel like half the people in here are those weirdos that hover 10 feet away from you at events and never say a word, then they get home and post about it.

Except max, max is cool.

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by bigs

I met Adam LZ not knowing anything about the whole youtube thing until after...he's a chill dude that likes drifting and he's a good driver.

I feel like half the people in here are those weirdos that hover 10 feet away from you at events and never say a word, then they get home and post about it.

Except max, max is cool.

...as opposed to...? Telling him he fucking sucks and giving him more video content?

Originally Posted by spooled240

I just want to watch exhaust sound videos that aren't 18 minutes long. Why do I need to listen to you talk in circles about how excited your are to get the exhaust while you're driving 15 minutes to pick it up? And then when it's finally time to hear the exhaust they play music that sounds like distorted white noise with rhythmic squeaking and some shrunken woman singing. I should have taken a clue when the thumbnail of the video consisted of the dude pointing to his car with his hand over his mouth..I can usually tolerate about 2 minutes of this fuckery before I leave confused and angry. Get your shit together people.

This is so spot on it hurts. I understand the YT algorithm but I also just want to get to the fucking point...especially in videos you're watching when trying to troubleshoot.

[spooled240]

I just want to watch exhaust sound videos that aren't 18 minutes long. Why do I need to listen to you talk in circles about how excited your are to get the exhaust while you're driving 15 minutes to pick it up? And then when it's finally time to hear the exhaust they play music that sounds like distorted white noise with rhythmic squeaking and some shrunken woman singing. I should have taken a clue when the thumbnail of the video consisted of the dude pointing to his car with his hand over his mouth..I can usually tolerate about 2 minutes of this fuckery before I leave confused and angry. Get your shit together people.

[SupaDoopa]

Originally Posted by spooled240

I just want to watch exhaust sound videos that aren't 18 minutes long. Why do I need to listen to you talk in circles about how excited your are to get the exhaust while you're driving 15 minutes to pick it up? And then when it's finally time to hear the exhaust they play music that sounds like distorted white noise with rhythmic squeaking and some shrunken woman singing. I should have taken a clue when the thumbnail of the video consisted of the dude pointing to his car with his hand over his mouth..I can usually tolerate about 2 minutes of this fuckery before I leave confused and angry. Get your shit together people.

Because 40 seconds of content doesn't allow you to bank the same as 10-20 minutes of content. There is an algorithm that they have to abide by to make specific tiers of money. While I get this, I also agree. Especially the fuck head something Miata - the Fuckdick kid - from Haggard. While the names there should be alarming, the lisp is even worse. I think I've gone to that extra step of blocking his content from my accounts.

[PatPs13]

Videos 10+ minutes in length can have multiple advertisements. Look at most videos and they'll be 10-11 minutes for this exact reason. Adblock ftw

[spooled240]

Originally Posted by SupaDoopa

Because 40 seconds of content doesn't allow you to bank the same as 10-20 minutes of content. There is an algorithm that they have to abide by to make specific tiers of money. While I get this, I also agree. Especially the fuck head something Miata - the Fuckdick kid - from Haggard. While the names there should be alarming, the lisp is even worse. I think I've gone to that extra step of blocking his content from my accounts.

As with most things in life, if you do something purely for money it just ends up sucking. Put the fucking thing on and then talk about it. I'd much rather listen to specs on the exhaust, fitment, loudness in db, you know-useful information and not filler. And if you decide to use a potato to record the exhaust sound you should be exiled from this country.

[collegekid]

I am so glad I'm not the only one asking people to post up POV driving/racing videos with no music, no passengers screaming, and no talking.

I find race media on youtube very helpful at work. Long videos, just cars with in cabin footage, non stop engine noise to tune out annoying coworkers, and beautiful sounding engines.

Here's a few









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ael5Pe3NJJs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-w8gJP-9Gc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWC2u9dnZMM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF0K3yqsug0

[potatomonkey99]

Originally Posted by collegekid

I am so glad I'm not the only one asking people to post up POV driving/racing videos with no music, no passengers screaming, and no talking.

I stumbled across this recently. His whole channel is full of exactly this, not to mention he's a good driver to boot

[collegekid]

Originally Posted by potatomonkey99

I stumbled across this recently. His whole channel is full of exactly this, not to mention he's a good driver to boot

I remember this one! This comment had me ROFLing once

"it's hilarious to me that you could be driving along a nice countryside, take a wrong turn, and end up merging onto a gosh darn racetrack"

[dorkidori_s13]

is this more along the lines of what you guys would want out of a "car video" in terms of a product? like actual footage and explanations about whats actually being featured instead of seeing bullshit "filler"?



im new to the whole "car vids" thing. just been trying to document product development for those interested.

[dorkidori_s13]

is this more along the lines of what you guys would want out of a "car video" in terms of a product? like actual footage and explanations about whats actually being featured instead of seeing bullshit "filler"?



im new to the whole "car vids" thing. just been trying to document product development for those interested.

[Initial Drift]

Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

is this more along the lines of what you guys would want out of a "car video" in terms of a product? like actual footage and explanations about whats actually being featured instead of seeing bullshit "filler"?



im new to the whole "car vids" thing. just been trying to document product development for those interested.

I'm not sure about other people, but I would love to watch the development. My kind of car videos are more along the lines of bad obsession and more of the technical centric car channels. But for some reason people really love tj hunt and Adam lz style car vids. Even tho it's usually just them kinda working on a car (usually just a basic swap) and vloggingish style. Plus lots of money flaunting.

[SupaDoopa]

At least he has his soda with him. I couldn't imagine doing that thirsty.

[OBEEWON]

Driftworks channel is good, Papadakis too. Anyone who is just themselves and not a forced version of themselvesI can fool with, but everything gets stale after a while and I need a break. I'm not mad at anyone making loot off youtube regardless though.

[collegekid]

Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

im new to the whole "car vids" thing. just been trying to document product development for those interested.

I enjoyed it. I really hope you are wearing a respirator when you are actually working. I dont know if the bits in the video were just to show your face or whatever but I was coughing, sitting at my desk seeing all that fiberglass dust flying around.

A gallery of painted cars with your aero would be nice to see. I understand why your site has them in the gel coat so people can actually see the differences in designs, but some final product / "Here's what your pos could look like if you painted it" images would be icing on the cake, in my humble opinion.

Originally Posted by OBEEWON

Driftworks channel, Papadakis.... everything gets stale after a while and I need a break. I'm not mad at anyone...

We are all mad at you. Stop trying to sell your Lexus. Keep it. Love it. Caress the steering wheel.

[dorkidori_s13]

Originally Posted by collegekid

I enjoyed it. I really hope you are wearing a respirator when you are actually working. I dont know if the bits in the video were just to show your face or whatever but I was coughing, sitting at my desk seeing all that fiberglass dust flying around.

A gallery of painted cars with your aero would be nice to see. I understand why your site has them in the gel coat so people can actually see the differences in designs, but some final product / "Here's what your pos could look like if you painted it" images would be icing on the cake, in my humble opinion.

unfortunately im reliant on my customers painting their cars. most folks buy my parts and never send me pics. i usually only discover painted pics months later when i accidentally stumble on their posts via FB forums or IG. and honestly, i dont have the patience or time anymore to really keep tabs on everyone either between my day job and getting shit done or keeping things in line with DorkiDori is basically 2 full time jobs. i prefer posting pics of my aero in all its different states. paint or in gel coat because to me it shows not everyones cars are perfect, and regular people just like you and me run my parts, not just the folks that have pristinely painted cars whole reason i havent painted my hatch is because of how often i have to swap aero parts on and off my car for fitment, fixing or prototyping. dont want to screw up $3500+ in body work and paint.

and no, i wasnt wearing a respirator. usually just pulled my shirt up over my nose and mouth when things got annoying. ive also learned to hold my breath when working as well. i can usually go 2-3 minutes hold my breath without an issue when im zoned in on what im doing.

[deolio]

Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

and no, i wasnt wearing a respirator.

you should. one of the neighbors at my shop, who works at a body shop, told me as soon as you smell the fiberglass dust, it's already in your lungs and that shit will be there forever. unless you smoke, then you're fucked anyway and can disregard hahaha

[dorkidori_s13]

Originally Posted by deolio

you should. one of the neighbors at my shop, who works at a body shop, told me as soon as you smell the fiberglass dust, it's already in your lungs and that shit will be there forever. unless you smoke, then you're fucked anyway and can disregard hahaha

eh, whatever... if i die, i fucking die. i gave this planet some cool apparel for a while and then some cool old school aero parts. also rescued a kitten (now a full grown asshole) and made some cool music, plus toured... i think ive done my part on this planet. was never interested in having kids so im not really worried about that.

the only thing i ask for is a klingon funeral when i die

[SupaDoopa]

I don't knock the hustle but I also don't appreciate the filler content about the breakfast you had, what you're wearing, when the last time you cut your lawn was, what you got at Starbucks or how your feet feel against the cold floor when the video is about the fitment of your new hood from _____ in Japan for your _____. Like, shut the fuck up already.

[SupaDoopa]

2-3 minutes? 'Sup, Michael Phelps.