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[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=80296][quote=”drthrift035″ post=80020]I saw your video. I was thinking of getting an older car just like yours. Eric. I just thought of something. Why don’t you approach SPEED TV and work out a deal to get your own show. I know that you will do well Prime Time on TV.
Keep doing what you do. You are changing lives each day ![/quote]
I often get asked about doing TV. Yes, that would be cool but TV is not the same as doing my webshow. Once you get people footing the bill for what you do they start to put their hands in it. I’d hate to take the past 5 years and blow it because I signed up for a show that turned out like crap. On the other hand, it could be very successful and propel ETCG to entirely new levels.
It’s a fine line you walk when you build a brand from the ground up. Thanks for your input.[/quote]
Eric’s no sell-out![quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=80296][quote=”drthrift035″ post=80020]I saw your video. I was thinking of getting an older car just like yours. Eric. I just thought of something. Why don’t you approach SPEED TV and work out a deal to get your own show. I know that you will do well Prime Time on TV.
Keep doing what you do. You are changing lives each day ![/quote]
I often get asked about doing TV. Yes, that would be cool but TV is not the same as doing my webshow. Once you get people footing the bill for what you do they start to put their hands in it. I’d hate to take the past 5 years and blow it because I signed up for a show that turned out like crap. On the other hand, it could be very successful and propel ETCG to entirely new levels.
It’s a fine line you walk when you build a brand from the ground up. Thanks for your input.[/quote]
Eric’s no sell-out!Here are some tropes I hate:
1. If a guy drives a large truck, even if it’s necessary for work, he’s compensating for something.2. Everyone who drives a modded Japanese make is a ricer.
3. Mechanics are often portrayed as being either stupid or cynical.
4. Nitrous can magically turn a minivan into a Ferrari.
5. When tires pop, they always spontaneously burst and disappear into the ether.
They never slowly wear down.6. Only rednecks drive pickups.
I think I’ve nailed some of the most egregious ones.
Here are some tropes I hate:
1. If a guy drives a large truck, even if it’s necessary for work, he’s compensating for something.2. Everyone who drives a modded Japanese make is a ricer.
3. Mechanics are often portrayed as being either stupid or cynical.
4. Nitrous can magically turn a minivan into a Ferrari.
5. When tires pop, they always spontaneously burst and disappear into the ether.
They never slowly wear down.6. Only rednecks drive pickups.
I think I’ve nailed some of the most egregious ones.
It looks like I got ahead of myself there! But he can always refine the search to meet his ideals. Of course, I knew that beforehand, as I’m his #.0001 fan!
Perhaps I’ll search specifically for Hondas.It looks like I got ahead of myself there! But he can always refine the search to meet his ideals. Of course, I knew that beforehand, as I’m his #.0001 fan!
Perhaps I’ll search specifically for Hondas.Thanks, Raistian!
As far as tools go, I guess I’ll need box wrenches,steel sockets for an impact (I think Eric himself said not to use chrome sockets on an impact), ratchets, socket extensions, an air compressor, wrenches, a warp drive, spline attachments (Damn you, Germany!), soldering gun, screwdrivers, about tree fiddy, a ball pein hammer, hose cutters, clamps, vice grips, jacks and stands, pliers, etc… Oh, and diagnostic systems! 😆PS: I’m still open for more perspectives from more people. I’d like to hear as many people’s thoughts as possible.