How I became a car reviewer (Vlog #52)
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Motormouth Canada , Zack Spencer, talks about how he became a car reviewer and gives tips on how to get started. The business is hard to break into and hard to get to the top. It comes down to skill, hard work and a bit of luck.
Thanks for this, Zack. I remember as a little kid watching Driving TV when it first aired and writing to you through their website asking about pretty much exactly what you've just described in this video.
Thanks for being a great down to earth car reviewer - you truly are the best in Canada for understanding what your viewers are looking for in all the different kinds of cars you review.
Cheers,
Neil from Ottawa
Hey Zack your a great reviewer. I used to watch you on Driving Television every sunday when i was a lot younger. Glad to see your still doing what you love.
US fan here. Love this channel. This and Alex on Autos are two great automative resources.
I too watch Alex and Zack. I find them very informative and easy to follow and very professional!
Hi Zack. I am in Michigan, USA and I watch you all the time. Keep up the great work!
I love your channel. I like that your wife helps out on occasion, she does as good a job as you. The videos are always very informative without being obnoxious. Thanks for the entertainment and information.
Love your reviews, your TV show and fact that you keep the Canadian perspective at hearth. Thank you.
I love how straight foreword your videos are, they are just the right length and your opinions are more mature than most car reviewers.
No wonder his reviews are excellent! Thanks, Zack! !
Hi,Zack. As a Canadian, I like your review. It's not fancy like motor trend guys, but all real feelings. Cheers ! Thank you.
living here for years now and definitely the best auto reviewer in Canada. Apt reviews and not lengthy make me want to watch them consistently.
Thoroughly enjoy your work, and appreciate your Canadian focus. I consider you a first stop when evaluating vehicles. Keep up the solid work.
I love your reviews you are truly living and working in your purpose and gifts.
Such a good video, Zac, my wife and I really enjoy your post and commentaries, we hope you all the best, many regard from Brazil . Emmanuel
No other car review channel has compelled me to subscribe aside from this one. Of all the car reviewers here on youtube, hands down i think youre the best, thanks for all the content.
I used to loved watching you and Dagmar every week on DrivingTV. Since I've cut the cord, it's great to be able to see you on CZcams. I watch everything you upload. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing. We love Canadians down here in Tampa Bay. Your reviews are fair. I subscribed about 1 year ago
Love your reviews and the relatable Canadian content (specially as a fellow Vancouverite myself)
I am from Thailand, and you are my most favorite car reviewer, honestly. Great jobs you have done.
I have grown up in South Delta. Still remember you with Jeff in Sunday night's "Street Test" show. Having those scenes shot at the still building Deltaport back in the early days.
Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing your story. I really enjoy your reviews.
So nice of you to share this! Amazing! Big fan by the way, you are one of the few opinions I trust.
Great video Zack - thank you for sharing! You were the best weatherman on Global!
hello.. big fan here.. been watching driving television since day 1.. keep up the great work..
Thanks for sharing your story! I'm from London myself so it's cool to hear about your time here and I know a lot of people who went to the broadcasting program at Fanshawe as well.
Thank you, Zack!
We love you, you are a real pro, with good personality, keep up , god bless you and your family, greetings, from Hungary.👍
I also watch your videos from Uruguay! One of the main reasons is that you speak English very clearly! I've never been to Canada and your videos show beautiful scenary as well. You review lots of cars that aren't available in my country (huge taxes are to blame). Did I mention I love new cars?
Keep up the good work! As a Canadian I appreciate your reviews specific to our different trims and price!
Zack, love your show, good to see you in person yesterday at the auto show in Vancouver!
Oh wow a Fanshawe alumnus! Greetings here from London, Ont and please keep up the good work!
I'm so surprised you didn't say to go for the pilot!! Will definitely test drive Mazda and Toyota. Thanks again
Been following Zack for many years - first on satellite TV and more recently on CZcams. Interesting to learn about the career path.
Good vid. Great testimony! Thanks for sharing!!
Been watching since the Driving TV days; glad to see you embracing youtube!
As some of the others have commented, i also liked the Q&A segments.
Thanks for the insight. While some being too salesman like and others too exaggerated in their words and face expressions like food show, I really like your style of presentation, very natural and comfortable. Kudos!
Iv always had this idea to create a youtube channel and to make reviews about their styling, performance, value, and fun factor for any kind of vehicle. I am also Canadian too and hoping to focus on what their opinions are as well as their appeal on different types of vehicles. thanks for this video!
Hey Zack, I'm watching your videos from Brazil and from my perspective your channel is much more refined and insightful than the american counterparts. They're often biased towards american cars and have a childish relationship with the auto world. Obviously there are a lot of good reviewers out there but certainly there's a cultural difference. Congrats for your channel and if I could suggest something different just make it more fun to watch with different angles, drones and editing.
Thanks for the info man. I’m becoming a car reviewer my self. Can’t wait to get started! :) cheers for the inspiration.
You do a great job ! thank you and keep up the superb work. --Canadian
You're a great reviewer and an awesome local CZcamsr!
Very inspiring. Great insights. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your story.
CZcams is full of overbearing personalities with limited knowledge. Thanks for bucking that trend and carving out a niche as a sensible enthusiast.
Hey Zack, nice meeting you... It is always intriguing how people get started in this market of car reviewer. My wife and I love cars and are sort of fanatics where we try to get as much information about sports cars we can get our hands on and your channel, discovered only this week, is great. Nice, short, straight to the point car reviews.
One constructive critic would be if you could add a 45-60 seconds about cars cargo areas... Specially for sports cars which is somewhat overlooked by car reviewers. It is understandable that you don't buy a sports car for cargo, but for performance... But with similar handling and performance sports cars, it is sometime the cargo space that could make a difference. As an example, we choosed a Mazda RX-8 over a Nissan 350Z a couple of years ago because of that reason and never had regrets.
Another suggestion: Would be fun to produce comparison reviews in the same video... For instance: A comparison between a Mercedes C45 AMG, Audi S3 and BMW M2 or M3. Probably complicated to get all three cars at the same time... But, suggestion is out!
Keep it up... Love the content.
glad i found your channel. The best to you.
Enjoyed watching this...thanks!
Thank you for this video also a Fanshawe alumni myself.
Love the car. But I especially love the Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition you have there. Great taste in cars, great taste in watches!
Zack, great to hear your story and enjoy your channel. You can see your background shine thru with the ease and coherence that you talk about cars. I think more of the conversational videos are a great add in - that tone is very popular on youtube because it seems real...like a conversation with a knowledgable friend. What do you do when you are putting a review together? Do write out thoughts? I have done some informal reviews and realized i was just a blabbering idiot - you guys make it look easy.
Zack, can u pls do a video on how you shoot and what you use to edit. Like what kinda gear you use to make these videos. I am sure people will love it. Love your work. Great content. Amazing detail and knowledge. Keep it up. Love the background story. Great achievement an inspiration.
Thx for sharing ur history. We have very similar stories.
Hey Zack, love your reviews, glad to find out you went to Fanshawe, I went there too!
Wow, 2011, you started that's the time I moved to Canada, and I guess in 2012 you were the First CZcamser I started following, Just coz of Canadian market, and here I still Love your views on cars, and now Andrea along side you it's more Fun to watch.
Thanks for all the support!!
Thank you for your story!
a lot of people around the world, for sure, cheers from Brazil
Good Luck.....you are so professional
Very informative, thank you.
hello i am a subscriber and i appreciate your reviews. I would love to see comparative reviews (e.g. BMW 3 series, Mercedes C Class and Audi A4) also a buyers guide for new and used cars. Roads in Canada are beautiful and they could be shown too.
Thanks for having this great channel!
I wouldn't mind a q&a video soon!
Motormounth Canada is my favorite car review channel.... watching from USA What about new Subaru outback? I can see a lot of Subarus in your reviews but seems like the Outback is missing .......
I like the focus you have on the Canadian market so keep the reviews coming! Any chance you could bring dagmar back for a guest review? You guys were awesome together on DT
Great work!
Thank you for sharing.
Very good quality and informative reviews!
Could you also make a Jeep Grand Cherokee model video review?
It would be fantastic and I would really appreciate it.
you are a good reviewer, you deserve more subscribers
Super interesting video!
Zac-I love your channel. I used to watch you on news here in Vancouver. So, advice if you're willing...I drive a 2008 Subaru Forrester...I love it, but two kids later, a Golden Retriever and I need a bit more room. I hate driving big vehicles, so I'm apprehensive. We live in a hilly area in maple ridge and we travel to the gulf islands a lot, so AWD is nice. I'm considering a Highlander or a Pilot... maybe odyssey IF 2017 has AWD, or a new Outback (less space but nice).... I test drove Sienna...too big. I'd love your advice. Thanks Zac. Awesome info all the time.
I'd look at the Highlander and the new Mazda CX-9
Love ur reviews miss ur q&a's
don't mind the others. you are the best.
great video.
About videos on the best second hands cars? or your sugestiones on how to buy cars at the best price?
if you include other topics, not only reviewing cars, you will be the biggest on CZcams.
Thank you for the advice, what about sharing the equipment you use to review? Thanks in advance
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Since we are getting into that time of year, would you be able to do a feature on Winter Tires and All-Weather tires?
Thank you!!
Ever thought of doing a french version of your channel with a french reviewer. Because here in Quebec we only have TV shows and books like "Le guide de l'auto", there's no CZcams channel!!
I know but the market is too small. It would get views but you really need views from all over the world and most people will watch english.
Hearing you talk I always had an idea of what type of field you were from. It's interesting to hear you're from London Ontario. I'm from Toronto. You have a professional experienced sounding news anchor voice so I thought maybe you worked for CityTV Vancouver or CTV or Global. Do you happen to know anyone who works at City? Did you know Mark Daily?
Im Based in southern Ontario near Niagara falls. Not Lots of content yet but over time my goal is to do CZcams full time
Acura RLX Hybrid! very few reviews online, I feel like its a hidden gem with the technology although very pricey
hello ZACK! hope you make a review about class B motorhome thanks
this is all I want to do in life. cars are my passion. hopefully going into sales at a Mercedes dealership in the okanagan! have you ever visited there?
Keep your videos informative, pithy and interesting and most of all.. no more than 10 minutes long. Too many of the " top " bloggers on here now produce bloated videos of 20- 30 minutes long. Who's got that much time?
Your connection with your fanfare is what makes you stand above the rest. You give the nuts&bolts of it. Tell it like it is, and not to just please the car maker. I have been following your reviews a long time. I'm still trying to absorb the Audi thumbs up. I find them to be a boring exterior.
Keep up the quality reviews .
Thank you sir...
I love your reviews, it's definitely different from the others. I get more of a sense of how livable the car is. Sure I based my current car purchase from the rave reviews from TheSmokingTire/EverydayDriver/The Hooniverse (go Fiesta ST!). But I also referred to your video on it to see how it is from a day to day perspective. I also send "normal" people your videos because they can better relate to it.
If you want exposure, you can always try the murky black hole known as reddit. Prep your flame suit though if you decide to dive in, redditors can be merciless. More novel channels like Hydraulic Press Channel went from a few thousand to over 100k+ over night and has been climbing since.
-Long time viewer from the Driving Television days as a kid.
Edit: A static route test might help give it the "novelty" it needs. Smoking Tire has the canyons, The Fastlane Truck has the Ike gauntlet for truck towing, mpgomatic has the fuel economy route, winding road has the usual city/hwy/on ramps... you could do something with the scenic BC environment like Felipe Mendes said.
awesome!
im from the south side of the border 😉 . i was in Vancouver a week ago and loved it and wished i was Canadian so i can stay there , lucky u man
Nice video, watching you from Uruguay! question: why you Canadians do not import or produce french cars? like Peugeot or Citröen thanks!
We are too closely tided to the United States for crash tests and fuel regulations. We get what the US gets.
Motormouth Canada thanks for the reply!
its a shame because we are missing out on things
I love peugeot, rcz specailly
Hi Zack, My question is.. Why no one reviews the Kia Soul 2017? I think it's one of those nice and cheap cars which is easy to drive and park and also looks easy on the eyes... What is your take on the Kia Soul ?
Hey! Thanks for the great info. Another Canadian here trying to break into the Automotive industry. I have been getting access to vehicles through local dealerships in Calgary, mostly Toyota, but trying to break out into other vehicle brands. Could you suggest the most effective way to reach out to manufacturers to potentially get media vehicles? If you have 10 minutes I would love your review of my latest review on the 2020 Tacoma, and if you have any suggestions on how I could best move forward I would love to hear from you! =) Kind regards. Alex
Go to my website and send me an email motormouth.ca
Hello Zack. I've been watching you for years and really enjoy your reviews. Are your old Driving TV episodes available for viewing?
I think they are on CZcams
@@Motormouth... I did a search using "Driving TV Canada" and nothing.
@@DRobertsonKenora the website is still working, you can watch there
@@Motormouth... Thank you
Zac, love your reviews. Have you reached out to a bigger fish down the border to do a car review together? asking this for the sake of expanding your channel even though I know you are targeting Canadian market. I think you deserve a bigger audience at least on CZcams. A little exposure through other CZcams channels would be nice.
The problem is we all compete for the same views. Many channels don't want to share...
Boi I remember you on Deta local tv.
LOVE IT. Great vlog!! I enjoyed it :) I'm also a vlogger! hope to see a lot more from you.
Because you are very professional, which I enjoy! Thank you! Now can you pleassssse review the new 2017 Audi allroad Please? ^_^
I've been toying with the idea of importing a Ford Ranger from Mexico. How can someone do this? Do I need a broker? Do you have any experience with importing cars into Canada?
how do u get ur first car fore review given that the dealership won't just give them out to a person with zero experince
I want to review cars. Cars are my passion
Hi Zack, would you be interested in reviewing second hand cars or potential modern classics?
I myself am a student who's looking into either a BMW E39 or E38, so some professional input from a guy like you sure would be fun.
Had two E39's. Best handling cars I've ever owned, including E90 3 series, Saab 9-3, Infiniti G35, and Volvo S60. Feels like its on rails, steering feel is excellent. Pick the I6 versions for better reliability.
I love the base E39 with R&P steering and a manual.
David nicest
i have had one e39 and is going to have my second. I can realy recommend it its great car.
Hey Zac! Does it pay well? Aside from getting a car to test and free trips where does the revenue stream come from? Btw love the watch channel!
As I mentioned the top of the pyramid is small. Yes, there is money to be made but very few at the top of the game make a good living.There are a lot of reviewers that are happy just to get the cars!
Haha, I remember you doing the weather 🙋🏽
My dream work
*the best car reviewer
AYY Toronto!