Good Ol' Scotty

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 This is a post about Scotty Kilmer on YouTube.  Of course, he has said good-bye a number of times to his viewers, but I've learned a lot about cars from him.  In a recent YouTube post he said he's taking down his vids with his over a billion views.  He says he's retiring. He's done a lot to educate both the seasoned mechanic and those of us who just like cars. 

Scotty began his career after he received a Ph.D. in engineering and located to Houston where he was a race car mechanic.  He then had his own TV show on a local CBS affiliate.  He's always had his own shop and grew up around cars as his father had his own shop.  He then began his YouTube channel about 12 years ago and has been amassing views ever since.

Back in 2015 we had a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix that I was thinking we'd keep forever, but an accident totaled it and I had to shop for a car.  I stumbled upon Scotty then, who sold me on Toyota cars and am now on my third and probably last Toyota.  And I've watched his channel grow and I believe his is the most watched channel on YouTube.  And if he is retiring from YouTube kudos to Scotty for being number one on the platform.

The last I checked, Scotty is worth about $12M and claims to just be cheap.  But he enjoys going to nice restaurants and leaving big tips.   So, this is in tribute to Scotty Kilmer this morning from whom I've learned quite a bit about cars.  Our first two Toyotas were leases, but we own our third and probably our last.  So, I didn't really need his expertise about cars, but still I learned a lot from him and have enjoyed his vids.

I watch a lot of car related vids on YouTube and have a few favorite channels.  I used to think it would be enjoyable to own a classic car or two, but cars are just so expensive to own and maintain and we always had at least one car, sometimes having had two.  But since my wife hasn't driven much in the last several years, we've only had one newer car at a time.  But I still enjoy auto and car shows and will go to one at least once a year or so.

It's just that I found his vids so interesting and often wondered how he kept up with the latest information.  He was just so informative.  Now, maybe the vid title was just click-bait, but when he decides to retire he will be missed by many.  But I have watched many of his vids, but haven't seen much of him as of late.  The old guys who know a lot about classic cars are slowly fading away.  And the problem now with many classic cars are the parts.  Many old cars are just becoming nice looking bricks.  Not many work on them and most are saying they just can't get parts.  And when the parts are available they're often too expensive to fix.  

But I'm an old guy who smokes a pipe and we are getting more rare.  I'll just enjoy it whike I can.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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