Here's Why I Haven't Reviewed the Tesla Cybertruck Yet

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 THIS...
0:26 CARS & BIDS!!!
0:39 You already know what the Cybertruck is...
1:30 Waiting for a Cybertruck to be auctioned on Cars & Bids
3:41 Tesla Threatens to Sue
5:25 "I'll list it if you conceal the VIN"
7:39 Everyone is still too spooked to sell them
8:32 I Will Review One
9:43 My Initial Thoughts on the Cybertruck
#dougdemuro #carsandbids #tesla #teslacybertruck #cybertruck

[@DougDeMuro]

By the way, since I filmed this video, I have lined up a Cybertruck to film so GET READY -- should go live by the end of the month. 😄

[@bbwbeast2389]

Sup Doug

[@freshgino]

So I don’t need to watch this video right?

[@VanBurenOfficial]

So this video basically is meaningless, nice

[@Anthony3k]

@@VanBurenOfficial😂😂😂 gotta get that bag somehow

[@simonmorty8344]

Thanks for your transparency Doug! Love the garage just missing those cookies and your dog!

[@floridaman7]

Doug the type of guy to do a review on why he hasnt done the review

[@Stigs722]

Underrated comment

[@9trf690]

😂😂

[@mikeyeyes7]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@32bit15]

😂

[@225Kristoph]

And tell you about all the quirks and features of not doing said review.

[@thenarrativeandwhyyouloveit]

Any automaker threatening to “brick” a car, is absolutely terrifying. We all should be concerned about this and make such a situation that automakers are forced to go in the opposite direction.

[@vladimirruzicka2773]

Exactly, automakers should be sued for threatening owners like that.

[@tcelltech2518]

You do know that GM, BMW, Mercedes, and many other electric car manufacturers have the EXACT same terms and abilities to control or "brick" your electric car, right? Hold Tesla accountable, but please don't pretend they're the only ones doing this stuff...

[@BLACKAAROW]

This is why they’re pushing EV’s so hard on everyone. Much easier to control than older gas cars or gas cars in general.

[@yourdumbeyes]

That hs exactly why I’m not interested in an EV. I don’t like someone having the ability to remotely shut off my car

[@mshmsh813]

This is the reason why governments want you to own an electric vehicle. When you act bad, they brick your entire life

[@JP-vl4bf]

11 minutes of "I'm not doing it unless it's Cars & Bids promo"

[@123bluecatky]

I mean at the end of the day, cars and bids is a company that wants to generate profit. Him having a majority stake in said company would give him a vested financial interest to help make as much profit for the company as possible. Can you really blame him?

[@Loltrollface69]

Time to jump ship.

[@wifine1951]

Jump ship, he’s not neutral anymore. He’s biased now

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

Doug subs are the ultimate YT jokes.

[@theblacksorrow]

Thanx for saving my time

[@racinj7134]

I about fell out of my chair laughing when he said that "at Cars & Bids, we are obsessed with transparency"!! And, they prove it by violating their own rule to conceal the VIN, because they say so "in this case".

[@whenyouthinkyoucanrap]

I feel like Doug says THIS is Doug whenever he enters a room

[@iamatlantis1]

A Doug the type of guy joke but no type of guy, i like it.

[@alterego2421]

@@iamatlantis1 ahh a type guy of typs

[@diysecuritygear9594]

THIS! Is my bedroom, and this is where the boom boom happens😂

[@CarsandCats]

I know it's Doug when his crazy hands enter the room before he does.

[@TheSpark878]

Rumor is he said that seconds after he was born

[@dilloncroco894]

Doug is the kind of guy to not be Doug himself anymore 😔

[@cameronmcpherson6364]

Doug the type of guy to get really cocky and alienate his oldest fans after becoming a multi-millionaire.

[@gsav1320]

Doug the type of guy to make a cars and bids ad for why he is waiting to make a cars and bids ad

[@Pistolita221]

Respect the hustle. Doug's doing it honestly, imo. Not profiting off of others labor, just producing things and getting paid, for the most part. IDK if he does the back end work on cars and bids, but it is his idea and i'm sure he's put many hrs into it, with no bad labor practices, pollution, etc. involved.

[@PhillipStewartYYZ]

Summary: Doug was hoping to review a Cybertruck that someone was selling on Cars and Bids (no such sales yet) as a cross promotion of Cars and Bids. He has put that as a higher priority than doing a review as quickly as possible for his subscribers, as he notes he has several friends and neighbors with Cybertrucks.

[@achasilas6535]

Finally someone gets it.

[@texaswunderkind]

((( clutches pearls )))

[@DrSpaceman69]

So, basically… MO-NAAAY 💰

[@johnshowinc]

SUMMARY: Doug sold out

[@Astraeus2700]

@@johnshowinc to himself. Good business.

[@costafilh0]

Doug is the type of guy who has a multi-million dollar garage studio with ZERO dollar acoustic treatment. PRIORITIES!🤣

[@0truckmafk]

he spends it on cars which is fine by a car guy like me lol. The quality is perfect. Just one of the quirks and features of the Doug DeMuro review experience lol

[@YouTube_username.]

Things that are not a priority: Thousands of dollars of foam to make a garage sound like something it isn't, for no particular reason.

[@rkan2]

Fiberglass/rockwool is really cheap and really effective. The echo is bad...

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

​@@KZbin_username. No particular reason? This whole vid is about how much money he wants to make. Meanwhile it's been proven time and time again that increased production quality means more views which equals more money. People will close a video for any number of petty reasons, and one of them is muddy audio and an annoying echo in their ears.

[@TucsonDude]

He may not actually OWN it. James May rents his.

[@kirk8359]

Long time Doug watcher; I actually cried watching the CGT purchase video, mad respect for all he has accomplished. That ended with this video; he has sold his soul by putting money ahead of integrity.

[@MbooshG400]

I definitely get it, but it’s still disappointing that Doug reviews are now relegated to only being advertisements for C&B… I know at this point reviews aren’t the main source of income for Doug but I’m sure the review isn’t gonna perform as well than if it were released at the peak of the hype. I’m not even a Tesla guy but I’d love to see Doug go through one

[@Flared]

Agreed, if he had access to one from early on, the review should have happened. His Model 3 review blew up because he got his review out within a week of them being on the road. The same would have happened with the cybertruck had Doug done the same. But since he can't promote C&B to the maximum potential due to these resell contractual clauses, the review hasn't happened. Doug didn't sell out to "big truck", he sold out to C&B.

[@partialobject]

To be fair, this was always going to be the trajectory.

[@sava411]

he stated in a previous video he wouldnt be doing car reviews at all if it wasnt for cars and bids. I think we should be greatful that this way he still has motivation to make fun videos when financially he has little motivation do to so.

[@superturtle61177]

​@@sava411Grateful? I'm grateful for my family's health, and well being. Being able to watch car videos doesn't crack the top 100 of things in grateful for. And he might not need the money, but creating the videos and us watching them is still a revenue source for him. Doug isn't UNICEF, this is something that's mutually beneficial to both parties.

[@sava411]

@@superturtle61177 ok then if you dont like his reason for not reviewing the cybertruck why not just stop watching his videos instead of complain in the comments about how hes greedy? In my opinion being a youtuber is more work than its worth especially for someone like doug who has a successful business outside of youtube.

[@USMFAN1996]

Respectfully, Doug flexes is GT in this video saying he doesn’t need to take bribes to not review cars, he’s got plenty of money, but the entire video is how he’s not reviewing this car to make more money.

[@Accost2u]

So you find it wrong for him to support the business he’s created while not bowing to auto makers? Odd criticism…

[@WIImotionmasher]

The event of reviewing a car and pointing to your auction of it, is more fun than just covering a car on its own. More fun for him and the viewers. A bribe isnt fun.

[@daprovocateur]

⁠@@Accost2uhe’s not not doing the video because of automaker money. He’s not doing it because he can make more money when tied to selling it on C&B. He’s putting money over making content for us the viewers and for a guy who “doesn’t need the money”, that’s not cool

[@julianevans9548]

I don't believe for a second that Doug is taking bribes, but the idea that someone wouldn't do something shady because they were already rich has been disproven so often that the notion is laughable.

[@yungrichnbroke5199]

Which GT? 😂😂😂

[@GhastlyCat]

Saying C&B is the best place for scalpers to sell new electric cars is not the flex you think it is.

[@dougsisk619]

You think he cares when he just made a fortune?

[@ShortBusRejectz]

Yeah not a good look

[@_BangDroid_]

@@ShortBusRejectz Vindictiveness and spitefulness is not a good look for Tesla either, why do they use fear to control their customers?

[@martinbelisle4961]

It's capitalism, why should it be limited to corporations only? If someone is willing to pay you should be allowed to sell.

[@michealjames5751]

I dont get why people care. Do whatever you want with your car

[@autoch7067]

I understand that he wants to maximize his profits but at the same time the viewers are the ones who brought him where he is now. He doesn’t own me anything but seeing his recent videos go down in term of video audio quality, becoming a car salesman for c&b and then this leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

[@uPilot]

Owe*

[@DavidMorales008]

@@uPilotreally

[@uPilot]

@@DavidMorales008 yes

[@DanielEhlmann]

It’s impressive that you tried to twist car flipping to sound like a good thing.

[@arivette2010]

I'm surprised nobody caught that when I remember a few years ago he was against that.

[@volvo09]

He's profiting on it. See all the low mileage corvettes and broncos that sold on cars and bids? While Joe average is stuck waiting a year for the flipping market to die down before he can even get looked at with a straight face by a dealer to get one for sticker...

[@peppapigthekiller7539]

Yeah ok. If you had a brand new cool car and some dude wanted to give +100k more than what the vehicle was actually worth, you wouldn’t sell it? It’s not like it’s an Accord or something. It’s a niche car and eventually production will meet demand and prices will simmer down.

[@volvo09]

@@peppapigthekiller7539 if someone offered me the money I'd sell it, but purchasing the vehicle with the sole intent on flipping it is what I dislike and I feel many others dislike.

[@partialobject]

When it comes down to it, it's just Capitalism capitalisming. A bizarre consequence of it, for sure, but that's the kind of world and system we live in. In all honesty, absurd prices seem preferable to the manufacturer deciding what you can and can't do with a product *that you own*. Unless we want to transition to a world where everyone is just renting things, and I'm pretty sure that can't be in Average Joe's interest.

[@Sbinott0]

So that’s why every car review has turned out to be so positive in the last few years, they are just advertisements for you the auctions on your site

[@gentlewolf]

that might be true...what a joke

[@yamatokawa]

Is that a complain or ...

[@jakethesnake4971]

Duh Broski. If I had the money to buy the cyber truck, I'd definitely make a quick 50-70 grand

[@jaybeemhardscrote7466]

Doug is a car enthusiast he's excited about new cars. He points out flaws all the time.

[@rafapazos06]

Have you heard of the Dough Score? Exactly.

[@bronson7279]

I liked him more when he did not yet broadcast out of a nuclear fallout shelter.

[@jpla1886]

It’s his garage so it’s probably more convenient for him to just film there. It probably gets awkward for him filming cars, especially, new, classic, or exotic cars in empty parking lots

[@gmcmanus663]

@@jpla1886 I believe it's below the C&B office. I think they call it the batcave. You can even see the door to the car elevator with a bat symbol on it on Google maps at the C&B HQ

[@robertjenkins6132]

I guess I am weird, but I actually like the nuclear fallout shelter. For me, it gets positive points for novelty and weirdness. I mean, you don't see that many KZbinrs filming videos sitting in a chair surrounded by the harsh gray concrete of an underground bunker. I half expect radioactive zombies - or perhaps Underground People (who have evolved to live in the darkness of Doug's vast labyrinthine garage) - to emerge from the shadows on the left or right side of the video frame. I half expect the camera to pan to a Batmobile and/or Batsuit, revealing that Doug, in his spare time, is a high-tech masked vigilante crime fighter. It's bizarre and I like it.

[@bostondan77]

So basically Doug is not happy that Tesla is not letting him make money of Cybertrucks on Cars and bids so he’s delaying reviewing their product.

[@jettaphillips5023]

I want to hear the model 3 story now lol

[@allahdoesnotexist3823]

Elon cried.

[@volvo09]

Possibly a review embargo or something and he got his hands on one somehow... Can't see why an automaker would get upset otherwise? It is interesting though, I'd like to know too!

[@bretts1646]

@@allahdoesnotexist3823water is wet tbh

[@kevinnistor1954]

​@@bretts1646sometimes

[@SphinxRacing]

You gotta tell the story

[@ruk2023--]

It is impressive that you managed to spin this out to a ten minute story.

[@pawsnpistons]

Typical car seller.

[@carsonjulvezan4031]

Gotta get those ads in there

[@Deetroiter]

8 of those minutes was pushing Cars and Bids

[@davidlundmark9359]

@@pawsnpistons 😂

[@--SPQR--]

Two ads

[@theColeHardTruth]

Can't say I'm surprised, he is making a boatload off of it, but it is incredibly disappointing that Doug has gone from being a small quirky car reviewer to embracing the insanely anti consumer practice of flipping and scalping so long as it benefits his flipping/scalping business. You die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain after all.

[@Bobspineable]

It was always about money, don’t act like he changed at all. Doug has stated many times before while he loves to review weird cars, the views would talk so he prioritize the new stuff to get more views.

[@alexboye8673]

Resale is not anti-consumer. Monolithic companies dictating what you can and cannot do with your own property, THAT is anti-consumer.

[@theColeHardTruth]

@@alexboye8673Resale isn't, you're right. Scalping, however, is. I agree with you that companies telling you what you can and can't do isn't pro-consumer. But enacting anti-scalping measures, is. It's one of the only good things Tesla's done in the last decade, in my opinion.

[@JoshuaTootell]

Don't act like you wouldn't do the same thing.

[@alexboye8673]

This isn't scalping. And arguably scalping isn't real either, demand will ALWAYS meet supply at the price equilibrium, no matter how supply reaches the market. Consumers not willing to pay that equilibrium can wait for supply to increase and bring prices down. Any other argument to this is simply entitled and illogical.@@theColeHardTruth

[@porvoonosho]

Doug, supporting scalpers since 2020.

[@UnrealOG137]

Exactly.

[@abdallabissar]

So basically you're admitting you're no longer a car review channel, but rather a front for Cars & Bids.

[@gqborges]

Yep seems like

[@RobAlahn]

That part.

[@gumb0l]

Yeah I think I'm going to unsubscribe. Him reviewing cars for a second time if they get sold on his site made me already feel weird.

[@gentlewolf]

so sad...the whole thing derailed on the banks of greedy.

[@nabs7741]

You hit the nail on the head, how the great have fallen.

[@eptdy]

Another way Cars & Bids has degraded the channel. Not only do we get the same cars over and over, but we don't get the latest and greatest until one is going to be sold.

[@alexanderfpv6655]

Doug doesn't owe us anything. He could have taken his C&B money and just disappeared. I'm happy he's producing content and making money.

[@jaroslavmrazek5752]

​@@alexanderfpv6655 He owns his entire career to his viewers, or do you think he would make the money out of his reviews if no one watched him? Bad take.

[@swervecity6256]

@@jaroslavmrazek5752Quit being a crybaby. This is such a first world problem its insane 😂

[@a-manthe9]

​@@jaroslavmrazek5752 Doesn't matter because that goes without saying. Billions of people were already watching KZbin videos. Doug just came on KZbin and provided a service of value which is reviewing new and old cars with quirks and features. Both parties win. So yeah Doug doesn't owe anybody anything. You act like you did him a favour by clicking on and watching his videos. You watch his videos because you wanted to learn about these new cars and their quirks and features, which took him time, effort, and good communication skills to be able to execute in his way that we appreciate and love. So cry me a river.

[@alexanderfpv6655]

@@jaroslavmrazek5752 Doug is a 1%'er masquerading as a regular car guy. I'm here for it & I'm proud for him. It's all nothing more than shrewd business decisions.

[@papichulo9684]

I didn’t know this channel was about buying and selling cars.

[@MiahVega]

I literally didn’t know that he was trying to sell these cars 😂 I was just watching for entertainment. Everyone is setting him on fire in these comments 🥴

[@psychodelogen.9694]

he started cars & bids in 2020 and since then this hannel has tried to cater to giving attention to car sellers for sure, but he still remains informative, and if there's a caar he really likes that isn't and probably won't be on C&B, he'll review it if he gets the chance@@MiahVega

[@darrellm4794]

Why did you think he mentioned Cars & Bids 5x per video? He's been transparent about it. Most popular KZbinrs monetize their viewership by selling merch. I finally bought an LTT screwdriver because Linus kept talking about it, and pretty happy with it. I'd get a little sus if Doug manufactured cars though.

[@MiahVega]

@@darrellm4794 He always says sponsored by Cars and Bids. Most KZbinrs capitalize from viewership through sponsors. I never knew he was the actual owner, sponsoring himself 💀

[@jimbob3030]

It wasn't, he's been doing reviews on here since 2013, only for the last 4 years he started his online car auction thing.

[@roadcalm3303]

Well, at least he went ahead and admitted that his videos have mainly become infomercials for Cars & Bids.

[@brianstraight9308]

They have? Huh. Hadn't noticed that. And what's "Cars and Bids" never hear about it and certainly never see a commercial audio-recorded in a kitchen pantry about it.

[@matthewrammig]

Sometimes I feel like Cars and Bids is like an evil girlfriend that took away our good buddy Doug. ☹️

[@C0LDMachine]

How did Cars & Bids "take away" Doug? It's so funny that you people are acting this way simply because he decided not to review 1 car as early as others.

[@GRINGOf10]

It is, Doug has a big head now.

[@matthewrammig]

@@C0LDMachine if you follow this channel and have for a while you know why it did and you know why the sentiment is that way. Quit playing stupid.

[@tankriley2712]

He seems very business and money minded now more than anything. Like he said in the video, he waiting for someone to sell one on C&B so his site gets more exposure. I think he’s missing out more on views and exposure on his channel.

[@GRINGOf10]

@@tankriley2712 I get where he’s coming from, but if it weren’t for his videos and views (us the fans) card and bids wouldn’t have ever happened. “Waiting” for it to come up for sale on C&B is really greedy pov

[@VRfiz]

Car flippers are a cancer of society. There is nothing to be proud of enabling price gouging, and flipping brand new cars.

[@volvo09]

Yep, they are taking delivery spots that a legit buyer could have had. Like when the bronco and Corvette came out, plenty of people wanted one but everyone was buying them to flip, impossible for a real buyer to get.

[@ardeshirjahanian2697]

Literaly the opposite. By adding to the demand they increase the incentives to car manufacturers to ramp up orders to their suppliers and more quickly scale manufacturing to increase supply. Fixed low margins do NOT increase supply.

[@bk_nreynolds3278]

That’s how capitalism and a free market works. Cry some more

[@peppapigthekiller7539]

Just wait a little and you can get the car at its intended price.

[@maximumgaming5o483]

It's capitalism at work. A high demand and a low supply leads to a high price, higher then what the cars MSRP is. So scalpers are just filling the gap between the MSRP and the actual market price. You can love it or hate it, but it's just how the system works.

[@willisshawver8640]

Honestly, I think Doug has always been about the money. He's just now in a position, financially, to not have to hide it and dance around his motivations. Honestly, good on him for working hard and being successful. But let's not spin this into a huge, "Doug has changed!" thing. He's always been like this, but now he's just more transparent.

[@tweed0929]

Bingo. It's surprising to see so many "Dough is sell out" comments, cause he has always been like that. I watch his videos since 2017 and saw enough to see the direction he's going. And he's honest about trying to profit off the review.

[@insideline158]

Even if it was always about the money, it certainly didn't feel like it before. It's kind of jarring to see him say it out loud. KZbin is and always has been a show but the reason a lot of us watched Doug was he felt way more down-to-earth than the myriad of KZbin-Car-Guys. Now he just feels exactly like them.

[@texaswunderkind]

Don't be fooled. All professional KZbinrs do it for the money. The moment someone quits an actual paying job with a schedule and boss, they're a professional. Even artists have to pay the bills.

[@ihmpall]

And what’s wrong with that ? He isn’t dishonest or lies about reviews

[@randomnobody8770]

The guy is OBSESSED with cars. He used to walk around taking pictures of exotic cars before practically anyone did it, and before it he was paid for it. It's clearly his passion. Fast forward to the current day and he thought he could essentially find free money for his company by timing the inevitable. But things didn't work out that way, and he is telling people why. There is no mystery here.

[@matthewanderson6423]

THIS... is pretty much explaining why and how you do car reviews now.

[@lachampione8520]

"greed, for lack of a better word, is good" - Gordon Gekko

[@gordong.5154]

YES, EXACTLY....this guy is now being called "Cyber Doug" just like Matt Farah is now "Cyber Matt." SPREAD IT!

[@jonathanharris5535]

I would not give my money to any manufacturer who tried to tell me what to do with my own property

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

You've probably done that if you paid for computer software. Technically, you're licensing it rather than purchasing it, so the license agreement that you probably accepted without reading stipulates that you can't reverse-engineer it, install it on more than a certain number of devices, etc. Most of the restrictions aren't really objectionable, but you are being told what to do with what you spent money on.

[@pepperpepperpepper]

We got our $100 deposit back, once we found out about this ridiculous condition.

[@jonathanharris5535]

@@benjaminrobinson3842 would not have a huge amount of money tied up and unable to sell in the case of computer software. Maybe that’s Tesla’s issue they are a tech firm not a car manufacturer

[@porchmonkey5774]

Like your DVDs, CDs, video games, Blu Rays, operation system on your devices, the groceries you buy that say “no resell”, etc?

[@andyleo8418]

They only do this to cars in high demand. So, they don't care about your money.

[@siniestro0239]

So basically money before subscribers, it's been nice meeting you.

[@coldplay3488]

im sorry but im on teslas side. scalpers are so annoying, buying things they don’t have an interest in just to flip a profit. like how they want more trucks to go into people who actually want the truck.

[@TheValueKing]

9:16 is the hardest flex I have ever heard.

[@DougDeMuro]

Some loser on Twitter told me I was a "GM shill" because I positively reviewed the Hummer EV (which I do love), and I so badly wanted to respond with this but for some reason didn't. WELL HERE IT IS!!!

[@nedisahonkey]

@@DougDeMuro I admire your restraint. You definitely aren't the type to rub your success in people's faces even if they deserve it.

[@BiscuitsMonsieur]

Yikers. "I got a Carerra GT," *pompous laugh*.

[@hangmanfsc]

​@@DougDeMuro dougy D in rare form, I like it

[@earl1394]

I mean he hard worked for what he has...I ain't mad, flex on Doug!

[@ayebing]

Took back my sub. Gonna flip it to a more deserving channel.

[@atiqueteimporta7972]

Ok commie you won't be missed.

[@zacharyscott1264]

He’s forgotten who he is and what made him so likable.

[@boningousa4390]

The viewers are not the priority anymore, cars&Bids and money are the top priority for Doug now.

[@MugenLedruide]

Money is the top priority for all of us.

[@petermgruhn]

@@MugenLedruide Not even a little. Most people are sane and do not value money for money's sake.

[@MrHesdan]

Parasocial.

[@EdwardM104]

Who can blame him with all of the issues that KZbin has?

[@iSOBigD]

All his videos are ads means to funnel clients to his website or provide ad and other types of revenue, which also applies to all other monetized channels and all businesses... Nothing is new here.

[@YTesting]

Well the end of an era Doug. Thanks, it was great while it lasted

[@gentlewolf]

well said

[@deadmansfire]

Just don't forget to check C&B on your way out

[@C0LDMachine]

End of what era? You people are so dramatic 😂

[@TJ-oi5qe]

Can’t imagine being scared to sell my vehicle because the manufacturer might find out. What a weird time to live in!

[@PerArvidsson]

Doug is the kind of guy who can't afford a teleprompter while sitting in front of his Carrera GT and Ford GT.

[@TucsonDude]

Just like wearing slob-clothes, it's his schtick. Anyway, this way is more cozy. A teleprompter is too formal.

[@Flared]

TL DR: Doug hasn't been able to maximise promotion for Cars & Bids through a cybertruck auction to make even more money. This video basically confirms that this channel is no longer a review channel but a marketing front for C&B.

[@mikeh3240]

I think saying “no longer a review channel” is a bit harsh, but it does appear the priorities have undoubtedly changed.

[@TriangIe]

I’m not disagreeing with anything you’re saying, but in his credit before this channel was a front for C&B, it was a front for Autotrader’s Oversteer blog. This channel has never not been a “marketing front,” and it’s just simply gone from one platform to another, albeit the C&B plugs are much more aggressive, and have taken priority over simply reviewing cars just for viewer enjoyment.

[@MatthewUrso]

Yeah, I'm not sure this video is going to go over well

[@deadmansfire]

To be honest every money-earning YT channel has sponsors, it's just that on this one the sponsor is always the same. Also I bet it's much easier to get to review cars that are selling on C&B ,instead of looking and organizing others. The new cars come from dealerships anyway@@TriangIe

[@a-manthe9]

​@@MatthewUrsoPeople will always find ways to find what's wrong with something even if it's bringing value to their own lives. It's stupid.

[@TriangIe]

To summarize: This channel is no longer entirely about reviewing cool and quirky cars for simply pure viewer enjoyment and engagement, the majority of reviews have to be an ad for Cars & Bids now, especially insanely popular cars like the cybertruck. So the reason Doug hasn’t reviewed one yet is because everyone is afraid to auction one on his platform, as Tesla is rightfully trying to stop people from flipping them to allow legitimate honest buyers to secure one for MSRP, and Doug is now admitting defeat and going to review one soon just for the sake of showing it to his audience for once, not just because the specific unit is also for auction on Cars & Bids and would be a source of heavy traffic to his website.

[@gentlewolf]

greed is a dish served gross

[@RP-16]

Doug the type of guy who turned into a sellout

[@_BAD_MERC_]

The channel has changed A LOT and videos with hilarity like the Ghibli/Mirage/Metris seem to be sadly gone forever. Everything IS a C&B plug and Turo seems extinct. Nothing good lasts forever apparently but he still gets that fat check!

[@sava411]

@@RP-16 sellout to who lmao? c&b is his own company. You ppl should be grateful he still makes videos at all because post c&b he rly dont need youtube money.

[@lptomtom]

I can't stand hearing the "CAAAARS AND BIDS" name anymore, why can't Doug be satisfied with the insane ad revenue he probably brings in with his millions of views?

[@peterugh3214]

Not a good look being the premier car flipping auction site. Markup is ruining the car market and you’re adding to it. You’re a car guy. Love the vids.

[@chemicalfrankie1030]

Doug could have explained it better. When you buy a cyber truck, you sign a contract stating if you want to resell it, Tesla has an option to buy it at a certain price (eg list price minus depreciation). If Tesla does not exercise their option, you can do whatever you want with the car and sell it any any prices. Bottom line: no rights violations.

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

It's nice your site has been so successful, but I am a little saddened it's just turning into eBay and doesn't seem like it's just for enthusiasts anymore.

[@gentlewolf]

indeed!

[@achasilas6535]

That's what happens when you start making a lot of money. You get corrupted. It's sad but true. His review would have been one of the biggest but he wouldn't do until it made profits and promoted his business.

[@PcarNess]

@@achasilas6535corrupted? 😂😂

[@johnpoldo8817]

Tired of the auction promotions in every vid, I rarely watch 😡

[@fredrikjohansson]

Legal eagle should sell a cybertuck at cars and bids. Even more content would be created!

[@hi55us2]

Best cross channel collab ever!!!

[@nickhexum01]

That channel collab would be amazing!

[@S-T-E-V-E]

I think it's great they are trying to protect Consumers from Scalpers, everybody complains when Dealerships charge 100K over list! It happens in every market now, nobody could get a PS5 for a year because they were all being scalped!

[@alekspen]

Doug the type of guy to flush a fart

[@hellofranky99]

Disappointed that Doug wanted to maximize profit before reviewing a CyberTruck. But at least he is honest enough to admit it.

[@puborljkufz]

Breaking: person upset after finding out business man is conducting business!

[@hellofranky99]

@@puborljkufz Do you think being disappointed is the same as being upset?

[@alexl9]

​@@hellofranky99 still a negative emotion, just not as intense

[@OfWhatsToCome]

I can understand this sentiment.

[@monkyk1ng]

Doug’s channel is essentially free advertisement for car manufacturers, he wouldnt be in a place where he CAN post these videos if he just did it independent of business strategy and logic.

[@Dredre1069]

Bro is now just a used car salesman I recall he reviewed vehicles for the love of it.

[@XX-166]

The opportunity to expand your financial horizons is everyone’s choice. Would you wanna make 20 bucks an hour or 100 bucks an hour??

[@bwofficial1776]

So? Doug has always been a businessman, this is his current income stream.

[@XX-166]

@@bwofficial1776 and the problem is….

[@robstone9628]

He also fits many used car salesman stereotypes.

[@XX-166]

@@robstone9628 it’s a job… it pays the bills

[@D_ND_H]

A car doesn't need to be sold on your platform for you to make a video about it. If a car gets sold on the auction platform thats a nice bonus. It shouldn't be a mandatory thing. Supporting the practice of scalping cars is also a bit inappropriate.

[@shohamroshan]

To summarise it for everyone “No one has listed it on Cars & Bids so I am not reviewing it so that I can make money and promote Cars & Bids”

[@toddhall3389]

Bad decision Doug. You waited cause you were trying to money more money. Now it’s too little, too late on the review. You’ll now be THE LAST car reviewer to review this. I love ya. I’ve watched every review you’ve done since the early days or your channel, but you messed this one up cause you got greedy.

[@gentlewolf]

yep, greedy and selfish despite how he words it. and now he got nailed. Own up to it doug, dont run from it.

[@bk_nreynolds3278]

@@gentlewolfhow exactly did he get nailed? His explanation was pretty straightforward and made perfect sense. KZbin and C and B is a business you know?

[@benedictcabiling5627]

@@gentlewolf I mean he literally is completely transparent about the fact that he tried to make a good business decision for his company..

[@GregB011]

He made a business decision then explained himself. Too late? Why, because he’s not first? I’m not offended in the least. I dont see the big deal.

[@DR......]

I don't see it. He'll make one, we all watch it, that's that.

[@sierraairehvac]

I don’t get it I’m 10 minutes in and I don’t understand why he needs to sell it in order to review it

[@gentlewolf]

at least he's honest about how greedy he has become

[@arivette2010]

Greed. If he's not making money from it he won't review it.

[@bk_nreynolds3278]

@@gentlewolfyou’ve been glazing him under every comment. You okay lil bro?

[@gentlewolf]

@@bk_nreynolds3278 an under-the-belt video like this deserves glaze

[@YoungPadawan995]

@@arivette2010 isn't that how all of KZbin works though? Lmfao.

[@autooverdose3]

The chair shaking got me 😂

[@BennettFamilyBasketball]

Comments are lame. He was honest enough to tell us the truth and has kept it a buck. This is his company and I applaud him for doing any thing to promote his company

[@said4075]

"I got a Carerra GT" might be the best comeback to accusations of being paid off.

[@wizardofwoo7151]

Douchechills for me dawg ❤

[@Gnik4144]

I thought the opposite… owning an expensive car like this makes it seem like he’s actually getting paid off lol

[@mattr8904]

It's actually a leased Boxster with a body kit 🤣

[@roysmith6185]

I think it's indicative of how people change once they "get money". A supercilious statement in my opinion.

[@BiscuitsMonsieur]

​@@roysmith6185 agreed. Seems pretty pompous.

[@tommygogh4243]

The real reason: Dough values money more than his viewers

[@TG_8]

Sad to say, he basically admitted it

[@euxitheos_]

He owns a Carrera GT and about 7 other cars!

[@slonkijippie]

10 minutes just to say he won't review one unless the person sells it on his website for maximum cash. How greedy can you be..

[@zioxei]

How stupid would Doug have to be to shoot himself in the foot and get a lot less money from it just to deliver earlier? If he can make more money in the long run then it's obviously the smarter decision.

[@slonkijippie]

@@zioxei Not everything is about money, but he's already too blinded by it at this point so not a surprise.

[@brianstraight9308]

"I'm not doing it because my channel has become focused on Cars and Bids and my channel became less interesting which is why you probably stopped watching it in the first place," Thanks, hadn't noticed.

[@bufli]

If anyone else wants to not waste 11 minutes of their life here is the TLDR: Doug will not review a cybertruck unless he can flip it thru his site for profit. this is 10mins of bitching about tesla rather than reviewing the damn truck

[@michaelrobertson6887]

Doug has to schill for Cars and Bids. He’s basically admitting it and also promoting price gouging. The auto hobby is now gate keeped by the elite because of people like him.

[@daviddixon6565]

he's a free market capitalist. if someone is willing to pay more for a car, why shouldn't they be able to?

[@gentlewolf]

@@daviddixon6565 so sad to see him topple like this

[@chrisoconnell8432]

He's not a schill for Cars and Bids, he IS Cars and Bids. Its his company, of course he's going to try and promote it every chance he gets, he spent years of his life creating it.

[@michaelrobertson6887]

@@chrisoconnell8432he is not the majority owner. He has to appease the stake holders. He can’t do negative reviews for anything going up to auction.

[@volvo09]

​@@chrisoconnell8432 pretty sure it's not all his anymore. I remember him saying someone bought it. But don't quote me... Anyone who has more info please let me know.

[@superturtle61177]

So the reason comes down to Doug has priorities (we all do), and Cars and Bids out ranks reviews.

[@ECGProductions092]

Money is corrupting his mind

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

Fair enough, but when it became obvious that the C&B route wasn't going to pan out, you'd think Doug would pivot and just borrow one from a friend (or get a press car, if Tesla is allowing press reviews) so he could get some profit from a relatively current review.

[@sava411]

@@benjaminrobinson3842 his youtube channel makes pennies vs what he makes from c&b. At this point this youtube channel is just him having fun and promoting c&b which is his real cash cow. Nothing wrong with that.

[@deadmansfire]

I don't doubt that if Tesla gave him one to test onday1 of release,he would have done a video on it. But they don't work like that, and given Dougs income soure these days, it wasn't worth the effort for him to get one@@benjaminrobinson3842

[@jr-fu6gj]

must appease CHINA and the cash cow, while driving past the homeless and parking in my gated community #rubyfreeman

[@JMNTN]

I didn't expect Doug to support car scalping, this behaviour has ruined many enthusiast hobbies already and it sucks.

[@willburdette8065]

Casually bragging about his site is being used to fleece people is a hell of a flex.

[@watchreport]

Fleece people. lol. That’s like sellers with high priced items on eBay and people complaining. No one has to buy. These aren’t items we need. No one needs a high priced car or watch or any product like that. These are luxury items and no one is being forced to buy them at high prices.

[@greyfox3931]

Your fans expect more man… your competition is grand slamming it every time

[@jaroslavmrazek5752]

He really is falling out, i lately find him getting facts wrong, now he just became a sellout for his own company and tries to spin into a good thing.

[@imrytebeehyneu]

Is that why? You're waiting until someone selling it? This is dumb but....good luck

[@deadmansfire]

He stopped looking for cars to review as they find him easy, dealerships and C&B . With the odd one that he does for himself.

[@imrytebeehyneu]

@@deadmansfire but he's back to review ANOTHER sports car that he already review for the third or fifth or idk how many times, just to get his jolly on racing them again...jesus

[@deadmansfire]

well, it it was part of the deal to get it listed on his site and he wanted to drive one again,it's in his hands. Which one is that,I don't follow all his reviews@@imrytebeehyneu

[@dctrucker7085]

“I have a Carrera GT. I don’t need ur stinkin money” 😂😂😂

[@kilroywashere9343]

TLDR: Doug doesn't want to review the cyber truck unless he can make a sale

[@strangeclouds7]

So you can't review a car unless it's being sold on cars and bids?

[@jaroslavmrazek5752]

No no, not "cant" but wont. Greed is the real reason.

[@strangeclouds7]

@@jaroslavmrazek5752 Yeah

[@C0LDMachine]

About half of the reviews on his channel currently are new cars not sold on Cars & Bids. Do you just ignore all of his reviews that have 2024 in the title?

[@strangeclouds7]

@@C0LDMachine He admitted his priority is reviewing cars that can be sold on cars and bids. That's literally the reason he hasn't reviewed the cybertruck yet. Just shows where his priorities are when it comes to his channel now.

[@C0LDMachine]

@@strangeclouds7 Yeah I know Cars & Bids are more of a priority now for him, but you're over here thinking that he can't review a car unless it's being sold there. Just because it's more of a priority for him doesn't me he won't review a car he can't sell.

[@movinperera]

Doug the type of guy to rationalize scalping

[@philincaundo]

Yeah theres nothing wrong with it. Maybe if you wanted the car so badly you should have tried a bit harder to get one. Sucks to suck!

[@WIImotionmasher]

They will just keep making more of these. Its not the same as scalping a fixed supply of concert tickets, or a limited release collectible. If anything waiting will get you a vetter version of it. And this isnt a thing people need NOW for work. Its not an industry workhorse device.

[@WIImotionmasher]

my comment didappeared but basically this isnt a problem because they will just keep making more trucks. Its not a fixed supply concert ticket or collectible. And nobody is going to miss out on work done or have health issues because they had to wait for a cyber truck. It isnt practical equipment.

[@aliendroneservices6621]

3:10

[@etherealicer]

This actually might be. Once the hype for the cybertruck fades and production spits out more of these, their value will drop. Look at all the bad decisions made in 2022 and with how much loss they were sold again in 2023. How desperate are people to spend so much over market value for some "virtual clout".

[@brendanbeaver3804]

'Flipping' is also referred to as scalping, and it generates almost as much customer animosity as dealer mark-ups do. OEMs hate the anger that it generates because it discourages some people from even trying to make a purchase for various reasons. Automakers are particularly sensitive to this when this happens to the first entry into a new market (Ford with the Mach-E, for example). This is Tesla's first truck, and they probably want to see it get into the hands of customers who will drive it, use it, make it appear more accessible to encourage more than just die hard Tesla stans and investors to give it a look. This also isn't unique to the automotive industry, remember all the angry people complaining about PS5 scalpers when Sony first released it?

[@JohnySv]

The "Look, I have a Carrera GT" line has to be one of the hardest things Doug has ever delivered.

[@benhaze1010]

So Doug is part of the problem causing car companies to jack their prices and car pricing inflation.

[@PointNemo9]

Yes

[@brrrrr9999]

Well at least it's a tacit admission that everything that's recorded now is either a c&b auction or a new car lent out from a dealer. Better than people speculating about it.

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

Even before C&B, a lot of his cars were loan-outs from dealerships. I assume the dealer benefitted from the shout-out Doug gave at the start of the review.

[@alexanderfpv6655]

What to speculate about? It's capitalism. Consume the content or don't.

[@davidizenman4130]

How do you think Doug affords the 7 figures worth of cars sitting behind him?

[@aamj50]

Doug's been saying for a year or more that the C+B tie in is what is keeping the "quirky cars" section of his channel alive. He had cut way back on them because they don't generate the views that new cars do. I don't see the problem. Doug gets to keep making vids about fun, obscure cars and his hardcore audience gets to keep watching them.

[@FKAS8410]

I also thought it was kind of a blatant admission of milking the videos but at the same time he's now a business owner and I think many youtubers do stuff in the exact same way but just dont make a video explaining their thought process.

[@IceTTom]

Doug is the type of guy that signs the back of his credit cards

[@jessestone117]

I've searched your channel several times in the past handful of months looking for your review! Happy to hear it is infact on the way

[@tourdefrance]

You won't review it because you can't get one listed on your auction site??? That is such a weird (and greedy) criteria. Bro you have lost perspective. I can't believe I sat through 10 minutes of what could've been said in 20 seconds.

[@gentlewolf]

long winded to hide the baseness.

[@roadloftexperience4380]

Old school Doug would not have waited that much for this.

[@ossgo92]

He will review it soon.. he said in the video. Stay cool...

[@Kurazaybo]

To be fair the situation is a bit nefarious

[@veryberry-]

Doug has a million dollars worth of cars in the background but sits on a 3.99$ plastic chair. Priorities.

[@joshmaier18]

I think it’s good that Tesla is restricting resells otherwise you’d end up with the same situation we had with the Sony PS5, being unattainable to people who want to buy it.

[@BrandEver117]

I'm all for freedom to do what you want with your property, but I also think scalpers are the scum of the earth. So if there could be a thing where for the first year of a product they make it so you can't sell it for more than what you paid for it or have to sell it back to the company or something, I'm fine with that. Then after the year is up, if demand is still high, you could sell it for whatever you want. That said, a company like Tesla that doesn't use third party retailers to sell its products could also just keep track of who they sell to and limit them to one per person as opposed to something like the Playstation 5 where people would just go to different stores, buy ten of them, and hoard them to sell at a ridiculously gouged price.

[@gentlewolf]

at least hes honest - after trying to couch it in many words - about how selfish he is being

[@DanteHaroun]

I'm watching an advertisement right now aren't I? Quite greedy of him

[@user-xs5od7wo2d]

An advertisement for a future advertisement

[@motoboy6666]

And you are not greedy? Mankind are born greedy

[@C0LDMachine]

Call him whatever you want. It doesn't change the fact that looking for opportunities to maximize profit is something every business owner does

[@LOUNGELIQ]

That's why I have ADBLOCK

[@HunterShows]

TLDR: I won't review a Cybertruck unless it's promoting my used car website

[@mackos007]

Dude puts out a 10 minute long video explaining that he won't review a cybertruck until a flipper sells one on his website. Dude is actually bragging about catering to scalpers, to his 5 million viewer audience. Cars and bids is no longer a place to sell your quirky car, but a place to scalp desirable new cars, and he's PROUD of it

[@willburdette8065]

THANK YOU!! And remember, the higher the price a car sells for, the more money he makes. Dude is actually promoting using his website as a way to rip people off

[@thedub007]

How much money is enough, Doug? Are you Heisenberg? Are you in the empire business? You own more than one of your dream cars. Is there ever a point where someone will offer you a cool/rare/desirable car and you’ll just review it like the old days, without it having to direct traffic to C&B? What if someone offered you a, say, Lancia Stratos. Or a Ferrari 250 GT California. Too old to be listed on the site but so iconic and cool you’d be a fool to not jump at the opportunity to make a video with it. Does the site take full priority no matter what car is in question? I’m glad to see all the negative comments here. I thought I was the only one becoming jaded with modern Doug. Of course now I’m expecting his typical snarky dismissive response whenever this topic comes up again. To be clear… I still enjoy the content but just because something is good doesn’t mean it’s not a shell of its former self.

[@Pajaa37]

probably you weren’t referring to Werner Heisenberg the German theoretically physicist one of the main contributors to quantum physics… Because that would be a real praise!😂😂😂

[@truthserum5310]

He sold the majority of C&B. He has a contractual obligation to the company that now owns that majority share. It's called business, not feelings.

[@ozarkliving7263]

None of your business

[@mshilko]

First time I have heard Doug flexin'. "I got a Carrera GT, I'm not taking like 5 grand from Ford..."

[@MiahVega]

I literally had to pause the video after I heard that 🫣

[@PavltheRobot]

I got a lot of respect for Doug. People may make jokes about his quirks and features, but he is such a down to earth person that you just cannot not like him.

[@Jutsch80HD]

Sad to hear you're so openly part of this scalper culture and I'm glad Tesla does something about it, even if it will be legally challenging.

[@brianfarley4372]

I just received an email from Tesla last week that I can order my Cybertruck now with delivery from April - June. I'm somewhat reluctant to being that it's $99K and not the $49K I had signed up for when I put my reservation down five years ago.

[@user-vx7vi3vq1c]

Especially when Tesla drops the price in 18 months like they did with the Model S Plaid.

[@Pratik4311]

It's the foundation series. They threw in like 15k in options. The premium they are charging is about 5k. But of course, if you don't want the extras, that's different.

[@brianfarley4372]

It's actually $20K in 'extras' which includes FSD which I don't need as well as other little things that I don't personally feel are worth the upcharge. And then there's the $50K or more penalty if you sell it in the first year.@@Pratik4311

[@lifeinhd4053]

There was never a $59k model offered.

[@brianfarley4372]

I'm sorry. You're right it was $49K. I edited my post. Thanks! @@lifeinhd4053

[@freddiebtv]

This video is the reason why Doug has officially "Jumped the shark" Money really does ruin ppl.

[@Steve-Richter]

It is not money. Doug lied. It is politics. Doug wants censorship. Elon makes it possible for right wing views to be heard.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Doug looking like he's some kind of robot guy sitting static in a chair like Davros or something in this vid... talking about Cyber trucks, but he's really talking about Daleks.

[@CaraesNaur]

42 weeks from now when the risk of selling a Cybertruck starts receding and listings flood onto Cars & Bids, Doug will decide not to review a Cybertruck anyway because they will have shed whatever coolness they may have had.

[@RobAlahn]

I love this channel for your nerdy yet blue collar approach to each review. The kid grin you display when you hit the accelerator and are rewarded with real speed ALWAYS makes me smile. And I even get the whole cross promotion thing. But THISSSSSSSSSS is an auto review channel. Latest and greatest reviews from one of the best to ever do it. Minus the C&B plug at the beginning of each video which I completely understand let’s not make the sum greater than the parts. Quirks over perks!

[@banderson1979]

Bro isn’t blue collar. He’s rich AF.

[@RobAlahn]

@@banderson1979 agreed. I was referring to the lack of a collared shirt and pants.

[@danielcsonka1195]

@Doug I love your website, but it worries me you love playing into the flipping. Some already refer to the site as “flips and bids”. I thought the site was for the car enthusiast? Flippers are just people that got in a line for a product they didn’t want to own, buy it increasing costs for everyone that was enthusiastic for it. I can get behind someone collecting cars and not driving to “invest” in it. Those people still typically have passion for cars. Flippers just have capital, but I guess it helps you get more too…

[@the_traveling_broker]

HANDS DOWN the greatest flex ever: ‘I have a CGT…I’m not taking 5k to give a corporate friendly review’

[@gfalconar]

I appreciate your honesty - that you came right out and said you wanted to do a cross-promotion with your auction site. Thank you. That's all too rare on KZbin channels.

[@andoletube]

tl;dr - "I can't be bothered reviewing anything that isn't an ad for Cars and Bids..."

[@dicksonwells4836]

Exactly