RESPONDING TO JAMES MAY

[@JoeBob79569]

I think getting insulted by any of the Top Gear lads is a badge of honour. It's much better than them trying to find something nice to say about you, because this would probably mean they felt sorry for you..

[@WreckemRye]

Perfect 😂

[@JoeBob79569]

@@jeffhopkins5704 Yea, that's how I first discovered this channel!

[@lifeslooker]

he dared to do something different with a car and he succeeded; I can't say that slowcoach May has inspired me to fix cars on my driveway like Mat has...so he can jog off a cliff onto jagged rocks tbf

[@stevebgp200]

If the cap fits (knob) lol

[@walther89]

true, they are gold of their words, ofc they have different taste also, think jeremy wouldve like it even more :D

[@JFREE360]

You know Matt’s doing well when his biggest problem in life is getting his Maserati to start.

[@random13627]

have u seen the trunk?

[@andyhunt457]

I think the fact May called Matt a knob is actually a term of affection... he calls his closest friends it lol.

[@hemtet5500]

Well now I’m confused he’s got some?

[@andyhunt457]

@@hemtet5500 Well James is very popular...probably more now than ever since he left Top Gear....Food tribe,James Gin,Model railway world record ,Cars STANARD.....

[@DrCrunkMusic]

@@andyhunt457 agreed I'd say he's laid better foundations for a future doing only things he enjoys for a living than his colleagues

[@MadazzaMusik]

Yes but they are knobs. Old ones

[@Wally-H]

May is clever. If you're going to roast KZbinrs pick the popular ones and watch the views on your own channel (and hence the ad revenue income) soar.

[@straydawg61]

I'm absolutely hooked on your videos and infectious attitude! Here in the US we have several famous car restorers on TV and KZbin. Matt your approach is the best and has me ignoring the state side channels. I'm not into lowering nor wide body look, but watching you transform the Masterati was very enjoyable. Keep up the great work, you are truly awesome!

[@BobSimpkin]

Your a funny guy Mat, very entertaining. I've only recently found your channels but I'm loving it all. Thanks for doing it and keep up the good work.

[@gulogulo7636]

And a knob!

[@mc4130]

You’ve got a great sense of humour, Mat! Not afraid to take the P out of yourself! Makes you all the better! Well done!

[@jasonhind4172]

he's not silly he knows all this is going to get him more subscribers, which he deserves

[@richnhacker]

Nice to see that you are man enough to show exactly how it was. Funniest thing I’ve seen a long time, keep it up mate😂

[@terry5787]

I will hold my hands up Mat & say that I have very little interest in the type of cars you rebuild on your channel, however the way you present, your learn as you go attitude & the feel good format of the videos has me coming back every new episode. Keep up the good work fella.

[@jonnygeez]

My Thoughts exactly. Never interested, never got... it agreed with May...not now though. keep it up Matt, great work, you are not just fixing dead motors, you are shifting perspectives and winning audiences.

[@jamesjennings3726]

This is exactly how I feel

[@AdminAbuse]

@@jonnygeez what agreed with May? And why are you ellipsing?

[@top5tings]

Same, I only have a provisional. Prefer mountain bikes.

[@matthew-thomasplant3542]

I couldn’t give a toss about cars generally, but Matt makes it interesting

[@clausmadsen9777]

I only just started following you, Mat, and I love every minute of it. You are so real and does things the way everyone else would, by trial and error. In regards to the Maserati, I think it is fantastic. I kinda don't like the widebody kit as I think the car is beautiful in the stock version but it looks like a fun car that I would love to drive. So hats of to you for a good job.

[@Sauvage_Foxes]

I love you're response to this. Most people would get offended but you sir have taken this on with a smile and played it very smoothly. smoooooth operator

[@MrCristiBV]

It's hard to evolve without critics and competition, by having them comment on your work means you're on the right path. Great spirit, keep up the good work!

[@matthewbell6243]

I’ve been following you for years and I love this build. It’s absolutely stunning! Okay it’s not the most nimble or fastest. But it’s one hell of a cruiser

[@panchit0z]

Love seeing any new content for the Maserati. It’s like nostalgia 🥲

[@iWantAMod]

Honestly I just respect people who build cars the way they want to build them and not for others approval. World needs more authenticity, we all got something unique and special to offer, embrace it & have fun.

[@dave.mich2f]

Love it, the sound the colour the wheels the interior, and the new steering wheel.

[@Dave-rc2he]

Great entertaining piece again Mat, keep it up, Merry Christmas and hope you have a succesful new year.

[@matarmstrongmk2]

Merry Christmas mate really glad you enjoyed it 🙌

[@oakleighwatches7444]

I think we all know that James does all this stuff a bit tongue in cheek and your tongue in cheek response was absolutely perfect 😂 You do you - we all love it. Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year from Oakleigh x

[@KamikrazyAce]

I love what you did with your Masterati. Your car, your style. Keep up the great work, love watching all your vids :D

[@matarmstrongmk2]

Thanks a ton!

[@Onlyonefatplumber]

I like the liberty walk.. it's extreme but that's what sets it apart. Keep up the good work! This channel is the best on KZbin right now!

[@matarmstrongmk2]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@smartmart7]

You definitely delt with it in the best way! Like water of a ducks back! I think the maserati looks brilliant,your videos are entertaining and fun to watch! Keep up the good work mate!

[@oohmeconkers1968]

I started my classic up one Sunday… nothing crazy 1988 944. Sports exhaust but nothing too silly. Drove back home a few hours later and my neighbour walked up. “Do us a favour mate, don’t rev your mid life crisis so loud on a Sunday… cheers”. Love the channel and the fact that you are always laughing 🙏

[@ryanlilley1550]

I loved the maserati build and I still think it looks fantastic. I'm glade you've kept hold of it

[@iansandall5120]

Love where you have come from and love where your channel is going. Keep them videos coming matt.

[@matarmstrongmk2]

I appreciate that!

[@melaniedavidson3742]

Love 💘you Matt and it's the 19th of December

[@mick_6006]

Mat, you're absolutely bonkers but that's the point and why people like you. Your heart is also in right place too which helps. Absolute respect! BTW there might be a temporary stand in job at top gear!!!

[@timothydraper3687]

He's bonkers? It's a productive kind of bonkers.

[@robertovers1863]

"i dont want to put me hand in warta wiff electric " i know i will wrap a rag around it

[@nickbetts2244]

Love the way you have a go at any task in a very humble way. Keep doing what you're doing, who cares what anyone else thinks 👍

[@jonathansmith2407]

Gotta love James and his blunt sense of humour

[@alrightythen821]

what sense of humor. he reminds me of mop that has no bucket.

[@Audifans555]

@@alrightythen821 the blokes a boring person. Never liked James may.

[@brianhume4743]

@@Audifans555 he's absolutely brilliant

[@adamhaughton809]

Hi Mat. For slim nuts like that, you can grind an old socket which should allow you to grip the nut. The problem with sockets is they have an internal radius which needs to be removed for slim nuts like this. Try grinding a few mm off it using a grinder or belt sander.

[@robsartori9365]

The ' thinnest bolt you'll ever see' is really a nut !

[@Bigbadbaza]

Love your personality and always enjoy your videos. Wish I had a neighbour like you 😂, have so many issues with my car and can’t seem to find a trustworthy mechanic…

[@r000ball]

Epic reaction, and I enjoyed the short cuts that shows the first start 😂 The beauty with cars is that you can adapt them to suit what you want. What you want will be infinitely different to someone else (Mr May). I'd much rather appreciate our differences and celebrate the fact we can take the same stock car and transform it to match different people. In a world filled with the need to create labels, focus on differences in a negative light, this is a good reason to celebrate differences and diversity. tl:dr nice car mate 😂

[@tigsemmett9167]

Your doing it to satisfy yourself not for the views and not for anyone else. Can see the passion you have for doing these cars. I absolutely love watching your videos check daily incase you uploaded

[@AdminAbuse]

You're*

[@AdminAbuse]

And, in case*

[@RichieRouge206]

It’s the first time I’ve seen it and I really like it. You just don’t see them very often and I’ve seen a few at work and they always feel special inside and sound amazing, better than most Ferraris. Great Video Mat!

[@jhconjr]

It’s a car, not the Mona Lisa. That’s one of the beauties of car ownership. Personalization. Enjoy, Matt!👍👍👍

[@garethpalin]

I think it looks nice, think it would look better if you blended the bodykit in with filler or something though so it doesnt look like its a bolt on

[@AdminAbuse]

Have you seen any Rocketbunny kits before?

[@garethpalin]

@@AdminAbuse I have yeah, i just think the look of them without the bolt on look, looks better

[@olivergriffiths4445]

I'm with James on this one, but I love your vids! keep up the good work

[@jamesrobert4106]

Those wheels and arches are heinous.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

@@jamesrobert4106 It's a maserati, who cares.

[@duttontube]

As a guy of James May’s generation I can see why he thinks you’re a knob, but as someone who manages young teams to me you’re a legend- I love your work! Keep it up!

[@apodski]

The car hardly runs, the air ride fills up the whole trunk and makes it scrape on the ground, the bodykit ruins the beautiful body (best part of the car), it leaks water and fries the electrical, probably from the added on spoiler. He calls a nut a bolt as he beats it with a hammer?!? Proper knob. He might as well have a $500 Honda civic with $50k of modzzz, it would take this abuse better. This is not a generational divide, this is appreciating cars vs look at my sick rimzzz bro.

[@modena_man]

Hi Matt. Well, as a 62 year old following your channel, I would definitely not have put the body kit and air ride on the car I would have kept it stock. However, when I was your age I would have definitely done that. I would have loved it like that in my late teens/early 20s. But with age………..

[@smarttask1]

Love it. Mr. May is the king of the knob heads, ask Clarkson.😅😅

[@BenR99]

He’s kinda right you somehow made it look more like a Honda/Toyota than a massi

[@shepworld80]

This build is definitely not for everyone's taste but it does have it's own meaning! The car is one of a kind and by the means of it, you either love it or hate it! You should send it to the US, there you'll find plenty of people who would die for it! Oooops, too bad, steering on the wrong side XD keep it up Mat, you do an incredible job!

[@jameswebb2388]

I love your content it’s. Helped my get through some hard times allways enjoy coming home to watch ur videos on repeat we also met in person when you was at highcross I’d love to spend the day with you learning stuff about rebuilding cars (I can only hope ) thank you for the cool videos matt keep it up merry Christmas ❤️

[@andyclouds6098]

Nice one mate, your name isn't Stan is it? 😉

[@richiekaye1103]

I've met James May ,Clarkson and Hammond on a Top gear shoot and tbf May was the only one who spoke to People on Set ,But he ain't calling Our Mat a knob he is a knob and a posh one😂 😂

[@basilschumann6185]

I'm a new fan from SA. I'm not fond of the wide body look, however, other than that, your Maserati is an awesome car. Sounds great, very nice leather interior, like the way it lifts up for the speed bumps. Would definitely need that here!

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Pretty new to your channel but loving it - love that you’re prepared to laugh at yourself and don’t take life too seriously! It’s a fun watch and takes my mind of things! 👍 I’ve subscribed and am awaiting the next raffle lol 😊

[@xmorttenx]

that Masterati is so insanely beautiful. it is perfect in my eyes !! James may GO HOME

[@MikeSmith-qs2nr]

Agree

[@JobeMI6]

Who in their right mind wouldn’t subscribe? The smiles just keep coming. Love your drive and determination Mat. Anyway, who is James May? 😊

[@mab4870]

Matt never worry about what everyone else thinks Your heart will lead you the right way

[@vipecrx]

It dribbles boggles my mind how I have multiple ctek Chargers and these guys spend all this money on cars and can't get a 20 quid Halford battery tender.

[@grod9976]

Mat, I think the look is definitely “mental”. I’ve never been a fan of Maserati, but I dig this build. Loving the wide body kit. It’s different and different is cool (sometimes).

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[@vincentbraitore5352]

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[@mikenco]

First time I've seen it. I like it! James is flattering you. You're part of the banter in this one.

[@driveandsurvive]

Love it Mat. It's taken it to an all new level, on the up and up. Like you say, at the time of the shoot, all it needs is acceleration that matches the looks. By now, you probably have that covered.

[@Intothemassacre11]

i love the car. only thing i can't get past is the kit, its so wavy in reflections. its hard to get that straight on fiberglass but it really really shows on that dark color. i actually just found you threw the purchase of Lz's gt3. great vids, keep it up

[@Classic-grid]

First time discovering your pants Maserati. I'm working with my psychologist to accept that I can modify cars to my taste instead of keeping them stock. You are already there. Well done Mat.

[@waxil]

Love the look of the Mazz.. Wheels are immense... and I mean, why not, if we can.. We do!! Loving your work

[@Stanwich2781]

just found this channel from your gt3 vid! its the bolt channels on the bodykit that kill it, if it was a smooth look it would have been amazing. still a great piece of work!

[@larky0007]

Looks good matt , first time I’ve seen it , if there is one thing I’m not keen on it would be the colour, but I could live with that , I’ll swap you my Abarth 595 Comp 😂

[@swisstoni2913]

That 'May' watches your vids is high praise in deed. I bet your subs went up :-)

[@ip1594]

Your an absolute legend mate. Loving the content. Don’t fret about Captain Slow. Haha.

[@RealyWtF1]

i honestly love this Maserati, this looks AWSOME, i don't care how fast it is, the way it looks and the way it sounds is just THE BEST

[@tracerofficial1392]

Hey matt think u should deffo get ot mapped stage 3 fully forge it would be crazy and also good content..I think it look sick always have lol

[@shameerkamran397]

THAT'S A SICK LOOKING CAR 🔥🤌 I LOVE IT

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

"Absolute Spanner like myself", love the honesty, could do a Video with James May

[@BlackroseTanki]

I think its sick, I imediately started looking up the prices down here to see if I could get one myself

[@Kevbap]

tops vids mate, you have become my number one channel to watch at breakfast time here in Chiang Mai Thailand.

[@Dokuji]

It's absolutely beautiful, and May is a knob. We still love him. What did the CEL end up being??

[@DamoVit]

Seen the Masarati before but only just watched this... I love it Mat. I'm fully up to date on all your builds and now I'm catching up on your older vids 👍

[@faustinogarciabassplayer3174]

Car looks badass!!! Cheers from Houston, TX. USA.

[@markplayford5836]

Yup first time for me. The wheels are off the charts, just a real shame the arches look tact on instead of flowing seamlessly. Guessing that is how it’s supposed to look. Overall though if that’s a knob’s car I wouldn’t mind been a knob Matt. 😉

[@MiataManDan]

My dad has an old mg b roadster he’s had it for 33 years it sits on the drive through winter and always starts up first time it’s an absolute trooper

[@hermanveteranobrien9433]

I'll keep it warm for you matt lol. Send it my way.

[@alanbarber1971]

Smashed it matt. We do cars to be individual and not follow the mind dead sheep that believe the sales brochure. Top man carry on

[@samscott54]

You’re the best. Full of joy and humour. Love watching/ banging. Such a great show. I learn even more on vehicle construction! I would like to get you some cooler reading glasses! Lol

[@landman214]

I think it looks pretty awesome! Sounds amazing too even if it’s not so good on the road, definitely has a place in a car collection 😊

[@askiff1415]

Had a GranTurismo for 3 years and used a trickle charger. The car was bullet proof and never went wrong all the time I had it. Apart from usual standard dealer servicing it was a great GT and we drove it across Europe a few times.

[@Cages_Domain]

Matt, a gear head doesn’t need to have the perfect, fastest, best looking or even best running automobile. Just the one that makes them happy!

[@paulheavisides9764]

only just seen your video,I work for a Breakdown company and the main fault we got called out to a maserati was flat battery. Needs a better quality battery than a LION brand you tight sod, and fit a smart charger when its not getting used.Dont blow all your budget on body kits and fit quality parts. I enjoy your videos , keep up the good work

[@danmetropolarts73]

😂😅old English humor between May and Matt. Great guys❤

[@IronCondorWheel]

That is the MOST badass car on the planet Earth! The flat black Supra TT is the only other car that comes close to looking as badass as this GT looks.

[@lewisgarland1259]

Its the only Masterati that I would of taken a second glance at. Its sexy!

[@jimmysmith4587]

Mat I love the way you made the modified the car it looks amazing

[@leviclarke6928]

The nut with the steering wheel you need to get the right socket and the grind the bottom so it flat 👌🏻

[@rogerghiardi7723]

Air ride also ruins the car, just uprade stoked suspension

[@telsutton]

James' bro, Dave, is a top fella... brilliant drummer. Btw, my missis thinks you should be the next Top Gear host.

[@Tommy5Fingers]

Mat, to solve your issue with the flat nut. All you need to do is grind down your socket to take the bevel out of the ID to make it flush. Cheers!!! Love your videos. My son and I are about setup to start our car channel

[@Jameslawz]

With all the labour and love you put into repairing and damn near rebuilding your crash damaged cars you have the right to modify it how you want! It's yours at the end of the day and it's already been to hell, you just revived it with a Mat spin and gave it a second life on the road.

[@rspurdie]

My first time seeing it and I think it’s pretty rad. Kinda JDM meets Italian luxury. I can appreciate it

[@lewisdeanclark4091]

Big up matt the car looks mega and to even get that reaction of james is hilarious you know captain slow isdying to take it for a spin

[@boothy918]

That car is a thing of beauty! Would love to see you work on the performance to match the looks!

[@madlin030]

Can you try to add carporns of the project cars? :D

[@PANTA-Music]

The car is great as you made it. You made a normal car into a track-car. The only 'decadent' thing I would've added is a racing stripe off center, super thin in the colors of the italian flag, from front to rear. That would made it complete.

[@darrenclarke667]

Actually has anyone ever thought that Matt should be the next presenter of Top Gear 😮

[@Angels_Armory]

I think this Maserati build is bad ass especially with the Liberty Walk widebody 👌👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@angelbeck4713]

Oldies will have a oldie mindset. I love the widebody.

[@SteveWright-bx2ub]

First time seeing the Maserati. I think a couple turbos would make it happier. Love the super street look.

[@BlueZirnitra]

"It's like having the wheel on backwards!" I can just imagine James May: "Well why don't you do that then"

[@bakes5586]

Matt - Answer to your question! I believe that component on the steering wheel is a circlip, you can get a tool which goes into the holes and opens it up! Pretty common component in the engineering world

[@mattheweverill218]

Iv only been following you a couple of months started watching while in hospital with a broken back the content is awesome thankyou 🎉

[@fxtblues]

Great vid man. Agreed about not taking everything soooooo serious 😂

[@KazingaD]

I like it. Heavy GTA vibes. sounds great