You should not have taken the video down, the way you explained it today is exactly how I took the first video. My understanding was you were going to showcase your teams talent and make the M3 perfect. Some people love the extra drama hahahaha.
I can't believe so many people got the wrong end of the stick. Hopefully this clears it up. I will say the road trip was amazing and Larrys Lemon made it all the way so it was a happy ending.
I'm not surprised people got the wrong end of the stick. I am surprised that they got so out of hand that you took the video down. You bought cars to show off how good the rebuilding is.. whats so hard to grasp that you're not gonna buy a peach.
Seriously. Those people are keyboard warriors never going to build a project out of a 30 year old car. Buy a car sight unseen you're on your own. I think Larry knows that
Just idiots with keyboards and they hate their lives pretty much. The video was simple enough a kid would understand it. It's just Karens being Karens.
I guess a lot of people got a very different impression from that video than I did, I thought it was BETTER that the car was a lemon and that's why people didn't read as super stressed to me in the video, it seemed clear to me that the car status being rough would just make the transformation state side all the more amazing, I wonder if a reedited version of the removed video will follow? seems a shame to lose that video over this.
Not sure how people didn't understand this???? It was very clear to me in watching the original video what the intent was with it. Sounds like you have a bunch of viewers that don't know how to put a story together and listen to what you guys said.
Honestly don’t understand the drama I wasn’t offended or disappointed with the first video at all. I love this concept and hope you guys push through!!!! Looking forward to seeing seeing everything e36 and EAG
I just thought..lemon = yellow - why do people always default to negative? Larry has been massive positive since day one, couldnt see the title as anything else as play on the color.
By the end of the first video, I understood that you guys work closely together and the idea of this was to show what you could do with some fairly poor examples of cars. I don't think it was that hard to grasp. It's such a shame that people are so quick to get out of hand with the comments that you felt you had to take the video down. So un-necessary! Keep up the great work and thanks for the content!
Even after the explanation i still don´t understand what it exactly was people were seemingly so upset about, but as countless other examples have shown already, it doesn´t really need a valid reason for creating a shitstorm on the internet these days... I´m just glad you all had such a good time on your trip over here in Germany!
Social media is ridiculous. I dont give a damn how someone else spends their money, favorite youtuber or not. Whats wrong with people these days that you have to have a 24 minute video on a video 😂
The people giving you guys flack about the video are the same guys that can’t afford a car from EAG let alone the credit score to finance one. Forget the hater and keep moving forward. Can’t wait to see move updates on the cars
How could anyone think Larry got scammed? Do these people not have freinds? Do they not understand what a freindship looks like? Do they also not understand EVEN after watching the video, that the whole point is to showcase a car restoration business???
But Larry did get scammed. But not by Drew. They both were scammed by the guy they paid to go out and inspect Larry's car before Larry and Drew flew overseas to do the video. That guy took their money, never inspected it and okay'd it. The first video was crystal clear. People just needed to watch it and listen with patience.
Well this video was definitely needed Larry because the comments on the last one was pretty negatively one sided as to what went down and who’s to blame for everything from start to finish
Through harsh opinions we learn. You could call it negative or constructive criticism, that's just subjective. Do you think people should keep it to themselves if they see a prestigious brand like EAG getting their intentions misinterpreted ?
The video was perfectly fine. It was crystal clear the guy they paid to look it over before they flew over, was the one who scammed them. The issue is the community itself. People are unwilling to watch, listen, hear, and think. They find something to complain about and go full Karen in comments. Shows the stupidity of the commentors, nothing more.
I'm not really that interrsted in car photography but that Liberty Walk Lambo at the end, or more like the shot itself, always gets me. The car looks on one hand small with all those buildings around but at the same time very significant, almost like it owns the place. Won't even go into the glowing exhaust and the car itself.
Drew and Larry - we are here for it, I think sometimes the Internet see's one view of something and it catches like wildfire and the masses run with it, we are here for the ride as always and happy to see where you take the car (make sure you capture the build processes!!). Good Luck and no hate for Drew, or EAG! Thx for the video.
I never saw anything negative truth be told every car I buy in my household for me and my two girls have been non-runner cars and I restore them. The last one was at 1.8 T Volkswagen Jetta wagon it took me a year to get it restorednow, my daily I understand what you guys are doing. It’s all good love it.
Personally I think where people got confused is the part about invoicing. When a stack of invoices is given to Larry and he is told it’s costing thousands of additional dollars, people get the perception “Larry is paying for those invoices and those parts!” It’s understandable that a crappier than expected car was purchased, many of us in the car community know all about that. It seemed like people just didn’t understand who was paying for what and thought that Larry was getting thrown under the bus and driven over repeatedly 😂. I saw the video and felt like pretty much everyone else, like “Wtf, we gotta see a follow up, cuz something is up” but I think many of us didn’t really think Larry was being scammed, I mean, he posted a video about the experience! This video is understandable for sure, and honestly if it quiets people’s feelings then that’s great. I personally think the video could have stayed up, but I also know a lot of people are reactionary and don’t read a pinned comment, edits in the description, or don’t look for updates in the video.
that was well explained especially with you and drew's feelings and facts. I think many people really felt your initial "shocked/genuine" emotion through the video. excited to see the future content on this BMW.
Through harsh opinions we learn. You can call it negative, or just constructive criticism, that's subjective. I don't think people should keep it to themselves if they see a prestigious brand like EAG getting their intentions misinterpreted. Genuinely looking forward to see the car making you smile Larry!! enjoy the process 👌
It's funny as hell, those people probably looked at Drew being this business partner Larry doens't know too well and thought him talking trash and saying "aye btw you got a bill to pay now Larry" acting all smug and stuff was him being an ass of a person. And Larry's reaction only adds fuel to that.
This is actually a great explaination, and I'm glad you addressed certain things, cheers. I wasn't one of those who blamed Drew (nor any of the middle men, nor even the person who checked the car in Spain...), but I really got the impression on the other video that complaining about condition of the cars, being on the cheap side of the spectrum, was a little bit cringe and looked "for the views", when in the end, you get what you pay for... P.s: I guess part of the hate people threw to Drew, has something to do with certain shady stuff regarding regs/license plates, not sure if his fault or not, but I know some people talk about that...
Wow!!! That’s crazy that people would confuse one thing over the other. For me this was very clear to be a marketing / publicity stunt for EAG. Like Drew said you needed this to promote the rejuvenation process. Now I can see where this was supposed to be a friendly funny prank that was taken out of context but that’s it. Any ways congrats to all on acquiring EAG!!! Good luck! Can’t wait to see the future of this brand.
Was wondering where the video went. Funny all the confusion... The video started out a bit strange and took me a bit to catch on...but I got it. I understood where I thought you guys were taking the project and the reason for the road trip, and following this vid, it is clear that I did. Wish there was a way you could put it back up. Not sure that without it, the context gets lost. Anyway...as a longtime BMW owner, looking forward to the upcoming videos.
Geez I didn't know it was taken down. Why are people so touchy nowadays? It was a fun video. And you could clearly see the true friendship between you two. It was just normal ribbing and joking amongst friends over you guys getting scammed because your guy who was paid to inspect it, didn't inspect it. You guys didn't do anything wrong that video. This is clearly just a perfect example of how our society is becoming a Karen nation on anything that ruffles a single hair. Shame.
It’s not a hard concept to comprehend. I don’t undertstand why so many people had trouble with this. I understood the mission from the first video…I think it was Adam’s video.
So I'm going to start out by saying I don't speak for Larry, Drew, Mike, or EAG. I will disclose I'm friends with Mike and was lucky enough to be introduced Larry and Drew shortly after the acquisition of EAG. I've spoken with Drew on few occasions since. He was even kind enough to stop by the cars and coffee I was a part of. Everyone involded here are good people with no ill-intent. I think the best way to approach this is with support. It's easy to dog pile and be negative. But what does that gain? If the first video upset you, I encourage you to stick with it and keep an open mind. There are no scams or under-handed dealings going on. These guys have worked far too hard to get here just to sabotage it. Understand they have an incredible passion for these cars and love them possibly more than even their owners. I've seen it first hand.
So the plan was, road trip the lemon (as a lemon), ship it back for full rejuvenation and then go on another road trip with good-as-new yellow m3. If Larry knew about this entire process, I'd like to think he wouldn't feel so upset with the lemon in it's current state, knowing that it's going to a full rejuvenation? Why did Drew have to pull Larry aside to tell him it was going to be fully rejuvenated after he was down about it's condition? I know this video is to save face and clear things up, but it sounds like nobody properly communicated and it was as poorly planned. I am looking forward to more of the series and just some more positivity. As long as Larry's happy, then I'm as happy as Larry 🤣
This video is really needed. I dont even know about EAG and got a really bad taste in my mouth. I got the feeling it was a MCM sight unseen video, which now i see it was. Don't think you shoulda took it down though. You showed us that you are able to take care of the customer and be able to fix an and rebuilt and engine and build back the car brand new in record time which is very good work.
Sorry guys the “M1” fiasco from the last video still makes me chuckle. On the real though, EAG seems like the real deal. Can’t wait to see the progress. Keep rocking boys.
I totally got the point of the first video. Completely got the joke so to speak. Probably what got most people going was Larry's constant stream of positive/negative conflicting take on it. What was a inside joke to you guys came off as a bit passive-aggressive thing. My only negative take away was that it came off as a bit 1st world problem snivel. I'd take that car in a split second, maybe you tubers lose touch with the everyday Joe as their primary audience. We (the everyday Joe's) would be grateful as hell to own a car of that caliber, no matter the condition. Just a thought, maybe have a think on it. That said, I don't take it personal that not everyone has to wallow at the bottom just to scrape by. That's why I watch this this stuff, I get to live vicariously thru you and give myself a little bit of hope that ya, maybe I'll get there too. Hoping to see more of the lemon soon and thank you for all the great content.
I got the point too but instead of framing it like "I can't wait to "save" this car with the EAG restoration", Larry (or just the video editing) kept complaining about what a POS example he got. It was heavy handed with the complaining for me.
But that was recorded in the moment of them seeing it the first time. Them complaining was fine and natural. And they were making jokes of the situation to cope with accepting it wasn't what they expected. If I was in that situation I'd be screaming expletives, I wouldn't be calm enough to complain in joke form like them. They handled it really well.
I had M54B30 overheated. It had warped head without cracks. So most likely you had an overheated engine which is very easy to rebuild with a new head and other parts if necessary. Instead they bought a new engine out of the box. That's not a challenge, it's just ordering parts and bolting them :))
Glad I got to watch the first video before it was taken down. Anyone who thinks Drew or EAG would try and put something over someone like Larry clearly doesn't know their reputation or history and is flat out wrong. I honestly liked the car more because it wasn't a pristine example and was looking forward to seeing EAG turning it around. Buying cars on other continents will always have risk and unfortunately it didn't work out the way they wanted it to, but all you can do is move forward at that point. This situation isn't uncommon though.
I’m shocked this video had to be made… idk I didn’t think it went over a lot of people’s heads. The whole purpose seemed like it was to showcase EAG’s skills in less desirable examples to rejuvenate, while also a little comradeship and teasing between you two, plus truly showing the start of a growth of two partners. Either way I thoroughly enjoyed that deleted video, but can appreciate this video as well. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Maybe an EAG purchase this year too 👌👏👍🫡
What haters are failing to understand, intentionally may I add is these guys are not only close friends but also are business partners and they want to promote a part of their business which is restoring cars. So why would Drew screw Larry? Probably as they cleared is they were not clear with their intentions from the start. Unlike with Larry’s R-34, which he was clear from the beginning that what he wanted was a Bayside blue and it doesn’t have to be in a perfect condition because he’s going to restore it. He was even considering settling for a partially wrecked car as long as he gets an R-34 of that color and Toprank motors insisted not to, and got him a decent, not perferct car. So for all the haters out there, just hush! It’s not your car and money nways, and I’m pretty sure most of you keyboard warriors won’t even have the capacity to have a car restored by EAG, let alone buy a car from them. So why are you so affected?!
No, haters are just idiots. They hear something they don't like, stop watching, rant, and leave. If people actually watched the video fully, it was explained perfectly. Before Larry and him flew overseas, they paid some guy to drive to the car they wanted to buy, and okay it or say avoid it. The guy took their money, never went, and said it was okay. That was the scam. Haters are just idiots with a keyboard.
One purchases; builds and sells; the other purchases perfection and maintains: their value propositions differ( & thats Ok). don't let anything separate the passion of cars in both of yoll: Much love: 🌍
While I did not think there was any bad blood in the 1st video and it had a lot of entertainment value certainly thought that they over played how bad the car was. Watching this video however I think there may be some bad blood between the owners and the understanding each one has in terms of their rights. I don’t think the guy running EAg appreciates Larry making videos of EAG. He seems a bit but hurt which is why Drew stressed that at the end. 😅
I automatically assumed you got the cars to restore them, you announced a partnership and bought 3 cars in decent shape and said you spent your own money and even joked about him paying you when you got back from the trip and you could always rebuild the old engine and have 2 engines that's a good deal to me
I'm bummed I didn't get to finish the first video before it gotten taken down. I thought it was great and didn't have any negative thoughts and or assumptions about it
This comes across as staged. I think Drew fucked up and since Larry is a business partner they went to the drawing board to figure out how to turn this around. If it was the case than deleting the video makes no sense…
I didn't have any negative views towards anyone after the first video. I understood what was going on. Im familiar with the type of cars eag sells/ has sold. Also ive had a boosted e36 for 20 years so i understand their flaws.😂
Right call on making this video. I never thought there was malice but that first video really didn't set the story up right. I was left with two questions, WTF is gong here and does the guy (Drew) have any idea what he's doing. (I had never heard of EAG before). Glad you cleared that air.
If that many people got upset and jumped to wrong conclusions AND have nothing better in their life than to start typing to people they don't know to complain from their ignorant opinions, then they need to sell the Xbox and Playstation and ask mom for permission to go get a job and get educated and grow up.....not said as an insult....but that is one pathetic person that can't process the content accurately and even figure out that Larry Chen doesn't associate and partner up with people that are low quality....so the fact they they're working together is an endorsement of the other, and Larry is a solid dude of good judgement....so if you can't put two plus two together at the most basic level.....your brain is the problem, not the content of the math equation.
@Larry and @Drew you are just digging a hole. From over here in the UK 🇬🇧 this is how it went down. Drew came across as a sarcastic disrespectful and entitled person. who thought he was funny He was not. We know eVolve over here and you were so disrespectful to the eVolve brand. Your inside joke was a disaster. The chemistry between Drew and Larry comes across as foggy to viewers. Drew knows zero about UA-cam engagement that's why his continued attempts at selling EAG as a respectable rejuvenation project will always fail. I watched Larry talk to an EAG specialist on his channel b4 the lemon video and the EAG guy blew my mind with his knowledge humility and respect. EAG does not need any promotion from Drew because Drew is not UA-cam-friendly. He comes across as smug. Please stop telling us how good you are Drew. Nothing you represent showcases the best of EAG or Larry Chen. Put this one to bed. Drew, you are the problem. Stop telling us that if we the viewers want this then we need to do that. We will tell you what excites us. You can buy a company (drew) but you can't buy like-a-bility or respect. All the best in the future.
No editing, just repost it. It was crystal clear the first time. It's not Larry's fault the idiot keyboard warriors stopped watching the video before they explained the guy they paid to inspect it before they flew over, didn't inspect it and took their money. Or they probably just left hate comments reading the title. It's typically the people who lack intelligence and common sense who leave hate comments.
I never saw anything negative truth be told every car I buy in my household for me and my two girls have been non-runner cars and I restore them. The last one was at 1.8 T Volkswagen Jetta wagon it took me a year to get it restorednow, my daily
I'm new to this channel, subscribed because of the video they removed. First, who gives a rat's ass about negative comments enough to remove then give a disclaimer as to what's going on. Since you guys read comments, hopefully you realize just by doing this is kind of weird because the concept of the original "larry's lemon" video was what made it interesting, anyway....carry on. You don't need to take yourselves or the channel so seriously,.
One thing I have noticed on a lot of channels and videos, is a very large portion of the viewers don't pay any attention at all. To the point I don't think they had the sound on or the video up on screen. The one that stands out the most was Collet doing the drag race build and couldn't use the power glide, a good five minute explanation and most of her viewers didn't pay an ounce of attention to it. I can't think of a channel I follow that hasn't explained something, because they know people will ask, and people still ask despite the creator taking the time to lay it out.
Perfect comment. It was even explained early in the original video, Larry and Drew paid a guy overseas to drive out to the car, inspect if its in okay enough condition to at least get through the road trip, and THAT GUY scammed them. He took their money, never went to see the car, and basically said "yep, its fine"
I own a e36 318ti (M42) and it broke down in less than a year of ownership. BMWs have gotten better since the 90's but the e36 generation has too many issues. They quickly will drain your bank account trying to fix it only for it to be worthless in the end. You can find many e36 3-series for under 10k but these will break down and will lose value very quickly. After you spend +5k in repairs the car might only be worth 4k in the end. I got my 318ti for 4k, spent 2k in repairs (still doesn't run) and if I'm lucky I'll get 3k once I sell it. Honestly stay away from 90s BMW unless you have a big budget to pay a quality shop and don't expect reliability.
When I watched the original video, at no point did I think it was anything other than a fun project with friends. Some people just gotta have that drama I guess.
How the hell did people not understand what was going on. 10 minutes in I knew the exact plan you guys had. It was literally the most cohesive plan to promote what you all do. How could anyone be so stupid as to toss shade at this. Yikes.
A great lesson in bad marketing. Seeing this everyday in real life with my work. The first video certainly did damage to: the original EAG clientele the EAG premium name Drew, for making him look scam-y while spearheading a premium brand and service Larry, for making everything look like it was against himself and his wallet Evolve, for implying that they are giving away not really secure and good cars for a 3000km roadtrip EAG is a premium brand and needs premium content. Imagine if Singer did the same video, it would be a disaster. Lessons learned now. Make sure you know what you are doing moving forward. We would love to see the whole roadtrip. Make sure you add Voice over where needed to get over anything going against the points above.
From my perspective it didn't do any of things you mentioned... but to each their own. It's just a vlog style youtube video like the millions of others... EAG brand and past has nothing really do with the video... It's just one tiny story in a sea of stories. EAG is still the premier BMW dealer for golden era cars, anyone who thinks one video did damage to that rep is overreaching IMO.
This first video only showed, pay someone you actually trust to inspect a car before flying overseas. That was the only mistake, the only scam. Larry and Drew, EAG, are innocent. All that video showed, was how much of an idiot society has become. Even your comment validates you didn't watch the original video thoroughly or paid attention to what was said.
Not sure why anyone got upset. An old BMW (of anything really) is sometimes a larger project than you think. Who cares. Fix it and enjoy it. I thought that first video was fantastic.
Social media gymnastics. To put things in context, the average IQ of the United States is 98... so, roughly half of the posters fall below that. Not surprising.
It's kind of sad that you even have to make a video like this... I didn't see anything wrong with any of the videos you put out about the e36 or the euro trip... you guys were just being honest and sharing your reactions to your experiences. Sad that people were taking things out of context and being negative...
On the internet, folks jump at key words and hot phrases. It's unfortunate, but true that you have to be very careful how you illustrate something in this hyper reactive time. I would love to see the original intent still. I'm sorry too many folks didn't understand where the story was going... but I understood. The seller of the car kinda boofed ya'll a bit. Not insanely badly, but badly enough to be scammy with a cracked head.
There hasn't been a single moment of confusion. It was clear from the very beginning why those cars were bought. People don't pay attention, then turn it into a drama. Yes it was a long video, people's attention span is 15s TikTok these days. Just my 2c ..
jesus, didn`t the first video go good, who cares, we in eu know a good m3 e36 starts at 32 euros. lol, ppl was prolly only trolling, and the narrative dint fit your promo :) haha, lovely
Self inflicted L. Could have edited the video to outlay all this as part of the video... Put the joke at the front then the whole situation as it evolves about being a project for total rebuild. It was a joke that overstayed its welcome, an inside joke which no one was ever brought into as understanding the gag. Glad its all a misunderstanding.
Do that as a imployee you get fired, do it as a boss you get to laugh it away, paying a unknown contact money to take a look at a car is a rookie move.20000 euro + 10000 euro in repairs to make it driveable is still alot of money.This is a marketing disaster...
You should not have taken the video down, the way you explained it today is exactly how I took the first video. My understanding was you were going to showcase your teams talent and make the M3 perfect. Some people love the extra drama hahahaha.
I can't believe so many people got the wrong end of the stick. Hopefully this clears it up. I will say the road trip was amazing and Larrys Lemon made it all the way so it was a happy ending.
I'm not surprised people got the wrong end of the stick.
I am surprised that they got so out of hand that you took the video down.
You bought cars to show off how good the rebuilding is.. whats so hard to grasp that you're not gonna buy a peach.
Seriously. Those people are keyboard warriors never going to build a project out of a 30 year old car. Buy a car sight unseen you're on your own. I think Larry knows that
Same, I don't think the video was so hard to follow.
Just idiots with keyboards and they hate their lives pretty much. The video was simple enough a kid would understand it. It's just Karens being Karens.
I'm sorry but putting the E36 M3 down is not cool. You took the wrong approach.
I love this! I remember one video way back when Larry was like "am I going to become a BMW guy?" Now he's buying MY dream M3 sight unseen!
I guess a lot of people got a very different impression from that video than I did, I thought it was BETTER that the car was a lemon and that's why people didn't read as super stressed to me in the video, it seemed clear to me that the car status being rough would just make the transformation state side all the more amazing, I wonder if a reedited version of the removed video will follow? seems a shame to lose that video over this.
I understood exactly what you guys were trying to do from the beginning. Lets just finish watching the series and enjoy.
Not sure how people didn't understand this???? It was very clear to me in watching the original video what the intent was with it. Sounds like you have a bunch of viewers that don't know how to put a story together and listen to what you guys said.
Honestly don’t understand the drama I wasn’t offended or disappointed with the first video at all. I love this concept and hope you guys push through!!!! Looking forward to seeing seeing everything e36 and EAG
I just thought..lemon = yellow - why do people always default to negative? Larry has been massive positive since day one, couldnt see the title as anything else as play on the color.
It was pretty obvious it was a pun based off lemon laws
😂😂😂😂 same I thought it was just because of color😂😂😂😂
By the end of the first video, I understood that you guys work closely together and the idea of this was to show what you could do with some fairly poor examples of cars. I don't think it was that hard to grasp. It's such a shame that people are so quick to get out of hand with the comments that you felt you had to take the video down. So un-necessary!
Keep up the great work and thanks for the content!
It’s sad how nobody pays attention anymore. Not only to videos but even in person. I understand exactly what went on from the first video.
It was a very funny video, no ones gets sarcasm and humor today... 😅. Love your videos, keep it up!
Even after the explanation i still don´t understand what it exactly was people were seemingly so upset about, but as countless other examples have shown already, it doesn´t really need a valid reason for creating a shitstorm on the internet these days...
I´m just glad you all had such a good time on your trip over here in Germany!
Social media is ridiculous. I dont give a damn how someone else spends their money, favorite youtuber or not. Whats wrong with people these days that you have to have a 24 minute video on a video 😂
Good work guys Not a lot of people understand sarcasm now a days.
Can't wait to see more of your Lemon Drop build 👍🤘🍋
The people giving you guys flack about the video are the same guys that can’t afford a car from EAG let alone the credit score to finance one. Forget the hater and keep moving forward. Can’t wait to see move updates on the cars
How could anyone think Larry got scammed? Do these people not have freinds? Do they not understand what a freindship looks like?
Do they also not understand EVEN after watching the video, that the whole point is to showcase a car restoration business???
nobody i know has freinds
But Larry did get scammed. But not by Drew. They both were scammed by the guy they paid to go out and inspect Larry's car before Larry and Drew flew overseas to do the video. That guy took their money, never inspected it and okay'd it. The first video was crystal clear. People just needed to watch it and listen with patience.
@@tinystar3010 So what youre telling me, is that Larry didnt get scammed. Got it.
@@1984-i1w I liked your comment simply because you speak my language... Sarcasm
Well this video was definitely needed Larry because the comments on the last one was pretty negatively one sided as to what went down and who’s to blame for everything from start to finish
Through harsh opinions we learn. You could call it negative or constructive criticism, that's just subjective.
Do you think people should keep it to themselves if they see a prestigious brand like EAG getting their intentions misinterpreted ?
The video was perfectly fine. It was crystal clear the guy they paid to look it over before they flew over, was the one who scammed them. The issue is the community itself. People are unwilling to watch, listen, hear, and think. They find something to complain about and go full Karen in comments. Shows the stupidity of the commentors, nothing more.
I'm not really that interrsted in car photography but that Liberty Walk Lambo at the end, or more like the shot itself, always gets me. The car looks on one hand small with all those buildings around but at the same time very significant, almost like it owns the place. Won't even go into the glowing exhaust and the car itself.
Drew and Larry - we are here for it, I think sometimes the Internet see's one view of something and it catches like wildfire and the masses run with it, we are here for the ride as always and happy to see where you take the car (make sure you capture the build processes!!). Good Luck and no hate for Drew, or EAG! Thx for the video.
I never saw anything negative truth be told every car I buy in my household for me and my two girls have been non-runner cars and I restore them. The last one was at 1.8 T Volkswagen Jetta wagon it took me a year to get it restorednow, my daily I understand what you guys are doing. It’s all good love it.
Personally I think where people got confused is the part about invoicing. When a stack of invoices is given to Larry and he is told it’s costing thousands of additional dollars, people get the perception “Larry is paying for those invoices and those parts!” It’s understandable that a crappier than expected car was purchased, many of us in the car community know all about that. It seemed like people just didn’t understand who was paying for what and thought that Larry was getting thrown under the bus and driven over repeatedly 😂.
I saw the video and felt like pretty much everyone else, like “Wtf, we gotta see a follow up, cuz something is up” but I think many of us didn’t really think Larry was being scammed, I mean, he posted a video about the experience! This video is understandable for sure, and honestly if it quiets people’s feelings then that’s great. I personally think the video could have stayed up, but I also know a lot of people are reactionary and don’t read a pinned comment, edits in the description, or don’t look for updates in the video.
that was well explained especially with you and drew's feelings and facts. I think many people really felt your initial "shocked/genuine" emotion through the video. excited to see the future content on this BMW.
Through harsh opinions we learn. You can call it negative, or just constructive criticism, that's subjective.
I don't think people should keep it to themselves if they see a prestigious brand like EAG getting their intentions misinterpreted.
Genuinely looking forward to see the car making you smile Larry!! enjoy the process 👌
this makes so much sense now
It's funny as hell, those people probably looked at Drew being this business partner Larry doens't know too well and thought him talking trash and saying "aye btw you got a bill to pay now Larry" acting all smug and stuff was him being an ass of a person. And Larry's reaction only adds fuel to that.
This is actually a great explaination, and I'm glad you addressed certain things, cheers.
I wasn't one of those who blamed Drew (nor any of the middle men, nor even the person who checked the car in Spain...), but I really got the impression on the other video that complaining about condition of the cars, being on the cheap side of the spectrum, was a little bit cringe and looked "for the views", when in the end, you get what you pay for...
P.s: I guess part of the hate people threw to Drew, has something to do with certain shady stuff regarding regs/license plates, not sure if his fault or not, but I know some people talk about that...
I watched the first video and really enjoyed it. Insane how so many people misinturpreted the entire situation.
Wow!!! That’s crazy that people would confuse one thing over the other. For me this was very clear to be a marketing / publicity stunt for EAG. Like Drew said you needed this to promote the rejuvenation process. Now I can see where this was supposed to be a friendly funny prank that was taken out of context but that’s it. Any ways congrats to all on acquiring EAG!!! Good luck! Can’t wait to see the future of this brand.
Was wondering where the video went. Funny all the confusion... The video started out a bit strange and took me a bit to catch on...but I got it. I understood where I thought you guys were taking the project and the reason for the road trip, and following this vid, it is clear that I did. Wish there was a way you could put it back up. Not sure that without it, the context gets lost. Anyway...as a longtime BMW owner, looking forward to the upcoming videos.
Geez I didn't know it was taken down. Why are people so touchy nowadays? It was a fun video. And you could clearly see the true friendship between you two. It was just normal ribbing and joking amongst friends over you guys getting scammed because your guy who was paid to inspect it, didn't inspect it. You guys didn't do anything wrong that video. This is clearly just a perfect example of how our society is becoming a Karen nation on anything that ruffles a single hair. Shame.
It’s not a hard concept to comprehend. I don’t undertstand why so many people had trouble with this. I understood the mission from the first video…I think it was Adam’s video.
So I'm going to start out by saying I don't speak for Larry, Drew, Mike, or EAG. I will disclose I'm friends with Mike and was lucky enough to be introduced Larry and Drew shortly after the acquisition of EAG. I've spoken with Drew on few occasions since. He was even kind enough to stop by the cars and coffee I was a part of. Everyone involded here are good people with no ill-intent.
I think the best way to approach this is with support. It's easy to dog pile and be negative. But what does that gain?
If the first video upset you, I encourage you to stick with it and keep an open mind. There are no scams or under-handed dealings going on. These guys have worked far too hard to get here just to sabotage it. Understand they have an incredible passion for these cars and love them possibly more than even their owners.
I've seen it first hand.
So the plan was, road trip the lemon (as a lemon), ship it back for full rejuvenation and then go on another road trip with good-as-new yellow m3.
If Larry knew about this entire process, I'd like to think he wouldn't feel so upset with the lemon in it's current state, knowing that it's going to a full rejuvenation? Why did Drew have to pull Larry aside to tell him it was going to be fully rejuvenated after he was down about it's condition?
I know this video is to save face and clear things up, but it sounds like nobody properly communicated and it was as poorly planned. I am looking forward to more of the series and just some more positivity. As long as Larry's happy, then I'm as happy as Larry 🤣
definitely love the bmw content keep it coming pleaseee!!! from a e36 owner 🙏
This video is really needed. I dont even know about EAG and got a really bad taste in my mouth. I got the feeling it was a MCM sight unseen video, which now i see it was. Don't think you shoulda took it down though. You showed us that you are able to take care of the customer and be able to fix an and rebuilt and engine and build back the car brand new in record time which is very good work.
Sorry guys the “M1” fiasco from the last video still makes me chuckle. On the real though, EAG seems like the real deal. Can’t wait to see the progress. Keep rocking boys.
I totally got the point of the first video. Completely got the joke so to speak. Probably what got most people going was Larry's constant stream of positive/negative conflicting take on it. What was a inside joke to you guys came off as a bit passive-aggressive thing. My only negative take away was that it came off as a bit 1st world problem snivel. I'd take that car in a split second, maybe you tubers lose touch with the everyday Joe as their primary audience. We (the everyday Joe's) would be grateful as hell to own a car of that caliber, no matter the condition. Just a thought, maybe have a think on it. That said, I don't take it personal that not everyone has to wallow at the bottom just to scrape by. That's why I watch this this stuff, I get to live vicariously thru you and give myself a little bit of hope that ya, maybe I'll get there too. Hoping to see more of the lemon soon and thank you for all the great content.
I got the point too but instead of framing it like "I can't wait to "save" this car with the EAG restoration", Larry (or just the video editing) kept complaining about what a POS example he got. It was heavy handed with the complaining for me.
But that was recorded in the moment of them seeing it the first time. Them complaining was fine and natural. And they were making jokes of the situation to cope with accepting it wasn't what they expected. If I was in that situation I'd be screaming expletives, I wouldn't be calm enough to complain in joke form like them. They handled it really well.
I had M54B30 overheated. It had warped head without cracks. So most likely you had an overheated engine which is very easy to rebuild with a new head and other parts if necessary. Instead they bought a new engine out of the box. That's not a challenge, it's just ordering parts and bolting them :))
Glad I got to watch the first video before it was taken down. Anyone who thinks Drew or EAG would try and put something over someone like Larry clearly doesn't know their reputation or history and is flat out wrong. I honestly liked the car more because it wasn't a pristine example and was looking forward to seeing EAG turning it around. Buying cars on other continents will always have risk and unfortunately it didn't work out the way they wanted it to, but all you can do is move forward at that point. This situation isn't uncommon though.
Happy birthday 🎉 Larry 🎉🏁📸
I’m shocked this video had to be made… idk I didn’t think it went over a lot of people’s heads. The whole purpose seemed like it was to showcase EAG’s skills in less desirable examples to rejuvenate, while also a little comradeship and teasing between you two, plus truly showing the start of a growth of two partners.
Either way I thoroughly enjoyed that deleted video, but can appreciate this video as well. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Maybe an EAG purchase this year too 👌👏👍🫡
They don’t build em like they used to! I get your point as to why you had to buy this car. Can’t wait to see more content.
What haters are failing to understand, intentionally may I add is these guys are not only close friends but also are business partners and they want to promote a part of their business which is restoring cars. So why would Drew screw Larry? Probably as they cleared is they were not clear with their intentions from the start. Unlike with Larry’s R-34, which he was clear from the beginning that what he wanted was a Bayside blue and it doesn’t have to be in a perfect condition because he’s going to restore it. He was even considering settling for a partially wrecked car as long as he gets an R-34 of that color and Toprank motors insisted not to, and got him a decent, not perferct car. So for all the haters out there, just hush! It’s not your car and money nways, and I’m pretty sure most of you keyboard warriors won’t even have the capacity to have a car restored by EAG, let alone buy a car from them. So why are you so affected?!
No, haters are just idiots. They hear something they don't like, stop watching, rant, and leave. If people actually watched the video fully, it was explained perfectly. Before Larry and him flew overseas, they paid some guy to drive to the car they wanted to buy, and okay it or say avoid it. The guy took their money, never went, and said it was okay. That was the scam. Haters are just idiots with a keyboard.
One purchases; builds and sells; the other purchases perfection and maintains: their value propositions differ( & thats Ok). don't let anything separate the passion of cars in both of yoll:
Much love: 🌍
At least Larry's car had A/C 😅
While I did not think there was any bad blood in the 1st video and it had a lot of entertainment value certainly thought that they over played how bad the car was. Watching this video however I think there may be some bad blood between the owners and the understanding each one has in terms of their rights. I don’t think the guy running EAg appreciates Larry making videos of EAG. He seems a bit but hurt which is why Drew stressed that at the end. 😅
damn, shame, that some people didnt see through the obvious jokes
but whatever…
looking for the progress :))
I automatically assumed you got the cars to restore them, you announced a partnership and bought 3 cars in decent shape and said you spent your own money and even joked about him paying you when you got back from the trip and you could always rebuild the old engine and have 2 engines that's a good deal to me
I'm bummed I didn't get to finish the first video before it gotten taken down. I thought it was great and didn't have any negative thoughts and or assumptions about it
my first exposure to Drew was the video Adam did on the AMAZING BMW collection he was (or still is?) storing for him at the compound
I enjoyed the first video, not awesome cars sometimes are more fun
That FJ on top of the porsche is gonna give me anxiety at night
This comes across as staged. I think Drew fucked up and since Larry is a business partner they went to the drawing board to figure out how to turn this around. If it was the case than deleting the video makes no sense…
Stop making assumptions..
I didn't have any negative views towards anyone after the first video. I understood what was going on. Im familiar with the type of cars eag sells/ has sold. Also ive had a boosted e36 for 20 years so i understand their flaws.😂
It was a roadkill style story, and I thought that concept was conveyed. Don't understand how other's missed it.
I love your BMW # BMW Bros.
Bruh I’m telling you now that I’m not surprised. Mfs be thinking it’s them in the video. I didn’t take that video serious at all.
From Lemon hope to Lemon Doh!P
7:11 Old Larry “I forgot my wallet” Chen
Funny I thought all of this after the original video. I’m surprised others saw it differently
I got the right message first time, so not sure why others got it so wrong, but that's just me
Right call on making this video. I never thought there was malice but that first video really didn't set the story up right. I was left with two questions, WTF is gong here and does the guy (Drew) have any idea what he's doing. (I had never heard of EAG before). Glad you cleared that air.
I lived just outside of cinci for the last year and moved away 3 months ago. NOW I find out EAG is there?! sadness
If that many people got upset and jumped to wrong conclusions AND have nothing better in their life than to start typing to people they don't know to complain from their ignorant opinions, then they need to sell the Xbox and Playstation and ask mom for permission to go get a job and get educated and grow up.....not said as an insult....but that is one pathetic person that can't process the content accurately and even figure out that Larry Chen doesn't associate and partner up with people that are low quality....so the fact they they're working together is an endorsement of the other, and Larry is a solid dude of good judgement....so if you can't put two plus two together at the most basic level.....your brain is the problem, not the content of the math equation.
I watched the first video. Y'all did say it was going to be redone at eag
. Maybe people didn't watch the whole thing...
@Larry and @Drew you are just digging a hole. From over here in the UK 🇬🇧 this is how it went down. Drew came across as a sarcastic disrespectful and entitled person. who thought he was funny He was not. We know eVolve over here and you were so disrespectful to the eVolve brand. Your inside joke was a disaster. The chemistry between Drew and Larry comes across as foggy to viewers. Drew knows zero about UA-cam engagement that's why his continued attempts at selling EAG as a respectable rejuvenation project will always fail. I watched Larry talk to an EAG specialist on his channel b4 the lemon video and the EAG guy blew my mind with his knowledge humility and respect. EAG does not need any promotion from Drew because Drew is not UA-cam-friendly. He comes across as smug. Please stop telling us how good you are Drew. Nothing you represent showcases the best of EAG or Larry Chen. Put this one to bed. Drew, you are the problem. Stop telling us that if we the viewers want this then we need to do that. We will tell you what excites us. You can buy a company (drew) but you can't buy like-a-bility or respect. All the best in the future.
Re-edit the video and repost it please!
No editing, just repost it. It was crystal clear the first time. It's not Larry's fault the idiot keyboard warriors stopped watching the video before they explained the guy they paid to inspect it before they flew over, didn't inspect it and took their money. Or they probably just left hate comments reading the title. It's typically the people who lack intelligence and common sense who leave hate comments.
@@tinystar3010 prefacing it with a short synopsis of the explanation provided in this video would help.
Thanks for clearing this up. The last video left me with a bad feeling about EAG & the characters involved. What a relief.
I never saw anything negative truth be told every car I buy in my household for me and my two girls have been non-runner cars and I restore them. The last one was at 1.8 T Volkswagen Jetta wagon it took me a year to get it restorednow, my daily
I'm new to this channel, subscribed because of the video they removed. First, who gives a rat's ass about negative comments enough to remove then give a disclaimer as to what's going on. Since you guys read comments, hopefully you realize just by doing this is kind of weird because the concept of the original "larry's lemon" video was what made it interesting, anyway....carry on. You don't need to take yourselves or the channel so seriously,.
One thing I have noticed on a lot of channels and videos, is a very large portion of the viewers don't pay any attention at all. To the point I don't think they had the sound on or the video up on screen. The one that stands out the most was Collet doing the drag race build and couldn't use the power glide, a good five minute explanation and most of her viewers didn't pay an ounce of attention to it. I can't think of a channel I follow that hasn't explained something, because they know people will ask, and people still ask despite the creator taking the time to lay it out.
Perfect comment. It was even explained early in the original video, Larry and Drew paid a guy overseas to drive out to the car, inspect if its in okay enough condition to at least get through the road trip, and THAT GUY scammed them. He took their money, never went to see the car, and basically said "yep, its fine"
@Larry can you re-edit and drop road trip part of the video
How did people not follow this context from the original video? It seemed pretty obvious.
I own a e36 318ti (M42) and it broke down in less than a year of ownership. BMWs have gotten better since the 90's but the e36 generation has too many issues. They quickly will drain your bank account trying to fix it only for it to be worthless in the end. You can find many e36 3-series for under 10k but these will break down and will lose value very quickly. After you spend +5k in repairs the car might only be worth 4k in the end. I got my 318ti for 4k, spent 2k in repairs (still doesn't run) and if I'm lucky I'll get 3k once I sell it. Honestly stay away from 90s BMW unless you have a big budget to pay a quality shop and don't expect reliability.
In the first video, at no point did I think Larry got scammed or think anything negative about EAG. Kinda crazy people came up with that conclusion.
When I watched the original video, at no point did I think it was anything other than a fun project with friends. Some people just gotta have that drama I guess.
How the hell did people not understand what was going on. 10 minutes in I knew the exact plan you guys had. It was literally the most cohesive plan to promote what you all do. How could anyone be so stupid as to toss shade at this. Yikes.
People are so stupid.. the video did not come across like that at all.. everything was explained well👌💪
A great lesson in bad marketing. Seeing this everyday in real life with my work.
The first video certainly did damage to:
the original EAG clientele
the EAG premium name
Drew, for making him look scam-y while spearheading a premium brand and service
Larry, for making everything look like it was against himself and his wallet
Evolve, for implying that they are giving away not really secure and good cars for a 3000km roadtrip
EAG is a premium brand and needs premium content. Imagine if Singer did the same video, it would be a disaster.
Lessons learned now. Make sure you know what you are doing moving forward. We would love to see the whole roadtrip. Make sure you add Voice over where needed to get over anything going against the points above.
From my perspective it didn't do any of things you mentioned... but to each their own. It's just a vlog style youtube video like the millions of others... EAG brand and past has nothing really do with the video... It's just one tiny story in a sea of stories. EAG is still the premier BMW dealer for golden era cars, anyone who thinks one video did damage to that rep is overreaching IMO.
I think you've basically catastrophised the entire situation and made everyone seem like they did something wrong
This first video only showed, pay someone you actually trust to inspect a car before flying overseas. That was the only mistake, the only scam. Larry and Drew, EAG, are innocent. All that video showed, was how much of an idiot society has become. Even your comment validates you didn't watch the original video thoroughly or paid attention to what was said.
Not sure why anyone got upset. An old BMW (of anything really) is sometimes a larger project than you think. Who cares. Fix it and enjoy it. I thought that first video was fantastic.
Social media gymnastics. To put things in context, the average IQ of the United States is 98... so, roughly half of the posters fall below that. Not surprising.
It's kind of sad that you even have to make a video like this... I didn't see anything wrong with any of the videos you put out about the e36 or the euro trip... you guys were just being honest and sharing your reactions to your experiences. Sad that people were taking things out of context and being negative...
On the internet, folks jump at key words and hot phrases. It's unfortunate, but true that you have to be very careful how you illustrate something in this hyper reactive time.
I would love to see the original intent still. I'm sorry too many folks didn't understand where the story was going... but I understood. The seller of the car kinda boofed ya'll a bit. Not insanely badly, but badly enough to be scammy with a cracked head.
Still the most uncomfortable i've been watching a Larry video. His disappointment was incredibly palpable.
There hasn't been a single moment of confusion. It was clear from the very beginning why those cars were bought.
People don't pay attention, then turn it into a drama.
Yes it was a long video, people's attention span is 15s TikTok these days.
Just my 2c ..
This is exactly what the issue is.
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jesus, didn`t the first video go good, who cares, we in eu know a good m3 e36 starts at 32 euros. lol, ppl was prolly only trolling, and the narrative dint fit your promo :) haha, lovely
it was just a funny video to me..... re-cut and put the video back up
He’s still a JDM guy, not completely converted to BMW enthusiast.
Cant satisfy the haters.
Which most car comment sections have become. Yes, even more so than usual.
Too many goofs
just add the clear up message before the start of the video
I also feel the people that need this clarification are probably not your type of customer anyway.
You should have left the video up. There was nothing wrong with it seriously.. Ignore all the cry babies jeez
Should have left it up!!! Everyone always has something to say! They clearly weren't paying attention!
There’s nothing more expensive than a “cheap” BMW
Self inflicted L. Could have edited the video to outlay all this as part of the video... Put the joke at the front then the whole situation as it evolves about being a project for total rebuild. It was a joke that overstayed its welcome, an inside joke which no one was ever brought into as understanding the gag. Glad its all a misunderstanding.
Really ,why not get a fast one
Do that as a imployee you get fired, do it as a boss you get to laugh it away, paying a unknown contact money to take a look at a car is a rookie move.20000 euro + 10000 euro in repairs to make it driveable is still alot of money.This is a marketing disaster...