Not to detract from the real true reason Cleet yeeted the C8 but I mean with all the electronic nannies, is there much skill needed beyond burying your right foot and keeping it in your lane?
that firetruck was a bargain....the c8 was just too much profit and too much of a flex so he took the money and ran. I want to buy one just to do exactly what he did which was to experience it AND make killer profit
Sorry to see it go, but I understand the thought process and the needs of running a business. Good call in the long run... and I can’t wait to see what you do with C8s in the future.
BREAKING NEWS: Florida Man makes responsible, business oriented financial decision Impressive and decision making Garrett. Especially over the past couple years and definitely since acquiring the FF 👍
Sometimes I wonder if he's become desensitized to all the crazy stuff he owns. When you think of all his cars/toys it's pretty wild (for someone his age)
@@Brandizzleizzle there is certainly a limit to it dictated by what the human body can handle but inevitably almost no matter how much power you have you will eventually become accustomed to if. 350 HP in a small car feels very fast going from dailying say a Prius, but that 350 feels like a Prius to someone who daily drives a Hellcat, and the Hellcat can even feel like a Prius to some of the crazy drag racer guys. I remember seeing a video discussing how astronauts react to launching, and the one point that really stuck out to me was how they’d become so used to the acceleration and G-Force that despite feeling like they weigh over 3 times their normal weight, their heart rate doesn’t even increase at all during launch. If someone can become accustomed to literally accelerating off the earth, then they will inevitably become used to even the fastest cars men can build
he’s not fooling me. he shut down the Candy Crush app when he heard the Fire Truck Horn sounding a Half-Mile away, lost the shirt, showered himself with Coop’s yesterday’s Dasani, strapped on the blower & looked busy. I’ve performed this over 12 years of marriage. the tough part is concealing the empty beer cans.
"so was it taken care of" "Brother I'm not gonna lie, I strictly used launch control to get moving everytime and took it down the track before it even got to 500 miles"
I like that this video was one of the most adult things you can do, selling a toy in order to run your business, followed up by the most childish like driving a fire truck to work so the horn can go WHOOO WHOOO
Can we all just appreciate for a minute how far Cleetus has came he has so many options in the fleet that he forgot he had a firetruck and decides to rip it to his racetrack yeeeee yeeeee
HAULUUZ Even the Supra. You could have bought a new one in the ‘90’s and you would still lose money. Your original $30k simply invested would be worth about $325-$350k today
The first part of the video I was thinking: "Cleetus done growed up" but then the air horn in the fire truck proved not "all growed up". Not that you need any of us fans permission to sell your car but I for one thank you for putting the track and the fans ahead of your car. I can't wait to sit down on the new bleechers and watch the Freedom 500 or drifting or whatever is going on that weekend. Nothing wrong with changing up soda brands ever now and again. Keeps the taste buds on their toes.
I ordered my V8 from the local dealership and the day it came in the dealer offered me $28,500 profit over what I paid. So I never got to drive it but love my new Camero SS
9:37 Cleeter, I'm sure I don't need to point this out, but just look how great your life is. You're rolling around in your personal fire truck, blasting the horn, on the back roads of your private race track. I mean.... come on man. Even if/when 10 bad things happen simultaneously to you, you're living many man's dreams. Yep, I'm jealous. Good luck to you and yours and never stop DOIN IT FOR DALE!
''Even if/when 10 bad things happen simultaneously to you, you're living many man's dreams'' yes and no, people don't seem to get that if you have more, you have more to be worried about, people depend on you and your decisions, it's not the same to lose everything after having it because of bad choices than not having it at all. your problems are no the same as his, if you think about it, maybe you have less stress in your life because you don't have a lot of things to worried about. i think you should never feel bad with what your have, it's kinda my perspective
sa-x right on man! To me, I have an amazing relationship with God and he takes care of me so well I walk around with the peace of God singing most of the time. When bad things happen they mean nothing to me because I know he’s got me and he’s never not taken care of me, and I know he will never leave me. So to me when I see people like this who are envious over material items I feel bad.. we can’t take any of this stuff with us and it means nothing.. sure I have toys but they are to occupy me when I am bored they aren’t anything more than that... to me the only real thing that matters to me is my relationship with my father and knowing who I am in him. God bless man!
@@caparzzo I get what you're saying, but you're purely focusing on the pessimistic parts. Using only your view, he could never be happy. Meanwhile, little kids get excited when the firetruck honks the horn. The most primal example of happiness. This guy is driving his own firetruck at his own race track. All I'm saying, don't forget to smell the roses between all your worries of paying employees.
@@beanzz801 Once you can afford nicer things, you get "anchored" and start disdaining the cheap stuff. E.g., now that my old lady is pampered with heated/ventilated leather seats every day, I probably won't be able to bring myself to driving the old beater I had as my first car. Or now that I can afford to eat out at a real restaurant, I'm never stepping into McDonald's/Burger King except to take a leak during a road trip.
I mean its not uncommon for that sort of markup, be it cars, parts, etc. (As someone who likes building PCs, trust me when people want certain parts that are high demand and low in supply, ebay resell is crazy)
Bought a racetrack right before the world shut down, hurting for hundreds of thousands of dollars to make it fully ready, just found out he can sell his (extremely rare) dream car, which has half the power of what he wants and can barely be modded---and make a profit off it---to pay for all sorts of stuff he needs done... yeah I'd do it, too.
When I clicked this I was thinking "well that was dumb, you've just lost a tonne of money buying a brand new car and then selling it after a month!" But you MADE 30 GRAND? Sweet honey barbecue...
True but the C8 makes the most of it's power. Just as quick 0-60 and in the quarter with 495hp as the ZR1 is with 755hp. Imagine what a !000 horse C8 will do
I just wanna point out, the sheer love and passion this man has for the track and the vision he has of what it could be. He sold his 2020 vette, for bleachers, so others can enjoy the Freedom Factory. Now thats wholesome AF.
Random Precision Motors lol dude he’s charging that much for the car cause they sell that High there’s a huge wait and there’s not a lot on the used market
You know I sometimes wonder where I’ll be in a few years. Then I remember that I first saw Cleetus McFarland putting turbo whistles in the exhaust of his c7 and a rubber chicken head on the blowoff valve in his dodge. To see someone come so far in a relatively short amount of time gives me hope that anything is possible. Do it for Dale!
@@r7kelley553 No. I just thought the 2 were funny when said back to back. Add to that, the fact that I commented before he mentioned he paid 6k. Imagine being that guy, who tries to correct people on UA-cam.
@@Sk1m_Beeble oh dear, here's another one. Again, I wasn't having a dig at Cleetus, I simply found amusement in the fact that he has some crazy shit. It's okay if humour isn't your forte.
@@alanday5209 don't have to be having a dig at cleet to be a dickhead. I love humour but I don't think you have a great handle on it, nor patience. It was just dumb to even comment on it at all. The firetruck cost 6k but has been worth more, the vette? Not so much, might as well move it while it's hot cos it's all down hill from not too long. Like I said, you jumped on to grab your attention before he'd even finished talking about it.
6:45 I had a 76 Chevy C10 in that same yellow/green, 400 small block and 4 speed with the lowest geared granny you ever seen. Had to be a forest service or fire truck at one point, i loved that thing. Used to pack the local sprint car track with it every weekend. Hope you are alive somewhere Piss Monster.
My dad inlaw at 92 had an issue with the post office you live on a mountain and the gate on your driveway makes the mail carrier have to turn around in the road. Pop goes to the post office with his 91 year old wife tells the post master what for then 💦 in the parking lot . Mom they probably called the police pop there was a cigarette I just made sure it was out sharp right to the end oh and yes he did drive a fire truck
Sorry to hear that about your dad, I know a lot of guys on here that have to live with the embarrassment of their dad and the choices they make, sucks that he would go and do something like buy a Prius.
@@kyleinman8017 I look at it like I'm glad so many people that don't care about cars drive things like the Prius, so there's more and cheaper gas out there for the car nuts like us to use. It's a good balance.
it is cool to see that people aren't moaning about "making a profit" off of the build slot. STOKED to see Cleeter in a C8 Z06 though! I don't think he will be able to get rid of that one!
well said @Riley A. aswell its funny to see people complain while it aint even theres you know, be happy a cool guy uploads and records this stuff, couse he didnt have to, and to be honest, im Happy he got rid of that ugly slow C8, i rather get back to the classic Corvette's, i dont like the newer versions, the front looks so small and flat, while the back looks like a fat big ass lifted up... i dont see the beuty in this C8 version but that is just my opinion. i like the Firetruck & Ruby way more!!!.
Doug Montgomery I wouldn’t paint them. Stain them and then add some kind of sealer, like Thompson’s and such. Paints a pita and once it starts to peel your looking at a LOT of work to sand and repaint.
IMO it’s a smart business call to put the money in the track profits from an operational track will be huge for y’all and the fact that you respect the corvette enough to not want to destroy what will be an iconic first launch of the c8 says a lot to me about the kind of person and character you possess. Keep up the great content Cleater!
As far as not being able to see the traffic lights Cleet, you need a Light in Sight! I don't sell them, I've been using two of them for over 15 years It's a little tiny clingy fresnel lense that sits at the top of the windshield, in view of your normal comfortable seating position... and it allows you to see the light without needing to crane your neck one bit!! Go buy a pack of them Cleet
Why not just stop behind the white line like traffic rules tell you to? Then you'd be far back enough to see the light. One isn't supposed to stop with their back wheels in front of the crosswalk lane, you know. If you didn't know, please re-read your driving handbook for all the rules of the road, as well as what each type of road sign means (I am assuming you will need that, based on your previous driving history).
@Last Name First that's what Im talking about but prism can reflect sun into your eye dangerously whereas fresnel doesn't. I am sure prism was a fucking breakthru at the time tho
Cleetus, money should have been spent on Leroy and ruby anyway, seeing as those two cars have given you guys all you have today, which you deserve! But none of us want to see off the shelf cars! We love you guys for taking stock cars and achieving the impossible 😊
It's not stupid if you net over 250k a year and everything you own is paid for. If you make less than that then yes, it's not a smart idea to drop that much on a turd
@@johncuervo3019 It's not smart to drop that much money on a turd regardless of how much money you make. That's where the idiom "a fool and there money will soon be parted" comes from.
yeah man; it won’t be long...or as long as his reasoning dialogue about why he got another one will be. then again, they may come up with a Twin-Turbo Caterpillar Engine-Powered Volkswagen Rabbit that runs on McDonalds grease. These FL Men keep us on our toes & don’t discriminate, when it comes to Dude Toys.
CLEATUS I WATCH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING PEOPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN AND WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS PRETTY MUCH CHANGED MY LIFE!! I recently have been through a lot in my life and ended up getting (hit) by a deer totaling my car and my insurance wouldnt cover it but i looked on the bright side and i bought the car back from the insurance company and fixed it myself and not its back on the road and with the left over money i purchased my dream car a pontiac fiero in mint condition now im turning the car that got hit by (bambi) into a track car and watching you pfi speed and boosted bois have really giving me the boost and ambition i needed to keep moving forward i am an officer and ive been working during this entire pandemic and im always looking forward to seeing your guys new videos thank you so much for everything you do one day i hope to come back to florida see the freedom factory and go to a cleatus and cars keep up everything you do!!!!
True, but I do love the excellent balance and traction of the c8. Definitely agree with him selling it. I would love to see him with a c8 z06 or zr1. A twin turbo flat plane would be awesome.
I AM SO GLAD A UA-camR IN THE CAR SCENE SAID IT! THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT MODDING THAT CAR FOR POWER IS BASICALLY A BAD DECISION BASED ON THE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS!
@@sebastiantoft5694 Cleeter will have his mind blown when all of us show up! Funny thing is as an Australian, I'll fit right in in Florida. It'll be one heck of a blast.
@@TheHungrySlug Its a 24 hour drive for me to get to florida but looking at flight costs I could pay as little as $97 for a round trip ticket. I will definitely visit the Freedom Factory some day, and hopefully many times.
@Alpha Wërks I doubt it. Trump will win on election day then the dems will throw a fit kicking, screaming and dragging their feet until every last fake/mail in ballot is counted. This will take months.
In all honesty. The C8 is a car that doesn’t interest me and I’ve never watched anything about it. So selling the car for that much money is a no brainer in my book.
only 100 HP, how pathetic. My Elantra has 137 HP ! It is a 2007 which has the highest power/weight ration of them all. It is definitely funner to go fast in a slow car than slow in a fast one. I have owned fast cars in the past but the ole Elantra has all the comforts of home.
@@jamesburns2232 I've got to wonder where you get your information! Typical internet BS. A simple Google search *"1/4 mile time of the 1963 Fuel Injected Corvette"* turns up 1/4 mile times no better than 14.1 seconds, with the mid-14s being closer to the average, ie. 14.4 @103 MPH. Road & Track got only 14.9 on a pre-production model.
"I'd rather drive my C7 thats up over 1000 hp." Cleeter has some bad ass toys. 700 hp would make me giggle uncontrollably but cleetus is like its just not enough lol. This guy is mental and I love it.
@@andrewaguilar9961 yeah they are sold out jackass. You order one today it will take 2 years to get it. Do some research before you spout off. Dealers are marking them up $25-$35k if they have one. I'm in Seattle and haven't seen one on the street yet.
The speedo needle is bouncing because the speedo cable is dry and sticking, soon it will break, have James take one end off and spray the inside cable down with Lithium grease before it breaks -
Let the subs help pay for the seats, sell etched seats or something like that for 20-40$, I would hands down buy 3 of them if we could Parker Bartniki original idea not mine 🤷♂️, just want it to be seen more
It’s a good lesson to teach some of the viewers also, invest in your infrastructure to secure earnings, be patient and grind for the real prize(in this case, the Z06) 👍🏻🤙🏻 hell Yeahh brother!
This is what smart business owners do. Love the channel man, Some of the best content on the net today. I love the "Do it for Dale" You guys are knocking it out if the park.
I like that idea! But what's he gonna have to sell to cover that cost? It's all good. Money is going to be coming in once he gets butts in the stands. I'm not worried.
@@jgreenjeans I'm sure he can afford some blue paint he sold the car for 108,000 the raw materials are only $65,000 he's got something left over I think you'll find
Cleetus: alright I have to be sensible, we have a lot of expenses coming up, selling the C8 is the right thing to do for the situation Also Cleetus: oh boy I'll never sell my fire truck this thing is amazing 😂 Never change man ☺️
Alright guys we restocked as much as we could!!! Thank you all for the merch support 🇺🇸 www.cleetusmcfarland.com/store/
Need a c7 update!!
I mean what were GM thinking, selling a car that can't do burnouts. Talk about forgetting their core audience
Merch is fire bud
Good move my guy, you made the right choice for sure!
Glad when I get on youtube and yalls video is the first thing to pop up. Hope you guys having a good day.
Maddy: Makes a faster pass in a car than Cleetus
Cleetus: Welp, time to sell it...
@Last Name First because Maddy said it's slow.
Not to detract from the real true reason Cleet yeeted the C8 but I mean with all the electronic nannies, is there much skill needed beyond burying your right foot and keeping it in your lane?
Tristan Gehman yes , drag racing is beyond you
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The minivan though xD
“The C8 just doesn’t do it for me”
2 minutes later
“This fire truck is the best purchase I’ve ever made”
Lol a man with STANDARDS!
it's not the money that determines the fun
that firetruck was a bargain....the c8 was just too much profit and too much of a flex so he took the money and ran. I want to buy one just to do exactly what he did which was to experience it AND make killer profit
He has owned that fire truck for quite a while.
ADHD IT's OVER 9000
A man of culture right there
Smart choice. Also when the FF opens and I’m sitting on those bleachers I can say, “So this is what a C8 Corvette feels like!”
Underrated comment right here!
I'll be thinking the same thing!
Ha
Sorry to see it go, but I understand the thought process and the needs of running a business. Good call in the long run... and I can’t wait to see what you do with C8s in the future.
haha I had no idea you were into cars! love your videos
why is your channel not verified
The LockPickingLawyer watches Cleetus?? Mind blown...
Just as stunned most comments in this thread, awesome to see the LPL is into cars
False Flag everyone else still has them tho, like cleeter still has his
You didn't let emotion get in the way of a sound decision. Excellent move.
Emotion doesn't come in when there's a 30k profit
For the profit you can get sure go for it.
No outro.....unforgivable!!
80k? I think someone was being very generous with the 30k profit quote.
Car is a pile. Easy decision
2Tone 331Vicky Are you serious? 😂
I watch cleetus because what ever he does makes sense and selling A C8 to INVEST to the track is a smart move not many people would do that
There is a reason it was an abandoned track.
@@gd1996 publicity.
BREAKING NEWS: Florida Man makes responsible, business oriented financial decision
Impressive and decision making Garrett. Especially over the past couple years and definitely since acquiring the FF 👍
“Yeah 700 horse power would be one of the lowest horsepower cars in our fleet” that’s how you know you got a bunch of badass toys
Sometimes I wonder if he's become desensitized to all the crazy stuff he owns. When you think of all his cars/toys it's pretty wild (for someone his age)
@@Brandizzleizzle there is certainly a limit to it dictated by what the human body can handle but inevitably almost no matter how much power you have you will eventually become accustomed to if. 350 HP in a small car feels very fast going from dailying say a Prius, but that 350 feels like a Prius to someone who daily drives a Hellcat, and the Hellcat can even feel like a Prius to some of the crazy drag racer guys. I remember seeing a video discussing how astronauts react to launching, and the one point that really stuck out to me was how they’d become so used to the acceleration and G-Force that despite feeling like they weigh over 3 times their normal weight, their heart rate doesn’t even increase at all during launch. If someone can become accustomed to literally accelerating off the earth, then they will inevitably become used to even the fastest cars men can build
@@joshuah.4496 I would believe you if we actually went to the moon. NASA is full of losers
@@Brandizzleizzle you think ISS doesn't exist?
"700hp would make it one of the lowest horsepower cars in our fleet" now thats a sentence i haven't heard before.
You have to put a sign over the bleachers that says, "donated by Berry".
I'm even more behind you after this choice, its smart.
Me too.
How close
@@tyler238 The not creepy amount.
Those bleachers better have a plaque on them that states “dedicated to Berry”
Or just make them the same blue xX
Y? Thats stupid
Alec seems like such a good guy. Just out there workin' even when the boss shows up unexpectedly.
he’s not fooling me. he shut down the Candy Crush app when he heard the Fire Truck Horn sounding a Half-Mile away, lost the shirt, showered himself with Coop’s yesterday’s Dasani, strapped on the blower & looked busy. I’ve performed this over 12 years of marriage. the tough part is concealing the empty beer cans.
He was obviously tipped off by the "simply safe security system"
@@corporalclegg914 Lmfao!
I feel like Alec would of heard him coming....
When your boss is that cool, working hard for him is super easy....
Support it? Brother I RESPECT IT! Selling your own hard earned toys to give us a nice place to sit. Cleetus is the realest, can’t wait to visit the FF
"I forgot I owned a fire truck." I LOL'D when he said that.
He didn't forget not for one second.
Well it's one of the few vehicles that has less than 700 horsepower.
Most car sale ads "cars never beat on"
Cleetus ad "cars only been raced"
"so was it taken care of"
"Brother I'm not gonna lie, I strictly used launch control to get moving everytime and took it down the track before it even got to 500 miles"
Cleetus: “I have my reasons”
Then hops into the fire truck and proceeds to have more fun than he ever did in the C8.
I like that this video was one of the most adult things you can do, selling a toy in order to run your business, followed up by the most childish like driving a fire truck to work so the horn can go WHOOO WHOOO
Can we all just appreciate for a minute how far Cleetus has came he has so many options in the fleet that he forgot he had a firetruck and decides to rip it to his racetrack yeeeee yeeeee
You had me at $30k return. Once the market catches up, the C8 will depreciate like any other car. You absolutely made the right decision.
Unlike a stock MKIV Supra Turbo 6 Speed
HAULUUZ Even the Supra. You could have bought a new one in the ‘90’s and you would still lose money. Your original $30k simply invested would be worth about $325-$350k today
100% agree! It’s all hype now
Corvettes hold their value tho look at autotrader for c7 vettes they are within a few thousand of what they were new.
Yep, almost no reason to buy a brand new car these days.
Sells C8 to finance bleachers: dedication to the cause.
Makes $30k: good business sense.
IMHO: good choice.
The first part of the video I was thinking: "Cleetus done growed up" but then the air horn in the fire truck proved not "all growed up".
Not that you need any of us fans permission to sell your car but I for one thank you for putting the track and the fans ahead of your car. I can't wait to sit down on the new bleechers and watch the Freedom 500 or drifting or whatever is going on that weekend.
Nothing wrong with changing up soda brands ever now and again. Keeps the taste buds on their toes.
I ordered my V8 from the local dealership and the day it came in the dealer offered me $28,500 profit over what I paid. So I never got to drive it but love my new Camero SS
9:37 Cleeter, I'm sure I don't need to point this out, but just look how great your life is. You're rolling around in your personal fire truck, blasting the horn, on the back roads of your private race track. I mean.... come on man. Even if/when 10 bad things happen simultaneously to you, you're living many man's dreams. Yep, I'm jealous. Good luck to you and yours and never stop DOIN IT FOR DALE!
firebirdude2 pedantic alert: you are envious, not jealous. But I 100% agree. Spot on.
''Even if/when 10 bad things happen simultaneously to you, you're living many man's dreams'' yes and no, people don't seem to get that if you have more, you have more to be worried about, people depend on you and your decisions, it's not the same to lose everything after having it because of bad choices than not having it at all. your problems are no the same as his, if you think about it, maybe you have less stress in your life because you don't have a lot of things to worried about. i think you should never feel bad with what your have, it's kinda my perspective
sa-x right on man! To me, I have an amazing relationship with God and he takes care of me so well I walk around with the peace of God singing most of the time. When bad things happen they mean nothing to me because I know he’s got me and he’s never not taken care of me, and I know he will never leave me. So to me when I see people like this who are envious over material items I feel bad.. we can’t take any of this stuff with us and it means nothing.. sure I have toys but they are to occupy me when I am bored they aren’t anything more than that... to me the only real thing that matters to me is my relationship with my father and knowing who I am in him. God bless man!
@@caparzzo I get what you're saying, but you're purely focusing on the pessimistic parts. Using only your view, he could never be happy. Meanwhile, little kids get excited when the firetruck honks the horn. The most primal example of happiness. This guy is driving his own firetruck at his own race track. All I'm saying, don't forget to smell the roses between all your worries of paying employees.
Cleetus: so that’s $30,000 in profit
Me: Stonks 📈
WD in the comments section
in a market that usually goes down in the value the moment you sit in it or drive it off a lot... That is pretty clean that he got a profit on it.
Agreed. He got off with the good hand. New owner got a good deal too. He can go and say. I own cleetusmcfarland’s og c8.
I was thoroughly surprised honestly.
@@gahmivolka all the c8s are being resold for crazy prices
Whatever section the proceeds pay for need to be named the “Berry Section”.
And maybe also painted blue...
Well its paying for the entire grandstands to be fixed, not just a specific section
The Berry bleachers.
Brought to you by berry
a good idea and to expand on that each section could be named after a different car.
People would rather spend an extra 50 or $60,000 than wait a year for a car? So freaking stupid.
When you're rich it never matters anyways. Wonder what that's like
@@beanzz801 Once you can afford nicer things, you get "anchored" and start disdaining the cheap stuff. E.g., now that my old lady is pampered with heated/ventilated leather seats every day, I probably won't be able to bring myself to driving the old beater I had as my first car. Or now that I can afford to eat out at a real restaurant, I'm never stepping into McDonald's/Burger King except to take a leak during a road trip.
@@beanzz801 wouldn't that be nice
I mean its not uncommon for that sort of markup, be it cars, parts, etc. (As someone who likes building PCs, trust me when people want certain parts that are high demand and low in supply, ebay resell is crazy)
@@doozerchuck8625 well honestly that's pretty sad. Nobody likes a snob. Beaters are fun to drive and McDonald's is delicious once in a while.
this mans selling his car to help bring us into the ff, real mvp
This is why i have mad respect for Gerret hes an awesome dude. He does everything with the soul perpose of his fans!!
Bought a racetrack right before the world shut down, hurting for hundreds of thousands of dollars to make it fully ready, just found out he can sell his (extremely rare) dream car, which has half the power of what he wants and can barely be modded---and make a profit off it---to pay for all sorts of stuff he needs done... yeah I'd do it, too.
When I finish my project car, I want to drive it on the FF oval. A man can dream, right?
When I clicked this I was thinking "well that was dumb, you've just lost a tonne of money buying a brand new car and then selling it after a month!"
But you MADE 30 GRAND?
Sweet honey barbecue...
Had no idea you had a FIRETRUCK!! WOO WOO
Jeremyyyyyyy
Jeremy Jeremy.. don't you watch his videos haha
Get that HP tuner on it
He bought it from Bruce Wilson
HOW IS THE K COMING ALONG?
"700 hp it would be one of the lowest horsepower car in our fleet "
>Cooper's Subaru wagon "AM I A JOKE TO YOU???"
The wagon has bolt ons if I'm not mistaken
Edit: anything Coop owns... sorry Spagetz
So
It’s official, Maddy now owns the 1/4 mile record for one of the fleet vehicles in perpetuity.
"700 hp it would be one of the lowest horsepower car in our fleet "
Donnie: “Am I a joke to you?”
True but the C8 makes the most of it's power. Just as quick 0-60 and in the quarter with 495hp as the ZR1 is with 755hp. Imagine what a !000 horse C8 will do
-cries in 350 TBI-
Nice comment
I just wanna point out, the sheer love and passion this man has for the track and the vision he has of what it could be. He sold his 2020 vette, for bleachers, so others can enjoy the Freedom Factory. Now thats wholesome AF.
Imagine sold out crowds on brand new bleachers watching actual races at your track every weekend. Everybody goes home happy in the end.
I dunno if I'd attend, if he's chargin' that much for a car, the ticket mark up for a seat would probably be high as well I'd have to guess...
Random Precision Motors lol dude he’s charging that much for the car cause they sell that High there’s a huge wait and there’s not a lot on the used market
@@rectly I know, it was a feeble attempt at humor...
Everybody loves a happy ending
Florida man: sold my c8 corvette so I could drive my fire truck to work. 😂
Firetruck: best purchase by cleetus
Neighbor: are you not entertained
You know I sometimes wonder where I’ll be in a few years. Then I remember that I first saw Cleetus McFarland putting turbo whistles in the exhaust of his c7 and a rubber chicken head on the blowoff valve in his dodge. To see someone come so far in a relatively short amount of time gives me hope that anything is possible. Do it for Dale!
I remember those days, OG subscribers
Those weren't even OG days....he already had 1m+ subscribers at that time
@@jeffyy9384 it was before he blew up and got sponsored by everyone, OG days...
@@jeffyy9384 He had around 260k subscribers at that point. Not a small number, but definitely not a huge number when compared to where he is now
Mad respect. Your eye is on the Prize and giving the fans the best possible venue for what you do.
So basically you’re doing this for the love you have for your fans instead of being selfish? You sir are a awesome person.
Could you imagine working for Cleetus and just never knowing what he's going to drive up in next? A Firetruck today, A tank tomorrow.
Shall not be infringed.
"I'm selling this awesome car, to free up some cash." ... "ooh, I forgot I own a firetruck!" Hahaha
What was he supposed to get rid of the fire truck and buy 6,000 worth of bleachers? That wouldn't even cover the bolts.
@@r7kelley553 No. I just thought the 2 were funny when said back to back. Add to that, the fact that I commented before he mentioned he paid 6k.
Imagine being that guy, who tries to correct people on UA-cam.
@@alanday5209 imagine being the guy who jumps on so quick to comment before the subject was even fully covered
@@Sk1m_Beeble oh dear, here's another one. Again, I wasn't having a dig at Cleetus, I simply found amusement in the fact that he has some crazy shit. It's okay if humour isn't your forte.
@@alanday5209 don't have to be having a dig at cleet to be a dickhead. I love humour but I don't think you have a great handle on it, nor patience. It was just dumb to even comment on it at all. The firetruck cost 6k but has been worth more, the vette? Not so much, might as well move it while it's hot cos it's all down hill from not too long. Like I said, you jumped on to grab your attention before he'd even finished talking about it.
6:45 I had a 76 Chevy C10 in that same yellow/green, 400 small block and 4 speed with the lowest geared granny you ever seen. Had to be a forest service or fire truck at one point, i loved that thing. Used to pack the local sprint car track with it every weekend. Hope you are alive somewhere Piss Monster.
"I forgot I owned a fire truck". I know, right? Happens to me all the time!
I took a run around my property just to see if I forgot I owned something. Nope. I'm good. Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My dad inlaw at 92 had an issue with the post office you live on a mountain and the gate on your driveway makes the mail carrier have to turn around in the road. Pop goes to the post office with his 91 year old wife tells the post master what for then 💦 in the parking lot . Mom they probably called the police pop there was a cigarette I just made sure it was out sharp right to the end oh and yes he did drive a fire truck
When gas was over $4:30 a gallon my father sold his prius for 10k more than he paid for it.
Will probably be the best decision in my life to do that if i had that pos right?!?😂😂😂
Sorry to hear that about your dad, I know a lot of guys on here that have to live with the embarrassment of their dad and the choices they make, sucks that he would go and do something like buy a Prius.
Our country gallon is like 5euros thats like 7dollars wtf yall americans panicing
@@kyleinman8017 I look at it like I'm glad so many people that don't care about cars drive things like the Prius, so there's more and cheaper gas out there for the car nuts like us to use. It's a good balance.
@@kyleinman8017 To be fair he had a 2003 convertible Vette at the same time🤷♂️
Dr. Pepper finally getting his due.
"we'll be at the track in a minute. As long as I don't get arrested." 🤣🤣🤣
Imagine being such a car god to say a c8 would be your weakest/slowest car.damn ,that's ballin
For sure the truth. I would take the Elco or Galaxie over a C8, let alone his fast cars.
"Then I remembered I owned a firetruck" lmfao
You'd be crazy to keep the C8 when you can turn a profit like that so quickly.
No kidding. He made a big profit at basically no risk. Any businessman would be stupid to pass that up.
it is cool to see that people aren't moaning about "making a profit" off of the build slot. STOKED to see Cleeter in a C8 Z06 though! I don't think he will be able to get rid of that one!
Next Race: "Who IS, the first responder?" ...a first responder vehicle race.
Ambulance vs Firetruck vs Crown Vic
We all understand that you need to this....
But the money will go towards better content and better things for the future
When you posted about the bleachers i straight up said you were gonna sell her the markets ridiculous , smart move brother gonna pay off so much ✊💯
“Don’t be sad that it’s over, smile because it happened”
Have you been looking at the motivational quotes again?:-)
Where’s that quote from?
Yeap 👍
@@notorioussneaky678 look up motivational refrigerator magnets and I'm sure you will find it. I have seen it all over.
well said @Riley A. aswell its funny to see people complain while it aint even theres you know, be happy a cool guy uploads and records this stuff, couse he didnt have to, and to be honest, im Happy he got rid of that ugly slow C8, i rather get back to the classic Corvette's, i dont like the newer versions, the front looks so small and flat, while the back looks like a fat big ass lifted up... i dont see the beuty in this C8 version but that is just my opinion. i like the Firetruck & Ruby way more!!!.
Good decision you don't need this fancy blue thing, we all rather see some chopped up 1000+ horsepower beaters anyway!
Now just make a sign for the bleachers dedicating them to Berry.
The Berry Bleachers 😁
@@gagacrazy10 Paint/stain the bleachers 2020 c8 blue.
@@gagacrazy10 Yes!
@@edpoell2876 He did say they were wood. You could definitely paint them that blue. The color is light enough for Florida sunshine. Great idea Ed.
Doug Montgomery I wouldn’t paint them. Stain them and then add some kind of sealer, like Thompson’s and such.
Paints a pita and once it starts to peel your looking at a LOT of work to sand and repaint.
Next episode: "We put twin turbos on the fire truck!"
turbo charge the pumps too
He won’t tho
Its a diesel engine so it already has a turbo... probably twin turbos actually..
Just needs a tune
@@MichaelD-fn5lv, obviously they aren't big enough if it does have them. Needs more turbo!
IMO it’s a smart business call to put the money in the track profits from an operational track will be huge for y’all and the fact that you respect the corvette enough to not want to destroy what will be an iconic first launch of the c8 says a lot to me about the kind of person and character you possess. Keep up the great content Cleater!
Great color on that thing!
Cleetur done sold the c8 with a reason
Yeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuup
Cleetus McFarland Yeeeeeeeeeeeereuuuuuuuuuuuuuip
A good reason indeed. Fixing up the freedom factory for future events.
If the dems win in November he will never be allow to fill those bleachers anyway
Cleetas no need no c10 he got already got what everything he need already and just keep that going
Cleetus: 1000hp would do it for me
Me: *driving around in my 148hp mazda*
Me in my 131hp Corolla
148? Excessive. My tired NA Miata makes about 80 at the wheels
I daily a 360hp van, that feels as fast as an 80hp Miata lol
Me with my Sentra with 75 HP
@@Dang_Jim What van has 360hp?
Cleeter In a Firetruck
Cops: There goes that rascal Cleeter again....
Hey there he goes again in unregistered and uninsured vehicle; whoo whee ticket time
I have never hit the like button so fast on a Cleetus Video. The man is making a smart decision here.
I’m stoked on the progress on the factory over the C8 on honestly.
Also I’m an even Coke/MTN Dew split kinda guy.
Dr pepper and root beer is all you need brother
Clint Borasio cold glass bottle of root beer is all you need brother.
Dr.Pepper / Mtn Dew split kinda guy here
Mtn Dew/Coke here too.
Other UA-cam’s: Look, I got a fire extinguisher in my car!!
Cleetus: So I forgot I bought a fire truck....
I love this dude!
As far as not being able to see the traffic lights Cleet, you need a Light in Sight!
I don't sell them, I've been using two of them for over 15 years
It's a little tiny clingy fresnel lense that sits at the top of the windshield, in view of your normal comfortable seating position... and it allows you to see the light without needing to crane your neck one bit!! Go buy a pack of them Cleet
I'm Cleetus' height and I need to duck sometimes to see the light in my Forester. Can't imagine how a C8 would be 😅
Why not just stop behind the white line like traffic rules tell you to? Then you'd be far back enough to see the light. One isn't supposed to stop with their back wheels in front of the crosswalk lane, you know. If you didn't know, please re-read your driving handbook for all the rules of the road, as well as what each type of road sign means (I am assuming you will need that, based on your previous driving history).
@Last Name First that's what Im talking about but prism can reflect sun into your eye dangerously whereas fresnel doesn't. I am sure prism was a fucking breakthru at the time tho
@@vincedibona4687 you are a short man. Hahaha
Cleetus, money should have been spent on Leroy and ruby anyway, seeing as those two cars have given you guys all you have today, which you deserve! But none of us want to see off the shelf cars! We love you guys for taking stock cars and achieving the impossible 😊
"Sold for $112,000."
Some people have more money than they have sense.
More noise than anything...lol
112k for a vehicle that traps 117....what a waste
It's not stupid if you net over 250k a year and everything you own is paid for.
If you make less than that then yes, it's not a smart idea to drop that much on a turd
that's $30,000 in additional freedom from ol' Cleet owning it.
@@johncuervo3019 It's not smart to drop that much money on a turd regardless of how much money you make.
That's where the idiom "a fool and there money will soon be parted" comes from.
Violence Speed and momentum that's what this truck is all about!
Love the Dr. Disrespect quote
The next car....will be a fast one....
The next donut....360....minimum!
Next Dahm video: "I bought another C8".
yeah man; it won’t be long...or as long as his reasoning dialogue about why he got another one will be. then again, they may come up with a Twin-Turbo Caterpillar Engine-Powered Volkswagen Rabbit that runs on McDonalds grease. These FL Men keep us on our toes & don’t discriminate, when it comes to Dude Toys.
If you been here long enough you know will not see this
No need to swear!
CLEATUS I WATCH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING PEOPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN AND WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS PRETTY MUCH CHANGED MY LIFE!! I recently have been through a lot in my life and ended up getting (hit) by a deer totaling my car and my insurance wouldnt cover it but i looked on the bright side and i bought the car back from the insurance company and fixed it myself and not its back on the road and with the left over money i purchased my dream car a pontiac fiero in mint condition now im turning the car that got hit by (bambi) into a track car and watching you pfi speed and boosted bois have really giving me the boost and ambition i needed to keep moving forward i am an officer and ive been working during this entire pandemic and im always looking forward to seeing your guys new videos thank you so much for everything you do one day i hope to come back to florida see the freedom factory and go to a cleatus and cars keep up everything you do!!!!
Alec: does it have a hand brake?
Cleetus: uh no, but it's got air brakes. *PTSHH*
Even better.
I was sad to hear it was being sold, 30k profit... Sadness gone.
anybody else see that lizard crawl into the truck window? 6:53
Lol good eye
I did now
Probably an unpopular opinion but I prefer almost everything about the C7 to the C8 anyway
True, but I do love the excellent balance and traction of the c8. Definitely agree with him selling it. I would love to see him with a c8 z06 or zr1. A twin turbo flat plane would be awesome.
I might say the same today... in 2 years tho? The c8's will be monsters.
C6 z06 would be my ultimate choice.
Very unpopular
Kr Dz same. That’s been my dream car for a while.
I AM SO GLAD A UA-camR IN THE CAR SCENE SAID IT! THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT MODDING THAT CAR FOR POWER IS BASICALLY A BAD DECISION BASED ON THE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS!
This way, everyone that goes to a public event at the Freedom Factory, automatically has sat on ol cleets C8! Good decision brother 👏 👌 x
I cant wait till they open... im 2 hours away... its gonna be crazy mad when we fill up the Freedom Factory.. Hell yea
@@x...CrankyOldMan...x I think we fans will quite literally come from around the world to sit in the freedom factory.
I'm coming from Oz.
@@TheHungrySlug Im from Denmark and i even wanna go there
@@sebastiantoft5694 Cleeter will have his mind blown when all of us show up! Funny thing is as an Australian, I'll fit right in in Florida.
It'll be one heck of a blast.
@@TheHungrySlug Its a 24 hour drive for me to get to florida but looking at flight costs I could pay as little as $97 for a round trip ticket. I will definitely visit the Freedom Factory some day, and hopefully many times.
See's title: he's doing it for the track.
Watches video: Yep, it sucks but it's the smart choice.
It's cute that he thinks the government will ever allow him to fill those bleachers again
Something Funny this
@@SomethingFunny454 What makes you say that?
Freddy Hidding After the election no news outlet is gonna report on it. Its a political ploy right now.
@Alpha Wërks I doubt it. Trump will win on election day then the dems will throw a fit kicking, screaming and dragging their feet until every last fake/mail in ballot is counted. This will take months.
What did we learn: a crown Vic is about as fast as a c8 around the freedom factory.
Nah he wasn't pushing it
Oh yeah I never thought of that! But it is true that a car is only as fast as the person who drives it.
Cleetus: buys a brand new sought after supercar
Cleetus soon after: "I can't see stop lights"
Cleetus: YEET
In all honesty. The C8 is a car that doesn’t interest me and I’ve never watched anything about it. So selling the car for that much money is a no brainer in my book.
ABetterLife.Inc selling any car for 30k over what you paid is a no brainer
Shelby Brunhoeber. I understand why GM went mid engine but it just isn’t the same car anymore.
"Eventually you'll be able to take these to 1000hp, that'll do it for me"
Me, with my 100hp Honda Civic: "A thousand will do it for you?!"
Man, your civic needs some PFI speed love. A little turbo and get those 350hp.
only 100 HP, how pathetic. My Elantra has 137 HP ! It is a 2007 which has the highest power/weight ration of them all. It is definitely funner to go fast in a slow car than slow in a fast one. I have owned fast cars in the past but the ole Elantra has all the comforts of home.
I’m not even the owner of my car which has less than 70hp
My jetta tdi barely has 150... and its the most fun ive ever had in a car.
Love my civic, its gets 34 mpg!
Potential buyer: Hey honey, I found the perfect C8 only a month old, l mean what could of happened in a month right?
Rob could’ve or could have
Being pre-owned by Cleetus has to be worth something. Maybe not on the warranty but on notoriety.
11.3 Seconds at 117 MPH in the 1/4 mile is on par with a 1963 Fuel Injected Corvette!!! 57 years have passed. Where is the improvement in performance?
@@jamesburns2232 I've got to wonder where you get your information! Typical internet BS.
A simple Google search *"1/4 mile time of the 1963 Fuel Injected Corvette"* turns up 1/4 mile times no better than 14.1 seconds, with the mid-14s being closer to the average, ie. 14.4 @103 MPH. Road & Track got only 14.9 on a pre-production model.
It’s a track car not a drag car. Compare track times and you’ll get your answer.
"I'd rather drive my C7 thats up over 1000 hp." Cleeter has some bad ass toys. 700 hp would make me giggle uncontrollably but cleetus is like its just not enough lol. This guy is mental and I love it.
Right?! I’m still shooting for 1,000hp COMBINED between all my cars and he’s not satisfied with an average under 1,000
Man, people are nuts to pay way over sticker to just get a car. This is just a regular C8. Gonna be more next year...
Why is it nuts? Supply and demand, maybe the purchaser will sell it for a profit too.
It's a perfect storm. Crazy hype, 45 day strike, 3 month factory closure. Limited availability. It's the hottest car on the market.
What I’m sayin lol. Are they sold out or something? How does the price go up sooo much?
@@PeaceManBro as soon as a 2nd shipment of c8s get produced the value will most definitely depreciate.
@@andrewaguilar9961 yeah they are sold out jackass. You order one today it will take 2 years to get it. Do some research before you spout off. Dealers are marking them up $25-$35k if they have one. I'm in Seattle and haven't seen one on the street yet.
The speedo needle is bouncing because the speedo cable is dry and sticking, soon it will break, have James take one end off and spray the inside cable down with Lithium grease before it breaks -
Truck speedo cables are also 15Ft long! it doesn't take much stiction to make 'em bounce!
@@ljacota Its literally plastered on the dash as a 1990 truck smh
@@smokemadbuds991 he says in the video: "it's a 1990 Pierce"...... they very much have a cable driven speedo
That clip of the minivan had me laughing
That minivan is a monster with roll racing
that minivan is as fast as a 720s, blows my mind
That fire truck gets to 60 like the Delorean gets to 88 mph🤣🤣🤣
Smart move! My guy is playing chess while others are playing checkers
good one 🤣
Let the subs help pay for the seats, sell etched seats or something like that for 20-40$, I would hands down buy 3 of them if we could
Parker Bartniki original idea not mine 🤷♂️, just want it to be seen more
I would buy a few aswell that would be awesome way to help the track !
Great idea I'd love to buy one
This is a great idea
It’s a good lesson to teach some of the viewers also, invest in your infrastructure to secure earnings, be patient and grind for the real prize(in this case, the Z06) 👍🏻🤙🏻 hell Yeahh brother!
Free 30 grand and he got to enjoy the car👍🏼
This is what smart business owners do. Love the channel man, Some of the best content on the net today. I love the "Do it for Dale" You guys are knocking it out if the park.
Cleetus made 30k on his c8. Ss717 spent 30k on twin turbos for 700hp and decreased the value of it.
Increased the value of it you mean
@@StrikingHunter nope, worth way more stock.
He's returning it to stock so he already has an entire twin turbo kit to either sell or hold onto.
SS717 is returning his C8 to stock to sell it. So he can still make money on the car itself and then put that turbo kit on the new C8 he is getting
everyone peaced out on them as soon as they heard about the transmission.
In honor of the C8 you need to do the seats of the bleachers in the blue colour of the car
I like that idea! But what's he gonna have to sell to cover that cost?
It's all good. Money is going to be coming in once he gets butts in the stands. I'm not worried.
@@jgreenjeans I'm sure he can afford some blue paint he sold the car for 108,000 the raw materials are only $65,000 he's got something left over I think you'll find
Cleetus: this thing gets down when it’s empty
Cleetus inner thoughts: ohh brother it’s really a turd
Firetruck: I am a turd
Cleetus sacrificing Berry to the stand gods to please the fans, what a man.
Cleetus: alright I have to be sensible, we have a lot of expenses coming up, selling the C8 is the right thing to do for the situation
Also Cleetus: oh boy I'll never sell my fire truck this thing is amazing 😂
Never change man ☺️
“Tires are really expensive too” 😂😂
*Knock knock*
Cleetus: "Who's there??"
Government: "it's Uncle Sam and GM coming to collect off that profit from the C8"
Knock knock, who there? BUSINESS EXPENSES, YOU OWE ME MONEY, UNCLE SAM!
Probably purchased it as a company vehicle under the freedom factory. If he puts all that money back in to the track he won't owe uncle Sam any money.
Hitting that horn so much you're going to lose your air brakes! 😂😂😂