Saving Salvage: How to Become a YouTube Car Rebuilder in 2025

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  • @bensmith7956
    @bensmith7956 16 днів тому +80

    Deans channel is amazing. Because its not filled with 100k plus super cars its far more relatable to most viewers, and when he does do a porsche, or lambo, youre already hooked watching him explain how stuffs done.

    • @mehere3013
      @mehere3013 13 днів тому +1

      lol every car he does , joe pu loc can't afford

    • @DS246416
      @DS246416 13 днів тому +1

      100% agree!

    • @gartgreenside3657
      @gartgreenside3657 4 дні тому +1

      Watching supercar and hypercar content is good, but the best content is more relateable.
      But not only that, if I had the time and money to race around tracks as fast as possible then I'd be researching the best track cars, not the best supercars. And I may well start with a Caterham 7 for £10k or £15k.
      And if I want fun on the road I honestly believe my last car (2L manual which you can drive foot to the floor all the time!) or my current car (£4k / 3L of 18 year old Z4) is as fun as something longer, wider and far to powerful to drive hard on the road.

    • @fatherandsonsferrarirescue
      @fatherandsonsferrarirescue 3 дні тому

      Very entertaining 100percent The gents from England put out amazing videos.
      I’m hoping my son and I can put some
      Canadian content out there. Of course having snow takes away chances for seeing the Ferrari on the road. Keep it going folks.

  • @jacklifeonwheels
    @jacklifeonwheels 16 днів тому +54

    Dean and salvage rebuilds uk are best on UA-cam.

    • @jackeaton4084
      @jackeaton4084 16 днів тому +6

      Along with Matt and Chris slix . 👍 All brilliant and all different in there own ways.

  • @JohnHonda101
    @JohnHonda101 16 днів тому +38

    I like this guy, he's one of the best amongst the UK's UA-camrs.

  • @carllamb6711
    @carllamb6711 9 днів тому +3

    Dean is one of the nice guys I think he’s one of the best on UA-cam and how he makes his videos keeps you interested without being boring and dragging out too long. He just does it right thanks Dean😊😊😊

  • @marcst220liverpool
    @marcst220liverpool 16 днів тому +19

    Dean is spot, I love his channel and I've been watching from the start, the channel has evolved a lot in every way, even Dean you could tell he wasn't comfortable on camera but the was something about him that kept me watching and I think it's his honesty and he always seemed genuine. Well done Dean keep going fella.

  • @mrtidy
    @mrtidy 17 днів тому +21

    Ahh Dean, what a great guy, brilliant channel, and very humble. Been watching since the beginning

  • @johnhutchinson635
    @johnhutchinson635 16 днів тому +13

    Whilst I’ve watched Matt’s channel since the start and now Chris’s channel, I still prefer Deans channel and his content as others have said it’s more relatable. Dare I say it if he posts a video at the same time as the others Deans will always be my first view

  • @utilityroomracing
    @utilityroomracing 10 днів тому +2

    Met Dean years ago when he was rebuilding the RS3 8P as I sold him a Miltek exhaust and some other bits off my own RS3 8P that I was putting back to stock. Knew then he'd succeed as he was a genuinely nice guy. One of the best channels on UA-cam as it's informative, detailed and humble.

  • @liamegan4303
    @liamegan4303 16 днів тому +7

    Hello from Ireland, Dean is a true bloody Legend, and he does everything on his OWN. Picking up a Camera is the best thing Dean, could ever do. Thanks Dean. 🙏🙏👌👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @GeorgeMurrayMuirhead
    @GeorgeMurrayMuirhead 12 днів тому +3

    Dean is such a nice fella I always watch his channel, good to see him on here

  • @Project9Automotive
    @Project9Automotive 16 днів тому +11

    Glad you finally got Dean on, such a humble guy! Inspired me to start my own channel last year

  • @stephenbarr6558
    @stephenbarr6558 12 днів тому +2

    Deans channel is a hit, and his compete for cars promotions.. he’s raffled of some cars , you can only dream of having.. only downside and it’s probably UA-cams issue. Is the episode headlines .. ‘ this engine is my worst nightmare’ etc etc. even this channel!! I got scammed by Copart‘ even though they didnt.. we don’t need click bait.

  • @kevinwhittaker1307
    @kevinwhittaker1307 10 днів тому

    Dean deserves so much respect and recognition for the rebuilds that he does. Some of his projects are really special and very inspiring. He comes across as such a good guy 👍

  • @Kw1zard
    @Kw1zard 16 днів тому +6

    One of the best and most genuine car youtubers

  • @steveford3289
    @steveford3289 13 днів тому +2

    One of the best car channels on YT

  • @DaveJenkins82
    @DaveJenkins82 16 днів тому +7

    Dean and the Wimpy Bros the only channels that would talk to me and give me advice when I started my channel. 🙌

  • @hollydelihgt
    @hollydelihgt 16 днів тому +1

    love the shoutout to salvage rebuilds,they are not youtube specific...just filming their job

  • @MistaCutUp
    @MistaCutUp 12 днів тому +2

    Dean / Saving Salvage is such a great guy and his builds & content is so relatable. Dean was one of the first people to message me back on Instagram and gave me the confidence to pick up a camera myself and to give UA-cam & project car builds a go.
    Great podcast again Ben and thank you Dean for the nudge I needed to start.

  • @Felixmfox
    @Felixmfox 16 днів тому +2

    I’ve been watching Dean for years now. Great guy. In my opinion he’s the best of the UA-cam car lads. For me it’s because he actually knows cars. I don’t mean this disrespectfully to the other UA-camrs. They’re good but Dean is knowledgeable and that’s proper for me.

  • @Benbuildssalvage095
    @Benbuildssalvage095 12 днів тому +1

    Very humble guy I've been following dean for a few years now and it's given me the confidence to create my own channel/journey . Cheers

  • @PKDionysus
    @PKDionysus 11 днів тому

    The S3 was the car that made me subscribe. I was interested in one at the time, and he uploaded the first S3 video the day I was going through listings. Can't believe it's been almost 6 years.

  • @djnially
    @djnially 15 днів тому +2

    Dean is a legend. I love his work & content

  • @neiljemmerson8826
    @neiljemmerson8826 16 днів тому +1

    Dean seems like a top lad, his channel is different to likes of Matt and Chris, saving salvage and and salvage rebuilds are more like the old wheeler dealer videos, definitely deserves more subs, this will definitely help

  • @MeyerFerreira-b5o
    @MeyerFerreira-b5o 16 днів тому +1

    I've been following Dean from almost the start of his UA-cam day's.What a guy!!!

  • @peterrogers4282
    @peterrogers4282 13 днів тому +1

    deans well schooled noes his stuff not scared to take a chalenge good look to him

  • @steveegginton535
    @steveegginton535 16 днів тому

    Been watching Saving Salvage since the first lockdown and still enjoy it. Dean has great skill and knowledge of the car repair business. He comes across as very patient but with bags of determination and has sorted some pretty challenging projects over the years but remains very modest about his achievements. A great channel to watch - hope it continues to grow.

  • @brianharriss4366
    @brianharriss4366 15 днів тому +2

    Deans channel is superb, love Ben's podcasts. It would be amazing to see Chris and Rob from Salvage Rebuilds on here. that would be an amazing podcast.

    • @grahamricketts-bq1ft
      @grahamricketts-bq1ft 14 днів тому +1

      Probably won’t happen, Ben wouldn’t get a word in 😂😂😂

  • @rjnation5042
    @rjnation5042 11 днів тому

    U Tube car rebuilding & other car content got me through covid, Dean's channel is brilliant, Rj in Oz

  • @cdodsworth
    @cdodsworth 16 днів тому +2

    finally you got dean on. We spoke at the autoalex xmas meet and we mentioned him so it s great to see him finally on. Quality

  • @SLACKER-ATTACKER
    @SLACKER-ATTACKER 11 днів тому +1

    Another belter Mr Fowler! What a great all round top guy!

  • @stevencrabbe3998
    @stevencrabbe3998 16 днів тому +2

    Lovely guy. Always a pleasure to watch him. The gent of the salvage space.

  • @marcst220liverpool
    @marcst220liverpool 16 днів тому +6

    You need to get Sreten from M539 Restorations, this would be a great interview.

  • @DaveJones85
    @DaveJones85 9 днів тому

    Only discovered Dean in the last year, and as many said already, feels much more relatable, but also I don't know why but he just draws you in. I even quite like the raw time lapse without the music over lays. Really enjoy it, good work!
    One thing though I'm noticing is, despite the premise no one ever really talks about the UA-cam financials. Like how much of a build does a video cover if it does well? And is that just through ads revenue or sponsorship topped up?
    This is I think what we'd love to hear, but a few times your podcast titles have drawn you into thinking you might genuinely hear a bit more about it, but nope, still always left guessing.
    For me it's not about do they earn loads etc, it's like does a video cover a fraction of a build etc? The basics really. Think that's what anyone starting out would really want to know, the real story of it. What numbers you need to be realistically pulling in to get near a sustainable channel etc?

  • @tomt6020
    @tomt6020 16 днів тому

    My key point for UA-cam is that I’ll obviously look for certain content ie car building, but the main thing is you’ve got to relate to and like the person you’re watching regardless of the topic

  • @whatsdavedone104
    @whatsdavedone104 16 днів тому +12

    Found Dean's channel before Mat and the others....i don't like people comparing Dean to Mat, they are different channels. It's like comparing BBC news to Channel 4 news, they cover different stories in different ways.
    Dean's channel is strong....Mat was just about timing with Covid, if Covid had not have happened Mat wouldn't be where he is now 🤷‍♂️

    • @benhitchens15
      @benhitchens15 16 днів тому

      🤦

    • @sonnyjim1976
      @sonnyjim1976 16 днів тому +5

      Same found Dean and was hooked way before I found mats channel ......... I prefer deans channel to be honest .......👍🏽

    • @johnmcgerty9320
      @johnmcgerty9320 9 днів тому

      Exactly, convid & folk sat around on furlough watching YT, Deans well better mechanic

  • @bluesky4733
    @bluesky4733 15 днів тому +1

    Deans top of the tree and most of his cars he raffles off so we can dream of owning them

  • @RaziAvel
    @RaziAvel 16 днів тому

    I am not a car guy at all, for me they are just a way to get from a to b but I’ve been a subscriber of Dean’s channel for 3 years now! He’s such a genuinely great guy and I wish him all the best for the future

  • @neilhaddifon3225
    @neilhaddifon3225 16 днів тому

    What a nice humble man Dean is, one of my favourite youtubers

  • @jonathan9380
    @jonathan9380 15 днів тому +1

    I love Dean's channel, a knowledgeable, honest guy and great presenter. Just wish Ben had let him speak a bit more instead of trying to tell all his own stories. First rule of interviewing - let them be the main subject and let them talk!

  • @craigjob6932
    @craigjob6932 16 днів тому +2

    Dean has one of the best channels on UA-cam I hope his channel sky rockets

  • @M3ow_pawzz
    @M3ow_pawzz 15 днів тому

    Dean and Mat Armstrong are THE best automotive content creators on UA-cam... Dean is still a very humble person. He has not let any of this fo to his head, and that's why he is doing so well 👍

  • @dmdays2390
    @dmdays2390 15 днів тому

    What impressed me the most from all the car chat knowledge was finding out Dean still plays football. What I would give to kick a ball about with a few mates legend 👏 and to be fair Saving Salvage channel was a first to feature a full VW/AUDI engine tear down and rebuild to my knowledge great content and social feedback 👌

  • @SIartibartf4st
    @SIartibartf4st 16 днів тому +3

    Dean, Ben, I totally agree with you about the M cars. My mates mum had a 1980s 3 series and his dad had a new 2010 M3 and you could sit in both of them and look at the dashboard and clocks and although there was a quarter of a century between them they looked very similar and ever since then I can't get in a BMW and not notice that. Audis are far more superior in looks and build quality...

  • @deanharriss2029
    @deanharriss2029 16 днів тому +2

    Dean is the man.

  • @nisarahmed5129
    @nisarahmed5129 16 днів тому +1

    Dean is a legend!!

  • @cubwolf
    @cubwolf 16 днів тому

    Not interested in fixing cars but love watching Dean Mat and Chris Slix and Salvage Rebuilds. All really interesting in there own ways

  • @OHMMoto
    @OHMMoto 15 днів тому

    I love dean. Followed from the beginning. For failed or difficult builds wasn’t their that flood damaged RS4 where the engine was in and out 3 or 4 time.

  • @deanbrookes165
    @deanbrookes165 15 днів тому

    Dean is amazing youtuber love his content specially looking forward to the Skoda vrs with Audi rs3 engine fitted. He deserves over a million or so subs and suprised he hasn’t

  • @dazking3831
    @dazking3831 16 днів тому +1

    Looking forward to this one Dean seams like a top chap and very talented

  • @mark120964
    @mark120964 16 днів тому +1

    Dean has a great channel. Enjoy his content.
    Be great to see Ben from tasty classics on here

  • @craig7624
    @craig7624 15 днів тому

    Deans channel is great- seems like a really good guy

  • @DannyBrown375
    @DannyBrown375 16 днів тому +1

    Good to hear your story it sounds very similar to how I feel, it’s inspired me to just give it a go I have built loads off camera maybe it’s time to film it cheers

  • @jlaurence80
    @jlaurence80 17 днів тому

    Long time follower of yourself and saving salvage. Love you both

  • @JohnHonda101
    @JohnHonda101 16 днів тому

    Just checked what the first video of Deans I watched and it was "I bought a CHEAP, ABANDONED Audi S3 8L! What's the catch?" So, Five years I've been watching. I very rarely comment but I do like every video I watch.

  • @despaterson8918
    @despaterson8918 17 днів тому +2

    Great guy to watch, would love to see you do a restromod on an early 90s Audi coupe or a mk1 or 2 golf.

  • @mr_fatman_7656
    @mr_fatman_7656 15 днів тому

    Dean is a top bloke, great content

  • @chargeheadsuk
    @chargeheadsuk 16 днів тому

    Deans a great guy, great to see him on here! 💯 Still waiting for the TVR build 😉

  • @simonnoble2345
    @simonnoble2345 16 днів тому +3

    I like them both, but Deans channel is about the cars, Matts channel is about Matt.

  • @tombailey050989
    @tombailey050989 16 днів тому +2

    Great pod 🎉

  • @dewaltdisney-zr9sp
    @dewaltdisney-zr9sp 15 днів тому

    Very interesting video, Dean's such a nice chap.

  • @christaplin2557
    @christaplin2557 16 днів тому +1

    Where has the time gone. I found Saving Salvage channel at (I think) ep 3 of the RS3 build which only seems like a couple of years ago.

  • @colin_297
    @colin_297 День тому

    Dean always bangs out too comtent. Well done

  • @bluesky4733
    @bluesky4733 7 днів тому

    Be great to see a few of the UA-camrs like Dean Chris Matt etc do a uk road trip . Be great viewing

  • @Ailove69
    @Ailove69 15 днів тому +1

    Great UA-camr / human. Looks tired. Hope he is doing ok mentally 🙏

  • @PompeyMatt17
    @PompeyMatt17 16 днів тому

    I remember Dean's very first video purely because he looked like a mate of mine..😂.. followed him since.. I'm actually going off Mat because it's no longer relatable content..I'm watching more and more driveway rebuilds like Cash Machine Cars and Todd Gibbs. Dean's still keeping it real. I'm rebuilding my Z3 but there's no point filming it as there's no cars to follow! 😂. Really like the Road To Success channel, keep it up Ben...

  • @sampaddyprojectz
    @sampaddyprojectz 16 днів тому

    28:16 I saw you both there! I blew up my Civic build that day 🤣 K24 swapping it now see you at the next one 🫡 proper good watch this 🏎️💥

  • @petersutherland2075
    @petersutherland2075 16 днів тому +1

    Great content GREAT guest. I have noticed thou that all the car repair channels I sub to ALL have to call Ricky at REPTUNED to get them out of the shite....HE is the actual GOAT

  • @rusty_cee
    @rusty_cee 16 днів тому

    dean makes SS 100% clean and to the point, even if getting EV batteries to charge is a pain in the 'arris.... dean help me fix my TT please!

  • @andym1908
    @andym1908 16 днів тому

    Brilliant 👏 👍

  • @f35500
    @f35500 12 днів тому

    Great vid
    Agree not a big m car fan
    Had quite a few regular bmw
    But the interiors are not anything special for the money
    M2 comp is prob the only exception

  • @stevewilliams1122
    @stevewilliams1122 16 днів тому +3

    As long as he doesn’t have car vertical written all over his channel I will always watch

    • @N8Mate
      @N8Mate 16 днів тому

      Did you know you could check the history of any car in the UK or US, they might have been crashed or clocked so you could save the hassle.
      If you read this far it's not car vertical that's the problem 😅

  • @rpwhite05
    @rpwhite05 16 днів тому

    Great channel keep it up you’re doing a great job, now pick my fekin numbers on the next draw 😆

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel 16 днів тому

    Deans got to point he doesn't ever finish any projects

  • @qwebb911
    @qwebb911 14 днів тому

    When interview Jimmer?

  • @Takedown717
    @Takedown717 14 днів тому

    100% RS3 BMW does nowt for me.
    I prefer the MK3 over MK2 but latest MK4 not on it

  • @Basje-rt2cd
    @Basje-rt2cd 16 днів тому

    I remember the first video's. They were awkward 😂

  • @mehere3013
    @mehere3013 13 днів тому

    who is Dean.

  • @mictaylor9531
    @mictaylor9531 16 днів тому

    Deans great but his channel is very VAG heavy and it does get repetitive.

  • @SanyammGandhi
    @SanyammGandhi 16 днів тому

    Hurrican?💀

  • @NobleDistortion
    @NobleDistortion 16 днів тому +2

    Love deans Channel, but the whole raffle thing taking over these kinds of channels ruins it for me, I'm aware they have to make a profit etc but I don't know why, but it takes something away from the whole journey for me..

  • @Davem19835
    @Davem19835 17 днів тому

    Yay first view

  • @TheSzefer
    @TheSzefer 10 днів тому

    So your click bate title wasn’t true then?

  • @nikolaszikakis1046
    @nikolaszikakis1046 15 днів тому

    Mat is a better entertainer but its been a while that i feel that he lost that relatability with all those supercar rebuilds/content. Mat is all about pouring a ton of ridiculous amount of money on parts/cars/rebuilds
    Dean is a much more humble guy, maybe not that good of entertainer but his content is much more relatable thus i prefer his content

  • @stevey-xw4gz
    @stevey-xw4gz 15 днів тому +1

    Great guest and channel. Dreadful interviewer.... Prefers to talk than listen particularly an issue when so dull

  • @paulwenbourne2655
    @paulwenbourne2655 14 днів тому

    Never seen a channel where an interviewer is incessant on talking about themselves. I want to hear the guests life story not this guy

  • @stewarthowe7185
    @stewarthowe7185 14 днів тому

    Turned it off far to much of the other guy wanted more of dean

  • @Ian-ev5tg
    @Ian-ev5tg 16 днів тому +1

    For an interview, there was 80 of split of the ginger talking bollox and not letting the subject of the interview talk. It’s all stories about him and his inherited money

  • @DaleSteel
    @DaleSteel 16 днів тому

    Deans a nice bloke but wish he wouldn't do the car gambling he offers. It's just getting nieve stupid people into gambling without them even realising. I think its immoral and greedy. He's making enough from YT he's greed pushing him to want even more and In doing so he's promoting and opening his subscribers up to gambling.

  • @taylorstewartst
    @taylorstewartst 16 днів тому

    He is a genuine honest and humble guy, but has not got one funny Bone in he’s body 🤣😂

  • @chrisaris8756
    @chrisaris8756 16 днів тому

    You are not alone. I just dislike all BMWs until you get to the 7 series. They are overrated, uncomfortable, ugly and are generally driven by complete idiots

    • @scitec6166
      @scitec6166 16 днів тому

      He's right about the bmw Interiors, the dials colour been horrible for years

  • @TonysTechAndCars
    @TonysTechAndCars 16 днів тому

    Nope I hate M cars too. Boring and just sounds bad. Interior is boring also