Paul was one of the main reasons why I bought a Mitsubishi Evo. I had just turned 20 at the time of his passing, I remember pulling up to pick up my buddy at his house and when he got in the car he told me that Paul had just died. We were just heading out to a club and I didn’t believe him then when I found out we didn’t end up going to the club and stead just went home. I didn’t go to into my lectures for a week. It was painful
thank you for saying there is no proof of Paul ever saying that damn quote almost everyone in the car scene put that damn quote on their car. it’s stupid.
A good wakeup call. Any car is lethal if it is not treated with respect. I'm sad to hear Paul did suffer in his final moments. Paul and Ken Blocks untimely passings in vehicles has been heartwrenching and a grim reminder of the risks.
Man it was Rogers fault, from the moment i heard about it i thought he should’ve known better, ignoring all other factors, old tires alone are a death sentence.
Totally agree. Right after the crash before it was discovered they passed someone familiar with Roger said on Facebook it was him driving like a jackass. Then the comment was removed after it declared they passed.
@@sadspud5499 Certainly all of us can be guilty of it but if you have kids you would never drive crazy with your kids in the car. That’s just plain reckless endangerment. The same restraint should have been taken by Roger with a world famous celebrity in the car.
11:00 I can see the pain in your eyes... I lost someone special in a vehicle accident too and there are times I feel that the world is ending... Stay strong Craig and thank you for the video. Paul was someone I really looked up to 😢
You finally told the complete truth. I have been saying this for years!! That car should not have been driven in that manner on a public road. I do not blame the car. I am about your same age and we grew up with cars without ABS, no traction control, no stability control, no rev limiters, no driver's aides whatsoever. It all came down to your ability to control the car. And, like you, sometimes I went past my own driving abilities. I once, at 19, spun my 1983 5.0 5 speed Mustang GT across 3 lanes, 2 of which were into opposing traffic. I once accidentally drifted my 1987 Ducati Paso 750 on a curve with low traction and almost high sided. In both cases, I never blamed my car nor my motorcycle....I blamed myself. And I blame Roger Rodas.. not Porsche. If the Porsche has been driven at the speed limit, they would both still be alive.
Oh, Hell.... he didn't die on impact? I had never looked into it and had always hoped he had. That's just double the heartbreak. Not only did he die, but he was likely in unimaginable pain until he passed. That's just... horrible.
RIP Paul Walker. As much as people want to blame the car, the car is just an object. Just like a firearm, knife, axe, it’s harmless and doesn’t do anything until there is a user. Anything is dangerous without training or be safe with the object.
Perhaps but a car like that should never have been allowed on the roads. The fact it terrified Walter Rohl the man who won at group B rallying, in the notoriously unstable lancia 037. Should tell anyone that car was far too dangerous for street legal use. And we lost Paul walker partly because of Porsches failure to make the right call.
It's absolute bullshit that Porsche is supposedly somehow at fault for an accident where somebody was doing double the speed limit and ignoring multiple factors like the tires...
As a fan of the franchise here in Brazil, I was shocked when I heard the news of his death. I remember it like it was yesterday... I woke up early on Sunday (December 1st), turned on my computer and two minutes later, my father came into my room and said to turn on the TV because an actor from The Fast and the Furious had passed away. When he told me, I didn't think it was Paul, but when I turned on the TV and saw the news, I burst into tears. I was very sad the rest of the day 😢
I believe it absolutely was Porsche's fault they have rear suspension failure which is very common on that model watch DDE video it happened to their Carrera
It’s obvious to all that view this video that talking about Paul’s death was quite emotional for you. Thank you for talking about this painful, but important, topic. You accurately placed blame on the person who was in control of the car.
It's sad to this day but i think Vin Diesel throughout the course of the years used his death as almost promotion material for the F&F movies, I almost couldn't believe his reactions sometimes
When You realize it's 11 years since he passed it's crazy. Just see how hard it is for Craig to even talk about this whole situation. Every single life is worth living and we should appreciate people that is close to us more... Rest in Peace Paul
Honestly you cant blame Porsche. They made it clear the car was dangerous, and the car had a name for being dangerous. Its 100% on that driver, I didnt know who he was but knowing he was a race car driver drove like that is unreal... Negligent is the nicest way to put it.
Anyone blaming the car for the accident that claimed these 2 lives is a fool. Just like the fools that blame guns for mass shootings. Porsche shouldn't have paid anything. It's the owner's responsibility to maintain the car to factory specifications. Driving the car to it's limit in an industrial area was the 2nd poor judgement call. Thank you for the video Craig. RIP Paul. What a shame. A handsome, talented, and genuine human being.
Let this be a lesson for all of us, take good care of our cars. Tires, brake pads, brake fluid, make sure those parts replace on time. Don’t go cheap on those, at least get decent or factory OEM parts instead of knockoffs. Wanna go fast? Go to local racetrack.
The car itself was also dangerous, Walter Rohl isn't just some test driver. He's the man who won a group B rallying championship in the notoriously dangerous Lancia 037. Group B rally drivers were insane, so for him to speak that badly of the car, definitely suggests it needed refining before sale. I used to think Porsche held no blame, but when Walter Rohl and other test drivers are saying it's dangerous. You do have to reconsider and think Porsche did the right thing on paying out that money.
Paul Walker was one of only 3 celebrities that I cried over when they died and right up there next to Tupac when I heard the news about Paul I absolutely lost it and was inconsolable for days and I know how corny that sounds but the man was the reason I chose cars over any other hobby in my life and was a huge piece of the person I am today. Thank you for this update video but it still kills me to think about the fact that he had no choice in his death other than being a trusting man who got in the passenger seat of a friends car.
EVERYBODY LOST... That is so true in a situation like this. My old boss said something similar to me a long time ago. He said, "In case of a tie, you still lose." We were discussing accidents and how bad getting into to a vehicle accident would be when driving around airplanes. It rings true in alot of aspects of life.
Honestly you can't fully blame Porsche for the crash since Rodas had overdue tires and he was speeding, tbh it's mostly Rodas fault for the cause of his own death and Walker, rest in peace to both.
Paul Walker was special ,he wasn’t just some actor he was a great actor and had passion but he also had another passion which was being a car enthusiast like so many of us and he really knew how to drive like on a track, he will always be missed and fast and the furious will always be that movie in history that’s remembered of a better time when we all had fun with our tuner cars👍🏻 RIP Paul 🙏😞
Losing Paul was like losing part of my childhood, it still feels that way. He is the only Celebrity who has passed that made me cry, it was the saddest day of the 2000's for me. RIP Paul
No, its not Porsche's fault. its like saying i bought a gun, guy broke in to my home, took it and shot me, so now im suing the company that made the gun.... Clarkson drove the car on Top Gear and very clearly said, its a great driving car, but if you make a mistake - it will bite your head off.
CGT is not "lethal" is a RACE CAR. Porsche RECALLED the OG Michelin PS4 dual compound because they were faulted that's why Walter Rohrl and Clarckson said that... The same Michelins PS4 that the RED CGT was USING...They were SPEEDING at almost 100MPH on a 40 zone street with 9 years old Recalled MICHELIN PS4 with the traction control TURNED OFF..
Also Craig was wrong. The CGT Was NOT recalled for "suspension issues" Porsche recalled the LOWER BALL JOINTS on just 1/3 of the 2004 models because owner didnt change them as they should. Something that LEXUS (GS/IS) is FAMOUS for breaking in MILLIONS of cars... Now if i should change it in a Lexus imagine in a racecar as a CGT.
@@shawnsanchez7105 Suspension issues is too general and wrong. Porsche literally had to make a recall and pay the rich dumb owners 2 new lower ball joints because they were negligent enough that didnt change them since 2004 in only 400 cars... That is Porsche being Porsche... Did lexus do the same thing on their MILLIONS of cars with LBJ issues? No....
I was blessed enough to meet Paul Walker, most handsome man I’ve ever seen. He was so nice, I thought I was dreaming. Such a kind soul taken WAY too soon.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video, Craig, it is obvious throughout how personally and deeply this affected you, especially towards the end and I give much Respect. Ive been lucky...and thankful... that no one this close to me has passed on the track or street, so I cant imagine the feelings, but it really gives perspective and opens one's eyes to our own silliness we pull on the roads from time to time.
I can definitely feel meadow’s pain TO A DEGREE as almost a year later I lost my dad to a car accident as bad tires were a factor of his crash on the company vehicle. God bless Craig thank you for this and may God be with the walker family as He has been with me.
Craig I appreciate what your doing with the whole car culture and up to dates on the f&f franchise, You covered this perfectly man, Even though it was sad to relive the Paul walker crash i was happy you covered it in your words. Your the man bro keep it up 🤙
I remember that tragic day when I found out what happened to Paul and his friend. I felt like a close relative to me had passed away, that’s how impactful of person he was to everyone. We all miss you Paul! RIP to the buster.🙏🕊️
Correct but if you sell a vehicle to the public that you know people will drive fast, there should be safety systems implemented. This is the reason why sports cars come standard with those systems but also have the ability to turn them completely off leaving it up to the driver.
dont think putting an ad at the start of the video is a good idea, shouldnt be making money off of talking about someones death, especially people that you are so close to.
This is very scary to me, as a racer and an instructor. People know I drive fast, and sometimes, they want to show off their skills when I'm in the car. I'd be lying if I said I haven't done it myself. I can only imagine Roger wanting to show off a bit for Paul. Maybe they were both laughing. But sadly, they are the only two souls who know for sure what happened in that car that day. That news was a heartbreaker, it's the risk we take every time we get in a car. I think about that all the time, it's scary.
Roger Rodas is the ONLY one to blame! This lawsuit against Porsche was only possible in the USA, where you can file a lawsuit against anyone and for anything! Even McDonalds for hot coffee! 🙄
I mean the hot coffee thing was actually pretty fucked up if you look it up. Pretty sure it was well over what even hot coffee should be. Gave her third degree burns if I remember correctly.
@@andydhillon1977there's a difference between hot coffee and coffee that's a few degrees shy of boiling. They had the machine heat way too high. Even after driving for a few minutes it was hot enough to cause 2nd-3rd degree burns. Yeah dumping coffee on yourself is dumb but giving out coffee that's hot enough to seriously burn someone is dumber
@shanetaggart6060 I burn my mouth many times eating pizza. I wait a few minutes to eat it, but it causes severe burns to my mouth. So much so, the skin in my mouth peels the next day. I never once thought about suing. Why? Because pizza is hot and I know the risk. That lady who sued purposely sued for money. Plain and simple.
How do you afford a $500K+ car (yes, I know they are over $1 million dollars now, but in 2013 there were in the $500K range), but too cheap to buy new tires???!?! 9-10 year old tires???? WTH? I wouldn't keep 10 year old tires on a Honda Accord!
You would be surprised how common thing that is with all supercars and hypercars. Owners thing they don't need to buy new tires because cars aren't driven so much.
Rodas was a moron, a finance guy, not a car guy. He knew very little about cars, and he was NOT a pro racing, he paid large sums of money to be able to race.
Just like changing your track car's oil every year even though you only drove 500 miles that year and no track days. Its just things you have to maintain that not every person knows. If Roger was a real pro, he'd know that.
@@nboy7 He was an idiot but Roger was in fact a pro racing driving. AE was he and Paul’s company and racing team. It’s upsetting I know because it infuriates me still to this day but don’t say stupid shit…
Some people who own massive car collections that don’t drive them all regularly forget about maintenance and upkeep. Not hard to figure that out. Is it an excuse? HELL NO! Just saying the reality of some people like Roger…
A tragedy that could have been avoided and a big warning to people that drive reckless... Tough topic, you can hear the emotions in Craig's voice. RIP Paul Walker
This is the most impactful celebrity death of my life I finally had a chance to visit Paul's accident site this past February. It was a solemn moment for me. Like so many others Paul's life off screen was an inspiration to me. Despite his bad acting I enjoyed his movies too He is missed dearly and I wish he never got in that car!
It's like buying a large, powerful chainsaw from Stihl and lopping a leg off and then trying to sue Stihl for selling a a piece of equipment which is dangerous in the wrong hands.
I’m a big fan of yours Craig. That was probably the best video describing the whole matter of what happened, thank you for finally posting a video on this bro.
That fake quote is nasty considering what actually happened that day. No person let alone gear head is smiling whilst there inevitable doom is staring them in the face.
Thank you so much Craig for all the explanation, unfortunately we lost him and it's very sad, and it seemed throughout the video that it wasn't easy for you either because you knew him personally!..well done again and thank you!!
I'm glad we lost him. The world is a safer place for kids without him being around to groom another child. It takes a special kind of asshole to be in their 30s and "dating" a 16 year old.
It's been more than 10 years at this point but I still remember when my mom came into my room and told me the news - it felt like a close relative was gone, Paul was special, he was nice, he was great.
I can't imagine smiling ear to ear and then a millisecond later burning to death. Such a loss for car culture, humanity, whatever you want to call it. God bless all that were affected.
So knowing the conditions being seasoned race driver knowing the characteristics of the car, cold old tires etc…. he still wrecklessly drove the car that way ….? Stupidity absolute stupidity
Damn they still settling things and figuring things out it’s been what 10 years or more I was watching wrestling when news broke couldn’t believe it and where did u get that hoodie it’s too dope I need it
Thank you Craig, watching this, I cried for the first time since it happened. I hope Paul didn't suffer. Thank you for explaining all this, I knew the tires were bad, I wouldn't of guessed gross negligence and irresponsibility. I grew up with Paul Walker in the fast movies and thought they were great at the time. I also loved him in Eight Below and Brick Mansions.
Thank You for making this video. It is hard to watch you try to make it, yet you did it justice. It is a credit to Paul. I appreciate how hard this must have been to make.
I appreciate the closure you made for Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. My obsession and theories were corrected. Few things i didn’t know was, it has rain the day before, the tires was 9 years old!? No abs and no safety features? It was an accident waiting to happen. i wouldn’t take that ride. Porsche took more celebrities than any other car manufacturer. May we all learn our mistakes and others.
When you started getting emotional, that messed me up all over again!!!! I felt that all the way in Gary, Indiana. I was screaming when i got the call. I didn't even know Paul Walker personally, but damn it seemed like we did through his work on screen and the race track. This sucks and I'm mad and emotional all over again!!! Thank you for sharing, Craig. I hope you get closure and healing from this.
I understand why Meadow sued Porsche, there was a lot of different reports on how "dangerous" these cars could be in the wrong hands, and while being caught up in the moment, with the driver already being dead along with Paul, she probably felt the only person to get revenge at for her loss was the maker of the car, and you can bet at the time people probably weren't blatantly saying it was the drivers fault for the crash. However, I would be betting later on she would come to this conclusion that it was not the automakers fault
Respectfully disagree. It's not like Porsche sold the CGT and didn't tell people it didn't have any safety features, they were up front and if you chose to buy it, you accepted the risks. I feel bad for Paul's daughter but no money should have been paid to her from Porsche. The owner CGT might have been liable for driving aggressively on public streets and I could see him having to pay out. There are many accidents each year caused by vehicles that don't have current safety features, should they all be taken off the roads or the manufacturer sued for them not being upgraded to include them? Where does it end? All choices were made by individuals who accepted the risks they took in this situation, sadly, with tragic results.
I share your anger and pain Craig. I'm glad you made this video and everyone can see this was your most difficult video. Thank you for being a professional throughout.
I feel like Paul is a person close to me, a great friend. It's amazing how every time I see a video or news about the accident it makes me feel enormously sad and want to cry.
Craig, first off thank you for everything you do in being an ambassador for the import car culture. Your support and very informative videos and information, are outstanding. On this unfortunate event, I’m with you 100%. In aviation, it is said that a novice pilot’s enemy is inexperience, and an experienced pilot’s enemy is complacency. Complacency, an overconfidence in personal ability, and ego, all led to bad judgement by Rodas. Sadly, took Walker with him. Just very lucky it wasn’t a collision with another vehicle on the road. Insofar as suing Porsche, even the Carrera GT with all its limitations in safety features…..it’s still a car. A high performance car. One whose limitations need to be known and respected. Press it past those limitations, and you are indeed dancing with devil, like you said. The lawsuit against Porsche was wrong. But as another saying goes “it’s not whether you win or lose, but how to place the blame.” No winners in this one, you are 100% correct Craig. Peace be with you brother. Thank you for this informative video.
It's partly on porsche, but Roger shouldn't have been a show off. Craig, I could definitely see some sad emotions there from you. We as fans are so upset. Im sure you like many others that knew Paul personally, would have been absolutely devastated about this whole incident 😢 I'm sure if Paul was still alive he probably would admit that getting in that car with Roger was something he shouldn't have done. We all miss you Paul 😢
Thanks for adding clarity to all this. i dont know if i needed to know all that but its good to know that this mans legend will be remembered truthfully.
Downhill corners are the most difficult turns of all. This guy got excited to have a Celebrity like Paul in his passenger seat and did what all too many guys do. Get excited and show off betond there ability. I've been in 3 major accidents with stupid friends. I never let anyone drive me fast anymore. Not ever
Exactly what happened to me a few times. The worst one was when my friend wrecked his really nice e30 with me in the passenger seat the first time I rode in it. We over-steered into a wood power pole hitting the passenger side A pillar. I hit the door so hard I separated my lung from my chest cavity. They cut off the whole top of his car and lifted me out because the door was stuck closed and i was unconscious. I woke up yelling at the police in the hospital for some reason I can't remember and was there for 4 days. Missed a month of work. Now I have crazy anxiety if I'm a passenger and it's really hard to trust anyone else's driving.
i can still remember that day, when i've seen that on social media i was shocked. Paul (and the fast and furious franchise, 1,2 and Tokyo drift when i was younger) are the reasons i started having an absolute addiction to cars, as a little boy you always like cars, but that went crazy starting there. Brian and the silver R34 made me love cars. This was a really sad and dark day.
"So, who won? Nobody won. Eveybody lost." That's the most real answer out there.
Paul Walker was the only celebrity that has died that I truly felt it in my heart. I felt like I had lost a long friend of mine.
Me too I cried when I found out..
Paul was one of the main reasons why I bought a Mitsubishi Evo.
I had just turned 20 at the time of his passing, I remember pulling up to pick up my buddy at his house and when he got in the car he told me that Paul had just died. We were just heading out to a club and I didn’t believe him then when I found out we didn’t end up going to the club and stead just went home. I didn’t go to into my lectures for a week. It was painful
thank you for saying there is no proof of Paul ever saying that damn quote almost everyone in the car scene put that damn quote on their car. it’s stupid.
A good wakeup call. Any car is lethal if it is not treated with respect. I'm sad to hear Paul did suffer in his final moments. Paul and Ken Blocks untimely passings in vehicles has been heartwrenching and a grim reminder of the risks.
Man it was Rogers fault, from the moment i heard about it i thought he should’ve known better, ignoring all other factors, old tires alone are a death sentence.
Totally agree. Right after the crash before it was discovered they passed someone familiar with Roger said on Facebook it was him driving like a jackass. Then the comment was removed after it declared they passed.
@@OGAwsomSauceI’m sure Paul also drove like a jackass at times, shit happens, unfortunately it was just another number added to the statistics.
@@sadspud5499 Certainly all of us can be guilty of it but if you have kids you would never drive crazy with your kids in the car. That’s just plain reckless endangerment. The same restraint should have been taken by Roger with a world famous celebrity in the car.
Wow. Didn’t realize you knew them so well.
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Oh dear.
11:00 I can see the pain in your eyes... I lost someone special in a vehicle accident too and there are times I feel that the world is ending... Stay strong Craig and thank you for the video. Paul was someone I really looked up to 😢
This had to have been a difficult video to produce. Thank you for putting yourself through those tough memories. RIP Paul.
You finally told the complete truth. I have been saying this for years!! That car should not have been driven in that manner on a public road. I do not blame the car. I am about your same age and we grew up with cars without ABS, no traction control, no stability control, no rev limiters, no driver's aides whatsoever. It all came down to your ability to control the car. And, like you, sometimes I went past my own driving abilities. I once, at 19, spun my 1983 5.0 5 speed Mustang GT across 3 lanes, 2 of which were into opposing traffic. I once accidentally drifted my 1987 Ducati Paso 750 on a curve with low traction and almost high sided. In both cases, I never blamed my car nor my motorcycle....I blamed myself. And I blame Roger Rodas.. not Porsche. If the Porsche has been driven at the speed limit, they would both still be alive.
It had dry rotted 8 year old tires, not the cars fault. Roger Rodas fault as the driver.
Oh, Hell.... he didn't die on impact? I had never looked into it and had always hoped he had. That's just double the heartbreak. Not only did he die, but he was likely in unimaginable pain until he passed. That's just... horrible.
I heard about it.eye witness heard screaming.
He didn't die on impact no, but it was highly likely he was unconscious. Smoke engulfed his lungs and he wouldn't of felt much, despite being "alive"
They originally covered it up to make people feel better. Nobody wants to hear that Paul Walker burned alive but he did
Paul was burned alive... 😢
I believe he was brain dead after the impact.
RIP Paul Walker. As much as people want to blame the car, the car is just an object. Just like a firearm, knife, axe, it’s harmless and doesn’t do anything until there is a user. Anything is dangerous without training or be safe with the object.
Perhaps but a car like that should never have been allowed on the roads. The fact it terrified Walter Rohl the man who won at group B rallying, in the notoriously unstable lancia 037. Should tell anyone that car was far too dangerous for street legal use.
And we lost Paul walker partly because of Porsches failure to make the right call.
It's absolute bullshit that Porsche is supposedly somehow at fault for an accident where somebody was doing double the speed limit and ignoring multiple factors like the tires...
There was *waaaayyyy* too much known information "out there," about *exactly* how dangerous the car was to drive, period.
As a fan of the franchise here in Brazil, I was shocked when I heard the news of his death. I remember it like it was yesterday... I woke up early on Sunday (December 1st), turned on my computer and two minutes later, my father came into my room and said to turn on the TV because an actor from The Fast and the Furious had passed away.
When he told me, I didn't think it was Paul, but when I turned on the TV and saw the news, I burst into tears. I was very sad the rest of the day 😢
It’s not Porsche’s fault. Roger was a professional driver. He’s at fault. Period.
The owner had the original tires on since it left the dealer. They were worn and old
@@giancarloalvarez7340 also how professional was he? Never heard of him.
Yeah, blaming the equipment is a joke. Porsche never told them to drive 50mph over the limit. It's a tragic but self-inflicted incident.
@@giancarloalvarez7340 doesn't matter, drive accordingly.
I believe it absolutely was Porsche's fault they have rear suspension failure which is very common on that model watch DDE video it happened to their Carrera
You can tell how personal this was to Craig…. Thank you Craig.
Roger is the reason why we lost Paul, it's so sad.
Rodas destroyed many lives that day, putting your passengers in danger is just selfish.
Few times in my life have I ever cried when I heard about a celebrity death… Paul… and.. Ken Block… RIP dudes!!!
Share the girly emotion here ass
I still remember that day I cried as a grown man I couldn't believe it it felt like a nightmare still crazy to think about.
Man… same with Kobe. Life sucks sometimes 💔
And with Jason david frank it was surreal r.i.p. to anyone who has lost anyone
Dying while burning alive and conscious has to be the most painful and horrifying way to die ever
Smoke inhalation would’ve killed him before the fire did.
I cried the day he passed. Never have i ever cried for someone i dont know personally. It was so sad..
Gone too soon brother and it still hurts...
It’s obvious to all that view this video that talking about Paul’s death was quite emotional for you. Thank you for talking about this painful, but important, topic. You accurately placed blame on the person who was in control of the car.
It's sad to this day but i think Vin Diesel throughout the course of the years used his death as almost promotion material for the F&F movies, I almost couldn't believe his reactions sometimes
When You realize it's 11 years since he passed it's crazy. Just see how hard it is for Craig to even talk about this whole situation. Every single life is worth living and we should appreciate people that is close to us more...
Rest in Peace Paul
Dang 11 years? Thats less than the age gap between him and the 16 year old girl he admitted to dating at the age of 33.
Honestly you cant blame Porsche. They made it clear the car was dangerous, and the car had a name for being dangerous. Its 100% on that driver, I didnt know who he was but knowing he was a race car driver drove like that is unreal... Negligent is the nicest way to put it.
Anyone blaming the car for the accident that claimed these 2 lives is a fool. Just like the fools that blame guns for mass shootings. Porsche shouldn't have paid anything. It's the owner's responsibility to maintain the car to factory specifications. Driving the car to it's limit in an industrial area was the 2nd poor judgement call. Thank you for the video Craig. RIP Paul. What a shame. A handsome, talented, and genuine human being.
Let this be a lesson for all of us, take good care of our cars. Tires, brake pads, brake fluid, make sure those parts replace on time. Don’t go cheap on those, at least get decent or factory OEM parts instead of knockoffs. Wanna go fast? Go to local racetrack.
Their deaths had nothing to with the car, an owner/driver operating the car at double the speed limit on 9 year old tires was 100% the cause.
The car itself was also dangerous, Walter Rohl isn't just some test driver. He's the man who won a group B rallying championship in the notoriously dangerous Lancia 037. Group B rally drivers were insane, so for him to speak that badly of the car, definitely suggests it needed refining before sale.
I used to think Porsche held no blame, but when Walter Rohl and other test drivers are saying it's dangerous. You do have to reconsider and think Porsche did the right thing on paying out that money.
Paul Walker was one of only 3 celebrities that I cried over when they died and right up there next to Tupac when I heard the news about Paul I absolutely lost it and was inconsolable for days and I know how corny that sounds but the man was the reason I chose cars over any other hobby in my life and was a huge piece of the person I am today. Thank you for this update video but it still kills me to think about the fact that he had no choice in his death other than being a trusting man who got in the passenger seat of a friends car.
Porsche is in no way responsible.
Agreed. Craig provides the evidence to support that in this video. Totally an avoidable loss of life.
Paul was taken way to damn soon and the movies just ain't the same without him
They’ve been shit since 5
EVERYBODY LOST... That is so true in a situation like this. My old boss said something similar to me a long time ago. He said, "In case of a tie, you still lose." We were discussing accidents and how bad getting into to a vehicle accident would be when driving around airplanes. It rings true in alot of aspects of life.
You can notice at the end Craig starts to tear up a little. Even after a whole decade it's still so hard to get over it.
Crocodile tears
for show
Totally preventable and what an incredible loss. RIP Paul Walker.
Honestly you can't fully blame Porsche for the crash since Rodas had overdue tires and he was speeding, tbh it's mostly Rodas fault for the cause of his own death and Walker, rest in peace to both.
Paul Walker was special ,he wasn’t just some actor he was a great actor and had passion but he also had another passion which was being a car enthusiast like so many of us and he really knew how to drive like on a track, he will always be missed and fast and the furious will always be that movie in history that’s remembered of a better time when we all had fun with our tuner cars👍🏻 RIP Paul 🙏😞
He was a pedophile, he was dating a 16 year old when he was in his 30s
Losing Paul was like losing part of my childhood, it still feels that way. He is the only Celebrity who has passed that made me cry, it was the saddest day of the 2000's for me. RIP Paul
Only celebrity death that actually made me sad.. and still does..
It's so sad that Paul did so much for charity and will forever be in our hearts. Thanks for this video, Craig ❤️
No, its not Porsche's fault. its like saying i bought a gun, guy broke in to my home, took it and shot me, so now im suing the company that made the gun.... Clarkson drove the car on Top Gear and very clearly said, its a great driving car, but if you make a mistake - it will bite your head off.
CGT is not "lethal" is a RACE CAR. Porsche RECALLED the OG Michelin PS4 dual compound because they were faulted that's why Walter Rohrl and Clarckson said that... The same Michelins PS4 that the RED CGT was USING...They were SPEEDING at almost 100MPH on a 40 zone street with 9 years old Recalled MICHELIN PS4 with the traction control TURNED OFF..
Also Craig was wrong. The CGT Was NOT recalled for "suspension issues" Porsche recalled the LOWER BALL JOINTS on just 1/3 of the 2004 models because owner didnt change them as they should. Something that LEXUS (GS/IS) is FAMOUS for breaking in MILLIONS of cars... Now if i should change it in a Lexus imagine in a racecar as a CGT.
@@ToyotaAristo pretty sure the ball joints are part of the suspension lol
@@shawnsanchez7105 Suspension issues is too general and wrong. Porsche literally had to make a recall and pay the rich dumb owners 2 new lower ball joints because they were negligent enough that didnt change them since 2004 in only 400 cars... That is Porsche being Porsche... Did lexus do the same thing on their MILLIONS of cars with LBJ issues? No....
Yes, I agree with your statement. Rodger should have been blamed for his and Paul’s death.
Still chokes me up...RIP Paul Walker
I was blessed enough to meet Paul Walker, most handsome man I’ve ever seen. He was so nice, I thought I was dreaming. Such a kind soul taken WAY too soon.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video, Craig, it is obvious throughout how personally and deeply this affected you, especially towards the end and I give much Respect. Ive been lucky...and thankful... that no one this close to me has passed on the track or street, so I cant imagine the feelings, but it really gives perspective and opens one's eyes to our own silliness we pull on the roads from time to time.
I can definitely feel meadow’s pain TO A DEGREE as almost a year later I lost my dad to a car accident as bad tires were a factor of his crash on the company vehicle. God bless Craig thank you for this and may God be with the walker family as He has been with me.
Craig I appreciate what your doing with the whole car culture and up to dates on the f&f franchise,
You covered this perfectly man,
Even though it was sad to relive the Paul walker crash i was happy you covered it in your words.
Your the man bro keep it up 🤙
I remember that tragic day when I found out what happened to Paul and his friend. I felt like a close relative to me had passed away, that’s how impactful of person he was to everyone. We all miss you Paul! RIP to the buster.🙏🕊️
Blaming the car in an negligent accident is like blaming the gun in a shooting
Correct but if you sell a vehicle to the public that you know people will drive fast, there should be safety systems implemented. This is the reason why sports cars come standard with those systems but also have the ability to turn them completely off leaving it up to the driver.
dont think putting an ad at the start of the video is a good idea, shouldnt be making money off of talking about someones death, especially people that you are so close to.
the whole franchise profited off of someone’s death. what are you talking about this is a youtube channel that makes money off your attention
I mean it’s been years dude it’s not exactly a hot topic
And claiming without saying it that they were driving like douchebags.
he doesnt control that. Its youtube that does
This is very scary to me, as a racer and an instructor. People know I drive fast, and sometimes, they want to show off their skills when I'm in the car. I'd be lying if I said I haven't done it myself. I can only imagine Roger wanting to show off a bit for Paul. Maybe they were both laughing. But sadly, they are the only two souls who know for sure what happened in that car that day. That news was a heartbreaker, it's the risk we take every time we get in a car. I think about that all the time, it's scary.
Roger Rodas is the ONLY one to blame! This lawsuit against Porsche was only possible in the USA, where you can file a lawsuit against anyone and for anything!
Even McDonalds for hot coffee! 🙄
I mean the hot coffee thing was actually pretty fucked up if you look it up. Pretty sure it was well over what even hot coffee should be. Gave her third degree burns if I remember correctly.
Exactly!
@@Tojoblindeye😂 Coffee is supposed to be hot.
@@andydhillon1977there's a difference between hot coffee and coffee that's a few degrees shy of boiling. They had the machine heat way too high. Even after driving for a few minutes it was hot enough to cause 2nd-3rd degree burns. Yeah dumping coffee on yourself is dumb but giving out coffee that's hot enough to seriously burn someone is dumber
@shanetaggart6060 I burn my mouth many times eating pizza. I wait a few minutes to eat it, but it causes severe burns to my mouth. So much so, the skin in my mouth peels the next day.
I never once thought about suing. Why? Because pizza is hot and I know the risk.
That lady who sued purposely sued for money. Plain and simple.
You can feel your emotions pouring through especially at the end. I didn’t know Paul, but I miss him. He seemed like a really great guy.
How do you afford a $500K+ car (yes, I know they are over $1 million dollars now, but in 2013 there were in the $500K range), but too cheap to buy new tires???!?! 9-10 year old tires???? WTH? I wouldn't keep 10 year old tires on a Honda Accord!
You would be surprised how common thing that is with all supercars and hypercars. Owners thing they don't need to buy new tires because cars aren't driven so much.
Rodas was a moron, a finance guy, not a car guy. He knew very little about cars, and he was NOT a pro racing, he paid large sums of money to be able to race.
Just like changing your track car's oil every year even though you only drove 500 miles that year and no track days. Its just things you have to maintain that not every person knows. If Roger was a real pro, he'd know that.
@@nboy7
He was an idiot but Roger was in fact a pro racing driving. AE was he and Paul’s company and racing team. It’s upsetting I know because it infuriates me still to this day but don’t say stupid shit…
Some people who own massive car collections that don’t drive them all regularly forget about maintenance and upkeep. Not hard to figure that out. Is it an excuse? HELL NO! Just saying the reality of some people like Roger…
A tragedy that could have been avoided and a big warning to people that drive reckless... Tough topic, you can hear the emotions in Craig's voice. RIP Paul Walker
This is the most impactful celebrity death of my life
I finally had a chance to visit Paul's accident site this past February. It was a solemn moment for me.
Like so many others Paul's life off screen was an inspiration to me. Despite his bad acting I enjoyed his movies too
He is missed dearly and I wish he never got in that car!
Absolutely NOT Porsche’s fault, not even slightly
It's like buying a large, powerful chainsaw from Stihl and lopping a leg off and then trying to sue Stihl for selling a a piece of equipment which is dangerous in the wrong hands.
I’m a big fan of yours Craig. That was probably the best video describing the whole matter of what happened, thank you for finally posting a video on this bro.
Thanks for doing this Craig. Rest easy Paul...
I like that midnight club sweater. It's a shame that the people that used to work on The midnight club games left Rockstar.
Rest in peace both the driver and Paul Walker.
Thanks @craig for covering this. Sad video.
Life's precious.
concise, to the point,angry. Never saw you like that,but i completely agree with you in every single point.
That fake quote is nasty considering what actually happened that day. No person let alone gear head is smiling whilst there inevitable doom is staring them in the face.
Thank you for making this video Craig. We appreciate it.
Thank you so much Craig for all the explanation, unfortunately we lost him and it's very sad, and it seemed throughout the video that it wasn't easy for you either because you knew him personally!..well done again and thank you!!
I'm glad we lost him. The world is a safer place for kids without him being around to groom another child.
It takes a special kind of asshole to be in their 30s and "dating" a 16 year old.
He was my hero. Thanks for sharing this Craig ❤
i say this with all seriousness. im not gay i aint into dudes. but if it was paul walker, oh man.
It's been more than 10 years at this point but I still remember when my mom came into my room and told me the news - it felt like a close relative was gone, Paul was special, he was nice, he was great.
Good video. Thanks for making this one. Respect.
R.I.P Paul Walker
I can't imagine smiling ear to ear and then a millisecond later burning to death. Such a loss for car culture, humanity, whatever you want to call it. God bless all that were affected.
So knowing the conditions being seasoned race driver knowing the characteristics of the car, cold old tires etc…. he still wrecklessly drove the car that way ….? Stupidity absolute stupidity
Damn they still settling things and figuring things out it’s been what 10 years or more I was watching wrestling when news broke couldn’t believe it and where did u get that hoodie it’s too dope I need it
Seems like a hoodie of the private jdm club Midnight Club Belgium. I checked their insta and facebook and no info about a shop unfortunately
You shut up
Thank you Craig, watching this, I cried for the first time since it happened. I hope Paul didn't suffer. Thank you for explaining all this, I knew the tires were bad, I wouldn't of guessed gross negligence and irresponsibility.
I grew up with Paul Walker in the fast movies and thought they were great at the time. I also loved him in Eight Below and Brick Mansions.
Good job holding it together man.. this made think of my whole life and loved ones that are gone 💔
Thank for such a beautiful and caring tribute about spreading awareness and responsibility, your earliest subscriber and a huge Fan.
Craig, You're right, but people who buy these supercars, are resposibles to mantain efficient, and drive carefully on the road,
have a nice day 💪🏻💪🏻
Thank You for making this video. It is hard to watch you try to make it, yet you did it justice. It is a credit to Paul. I appreciate how hard this must have been to make.
Man, you can tell this was an emotional video for Craig to do. Thanks for making the video Craig.
Thank you for telling this story I never heard the whole thing. Got a “For Paul” T-Shirt to support❤
I appreciate the closure you made for Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. My obsession and theories were corrected. Few things i didn’t know was, it has rain the day before, the tires was 9 years old!? No abs and no safety features? It was an accident waiting to happen.
i wouldn’t take that ride. Porsche took more celebrities than any other car manufacturer. May we all learn our mistakes and others.
90mph on a 35mph limit turn on a public road. Stupidity kills, and kills anyone aboard or on its path. RIP Paul.
When you started getting emotional, that messed me up all over again!!!! I felt that all the way in Gary, Indiana. I was screaming when i got the call. I didn't even know Paul Walker personally, but damn it seemed like we did through his work on screen and the race track. This sucks and I'm mad and emotional all over again!!! Thank you for sharing, Craig. I hope you get closure and healing from this.
I understand why Meadow sued Porsche, there was a lot of different reports on how "dangerous" these cars could be in the wrong hands, and while being caught up in the moment, with the driver already being dead along with Paul, she probably felt the only person to get revenge at for her loss was the maker of the car, and you can bet at the time people probably weren't blatantly saying it was the drivers fault for the crash. However, I would be betting later on she would come to this conclusion that it was not the automakers fault
No wonder gt3rs is not available to easy
Respectfully disagree. It's not like Porsche sold the CGT and didn't tell people it didn't have any safety features, they were up front and if you chose to buy it, you accepted the risks. I feel bad for Paul's daughter but no money should have been paid to her from Porsche. The owner CGT might have been liable for driving aggressively on public streets and I could see him having to pay out. There are many accidents each year caused by vehicles that don't have current safety features, should they all be taken off the roads or the manufacturer sued for them not being upgraded to include them? Where does it end? All choices were made by individuals who accepted the risks they took in this situation, sadly, with tragic results.
I share your anger and pain Craig. I'm glad you made this video and everyone can see this was your most difficult video. Thank you for being a professional throughout.
I feel like Paul is a person close to me, a great friend. It's amazing how every time I see a video or news about the accident it makes me feel enormously sad and want to cry.
Craig, first off thank you for everything you do in being an ambassador for the import car culture. Your support and very informative videos and information, are outstanding.
On this unfortunate event, I’m with you 100%. In aviation, it is said that a novice pilot’s enemy is inexperience, and an experienced pilot’s enemy is complacency. Complacency, an overconfidence in personal ability, and ego, all led to bad judgement by Rodas. Sadly, took Walker with him. Just very lucky it wasn’t a collision with another vehicle on the road.
Insofar as suing Porsche, even the Carrera GT with all its limitations in safety features…..it’s still a car. A high performance car. One whose limitations need to be known and respected. Press it past those limitations, and you are indeed dancing with devil, like you said. The lawsuit against Porsche was wrong. But as another saying goes “it’s not whether you win or lose, but how to place the blame.”
No winners in this one, you are 100% correct Craig.
Peace be with you brother. Thank you for this informative video.
Rip Paul aka Brian such a beautiful soul. Gone but never forgotten.
I was literally watching fast and furious when I found out.
After 11 or 10 years still hurts 😭😔🥺
It's partly on porsche, but Roger shouldn't have been a show off. Craig, I could definitely see some sad emotions there from you. We as fans are so upset. Im sure you like many others that knew Paul personally, would have been absolutely devastated about this whole incident 😢
I'm sure if Paul was still alive he probably would admit that getting in that car with Roger was something he shouldn't have done.
We all miss you Paul 😢
THAT was hard to watch but needed to be said. no one is above making a mistake and being careless.
Thanks for adding clarity to all this. i dont know if i needed to know all that but its good to know that this mans legend will be remembered truthfully.
Thank you for clearing things up on this sensitive matter. I still miss Paul Walker to this day.
Rip “the buster” 🙏🏼❤️
I was sad when I heard the news that Walker passed away
Always great videos Craig! Thanks for always taking time to keep the facts straight
I always thought it was Roger Rodas fault… RIP Paul
Downhill corners are the most difficult turns of all. This guy got excited to have a Celebrity like Paul in his passenger seat and did what all too many guys do. Get excited and show off betond there ability. I've been in 3 major accidents with stupid friends. I never let anyone drive me fast anymore. Not ever
Exactly what happened to me a few times. The worst one was when my friend wrecked his really nice e30 with me in the passenger seat the first time I rode in it. We over-steered into a wood power pole hitting the passenger side A pillar. I hit the door so hard I separated my lung from my chest cavity. They cut off the whole top of his car and lifted me out because the door was stuck closed and i was unconscious. I woke up yelling at the police in the hospital for some reason I can't remember and was there for 4 days. Missed a month of work. Now I have crazy anxiety if I'm a passenger and it's really hard to trust anyone else's driving.
Gone but not forgotten. Crazy how life works it can be all over in an instant.
i can still remember that day, when i've seen that on social media i was shocked. Paul (and the fast and furious franchise, 1,2 and Tokyo drift when i was younger) are the reasons i started having an absolute addiction to cars, as a little boy you always like cars, but that went crazy starting there. Brian and the silver R34 made me love cars. This was a really sad and dark day.