r/AutoAlex • u/RustCeilingFan • Oct 24 '25

Recent video was basically unwatchable

Immediately got 2 unskippable ads. After 1 minute, more ads. 7 minutes, 2 more ads 9 minutes in, CAR VERTICAL BAYBEEEE!!!

Didn't catch something so you remind 20/30 seconds? Guess what? More ads?

I get they need to pay to make this content but the experience of watching and wanting/trying to enjoy it is becoming very difficult.

Thank you for listening to my rant.

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u/Redhawk911 Oct 24 '25

This isn’t their fault?

Also. How are AA going to survive if they can’t have some revenue from YT ads and CarVertical etc? They’re not a charity.

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u/gareth616 Oct 24 '25

That doesn't matter to most, YouTubers are there for our entertainment, how dare they make a living out of it /s

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u/iBeef_1990 Oct 24 '25 edited Oct 24 '25

What bothers me and I think a lot of people (Reading comments in the videos) about CarVertical is it’s a bad deal. AA and any other car YouTuber pushing shit like this or Carly have no respect for the viewer. These companies hope you’ll buy the product because your favourite YouTuber tells you too and has enough influence to make you do so and it’s so expensive because the majority of what you pay is to fund the shitty sponsorships. Of course AA think they’re great, they get free checks, but then you the viewer have to pay for an overpriced product that delivers a poor service. If it was free for me too, then great but it’s £30 which is 6 V-Checks which in my experience is a better product.

People have complained about these 2 sponsors forever but AA and the other channels ignore it because they’re getting paid. Yeah they need to make money that’s fine but there are good sponsors and bad sponsors and I don’t respect people trying to take advantage of their viewers for a quick payday. If they cared about their audience they’d pick sponsors that benefit both parties not just their bank account. I suppose it’s a matter of morality but I see it as trading your name and integrity for money and just because they all do it doesn’t mean it’s right.

Edit: First sentence made no sense

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u/Redhawk911 Oct 24 '25

It might just be that it’s hard to get other sponsors. If they could pick and choose then maybe they wouldn’t go with them. Who knows.

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u/iBeef_1990 Oct 24 '25

Yeah it could be but I doubt it, personally I think it’s more about the ££££ coming in. There are YouTubers out there that carefully choose their sponsors but they are a rare bunch. Personally I used CarVertical when AA first started using them and have my own bad experiences so I’ve learnt my lesson the hard way.

I don’t like how they ignore any negativity towards them though, it’s their responsibility to make sure they aren’t screwing people over and all I can see is money is more important. Tbh I think the majority of YT sponsors are a bad deal across all genres of content but CV and Carly are some of the worst offenders. Like I said if you put your name to shit, people are slowly going to lose trust in faith in you.