It's hard to get behind a build that has 10 min of screen time, and 5 of the 10 is an ad to win it. I think the supra brought so much to the channel cause we got to see the process! Even the 20 primer videos....

Bring back the videos where you bring in a completely destroyed car of your dreams and completely rebuild it. Seeing the process is my favorite!

Repairing Auction cars is some of your best content. Mixed with 2-4 Give Away cars would be awesome.

Honestly Derrick from VGG puts out an hour + long video every week and a million people watch it like a crack addict watches a jar boil. You've already said it. The Supra video series was gold. Those videos showing the body work in detail plus the engine and electrical in detail was the ticket. I still watch, but the smashing through giveaway builds thing is a turn off despite my loyalty. Your's was one of the first channels on KZfaq that I watched religiously and couldn't wait for the next episode 6-7 years ago. You have a talent that you can teach, and an audience that wants to learn. You didn't build this channel on short attention spans, you built it on enthusiasts.

I personally like the long-form videos. I like seeing you going into detail on every project and showing the process of building that car.

You were one of my favorite channels. Even Better than B is for Build and other channels but stopped watching some time ago when it went stale. Hope you can refocus and make a comeback. Wishing you the best.

You got away from car culture, car community, and car life and moved to a primary focus on giveaways to make money. Your channel's success came from the long-term builds and the goals you set of going to events with them. Drift events, drift weeks, drag races, drag weeks, car shows, etc. The cars you built to work on towards a goal built the connections with your audience, which brought the success you've been chasing since. If you need to keep doing giveaways because it's a financially viable model, I recommend moving them to the background or secondary focus, and putting more screen time/energy into what made your channel to start with. Set a goal for an event. Build a drift week car, build a sick week car, go back to events, reconnect with people rather than focusing on the next quick buck. Good luck!

Wish you the best, stopped watching a while ago, you used to be one of my favorites

I think you need to focus on the content and I hate to tell you this but get back to basics and maybe the give the give aways a break.

28:40 Just saying I have been here since the Supra build and no matter how long or short the video is, I watch them all the way to the end. This video seems like the older content when you are slowing down and basically interacting with the viewers. I am a die hard fan of the channel and no matter what you do, you guys will always have my views. I also bought more than my fair share of merch for my wife, my son and of course me. And you guys always went the extra mile on most all orders, throwing in a motion auto license plate frame or even the M.A. green stickers. The problem now is that the cost of just plain living lately is soooo much higher than it was a few years ago. Your channel and business has improved sooooo very much over these years and I am just happy to watch your content no matter what it is.

Pick a format and stick with it. You keep changing it and not sticking with any of them long enough. You need consistency, and flawless planning for a build. Start to finish. Like the foxbody. Never finished it, missed the goal, and have never really gone back to it to finish it. Same with the Civic, the Evo, Godzilla Mustang, drift car. Jimmy Oakes has a great mix of how he does things. Completed purposeful builds with a story and an on going ending. Plus mixes in life blog stuff here and there with trips and learning. Cleetus started that way now he has a big team, but people watched for the story of the car, and the purpose, end result and continued results. He has used some of the same cars for years.

Didn't we hear this a while ago when the other guy that helped you left? I make videos cause its fun... you are chasing revenue.. Do projects you want and see who follows. We don't need another motor trend style. It's crazy you always struggle with this topic so much when you are at 622k subs.

Please go back to showing the process of the builds. That is connection most of us liked.

Personally I like to see the build progress. I’m not a fan of the “hey look what I paid my guys to build, now buy a t shirt” type you tuber videos.” There’s a fine line between that and watching the build come together. It’s cool to see a build come together, then have a payoff of it doing what it was built to do, then keep up with the process of making it better. Cletus is pretty good at that. It keeps people engaged. I watched every one of your Supra videos, even all 99 primer videos lol. I felt involved with that car, if that makes sense. Can’t speak for everyone else but I like this style of video.

I think you have to do what’s best for you, and we’ll all come along for the ride.

RiP, your channel will be missed.

The longer, casual, day in life, off the cuff type videos are my favorite.. kinda a point to them, like going to the shop to work on a project, and evolves to potentially whatever pops up..

It's honestly been years (maybe 2) since I've watched this channel, just kind of grew up, and interests changed. I remember you doing full restoration jobs without any nonsense. It was all straight to the point, and the way you broke things down and showed it captivated me. I was here before you brought in your iconic 240sx. I'll still be around, brotha! Hope you find something that catches on my friend! Me personally, i love the detailed videos. But also, learn from Rich rebuilds or Doug D. They are the car daddies that get views!

as a simpleton who knows no way to word the exact type of videos i want to watch the best i can say is jimmy oakes style is by far my favorite builds never seem to drag on but get attached and interested in every car and i feel like i can rattle off a parts list for most of his collection cause he goes over each system and why he does it the way he does it.

subbed for the datsun 510 hoping youd restore it someday, still looking forward to that and hope you will bring us along, you obviously have the skills now

There is a lot that has changed in 13 years, not just in your videos, but YT as a whole. Lots of your old videos were about the process vs the product (the finished car). I think a lot of what your older videos had that the new ones don't, is the process that viewers could relate to while working on their own projects. I don't blame you for all the giveaways, I have seen countless creators on YT fall back to other financial means to keep things a float. It definitely feels different seeing these cars get finished so quick to be given away, vs the cars you want to build for yourself. The giveaways are a product, all the other cars are a journey.

I gave up on ur channel long ago :(. Use to be awesome back in the day. Wish u all the best

I love it that you don’t sit around and watch your ship sink, you always shake bake and talk it out. Keep moving with the times and demand!

yes we want to see the full process of a build but no matter you upload ill watch it and be 100% behind you!

I've always appreciated your channel because you're one of the few guys that actually builds stuff yourself and you do what needs to be done to get the job completed. I obviously watch all the other usual channels that you're friends with, Adam, Jimmy, Grant, TJ, Sammit and a bunch of other similar channels because you guys all do similar content and you're likeable. My biggest concern lately has been the lack of anything to follow, you do a build on a car but you don't go into the detail on things any more it seems to get skipped over with a quick montage and then you move on to something else. It's hard to follow when there's lots of different projects going on. I fully appreciate that building cars isn't an overnight thing but at least following along on projects, even if it's just small things in greater detail. I really hope you can figure this one out and come back to where you used to be at the old shop when Dave used to come around and you two would argue about what you're working on or what he's working on but you making enjoyable content of documenting a build and going through the process including the failures or problems and overcoming that and then having this awesome car at the end of it. I wish you all the best Trevor, from a long term subscriber and genuine fan.

Come to Florida, I've got the dealers license you need. The Offer is open!

Go back to the old days, buying cars fixing them up then selling them. Or doing crazy engine swaps. Body work videos, don’t worry about the fancy stuff

I was here when you were teaching lz drifting tips. I enjoy the actual car work, especially the rebuilds. Just keep doing what you enjoy, and people will watch.

I love the longer style videos where I can learn something; and a series of videos for builds. Like the supra, civic build. I don't know if it's plausible but instead of a car giveaway, maybe the opportunity for a subscriber to get their car fixed or modded by you.

Keen for more casual content, more connection like it used to be. Miss the unfiltered days of you working on cars with a body cam talkin shit about people who waste their lives drinking. 🤣 I miss the 50 million videos of you doing primer.

Long time fan, watch every video. Motion Auto and the skid factory are the only channels I watch every video of. I would suggest that at least to me the supra years and a the year or two following the supra were peak, long and detailed vids of you just building cool projects. Love the channel.

Keep at it Trevor. You still got it, you just have to find it again.

I'm glad that you are not giving up. See you over on the other channel!

All the giveaways & moving around a lot kinda ruined it. The drifting & motor swaps is what made this channel good

The most enjoyable vidoes I have watched from your channel is when you work on cars . I think if you start a project car and document its progres on a weekly basis until the porject is done. it will be an emjoyable video series . I think the disconect comes from the time laps between videos.

I know for me, just as an example. I was so EXCITED for the RSX build when you said it was going to be a simple clean build you could do yourself. Then you went off the rails went awd brought in specialists and fabricators and bought the best parts. I started watching because you were relatable. Doesn't feel that way anymore. Just give us you working on simple cars and build that take a few weeks or a month and the parts can be SOURCED not always have to be built. Most of us would prefer 350-500hp cars that could be driven anytime anywhere over 600+ cars you can't hardly drive.

Solid plan! I really enjoy how DDE runs their channels, going back and forth between their main and stories channels. For me also the 30 min videos are a good amount of content to watch as more of a vlog style/behind the scenes. Watching you flip cars and that sort of stuff would be pretty awesome to watch

I feel like you need to take the Matt Armstrong approach. Couple projects running at the same time. Make them cool cars, make them like a series and build them properly. Primer and explaining/learning how to do things brought me to your channel. It's what you're good at. I feel that's why Jimmy does so well, he keeps attention by teaching people things.

don't quit do more build videos even if it's not a give away just seeing the builds!

I've been a viewer right before the Supra series and I really enjoyed your channel because I wanted to learn how to do more with my car. I really wanted to do an engine swap and have a project car that was never in someone elses hands for service. I've been successful at that with only trips to tuner and alignment. Last year I finally did just that and engine swapped my nb miata with a k24. I could've had the car running within 1 month (but complications not in my control came about) and it took 3 months. No big deal at this point and very good pace for a novice. Without sitting through your earlier videos and understanding the method of just trusting the process, I don't think I'd have had such quick success. Being a little older now, the car scene feels different, and its more challenging to find that same passion. At this point I'm really looking for those purpose built projects that are above what I can do with my wrenches. Either way I'm still checking in on one of my original hero's that encouraged me to tinker with success. No matter where the future goes, You've showed me a lot Trevor. Thank you.

Trevor, I started watching you for the unique builds and how real you are about life, youtube, cars, family, & friendships. Everytime you reinvent yourself you inspire me. I would watch 100 episodes on the "Amera-Berra C10" or the Godzilla 'Stang. The Evo wagon series was incredible, no matter the obstacle, you overcame it, just like the 2JZ Mustang. I also like seeing your family, I have two girls as well. Morw focus, follow through, and stay true to what YOU like. People will respond & follow a leader. God bless!

Roughly 50:00 mark you kind of hit the nail on the head for why you're struggling. You scaled up and your return to scale is currently negative. If you sat in a college business class or economics class this is something they teach you. Two channels that come to mind as a successful and consistent model: Truck Master on the small scale and Boosted Boiz on the large scale. You've done good quality truck stuff in the past. He works out of his backyard garage and pumps out quality content bringing trucks back to life. People love seeing broken stuff get fixed. And Boostedboiz success has been a result of consistency over the past 7-8 years. The same vehicles constantly getting upgraded. Reliable and consistent upgrades. Again lots of broken stuff people can watch get fixed.

"documenting" I like that. and "once a week" dude i think that might work out just perfect 👌

The supra build series is what brought me to the channel, before the 10 minute supercut was even out! I personally love long form content but it's not for everyone. Thanks for all you do and teach!

Like the longer how to videos. They help with my own build ideas, even on non vehicle projects I have.

I personally love the vlog style videos that documents the grind and struggle

Financially i understand the giveaways, but they just dont feel the same man, i LOVED the supra videos but the funny thing is it doesnt matter that it was a supra it was just the passion and the detail and the fact you were taking so much pride into something we all knew you would keep.

Two 30min-1hr videos a week with rambles and timelapses on a camera slider. Little bit of life/errands but we want to feel invested with the cars and the processes. I think with Charles' filming and story telling skills you guys could really produce some of the best hand built automotive content on KZfaq.

Brother, I’ve been subscribed to your channel for years, met you in person and loved how humble you are even in person! I feel that the biggest thing that’s hurting your views, is the incompletion of the projects at hand. The civic was a big one for you and lots of people have been asking for a revival, the evo wagon, the mustang with the Godzilla engine, the Datsun, the c-10 with the ameribarra , the Mercedes wagon diesel swap and many others. But you also have such talent at rebuilding, painting, reconstructing copart car that we love seeing. We love seeing you being hands on and teaching us new skills. I think that maybe simplifying and taking it back to the roots will bring back more of the og viewers. Either way you can count on me to continue watching. Love your work and wishing you, the family and the channel all the best.

The Supra was the Unicorn for you. I watched from the first video. That's what got most of us hooked and the Evo Wagon series was almost as good. You need to do another series like that. And, I see you changed the title of the video...🤔

I'll be watching over there, for sure. I'm for the long format style videos. You'll always have my support brother!

I am the type of guy who loves the whys and hows. Thats why i love taylor ray. His videos are in depth and you KNOW that car. The videos that just show what is going on really dont intrest me. People have a ton of cool builds but i dont know why or how certain things work so it turns me off

We love you Trevor 🎉

I think with the majority of automotive KZfaqrs they all keep their audience due to their personality and are there to watch the vlogger. I enjoy build channels with long educational videos like Taylor Ray and Gingium. I also like watching long woodworking or transformation videos that are educational. I think you would fit well in this kind of video format. I think a video on flippering cars with full detail on cost and break down on the whole process would be awesome. I wish you luck on whatever you decide to do!

I watch every video all the way through. The videos help motivatensure me to get my stuff Done, and the best part is I get to learn something. Trevy I'm always here brother. THIS IS MY MAIN/FAVORITE AUTOMOTIVE CHANNEL ABSOLUTELY NO.1 DUDE. I'm modeling my kouki after yours went out and got a jz for it n everything....

Glad to see you think about getting back to the longer videos with lots of explaining and talking through your thought process. I painted my truck and learned a lot from those Supra videos. You're a bank of knowledge and I appreciate when you share it.

I’ve been sub’d since the 240tegra, watching you paint in your dad’s garage…. I’ve love all your content! The best videos I think have been the ones that you just got to have fun doing what you like to do. I also really enjoyed your tutorials even if the video wasn’t purely a tutorial video. Keep it up!!!

I think the views would stay constant if you just stick to a schedule. Put out two videos a week on set days. You're one of the few that teaches and shows us how to build and paint. Engine work as well..

Yeah! I miss the old style videos and the rambling. I feel like it allowed us to connect with you. So I'll be excited to start watching that again on Trevor Jameson.

I would like to see you do a “trading up” series. Your skill set, addiction to marketplace and short attention span (mean that in a good way) would be perfect for it. Start with something under 5k and set a goal of one of your dream vehicles around 50-60k. One episode per vehicle from buying to repairs to selling/trading it off. There would be a ton of content with each vehicle, so it’d give you the longer videos and fit the one video a week format. I think people would continue watching regularly to see you progress towards the end goal.

I think you really got back to your roots in this video and I really think this is what you where happier making for sure, you can see the change in how your mood was, not so much like go go go like some last videos!! Keep it up brother your amazing

OG evo days subscriber and never stopped watching ever since, crazy to think I've been watching you for over 8 years! I can see where some of the comments are coming from, but honestly I've never gotten tired of watching your old content! good luck with the new channel, see you there!

The old long format videos were like we were hanging around in the shop with You and learn stuff along the way. I felt more connected back then. I first saw you in Adam's video back then, when he was in your shop during the puprle kouki build. I thought "wow, that's a cool car, i'll check the channel out" and I've been watching ever since, because of the "hanging around" video vibe. It was something different even from Adam's videos during that time. More of like a DIY vibe and learning perspective. I learned so much from those videos and it gave me confidence to work on my first car, even though at the time I've never touched anything on it/painted stuff. And now here I'm deep in the automotive rabbit hole, done entire interior swap from a never model and other things, hah. Big thanks to You Trev. :) btw. 19:36 clip gave me weird old shop flashback with that rack on the left and the s14 by the opened door.

+1 on going back to the basics. The mainstream content, “fake” energy, and giveaways really has made me just skip over the videos. Been a fan since the LS s14 days and still around because I know what kind of content you can make that first got me to this channel!

You were the first KZfaqr I really got into. And the first KZfaqr I bought merch from. After the Supra… everything went down hill. Idc about giveaways. But there’s no content going on like it used to be. The old s14 days were the golden days…

Before a Dave's knees special

The mattarmstrong model works, you had that.. then you changed it.. you had the formula

I'm hoping everything pans out for you Trev maybe you should document Nana's ol green machine pull it out of the shed ground up rebuild maybe give it to your Daughter that will be an awesome watch

I know give away cars are money makers but I like the episodes with the cars you put your heart into. The ones meant to be given away and not too shabby by no means but you dont put the heart into since you can't keep it. People.can see the passion jimmy oaks has for all his s chassis and I believe it makes for better content

As a test for this channel you should go back to a long form build series. I do miss the video of taking a crashed vehicle and turning it back into something cool. Hell, I don't care about trucks but watching this process on some of the trucks you've built over the years has been interesting. I've been here when you were building the S14 and I look forward to what you will do in the future. It makes sense to do a long form vlog style video for the other channel but don't give up on this one. Good luck Trevor.

personally I love the longer more indepth videos. 30 min or more I AM HERE FOR IT

We definitely need more videos like this!! Days from start to finish for sure.

Yeah back to the basics. Some drag racing will be nice to see again as well Been around Motion auto for a while now❤ Will miss the videos

I think the natural progression is people trying to adapt and change the content to what you THINK people will want to see. But the reason people following your page is because you were doing what YOU wanted. I think that's the key. Make content and builds that YOU want, not what you think others want. That's what makes a channel unique and truly you vs all automotive KZfaq moving toward the same thing.

I hope you see this comment. I am 1 who found your channel when you just got the supra. I enjoyed the raw real style video you would put out. I got the chance to meet you at Sonoma Drift winter Jam in Cali. You asked what isit that i liked about the channel, i said the way you vlog and do your videos, the amount of info you give while working on a project, it wasn’t just a “heres a video of me on my project” but you gave important info threw the build, and it was relatable because of how long it actually takes to build a project car. These past years the content has been kinda flat, it doesn’t resemble the old you and the parts that are recorded for the video almost sounds like its rehearsed like a TV show. You are right on the money when you said that you lost the opportunity to do 3 to 5 videos on how you painted the Evo. It was definitely a missed opportunity on u showing new subscribers how to paint a car and older subscribers that have seen you paint a car before a new painters trick or just to refresh our memory on how to do so. Definitely hope you the best and can find your way back to the old style videos on starting a project, showing us every detail and info about it while recording it and actually finishing the project.

I personally really enjoy all your content. It’s always a pleasure when I get on and see that a new video has been uploaded.

Love the build videos. The RSX series was great. Always looked forward to seeing the next video. Good luck brother!

I don't have loads of solid time to watch long videos but I'd love to see long videos broken down into bite size videos. Love learning from ya and would love to see some of the cars out driving or racing showing what you can do!

Trevor I remember the first video I watched on your channel. And to say I've been around for 10 years. I knew I would enjoy your content I just wanted more with the Datsun 510. I believe you could manage something awesome with your channels, and I'm here for the journey. I pray you're able to be happy and to continue to learn from this. Thank you for sharing that moment. Good luck

Getting a chill Vice grip garage vibe from this 1 😎... Maybe start doing more driving with your projects.

I feel like it’s hard to be competitive with most automotive KZfaqrs without an insane budget. Collabs would be great, maybe a budget build series to compete in some sort of racing with other KZfaqrs.

I started watching this channel learning something just like you said, waiting for trailer brakes.. haha But really I want the nitty gritty on the build, ten coats of primer, patch panels, whatever teach us what you know and learn with us together,

Me personally I like longer videos that keep me attached and entertained. No so much engaged but to where I can listen and not just watch the whole thing missing a clip. On your videos I feel we like when you love stuff you’re doing like Copart buys, funny entertainment rambling, almost day in the life so that we’re updated every video! We feel like we need connection and we’re there almost as a friend. I love your videos and I’ll never leave your channel🖤

I love the current content, but I also really enjoyed the more in depth stuff you used to do when Sean was around. I didn't even know about your other channel... but I'm subscribed now!

Definitely like this style video. I like y'all getting back in depth, teaching

as someone whos watched you since ur og shop, back when u painted cars without a booth, back when u actually worked on car, youve gotten lazy tbh, u dont do anything anymore but talk, i dont come here to listen to a grown man babble, i follow ur car channel to see YOU build cars and drift! you have shown so many people over the years that u can build a car on bare min budget and resources. youve shown people how to take a wrecked pos and turn it into a master piece, i sure hope u change the channel soon or ima have to be like the rest and find a new builder to watch which sucks cause like most of us we enjoy ur content when u actually make it, whatever happens in the next few months i wish you the best of luck man and i sure hope u actually go back to making videos on actual car builds!

The reason I subscribed was back when you went and 1j swapped LZ's s14 in 24hrs. I think the reason why I did that is because you seemed like a regular dude who loved wrenching and had the knowledge to do so. And the go get it attitude to learn how to do things that you've never done. For me I want that drive to just dive in and have the knowledge to go with it. Still would of never painted my motorcycle if it wasn't for thid channel. Oh and the giveways I actually like them. Gives us all the opportunity to actually meet you guys in person one day with a gift of a lifetime to top it off. But more so the meet part is sweet. Hoping for the best!!

thank you for going to this style. i use to watch all your videos while building cars and it was always nice like i was building along side someone. these new short videos loose me so quick i have all but stopped watching them. I am so glad i clicked this video knowing at least one of my favorite channels is switching to more lengthy detailed videos.

I love your videos. I love your content and seeing your builds. You and Jimmy and rudnik push me to work on my own projects and I use a whole bunch of things and tricks that you show us on our builds

I think you need to start a new channel and use this one for just the “building X car in X minutes” with a big badass add at the end to win the car. You’ve made solid points about KZfaq not recommending your videos and that’s not going to change any time soon. You’ll have 60k people that watch nearly everything no matter what you post. They’ll follow you. The other 550,000 subscribers are just bringing down your stats in the algorithm. Start over. We’ll follow you.

We want to see you build. And show us the progress. Do a junk yard or a action flip video. I’m a bad video watching. I do watch all your videos. But i wait until you have 2 or 3 and watch them all at the same time. So I do like the longer episodes.

do it cause you love it. as someone who has had a MotionAuto key tag on my daily keys for 5 years now, Just do it for fun.

Trevor you are the man love the raw early morning content looks like you and the kiddo are not really morning people lol

Not really a JDM guy but the Supra got me watching you. Love the body work content learned a bit from your videos. I’m really a truck guy and I like all the truck videos you do. Would like to see you buying and flipping trucks more.

I was in a hurry once. I went to Les Schwab to mount and balance 2 tires on Sat. It was like $85. Never again. They also told me my 2500 2g Cummins needed such and such. Went to a local shop and they replaced 2 totally different components and truck was good.

The trevy head cam working on cars and supra are the videos I remember the most.

we enjoy the longer in depth builds then you actually usuing them. dont give a build away instantly do stuff with it. go to competitions make it prove its self. we love to see all the details along the way :)

I have been watching since 2017 and loved the content. I would really love to see a series of one build at a time and not random things every other video. Just one project at a time into detail. You are a wonderful mechanic and body guy and that’s what we are all here for. Everything has its ups and downs and you still have gas in the tank and a ton of support from you fans. Get back to the focused in detail videos and start getting more views and fans and start doing more merch and maybe selling products like jimmy sells link ecu. I just want more car content and less ransom stuff. And feel like you shouldn’t do as many giveaway cars because it gets watered down. Just my input because I want to see you succeed. Sending love and prayers to you and your beautiful family

Honestly I loved the longer format builds builds that I could look forward to an update video too. That’s was amazing well that and you wrenching in cars. Whatever you end up doing you got a life long sub here bud..

Trevor defining a dule direction plan on his channels may be the way to go for him... Having the MA Ch. be a more condensed/edited down once a week version of what the Trevor-Jamison channels long form detailed storyboard covers will give people, "options" as long as they know what to expect from each one. Diversity seems essential to keep the bills paid these days as is evident in many professions however capturing peoples varying interest rates on social media is a real challenge. The amount of drive, time and effort it takes to pull this off is huge for everyone involved. Just the timing of a build's needs and purchasing parts VS actually getting them all in house on time for filming is a full-time job in itself which is why many "car enthusiast U-tubers" have 3-5 builds going at 1 time. You can't help but to feel like a circus juggler trying to keep more and more balls the clowns are tossing in the air going till it finally all collapses. Timing, Focus and concentration on your passion for a unique build is what got the Supra where it is I think because you covered both long and short versions and people of different attention spans can relate to your love for what you did.