We are on the same page here...I was repeating what he was SAYING... not in fact what the situation was. He did show his hand (that he didnt own the first one) just before the second one showed up. Everything about the beating it from day one... street and drag strip racing it before break in was the content of his youtubes. So it was the dealer who pulled strings for him to get the cars. No doubt for the publicity they got from his channel. GM may not have known anything about him. The salesman bragged about pulling strings to get a manual so early on, however. It seems incredulous to me they didnt mention to GM the car was going to a Youtube celebrity.

I know Mike and Matt (dealer) personally and know for a fact that the first car was not Mike’s and was never put in his name. The second car was actually his. The reason Mike was able to get the cars so quickly is they did a personalized vin which allowed them to get the cars fairly quickly one after the other.

People may not agree with how Mike uses his cars or the language he uses but he’s a good dude and will give you the shirt off of his back. I’m sure people here uses language as much if not worse than he uses....its just he chooses to vlog about his life.

I only watched Mike’s vlog for a short time but concluded he was basically a nice kid. I did think there was some deception involved in the arrangement with the first car. I, for one, assumed Mike had bought that car and was planning to sell it when the ZTK model arrived. I’ll stick with my belief that vlogs like this that depict street racing are harmful to their younger users. I’m certain Mike comes across as something of a god to teen boys just getting their driver’s licenses. Just by slapping “Mexican Highway” tags on the highway racing scenes doesnt make it right IMO. Some of the speeds I’ve seen on public roads fall into the reckless driving/drag racing catagory. I’m surprised he’s not been given a stern warning by law enforcement regarding the posting of such vids. With over 700k subscribers, you can assume he’s having influence on the driving habits of some young impressionable minds. That’s my gripe. Then he sells the 2nd ZR1 “before it loses value”, he stated. All this happening, while other GM customers sit patiently waiting for their first ZR1.

I like that Mike enjoys his cars as well. Buy tell me: when you get your new ZR1, will you do long redline tiresmoking burnouts, do multiple 1/4 mile runs, and turnpike drag race you new ZR1... all before the breakin period and go well beyond the GM’s advised 500mi 1st oil change? Just curious.