BRIAN: It is not as glamorous as everyone would think for sure. Because you are still responsible, you have to pickup the car, you have to drop the car off, you have to fuel the car. You do have to produce content. And that can be difficult sometimes depending on what you have going on in your life. Whether you have kids or the weather, you could have a whole week of bad weather, you still have to go out and do some content for this vehicle. So, it is not just oh this car is really fun to drive. You need to know what else is out there so you can compare it. And let the viewers know the dif‑ ference between the competitors. Mi: Your channel is very well researched. BRIAN: I have essentially just done some of the home‑ work for the viewer, so they don’t have too. Can you find out a lot of the information on your own, abso‑ lutely. So, what I wanted to do when I started the channel, and this is for real, is that I watched videos regardless of if they were automotive. I like travel as well, who doesn’t like travel. I would watch a trip re‑ view; I am going to review this trip from Toronto to
Japan. Essentially, all the trip review was pictures put to music. I was like, that’s not a review, at all”. These people aren’t giving me the information I want. So, I decided to start a channel, and I wanted to do re‑ views the way I thought they should be presented. If I wanted to buy an electric lawn mower, what do I want to know about this lawn mower. Or what about this plane or car. That is how everyday reviews came about. I intended to put out a review everyday. That didn’t last long because I had no clue what was in‑ volved in starting a YouTube channel. Mi: What other types of content do you film? Tech? BRIAN: Yes, tech stuff. I am not really deep into tech, I leave that to the tech experts. Like brand new com‑ puters or phones. But other little things like camera gear, things that I actually use. Also, things that are kind of related to automobiles like dash cameras. Certain things like that, even a solar generator which I am testing currently. Mi: What is your favourite gadget right now?
it. It is one of the best features out there. Of course, there’s a lot of other features we love. The fact that you can slide the second-row seats forward or back to allow for more cargo room. So, we’ve had Outlander just packed in the back there. It’s just really versatile. And I love how it’s so premium for being a non pre‑ mium car. It has more features than many of the pre‑ mium cars in the market. So, moving forward into the Outlander PHEV we enjoy the same features and many new ones. We’ve already discovered just I love the little storage well that it cre‑ ates in the back for groceries. I’m really interested to see how efficiently the new PHEV will handle day to day activities. Especially in the wintertime. We al ‑ ready tested the vehicle in the snow. It’s so solid with the S-AWC system. It feels like you are driving on dry pavement. And yes, I’m hoping to save a lot on fuel.
BRIAN: My favourite gadget is the auto cast Picasso two. If you have a wireless Apple Carplay or Android Auto, you plug this little hockey puck disc thing into a USB and that provides you with Apple Carplay or Android Auto wirelessly. It has its own processor and SIM card as well so you can upload data. Mi: You were in the Outlander for a year. Tell us what your favourite thing was about the Outlander. And now you’ll be in a long-term loan for Outlander PHEV what are you looking forward to? BRIAN: I don’t think anyone can really touch the 360° cameras on the Outlander, it is absolutely fantastic. Not just the camera itself, but what you can do with it. You can see the front tires with the touch of a but‑ ton. Other vehicles that I’ve tested or even own, none of them are as easy as Outlander. And both myself and Cynthia my wife can’t live without
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