Analysis Topic: Consumer Watch
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
How to Get Free Youtube Subscribers to Get to 1000, YTpals, Subpals, SubmeNow, Do they Work? / ConsumerWatch / Google
By: N_Walayat
Youtube delivered a bombshell to small youtube channels on the 20th of January, mainly all those with less than 1000 subscribers, who by the 20th of February will be ejected from the Youtube partner programme that amongst several benefits included monetization of videos which in most cases for Youtubers resulted in a token return of typically about $10 per month. So the blow for being ejected from the youtube partner programme is not financial but rather Youtube effectively telling its smaller youtubers to get lost, a your not wanted message as effectively Youtube is now no longer YOUtube, but instead it's Celebtube or Adtube, really just another broadcast channel full of commercialised content full of ads and NOT what YOUtube has been for the past 10 years!
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Tuesday, February 06, 2018
Land Rover Discovery Sport, What to Know Before Buying - 2 Month Owner Drivers Review / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
This is my comprehensive review after owning and driving a Land Rover Discovery Sport for 2 months, of what to expect if your considering buying one as it does take a few weeks of real world driving before one is fully aware of the cars good and bad points, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sports, the rattling sound that many owners tend to experience again apparently from poor quality trim.
So whilst the Discovery Sport looks great on the driveway and generally also drives well, in many other respects my 11 year old Zafira was better i.e. the back two seats are seriously lacking in leg room, definitely not enough space for adults! And what's worse is that real world fuel economy performance will come nowhere near Land Rovers sales pitch of the DISCO doing 53.3 MPG. Then we have the fantasy of the first oil service change at 21,000 miles, when in reality the car will be requesting an oil change much sooner! So watch my 2 month drivers and owners review for what you need to beware of before you buy one. Where this HSE Black was bought from Hunters in Chester.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Land Rover Discovery Sport ECO Mode Real MPG Fuel Economy Test / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
In this video I answer the question of just how closely Land Rover Discovery Sports fuel economy compares against Land Rovers 53.3 MPG sales pitch, as knowing what a car will actually do under real driving conditions is a very important consideration when buying any new car. This test is of real world driving done wholly in ECO Mode so as to maximise fuel economy of what to expect from a 15 month old Land Rover Discovery Sport that has done about 13,000 miles from new.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Adblue and Engine Oil Change Indicator Reliability - Land Rover Discovery Sport / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Every owner of newer diesel cars such as the Land Rover Discovery Sport should be aware that they have a separate Adblue tank that needs topping up every x thousand miles, and that the car needs an oil change every x thousand miles, 21,000 in the Discovery Sports case, where to aid drivers there are countdowns for both of these displayed on the dashboard. However, just how reliable are these indicators when compared against the manufactures sales pitch. For instance adblue is supposed to be consumed at the rate of 1 litre per 1000 miles driven. Whilst the oil service indicator should be counting down to 21,000 for the LR Discovery Sport.
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Monday, January 22, 2018
Land Rover Discovery Sport - 1 Month Driving Test Review / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
This is my review of driving a Land Rover Discovery Sport over 1 month, of what to expect if your considering buying one as it does take a few weeks of driving before one is fully aware of the cars good and bad points, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sports, the knocking sound that many experience again from poor quality trim. So whilst the Discovery Sport looks great and general drives well, in many respects my 11 year old Zafira was actually better i.e. space for the back two seats! And what's worse of all is you will all likely fall for Land Rovers sales pitch of the Discovery Sport doing 53.3mpg which is not going to happen given real world driving. So watch my most recent video of buying and owning a Land Rover Discovery Sport, where this HSE Black was bought from Hunters in Chester.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Discovery Sport Real MPG Fuel Economy Vs Land Rover 53.3 MPG Sales Pitch / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
In this video I asnwer the question of just how closely Land Rover Discovery Sports fuel economy compares against Land Rovers 53.3 MPG sales pitch. As knowing how a car will actually perform under real world driving conditions is a very important consideration when buying any car. So find out in my latest video of what real world MPG to expect from a Land Rover Discovery Sport as my test of using the Trip computer (A) whilst driving a 15 month old HSE Black TD4 180 for 167 miles over 4 weeks results in -
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Land Rover Discovery Sport - Week 3 HSE Black Test Review / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Here's my week 3 update of owning and driving an Land Rover Discovery Sport of what to expect if your considering buying one as it does take a few weeks before one is fully aware of the cars plus and minus points, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sports, the knocking sound that many experience again from poor quality trim. So whilst the Discovery Sport looks great and general drives well, in many respects my 11 year old Zafira was better! And what's worse of all is Land Rovers sales pitch of 53.3mpg fuel economy which you will never get anywhere near to in real world driving. So watch my most recent video of buying and owning a Land Rover Discovery Sport, where this HSE Black was bought from Hunters in Chester.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Land Rover Discovery Sport - What You Need to Know Before Buying - Owning Week 2 / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Here's my week 2 update of owning a Land Rover Discovery Sport of what to expect if your considering buying one. For it takes at least a couple of weeks before one is fully aware of what one needs to know BEFORE one buys one as the various flaws only become apparent after real world use, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sports, the knocking sound that many experience again from poor quality trim for though the Discovery Sport looks great and general drives well, in many respects my 11 year old Zafira was better! And what's worse of all is Land Rovers sales pitch of 53mpg fuel economy that in no way matches the reality of real world driving experience as my latest video in this buying and owning a Land Rover series illustrates.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Land Rover Discovery Sport Very Bad MPG Fuel Economy! Real Owner's Review / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Here's my first full week update of owning an Approved Used Land Rover Discovery Sport of what to expect if your considering buying. For it takes at least a week before one is fully aware of what one needs to know BEFORE buying one as the various flaws become apparent, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sport, the knocking sound from again poor quality trim for though the Discovery Sport looks great and general drives well. However, in many respects my 11 year old Zafira was better! And what's worse of all is Land Rovers sales pitch of 53mpg fuel economy that in no way matches real world driving experience as my latest video in this buying and owning a Land Rover series illustrates.
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Buying a Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE Black - Interior Review / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Thinking of buying a Land Rover? New or what about used? Well in this series I cover the real customer experience of what to expect when buying an approved used land rover. In today's video shot on day 1 of owning a 15 month Discovery Sport HSE Black we take a look at what to expect in terms of interior and what to check out for when viewing to buy.
Sunday, January 07, 2018
SMIGGLE Pencil Cases and Water Bottles Craze Parents Nightmare! / ConsumerWatch / Shopping
By: Anika_Walayat
SMIGGLE must be commended for being an A1 first class business, for their marketing and product line very strongly appeals to children. However, SMIGGLE's success comes at a price, and that price is paid for by parents. Our latest video illustrates how the SMIGGLE craze manifests itself that has gone far beyond pencil cases and stationary. Even the ordinary water bottle has turned into an must have accessory for parents to pay for, and not just one bottle but the crazy situation of the need for multiple bottles!
Saturday, January 06, 2018
Used Vauxhall Zafira B 7 Seater MPV 2005-2014 Comprehensive Buyers Review / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Here's what you need to know if your considering buying a Vauxhall Zafira B that came out in 2005 and ceased production in 2014. This comprehensive review us from someone who has owned and driven the Vauxhall Zafira for near 10 years! So any prospective buyer will get the real run down of what to expect when owning a Zafira and how to deal with the various issues that will tend to come up such as resetting of the service lights, or ensuring the under car spare wheel carrier does not rust etc...
Wednesday, January 03, 2018
Vauxhall Zafira 10 Year Owners Review - Top 10 Tips and Points for Buyers / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: N_Walayat
Your not going to get a more comprehensive review than one from someone who has owned and driven a Vauxhall Zafira for nearly 10 years! So here it is my near 10 year review of what any prospective Zafira buyer needs to know of what to expect when owning a Zafira and how to deal with the various issues that will come up such as resetting of the service lights, or ensuring their under car spare wheel carrier does not rust etc...
Friday, December 29, 2017
Land Rover Approved Used Warranty Folder Contents - Real Customer Buying Experience / ConsumerWatch / Land Rover
By: N_Walayat
Thinking of buying an Approved Used Land Rover car? Well here in this series I cover the real customer experience of what to expect. In this video we take a look at the two folders that customers get handed towards the end of the buying process. Exactly what do these two folders contain and what could likely be omitted, find out as we compare Land Rovers Approved Used sales pitch against real customer experience of buying from a Land Rover dealer.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Virgin Media Ruins Boxing Day Online Sales - Broadband Down ALL DAY in UK Wide Failure! / ConsumerWatch / Internet
By: N_Walayat
Virgin Media broadband has become progressively less reliable during 2017. With today's outage being the icing on the cake of a year of failures! At the very peak of the years sales frenzy season, Boxing Day that will have seen over 10 million of Brit's surfing online for sales Bargains to grab. Unfortunately not for Virgin media customers, where an early morning outage of a few hours has turned into a day long outage with no end on site of when virgin media broadband will start to work for its customers.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Curry's Leads High Street and Online with Early Sales Big LED 4K TV's Discounts / ConsumerWatch / Shopping
By: N_Walayat
Sales for most of Britain's big retailers started Christmas Eve, however the giant household electrical's retailer Curry's / PC World got off to an early start to the holiday sales season by promoting deep discounts across its range of its household electrical goods such as Big Screen 4k LED TV's. Though many if not most had been cut in price earlier in the year for instance for Black Friday 26th November, following which prices reverted higher to once more be cut on the 23rd of December.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Samsung 64GB EVO 100mbs Micro SD Card Speed Test for Galaxy Smartphone's / ConsumerWatch / Samsung
By: HGR
Here is a speed test for a popular micro SD card, the 64gb Samsung EVO that is rated as operating at upto 100mbs that many smartphone users in the Samsung Gallery range tend to aquire for their S6, S7 and S8's. However, are smartphone users wasting their money by paying extra for a fast 100mbs card? Find out in my speed test review of exactly what performance is likely to be achieved when used in a smartphone.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Best Time / Month to Buy a Used Car From a UK Dealer / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: Nadeem_Walayat
So far 2017 has not proved to be a productive year in terms of my traditional market analysis i.e. stocks, commodities and derivatives, as I tend to analyse that which grabs my attention rather than following a pre-set schedule, and for this year my attention has been on non traditional markets such as politics, where we had BrExit rammed down our throats to exhaustion point, culminating in the June 8th election disaster and its aftermath. Nevertheless my market analysis has continued this year, unfortunately it's been in non traditional markets such as the local city housing markets rather than national or international, and in this analysis of the UK near new Used car market of 2017 so as determine the best time of year to buy a Used Car of less than 3 years age from a UK dealer.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Land Rover Discovery Sport Fuel Tank Litres Capacity Test / ConsumerWatch / Motoring
By: HGR
There is conflicting information online on the capacity of the Land Rover Discovery Sport's fuel tanks, which tend to range from as high as 70 litres to as low as 50 litres, so we undertook a test by filling up a HSE Black to confirm the actual fuel capacity of these cars as the video illustrates.
Friday, December 15, 2017
SanDisk Ultra 128gb 100mbs Micro SD Card for Smartphone's Speed Test / ConsumerWatch / Mobile Technology
By: HGR
Here is a speed test for currently one of the most popular micro SD cards on the market, the 128gb SanDisk Ultra that is speced to operate at upto 100mbs that many smartphone users such as for those in the Samsung Gallery range, the S6, S7 and S8 are opting for. However, are smartphone users wasting their money by paying extra for a fast 100mbs card? Find out in my speed test review of exactly what performance is likely to be achieved when used in a smartphone.