Scotty is also an idiot - not because of his Kia statements, but because of some of his other statements that have been proven demonstrably false.
Oh, and because he’s stupid enough to go underneath a car supported only by a single jack (not a jack stand, just a jack) on camera and deliver a monologue.
I watched Scotty Kilmer for a while based on recommendations I saw from others but quit when I realized that he was an overhyped idiot and scam artist. He is really good at self promotion and working the YouTube algorithm, but that is about all he is good for.
He is the type of gaslighting liar that claims he is the only one telling the truth, as he tells a lie.
The repairs he shows are only the most basic things, that most people can do. I am an amateur only on my own cars but would easily be able to demonstrate most of the “repair” work he shows.
Some of his repairs aren’t really repairs, but bandaid jobs.
He repeats himself constantly to the point that I was watching a “brand new” video that seemed so familiar I was convinced I had seen it before. But no, he was just repeating himself almost verbatim from a previous video. He has to do that to put out content as regularly as he does.
I do like watching mechanic repair videos on YouTube. Personal favorites:
South Main Auto- Small town mechanic in New York- a nice mix of diagnostic detective work and rusty carnage on the underside of North Eastern salt belt cars.
Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics- a Pennsylvania mobile diagnosis and repair guy who works on a lot of electrical and computer problems.
I Do Cars- a St Louis based auto recycler who I primarily watch for his teardowns of broken engines.