Tim's inspection and calls to Bianca and LAA Performance turn a tidy-looking Audi into a difficult repair decision.
On YouTube, Not Economically Viable has 195,000 subscribers and 19,703,492 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 290,951 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Risking it on an Audi RS5 that “Does Not Run”", with 256,159 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,653 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 180 of 224 in category "Cars and motoring".
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 607,984 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
November 6, 2026 19x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 168,755 views a day, 19 times a normal day (8,810). Read the story
A salvage-auction purchase listed as "does not run" brings the channel back to troubled cars after its Orkney adventure.
The channel's only new upload sets a journey home with no money, transport, accommodation or food.
The video drawing the most views now
Risking it on an Audi RS5 that “Does Not Run”
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 256,159
- Video views, pace per day
- 9,091
- Views on its first day
- 133,064
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,653 of 5,393 | 180 of 224 |
| By views gained this week | 3,872 of 5,274 | 142 of 224 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,312 of 5,043 | 182 of 221 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.5% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Cars and motoring
Views gained this week in the category Cars and motoring
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 194,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 195,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 19,185,055 views → November 11, 2026: 19,703,492 views · average: 17,877 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risking it on an Audi RS5 that “Does Not Run” | November 4, 2026 | 33:05 | 256,159 | 9,091 | 133,064 | 8,643 | 944 |
700 Miles Home With No Money | October 11, 2026 | 45:45 | 140,212 | 327 | - | 7,867 | 749 |
Buying a CHEAP car wherever the dart lands | September 19, 2026 | 54:43 | 289,690 | 339 | - | 14,436 | - |
I found out why these Range Rovers are so cheap | July 3, 2026 | 41:15 | 699,599 | 603 | - | 18,294 | - |
I rescued an abandoned BMW E36 | April 25, 2026 | 1:16:53 | 185,797 | 166 | - | 8,794 | 303 |
1,000 miles in a £1 Range Rover | March 22, 2026 | 43:57 | 202,683 | 203 | - | 9,781 | 628 |
Abandoned Mercedes W124. Will it run and drive? | December 26, 2025 | 2:13:47 | 263,367 | 206 | - | 12,774 | 1,031 |
Will my Bentley Turbo R run and drive to the Riviera? | December 18, 2025 | 1:44:39 | 254,197 | 124 | - | 11,652 | 1,028 |
Risking it on a 911 that “does not run” | November 21, 2025 | 32:16 | 216,636 | 149 | - | 12,141 | 1,053 |
I Found Out Why This Civic Type R Was So Cheap | November 7, 2025 | 45:49 | 178,768 | 71 | - | 8,394 | 883 |
I Rescued A £300 Rover Metro | October 29, 2025 | 34:19 | 191,236 | 108 | - | 10,106 | 886 |
Rebuilding a TERRIBLE £2,000 Porsche Cayenne Turbo | September 21, 2025 | 1:12:46 | 202,241 | 80 | - | 8,405 | 520 |
I Bought A Dirt Cheap Porsche Cayenne (Again) | August 3, 2025 | 36:56 | 187,857 | 54 | - | 9,865 | 702 |
Giving My Abandoned Porsche 944 Love And Attention | May 20, 2025 | 1:16:53 | 185,794 | 102 | - | 9,912 | 650 |
Porsche Cayenne Engine Teardown - COMPLETELY DESTROYED | April 28, 2025 | 1:06:06 | 377,923 | 130 | - | 16,027 | 2,072 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 43.6 in the category: 26.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.0 in the category: 1.4
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 255,477
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
I Found Out Why These Porsche Cayennes Are So Cheap | April 18, 2025 | 39:29 | 996,341 |
I found out why these Range Rovers are so cheap | April 30, 2024 | 1:22:24 | 853,344 |
Risking it on a Range Rover that “does not run” | February 22, 2025 | 1:02:46 | 852,524 |
Peugeot 504 Pickup Abandoned For Years In A Field. Will It … | June 20, 2023 | 45:19 | 719,989 |
I found out why these Range Rovers are so cheap | July 3, 2026 | 41:15 | 696,230 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Rebuilding a Range Rover | February 14, 2024 | 1:00 | 36,156 |
Peugeot 504 pickup first start after 15 years | July 4, 2023 | 0:42 | 18,939 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 168,755 views a day, 19 times a normal day (8,810).Read the story
Stories
Tim's inspection and calls to Bianca and LAA Performance turn a tidy-looking Audi into a difficult repair decision.
A salvage-auction purchase listed as "does not run" brings the channel back to troubled cars after its Orkney adventure.
The channel's only new upload sets a journey home with no money, transport, accommodation or food.




















