A Marketplace Mercedes joins Cleetus McFarland's garage
An SL 55 AMG side quest shares the week with McFlurry testing for World Cup Finals.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Best Car on Marketplace For $10,000?
A 23-year-old Mercedes is an intriguing detour from race preparation. Cleetus McFarland's "Best Car on Marketplace For $10,000?" follows the purchase of an SL 55 AMG, and it became the bigger of his two new uploads, reaching about 2.3 million views.
The SL 55's supercharged V8 gives this particular Marketplace find some context: this was Mercedes' luxury-roadster approach to serious performance. Viewers have already started assembling an unofficial project team. Repeated requests point toward Alex at LegitStreetCars for a collaboration, while others debate the video's "OG Hellcat" comparison and nominate the Terminator-era Mustang Cobra instead. Jackstand's car knowledge is another recurring talking point.
Back on the racing side, "McFlurry Testing ACTUALLY Went Well... New Setup is Flying!" brought a positive testing update as the team prepares for World Cup Finals. Cleetus's description even leaves room for keeping the McFlurry name. It is currently the channel's busiest video by daily views, comfortably above the Mercedes outing. The older "Aftermath of CBoysTV Compound Swap" remains another active draw, though at a much gentler pace.
The channel added roughly 10,000 subscribers over seven days, with nearly seven million views across the week. Daily viewing is currently below its usual pace. Among nearby motoring channels, Westen Champlin also had a substantial week, while HeavyDSparks and TheStradman were quieter for weekly viewing. For Cleetus, the new-upload shelf offered a useful contrast: a race car making progress and an aging German roadster giving viewers a fresh project to discuss.
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Where next?
What viewers say
We now need a LegitStreetCars collab. Good stuff!
@zstampeSee it on YouTubeWhen he said OG Hellcat I thought he was getting a 03-04 cobra! Got too excited
@DoItForDale831See it on YouTubeJackstand really has so much car knowledge it really is insane. Yall really found a diamond in the haystack with him. He knows sooooo much about cars
@GruntHumorSee it on YouTube
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Wait until they figure out there’s a SL65 with a twin turbo v12
@JacobArdenSee it on YouTubeAlex from LSC knows guys who manual swap them.
@ArQ_PlaysSee it on YouTubeIm legitimately excited to see the content around this car. Please dont let it die in the corner of the parking lot
@xcridin5234See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on Cleetus McFarland right now
- Channel
- Cleetus McFarland
- Subscribers
- 4,860,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 6,953,637
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 2,339,406
- Views on its first day
- 1,520,845
The numbers
Here is how Cleetus McFarland's uploads and audience moved over the week.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which manufacturer built the SL 55 AMG Cleetus bought?
Cleetus's Marketplace purchase was a Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG.





