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This week on the channel +282K views this week

Speed Academy's Tundra retires from towing, not from Dave's driveway

Rusty brakes and a failed pulley turn the long-serving Toyota's garage visit into a decision about shop duty.

Channel: Speed Academy Story of Trari Newsroom

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.

The Problem With Owning a 410,000KM Toyota TundraThe Problem With Owning a 410,000KM Toyota Tundra

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  1. 1:10Dave examines seized front brake calipers before removing the worn components.
  2. 4:03A corroded brake hard line snaps during disassembly, adding another replacement to the job.
  3. 7:20The hosts replace leaking front shocks and install new lower control arms.
  4. 14:14The truck refuses to start, prompting a battery replacement.
  5. 20:00A shredded belt and loose ball bearings reveal a failed pulley.
  6. 22:47Dave announces the decision about the Tundra's future shop duties.

A brake line twists, snaps, and adds another job to Speed Academy's Tundra repair list. Peter Tarach's explanation to Dave Pratte is short: "It's the rust, DP. It's where we live."

That exchange captures the channel's only upload this week, "The Problem With Owning a 410,000KM Toyota Tundra". The truck has actually passed that mileage by the time Dave introduces it. Dependability isn't the only question anymore: age and corrosion keep making otherwise manageable repairs more involved.

The hosts replace seized front brakes, leaking shocks and lower control arms, then work through a dead battery and an air-conditioning relay problem. Even after a wash, the truck finds another way back into the workshop. A squeal turns out to involve a failed pulley and a shredded serpentine belt. The video also includes a Continental tire partnership.

The eventual decision is more practical than sentimental. Dave plans to keep the Tundra for personal use, but retire it from shop duty while looking for a newer tow vehicle. Several viewers draw that same distinction between a truck you'd happily keep fixing at home and one needed for dependable long-distance work. Others remember buying their own Tundras after watching this one.

The episode has reached roughly 112,000 views and is the channel's busiest video right now. The horsepower-doubled CRV and dream-spec S2000 builds also continue drawing viewers. Daily viewing across Speed Academy is above its usual level, while the subscriber count was unchanged over the week.

Among nearby motoring channels, Garbage Time is enjoying a substantial viewing lift, while Sparks Motors is running below its usual daily pace. Speed Academy's week belongs to a less glamorous garage question: when a much-loved project also has a job, how long should it keep doing both?

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Where next?

More from Speed AcademyThis week on the channel +393K views this weekThe ASS2000 comes home: Speed Academy rebuilds its very first project carThe Suzuka Blue AP1 Honda S2000 that started the channel is back for a full refresh, and the comments are full of people who subscribed because of it.Channel: Speed Academy · Story of October 6, 2026 Also in Cars and motoringViews jump 12x the channel's usual paceEricTheCarGuy asks what happened to bent blow gunsA broken workshop tool is the subject of ETCG1's latest upload as the channel draws more than twelve times its usual daily views.Channel: ETCG1 · Story of November 5, 2026 A different discovery todayVideo taking off 66x its usual first dayJimmy Kimmel turns Idaho's state-gun vote into an attack adHis midterm monologue also gives Mike Johnson a Sarah McLachlan farewell before his assistant Natalie zips herself into a duffel bag.Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live · Story of November 5, 2026

What viewers say

  • I think you guys already said it best. As a personal vehicle I'd drive it until the wheels fell off. As a commercial vehicle it logistically makes sense to have something newer.
    @TimHaunFishingSee it on YouTube
  • Love to see the Tundra back on the channel! Still funny to think about how this influenced me to buy mine. Have run into mostly the same issues (minus the rust related stuff). Will be sad to see it go away from the channel, but I get why you want to move to a newer rig!
    @BrunerTunerSee it on YouTube
  • Checking in with 85k miles on mine - sounds like plenty of time to go.
    @am55255See it on YouTube
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  • I would drive it as a daily until the wheels fall off and let the world know just how strong the Tundra was! 🤝
    @silverbulletS197See it on YouTube
  • Finally some relatable automotive youtube content! daily struggle working on rusty cars up here in Sweden 🙂
    @danielnilsson1792See it on YouTube
  • If it was just for personal use, I’d say keep it, but when you need it for work and towing, I’d say you guys made the right choice. Otherwise, you’d have to constantly fix it, which mean you’d have to make the repairs into content to help justify continually repairing it lol
    @dlee6985See it on YouTube
  • Keep the Toyota going! Makes great content. Honestly it’s the main reason why I watch the channel.
    @54logscalerSee it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
735,000
Channel views, last 7 days
282,224
Videos published this week
1
Video published
October 31, 2026
Video views so far
112,484
Views on its first day
43,976

The numbers

Here's how Speed Academy's viewing and subscriber totals shaped up this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Pushing Pistons
13,624,513
Garbage Time
1,546,678
Zip Tie Tuning
988,841
CarExpert
958,862
Rainman Ray's Repairs
548,289
RESTORED
518,558
Speed Academy
282,224
Sparks Motors
192,201
MCM TV2
154,253
subscribers
735,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
137,999,205
views per day
53,285
typical day: 38,390
first-day views of each video posted this week
The Problem With Owning a 410,000KM Toy…
43,976
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Zip Tie Tuning
763,000
RESTORED
761,000
Speed Academy
735,000
Garbage Time
716,000
MCM TV2
708,000
Sparks Motors
705,000
CarExpert
689,000
Rainman Ray's Repairs
672,000
Pushing Pistons
672,000
As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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