REVscene - Vancouver Automotive Forum


Welcome to the REVscene Automotive Forum forums.

Registration is Free!You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.


Go Back   REVscene Automotive Forum > Automotive Chat > Vancouver Auto Chat

Vancouver Auto Chat 2016 VAC Community Head Moderator: Raid3n

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-09-2024, 04:40 PM   #1
To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
 
Manic!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 16,558
Thanked 7,726 Times in 3,634 Posts
Failed 1,507 Times in 645 Posts
Hoonigan Files For Bankruptcy With $1.2 Billion In Debt

https://jalopnik.com/hoonigan-files-...ebt-1851643671

So last year Hoonigan before Ken died was bought by Wheel pro's a company that has 60+ brands including Foose, TSW, etc. https://www.wheelpros.com/brands Wheel Pro's is owned by a hedge fund. After Ken died most of the OG talent at Hoonigan left. A few months back Wheel pro's changed it's name to Hoonigan.
Advertisement
__________________
Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
Manic! is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-09-2024, 04:44 PM   #2
To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
 
underscore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Okanagan
Posts: 16,800
Thanked 9,485 Times in 4,140 Posts
Failed 429 Times in 227 Posts
I didn't even know Hoonigan was a brand lol.
__________________
1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed]
Quote:
Originally Posted by maksimizer View Post
half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp View Post
reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa View Post
OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
underscore is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-09-2024, 05:24 PM   #3
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Van
Posts: 4,810
Thanked 2,019 Times in 1,072 Posts
Failed 214 Times in 128 Posts
Yea, didn't know they were owned by a wheel company, gtr lighting, morimoto, all the eBay, tire rack brands.

But then what do you do after the main man dies. That's like Jeremy dying off top gear.

Wheels sales should have nothing to do with hoonigan
JDMDreams is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2024, 05:28 PM   #4
To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
 
Manic!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 16,558
Thanked 7,726 Times in 3,634 Posts
Failed 1,507 Times in 645 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDMDreams View Post
Yea, didn't know they were owned by a wheel company, gtr lighting, morimoto, all the eBay, tire rack brands.

But then what do you do after the main man dies. That's like Jeremy dying off top gear.

Wheels sales should have nothing to do with hoonigan
It was sold before he died.
__________________
Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
Manic! is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2024, 06:05 PM   #5
I subscribe to Revscene
 
The Producer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,907
Thanked 5,028 Times in 1,142 Posts
Failed 16 Times in 14 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Manic! View Post
It was sold before he died.
yep. most of the OG hosts have touched on it in their various other endeavors and social media

hedgies were buying up brands. turns out there's really no money in it. Same thing happened at Donut. None of the talent owned any of it.

all those guys are running their own things now. Vin's channel is really good. Donut guys are doing OK too.

I do miss the daily transmission days. looked like a lot of fun
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by westopher View Post
replace that wood for who gets producer the wood.
The Producer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2024, 07:27 PM   #6
Rs has made me the man i am today!
 
snowball's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Vancouver
Posts: 3,016
Thanked 1,691 Times in 589 Posts
Failed 50 Times in 22 Posts
Wouldn't be surprised if all those companies were private-equity looted. Look up Red Lobster's hedge fund history and be appalled.
snowball is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2024, 10:03 PM   #7
in the butt
 
donk.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,883
Thanked 3,659 Times in 1,331 Posts
Failed 170 Times in 93 Posts
The fact that any company, can be 1.2 billion in debt, without 1.2 billion in assets, is absolutely insane

minus REITs operating at 80-95% in debt cuz thats "normal"

Dont worry, taxes will bail em out
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Money
i hate people who sound like they smoke meth then pretend like they matter.

Originally Posted by ilovebacon
Does anyone have a pair of 25 pounds one-inch hole for sale at a reasonable price?


Originally Posted by mikemhg
Clothes come off and my car is permeated with the smell of fillet-o-fish and canned tuna.

donk. is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-09-2024, 10:13 PM   #8
Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
 
headhunt3r's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 344
Thanked 313 Times in 116 Posts
Failed 5 Times in 4 Posts
I hate PE. It's a load of shit.
headhunt3r is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2024, 10:29 PM   #9
I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
 
twitchyzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,112
Thanked 9,872 Times in 3,927 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
damn, KMC and morimoto are legit too

then again bbs and recaro didn't liquidate going through similar changes
twitchyzero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 07:46 AM   #10
I have named my kids VIC and VLS
 
Hondaracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 38,012
Thanked 15,182 Times in 6,090 Posts
Failed 2,081 Times in 701 Posts
lol what was the valuation based on? Hoodies and an instagram account?
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
Hondaracer is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-10-2024, 09:03 AM   #11
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Van
Posts: 4,810
Thanked 2,019 Times in 1,072 Posts
Failed 214 Times in 128 Posts
Amount of monster stickers
JDMDreams is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 10:30 AM   #12
I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
 
trollface's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Richmond
Posts: 2,749
Thanked 3,897 Times in 1,020 Posts
Failed 374 Times in 119 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondaracer View Post
lol what was the valuation based on? Hoodies and an instagram account?
The market cap of stickers on Subarus and Ford Raptors like 96%

That's deep segment penetration. Every person with a pair of white sunglasses has at least 2.5 stickers per household and MONSTER drink fridge inventory turnover of just 3 days in North America.

They struggled with the Asian markets, but they did take some market share from Hellaflush and Stance Nation FY2023 Q3 according to their 10-Q filings.

Last edited by trollface; 09-10-2024 at 10:36 AM.
trollface is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 10:32 AM   #13
To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
 
Manic!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nanaimo
Posts: 16,558
Thanked 7,726 Times in 3,634 Posts
Failed 1,507 Times in 645 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hondaracer View Post
lol what was the valuation based on? Hoodies and an instagram account?
The Hoonigan YouTube channel had 5 plus million subs. They did a lot of deals with manufacturers and companies . Wheel pro has over 60 brands.
According to this site they have over 500 employees and annual revwof over 400 Mill a year.
https://www.apollo.io/companies/Whee...702d97c1a98901
__________________
Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
Manic! is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 11:23 AM   #14
RS Veteran
 
bcrdukes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: GTA
Posts: 29,961
Thanked 11,660 Times in 4,770 Posts
Failed 441 Times in 283 Posts
Is Hellaflush and Stancenation still a thing?
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS View Post
I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off.
bcrdukes is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 11:55 AM   #15
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Van
Posts: 4,810
Thanked 2,019 Times in 1,072 Posts
Failed 214 Times in 128 Posts
Rwb Liberty Walk bro
JDMDreams is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 02:06 PM   #16
Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
 
TopsyCrett's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Coquitlam, BC
Posts: 884
Thanked 2,151 Times in 429 Posts
Failed 64 Times in 16 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by trollface View Post
They struggled with the Asian markets, but they did take some market share from Hellaflush and Stance Nation FY2023 Q3 according to their 10-Q filings.
Is this sarcasm?

Good joke hahahaha
__________________
Current Cars
2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Palladium Silver[C207]
1993 Honda Accord Coupe LX Seattle Silver [CB7]
2000 Honda Civic SiR Vogue Silver Metallic [EM1]
2001 Infiniti QX4 Tuscan Beige Metallic[R50]
Scoots
01' Honda Dio 50cc [AF27]

01' Honda Dio 72cc Big Bore [AF27]
89' Honda Elite R 49cc [SE50]
TopsyCrett is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2024, 02:39 PM   #17
I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
 
trollface's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Richmond
Posts: 2,749
Thanked 3,897 Times in 1,020 Posts
Failed 374 Times in 119 Posts
Don't forget Speedhunters. Their Cap-ex grew 269% to create new stickers and windshield banners leveraged by AI and cloud computing. They grew sequentially in emerging markets such as black G35's in Surrey and rats ass looking early 2000's 3 series in Richmond.

Speedhunters also showed record growth in the wearables segment such as hoodies despite a difficult prior year compare fueled by Sema.
trollface is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2024, 11:10 AM   #18
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Qmx323's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Richmond
Posts: 4,894
Thanked 2,648 Times in 883 Posts
Failed 218 Times in 79 Posts
Let's not forget about their sister (or mother) company - MILFhunters
Qmx323 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2024, 01:19 PM   #19
"Entertainment" mod.
 
CorneringArtist's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Surrey, BC
Posts: 5,119
Thanked 3,441 Times in 1,052 Posts
Failed 161 Times in 60 Posts
The hedgies that drove Hoonigan into the ground were part of the same group that bought Chelsea FC. Like the brand hoarding they did with Wheel Pros, Chelsea hoarded a bunch of players that may not even see a game in the Premier League. The CEO of the hedge fund thinks that he’s a baseball GM with that logic.
__________________
Borokusowagen.
CorneringArtist is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-12-2024, 01:36 PM   #20
RS Veteran
 
bcrdukes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: GTA
Posts: 29,961
Thanked 11,660 Times in 4,770 Posts
Failed 441 Times in 283 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Qmx323 View Post
Let's not forget about their sister (or mother) company - MILFhunters
Legit asking: I thought MILFhunters was just a meme. I didn't think it was an actual brand. Without Google'ing what this is, is it explicit content? Or something else?
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS View Post
I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off.
bcrdukes is online now   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
This post FAILED by:
Old 09-12-2024, 10:01 PM   #21
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Qmx323's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Richmond
Posts: 4,894
Thanked 2,648 Times in 883 Posts
Failed 218 Times in 79 Posts
Its porn lol and I don't think its built up as a brand, but its kinda just a meme that actually just got adopted into... everyday? life?
Qmx323 is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:07 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Revscene.net cannot be held accountable for the actions of its members nor does the opinions of the members represent that of Revscene.net