Most people when purchasing a vehicle of any kind, plan on maintaining and taking care of it. While Cody Detwiler may hold this same philosophy to a certain extent, it never seems to last long.

Cody Detwiler is a Youtuber who is from the rural parts of Indiana. His family has a farming and construction background, so Cody had quite the opportunity to operate and run a variety of equipment growing up. In 2017, Cody started uploading automotive (mostly truck) related videos to his Youtube channel, which he named “WhistlinDiesel.” He seemed to have decent success early on, presumably because he is a charismatic character who posted entertaining videos. Cody graduated from high school and began uploading more videos to his channel. Since then, his channel has accumulated 1.5 million subscribers, earning millions of views on each video he posts.

You may be thinking, “He posts videos about trucks, big deal.” While much of his uploads involve pickup trucks, they have a unique quality to them that keep things VERY interesting. That unique quality would be him utterly destroying nearly everything he drives. It does not matter if he is driving a Jeep, old semi or even a fancy Audi, Cody will eventually destroy it. Some viewers get upset over Cody’s destructive habits with his vehicles and will leave inappropriate/rude comments on his videos. The odd thing about this is that those same comments motivate Cody to cause more destruction to even more expensive vehicles. There isn’t a better example of this, than with his lifted Ford pickup truck.

Originally when Cody bought this fancy looking Ford pickup truck, it was worth upwards of around $100,000. Upon purchasing, Cody told his viewers that if they were respectful and polite, he would take care of the truck and wouldn’t ruin it. People inevitably commented disrespectful things on his videos though, so he ended up abusing the truck. One of his latest projects is a monster truck, named “MonsterMax”, which he built off of the truck he drove in high school.

Cody does not sell any products aside from basic merchandise for his Youtube channel, but he does produce some incredible entertainment! People don’t plan on purposely ruining vehicles, and that is what makes his videos so incredibly interesting. While some of his breakdowns are accidents, many of them are caused by his own will. By producing distinctively unique videos that no other channel can seemingly match, WhistlinDiesel has created a very loyal following that is sure to continue to grow.