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Decent home mechanic could fix all that in a weekend, no problem. What a shame.
Not sure if you were calling out plates to the scrapyard, or calling in an airstrike. 😂
"enemy ac-130 above!!"
At least you get some cashback
Me: What aircraft is that? My dad: An AC47.
Stick with me here Matt, yesterday I sent my Mrs a link to a car my dad is looking to get. She messaged me back saying it’s got like three different tyre brands fitted to it!! Asked her what made her notice that and she said that hi guys welcome back bloke🤣🤣. They listen to everything
So funny! 😂
Your Range Rover is beeping because it wants money spending on it😂😂😂
lol that was Funny Matt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think the Range Rover was beeping because it knew it realised it was a far better car than the KIA in terms of maintenance.
Just like them all. Overpriced heaps of shite. My boss man's had 3 or 4 of them. Suspension fuck ups, electrical problems left right and centre and then engines after 20,000km shits themselves.
@@gordonremsey8055 Do you actually believe all the ones with 200,000km+ on them have had ten replacement engines? 🙄
Such a throw away society today 😢makes me sick when those things can be easily and cheaply repaired
New set of plates from Harrods and you'll be good to go Matt.
new set of plates fixes everything. Especially if he installs them himself.
Oh boy, what could 350 get you 😬 I appreciate a guy like Matt who doesn't get demoralized about a loss. It's just business.
Yeh, Met is on holiday every 2 minutes and has a fleet of realy nice cars, so sure he does not make losses to often. Besides he sold the Jeeps and Pug twice now :)
These genuinely make my week better. My little 20 minutes of calm. Thanks Matt
Thanks! Hope you have a good week
Keep them coming! Great videos! But rather then give up on all the cars you scrapped. Do them up with used parts! Either from ebay or the scrap yard you were going to offload that selection of cars!
There’s something very calming about the simplicity of the format. Matt gives some insight into his job wrapped in some wry self deprecating humour. Thanks Matt 😅
We love our rock salt in Scotland. Salt ate my brake lines then the subframes.
As a Scandinavian, I recommend to make sure to wash the underside of the car, and wash it regularly.
I brought a 27 year old car up from Cheshire to Glasgow. Rust free it was. 6 months in it needed a plate welded on the sill for the MOT.
Well I am Scottish and completely agree with you. Has anyone seen our weather? 😁⛈️
I wouldn't be surprised if it's the gritting salt causing a lot of it. Even here in North Yorkshire I only saw the gritters out a few times this winter, I'd bet they're out a lot more in Scotland.
My car came from Yorshire and within 6 month living in Aberdeen the amount of rust it had was surprising. I rarely washed the thing as I just needed a beater and paid £1100 for it. The rust was easy to look after. Nothing that a wire brush and a spray can can't fix. I am looking at a new car but there isn't much around locally that's much good.
The people saying it should’ve been sold spares/repairs clearly have never tried to sell a cheap car before. You can be as blunt as possible in an advert, you’ll still attract people who think they’re buying a brand new car. Sometimes it’s just not worth the hassle
Let alone the "is this still available" crowd who message and never follow up.
@@geoded Ah they’re my favourite 🤩
You are 100% right about Scottish cars. I’m a mechanic and I live in Argyll. My car is 30 years old, and until a couple of years ago it spent its life around north London. It’s cleaner underneath than most local cars over about 6-7 years old
Can’t believe you’re scrapping that. I’d have had it done and through an MoT with no advisories by the end of the day
Tyre, front disks and pads, couple of brake pipes and some bushes plus a couple of mirrors from ebay. Not really seeing that as a failure as much as needing normal maintenance.
Felt sorry for the nissan navara..putting an old work horse to death.
I'd be removing and selling the roof storage/rack separately
The canopy is worth a heap.
Not snapped either
Haha £350! This will be interesting.
Quite cool
Interesting for the scrap man 😂
@@vincetaylor944 Yeah 😅
He’s underspent, having only paid £350 for it! 🤪
I bought a Toyota celica in 1998 for £60! It cost me about 100 quid to get it through an mot and then drove it for two years, sold it for £330 haha
Like the bit when you say ' I feel like the grim reaper' and 5 seconds later there's a hearse parked in the background 😂
That outtro with the scrap call was on a video a couple of weeks back too. Thought I was losing the plot
I don't think the Kia should have been scrapped, those not failure points are a cheap fix for a half decent home mechanic. eBay spares or repairs.
Yes
definitely
It is a shame. That car deserved to live.
Well that ruined the obvious ending 🙈🤣
Seems a shame, the repairs aren't that hard to do, quite easy actually.
Indicator stalk on the right!!! Ask your mum and dad, it’s the correct side if you’re a certain age 😉😀👍🏻
Yup they should be on the right hand side, bloody european interference around 77 if i remember right
Allows you to indicate, turn the wheel and change gear at the same time 💡!
@@jonlongshaw9010 Yes it's great. I've made exactly the same comment previously, can't remember which channel it was on though.
@@eggy1962 Don’t get me started 😂 the exhaust pipe on the incorrect side is another one! But best of all was BMW (and others) giving us the wipers off a LHD car😖 (PS 1962 myself 😂)
See also: bonnet releases on the left, fuel filler on the right.. I swap between Euro-side switchgear + Japanese switchgear weekly. Indicate? Nah, think I'll use the wipers...
Keep it, more reliable than the Rangie 🤣👍
I bet 'needs a good buff'.
N New Plates
Works wonders
In Bulgaria they'd get another 20 years out of that. The streets are full of Lada Nivas and Mk 2 Opel Cavaliers.
Agreed! Nobody needs an Arnold Clark tramp stamp.
First thing I peeled off in all my company cars
Always look forward to videos; prolific and varied, keep them coming Matt !
Nothing devalues a car more than a yellow sticker in the rear screen🤣
This kind of stuff is perfect for me! I live in Barbados and come to the UK from around June to September. This would last me the four months and get me around to meet up with friends and stuff. And then even if I scrap it afterwards, it still works out cheaper than a hire car
You cleared the yard! Wow, talk about spring cleaning. I admire your resolve! Good luck with May and onwards.
Jesus, I'm here just 30 seconds after the video was put up. Hope you had a great weekend. I did love my Kia Cee'd 1.6 petrol that I bought in 2017 brand new and sold it with 87500mi.
Cracking entertainment! Love the positive thinking thing. I look forward to the "High Peak Autos Life Coach" channel.
Thanks matt ,very entertaining !
Great video Matt, the call to the scrap merchant was interesting, I didn’t realise it was so straightforward to scrap a car❤.
Hi Matt I bought my 2010 Rio brand new and still have it. Absolutely brilliant car and vastly underrated. Great video! 🚘🚘🚘
I agree. A little love and they run forever. People just don't mantain cars.
I've had 3 car's from Arnold Clark's and the first thing I did when I got home was rip that crappy yellow sticker off the back window lol ..enjoyed the video as always cheers Matt
Great Matt, as soon as I saw the S reg on that Rio I had instant doubts - even before you said it😆
Love to see you buying vans again
Great video mate
A Scot here.. Absolutely true about cars rusting up here. With the endless salt during winter and the pissing down rain. The just anrt protected for our crap weather.
This was really a decent doer upper for a home mechanic. But business is business and can’t rely on sentiment
3 uploads in 2 days. 😊 Yes matt!!
I love to watch you because you're so genuine, so down to earth! You could be a dick for what star you became, but here you are with ~400k subscribers and you do your best to save a £350 car. God bless you Matt!
Thank you
Congrats on your spring clean clear out Matt, just try not to replace these cars with similar unfortunate purchases.
I love the layout and the vibe of your videos keep it up 👍
Glad you like them!
It amazed me that in the UK the inspection can be carried out by independant mechanics and so you can can have a different result depending where you go. In Belgium and in other countries the inspection is done by a state agency so it's everywhere the same.
My current car I've had 8 years , I paid £1,400 plus trade in, it's still going strong, 21 years old now
Well Matt you atleast wanted to save it and thats what matters. Great video and work as always Matt! :D
Your mechanic is really keen Matt 👍
Good to hear you're in High Peak spirits 😂
He buys cheap cars to do content for his KZhead Channel and not to resale on his forecourt. Very clever. Keep going brother, you'll be rich in no time.
He's definitely developed a niche business model, that's for sure!
Job lot from a dealer as an trade underwriter. You get the good, the bad and the ugly
Making the comparison, here in Japan, if you just need basic transport, pick up a Toyota Probox wagon at auction, assuming you have a mate with auction membership. Unless it's a diesel you won't pay more than 100,000 yen (essentially 500 pounds), plus unavoidable auction charges. The Probox (great name) is the car to put a junior salesman on the road. The street cred of a Safeway shopping trolley, but essentially basic transport assuming it has some shaken (MOT). In Japan the Shaken last for two years and includes road traffic act insurance. Jack, the Japan Alps Brit
That’s a fantastic video with the live outcome at the end, shame about the Rio though as it started on the button 😊
Love your way of presentation all the way from Mozambique 😊
Thank you so much 😃
Is this a new camera set up Matt? As a Scot, you make a valid point. We put a lot of salt on the road up in Scotland.
these are my favourite type of your videos Matt
Mine too!
@@HighPeakAutos I love the way you know its a 2 spec
Ah you should have jumped up and down on the bonnet at the end. Your Juan joke is definitely the best! 👍👍
Can remember 30+ years ago delivering parts to Arnold clark vw and seeing Arnold clark drive in with his escort cosworth not long after they came out
I was waiting patiently to see if you put the windscreen wipers on thinking it was the indicator stork when you got to that junction 😊
"I could have been a doctor you know" Keep going man - your videos are good craic, even if you're not a heart surgeon saving lives every day :) Be happy!
I appreciate that!
"Ive got nothing to lose!" Classic
Totally agree with the "S" plate (Scotland). Its been my experience as well.
Good evening Matt, another good video, I like a Fruit Salad myself,😂. Thanks for taking the time to upload another video. Ged
Kia Rio is a popular seller. FYI Matt, you need to update your template to reflect the better discount for car vertical. you're welcome 😉
To be fair it’s not a loose Matt as you know😉great video
5:26 I can agree with that, mine is SH68 *** and there's all sorts of corrosion already, both underneath, and in the engine compartment.
I'm from Scotland and you're absolutely right about Scottish cars. However, any registration with a 'P' or above, after the S, means its been registered in Dundee or North of there and will be especially bad due to the even colder, and saltier climate than the Central Belt. All my cars have spent the majority of their lives in England although one is aluminium which is great.
another top video
12:30 a DOHC 16v fuel-injected cross-flow engines putting out some 120 bhp from some 1800 cc used to be hard-core, Italian-style performance specs in my youth. That you can get that in an entry-level Kia econobox still blows my mind, when I think about it.
I drive a £500.00 every day. I drive a 2011 vw golf with 185000 miles on it. If you put the details on we buy any car all they would offer is £500.00. It is perfect, no faults.
I have a car with a yellow Arnold Clark sticker, with some bits picked off. But you've inspired me to try again, think I'll go for a hair dryer approach.
Yes my mrs did exactly that removed the Arnold Clark sticker from our sportage. 😅
Great ending 😂 ❤
Just realised my micra is Scottish 😂 but solid old motor thankfully according to MOT history love a cheap car video Matt so entertaining entertaining
That was the first thing I done after I bought a car from Arnold Clark 😂 Loving this positivity Matt 👍🏻
I got given the diesel version of one of these a few years ago. Still going strong, most reliable car I've ever had. Handles like a wet bag of chips like, but it's just a good, honest little car.
Always love a cheap car, an awesome idea for you would be to go back to your roots, buy a cheap car and do it up yourself, interior, exterior, paint, maybe some mechanics/maintenance too. Would be awesome to watch you go through the process and see what you can get for it!
We removed an Arnold Clark sticker on the way back from the dealership.
I’ve bought one or two, maybe four cars from Arnold Clark and yes, the very first thing I did was remove any evidence of Arnold Clark. Stickers, number plates etc. yes, you are very correct, any car from Scotland will be that bit more rusty underneath hence why I always buy my cars from down south. Also, and don’t know if you’ve noticed this too, Scottish cars aren’t as well equipped as southern cars.
Well done for keeping up the positive thinking... and if it doesn't go to plan, find the funny side and laugh 😂
It was short-lived... After filming this everything turned sour
I don't know of the 1.4, or that it even existed. But the early 1.6 (the 110hp version) is a very reliable engine. When Hyundai and Kia released a new 1.6 that had as much power as some 2.0 engines, they started to have serious issues.
You have to admire Matts optimism. And let's face it he is easy on the eyes❤😂😂
Thanks! :)
It's that time of year: a Spring Clean for the yard.
Matt, didn't you have fitted a new full set of chunky off-road tyres on the Jeep when you recently did some off-road driving fun? There has got to be some very decent money in selling them to be had from them tyres and wheels secondhand , I would have thought?
Agree 100% on Arnold Clarke stickers. If they won't supply a car without one I wouldn't buy it..
You could plant vegetables on bay 13. Just an idea, and save a bit of money too.
I had one of these it was an 09 auto and I have to say it was such a great little car had it for 2 years and absolutely no problems great car and great on fuel people give alot of hate towards Kia but there pretty decent little cars.
I agree Matt, bought a Fiesta from Glasgow 5 years ago, one previous owner and 55k miles but lived up there for its first 11 years. I didn’t expect to still have it, had my car written off and needed something quick. Was raining obviously and it was parked on a main road so kurb meant I didn’t look underneath. It’s far worse than the same car it replaced of the same year but that was Cumbrian and much higher miles. Lesson learned and won’t do it again or take something to kneel on to inspect. Sprayed it underneath with hydraulic oil on its first MOT with myself and then did more wire brushing and rust treatment in following years but suspect it’s time is limited
Watch your not giving the coordinates to the military papa whisky echo 🙂 incoming ballistic , on the plus side it is one way of getting rid of the banger fast . Very enjoyable content .
Having a word with myself about having the glass half full always works for me Matt great vid as usual, soon as I saw 350 I laughed to myself 😂👍
Haha this was short lived sadly because my April has been awful... so much for positive thinking haha
You're spot on with the Scottish cars. And i say that as a Scot. I actually play a little game with your vids, as soon as i see the S plate, how long it's going to be before rust is found. It's never long.... Trust me, the market up here is insane for that reason, everything is overpriced, demand far outstrips supply because everything of a certain age/price point is absolute JUNK. Cars down south that don't really rust (Thinking something like a Mk2 Octavia), find one in Scotland and if it's still alive, it'll be a patchwork quilt underneath with all the MOT bodges trying to squeeze 1 more year out it each MOT time.
Not that it would make much of a difference, but I think some of the older more unique cars (like the Navarro) could fetch more money if you sell them as spares on fb marketplace to someone that breaks them for parts. The going rate for a big suv like that would be like £400 / £500. But then again it would be better to just be done with them
I think the side mirror clamp was an optional extra from factory
I've bought from Arnold Clark before, ripped that obscene sticker off right on the forecourt 😂
That outtro seemed somewhat familiar 😎
A brake job and hoses , a couple of tyres and a mirror .. surely worth saving ?😊
Still missing that character bit Andy, the chrome grab rail!
My wife likes it when I watch your videos while she goes to sleep, as she finds your voice and introduction music 😅 Gutted to see a Kia Rio going to the scrap yard because they're great cars. It's clearly never been looked after, even before the nightmare list of failures and advisories - how does someone allow their car to fail its very first MOT FFS 😮😂
Nooo 😂 I was wanting Jay and Football friends at the end😅
at 18 mins in, you hit the nail on the head with what that car really is 👍 im going to tag you in my next video on my other channel, with regards to your "mouldy" cars in previous videos, then you can stop complaining 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thought you were going to jump up an down on the bonnet of the Rio at the end shouting fwiend.... fwiend.... football fwiend 😂😂😂😂
Great videos but that intro song doesn’t half go through me 😂
Couldn’t be more spot on, my 2010 CR-Z was/still is a bargain, but it’s SN10 reg, and the underneath is rusty as hell and slowly going 😂