I BOUGHT A CHEAP AUDI TT FOR £1,800… AND I REGRET IT! 

It’s a bit of a crock especially when everyone appreciates how honest you try to be with every sale and expect the same from the public

Everyone knows how honest and upfront you are with your cars. Its sad that this person has preyed on your decency.. The world we live in😢

The old Audi tt is an absolute design classic! Never cared mutch for the newer ones

Sounds like he’s taken advantage of your trusting nature, Matt! Sorry to hear this! Once I drove 120 miles to see an E34 525i that was in ‘very good condition’ during the test drive the passenger window dropped into the door, despite the owner trying desperately to hold it in place. Then I went over a speed bump and the boot flung open, the owner got out and tried to lock it closed with the ignition key, which then snapped off, leaving me to walk back to my car! Definitely a lucky escape. A few years later I wanted to buy a 14 year old 170k mile Passat from a dealer. I rang him and said ok it’s 14 years old. What’s broken? And he said the air con, and a rear passenger door doesn’t open/close and the wing is a bit rusty. I turned up, it was exactly as described, it drove nicely and I bought it, and it was my daily for the next 6 years. Why can’t people just be honest?

Methinks the seller was fully aware of the vehicles 'issues' hence the sale. It is a risk you run in your line of work I guess, does not make it acceptable however - never ceases to disappoint me how willing some people are to rip others off. A little more honesty & integrity in the world would surely help imho.

Feel for you as car salesman are always the scapegoat but I can honestly say you are one of the most honest salesman I know keep up the good work

I’m also a MK1 TT owner and looked at a lot of rough examples before buying the one I have. I think the problem is they’ve reached a price bracket where anyone can afford to buy one but then they’re often not maintained like a 20 year car should be and run into the ground. For what’s it’s worth the sills are bolt on and you can get still get them, there are plenty of second hand exhaust systems out there and all of the suspension bushes are relatively cheap. Airbag light are sometimes a result of the connector under the seat being disturbed and may clear with a battery disconnect or a VAG aware diagnostic like VCDS. Maybe you can sell the car on to someone who wants a project and doesn’t mind the time and effort sourcing the parts and then the weekends fitting them. I suspect the previous owner was also aware of these issues and it’s out of order that they didn’t describe the car as it was. Genuinely gutted for you mate as you’re decent honest bloke and you can see this in your videos you post.

You're a man of integrity Matt! We stand or fall by our reputations! It takes years to establish a good reputation but moments to lose it. Respect to you for taking the hit. A case of swings and roundabouts I guess and we shouldn't forget all the honest sellers out there or the wins in the past.

I think the worst part is that from the beginning you mentioned it was a viewers car. No true viewer of this channel would ever try pulling something like this on you Matt

Mate, mint examples aren't 1800 quid are they now, do your homework before spending £££. Caveat emptor! like people say, if its too good to be true it probably is. If you don't have a clue about something pay someone that does. One thing though its worth more in parts🤣 Nice range of clothing you've got though.

I'm polishing up an old banger as we speak, when do you want to send your man round to collect :)

Glad to see everyone is in agreement on the whole - It’s really peed me off this. You’re a very honest, thorough and decent car dealer and clearly very trusting that people (especially subscribers) who you buy cars from are the same! It’s not right and it means, understandably, you’ll be a bit less trusting of people in the future. This person definitely knew what was going on from what they said. I feel like they’ve spoiled it for everyone really! Hope it doesn’t demotivate you, Matt 🤞🏻

Too bad, Matt. I feel for you. I've been following you for years now and you always struck me as a great, simple honest chap I would love doing business or having a beer with. I hope you get as much as you can to minimize losses and the rest covered by this video 🤞🏻 Keep up being great. Cheers 🙌🏻

The seller was fully aware of the state of the TT. A proper C U Next Tuesday. You were taken advantage of as you are an honest guy with integrity morals and standards. Hopefully you can recoup a bit of your outlay so your not massively out of pocket. On to the next one mate.

Lmao, the test drive sounded like my Grandparent's 40yr old matress after Gramps got his blue pills. "Come eeer Barbara, yurr a very lucky Lady!"

Another great video Matt. Many thanks. Thanks also for your genuine integrity and honesty about the work you do and the business you run and also how you try to give used vehicles a further safe life on the road. You didn’t deserve the treatment from the seller of this Audi TT and were justified in your comments at the end. Keep up the great work! 😊👍

This is why I could never buy and sell cars, I’m an engineer so am obsessed with knowing every last fault and I would find it difficult not to tell the next person, trader or private. I really like these TTs and it’s a shame you got let down. Remember though, there are a lot of dodgy traders out there too!

Amazing how the previous owner shelled out for a badly done respray but wouldn't get the things that really needed to be done fixed.

I love the Audi TT, I'm not mechanically minded I've currently got a 3.2 mk1 and before I bought it privately, I got a full RAC inspection. The two I looked at before I settled on my current one where to put it politely, sheds. I'm now looking to get a mk2 3.2 and now I know how to check the MOT history on line, it takes a lot of worry out of the process but I will still get an RAC inspection done before I buy, why wouldn't you.

Bad times have two positives: they're opportunities to learn, and they help us to appreciate the good times. I love this channel, and prefer to see the cars whee you have transformed and added value - like the MX5 (tempted to buy that one!). I also appreciate the stories where it doesn't go to plan, simply because of the way you keep it real. Thanks for a great channel.

Gutted for you Matt. There's no way he didn't know about the issues. They're still good cars in the right condition, but all the common failure points were present. I'd wager it didn't get up to temperature properly either because of a faulty thermostat. There should be away to complain and return it as it wasn't as described, but unfortunately, he has taken advantage of your good nature. Hopefully, you can keep your losses to as little as possible.

As the saying goes in the car retailing game, If you don’t get it wrong once in a while you are clearly not buying and selling enough cars 😊

Really good and honest video Matt. As a buyer I've often gone with my heart over my head and I've ended up with cars that were not as advertised. I feel for you as this is your business, your livelihood. It's all about being honest and unfortunately there are a lot of dishonest people out there looking to get one over on everyone else. Good luck with the sale of the TT, hopefully you wont get done with the next one.

Keep the videos up Matt , really like your honesty and that’s what keeps it interesting and me watching.🤗👍🏻

I've lost count of the amount of times car traders have said to me "it's a 20yr old car, what do you expect" lol. Had it today when I went to see an MX5 in "excellent" condition. There was more rust than paint on the sills, when I pointed it out I got the "what do you expect" line. Waste of 4 hours and £50 in train fares so I feel your pain.

Thanks, Matt for an important perspective in dealing of used cars. You got smoked on this TT and that`s a pity, and the good guys lose out once in a while, however, hopefully built trust with your customers for the long run.

Its refreshing to hear someone who is so transparent, I would definitely buy a car from you. I hope this does'nt happen to often, would love to know how much you sold the TT for in the end.

You always seem very fair and honest in your dealings and you have been taken advantage of on this one because you brought the car unseen, - the seller has been rather economical with the truth as they say! If its any consolation I think your channel has helped to improve the reputation of used car dealers and given us the viewers more insight into what you have to do to sell used cars professionally.

I feel sorry for you as you’re always very honest yourself I’m surprised the rust issues didn’t show up on the MOT but he must have known scout the paintwork,air con,airbag light etc I’ve watched you since you started and these lemons di appear quite rare for you luckily Keep your chin up Matt

Sounds like a great donor car for somebody who wants a kit car project. Keep up the good work I do enjoy your videos.

It's amazing how so many cars you come across in your profession, you still always comes across tyre brands you never heard of!

Matt, I totally agree with you. You always come across as an honest guy and I think you have been shafted by the previous owner of this. Please keep doing what you do, it's a pleasure to watch your videos.

Nobody deserves to be scammed like this. But especially not you, Matt. Don't let it get to you! Everybody here appreciates your hard work and honesty. A true petrolhead selling cars as he would like to buy them himself. I hope the seller watches this video and is very ashamed of himself. If he has the smallest amount of decency, he is. Cheers!

Feel for you Matt, proper got shafted with that. Hope you can get some sort of return on your outlay. Shame you haven’t got anyone who can view these cars for you before you hand over any of your hard earned cash.

Great Vid Matt! Please Carry On The Great Vids!

It went for £870 on E-Bay. No doubt someone can do something with it.

Shit happens, its never a good feeling and I hope something good comes around to offset the bitter taste. That paintwork alone is a literal red flag and it's nice that you've filmed it in detail so that others know when to run away from a potential car if they see something simiar. Cheers Matt and good luck

It’s a good lesson for us all. When I watched your appraisal of the paintwork, the service history and then saw bits of trim lying around, I knew this one was doomed…. Feel your pain and unfortunately it was very much intentional by our man with small tool box and the can of red spray paint. I am new to your channel love the videos and what you do!! Respect for posting!!!

You are correct Matt. you have been done! You are very trusting and honest and you deserve better.

Why buy without checking its MOT history first. Been looking at buying a Porsche 997 the amount with dodgy history is mad.

AMAZING CONTENT MATT, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THANKS FOR THE AMAZING CONTENT, PLEASE NEVER STOP POSTING !!!

You are an honest man, you work hard, and certainly make sure the cars you offer for sale are in the best condition. I agree with you, it's not fair, and the saying Trust no one is a lesson for us all. The best of health and wishing your next car video is a total success!

That’s a crappy thing to do, I can’t believe the seller wouldn’t have known, hope karma rears its head after such a low act, fingers crossed you don’t lose too much Matt 🤞

Love your channel... top tip. Before any purchase, always ask what tires the car is sporting. Mismatch or budget tires? Walk away. This tip has never failed in my last 100+ car purchases.

Sorry you got a raw deal with this one Matt, I love how you save cars every week and keep cars on the road that might otherwise end up as scrap even if you don't make much of a profit. Keep up the great work.

Sold unseen, there is always someone who will take advantage of you.

I saw your video on the Audi tt. I think you show the reality of the car business. Thanks for all your advice from your videos. One thing I learned is to look after your car no matter how small the repair or part is needed. Cheers keep up the good work. I’m still a Citroen fan😁.

I love your videos mate, you’re honest and forthright and to have nose round cars would never own

Loved the “about a boy” comment, loved that film myself and after watching it I always wanted a TT

Hey Matt, I feel for you, I got done over buying a car a few years ago. It’s easy to feel bitter and carry it around with you. However I believe most people are descent hardworking hones people like yourself and my faith over the years have been restored thankfully. Hope some better luck comes your way.

Totally agree with you dude 100%. I’d love to be a car trader its my dream job but I couldn’t be putting up with that, and as you’ve mentioned before selling a 3 grand car 10-15 years old and people expecting a brand new car just boggles my mind. When I buy an old car I expect some little issues and age related marks, that’s why I love your videos your down to earth say it how it is and don’t cut corners.unfortunately dude you know yourself take it on the chin hopefully better luck next time 👍👏

Matt, if I were in the market for a good used car you would be top of my list of dealers to contact, even though you are about 300 miles from me. You are honest and trustworthy and I would be confident of getting a genuine car. So sad that some people will take advantage.

There are many disrespectful people out there that will try it on. You are the bigger person,you will come back from this,your experience in the car trade will win through. Keep up the good work Matt👍

remember matt what goes around..comes around..that seller will get his ... great vid...as usual 👌👌👌

Like the vids. Admire your honesty,rare these days. Hard to take.

Matt have you ever considered using a pre-purchase inspection service before buying a car you can't check? Pretty sure it would end up paying for itself

Always loved the TT, but the S2000 was always a bit more special

About 5 years ago I bought my partner an immaculate 2001 1.8T 220 roadster in red with only 40K on the clock. It was always going to do a tiny mileage (we had a "proper" car) anyhow, and it came from a private enthusiast in a smart house with 2 more in the garage. Paid absolutely top whack (can't recall) but it seemed exceptional. In the 2 years we had it, both differential and turbo completely failed along with a bunch of other stuff. I worked out I'd paid £16 per mile in repairs. I said it had to go, and just before we put it up for sale, some little smeg ran a knife up both sides (and it had ALL original paintwork, which looked incredible). Lost thousands on the resale. I wouldn't touch one again with a bargepole no matter how cute they are. Oh, and that respray is laughably awful.

Like your style Matt you are a man of good character - the number one most important thing.

Thanks for this Matt-another good, honest video. Just proves there's all sorts out there. Why so much really cak paint? What happened there??

A genuinely gorgeous design. Blew me away when they came out. The later designs never had that look. What an awful pity.

Totally agree with you Matt. Its not a level playing field clearly. It makes me angry when people think they can take the piss and sell a potentially unfit/dangerous car to an unsuspecting customer. Always be straight with people if you are selling. Its not hard and it saves grief. If I sold a car that wasnt right and something bad happened I would be mortified! Never gonna happen on my watch. Hope your next one makes a nice bit of bunce to take the sting out 👍

Loving the channel, nice to see an Aberdeen car with you 🤓

You handled this like a true gent. It really was pants down time with this one ...even tho its almost 20 yrs old. 💪👍..onwards n upwards🙏

Im gutted for you. You explained your concerns in an honest and balanced way. I feel this episode may have done more to enhance your integruity than make you a proffit. For what its worth, I would want to do business with somebody like you. Better luck with the next one and keep on with the videos. 😊

Agree with you Matt, its totally wrong what he's done. At the end of the day you are trying to run a business and you seem to be one of the good dealers out there. I would for sure buy a car off you if im in the market for one. Hopefully a bit of karma will reach that guy. Possibly when he buys his boxster. 😁

I was really impressed with how you talked about the market, particularly how wary you, as a conscientious dealer have to be. I’m in Hampshire, not needing a car change, but if I did, I’d talk to you Matt, as I can see you’re a man who’ll level honestly with me. Thanks again

You make a great point, there needs to be more protection for private buyers. If you can provide proof of the purchase and the seller cannot prove they told you sbout the issues, you should be able to do something. Theres no way they weren't aware of an airbag light. Definitely intentional.

I had one of these a few years ago. It too had a clean MOT. It was fine for about a month and then absolutely everything went wrong with it. The clincher was the steering rack. In the end I scrapped it for £400 barely 11 months into my ownership. Never again!

Yes totally agree with you Matt, I've also been mis-sold to several times when getting cars delivered. Some really dodgy customers out there. Buying and selling cars brings out the worst traits in people.

Totally agree with your take on the situation, it’s unfortunate as a deal should be fair to both sides.

From watching your videos for some time… you can tell your a genuine honest guy’ with a passion for what you do…. I genuinely feel for you in this situation’ shocking behaviour from the seller…. You just wouldn’t do it’ especially to a car dealer with a very successful u-tube channel 🤷🏽‍♂️… TT’s on the other hand I loved mine’ solid great to drive & great handling. Keep up the great work pal…👍🏼

i don’t even have time to watch this yet but can already tell this is a “massively overspent” 🤣

Damn. Don't let a bad egg bring you down. Keep up your honesty as it will undoubtedly bring you extra custom. Hopefully you'll get some of the money back from this video. I'm sure it'll be popular.

Definitely not fair, the fact the seller replied with "It's a 20 year old car what do you expect" confirms he knew about the issues and chose not to tell you. A real shame to take advantage of your genuine nature.

Matt I love the mr2 im tempted to get one as a toy.. fair play to you doing yours up ..she's lovely and well worth the money

I picked a similar one up recently with 100k miles for £500. A few cheap issued to fix and flew through an MOT with no advisories. I guess I was lucky.

Well why would anyone sell you a car that you can put 200euros in and double you money.

You feel like that because you’re honest. Honest people always feel bad when they get screwed over… regardless of being the dealer of a customer. Good video :-) take care!

Agree owner definitely knew! when I saw the paint work I thought this has been bodged to look ok on the outside. You are well within your right to be pissed off, you are always honest and prep your cars up to a high standard, so this person has clearly taken advantage of your kindness. Fingers crossed you can move the car on with to much of a loss. 👍

Who buys a car without seeing it in person..? FFS 🙄

I was expecting “so I massively overspent but it’s now a properly sorted car and I’ll make a small profit on it” Worthwhile because I agree the mk1 TT is a classic. 100% the seller knew of all the faults I mean who doesn’t know their own car has airbag light on. Shame he thought it was ok to pass it on to you and let you take the hit.

Another fantastic video Matt👍completely agree with what you’ve said. The guy clearly new all the cars faults but just because he knew you was probably going to buy it blind and send a trailer he’s took a liberty. If the shoe was on the other foot and he bought a car off your pitch he’d probably bring it back if it needed a bulb🙄great content mate keep going👍

Sometimes it is good to see the unpleasant realities of a business and life in general, it does highlight the value of buying a car from a trusted dealer and the risks you take buying private. Hope you make back your money on this Audi in the next few cars! Still an interesting and informative car to do a video on!

i bought a stolen car and checked on car vertical showed clear then checked on hpi /cap shows as theft recovery so i will not be using car vertical again 👎👎👎

I agree with you the seller must have known it had issues And I'm sure they would be first to complain if you had been the seller!

Gutted for you mate. Keep doing what your doing I enjoy your videos. Can you do a fiat or abarth 124 spider

Hi Matt, the Audi tt is absolutely class. I own a 2005 in jet 🖤 black. Garaged every night they look absolutely awesome. Another great video 📹 Matt. 😊

Hey Matt, sorry to see this lemon! Yup, it's well out of order and plain dishonest of the seller. Like you say, you'll just have to cut your losses on this. Anyway, whatever goes round comes around!! The laws should change allowing traders to reject cars back to private sellers if they're not as described (wishful thinking!)

I Think the "clean MOT" is another unfortunate outcome with this car too. Sills dont go to terminal corrosion within 1 year and for a car to be in that condition and to have passed with no advisories its had a bent test for sure.

Matt you should name n shame even though you wont due to your good nature - love the clips always look forward to viewing and wish you were closer South when I need to replace cars as honest dealers seem rare in Kent! Great work btw

I feel for you mate. You seem a decent trader.I’ve purchased cars blind from main dealers and I’ve has a shocking experience once the cars were delivered, luckily for me I was able to reject the car due to the long distance law

I feel for you Matt. I bought an S40 during lockdown from a dealer, who quite frankly took advantage of the fact it was my first car purchase and sold me a car with a dodgy MOT and didn’t know much about the source of some issues. I spent £2000+ to get the “mystery issues” fixed, and yet never went back to complain to him, felt pointless by then. I took it as lesson learned and I will be as truthful as I can when it comes to time to sell it privately or as part ex. Actually feel sorry for people like this. It has to be a sad life.

My thoughts on these things is how did that pass an MOT with no advisories? Surely some of that should have at least been advised on a check up in the last 12 months... more than a little suspicious

Hence the lots of bad news I really enjoyed the video and it was so informative!

Such a shame when people are just not up front. Also very honest and sobering of you to post this outcome for all to see - much impressed. Double shame that it involves a dodgy mk1 Audi TT...I absolutely love this generation - for all its faults and foibles. Unfortunately the majority of mk1's have been thrashed and there are few that are worthy of conserving. This type of car really demands personal inspection/examination, before purchase, however I do believe they will become an iconic classic, so hopefully you can feature one that wasn't a disappointment in the future. Steve Cairns, QLD. Australia.

What a nail. Originally supplied by Aberdeen Audi it's a long way from it's first home. Probably owned by someone when it they were working in the oil industry who thrashed it on the A9

Genuinely have no idea how Audi ever got a reputation for well built or reliable vehicles. Every one I or friends have ever owned has been made out of chocolate.

Totally agree with your comments. As a business you only do this to make a profit, and your videos demonstrate how transparent you are with your work and pricing. OF course it's done at your risk, but in this case it's clearly a dodgy seller.

Buying blind is always risky but I have only been burned once in my last dozen or so cars. You’re right, it’s a horrible feeling, but you just have to suck it up and cut your losses. You have the right attitude and sadly this won’t be your last experience. I enjoyed the honesty of this video though, well done for showing us your pain.