Never be embarrassed Matt! You take a car that’s been run into the ground and neglected and give it the full treatment and breath life into it. So any profit you make is well earned 👍🏻
I've got a 14 year old 1.4 zetec,in 12.5 years of ownership has only needed a battery, 1 spring ,1 wishbone and brake pads and tyres,got to be the most reliable car I have ever owned
I stumbled across this channel at the start of December 23...its became a bit of a daily dose of car sales for me....😂....been on the lookout for a wee runabout / dump car etc....and found a 2008 Ford Focus with 20k...yes 20k on the clock....😊
As a Fiesta owner/driver, put new plates on it and fit the front one about 5mm lower than almost everyone else does, so that the lower chrome strip on the grille is not obscured to give it the full "Aston Martin" treatment. Recently replaced the (4) original Conti tyres on mine with Michelin Crossclimates and it's made a notable improvement to ride and handling
The 1.25, 1.4 and 1.6 N/A engines are all very reliable. Other wet belt engines not so much. Can easily get 200000 miles and more in the zetec s/se/Duratec engines. They do however consume oil at a fair rate past about 100k so as long as you keep on top of that they should give you minimal issues! ❤️
It shocks me that people are happy to spend more on trainers than quality tyres which could when needed save them. have explained this to a few younger people and the logic hits home. i think the premium car companies do not hit home with this fact.
Tyres definitely matter. Why are the two replies even debating this ? Even the compound of a tyre makes a huge difference. Driving the same car with good tyres will feel like a completely different car. It matters even more on a motorbike.
I fitted 4 new Pirelli 'powergy' tyres to my Z12 Nissan cube here in Feilding,New Zealand recently. Wow! What a immediate difference, noticeably quieter and smoother ride generally and especially over manhole covers and such like, and felt more secure on corners etc. Love my cube, love these videos and the way he treats his cars properly, therefore his customers.
Matt you’re obsessed with cleanliness obviously your parents did a good job bring u up. Most cars are filthy part filthy or neading a good clean. In my day we had more pride with our cars, part of the weekend was dedicated to cleaning the car. Value was more appreciated cheers Rickie
Ok anyone else here notice that as soon as Matt stops massively overspending on every vehicle - the entire UK economy experiences a serious downturn as reported by the ONS (Office for National Statistics)? Biggest drop in sales in 3 years, someone please line up Matt for some more Range Rover goodness. Your country needs you Matt.
The 1.25 zetec is an absolute workhorse of an engine looked after . Know a few driving instructors who have put serious mileage on these cars with few problems including myself who took one to 170.000 miles 👊🏻love them 👌
Had one the same colour, same year, looks good polished up. Titanium 1.0, 125 bhp petrol - great little car, handled like a go cart and never missed a beat. All the ecoboom stuff is a bit harsh, it's a complicated engine and needs to be properly serviced. If you are a nerd and want to know where your Fiesta was made, it could have been Spain, Russia, UK or Cologne in this era you can tell by the letter and number combo on your VIN plate.
Ford have just come out and admitted there is a problem with the wet belt. A batch of their engines now qualify for recall and repair at Ford's expense. They are being selective which ones at present, and won't recompense people who have had new engines at their own expense..
Ecoboom is fair. The wet belts can and do fail before the service interval either in time or mileage even with religious servicing by a main dealer. By 2014, they were all built in Cologne for the UK market. Dagenham had shut down in '02, leaving only Southampton producing vehicles (Transits) until that too was closed in 2013. The Valencia plant was building the Mondeo by then, and Russia produced for the Eastern European market.
@cjmillsnun Those belts that fail do so because people either self-service or use a local independent who fills the engine with any old 5w30 or 5w20 oil. The WSS-M2C948-B spec has been specifically designed for the wet belt and is the only oil that should be used on the Ecoboost. How many independent garages keep a jug of that on the shelf specifically to service fords ecoboosts... None. Garages have a 500L oil tank that's filled once a month with 5w30 A3/B4 and they use it for everything. That's why belts fail.
I hired one in Germany, when I lived there to drive back to the UK back in 2010. I think, I absolutely drove the socks off it, my God did it handle well and was just a tiny 1.25 petrol. I far better proposition even as a diesel than the later eco-boom ones.
Cracking little car. Just thought of a new High Peak Merch idea - "I have massively overspent" with crossings out to read "I have marginally underspent."
If you're buying a manual N/A example (if Ford even made those), you should be fine🤞. It's the Ecoboost engines and the automatic transmissions that always have issues that could sometimes total the car (repairs could cost more than the car is worth). I'd recommend a Honda Fit (Jazz if you're not from North America) as an alternative. They're fuel efficient, fun to drive (especially with the manual), and they're very reliable.
Owned a pre owned eco boost from the same year. It looked the same inside and out (apart from being black) and I genuinely couldn't fault it. I think it's the best looking ford (apart from a mustang or GT) and felt solid and tight. Not a ford fan but I'd own another fiesta... If it was an ST
We had a 59 plate Style+ with the 1.25 duratec and was a brilliant car. Went to Kia afterwards to avoid the Eco-boom era and now have one of the last Bmax. This is a good car and was £1000 cheaper than an identical spec fiesta, probably because they tend to appeal to the National Trust card carriers.
Not a fan of Fords at all , every one i ever had was crap , had a nearly new 2010 Fiesta had to get shot of it as the injectors went bang it was a TDCI 1.4 , I also had a Focus before that and had engine issues and before that i had an OG Ford KA 1.3 and clutch went on that , Ford is like Vauxhall one of the most unreliable brands evidence is the Eco Boom engines as i call them haha
@@Matty12333 Older Fords were good I bought a 2 litre Focus for like £300 back in 2016 and that had 165k on the clock but still ran fine , new Fords i do not trust
Its great your flipping sensibile cars Matt, much more appealing to the average buyer, providing a safer bet for you toward your profit gains. Great start to 2024 so far. Love it. Keep up the great work/content
You certainly seem to have brought some quite decent cars so far this year and those that did not make the grade have been given the boot - I bet your accountant is happier😄 Not a diesel fan but the low running costs of this Fiesta are going to be a great selling point. Don't think you should worry about the amount of profit - we know you will have to pay VAT on the diffence between the purchase price and the selling price and you will be on the hook for issues that might arise with the car in the first few months.
I'll bet those tires were just soft because of how cold it's been recently ... if they haven't been pumped up since warmer weather and the air pressure drops as it cools...
Great to see! I wouldn't be concerned about your profit, it just indicates you got your purchase price right and kept a lid on expenses. The day you buy a car, replace just the number plates and sell it for a lot more must be coming soon, based on the confidence you showed about their adding value. 😊
I have a 2013 fiesta diesel titanium X and won't part with it, never lets me down, I kept the 2009 fiesta which my mum drives, I've driven fiestas for 30 yrs, great cars, worst decision ford made was to stop making the fiesta
I had my driving lessons in a 2016 Fiesta Ecoboost. Wonderful car to learn in and drive in general. In the middle of selling my first car (2010 KA) for a Fiesta. Can’t wait.
At last! A car in one of your videos that I can relate to as I've got one. 👍 I will have to fold on anymore info I'm afraid. 👎Another great video from yourself. 👍👌I know it's low mileage, but 7k for a 10 year old Fiesta it that the going rate? 🤔
Don't understand the reason for new plates, Surely just cleaning the ones fitted and removing rust from the screws is all that's required? Or am I missing something...
The thing is when you picture a 10 year old fiesta you imagine a rusty pink (once red) MK4 don’t you? Not this little low mileage modern thing. Times have changed.
Why have Ford stopped making the Fiesta? Anyone for commercial suicide ? Who wouldn’t want a good bread and butter car like this over a pointless expensive impractical ungreen EV ? Well done Matt.
Invest in a pressure machine from Halfords or euro car parts and leave it at your office or rang rover. Then you can fill up before going on a test drive Matt
Might be me being a bit of a lunch but £7k for a 10yr old Fiesta? Not saying you've priced yours high, but does the market really say a 10yr old city car is worth that? Just seems a lot compared to 3-4yrs ago. The market clearly still hasn't gone back to normal.
Somebody smoking a spliff on Sandhill Lane. Well it's supposed to be a Quiet Road. And how would YOU know what draw smelled like? What is the world coming to?
Just found this channel, just got done watching the Zafira & Mii Videos, I’m guessing for insurance you have a traders policy or multi car policy? What about tax do you tax them if the last person cancels their tax? Just asking because I’m looking to get into car trading/ buying low and fixing up and hopefully make a profit
Ford Ecoboom huehue. Pretty much all downsize turbo petrol engines are horrible. I drive a big engine non turbo model now, will keep it untill I go EV. Never ever stupid unreliable turbo engines.
As with millions of drivers I've owned one of these and you can't beat them for quality for the money. Why oh why Ford decided to discontinue them when they sell so well is just beyond comprehension.
I brought my better half a 2014 fiesta 1.5tdci zetec with 30k on it in 2017. It cost £7500 and the only issue it has had other than wear and tear has been a water pump housing leak which I replaced myself. These cars have the looks, drive great and are cheap to run so it’s no wonder my missus won’t change even though it’s not ulez. Matt has a fabulous example here and its new owner should not be disappointed.
Personally, they never made sense to me on small cars. There's usually not so much difference in mpg and they're not playing to their strength of lazy torque. In larger cars they're further ahead of petrol on economy, more likely to do big miles and their characteristics really come to the fore.
@@Rapscallion2009 Our petrol 1.2 Tsi gets about 44 mpg and our diesel 1.4 Tdci gets like 65 mpg. Both engines have the same torque and are turbocharged.
@@Xenon777_ which is my point. The difference in cost per mile savings aren't that big when costs aren't that high in the first place. Quite apart from that, a free revving petrol suits a city car better than a diesel will. In any event, The vogue for diesel in passenger cars seems to be over for now. I'm sure it will come around again at some point.
@@Rapscallion2009 Not sure really, it would be difficult to calculate, even over a couple of years of ownership. Our diesels are £35 a year road tax for starters. The petrol is £150. When the 1.2 Tsi started doing about 30 miles a day for a short while, it seemed to really drink the petrol compared to the diesel. For 10k miles a year it makes a significant difference. To be honest both our 1.2 Tsi and 1.4 Tdci cars are pretty responsive but the 1.2 is obviously the most responsive of the two. I do plenty of city driving in the diesel and it's fine to be honest, no complaints at all. Some have the argument that diesels are more expensive to fix but there's more to go wrong with a car than just an engine lol.
@@Xenon777_ But there's the extra maintenance and reliability stuff with diesels - DPFs and turbos, and DM flywheels. Might be worth it in a bigger car doing a lot of miles, but not in a Fiesta doing short trips.
I can't not ask, but had that car actually been valeted when the second half of the vid was shot? I ask because the back of the front seats still look filthy and given it is such an easy job, makes me, as a car valeter of 25 years wonder rather a lot. I often see cars in these videos that have apparently had a full valet and I can see dirt even just with the video, so they must look pretty grubby in IRL!
I often see the interior pictures and they just don't look like they had a £70 valet, so it does make me wonder if we actually see the finished article in terms of the cleaning. So much terrible valeting work done these days, always raises some professional curiosity!@@jb39channel
