I BOUGHT A WRECKED BMW M3 

is there anything mat can't fix fr 😭👑

There are hundreds of youtubers doing the same thing as Mat. However, there is a huge difference....and that is Mat and the team. Personality, no bullshit, Yorky humor and just good fun. Thats why MA is number 1!!!

I guess there are haters posting on all channels, but how can anyone dislike this bloke and his dad? Buying bashed up motors and turning them into things of awesome power and beauty. Dealing with innumerable problems with laughter and never one cuss. These videos are compulsive watching, to appreciate what can be achieved by hard work.

Your connection to your father, laughing so much and just enjoying time is just adorable! As someone being in a children’s home and not knowing my father I’m happy but at the same time hurt by it 😀 Just know how valuable this is!

You should look into getting wheel trolleys. Jack the car up and put the trolleys under the wheels and push the car in.

I love the fact Tony’s becoming more involved instead of just fixing things in the background with a quick appearance here and there, the man cracks me up honestly😂

@Mat showing the car is clean on carvertical actually shows that car vertical is not protecting us from crash damaged cars.

To put the car in neutral 1. Open cup holder cover at front. 2. Remove cup holder insert. 3. Insert a screwdriver in the center hole, push the parking lock lever from left to right to the end position. 4. The parking lock is unlocked. Just in case for the next BMW fix

“Indicate left” absolutely killed me 😂 looking forward to this rebuild!

From someone that’s followed you since your early days working two jobs I gotta give it to you May. Well done you deserve the success. Onwards and upwards. I love the family and friends values in you. Keep it up pal 🌟👍💪🙏🎉

I started getting into the "rebuild" videos from your channel and no other channel has come even close... Great job man!! Big fan!!

24 hour build!!!

Mat,it’s definitely repairable!!! Whole car is spot welded. I have seen M3 repaired after side collision. The car was bent like a banana.Whole side panel of the car was replaced. In 2-3 weeks car was on road again and driving safe. Wish you good luck in this new project.

Hi Matt, first off, love your channel, love what you are doing, even though you ain't a body repairer or mechanic, but its great to watch you having a go ! I though, have been in body repairs for over 25 years, and been trained by some of the best car engineers in the business, so if you fancy any real advice, please get in touch. As with your latest BMW M3 quater panel, you should reverse the impact before you cut any of the outside panles off, also cover EVERYTHING when using a grinder, those sparks are glowing red hot, and will weld themself to anything they hit, glasss, cloth, paint, then rust later !!!! Just a bit of experience telling you. Cheers Stu.

The best thing about all of your videos is not your car.. u got a great dad that is always supporting you mat.. ❤

Dad's laughter is everything. Such a nice thing to have that kind of a relationship btwn a father & his son both doing what they love doing most together. Blessings right there.

10:12 Mat demonstrating the bonnet hinge pedestrian protection system 🤣🤣

I always love the positive energy of you when some so wrecked is moving. Keep these great video's coming.

Mat, you never fail to impress me with your optimism and determination to stop at nothing. My godfather was an auto body mechanic and owned his own shop, he has passed now but he would make every project look like it was fresh out the factory, like yourself. I hope to do at least just one type of project out of the 100(0)s you’re doing. Big respect from Los Angeles, CA.

Yesss, im so looking forward to this building, shout out from SA 🇿🇦

Cant wait to see how this goes... i hardly watch car repair vids these days anymore except for tavarish, and mad4motors but now you got a new sub! Great work bro!!

10:37 matt on the bonnet off explaining those hinges had me on my arse hahahahah

Was thinking a set of wheel dolly’s would have been perfect to get it inside. Always looking forward to the progress.

My guess is this. The 4wd has a rear bias, they lost the back end and started to spin. It hit the kerb, which then bounced it up and it was slightly airborne passing over the grass before hitting the back end as thats the deepest. That stopped dead and brought the front round with a clatter into the house

Mat's excitement when it started is exactly the reason why I watch all his videos... It's contagious and inspiring 😊

First time watching your videos mat & I’ve got to say I’m hooked already,not sure how I haven’t come across your videos earlier.Love you & your teams sense of humour & watching the rebuilds is really interesting.Really looking forward to watching future videos & following your channel

Some of these BMW M3 have a drive recorder in the car! May have a video saved of the crash in the car as it usually records 20-30 seconds before and after the crash. Would be interesting to see what happened! Love your videos by the way Mat!

Hey Matt not sure if this car has the option but there was an option for these cars to have a built in dash cam using the surround cameras. Its possible the crash was recorded onto the built in computer that maybe you could access

Really admire Matt and his team for their skill set. I would never know where to start from. I’m in awe every single time

I take my hat off to you. You have some massive balls sir to take that on! I’ll be tuning in for the follow up. 👍🏻

BMW with working indicators...unicorn, worth saving :)

Loved the way Mat's Dad burst out laughing when it fell off the truck.... hilarious! 😂

My downtime of the week uses to be top gear/ grand tour now it’s mat Armstrong rebuilding cars 👌🏻 we now have a 4 poster ramp at our yard good too someone local doing well and inspiring others along the way

Another journey you and the team are taking us on!!! Looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

I love mat I just found this channel last month coming off an addiction and bro just made my days happier watching his videos

Its very much appreciated that your ads arent just premade shit forced into a video. The only in video ads i dont skip through. Well done mate, and good luck 😅

Matt and the crew thank,s to you guy,s i,m doing small jobs with a little more confidence now big thank you love the channel

Bro I used to ride BMX every day of my life and when I wanted to start driving my epilepsy decided that wasn't going to happen so it's awesome to see the videos and see that because of these videos that that's how every one else got into it thank you for all the videos and footage bro keep it coming you to pops!

Love the channel I retired early aged 47 due to ill health always loved cars previous job was a driving instructor. The videos help me fill my bad days . Thanks Matt keep them coming.

mat teaches as well as tutorialises everything he knows about cars and his rebuild processes and that’s what makes him stand out we love you mat ❤️

Always great content, Matt. No constant multiplier giveaways, no fake setups. Just good old engine very bad if I can fix it you can fix it.

It would be cool to get any old or damaged part from any crashed car, that Matt repairs as bonus if ordering anything from him.

Hey Mat! Saw this car at the NEC and I'm very excited to see this car finished! I think the standard M3 has 480hp and comps have 503hp but we only get the competitions in the uk

I like how you did the Car Vertical advert straight after saying.... "This car is totally clear on Car Vertical" 😂

It's odd the amount of enjoyment I get from this channel considering I'm largely ambivalent about modern cars, really couldn't care less. I think it's the problem solving, the determination when adversity strikes and of course the wonderful relationship between father and son.

Just came across this channel and absolutely love it, currently binge watching all your videos they're awesome. 👍

I liked how attentively was the class when MAT was demonstrating how the car ran into the house..😂😂👍

Let’s go mate are a mad man with the worst of the worst and still out shining yourself every single time.

Mat I used to work for ASV EUROPEAN SPARES in brookvale nsw Australia, we use to do alot of cut n shuts. Where I used to car a whole rear quarter section for repairs like that.... ASV European are pretty big in parts here in Australia but I'm sure you probably use them already. You know ASV was named after 3 brothers Avo,Sam,Vic Enough of them.... I'm enjoying your uploads Mat, your father is Awesome, and it's great to see your partner help to, even on the tools. Look forward to seeing next upload mate 👍

"Weight Saving" without the dipstick had me on the floor from Matts dad. Pure Gold that man.

Big challenge Mat! £32k plus all the parts sounds a lot when the cheapest G80 M3 on Autotrader is ‘only’ £50k.

17:13 the crash photo had a faint tire mark across the sidewalk, made by the left rear . Crash happened just like Mat said. Love the channel and good luck on the build💪

We’ll been waiting for rebuild channel to get their hands on one of these and heard great things about this channel so my time to watch

I could quite happily sit and watch these videos all day everyday. Great work mat

Tough watch for me, as we had a BMW, albeit a 1 series crash into our house just over a year ago. Here's hoping the homeowner is well covered and has their wits about them to get put right, lord knows its a tough slog - it took 10 months to get back to normal for me. The M3 looks like a tough challenge.

Still amazes me how they can take everything apart and still remember which bits going on where!! As always, great video! Looking forward to part 2.

I love how every car has its own story so that no two cars can ever really be the same. Especially builds like this.

I just recently found your channel and i have already watched most of your videos, thanks man I really enjoyed every bit of it ☺️

Amazing choice. You'll get to enjoy the s58!

Hi Mat the car should repair ok I would put it on a jig and pull the 1/4 panel out then the inner frame and if pulled out properly the parcel shelf should repair a new 1/4 panel inner wheel arched lower 1/4 panel inner and outer wheel arched and you shouldn’t be too far away cheers John

Omg M3 not looking good..!! 😮 I can’t wait to see you and your dad and your team fix this one !! Good luck mate 😊

You deserve all your present success; pace yourself for the long haul! As always great content... fun, interesting, and you make it all come together with your commentary!

Cut the oil lines with a cutting/grinding wheel....what could possibly go wrong with that scenario? Im sure none of the grinder's particles got inside the oil and definitely won't hurt the pistons or the bearings.....or anything else.

Bro the way that thing came off the trailer made my heart drop hahahaha

Mat - this gen of Mcar is available in other markets with a manual gearbox (albeit slightly detuned, non-competition spec) ! Must be the same one that’s optional on the current M2. You know it makes sense to get that box converted - much easier to get it into neutral next time the car gets mashed off someone’s wall

Hi Mat, put some protection over glass when using a grinder the sparks stick to it when grinding it will save you a few quid

Thank you, enjoyed that! stay in the positive, that's why we all love watching.... atb

Mat the parcel shelf can be pulled out no probs the quarter panel needs to be pulled out at the crease to relieve a bit of tension the quarter panel skin then needs to be removed and the inner structure needs to be pulled out to relieve the tension on the inner structure then you can decide to buy all the individual panel pieces or buy a whole quarter panel section from a donor car and remove it all in one piece then put a new quarter panel on remember to pull at the same angle as the damage happened if it went in it should come out at least to relieve tension then decide which way you attack the damage or take to a good panel shop as a panel beater don't be afraid of the damage and right down a step by step plane on fixing it so you don't get side tracked good luck cheers from down under

Imagine Ben Vtuned flying to the UK in a joint collaboration with Matt to fix the chassis. That would be sick. I really enjoy when RU-vidrs meet.

I was waiting for @mat to hit the rev limiter and do a high speed run as soon as the engine turned over and then be surprised about some smoke coming out of the engine/exhaust 😉 looking forward to the build👍.

I hope you made sure no metal flakes got into the oil line when you cut the pipe with the angle grinder. Great videos as always, thanks!

11:42 the happiness for the working indicator is one of the reasons why i love to watch you 😂

Slightly faster, reworked suspension, the trim bits inside and out, light weight front seats, all equate to specific parts for the M3 Comp. Good luck pal!

I enjoy the problem solving parts of your videos the most.

Mat, hope you know, make the car square before replacing parts. otherwhise it WILL crabwalk on you. So throw it on the jig and pull it straight, before you cut out any of the structual parts.

Engine very bad

I hate you mat, i always get inspired by you to do some minor stuff for my own car. But when i do that, i always screw it up and have to spend more for professional guys! 😄😄😄 thanks for doing it! Its always a pleasure watching u do small to big things on ur cars. Keep it up buddy!

You're crazy dude 😂, I can't believe there's no twist in the rear subframe , fingers crossed this works out , great vid, looking forward to the rest

Watched mats channel since he was in car parks and he deserves every success! Plus his dad must be one of the best guys to lighten the channel up 😂

Have you not watched Arthur Tussik on here yet, he’s the MASTER of all things destroyed 17:13 passenger rear tyre left a faint slide mark on the path.

This would be a mega rebuild if completed love watching your videos 👌🏼😉good luck on this one 😬🤞🏻

Hooked to this channel and what a journey you had. Amazing story and amazing builds

that having a clean title after being repaired from crashing into a house has to be straight up fraud. no question about it.

I remember this happening, it crashed into a house round the corner from me in Peterborough. Took ages for the house to be fixed.

Always use the damaged panels to do a jig pull before cutting Matt then you can remove the panels at the spot welds.

Just starting watching you..Should have started long ago..the M3 build is a mad cool..

I’ve been in the motor trade for 30 years and seen plenty of qualified mechanics that have knowhere near the skill you have so don’t say you are not a mechanic! love the videos!

The fact Mat has picked up the car from the crash on the same road i live on! Mad to see it! I hope it comes back to life :)

Mat loved this video, started off as a grease monkey from 17 years of age am quite old now, repaired a lot of friends and families cars through the years, wish i had the strength to make the jump to do what you have done, the levels vehicles have changed since i was a mechomic is scary, diagnostic machines, multiplex wiring, CAN/BUS wiring am now working on military grade equipment, Radar and the rest, at the end of the day when you put your heart and sole into anything the world is your oyster, keep the videos coming love them, looking forward to the next video on this project.

The MA team make some of the best content, great editing and real humour without being stupid. My dream MA video would be converting a Mustang into a GTD Mustang and then me winning it, lol! cheers

Mat, this is awesome. May I make a suggestion, if you read this, then maybe u can have a think about it, when you do the front end, given you have the opportunity…find a way to make it nicer than BMW! Lose that beaver look at the front, let’s see some magic! Love this, keep it up lads.

I’m having de-ja-vu. I went through a similar process with my own car here in Australia. New quarter panel and inner panels, the whole lot. It’s a big job but as a rookie, i took it on and it looks as good as new. I’ll be following this one closely

All car's you building are amazing. But having your dad while you building your dream car is priceless.🙏🏻😇 Enjou and Godbless.

Loving the videos mate... this is going to be a great project, can't wait to see the progress...💯👌🏽

Get @Vtuned in here!!

I first discovered your channel through the RS6 videos and absolutely fell in love with your content. I went back and watched every single video of yours beginning with the Bentley build. You are an absolute legend 🔥

That will buff out. Bit of wax on and wax off 😂😂, can’t wait for the next video. The panel beaters here in Australia can’t even do what you do 😂 Love your work Matt and the team 👌

The amount of success you've amassed is crazy. I really think you deserve it!

Nice project Mr Armstrong, get it on the jig and pull it as close as you can before cutting any more panels off.

the way it is presented, it as if he was just passing by and bought it on the crash site 😂😂