I won't be able to do this any more! 

I remember when you could buy decent motors for £500!!

Good to see someone who takes pride in the cars they sell, even at this price point. I went to see a car at a Vauxhall main dealer and it was a right mess!

I haven't bought an expensive car in years. My last car was a £160 Passat Estate 130bhp TDi with a blown head gasket. Fixed it for £300 and still have it 10 years later. Last year I bought a 2005 Passat 130 TDi Highline with full leather trim and black paint for £225. Just needed a full set of brakes and a few minor bits and pieces. I fixed it and stuck 2 wings on it too, as it only had 120k miles on it. Final cost was £675 and after a few days cleaning it's like a new car

Cracking job there, cleaning under the bonnet and all for a cheap car, you’re an absolute legend

I’ve been a car dealer for 13 dealers. Back then everyone sold the cheaper cars as part exchanges to clear, they were cheap and the majority of buyers were ok. They knew if the engine blew or of clutch went they’d get a refund. There’s no way we could do that now. Expectations are too high, you’d just be setting yourself up for trouble. The reality for most reputable dealers is there’s no love lost. A customer buying a 20k car is much easier to deal with than someone buying a 2k car.

I love your honesty and its a shame that there are people out there who just don't understand how difficult it can be to sell a used car with no comeback. Unfortunately there are rogue traders out there who don't give a damn.

I remember buying a decent citroen diesel for £100......7 years later it's still going strong (2006 1.6hdi)......but finding the next £100 car is a bit hard now. 😂😂

this man is too nice for his own good

I think it's crazy that the manufacturer wont stand over a car after 2 or 3 years from new, yet a used car dealer is supposed to.

I went to Court once regarding a poorly rebuilt engine, I had independent engineer reports and the Judge was so ignorant and downright rude that I couldn't believe it. He held up the reports and asked me in a really indignant tone, if I expected him to read them. Moral of the story, avoid courts like the plague . Judges are answerable to no one and can be really unreasonable people. I decided to cut my losses but never again

Its amazing how modern these cars still are. Its like they were made last week! Great value buy.

I've never seen a Honda Logo before. What a cool little car! Looks very nice after a clean!

Absolute nightmare on that end of the car market at times. You can see why the big franchise businesses just do up to a set miles and age. Thanks for the update on the business it’s the best channel on you tube ..

I used to get trade ins sold as "spares or repair" for well under 1000 from dealers short years ago. It never occurred to me that the dealer might be liable in any way for future repairs. the driveshaft broke on a nissan within 6 months after purchase one time. Thanks for the video

8 years ago I bought a Ford Fiesta off a friend of a friend for £150. I needed a runaround because my XF had just blown up, as they do. I drove it for a few months and passed it on to someone else in need for a similar reason. It was a cracking little car. Impossible to find anything like that, now.

£2,000 cars at dealers were always £500-£750 cars with a warranty. Now, £500 cars in working order simply don’t exist.

In my last country, the powers that be decided that no dealer could sell a car with less than a one year warranty, bumper to bumper. It killed the bottom end of the market stone dead or you paid a fortune for an old car. Consumer protection and the laws of unintended consequences.

I think the days of any cheap car are numbered. When I started driving, I bought my mums old mini from her, a year or so later the gearbox gave up. I couldn’t afford to take it to a garage, so bought the Haynes manual and sorted it myself. At the end of the day, you could buy another engine and/or gearbox from the breakers for £50 even if the old one was toast. I wouldn’t want to be doing the same thing nowadays with manufacturers making things difficult for anyone but a main dealer especially, especially with an EV for example.

I think Cat cars are more viable as a runabout these days, as long as it's non-structural damage. That's the way I've ended up going at least!

Hello James, what a lot of work you have done to get this car sorted. Agree that you have to make changes on what you are able to buy in , to make a living!! mEnjoyable to watch - best wishes from Lincolnshire

Skoda Yeti looks like an elegance model. It will need timing belt and Halden service at that year of car. I have 2 myself . It is re commented by Skoda to get belts and water pump done 5 years or 35k the same with the Halden service. Enjoyed your latest video

Plenty of cheapies down here in Sunny Suffolk. For example I recently sold the following. 60 plate Passat 20 Tdi 6 speed estate full history I serviced it fitted new rear coil springs inlet manifold with swirl flaps and glow plugs. Valet advisory free Mot and a warranty. I sold it for £1450. 57 plate diesel Toyota Avensis 1 owner full history years Mot service and warranty £1350. I offered you a 62 plate Chevrolet Cruze estate 1 owner full history 50444 miles I serviced it and put on a advisory free Mot for £1500 and you turned it down lol .

Big problem why second hand cars prices are so high, is companies like cinch have been selling large amounts of UK cars abroad so there are less cars available.

Top Tip if you think you have a brake binding just hold your hand near the wheel and you will know which one is binding. You don,t need a thermal image camera

I would also think that, depending on what part of the UK you are in, the older but low mileage car market (or indeed any older car) is going to be affected by the increasing number of ULEZ type schemes where these older cars would cost the user a fortune in daily charges. I've seen van owners trying to sell of their pre-Euro 6 vans and wondering why no one is biting at would once have been a fair private sale price.

Any small auto, any age is worth big money now, everything does 1500 quid upwards at auction so you did the right thing on your Honda, I put a micra auto on and calls started at 6.45 am.

I got a 2005 Nissan Micra 8 years ago for £1250. Just a bit of welding under the headlamp for this years MOT. I welded it myself so cost nothing. I told my friend to get a Nissan after loads of problems with Vauxhall`s. Now I never hear of him having a problem.

I’ve never really got my head around VAT being included again on a used car? If I can explain. When new, the car would have been placed on the road and the VAT paid on the car to the government, from the first selling dealership. Then it’s traded in; the dealer then sells the car on to a new owner, as a used car, but the government has already been given the VAT when new, why do we need to be stung again for VAT on it’s used value ? All the duty for that car is been agreed and paid when it was new? You don’t go an sell a used television and charge VAT on a used item, again that would have been collected from new, by the selling retailer? Madness ! 😊😊😊😊anyway, best wishes, a nice to see a honest used car dealer,very refreshing 😊😊😊

Another great video james I love the way you run your business I have been watching you from the beginning of your journey its been great seeing your business grow keep up the great work

Retailing cars is really tough, especially for this market. Well done.

Made this very point many times over the years since the inter net started. Now retired, used to be in the trade. The used car trading constraints designed to protect car consumers means that many car consumers pay more for their motoring than need be. "Sold as seen" worked well in the distant past for those who know what goes on under the bonnet. Real bargains to be had. There's other negatives as a result of those used car trading constraints. Dealers no longer see such part exchange nicer old cars taken in as "nice little earners" so off to the auctions or more likely straight round to the breakers and weighed in for scrap. Very wasteful and does precious little for the environment despite what some of the green meanies would have you believe. Think scrappage schemes. Even today, some of those P/Xs thrown away I see when visiting my favourite car breakers defies belief. Some with current MoT certificates in the Glove Box! Cars which would be both highly valued and even treasured in many other parts of the world. Wasteful throw away UK still excelling at getting far too many important things ... wrong. In Whitehall we trust.

I listened to your argument/point on cambelts, but the simple fact is as a dealer you should change the cambelt, if it is unknown when it was last changed. Not just because it saves you getting sued in court.. But because it could leave someone in a dangerous situation at the side of the road. Either way whenever I have sold a car it has always had a new one fitted, along with a water pump and pulleys if needed. As this now covers me, the customer and the car in the future. 👍 But each to their own I guess..

That Logo would make a good shell for VTEC engine and manual Transmission.

Its tax that makes it so difficult I recon , tax on parts tax on labour tax on the difference between the buying price and the selling price , tax on the price of renting a premises . Guess who is on to a good thing ?

Bought a low mileage BMW E34 at auction for £200 in 2012 - kept it for 6 years as a daily driver & spent nothing other than a few tires brake pads and minor items. Best deal was probably a Volvo 740 estate with a short ticket bought in Sussex for £50 just had to replace one leaking auto transmission line. Bought many other cars for a lot less than £500 in the 90's & noughties - Happy days...

In 2010 a KIa dealer gave me £200 in PE for a new Piccanto I gave in a Skoda Felicia year 2000 with 50K miles fully MOT'd no rot etc. one owner from new. I was ripped off. Still I paid only £6200 for a new Piccanto with 7 year warranty. You are right. Old bangers are for the local papers and private sales.

Brilliant video James. I am glad Logo has gone to a family who will enjoy and make good use of it. Lovely to see all the good work you did on it - transformed it. Well done!

The only dealer who routinely sells sub-£2000 cars in my area is a fellow who operates from his driveway and seems to do a brisk trade. I guess that most of his stock comes from the local auction.

The dealers in my area have put their cars up to ridiculous prices. High-mileage bangers are being sold for more than five times what they are worth. The reason new car prices have gone off the scale and most people can not afford to buy new anymore. You can buy a house cheaper than some car prices. The world has gone mad, greed has taken over common sense.

James, what's the ASX doing back.....😂 Agree with you on the Mondeo, had an 07 plate for 4 years now, bought as a put me on, and I can't knock it, runs lovely at 120k miles now, really under appreciated cars. Yeti looks lovely, really nice inside, love those leather seats. Never had one but always like the Yeti.

Need to get your valeter to get the leather matte finish. Shiny leather = dirty leather

The cheapie bangers are still out there - although not as cheap as they once were - but they're on eBay, Craigslist, Facebook marketplace and so on and so forth. Dealers cannot really deal with them for the reasons given in this video. Even the cheapie trade in is rarer because people can sell to various websites direct. But really it's the strengthening of consumer rights thats buggered the low end of the market.

You are a great dealer, I would have valued that car somewhat higher with that low mileage. But it is a good insight to selling cars, as I've always wondered how they make money after getting one up together for sale.

I always price in that I have to replace the belt on any motor I buy unless there is clear proof that it is not necessary. Once caught by a failed cam belt it is not a mistake to make again. When you shake hands on a deal it is a deal . I only ask that the engine and gearbox are sound.

Been to court around three times - on each occasion as long as defended correctly rarely goes to court but arbitration and they give up.

Not for a vehicle but I do have a similar tale. As a family lawyer divorce was a big part of my work. My client was being divorced by his soon-to-be ex for reasons not concerning the audience here. Anyway, she wanted to keep the family home which had recently had a full roof of solar panels added. Her claim (through her solicitor) was that the panels were simply part of the value of the building. My claim was that there is also an ongoing income element which needs to be shared because my client would not get the enjoyment or benefit of that income stream. The judge having listened to arguments then stated that she had recently installed solar for the exact reasons I was asserting and deemed them an income stream for the occupant. A nice victory. 🙂

I love the Honda cars and I still have a honda civic aerodeck 1.6 over 2000 thousand miles on the clock, and when I brought this car is just had the water pump change and cambelt

luckily i live in South Australia, we dont have anything like a MOT

Your just a nice guy, would be happy buying a car off you. Love that wee honda . Wee Decent cars are not available at that price here, now I know why

Really good idea about using the camera for exhaust blows, they can be hard to locate if there minor.

my first buy two austin 1100s '£35 each made one good one out of the two

I scrapped a 15 year old car recently because I thought it was the responsible thing to do. Too many things wrong with it and £150 tax on a car only worth about £2000 (if in good condition, full MOT obviously). The scrap guy assures me that it will be broken down and stripped of anything that could be reused on another car. I check the registration a couple of months later... new MOT and tax.

I learned to drive and passed my test in a manual Honda Logo ❤ 👍🇬🇧👍

The MOT mileage on that Yeti has barely changed in the last 5 years, which would explain the lack of service history.

as a buyer if you have only £2000 to spend on a second hand car. don't spend it all save £300-£500 get a £1500 just incase something happens to it like a flat tyre or burst pipe anything could happen then you are stuck without a car for months why you try to save up to fix it. everything is not in the warranty

I used to love the back street garages I used to call them auther daily with out the dodgey part bit miss these little garges❤❤❤❤❤❤

The Consumer Rights Act states that the goods must be of satisfactory quality in that they are of a standard that a REASONABLE PERSON would consider as satisfactory taking into account the description, the price paid and other relevant circumstances. (Section 9(2)) So it would not be reasonable to expect a 23 year old £2000 car to be free from faults.

Sales of goods includes private sales. Items mean nothing on age or price. Wear could be considered milage. But with cars designed for 3-4 years life. Or 100k miles. our car sales wouldn't consider older cars at all. I used to only sell cars that were in good condition and a MOT is only valid for two weeks from a legal/test point. Yes I know there a year. But that's the liability hence why minor or things that used to never be included are now mentioned.

Imagine how much tax in VAT one car can generate in it's lifetime for the government. It's insane that VAT is charged on a car sale every time it gets sold by a dealer, no matter how old it is or how many times it's been sold before. Add to that all the fuel duty, VAT on parts, car tax, insurance tax and parking charges. The government is just rinsing the motor industry and car owners.

My experience of car dealers is that none seem to have ever heard of a cam belt. Whenever I’ve mentioned cambelt change they look blank and then try and tell me a belt last for 1,000,0000 miles. For sake of argument I find dealers cannot not match trade in money from we buy any car by circa £200min. On the basis we buy any car and BCA all make money and dealers must be buying the cars as BCA is trade only, surely it’s costing more money than taking cars from the public on trade ins?? Or as James says are all car dealers are dodgy 😂 present company accepted. Ps is James the only person who still buys autoglym products. I bet he’s got some back to black and womderwheels somewhere.

On the other end of the scale, I put a £1,000 deposit down with Lexus - Stoke on a £19k Mercedes. The rear tyres were down to less than 2mm and I asked for two new tyres on the rear before taking ownership. They initially agreed but then said they wouldn't. I refused the car and they kept my £1k deposit. I kept an eye on the car ... they bumped the price up by £1k and still sold it with scrap tyres. It's the big dealers you need to watch.

James, do not forget to check thoroughly the dual-mass fluwheel on that Yeti. Due to it being a carefully-driven example, I'm confident that it's fine, but they are known to break on these TDi's.

Trouble is lots of the private sellers on Facebook etc are wannabe be dealers, flipping cars in their own names and not declaring or selling as trader. There are loads of them with ( no log book, buyer will have to apply) yeah right.

My current car was given to me on account of it having a trade in value of £200. Most cars iv bought hovered around 60k miles. When looking closly it appears that the translation of fully serviced is washed. Id rather view a dirty unserviced car than have to best guess the previous life of it.

On the Skoda, as with Volkswagen, all-chrome TDI means 90bhp later 100bhp, chrome TD with a red I means 110bhp (as in this Yeti), chrome T, red DI means 115bhp later 130bhp (later PD units), and all-red TDI means 150bhp (also PD).

Was that mechanic a gp in another life? That handwriting is epic

Ulez killed these budget cars.

Thats why when you want a cheap car you buy through a private sale and take an educated giess as to weather its a good car or not.

my dad had a 4x4 yeti.. loved it but said wasn't worth the hassle, the 4x4 system was too complicated kept eating the gearbox of the 4x4 system. only put up with it cus it was a company car and they were paying for the repairs. that said I do love a yeti and its tempting as I want a 4x4 much more useful than a golf where I live

The reason why there's not as many of those older cars.... They were weighed in under the scrappage scheme for no good reason...

Great ! Thanks from posting . I’m looking forward to more All the best .

I got my first car a month a go, i got scolded by a dodgy dealership who sold me a £4500 fiat panda that after a inspection and quote for repair it needs about 700 quids worth of work, for a car or that price and the fact its a 2016 it should have been sorted. But since its on finance the finance company wont accept a car that needs repairs, the dealership is refusing to cover the repairs so im a bit stuck

Speaking as someone who spent far too many years in the car trade ..... its fair to assume that you would of put a 6 month warranty on it yourself. The c customer may not of known this but when they brought it back, you would of known that you were claiming off a policy .. tho be it at trade rates. Do you agree or disagree ?

It's totally not practical to outsource work on a cheapie, you've just got to do the whole thing yourself, cam belt, welding, service, then you've got a nice wage in it, tbh that's what everybody does who does cheaper cars, else everyones had your money and your just left with the liability.

I wouldnt call that £2000 more like £500. You could say to the consumer that "the cambelt is faulty" so its at the consumers decision to buy it or not and they it has a faulty cambelt. The private dealers are expensive or at the same level as the trade sellers.

@11:08 You don't need no comeback if you are streetwise or do your due diligence before committing to a purchase from a private seller. 🤔 On the bright side, if there is no market for ultra cheapies, there is no market for Karens, either. 🤗

as a customer id rather pay the £600 extra knowing the work had been done properly, trouble is how do we know that the whatever dealer we are using has really done the work and not just bumping up the price ? As a trades man I made a conscious decision to ONLY do repairs to other peoples items and warrantee the repairs ONLY for 2 full years, there is simply no way I would give a warrantee on something so old and TBH I can't get my head around the expectation that such an old car should have 6 months warrantee. If I could find a trustworthy dealer near me I would much rather they just walk me through what the risks of each item is and between us agree what should be changed before the sale and what to maybe just put off for later.

I bought my 2007 Renault Clio (86000 miles) back in March for £1330. Dealer paid the road tax for us as well which was £180. Had it nearly 4 months now and had only needed to change the oil and the tires.

I had a car delivered last week - peanuts on the passenger seat and floor and the boot catch didn’t work 😂

Yeti - got to watch the bottom of the doors where they meet, the rubber strip collects dirt and rubs paint away

Ahh the advisory free MOT isn't just for looks interesting.

Mr chops please could you tell me the stuff you use for restoring the paintwork. See you use it in your videos

hi guys did chops ever find out which leather conditioner/clear Sam used, i really like the look of glossy/shiny leather but cannot lay my hands on a product that will leave anything other than a matt finish? cheers guys

I bought my Celica for 1350£ 5 years ago, best car I’ve ever had, 130k and running as well as ever. It’s actually worth more now

I'm just prepping a nice little Honda jazz, full history, full mot, be up at 1495,actually sold it in 2020 for a lot less than that, bought it back off the customer.

two grand is front door private sale territory now. possibly with part mot

It's a gamble that is not worth it anymore. I work with my 76 year old dad who has been in the trade for 50 years. He keeps buying old junk that's causing our workshop major headaches. His latest purchase is a 35 year old Talbot campervan😢.... How the hell are we going to sell that???

Using a tachograph in the Toureg?

I blame garages, previous owners and DIY-ers. Garages for not stamping the service record, previous owners for not checking it’s stamped and DIY-ers for not recording their work.

Webuyanycar has purposely made it harder to get hold of older cars which drives up prices. There is a video of many of these cars just sat in fields which means even spare parts are an issue to get as they could be broke for spares.

Sound point on the £2k cars. Ill informed legislation designed to protect buyers of cheap cars beyond what's possible will mean they are left for the back street chancers to take a punt on and stitch buyers up accordingly. Bit pointless all round, well done government.😉

How is cambelt wear and tear ? It’s a vital service item. I also imagine the fact that it had not had a cambelt would be a a reason a dealer would offer a lower price when buying a car ?

Interesting. I'm on the lookout for a small auto for my daughter at the moment and wondered what was going on with the prices. £4 to £6k on cars in excess of 10 years old!! Finding one is even worse down here in Devon as they are so few and far between. Let me know if you have anything coming up?🙂

I'm British with a used car dealership on Vancouver Island....we're closing

A 2k car is about 10% the price of a new one but there seems to be quite a lot of expectation on the dealer at this level, if someone brought 2nd hand white goods would they expect the same? I am surprised that used car prices further up the market remain so high, with all the reports about cost of living and mortgage rates etc its surprising people still seem to have the money for big ticket items such as new cars?

Just bought a 2007 honda jazz manual for £2500 private sale.. definitely a £1500 car a few years ago.. not much more I could have done.. I'm buggered if I'm paying finance rates for 3or 4 years plus..

Super video James. The yeti is going to be great car for someone

If you buy a 23 year old car you buy all that goes with it, I cant see what its got to do with the seller if the cam belt goes. but then I am of a certain age that uses common sense !!

Just had a look at your website James . You need to update your stock list on it as most them are / have been sold a while back.

Old days, go to a car lot, buy a trade in for £400 sold as seen after checking it's safe and goes. Then take it home and nip down your local halfords for bulbs, filters, oil etc. Give it a good service and clean and whey hey cheap motoring for a couple of years. Nowadays, people want to have a showroom condition car for end of life money, to thrash and neglect for 6 months, then expect to take back and blame someone else for when it conks out.