WHY DID I BUY THIS BROKEN NISSAN MICRA ? 

Interesting insight and I can totally understand why you bought it. It sounds like goodwill and trust will get you back anything you might lose on an unwanted car from time to time. Looking forward to the next one 👍

Spot on Lee, it was worth a punt and very well explained the reasoning behind buying it, not every car can be a golden goose. If it was that easy everyone would be at it but it's not easy, it takes skill, experience and a pinch of luck thrown into the mix.

Fair and honest report on this micra fairplay Lee m8...your spot on when u say its just the etiquette of buying cars from traders that you will buy a few cars that are not the best but it gets you firmly further up the tree and in with them going forward...Good lesson for people to learn so good to pass the knowledge on buddy...👏🏻👏🏻 Well done m8...Here's to the next video m8...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Good to break the figures down Lee

Good advice Lee for newbie car dealers, also cars that need a lot of money spent incur a big V.A.T margin, as you know, that's the difference between the buying price and the selling price, for anyone who doesn't know 👍

Another great video! It annoys me so much that people don't service a car when your local indy can do a basic filter and oil change for £100, anything with no history I give it a wide berth I assume the previous owner(s) just ragged it about. As other commenters have mentioned it is always a risk buying a used vehicle

I sold one like this, 55 plate, Grey, 3 dr 1.2S base model with only 84K, very well looked after with full history and it got alot of interest, these are good sellers and attract many who want a cheap reliable service. I am on the hunt for another in auctions but don’t come up often, I missed out on a nice Micra Sport + last week by £50. Cheap cars are popular at the moment.

Good to see this side of the trade Lee.nice one matey

Hi Lee. It's Liam again from Ireland lol. That's a handy contact that you have. Sometimes you will get a phone call and they will know there's no money in it. But they want you to say no and they will get someone else to take it. But i bet you will get a phone call and they will give you something Sweet with loads of money out of it. It's a real shame about the Micra. They can be expensive too buy. There's a 2008 Nissan Micra with 113.000 miles. Same colour. With an MOT for €2000 Euros. Crazy money. Anyway Thanks Lee for the Video. It was Great to see as usual. 😊😊. Chat later pal

Thanks for the insights. I admire your ability to work through the pros and cons of a vehicle.

Great insight and makes total sense. Chops Garage said very similar with him buying cars from dealers.

It's like black and red at the casino, you place your chips and take your chances.some you win some you lose,but at least you'll get your chips back. Great vid as usual, thanks.

Well explained video Lee.

Lee, candid as always mate. as Jonesy from Dads Army would say: " Don't Panic!!, Don't Panic!!" btw, I like that metaphor: "come out with your trousers on" lol

When the coil spring snapped, I knew it wouldn't be a reasonable project. Good to be realistic and move on Lee!

Great videos showing it like it really is. So much better than those 'I made £2k flipping this 10 year old blah blah blah..' RU-vidrs...

Great content as always & looking forward to the next one 👍

You made the right decision, not worth doing , you'd make very little profit if any . Best thing to do scrap it or if you got an exporter export it or trade it on and get your money back mate 👍

Enjoyed this one mate. Completely understand

That's a great video and the ethos behind it. I personally struggled with a few "problem" cars. Like you say. Just move on. Get rid and take it on the chin.

Another fascinating video Lee. Now I can understand why you bought it.

Nice one Lee just take the rough with the smooth it’s a winner have a top week 🙂🚗✌️

Personally I never liked the shape of this model of Micra, I always thought they looked hideous. However, that aside, this one does look to be in fair condition for its age, but dues to the faults, it would definitely be uneconomical to repair for re sale.

Really interestiing video Lee, i've learnt a bit more about the car trade 👍

Timing chain is a problem with this engine. It was the downfall of the 2003 micro we had a few years back

Bearing in mind they are the same underneath it's funny how those k12s Micras are quite sought after but the Clio of the same age get slated

Lee Top advice pal yes it is a numbers game.

Good honest assessment Lee👍

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the first car i ever bought to sell on was the same shape millage and colour, you should maybe do a short video on cat N and cat S and what the price difference should be as i'm sure some people think that N means nice and some think S is for special!!

£'s shillings & pence.! That takes me Back.! 😂

I've got a corsa that we lost the ecu for (!) had a scrap on line quote of 275,they e emailed back next day saying their not buying that particular make (!) maybe scraps not what it was.

That cars probably delivered a lot of McDonald's and Greggs in its time 😁

Getting your brownie points up is good for your business in the long run.

Hi Lee just a thought is the number plate worth anything looks a bit like BOSS maybe ?anyhow Maybe not , ?great channel all best cheers

See a lot of these in wreckers here in NZ. Renault design, junky paint and a lot of rust. Also the electric power steering can have issues. Makes me realise how junky these are compared to the (Japanese) late 1990's Nissan Sunny/Pulsar.

Hey mate liked the video - did you ever work out what was causing the airbag light - I recently picked one up to use as a banger and have the same issue

Makes sense mate, I guess re-auctioning it isnt worth it either is it..

The plates worth £200 alone for a BOSS bin it you will come out on top

The scrap value seemed a little low, I would of thought at least £300. Do you not buy cars through motorway and the like?

You know what they say Lee "You can lead a horse to water but it doesn't make it a duck" 🤷

The early ones were better around 2000 to 2002 model. 😊

Shame .I like those Micras, ...be a good takeaway delivery car for someone till i falls apart or MOT expires

Do you not strip any parts or swap parts. Ie the wheels of they have a good thread left to bang on another car.

Love the vids. i got a 2002 206 Peugeot only goes in reverse from today we like the car should we scrap it, Thanks can it be fixed all the best

You thought he was a horse! 77k overdue service wow! The K10 were much more reliable although they had cambelt (mine snapped at 40k and 11 months old it was a driving school car and Nissan refused warranty as it was hard used).

Great video bud, tbh I'd have listed it at 495,itd do someone for a few mths then they could have scrapped it, if a car basically runs I'll punt it out, another 200 quid is 200 quid.

Spares & repairs get rid of it.

Now off the system. You can't save them all. Weirdly, it did sail through its last two MOT's, so how come the coil spring, wheel bearing and exhaust noises were not picked up on?

Never liked that model Lee, preferred the 1 before it😊

These are good breakers, I`d expect to get back £1100-1400 on that, if you`ve got the time & room.

Good for food delivery

Lee I buy and sell cars and number plates I haven't done a hpi check on the micra but it's not a private plate is it, there are lots of the boss plates, I hate them but I wasn't sure if someone had done a cheaper copy?

Ooooo

do you ever think about putting the bangers through auction instead of scrapping

Boss National Portrait Gallery

This Micra Model wasn't as Reliable as the Earlier K11/ (Best Engine is the 1.3 Twin Cam) I'm guess most people already know that.

Should have taken it banger racing

Car is end of life and whoever sold it to you knew it

£250?? Worth a gamble for that price....... what else can you realistically buy for that money and "try" to make money on??? Not very much

I will take it for £300