WOULD YOU FIX THIS OLD CAR ? 

The attention to detail and PDI is second to none Lee. Credit to you. Glad you're looking and sounding better m8.

If my 2011 Panda hadn't just passed it's MOT this week, that's the sort of car I'd have been in the market for and if I'm getting a well fettled car for that price and you're getting a decent margin from it then everyone is a winner. We can't all be in the position to be spending £10-15k on a second hand motor.

Hello from Ireland again Lee. It's great to see you up and back to yourself. You were missed. Take things easy Mate. 🙏🙏👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

One man's rubbish is another man's treasure... get its new life it deserves

There’s no doubt that you are giving Joe blogs exceptional value for money with all of your cars. You have earned every penny of your profit margins and deserve to run around in a nice car. The fact that you enjoy doing what you are doing is to our benefit as we get to enjoy your journey as much as you do. Thank you for filming!

Deffo, very underrated. Tough little cars and nice mechanicals. Rubbished by people that haven’t owned/run bangers. Hope u recovering well

I think this video is a great advert for your business, the buyer may well be a subscriber and therefore can be confident that they are getting a sound little car which it will be shortly👍🏻

Great video explaining why older cars are good when your hands on.

As someone who does there own work,i would certainly put the money into the punto..........not just for the good margin,but for the satisfaction of turning out another cracking car 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

H Lee. I agree entirely. For a few parts and a couple of days, another has survived !!

Great work Lee. You do things which very few do but you make a living and enjoy what you do so why not do it. You have a great following and sales are good so why do otherwise. Hope you are feeling better. Take care.👍👍

Problem with cheapies is that those who are maximizing their budget for that want it to be like a new car . See recent chops garage vids for e.g. Good job you've got the skills to keep the costs down

You do more for the environment than EVs. 👍

The 1.4, 8 valve was the best engine. We had one for 10 years in Ska red throughout. The only problem an occasional knocking sound, n/s rear, with a crushed wheel bearing (too many pot holes). Otherwise, started on the key. 👍👍

Lots of cars 5k and under still have lots of life left in them. This video shows the non mechanical buyer the things that garages should be doing like you do for your customers. I think given the increased living costs and repossessions you are in a very good price bracket for your cars. Very interesting videos. Continued success.

Cracking video, opens your eyes up to what goes into prepping a car for sale.

Great video mate. With all this work being done, it should make a nice car for someone. I think you're MOT testing experience helps you decide when a car needs to go to the scapyard in the sky.

Hey Lee good to see you up and about again. Thing is I guess you get plenty of sales and a good reputation and you're never stuck with expensive stock.

It would be scrapped if somebody didn't put a bit of effort in. Be a shame to see it crushed.

I drive a 25 year old Audi and a twenty year old volvo. Both just passed MOT total cost £ 290 for two tyres on the volvo couple of bulbs and MOT cert. So I do think you are right to refresh older cars! You also are enabling those with less deep pockets to actually get a vehicle, a real issue for younger drivers who will face massive costs for initial insurance. I think the whole deal will only win you more customers and repeat business from family contacts along the way. Good on you!!!

If you can make a decent margin then it makes sense. It's also eco friendly. Glad you're on the mend lee 👍

Trade it on mate, use your time more wisely. Hope your feeling better

I used to trade cheap cars I often made more money on the cheapies basically paid scrap money for them and it's sense of achievement saving something from being scrapped often to give several yrs more motoring

I think because you are a mechanic and you know what you are doing then it’s probably worth doing. But if I was trading, buying and selling cars, then I wouldn’t bother because it would probably cost me dearly! 😂

Its good to see an older car being saved. Much "greener" than buying an ev if you believe in all that!

Check the sub-frame behind the lower arms, they go holey. That driveshaft may be okay, the gearbox selector shaft seals above go and the oil runs down and looks like the drive shaft seal has failed. You're lucky the paint is also good as the white ones have a paint flake issue over the roof and bonnet, often looks like a poor respray flaking off but actually the original paint (happened to ours). I think the 500's also suffer similarly. Good luck nice to see it live on.

If that were a 12 plate Corsa or something, id say trade it on. But that is a fairly unique good looking car in my opinion, and with the decent margin left in it, it's worth a fix.

Glad you're feeling better Lee. Another insightful video into how much prep you're happy to do to get a sale. Seems as though someone will get a good car for the money after all your hard work.👍

Your investing in your workshop, technicians and equipment proves your commitment to this whole business of value used cars - put clear water between you and thosd who are no more than traders. Great info re 3 door Vs 5 door thanks. The oldies saw only 3 door cars racing, on the basis that they had stronger body shells, no longer true so practicality triumphs.

Had an 11 plate punto evo myself, 1.4 petrol 5 door in a lovey blue. Gave me a fair bit of hassle compared to a standard 60 plate punto my other half had. Also seemed to go through a lot of oil. Ended up binning it off after a leak in the boot at 50k miles. Still going now at 110k according to mot history

Who can you trust in the secondhand motor trade ? Lee certainly comes across as an honest person, I dont think many other traders would go into details about the cost vs possible profits.

Hope you are feeling well.

I would fix,somebody would pay good money for it.

If I had a ramp to use ide never have got rid of my older cars

Pretty little car. I had an uno years ago, over 30k miles very reliable. Your punto is worth mending and keeping, maybe as a curtesy car

I get saving older cars, as well as my books I run a laptop repair business, I love buying older broken laptops, repair them and then sell on.

It's good to see your fit and well Lee!

Hi Lee, welcome back to work. This is a simple fix and a budget of £1000 gives you a good profit. All the work will be plus points for selling and if you can get it done at a price then it is worth it. This is the dilemma of all businesses. Good luck. £2500 all day long.

Good morning Lee. Yes, seeing as you now own the car and have the expertise to repair it then personally if I were you I would see it through. Personally I try and look for a bit less work if possible but I know what you mean about the satisfaction. I admire your work ethic. Have a good week.

I know as you do there are many dealers out there, who would do only the bare minimum of prep on cars at that price point, I would be very happy to buy from you with that level of preparation. I bought a Fiesta from a dealer close to where I lived he had been in business for years, 12mnts advisory free mot, drove it for a day took it back with a list of fault all I got was, well it had an advisory free mot , told him to change his mot tester🙄🙄

You're a braver man than me, I would've steered clear of that one but hopefully you'll turn a decent profit. I wouldn't change the rear springs if they're OK and I'd only do the offside lower link if the nearside is OK, nearside probably done at some point because it's always the nearside that fails first. I reckon customer would be more bothered about the bit of rust on the offside front wheel arch. Good to see you fighting your way back, hope you got that dodgy toof sorted before you started on the Punto!

I guess 1st-time drivers, want 5 door cars so they take their friends out on the roads. It is a car I would save aswell. Good to see you up and about Lee, I hope your feeling better.

I thought they stopped making the Vauxhall Viva in the 70s your red motor 😳🙈😂😂

Lots of bits and bobs to do so yes will take up space on the ramp but it will be a quick seller at a good price, you'd know all those bits are good so less likely to be claimed on and although it's a business... If you enjoy turning these older cars around you hopefully get a bit of pleasure out of it

Given the costs to you with your own mechanic, it's definitely worth doing. But for the bloke in the street who has to take it to a garage and pay £50 or more per hour, then it probably isn't. I do like to see older things kept going, far better for the world/ environment than binning stuff and buying new. There could easy be another 10 years life in that car once you've titivated it.

well done saving an old car from the crusher, saves the planet too!

I lost £1000 on a 2011 punto evo. It had all the rust issues, exhuast pipe gone, clutch and all. Down south these are scrap cars unfortunately. It all adds up here. You did it good job.

Ideal car for an on the drive DIY'er.

That's the sort of quality stuff I buy all the time 😅 . Bought a 75k 2007 Citroen C1 for £300 weekend. The last owner got a garage quote for wishbones links discs pads & shocks etc for £1400🤑. I do 90% of the work myself as I'm in the car body trade but if I had to send it all out even to someone cheap would kill the profit. I also love fixing up stuff that could So easily been scrapped, the lady nearly scrapped the C1 because of the repairs

Good video i like the way you try to keep these cars going.

Lee, very informative video. And I totally agree. Hope you’re on the mend

Hello Lee, yes I would repair and refurbish the Punto. Despite its high mileage, it’s not rusty and if it can pass its MOT easy enough, then why not refurbish it. We are too quick to junk cars that still have life in them. It will serve someone well for a few years yet and that person on a tight budget wouldn’t have a car otherwise. Good work I would say. That customer will return again for another well prepared car from you and hopefully recommend your Car Pitch.

Yip would do the repairs. Hope u are feelin better.

Lee, great to see u back!! 💪💪

Hi Lee,in these circumstances, I believe it's worth doing such repairs.Bodywork seems to be straight too.Do all the stuff you mentioned which are the essentials, less wheel refurbishments.You don't need to go to town with it either, given it's current age.

Will ring you tomorrow , I work in Europe and from audlem close to you and I’m back beginning of November and looking for a cheap run around . This looks like just what I’m after 💪💪

Great video I would repair it and get it back on the road and save an older car 👍

the older cars are far more ecologicaly friendly than even electric cars ! you keep going Lee without guys like you the likes of kier starmer will scrap em all!

Good vlog Lee, I would save it as it would do someone a really good turn once all fixed and serviced kind regards Mark from Billericay 😃

My Ford fiesta 2010 is on the same clutch, no leaks, just the usual consumables, tyres, brake pads and discs

If I were looking for a cheap car I would certainly give your stock list a browse but it always amuses me when you talk of vehicles being 'old'. My daily driver is 22 years old and my wife's is older than that. Fortunately we can maintain them with no labour charges.

If there's a profit Lee then yes mate I'd have it up on my ramps getting the work done then knocking it out!!!

It's worth spending the money to fix it and sell it. There is still going to be a good profit in it. Definitely fly at £2295. Would be a great buy!

Such a pragmatist - excellent.

It's old? That's 18 years newer than my new car (and 40 years newer than my old one!). We just bought a 2008 Honda Jazz for my son to learn in, cost more than double this, it's higher miles and has a small dent at the back. But being a Honda there's almost nothing to fix on it.

I think you are likely to make a profit on it. The main issue is time. The faster the turn over the more money you will make. Cars sitting in the garage or in the lot make no money whilst they are there. Anyway you are probably the best judge on this & will make the best decision.

I helped get my wife's pal a fiat same as this 11 plate cat n it sailed through its last 2 mots after getting new suspension etc and i got it for £1050 it has 90k miles but very clean so she was happy.

I have a 2013 Fiesta (1.5 diesel) with 82k on the clock. Apart from servicing, tyre changes, and cam belt/water pump at 80k, she's cost me barely anything bar a new starter motor and battery a few months ago (original battery). I fully expect repairs given the age but I have no plans to retire her because just north of 80k for a diesel is nothing and her engine etc still feel like how they did 11 years ago.

You’re paying the mechanics wages anyway so it makes sense to fix these cars up. Even if it just sits in the corner for a while until the mechanic hasn’t got anything to do. Might as well have him on the spanners rather than reading a newspaper. I mean no disrespect to any mechanic either. An eager mechanic would rather have something to do than shuffling around trying to keep busy, especially in the colder months when the shutter is up

That car in Italy would be €5k all day

You are allowed to just write-off the purchase and send it to the scrap merchant. You know that right? We won’t think less of you.

Be great to save a car that's probably got a few years left of service,but only because you can do the work yourself

Youth probably want 5 doors to get there mates in for Road trips or Maccies or going out to other stuff. I would save it would be a decent motor when it's sorted. I also haven't seen a Punto that age or of any age for ages they used to be fairly common locally to me, no idea if people have scrapped them or they are out but the people who had them have another car

Just driven past a dealership with a Nissan Murano on the front. I think. 62 plate (2012) Price?….£14,000 $18,340, €16,741 I nearly crashed. Is there any 12 year old, school run car that costs as much? Previously a main dealer showroom. Now, new name, & second hand cars. I think they kept their dealership mentality.

My citroen xsara Picasso 1.6 diesel I bought for £100....had it 8 years 6 months... Trouble free cheap motoring but body (sills to floor, lower wings) . Finally rotted out, so the old girl became retired....the new car lots of £££, quality not as good .. But euro 6 compliant.... I miss my old car😢

hi lee, i think a massive point that nobody mentions is this punto and other cars you refurb are actually the most enviromentally friendly cars you could buy! i think its much greener than buying new junk in my opinion?

I would fix it because they are becoming rare

I wouldn’t do the wheels at £200! A new owner isn’t going to be so fussy with those miles and year. Think it’s a bit fussy, but yes to the rest just as long as the mechanics are okay 👌

from my extremely out of date experience I'd say fix it if you're finding it really hard to get stock as a professional trader, do it if you're an amateur trader-mechanic and do it slow-time, or maybe a 1 out of 2 job with a wrecker. its one of those cars that could quickly end up in a corner of the site for months and months and never get fixed

To think... Till recently You got £5k from the govt to buy a brand new EV... They could give you a VAT rebate on work like this and really save the environment

Fix the one that makes the most profit

I agree with you Lee,i'd make an effort to keep that Fiat on the road....maybe F.ix I.t A.gain T.omorrow, i'll get my coat 😆 Jokes aside,you did the right thing fella.

Definatly worth saving,will make a good little budget car n do someone a turn for a couple of years hopefully.

It’s more than within your capabilities and if there’s a profit still. The why not?

Will make a good car and with all the new parts much less likely to get a warranty claim on it. Decent margin too what’s not to like

Iv got a 2010 1.4 8v punto with 25k on the clock . Still needs a few quid spent on it now and again but has just gone though the MOT with no advisories. Check for movement on the driveshaft where it enters the gearbox ( diff outlet bearing ) see the video iv uploaded on RU-vid.

Makes sense if the margins are there would end up scrap otherwise 😊

2012 car isn't old. It's still relatively new.

Nothing wrong with that car bearing in mind what you have said about having the expertise to overhaul it and produce a decent margin on it. To me that’s a more downright honest way of putting a car on the road as opposed to having a large group of child labourers mining out cobalt in dangerous conditions to produce cobalt for EVs in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo etc.

Defo a fixer, lots of jobs need done, but theyre all small

Definitely worth retailing with that margin in it.

Fix, puntos are great

Cheapest Ford and Honda, near £26,000 Puma and Jazz. VW Up, Fiat Panda, the City Bug Trio, Fiesta all discontinued. Decent spec Golf, Focus, Civic £30,000-£40,000. This should be dragging up the value of used cars? The new stuff is OK when new and under warrenty but all that electricery is going to make simple stuff like this Punto appeal even more as they get older.

Love your videos. What would I do? Sorry, but I would not spend a further penny on it. My simplistic guess is that your'e looking at having to spend at least £1000 in order to get it back into a safe mechanical condition maybe more in labour, overheads etc. Just my opinion, good luck ro you.

Suspension rusts as you can see with the car but it's not terminal on the main components. Do you ever say put Lanoguard or Bilt anti rust on to future protect them?

I've got one of these puntos am selling currently Has a issue with heaters not working has previously had all the wiring redone etc but the blower motor just doesn't kick in

Great video Lee ! Would it be worth treating the whole underside of that Punto for rust ?

Your a man in the know, do you know " roughly" the price a garage would charge to replace 2 wet belts in a 1.0 ecoboost including labour ?

One thing I have noticed in the cars you choose and deliberate over which to buy or not, is that none of them have had electrical wiring issues, e.g. cars that have been stood a while and developed these wiring issues due to the inside of the car not being dried out with regular driving and having the heater on etc. So electrical gremlins with things becoming intermittent or stopping working (indicators, windows, mirrors etc). Is that because those cars are too expensive or too much hassle to repair?

What happened to your old masarati, any vids coming