I instantly regretted this Sale!

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Ай бұрын

The minute the car left the yard I knew I should not have sold it.
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@henrykravitz468 Ай бұрын

Bookmarked the sweet treats website, as I will order from them in the future. Great video and content, you always look after your customers.

@chrisaris8756 Ай бұрын

Jags are so underrated. Everyone goes for BMW but the Jag is an excellent car. I loved mine. Mind you I’ve got a 575 bhp F Pace SVR now so it’s not all bad!!

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Oh nice

@Silver3ides Ай бұрын

@chrisaris8756 You must be a right old Lady Magnet with that throbbing supercharged V8 between your legs.. And i guess a company Director ? ( Pistonheads running joke BTW ) 💪💋💥

@roystonvehicles9129 Ай бұрын

You can get metal (type) filler from paint shops, it's expensive and I've only used it on classics but rust won't come thru.

@thisiszaphod Ай бұрын

Sad to see your Black XF go, James. This one's one is a keeper! (and yes, if this one gets inlet manifold issues, we'll go to alloys, regardless)

@markthomas5914 Ай бұрын

Never noticed a pile of rust on rear arch ... yeah ok lol

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Ok I'll need walking through this one, why would I lie then?

@1gerard47 29 күн бұрын

@@ChopsGarageare you blind ?

@ChopsGarage 29 күн бұрын

@@1gerard47 had surprisingly few accidents driving if I am..

@philwass481 Ай бұрын

You did an ace job on that wheel arch!

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

thanks buddy

@paramedicchrisbookseries Ай бұрын

Your video's get better and better. Excellent work by yourself, well done.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@davidplumb2007 12 күн бұрын

Another good honest video..keep them coming pls.

@rob5944 Ай бұрын

Once again I'm impressed by your bodywork skills, not to mention your pragmatic attitude to the loss. No use dwelling on it, just take the hit and move on. All the best.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@RepairandRideout Ай бұрын

Great content as always. How are you getting on with your CBT and the bike? Would like to see a video of you going round the cones

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

I need to book

@thegasguy Ай бұрын

Can’t believe you got those sweets and didn’t open them when I was there lol 😂 Your a legend

@bullseyeant Ай бұрын

I've got an XFS and absolutely love it, mines had the manifolds done. There's a company called KMS Motorsport in Wigan that supply or supply and fit alloy manifolds 👌

@davidellis279 Ай бұрын

Those plastic inlet manifold’s are a disgrace for a car that costs thousands of pounds,the same applies to Land Rover and Range Rovers,by the way when they crack they don’t let air in they let air out as the turbo try’s to boost, the ecu reads the manifold pressure and because of the difference between the two manifold pressures it puts the vehicle in restricted performance,the alloy manifold’s are far better,never replace the plastic ones with the original ones.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Good upgrade

@TheSkskitey Ай бұрын

Chops ! The key inside the remote unlocks the spare wheel lock on the Vitara , independent of the wheel locking nuts , you drilled it off for nothing . Funny place to rust on the Vitara , must have been a bad repair in the past :-)

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Oppps lol cheers for tip. 100 percent correct on paint. Idiots on here telling me rot was from rear! There was filler on front and the rust on surface. Someone had not zinc primed after repairing dent in arch.

@tonyford7987 Ай бұрын

The state you let the Jag get in to!😳 I had 2 they were brilliant motors .

@Nicknofish Ай бұрын

Always look forward to your videos, chops. Top bloke. Cheers.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Much appreciated

@riptideblue Ай бұрын

I have always enjoyed your spraying vids from early days , you make it look easy , mine look like the neighbourhood tom has sprayed up whatever I paint 😅😅

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Lok cheers

@grahamburns3091 Ай бұрын

James just for interest what is the grand vitara like underneath as my 2007 model was very rusty,rear wheel arches collect muck they all rot there.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Good no advisories

@markfoden765 Ай бұрын

Awesome paint job james but shocked you missed that but everydays a schoo day i suppose,wow the jag looked like its been sat for a few years loooking at the green on it but maybe its because it's parked under the trees,think youve done the right thing getting rid of a few bits that you haven't got time for👊🙂👍

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

cheers! I think you need to remember I'm dealing with over 30 cars a month though so it's actually very easy to miss bits

@simonbailey2151 21 күн бұрын

That’s a really tidy little job on that wheel arch, chap. Well done (without wishing to sound patronising)

@mattjones1919 25 күн бұрын

The metal intakes you can get from ebay and alike are actually more prone to earlier failure. I've heard this from 2 Jaguar specialists now - stick with replacing like for like with plastic again. Yes they break, but you're good for at least 10 years.

@SSV-i-c-e Ай бұрын

Quick tip give it a light coat of clear first colour goes on heaps better after saves on materials🇳🇿

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Oh but does the colour sit on the clear happily that way round?

@SSV-i-c-e Ай бұрын

Hi yes it does but depends on the system it gives it a hard base so colour sits better

@carsandcommercials Ай бұрын

Where do you advertise your cars James?

@garymorris801 Ай бұрын

Great video the bubbling easy done I guess

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Cheers

@AJ-qn6gd Ай бұрын

Just goes to show people buy a 15 year old car but still expect it to look like new, I remember when looking at cars half that age to see if they still had a floor in the boot ! People’s expectations are unrealistic today.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Such a good point here

@AJ-qn6gd Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage when people agree to buy a ten year old (or even older) car that’s what you get a ten year old car, nothing more !

@davebaker8362 28 күн бұрын

Bought a mk3 cortina for my friendfrom a main dealer had to sign a purchase form that stated I was buying parts My mate had it 10years other than servicing it was faultless

@AJ-qn6gd 28 күн бұрын

@@davebaker8362 You were lucky the MK3 4 & 5 were notorious rot boxes !

@danielsellers8538 Ай бұрын

😂 So, a sweet finish on car sales well done James

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Oh dear lol

@michaelgoode9555 Ай бұрын

Put the Ital up for auction for your charity. I don't usually buy tickets but I would for this.

@jimmyquinn9639 Ай бұрын

Another good video James 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

@steveegginton535 Ай бұрын

Not surprised at the "sellers remource" over the sale of the XFS. As an XF owner myself I think they are great cars - mines a petrol with alloy manifolds but it doesn't have the oomph of the S! The Suzuki did seem to have a lot of value for an old car but the used car market is still a bit strange. Personaly I don't think the Ital going would be much of a loss not BL's finest hour IMHO! Had a Marina in another life but was not a fan -should have brought an Escort.

@Impulse5596 Ай бұрын

The rear arch is completely rotten and will only return worse the next time

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Nope not at all. Rust was on outside from previous repair as noted in vid

@honda.spares.man1 Ай бұрын

What a bodge job on that arch and rust. You haven't fixed, you've done a horrendous bodge. How you didnt notice thst rotten arch before the customer the mind boggles.

@davidnorton5887 Ай бұрын

The rust will be back

@honda.spares.man1 Ай бұрын

@davidnorton5887 100% and this surface rust thing is a myth. They rust from the inside out. If the outside of the arch is that bad, I'd hate to see what the inside of it is like. He didn't even remove the wheel to inspect

@brianmonahan7990 Ай бұрын

Honda spares man , What should he have done differently?

@MaxMax-th7uz Ай бұрын

@@brianmonahan7990 a new arch has to be welded !

@brianmonahan7990 Ай бұрын

@@MaxMax-th7uz Ah right , ok , sounds like a big job ! Thanks for the advice 👍

@DarlingtonBadDrivers 11 күн бұрын

I love my XFS, such a lovely car and yes you can get metal intakes for them.

@dizzy2020 11 күн бұрын

and fix their innumerable electrical issues/water ingress problems/structural rust and all the other things which makes them scrap-worthy with little effort... You could not pay me to own an XF - I've fixed FAR too many (and condermned more than 2 to the crusher) - I shudder every time I see one (not Kuga levels of shudder but I still wonder if I shouldn't have taken the day off)

@DarlingtonBadDrivers 10 күн бұрын

@@dizzy2020 Had mine a year, not had any issues with it. if you look after your car it will look after you.

@chelseaboyuk75 Ай бұрын

Oh no it’s gone !!

@billdornan4379 Ай бұрын

Kindest regards. Sunshine Coast,BC, Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Cheers

@ianrobinson68 Ай бұрын

Some right wind up merchants on here today.

@DaleSteel Ай бұрын

Chops I'm going for it. I'm treating myself to a new recovery truck save me some pennies by picking up my own stock. Not a brand new one maybe a new shape sprinter has to be auto ofcourse. Can I ask how much your rent is I'm looking for something similar to what you have its perfect for me apart from been 300 miles away lol

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

600 per unit. There is a subscriber selling a titling flatbed transporter

@DaleSteel Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage what 1200 a month? That's unbelievably good value can't touch anything for that in leeds

@markfoden765 Ай бұрын

Have you tried Joe at shifting metal or greg at gdb recovery as might have something possibly

@DaleSteel Ай бұрын

@markfoden765 no most people with new mercedes auto recovery trucks don't sell them so I'm going to have to buy say an ex tesco van then get a new body made

@WhiteDieselShed Ай бұрын

Sobbing my eyes out watching this... You sold MY Jag.... :) Heart says I want it but pocket says I have a reliable diesel that's nowhere near as powerful BUT.... cheap tax and insurance and almost 60MPG.. I just know I would keep booting it and probably lucky to get 30's MPG on the Jag....

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

True

@darrenmoore7131 Ай бұрын

Well done with the suzuki, shame about the jag, but you cant keep them all 😢 Now you need to sell the Ital, Crabtree will know someone who wants it lol 🤣

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Lol

@MrSunnyBhoy Ай бұрын

You really know your paintwork, I tried once and it was an epic fail lol

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Practice bud

@thegasguy Ай бұрын

Grampys is going n Tik doing a live , he pics and packs your order live and has over 100 k followers 🎉

@MetalVII Ай бұрын

Money off and new paint? That’s nice of you. That would have been one or the other, if it was me.

@chrishart8548 Ай бұрын

It's top Money though for a 16 year old car. Cars never used to even make it that long before getting scrapped.

@padgepadgham3238 Ай бұрын

Not a Car UK type Job, but good for a patch car dealer.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean

@padgepadgham3238 Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage Good car my mate has one in Scotland 👍

@timorridge3390 Ай бұрын

Car UK is equally entertaining but Lee has admitted he doesn't get involved in any body work. He is more mechanical than CG.

@padgepadgham3238 Ай бұрын

@@timorridge3390 But he gets it sorted by professionals, both in his own garage and using associated trades. I think where he comes out as being better is his wide knowledge of cars, their faults and fixes. But both dealers seem to be honest and prepared to look after their customers in a fair way.

@drewmccallion4868 Ай бұрын

Put the un finished K2 tins in the freezer, it will probably last a bit longer.

@johnbateman4255 Ай бұрын

Wow you missed that.

@chiefrocka8604 16 күн бұрын

Cars worth 2k tops it’s got a rotten arch that will come back 1 million percent

@ChopsGarage 16 күн бұрын

ok lol!!!

@martinjackson565 Ай бұрын

They last longer if you put them in the fridge after activating 2k cans

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Cheers for tip

@stevie007 Ай бұрын

👍👍

@roystonvehicles9129 Ай бұрын

That paint job looked really good bud.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@roystonvehicles9129 Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage I use same primer bud, go thru loads, really blag it on, try hammerite grey stone chip in a spray you can really get some build with that.

@roystonvehicles9129 Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage maybe wire brush behind the arch and mix shutz with oil, it'll stop it coming thru for ages

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

@@roystonvehicles9129 as we say mate the new ones down the road are 40k so I'll restore it for that 😂

@roystonvehicles9129 Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage your getting like me bud, ha, ha.

@ses6jwg Ай бұрын

That Vitara wasnt fit for retail

@MrRedfreds Ай бұрын

Looking like a trip to the auction with shifting metal?

@derekfleming3095 Ай бұрын

Hopefully he goes with car uk instead, fed up seeing that wannabe actor

@RumpleXstillXskin Ай бұрын

Pro -xl💪

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Great stuff eh

@RumpleXstillXskin Ай бұрын

The best if you don’t have a compressor and gun

@eamonmcgarry5195 16 күн бұрын

The comments are more entertaining than the videos....i love reading the arguments on my nightshifts ha .

@ChopsGarage 16 күн бұрын

I know lol 😂

@richardparkin4930 Ай бұрын

The buyer must have found a couple of grand in the glove box!

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Or knew how much these cost

@robw6505 Ай бұрын

Don't know how you missed that.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Because I'd not valeted it , paid a chap. And I did not open doors when machine polishing as I don't create mess

@robw6505 Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage Was'nt in the door it was on the wheel arch.

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

@@robw6505 ?? Inside the door shut , clear as day in video

@1mic3 Ай бұрын

I’m diabetic and I think my blood sugars went up just watching!! 👍👍

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Lok

@morgansteele3158 Ай бұрын

I'm hoping to get some feed back of maybe a car dealer please I have just bought a 2013 rangy with 69000 miles first thing was the air-conditioning doesn't work he's agreed to regas so cool but the mot had 3 advisories on the suspension which he failed to mention then his mechanic...... if there is one has failed to record the service and the timing belt I'm worried he hasn't done it there is no proof I'm not feeling good I'm using this because I love chops garage and wish I could buy of someone like him

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

If he offered the cambelt as part of prep he should provide a copy of the receipts , always do. To reject it has not as described though I guess you would have to prove it has not been done.

@morgansteele3158 Ай бұрын

@ChopsGarage thanks so much for replying I have just looked under bonnet and there is like natural dust on the engine compartment so its not clean or full of fingerprints ........he hasn't done it, I'm literally shaking. Sorry to unload. Thanks again

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

@@morgansteele3158 I'd not base it on dirt my guys do belts and engine bay is still filthy. I'd insist on the invoice. His motor parts company can easily re print if he has "lost it".

@morgansteele3158 Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage thanks your right

@morgansteele3158 Ай бұрын

@ChopsGarage could end up being a good story for the channel I'll let you know what transpires

@muffindell Ай бұрын

The Ital needs to go!

@Garffey Ай бұрын

James, I've got an 09 Vitara 2.0 (91,000 miles) and the wheel arches on mine are so much better with no signs of rust...Think whoever owned that wasn't very thorough getting road-salt off when cleaning, as the plastic trims tend to hide the wheel arch area and hold salt/dirt.....Sorry to see the Jag go but looking at the state it was in it deserved a bit more love than you were giving it!....Look forward to your next buys 👍👍

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

It was from outside not inside. I think it had been scraped as noted some filler so they did not prep correctly,other side is bang on

@Lyndalewinder Ай бұрын

Can't believe you missed the bubbling James - not like you! Still all that ends well....

@johnmerriam8661 Ай бұрын

Surely £4750 or fix the arch? Not both...

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Good point I should be tougher

@sammytheseal2307 Ай бұрын

Lol at all these comments acting as if you're hiding rust on a 5 year old car... Its a 15 year old Suzuki, of course it's going to have rust! 😂 As you're well aware, a tiny stone chip can cause that sort of bubbling eventually, it doesnt mean the car is structurally scrap due to a small bit of bubbling in a concealed, non structural area...

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Bang on bud! Telling me no such thing as surface rust! There had been previous repair and filler so looks like dent done but poorly prepped. There was only pitting on surface. And as you say why would I lie about not noticing?? I did not valet it my chap did and I'm able to machine polish without throwing crap in door shuts. Drama queens

@tonywatson1412 Ай бұрын

Cant believe you missed that mate 😊

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Paid a valeter on that one but easily done if in and out of multiple cars each day not just the one

@zzhughesd Ай бұрын

I’ve sold and regretted too many times. Wrong customer. Too cheap. Happens twice a year even now.

@jondanby3790 Ай бұрын

If you machine polished that car how on earth did you not see that arch?!?!!?

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Because I did not open doors to machine polish and valeter had previously done the clean, simples

@geoffreydodds8936 Ай бұрын

You missed that ?

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Yes

@honda.spares.man1 Ай бұрын

Stevie wonder couldn't miss that

@CPDutch Ай бұрын

@@honda.spares.man1what’s your channel about?

@markcherriman6136 Ай бұрын

Specsavers will come to you .

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

@@honda.spares.man1 one would imagine that even a sighted person could miss it if they never looked in that door shut 🤣🤣

@andywrollo2915 11 күн бұрын

Dealer round my way has seat ibiza 1.4 toca 2014 wants £7000 very sligh bubbles on wheel arches. Low miles but l😂😂😂

@ChopsGarage 11 күн бұрын

Well you have the right to sell something you own for any price you wish, but the buyers will decide if it sells

@Craig_79 2 күн бұрын

Just noticed the fiat barchetta in the background. I had a punto hgt which had the same engine. Fun little car but used to get through phase variators yearly. From memory 20 years ago part number 60666199. But I can’t remember something important I was supposed to do today 😂

@redpill3145 Ай бұрын

Your stock seems to have gone down since your tax bill , hope everything’s ok

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

All good mate, you might remember the vid where I now have to split the stock at main dealer with another dealer that set up

@alansimpson835 Ай бұрын

Oh the Ital has to stay. They're getting rarer and yours looks like a good one. Still think it would make Brooke a good retro first car

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Might get her in it

@DeeKay84 Ай бұрын

nearly £5k for an 15 year old suzuki, wow, you must be a fantastic salesman. Good luck to the new owner, and if they are interested I have a bridge they might want to buy.

@derekfleming3095 Ай бұрын

If you done research that’s the going rate, it was less than achievable actually

@guy4469 Ай бұрын

they must have been Americans ,or foreign ,5k .he never spotted that rott when buying .

@DeeKay84 Ай бұрын

@@derekfleming3095 well aren't I the fool, now about that bridge...

@Lexusman65 Ай бұрын

How much LOL

@derekfleming3095 Ай бұрын

@@DeeKay84 yes you are. Just another bumping his gums for the sake of it, with zero knowledge of what they’re talking about

@user-rc7dq7xp6y Ай бұрын

you need glasses

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Why?

@user-rc7dq7xp6y Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage you said you never spotted the bubbling on the arch. you definitely need glasses. love your channel and wish you all the best.

@timorridge3390 Ай бұрын

Did you get paid for the story in the Sun?

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

No , what on this?

@Tuberesu Ай бұрын

Almost five thousand for fifteen year old Vitara??? I paid £1000 for an 07 Avensis 2.2 D4D diesel (despite government lies about diesel fuel) three years ago and what a car! No problems in three years mot'd with only two advisories in all that time. What the heck has happened to car prices??

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

The Vitaras hold value far better than Avensis

@dizzy2020 11 күн бұрын

Hang on - they spotted rust on a FIFTEEN YEAR OLD CAR - knocked the price down AND got you to fix it at the same time? You sure this is the trade for you?? :) Way I see it they get it 'as-is' for a few quid off (so they can get it fixed elsewhere) they get it fixed for the asking price - no? Car buyers need a reality check sometimes - that's a FIFTEEN YEAR OLD CAR - it will have wear-and-tear, some scratches and dings and rust - just because it's new to you does not mean it's new new - set expectations to realistic here... Personally I'd rather have the discount and have someone do it properly rather than a guy with rattle cans in his carpark but then again, car buyers are floating along thinking finance is the answer to their issues and actually fixing things isn't required (which is likely why they need to change cars in the first place)

@ChopsGarage 11 күн бұрын

When I am using 2k paint why would it make difference car park or booth if they is not crap in paint

@TRD1949uk Ай бұрын

Why don’t you offer a proper sales or return service out of interest? Charge a % to the customer for the service but instead of the customer doing the handover etc you do it all?

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

Because as a dealer you are liable for faults if sold from your premises. And you have the same overheads and advertising costs. So you therefore need to make full retail margin to make it worthwhile.

@TRD1949uk Ай бұрын

@@ChopsGarage fair enough. Place who sold my old car charged 2k and it helped me achieve about 7k more than I would have got trading in. But I guess with the smaller small car margins it would be harder to do

@ChopsGarage Ай бұрын

@@TRD1949uk 2k is more than the gross profit I make on sub 10k cars , net profits normally around £700