I bought a VW Polo for just £200!

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I bought a VW Polo for just £200!

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Күн бұрын

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@ned_10 Жыл бұрын

Hi, another cracking video! WIth the Polo, personally I think that get it safe and roadworthy, mot etc, ignore the paint, then auction it like the taxi. There is going to be hundreds (if not more) of parents that want to help their teenagers get their first car, paint won t be an issue as for sure a first timer is going scrape a hedge, car park bollard or even their own parents car parked on their driveway! (That's from experience!)

@user-pp1iz7vz2g Жыл бұрын

If I were desperately looking for a car to get me from A to B reliably and had little money to spare I would not be worrying about cosmetics. Everything cosmetically you pointed out about this car would be an after thought. Reliability would be the priority. You could have a niche market open to you,it’s not all about appearance for those that cannot afford it, but importance in genuine good mechanics. Personally my 196500 miles Zafira will never be an icon but mechanically it’s a peach. Everyone laughs but I am probably the only one in the traffic queue who outright owns my car. Apart from the necessary leave as is and see how you go. I think you will be surprised and you will have some lower income happy people also. Good Luck you are a gentleman. Cheers Steve

@saadselkent367 Жыл бұрын

What engine you got on that zafira mate

@79RockShox Жыл бұрын

Zafira good bar the egr/throttle body stuff, or has that been ironed out?

@Finglesham Жыл бұрын

You have hit nail on the head. Sod the scuffs but does it work and go on working every day? If yes then great. I run a 2005 M0ndeo Zetec estate 2L petrol. Dents? Yes a few here and there. FUll MOT no advisories? YES.

@saadselkent367 Жыл бұрын

I've got a 2016 focus estate 2.0 tdci and a zafira 1.6 petrol, both with over 125,000 miles on them. The zafira is still running strong never really needs repairs whilst the focus runs well but needs to be maintained a lot more carefully.

@saadselkent367 Жыл бұрын

@Finglesham those earlier mondeos really do run well even the newer ones are significantly better built than other fords in the lineup

@sarahfrith1984 Жыл бұрын

We need these cheap cars to be out there, that polo would do someone a turn if they can’t afford to spend much and desperately need a car to get to work in etc. I often see on Facebook that community carers and the like need a car £500-£1000 asap.

@cornovii3012 Жыл бұрын

People are getting laughed at if they ask on the local community page if anyone got a cheep car for £500.

@kakariki8744 Жыл бұрын

James ,why don't you get it mechanically fit for the road, and then run a free raffle, for anyone who can prove they work in a care home, or care in the community, in your local area, I am sure there are dozens of people who could make good use of that car. 👍

@stepheng8779 Жыл бұрын

@@cornovii3012poor spelling will do that 😂

@stoneislandkirkcaldy Жыл бұрын

@@cornovii3012 pre pandemic you could easily get a similar run around with 6+ months of MOT at that price. Now folk are wanting that for MOT failures or utter sheds with major issues. These price increases have really punished the least well off in society who have seen a relative drop in wages along with rising costs. Some would consider a 3/4k car to be a cheap run about but to others that type of spend is completely outwith their reach without falling into a spiral of debt to then only make them struggle even more to make ends meet. You used to see say 13/14 year old Fiestas/Corsas/Clios with a full MOT for about £800 to £1000 up my way as it was a buyer's market with a plentiful supply. Hopefully this 'big reset' in the used car market will subside over time so that car ownership is a necessity rather than a luxury for the poorest in society.

@flippingcarsrepairs Жыл бұрын

@@stoneislandkirkcaldyive been thinking the same cars you could get with mot were less then 500 now they are ovee 1k 🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄

@NotRubensDad Жыл бұрын

I would get the oily bits straight, chuck some wheel trims on it, clean it and get it out the door.

@jonobaywindow Жыл бұрын

Good base to do a cheap makeover. Use scrapyard for parts and get it MOTd. You'll be surprised how long they can run. My son bought a W reg 1.4 off eBay in 2014 for £375, ran it around Europe and dumped it with us a year later saying scrap it. 2023 and it is still going and being used by my wife.😉

@michaelindevon5551 Жыл бұрын

There is always someone that needs a cheap runner, could be a life line for someone, clean it up, mot it, sort the wheels out and sell it to someone that needs wheels to exist! Especially here in North Devon where there are no buses.

@kakariki8744 Жыл бұрын

James, why don't you get it mechanically fit for the road , and then run a free raffle, for anyone who can prove they work in a care home, or care in the community, in your local area, I am sure there are dozens of people who could make good use of that car. 👍

@shepshepherd Жыл бұрын

Being a fan of the project cars which used to feature in Car Mechanics magazine back in the 1990s and 2000s, many of which were pretty horrible when first introduced, it would be fun to see the car given a makeover, including DIY paintwork on the bonnet and roof. Even if you just got it MOT'd, re-sprung and thoroughly cleaned, I reckon that it would be a pretty good car to raffle off. Alternatively, it would make a great first or second car for someone.

@davidquinn5906 Жыл бұрын

Make the Polo safe and MOT'd and that's all. I wouldn't mind scabby paint where you're going to be scraping hedges with it anyway. If you really want to splash out, maybe empty that ashtray.

@justinbuckley Жыл бұрын

If time allowed, I think it would be cool to see a full makeover on it where you do some of the repairs and paint with your new ramp, painting kit etc. Then at the end it could potentially be raffled off

@muffindell Жыл бұрын

The full restoration on a tight budget is the most interesting content, but if you just want to make money then wheel trims, full mop, 2 new tyres on the rear and complete service with safely check over and a MOT is the way to go

@daveroberts2718 Жыл бұрын

I’d do bare minimum to get it roadworthy and pass an MOT, keep the patination, and stick some old roof bars on it for some surfboards. Perfect little car for surfboards, doesn’t matter if it gets damaged and covered in salt water!

@christopherheritage5651 Жыл бұрын

Little polo's like this one are a solid car. Pop to your breakers 1st for bits and see what's available. You might be surprised! If you can fins a bonnet then spray the roof n wheels.

@roystonvehicles9129 Жыл бұрын

I've got an on line scrap buyer picking a car up today, bid 280 so there's a wage in the polo at least, loads of people would take a polo on like that as is and sort it themselves, quick advert is all it needs.

@jonathandeeley6276 Жыл бұрын

Yep, would like to see the Polo as a project car. 12 months MOT and the Chops Magic with the valet prep and detailing (without being silly) would make a great video. Perhaps keep and use as a customer courtesy car?🤔👍

@garrydiggins3181 Жыл бұрын

Just fix the polo yourself and donate it to someone who needs it don’t worry about the paint

@alansimpson835 Жыл бұрын

Yes! I thought I'd spied a MK3 Polo. I like these. Agree with others. Don't do the paint (unless you Harlequin it), make it safe, get it an MOT, some wheeltrims and stop there. It's a 1.4 rather than 1.0 so the more desirable one

@Brian-om2hh Жыл бұрын

The Polo is 20 years old. It isn't worth going to the hassle of painting parts of it. For the money you'd be selling it at (£400 to £500 tops?) you can't be throwing too much time at it. A quick clean-up and make-over, paint the wheels, a quick check over for safety, and off she goes.....

@livc444111 Жыл бұрын

I like older cars but that Polo is a state, move it on

@alexanderrobertson7744 Жыл бұрын

It would be good to see you painting the polo as I enjoy watching the prep & painting 😉.

@user-yd5wu7dm7h Жыл бұрын

Bring it back to life, love the old cars

@nigelboulton1571 Жыл бұрын

Put a MOT on it, keep the patina of the exterior and wheels valet the interior. One cool ride for a younger driver with a limited budget.

@roystonvehicles9129 Жыл бұрын

If you use your gun mate, full width fan, six inches away, paint in steps with an overlap, 50,50 mix on base coat, clear 2 to 1 hardener splash of thinners, good quality clear makes an easy job, if you get a run, bury it in clear then you've got plenty of meat on it to flat out, back in the day a guy I knew would paint 2 cars at once, running thru the middle, a gun in each hand, apologies if you already knew the above, gun pressure about 29 psi, get a regulator on the gun, you've got to have the bottle to paint to a finish, just before it runs, if you waft about it'll be dull.

@ChopsGarage Жыл бұрын

No that cool info as not done gun stuff before

@roystonvehicles9129 Жыл бұрын

@@ChopsGarage once you have mate you'll cast aside your cans.

@owensteele1645 Жыл бұрын

Polos are fantastic little cars, they have very high build quality, and they are always in demand. I currently own an immaculate, full-service-history '57-plate Polo 1.2 12-valve (64bhp, BME engine) S-model, in a very popular Polo colour called Retail Black Pearl. I used to own a 6N2 like this one, and I would still own it if it wasn't written off. People are always happy to pay a bit more for good ones, so there will always be good money in them for a long time to come. The high-quality VAG paintwork would polish up well.

@matthewjones9733 Жыл бұрын

Full makeover all bells and whistles . Fresh MOT . Do it right the car deserves it .

@dennisphoenix1 Жыл бұрын

I bought my lad a £500 Corsa to learn to drive in , that was rough but we got it to pass an MOT and he learned to drive in it then 3 moths after he passed his test he bought a car he wanted. I sold it for £200 . It never failed us and had 130 k miles on it . That polo could do its last life as a learner car .

@flippingcarsrepairs Жыл бұрын

Think8ng the same as i had a corsa for the son and he kept if for a year and still sold it for what i paid for it😁

@LordClunk Жыл бұрын

The budget car market first crashed with the first scrappage scheme. Cars in the sub £1,000 market practically disappeared overnight. And it hasn't really recovered. Nowadays, people would rather sell cheap cars to the like of Charles Trent rather than selling them to the people that can't get finance, or can't afford £3k for a budget car in todays market.

@flippingcarsrepairs Жыл бұрын

Or we buy any car 🙄🙄🙄

@beerlodge5153 Жыл бұрын

James, my sister bought one of those Polos brand new back in '97, kept it for three years then my Mum had it until 2020. She kept it with no expense spared and it still only had about 52k on it but the underside was completely rotten. That car is now roughly the same age as my Mum's one was so I'd check the underside before committing to any expenditure.

@stepheng8779 Жыл бұрын

Don't waste your time mate, check its safe, quick clean & tidy up & out the gates.

@TonyM444 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I would say get the polo running with a new MOT, and good deep clean

@andrewwilson3663 Жыл бұрын

Buy a tested battery from a breakers yard if you have one near enough.

@cabottaxi Жыл бұрын

That's a right shed that VW.

@thatpeskyswan Жыл бұрын

Honestly, sell it off to a trader or someone who wants a project, it's a high mileage and very neglected 6n2 polo, they're usually really rusty, have lots of little problems and are usually run on a shoe string , it's not a classic or a desirable gti, classic mk1 polo or a genesis or g40 coup etc. so tbh get shot of it n don't waste any time

@fatbelly27 Жыл бұрын

Engine seems ok apart from the sensor and there's no significant rust on the body. Do the essential repairs, get fresh mot and sell as a runner for £995 as long as that covers costs. Don't worry about dents and paint.

@strictlysport3624 Жыл бұрын

James you should enter a destruction derby with it #teamchops

@flippingcarsrepairs Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@charlesuk5358 Жыл бұрын

Sod the paint, do the mechanicals fresh mot and a good buffing. perfect runabout , great for pizza delivery work. Heck my daughter would love that ( free up more money for the insurance)

@profrumpo Жыл бұрын

The yucky Polo seems an ideal candidate to practise painting.

@davidhughmurrayuk Жыл бұрын

Polo: spray gun practice by creating a Harlequin.

@zzhughesd Жыл бұрын

Yeh. You’re as old as me. Born 70s feel young.

@TommyRogic18 Жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant idea! Then raffle off for charity or race against the Home Built micra in a banger Calcutta cup.

@markwills145 Жыл бұрын

With the teddy bear alloys!

@davidmbell Жыл бұрын

@@markwills145bought a Eunos Roaster back in 2000 with Teddy Bear alloys, had them changed on my way home from buying it so no one who knew me would see me with them. Sold them for £200!

@davidwelch6796 Жыл бұрын

Phone a local scrap yard and see what they will offer you. You might make £50 over the purchase price without having to do anything at all and no comebacks to worry about. I can't see how you can make sensible money from this Polo if you factor in your man hours.

@Wiltshire-observer Жыл бұрын

Get an MOT on it, clean up, then sell. I wouldn’t bother with the paintwork. Maybe some reasonable wheel trims.

@user-xp5gy8iz8x Жыл бұрын

I would tidy the wheels and replace tires that are low/perished. Throw a bucket of soapy water and a quick polish to try and clean up the handprints/ some of the scratches and give the interior a clean. Then make sure mechanically it’s sound and sell it on cheap!!

@harrygiles1098 Жыл бұрын

Engine only, I have always asked a dealer when I have had to buy cars, "would you be happy your daughter driving this car", most people, unless they have lots of money nowadays,Just worry about mechanics, and reliability, not body work IMHO , Keep up the great work x

@johnelbro127 Жыл бұрын

Tart it up and mot, good polish will make a difference. 👍👍👍👍

@dreammaker730 Жыл бұрын

Vws , wheel bearings cv joint , whishbone bushes , top mounts .such a shame about the paint work.

@jamescoe764 Жыл бұрын

Get it serviced, cleaned, an MoT and then drive it

@roystonvehicles9129 Жыл бұрын

If you keep an old battery on charge, shake it about, keep charging it to burn the cr*p off the plates you may save it.

@bt1804 Жыл бұрын

It was last MOT'd over 2 years ago. Road Tax is £240.00 for the year. 135,000 on the clock. At best £795.00 with all work done and a good clean.

@uniformedhunk Жыл бұрын

it should be sold as is for about £100 profit for the new owner to repair themselves as cheaply as possible ie front strut, battery, wheel and tyre, egr valve from a breakers yard then they could end up with reliable transport with a years mot for under £500. but this wont happen as hardly anyone, particularly young people work on their own cars anymore and dealers are too scared to sell vehicles like this now.

@TheDa6781 Жыл бұрын

Used car prices in the UK are dirt cheap compared to the rest of Europe. Bought a new car today cause the used car prices are surreal.

@19Jez93 Жыл бұрын

Get the mechanicals sorted and then it would be a great car to teach Brooke to drive in!!

@paulmoore6345 Жыл бұрын

Good test bed for your new equipment. You need a sacrificial goat , it makes sense not too get one of your nicer cars tied up with prep and painting

@slave2damachine Жыл бұрын

Some news I'm hearing from the U.S on car prices , during covid the lack of new cars forced up the price of used cars now there's over capacity of new cars and there slashing prices to try and shift them .Used cars are beginning to come down in price to , the same may happen in the U.K.

@mikes747 Жыл бұрын

The polo has the advantage of being a 1.4. That 1.0 you were looking at will be as slow as a snail! I drove one once and it was painful!

@davidwebb8877 Жыл бұрын

Give it a good service,years left in it..

@evansnr Жыл бұрын

Get it road worthy don’t bother sorting paint. Sell it to someone as first car or cheap run around. £1195

@michaelarcher6278 Жыл бұрын

personally, i would bin it. It looks and sound like a pile of junk

@MrTrev2507 Жыл бұрын

Don’t waste your time with the polo flog it to a banger racer to recoup your £200

@stevo4649 Жыл бұрын

thankyou James,,,im on the fence with this one,,great content for us,but for you its time and cost, first off id put it in for an mot after a good clean up first and see if the cost of replacing/repairing and sourcing the parts 2nd hand/new, as to whether its worth going for it once you know the mot results,👍👍

@AndyWWW Жыл бұрын

Complete respray in Harlequin colours obviously

@nigelm3689 Жыл бұрын

EGR Valve is toast - don't bother with the chinese ones - you need a new genuine Pierburg one - been there, done that wasted £££. Also you need to relearn (basic settings / adaptations in VCDS) the EGR (and also remove and clean the flybywire throttle and relearn that too)

@Claire-bu2qm Жыл бұрын

Cheap cars are rare because people kid themselves into thinking their knackered old, no MOT, junker is worth a grand+ where it would have been £300 or less not very long ago. Really annoys me because at that price point, the suspension usually needs work, new tires, new brakes etc.

@davidgriffiths938 Жыл бұрын

Get the car mechanical sound with with secondhand parts sourced from your viewers, with the aim of getting an advisory free mot, then a deep clean, and only use paint you have left over from other jobs. Someone out there will need a cheep car that not junk.

@Mark1405Leeds Жыл бұрын

From past experience of Volkswagen I'd just get shut of it!

@johnmoloney5296 Жыл бұрын

Its a high mileage polo the engine will probably go pop all of a sudden they seem to di that as my brother found out halfway through a 60 mile journey One morning, use it for spare parts or a track car or just a tractor for call outs,

@63noonoo Жыл бұрын

Hi James I had an X reg polo in dark green which was immaculate when I bought it and is still running ( now 86500 miles according to MOT check. ) Polo's tend to keep their value, an 09 plate can easily command £3995 in this neck of the woods ( East Scotland). I would do your usual and do a full Chops job on it and show us mere mortals what can be achieved by yourself.😊

@lesterlock4297 Жыл бұрын

My first thought was, for what you paid for the Polo, play with it as you suggested. Try out the spray gun, clean it up, and see how it turns out. But, reading other comments, MOT it and sell it cheap.

@jaycam2886 Жыл бұрын

I sold my Porsche and i refuse to buy another used car at the prices they are, its beyond a Rip off!!!! 2016 /17 cars are between 3500 and 5000 over priced!!! Keep up the good vids.

@roystonvehicles9129 Жыл бұрын

It's pro rata tho bud, you'll have got a good price for yours, I'm buying all the time and there going up still,

@johncallaghan4616 Жыл бұрын

Hi James - when you asked about comments on the price, I said 995 - 1500 (w/o to with paint), so we’re in the same ballpark - personally I would ‘use’ her to get some practice in on your spray painting (and you get to use the toys!) to add another feather to your cap, but only after you’ve got the main retail stuff done (I’d bet she’d look well beyond the 1500 ‘cap’ after, as well) - this would be a perfect “Student Car”, and there’s always a bum for every seat, once she looks pretty enough to go to the Ball - Resto would make interesting content too! Keep ‘em comin’ JCHK

@Budgetbangers Жыл бұрын

My bread and butter cars like these at this price point people arnt bothered about cosmetic they just want it to be safe and work chunk a test on it don’t bother about advisories £995 and just make sure that the people are aware that warranty is extremely minimal basically as long as it starts and drives it’s not covered

@simongore Жыл бұрын

Sell 'out the door' around £600 - spend no more that £200 ... assuming no major faults found, make clear it has a gateway guarantee ( I know - that ol 'fit for purpose' negates such a guarantee)

@benissafe Жыл бұрын

Put a wrap on the bonnet and roof. Fix the basics and give the wheels a spray. Would be very popular first car.

@tonylegon5682 Жыл бұрын

Selfish I know but I would love to see you do it up as a project car. To see what quality you can get with the tools you have.

Жыл бұрын

Clean the interior to see if it's worth doing the paint.

@sammytheseal2307 Жыл бұрын

Likely stuck open EGR valve, pretty common on the '00s VAG petrols. Not too tricky or expensive to fix. Or take it off and try to clean it up and free it off it's not been allowed to get too bad. Surely don't bother with the paintwork? Maybe tart it up as best as you can but don't go spending a day or £400 perfecting it. Those 6N polos are actually quite desirable so it's well worth a go. Stick it in for an MOT, get it safe, make it as presentable as possible as cheaply as possible and see £1295 out of it? Maybe £1495 at a push if you get it looking really nice?

@Sn68patriot Жыл бұрын

If doing £1k sell , leave the paint , get it mot'ed and clean up, spray steels silver . Sub £1k paint is not a consideration

@thomasfrancis5747 Жыл бұрын

No breakers near you selling brand new secondhand batteries (as Rob on SRUK often says)? Quite like Polos of this era - neat styling and one of those cars you used to see loads of and then all disappear. Future small classic/FOTU candidate. Like the idea of a raffle - not really a retail prospect. Suspect the chassis is rusty if it's anything like her indoors' similar X reg Seat Ibiza when sold years ago. Anyone got a set of original wheel trims?

@rich_rich90 Жыл бұрын

If it was mine, I'd leave the exterior in a matted state, then make the interior nice & the engine sweet. Sort of like a cheap sleeper car.

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

Don’t bother with any painting. Give it a clean inside and out, get it through an MOT, (don’t spend more than £200) then sell ‘as seen’ for £5-600. I’d buy it.

@richardmack1194 Жыл бұрын

Do the mechanicals, forget the body and paintwork, mot it and £1395 it.

@davidshepherd8510 Жыл бұрын

I would wrap the polo roof and paint the bonnet.

@RichardPCUK Жыл бұрын

Would like to see the makeover, with costs.

@richardtomkinson9951 Жыл бұрын

I thinking new MOT paint the wheels, leave the body work, a good clean inside and out, job done.

@derekp2674 Жыл бұрын

When looking for cheap cars I'm not put off by scruffy bodywork but I do my best to find a good MoT history and the best car for the budget I have set. I can't then afford to be too choosy about makes and models. Overall I tend to be more wary of age than mileage - but only up to a point. Anything really old could be hard to get spares for - if it's not a very popular model like a Golf or Polo. From looking at used motorbikes, I see one local dealer in my home town sells "unfit for road use" "trade-ins" at £1500 and then everything it is prepared to guarantee to road use is more expensive than that.

@johnmackay9629 Жыл бұрын

Do it all yourself, good practice for spraying then sell it someone will buy it and itwill be good learning experience for you

@markhensby4352 Жыл бұрын

I would not bother with the bodywork at all. Just battery and mot.

@simonburleigh5551 Жыл бұрын

It seems like the Polo would be a good test car for your spray equipment, if it fails no loss instead of testing on a car that you can make good money on and risk failure and loss on that. Better than buying just scrap panels to test spay onto even if it is condemned at an MOT.

@roystonvehicles9129 Жыл бұрын

I've had some like this and fully matt blacked them with 3 or 4 cans, people have liked it, tbh to hone your skill I'd do a one day re spray, we'd do that at the body shop, cheap one day paint, quick da round, filler, primer, or not, mask, base and lacquer, cost you like 40 quid,

@Paul-67 Жыл бұрын

Get it mechanically as good as you can, mot it and sell as it is body wise. There will be someone grateful for it somewhere.

@nigelbryant5932 Жыл бұрын

Nice solid car. Cheap car to fix. Save it.. will do someone a good turn

@gazza8762 Жыл бұрын

Scrap it or use it for your spray gun practice & then scrap it or just tidy the wheels, mop it, interior & get it through an MOT & sell it as a clearance as might suit a learner to practice in.

@reece4884 Жыл бұрын

On a Persoanl note, I would mop polish the car give it the mother of all cleans and it would make a decent budget car! Theee polos especially the 1.4 engines are brilliant little cars. I’d buy it just to use to go shopping or commute to work 👍

@djzcarr Жыл бұрын

Easy! Use as test bed for spraying, fresh MOT then raffle it off.

@johntaylor9899 Жыл бұрын

Polo. Not worth spending money on it. Get the MOT done at best and use it as a loan car.

@c11yan Жыл бұрын

You’ve got a compressor and spray gun smash bonnet and roof out rest quick flat and polish it’s all a learning curve

@mickthompson584 Жыл бұрын

1,499 When roughly sorted i reckon.

@foxmundin Жыл бұрын

Full respray and valet, new gear knob, see what you make on it 😊

@ianevans3619 Жыл бұрын

Put a second hand battery on it , wash polish £495 it Ideal take away delivery car , you might even get a free take away with the deal James 👍

@Adendri38 Жыл бұрын

pass it on, I wouldn't waste anymore money, time or effort on it

@matthewgodwin3050 Жыл бұрын

I'd just service and MOT it, make it safe, give it a good clean inside and out and sell as is. Must be worth a bag of sand to someone, and it would be a great cheap runabout.