My god what is wrong with some people a 10 year old car with two small stone chips is bloody good for that age of car

From an enthusiast buyer's perspective: There absolutely are exceptionally well kept older cars out there and I will always be very thorough inspecting the cars I intent to buy. But no way in hell will I expect to get both top condition and bottom price in the same example. From the buyer's perspective the most annoying thing is when a car is made out to be absolutely mint and priced accordingly, then when you see it it has obvious accident damage or similar that any trained eye will see in a minute. But with honest salesmen with the right attitude I always try to give them as little trouble as possible - I like to reward those who are still of solid character even in today's rotten world.

I wonder if Suzuki UK would be interested in that Alto, all manufacturers have a museum section and that would be perfect for it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Suzuki themselves want the Alto for a heritage fleet. Definitely too good to daily!

Those Altos were known as Suzuki Mehran in Pakistan and Maruti 800 in India. Huge sellers and still fetch decent money in extremely battered states. The are almost bulletproof. They were often used as taxis in the subcontinent.

The Tiny Chip guy would be a never ending pain in the arse. Even if you had relented and took the price down further, it wouldn’t be appreciated. Those customers are never satisfied or even grateful.

To me as a customer, a good sale is one you both walk away happy with. Last car I negotiated was for my daughter. Paid the asking price but negotiated a cambelt change a longer warranty. Had to go back a couple of weeks later when I noticed fog light lens was missing, dealer fitted one a week later, no quibbling.

At last you are standing your ground well done 👏 why should you suffer financially when your already offering an excellent service

All the bargains are on Facebook marketplace,you still occasionally find people on there that have no idea what they're selling.

Great update James, I agree on the cheaper cars stick to your guns, they're well prepared and honestly described, and as you said. Irrespective of the purchase price customers will still come back if the car goes wrong, so at least have the margin to buffer this!

You have the patience of a saint . It would be so easy to lose your composure with some of the nitpicking deadweights that you have to tolerate so well done . You show patience and tolerance which is to your credit .

Great video and content. I am really glad you stick to your guns when selling your cars, you prepare your cars well, and you show off your cars good and bad in videos.

Another fab video. I’ve been looking through all your old videos trying to find out what you use on black plastic bumpers and trims. I remember you saying what it was previously but i can’t find them relevant video. Keep up the good work 👍

Times are tough for people and businesses. I can understand why someone would try it. I get what you’re saying though, negotiating over a stone chip on a 10 year old vehicle is embarrassing.

You did the right think James, that is more like a stone chip than a dent. You're better to stay away from people that want a brand new car although they are buying a 10 year old car, every squeak and they will be on the phone.

Keep this detailer-guy working for you. You can move a lot more cars this way,and he looks to be very very good at it. And you can focus on buying ever more stock. And MGb's,and musclecars,and Lotus Elan's,and...

2012-2016 Swift is bulletproof, only sometimes a spring breaks on the front and the gearbox cable goes at ~150000km

thankyou James,,wow that suzuki alto is absolutely stunning,and agreed thats a vehicle for a specialist,,the care and attention to detail that you carry out on your stock is a credit to you James,, see you in the next one,,,👍

Those Vans look spectacular. I can't get over the improvement on that Tipi you had! One of my customers many years ago had a Alto exactly the same as the MINT one you have in stock. Great Channel.

My mate had a lotus elan, in British racing green. Had a drive in it and agree, it handled very well and was pretty quick too. Great little car.

Diesels aren’t going out of fashion 🎉😊

hello James, that Suzuki Alto was just a dream to see - such low milage too! I thought your garage is just so full, with NO room for that Lotus maybe?? sticking to your prices with the customer(s) is good for you and not to be bullied!! Some good cars for sale so lets hope they have gone before the next video? Like the chap who valets your cars - really good!! Best wishes from Lincolnshire.

Tell Nick to get his own YT channel if he doesn't already have one. I always see his cars listed on FB Marketplace and he gets in such an interesting variety of stock. Your detailer is smashing it as well - those cars look impeccable! I think you have to stick to your prices, James. You've got competition for your stock, so all you have to say is no.

I saw that Suzuki Alto on Autotrader months ago, wondered where it had gone, quite fancied it!

Love your open / frank explanations, albeit fast talk like a used car salesman(😉😉) BUT I believe you are telling us exactly how it is in your business. Great vids / channel.

Great video as always. Where's the link for the elan?

Really enjoyed that video James, ive always liked them 2 swiftys you had. People really don't realise how tight the margins are. That £1500-£2000 margin soon gets swallowed up. On the pricing in one of my videos I talked about my brother going to see a £1600 mondeo and complained that it had a noisy clutch release bearing....I pointed out that I would have it at 2995 with the clutch done, full service and cambelt but then nobody comes because they've seen one on Facebook at £1600.....tricky isn't it

It’s already reflected in the price, in the sense that it’s not £20,000 for brand new. That’s why things are worse less once used! 😂 Some people don’t get it

I like Chop, he's an honest no BS guy.

That Alto is fabulous. (Imported) I wish cars still looked like that outside and in. I'd love that but going to be out of my budget.

Make sure the Elan is a Turbo version, if you buy it, not all had the turbo engine.

Sam was doing a fantastic job just felt bad for his exterior works due to the current weather situation

enjoyed the trade chat in the video, very informative and realistic

Saw an r reg 2.2 camery today being used as a wedding car, unfortunately a rear tyre was flat as well.

I got a Toyota Yaris 2014 diesel with 88 k miles full history catagory N , nice tidy car , drives great , no issues ! No interest @ £3395 ! The bodywork is great .. can only tell the rear passenger door has been previously been sprayed ( I used to be a car sprayer ) If it wasn’t a catagory car it would £4795 !

I have a 2004 Mazda MX5 nb arctic, in razor blue with 8000 miles on the clock in time warp condition from new, garaged all of it's life, OCD cared for ( keen cyclist so hardly any use ) only been in the rain twice, hardly ever washed but the alto is another 15 years older.

The Suzuki is probably worth more now than when it was new

Love the Alto - i think it should be sold with a Tartan 4 Wheel Shopping Trolley that old ladies push around.

Trader to Trader, your helping sales we work hard. Cheers mucker.

I do love when people want a second hand car like new when they are 10 year old and cheaper enough

Am struggling to purchase stock from big auction any recommendations of other auction or alternatives ?

You're a good man James

Hi how much should you pay too have a car machine polished . Great video James .

For a tiny little paint chip like that wouldn't bother me, since you can easily get a touch up kit from main dealer or eBay if you trust the 3rd party ones and it'll look perfect.. never understood people who nit-pick on tiny things like that on older cars

Great videos - you do a great job

I can see both sides of the equation, I used to tend to deal hard with dealers and would not shy awake from walking out on a dealer if I felt the deal was not right at that time. I think you are the exception to the normal car dealer who would try and punt out poorly prepared cars at top prices and no follow up once the money is in their sticky hands.

Wow, that Alto is a stunner!

Your customers don’t know how lucky they are. I live in Ireland now and buying a small car aged around 2010-2012 here for under about 8k is a nightmare, we have been to see 4 in the last week and all have been a waste of time. One has been written off structural last year, thank goodness I used car vertical. One wouldn’t go into gear due to clutch issue, one had terrible overspray in places it shouldn’t and one was just rough old dog.. all were described as perfect and two of those were had driven for hours to go see them. Importing from UK used to be easy but now with customs duty and VAT as well as a the Irish registration taxes it’s just a nightmare.. but still may be our only option. cars in the UK are so cheap, and so is your insurance and road tax compared to Ireland

I wish that I was still in the UK Chop , I'd have a car from you in a heartbeat , but I'm in Ukraine now , living with my partner and doing voluntary work. Unfortunately I cannot import a RHD car here and the cost of getting a car to here wouldn't be worthwhile , hey ho , good luck Chop ❤

Love the alto. I've had 2 over the years love those cars

James, is there a link for the Elan

Another good video James 🚘🚙🚗👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

Don't fret too much over the Elan. IIRC back in the day magazine reviews of them weren't that great. Be interested to see how the vans go now finally on sale. Might have been camera flare but could the Merc do with new pedal rubbers?

everything u siad about the customers on the Jazz and the Suzuki is exactly why i got out the car game 25 years ago, the VAT system never helped also.

I've said it before after watching another video: James, you are living my dream life. To say that I envy you would be an understatement. Just not sure about your " soft spot " for small automatic cars.

Can't go wrong with a Yaris any Yaris apart from one with a pimple sized dink which will make it totally unreliable and not fit for purpose lol

Garage I bought I car from doesn’t haggle over the price on the windscreen- great practice

Have your still got the Citroen Arcadian ?

The jag still looking lovely l see .... bought tickets but wasn't lucky enough this time ... smashing looking motor 😉

At auction. 8/9k? The little Suzi. If I still lived in the UK, I would be happy buying a car from you.

That blue KIA looks very nice!

I've been cleaning cars 25 years and it's true that Vauxhall carpets are rubbish, but give them a bit of carpet cleaner and a gentle scrub with a stiff brush and they come up easy enough - the trick is not to waste time going in light first time, just get stuck in - even when they are quite clean they are a bit of a pain.

That Alto was definately show worthy!. Mint!

Theres an alto on facebook the same year as this i think, he wants 1250 for it with 85k miles on it. Needs a little love though not much. I quite liked it myself.

James. You should tell these type of tyre kickers if you don't like the price p..s of and go and buy something elsewhere. They expect a new car for for secondhand money

Matt on High Peak says sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't do

James, My Jag (Hope) is looking good.

Didn't that little Suzuki have a two speed automatic gearbox? I remember looking at one in the early 90's but the auto box put me off.

Be strong James, don't give the Karens an inch.💪 Low quality customers are a potential risk in the cheap runabout market. 😊

James, make sure that Sportage is run on E5 petrol ONLY (Super Unleaded) it's the lesser standard fuel that causes carbon build up on direct injection petrol engines.

A barchetta went thro aca classic auction this weekend bud

Got some nice cars in james the toyota yaris looks a nice car and the swift

Some of your customers are like Blackpool seagulls looking for chips 😂

Is it still Available

It seems to me with phone ringing off the hook, you might as well ask a higher price then let them beat you down a bit, so they think they’ve got a real bargain. What is the point on always starting low ? Everyone wants or thinks they have got a bargain.

I need that alto !

The scarey thing is if the INSURANCE company repair it YOU NEVER KNOW! Doesnt seem a very fair system if a vehicle is damaged and repaired they should all be recorded on the log book full stop Its just another way for insurance companies to pull your pants down, If we have it fixed you will never know if we sell it back to you and you fix it it will have it plastered all over the log book so you cant get as much for it Its all a fiddle

Good grief it's a 2013 run around, go buy a new Yaris if you want a fresh one! I really don't know how you keep your cool, I worked in shop retail for years people are crazy

This chops, is why i quite selling older used cars, even if you put a car out at a good price, that'll just attract the cheap asses who will bid you even lower. Now, i only sell 0-3 year old EV's , im sick and tired of having to deal with these kinds of costumers. Of course theres great ones in between but, in general, im so tired of old car issues.

I know someone who crashed one of those Elans on the test drive when they were new. He then didn't buy one. To be fair the other car in the crash was 90% at fault.😊 And that wonderful Suzuki needs to go to an enthusiast. It could win the Festival of the unexeptional. Please advertise it where that can happen.

Kia,s are common for timing chains ...we fit them regularly

Probably the most honest second hand car dealer i have experienced. Were are you based??

Don’t understand how people are so unaware in life. I have looked at loads of cars. Remember looking at a 3 year old montego from a garage, it looked pretty scruffy and had cracked interior door trim. Dealer told me take it as it is , we don’t do cosmetics. I think if a dealer is too helpful, people take advantage. Be polite but firm and a bit dismissive.

No wonder that Syzuki Swift and Toyota Yaris sold quickly because they are very good cars in Australia both these cats are every were in Australia most people buy Toyota's l own a 1997 Toyota Hilux and my wife has a 2021 Suzuki Baleno GLX both vehicles are worth more than what we paid for them l saw a Suzuki Baleno GL at a dealer sell for aud$22000 and when they were brand new they were under aud$20000 because Suzuki Australia are no longer importing them into Australia there are plenty around all appreciating and there are a lot of Toyota's driving around new ones and old ones because most Australians like reliable cars

just the shape yaris im interested in, not driven one yet but next trip to wales i know Toyota dealer so im sure want to see how they drive. looking for one reasonable mileage but reasonable price too, as looking for a very long term car and Toyota seem to fit that category and they seem to go on for very long time just what im looking for a car good for next 20 years plus so it has to be top spec and fun to drive, its yaris that shape or another i20 what currently have and new clutch next week before mot its passed last 3 years no advisory on mot, new brakes all around new back box, new tires, belt, brake censor, so car for sure better than i got it and very reliable but as i car for next very long time rust big issue on i20 rear boot lid water collects mines not so bad but coast wales ive seen very bad rusty ones and the face lift that not fix that issue should be a recall design screw up so what really im in two minds with i20, reliable and up to now cheap to maintain well but rust , the other option fiesta the titanium spec so has whole page functions, last fiesta was a diesel amazing mpg and never let me down and paint seemed better than Hyundai, maybe a metallic paint might be better on Hyundai im not sure. the 3 cars i like the most what fit my needs but they gone one nearly 2k over last 2-3 years its insane, yes my i20 done loads work on it and this next week new clutch so 1/4 value car i just need a 5 door my back not getting any better and reaching for belt its not good but was in rush to buy car if i wanted to keep insurance running as last car written of by old lady false plates so i wanted to keep insurance rolling as ive got to claim through them made thing easy and a car was only going to keep 6-12 ,months now 4th mot, hope i can find the right car before they get to crazy in price, if my current car was 5 door it be getting fully restored and re paint and rust prevention make it last as long as possible and that 12 year car, all my cars ive bought i know what i was getting never went back to garage with issues as my plan all a long make it better than when i buy the car, look after them well they be reliable and last a lot longer, last two cars been red, do fancy change and do like light blue fiesta or slightly darker blue yaris, who knows will have a look in the next few months see cash flow and savings as i sure want to get some use new clutch

Too bad you're not in the states I'd happily buy that Alto off you, I had one years ago (here in the US those were called Chevrolet Sprint, mine was an 87).

I'd want to be 100% sure on that 10 plate yaris p ex mate if you've given 2k plus, not saying I hope its OK, if it's hookey it's your profit and some of the capital gone, I'd only take a banger in at that price point.

Mate I would have bought that little Suzuki just to keep a cool older pristine condition car

My car buying strategy is to pay the screen price but negotiate a longer extended warranty it always seems to work, you have to have realistic expectations of what you are buying having an extra three months of peace of mind is worth more than knocking the price down.

There's no way I just saw a MK2 Alto in this video in such immaculate condition!

You seem to have acquired a lot of orange cars recently !

Great vlog as always James but I have a question for you if you don’t me asking……can the trade only purchase from auction ie Manheim, BCA, Aston barclay as a friend of mine is looking for a transit connect and he is not allowed to register as he is a private buyer….😢🤔

Hi, I don't really know a lot about trading cars insights and I would like to know your opinion on autotrader packages (Starter,Standard,Enhanced,Super,Ultra) do you think it makes any difference on the sales you do ?

That light blue Chevy Spark is fast becoming the new hole 🕳 in the roof Micra, sitting out the way, feeling sorry for itself.... mind you, it is the same colour as the Micra lol.

It's a 2013 Yaris!

I've got a 19 plate c3 up at 5k,I'd rather have that than an old alto, but if he gets it, well that's great, if....

That Alto is a freak ! Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

My mother and brother both bought brand new Suzuki Alto cars £6,000, both bought with cash, wonderful cars, very reliable "63 plate"

Cheaper cars as much tighter , but you said the solution ,, add the 100 or 2 onto the car and let the customer bargen you down , customer feels they get the win then

Absolute Nutter 😅 ,A well known car Dealer year's ago Told the customer that the brand new cars are in the Showroom 😅when he started picking on small marks on a 6 year old car ,Very True keeping too your price for a nice Second hand cars you have for Sale ,Yes keep your price higher will hopefully keep them off your yard 👍😮