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THE LOGBOOK
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2009
In 2019 I escaped the mundane world of Financial Services to follow the dream of starting a car dealership. 5 years in and I am sharing my story with you.
There's never a dull day in this job and it certainly isn't an easy ride, but thank you for joining me on it - for better or worse!
There's never a dull day in this job and it certainly isn't an easy ride, but thank you for joining me on it - for better or worse!
OVER BUDGET and OVER SCHEDULE house renovation. Never again!
Welcome back, and welcome back to the reason I am so involved away from the dealership right now!
Following several requests, this is the progress of the house restoration now. It has got totally out of hand, over budget, over schedule and is going to be I HOPE, finished soon.....
As always, thank you for tuning in, and I promise there is more car content landing soon!
Rob & The Team
Following several requests, this is the progress of the house restoration now. It has got totally out of hand, over budget, over schedule and is going to be I HOPE, finished soon.....
As always, thank you for tuning in, and I promise there is more car content landing soon!
Rob & The Team
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CRAZY car dealer SCAMS & THIEVES revealed!
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Welcome back to the channel. It is quiet on the dealership front with the house build rocketing on, so I thought I would share with you a couple of stories I came across over the festive period (yes, exciting man reading the automotive news as his family relaxes with wine and beer!) The shameless nature of these two scammers blew my mind, and I just had to share it with you. Hope you enjoy and ...
When customers WRONGLY point the finger… story time with Rob!
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When customers WRONGLY point the finger… story time with Rob!
When things go badly (and well) at my car dealership, 2024 round up.
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Welcome back! Here’s a quick round up of 2024 to finish your year off. It’s been a pleasure to have you on board for the last few months and I’m very much looking forward to 2025. Have a great Christmas or if you don’t celebrate it, festive break. See you on the other side. Rob
This Subaru Impreza build NEARLY RUINED ME FINANCIALLY! But how much did it cost?
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Welcome back! I’ve been regularly asked for this one, so here is a walk around tour of my 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Well here it is, a bumper to bumper detailed tour, on a car that I was absolutely devoted to making one of the best Impreza’s in the UK. If you like detail, you should like this one as I dig out the receipts and spec list on a build that has spanned 13 years, and cost me more t...
Have BMW ruined the new M2? I think I have got to the bottom of it.
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I finally get the chance to drive a 'new' BMW M2 and am shocked with my findings. A huge thanks for another subscriber car here (thanks Tom) and I hope we did it justice. If you have a car you would like me to review/film, get in touch!
Ex-Ferrari F40 racing driver's GARAGE TOUR, and tales of his Championship winning racing days.
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Welcome back to the channel and here is something a bit different for you. In summer I had the privilege of stocking and selling a Ferrari 360, a dream car for me. When we took it for it's service we got a proper chance to meet John at Italia Autosport, (italiaautosport.com/) hear a bit about his racing history, and see some serious cars. And I mean, SERIOUS CARS. What a pleasure this one was. ...
PROBLEM Porsche. But should I KEEP this 957 Cayenne GTS?
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Welcome back to the channel. Recently a customer part exchanged this Porsche Cayenne GTS. When we sent the driver for the car it immediately flagged up an engine light, for which the previous owner gave us suggestions to the cause. That got my back up a little and ever since it has sat in the “too hard for now” pile. Recently I decided to go through the pile and dug this car out. I have been li...
We CRASHED a subscribers BMW XM Red Label - When car reviews GO WRONG!
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Welcome back to the channel. Today has been an interesting one, I have been lent this rather interesting BMW XM from one of our loyal subscribers (Tom), to get my opinion of it. Sadly, on day one of our 5 day test I managed to do the unthinkable! During the decent of a VERY slippy and VERY steep hill (I hope the video shows just how steep it was), the near 3 ton car lost grip and sent us sidewa...
Is it ALL BAD NEWS selling cars for a living?...
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Following on from a catch up with some like minded individuals at the auctions this week, I was reminded about why I do this job. We had a BLAST. It got me thinking, isn't it about time I shared with you some of the good things that happen down here at the dealership? Plus, we have some very, very exciting stuff on it's way to you soon... all will be revealed and there's a couple of clues in th...
CAR THIEVES steal £250k in ONE NIGHT. Meanwhile, we tackle our HEADACHE cars.
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Another roller coaster of a week in car sales. Thieves steal over £250,000 of cars in minutes. Meanwhile we are using some free time to get some of the older stock fired up again. For the record… we much prefer to load and watch in 4K quality, however for some bizarre reason, TH-cam only allowed this in 2K… so back to the dark ages for this one sorry 😂 We were given a boost pack for free from T...
House renovation STUMBLING BLOCK! Help!
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Following on from my key collection for the renovation project, we are making strong progress on the build. However, with just 3 months to go I have hit a big decision making moment, and truly don't know which way to go with it! Can you help with ideas?! Answers on a postcard please! Thank you ☺️
CHEAP for a reason… but do I FIX IT and keep it?
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CHEAP for a reason… but do I FIX IT and keep it?
THE WORST PAINT we have seen. Can this be paint corrected?
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THE WORST PAINT we have seen. Can this be paint corrected?
Too many people think this ATTITUDE is OKAY.
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Too many people think this ATTITUDE is OKAY.
IMMEDIATE REGRET! I got the keys to the project house, and here's A TOUR.
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IMMEDIATE REGRET! I got the keys to the project house, and here's A TOUR.
Car lenders CLOSE BUSINESS! What is going on right now?!
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Car lenders CLOSE BUSINESS! What is going on right now?!
Car Sales TAX is CRIPPLING the industry.
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Car Sales TAX is CRIPPLING the industry.
I just CAN'T SAY NO! Will eBay parts work on this F Type?
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I just CAN'T SAY NO! Will eBay parts work on this F Type?
Second hand car sales PLUMMET. I’m actually starting to WORRY now.
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Second hand car sales PLUMMET. I’m actually starting to WORRY now.
Has SELLING CARS, really been WORTH IT?
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Has SELLING CARS, really been WORTH IT?
This will cost THOUSANDS and it might not work!
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This will cost THOUSANDS and it might not work!
HUGE MISTAKE MADE! Very expensive 700bhp C63 and up there with the worst mistake I’ve made…
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HUGE MISTAKE MADE! Very expensive 700bhp C63 and up there with the worst mistake I’ve made…
£3,000 to £10,000 CAR TRADE CHALLENGE! It will be easy money they said…
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£3,000 to £10,000 CAR TRADE CHALLENGE! It will be easy money they said…
Epoxy resin penny bar top & fish tank. Huge job, but was it worth it?
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Epoxy resin penny bar top & fish tank. Huge job, but was it worth it?
More customers lie to my face. Callum calls me fat and we sell some cars. It’s been hard work today.
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More customers lie to my face. Callum calls me fat and we sell some cars. It’s been hard work today.
How car dealers make MONEY, part-exchange MADNESS!
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How car dealers make MONEY, part-exchange MADNESS!
I unknowingly bought a stolen car from auction! Also, we finally put the BMW X1 nightmare to bed!
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I unknowingly bought a stolen car from auction! Also, we finally put the BMW X1 nightmare to bed!
yes sir
I know I'm a bit late leaving a comment but Happy New Year Rob. As an ex dealer from the 1990's albeit I was relatively nearer James at Chops price point and market back in the day than yours I love your channel and content. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go this year and wish you all the best and hope you do make that hundred grand sale. Even if its more about ego than profit . Lol. Keep shifting the metal buddy. 👍.
Where’s the car contact! Cmon rob I am missing it!
I almost felt like I'm with my mate asking him about his opinion about the Porsche. Absolutely lovely and honest review. I got exactly what I needed from the video and thanks to you, I will get mine this week. Cheers mate
I own a G87 now and I’ve had the G83 convertible about a year ago. I pick the M2 every time. Absolutely superb car. As per Chris Harris’s review. BMW got it right.
Ama eisai malakas
Screw rental properties, just buy bitcoin. Great car man love what you did
Amazing people expect a perfect car when its 70k mileage and 10 years old!!
I love the 957! There’s a few I’m looking at down under. Tempting to pull the trigger. Hope we see more 957 content. Subscribed.
Is the issue with the oil sump like the xdrive 420d the same as g30 5 series x drive where you also need to move the subframe/engine to access and replace the sump?????
do bmw 5 series x drives g30 2018 ones also need gearbox out to replace a corroded oil sump?????
That's hilarious I sold a guy a McLaren 720s he bought just to track, he turned up and wasn't a day under 80, he sat in the car and then said can we do the deal here I won't be able to get out again 😂
bmw got it wrong" yes thats why they have all time record sales in M cars, because they got it wrong. why u talk shit bro
Forza Horizon 4 vibes
50000 large
109,600 it’s coming on a treat ,
I wanted one rob, currently after another motor (see my TH-cam ) but the Porsche is just too thirsty, love it for what it is, it will sell soon that
Test drove one last week. My current car is a 2019 M140i. I didn’t like the size of the car when driving, to me it’s huge yet only 2 door and actually longer than a G80 M3! I also did not like the new screens and lack of physical climate controls. Looks good from the outside but I was left uninterested by this car and yet I love the 2021 G80 M3 my dad has
£89,673.87 Is my guess
90K
£86,000
Looking mega mate, hope you make the deadline or at least have it comfortable / habitable enough for the new arrival £78,754 but potentially loads saved off that with friends helping with the labour etc Guessing funds are low with the cost of the unplanned works so not interested in my CLA45s ? 🤣 Cheers Rich
£73,333 !
Such a shame they did not do this generation with the 4.2 diesel.
Looking into these but dang that tax is downright painful.
It’s costing double what you thought!
Should you of used the word " has " vs " have " ?
Always great seeing other people do renovations...... But it's a nightmare living through it yourself! £109,500 Inc kitchen's and bathrooms i reckon 👍🏻 Good luck!
Keep pushing on mate
Great content, looking forward to seeing it finished
85k
best sound of any Cayenne and dare I say it, the best looking too. also the first GTS off-road SUV from Porsche and sold in limited numbers due to the financial crisis. an absolute bargain at current prices.
So they had a problem, you arranged to sort it and they couldn't be bothered to show up with no apology. Then, he had a presumably fast ride around the UK to break it and expect a full refund? Madness.
80k 🤔😂
Rob, great to see the progress on the new gaf! Keep up the good work lads and keep feeding him cups of tea on the hour 😁
£12000
Like your style Rob, WE did this and WE did that I think you meant THEY
I have an 08 Cayenne Turbo with the S upgrade although it’s not officially a Turbo S. It looks just like your GTS black with the pano roof though it has the double rear roof spoiler. It’s on black 21” Sports Plus wheels. It has BOSE, an aftermarket head unit, heated seats, head rest crests and just about every option ticked. The car is an absolute beast, however talking of fuel economy in Sport mode under hard acceleration it does go to 0 MPG which amuses me. Sport mode does get the best out of the Tiptronic box although even in normal mode it will drop down to second with only a momentary pause. 547 BHP gives you a huge push back in your seat when you unleash it, although in reality I never use it except for a quick overtake so the truth is it’s pointless really however I’d rather have it and not need it than not have it and want it. It’s not a track car obviously and the UK is limited to 70 mph so really I seldom use Sport mode let alone all that power. I also have 2 TT’s which I also love, a 216 bhp 180 and a 263 BHP 225 which is running a very rare full GTX body kit and a very rare Flieder Blau (Elderberry) paint. I run the TT’s for fuel economy and honestly the 180 5 speed is the most fun car of the 3, it’s insanely quick up to legal limits and bearing in mind it’s the non Quattro FWD the handling is incredible.
So, whilst you're pulling your hair out thinking, oh my God, not another expense. My original anticipation was easily £50k plus. Having seen the majority of work gone into this so far, I sincerely believe you will have spent around £117,000.
When we moved into our previous house a number of years ago, the living room had 4 layers of woodchip. The top layer was pink, using the steamer, it was like trying to remove chewing gum. 😢
Looks awesome, good luck with it all!! Hope you got some cat 6 Ethernet in those walls, flinging 4k footage around at the edge of wifi gets tedious quick. £65500 is my guess!
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19:19 £80,867 but you can keep your tile 😂
£67,472 Shes coming along steady Rob... It will be worth it, and yes doing the skylight while your in there certainly made sense and would be a whole lot cheaper. ... In the 90s used to help out a plumber, one day we were lifting up floorboards to get to a pipe, and the newspaper under the carpet was from 1939! It had an advertisement for i think an Austin seven on it. Sadly no idea where it went.. .. In 1999 I stripped the larvs and plaster ceiling from my parents bedroom ceiling because it was sagging.. .. Omg! What a mess, thick cloud of dust.. And debris on the floor about 3 inches think. ... Certainly don't get house rebuilds on top gear, Perhaps you could rename these house updates as the grand tour..😆 👍
I know how you feel Rob, getting my house renovated but not to this extent! I'd guess £75k 👍🏼
Slow and steady wins the race! Still good progress
£34,000 my guess
Depends on kitchens and bathrooms… should be getting on for £75k but you’ve done it for £58k
Looking great it will all be worth it when it’s finished 👍🏻
It’s like an episode of grand design! Pregnant mrs, budget gone out the window, discovering unknown issues! Best of luck ROB and family!!!
Favourite show. And Kevin McCloud is a car guy too. Yeah about 1 in 6 on that show suddenly were having a baby half way through the build..