I had to tell these Karen's how it was!
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With the lady selling the TT, you also have to factor in that she's a TT driver. I would have run a mile after the first exchange 😉
Lol I suppose the lady's a hairdresser as well 😮
I have no idea how you deal with these people, and stay civil, polite and professional.
I wish some people would stop trying to rip you off on cars, you dont deserve it as you are a rare genuine decent person.
As ever down to earth and entertaining mate. I've got my raffle tickets, I mean who WOULDN'T want a London taxi to get around? Great fun watching people try to flag you down wherever you go!😁
Exactly! Drove it today little kid gave me a big wave and a smile and shouted taxi! Loved it
Absolutely Dodged a Bullet on the TT. You handled it spot on with being overly helpful and patient.
thankyou James,a great update,,have a good weekend,👍👍
Love your honesty James, you are a good man for sure, keep up with the great videos. Any "Story time with James" coming up soon?, Keep safe, well and happy
Cheers Harry
Hello James, well, I really do admire your honest approach and patience!! Keep going , great viewing!! Best wishes from (a wet) Lincolnshire.
Whenever I see a Smart I always think " you could have bought an actual car for what you paid for that "
But how many "actual" cars fit in your pocket?
@@paulkeith9680 an i10 or a Matiz has four belted seats and 4 doors and you can still wash one of them in your kitchen sink lol
Oh I do love this channel some of the stories you tell are hilarious worth watching just to hear them
Great work james and a lovely little set up you have…..maybe not so little anymore 👍👍
Thanks Martin! You will enjoy tomorrows then!
Let her take it to we buy any car. They will soon knock her back also on the service history and alloys. Shes probably been riding the clutch also. Im very aware when they say lady owner. Sitting at the lights with the clutch depressed over the years. lol
My wife had a smart called Billy. Once she learned to master the gearbox she loved it. The smart club are a great car club and it returned 65+mpg on a run
The diesel smart car is the one to get 100mpg if you drive that bad boy carefully lol
@@christineayres7199 we have a 2011 CDI and it certainly sips the fuel!
When I had the diagnostics plugged in I thought I'd run a fuel economy check and even going over the hills it was averaging 75mpg! In a flat 40 zone it was hitting 90mpg!
@@animationcreations42 👏
Great work, Keith. Light at the end of the tunnel as they say. The numerous repetitive same old same old stages can grind you down, but the end result is what motivates. 🙌🏼
Just order the scanner, James - thank you.
My step son borrowed my scanner years ago, since when, I have not seen it - although I have a Torque pro app anyway, this shall be so handy.
James, thanks for your little review on the creader, on your recommendation, I bought one, spot on, identified an issue with my camshaft position P0011, thanks👍👌
Great thing to do the raffle im just going to get my tickets. I must say i have had dealings with a few traders but you are the most genuine one i have seen and would not hesitate to buy a car from you
Thanks Paul
Great video as always chops. Thanks
Much appreciated
i10 is bloody lovely! great job there!
Just ordered the code reader, great deal with the discount code 👍Great Post as always James
Cheers Brian
Top job as usual James well done
I shall win that taxi and my wife will be furious about it.
Had a CR3001 for four years now Works fairly good
Nice to see you getting larger cars in like the mondeo and XF.
He’s had the xf for ages. I think he’s attached to it or scared to sell it as he knows it’ll go wrong..
7 minutes in James, cracking job on that i10. Only you could make an i10 look that good 😂 you're teasing me with that Suzuki sport in the background. Looking forward to hearing it's story later in the vid 🤞
The Audi deal sounded like a bust from the word go. Glad you gave it the bum rush 😂 I have stopped haggling with folks i think its fair just to ask for the keenest price rather than cut them off at the knees !
Good policy
Sell it to Audi. They'll laugh her out of the garage 😮😂
I agree, I would have said fine, take it to Audi see what they offer for it 😂
The thumbnail is great!😀
I hope my envelope for stickers is with you!
26:00 - P0402 is probably the EGR valve sticking open at a guess... they're meant to recirc exhaust gas back in to the inlet to help lower emissions. Problem is they get clogged up with soot (especially on diesels) and stick open instead of closing when they should. If you can get the valve off, you could clean it up and see if the eml goes away. Might need a new one though depending how far it's gone 😊
We will drive about bit more
Agree with andy. Driving around, italian tune ups dont work on these modern diesels. Just creates more soot!....needs to come out and be cleaned. Along with cooler, associated pipework and intake manifold.
We have 3 Smart Fortwos and they all have scuffs in exactly the same places.
Perfect little cars and handle much better than you expect.
I filled ours the other day from empty, and it was £45, so a full tank isn't really worth as much as you think lol!
Lovely finish on your red i10
I'll beleive Audi over you thank you very much , oh hang on were they not part of diesel gate ? very trustworthy 🤣
lol, good point!
If Audi are happy with the last stamp being seven years ago I'm sure they'll give her a top money trade in.
Great video as always James, and shame on anyone who knocks you down. Strait up guy you are. Have bought tickets for taxi.
Thanks John
Just been advised that I should change the front tyres on my 928S4. They have 4-5mm tread on them still, but apparently are fifteen years old due to lack of mileage. Bummer but getting them done due to the nature of the car.
Like number 99...you can buy me an ice cream James 👌😂😂
Got a ticket had ivory one before bought it private from Manchester broke down 18 miles in to its journey with knackered gearbox but this one from chops looks like a diamond.
Nice one James, yeah thanks.
Excellent viewing as always James
I think the EGR is only 4 bolts and is probably easy to get off and clean with brake cleaner or oven cleaner if you dare to try. Should be the same as the Jeep and chryslers that used them engines.
Another interesting and good video chops and you got some lovely cars 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏
Cheers Jimmy
That TT women has probably left the car abused, with no tlc and driven into the ground but still wants top money for it 😅😂 Does she really think it has FSH though 🤔.......? The delusion is real.
That mount looks fine, you'd feel the engine moving when you let the clutch out, inner driveshafts are a good possible, jack it up on axle stands and run it you may see the inner drive shafts wobbling.
Yes driveshaft next
@@ChopsGarage if it's shaking then drive shaft, maybe, take them out at the hub end and feel for play, things like this are so hard to find, tbh if it's not running right I'd not bother and sell it cheap or auction anyway mate, before you spend too much, that engines rubbish on those, people think vws are like 90s ones and there deffo not.
@@roystonvehicles9129 I have the advantage of the YT revenue allowing me to pursue the fix otherwise I would
@@ChopsGarage yes bud, wish you luck with it, just had a call from Glasgow for my 500 sport, can I give you a bid, 3250 he says, then I said are you clear it's a cat car, no he says, then it's oh I don't want it, straight 40k sport 13 plate for 3250 (?) this jobs getting a nightmare, customers totally impractical expectations.
@@ChopsGarage auction actually rang me and others asking if we were attending the other day, that's not happened for a few years, makes you think.
My Tiguan is on a long term service plan including oil , which is 2 years or 20k miles which ever comes first.
My 1.5 dci Renault Kadjar had a squeal/chirp like the Ssangyong has, turned out to be the auxiliary belt tensioner, had that changed with the belt and it’s quiet as a mouse
Rubber could have gone on the engine mount underneath and transmit vibration, if it's a kind of shake tho it could be shafts, had a vectra and they were really bad, jacked it up and it was only the boot holding it on.
When looking at those vw engines bud, rev em up, run to the back and smell for oil burning, same on other vws, I had to re ring a golf a while back, did actually sort it.
You should have told her after she said she'd believe Audi, she can sell it to Audi god day maam.
Good point
Really enjoy the site. It does not go into great mechanical/electrical detail. I can get that from other sites but it gives me a different perspective from the dealers point of view. I have seen others but they tend to be more high level cars but I rarely see the basic affordable car end with as much honesty as here.
Thanks Colin
Great content as always 👍
Cheers
I have a identical taxi and my autel code reader wouldn't work on it because it wasn't listed . So I bought a £15 e bay special and it worked a treat . I have entered the auction but don't want another taxi 😂😂
Hi good and informative video . Just sold couple of weeks ago , a 2008 Golf tdi dsg . Had sort of movement in the engine when engaged D . Other than that spot on . The idea it’s that I had it for over 4 years and it’s been very well looked after but that issues been seen by at least 6 different reputable garages and never found what it really was . However the driveshaft or the dog bone the rear engine mount or the under engine frame bushes could cause that movement. It’s something Vw specific . I had it on couple of Passats also .
I noticed, when I converted my Golf from dual mass flywheel to single flywheel that the vibration was noticeably increased in the way you described...maybe someone has converted this one?
I had that problem with a Skoda it was drive shaft
Try checking the dog bone mount to the rear of engine, on the VW they commonly disintegrate especially if there’s been any oil leak. Or they go soft. Good luck
Cheers
Very nice i10 would loved that
I sold a couple from Chudleigh knighton South Devon a dishwasher and a washing machine about 20 years ago they paid me and they gave me 2 gallons of their homemade scrumpy. I'm not a cider drinker but I took it because I didn't want to appear ungrateful . On my way home I gave a lift to a hitch hiker. I asked him if he liked Cider he said Yes. I said there's a couple of gallons of strong scrumpy in the back if you want it. He couldnt believe his luck . He looked as happy as a pig in s..t.
And your point being
It was a nice story?
I get it.Quite funny.
Egr stuck open on the taxi bud, take it off and clean it out, I've done 2 this week on corsa cdti, s, it actually stops a corsa from starting if it's stuck open, you can check if it's moving on live data, nothing really to do with shunting up and down, more to do with it being a 200k plus diesel.
my car is due a service in oct based on time not mileage. mileage would be under 1500miles
So the secret is "NO EGGS = NO DEAL" 🤣🤣🤣
My wife is called Karen and actually behaves like a Karen so the stereotype is true
Im sorry
Which product have you had the best luck with, when it comes to polishing the headlights?
Another ace video sir 🎩
Vw golf might be DMF flywheel my Tiguan DMF is on the way out not rattling but loads of vibration had to have one fitted to wife's tsi petrol polo had same problem
It might sound silly, but have you checked the tyre I had it once and I had a miss shaped tyre which is causing vibration but the tyre looked okay until I have put them on the balance machine
You can test the engine electrics by going into obd rather than auto scan
Like that Suzuki Swift Sport. Have you featured that in a video yet?
I bought a 2016 car from a dealer in December 2019. The car had a service when I bought it and was told they do not have a service book it’s all stored in the car memory. I thought if that’s the case as I do all my own servicing oil, filters, plugs etc at keep the receipts and record mileage aswell on an excel spread sheet. Would you think this is good enough as a full service record.
Tough Chop
4.6 Northstar, head bolt puller
Trying to explain to customers that a car requires a service every year regardless of how little miles they do is a daily occurrence for me.
Another great video 📹 👍
Nothing worse than picking up a car then nursing it to a petrol station on fumes. Spot on James
I do classics and use as a ploy the full tank tactic to get the best price or asking price
Brought 5, good luck everyone.🎉
cheers
This lady is wrong!! I have an Audi A4 2ltr TFSi 2017. I get my car serviced every year regardless of the milage!!!
Pity you wasn't in Scotland looks to me you are honest dealer
Got one of those readers a few years ago and had never let me down even does a health check on all there sensors so you know which o2 sensor goes
Thanks for feedback
The TT servicing is just a misunderstanding. Easily resolved, there's usually a service book in the glovebox that'll have the schedule in it. Or you can find it online.
Audi are "hothouse flowers" - so they need fastidious maintenance. Not only are they quite prone to histrionics if not treated like royalty, they are expensive to fix as well.
Standard VW making stuff more difficult than it needs to be.
what's your experience with people/dealers manipulating mileage counters ?
Can't really happen much now as mot history going back to 2008 is freely available so everyone can check mileage, virtually everyone checks mot/mileage history now.
Isn't that the truth... Someone will dump a bad car on us dealers in a second, but they will expect a $2000 car to be like new.
Yep
Vm motori engines will throw an EGR code when the battery is low/slow starting .
Hi James 👍👍
Afternoon James
I think you've dodged a bullet with Mrs Audi, sounds like she is trying to offload a car which is probably riddled with issues due to the lack of servicing, sound like she has been trying to get rid of it for some time and is becoming desperate. I wonder if she has misunderstood the Audi dealer, they've probably told her it has service history UP TO 2016 which is in line with the Audi service schedule. I can't imagine an Audi dealer telling her it has full service history when it clearly hasn't, unless they are so desperate to try and sell her a new one.
I think you are right
one thing i found out early on is that you cannot educate the Public on anything Motor Trade, obviously a small amount are just dumb, but the rest are just not interested unless there is something to gain for them, the more you try to explain things the deeper down the Rabbit hole you will travel
I think they just assumed dishonesty
My thinking exactly based on past experiences
@@ChopsGarage sadly i think most people believe the Motor Trade in general is dishonest, and some dealers and mechanics are dishonest including some of the main steelers, the sad bit is the good dealers and mechanics get tarred with the same brush, its always been this way and will never change as long as there is dodgy dealers etc, all you can do is continue to be honest, you are the perfect example of how it pays off so keep it up !👍
That 6th generation honda civic you have outside is for sale?
Ea888 gen 1 tfsi engine has very dodgy timing chain tensioner , gen 2 burnt oil for fun , gen 3 Ok ish
Nope the tfsi engine you can also have a long life service I've a 2021 Audi A3 and my service is not due to November 2023 two years!!
I took my info from audi site
Got my raffle tickets, if I win does the taxi come with the bunting?
"I did watch the video, but only the begining" Well, you didn;t actually watch it then did you lady.
Lol
doesn't matter that the g/box slips my arse is loverly and warm !! why are such things as heated seats so important to some people, I just dont get it.
@@johndilloway9762 You'd want heated seats in winter if they are leather seats. But I agree, surely the mechanics are more important than the luxuries.
Mechanical bits don't impress your peers in the same way
Start the engine give it a Rev u will see the engine lift if the mounts are done also leave it idle put a screw driver to your ear listen too the chassis side off the mount for vibration 🫡
Thanks for tips Andrew
@@ChopsGarage no probs great content as alway bud you have inspired me lately too get in to turning over a few cars nice break from being under them! 😎✌️
What product are you polishing your cars with James (Hyundai i10)? And how? Buffer or hand polish?
Buffer and G3 for Farcela bud
I purchased the Creader 3001 OBD11 Scanner three weeks ago for £19.99p post free.
Ok
renault megane mk3 1.5 dci 100k miles or Alfa 159 1.9 jtdm 150k miles ?
All cars on UK market should be obd bud, I even got a French axim cycle car in (very, very popular) and it was obd.
Just realised i bought BMW from BMW dealer, said it was serviced. I never checked, some time later i checked service book, only stamp was 21k from previous owner. I bought at 29k. So if they serviced for sale, why no stamp? Just might be all on key and not in book. Why bother having a book.
Because at 21k, that was the service, i assume,..
Karens
Barum Engines school of title cards.
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Yes me too ??
@@ChopsGarage It's the exaggerated look on your face, it's exactly like what Lee would do, found it amusing
Audi TT. Sounds like you might have dodged a bullet (either the car or the seller or both) not getting involved with that one.
I'd agree
You did right to avoid that tt bud, you've already got the golf with that engine, I avoid them, sold a tt with that engine in it, chain went next day without warning, did all the valves, there bad for oil burning as well, as you say 2016 is a long time ago for its last service, hyundai looked mint, looks like your heading up to 30 cars now bud.
Must be 30 plus think
@@ChopsGarage I'm at 40 bud, giving auction a miss for a bit, I can only just get round the yard now, , been on with some long stayers and shifted some, tbh it's mostly paint on them all.
These people can't be told, James. Not even worth wasting your time and energy trying to put people straight. That said, the amount of dealers that advertise cars as having FSH when there are huge holes in the service history seem to be all too common. Oil and filter change annually is the bare minimum and isn't asking much!
This is true
I had VW with drive shaft issues common issues
This I've heard
@@ChopsGarage the way to check issue is to get a couple more people in car as it’s more Apparent
When Accelerating mine only came in at about 50 mph or an on the Load.