I BOUGHT A CHEAP VOLKSWAGEN GOLF CABRIO FOR £4,000!
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Best thing about these videos is Matt's dry wit and sarcasm.
Haha thanks. Plenty more where that came from
Hardly
Really. I hadn't noticed 😅
To address your “Why didn’t I work harder at school” = you were a ginger kid growing up in beautiful sunny warm Bermuda dodging the sun 😉
Oh yes
“Water retention, engine warning light, dirty roof, wheel refurb and a service..still, good news about the bottle opener”
I’m ex car trade and own three of the bottle openers. (Allegedly).
You forgot the sting in the backside 😂
Hilarious 😕
@@vincentyerkess7230
Vinegar as always.
I can't get my head around how cheap Jimmy the Magician is. 280 quid for all that work in two locations, paint, materials and full buff included. Ridiculously cheap.😕
I agree, I’m tempted to drive up from Hampshire to get my Rangie polished up!
It might be special price for matt since hes a regular
Yeah that is crazy cheap. I know some places would charge 280 just for the bumper repair and paint. Got to have been discounted for his continued use.
Mates rates. 😊
You should do a video at Jimmy`s workshop to give him a plug.Sounds like a real legend.
Could just hear all the Golf convertible owners chuckling with you getting concerned about the water sloshing around, when all it takes is pushing a screwdriver through the rubber drain bungs in the sills which have got blocked 😂
Or wait until the metal rusts through round the bung hole and the waters gone. Should not take long.
Folks this is a world first, no other car channel has ever test driven a white German Submarine 😂.
Dock leaf is the remedy for nettle stings
Best thing about his videos is he is absolutely authentic and genuine with the effort he puts in.
I use to be a manager for lexus and I feel like working with this man he has the same high standards I do in preparing cars.
Thanks. I try
My mums friends think Mat is a lovely lad. The older ladies like him.
@@michaelmccann4706
Loads of lady's don't see how much work car showroom workers put in. They think it's run smoothly like a Tesco's store.
Car business is manic.
Because cars look so well produced with the branding and advertising and sheer finish of such a marvel people's expectations are high but they don't know how much work goes into preparing them for customers. Especially if the dealer is actually any good.
The lady's in my family thought my job was a doss about for years just because it was cars I was working with until they started to see how much work we do. They thought it was some joke thing until they see the real levels and standards on TV and TH-cam.
People will put up with Josie developments because they accept it's a messy hard job. They don't give that same respect to car showroom workers. As car showroom workers we have to stand by our cars and there is no I can wait for it to get fixed like a house job. The car brand heads are down your neck expecting problems to be fixed efficiently and on time.
DIY house jobs people put up with it.
The format's changed! Car NOT parked up in a parking lot. No rifling through the glovebox, finding coins and old cd's. What's in the boot? Could be all sorts. How are the engine mounts? What's the service history? What does the dipstick tell you? This dipstick tells you to return to the old format. :)
Hahaha I will
Obviously the Wonder Grip van wasn’t there for product placement, so a change was necessary. A change is as good a a rest.
Yes please return to the old format. I’m six minutes in to this and have not even seen the car.
No it's good to mix up the format now and then
Brilliant, I had one (Mrs has it now) the same a white 2.0 TDI but mine was DSG and full leather, nav etc.
The dreaded VW bong of doom i have worked out, between tyres going flat, random phantom canbus bulb out warnings, ABS or pad wear sensors and actual faults - its £150 per bong.
But keep it on good fuel, regular oil and filter changes (And DSG every 20 - 30k) they are really reliable and go well.
The water / sills are standard and easily sorted, same with the boot area and vents clogged up. all simple stuff.
One item to bear in mind for any 2.0 DSG owner is if the temp is low - it WILL be the thermostat in the gearbox and not the thermostat on the engine.
Ignore at your peril, or the motors take 50 miles to warm up and we all know where this is going ref EGR and DPF clogging. . . . .
Anyway i bet you will get that all day long Matt, they are desirable especially in white and actually really good cars for a Mk6 golf.
Dock leaf for the Nettle stings.
Got a 2014 Golf - water gets in everywhere. EPC light on more than off. Deff getting binned at the weekend.
Dock leaf does the trick..my Grandma swore by it.
You've finally done a car I owned! Crazy how the market has gone, I paid £6000 for a 16 plate with the newer EU6 diesel engine, back in Dec 2020. Car has been absolutely bulletproof, I've changed discs and pads and aux belt myself, it went to VW for a cam belt and water pump, and that's been it. Great cars
6k for a 4 year old VW Golf Cabrio at the time sounds incredibly cheap, I’m assuming it was a category car?
The thing no one ever got excited about: matching sailwinds!
I hadn't heard of these cheap brands of tyres till Matt mentioned them on his channel. I wouldn't dream of fitting them to a vehicle I owned.
😂😂
Love your videos, your honesty your humour. Keep it up!
Hahahaha loving the sarcasm when you said I’d hate to roll it! Made me laugh out loud. 😂😂😂
Love the videos, Jimmy the magician does a great job and seems to charge a really good price!
I'm really enjoying your more relaxed approach. Also i really enjoy this channel. Always evolving always entertaining. Thanks Matt.
Lovely car and perfect timing for sale, coming into the summer. Thanks for the video and good luck with the sale.
Another great video mate, I've got an idea you may be interested in, every month you should take a viewers car and work your magic and massively overspend on getting it into retail condition! As its my idea please take my bmw gran tourer first!
Your bodywork guy's prices are amazing - worth his weight in gold! I guess he does get a fair bit of work from you. Great video the Golf looked pretty good when it was done.
Great video Matt, loved how you got that Golf gleaming.
Happy to share a video of the water being emptied out of the sills on our golf cab 😅
"I did clip my wheel once when I went for brunch" Now that's a first world problem right there! LOL
Haha I know, thought that as soon as I said it
@@HighPeakAutos Great video though as always. I’m off for brunch! 😉
Thanks to you Matt i went out and bought the car i have been dreaming about, BMW 530D - and i have had it for a week now and it has been problably one of the best weeks of my life! The feeling og driving that car is unmatched to me.
Also thank you for the hours of entertainment, i hope you continue to do well.
Great video as always Matt👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
I have owned a MK 6 cabriolet for 2 years....the sills will be full of water as VW in their wisdom sprayed the body after fitting the drain bungs. I have do 40k in mine and use it daily as a careworker.....mine does 53mpg for work and have had 68mpg on long runs
Impressive
@@HighPeakAutos it's fantastic on fuel...those numbers for mpg are not from dash reading, they are using "fuelio" 😀
ahaha caribbean waves 😂😂 Sloshing water in this car sounds like stepping into a muddy puddle. I like the final result, someone will enjoy this car once a year when a sky isn't grey for a few hours in july
The prices that you pay for some of the work you have done Mat is unbelievable. Such good value for such good work. You could never get a set of wheels refurbished for £180 down here in Essex, let alone diamond cut ones 🤣 feel like bringing my car up your way to get loads of work done to it 👍🏻
He gets trade prices as he puts a lot of work their way?
Excellent piece of kit, and turned out well. Say it sold fast.
Great vid as ever Matt, but I missed "well we're here". 😢😅
Did the Golf Convertible replace the Eos? Don’t think so. Golf 2011-6, Eos 2006-15. Pretty much overlapped. Personally, love them both. Had a ‘56’ plate Eos 2011-9 and a ‘14’ plate Golf 2019-to date. Both equally wonderful cars! Why are suddenly so few convertibles being made?
Nettles have a cure plant next to them, usually growing by their side. Big leafed. Just pick it and rub into the sting area. For next time Matt.
I think you mean dock leaf
What plant cures stinging nettles?
Dock leaves and stinging nettles grow in similar habitats. There are a few theories as to why dock leaves appear to help nettle stings. The most plausible are: the cooling sensation of the sap evaporating from the affected skin can relieve some of the stinging sensation.
Well done for squeezing that video in. Still just as enjoyable.
You were lucky with the water - I had a similar problem in a car where the sill drains had been welded over and when I braked after heavy rain, my partner got very wet feet as it all rushed into the passenger footwell 😂
The final step on the journey - it would be lovely on these videos to see if you actually got your full asking price when you sold the car, or if you sold it at a discounted price. Great content and presentation, thanks.
Jimmy is worth every penny...
It’s actually quite a good looking car in good condition 👍 and ideal hairdressers car 😀
Convertibles aren't just for hairdressers.
Great video mate. People give this guy 1,000,000 subs. His output is incredible and its quality always.
Much appreciated
Nettles grow where waste has been dumped, they live off the acid. Dock leaf always grows beside them (Positive and Negative) so rub the Dock on the stings.
I worked at a VW dealer for a while. Allegedly the reason the EOS roof had problems was because some of the hinges needed regular lubrication. I think the owners of new vehicles were even provided with the stuff. The techs always complained that the salesmen never told owners about it. No unusual!
I had a 1.6tdi version of this in grey and can confirm the sills probably need emptying from the drain plugs, bit of a design flaw. The other thing I noticed in your video was the bloody noise the windows used to make going up and down, my wife used to be so embarrassed to operate the roof in case the neighbours heard the window squeaks 😂. Mine needed an egr valve at 60k miles but apart from that was solid.
As always an amazing turn around Matt.
I am biased, being a Škoda fan, but I am partial to VAG group products.
This Golf cabrio looks stunning now, it will be a lot of fun in the coming summer months❤.
My Vauxhall GTC collects water in the doors. The window seals let water in and a design fault doesn't let it escape. The doors are raked forward with the lowest part of the doors at the front but the drain holes are at the rear. Not a problem when being used, as centrifugal force pushes the water out but my car stands idle for weeks at a time. I don't really need a car but on rare occasions, it does come in handy.
My dad’s got one, 140,000 miles, also a 2.0 diesel and it runs smoothly, I do like the wheels on that golf as they do look very nice.
'when they're working properly they drive really well'.
That's gold!
Agree on the RR Cullinan… It really is “obscene”!
I think you have to try and put yourself in the position of someone with tens of millions of pounds. Several hundred grand on a car isn't that much in that context. It is also maybe worth pointing out that you can easily exceed 200 grand when spec'ing a Range Rover, even a Range Rover Sport SVR, so what's another couple of hundred grand for the best? Alternatively, you could be spec'ing up your new Range Rover while noting you can get a gently used Cullinan for not much more, and noting that used Cullinans are holding their prices much better than new Range Rovers, even used Range Rovers. A used Cullinan is arguably one of the safer cars to put your money into.
It's all relative
@@nigel.w I suppose that, personally, I’d rather put the money into a small collection of classical cars, no of which would be too “shouty” about my financial position… Some of the wealthiest people I’ve met in France drive very low key cars, my favourite being a Citroen C15 van! Each to their own!
400k for a car that looks like it was modelled on cardboard boxes? I'm out.
@@gileshalliwell3591 Very much each to their own! I think it's worth noting that your average Cullinan owner has a large car collection. And they may or may not be shouting about their wealth as they see it. Appreciating quality, appreciating the engineering, wanting the best for yourself if you can afford it, does not necessarily mean you are shouting about your wealth. You may be, many people will be, and certainly many people will have that perception of you, but it's not necessarily the case.
And you don't have to spend anywhere near the 190 grand plus you need to spend on a Cullinan to have people giving you the finger. A 40 grand Bentley will get similar reactions, and that's a very different level of wealth on display; in fact, no more than what you'd pay for a fairly ordinary new car.
Anyway, I think there's generally a difference between old money and new money. Most old money people I know will buy a quality car a year or two old, after the new buyer has suffered the biggest hit in depreciation, then they fastidiously maintain it and run it for 10-20 years, or until it dies, and then do it again. Others, as you say, will even appear as if they haven't got a bean. Whereas new money people do generally seem to need to show off their wealth. Of course, there are plenty of old money people happy to show they've got money and plenty of new money people who are modest or don't want to make their friends and family feel uncomfortable.
FWLIW, if a Cullinan would fit my lifestyle I could see myself owning one. In my mind it evokes a certain Edwardian charm that I like. Of course, it's generally too large for British roads, and if you don't have a chauffeur or you don't have valet parking everywhere you go, you'd have to worry about the criminal damage so many people seem disposed to when they see such a car parked.
Yes, my tastes are indeed questionable. I like cars most people don't -- although I also like many cars most other car enthusiasts like. I like 90's-style nitro beers, sweet German white wine the locals don't drink, and have a penchant for disco music, particularly the Bee Gees.
What i wonder, after reading the ad for the car on your webpage, is what about MOT and service?
"Only 74,000 Miles with Full Service History, 2 keys, Cambelt Done, 12 Months MOT with No Advisory Items, 12 months MOT, Full service history,"
😄 Quite a decent buy for you, imho. ..and you really turned it around. Good job 🙂
You can do it Matt! I have faith in ya!
Don’t you normally upload at 7? I’m just saying, but I love the fact you’re uploading at 6 though!
That's so that the hairdressers get a quick look before shutting down the salon !!!
@ma😂rkhealey3831
Nice video. I've just sold my Seat Arona and was considering a Golf Convertible as a replacement but went for a Golf Plus instead - mainly for practical reasons.
Erm, I own an EOS and love it. No problems at all. I DO live in Australia and its always covered but no leaks and the roof works every time; oh and yeah I wouldn't upgrade it because I like the EOS!
You got great amount of sarcasm on you Matt 👍😂
Brilliant video again.
I think you're pretty lucky with "Jimmy the magician " mayby you should consider to have him on some video aswell?
That's my promote him and maybe give him more customers?
If he would like that of course.
Regards🖐
Hi Matt, many thanks for sharing your insights and knowledge into the world of the second hand car market. Have you ever done a car vertical check where you have found something that would make you run for the hills. That is the car has been stolen, written off.. or the mileage had been tampered with?
Mango Daquiri is an elite choice of drink to be honest - also loved the bottle opener gag. A massive overspend but a nice end result for a summer buy for someone.
Haha they’re the best when you’re on a beach
Each time I watch one of your videos I am astonished at the low cost levels of the various mechanics/paintwork etc. bills. I reckon that your costs are less than half typical Surrey retail prices. It seems to be a different world up north.
Trade prices.
@@patrickjones2985 Good point thanks - still seem very cheap. however.
That boring Golf looks so much better as a cabriolet and the white/black combo suits it... Although i think no cabriolet should be a diesel it will still make a great summer 2nd vehicle....
I have to say that your bonnet mounted camera should have a safety line attached to something. If the suction mount fails and it goes through another cars windscreen or hits a pedestrian you better hope you have good liability insurance!
Had the 1.6tdi Se on a 62 plate! Was a great car, sold it very quickly when time came to change it.
Really look forward to these videos. Really makes me want to buy a car from Matt as I known he will have the car wanting for nothing and seems a very approachable knowledgeable gent.
Always amazed by how low JTM bills are for what he does, same with your mechanics. They obviously working on low margins considering how much work you put their way. Fair play it's a really lovely Transformation
Not to mention the wheel refurb guys! Last time I priced up getting a set of fairly simple alloys done, the best price I got was about £250 and that must have been 6-7 years ago.
Great video matt looks really good now good luck with the sale 👍
Matt works his magic on the Volkswagen Golf Convertible 🎉
Looks good
That water sloshing sound was the same as I had in my 2018 4 series convertible. Water was running down the windows (in my case driver rear) and not emptying via the channels as they were block by the side skirts! I fist thought it must have been my flasks in the rear footwell that I take to work, then it dawned on me that they were empty upon my return 😮I have a video of it gushing out once I’d clear the blockage. Nothing too sinister chap 👍
Comes across as such a genuine guy just making a living. 10/10 would go for a pint. Highpeak Autos meetup on the cards?
Thanks
I test drove an Octavia 1.9TDI mk1 when they 1st came out . I could hear the diesel slosh around the tank every time we accelerated&decelerated.
I worked at a vw dealership when them Eos came out initially they flew out the doors, then about 6 months later they started coming back and the roof seals have all gone hard and started to leak. Even bigger issue was there was alot of electronics under the carpet and they got ruined by the leaking roof so all the interior had to come out. Once the warranty was up I couldn't imagine the cost of repairing them as it was massively labour intensive. Funny how it's so rare to see an Eos on the road because they have nearly all been scrapped terrible design.
Loving the content, is there any other follow up videos? I.e if and how much it actually sold for ?
Generally not on this channel.
I would leave the description of "Germanic Turd" of a car out of the sales description on your website if you want to sell it quickly. Great video as always.
The problem we have with Matt is he hates VW Golfs , especially diesels.
If you back catalogue his vlogs this all stems from him buying badly from car owners who couldn't afford their dream and failed to maintain them.
A true enthusiast will service them religiously and won't part with their pride and joy so Matt never sees these 🤣
I still watch because I find him amusing , on more than one level 🤣
180 for alloy refurbs is brilliant, I've been quoted 400! Cracking job done too.
I just got rid of my eos after 13 years , she was a good car but just dropped an engine valve so she went . Bought a golf cabrio last Saturday, now its pouring down with rain !
Vauxhall cascada also suffers with water. It's blocked drain plugs. On the cascada there located on the rear wheel arch. Easy fix just need cleaning out
Great video, love all your stuff, going through a very low time right now and your videos help me get through my days. was very tempted to email about part ex'ing mine for this one... One day i will buy one of your cars i am convinced!! 😂
"I would hate to roll it, would be terrible" 😂😂! Sounds like you've had enough of this year and want to take the rest off.. I feel your pain 😂
That’s how I was feeling when this was filmed but all is good now
I have a soft spot for the golf cabrio. Think they're cool cars if the weather is nice!
@4:58 I had a Renault Megane that collected water in the cills...Had to punch though underneath at a couple of places...Water that come out was liquid rust...
Oh the infamous 'oh dear' at 6:13.
I like how you get the sponsor out of the way early on :) Duck leaves are good for nettle stings ;)
Quack quack
If that's the new video format it certainly worked for me Matt.
Rub a Doc leaf on a nettle sting you find them alongside nettles normally.
Jimmy the Magician, does such a high quality job for so little money! Also £180 to gey 4 diamond cut alloys repaired is unreal... Must be mate's rates 😂
Hmm why was the Eos such a turd if it was platform sharing with Golf?
Jimmy's prices are very reasonable nice repair good looking Golf hope it sells
I was one of those reluctant for change. Had to bite the bullet though as a 21 year old 2003 mk2 Honda CRV(your colleague bought it from us,as all the work was carried out by PCH) it was working out at £2k a year in repairs etc. only had it two years as it was our first car and upgraded if you call it that to a newer 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and my better half hates it. So once our two year warranty runs out we’ll be looking for a change. Maybe go back to a newer CRV or RAV4 and if money can stretch to a Lexus that could also be our next buy.
Such a cool car, wish it had front LEDS and was DSG.
i seriously didnt know they made them untill 2014.
Great video and work as always Matt, these are quite rare! :D
I have LEDs and DSG in mine, (South Africa)
@@wadewill5934 proper spec that!
Love my Germanic turd thank you 🤣
That's a great looking car and now you've worked your magic on it and summer on the horizon I'm sure it won't be in the showroom for long 👍
Wow, rain on the hood sounds like an Australian rainforest, thats a massive selling point!
I bought one yesterday with a damaged wing and door for £1200. Cat N on a 12 plate. Absolute bargain.
Nettle stings - dock leaves! I think you said you spent your childhood in Bermuda, and maybe they don't have nettles there? As kids we were always getting stung by them, but near nettles are always docks. Apply the dock leaves - and it relieves the sting.
Yeah that’s not a thing in Bermuda
When ever arewe going to get a Sunny Summer will have to pop over to Spain 😅
Hi Matt - thanks for the great videos and entertaining comment, surely the time is now for a major HPA Netflix or Amazon Prime series 😀! Quick thought, I grew up in sunny Romiley and my old primary school was just across the road from your garage - I passed it everyday in the '70s and it was a garage then. I moved south in the late 80's and only make fleeting visits back. On a recent visit whilst driving through Romiley I was lookig out for the HPA signs as I passed the garage - nowhere to be seen 😬 - with all the brilliant brand-building work you are doing online Matt, a bit of a HPA makeover for the garage signage would work wonders 💥 and as the advertising w*nke*rs say, 'synergises your comms'. Keep up the great work Matt, ATB Deano
If i got a tenner for every time you start your videos with ,if I spend £ 500 …… I’d be a rich man . I admire your optimism,but I know it’s another overspend . But as long as you make a profit large or small the buyer will get a decent vehicle.
My first superb mk2 had the exact same issue with the throttle body.
Love the videos , great result 👍
What I discovered that small cars not great as convertibles due to added weight .Had Volvo C70 T5 and it felt very heavy and currently have Citroen DS3 THP cabrio .Its not real cabrio as just middle bit comes of but I think that’s the way to go for small cars.
Much less added weight/less body roll.
Get a feeling this was filmed during one of those weeks, at least you can joke about it 😂 Great stuff as always!
Oh it was definitely one of those weeks
I used to look round for a dock leaf when I got stung but wiping your backside with a leaf at the road side might look a bit sus 😂
Today? I am celebrating our 4th PL Championship win in a row and looking forward to our 2nd whupping of United in an FA Cup Final in a row this weekend. How about you Matt?
Spit on a docking leaf for nettle stings ! Why do people buy diesel convertibles ? I want to hear a nice fruity exhaust note when my roof is down. Enjoyed the video ❤
Nice car and ready for the summer 😊
If the sills were drained of water without finding the cause they will just fill up again. Strange how the previous owner must have been aware of this yet did nothing. The inside of the sills will be rusty for sure. Love the name of some of these cheapo tyres, naming a round tyre a triangle is really weird.
Pull a rubber bung out of the underside of the sill and watch the torrent flow !!! Had this issue on my other halfs Golf .
£7k car all day long. As soon as you said that the Eos leaked I think we all knew what would happen next 😂. Nice looking car now for sure.
Dont expect much from VW ... anyway great video as always 👌👍