@@william_jc2498was that part of his trading up plan tho? If I remember rightly he bought some Audi.. Sold it then the Porsche just turned up one day 😅
They know their target audience and veiwership, they will be fine. If it was done privately I would done more girly mods to it like lashes and pink seat covers, as I think thats a bigger target market.
I may have to give this a go, iv got 2 hobby cars, a classic fiat panda just out of dry storage and a series 3 land rover, sell those and see what's next.
i wish something like this was feasible in the US! our prices are so out of whack that scrapping a car might be worth more. currently in my city, the breakers are paying 750 dollars for a mostly complete scrap car. a running car is never less than 2-3 grand! and that's something that wont pass an MOT even with THOUSANDS in work. to find a car that passes your MOT standards, you'd be paying a minimum of 4500 dollars. covid and greed destroyed the used car market here. cars with no engines are worth a grand to many buyers because they cant find anything used on the cheap.
It's youtube tho - actually fixing a car and making it better isn't going to get views from people who were funneled into this channel because Clarkson, Hammond and May. No-one at DT does that work, and they hand it over to the support shop even for their "proper" builds, if you hadn't noticed. If you actually like cars and want to see that sort of thing, go watch Gears & Gasoline or similar.
Mmm I think it depends on what you’re buying. I’ve purchased a couple of cheap cars from places like Facebook Marketplace. In the case of the 2000 Volkswagen Golf TDI, I didn’t care if it was modified with cheap parts. In fact a Golf TDI with lower springs was a plus for me since I was likely gonna do it myself lol. Same for my 2001 Saab 9-5 Wagon. I didn’t mind any modifications. All I cared about was that it ran and drove. However in the case of the 2007 Saab 9-3 and 2007 Mercedes Benz C230, I did prefer a stock car. If I saw that KA for sale with some painted hubcaps, lower springs, and a cheap intake all for $800. I’d be all over it lol.
I find the cheap eBay mods are the easiest way to make money on basic cars, fix up a fiesta or golf or polo, put eBay mods on it and sell it to a boy racer for more than it should be
I had the SportKa - completely broken, couldn't even open one of the doors, one wheel literally snapped in half... It was easily the best car I've ever owned! Easily. Road legal go-kart! 1.6 felt fast (it wasn't but whk cares?) and handled like... Well, it's about 2cm long! It's a go-kart! Handled like a go-kart! And I didn't care if I damaged it. Cost me £50 and sold it for £60. Brilliant. You basically can't crash them. You think you've crashed, and you're in the middle of a crash... but then realise there's another 5 feet of road left to go before you leave it! They're not even fast enough to crash, but you FEEL like you're found fast So much fun. Every now and then I look at prices with a mind to knock out the windows, weld in a scrappy cage, and go grass tracking like when I was a teenager. Reckon they'd blow everything out of the park! When I used to go tracking (rallying on the cheap for those who don't know) the very best cars I raced were the Citroen AX GT and the Metro GTi. Miniscule, fast, and most of all *cool!* I reckon a SportKa would be invincible. All those old mechanics racing battered MK2 ford escorts and Rover 200's wouldn't stand a chance against a 13 year old in a SportKa! Or me... Lol.
Quick tip, take a plastic cup and slide that over the oil filter before you unthread it completely. Keeps all the oil contained instead of it just rolling down your arm. We've all done it, but when i saw that trick years ago, it changed my life lol.
I used to hire these on the cheap to go to London years ago and I can assure you that the KA is fun quick ! Everyone knows hire cars are the fastest cars around.
The ka was my first car, my first taste of freedom to go anywhere whenever I wanted and petrol was still under £1 a litre! It was a fun little car to drive, sure it wasn’t fast but you could sling it around A roads and have fun. Will always smile when I still see these around thanks to those days
its still up for sale just on the ebay account they used to sell the MGF convertible barn find, if you do on the video with the sale link for that and click on the account the Ka is for sale, same reg, miles age etc.
2:39 So, you're starting out by blowing half your budget on making the car less comfortable, less practical (as it won't go over speed bumps as easily), noisier, and more expensive to insure? Will this really increase the value, I wonder?
Curveball in the next one - given that the KA's already up to a couple of grand, buy three old MGs (180s?) for peanuts, get them back on the road and shift 'em for £2-2.5k each, probably more given that this isn't Scrapyard Wars rules regarding anonymous sales. Makes the jump to the £10k range instantly, as well as getting Mike's MG itch out of the way early.
The Ford KA is a nice car. Had a black S reg, with no power steering, for 3 months, the hottest 3 months of the year back in 2009. Remember that bit where I said it was black? You cooked as soon as the fans stopped blowing. Was a nice little go kart even with the only 60hp (they made it 70hp about 2003 and made power steering the norm to boot), nice fun car. The issues? Well, for starters, I got the car in exchange for a bicycle. Most of the car was filler, especially around the fuel cap. I don't turn my nose at the KA, but sadly its a 90's Ford and extremely easy to rust. Even heard of one owner being told to get rid of it after its first MOT as the sills were already going....
Took you long enough to do one of these .I have been banging on about doing something like this for a while now well don .Cant wait til further down the line you do some custom paint jobs youv got your own painters youv got everything to make some really tripped out cars and finally getting a super car
I may have to give this a go, iv got 2 hobby cars, a classic fiat panda just out of dry storage and in time warp condition and a series 3 land rover, sell those and see what's next.
@@scotstralian9147 Scotty Alllan ya pap . Of course I am complaining . I am Scottish . I was born to complain . Now I am saying that this challenge , if it's not feasible in the "real" world then why make a program saying that is ? As far as I can remember this program is supposed to be fictional not nonfiction . 🤓🧐
@@currykingwurst6393 a lot of the UK folks call it the K A. i lived in germany when this was released, and they called it the "kah" which is what im pretty sure it's supposed to be called. i liked it. saw several that were modded to the moon with speed bits. a cute little egg of a car
How many episodes do we get until this is abandoned? Genuine question as I like these kinds of series but this channel tends to start something and then drop it. :)
I wondered when this was coming out.. been waiting for the next one having seen this at Haynes.. I’m guessing i know what the next car is assuming it was what was parked next to this one at the museum?
This type of content is everywhere on TH-cam, and it's disheartening. I subscribed to your channel because I genuinely enjoyed your unique and engaging content. Lately, it feels like you've lost your way, and the channel now feels like reruns of Top Gear after Clarkson, May, and Hammond left - a shadow of its former self. If you want to keep your subscribers, please return to the original, captivating style that made us subscribe in the first place.
Another great video lads. Just one remark tho. When you say "a 250 pound budget" why do you not include the service costs? I mean, oil and a filter van easily run you 50 pounds, brake fluid around 10 for a can and spray paint will also be around 10 pounds per can. Put that all together and that's 70 pounds, almost as much as what you paid for the springs. Just saying that if anyone at home is trying to recreate something like this, the cost for service parts should be added on top of the mentioned budget.
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Something you don't need to associate with drive tribe so idiots don't bid each other up until someone over pays
Something small but sporty? Puma maybe? Or a little 90's gem?
See a car that has lowering springs and a random air filter... Walk away!
Some 17 year old will be all over it
@@tschibbsor his boyfriend lol
I really hope this isn't gonna be like some other TH-camrs when they start it and never finish the trade-up series
Yes, Alex should really finish what he started atleast once.
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo ADHD shaming! 😘
@@MyRegardsToTheDodohe did tho. He’s got his Porsche
@@CaydeSmax he hasn’t done anything to it yet
@@william_jc2498was that part of his trading up plan tho? If I remember rightly he bought some Audi.. Sold it then the Porsche just turned up one day 😅
Great content, can't wait for the next episode.
How to make money from cars "spend your entire budget with mods that will limit your marketplace before even looking under the car" Smort! 😂
Through the magic of editing, they looked at the car first. I bet you believed your mom when she called you a clever little thing.
@@Jacquobite At least he knew who his mum was.
'first order of business - ruin it even more'
@@caphowdy666 or did I?!?!
They know their target audience and veiwership, they will be fine. If it was done privately I would done more girly mods to it like lashes and pink seat covers, as I think thats a bigger target market.
I've done, Focus, to Mondeo, to MGF, to MGTF to Boxster 2.7 so far. Started with a free car. 😊
I may have to give this a go, iv got 2 hobby cars, a classic fiat panda just out of dry storage and a series 3 land rover, sell those and see what's next.
i wish something like this was feasible in the US! our prices are so out of whack that scrapping a car might be worth more. currently in my city, the breakers are paying 750 dollars for a mostly complete scrap car. a running car is never less than 2-3 grand! and that's something that wont pass an MOT even with THOUSANDS in work. to find a car that passes your MOT standards, you'd be paying a minimum of 4500 dollars. covid and greed destroyed the used car market here. cars with no engines are worth a grand to many buyers because they cant find anything used on the cheap.
@@ghomerhust That's crazy!
Cheap ebay mods are a reason to walk away from a car, not a selling point.
It's youtube tho - actually fixing a car and making it better isn't going to get views from people who were funneled into this channel because Clarkson, Hammond and May. No-one at DT does that work, and they hand it over to the support shop even for their "proper" builds, if you hadn't noticed. If you actually like cars and want to see that sort of thing, go watch Gears & Gasoline or similar.
Mmm I think it depends on what you’re buying. I’ve purchased a couple of cheap cars from places like Facebook Marketplace. In the case of the 2000 Volkswagen Golf TDI, I didn’t care if it was modified with cheap parts. In fact a Golf TDI with lower springs was a plus for me since I was likely gonna do it myself lol. Same for my 2001 Saab 9-5 Wagon. I didn’t mind any modifications. All I cared about was that it ran and drove. However in the case of the 2007 Saab 9-3 and 2007 Mercedes Benz C230, I did prefer a stock car. If I saw that KA for sale with some painted hubcaps, lower springs, and a cheap intake all for $800. I’d be all over it lol.
Boring!
Agree totally
I find the cheap eBay mods are the easiest way to make money on basic cars, fix up a fiesta or golf or polo, put eBay mods on it and sell it to a boy racer for more than it should be
Maxwell is on fire! Great addition to the team
Identifies car potential buyers as granny going to shops...
Instantly blows budget "chavving" it up...
Oh dear.
I had the SportKa - completely broken, couldn't even open one of the doors, one wheel literally snapped in half... It was easily the best car I've ever owned! Easily. Road legal go-kart! 1.6 felt fast (it wasn't but whk cares?) and handled like... Well, it's about 2cm long! It's a go-kart! Handled like a go-kart! And I didn't care if I damaged it. Cost me £50 and sold it for £60.
Brilliant. You basically can't crash them. You think you've crashed, and you're in the middle of a crash... but then realise there's another 5 feet of road left to go before you leave it! They're not even fast enough to crash, but you FEEL like you're found fast
So much fun.
Every now and then I look at prices with a mind to knock out the windows, weld in a scrappy cage, and go grass tracking like when I was a teenager.
Reckon they'd blow everything out of the park!
When I used to go tracking (rallying on the cheap for those who don't know) the very best cars I raced were the Citroen AX GT and the Metro GTi.
Miniscule, fast, and most of all *cool!*
I reckon a SportKa would be invincible.
All those old mechanics racing battered MK2 ford escorts and Rover 200's wouldn't stand a chance against a 13 year old in a SportKa! Or me... Lol.
Quick tip, take a plastic cup and slide that over the oil filter before you unthread it completely. Keeps all the oil contained instead of it just rolling down your arm. We've all done it, but when i saw that trick years ago, it changed my life lol.
What a great concept. Now all you need is a snazzy name like.... err.... 'Wheeler Dealers'?
I used to hire these on the cheap to go to London years ago and I can assure you that the KA is fun quick ! Everyone knows hire cars are the fastest cars around.
Great to see you doing your own thing and being less reliant on Top Gear lore
Mike really needs Maxwell. He knows what he's doing.
I like to pretend I do! 😂😊
+100 for RYOBI saving the day!
Ryobi Gang!!!! 😂
The ka was my first car, my first taste of freedom to go anywhere whenever I wanted and petrol was still under £1 a litre! It was a fun little car to drive, sure it wasn’t fast but you could sling it around A roads and have fun. Will always smile when I still see these around thanks to those days
I like this. Not the Ka, but the concept. Looking forward to more.
Nothing wrong with a ka, i had one it took 3 adults a child and 3 suit cases from Sheff to Gatwick and back never missed a beat
no way it drove 6 hours without breaking down???? no car can do that you're lying!
Reminds me of the Vauxhall Adam I rented for a weekend. 2 fat people, one skinny and 3 cases and it still pulled.
@@cloudededen5819what do you mean? Sheffield to Gatwick is known as the 'UK Dakar' it's so grueling
Blimey, must need a rebore and complete rebuild after such an epic journey.
mike brewer likes this
Can’t believe it’s been sold for almost 2K! You can definitely get a 200 HP as the next one
its still up for sale just on the ebay account they used to sell the MGF convertible barn find, if you do on the video with the sale link for that and click on the account the Ka is for sale, same reg, miles age etc.
'added a new air filter to my ford ka today, my ryobi hoover was handy'
man i hope i never have to say that sentence in real life
Seeing a KA still existing and not swept into a corner looking like branflakes is awesome! Great little hack about shame about so many rusting
Nearly £2,000 current bid, sorry but nah. The crew must be bidding 😂
Watched this about 2/3 weeks ago at drivetribe live and still watching it again, great video lads
A ford KA that hasn't rusted in half?! Unheard of!!!😂
I did wonder that myself. the sills must be showing signs
It's actually had all the welding done properly by previous owner 😊
Nice! Looking forward to this. Hope you finish it.
2:39 So, you're starting out by blowing half your budget on making the car less comfortable, less practical (as it won't go over speed bumps as easily), noisier, and more expensive to insure? Will this really increase the value, I wonder?
dont forget less powerful & less reliable with a hot air intake.
Haha, you made it less comfortable and noisier, I'd absolutely want it LESS now, but I am enjoying the enthusiasm!
This is gonna be a fantastic series I can already tell.
Lovin’ the Padres rep from San Diego!!
This one’s for all the EnduroKA lovers
I hope Drive Tribe sees this challenge through to the end. This will be fun.
PLEASE make this into a full series!!! This is gonna be great!
Big love for the Ford Ka!
had a KA for my first car and absolutely loved it created some great memories
Beautiful colour on the S Type in the background, Jaguar Racing Green(?) not too sure.
Remember seeing this car at the Drivetribe Live Event 🎉
I forgot about it and was thinking this looks awfully familiar 😂
Curveball in the next one - given that the KA's already up to a couple of grand, buy three old MGs (180s?) for peanuts, get them back on the road and shift 'em for £2-2.5k each, probably more given that this isn't Scrapyard Wars rules regarding anonymous sales. Makes the jump to the £10k range instantly, as well as getting Mike's MG itch out of the way early.
I like the tattoo on the neck, that literally says: "Safety" (安全)
Maxwell is quite possibly, apart from James may. The best addition to a car show ever.
The Ford KA is a nice car. Had a black S reg, with no power steering, for 3 months, the hottest 3 months of the year back in 2009. Remember that bit where I said it was black? You cooked as soon as the fans stopped blowing. Was a nice little go kart even with the only 60hp (they made it 70hp about 2003 and made power steering the norm to boot), nice fun car. The issues? Well, for starters, I got the car in exchange for a bicycle. Most of the car was filler, especially around the fuel cap. I don't turn my nose at the KA, but sadly its a 90's Ford and extremely easy to rust. Even heard of one owner being told to get rid of it after its first MOT as the sills were already going....
Cool series
Question: how did you do an oil change and bleed the brakes for £9.47? Can I book my car in with you all next week?
Mods? Ate you trying to increase value? Cuz mods do the exact opposite. They have to know that right. Fixing is the only thing that increase value
I loved my ford KA lol, grate starter car
Wheeler dealers have a seires based on this premise. Trading up. But in reality we dont know how long they to to complete the mission
I love Ford Ka and Renault Twingo from 90s
'she's a squirter' 😂😂😂😂
What happened too the next episode
This is interesting
Decent brake fluid change 👀👀👀👀
I like this sort of thing!
So is this going to continue or just another abandoned project?
Tuff Jags everywhere
Took you long enough to do one of these .I have been banging on about doing something like this for a while now well don .Cant wait til further down the line you do some custom paint jobs youv got your own painters youv got everything to make some really tripped out cars and finally getting a super car
There are nothing like a hot Air intake, if your car have to much power.
I don't think Richard would approve of this.
Nice concept 🙂
I may have to give this a go, iv got 2 hobby cars, a classic fiat panda just out of dry storage and in time warp condition and a series 3 land rover, sell those and see what's next.
reminds me of the show "Flippin' bangers"
If you fancy this cool little Ford KA for yourself, it is for sale here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326203791430
hold up hold up . What's stopping someone bidding a ridiculous amount which is something we the audience can't do ... silly challenge
@@nickwatson2167 What exactly are you complaining about? That this entertainment show might do something that's not really feasible in the real world?
@@scotstralian9147 Scotty Alllan ya pap . Of course I am complaining . I am Scottish . I was born to complain . Now I am saying that this challenge , if it's not feasible in the "real" world then why make a program saying that is ? As far as I can remember this program is supposed to be fictional not nonfiction . 🤓🧐
Does no1 remember the ads for the "KA", its literally pronounced Kah, or how some1 from Boston says "car" :D.
After the Egyptian pharaoh. Ka means soul.
Yeah, this video was literally the first time I have ever heard anyone pronounce it K A.
@@currykingwurst6393 a lot of the UK folks call it the K A. i lived in germany when this was released, and they called it the "kah" which is what im pretty sure it's supposed to be called. i liked it. saw several that were modded to the moon with speed bits. a cute little egg of a car
British people seem to find it really awkward calling it a car named Kah. I'm pedantic enough to do say it properly though.
Can of Monster on the workbench, Red Bull will not be pleased 😂
*Fits exhaust, immediately melts rear bumper* 😅
How many episodes do we get until this is abandoned? Genuine question as I like these kinds of series but this channel tends to start something and then drop it. :)
Waiting to see this go on sale again because no way is someone paying the winning bid of basically 2 grand for an 04 ford KA
I spy a bit of budget cheating, unless your local motor factor will sell you oil, filter and brake fluid for £9.47
Hammond and may vibes here
Should’ve got the sport bumpers and cheap alloys
Didn’t autoalex start a trading up series? Hopefully that restarts as well and maybe you guys can compare between your upgrades??
@@Lburt07 i do watch the videos religiously but it just came to an abrupt end and not properly trading up
Has any of these challenges ever come to fruition?
Was hoping to see a panda 100hp under there
I wondered when this was coming out.. been waiting for the next one having seen this at Haynes.. I’m guessing i know what the next car is assuming it was what was parked next to this one at the museum?
Now this looks like a fun series. Can’t wait.
As soon as i saw the prosport box in the background i knew trouble was coming the products they provide are so bad
I think the service items and coolant would have pushed you over budget boys
Message to Richard, this isn't working. It's generic boring trash.
This is among the best ideas you've had so far! Absolutely love it, can't wait to see where and how it goes!
This will be a fantastic series. Great video. Loving seeing Maxwell and Mike on videos. Looking forward to the next one.
if you buy that Ferrari and Alex from AutoAlex has his ready and working.... then I think we all know what's coming next
@BBC. Why don’t you just get the drivetrive team to present Top Gear!!
Nearly £2000 bid on eBay ends in a hour 330 watchers
4hours left and it's sitting at 2k, safe to say a profit is being amde on the Ka 😂
New tyres not budgeted, but are on.
Magic of video 😊
Surely this is a parody/meme of a video? 🤣
If I saw that eBay tat on a car I'd walk away or buy it and immediately remove it.
I think you need to do a back to back dyno of those cheap Chinese filters vs the K&N. You'll never buy cheap Chinese again, they just don't flow!!
Nice hot air intake.
The food stuff failed and the top gear/grand tour stuff is over so now let's take a page from wheeler dealers
Food stuff?
Don't buy Alecs cut and shut Ferrari 😅
This type of content is everywhere on TH-cam, and it's disheartening. I subscribed to your channel because I genuinely enjoyed your unique and engaging content. Lately, it feels like you've lost your way, and the channel now feels like reruns of Top Gear after Clarkson, May, and Hammond left - a shadow of its former self. If you want to keep your subscribers, please return to the original, captivating style that made us subscribe in the first place.
Im intrested to see how this series ends.
Another great video lads. Just one remark tho. When you say "a 250 pound budget" why do you not include the service costs? I mean, oil and a filter van easily run you 50 pounds, brake fluid around 10 for a can and spray paint will also be around 10 pounds per can. Put that all together and that's 70 pounds, almost as much as what you paid for the springs. Just saying that if anyone at home is trying to recreate something like this, the cost for service parts should be added on top of the mentioned budget.
This is a really fun idea. Please keep to it.
0:20 was that a sped-up version of the Pingu theme?
Where's the miata v10 again bos?
I want to know more about that x350 XJ in the back at the start, that an XJR? And can i have it 😂
Looks like they're in Swallows Racing's garage, and its their SCV8 X-Type
The one right at the start where he's sitting on the liana? I swear thats an XJ
@@TheBaronOG Ah yes, my bad, that one is an XJ, don't think its an XJR though as they had body colour grilles
What happened to starting a brake bleed at the furthest away brake? IE the rear….
Whats the story behind the Sandiego Padres baseball hat?