True side of the business, loved that! Great video, and great tips to apply in the future for me. Diy videos are cool, but seen you work that car to the last resort...priceless, great video
@@BuddysDIY this really sucks man, find some place to scrap the shell of the car, and then take off the wheels and sell them, aswell as whatever you can salvage from the car
a HUGE thank you to this channel. i work on cars for a living and when i tell you this is a 100% accurate step by step tutorial on how its done. i appreciate you teaching others an honest hustle! also the editing and camera quality is also good so props man, much luv coming your way from houston 🤘🏼
Had a 2010 2.2 coupe for 10 years. Besides a head replacement due to low compression, trans rebuilt, trouble communcating with FAB programming, beeps when unlocking manually, she never left me stranded. She was a love/hate relationship.
I've weirdly heard horror stories and success stories from Chevy Cobalt owners. I flip cars too and have had about a dozen of them, always made a little money with them but just lost money for the first time on a 2010 Cobalt LT, timing chain issue, bought it with a lopey idle thinking it was something else. Coincidentally my grandmother has an '09 Cobalt with about 80k original miles that she bought new, never been in the shop for anything in 12 years, still on the original brake pads even.
These videos are therapeutic AF! All the time and effort into into vehicles really makes me appreciate my mechanic buddies who do things for me as kind gestures.
Best part of your channel is that you make videos with the intention of educating us and not with the intention of getting a bizzare number of views! Love your videos. Waiting for more!
Man, you’ve got the recipe down, keep putting those videos out! I know that they’re probably very time consuming, but they are unique in their quality and layout!!
I did not feel like watching your video, but I normally really love the flips! but to support you I played the whole video for the TH-cam algorithm without my headset on, you deserve to get big!!
This guy walks us through the entire process, do’s and don’ts, not like some of these other guys with shitty videos, vague terms half ass explaining. Thank you for your videos 👍
watched the beamer flip before this. after this video... the integrity of the paint job thing from the beamer and the honesty about the flip fail is amazing. thank you for not just ditching this content all together. this is good info to show people sometimes you just gotta cut your losses and get what you can get and never blow your whole wallet on one car because well... shit happens. and sometimes even a 500 car you cant make money on. Some cars are just fucked. i subscribed after watching this video. keep it up man. love the money wall where you keep track of spending and values and all that.
This video is a good reminder of why you want to make sure you know exactly what you're doing before replacing things. The fuel pump was likely fine. If you smell gas and there is a leak, then that needs to be sealed first or the pump can't build proper pressure. See this code a lot in the Midwest with rust. Also with the timing chain, you use the marks on the gears and the marks on the cylinders head and not on the chain. Those are just there for retiming after replacement. Depending on engine design those links will only line up perfectly on the crack and can gears every 2-300 rotation of the engine. You definitely could have machined that head though. Especially on common engines like this you guy buy a thicker head gasket for the amount they machine. This is actually very frequently done to also help ensure that the timing chain doesn't get too much slack from over machining.
wow, I'm about to start this exact adventure, flipping, and doing it properly...I'd hate to have an experience like this as my first go at it lol. I'm taking notes, watching all the vids, and have a backer. hopefully things will be ok. I won't be flipping junk, I want to be a respectable person that has their name mentioned when others need a good deal on a used car, other than that, my conscious won't allow me to crap work, I've lost my ass on jobs plenty of times because I insisted on doing things the right way, I've also lost actual jobs because of that, some employers won't tolerate it when you let them know they're not doing the right thing morally. fortunately for me, I don't that much about being wealthy, I'd rather be happy, healthy, and someone people can trust, that 's worth more than any amount of green paper in the world.
@@BuddysDIY thanks man ^^ it went downhill, my hopeful business partners wife had different plans for his money(or maybe he he did, and didn't think I'd understand). Maybe someday! staying optimistic.
@@smile-br8mu tried, failed ^^ couldn't find the capital. Working hard so that I can follow that dream in the future, I have not given up! Thanks for asking :) edit- I might start with bikes/scooters, a crawl before walk type thing.
@@WE.R.NOT.OK.W.U.TRMP_GTFO I’m also on that route, have finally got into cars after flipping atv, bikes and clothes for a year combined with work. Give it a go. But be real hard on your money for a while don’t spend it on nonsense and only necessaries and you will eventually get into cars. It’s a long road but it’s worth it in the end
Nice job man! A buddy and I flip cars as well and we occasionally get the ones we call wash and flips. Made a quick $500 car wash and some hubcaps the other day. Love doing it!
Good stuff man. Yeah it's fun forsure. There is plenty of wash and flips out there. I do them as well but these longer projects make for better videos of course haha
I watched most of your car flip videos, and I was surprised to see the end of this. And finally! Someone who shows the ugly side of business. I know it can seem clickbaity to a ton of people, but itreallyi is what it feels like when things go sideways not just in the car flipping business but also in any business. Keep making more videos man, I'm actually from the Philipines, and I love your videos!
I bought a 2009 cobalt lt in 2018, for 700 from my dealership. Gave me 2 years of reliable service. An awesome car for people who can roll up their sleeves and do a bit of work . It was like a mini luxury car. I cleaned and polished it, did all kinds of home maintenance. The fuel pump started to fail and I still sold it for 1500 to someone who was going to replace the fuel pump. Good car
I’ve had my share of duds over the years but this cobalt was a wonderful car. To be honest, I had to replace even the wiring harness covers because they were crumbling but yeah. Replaced bumper skin , polished and coated headlights and my cars I always keep meticulously clean. Car flipper tip: people LOVE eat off the floor clean cars , even if they need a tiny bit of work. Thank you for the informative content :)
Thank you for being super honest! actually this video encouraged me! not discouragement here! any business has it's pros & cons! and here is Buddy sharing his honest experience and not being shy of admitting his bad experiences! Thank you again for being honest!
Thanks for being willing to show both sides of the story. My brother and I have been thinking about doing this for a couple months now. And your videos are really helpful. I think we are still a couple months away from head first diving in. But I have bookmarked your patreon page and look forward to some future advice.
Just found your channel today and was hooked, great stuff! My teen boys and I flipped our first car (Ford Ranger) recently and had fun and made some $$$. Appreciate your super clear and straightforward explanations, keep it coming!
Good for you that you opted out of that rabbit hole. My first car was like that. No matter how much money and effort you spend fixing it there is always something new that breaks.
What do you say when people ask why you’re selling the car or how long you’ve owned it? Are you up front and say you just bought it and you’re trying to flip ?
Wow, finally someone is there who is living a real life and is that has that much courage to show the ugly side of car buying. Thanks and keep up the good work
Buddy, roughly how much would a mechanic charge for going through the entire mechanical repair process you describe (drop tank and replace pump, fix lines, inspect timing chain and adjust)? I've been watching a bunch of these kinds of videos, and it seems that unless you can do these repairs yourself, the cost is prohibitive in that there is no profit left. Suggestion: if you make more of these flip videos, maybe also keep a running cost list estimating the cost if a mechanic performed the work.
Thanks for the honesty! My Spidey senses were tingling when the seller said multiple times that it needed an oil change. To most non-car people they think oil change is a cure-all, when in reality most stuff will run fine with oil that is many years old.
Moral of the story, don’t buy notoriously bad cars. The odds just aren’t in your favor. Any deal can go south with bad enough luck but doing your research can help mitigate the chance. Love this video! Thanks for being transparent!
Respect to you buddy.... Finally I find a realistic youtuber ... It doesn't work perfectly every time... Some times we have to lose and accept it to avoid more losses... Thanks for this amazing video and wish you all the best.. Keep up the good work.
You know at first I was like wow this dude really made me watch a video of him taking a loss but then again I actually learned a couple things and I appreciate the honesty so I subscribed btw love the Chevy Blazer video keep these videos coming Buddy !
What a great video, thank you so much for your time, effort, and honesty. This gives everyone us realistic expectations, while learning how to go about different situations. Thanks again for this top notch content!
Applause to this guy's who knew when to give up and take his loss, I didn really expect this ending , but it's real , good job , you have a new follower
When will you post the inspection video? Also, I’m tracking a lot of cars now to see what the condition/age/mileage is compared to the asking price to get a better handle on the market but I’d really like to know what they sell for. Is there a way to determine that or guesstimate pretty closely?
FINALLY you show us the REAL side of flipping... You honestly did really well you could have been 1000s in the red but you cut your losses and just scrapped it. OPPORTUNITY COST is the problem with a flip like this.... You need a vehicle you can flip QUICKLY so you can move on to the next project. U The only real thing that matters is how many $$$ in profit you are averaging ever week not necessarily how large the margins are.
Man, this help allot, I want to start flipping, but every video out there is always a success and makes me wonder how no one fails. Thanks buddy because of this, I think I have more confidence
This is great. Shows that there's always a chance of things not going the way you plan. And that taking the loss is always an option if the project isnt profitable. Cudos!
I'm actually going out to an auction next week to hopefully find a car with my girlfriend, are there any pointers you might give me, I don't know if they'll let me use the obd.
The ability to know to cut your losses comes from experience. You absolutely have to make a bunch of mistakes as your education into anything. Your decision seems right to me and it's refreshing to see the blatant honesty of: OOPS another lesson learned.
BRO YOU ARE LIT NO CAP. I know nothing about cars. when you were talking about the engine i wandered "well but why does engines do not start?" and BOOM minute 10:00 you explain it. I can see for miles you are really humble man. New sub and lots of love from Argentina, South America
That's a great video for anyone thinking about flipping cars. It's not easy as some TH-cam videos portray but I think I would have run for the hills when I first saw this car in person especially when you said it's worse than you imagined. I used to be a licensed car wholesaler way back when.
@@BuddysDIY I know....... been there, done that, but when it wacks you in the wallet you get educated. The good news is fortunately you didn't lose much. I've never been in the rebuild business but even the "good" cars can wack you in the wallet. Looking forward to more of your videos!
I’m glad you showed the downsides. A lot of newer flippers might keep on trying to fix the car causing them to lose faith and become frustrated. Better to get rid of the headache before it becomes a migraine and a money drain.
No one bats a thousand. If you buy enough cars, a bad one is going to slip in. Don’t get attached to metal, cut your losses and get out while you’re not too deep. Great video.
My first attempt at flipping a car was with this exact make, model and year, only with a manual transmission. I bought it for $500, the brakes were completely shot, it had 235k miles on it (mostly freeway miles) but ran good and had a straight body. I did the oil, spark plugs, air filter, a full detail, replaced the brake pads, rotors, lines, master cylinder, for $400. That car was such a pain to sell. I ended up selling it for $950. I learned, the manual transmission and high mileage really turned most people off. I made only $50 but learned a lot.
Dude as I watch your videos a lot of the cars that you've got I have bought on flips as well. Crazy how the car flipping business goes. It's like the same cars are always sold with the same issues for the same prices.Love it.
Your probably the most realistic TH-cam channel out their for flipping cars and I watched alot of car channel videos and yours is my favorite drama free and realistic scenarios and I like that you put how much you pay for your car and how much you make in profit also how much time is spent on each flip because alot of TH-cam channels talk about spending 50 dollars on a part to fix a car but they spend 40 hours fixing the car like a normal person has 40 hours a week to fix cars.
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Hell yeah. Finally someone that’s real and shows the down sides too
Appreciate the love man! Goya be real with your viewers
True side of the business, loved that! Great video, and great tips to apply in the future for me. Diy videos are cool, but seen you work that car to the last resort...priceless, great video
@@BuddysDIY You're awesome and your channel is a blessing
Aaa towing best diy tool. 5 100 mile towing for like $100 yearly
@@BuddysDIY hjjxjdjjsjaq
Owner: "Just needs an oil change and a battery and it's good to go"
Cobalt: "Imma bout to end this man's whole career."
Couldn't have said it better myself bro 😂
@@BuddysDIY this really sucks man, find some place to scrap the shell of the car, and then take off the wheels and sell them, aswell as whatever you can salvage from the car
Damm it boy
It was to good to go...but didn't say where!
Good to go to the junkyard! 😅
Spot on.
I love how you're not just a basic flipper. You actually making sure everything is safe to run for the future owner
Appreciate the love💪💪💪
THIS!!! this is exactly what most people flipping don't show on youtube!
I love this channel keep doing your thing!
Thank you brother!!
Totally agree
Si wei
@@BuddysDIY do you need a dealers license to flip cars
I clicked on this video thinking "Will he ever show investments gone wrong?" Turns out this video is exactly that. Thanks for the honesty.
Hahah you got good intuition.
I was just thinking the same thing after watching his other videos and then bam he did it.
Dang man that cobalt did not want to cooperate
Yousif you have no idea. That car gave me gray hairs
@@BuddysDIY Dude, at least you are showing the ugly side of the business. Many people on TH-cam only show the positive side, not ugly side.
@@georgeross6304 yeah it was not ideal for sure. Gotta show both sides of the coin man
@@BuddysDIY Hey bud, do you have dealer license or you just title jump?
@@georgeross6304 I have a license brother. I know alot of people who jump titles tho. I always recommend you follow state and county guidelines
I REALLY appreciate Buddy showing the real-world aspect of buying/selling and that there is RISK.
Appreciate you appreciating me 😁😁
I knew something was off when he wasn’t done with the engine and the video was about to end. At least he was honest.
Gotta keep it real
Never clicked faster, these videos are awesome
Haha appreciate that man
I just smokes a joint and watched this vid for the third time whilst eating an entire pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
a HUGE thank you to this channel. i work on cars for a living and when i tell you this is a 100% accurate step by step tutorial on how its done. i appreciate you teaching others an honest hustle! also the editing and camera quality is also good so props man, much luv coming your way from houston 🤘🏼
Appreciate you homie! Much more good content to come!!
Had a 2010 2.2 coupe for 10 years. Besides a head replacement due to low compression, trans rebuilt, trouble communcating with FAB programming, beeps when unlocking manually, she never left me stranded. She was a love/hate relationship.
I've weirdly heard horror stories and success stories from Chevy Cobalt owners. I flip cars too and have had about a dozen of them, always made a little money with them but just lost money for the first time on a 2010 Cobalt LT, timing chain issue, bought it with a lopey idle thinking it was something else. Coincidentally my grandmother has an '09 Cobalt with about 80k original miles that she bought new, never been in the shop for anything in 12 years, still on the original brake pads even.
Once they hit 100k that chains slips 9/10 times. Biggest pos car lol
FACTS
Fuel, Air, Compression, Timing, Spark
These videos are therapeutic AF! All the time and effort into into vehicles really makes me appreciate my mechanic buddies who do things for me as kind gestures.
Best part of your channel is that you make videos with the intention of educating us and not with the intention of getting a bizzare number of views! Love your videos. Waiting for more!
Chevy Cobalt: I'm going to torture this man, he has no idea.
Hahahaha bruhhh
Bro, I wasn’t expecting a “fail” I’m glad you decided to upload it as a teaching example. 10/10. I’m subscribing now
Man, you’ve got the recipe down, keep putting those videos out! I know that they’re probably very time consuming, but they are unique in their quality and layout!!
your 100% right!. tim consuming as hack! but yes nobody else have videos like these!
my favorite vid of the series so far
I did not feel like watching your video, but I normally really love the flips! but to support you I played the whole video for the TH-cam algorithm without my headset on, you deserve to get big!!
Appreciate that man!!!
Honesty is refreshing on TH-cam. Not many videos willing to show the downside.
This guy walks us through the entire process, do’s and don’ts, not like some of these other guys with shitty videos, vague terms half ass explaining. Thank you for your videos 👍
Absolutely brother!
Can you add manhours on here? I'm curious how many man hours you put into some of these flips and I really like watching these videos.
Thats what id be wanting too
It all depends how good you are fixing / handy and how far detailed.
THE most important lesson on this channel for any business owner. Kudos for the transparency
I'm sure your videos take a couple days to edit, but I absolutely love how you tie it all together.
It takes a wile lol. But thanks! Structuring a video like this takes some thought!
watched the beamer flip before this. after this video... the integrity of the paint job thing from the beamer and the honesty about the flip fail is amazing. thank you for not just ditching this content all together. this is good info to show people sometimes you just gotta cut your losses and get what you can get and never blow your whole wallet on one car because well... shit happens. and sometimes even a 500 car you cant make money on. Some cars are just fucked. i subscribed after watching this video. keep it up man. love the money wall where you keep track of spending and values and all that.
Appre that love and support bro. Means alot!
This video is a good reminder of why you want to make sure you know exactly what you're doing before replacing things. The fuel pump was likely fine. If you smell gas and there is a leak, then that needs to be sealed first or the pump can't build proper pressure. See this code a lot in the Midwest with rust. Also with the timing chain, you use the marks on the gears and the marks on the cylinders head and not on the chain. Those are just there for retiming after replacement. Depending on engine design those links will only line up perfectly on the crack and can gears every 2-300 rotation of the engine. You definitely could have machined that head though. Especially on common engines like this you guy buy a thicker head gasket for the amount they machine. This is actually very frequently done to also help ensure that the timing chain doesn't get too much slack from over machining.
wow, I'm about to start this exact adventure, flipping, and doing it properly...I'd hate to have an experience like this as my first go at it lol. I'm taking notes, watching all the vids, and have a backer. hopefully things will be ok. I won't be flipping junk, I want to be a respectable person that has their name mentioned when others need a good deal on a used car, other than that, my conscious won't allow me to crap work, I've lost my ass on jobs plenty of times because I insisted on doing things the right way, I've also lost actual jobs because of that, some employers won't tolerate it when you let them know they're not doing the right thing morally. fortunately for me, I don't that much about being wealthy, I'd rather be happy, healthy, and someone people can trust, that 's worth more than any amount of green paper in the world.
Best of luck my friend. You can always leave a comment if you want any questions answered!
@@BuddysDIY thanks man ^^ it went downhill, my hopeful business partners wife had different plans for his money(or maybe he he did, and didn't think I'd understand). Maybe someday! staying optimistic.
@@WE.R.NOT.OK.W.U.TRMP_GTFO did you end up flipping any cars
@@smile-br8mu tried, failed ^^ couldn't find the capital. Working hard so that I can follow that dream in the future, I have not given up! Thanks for asking :) edit- I might start with bikes/scooters, a crawl before walk type thing.
@@WE.R.NOT.OK.W.U.TRMP_GTFO I’m also on that route, have finally got into cars after flipping atv, bikes and clothes for a year combined with work. Give it a go. But be real hard on your money for a while don’t spend it on nonsense and only necessaries and you will eventually get into cars. It’s a long road but it’s worth it in the end
Nice job man! A buddy and I flip cars as well and we occasionally get the ones we call wash and flips. Made a quick $500 car wash and some hubcaps the other day. Love doing it!
Good stuff man. Yeah it's fun forsure. There is plenty of wash and flips out there. I do them as well but these longer projects make for better videos of course haha
I watched most of your car flip videos, and I was surprised to see the end of this. And finally! Someone who shows the ugly side of business. I know it can seem clickbaity to a ton of people, but itreallyi is what it feels like when things go sideways not just in the car flipping business but also in any business. Keep making more videos man, I'm actually from the Philipines, and I love your videos!
It seems like testing fuel pressure before buying and installing a new pump would be a good thing to do. It takes much less time and is free.
I bought a 2009 cobalt lt in 2018, for 700 from my dealership. Gave me 2 years of reliable service. An awesome car for people who can roll up their sleeves and do a bit of work . It was like a mini luxury car. I cleaned and polished it, did all kinds of home maintenance. The fuel pump started to fail and I still sold it for 1500 to someone who was going to replace the fuel pump. Good car
Well to say the least you had better luck with them than me 🤣
I’ve had my share of duds over the years but this cobalt was a wonderful car. To be honest, I had to replace even the wiring harness covers because they were crumbling but yeah. Replaced bumper skin , polished and coated headlights and my cars I always keep meticulously clean.
Car flipper tip: people LOVE eat off the floor clean cars , even if they need a tiny bit of work.
Thank you for the informative content :)
@@sneakerfreak2002 glad you enjoyed the video my friend! Stay tuned for more:)
Awesome and super honest video! It’s great to see your process and also the humility to show a “failure”. Great advice. Subbed. 😊
Glad to have you on the buddy's diy family!
Thank you for being super honest! actually this video encouraged me! not discouragement here! any business has it's pros & cons! and here is Buddy sharing his honest experience and not being shy of admitting his bad experiences! Thank you again for being honest!
Thanks for being willing to show both sides of the story. My brother and I have been thinking about doing this for a couple months now. And your videos are really helpful. I think we are still a couple months away from head first diving in. But I have bookmarked your patreon page and look forward to some future advice.
Bet you never flipped cars
I appreciate you being real and respect you for knowing when to stop the damage and take the loss
Just found your channel today and was hooked, great stuff! My teen boys and I flipped our first car (Ford Ranger) recently and had fun and made some $$$. Appreciate your super clear and straightforward explanations, keep it coming!
Thanks brother! Appreciate the support! More to come!
Good for you that you opted out of that rabbit hole. My first car was like that. No matter how much money and effort you spend fixing it there is always something new that breaks.
Yeah I was done. That's think was bad luck hahag
What do you say when people ask why you’re selling the car or how long you’ve owned it? Are you up front and say you just bought it and you’re trying to flip ?
Um, I stayed up all night watching your flipper videos.
Yo these vids are great man, super informative and entertaining. Keep it up bro
More to come brother!!
Wow, finally someone is there who is living a real life and is that has that much courage to show the ugly side of car buying.
Thanks and keep up the good work
Buddy, roughly how much would a mechanic charge for going through the entire mechanical repair process you describe (drop tank and replace pump, fix lines, inspect timing chain and adjust)? I've been watching a bunch of these kinds of videos, and it seems that unless you can do these repairs yourself, the cost is prohibitive in that there is no profit left. Suggestion: if you make more of these flip videos, maybe also keep a running cost list estimating the cost if a mechanic performed the work.
Not a bad idea. I might start making videos braking down the flips on how much profit you can make letting someone do the work
Thanks for the honesty! My Spidey senses were tingling when the seller said multiple times that it needed an oil change. To most non-car people they think oil change is a cure-all, when in reality most stuff will run fine with oil that is many years old.
Moral of the story, don’t buy notoriously bad cars. The odds just aren’t in your favor. Any deal can go south with bad enough luck but doing your research can help mitigate the chance. Love this video! Thanks for being transparent!
I never like or dislike videos, but the fact you have so low likes and views, I like every single one. Keep it up bud!
Wah you are so professional dude it’s crazy you are so talented
Love the grind
Appreciate the love homie!
Respect to you buddy....
Finally I find a realistic youtuber ... It doesn't work perfectly every time... Some times we have to lose and accept it to avoid more losses...
Thanks for this amazing video and wish you all the best..
Keep up the good work.
I've watched you other flipping videos but this one earned a sub! Looking forward to more!
Thank you brother. There will be more to come!!
@@BuddysDIY Agree with Henry Stross! Did the same as him!!! Your girlfriend is a keeper better make some flips for the ring! ;)
Your a genius mechanic. So cool seeing your talent. Love the content. Thanks
I watched the whole way through, really nice and detailed vid! Thanks for the honesty
Thank you brother!
You know at first I was like wow this dude really made me watch a video of him taking a loss but then again I actually learned a couple things and I appreciate the honesty so I subscribed btw love the Chevy Blazer video keep these videos coming Buddy !
What a great video, thank you so much for your time, effort, and honesty. This gives everyone us realistic expectations, while learning how to go about different situations. Thanks again for this top notch content!
Applause to this guy's who knew when to give up and take his loss, I didn really expect this ending , but it's real , good job , you have a new follower
Thank you Buddy for realism!
Absolutely!
This has to be the best car flipping show on the youtube ! well done and keep on making these gems
When will you post the inspection video? Also, I’m tracking a lot of cars now to see what the condition/age/mileage is compared to the asking price to get a better handle on the market but I’d really like to know what they sell for. Is there a way to determine that or guesstimate pretty closely?
Also, I am a recent subscriber. Liking them a lot!
ive been working on it the last few days! that or the headlight restoration is the next one out!
i’m glad this my first video ive watched on flipping cars so I know it’s always going to be well
I had been wondering how do you drive back with two cars does a friend come with or do you hook it up to you’re car ?
My girl usually helps me out lmao. Or a friend
FINALLY you show us the REAL side of flipping...
You honestly did really well you could have been 1000s in the red but you cut your losses and just scrapped it.
OPPORTUNITY COST is the problem with a flip like this....
You need a vehicle you can flip QUICKLY so you can move on to the next project. U
The only real thing that matters is how many $$$ in profit you are averaging ever week not necessarily how large the margins are.
Thumbs-up for being honest.
Thank you brother!
I appreciate this video so damn much!! I’ve been in the car game 17 years. Feels good to know I’m not alone taking a hit every once in a while.
you had me in the first half not gonna lie
Hahaha I had myself too 😂
Man, this help allot, I want to start flipping, but every video out there is always a success and makes me wonder how no one fails. Thanks buddy because of this, I think I have more confidence
So much respect for showing the “ugly”
This is great. Shows that there's always a chance of things not going the way you plan. And that taking the loss is always an option if the project isnt profitable. Cudos!
I'm actually going out to an auction next week to hopefully find a car with my girlfriend, are there any pointers you might give me, I don't know if they'll let me use the obd.
I will drop a car inspection video this week 🤣 m how i inspect a car!!
@@BuddysDIY looking forward to it we're going this coming wendsday so hopefully its out before then
Imma try man. Hope by Monday or Tuesday!
Dude is a real salesman as well as a real engineer. Well done mate.
I try my best!
Finally the real truth about flipping
Yes sirr
Detailed, and Honest. SUBSCRIBED!
the thing I hate about Facebook is you can't filter out Dealer vs. Private Party sellers.
Or the "Private Party" sellers who show their cars with no tags on them.
Thank you for this honest video! This car really had the perfect storm when it came to issues. It amazes me how little some people care about cars.
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The ability to know to cut your losses comes from experience. You absolutely have to make a bunch of mistakes as your education into anything. Your decision seems right to me and it's refreshing to see the blatant honesty of: OOPS another lesson learned.
Do you need a dealers license to flip cars ?
Unless you keep it under the state limit per year
BRO YOU ARE LIT NO CAP. I know nothing about cars. when you were talking about the engine i wandered "well but why does engines do not start?" and BOOM minute 10:00 you explain it. I can see for miles you are really humble man. New sub and lots of love from Argentina, South America
My man! Haha appreciate the love and support. More great content to come!
Why didn’t you run a compression test before buying?
Doing a compression test in someones driveway is a bit much but it can be done!
That's a great video for anyone thinking about flipping cars. It's not easy as some TH-cam videos portray but I think I would have run for the hills when I first saw this car in person especially when you said it's worse than you imagined. I used to be a licensed car wholesaler way back when.
I mean 500 for and 08 that ran good with cold ac and only 110k miles.
Seemed like a good deal! Little did I know hahaha
@@BuddysDIY I know....... been there, done that, but when it wacks you in the wallet you get educated. The good news is fortunately you didn't lose much. I've never been in the rebuild business but even the "good" cars can wack you in the wallet. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Thanks brother! There is more to come! Hopefully you've seen the other two flip videos where I actually made some money!
So moral of the story is don't buy a Chevy 😂😂
Don't buy a eco tech engine by Chevy
I’m glad you showed the downsides. A lot of newer flippers might keep on trying to fix the car causing them to lose faith and become frustrated. Better to get rid of the headache before it becomes a migraine and a money drain.
This is cool. I own an 09ss cobalt
I just found this channel the other day and I can't stop watching
Thanks for your honesty. There's a lot to learn in this video too. Sometimes, it just doesn't work out.
Respect bro enjoy all your videos of flipping cars. I just started getting into cars about 3 months ago always amazing every day. Cheers
Youre the best yt flipper i have seen. Hats off to you! Keep those best videos coming. We will keep on supporting you!
Really like your honesty here bro. Really informative regarding your business. Liking this type of content. Keep it up bro! Not skipping ads!
More to come. Appreciate the support!
I love the honesty - this is such a great channel.
Just found your channel and after a few videos I subscribed. Great work. This is what I have always wanted to do.
Thanks for showing the fact that all winners have losses too! so much more realistic than most people. Good job
Best channel informative, keeps the interest of viewers amazing edits, delivery, presentation. Keep up the good work.
No one bats a thousand. If you buy enough cars, a bad one is going to slip in. Don’t get attached to metal, cut your losses and get out while you’re not too deep. Great video.
U are gonna go a far way on this platform man, like your videos!
My first attempt at flipping a car was with this exact make, model and year, only with a manual transmission. I bought it for $500, the brakes were completely shot, it had 235k miles on it (mostly freeway miles) but ran good and had a straight body. I did the oil, spark plugs, air filter, a full detail, replaced the brake pads, rotors, lines, master cylinder, for $400. That car was such a pain to sell. I ended up selling it for $950. I learned, the manual transmission and high mileage really turned most people off. I made only $50 but learned a lot.
Good video Buddy. To the point - easy to understand - no BS.
Thank you brother
Previous Owner: He really thought that He lowballed me with the $500 offer 😂 Now He knows why I said YES !!
Chris Fix: Beginner jobs
BUDDY: Intermediate-low pro jobs
High pro jobs: engine total :D
Thanks, BUD, u’re great.
Thanks for the support man. Appreciate the love!
Dude as I watch your videos a lot of the cars that you've got I have bought on flips as well. Crazy how the car flipping business goes. It's like the same cars are always sold with the same issues for the same prices.Love it.
The ugly is reality sometimes. Best video so far!!
Your probably the most realistic TH-cam channel out their for flipping cars and I watched alot of car channel videos and yours is my favorite drama free and realistic scenarios and I like that you put how much you pay for your car and how much you make in profit also how much time is spent on each flip because alot of TH-cam channels talk about spending 50 dollars on a part to fix a car but they spend 40 hours fixing the car like a normal person has 40 hours a week to fix cars.