There are hundreds of youtubers doing the same thing as Mat. However, there is a huge difference....and that is Mat and the team. Personality, no bullshit, Yorky humor and just good fun. Thats why MA is number 1!!!
The difference is they actually get things done in vids. They don’t drag them out over many episodes or make stupid cuts to unfunny jokes. And they choose good camera angles. They’re the whole package like top gear with the trio. Without the stig, the blokes, the camera angles etc they wouldn’t be anywhere near as popular it’s about the whole package.
I guess there are haters posting on all channels, but how can anyone dislike this bloke and his dad? Buying bashed up motors and turning them into things of awesome power and beauty. Dealing with innumerable problems with laughter and never one cuss. These videos are compulsive watching, to appreciate what can be achieved by hard work.
@@Youdontthink You think he can keep doing this without monetizing his channel? Buying up bashed cars and fixing them, the money has to come from somewhere. He kept giving away these fixed up cars instead of selling them to get more money back. Nothing about this is greedy, it is just what is necessary to keep making content like this.
Mat,it’s definitely repairable!!! Whole car is spot welded. I have seen M3 repaired after side collision. The car was bent like a banana.Whole side panel of the car was replaced. In 2-3 weeks car was on road again and driving safe. Wish you good luck in this new project.
@@EdK911 did mention it? i may have missed it but the fact that he started to cut panel away allready is concerning. you should always try to bring it back to original shape before you cut panel .
Your connection to your father, laughing so much and just enjoying time is just adorable! As someone being in a children’s home and not knowing my father I’m happy but at the same time hurt by it 😀 Just know how valuable this is!
Dad's laughter is everything. Such a nice thing to have that kind of a relationship btwn a father & his son both doing what they love doing most together. Blessings right there.
I love the fact Tony’s becoming more involved instead of just fixing things in the background with a quick appearance here and there, the man cracks me up honestly😂
@TAVARISH your a usa MA version 😂😂. Sending love from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 you live not to far from Cristal river where my ex live...wish I can meet you one day.
Hi Matt, first off, love your channel, love what you are doing, even though you ain't a body repairer or mechanic, but its great to watch you having a go ! I though, have been in body repairs for over 25 years, and been trained by some of the best car engineers in the business, so if you fancy any real advice, please get in touch. As with your latest BMW M3 quater panel, you should reverse the impact before you cut any of the outside panles off, also cover EVERYTHING when using a grinder, those sparks are glowing red hot, and will weld themself to anything they hit, glasss, cloth, paint, then rust later !!!! Just a bit of experience telling you. Cheers Stu.
@@edwilko8819 yeah but mat is advertising and advocating fr carvertical. It's actually not as good as he says. If u buy his m3 after he has fixed it, ud b none the wiser that this car was a wreck
@@sylism5086 He is a youtuber, he needs to create content. Everything he did in the beginning of the video doesn't make any sense, but he did it to build a story for the video. Kind of a shame but that's how youtube works.
Well it’s handy to know if the gearbox is working and can drive as is, before stripping the car? Obviously learnt from his mistakes in the past from going straight into stripping, rebuilding, only to re strip again.
Hey Matt not sure if this car has the option but there was an option for these cars to have a built in dash cam using the surround cameras. Its possible the crash was recorded onto the built in computer that maybe you could access
Some of these BMW M3 have a drive recorder in the car! May have a video saved of the crash in the car as it usually records 20-30 seconds before and after the crash. Would be interesting to see what happened! Love your videos by the way Mat!
It would be amazing if he manages to unearth that clip during the build. The garage that owned and crashed it, might have wiped it though, if they knew about the function. They had it back at their site after the crash for an undisclosed period of time. They were obviously doing some pretty spicy driving in a residential area to spin that into a house!
@@DontPanicDear It's actually very common for BMW's to end up crashed into houses, which I was surprised to find while looking up this crash. Think this is the one from Peterborough, doesn't say what happened but like a lot of the others its been early in the morning 4:30 am
@@OriginalgEd First one I saw in the list guy was done with dangerous driving, he had also taken out a tree and a telephone pole, the one I think Mat's car is no charges were made, other folk in the car, could have been folk going to work, tiredness all sorts comes into play
My guess is this. The 4wd has a rear bias, they lost the back end and started to spin. It hit the kerb, which then bounced it up and it was slightly airborne passing over the grass before hitting the back end as thats the deepest. That stopped dead and brought the front round with a clatter into the house
Mat, you never fail to impress me with your optimism and determination to stop at nothing. My godfather was an auto body mechanic and owned his own shop, he has passed now but he would make every project look like it was fresh out the factory, like yourself. I hope to do at least just one type of project out of the 100(0)s you’re doing. Big respect from Los Angeles, CA.
17:13 the crash photo had a faint tire mark across the sidewalk, made by the left rear . Crash happened just like Mat said. Love the channel and good luck on the build💪
And @17:10 you can see what looks like a clipped sidewalk and @17:18 you can clearly see the rear left wheel clipped on two spots, maybe the first time it was on the sidewalk and the second on the corner of the wall.
@@jamespacker2904my thoughts also, most likely it was a mid flight kiss with the house. It’s mad that was unrecorded, god knows what else os broken or cracked, this car clearly is a flight risk! But if they didn’t go through insurance who paid for damage to the house..
@@jamespacker2904That would make sense. It looks very sunny in the pics but i was also thinking maybe it was partly damp out when the accident occurred? Would mean less tyre marks, and more likely to lose traction.
Hi Mat the car should repair ok I would put it on a jig and pull the 1/4 panel out then the inner frame and if pulled out properly the parcel shelf should repair a new 1/4 panel inner wheel arched lower 1/4 panel inner and outer wheel arched and you shouldn’t be too far away cheers John
Tough watch for me, as we had a BMW, albeit a 1 series crash into our house just over a year ago. Here's hoping the homeowner is well covered and has their wits about them to get put right, lord knows its a tough slog - it took 10 months to get back to normal for me. The M3 looks like a tough challenge.
Hey Mat! Saw this car at the NEC and I'm very excited to see this car finished! I think the standard M3 has 480hp and comps have 503hp but we only get the competitions in the uk
Mat the parcel shelf can be pulled out no probs the quarter panel needs to be pulled out at the crease to relieve a bit of tension the quarter panel skin then needs to be removed and the inner structure needs to be pulled out to relieve the tension on the inner structure then you can decide to buy all the individual panel pieces or buy a whole quarter panel section from a donor car and remove it all in one piece then put a new quarter panel on remember to pull at the same angle as the damage happened if it went in it should come out at least to relieve tension then decide which way you attack the damage or take to a good panel shop as a panel beater don't be afraid of the damage and right down a step by step plane on fixing it so you don't get side tracked good luck cheers from down under
Cant wait to see how this goes... i hardly watch car repair vids these days anymore except for tavarish, and mad4motors but now you got a new sub! Great work bro!!
Its very much appreciated that your ads arent just premade shit forced into a video. The only in video ads i dont skip through. Well done mate, and good luck 😅
I had the privilege of driving one in Germany when on a work trip. It was a Sixt rental. Never have I ever had so much fun in a car. That engine is a masterpiece
To put the car in neutral 1. Open cup holder cover at front. 2. Remove cup holder insert. 3. Insert a screwdriver in the center hole, push the parking lock lever from left to right to the end position. 4. The parking lock is unlocked. Just in case for the next BMW fix
Mat, hope you know, make the car square before replacing parts. otherwhise it WILL crabwalk on you. So throw it on the jig and pull it straight, before you cut out any of the structual parts.
I’ve been in the motor trade for 30 years and seen plenty of qualified mechanics that have knowhere near the skill you have so don’t say you are not a mechanic! love the videos!
From someone that’s followed you since your early days working two jobs I gotta give it to you May. Well done you deserve the success. Onwards and upwards. I love the family and friends values in you. Keep it up pal 🌟👍💪🙏🎉
First time watching your videos mat & I’ve got to say I’m hooked already,not sure how I haven’t come across your videos earlier.Love you & your teams sense of humour & watching the rebuilds is really interesting.Really looking forward to watching future videos & following your channel
Just goes go show. The number of crash damaged cars on the road that insurance companies have repaired and so haven't given them a category 'S'. Lots of people say I'd never buy a crash damaged repaired car. If the insurance company paid for it to be repaired, how would you know?
Just found it funny as The Car Vertical check clearly didn't work in this case. All reputable dealers and car auction sites do a HPI check, so only worth paying for a check if your buying from a really dodgy garage or a private seller.
@@andrewpemberton7295 I guarantee if Insurance paid out on this car , there would be a record at car vertical Period … who ever owned this car probably didn’t have any insurance and it was a total loss to the owner, but there would be no possible way car vertical would have a record of it ! So the owner just sold at auction to recoup whatever he could get !! And still car vertical would not be involved!!!!!!!!! 💥
Also have you seen the price of car vertical checks they've gone through the roof 30 quid last time I looked seems paying all these 'celebrities' to advertise for them is costing them too much sorry but I'll stick to HPI
I’m having de-ja-vu. I went through a similar process with my own car here in Australia. New quarter panel and inner panels, the whole lot. It’s a big job but as a rookie, i took it on and it looks as good as new. I’ll be following this one closely
Cut the oil lines with a cutting/grinding wheel....what could possibly go wrong with that scenario? Im sure none of the grinder's particles got inside the oil and definitely won't hurt the pistons or the bearings.....or anything else.
Bro I used to ride BMX every day of my life and when I wanted to start driving my epilepsy decided that wasn't going to happen so it's awesome to see the videos and see that because of these videos that that's how every one else got into it thank you for all the videos and footage bro keep it coming you to pops!
It's odd the amount of enjoyment I get from this channel considering I'm largely ambivalent about modern cars, really couldn't care less. I think it's the problem solving, the determination when adversity strikes and of course the wonderful relationship between father and son.
Exactly what I thought mate! That sure isn’t Mats approach but the fact that that is the consequence under this insurance state is a terrifying thought of an easy way to rip people off ,in real life‘.
Advertising car vertical that informs you if your car has a crash damaged history without your knowledge and then repairing a high powered car that will have a clean title but should be a cat S is double standards surely. It's just as bad as doing an ex track day car. Car vertical doesn't tell you if your car was used as a track day vehicle.
@@marcosd999 how can it be flagged as a write off if it hasn't been written off? (As in, if an insurance company hasn't said "that's not worth us fixing, we'll pay you what it's worth instead").
You could've got the car on a jig to pull all the rear panels out before cutting. You can usually pull out most of the internal structure back in place to relieve the tension then remover the outer panel. Get a pull jig next time it will serve you well in the future. Look forward to seeing this completed :)
Mat - this gen of Mcar is available in other markets with a manual gearbox (albeit slightly detuned, non-competition spec) ! Must be the same one that’s optional on the current M2. You know it makes sense to get that box converted - much easier to get it into neutral next time the car gets mashed off someone’s wall
so long as you can buy the metal to fix it, it's repairable. Being a newer car, the metal should be other there but more than likely you'll have to buy new rather than used, unless you're lucky. One thing you might want to do is have it put on a frame rack to have the car pulled more into alignment.
While on the topic of repairing red crashed cars into buildings…. Here in Bracknell there’s a golf GTI stuck in an apartment building that’s been there a couple months…. Keep an eye out in Copart Newbury!
Mat I used to work for ASV EUROPEAN SPARES in brookvale nsw Australia, we use to do alot of cut n shuts. Where I used to car a whole rear quarter section for repairs like that.... ASV European are pretty big in parts here in Australia but I'm sure you probably use them already. You know ASV was named after 3 brothers Avo,Sam,Vic Enough of them.... I'm enjoying your uploads Mat, your father is Awesome, and it's great to see your partner help to, even on the tools. Look forward to seeing next upload mate 👍
Former traffic cop here... its most likely the BMW was travelling NW on Gunthorpe Ridings (at speed) and lost control over the surface change at the junction of Caldbeck Close. its a right hand sweeper at that point so you are into a clockwise spin over the surface change (fits with the damage and final position). About 60m to the impact with the house, so 70-80mph most likely. There are witness marks on the pavement (you have to look closely) which indicates the car went in sideways and was still spinning as it hit the house. This likely made the damage worse on the rear end as the car was rotating into the corner of the garden wall. Its hit the house and come to an almost dead stop, its rolled back about 2 feet post impact. HTH.
@@Stuey1221 Suspension was likely on the bump stops after hopping the kerb so yes probably the wheels were not exactly firmly planted! The rear wheels were back down on the ground after the grass as there are witness marks on the pavement.
My downtime of the week uses to be top gear/ grand tour now it’s mat Armstrong rebuilding cars 👌🏻 we now have a 4 poster ramp at our yard good too someone local doing well and inspiring others along the way
Great video… can you confirm something with me. Having owned several 4x4 cars including an A45 AMG currently… don’t all four wheels need to be the same circumference and if not has this been a factor in the crash. If the rear 20’s have a smaller profile tyres to compensate then that may be ok… I’m no expert btw Kev
The craziest part of this is the fact that me and my day always walk past that exact house on the way to the pub and always wondered how that hole ( in a house don’t forget )and with this series told us , plus they’ve added speed bumps on that road which we found tickled us
looking forward to the rebuild video, also judging by the cars angle, where it hit and no grass damage, i expect this car was airborne right before the crash, probably hit the curb at great speed
is there anything mat can't fix fr 😭👑
The big guns commenting!
marriages!!!!!
You know its good when the platform itself comments
Even @youtube commenting. I could not be more proud and jealous all at the same time.
You know you have made it when TH-cam are commenting 😂
There are hundreds of youtubers doing the same thing as Mat. However, there is a huge difference....and that is Mat and the team. Personality, no bullshit, Yorky humor and just good fun. Thats why MA is number 1!!!
Yep, it’s all about Mat’s storytelling ability as well. How he produces each video and his narration are what separate Mat from others.
The difference is they actually get things done in vids. They don’t drag them out over many episodes or make stupid cuts to unfunny jokes. And they choose good camera angles. They’re the whole package like top gear with the trio. Without the stig, the blokes, the camera angles etc they wouldn’t be anywhere near as popular it’s about the whole package.
Yorky?
"no bullshit" you really think he paid 32k for this car? either its bs or he is really not that smart
Dad is the real star of the show :)
I guess there are haters posting on all channels, but how can anyone dislike this bloke and his dad? Buying bashed up motors and turning them into things of awesome power and beauty. Dealing with innumerable problems with laughter and never one cuss. These videos are compulsive watching, to appreciate what can be achieved by hard work.
@purpleslug7187 sometimes their idiotic laugh upsets people
For me I’ve always had an issue in how he over monetizes everything on his channel. Comes across very greedy, even starting the raffle company 🫤
@@Youdontthink You think he can keep doing this without monetizing his channel? Buying up bashed cars and fixing them, the money has to come from somewhere. He kept giving away these fixed up cars instead of selling them to get more money back. Nothing about this is greedy, it is just what is necessary to keep making content like this.
@@snpzdrdarky2181 you obviously don’t know the economics of how this game works kid, so go to sleep 😴
@@Youdontthink whatever makes you sleep better at night
“Indicate left” absolutely killed me 😂 looking forward to this rebuild!
I laughed so loud. The joy he showed just makes my day
Did it now.god bless you!
I don't know what was the most shocking part; the car starting, or the fact that they found a BMW with a working indicator! 😂
@@LockieScott I can confirm the indicators on my bmw don’t work 🤣
Mat,it’s definitely repairable!!!
Whole car is spot welded.
I have seen M3 repaired after side collision. The car was bent like a banana.Whole side panel of the car was replaced.
In 2-3 weeks car was on road again and driving safe.
Wish you good luck in this new project.
Pretty sure the car you described was not worked on a lift
@@buttkicker8512 the work was carried out on a body slipway
@@EdK911 did mention it? i may have missed it but the fact that he started to cut panel away allready is concerning. you should always try to bring it back to original shape before you cut panel .
Just take off the loose bits fix bent wheel and drive it how it is! 😮
@@buttkicker8512 , I disagree , if there is no frame damage , cutting steel will not effect anything!!!
Was thinking a set of wheel dolly’s would have been perfect to get it inside. Always looking forward to the progress.
Yooo zollotech nice to see you
Didn’t expect to see you here
I thought the exact same thing 😊
I was thinking the same thing. Or just put a jack in the back
@xaye24 a jack wouldnt work. You'd need to get the front and the back off the ground as it's a 4 wheel drive one.
Front wheels still turn freely, despite being XDrive. Look at them dragging it off the recovery van. @@mickmorgan67
Your connection to your father, laughing so much and just enjoying time is just adorable! As someone being in a children’s home and not knowing my father I’m happy but at the same time hurt by it 😀
Just know how valuable this is!
Dad's laughter is everything. Such a nice thing to have that kind of a relationship btwn a father & his son both doing what they love doing most together. Blessings right there.
Absolutely. When he laughs you know they’re f**ked 😂
I love the fact Tony’s becoming more involved instead of just fixing things in the background with a quick appearance here and there, the man cracks me up honestly😂
Tony is GOAT dad
Tony needs his own video every once and a while 😂 he’s hilarious
Love love love Tony!! He's funny, smart, and always has a smile on his face !!
He is the star of the show
I think he's hilarious 😂
24 hour build!!!
@TAVARISH your a usa MA version 😂😂. Sending love from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 you live not to far from Cristal river where my ex live...wish I can meet you one day.
go buy a m3 and du it your self in 2 days if you can
@@foxmusic5 due 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Another ledge 😎 🇺🇸
Hi Matt, first off, love your channel, love what you are doing, even though you ain't a body repairer or mechanic, but its great to watch you having a go ! I though, have been in body repairs for over 25 years, and been trained by some of the best car engineers in the business, so if you fancy any real advice, please get in touch. As with your latest BMW M3 quater panel, you should reverse the impact before you cut any of the outside panles off, also cover EVERYTHING when using a grinder, those sparks are glowing red hot, and will weld themself to anything they hit, glasss, cloth, paint, then rust later !!!! Just a bit of experience telling you. Cheers Stu.
Yesss, im so looking forward to this building, shout out from SA 🇿🇦
Danko
It's gonna b cracking brother!👌👊💪🇿🇦🇬🇧
yooo South African gang
What about the middle east?
Letsgooo
@Mat showing the car is clean on carvertical actually shows that car vertical is not protecting us from crash damaged cars.
Yes, it is
they can only give u information that is recorded. loads of unrecorded crashed or damaged cars sold by dealers new that are damaged in transit
Came here to say exactly this. “Never raced or rallied!” This car could be sold as never damaged and Car Vertical won’t show it as anything else.
@@edwilko8819 yeah but mat is advertising and advocating fr carvertical. It's actually not as good as he says. If u buy his m3 after he has fixed it, ud b none the wiser that this car was a wreck
Imagine doing a car vertical check and paying full whack for that thing, then finding out it once looked like that
You should look into getting wheel trolleys. Jack the car up and put the trolleys under the wheels and push the car in.
I think he has the wheel trolleys, unless I saw my own things in the older videos.
I was actually expecting him to use those.
@@sylism5086 He is a youtuber, he needs to create content. Everything he did in the beginning of the video doesn't make any sense, but he did it to build a story for the video. Kind of a shame but that's how youtube works.
Well it’s handy to know if the gearbox is working and can drive as is, before stripping the car?
Obviously learnt from his mistakes in the past from going straight into stripping, rebuilding, only to re strip again.
I once saw a 10 m long printing press moved on 6 roller skates by two guys with a crowbar.
10:12 Mat demonstrating the bonnet hinge pedestrian protection system 🤣🤣
10:11
Hey Matt not sure if this car has the option but there was an option for these cars to have a built in dash cam using the surround cameras. Its possible the crash was recorded onto the built in computer that maybe you could access
Here in RSA I think that option is the BMW Drive Recorder.
That’s actually a good idea (if that car is equipped with that option).
That’s would be amazing!!
Oooo cooool, need to see that
Some of these BMW M3 have a drive recorder in the car! May have a video saved of the crash in the car as it usually records 20-30 seconds before and after the crash. Would be interesting to see what happened! Love your videos by the way Mat!
It would be amazing if he manages to unearth that clip during the build.
The garage that owned and crashed it, might have wiped it though, if they knew about the function. They had it back at their site after the crash for an undisclosed period of time.
They were obviously doing some pretty spicy driving in a residential area to spin that into a house!
@@DontPanicDear It's actually very common for BMW's to end up crashed into houses, which I was surprised to find while looking up this crash. Think this is the one from Peterborough, doesn't say what happened but like a lot of the others its been early in the morning 4:30 am
I think the video would simply show that the driver ran clean out of talent and should have bought a Clio instead.
@@OriginalgEd First one I saw in the list guy was done with dangerous driving, he had also taken out a tree and a telephone pole, the one I think Mat's car is no charges were made, other folk in the car, could have been folk going to work, tiredness all sorts comes into play
The best thing about all of your videos is not your car.. u got a great dad that is always supporting you mat.. ❤
My guess is this.
The 4wd has a rear bias, they lost the back end and started to spin. It hit the kerb, which then bounced it up and it was slightly airborne passing over the grass before hitting the back end as thats the deepest. That stopped dead and brought the front round with a clatter into the house
Thought M3’s were all 2wd?!
@@Itsnotgoodatallxdrive=4wd
@@Itsnotgoodatall not the competitions
@@Itsnotgoodatall Mat literally said xDrive at 1:16
@@Itsnotgoodatallthey are switchable to RWD though the M buttons on the steering wheel.
I love mat I just found this channel last month coming off an addiction and bro just made my days happier watching his videos
BMW with working indicators...unicorn, worth saving :)
I'm pretty sure they're a really expensive option.
Mat, you never fail to impress me with your optimism and determination to stop at nothing. My godfather was an auto body mechanic and owned his own shop, he has passed now but he would make every project look like it was fresh out the factory, like yourself. I hope to do at least just one type of project out of the 100(0)s you’re doing. Big respect from Los Angeles, CA.
Loved the way Mat's Dad burst out laughing when it fell off the truck.... hilarious! 😂
17:13 the crash photo had a faint tire mark across the sidewalk, made by the left rear . Crash happened just like Mat said. Love the channel and good luck on the build💪
And @17:10 you can see what looks like a clipped sidewalk and @17:18 you can clearly see the rear left wheel clipped on two spots, maybe the first time it was on the sidewalk and the second on the corner of the wall.
Maybe it bounced up the curb and got a little airborne before hitting the house, hence the lack of marks to the grass.
@@jamespacker2904my thoughts also, most likely it was a mid flight kiss with the house. It’s mad that was unrecorded, god knows what else os broken or cracked, this car clearly is a flight risk! But if they didn’t go through insurance who paid for damage to the house..
Also think thats the only way. No marks on the grass 'cause it was in the air, maybe?
@@jamespacker2904That would make sense. It looks very sunny in the pics but i was also thinking maybe it was partly damp out when the accident occurred? Would mean less tyre marks, and more likely to lose traction.
Hi Mat the car should repair ok I would put it on a jig and pull the 1/4 panel out then the inner frame and if pulled out properly the parcel shelf should repair a new 1/4 panel inner wheel arched lower 1/4 panel inner and outer wheel arched and you shouldn’t be too far away cheers John
The house got repaired so hopefully the car can to
Mat's excitement when it started is exactly the reason why I watch all his videos... It's contagious and inspiring 😊
Tough watch for me, as we had a BMW, albeit a 1 series crash into our house just over a year ago. Here's hoping the homeowner is well covered and has their wits about them to get put right, lord knows its a tough slog - it took 10 months to get back to normal for me. The M3 looks like a tough challenge.
Hey Mat! Saw this car at the NEC and I'm very excited to see this car finished! I think the standard M3 has 480hp and comps have 503hp but we only get the competitions in the uk
Mat the parcel shelf can be pulled out no probs the quarter panel needs to be pulled out at the crease to relieve a bit of tension the quarter panel skin then needs to be removed and the inner structure needs to be pulled out to relieve the tension on the inner structure then you can decide to buy all the individual panel pieces or buy a whole quarter panel section from a donor car and remove it all in one piece then put a new quarter panel on remember to pull at the same angle as the damage happened if it went in it should come out at least to relieve tension then decide which way you attack the damage or take to a good panel shop as a panel beater don't be afraid of the damage and right down a step by step plane on fixing it so you don't get side tracked good luck cheers from down under
Great explanation. The only part that would bother me is the rear screen surround, do you think that will pull straight or need to be replaced?
@@paulwkempster you would only know when the panel is pulled out but I would say it will come out
Agreed, it's repairable if he starts pulling now instead of cutting. He might be better off getting a pulling rig to try himself at this rate.
@@EdwardV20 yes but if he gets a dozer he needs to have someone show him how to use it overpull can be your worst enemy
After watching a few videos of Arthur Tussik I am starting to believe anything is repairable.
Cant wait to see how this goes... i hardly watch car repair vids these days anymore except for tavarish, and mad4motors but now you got a new sub! Great work bro!!
Its very much appreciated that your ads arent just premade shit forced into a video. The only in video ads i dont skip through. Well done mate, and good luck 😅
Amazing choice. You'll get to enjoy the s58!
such an amazing engine
I had the privilege of driving one in Germany when on a work trip. It was a Sixt rental. Never have I ever had so much fun in a car. That engine is a masterpiece
Shhhhh it’s engine is bad
I hope you made sure no metal flakes got into the oil line when you cut the pipe with the angle grinder. Great videos as always, thanks!
I hope so too.... Matt is unhindered by technical knowledge...that saves him...
Abrasive dust would be even worse
Underrated comment
To put the car in neutral
1. Open cup holder cover at front.
2. Remove cup holder insert. 3. Insert a screwdriver in the center hole, push the parking lock lever from left to right
to the end position.
4. The parking lock is unlocked.
Just in case for the next BMW fix
doesnt work for these models unfortunately. Thanks though
Lmao
You use the manual key that's in the FOB
mat teaches as well as tutorialises everything he knows about cars and his rebuild processes and that’s what makes him stand out
we love you mat ❤️
I remember this happening, it crashed into a house round the corner from me in Peterborough. Took ages for the house to be fixed.
Any info on the driver / if they were insured etc ?
I'm guessing the Traders Son crashed it.
Uninsured......Ran to end of the road and phoned Daddy.
The trader dont have a son you wish you knew it all 😂
10:37 matt on the bonnet off explaining those hinges had me on my arse hahahahah
It's 10:11.
@@jeebus2121 haha you nailed that time. My phone wouldn't get it correct hahaha
I started getting into the "rebuild" videos from your channel and no other channel has come even close... Great job man!! Big fan!!
Easy repair. Inner and outer Qtr replace. Get a shell cut will make it easier and give it a good pull first before starting surgery.
People will say... you can't do that lol .. metal can all be replaced with ease.
For sure, but for how bad it’s hit 32k pretty steep.
11:42 the happiness for the working indicator is one of the reasons why i love to watch you 😂
and I bet it's the first time that indicator has ever been used!
@@mrlister2000 hhahhahhhhhhh
Mat, hope you know, make the car square before replacing parts. otherwhise it WILL crabwalk on you. So throw it on the jig and pull it straight, before you cut out any of the structual parts.
Ha...We put one on marble for weeks to straighten it..amongst other measures, but still the car was never the same..
I always love the positive energy of you when some so wrecked is moving. Keep these great video's coming.
Still amazes me how they can take everything apart and still remember which bits going on where!! As always, great video! Looking forward to part 2.
It’s easy when you’re filming it, just watch the footage.
Let’s go mate are a mad man with the worst of the worst and still out shining yourself every single time.
I’ve been in the motor trade for 30 years and seen plenty of qualified mechanics that have knowhere near the skill you have so don’t say you are not a mechanic! love the videos!
From someone that’s followed you since your early days working two jobs I gotta give it to you May. Well done you deserve the success. Onwards and upwards. I love the family and friends values in you. Keep it up pal 🌟👍💪🙏🎉
Bro the way that thing came off the trailer made my heart drop hahahaha
Love your show thank you
Have you not watched Arthur Tussik on here yet, he’s the MASTER of all things destroyed
17:13 passenger rear tyre left a faint slide mark on the path.
There is no US import that Arthur can't repair😃
First time watching your videos mat & I’ve got to say I’m hooked already,not sure how I haven’t come across your videos earlier.Love you & your teams sense of humour & watching the rebuilds is really interesting.Really looking forward to watching future videos & following your channel
I like how you did the Car Vertical advert straight after saying.... "This car is totally clear on Car Vertical" 😂
Just goes go show. The number of crash damaged cars on the road that insurance companies have repaired and so haven't given them a category 'S'. Lots of people say I'd never buy a crash damaged repaired car. If the insurance company paid for it to be repaired, how would you know?
Just found it funny as The Car Vertical check clearly didn't work in this case. All reputable dealers and car auction sites do a HPI check, so only worth paying for a check if your buying from a really dodgy garage or a private seller.
@@andrewpemberton7295 I guarantee if Insurance paid out on this car , there would be a record at car vertical Period … who ever owned this car probably didn’t have any insurance and it was a total loss to the owner, but there would be no possible way car vertical would have a record of it ! So the owner just sold at auction to recoup whatever he could get !! And still car vertical would not be involved!!!!!!!!! 💥
Also have you seen the price of car vertical checks they've gone through the roof 30 quid last time I looked seems paying all these 'celebrities' to advertise for them is costing them too much sorry but I'll stick to HPI
Car vertical is trash
Nice project Mr Armstrong, get it on the jig and pull it as close as you can before cutting any more panels off.
the way it is presented, it as if he was just passing by and bought it on the crash site 😂😂
Really admire Matt and his team for their skill set. I would never know where to start from. I’m in awe every single time
I’m having de-ja-vu. I went through a similar process with my own car here in Australia. New quarter panel and inner panels, the whole lot. It’s a big job but as a rookie, i took it on and it looks as good as new. I’ll be following this one closely
Cut the oil lines with a cutting/grinding wheel....what could possibly go wrong with that scenario? Im sure none of the grinder's particles got inside the oil and definitely won't hurt the pistons or the bearings.....or anything else.
I liked how attentively was the class when MAT was demonstrating how the car ran into the house..😂😂👍
Bro I used to ride BMX every day of my life and when I wanted to start driving my epilepsy decided that wasn't going to happen so it's awesome to see the videos and see that because of these videos that that's how every one else got into it thank you for all the videos and footage bro keep it coming you to pops!
Big challenge Mat! £32k plus all the parts sounds a lot when the cheapest G80 M3 on Autotrader is ‘only’ £50k.
True 50k for no cat on autotrader. But it’s for content so it’s still gonna work out cheaper for him with the views
@@ayoutubechannel8036 yes works great for Mat, just surprised he had to pay that much for a car in that state.
Yes great for Mat, but just surprised he had to pay that much for it!
That's alot pf money especially given the amount of effort he will have to put in to fix it. Where as he could of brought like you said a 50k one
@@ayoutubechannel8036 plus he’ll definitely going to raffle this car, which pockets him a bit more. I’m not worried for him 😂
Engine very bad
In general or just this car?
Engine very very bad! 😂
Engine very very very bad
@@jamescharlton924definitely not in general 😂 the S58 is a tuners dream of a platform
Cringe
Big up Peterborough!
Werrington crew represent!
It's odd the amount of enjoyment I get from this channel considering I'm largely ambivalent about modern cars, really couldn't care less. I think it's the problem solving, the determination when adversity strikes and of course the wonderful relationship between father and son.
Should have made an offer on the crashed damaged house.. in for a penny in for a pound lol
And tried rebuilding that 😅
Exactly and sure if ends up not straight no big deal as long as the rain doesn’t run into it 😂
😂😂
that having a clean title after being repaired from crashing into a house has to be straight up fraud. no question about it.
Exactly what I thought mate! That sure isn’t Mats approach but the fact that that is the consequence under this insurance state is a terrifying thought of an easy way to rip people off ,in real life‘.
Trouble is where do you draw the line between tapping a road sign at 5mph and buying a new bumper and having an accident like this
You can clearly see the reg, wouldn't it get flagged as a write off if any insurance company sees this video?
Advertising car vertical that informs you if your car has a crash damaged history without your knowledge and then repairing a high powered car that will have a clean title but should be a cat S is double standards surely. It's just as bad as doing an ex track day car. Car vertical doesn't tell you if your car was used as a track day vehicle.
@@marcosd999 how can it be flagged as a write off if it hasn't been written off? (As in, if an insurance company hasn't said "that's not worth us fixing, we'll pay you what it's worth instead").
You could've got the car on a jig to pull all the rear panels out before cutting. You can usually pull out most of the internal structure back in place to relieve the tension then remover the outer panel. Get a pull jig next time it will serve you well in the future. Look forward to seeing this completed :)
I was thinking exactly the same as they cut the outer panels off 🙂
Mat - this gen of Mcar is available in other markets with a manual gearbox (albeit slightly detuned, non-competition spec) ! Must be the same one that’s optional on the current M2.
You know it makes sense to get that box converted - much easier to get it into neutral next time the car gets mashed off someone’s wall
Watched mats channel since he was in car parks and he deserves every success! Plus his dad must be one of the best guys to lighten the channel up 😂
so long as you can buy the metal to fix it, it's repairable. Being a newer car, the metal should be other there but more than likely you'll have to buy new rather than used, unless you're lucky. One thing you might want to do is have it put on a frame rack to have the car pulled more into alignment.
Everything can be fixed with ease. Why people think it can't bewilders me. I've repaired cars scrap yards did not want. It's all a question of cost.
why didnt you jack the car up and put a smaller spare tire on it? instead of cutting the panel...
In my place we don’t cut the panel out like you guys did we use PDR and if that doesn’t fix it then we move one to cutting the rear panel
Inner and out quarter and just get a little pull on the parcel shelf panel. If you need help with a quarter, I can probably get you a cut mate👍🏻👍🏻
Every single like this comment gets I will do one push-up
are we not gonna talk about that purple 911 0:21?
Looks very familiar! lol. You can see it again around 12 minutes in when they pull it into the shop.
I’m wondering where’s the grey one matt rebuilt in 24 hours
My thoughts exactly lol
It's a 911 Carrera GTS, not a GT3. It's at Mallory Performance.
@@shona5512 makes sense. I don't see a rear wing when I look again.
Matt and the crew thank,s to you guy,s i,m doing small jobs with a little more confidence now big thank you love the channel
Sò nice to see Hannah more involved again in your videos🤗
Love you Matty either you come to South Africa or I come up to the UK I gotta see you live one day❤ been watching since the Black golf 7R❤🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
That would be lekker man!
While on the topic of repairing red crashed cars into buildings…. Here in Bracknell there’s a golf GTI stuck in an apartment building that’s been there a couple months…. Keep an eye out in Copart Newbury!
Just came across this channel and absolutely love it, currently binge watching all your videos they're awesome. 👍
Hi Mat, put some protection over glass when using a grinder the sparks stick to it when grinding it will save you a few quid
Mat I used to work for ASV EUROPEAN SPARES in brookvale nsw Australia, we use to do alot of cut n shuts. Where I used to car a whole rear quarter section for repairs like that.... ASV European are pretty big in parts here in Australia but I'm sure you probably use them already. You know ASV was named after 3 brothers Avo,Sam,Vic
Enough of them....
I'm enjoying your uploads Mat, your father is Awesome, and it's great to see your partner help to, even on the tools.
Look forward to seeing next upload mate 👍
Another journey you and the team are taking us on!!! Looking forward to seeing how this pans out.
Repairs to the rear quarter.... some hiw seems more challenging than the M5 biuld. But honestly looking forward to it
I could quite happily sit and watch these videos all day everyday. Great work mat
Glad your back
Former traffic cop here... its most likely the BMW was travelling NW on Gunthorpe Ridings (at speed) and lost control over the surface change at the junction of Caldbeck Close. its a right hand sweeper at that point so you are into a clockwise spin over the surface change (fits with the damage and final position). About 60m to the impact with the house, so 70-80mph most likely. There are witness marks on the pavement (you have to look closely) which indicates the car went in sideways and was still spinning as it hit the house. This likely made the damage worse on the rear end as the car was rotating into the corner of the garden wall. Its hit the house and come to an almost dead stop, its rolled back about 2 feet post impact. HTH.
Think it may have gone airborne as it hit the kerb? Would explain the lack of tire marks on the grass
@@Stuey1221 Suspension was likely on the bump stops after hopping the kerb so yes probably the wheels were not exactly firmly planted! The rear wheels were back down on the ground after the grass as there are witness marks on the pavement.
Always use the damaged panels to do a jig pull before cutting Matt then you can remove the panels at the spot welds.
My downtime of the week uses to be top gear/ grand tour now it’s mat Armstrong rebuilding cars 👌🏻 we now have a 4 poster ramp at our yard good too someone local doing well and inspiring others along the way
Great video… can you confirm something with me. Having owned several 4x4 cars including an A45 AMG currently… don’t all four wheels need to be the same circumference and if not has this been a factor in the crash. If the rear 20’s have a smaller profile tyres to compensate then that may be ok… I’m no expert btw Kev
Great stuff Mat👍👍👍
The craziest part of this is the fact that me and my day always walk past that exact house on the way to the pub and always wondered how that hole ( in a house don’t forget )and with this series told us , plus they’ve added speed bumps on that road which we found tickled us
Great watch mat love the channel 👍🏻
Just starting watching you..Should have started long ago..the M3 build is a mad cool..
We’ll been waiting for rebuild channel to get their hands on one of these and heard great things about this channel so my time to watch
Mat, an ordinarily bloke, just has good fun with the challenges he takes on with his Dad, partner and mates.
You deserve nothing more than support, still on shock how you fix these cars(I liked the C63)
Two things you need Matt, dollies so you can move cars about when wheels are locked up and a porta power to pull/push out panels to straighten them
McDonalds trays, fuck the world
Man I love your videos! Cant wait to see this project finished!
Looking forward to following this one, would love to see a collaboration with Salvage Rebuilds, Chris would work his magic on the rear quarter.
Congrats for 3m subs 🎉 totally deserved!
looking forward to the rebuild video, also judging by the cars angle, where it hit and no grass damage, i expect this car was airborne right before the crash, probably hit the curb at great speed