How To Make Money FIXING CARS ($1000 AN HOUR!!)
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2024
- We bought the cheapest Toyota Corolla in the country to see how much money we can make with it. But this time we're going to try and repair, fix and paint it in just 3 hours. It won't be easy and we'll need to call in some help to get it done before we sell it. And all going well we'll make a decent profit...
Big thanks to Dave from Custom Spray Mods for helping out in this video / @customspraymods
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No
Nope
This car is a track weapon you should get one with a 2zz manual
You have to do a motorcycle! 😊❤
Not even gonna lie. I saw the bike on the wall and immediately decided to pull my Cannondale out, and get it ready for the summer.👍
Great result. Maybe I shouldn't have run the 7km to get there. Sweatiest guy on CZcams.
Good effort lad!
Legend!
fair effort! good on ya mate!
Great work!
I'm honestly impressed at your spray can skills, despite the fact that you probably rarely use a can. Cheers!
I really liked her honestly. She wasn't trying to screw you over and you didn't low ball her with something insulting. idk why it just made my day to see someone be honest like that when talking about money.
unlike the guy who bought it.. heh
I'm always honnest, the last thing I want is problems after I sold the car. When you buy from me, you know every little problem, anything that happens after is for you.
@@antoinefestuot4947 Yup, too honest for my own good because I'd hate for someone to screw me over like that.
My flatmate had a Holden Carmira back in the 90’s 🤣🤣 That car was 🤮🤮 🤣
@@pokeypickle3It was Camira, yeah total TRASH
Dear Moog,
Been watching you two for over a decade. I love your stuff and the reason I work on my own cars is because of MCM. This video is great and you perfectly showed how to make a profit with a used car. Having said that, Marty's Subaru, that he made no money on, was the best MCM videos of the last few years. He didn't flip a car, he restored one and brought it back to life. With your last 2 videos, you've shown us 2 different approaches to fixing a car and you each did a perfect job. Thank you for the years of amazing content. Watching your channel has helped get me through some rough times in my life. I can always come to MCM and feel like I'm hanging with an old friend. I'll watch you guys forever.
Sincerely,
Ben
Love this guy's since I got my license watching them working on the eg civic in driveway
Dave is a bloody legend and Custom Spray Mods is my 2nd favourite CZcams channel - I've been wondering for a while of how long before he makes an appearance on MCM!✌️🤙
Its fun to watch you guys do up the regular crap cars. Not just enthusiast cars
The corolla of that generation had some nice sporting variants in some markets
Sorta reminds me of back in the early days when it was simple jobs you could do in a driveway, not just big builds. The current cars are cool and whatnot with turbo swaps and haltech this and that but not very relatable
The Corolla is an enthusiast drive it and forget it type of car. A regular crap car would be any Subaru
It's very OG MCM for sure....
It's especially fun to watch this now considering all the old JDM cars used to be really cheap back in the day and people essentially treated them like this Corolla.
*kicks mirror off* ...creates new damages/scratches...*doubts actions*
Yes exactly! Instant regret the moment my foot made impact 😂
@@mightycarmodsthis owning up to the regret made me laugh harder than the kick 😆
Yup, that was a shitty move, could've warped the door. No need replace the whole door mirror as only the back cover was missing. Clip on a replacement white back cover, job done. Good all round video nonetheless. 👍🏻
Will Moog still try to kick something off again?...
Without question. lol
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Just thought of a good episode. How to remove old broken mirror the most impressive way without damaging the car😂
Soon as I heard that voice I knew it was Dave. I have been watching his channel for years and saying that yall should do a collab off and on for years.
No click of the fingers though... I was disappointed. 😆
I remember custom spray modz!! I used his and your CZcams videos to paint my spoiler on my first car! Awesome too see it all comes together, years later 😀
Same here, feeling the nostalgia, I used to watch custom spray mods and his vids were great. I actually just forgot about the channel
Right! I remember MCM using VGA to get premixed spray cans in an early video, I did the same then used his videos for tips on the painting process!
Great flip. Always aim for something a 53 year old working single mom wants. Clean, cute, reliable. Auto, 4dr, simple. If that's your aim, your target audience is everyone other than the enthusiast driver. Your goal is profit, not your preference
Yeah, this 54 year old mom bought a Crosstrek. I might have bought a Corolla last year.
This 👆🏻
Exactly this. It can be hard to disconnect the enthusiast part of your brain though, as demonstrated by Martys effort 😂
53?? Shouldn’t her kids be long gone by then
@@joelatwar that's offensive. Lol a 53 year old woman can have a kid..
Man, forums like 15 years ago were such amazing places with tons of shared informations and knowledge from passionate people. Miss that.
Truly! I have a car from 2004 and one from 2008 and the old forums for both are an invaluable resource.
Back when the internet was useful.
This! ^ I can't stand how they've all fallen to things like facebook instead. You can never find anything in facebook, and threads disappear instantly. Forums were class. Specially for reading build logs etc.
@@csechrist1 Yes! I used to spend 7 to 14 hours per week enjoying forum content on Toyota's because I loved my Chevy Prizm (Corolla rebadged). I laid down soooo many posts! Toyota Nation? Now, I don't even know if it's still there. I hope it is!
I'm still on forums for my cars?
This is your best series I think. It's so satisfying to see you fix up cars that would normally be on a downhill trajectory to the scrapyard.
Great video. The tips alone from the painter and photographer are gold alone and useful for anybody wanting to fix up or sell cars.
What a sweaty legend dave is!
Bonus of that era Yota, it's single stage white which makes it really remarkably easy to fix paintwork.
Can confirm, my white 94 4runner paint was absolutely munted after several years of off road action, hit it with a rotary polisher before sale and it looked a million bucks.
What does single stage white mean
@@AdmissionGaming colour only, no clear coat
@@phillxori thought single stage is clear and basecoat is one paint together
@@farhanpramadipta1858 sure. I guess you could describe it like that. I should have said "no separate clear coat"
I’m so glad you finally featured Dave from custom spray mods!! I’ve watched him since he uploaded his videos for that competition. Learnt so much from his vids. Forever grateful for his helpful advice that’s helped cheaply tart up some of my crappy cars!!
Cool to see Dave from Custom Spray Mods on the show. I remember the competition they were running and was disappointed he didn't win but glad he kept going regardless (don't think the winner did unfortunately). I've been a subscriber of his channel ever since and his shop VG Auto Paints is now my go-to for anything paint related. Funny to see him fan-boying and a bit nervous too. Can't say I'd be any different.
Me and my buddy just picked up a 09 jetta sportswagon tdi 6 speed for $1200 Canadian. The panoramic sunroof was seized, we swapped it with one from the yard, pulled the transmission, put a new slave cylinder. Dpf deleted and we did the malone stage 1. Polished up the car and got $6900
Love saving cars from going to scrap, especially when it has the potential more way more years on the road
Doing this to cars takes KNOWLEDGE. The kind of knowledge of the platform and brand problems and easy fixes that most normal people have no clue about.
You earned every penny you made on that car because it takes a VERY specific skill set to save the car and replace the things that need it. Not to mention that you take a risk on unknown problems that can pop up once you remove that panel and really see what's underneath it!
You make it sound easy but it is almost never that easy! Kudos to you and keep saving cars out there man!
@@GOLD_FEVER appreciate it man! I’ve been doing this for years now, mainly with Volkswagen/audi and Hondas. It really feels good to save a car in the disposable world we live in. Every time I flip a car, I don’t only make money, i acquire new knowledge and make a new customer happy with their new car.
lol...the : 'this, this, that, that' segment is Savagely good !
i love this series.. keep up the great work keeping automotive running in the road for years more... thanks MCM
Hey MCM, I absolutely LOVE the return to everyday car skills. Don't get me wrong, the trips to Japan and the super tuned amazing cars are also great content.
But with the economy the way it is, it's great to see you returning to basic, real world life skills that will genuinely help people save some money on their own cars.
Little tip for people struggling with boot leakage: put some ink in a bottle of water, pour it on the area and you can see the path the water takes
That water was far too clean...
@@GeoffSlackI thought the same
One thing Marty missed with buying and fixing up old shit boxes. You buy low km examples, even in shit shape. That way, when you're done, the KMs make sense. It's like the old addage of buying the worst house on the most expensive street. I've made great money on some boring but genuine low km cars. Fix up that stupid subie all you want. Its still got 350kms.
500 thousand
yep if a Subaru makes it to 300,000, it will make it to 300,001 before it needs a head gasket kit and all hoses.
@@Shane_O.5158100% . Those head gaskets are ticking time bombs. Don’t know How many times have I seen 9-11yr old impreza’s for sale with blown head gaskets for $2-3K .
@@paulsz6194 thair's something wrong with how they are made, they deteriorate in the engine, no matter how much care they are put on or driven soft even, they still blow.
@@Shane_O.5158 '06 legacy wagon is my daily, SOHC EJ20, Auto, 319,000kms on the clock. No problems whatsoever, most reliable car Ive ever owned :P
I dont forsee any reason she wont easily get to 400k
I am not going to lie, I really appreciate that you sold the bumper cover. I just remember that one honda you did with mint panels and then proceeded to jump on them. All of us poor people (and people with cars you can't find parts for) just died inside.
Hold up…. You mean all this time you hadn’t met Dave??? That’s crazy! Seeing his vid from your competition got me motivated into painting things myself! And to this day I find he’s one of the best guys on CZcams to learn painting from!
Woof! The underside of that valve cover had some crazy oil varnish.
So this is what you get for 3k in Australia? Things are getting expensive these days.
It should be like 200 bucks. Insane
@@Mr16bit yeah, 500 max, with a full tank and a fresh set of tyres.
@@Dave1507 pre covid they were 500 lol, it screwed everyone plus inflation
3000 aud, so around 2000 usd.
Back in 2012 when traveling in Australia I bought a 93 Honda integra VTIR had the 1.8 B18b engine I beleive. Awesome little vtec rocket. I imagine that's got to be in the 8-10k Australian now.
Wish I had brought that back to the UK.
Really enjoying this series guys! Keep up the good work.
Love it. Can't wait to see the next flip. Great job guys!!!
Meanwhile here in the US I'm thinking. "Cool a Corolla hatchback, we never got those."
Toyota matrix would be ish the same era. Ish
@@ZackNakazora1 yeah similar, but a way different look.
We did later though.
We have them now and they are a super fun daily.
@@mediocreman2GR Corolla is sick. But not worth the extra 0's on the price tag. Even used.
Just to be honest, these tips will also work on motorcycles.
Thannks guys!!
Saying hi from the Philippines!
Yes but here in Australia motorcycles are much harder to keep registered, even a weeping fork seal will fail registration
FanTAStic! Learned a couple things in the process! Thx!
I bought a Colt that wouldn't start, and was filthy inside. $900 with 9 months rego. Tow $120. Fixed stuck open injector with percussive maintenance. Serviced $110, cleaned inside $10 in chemicals, set of tyres and alignment $440, new floormats and seat covers $90. Pulled a few dents, touched up chips, polished and waxed $30 in materials. Touchscreen headunit with bluetooth off gumtree $50. Bout 10 hours of labour all up. Drove it like I stole it for 2 months and sold it for over $6k within four hours of posting it. This was in 2018 and I still see it around.
I don't know what percussive maintenance is, but it sounds interesting!
@@mediocreman2 Involves hammers!
If you held out till 2020 Covid or post Covid you might have been able to get 10k. Used car market and project cars went through the roof.
Custom spray mods is actually a really good channel I’ve been subscribed for years now
Love this latest series of videos. Useful advice too 👍🏻
Awesome series. Been a while since I watched you guys. Glad this video got recommended.
Dave is an absolute champion. He did a job for me on my wrx spoiler about 10 years ago and would honestly recommend him to all my family and friends.
Corollas are hands down the best car. They may not be the most fun, but a manual Corolla can be a little fun, while very reliable and very practical.
Except if your tall lol, I have to stick to the camry
Had an 08 sedan with 6 speed manual from new
Its now done 175,000km and the only things done are general maintenance, a couple of batteries and a drives side door hand
Great cars
Close to 350,000km on my 1.4 D4D Corolla.
Do you just need to get to A-B, reliably, and without fuss, and dont care about anything else? The corolla is hands down the best car out there for that.
And thats why people buy them.
@@TheOneZoot High roof 1988 Corolla 4wd Wagon for you then sir.
I have recently purchased a non-running bmw to try to flip. I should have gone with a corolla -- my project had so many parts that belonged IN THE BIN. lol
You and Marty are a big part of my goal to pursue my passions and try to find a good friend to enjoy it with.
Thanks for all the years of entertainment :D
Older bmws are a nightmare, speaking as one of their biggest fans 😂
Seriously seriously loving this series. Thanks for keeping this channel so fresh.
Being a long time viewer, and also an avid car buyer/seller, it's awesome to see these kind of videos. Keeps the older cars on the road and extra money in your pocket.
I had a E12 Corolla hatchback TS with the 2ZZ-GE for ten years and it also suffered from a massive water leak in the boot. Took me some time to find what it was caused by. It was the boot door´s seal ! It´s cliped on a sheet metal edge that´s two layers of sheet metal, beside the part where the catch sits. I´ve ended up glueing the seal on what solved the issue. On a side note: If the seal is pulled and put back on with the bumper on the car the seal wont sit correctly with the outer lip against the car´s body what adds up to the issue with the partly single layer edge.
This guy is my whole spray painting education
Thanks guys! This is the type of series I needed to see right now.
My ignition switch just crapped the bed and I'm waiting for a locksmith currently. You boys have turned my crap night around and put a big smile on my face with this one. Thank you, you legends
Moog no! Deposits are the new scam. Always look at the car first or get and check the sellers details.
Eh, I think you can make pretty good assessments of people over the phone and via their social media accounts; even a $200 deposit is worth the risk to secure a good buy.
@qlimaxzuor you are correct, I can. But the amount of money being lost to scams is huge so clearly not everyone is wary enough.
They're multimillionaires. $200 isn't really a risk.
I think that scam is done where they get the seller's email and then scam the email with fake transfer failures due time fake transfer limit and then ask seller to transfer some money to their account to fix it and then do a runner... As long as seller's are aware of those tactics there's nothing wrong with leaving a genuine deposit
@sAmiZZle82 that is but one way. It's actually very difficult to get your money back when you do a legitimate deposit directly to the person. It has to be proven that you really were prevented from completing the purchase.
Id say more like how to make 1000$ a day cus this deff took you guys like 3 days at least + a team of friends , still i think its doable as a solo car flipper with some elbow greese but it might take a little more than 3 hours 😅 . Still definitely profitable especially if you tryed to get more $ for it , also did he mention the mileage?
Was thinking the same. This would take a solo person who works full time a month or 2 I reckon
This makes the one we bought for my granddaughter a real bargain! 2004 sedan. Very neat and tidy, recently serviced, good tyres and rego until September ‘24. $2K
😁
I'm loving this series of content! Looking forward to the next one
Sick vid as usual boys! Should probably include the stamp duty/rego transfer fees
That Moog track is such a throwback, I bought it on iTunes almost a decade ago lol
Great job guys loved the episode. Not only for the entertainment but also for the look at cheap mods for those on a budget.
Great seeing Dave on the channel. Remember his entry video and followed him ever since!
I'm calling bs on that 3 hours...
Search online, make contact, transfer money, pick up car, go to SCA, go to breakers yard and unbolt bits, make photos, upload details to internet, take calls, wait for people to show up etc etc. All time definitely not counted but which should be. But even if they spent 2-3 days, $2980 still ok.
@cainpaul08 Did you watch till the end? 29:52 - explanation 29:55 - even more. Read between lines.
@@FFM0594 It's about WORK TIME ON THE CAR not all the time you spent on it. Do you get paid for the time you travel to work? Nah, neither they counted it. So it shoudn't be in totals.
But, as you said to which I agree: even 2-3 days (or a week) is still a good profit (for a poor person like me :P ).
Peace!
In south africa this version of a corolla is called a RunX and is very rare and sought after ...so honestly just a manual swop and a respray would make it worth a lot more over here...
Is it 4 wheel drive in SA?
A runx rare 🤣 you mean one thats not stolen is rare!
@@NasherAVITno never been 4wd
not exactly this version you mean the sportivo with the 2zzge not this shit tin with the 1zz
Great video.! I recently bought a 2009 Corolla with 180k for 3k USD it was neglected as equally as this Rolla. Now I'm really motivated to bring this daily I bought Around to "acceptable standards" I tend to forget how satisfying it is to make something better just by dedicating a little bit of time and money to your car.
I am loving this content guys. It's so good seeing old MCM make a comeback. Please keep these vids coming!
I bought a WRX with a swimming pool in the back and I was forever chasing myself trying to rid the car of that stank. It made your clothes smell which was just gross.
Reason for the leak? The idiot who resprayed it, sprayed the wing with the seals on, didn’t change them, and stuck it back on. Was a bit of a sus car and sus purchasing experience, and I made $30 for like, tens of hours faffing around
I also made my own tail light seals with some foam from Clark rubber by tracing out the originals onto cardboard then cutting them out. Worked a charm!
Custom Spray Mods!!! Nice!!!
19:10 😂"we'd be working on a Holden Camira" My first car was a Camira, my brother in-law loved me so much he gave it to me on my 18th birthday. It was blue with a red bonnet and the front 2 seat bolts (& floor) were rusted out so when I launched the beast it literally threw me back in the seat😂 I thought I was the sh!t with a mini VL
Mighty Car Mods and Custom Spray Mods together in the same video? My life is complete!
hahah Dave was a bit nervous doing this hey... sweating just a lil bit mmmyeahh..
My thoughts, too.
+ sweaty from having too much fun haha.
Love it Gents, keep up the great work!
Holy, I’m enjoying this series!!! Great job 👏
Moog knows what he's doing
Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer can learn a thing or two here!
I control F'd to find someone mentioning Wheeler dealers! I have to say Mike Brewer + Edd Cina were getting up to steam. If you look at their wikipedia page and profits per series (in cars sales), it just kept growing With Edd China basically telling everyone they can to what he does.
My dad has a 2006 1.4 liter manual Corolla and he loves it. It has never let him down with basic servicing, a new radiator and shocks and recently a battery. It has close to 400, 000 km and there's no sign of it stopping. I know you say corollas are for boring people but they are very reliable and suit the likes of my father who couldn't give a damn how bad his car looks. Great episode 👍
Fuck yeah I was wondering when you guys are going to finally collaborate that's awesome! Dave's channel is one of the best DIY spray painting channels literally in the world. Hes such a good dude in real life and from now on you better go to him when buying anything paint related cuz that guy knows his shit
New channel name, Mighty Car Stocks MCS 😂
Don't you mean Mighty Stock Cars?
For some reason, I don’t think they will be floating the company on the stock market…😮
@@paulsz6194 If Marty and Moog were in it for the money , they would have already attracted investors, put MCN on the stock market for a quick pump and dump then retired to the Sunshine coast to bang supermodels in their mega mansion with the ocean view and their multi millions.
Sooooo... didn't count the rego cost? $1000...
I'm about to start the same from ACT, essentially you don't need to transfer rego into your own name, just bill of sale from you to buyer and potentially from previous sale. The only time to transfer into your own name is to renew rego.
I really love this series.
It's a fun competitive challenge but also it shows people how to restore cars to their full potential. This could be for themselves (like a P plater buying their first car) or to make some extra money while times are tough.
Great job as always guys!
Great video. Also shows how you can get yourself a super budget nugget and make something reasonable for yourself. Great to see cars kept on the road as well!!
£600 in the uk that.
No-one in the UK services their car, that's why used ones are so cheap.
Well I will say during high school made lunch money fixing other kids rides. They had small problems like light bulbs and turn signals. Most I ever did was an oil change
As a car enthusiast living through this cost of living crisis im so happy MCM is working on some cheap nuggets. Thank you.
This is reminiscent of the early days. Love this!! Also the fact you are using simple tools that we can all relate to. Well done!!
Toyota actually designed the Corolla to last for hundreds of thousands of miles with absolutely no maintenance whatsoever but still run and drive fine. They knew the people that buy Corollas would know nothing about cars and would never maintain them. And this and all the other Corollas out there are proof of this marvel of Japanese engineering.
Do you have any source for that?
Okay that's bs, we have the final year of that model Corolla and that needs maintenance every now and then.
Bullshit lol
As a Toyota owner, I thought the same before buying mine. Turns out most owners of these "boring" cars (especially Toyotas) are very enthusiastic about them. They love a car that serves them well.
@@Ali-ew9gv first car ever to reach 30 million units purchased, and has been in production since 1966, it has benefited from obscene levels of road testing and is the spiritual symbol of Japanese practicality, a point of national pride that is unparalleled
Flip flip flipetty
Love these budget builds ! Can’t wait for the next video!
Love the series!!! Mad content.
Hey I'm actually first! Fak, nvm
Your folks must be so very proud
@@Mahalo_83 if you're referring to Moog and Marty, then yes! They most certainly are! 🥳
Really love this type of content! Awesome series!
9:23 moog keeps on giving us nostalgia reminds me of the line "proudly supported by just car insurance" time flies!
i really love these videos guys, please keep doing them!
im loving this series, it really shows how you can get a fixer upper and build it, even if only into the cleanest bulletproof daily ever as in this case.
You guy’s amazing me every video and this one didn’t let me down. I love what you do and please stop never making content!
Love this new format. Keep wheeling and dealing 👍
i have a white camry that is cosmetically quite rough but mechanicallly sound and this gave me so many ideas of how to improve! Like cleaning steelys and putting new hub caps!! never thought it made sense to do it! looks great
A good flip for sure. Some costs to consider: tools, materials, fees, transportation, inspection. Some of those costs amortize cheaper over time, like tools. Some are fixed, like getting insurance and registration (in Canada). Carfax history check $40-$60. Many people will not buy a car thats not registered to the seller. Most cars over 5-10 years old require an insurance inspection about $80-$150. Temporarily Driving an unregistered car to a shop or home has some costs to work around, or a towing fee. And the rarity factor, cars like in the video are a rare find. Just some things to consider.
Stay gold.
This is the best series you guys have done in a bit!
More of this please.
Enjoyed it.
Loved it guys
Inspirational
Keep doing these! They're awesome!
Great work mate. Funnily enough I had the same taillight issue on my Mitsubishi ASX!
This is an awesome series. Love the budget stuff
Awesome, great job on that Corolla flip 😊 well done 👍🏼
missed you guys!!!! Quality Content just as i remember
You guys just made buying a corolla that much harder with this video.
Love this series - keep it going legends!
Wonderfull video.
Jason and Nick's cart show that it's possible to have something simple and usefull
Yvan and Sylvie's cart well it's pure years of experience on wheels
Thanks for that 🤝