Here's how I ended up with a used car business.
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In today's video I'm discussing how I got into the used car business and what I was doing up to that point.
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We ran our a B&B as a "cheap n cheerful" but all we got were people that wanted the cheapest but expected the earth. One year we closed, took a leap of faith and invested a ton of money (knocked walls down, rebuilt every en-suite, went from 8 rooms to 4 ... etc) and raised our prices. It was the best move we ever made.
Rick Hustwick Good for you! I understand that decision completely
Rick Hustwick, Yes, it's always the ones who spend the least who expect the most.
Well done, people who want everything cheap aren't worth the effort; premium products and services attract people with money
Good luck Matt, keep going with thead darn!! (Head down)😂👍
@Macavity way of the world I'm afraid. A lot of my stresses and business pressures disappeared once I stopped engaging with the riff raff.
Self made success and honestly told. Keep doing what you’re doing, an awful lot of people appreciate how you go about your business both as a car dealer and the online content. Good luck to you.
Thank you! Will do!
Well said! 👍👏
So true 👍
Well said 👌🏽
Yep - that sums it up. 👍
Matt don't feel you're probably boring us because you are absolutely not. It takes balls to be a real truthful inspiring person brother. Well done matt I hope one day I can buy a car from
Thanks.
But buy a car from what
As a relatively poor person, I appreciate your story. It's motivating and inspiring.
Thanks
You can be rich just like any rich person. You control your life.
Fascinating story. I cannot think of any other CZcamsrs that could keep my attention when all they're doing is driving around for 15 minutes and nattering on about themselves.
Thanks! I was a little worried you'd all think I was rambling
@@HighPeakAutos you were rambling!
@@yopuivideo Yeah, but he's a cracking storyteller and a warm and genuine guy...
self made succes gotta love that, what you do not love is people thinking you got it handed to you
it's the only real success
Great video Matt. Honest, no nonsense story. You had the balls to take on a load of debt on loans and credit cards, start from the bottom, work 7 days a week and handle all the stress that comes with it, and its paid off. You are 100% a self made man, and deserve every success. From stumbling on your channel about 6 months ago, your honest reviews, cheeky one liners and well put together videos makes this channel my absolute favourite you tube channel.
I appreciate that!
Cool honest and hardworking man
Thanks I appreciate your reply
You’re a remarkable guy who started with absolutely nothing working hard to build a business and decent life for yourself. You’re a true inspiration to all who have the pleasure of following you on your expanding journey, not only in the trading of motors but now property too. I didn’t think it was possible to feel so proud of a person who i don’t even know. Well I am and I genuinely salute you.
Thank you! Thats very kind of you. All the best
I thought that was a really interesting bio'. Top marks from me.
Thanks! I appreciate it
I didn't have you down as an actor, that's pretty interesting and probably explains your ease in front of the camera.
and hence good understanding of lighting and camera work right from the beginning. i subscribed when this was virtually brand new
What did you "have him down as" what are you a recruiter?
Genuinely enjoyed that story Matt. I identified with a lot of what you went through. I decided to leave a near 10 year career in the emergency services 3 years ago. It was a toss up between starting a used car or cleaning business. I went with cleaning because I’m better at that than selling stuff. I started from scratch with almost no cash behind me. 3 years later it’s gone from strength to strength but I’ve had a fair amount of crappy comments made from family and friends who just assume it all just falls into place. It took a lot of hard work, long hours, taking on some not so nice jobs and tolerating imbecile customers. But with that drive and ambition you get there eventually. I love being my own boss. There’s no prouder feeling 👌🏼 I’m going to be looking to replace my current car soon so I might give you a shout! 😂
Thanks for watching! You're right, its a long road and not many people understand the amount of work and stress it takes to work for yourself. Good luck with your business
I've always felt that failure teaches us things that we would otherwise never know or understand - all part of the richness of life. Your acting skills definitely comes over through confidence and superb presentation. Well done, and thank you for your great videos.
You deserve your own TV show..... on TV .....you have got such a beautiful subtle wit along with charm !!!!
Thanks!
On Dave! 😜
Quagmire or even better BBC or ITV
Hi Matt, been watching your vids for a while and I really enjoy them!! You should do a vid on how to start trading cars for beginners (how to set up i.e sole trader/limited company etc)
That’s probably the only promotional portion of a video I haven’t just skipped over.
You’ve probably got a future in broadcasting if you wanted it, I think!
KissTheGreat haha cheers. Do you think so 😉
High Peak Autos I genuinely wrote that before I’d gotten to the acting part!
Just saw you in the Nespresso ad, such a shame, good luck with it in future though!
Haha Thanks! :)
midinotes
Definitely agree harrys need to use him again and other companies need to take note
He has a past in it, watch the video. :D
Mate, your doing a fantastic job. Keep it up.
I've just started myself, and I'm only at the 4- 5 cars stage
Well done. Keep at it
I loved the delivery in this video - a natural storyteller! Here’s hoping some BBC exec somewhere is watching to book a new Top Gear host!
Thanks! I was worried it might be a little boring
Well, you are a trained ‘Actor’...I guess story telling comes a little easier...bit monotone though...
Not sure what you're like as an actor but you are a bloody good car dealer.
brilliant vid mate could watch hundreds of these story-times
Thanks!
Agree, I got lost in the audition stories and forgot what I was watching😆
@@imaginova88 same here
Probably the most honest bloke on CZcams I have ever seen.
Like the old expression, "you're lucky". Yes it's amazing - the harder I work, the luckier I get!
Luck is always involved, he's healthy, energetic, intelligent, he can communicate well, taken as a proportion of the population that is already a very, very, small proportion.
Hard work doesn't always guarantee success, there are plenty of hardworking poor, but talent and hard work usually pans out.
Hey mate, whether you’re an actor or not, I appreciate all that you say and the advice you give. You’re deffo the person I would buy my next car from. As long as it’s a low mileage XF not in Werthers colours 👍🏻
Cheers!
That's what I've already written him! If I were to live in the UK, I would definitely move to his area just to buy cars from him!! As long as the XF is blue or black on the outside 😁😁😁
Davide Selvi looks like Matt will do well to get in an XF fleet then - blue or black for me too!
Go for the XJ he has for sale... A lot better than the XF.
@@jamesk1806 Hi James - funny you should say that, I took a look at it online last night. Was impressed by Matt's review of the XJ a while back. I would go for it (price is well worth it) but I think the mileage is a little too high, as I'd need to keep it a while
You always seemed liked a grounded, working class, honest and decent bloke to me and i think that is your key to the success you have had...you are genuine and trustworthy!
One of the most likeable and candid CZcamsrs out there
Well done on getting sponsors. Glad you're further monetizing this channel, you deserve it your content is great.
Glad you like them! I was a little worried that it wouldn't go down so well
You deserve to make the most of sponsors, content is spot on!
@@HighPeakAutos nah, they look like they do a good product. Signed up for a trial.
Cheers
I always start by liking ur video, I don't even need to watch first cos I know it's gold!
Thank you so much 😀
Same
Matt, Thanks for sharing your story. I for one really enjoy your videos, your honest and people appreciate that, so please keep doing what you are doing and I will keep following you.
I've been watching your newer videos and this popped up. Love to see people make a success who worked hard to get there. Sounds like you had a few bumps along the way, but that just makes you the man and business man that you are today. Keep doing what you're doing and thanks for sharing an honest insight into the real you 😉
I sometimes watch Harry's Garage, didn't know he did shaving kit as well.
if Harry's Garage did razors, they'd be the fastest razors in the world.
And his factory would be in the south of France
Hahaha
😂
Matt is definitely better at this than Mr Metcalf.
@@jsfaulds what exactly do you think about harry's razors? Do tell us - come on now, don't hold back!
Just a totally genuine guy. You deserve to do well, don't take any notice of the idiots who always try to put you down. I wish all car dealers were this honest. Well done Matt!!
This popped up 3 years after it was made. As a (now) regular viewer, it was an intriguing back-story to your videos I often watch. Many thanks. NOW I know how you became so good at ... fitting number plates. 😊 Great you moved upmarket. Writing this in 2024, it will be interesting to see what your business looks like. Second-hand EVs will be a thing by then, even up there so who knows what we have to look forward to. Thanks again for taking us on your ever-interesting journey.
Great video Matt, I loved the fact that you have the grit to push through even you admit to not liking the business you are in.
What ever happens may you continue to grow and prosper in your endeavours; all the very best for your future
you have a had a pretty interesting life! im sure the people who think that this has all been handed to you on a platter are the same sort of people who bought the 500 quid cars lol
Haha thats quite right
@@HighPeakAutos Im coming back for ya windas!
About time you’ve started doing promotions... Should have started a while ago, you deserve to profit more from this.
Not a patient guy by any means but I’ll watch them for your channel.
Same
J F that’s the problem when you spend too much time shaving your fanny and then try your face with the same razor
@@jsfaulds we get the message! Now pipe down.
So interesting to see how far you’ve come, Matt. Far from where you were when this video was made but clearly you’ve flourished since this video was made. Hard work, pure and simple. Well done. 👏🏻
Fantastic video Matt. Came across your channel about six months ago and now never miss a video, as well as working through the back issues. Love the way you present every video and it was fascinating to see how hard you grafted to make it in a very cut throat world. Thanks for the great content.
Hello from Finland! I have nothing to say, sorry, just wanted to say hello! Tomorrow starts my summer vacation, three weeks off work, so I am excited! Have a nice weekend :)
Have fun!
Hats off to you!
We went a different route, renovating houses on top of full time jobs, but we get the same, everyone assumes it's daddy's money.
Keep doing what you do, and don't ever feel you need to justify yourself. Particularly not to the internet's array of keyboard warriors 😉
Thats quite right. Good luck with your projects
You have just built the best-used car review site anywhere, my friend. I find your reviews honest and so informative. You certainly know what you are talking about, no bullshit either. So much so I am thinking of a Land Rover Discovery Sport, so thank you. I am also sure your business will gain because of the trust build up re your reviews on CZcams. Hope you manage to pull through during Covid-19 & 2021 we will return to normal business..all the best mate!
Thank you! I appreciate it. Good luck in the new year
It is great to see someone being successful through hard work and determination. Combining your car knowledge with performing skills into this channel is clever - and makes for good video.
Really appreciate the honesty, was a fascinating story. Keep up the good work!
Your a good Guy !
I’m in Buisness it’s basically like a baby you’ve got to look after it and it takes a while to build up before you can walk. 😎
Exactly!
I love your honest, no bull approach in your videos. The acting school answers my question of how you come across on camera so cool. Love watching the channel mate, and its so nice to hear your story of pure graft and I commend you on that. Please keep doing what you do, we all certainly enjoy the content.
Loved the video Matt and the reviews I've seen so far. Your delivery is so watchable along with the easy going sense of humour. The best car reviews I've seen on CZcams.
Nice one on the sponsor Matt 👍
Thanks 👍
Always good to hear of people's entrepreneurial spirit and how they started. Always fancied something like that, I love car boot sales and auctions but got into shares and have never looked back, well done Matt!
Good, honest video, well done for starting a business when young and sticking with it through all the ups and downs. Really enjoy your uploads, keep doing them.
Thanks for this, great story and well done for keeping going at it as I can imagine it’s hard work.
I really enjoyed listening to your honest story, it resonates basically everything I am experiencing with my antiques business: starting at the bottom, struggling to survive and doing other jobs to maintain the business (I still have a full time job at NHSPS just to pay the bills!), gaining knowledge, raising the quality of stock, attracting customers with better wallet, exploring continent and most of all - keep going despite all the obstacles on the road.
That part about dealing with consequences of buying cheap car made me laugh - yesterday I paid more than £700 for the job on a cheap van I bought a while ago - I still had it on warranty, but I thought: I ain't calling them, van was cheep and I knew what I am signing up for, I will deal with it myself - towing it for 80 miles and taking train at least twice seemed too much of a hassle, so l did it locally out of my own pocket, the van now has to work hard to make us square :-)
Best of luck in the future!
Excellent story Matt. The struggle is very real and hard when you try and build any sort of business. They say it's 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. I know what it's like to be maxxed out on credit cards and overdraughts trying to support a business. Not easy. If you've never been there, you will never understand.
Really interesting to hear about your life and how you made it to where you are now. Awesome! Love your no-nonsense style and those cheeky one-liners I think you’re quite inspirational to us all. Thanks.
Appreciate this was 2yrs ago but needed to say you're a true inspiration, and one of the most genuine guys I have watched online doing what you do...best 👌😚👍
I appreciate that! Thanks
Fair play, sounds like you've worked your arse off and it's paid off. Love the channel
Thanks!
Well done, Matt. Good to see how it all began and an inspiring story it is too - hard work still gets you places in this world. Keep going and keep doing what you are doing, it's genuinely interesting!
Thank you
Immensely inspiring story, thanks for sharing buddy and good luck with your continued success! Love the videos and please continue with the comedic element throughout them👍
Hope you hit the 1m subscribers mark, don't ever change once your channel takes off, I truly enjoy the simplicity and directness of your presentations
A lot of people have said well done for the sponsorship and I agree with them Matt, you deserve it 👍
Cheers. I appreciate it
Thank you for sharing, Matt. What a brilliant story. And yes, you're right, most people find it hard to believe that the secret to success is hard work! Keep up the great stream of videos
Thats right. Cheers
The glamour of it all. Always been around cars and often thought about buying and selling but after this don't think I could take the stress. Good on you for sticking with it and hope you go from strength to strength.
Absolute respect, wishing you every success! keep at it, and love the reviews.
I actually found that inspirational! Thanks for all of your great content!
Im pleased to hear it. It might have come across a bit gloomy but thats just me, it was genuinely supposed to be motivating haha
Brilliant , very interesting insight in your life. Never give up on your dreams, persistent pays , plus time passes by way too quickly. It’s tough being on your own and cash flow is key , but to start with it’s a juggling act. Respect to you for starting up and keep going. Your channel is refreshingly honest and enjoyable, Keep up the good work
Thanks! I appreciate it. Cheers
Really appreciate your honesty.
The entertainment biz is fickle, talent, skills aren’t always a guarantee. Think you’ve done the right thing and love the channel 👍
Great story, very inspiring thanks! I'm on my 5th car flipped since lockdown started. Love it.
Big respect 4 the story and congrats on your success! Well done & more power to you! Well deserved 💪
Thank you 🙌
And big respect to you too 👌👌👌👌
Love this guy very smart and on the ball great podcasts
Hard work always pays off, you are doing incredibly well, I am sure your parents are extremely proud, enjoying the content. Keep it going.
Good on you man! You deserve all the success and are a great example to the young folks. Great on video as well 👌
Mate, this was such a brilliant insight into your business etc. Loved it
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@HighPeakAutos keep up the great content in your posh range rover innit
You just destroyed Gillette in 30 seconds
@Paulie Gualtieri aint that the truth
@Paulie Gualtieri that Gillette ad was a disgrace
Paulie Gualtieri I can’t remember that advert do you still thinks it’s on CZcams?
@Paulie Gualtieri Totally agree, Paulie. That's why i use Wilkinson now.
@Ian TB : It's a shame that Harry's founders decided to take their business to Germany.
Amazing narration of one's life with flesh and blood. Very encouraging and touching. Like it so much. Have shared it and will watch again.
Thanks for sharing your history - im new to all this and learning quite a bit from yours and other channels Enjoying your content
Seriously, well done Matt. You’ve really earned what’s yours and you seem to have a good head on your shoulders, look forward to seeing you on Corrie one day, if I start watching soaps . Top lad
Forget Corrie we want to see him in Hollywood!
Inspiring and this explains a lot, your oratory, and language fluency
Thanks :)
I really like your content Matt and I respect you for being honest and brave for doing this job being a used cars dealer. Keep up the good work and I wish you all the best at what you do.
Thanks for that, always nice to hear a good honest story of hard work pays off. And explains why your videos are so good. 👍
Nice to see someone so young with a great attitude and philosophy. There's some that think the world owes them a living. Keep up the great content even the advert was very good.
Thanks! I appreciate it
let’s just have stories about you and acting, they’re really interesting
Haha I'll have to try and remember some more. There are some pretty horrendous auditions I'll have to try and tell
@@HighPeakAutos yeh that would be a good video
Really enjoyed this vid Matt, thanks for sharing. Found it quite inspiring tbh. Been really enjoying your channel which I discovered recently. It’s a great addition to the business. Good on ya
After making the absurd decision that I am going to actively work towards making my dream of owning a discovery 3 or 4 a reality, I stumbled across your channel. I have been watching a few of your videos of late and this one has just got you another subscriber. your honesty about how you got to where you are now and the proof that just sometimes the grind pays off is great to see and rare in this day and age, everyone just seems to want success now and for free. Good luck for the future.
Thanks for sharing your story so far Matt... very interesting to listen to and well done for getting to where you are by grafting. It's hard work I know but also very satisfying at the same time. I always thought from the sub 20K Subs you had that natural, at ease On camera presence ... now I know. Also... well done on the sponsor ... onwards & upwards. ATB
Thanks! I didnt know what kind of reaction this video would have. I thought some might think I was rambling away aimlessly so glad its gone down well. Take care
High Peak Autos ... not at all mate. It was coherent, had good flow and was on point 👍🏼
Now, that was bloody interesting !
Another good video and very enlightening.I am sure your apparent interest in acting is reflected in the excellent quality of your videos.They are honest and humourus and with my interest in the motor trade I really enjoy watching them.
Very well done keep going your knowledge is very helpful to us novices great channel, look forward to the next one.
Matt, Great to hear your story. I admire anyone that is self employed. The risk you carry with you everyday is rarely rewarded.
Feel your pain buddy was an extra on TV for year's before I was buying and selling car's, ended up doing 5 days on Disney's Aladdin a few years ago in a featured part on one of the days filming, film came out, all my scenes cut out lol, long story short back to trading, but out of that now
Fascinating insight into life of a self made man. Nowhere else but here is there space for a chap to offer a few words of personal background and wisdom in our society. Good to listen to and appreciate how you got to where you are here. You do really good videos, you seem honest and straight, have your head screwed on about business and at the same time appear to be a good Human. Thanks for this.
Very inspirational sir. You come across as completely sincere and likable. Glad I've found you.
Had me laughing so hard in the beginning, and this is the right way to make promoted content! Also your story is really interesting and the journey hasn't been easy. Definitely a made man & would love to hear more about the acting side too, that's awesome man
Thought there was more to you than just a car dealer , interesting 👍
Great video and another example that hard work and ideas pay off plus the tenacity to succeed. As you mentioned it’s usually those that expect it on a plate that think that others that succeed have got their success the same way. Keep up the good content 👏🏻👍🏻
Brilliant mate, love your story, very candid and honest. Love the acting background too. I’m looking for a RR Vogue and was worried about a higher mileage one until I watched your videos. Thank you very much.
Your just a nice bloke. I never thought you had an easy time of it (inhritence etc.) just a nice chap. I'd certainly buy a second hand car off you.
Quite an interesting bloke. Little bit more to him than 'second hand car salesman'.
Great video Matt, very honest story - hats off to you for your journey and determination. I love your ‘i bought a cheap xxx’ videos! ❤
Great vid. The way I look at anyone who tries to work for themselves is that they are already successful for even given it a go, it's so difficult to do, so much stress. This is probably my favourite channel for car vids.
"My mother isn't Theo Paphitis" 😂😂👌
maybe Theos ex-wife though ;-)
Mate, I could hear you talk all day :)
I think you are probably doing now what you get most pleasure from and no wonder your videos are so well put together, so the acting has definetly helped you. You have done very well and I always look forward to your next video.
Respect. Appreciate the story and especially the honesty which you display with all your car purchase videos.
Wow, never saw the acting story! We want more of those stories along with the cars, very interesting.
Thanks. I'll have a think about that