I GOT SCAMMED BUYING A CHEAP CRASHED CAR!
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Can I please buy the dpf the one on my fiance's Volvo is shot btw I follow your Chanel and watch all all your videos
The first car I purchased before my test was a Triumph Toledo 4-door saloon 1974 1,3 it had some MOT but I talked the owner in to putting a full ticket on it, I was doing some winter proofing on it and noticed some underbody gloop with mud blended in to it. I being a bit curious started to rub this off with a petrol soaked rag and a wire brush, I found bits of dog food tins with bits of label on the back pressed to the car had been bent over the Chassis rails in several places riveted in place then seam sealer over the edges made to look like weld and then the under body sealant over the top with mud rubbed over it. I scrapped it and watched it be crushed.
The very common AGENDA is Noted.
Does CarVertical work in canada????
@@alexjoyce1276 It will, but your mileage may vary when it comes to the detail. I just tested out my own vehicle in Australia right now, and it contained very minimal information.
Let's lap it anyway
SPEED AND POWERRR
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The only kind of car that I would trust you with 😂😂
@mgcharoudin Whell he has enough time to fix it.
Safety has left the chat.
The fact that the seller's mate was willing to take £500 for it suggests he knows it was rolling scrap.
Taylor is such a natural in front of camera, I can't believe he's only been doing this for about a year
For real this guy thought me more about cars in an few videos than I did for my theory exam for my licence.
He knows so much about cars as well, it's amazing. You'd never get that from his quite funny personality but you see glimpses of it now and then. He's the complete package, such a likeable fella.
He reminds me of Jason Dawe, the original presenter dropped in favor of James May, who's also had tons of knowledge on used car.
Taylor brings up a good point actually. You guys should do an "Industrial/agricultural equipment" challenge where you all have to get like a tractor or snowplow or whatever, as cheap as you can(that still runs, mostly) but then subject it to all the usual cheap-car challenges such as practricality as a car, including transporting other people and goods, acceleration/braking, track challenge, etc. You would need dedicated private property to test this obviously because I doubt they would be road legal. People could get like bobcat tractors, diggers, etc but they could also get a dump truck if they find one in budget which could hold a dozen people and kill the transport goods portion of the challenge but would probably be shit on a track/handling tests.
That would be the funniest shit to be done on this channel
Amazing idea lmao
Maybe they take a regular vehicle and turn it into something practical for winter utility: ploughing, snow traversal, gritting etc.
A lorry challenge would be funny too, one of the best episodes top gear did after all. Created carnage.
We did a cheap tractor challenge with mates at 16… I’ve never seen one on one wheel before or since. But they don’t handle great around a track. Zetor 3711’s are bomb proof though
Today my £3000 Volvo V70 brought from Birmingham was taken away to a scrap yard and I got £432 for it. Moral of my story? DON’T BUY A F@&KING CAR FROM BIRMINGHAM!!!!!!!!
It's amazing how much the "don't buy a car from Birmingham" rule comes true. I literally don't even click on adverts from there anymore 😂
@@R03333 I have had Christmas cards for my family with the message printed in it
Add Bradford to the list
Yes , looked at a car for my mum, was a car with full service history, clean mot and low mileage, the car had been clocked, it had two service stamps, (in 12 years) and the mot previously had corrosion on all pipes structural rot all tyre bald ect, looking underneath it was rotten and no work had been done, this was supposed to be a car dealer (aa approved)
😂we see cat N, lad in brum sees mint condition , honestly runs better then it looks, not had time to do little repairs
Taylor really knows his stuff, and it shows. What a great knowledge that he has. Fair play.
Safe knowledge. Imagine if a mother brought it for gettkng the kids around and had a wreck. Sad really
Love watching taylor's brain tick when he's diagnosing what's wrong with the car.
I’ve never seen Taylor move so fast avoiding the crap coming through the window 😂😂
This really does sell CarVertical better than any other 30 second ad. Well done lads!
Vcheck is cheaper. With CarVertical you're paying for all the advertising they do.
I think it reflects badly on this channel that they promote CarVertical so much whilst never mentioning Vcheck.
Yeah, just a shame it doesn't do what is promised.
Bought a check for a motorbike I was interested in that was declared as a write off to see if there were photos of the damage.
Not only was there no photos, Carvertical didn't even know what the make and model was from the reg. Even Halfords did better than that...
@@lint8391 The whole video, I was wondering how Vcheck would compare and what the "other site" they used was. I used Vcheck when I bought my current car (because £30 for a check is insane) and I was very happy with it
@@lint8391I did wonder if the “other app” they mentioned was vcheck but I’d assume not, rather a standard HPI check.
@@lint8391 why would they advertise for one and then mention a rival?
Alright fella 🤣 that comment absolutely cracked me up. You and Taylor as a team are some of the best people to watch on CZcams with out question.. none of your content is ever boring it's always good humor great talks and entertainment
Who knew consumer advice could be so much fun! 😂🤣😂 Also, I am happy to report to Taylor that Renault did their homework on the Modus, when doing the face-lift; when the updated version was released in 2008, they made sure it was possible for people with normal hands and not just tentacle-fingered individuals to change headlight bulbs. Having owned the first generation and now owning the face-lift, I got a bit worried when one of the bulbs died, but when I checked it was super easy to change on the newer version. A lot of room and close to reach - could not be easier (unless it worked like on that crappy Volvo). The Renault Scenic II I used to own was far worse, damn near impossible - especially on the left side where the battery was in the way. But did that stop me? No way! A few bruises and a lot of bad language and spurred on by my can-do attitude, I saved my self from leaving it to the dealer service to do it for me. But I loved that car so much, so I could not hate it for minor things like that - the rest was brilliant.
12:00 fun story, my mum once had a modus with xenon lights that went out. Renault literally told us they never made such lights in a modus and thus there was no way to replace them. Had to figure out how to get something from poland to even fix it.
Since you decided to start AutoAlex, this has been my favourite CZcams channel to watch. Podcasts get me through my dreary long drives to work and I just can’t get enough of any of it! The way you and Taylor bounce off eachother has me in stitches every time!! 🤣 keep up the great work, I love it!
I bought a cheap crashed motorbike last year. I have ended up spending more on it than one in decent condition, but I have had the most fun working on it and riding it places it was never designed to be ridden! It is so awesome and simultaneously so sh*t 😅
If you would like another let me know....got a TT600 needing some finishing touches, does run and drive
@@Keirdo69r as in a Yamaha TT600? Or a Triumph?
Just want to say Alex finding Tyler will do you wonders fantastic on the camera excellent mechanical knowledge what a find! Can only see this channel flying soon. Really interesting and would definitely like to see him diagnosing more faults on cars.. really good content!
Taylor is like that uncle that is fun and hilarious naturally without trying but also knows some seriously useful information about anything you could ask car and driving related. Top man! 🎉😂
Was looking forward to this after the podcast 🤣 loving the consistent uploads lads, keeping me sane at work 🤝🤝
moving in to consumer advice .... goes to show what is out there, an eye opener of an episode. well done. great end though
Genuinely the hardest i've laughed in ages at the end! It takes real talent to mix hilarious entertainment with a proper message. The three of you are absolutely amazing!
You’re so lucky to have Taylor - the three of you make such a dream team
The way Taylor launched himself into the back seat like a greased gazelle
This was hilarious! 🤣
An extremely informative, yet super entertaining watch. I’ll definitely be sure to use CarVertical next time I buy a car 😅
Video's like this are a public service. So many useful tips for anyone experienced or a novice on things to check for when buying privately.
This is one of my many favourite videos. I smiled from start to end well done, lads love the content, keep it up
OMG Taylor being serious for a change is so weird to see, when he says the subframe and the airbags he looks genuinely fuming about the state of the car
JFYI, next time you can donate such cars to the volunteers who will bring it to Ukrainian army - our defenders desperately need cars, especially SUVs. Such cars dont live long on frontline anyway, usually about 2 weeks due to the extensive shellings and air drones. But it still can help us a lot and save many lives.
Anyway, thanks for your videos 😊
Never seen anyone get into the backseat that fast! Hats off to you Taylor! :D
Oddly enough, this video gave me.. some memories, because my Dad used to own a black XC90 that he had bought new sometime in the 2000s, but it had to be scrapped in 2019 because of a lorry crashing into it. Nobody got hurt, thankfully, but it was his favourite car and he was sad to see it go.
Knowledge is power and you guys are sharing this, turning viewers into motorist ninjas. Excellent video, definitely VHS over betamax
One of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long time at the end. You and Taylor are comedy gold
I really hope we get the road sweeper challenge 😂
Alex I think a “shed box write off of the month” should be a new series!!!! I’ll take my 5p of commission when you realise it’s a brilliant idea. The ice cream van was by far a hero and the Volvo loved it’s life with you and Taylor, it was smoking with happiness 😂
This is kinda brilliant, well done on coming up with such an organic way of incorporating the sponsor.
Awesome this is my favorite UK CZcams channel, I'm excited to watch this!
Hahaha, this was hilarious! On the other hand This is an eye opener and the thorough inspection by Taylor does show that are many dodgy cars out there that many of us wouldn’t notice. Top consumer advice right there guys!
Taylor freaking out is one of best parts of this channel. That high pitch scream makes me laugh every time.
Thank you for bringing Taylor into our lives on this channel.
Volvos of this era had common problems with swirl flaps getting clogged up (in the D5 model at least) and the haldex would chew up the teeth on the spline resulting in no drive to the rear, sounds like this car suffers (suffered?) from both. Shame to see as they do drive very nicely when in good nick but they're expensive to repair when they start acting up.
I can speak from partial-experience, my dad has an '07 D5 AWD, one time when we were on holiday in Austria he had to fill up at a petrol station where they happened to be scrubbing the ceiling with an apparently very acidic (forgive me if that word is wrong, English isn't my first language) cleaning product that dripped down on the car, causing damage to the plastic on the roofbars, a plastic cover on the roof, all the chrome trim around the windows and creating 'droplet-marks' on the windscreen, all of which couldn't be washed or polished away anymore (the ppl from the gas station tried, to no avail). Long story short, all of those parts needing replacement would've cost more than the entire car supposedly was worth. No idea what happened in the end, but my dad (still) hasn't bothered to fix any of it, and she's still running strong, having passed 290.000 km a few days ago (starting from exactly 222.000 when we came back from the test-drive and bought her, not long before Covid struck. Hoping he'll keep driving her for a lot longer cuz I absolutely love the big, brown bugger ^w^
@@The_VanTM Acidic is correct! Or caustic, depending on which end of the pH scale it was on. I’m sure it will keep on driving for many years to come, they will limp along forever unless someone crashes into it.
@@JamesChurchill3 it has had a bit of an interesting past already before we got her, needing a new engine at 50.000 and having been crashed into at some point already (the rear-most 2 windows on the passenger side are a different brand from the rest, and if you look down the passenger side you can see and feel they did an absolute shit job of re-painting it) but she's never let us down once, and if the unfortunate day will come my parents decide to sell her, I'll be the first person to make them an offer 😁
Edit: spelling
My wife has one and we’ve researched about them before we got one... to help speed it up (if it is going slow) you can press the DSTC button (behind the gear lever when in drive) and it frees up the engine also watch the top engine brace mount that has the engine lifting eye to it as the rubber can perish
Great video guys, showing us all the dangers of buying 2nd hand cars with a slim shady past because some people value ££ over your life and would rather sell you a metal coffin then tell you the truth and let you decide. Them sort of people really don't give 2 💩💩. Hats off to the real sellers for being honest.
If you are happy to buy something 'sold as seen' you are basically allowing yourself to be ripped off. It's not against the law and is a standard automotive industry practice.
Damn we really going back to clickbait thumbnails now are we
Take part in a banger race with it. Great video Alex
Good idea
My Dad has A sign in his Garage. It says, "I Antony will never buy a car from Birmingham ever again" LOL
As long as the price is right, theres nothing wrong with a *correctly repaired* wrecked car. As long as the price reflects it and the repairs were done correctly.
The rust here is a way bigger problem then the crash damage.
@keesie75 100%, thing was a danger to everyone lol. I'm strictly talking physical damage.
Baffles me how people can sell cars like that in that state, could easily kill someone
Honestly though, the interior looks really nice and I wish someone could part it out
too late for that isn't it
@@Sifsarmonikas yeah
@@Handle423 i was thinking the same thing, I'm sure the engine and other parts could have been salvaged too but hey I'm not the one who bought it
hardest headlight bulb change on a normal car has to be the '10-'13 Subaru legacy/outback. the manual will say reach up through the wheel well and just do it blind, but without a lift (and 2 good wrists) its very hard, I take the bumper off and headlights out instead to the tune of 16 bolts, 20 clips
Damn wasn't expecting to sit through a 35 minute long car vertical advert. They must be paying good.
Longest car vertical advert ever?
I think we got scammed with that thumbnail 😅😅😅
Ex volvo employee here, yes taylor is correct about these needing new airbag ECU after accidents. And it would need calibration. Also if its a D5 2.4 diesel, they have problems with swirl flaps
This was hands down CZcams GOLD , hopefully we get more of taking old nails to the Mud 🤣
But on a serious note car vertical is very good because it shows you photos of vehicles from salvage auctions such as CO-Part
The best one I ever saw was a scam where a Lambo was in UK co-part for auction, it did run and looked okay, this was in covid when you couldn't view in person and with most car checks it came up clear
With Car vertical it showed someone had bought the car as a serious wreck from salvage in the USA, they had then made the car look complete and import it into the UK to sell it at copart for a huge profit for a very dangerous car
Accidents only are on that app if they are reported ..... if you do the work yourself , the app has no clue
Shame on the person who did such a shoddy/dangerous repair to this car, you genuinely could have gotten the next person who bought this car harmed/killed thanks to those airbags if it were in a crash, and if they didn't have the checks completed on it prior. Well done to Alex and the team for making sure that did not happen 👏🏽
It’s interesting to see the car scene in the UK, I am Australian and these XC90’s still fetch quite a lot of money, Taylor really knows his stuff, and he’s been an amazing addition to your team
Can't wait to see Miles again tomorrow
Me too! Been looking forward to it all week
apologies, but that video will now go out on Tuesday! TRUST me when I say it'll be worth it :)
@@AutoalexCars I’ll take your word for it Alex, no pressure! 😉
@@AutoalexCarsnow as you said that expectations are high :) as you mentioned in the podcast are you going to include Ethan in the video aswell seeing him with miles will be awesome
Really good result for a video/purchase honestly, some excellent information here and some lessons for a lot of people to consider so they avoid something similar
12:00 Mk1 Honda Jazz is a pain. You have to unclip the bumper in the engine bay with 4 clips (They break...), undo two screws in the wheel arch liner, dislodge the bumper and let it hang down a bit, undo 3 bolts and a screw to release the headlight, before you can finally slide it forwards to access the bulbs... It's blocked by the body otherwise. All that for a £3 foglight bulb!
I'm sure most viewers of Alex and his channels will agree that these guys are the new "Top Gear". Rory and Taylor make this what it is. Comedy gold. You deserve to go far, lads!
What's up with all the clickbait thumbnails lately. Seems a lot of YT'ers are doing it....
LOVE TAYLOR TO BITS -- HE IS SUCH A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CHANNEL
FUNNY BUGGAR - Great character
Would love to meet you guys someday
You make my weel complete with my mental health aswell its getting better with the fun and laughter
I also listen to the podcast aswell everyweek
love to you all Becky x
That top engine mount is the first to go. The Powerflex mount is only marginally more expensive than a half-decent pattern part, so Is a logical upgrade. They are a doddle to replace too.
You've successfully built a thriving community around your content
I got scammed into watching a long car vertical advert
I bought a Lexus LS430 in Birmingham on a wet winter Sunday night a few years ago. It was, of course the cheapest one on the market at the time. It was firing on maybe 5 of 8 cylinders, absolutely stunk of cigarettes and was generally a mess. Anyway, I said that I'd have it if it had an MOT and I was asked if I could hang about for an hour. Happily my family were having a meal not far away so I agreed, and would you believe it... 9pm on a Sunday night a fresh MOT was produced. So I parted with my money, and drove it home. A good weekend of cleaning, and a set of coilpacks later it did me for another 100k miles and became everything from a long distance cruiser to pickup truck until the rear suspension bushings gave out (maybe down to it being used as a pickup truck!) the engine came out, and is being used to this day in a drift car. Love a ropey motor.
11:42 Same as with the 2000-2008 Ford Mondeo. Very easy to replace lights. Though with Mondeo, you need to remove the grill first, which is done even faster than removing the headlight unit.
This constant shilling for Car Vertical is getting a bit much, glad I have adblock on
I've done a few car vertical checks on cars with CAT S and CAT N over the past couple of years. There were no photos for any of them.
Another car which you don't want to change a headlight bulb on is the 2016 Ford Mondeo, you can't access the rear of the unit because there is a crash bar behind it. So, you think let's just take the unit off then. And that is when you realise, you can't take the unit out without removing the entire front bumper of the car. So, can't be that bad, right? This is why I hated working at the Ford dealer, every time I got a Mondeo my day was ruined lol
Not uncommon for Ford cars to have stupid engineering choices. I had to move the engine to remove the front lower wishbone on a Focus as the bolt ran into the AC compressor. The brake master cylinder reservoir is hidden under the scuttle panel so instead of designing a new one with an easily accessible lid they just give you a little angled funnel. The Volvo XC-60 my dad owned was designed by Ford and was full of stupid design choices, the suspension struts were gas pressurised and extended too much to be able to remove the lower ball joint without also removing the lower wishbone, which to re-install you're then fighting against the gas pressure in the strut so you have to rig up a load of ratchet straps and muscle the thing into position, which even with straps is not an easy task. The wheel bearings required a special tool to remove and install, and the tool detonated on its first use which resulted in the car going to the great scrapyard in the sky as it would have cost more than the car was worth to have a garage replace all the bearings.
Great content as always. You have quickly become my favorite car youtuber together with drivetribe. I don't even skip the sponsored content because it's still funny
I live in American and I am in love with those Swedish tanks! I had an 06 s40 2.4L then a 03 s60 2.5T AWD and now I was able to get my hands on my dream s60R and by chance got another one for super cheap I am fixing. Both same color titanium grey. Volvos great cars the seats are the best!
keep the videos up!!!! Amazing content from you guys always
You guys are the best! Cannot stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the great entertainment as always! Greetings from a huge fan in Austria
When you first took that off-roading, I was thinking that you’ve got probably one of the only early XC90s that still has working four-wheel-drive and it would be worth a fortune just for parts. And then of course, it turned out that the AWD system was, just as borked as it is on most of them.
It’s a shame, they are nice cars when they’re all together. We’ve got a 2011 one of these, with 180,000 miles on it, and they are absolutely brilliant family workhorses and tow cars, but they do need keeping on top of maintenance wise.
Taylor and Alex are absolute hooligans and I love every second of it.
I had a 2013 XC90 AWD with the 3.2 inline 6 cylinder. I had bought it in 2018 with 98,000 miles and at 232,000 miles, I had a 65 mph collision with a deer the week before Christmas 2023. I was the best and most comfortable car I've ever owned. If it wasn't for hitting the deer, that car could have made it to 300,000 miles plus. The only issue I had with it is the rear differential went out at 210,000 miles. Since I live in a snowy environment, I decided to have the rear differential replaced with a used one ($1100 repair).
That was really interesting. More of these checks and explanations please.
I bought a xc90 at same time that you bought big Pete! Done around 10k so far only changed a bulb and put fuel in it! Great cars when you find a good 1
Best one yet, boys! Keep up the amazing work! Absolutely loving this 👌
Sad to see the ice cream van go, the most fun I’ve ever seen people have in a vehicle was Alex and Taylor when they bought it 😂
Get another one Tay! It’s your spirit animal an ice cream van 😂 should definitely do a cheap ice cream van challenge in the summer!
Destruction derby had true top gear vibes and I laughed, a lot. The right type of cocking about - well played.
Taylor taking the icecream van onto the offroad track was golden ⭐😂
I work in an accident repair centre and the amount of previous total losses and badly repaired cars we see has skyrocketed lately. We have a group of 7 body shops, and I see at least 1 or 2 a day. PS. If you need any help with spotting bodgery, give me a shout 😉
The yellow powerflex bush in the engine support brace is a pointless modification.
People also put solid bush’s on the outsides of the bar where it fixes to the chassis so there is no movement in it whatsoever.
The purpose behind the bar, is upon impact it will push the engine down instead of into the bulkhead. However, it needs to have the movement there in the first place to do it’s job!
Sad to note, but a lot of new cars are bought by large fleet companies. These often self insure and don’t feed back to the insurance register. Anything that is deemed a write off just gets ditched at auction.
It’s a shame about the rust, very unusual for a Volvo of that era. The Euro 3 D5 is incredibly reliable too and capable of some seriously high mileage. This one is a dog though 😬
Yeah I love the headlights on Volvos, I broke a 09 XC60 and everything was nice quality and well designed unlike lots of the other cars I’ve broken in my many years of breaking cars🤣 I’m 17 and have had a problem with buying cars since I was 14😅
When someone says they're selling it "for a friend", run. That was the owner, using it as an excuse to avoid knowing anything about the car
My D5 V70 had the same running issue. Turned out the fuel filter was so old and blocked it had tried to suck itself through the system and chucked it into a weird limp mode with no engine light 🤣
This is actually a great advert for Car Vertical because even the cars that looked dodgy came up clean! Just goes to show it’s always worth a check.
brilliant.
I was expecting Robbin to say. ''And don't park here again!'' LOL
As an American, what I can surmise is Birmingham is the British version of Florida for used cars
Top tier entertainment! Keep up the amazing work lads
Love the channel. been a fan since the car throttle days and also love the podcasts
If he was selling it for a friend for £1,200 how could he drop to £500 without talking to said friend. Nice work Alex, Taylor is a great teacher.
Seatbelt tensioners possibly need resetting, as well as the module needs clearing possibly by Volvo.
yeah bit of a dick move if that's true
there are plenty of shops tan can reset modules for a few quids, that crash wasn't structural, panels not lining up is allright, there won't be any panel ligning up after a few years on any cars anyways, the letdown was the rust buildup but still a salvagable car if bought for the right price, you don't need a app to see the rear subframe rotting or the airbag lights
As someone from Birmingham, I can say you don't need to apologize ahaha. It is rough here and I can't wait to get out tbh. I have a Fiesta ST and I'm on my 3rd drivers window from 1 attempted and 1 successful theft, found it the next morning on a housing estate around the corner. Love the videos though, you 3 are the new car show trio with The Grand Tour and Top Gear stopping
I don't understand why a check like this isn't mandatory for the seller to pay for at the point of hosting the car for sale, kind of like an EPC for a house.
Nah they were just over exaggerating.
Alex, you’re great, love your content, have done for years, so please don’t take this the wrong way, but far out, Taylor is such an incredible asset to your this channel - he’s just brilliant.