How much did she lose on the car I sold her?

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[@henrykravitz468]

Fair play on the focus deal and looking after that returning customer. You are honest, integrity, and truthful. Have a great week James.

[@ChopsGarage]

You too mate

[@danielsellers8538]

I’m just glad you have looked after a nurse well done

[@ChopsGarage]

Cheers

[@PaulJames-i1q]

Nice when you return and buy another car from the same dealer👍shows how honest and genuine you are👍well done and good luck in the future👍👍

[@ChopsGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@simonbowens4489]

Yes, wouldn't have been a bad idea to return the Micra and pay for a thoeough prep. on it..... 🤔

[@dekdeejay5081]

100.000 miles before they need changing ? it wont get that far, mine went at 29.000 at 3 years old, not worth the risk of buying.

[@robblack7560]

Nice one James, that is the sort of returning customer you need (everyone needs).

[@ChopsGarage]

Definitely

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Love this, your honesty pays off and well done.

[@ChopsGarage]

Thank you 😊

[@d4nzo]

Being honest with the customers explaining the wet belt and the costs with doing it at a discounted rate shows how good of a trader you are, and i think its best that way since the customer does it when their buying the car rather than forgetting about it down the line or chancing it and leaving it to try avoid the large bill (Yard full of cars saying short on stock is funny) Ps. cant wait to buy raffle tickets on the 106!

[@BazDeeWren]

Completely agree with the wet belt, I’m looking at a transit 1.5D just now and the conversation with the dealer is the price + the cost of the belt replacement even though it was done 40,000 ago. That way I know I can relax for several year about it.

[@muffindell]

It's nice to see a car that you sold years ago and be told that it's been totally reliable, even if it's only covered 7k in all that time.

[@mickfoley-f1y]

Great to see a motor sold coming back.shows your good at selling tidy motors in the first place.

[@Pot-Of-Tea]

Cat Car 😺 I had to google cat car, now i understand. Having that "chat" is very important in life, well done James.

[@ChopsGarage]

I should of explained

[@Pot-Of-Tea]

James, your viewers will already know. google for others. Cheers Love your way of business.

[@alexanderrobertson7744]

James you have much more trust in the wet belt system than most of us . A lot of these engines are not reaching 60.000 miles before they have serious problems . Yes you will get the odd one that will do a lot of miles but most of them won't . Don't understand why anyone would even consider owning one of these . I have been a big ford fan since the old ford days but these modern fords are terrible.

[@ChopsGarage]

See you say the odd one but touch wood none of the ones I've sold which is well into double figures have been an issue. But then mine have been FSH and bets replaced at correct interval

[@alexanderrobertson7744]

@ChopsGarage yep I am sure the FSH helps but I have watched loads of videos of people stripping those ecoboost engines down and the results are scary. Glad you have had no problems with them as they are expensive to repair if the worst happens. You know it's such a shame because apart from the ones with those ecoboost engines ford fiesta and focus have always been good to drive and very reliable cars .

[@rogerbarrett9920]

The eco boost engine would probably last ok if there was a way of converting those internal wet belts to chains, has any entrepreneural engineering company thought of doing this or is it just an impossible task?

[@Clodhopping]

Used dealer I know won't touch Ecoboosts at all. He just gets excellent condition Zetec engine Fords (C-Maxs, etc,) from a main dealer and they fly off the forecourt.

[@stevenking1833]

Biggest issue with the 1.0 ecoboost is the oil change intervals being far to long, id personally change the oil 6 monthly if it does a lot of small heat cycles, regardless of miles.....school runs etc, or every 10k miles if it does higher mileages 20-30k a year of motorway work etc. I change the oil every 8k in my 2016 2.0 180bhp diesel mondeo...which can mean its havint fresh oil and filter every 3-4mths..., 185k and apart from a few coolant leeks, its never had a issue....but they are an incredibly robust engine to begin with

[@richardfowler9901]

My Nissan Micra£1000 my run about for 10 years never ever went wrong well if you call a ignition coil going wrong brilliant little car I love it and miss it. I do love your show it is cool

[@terencesoutham4262]

Well said about the wet belt engines. ❤

[@ChopsGarage]

Cheers

[@Hot_Tub_IAN]

Sort the sound out Chops. It's a L/R balance problem. It's probably better just to record it in mono rather than stereo. Have a look, in your phone camera settings for sound options.

[@Joolz777]

😎😎😎😎🌶🌶🌶👍👍 the leak might be the washer jet on the rear wiper..

[@Shane-hy6qp]

I hope your keeping the swift sport i can't wait to fix mine and get it on the road

[@ChopsGarage]

I will be

[@Holycurative9610]

People saying the Micra is worth pennies don't realise how expensive cars are in todays market. My 56 plate Picasso, a bit tatty with 136k miles on it sold for the same money I paid for it 4 years ago, to me that was just crazy but that's what they're fetching.....

[@shabba890]

And whatever you bought to replace it was at a post covid inflated price so you're no better off.

[@ChopsGarage]

Exactly

[@AndyC2_]

@@shabba890They didn’t realise that 🙈😂

[@pprc5363]

I hope the Nurse gets the Focus serviced every year. Te problem with low mileage drivers is they go by mileage not time, which is part of the reason the ecoboost has a bad reputation. People have a nine year old car lets say 70 K on the clock, Don't fo the belt and then complain it goes bang.

[@bretthale9290]

Hope she looks after the focus alot better externally

[@howardgregory3888]

I wouldn’t bet the house on it!

[@IanRichardson-y1m]

One of the best things when you get a repeat customer,

[@ChopsGarage]

Definitely

[@motoringmemories6825]

Great James. My power steering has stopped working on the my jazz. O no. Any idea on we’re to start. Glen. Well done silver jazz.

[@AndyC2_]

Start with punctuation

[@PeterLea-t4w]

This struck a cord, I had a Honda accord, the only thing that broke in 8yrs was PS. From memory, it's electric and a cooling radiator for the oil failed. I got 1 from ebay, refilled with PS fluid, 100% fixed, cheers.

[@grahameelton1899]

Good for you James… £250 effective discount is very reasonable seeing she’s a returning customer. But now you know where to find more customers! Check your history.

[@ChopsGarage]

True

[@Holycurative9610]

That was the struggle I had when looking for a car last year. Loads of cars at £1000 and loads at £8 to £10k plus but I wanted to spend £4-£5k on a car at about 8-10 years old that was in good condition and I eventually found my ASX diesel and it's been great for the 7 months I've had it.

[@d.c.Jones70]

Even with the wetbelt done is the 10 year 150,000 depending on the right service intervals and the right oil,as it’s my understanding these have to use specifically the right oil viscosity and brand or they still go boom?

[@ChopsGarage]

Defo want to use right oil

[@rosswalker3284]

Heavily discounted 4 pork chops off and a chicken 😁

[@grantmoss7820]

Great channel Chops, yiu mention 25% off for a cat N, what would you take off for a Cat S ?

[@ChopsGarage]

30 to 40 mate , much harder resale

[@petershepherd6889]

I had water ingress in the boot on my Skoda fabia estate. Water was being drawn up through the tailgate seal due to capillary action. Removed seal and put a bead of silicone sealant in it. Problem solved.

[@ChopsGarage]

Nice

[@buzzkillington3354]

My old ford fiesta leaked water in the boot took a year to find where it was coming from, it ended up being the electric cables that power the boot hatch!!! The side that connects to the car is in the rain gulley and leaks water for fun

[@ChopsGarage]

Can be a pig to trace

[@GhostLead65]

Why on earth would that woman want to get rid of the Micra with very low mileage and running perfect for a Focus.

[@twes5563]

Exactly she knows f all.

[@fatwalletboy2]

Hmmmmm. Yeah.

[@jimhughes2641]

The lady probably just wants a newer car. Since she covers a very low mileage and the wet belt is being done I reckon she will be ok with the Focus.

[@MrChrissy1r]

Maybe she married a man with six kids, maybe she got pregnant and gave birth to sextuplets!! F F S, a car is not for life, people want to better themselves and their effects, or just fancy a change!

[@ChopsGarage]

Because you can't make a Micra bigger

[@deanisaac8383]

I would have kept the Nissan them ford eco boosts are terrible! Shes buying a massive headache! My friend had one as a motability car 19,000 miles later had to have a replacement engine from ford! And it was only 2 years old at the time!

[@ChopsGarage]

There is this as an argument that if they get this fat they already had an engine or are ok

[@redsidebiker]

Nice job butt. If I was in the market spot to buy a car from you, without hesitation I would. I don't care about distance when buying a car and ain't too worried about warrenty at this price point (but I've been spannering my own cars - where I can) for 40 years.

[@shabba890]

Dont tell the poor lass to sell it privately. The phone will ring off the hook with the innit bruvs offering a grand for cash then they'll see the state of it and offer even less. She'll be begging you to part ex it.

[@ChopsGarage]

Lol

[@Rapscallion2009]

Funny how people do that. They see a vehicle way behind book and then look at it and expect more money off for the very reason it was already cheap.

[@shabba890]

@@Rapscallion2009 tell me about it. You list it honestly then price accordingly then 9 out of 10 people who call want money off for all the bits you've listed honestly. She'll either get lucky or will part ex it back in. Buyers on gum tree and Facebook etc esp at this price are infuriating.

[@Lizzard-t]

Absolutely agree. With the amount of time wasters out there ,offering her a broken hoover and a bar of chocolate and they will pick it up a week Friday when they get paid . £800 PX all of a sudden is a offer worth taking

[@c11yan]

Do you get innit bruvs in Devon?

[@Matt-pc5nb]

Smoke test the thing. Finds many leaks.

[@Scorchzzz]

Hey there Chops, quite sad the other phone died but the camera is better, the audio tho - what could you do about that? Rode time?

[@ChopsGarage]

Quite possibly , I think it may of been the cover

[@Scorchzzz]

@@ChopsGarage Ahhh okay that makes sense, good 👍

[@Scorchzzz]

@@ChopsGarage Dammit tho it's going to die if it dont hav a case, I still might hold up the Rode thang

[@a11csc]

❤❤👍👍😊😊

[@garymorris801]

Nice video mate again😊

[@ChopsGarage]

Thanks ✌

[@Finglesham]

Focus seems cheap. I paid High Peak £10,500 in April for a Focus Titanium estate 150 TDCi but it had 44500 miles.

[@keithstapleton7805]

Nurse or not, all customers demand the same level of care and service.

[@ChopsGarage]

No not at all. Some customers have poor attitudes and are rude. They will always get a lesser service

[@keithstapleton7805]

@ my point was because she’s a nurse she gets no preferential treatment, as you correctly say poor attitude and rudeness gets you nowhere regardless of your profession.

[@tonywatson1412]

Drivers doors had a good old battering there....thats the passenger side door. 😶‍🌫️

[@andyrads1096]

Old school viewer? I remember the 9 car flip!

[@ChopsGarage]

Fair play!

[@tonyrawlins2093]

I will give a thousand pound for it tomorrow.

[@stevenmoran4060]

Thought Ford covered the replacement up to 100,000 miles or 10 years?

[@chrishart8548]

Isn't that failure though ?

[@ChopsGarage]

They do

[@deedee12386]

Hi so if the lady bought the car off you and didnt choose to do the wet belt and a month later the belt failed would you have to cover the cost of the wet belt ? If so that is not very fair on you as the car is second hand

[@ChopsGarage]

I would yes. If it were 10 yes or older and due I would of written on invoice if they refused it. This is not due yet so would have to be covered by me

[@deedee12386]

Ok chops love your Chanel

[@ardongrainford8004]

Did the nurse need a car if only driving just over a 1000 miles a year?

[@ChopsGarage]

I guess she felt so

[@anxietylife]

Is the old Suzuki jimny for sale trade price

[@ChopsGarage]

Yep. Need loads of welding

[@anxietylife]

@ChopsGarage price on the jimny

[@ChopsGarage]

@anxietylife 800

[@retroadventurer]

How does someone batter a little micra like that on every panel 😂

[@fredflintstone1]

Live in Devon 🙂

[@Brian-om2hh]

Supermarket car parks....

[@ChopsGarage]

She says NHS car park

[@retroadventurer]

@@ChopsGarage That I can believe

[@markfoden765]

My sister is a nurse up north and says the hospital carpark is full of idiots that can't drive and she's had her new car pranged 3 times already while working

[@uknick12info1]

You can remove the marker on Cat cars

[@ChopsGarage]

No

[@markfoden765]

You used to be able to as Rob and Chris from salvage rebuilds have done it but they said in a recent video that they don't let you do it anymore

[@kevinmoffatt]

Not a criticism Chops, just an observation; wouldn't it make more sense to replace the wet belt before sale and include cost in price rather than have to have these negotiations at point of sale?

[@ChopsGarage]

No. Imagine me listing at 900 more on Autotrader for a car not due the belt yet. I'd be showing over priced

[@petewatson4093]

Hi James Not telling you how to suck eggs but please check with ford on recommended change frequency. I phoned Ford today infront of a customer to confirm as he was quoting My Mate says... Ford Main Dealer told me 100k miles or 6 years. Thanks Pete

[@davidmorris4819]

very low sound level

[@brianmonahan7990]

Nice car that wee Nissan , once it gets its makeover it will be worth around £2k .

[@ChopsGarage]

For sure

[@ruttspeed]

Need to tiger seal the stale air vent seals

[@derekfleming3095]

Take the plugs and foam out - permanent fix

[@kenchilvers4596]

Cmon it was in a terrible state - bad paint all over - dents in doors wheels in a state - steering wheel worn 2k no chance

[@ChopsGarage]

It's almost like I don't sell cars every day for a living and don't get my asking or within couple hundred every time 🤣

[@Unclebuzzcocksne]

2k all day if cleaned up. People selling non runners for 1/1.5k

[@shabba890]

She's done 8k miles in 5 years which is less than 5 miles a day on average. Unfeasibly low for a daily driver for someone in work.

[@MrChrissy1r]

Not if you factor in days the car was not used, the owner is a nurse, sometimes nurses actually sleep in at the hospital or a satellite dorm. Some times when the pressure is on these ANGELS don't get home for days on end,,, plus OF COURSE you failed to factor in the wonderful COVID lockdowns and bulls crap innocent members of the public suffered!!

[@ChopsGarage]

Yes I think she has it wrong I'm sure it was late 20s when did to her

[@michaelsmith-rd9qw]

How many cold starts and cold miles does a low milage car do. Add to that the condensation collecting in the fuel tank that ruins the injectors. Is a low milage car really worth the extra premium price, I wonder.

[@nomdeplume2724]

Great comment. 👍 My commute is 5 miles a day and not much more besides… About 3500 per year and the records show the previous owners doing about the same. 12 years old and just over 40k. They are out there… Cheers.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Another good video James 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@ChopsGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@chrishart8548]

So £4k for a 13 year old micra wow.

[@ChopsGarage]

At mega low miles 13 yr old Micra

[@Rapscallion2009]

Those micras were excellent. Then.... Renault got involved...

[@ChopsGarage]

Yes

[@davidjackson7217]

I am sorry the wet belt design is a dumpster fire and is not good for ten years, it’s rubber running in oil! I would go as far as to say that unless the price is ridiculously cheap these should not be sold. Other dealers would disagree with you.

[@ChopsGarage]

People disagree with everyone on everything lol. I know a lot that sell many and don't worry , I know a lot that try to avoid them , but that said if you are going to do ford most have this engine

[@chrispop99]

The right audio channel on your last few videos is way too low.

[@ChopsGarage]

Yes I have pre recorded so can't sort for bit

[@aceace5457]

[@MrTangolizard]

U sure she is a nurse ? And not a mental patient why oh why would anyone do this swap

[@ChopsGarage]

? Someone that needs a bigger car!?!

[@MrTangolizard]

@ there are so many batter choices

[@TheyLive-y1n]

eco boom worst engine made

[@ChopsGarage]

No. Ingenium or Wankle Rotary

[@fatwalletboy2]

Ooh the sound is awful on this one

[@patpending8134]

The sound is fine.

[@markfoden765]

It's not

[@davidpickard9393]

If its so good why is she selling it.

[@ChopsGarage]

Needs bigger car

[@wintersun398]

my dad will buy a replacement secondhand car only to have a newer reg car 🤷🏻‍♂️ Must have lost him £100,000s over his decades of driving. The main dealer would be rubbing their hands in glee as he’d only put a few thou miles on a year and kept them mint

[@kenchilvers4596]

1500 lmao - that's 300 scrap mate max

[@ChopsGarage]

Don't get into the car business . You are terrible at valuing cars🤣🤣

[@GhostLead65]

Yeah its not worth Jack.She should keep it.

[@MrTangolizard]

Are u serious ? That car cleaned up is 2/3k

[@brenglover72]

😂😂😂

[@chrishart8548]

It's best part of 13 years old. Should be £300

[@cabottaxi]

I have 2 neighbours that have both bought eco boost Ford Focus cars. 70 and 71 plates. I recommended to them to buy a Toyota Corolla hatchaback and they went against my advice.