Seems to me a better idea to invest in a waterblaster rather than go to the wash place.
@WayToManyAssassins2 ай бұрын
What NZer doesn't have a water blaster 😂
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm gonna get one soon
@cdogvlog55572 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife If you get one that is a karcher you can get an attachment for it for wet sandblasting. Got a feeling that may come in useful if you ever have to deal with rusty intricate metal etc etc. The mower powerful machine you got the better job.
@Kitanu2 ай бұрын
These videos are sick. Hard to find resellers who document their journey in the NZ market. Keep making these💪🏾
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Thanks man yep will do!
@Krezo20023 күн бұрын
I love you Biding, buying, transfering, cleaning and repairing process of used cars. Could watch it all day
@Krezo20023 күн бұрын
Woah, i love your videos* Thats what i meant to write haha Cant edit on my phone adblock browser
@KiwiCarLife23 күн бұрын
Haha thanks bro no homo
@Jonathan.MichaelNZ2 ай бұрын
You know its going to be a quality vehicle when it's delivered on forks
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Oh absolutely
@OliverMoore19732 ай бұрын
Hey I like your reviews man. You do a really good job. Totally honest, because you're not reviewing a brand new car and have to pander to a car company. Nice 👌 Most of us don't buy new cars anyway so, it's also good that you sell the vehicle that you review. Best of luck man. New subscriber. 😉🤙
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Thanks man yeah I just give my honest thoughts. Don't really have much interest in reviewing new cars tbh
@Sam-go3mb2 ай бұрын
I mean yes but that said he is selling the car he's reviewing, so part of me takes the positive comments with a skeptical grain of salt 😂it'd be nice to know - if it's so great, why aren't you keeping it?
@OliverMoore19732 ай бұрын
@Sam-go3mb He also mentions some of the cars negative traits as well. It's nice to see someone reviewing 2nd hand cars and what I've gathered is that he flips cars. So he probably doesn't have room to keep them all. I'm sure that in the future he may find a plum, and keep it.
@Sam-go3mb2 ай бұрын
@@OliverMoore1973 I know, he's still honest, I've heard him make legitimate criticisms of some of the cars he's selling - but it always ends on overall positive, I'm sure you'll never hear anyone sane who is selling a car say, this isn't a great car and I wouldn't recommend it, but it is for sale so please, place a bid.
@NZsarge12 ай бұрын
Sound purchase for the k’s, I quite like the wheels on it too.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah it's turned out nice!
@spadgm2 ай бұрын
For the money, that is a great car, it's scrubbed up pretty good!, another winner mate!
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@MrWilliam.Stewart2 ай бұрын
The suspension has collapsed. "Some putz has dropped it on its guts" Thanks for taking us on the journey.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Lol
@The_Noticer.2 ай бұрын
3:16 that door is looking pretty gnarly, ngl.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah might have to get a new door tbh. The back one is fine but the front one isn't the best
@NverNo.12 ай бұрын
defiently going to buy a daily on turners. Great vid
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah there's some good stuff on there!
@DavidLimofLimReport2 ай бұрын
Wellington represent baby!!! Started watching your vids and love them! And the Mk 5 Gti is my all time fav
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@ayske12 ай бұрын
When these first came out and drove a mates mk5, I thought they were tonnes of fun, the steering, linear power and brakes I thought were bang on! Would be a great daily
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah honestly I've come round to them. Certainly not the most "raw" driving experience and some might find it a bit soulless, but they're a great all round package.
@Indestructable2 ай бұрын
Gotta admit those clay bars do such a good job on the paint. definitely gonna pick one up next time i'm at supercheap😅
@opulan2 ай бұрын
i would recommend a synthetic clay mitt over a proper clay bar I swear to god the first tiem i used a clay bar it took me soooooooooo long becuase the clay is so small, the mitt is much bigger and easier to use haha
@Indestructable2 ай бұрын
@@opulan haha thanks i'll keep it in mind
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah either or, I can clay a whole car with the clay ball in like 30 minutes so it doesn't take that long
@MrButtonpresser2 ай бұрын
Why do they insist on forking car that can be driven? It's just extra damage.
@TB1M12 ай бұрын
Welcome to New Zealand the land of idiots.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
No idea aye it's so annoying
@NeonSteps.2 ай бұрын
Laziness
@eithias6712 ай бұрын
forgot to take the eyebrows off?
@bbgninja97792 ай бұрын
😅
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah sorry I forgot to mention I decided to leave them coz i was worried they'd damage the light underneath. They were reeeeally stuck on
@fabianr.straube7512 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLifehairdryer or heat gun and patience will get you there mate.
@iBOVRacining2 ай бұрын
@kiwicarlife you don’t need to replace the whole door itself, all you need is the outer skin they bolt on and bolt off for example a window regulator you’d take the skin off and do the job from the outside
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Car is already sold as is but I'll keep that in mind for next time
@chrismartin56622 ай бұрын
just needs some long red spiky wheel nuts to match the grill trim
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Oh does it ever HAHA
@thatguyben31282 ай бұрын
_amazing the difference, there’s something therapeutic about this process_ … _even if it’s a Golf_ 😝
@Swiss4.22 ай бұрын
Whats wrong with a Golf?
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah it's come up nice!
@thatguyben31282 ай бұрын
@@Swiss4.2 not my choice Golf
@Swiss4.22 ай бұрын
@@thatguyben3128 Fair enough. It is a bit vanilla and the drivers don’t exactly have the best reputation
@thatguyben31282 ай бұрын
@@Swiss4.2 lol, yep, P platers prized chariot
@JakobusVdL2 ай бұрын
It certainly has scrubbed up nicely. Whats the ride like with the lowering springs? Would you have to reskin the doors to get rid of the damage to the passenger door? How mucht time do you think you put into the whole clean up?
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
It's honestly not too bad, I've definitely had worse riding cars. And nah I'd just get some used doors if I wanted to fix it. Took me two whole days to do everything
@armandoabdul64642 ай бұрын
Im interested in purchasing. Looks pretty descent. How much are you after?? Cheers
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Hey man got it listed for $6500. Hit me up kiwicarlife@icloud.com
@zeroyon45622 ай бұрын
Those headlight eyebrows are terrible! The contis at least say it wasn’t neglected too much, better than some hifly or whatever ling long ditchfinders people throw on.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah who knows aye... maybe they swapped the original tyres on to those wheels seeing as they're the same size as stock mk5 gti wheels
@tactful_proposal2 ай бұрын
Throwing cheap tyres on fun cars are just strange - like, do you want your GTI to handle like a normal Golf, or worse, a Nissan? Also the former owners did do the timing belts too, so that's also a good sign.
@Peterz32tt2 ай бұрын
What was the best MPG you got from your Accord K24 ? In my here in Zimbabwe we managed 5.8L Per 100KM which is around 17KM per liter on open road cruising.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
That’s impressive! I usually averaged about 7.5
@SamFrostDigitalMarketing2 ай бұрын
Do you have any general advice for buying a car sight unseen? There's a wagon I'm interested in all the way up in BoP (and I'm in Chch) and they don't come up very often. Never done it before. It's not a life-altering sum if the purchase goes wrong but still want it to go as smoothly as possible.
@izzy0310962 ай бұрын
I used to buy and sell cars all over NZ (in Aussie now). Get videos of the car running, pics of fluids and dipsticks. Also, see if they’ll meet you somewhere that is a little bit of a drive for them. To make sure the car can be driven warmed up for some time. Outside of that, tick off all of the specific stuff and known issues for the car you’re looking at. Carjam check can be well worth it as well.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah get a video and detailed photos/service history from them. I've bought almost every car sight unseen, never had a problem
@KRBY5552 ай бұрын
you need a new dent guy. you can get better than that
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeahhh... normally he does a good job for some reason on this one he didn't not really sure why
@victorwilks882 ай бұрын
Looks much better 👌
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@TheSidharth1232 ай бұрын
Nz’s Mat Armstrong 🙌🏻
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Just with much worse cars haha
@ererwereqreqrqer2 ай бұрын
just remember that matt armstrong started at the bottom too, right now watching him finish rebiilding a rolls royce 😮
@Fluffy_g32 ай бұрын
So turners just gives you your cars on a forklift at this point😂 c'mon turners, you should know better.
@GiddyDingus2 ай бұрын
For damaged cars on their damaged vehicle/truck sites, for some reason, yes.
@Fluffy_g32 ай бұрын
@@GiddyDingus that is so stupid, just because it's damaged doesn't mean you need to crush the body rails that are used to secure a jack.
@stevepritchard95562 ай бұрын
Not being funny but how else would you stack and sort damaged cars? They don't depreciate further when using a forklift mate
@WayToManyAssassins2 ай бұрын
Turners doesn't surprise me 😂
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah I guess most of the cars at these yards are already damaged and bent out of shape so it doesn't really matter. But there are some drivable ones they still put on the forklift... very annoying
@Nakita-y3i2 ай бұрын
More cheap car challengers with you and the boys now that content is of the chain 1000likes is that what we want or is that what i want 😅😅
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah man more coming!
@ChristianTawaka-u1o2 ай бұрын
How do we get the cars you do on your channel? As I watch you’re channel all the time
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
As in buy them? Hit me up on instagram @kiwicarlife.autos
@Pixels19202 ай бұрын
Hopefully that dsg doesn't go, how many kms does it have?
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
108,000km. DSG's are pretty solid really. Plenty of GTi's with a lot more k's than this running just fine
@Pixels19202 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife maybe I am thinking of a different car, my dad works at a vw dealership and the 2008 golf's or there abouts cost a fortune for the gearbox replacement up to 20k aud
@brandonotte33592 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Gianluca922 ай бұрын
6500 KWD??? That's a STEAL. I love this car so much. After i'm done with my cl9... a MKV GTI or r32 is next
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Would recommend!
@Birmingham_racing2 ай бұрын
Seems like you got a decent buy
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yep I sold it today, didn’t take long!
@HopeCoreHubb2 ай бұрын
haha i saw this on marketplace looks like a good deal i was gonna buy it
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yep it’s for sale now! Not out to rip people off just make a living ya know
@stanleychung882 ай бұрын
Good score.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MartinJones1232 ай бұрын
NZ Hoovies Garage (kind of)
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Haha kinda yeah
@chiran20042 ай бұрын
How do you access the turners damaged website?
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Make an account
@jotsingh43592 ай бұрын
Hey man, how are you able to buy and sell so many cars without a dealer license? I thought private sellers could only do Upto 6 per year?
@izzy0310962 ай бұрын
Use your Mrs name, that’s 12. One per month.
@tobygray4972 ай бұрын
He's a registered motor vehicle trader.
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm registered
@TheDangerBuck2 ай бұрын
What clay bar lube are you running
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
Water lol HAHA
@bubbabadboy87122 ай бұрын
would you recommend a golf gti (mk6) or an audi s3 (8p)
@BittaThisBittaThat2 ай бұрын
Audi s3 imo
@craigauty67562 ай бұрын
S3 better car mk6 looks better
@izzy0310962 ай бұрын
I’ve had both. S3 is cooler being a 2door. Also comes with the Haldex system and can be easier to find manual (which is what you want in either car).
@KiwiCarLife2 ай бұрын
S3 has the higher power engine too. Audi always keeps the best for themselves.