I bought this high mileage BMW 120d Coupe for £800 at a car auction!

Check out this cool little 1 series Coupe that I won for a steal at auction. It needs a little work, as to be expected but by the end of the video, it's looking 100 times better! I really like these E82 Coupes so this was a fun one for me.
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[@realmusicreallife]

Came across your chanel the other night whilst having a few beers at home. Really got into your videos. Been binge watching them. Just subscribed thankyou for the videos

[@tricialyn4645]

Its pretty and cute!! Did not realise all the work u had to do!! TY for sharing :)

[@alancraigie7951]

Enjoyed the video and really enjoyed seeing the work being carried out to the car. Keep the videos coming they're great 👍

[@ShiftingMetal]

Thanks 👍

[@TonyM444]

Always liked the shape and style of these, nice tidy car even with the higher mileage

[@davidminns9799]

Have to agree with you these always catch my eye when I see one👍

[@marknucita8284]

Another top video, i traded in my Mondeo, it will be in the Manheim auction this week in Northampton EO11ARX, 12 months mot full-service history, cam belt & water pump changed, and worth a punt !!

[@SteveDull]

E82 has the design echoes of the past E21/E30. Thought I did well at £1905 for a 10reg 118d (£30 tax) but yours was a steal. Best of luck for the sale and the food baby - mine is at full term! Great video 👍

[@Alexander_l322]

I got mine for £1650 all in so yea I think we’ve all done ok! I’ve got mine up for £2495

[@piovo5222]

@@Alexander_l322 what’s the mileage?

[@steviemac8075]

Excellent channel, 👍🏻 thanks

[@garethshaw5165]

Such a great looking car ❤

[@tom72861]

Great video. It was cool to see the car getting worked on as well!

[@ShiftingMetal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alastairhonaker1155]

Good stuff again mate

[@thetruthwillout3347]

Great little car. I had a 12 plate 123d M Sport +

[@Ash-vv7eu]

My first brand new car was a 120d m sport couple back in 2011, its mad looking at how much you can pick them up for now, i think they have aged really well

[@exgtt2061]

Remind me of the E21 and early 2 door E30’s these. Proportions and drivetrain config etc. I reckon a Coupe with the 3.0 NA with manual box is a close modern take on the old 323i/325i. Can’t believe they put the turbo six in these too, they must be mental…

[@Wellibob68]

Really liking these guys. Keep it up, and that food belly 😁🍲😊

[@ShiftingMetal]

Thank you! Will do!

[@christopherheritage5651]

Check the water bottles, heard they break, crack and pipes leak. Don't want an overheated BM. Bodywork looks good as well. I would never have said it had done nearly 200k miles, good find.

[@srrr4559]

This exact one costs $10k in Morocco. Wild.

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Joe,I do like the shape of these 1series BMW'S,for the mileage and condition it's a clean car..

[@lucythemoggy1970]

Joe, I see you found oem lights for the rear of the astra convertible!

[@danieleaton1399]

The coupe always looks better I have an 08 se hatchback with 191k it's had timing chains, clutch,recon gearbox that oil breather the oil cooler gasket 3 services discs and pads all round both rear lower arms as bushes dry out , would also check for recalls as the heater wiring needs replacing and a battery cable

[@itscuntor]

Nice tidy coupe. Much prefer this over the hatch any day.

[@stevenprestwich521]

i don't think it will go into regeneration mode unless it's got plenty of fuel in it, the warning maybe on because it's low on diesel and it wants to go into regeneration

[@markpierce8674]

Always liked those 1 series and wow didn’t realize how cheap

[@BenTaylor666]

Love my E82 M Sport, wish I got mine for the price you paid, and not six times more 🤣

[@clunkclickeverytrip]

125i 3.0 or the 135i is the best choice IMO but I think the 135i would give me anxiety as n54's have quite a lot of issues that you have to resolve.

[@Dee_J_T-n-B]

Just watch this while my lass is in the shops 👊 always a good watch mate

[@ShiftingMetal]

Haha, thanks! Happy to help get you through the shopping!

[@Dee_J_T-n-B]

@@ShiftingMetal 😂 she was back bang on finish haha

[@davidviner4932]

It was an SE with M Sport wheels hence the high ride height and low price I suspect, still a lot of car for £800 so well done

[@simonabbott7323]

Could the clunky rear end be worn out droplinks?

[@EnglishTMTB]

Might just be me, but 4-pot diesels just don't do it for me in what should be a fairly fun car - they just have no excitement in the sound that would encourage you to want to enjoy it... In that sense, comfort of the standard pack instead of the msport makes total sense to me here. As you seem to really like a respectably quick small diesel car, it'd be interesting to see you get hold of a Volvo C30 with the D5 engine... The extra cylinder makes a big difference even in sound even though there's only a bit more BHP and torque than this has.

[@EPC]

"SE" means LCI / Facelift ? or?

[@rhiantaylor3446]

I have had several N47-era BMWs - I would be looking to change the timing chain on an 08 car like this - best to check if it had the free BMW check/replacement.

[@timbo19751975]

Unfortunately doing so is a majorly invasive job, and cost prohibitive on a vehicle of that value really..

[@Mac0666]

Croyland car mega store, I've had a few cars from them

[@clunkclickeverytrip]

Timing chains go bad on these and requires engine removal as there positioned at the rear of the engine (( planned obsolescence IMO also earlier engines had a weak mitshubish turbocharger and suffer from turbo rattle.

[@piovo5222]

90% of garages just remove the gearbox to get access to it, the ones doing engine out removals just want more money as it takes longer to remove engine etc.

[@joethompson1]

What a lovely car! cannot believe the mileage! 😂

[@roystonvehicles9129]

I bought a 61 plate at auction recently, traction coming on, won't lock, other faults, about 2150 with fees.

[@MecanicDeWeekend]

Wasnt supose to change tyres in pair ?

[@benjones1180]

Great cars they are the m sport 18s on it look good, also if smoking like that id say the dpf is errrrrm missing in action 😂

[@ShiftingMetal]

We’ll find out at MOT 😬😅

[@benjones1180]

@@ShiftingMetal be fine my dpf errrrrm fell off and didn't notice 😂 goes straight through mot every year

[@danecowan678]

Ah the days before CarVertical broke up with you 😂 Plenty more fish in the sea lol Great video! 👍🏼

[@ShiftingMetal]

🥲

[@stickmove1493]

They are the Msport wheels mate

[@paulgray2387]

Broken spring?

[@parvinkukar1259]

Great cars, had a bmw 120d m sport convertible. Always reminds me of the bmw 2002 Nice to see how you clean the seats to get them back to decent condition Keep the vids coming and enjoying each and every one

[@ShiftingMetal]

Thanks Parvin! Will do 👍

[@pi6706]

Stale smoke or stale farts, I don’t know which is worse.

[@darrenlissaman10]

My son has a 61 plate 123d m sport running close to 300 and 615 nmt

[@ShiftingMetal]

Bet that’s fun!

[@deanodrives4966]

Other than the timing chain issues, I love these cars

[@danecowan678]

For a while I wondered why all cars didn’t just use a simple timing chain. Why do we still have manufacturers using a belt to drive the engine. Now having seen all these videos from different channels and also having spent some time dabbling in this trade, I now think the opposite. Cam belt is a few hundred quid and usually easy enough for most mechanics and when it’s done, it’s usually the last you’ll have to deal with it for a long time whereas a timing chain can cost anywhere from £500 up when they go wrong. Just a thought!

[@deanodrives4966]

@Dane Cowan the older bmw engines are chain driven and they don't have any problems. If you look at the m47 that was the 2.0 diesel before this generation of car they were bullet proof when it came to their chains. As manufacturers tightened up their building processes we started getting problems

[@craiggodwin5960]

I've had a few 2.0d bmws and have had no issues with the chains at all, I just have an oil service with fully synthetic oil every 6000 miles My dad and nephew are both mechanics and reckon most of the chain issues are caused by people not serving them or putting cheap shitty oil in them

[@danecowan678]

@@craiggodwin5960 Yeah they’re probably right. To be honest id rather buy a car that has been serviced regularly regardless of the quality/brand of the oil used than one that’s been neglected. More people than you think just don’t bother with it. All we can do is continue to maintain our cars fastidiously and have the pride of knowing we look after what we drive 😁 Probably why my 66 plate Passat is now on 165k 😎

[@Alexander_l322]

I just bought one for £1400 exactly the same but in sliver, 118000 miles, tidy inside and out no mot but I put it though one, fitted new brakes all round and an oil service. The car owes me £1650. I want £2495 for it

[@ShiftingMetal]

Sounds like a great deal!

[@Alexander_l322]

@@ShiftingMetal well I thought so but my phone isn’t ringing! People are looking at the ad on gumtree but no one is calling or messaging me 🙁

[@neilwharton720]

Very cheap motor at 800 quid, I had a 120 d convertible 2012 I think had lots of oil leaks was an Italian car then imported into Spain think it had been clocked wasn’t my best purchase, was glad to get rid of it 👍wish I’d only paid 800 quid for it 😢funny you should mention that acrid smell mine had that burnt oil fume smell

[@skrimshanker1]

Its bang in the middle of the timing chain saga, If its not been changed it’ll be worth £2.95

[@ShiftingMetal]

£2.95?! I wish 😅

[@BlaxJakx]

Bca Bristol can I just walk in with no account or membership like you can’t at co part? And can you actually have a dig at the cars probably not like just in the 5 mins you have to see it in the auction.

[@BlaxJakx]

There is one local to me in westbury but still I think j you have to be registered and pay or be a member? It’s an Aston Barclay vehicle auctions at the very local one to me. Anyone shed any lights on this for me. 3O+ yeahs old but have 20 years of all sorts with motorsports, personal track car, went through a phase in 12012 buyin t and selling for like literally 5 or 6 months and then just used the money to use it for my own personal car I would of wanted at the time for personal car. I get in the spanner’s most weekends so I’m not scared of a bit of works Need help with getting into these auctions guys ???????

[@BlaxJakx]

City & guilds level 1,2,3 in motor vehicle maintenance and repairs Very good friend who does diagnostics and also can code items to cars and interfaces when messed up. Just the initial getting in that building is my probably. Help meeeeee my lovely friend 😂

[@barryrathbone]

Definitely doesn’t look like 180k mileage car you’d think it was more 80k car. You don’t realise how few of these are left now.

[@faisalm7285]

Especially petrol manual 😭

[@ianputt2045]

Yes does look like it's done over 180,000 miles what stands out is it must have been owned by old people ie the pissed seats and cigarette ends 😂.

[@geecars6263]

What happened to this, I see it never saw another MOT…

[@ShiftingMetal]

Timing chain went and we scrapped it! 😢

[@geecars6263]

@@ShiftingMetal Been there, done that, sore when it happens, hope you didn’t end up *too* much out of pocket

[@420somewhereG]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@paulgray2387]

Typical Bmer interior tbh. These can take some incredible mileage apart from seat bolsters

[@lesklower7281]

High mileage BMW (Bring My Wallet) big deal 18300 miles thats not high well 4 years ago l paid aud $1500 for a 1997 TOYOTA Hilux cab chassis with an aluminum tray no rust issues ah living in Australia and l have spent over $1500 on replacing bits and pieces on it and it has done 430000kms aprox 250000 miles the engine is original no oil burning issues l have seviced it fully new tyres new exhaust system but it is now worth between $5000 to $6000aud one sold for aud $10000 it had a respray in red the engine bay had not been painted and there are two other TOYOTAs that have sold both with 980000kms on them a 2002 TOYOTA Corolla for aud $4600 and a TOYOTA Hilux rwd double cab ute for aud $500 and the seller had people lining up to buy it because of its famous 22R engine under the bonnet much more reliable that any BMW engine show me a BMW with 600000miles on it you will not find one but there is one more there is a 1993 TOYOTA Corolla in New Zealand that has done 2000000kms on the original motor and gearbox that is over a million miles is there any BMW that has done that do l hate people saying a high mileage car Toyota make very good vehicles that go on and on well my 1997 TOYOTA Hilux is going to out last me well its 26 years old now will go on for another 500000kms easily will that BMW go on and do another 600000 miles noway

[@solomondiesel6817]

First

[@andriusGNR]

Hmm don't know anyone who's using autotrader anymore to search cars. Prices there are way over inflated . Like yours @3k lol no offence please 😊

[@deanclark4212]

where do you recommend looking for used cars?

[@bretthale9290]

Motorway miles is alot less wesring than town miles imo

[@bumfluffmcregor3730]

How would you know which it was it may have been driven a lot around town delivering pizzas seven days a week

[@bretthale9290]

@Bumfluff mcregor you just know,townies have alot more gearbox wear etc

[@davewhittles]

looks good considering its age and mileage