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@henrykravitz468Ай бұрын
Bookmarked the sweet treats website, as I will order from them in the future. Great video and content, you always look after your customers.
@markthomas5914Ай бұрын
Never noticed a pile of rust on rear arch ... yeah ok lol
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Ok I'll need walking through this one, why would I lie then?
@1gerard47Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarageare you blind ?
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
@@1gerard47 had surprisingly few accidents driving if I am..
@thisiszaphodАй бұрын
Sad to see your Black XF go, James. This one's one is a keeper! (and yes, if this one gets inlet manifold issues, we'll go to alloys, regardless)
@davidplumb2007Ай бұрын
Another good honest video..keep them coming pls.
@roystonvehicles9129Ай бұрын
You can get metal (type) filler from paint shops, it's expensive and I've only used it on classics but rust won't come thru.
@thegasguyАй бұрын
Can’t believe you got those sweets and didn’t open them when I was there lol 😂 Your a legend
@philwass481Ай бұрын
You did an ace job on that wheel arch!
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
thanks buddy
@paramedicchrisbookseriesАй бұрын
Your video's get better and better. Excellent work by yourself, well done.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@riptideblueАй бұрын
I have always enjoyed your spraying vids from early days , you make it look easy , mine look like the neighbourhood tom has sprayed up whatever I paint 😅😅
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Lok cheers
@rob5944Ай бұрын
Once again I'm impressed by your bodywork skills, not to mention your pragmatic attitude to the loss. No use dwelling on it, just take the hit and move on. All the best.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Cheers!
@simonbailey2151Ай бұрын
That’s a really tidy little job on that wheel arch, chap. Well done (without wishing to sound patronising)
@NicknofishАй бұрын
Always look forward to your videos, chops. Top bloke. Cheers.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Much appreciated
@tonyford7987Ай бұрын
The state you let the Jag get in to!😳 I had 2 they were brilliant motors .
@chrisaris8756Ай бұрын
Jags are so underrated. Everyone goes for BMW but the Jag is an excellent car. I loved mine. Mind you I’ve got a 575 bhp F Pace SVR now so it’s not all bad!!
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Oh nice
@Silver3idesАй бұрын
@chrisaris8756 You must be a right old Lady Magnet with that throbbing supercharged V8 between your legs.. And i guess a company Director ? ( Pistonheads running joke BTW ) 💪💋💥
@markpaul115414 күн бұрын
Until they break and they do, often and expensively.
@AJ-qn6gdАй бұрын
Just goes to show people buy a 15 year old car but still expect it to look like new, I remember when looking at cars half that age to see if they still had a floor in the boot ! People’s expectations are unrealistic today.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Such a good point here
@AJ-qn6gdАй бұрын
@@ChopsGarage when people agree to buy a ten year old (or even older) car that’s what you get a ten year old car, nothing more !
@davebaker8362Ай бұрын
Bought a mk3 cortina for my friendfrom a main dealer had to sign a purchase form that stated I was buying parts My mate had it 10years other than servicing it was faultless
@AJ-qn6gdАй бұрын
@@davebaker8362 You were lucky the MK3 4 & 5 were notorious rot boxes !
@bullseyeantАй бұрын
I've got an XFS and absolutely love it, mines had the manifolds done. There's a company called KMS Motorsport in Wigan that supply or supply and fit alloy manifolds 👌
@davidellis279Ай бұрын
Those plastic inlet manifold’s are a disgrace for a car that costs thousands of pounds,the same applies to Land Rover and Range Rovers,by the way when they crack they don’t let air in they let air out as the turbo try’s to boost, the ecu reads the manifold pressure and because of the difference between the two manifold pressures it puts the vehicle in restricted performance,the alloy manifold’s are far better,never replace the plastic ones with the original ones.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Good upgrade
@RepairandRideoutАй бұрын
Great content as always. How are you getting on with your CBT and the bike? Would like to see a video of you going round the cones
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
I need to book
@markfoden765Ай бұрын
Awesome paint job james but shocked you missed that but everydays a schoo day i suppose,wow the jag looked like its been sat for a few years loooking at the green on it but maybe its because it's parked under the trees,think youve done the right thing getting rid of a few bits that you haven't got time for👊🙂👍
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
cheers! I think you need to remember I'm dealing with over 30 cars a month though so it's actually very easy to miss bits
@TheSkskiteyАй бұрын
Chops ! The key inside the remote unlocks the spare wheel lock on the Vitara , independent of the wheel locking nuts , you drilled it off for nothing . Funny place to rust on the Vitara , must have been a bad repair in the past :-)
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Oppps lol cheers for tip. 100 percent correct on paint. Idiots on here telling me rot was from rear! There was filler on front and the rust on surface. Someone had not zinc primed after repairing dent in arch.
@honda.spares.man1Ай бұрын
What a bodge job on that arch and rust. You haven't fixed, you've done a horrendous bodge. How you didnt notice thst rotten arch before the customer the mind boggles.
@davidnorton5887Ай бұрын
The rust will be back
@honda.spares.man1Ай бұрын
@davidnorton5887 100% and this surface rust thing is a myth. They rust from the inside out. If the outside of the arch is that bad, I'd hate to see what the inside of it is like. He didn't even remove the wheel to inspect
@brianmonahan7990Ай бұрын
Honda spares man , What should he have done differently?
@MaxMax-th7uzАй бұрын
@@brianmonahan7990 a new arch has to be welded !
@brianmonahan7990Ай бұрын
@@MaxMax-th7uz Ah right , ok , sounds like a big job ! Thanks for the advice 👍
@danielsellers8538Ай бұрын
😂 So, a sweet finish on car sales well done James
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Oh dear lol
@Impulse5596Ай бұрын
The rear arch is completely rotten and will only return worse the next time
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Nope not at all. Rust was on outside from previous repair as noted in vid
@mattjones1919Ай бұрын
The metal intakes you can get from ebay and alike are actually more prone to earlier failure. I've heard this from 2 Jaguar specialists now - stick with replacing like for like with plastic again. Yes they break, but you're good for at least 10 years.
@DarlingtonBadDriversАй бұрын
I love my XFS, such a lovely car and yes you can get metal intakes for them.
@DarlingtonBadDriversАй бұрын
@@dizzy2020 Had mine a year, not had any issues with it. if you look after your car it will look after you.
@chiefrocka8604Ай бұрын
Cars worth 2k tops it’s got a rotten arch that will come back 1 million percent
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
ok lol!!!
@chelseaboyuk75Ай бұрын
Oh no it’s gone !!
@garymorris801Ай бұрын
Great video the bubbling easy done I guess
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Cheers
@michaelgoode9555Ай бұрын
Put the Ital up for auction for your charity. I don't usually buy tickets but I would for this.
@jimmyquinn9639Ай бұрын
Another good video James 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
@carsandcommercialsАй бұрын
Where do you advertise your cars James?
@SSV-i-c-eАй бұрын
Quick tip give it a light coat of clear first colour goes on heaps better after saves on materials🇳🇿
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Oh but does the colour sit on the clear happily that way round?
@SSV-i-c-eАй бұрын
Hi yes it does but depends on the system it gives it a hard base so colour sits better
@billdornan4379Ай бұрын
Kindest regards. Sunshine Coast,BC, Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Cheers
@steveegginton535Ай бұрын
Not surprised at the "sellers remource" over the sale of the XFS. As an XF owner myself I think they are great cars - mines a petrol with alloy manifolds but it doesn't have the oomph of the S! The Suzuki did seem to have a lot of value for an old car but the used car market is still a bit strange. Personaly I don't think the Ital going would be much of a loss not BL's finest hour IMHO! Had a Marina in another life but was not a fan -should have brought an Escort.
@grahamburns3091Ай бұрын
James just for interest what is the grand vitara like underneath as my 2007 model was very rusty,rear wheel arches collect muck they all rot there.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Good no advisories
@ianrobinson68Ай бұрын
Some right wind up merchants on here today.
@drewmccallion4868Ай бұрын
Put the un finished K2 tins in the freezer, it will probably last a bit longer.
@johnbateman4255Ай бұрын
Wow you missed that.
@MrSunnyBhoyАй бұрын
You really know your paintwork, I tried once and it was an epic fail lol
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Practice bud
@thegasguyАй бұрын
Grampys is going n Tik doing a live , he pics and packs your order live and has over 100 k followers 🎉
@MetalVIIАй бұрын
Money off and new paint? That’s nice of you. That would have been one or the other, if it was me.
@chrishart8548Ай бұрын
It's top Money though for a 16 year old car. Cars never used to even make it that long before getting scrapped.
@roystonvehicles9129Ай бұрын
That paint job looked really good bud.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Thanks 👍
@roystonvehicles9129Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarage I use same primer bud, go thru loads, really blag it on, try hammerite grey stone chip in a spray you can really get some build with that.
@roystonvehicles9129Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarage maybe wire brush behind the arch and mix shutz with oil, it'll stop it coming thru for ages
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
@@roystonvehicles9129 as we say mate the new ones down the road are 40k so I'll restore it for that 😂
@roystonvehicles9129Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarage your getting like me bud, ha, ha.
@stevie007Ай бұрын
👍👍
@WhiteDieselShedАй бұрын
Sobbing my eyes out watching this... You sold MY Jag.... :) Heart says I want it but pocket says I have a reliable diesel that's nowhere near as powerful BUT.... cheap tax and insurance and almost 60MPG.. I just know I would keep booting it and probably lucky to get 30's MPG on the Jag....
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
True
@darrenmoore7131Ай бұрын
Well done with the suzuki, shame about the jag, but you cant keep them all 😢 Now you need to sell the Ital, Crabtree will know someone who wants it lol 🤣
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Lol
@ses6jwgАй бұрын
That Vitara wasnt fit for retail
@padgepadgham3238Ай бұрын
Not a Car UK type Job, but good for a patch car dealer.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Not sure what you mean
@padgepadgham3238Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarage Good car my mate has one in Scotland 👍
@timorridge3390Ай бұрын
Car UK is equally entertaining but Lee has admitted he doesn't get involved in any body work. He is more mechanical than CG.
@padgepadgham3238Ай бұрын
@@timorridge3390 But he gets it sorted by professionals, both in his own garage and using associated trades. I think where he comes out as being better is his wide knowledge of cars, their faults and fixes. But both dealers seem to be honest and prepared to look after their customers in a fair way.
@martinjackson565Ай бұрын
They last longer if you put them in the fridge after activating 2k cans
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Cheers for tip
@eamonmcgarry5195Ай бұрын
The comments are more entertaining than the videos....i love reading the arguments on my nightshifts ha .
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
I know lol 😂
@RumpleXstillXskinАй бұрын
Pro -xl💪
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Great stuff eh
@RumpleXstillXskinАй бұрын
The best if you don’t have a compressor and gun
@richardparkin4930Ай бұрын
The buyer must have found a couple of grand in the glove box!
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Or knew how much these cost
@DaleSteelАй бұрын
Chops I'm going for it. I'm treating myself to a new recovery truck save me some pennies by picking up my own stock. Not a brand new one maybe a new shape sprinter has to be auto ofcourse. Can I ask how much your rent is I'm looking for something similar to what you have its perfect for me apart from been 300 miles away lol
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
600 per unit. There is a subscriber selling a titling flatbed transporter
@DaleSteelАй бұрын
@@ChopsGarage what 1200 a month? That's unbelievably good value can't touch anything for that in leeds
@markfoden765Ай бұрын
Have you tried Joe at shifting metal or greg at gdb recovery as might have something possibly
@DaleSteelАй бұрын
@markfoden765 no most people with new mercedes auto recovery trucks don't sell them so I'm going to have to buy say an ex tesco van then get a new body made
@muffindellАй бұрын
The Ital needs to go!
@robw6505Ай бұрын
Don't know how you missed that.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Because I'd not valeted it , paid a chap. And I did not open doors when machine polishing as I don't create mess
@robw6505Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarage Was'nt in the door it was on the wheel arch.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
@@robw6505 ?? Inside the door shut , clear as day in video
@GarffeyАй бұрын
James, I've got an 09 Vitara 2.0 (91,000 miles) and the wheel arches on mine are so much better with no signs of rust...Think whoever owned that wasn't very thorough getting road-salt off when cleaning, as the plastic trims tend to hide the wheel arch area and hold salt/dirt.....Sorry to see the Jag go but looking at the state it was in it deserved a bit more love than you were giving it!....Look forward to your next buys 👍👍
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
It was from outside not inside. I think it had been scraped as noted some filler so they did not prep correctly,other side is bang on
@1mic3Ай бұрын
I’m diabetic and I think my blood sugars went up just watching!! 👍👍
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Lok
@MrRedfredsАй бұрын
Looking like a trip to the auction with shifting metal?
@derekfleming3095Ай бұрын
Hopefully he goes with car uk instead, fed up seeing that wannabe actor
@zzhughesdАй бұрын
I’ve sold and regretted too many times. Wrong customer. Too cheap. Happens twice a year even now.
@LyndalewinderАй бұрын
Can't believe you missed the bubbling James - not like you! Still all that ends well....
@morgansteele3158Ай бұрын
I'm hoping to get some feed back of maybe a car dealer please I have just bought a 2013 rangy with 69000 miles first thing was the air-conditioning doesn't work he's agreed to regas so cool but the mot had 3 advisories on the suspension which he failed to mention then his mechanic...... if there is one has failed to record the service and the timing belt I'm worried he hasn't done it there is no proof I'm not feeling good I'm using this because I love chops garage and wish I could buy of someone like him
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
If he offered the cambelt as part of prep he should provide a copy of the receipts , always do. To reject it has not as described though I guess you would have to prove it has not been done.
@morgansteele3158Ай бұрын
@ChopsGarage thanks so much for replying I have just looked under bonnet and there is like natural dust on the engine compartment so its not clean or full of fingerprints ........he hasn't done it, I'm literally shaking. Sorry to unload. Thanks again
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
@@morgansteele3158 I'd not base it on dirt my guys do belts and engine bay is still filthy. I'd insist on the invoice. His motor parts company can easily re print if he has "lost it".
@morgansteele3158Ай бұрын
@@ChopsGarage thanks your right
@morgansteele3158Ай бұрын
@ChopsGarage could end up being a good story for the channel I'll let you know what transpires
@alansimpson835Ай бұрын
Oh the Ital has to stay. They're getting rarer and yours looks like a good one. Still think it would make Brooke a good retro first car
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Might get her in it
@johnmerriam8661Ай бұрын
Surely £4750 or fix the arch? Not both...
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Good point I should be tougher
@tonywatson1412Ай бұрын
Cant believe you missed that mate 😊
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Paid a valeter on that one but easily done if in and out of multiple cars each day not just the one
@sammytheseal2307Ай бұрын
Lol at all these comments acting as if you're hiding rust on a 5 year old car... Its a 15 year old Suzuki, of course it's going to have rust! 😂 As you're well aware, a tiny stone chip can cause that sort of bubbling eventually, it doesnt mean the car is structurally scrap due to a small bit of bubbling in a concealed, non structural area...
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Bang on bud! Telling me no such thing as surface rust! There had been previous repair and filler so looks like dent done but poorly prepped. There was only pitting on surface. And as you say why would I lie about not noticing?? I did not valet it my chap did and I'm able to machine polish without throwing crap in door shuts. Drama queens
@andywrollo2915Ай бұрын
Dealer round my way has seat ibiza 1.4 toca 2014 wants £7000 very sligh bubbles on wheel arches. Low miles but l😂😂😂
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Well you have the right to sell something you own for any price you wish, but the buyers will decide if it sells
@redpill3145Ай бұрын
Your stock seems to have gone down since your tax bill , hope everything’s ok
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
All good mate, you might remember the vid where I now have to split the stock at main dealer with another dealer that set up
@jondanby3790Ай бұрын
If you machine polished that car how on earth did you not see that arch?!?!!?
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Because I did not open doors to machine polish and valeter had previously done the clean, simples
@geoffreydodds8936Ай бұрын
You missed that ?
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Yes
@honda.spares.man1Ай бұрын
Stevie wonder couldn't miss that
@CPDutchАй бұрын
@@honda.spares.man1what’s your channel about?
@markcherriman6136Ай бұрын
Specsavers will come to you .
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
@@honda.spares.man1 one would imagine that even a sighted person could miss it if they never looked in that door shut 🤣🤣
@DeeKay84Ай бұрын
nearly £5k for an 15 year old suzuki, wow, you must be a fantastic salesman. Good luck to the new owner, and if they are interested I have a bridge they might want to buy.
@derekfleming3095Ай бұрын
If you done research that’s the going rate, it was less than achievable actually
@guy4469Ай бұрын
they must have been Americans ,or foreign ,5k .he never spotted that rott when buying .
@DeeKay84Ай бұрын
@@derekfleming3095 well aren't I the fool, now about that bridge...
@Lexusman65Ай бұрын
How much LOL
@derekfleming3095Ай бұрын
@@DeeKay84 yes you are. Just another bumping his gums for the sake of it, with zero knowledge of what they’re talking about
@TuberesuАй бұрын
Almost five thousand for fifteen year old Vitara??? I paid £1000 for an 07 Avensis 2.2 D4D diesel (despite government lies about diesel fuel) three years ago and what a car! No problems in three years mot'd with only two advisories in all that time. What the heck has happened to car prices??
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
The Vitaras hold value far better than Avensis
@timorridge3390Ай бұрын
Did you get paid for the story in the Sun?
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
No , what on this?
@user-rc7dq7xp6yАй бұрын
you need glasses
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Why?
@user-rc7dq7xp6yАй бұрын
@@ChopsGarage you said you never spotted the bubbling on the arch. you definitely need glasses. love your channel and wish you all the best.
@TRD1949ukАй бұрын
Why don’t you offer a proper sales or return service out of interest? Charge a % to the customer for the service but instead of the customer doing the handover etc you do it all?
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
Because as a dealer you are liable for faults if sold from your premises. And you have the same overheads and advertising costs. So you therefore need to make full retail margin to make it worthwhile.
@TRD1949ukАй бұрын
@@ChopsGarage fair enough. Place who sold my old car charged 2k and it helped me achieve about 7k more than I would have got trading in. But I guess with the smaller small car margins it would be harder to do
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
@@TRD1949uk 2k is more than the gross profit I make on sub 10k cars , net profits normally around £700
@kelvinmillis9720Ай бұрын
Sorry , but if I had that much rust on one of mine, I would be very unhappy.
@ChopsGarageАй бұрын
? But it doesn't you have seen me remove it.
@honda.spares.man1Ай бұрын
Need to cut and weld new metal in. Rust is like cancer. You've bodged it @ChopsGarage
@claywalsh6817Ай бұрын
They all rust that way. Underneath is worse
@claywalsh6817Ай бұрын
I thought why didn’t he tidy that arch up before advertising it? But I guess it was an honest sale rather than hiding it as it is now
@Craig_7922 күн бұрын
Just noticed the fiat barchetta in the background. I had a punto hgt which had the same engine. Fun little car but used to get through phase variators yearly. From memory 20 years ago part number 60666199. But I can’t remember something important I was supposed to do today 😂