Must Watch Before Flipping Cars for Profit

In this video I'll go over my current flip, I'll go over all the repairs we need to do to the body and all the mechanical repairs as well. I'll also share with you secrets hacks and ideas about how to buy and sell cars to make a profit and not simply break even.
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[@darylarmentrout252]

My boy just got a Prelude that needed the door wiring harness. After searching high and low for one a stressful weekend of carful soldering fixed it

[@robertdiehl9003]

Nice car but obsolete and hard to find parts for neighborhood mechanic who wants in and out fast business. Especially any automobile prior to 1990 that has vaccum lines or carburator. Lost art no mechanic can handle at least on east coast.

[@illuminatedsoles331]

you need to make bumper stickers or shirts that say Time is Money ...and... your sense of humor is so dry and unanticipated its great dude :D

[@llman03]

Might as well fix the tire rods because the customer will always have tire problems.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

lol 8:20 I bet you heard that time is money quote from your cousin Tony...... I haven't owned very many cars but one of the best bangs for the buck I got on a used car. Was a 1985 Plymouth Turismo red 2.2L, 5 speed manual, sunroof, with 90k miles for $250 from a small corner used car lot. Most people say they hated theirs & it was junk. The clutch was slipping in it at the time but the body & interior was in good shape except for a rear plastic tail light cover. So it was priced at only $250, I was broke, needed a car & it looked kinda sporty VS super dorky cringe. So I took a gamble on the slipping clutch issue, I found a tail light cover for $20 at a junkyard, it was easy to put in. I figured the clutch would only last a couple months longer but went 2 years & many more miles before finally dying. I spent $60 for a new clutch, pressure plate & throw out bearing. I managed to put it in myself. It ran for a few more years afterwords, before something in the manual transmission went bad. I think I also spend like $30 on a wheel bearing. I was gonna keep it, fix the transmission & fix it up to look like an 85 Dodge Charger but my brother found the title & sold it for scrap when I was out of state. Why I am telling you this I have no idea....

[@BriggsGuy54]

All that work to not know if there is a bad head gasket. If you didnt want to drive it home because the rad is cracked that would tell me the car wont hold any coolant. I would do the rad, then bleed coolant and see if the head gasket is leaking. Your best bet is to use a CO test to check the coolant while the car is hot with the new rad. If that checks out okay then i would follow through with the rest of the work.

[@razeelhope6808]

8:20 made me subscribe, sounds like a movie line😭

[@JonnyDIY]

I love it. Reminds me of the old Wheeler Dealers Car show with Ed China 💕👍

[@DudeStone]

If a car has nostrils you know it's special, I had a 94 with an h22a 5spd and 15k in upgrades and absolutely loved it!! Til the oil pump cooler o ring gave and so did my entire engine may she rip

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Too bad you didn't upgrade the oil pump with that $15,000... oh well, better luck next time.

[@chrishernandez2490]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 he said oil pump *cooler* which I'm guessing he just meant oil cooler. And it was the O ring that gave out.

[@76Starship]

Strippers and blow. hehehhehee :) Indeed

[@hejasverigeee]

Hey hey hey - 1 mn 😎 Greetings from Stockholm Sweden Europe 🇺🇸🇸🇪

[@myRatchets]

Hey Stockholm, stay warm

[@hoihaihoi]

Great... Looking fwd for coming updates...

[@johnhamilton9229]

Okay let’s go.

[@liquidh5226]

Hey Tony!

[@elwoodwilliams5665]

Your parts prices seem very high. Try Rock Auto, the prices are 1/2 of what you quoted.

[@sharifsircar]

I am looking forward to all the videosss!!!!! Especially the 5th gen

[@myRatchets]

Coming soon!

[@jnstonbely5215]

EEK ! $950. for a 20 yr old Prelude ...even if it’s low miles, ...isn’t that a high price for a car like this ? Like your work & spirit , R& W , but do you think you can get $6,000. Good Luck .🍀

[@XxSavageBearxX]

They're sought after cars, these preludes. To the right buyer it could fetch that price easily

[@jnstonbely5215]

@@XxSavageBearxX Thanks , I guess Live and learn, huh ? I wonder what the mileage on that car is. Anyway , a somewhat educated guess would be that the same as basis, same car here in the New York tristate area would be about $ 2000. less 🍀

[@s99614]

You are replacing a working thermostat???

[@BriggsGuy54]

You should always replace the stat if you do timing belt and water pump. It's a cheap $15 part that will avoid a lot of headaches.

[@CarlosContreras-gk9gp]

Lol. Cousin Tony lol

[@tedlahm5740]

Beyond comprehension. WHY

[@ashishpatel350]

is that a jag in the background?

[@myRatchets]

no a shag

[@KobeCorona-uj3zb]

Who was the previous owner ?

[@spelunkerd]

You had some bad luck to find two separate causes of the coolant leak. The advantage of the cousin Tony approach is that you can be more sure there isn't something lethal hiding behind all of this. Good luck!

[@myRatchets]

Hey comes in pretty handy sometimes :)

[@TraumaChaplain]

Hard worker and great hair!

[@myRatchets]

ha thanks

[@JackdeDuCoeur]

Nice!

[@jrodriguez1374]

@8:25 and ... Demonitized Great video btw man, i really appreciate how you keep expectations real

[@JohnSmith-wb6kq]

Hiya J, what does Demonitized mean? cos he mentioned blow and strippers??

[@jrodriguez1374]

@@JohnSmith-wb6kq demonitized as in KZbin stops monetizing (giving money for the video) And yeah, but i said it in a joking manner

[@myRatchets]

what wrong with talking about Paint, strippers and blow, guns? :)

[@mgunn9801]

When you got into the cost of the car with cost of repairs as well as the potential selling price for each level of effort I dropped a like. You gave the exact info I was waiting to hear.

[@myRatchets]

Nice

[@curtismorrison8171]

I absolutely do Love this person. He seems like he is extremely honest in his dealings and the ways he conducts his business. I've watched and learned a lot from his previous videos. Thank you for doing great work.

[@myRatchets]

thank you, glad you like the videos. cheers

[@MrBeefsnorkel]

just started watching but im gonna guess - the valves are so far out of adjustment it wont start. had that happen when i was a honda tech many moons ago

[@SplosionMovies]

question for u about valve adjustment (j series v6 in my case) - should the feeler glide but touch, or have more of a tighter, dragging/scraping feel? hard to convey over text, i know, just want to do the job well

[@MrBeefsnorkel]

@@SplosionMovies i know exactly what you're articulating no worries. when i was a honda tech, i would adjust them to where it had a "firm and tight grip" and you had to yank it out JUST A LITTLE BIT. you wanna err on the side of being a pube hair too tight over too loose, as when hondas valves get too loose they will have a hard time starting up. this is also true for being too tight but that's a rare occurrence usually self induced by the mechanic who worked on it.

[@SplosionMovies]

@@MrBeefsnorkel this whole time i was chasing a hesitant start and i never thought it could be related to the valvetrain clatter. thanks for the insight! i appreciate the description lol, i can imagine it perfectly.

[@BrogeKilrain]

You know where I can find crank sensor 1988 2.7 v6 Acura ?

[@darrellroeters4951]

Picked up a 1997 black Prelude automatic for $850

[@myRatchets]

thats a good deal

[@jeffscomp]

It’s going to make a nice classic honda for someone

[@NoodlesExtraMSG]

Thanks for saving it.

[@myRatchets]

You bet

[@jngtruong]

Can’t wait to see the playlist on this 4th gen Prelude.

[@evarwilliams]

I really enjoy this channel and love this guy's attitude. He is competent, knowledgeable and most importantly honest about his assessments

[@darius2640]

I flipped mountainbikes for a while and what I learned is that its never worth buying the ones with many big problems and going down the rabbit hole of repairing them, it takes too long and eats into profit too much, and thats if you are successful at all. I still have one bike in my basement i gave up on, still broken, disassembled into parts, taking up space and amounting to $250 total loss. You want to get one with minimal defects, dont repair them at all, wash it detail it put it up for sale the same day, make a discount if necessary just get it in and out as quickly as possible, keep them turning over, I'd rather make $100 in 3 days than $200 in a month

[@johnsmith-gt3po]

Isn't that the truth. Learning by doing it. 👍😁

[@adotintheshark4848]

I'd stay away from auction cars. They almost always have serious and expensive-to-repair problems. There's a reason they ended up at the auction.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Profit??

[@glendecuir6317]

👍👊🇺🇲

[@jouleskelvin]

Looking forward to seeing the underside of that hood being washed. 🤓

[@frankn4skeen]

"Time is money, and money I serve !"

[@webecamping0056]

As always another good informative video R&W! So is your shop fully insulated? Walls and ceiling

[@myRatchets]

Yes completely insulated. tx

[@Perfect_Pizza]

I had two 4th gens and they were fantastically fun cars. Still one of my favorites.

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@jcj68]

I love the Jaguar you have there in the back, I hope you make a video on the repairs. Love your videos!

[@BuddysDIY]

Man you've thought me so much about cars over the years. Glad to see you back making videos again!

[@jy8513]

So what was the message of the video 😂

[@Toby_the_Glen]

Can someone offer a definition of "flipping"? Is that buying and selling cars like a dealer but in the down low so any professional obligations are swerved? Or is it buying and selling as a dealer but calling it "a bit of fun/side hussle/just a hobby" as a reason to swerve any professional obligations?

[@CarlosContreras-gk9gp]

Thank you !

[@miriamvivo4279]

Have a 1998 honda prelude 5 speed stick with 215,000 miles. Car was stolen and recovered minus stock wheels. Looking for replacement stock . So far no go

[@csflmich2239]

This is going to be a great series. Already off to an excellent start, thank you!

[@MercenarySed]

You make your money when u buy. Make sure u check the car thoroughly before cashing out and you'll avoid this 80% of the time. Still a great profit tho

[@chipb1193]

Just a suggestion, swap out the rusted metal sunroof for the glass version in the 5th Gen. The size is exactly the same. There’s a tutorial out there on the intertwebs

[@evingmadeez5008]

I'll buy it.. whenever you want to sell it

[@QBRX]

"Time is money and money pays for strippers and blow, so we don't want to waste any of it" Ha ha...you've got a good sense of humor.

[@rickperales8544]

Would love to see him and scotty do a show together

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

That wouldn't turn out very well. I like Scotty, but he's a self promoter that would talk over anybody else, which makes him better solo.

[@DavidL-ii7yn]

It's a Prelude. I drive the only one in town. People literally offer to buy it, completely unsolicited, every month. People have asked me how much I want when stopped at a stoplight. The hot dog guy at the hardware store wants it. My lawyer wants it. It isn't "modern fast" but it is fun to drive, handles like it is on rails, and will leave most other cars in the dust. It's also affordable fun and will last forever because it's a Honda, not a BMW.

[@WoodLox]

Leaking pump and radiator, hopefully the head gasket is good. Had a last generation Prelude years back. Prefer the B20 non vtec flip light 3rd gen.

[@pmgear]

"Time is money and money pays for......." I´ll buy a used car from this gentleman any day of the week

[@myRatchets]

haha

[@meatballmagoo6134]

How much you going to get for it ?

[@johnweiland9389]

Your skill level is far past mine. Unless there is a reason to keep it I would junk the car. Too much yo repair it.