Was it worth buying this Part Exchanged Hyundai i30 CRDi?

[@frimleyfrodo]

They look like all season tyres. No point in changing them, because country bumpkins like me just put them back on! Happy with a little more noise to have the reassurance of being able to get home on a snowy night.

[@MacklandsMotors]

They’re Goodyear Vector 4Seasons, I’ve had them before and managed to get through in an Aygo where German SUVs got stuck

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Had one of these as a hire car for a few days back when this was new, and remember being very impressed by it. Comfortable, plenty of room, economical, and loads of kit. Felt very well made too, much nicer than an equivalent Focus or Astra. I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Really underrated cars.

[@SAVING_ICONIC_MACHINES]

The car lot is looking great with all the cars lined up mate well done and keep up all the hard work.

[@ericfox8740]

Hi James, I think the l30 will be one of them cars that sell straight away, economical and low road tax, this is what people want.

[@HB-zs5pp]

What a top Gent you are, not only an honest car sales man but go back to see if a stranded person needs help, with no ulterior motive. Hats off to you sir.

[@ChopsGarage]

Thank you

[@andyrobertshaw9120]

My wife has had an i30 Diesel of every generation. The one she had like this was zero tax! The trim looks the same, the SE trim, which is the mid-range. Plenty of toys! It was a great car - the only serious problem we had with this one was that a rear brake calliper seized up, and needed replacing. It was a nice step up from the previous generation (this one 112hp, and the previous was 90hp). With this car we also achieved 55mpg, which is probably the best we've ever had from any car. Also, the 15 inch alloys look rather small today!

[@norfolkboy6935]

Well done James on going back to see if the guy needed a lift. Not many would have done that, self employed or not! 👍👏

[@MrMooky66]

Hi James, love the channel. Some interesting cars and you are a great presenter! Small suggestion would be a separate microphone when you are out on the road as sometimes struggle to hear you clearly! Keep up the good work though!

[@ZippyPenguinTribute]

Looks a nice motor James, looking forward to seeing you pull the sill!

[@colinhamilton5989]

I own a 1.4 petrol i30. I wouldn't worry about changing the tyres to cure road noise, they do seem to be fairly bad for road noise no matter what tyres are fitted. If you are on anything apart from a perfectly smooth road it can seem quite intrusive.

[@sammytheseal2307]

Congrats on 30k subs James, here's to the next 70K...! :)

[@ChopsGarage]

Fingers crossed!

[@techlessman2162]

Lovely to see the two rows of cars in your lot 🚙🚗🚙🚗🚙🚗

[@ChopsGarage]

Thanks

[@zaink7037]

My uncle had one of these. Decent cars until a group of immigrants dragged him out the car and stole it 😤. He now has a 1 series which is nice

[@rob1984p]

Pleased to hear they were caught Zain

[@zaink7037]

@@rob1984p I don't think they got caught sadly. On a good note though the insurance paid my uncle more than what he would of gotten if he part exd it. He did have to sell it as it wasn't ULEZ compliant so it's kind of like god's work

[@rob1984p]

@@zaink7037 so how do you know they were immigrants?

[@stevie007]

@@rob1984p Because they still had their life belts attached to them 😊😊

[@mongo4511]

@@stevie007 😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Jester-Riddle]

Good to see 30K subs ... With a bit of luck it should start accelerating a bit for a while as success breeds success with this sort of thing, or so it seems ... 🤞

[@ChopsGarage]

Fingers crossed!

[@nickb997.1]

You get a like purely for offering the guy a lift, top man James.

[@phillipclaridge3112]

I have lost count of the Hyundai cars that my partner and I have owned - going all the way back to the much maligned Pony. Never had a moments issue with any one of them. One of our current fleet is an IX20 which I purchased damaged. I have had it for three years and it is as good as gold

[@mikegrant3880]

I bought a new i30crdi estate in December 2009 with the what was new 6 speed gearbox. 126k and 5 years 6 months later I traded it in. Silly me the most reliable car I'd ever owned!

[@trship6274]

I bought a 2011 CRDi 6-speed in 2017 for peanuts. Still going strong after 100,000+Km’s. Amazing economy - probably the best of any non-hybrid on the road. Even the dark paint is still A1!

[@MrTaftser]

@9:48 when faith in humanity is restored 👍

[@johnmail]

Hi james i had i30 1.6 diesel on a 14 plate 57 MPG no road tax .

[@cabottaxi]

Nice one . This will tidy up well and be sold in no time.

[@Lou_Kyr]

Another nice purchase 👍

[@davidmorris4819]

From your stock in this video, looking like you are getting back to your key success factor business model ...dealing in small cheap cars, .... prestige cars cost a lot to buy, and to fix if warranty claims, and can tie up capital for months waiting for a buyer...as for the Jag...whilst it might be nice to drive when it is not blowing hoses or lighting up check engine lights, that really should go trade- warranty risk to you almost unlimited...as they used to say in (1960's TV show) Lost in Space, "Danger Will Robinson".

[@paultheo2581]

That's a good bit of stock there James. I reckon it will fly out once prepped.

[@ChopsGarage]

Cheers

[@finleyplympton]

30k subs !!

[@lucythemoggy1970]

i noticed the back bumper on the offside is sticking out at the top james, dunno if you noticed?

[@acorndogs904]

Any of the expensive cars sold yet

[@sammytheseal2307]

I rate these newer shape ones, had one as a courtesy car, was a 1.6 petrol, drove very well but it was brand new at the time!

[@stevie007]

👍👍

[@cartradediary6131]

Amazing flips these, always sell fast and never had a warranty claim on them ever! I would sell only Kia and Hyundai if I could lol

[@ChopsGarage]

Encouraging to hear mate

[@xeonome1]

Could you please link the video of which you talked about, video in which you pulled out a dent just like that? :)

[@rics1594]

I'm on my 2nd Hyundai. I had a first gen i30 diesel which was a really good car. It had all the bells and whistles including leather seats (which someone had polished and I had to brace myself when i was braking lol). I'm now have a 2016 Tucson diesel which I absolutely love. Hyundai/Kia are always in the high ratings for reliability

[@trship6274]

Question - I have a 2011 Hyundai i30 CRI which has done about 150k miles. Should I be changing the oil every 15k or 10k?

[@ChopsGarage]

Id consider doing it every 6 months as you approach 200k if funds allow. But certainly every 10k (or 12 months regardless or mileage)

[@robertgibson7716]

seems a great wee car Mr Chops a winner

[@Chris1ar]

Got a new shape 2017 CRDi, just hit 140k with no issues except a creaky suspension bush. Most dependable car I’ve owned

[@Paulscnccreations]

I30s are amazing. Just sold mine as it wasn’t getting the use and the mpg were rubbish because of it. But they are perfect for long distances.

[@johnbunyan5834]

I am always surprised to see how empty those local roads are, both on your runs home and test circuits.

[@cposky4394]

I had a kia ceed wagon and the i 30 is the same underneath ....the steering option sport is handy when on motorways and country lanes i found 22k to 78k without a problem

[@acorndogs904]

Afternoon

[@roystonvehicles9129]

All seems OK.

[@pablo123b]

Looks like a winner hopefully, sure you know but just to make sure, don't forget to cover previous owners details on all the receipts, mate. You don't want a GDPR fine, mate cheers paul

[@stepheng8779]

You're talking nonsense about GDPR, no incitement no problem. Can show what you like.

[@martinosborne2842]

Two reasons I was glad to retire early......data protection and health and safety!!!!!

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Well have to do a competition bud, how many cars sold, average net profit and warranty amounts. Results end of year.im up to 21 now, had covid so should be 35,so maybe 150 in the year, be great at jaces margin of 1500(!)

[@ChopsGarage]

21? Last month? Not April surely?

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage no mate this year

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage I was thinking maybe 150 cars this year, plus I take work in as well, it seems the best time to sell at the moment, if you can buy em, I've got even more now bud, 37!

[@ChopsGarage]

@@roystonvehicles9129 lol you love buying, 37 wow! Im behind you this year mate will have to catch up

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@ChopsGarage wish I only had seven mate, tbh no matter how many you get it's still only 2,3 or 4 sales a week, I keep buying (in theory) easy flippers so you seem to keep working with those and it's hard to get to the oldsters, I'm hoping to be clear tho by end of year.

[@michaeledwards8079]

very strange that an mot was carried out in Nov 21, but another in march 22, having carried out a car check the value has dropped from £5500 in Nov to £3500 now, has it been involved in an accident and perhaps non recorded, would check it out very carefully

[@cartradediary6131]

That’s impossible, literally every car went up in value in the last months despite mileage going up. Unrecorded accidents doesn’t affect the value, recorded ones either on cap market

[@michaeledwards8079]

@@cartradediary6131 then why has my 62 reg ford focus gone from £3800 to £1250 for part ex because its a low mileage cat N

[@cartradediary6131]

@@michaeledwards8079 cat N cars are are worth 25% less in general, than obviously the px will be lower but in your case than was a ripoff dealer.

[@trevorjarvis3021]

The I30 looks like a cracking car James - I bet it won’t hang around very long.

[@ChopsGarage]

Thanks

[@stepheng8779]

Nice car, as cheap as motoring gets these days. Look after it and there's at least another 100k trouble free miles in that 👍

[@hedgehogharvey]

Good buy james. Need to get the micra done.

[@charlycharly6300]

another great video james, please like share and subscribe, thankyou 👍

[@ChopsGarage]

Cheers buddy

[@jobsworthism]

Pretty bullet proof motor..nice one

[@01matthewc]

The I30 looks like a great buy for you James. Certainly a step up from what the BCA yards offer.

[@stud196761]

What was the spec or trim level

[@andyrobertshaw9120]

Looks like a 1.6 CRDI SE model - we've had one.

[@royale4318]

Re the steering button - I'm fairly sure your ProCee'd will have the same feature.

[@ChopsGarage]

Oh ill check

[@jurgenimschoot1704]

@@ChopsGarage Yes, that Proceed will have it too. The other steering modes aren't nice to drive with, sport mode gives you at least some feel. Less steering resistance might be ok for tight parking manoeuvres

[@WhiteDieselShed]

Do you want a lift buddy? If you need a reliable car this ones for sale.... :)

[@badbooks476]

Great Hyundai, you will soon have the bodywork fixed with your skills

[@mikes747]

Should have asked him if he wanted to buy a new car! Lol!

[@ZafiraSteve]

4th

[@stevie007]

Hi Steven 3rd is better 😜😜

[@TheFoolishboy9]

You missed a trick there. You could of sold that chap a car.

[@Jester-Riddle]

Might want to be wary of the p/ex though ... 🤣