WE BOUGHT MATT A SURPRISE 'RUST TO ROME' CHALLENGE CAR!

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[@WazeemA]

Haha brilliant. Perfect replication of Matt's presentation style too!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad you liked it!

[@user-in7hz1nu8l]

Lol

[@trevorjones8799]

Can’t wait for the update to hear that you’ve massively overspent 😊

[@etaontime7375]

Nice one boys 😎👌🏼

[@jonahmakay8647]

I love the "alright guys how's it going welcome back" so much!!!

[@billdawson5517]

Oh they didn’t say “well we’re here and ……” but they did get in a “the oil’s very black but it is a diesel”. Two of my favourite Matt phrases 😊

[@Phuc_Yhou]

And a new set of plates 😂

[@dwn2634]

@@Phuc_Yhou ...and the [Partridge] valance....the bit around the bottom of the bed.

[@stuarthall6631]

Well done, lads! You have done well to produce a very watchable and entertaining vid!

[@Aruneh]

Employees of the year right there!

[@HighPeakAutos]

I know! 😀

[@carlosmorone]

They deserve a pay rise! haha

[@mjsee08]

AJ seems really comfortable in front of the camera, always very watchable and easy to listen to. Top guy.

[@Conservator.]

2:06 It’s basically a French Range Rover. Just make sure it has two cupholders and he’ll love it.

[@andrewwaller5913]

Just nobody will steal it 😂

[@Conservator.]

@@andrewwaller5913 Unfortunately! 😂

[@Haroosh20]

We need you 2 out again buying more cars for Matt. You did really well 👍

[@HighPeakAutos]

I enjoyed it too

[@ellissamsontech]

Hahaha love the replication of matt’s style on this almost taking the mick but in a funny way

[@HighPeakAutos]

Haha I sensed that too

[@rory5229]

That sideways glance when he starts it is priceless

[@davidbovine]

Those IDI diesels start a lot better if you wait for the glow plug light to go out. You can’t just crank the engine over without waiting.

[@tomatobrush3283]

These old diesels with low miles are going to increase in value as they become more rare to find.

[@HighPeakAutos]

I agree

[@Shutityou]

A 1.9 pd Octavia estate with full service history ( pre 2010) is a magnificent find. No dpf, great mpg, powerful, safe.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

​@@Shutityou 105bhp isn't powerful they are great engines

[@foxstrangler]

Had one of these lumps in a 206 tuition car. Belt, pump, idlers on the interval. 121K in 6 years of learners. Never a problem, just the usual weep from the head oil delivery seal. As for slow? 3 figures....eventually.

[@Brian-om2hh]

They have 2 problems though. They're old and they are diesels..... they will get hammered by ULEZ schemes...

[@MatthewJBD]

Does he always answer his face time with a tripod setup? 🤣 🤣

[@ttmadness34]

its as if he knew. 🤣

[@guitarbytes]

Good video. Very well presented. And Matts got 68 hp rocket to look forward to when he gets back from holiday!

[@kevinconnor6828]

You guys did so well , hope you’re back on again !

[@neilgaffney9232]

I had one of these a few years ago, same year, same colour, same engine with 130,000 miles on it. They do take a bit of winding up. Also its a bullet proof engine and they are brilliant on diesel, plus loads of room, good for tip runs. Just slower than a Lada full of elephants going uphill

[@iandeakin4503]

Good to see you both. Great video.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@BRMCaptChaos]

21 second qtr mile makes this a special, almost unique, car. Mint humbug and 10p in the ashtray will make this asset appreciate. Solid buy.

[@lordmartyn7199]

Great video, the journey to Rome will be a fabulous experience!

[@robertramsey2653]

Great video shame you won’t be doing more Perfect car for Mat my daughter has an 09 plate as her first car which she uses as a camper van with a bed box in the back You must be good at your job making Mat look good 😂😂😂😂

[@cswoup5498]

Great Job! you guys nailed it. Even got in some of the routine phrases!

[@pprc5363]

When Mat is done with it he should send it to Uan Seabrook AKA Hubnut.

[@paulb9453]

Wise choice, because when it breaks down in France, spare parts will be easier to find. Well done, looks like a death trap, but very practical and economical. I was nervous when you FaceTimed Matt but he sounds like a great boss.

[@elportogrande]

Brilliant video. You did Matt proud and you need to to do more!

[@obez42]

Matts an excellent story teller so hope he’ll do a podcast of his Rust to Rome challenge Really enjoyed his road trip to France in his Merc GTS a while back

[@lyndonbull3581]

Excellent footage guys, love Matt’s channel and it’s great to see the production crew. I know he loves Berlingos but you’d struggle to find a slower mule for the trip to Rome 😂😂

[@caithnessman]

That was really enjoyable to watch. Look forward to watching rust to Rome content and you were great in front of the camera. Thanks guys

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JoniUkr]

Hey guys! You both did a real good job! 👏👏 The video was still interesting to watch through to the end. Natural and confident performance... Respect! 👍

[@tsoupakis]

Really love you didn’t forget to plug the ad as May does always.. so clever and enjoyable employees of the month indeed

[@martynlewis9020]

I used to run the van version of one of these, it was alright. It served my business well. Mine had a keypad to the lower right of the steering wheel, you had to put in a 4 digit code before it would start.

[@TedReimann]

Nice report guys! About time Matt got a prezzy to play with. I bet he will love it when it's ready to rock. You know he has off the wall car tastes from time to time. Looking forward to the trip to Rome. Should be a riot.

[@muffindell]

The 1.9 non turbo has always been a poor starter when warm, so I'd call it normal. The valve stem seals can go hard causing a higher oil consumption, otherwise a tough plodding engine. Excellent content guys!

[@xhizornl3204]

I had a Peugeot expert years ago with the 1.9D, it was slow as hell but those little engines are strong. Easy and cheap to fix compared to the diesels these days.

[@zubich]

This a good video guys, you did excellent! I'm glad that Matt has a good replacement when he goes off on holidays.

[@chiquita71]

More from you two please, like Matt but you guys are a refreshing change too.

[@Wreck-Gar]

Great video, really enjoyed that. You guys should be on this side of the camera for more videos. I bet Matt is proud of you guys 👍

[@HighPeakAutos]

I am!

[@finleypdoherty]

I love Matt's encyclopaedic knowledge of every car and its spec.

[@jezswallow9801]

Really good guys! Lovely car for Matt and can't wait to see the trip now! Well presented too!

[@adzy166]

Matt can also use this when he goes to Caravan club meetings - the Camber Sands meet is coming up and it’s legendary for carnage ;-)

[@marksmith762]

Brilliant wind up on Matt. If it’s the XUD engine they are slow as a snail lowdown but get them wound up and they will motor along nicely

[@trishhartland5156]

Well done lads brilliant video & keeping in a similar format too. The car would make a great little camper. Can’t wait to see it go to Rome. I’m not jealous of the gorgeous view & sunshine Matt

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@paulHallows]

Well done to the pair of you.

[@user-carmad]

just genuinely brilliant …matts face ..great idea nice work from the stand ins ..and sadly I owned one several years ago..well many to be fair…loved it honestly good work horse .. but the furthest I went was Chorley to my home town Preston lol 😂

[@richardpeters4086]

Wow, he's REALLY good. A natural presenter.

[@deaks25]

The stand in "Alright guys, how's it going, welcome back" was superb, an excellent imitation of Matt, I think Ste and Ajay did a good job presenting, guess you guys are now the official channel super-subs. A Qashqai or a Juke would've been a hilarious prank. I did see it had done 100 miles since it's last MOT and it looked pretty clean under the bonnet. I remember these used to be absolutely everywhere and so, like the 80's/90's Vauxhall Nova, it is kind of cool to see one out and about because it's a rare old survivor. Or maybe my car tastes are just weird like Matt.

[@mikeprice5755]

Really enjoyed this - whoever had the idea deserves some credit. Ste and AJ were great on camera and adding Liam & Andy is always a good idea. Really refreshing the channel with a vid like this - I think all 5 of you should take 2 or 3 cars to Rome together 👍

[@Trouttaranaki]

Awesome guys.!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad you liked it!

[@gumtree5368]

After a long graft at work, I can always rely on Mat’s channel to bring me joy. Well done lads tooo

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@midinotes]

Brilliant work lads, what a great team. We need more of these videos featuring the editing duo.

[@murrieteacher]

Great video guys. You know the patter as you have seen it so many times. I look forward to the rust to Rome event.

[@briangentle5515]

Well, that was something a bit different! Really good to see the back office at the front! Also now we have seen "My Mechanics", who Matt always talks about. Real eye-opener video. Thanks

[@mattparoz4246]

1:36 it may not be the Wonder Grip van, but I’m glad to see a black van in the background. 🇦🇺🤙🏼

[@aaron4310]

A family member bough one of these from new after top gear gave it a good review. Had it for several years if i remeber and did him well. Good job in the video guys.

[@HA05GER]

My old work had the van version and jesus christ that thing was bloody slow but it always worked without fail.

[@laurencedunkley8097]

Very funny this and you did a great job with the filming, Matt just loved it judging by his facial expression !! Having sadly owned one of these, there I admitted it, it will get you to Rome,sometime….this year! All the best.

[@MikeD380]

Good to see Matt has some mates I was starting to worry 🤣🤣🤣

[@glynnpearson1757]

Loved it. Had a smile on my face the whole 18 minutes 🤣 Can’t wait for the trip.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@oleksandr9353]

Awesome episode, you guys did great! And the car choice is superb, can't wait to see that epic trip :)

[@bxmachine]

Excellent car! Bought a 1.8 Forte in 2000, brand new. Man alive was it slow. Replaced it a year later with a 2.0Hdi. A sado but true tail. I think the lads did fantastic to camera. A cracking Vlog.

[@chriswilkinson3260]

Lovely to see who does all the hard work on the videos lads while part time Matt is sunning himself 😂 fab video lads

[@davidmarshall5596]

Well done lads ! Great vlog well presented 🎉

[@jonford6119]

That was fcuking hilarious, guys. A real joy. The car will be about as fast as a glacier, but it should be good. I know someone who used to run a car with that 1.9D engine on used chip fat. I didn't see any aircon, so maybe do the trip to Rome before it warms up. Last time I was in Rome it was 40 degrees c 😂

[@mikaelwiberg2938]

Well done! This was great!!!

[@FlippinMotorsUK]

Great work lads! It would be good to see more of you both on the channel

[@964tractorboy]

A very good effort lads. Matt's got competition! Can't wait for the Berlingo surprise to Rome. The Pope's favourite I hear...

[@awsinger1]

loved this video so much! hope to see you both again on camera!

[@ShiftingMetal]

Brilliant guys, well done!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Cheers pal

[@Phuc_Yhou]

I hope AJ and Ste can be on screen for the road trip to Rome 👍

[@tradeplatetravels]

This really made me smile, I look forward to seeing you go on an adventure with this!

[@T.S.T2014]

Bloody good show today Lads, let’s see more of you on the channel. The slight impersonations are a hell of a laugh. 🇦🇺

[@josephmifsud8261]

Well done on a great video. You are both naturals in front of the camera. And you picked up a low mileage bargain. One of the writers of Practical Classics likes these so it could go there if it's jot needed afterwards

[@TomDavies86]

‘Well we’re here…’ - and very well played lads, done the channel proud. 🤝🏻 Lovely purchase for Matt to enjoy 😂

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@seanriordan6726]

Love how Matt knew everything about it after seeing it for about 5 seconds on a phone.

[@HighPeakAutos]

I’m a geek

[@henrykravitz468]

Great video and content. Keep up the great work as a team. Loved the "alright guys how's it going welcome back" Just need to hear the words " I have overspent" 🤣🤣

[@ianclark307]

Very good... Nice little different kind of High Peak vid, what's not to like with a Berlingo,i rented one in Lanzarote a few years ago,was a great bus. Good vid lads,great to see all the faces that are involved in what's obviously becoming a fairly big enterprise.

[@MHerbert1993]

Its nice to see your brother having a bigger role in presenting. The other person presenting was very good aswell as getting the Transformotion team involved. Another great video. Keep up the great work Highpeak Autos team.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks a lot - AJ

[@colinthompson5881]

I’d be chuffed with that as well. Proper old school French workhorse. Brilliant.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Hubnut, what's next, wearing socks with sandals.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Hahaha that won’t happen

[@Wreck-Gar]

We only need one channel with a "Knees Alert!" 😂

[@richardhargrave6082]

Matt has just proves he needs to get out more! No one knows that spec off the top of their head! Brilliant

[@desdoherty4809]

Great video guys, very entertaining. Weirdly though, I missed seeing the WonderGrip van!

[@simonbealing]

Well that was a change from the norm. A great idea for a video. Well done guys:)

[@alancobbin]

Don’t worry about the lazy starting as this is normal ,unless the engine is hot you have to pre-heat them every time to get a good start.

[@NH00531]

OMG……we’ll it’s certainly a car-ish thing. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love the dry sense of humour from you two! I quite like the idea of buying Matt a car and then making him road trip it, what fun. 👍

[@jh221177]

Need to see more like this I love matt but this gives him a break at times it's more fun to see a mix up. More ste and AJ they make the channel a bit more fresh...... Wind up windows 😂😂

[@HighPeakAutos]

Haha yes I agree

[@cybershot123]

Nice one lads could see Matt was well impressed . Get glow plugs changed plus Liqui Moly for injectors.

[@gt197]

Well done guys 👍🏻

[@HerbertDuckshort]

1.9 non turbo diesel? Fast as a treacle slick.

[@johnthomas7038]

I had a ZX 1.9 non-turbo diesel. No guts at all, but nothing went wrong with it apart from glow plugs in 116,000 miles.

[@igormac88]

I guess this is may be one of the few that didn't just dissolved in rust. super low mileage and very clean interior, what is rare, since they're usually carry kids and their thrill to torn interiors apart. I had a friend who was actually a Citroën mobile mechanic that drove one those cargo version (petrol 1.6 16v) with a complete dealer shop in the back. loved the format, you guys nailed it!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Much appreciated! - Ste

[@Roadkill7878]

When the cats away the mice will play especially when they have your credit card 😂. BTW you’ve done a good job of presenting

[@harryhonda6895]

Love watching HPA's, this is top quality content 😂 cheers Guys 👍🏼

[@cliffordspence2915]

Love how matt had the camera ready for his suprise face time 😂

[@WEFLIPANYCAR]

0:23 😂 you sound just like Matt you speak very very similar. As always great video guys

[@kubbythebusman]

How.....have you managed to present in the same way??? Good god! Im impressed

[@adzhx]

Good work gents, you have done Matt proud 👍

[@dospalmascb]

Brilliant! Look forward to seeing this on Rust to Rome with the Pearl!

[@mguuu813]

Well done lads, great vid.

[@cobenblack1876]

1900 quid?! Well, you’ve made me feel a lot better about my fleet at least 😂 love HPA. Be great to see the lads on some more videos

[@kennyg4744]

I had a van version of that with the same engine. Painfully slow. There is a hill on the motorway outside Glasgow that I could hit at 70 and by the top it was doing 45. Stagecoach busses would pass me on the hill. But as far as Berlingos go, its the one to have. No turbo and no electrics to go wrong.

[@mancavehobbies6213]

Awesome i have a 2005 Renault kangoo and love it . I go wild van camping in her.

[@chrisfortin4251]

Great video! I’m actually watching this while on vacation in Bermuda, lol. “Cheers, guys!”

[@HighPeakAutos]

Love that! Enjoy