WHY DID I BUY THIS BROKEN NISSAN MICRA ?

[@split_pin]

Interesting insight and I can totally understand why you bought it. It sounds like goodwill and trust will get you back anything you might lose on an unwanted car from time to time. Looking forward to the next one 👍

[@carukchannel]

Thanks Split pin

[@graemew7001]

Spot on Lee, it was worth a punt and very well explained the reasoning behind buying it, not every car can be a golden goose. If it was that easy everyone would be at it but it's not easy, it takes skill, experience and a pinch of luck thrown into the mix.

[@carukchannel]

Thanks graeme 👍👍

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Definately mainly luck which i hardly get 😂😂😂

[@graemew7001]

@@flippingcarsrepairs Me either mate, that's why I'd never try my hand at what you guys do for a living, I'll stick with my desk job!! 🤣

[@TonyM444]

Good to break the figures down Lee

[@bantamNeil12]

Fair and honest report on this micra fairplay Lee m8...your spot on when u say its just the etiquette of buying cars from traders that you will buy a few cars that are not the best but it gets you firmly further up the tree and in with them going forward...Good lesson for people to learn so good to pass the knowledge on buddy...👏🏻👏🏻 Well done m8...Here's to the next video m8...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@carukchannel]

Cheers neil 👍

[@andywalters7300]

Good to see this side of the trade Lee.nice one matey

[@LonelyPickle-m4r]

Great insight and makes total sense. Chops Garage said very similar with him buying cars from dealers.

[@happysporran]

Well explained video Lee.

[@nicnak4475]

Good advice Lee for newbie car dealers, also cars that need a lot of money spent incur a big V.A.T margin, as you know, that's the difference between the buying price and the selling price, for anyone who doesn't know 👍

[@carukchannel]

Yes love the Vat man 😁

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

His such a amazing guy mr vat 😂😂

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Thanks for the insights. I admire your ability to work through the pros and cons of a vehicle.

[@carukchannel]

Thanks for watching👍

[@snbala]

I sold one like this, 55 plate, Grey, 3 dr 1.2S base model with only 84K, very well looked after with full history and it got alot of interest, these are good sellers and attract many who want a cheap reliable service. I am on the hunt for another in auctions but don’t come up often, I missed out on a nice Micra Sport + last week by £50. Cheap cars are popular at the moment.

[@carukchannel]

Yes if it was not for the chain that needed doing, I would of repaired it. Thanks for watching SB123

[@clivet3252]

These are another car that was very cheap at one point but have gone up in value.

[@jasonsellars8112]

Another great video! It annoys me so much that people don't service a car when your local indy can do a basic filter and oil change for £100, anything with no history I give it a wide berth I assume the previous owner(s) just ragged it about. As other commenters have mentioned it is always a risk buying a used vehicle

[@dodgydave4841]

History can be faked I base it on what's in front of me the car itself

[@wl36192]

Just organise a pre inspection by a reputable dealer. Car history can be doctored.

[@tomoreilly9932]

It's like black and red at the casino, you place your chips and take your chances.some you win some you lose,but at least you'll get your chips back. Great vid as usual, thanks.

[@carukchannel]

Thanks tom 👍

[@mikedalt3622]

Enjoyed this one mate. Completely understand

[@ianevans3619]

You made the right decision, not worth doing , you'd make very little profit if any . Best thing to do scrap it or if you got an exporter export it or trade it on and get your money back mate 👍

[@carukchannel]

Scrapped it off the other day ian, lost £15 on it at £235 but took the battery off for another car so really not lost anything in my head 😁

[@ianevans3619]

@@carukchannel Good , the cost of a battery is a lot more than £15 , nice one 👍

[@livc444111]

Bearing in mind they are the same underneath it's funny how those k12s Micras are quite sought after but the Clio of the same age get slated

[@erictechUK]

Great videos showing it like it really is. So much better than those 'I made £2k flipping this 10 year old blah blah blah..' KZbinrs...

[@carukchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍👍

[@stuarthalsted3624]

Another fascinating video Lee. Now I can understand why you bought it.

[@carukchannel]

Thanks for watching stuart

[@nigelbryant5932]

Good honest assessment Lee👍

[@carukchannel]

Thanks Nigel

[@LiamEgan-m8t]

Hi Lee. It's Liam again from Ireland lol. That's a handy contact that you have. Sometimes you will get a phone call and they will know there's no money in it. But they want you to say no and they will get someone else to take it. But i bet you will get a phone call and they will give you something Sweet with loads of money out of it. It's a real shame about the Micra. They can be expensive too buy. There's a 2008 Nissan Micra with 113.000 miles. Same colour. With an MOT for €2000 Euros. Crazy money. Anyway Thanks Lee for the Video. It was Great to see as usual. 😊😊. Chat later pal

[@carukchannel]

Thanks liam, yes 2000EUR does seem a lot for that micra your way.

[@LiamEgan-m8t]

@@carukchannel Yes i know Lee. If you ever need anything done from over here. Just let me know 24/7. You will have too drive it for awhile. 🙄😉😂

[@davidminns9799]

You know what they say Lee "You can lead a horse to water but it doesn't make it a duck" 🤷

[@paulhannaford3657]

Great content as always & looking forward to the next one 👍

[@carukchannel]

Cheers Paul,

[@thatcheapguy525]

Lee, candid as always mate. as Jonesy from Dads Army would say: " Don't Panic!!, Don't Panic!!" btw, I like that metaphor: "come out with your trousers on" lol

[@carukchannel]

👍😁

[@wellybobs4403]

That's a great video and the ethos behind it. I personally struggled with a few "problem" cars. Like you say. Just move on. Get rid and take it on the chin.

[@carukchannel]

Thanks, will do!

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

When the coil spring snapped, I knew it wouldn't be a reasonable project. Good to be realistic and move on Lee!

[@irishdog2031]

Lee Top advice pal yes it is a numbers game.

[@carukchannel]

Most defiantly is 👍

[@leeallen1407]

Shame .I like those Micras, ...be a good takeaway delivery car for someone till i falls apart or MOT expires

[@NB_NB_NB]

Really interestiing video Lee, i've learnt a bit more about the car trade 👍

[@carukchannel]

Glad you enjoyed it👍

[@barryrathbone]

You thought he was a horse! 77k overdue service wow! The K10 were much more reliable although they had cambelt (mine snapped at 40k and 11 months old it was a driving school car and Nissan refused warranty as it was hard used).

[@carukchannel]

Sad to hear, what did you do with the car in the end ? did you have the engine fixed

[@barryrathbone]

@@carukchannel took Nissan dealer to court and they ended up putting a new engine in it. Car was only 11 months old but they tried to get out of it by claiming 40k in that 1q months was excessive!

[@leedavies3629]

Nice one Lee just take the rough with the smooth it’s a winner have a top week 🙂🚗✌️

[@carukchannel]

Thanks 👍

[@jimhughes2641]

Timing chain is a problem with this engine. It was the downfall of the 2003 micro we had a few years back

[@JC-hu1wd]

We have a 2003 Micra. Still drives well. No problem with chain rattle. Just got mot done , just rear brake shoes. Swapped the oxygen sensors out also recently.

[@skodakatie7341]

Personally I never liked the shape of this model of Micra, I always thought they looked hideous. However, that aside, this one does look to be in fair condition for its age, but dues to the faults, it would definitely be uneconomical to repair for re sale.

[@TM450FI]

I Just bought One with a 1500 Td 60cv and It Still drives like a charm

[@roystonvehicles9129]

I've got a corsa that we lost the ecu for (!) had a scrap on line quote of 275,they e emailed back next day saying their not buying that particular make (!) maybe scraps not what it was.

[@TB1M1]

See a lot of these in wreckers here in NZ. Renault design, junky paint and a lot of rust. Also the electric power steering can have issues. Makes me realise how junky these are compared to the (Japanese) late 1990's Nissan Sunny/Pulsar.

[@amigachris]

NZ spec March/Micra will be built in japan with minimal rust proofing, the k12's sold here don't seem to rust much...

[@James-pj2uu]

Do you not strip any parts or swap parts. Ie the wheels of they have a good thread left to bang on another car.

[@carukchannel]

No bud, dont have the room or time to be stripping vehicles. with the odd rare exception

[@JohnParish-k8q]

Makes sense mate, I guess re-auctioning it isnt worth it either is it..

[@carukchannel]

no bud, it would be 200 at auction then take the fees away. scrap and move on 👍

[@woodytex8607]

Getting your brownie points up is good for your business in the long run.

[@royston6451]

£'s shillings & pence.! That takes me Back.! 😂

[@carukchannel]

👍👍

[@DavidDouglass-uc6bi]

the first car i ever bought to sell on was the same shape millage and colour, you should maybe do a short video on cat N and cat S and what the price difference should be as i'm sure some people think that N means nice and some think S is for special!!

[@carukchannel]

😁

[@andywalters7300]

The plates worth £200 alone for a BOSS bin it you will come out on top

[@wintersun398]

Good point, I wonder if he even gave the plate a second glance? It was an original plate too! 1st owner 12sep07 2nd owner 22dec2010 3rd owner 06jul2013 4th owner 22jun2015 5th owner 17nov2022 Id love to know what the last owner paid for it just 6 months ago!

[@RWL2012]

"1st owner 12sep07" online car information didn't start until 2007, 55 reg is September 2005 to February 2006...

[@Oh-Jay52]

i believe you would need to MOT it 1st before a retention certificate could be made up with the reg

[@stevie007]

👌👌👌👌

[@davidwood7872]

Never liked that model Lee, preferred the 1 before it😊

[@carukchannel]

Me 2 👍👍

[@anthonyjones9266]

Hi Lee just a thought is the number plate worth anything looks a bit like BOSS maybe ?anyhow Maybe not , ?great channel all best cheers

[@carukchannel]

I see a lot of boss plates for sale but never see them being purchased 😁

[@parvinkukar1259]

The scrap value seemed a little low, I would of thought at least £300. Do you not buy cars through motorway and the like?

[@carukchannel]

It would of been 300 few months back, scrap seems to have taken a little dive in the last 8 weeks I have noticed

[@BuddyandMe]

Love the vids. i got a 2002 206 Peugeot only goes in reverse from today we like the car should we scrap it, Thanks can it be fixed all the best

[@carukchannel]

They were common for the linkage bushes to fall apart on 206's not expensive to fix, would have it looked at personally unless your sick of the car

[@BuddyandMe]

@@carukchannel Thank you

[@bullseyeant]

That cars probably delivered a lot of McDonald's and Greggs in its time 😁

[@carukchannel]

and bottles of water 😁

[@Oh-Jay52]

Curry car was the Bubble !

[@owensteele1645]

Now off the system. You can't save them all. Weirdly, it did sail through its last two MOT's, so how come the coil spring, wheel bearing and exhaust noises were not picked up on?

[@RWL2012]

dodgy MOTs?

[@carukchannel]

the spring could snap at anytime to be fair, i had one snap the other day driving it out of the auction. as for the wheel bearing again theu can deteriorate fast and you cant always diagnose a wheel bearing on a mot as easy as say a knackered ball joint. although to be fair i am always sceptical of 15 year old cars with little to no advisory items listed as nearly all will have them. not that it means its a bad car its just realistic to expect such things on a older vehicle.

[@owensteele1645]

@@carukchannel It sounds more like it had reached a point where too many items had worn out at once, which does indeed happen on a formerly good, reliable older car. After repairs, you're still going to be questioning the integrity of the remaining 18 year old service items. This car did well to last this long really, like Micras generally do.

[@garywinterbottom6073]

The early ones were better around 2000 to 2002 model. 😊

[@Oh-Jay52]

That good that you don't see em anymore , Lmao

[@CB-sp6ph]

Hey mate liked the video - did you ever work out what was causing the airbag light - I recently picked one up to use as a banger and have the same issue

[@carukchannel]

No sadly it was traded on,, normally its the squib in the steering wheel, the wires / contacts break

[@roystonvehicles9129]

Great video bud, tbh I'd have listed it at 495,itd do someone for a few mths then they could have scrapped it, if a car basically runs I'll punt it out, another 200 quid is 200 quid.

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Very true 👍👍👍

[@carukchannel]

Maybe, but the wheel bearing was about to fall off so not sure anyone would got 2 months but get your point. Thanks for watching royston

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@carukchannel I've done a few on micras bud, I put the drum in the woodburner the bearing bangs out, let it cool a bit and the new bearing just pops in, 12 quid bearing,20 mins job, fresh oil, 2 stp oil treatments, clear the air bag, spring, 995,but yes marginal I'll agree, tbh I'll do anything not to loose (!)

[@Oh-Jay52]

@@roystonvehicles9129 Lazy arses just want to flip 'em ...no wonder prices go up when they throw good shit away so quickly ...

[@davewhittles]

do you ever think about putting the bangers through auction instead of scrapping

[@carukchannel]

on the odd occasion i have done that but this would only be 200 at auction then take away the fees its not worh it George

[@leedstown]

Lee I buy and sell cars and number plates I haven't done a hpi check on the micra but it's not a private plate is it, there are lots of the boss plates, I hate them but I wasn't sure if someone had done a cheaper copy?

[@carukchannel]

Not really checked to be fair, sadly its out of my possession now anyhow ☹️

[@flippingcarsrepairs]

Bloody hate tgem plates sooo chavy 😂😂😂

[@patrickmcteigue]

Spares & repairs get rid of it.

[@MrPabsUk]

These are good breakers, I`d expect to get back £1100-1400 on that, if you`ve got the time & room.

[@carukchannel]

I Don't sadly

[@ambi.randaheadkickcomesbac4664]

Good for food delivery

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

This Micra Model wasn't as Reliable as the Earlier K11/ (Best Engine is the 1.3 Twin Cam) I'm guess most people already know that.

[@amigachris]

not in my experience, also most k11's are rotten...

[@Oh-Jay52]

lots of shi* talking K12's here , if they could only show me 12 that are on the road like so many K12's still are i would accept the BS...@@amigachris

[@vrfan1236]

Ooooo

[@adebrade172]

Should have taken it banger racing

[@carukchannel]

I know a few people I deal with who race them.

[@leeallen1407]

@@carukchannel I Love a bit of banger racing

[@c11yan]

Car is end of life and whoever sold it to you knew it

[@carukchannel]

I don't think they cared at £250 part exchange value

[@BritinSchleswig]

Boss National Portrait Gallery

[@carukchannel]

😁

[@tomp3140]

I will take it for £300

[@gggggggg3542]

£250?? Worth a gamble for that price....... what else can you realistically buy for that money and "try" to make money on??? Not very much

[@carukchannel]

Well said

[@clivet3252]

But the flip side of that is that if it's that cheap in today's market then there must be something wrong with it.

[@Oh-Jay52]

@@clivet3252 no just that garage hourly rates are crazy high for simple easy to do jobs like these !