Why am I so addicted to these damn videos?!?

@sanzalejandroelement

4 ай бұрын

I often find myself pondering the same question. The only answer I can come up with is that, in some way, I trust him. Like many of us, I have a passion for cars, and, on the flip side, his reviews are concise and have assisted me in identifying and resolving some issues with my vehicles at home.

@richardirvine9469

4 ай бұрын

Me too!

@stu1701E

4 ай бұрын

Those CarVertical segments are just so damned watchable(!)

@Brian-om2hh

4 ай бұрын

I'm the same, only I keep looking for the Wonder Grip van now......

@mattt1617

4 ай бұрын

You always learn something through Matt’s extreme bluntness to the condition and his wisdom.

"Check oil level" let's fire it up anyway and then rev it to 3-4k 😢

@lovro_ribic

4 ай бұрын

Its a shitbox

@TheMentalblockrock

4 ай бұрын

I would still have checked the oil level regardless. £900 is still way above scrap value@@lovro_ribic

@danielfl.9347

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree. It wears down the engine. Poor guy getting this one after!

@ryanmccormick2150

4 ай бұрын

Who cares 🤣

@matthewroskosz7114

4 ай бұрын

​@@lovro_ribicit's a shit box that he's going to sell to someone

Ministry of Sound 80's... that's a good one, definitely keep that 😂

22:34 P0016 Camshaft, Crankshaft correlation means that the timing chain has stretched and the engine is out of time. You got off lightly with that one.

@samholdsworth420

4 ай бұрын

More likely a tensioner failed

@danielfl.9347

4 ай бұрын

@@samholdsworth420No. Timing chain. 1.4 TSI. You are thinking 2.0 TSI. :-)

@itswais77

3 ай бұрын

@@samholdsworth420better to put a whole chain kit tho but the tensioners are crap

Matt buys an absolute nail and gets lots of views on KZread no profit - Matt Wins. Matt buys a good car not many views on KZread, Matt makes a good profit at sale time - Matt Wins. Overall Matt Wins. Keep up the good work buying the dross to entertain us!

@michael5089

4 ай бұрын

😂👍👍

@CrazyPanda688

4 ай бұрын

I was gunna say I just bought a MK3 MR2 for £1100 quid the thing is going through 1.3L of oil every 320 miles. Let’s say I’m not as happy about this as Matt would be 😂, because I can’t make a KZread video out of it and make money back for repairs haha 😂

@30scapri

4 ай бұрын

No one would buy those cars. Too much potential hassle. However they make entertaining viewing, so it's another income stream.

I like the fact Matt has a tyre depth gauge finger accurate to the half mil😀

@dzenan.m

4 ай бұрын

Oh I just commented that 😂😅

As someone who worked at VW, crankshaft and camshaft codes on a 1.4tsi is always definitely a stretched chain

@usemoreoil

4 ай бұрын

What would be roughly the cost of the job out of curiosity

@haideralikhan5947

4 ай бұрын

​@@usemoreoilprobably £600

@danielfl.9347

4 ай бұрын

@@usemoreoilIt cost approx £2000 for a full timing kit on these twincharged engines. 140, 170, 160, 180 and 185 Ps engines. Cheaper on the 122ps

@usemoreoil

4 ай бұрын

@@danielfl.9347 that much wow, interesting 🤔

@1maico1

4 ай бұрын

What would be the recommended engine to get, if any , on a MK6 Golf?

Even by your own very high standards that was a superb partridge quote

I own a vw golf 6 1.4 tsi for 15 years .Bought it new in 2009 . 148.000 km . No mechanical or engine problem so far . Only fault in all those years the mechanism that opens the boot and the light switch . I just service it on program , change tires etc... No problems so far. Maybe I am one of the few lucky ones ,what can I say... Very good car.

@sandersson2813

4 ай бұрын

Usually I'd you take good care of a cat it will be fine. I've rarely had a bad car because I've treated them well.

@aden3113

4 ай бұрын

No you're not lucky, you just haven't severely abused or neglected it. 148k is nothing, I'd expect them to go 300k at least with good maintenance.

@Jamesthesnail

4 ай бұрын

Regular oil changes in the 2.0tdi and she’s all good in the hood touch wood.

@ammanbutt7531

4 ай бұрын

Good on you haha. But I prefer the diesel engines when it comes to German cars. Always more reliable in the long run, better mileage and last forever.

@danielfl.9347

4 ай бұрын

You need to run thin Oil and change very often on these

Kicking the bumper to fix it 😂😂😂😂😂 love it matt

Why have I now reached the point where I now look for the Wonder Grip van on each video? 😁😁 It's not there this time!!! This one would clean up. A good sound Golf always sells..... Oh dear, not this one it seems.... Spares or repair?

@stevena9305

4 ай бұрын

Don’t worry - it’s not just you 😅

The Sonder sticker - It's a bicycle brand

Crankshaft position sensor from reading is nice way of saying timing chain

I often wonder what you would think of my 13 plate Focus 1.6 TDCi Titanium with 207k, no advisories, well maintained (some of it feels like trigger's broom), almost full service history from the same non franchise garage with plenty of minor war wounds but spotless inside! It sometimes does 1,000 miles a week.... Still getting 650 miles plus on 50 litres.

I agree about the light misting on the shocks, I had a MK7 Golf, the first MOT I had done at Halfords (it was close to work) advised light misting on shocks, the following year I took it to my normal MOT Station and no advisory, when I asked about it, he told me that it's not an issue, it would only be a problem if it was a thick film of oil indicating a blown seal

@itswais77

3 ай бұрын

Give it 3 years til the shock absorber fails

Headlamp buff, new plates and a massive overspend? Yes please!

@stevena9305

4 ай бұрын

Two out of three !

Is Matt turning into John Shuttleworth.... 😂? He'll be buying an Austin Ambassador next week....

@damianleah6744

4 ай бұрын

No Ken 😂 😂

@chrispenn715

4 ай бұрын

@@damianleah6744 😂

@andrewroberts4736

4 ай бұрын

It will be a "Y" reg .

@chrispenn715

4 ай бұрын

@@andrewroberts4736 😂

@paulie-Gualtieri.

4 ай бұрын

A Vanden Plas no less

And another banger! You never fail to disappoint love the videos alot well done

I have the estate version of that gen of the Golf, and I love it. So much car for me. 2.5 litre 5 cylinder, 5speed manual, no turbo, no nothing strange. Hope to keep for a pretty long time.

@dzenan.m

4 ай бұрын

Didnt know they came in 2.5l version. Only in USA market I guess?

@Afraz_9n3

4 ай бұрын

​@@dzenan.myep in the US there were 2.5L 5 pots in the mk5 and 6

@dzenan.m

4 ай бұрын

@@Afraz_9n3 Nice

@BMW_Z4idiot

2 ай бұрын

@@dzenan.m Canada too. We love them 2.5 5 cyllinders here

Got a Mk5 2 litre petrol I use for a runaround (its already got parking dings from people opening their doors into it) & the paint is atrocious from it living outside in its previous lives. Goes great. Never misses a beat. Sounds like I got really lucky..

@danmoney9932

4 ай бұрын

That's a decent engine. Might be one of the ones you have to run on super unleaded thou 👍

Legend, thanks man. Love the videos!

Loves these videos keep them coming Matt

MATT!!! You, my dear friend, are not a snob! You are a sensible realist!

Love your chanell. I worked in car sales for about 10 years and it never leave you.

@Karmaisreal629

4 ай бұрын

You still got head hair?

Winner winner ...I now have that ministry 80s mix on my Spotify Playlist Matt , ta . Another cracking video . And the partridge esqe quotes crack me up

Love your optimistic outlook with cheap cars . These type of videos are my favourite .keep searching hopefully you will pick a winner soon

@baronvonjo1929

4 ай бұрын

It's so hard to have a optimistic outlook on cars priced like this in the US. A car that costs 900 dollars would be damaged or need severe repairs or be 20 years old with 200k miles. Folks of the UK are extremely lucky to have such a huge throw away car culture where cars only a few years old are worth nothing. At least nothing compared to prices charged here in the states. I just pulled up prices for MK 6 golf's here in the US. Didn't look long but they are worth about 8k and up. For similar mileage too.

@Afraz_9n3

4 ай бұрын

​@@baronvonjo1929tbf US cars are a lot more well specced in terms of features than our cars. For example the mk6 golf in the US as far as I know all have larger engines, AC as standard, slightly nicer seats, electric windows, alloy wheels etc. and from what I've heard from my American friend German manufacturers are seen as premium there. Meanwhile in the UK you can get a mk6 golf with no front fog lights, steel wheels with hubcap, no AC a 1.2L 3 cylinder with a whopping 90hp, manual windows etc just a really basic model. We have half the stuff on our base models than yours and as a result they cost half the price it makes sense when you think about it

@baronvonjo1929

4 ай бұрын

@@Afraz_9n3 But looking at this model it seems to have just about all of that. Same thing with many cars on the channel. Higher prices for cars in the US is the same for every car and every brand. When he shows a car we have here and describes it they all seem relatively similar. This car in particular seems to be well spec and very similar to what we would have here. Yes German cars are seen as premium. But not VW. I think that's something Europeans might struggle to wrap their head around as it seems it held in very high regards over there. Here VW tried to be more premium in the 2000s but it never worked. They have since lowered quality a lot and still are seen as the same or lower as Toyota and Honda. Even Kia and Hyundai who came to the US after them do significantly better than VW. Plus all German cars depreciate like a rock here because they have very poor reputations for long term reliability. My point is I don't think it's the increase of options or the perception of premium branding that keeps prices high. I think we have higher prices just in general. One thing to note is the used car market in the US is huge. We need are cars for basic survival here. Many jobs will not hire you if you don't have "reliable transportation" checked off. I think because so many people need used cars because they can't afford new cars it keeps prices high. It seems many folks in Europe have other options if they really didn't want cars. Many certainly do. But it's not a requirement for a lot of folks is my perception. Idk. Maybe something entirely different. Apologies for the long comment.

@Afraz_9n3

4 ай бұрын

@@baronvonjo1929 yh no definitely the car market in the US and Europe is far more expensive than the UK. Actually in Europe prices are equivalent to the US for most cars. In the UK we see German cars as normal but also mostly reliable, mainly because we get the smaller more reliable less complicated engines that the US doesn't (although as Matt mentioned in this video sometimes the small engines like this 1.4 tsi are just as bad on reliability 😂). And so they actually command a premium over similar cars but also because they were more expensive when new. For example a 15 year old BMW 3 series is anywhere between 4 - 8k although you can get one with high miles and some issues for 1 - 3k. While a vauxhall insignia (badged as a Buick regal? In the US) is 1 - 3k and tops at 5k The used market in the UK is also pretty big most people drive used cars and also need cars because most places outside London have terrible public transport or just unreliable public transport or it's just more cost efficient to drive. But people here see cars over 100k miles as ready for the scrapyard and will not consider cars they think are "high mileage" or "bad quality". So cars over 100k miles and cars from manufacturers like the french for example are not desirable to a lot of people. This is changing but it's one of the main reasons why our cars are so cheap. Add to that UK cars don't really have a export market and a lot of cars rust or are neglected (not serviced, run on a shoestring type thing) and those are the other reasons why we have some of the cheapest cars in the world I think.

interior on that range rover is just gorgeous

Hello matt great video as usual. I watched your video about best automatic cars under 5000 £. Could you make another video for a budget less than 10000 £ and discussing both petrol and diesel options ?

Awesome Matt 80s cd what a result !!!! Still watching to see the out come 🤣👍👍👍

Any advice or suggestions on what to look out for in the 1.6 or 2.0L diesel engines on VW Golf mk6’s ? Really good videos so far this year 👌🏼 Thanks Mat !

Good video ! You show good or bad cars but it’s life in the used car market 😊

Thanks for the explanation 😀

No, I think you’re absolutely right about the pub.

Good to see a sensible head on today Matt , good car for a diy person

Love the content as always Matt, I've got a simler CD you can have for £600 and I will let you choose any scrap car you want up to the vaiue of £475.00 LOL. Please keep up the good work :)

My old gran (God rest her) always said there is no such thing as cheap, its that price for a reason, you just get lucky sometimes with something being under priced.

Matt the goat of car KZread no arguments

Perfect timing Going to watch this and then hopefully see brentford spank citeh

@5ebra1

4 ай бұрын

They tried.

If you bought a decent second hand car that was great value for money, then there would be no value in watching your entertaining videos, and you probably wouldn't have such a successful and entertaining channel. I urge you to keep buying these suspect vehicles, because I really enjoy your down-to-earth commentary on these 'massively over-spent' cars and more importantly, I'm sure it helps people like me make more intelligent reviews of cars we're thinking of buying - it's a win-win for everyone! Of course, your odd, ridiculously amazing purchase every now and again, helps us all believe we might also make that 'lucky' find.

Enjoy these videos, can't wait for you to sell the L322 ! I will keep watching for that one. Dibs.

Addicted to videos, does he edit everything, cheers

Matt that pub is doing a thing many locals have done for years (Particularly outside London that wealthy Londoners like to go to) they have a 'locals' tap - for recent kegs and a 'outsiders' tab, which is the stuff about to go overage. Also the popular chain type places - a lot of their stuff is bought old so they can sell it cheap - hence why people without a window to chuck their pot they haven't got to piss in, can sit nursing pints all afternoon.

Sonder make bikes, so I suspect it has been used as a bike car, and the tow bar was used for carrying mountain bikes/gravel bikes. Not necessarily for towing. But yes, I think you made the right call. I wouldn't touch a vag car with that crap 1.4 engine 😂

Another Partridge quote slipped in! Nice one!

Came through the area last week and came upon high peak autos so now i know where i need to come to to get a decent car Matt. Bit far from Brighton to Romily but worth the treck

Matt your videos are great content.

@HighPeakAutos

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Brilliant video, one of the funniest I have seen on KZread. I thought you might be onto a winner in the beginning 😂

@HighPeakAutos

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Love your channel Matt! My dad and I always watch it. hi from Sale (M33)

@HighPeakAutos

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I do like the leather colour on your Rangie....

I do like a Golf, this one could be saved, but it would negate any profit, you made the right call Matt, great video as always❤.

@Ownagetimex3

Ай бұрын

I've got a 2011 VW Golf on 109k miles, faced almost all of the issues he's faced in the last 6 months and kept it on the road (just!). Bonnet latch, bulbs, shocks, tyres, brakes, oil, engine misfire (1 coilpack to fix)...mostly consumables due to passing the 90k mile range/10y age. Same as the Golf in the video except the grille and stretched timing chain. Suppose I've got to look forward to a timing chain fail next!

The Partridge references alone make your videos worth watching - “Ruddy hell…it’s Soft Cell” 😂😂😂

Great CD!

Interior of that Range Rover is absolutely gorgeous.

Cam/crank correlation codes yeah chain is definitely stretched and on its way out. Good dodge

Ministry of Sound!! Yes!

WOW The guy out of "I'm still here" has a KZread channel!!

@icanseeyou3418

4 ай бұрын

Wat

Please Matt , check the oil level before you start the engine

Liking the new intro design!

Driving around in an old VW Golf with blown shocks, an engine light on, and an empty fuel tank. Matt living life on the edge!

Ruddy hell it's soft cell. You love Alan!

Ive owned the skoda fabia vrs dsg mk2 with the early CAVE twincharge engine it lasted 3 months.

Always love a Partridge reference Matt 😂

THOSE VALETING GUYS MUST BLOODY LOVE YOU MATT !😂❤🎉🎉

You are winning. The CD alone!

First Partridge reference I've noticed in a while! And such a good one, at that!

@ses6jwg

4 ай бұрын

Lovely stuff

@swordscot

4 ай бұрын

Back o the net !

Sonder is a British mountain bike brand from Alpkit. As a mountain biker it made me smile

Engine management light and codes are timing chain I did one recently on that exact shape of golf 1.4 with those exact codes and it was an absolute nightmare to do. That golf is not worth not at 128,000 odd miles.cost more than it’s worth to put it right.

Matt always has a love hate relation ship with VW's which means he like most likes them, Had 2 Golfs Mk7 and Mk8 GTD's over the years both had over 2000K on the clock when returned, both of mine never missed a beat, nothing went wrong. And even after 4 years of a hard life the interior and switch gear looked as good as the day I got it. There excellent cars.

awesome video, unlucky with this one hopefully you will have better luck next time

7:24 I do find that MK7 also has this smell. I used have one as a company car and it smelled funny : )

Your content is fantastic, out of interest which camera do you use for the outside shots?

i like that range rover your driving matt , love them green seats

@HighPeakAutos

4 ай бұрын

Me too

A result with the CD but apart from that, only a home mechanic will benefit from buying this. Garage labour costs will kill any reason to to sell commercially. As usual good video though.

Just have to know your market.. there's a pub in a nearby town that offers a Happy Hour (£1.50 a pint, John Smiths or Carling) between 9.30 and 10.30am. Coincidentally it is next to the Jobcentre.

@Sam-gw5pl

4 ай бұрын

What’s the address?…,,

Yes! This is what we want!

Oh my u need your shades on for that wing lol well bright 😮

Matt!! You built up our hopes only for them to be dashed...again!! Thanks for the entertainment.

Hi Matt, You may not see this but I wondered if you could do a video with the valeting company you use and maybe Jimmy the magician on buffing a car. The cars always look immaculate and it would be good to know if you had just bought a car and wanted that sparkle and shine how it was done. Videos are great thanks

Im currently living in cyprus and you would be shocked at the state of some cars out here. 250,000km 25years old sun damaged but cos its a 4x4 they go for 2/3/4k euro! Should look into selling older cars like that to companies that bring them over here

Looks great, perfect bangernomics candidate, drive it till it dies! Plenty of years left in that, stick some cheap ebay parts on it - no profit of course if your a dealer like.

Ruddy hell it's Soft Cell - love the Alan Partridge quotes... Lol.

Good taste in music

I just upgraded my Golf Mk6 2011 to 2020 Golf GTI PP. My MK6 still runs well and just got a timing chain changed just under 100k miles. It's a good car, I personally think better put together than any Mk7 or especially 8...

I knew you would be a fan of Partridge.

Loving the videos as always. Is this the same engine as in the mk7 golf with the 1.4 TSI?

@5ebra1

4 ай бұрын

I think the Mk 7 1.4 has a cam belt.

@hughwatson8472

4 ай бұрын

@@5ebra1 yeah it does. I've had the one on mine changed

You should see the state of my 320,000 mile mk6 estate. Not looking forward to presenting that for an MOT soon.

What a CD to find, sounds like my kind of CD. Shame you couldn't do the work and turn it into a courtesy car. Maybe worth selling as spares and repairs, something I would have owned till the end of its life, as I couldn't afford to repair it. Great Video and content.

Matt’s a dog lover, a fan of Partridge and purchaser of questionably iffy hatchbacks. I would buy thee a flavia if our paths doth crossed… crossed over (you get the general idea)

I know this for video Purposes but I wouldn’t be touching a car that isn’t mine everywhere till it’s gone for a full valet, when you picked up that 12V and it had hair around it, I felt a bit Yuck. Great video as always.

I usually grab my OBD 2 when looking at cars.

I love these videos, but how is your Property channel getting along? You’ve not posted anything up there yet for a long time is it possible if you could do an update video? I would like to know how that garage plot of land is it’s most probably still in planning that I should expect.

Nice Partridge reference 👌 Fancy a pint later on? 🍺

Sensible Mat is back Yah !!!!!!

"Ruddy hell, it's Soft Cell!!" Classic Partridge 🤗

"...seat belt light on ..." he says, whilst driving with no seat belt. LOL - keep up the good work, love these vids.

I sort of missed the "massively overspent" but you got it right. ;-)

I had to check, and Sonder makes mountain bikes!

had one of these mk6 golfs new 2010 was 1.6tdi with the 7 speed dsg owned it 3 years had two clutches and numerous gearbox updates in that time ! but was bloody economical and was the last of the lesser golfs to have the proper rear suspension set up everything after just got torsion bar shite!!

@alundavies5171

4 ай бұрын

the dry clutch dsg was terrible the 6 speed the 2 litres had was far better!!

The rear shocks a common problem? We had a mk7 GTI which needed them replacing at 25k. The mechanic said they'd been changed before! The car did 10 miles a day with one person in it, so not exactly stresed!

I think the service history find for the golf was "back of the net"