Drivers windows just came of the runners from people slamming the door

Nice video Lee. Well done .

Hi lee, just wanted to say that i have enjoyed watching your videos for a while now and have always found them to be informative with the advice you give on each car you buy. Worked in the trade myself years ago and have bought and sold many cars for myself over the years, I enjoy tidying them up, making an crabby car look better, thanks and keep making the vlogs.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Tony 👍👍

Lee, you did the right thing by trading it on. back in my GKN Autoparts days I supplied paint to a few farmyard paint shops who would rough sand paintwork like that and then grab a tin of truck paint (Dulux to most of us) and hot-pot blow it over. the finish was excellent.

You really present well Lee.....nice and honest,and to the point.....hope the new premises goes well.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks dave 👍

Move it on lee. Quick profit. good buy lad❤

It was Chrysler that delivered the engine. It was also used in the PT Cruiser. My nephew had a Mini with that engine, and guess what broke down? Right - the gearbox.

@WithCars909

4 ай бұрын

Was it a pre or post facelift? Cause I know the pre had rover gearboxes which well, weren't fantastic shall we say, I do know the post ones had some sort of improved gearbox

Nice one Lee like that ya first profit is ya best profit 🙂✌️

brill video what a bargain mini lee,😬

Union Jack roof, bonnet, boot lid job done 👌

Great little run about.

Good desision Lee , I would have done the same ,trade it on small profit , ideal delivery car , school run car , first car to learn to drive in , excellent video as always 👍

Great vlog.glen.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Glen 👍

Great idea,just let someone else have the issue of getting it all sorted 👍

We had an R50 cooper which was also a 56 plate so like your mini it's was also 1 of the very last. Ours always had a problem with the Air bag light. When our lass decided she wanted 1 I looked for a good month as I walked 1 with the crono pack I hated the silly big Speedo, so at least it came with the extra gauges and the smaller Speedo with the Rev counter. It was also the only cooper I found with cruise control. I'd seen Cooper S with cruise and decent extras but not a cooper. I worked at the time 18 miles away all fast country roads and dual carriageways when on nights I'd fly home in a morning they do drive well but other than that are nothing special. As I worked at an ex Rover foundry for many years I worked on foundry tooling approval of the K-series head but not block, shame Rover never got to the bottom of headgasket failures and used the Engine in minis . Would have been alot of extra work for us. We lost a contract we were supposed to have with BMW around 2000ish , it never started must have been for possible K-series. We closed in 05 after losing all Rover and Landrover work both in 05.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

interesting comment jeremy thanks for sharing. I know the head gasket they changed later on which helped with the some failure but it did not solve the headlift which was mostly down the large stretch bolts used and them never being talked up at service intervals which would of helped in prevention. Also early engines they switch from wet to dry liners on the bottom end, some say that had a effect, I am not sure tbh

Hi Lee lm a bit of a sucker for a mini, l commented on the vid when you was on holiday when you saw that Austin mini so it won’t be a surprise if l was to say l would of liked to see you bring it back around to its former glory, let’s face it all the major stuff that goes wrong with the early BMW mini was ok, oh did l mention l also like red cars to l,ve had my far share of red/ pink cars and the liquor peel to. Thanks for sharing.

Good channel this l do like it , top tips Lee

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks craig 👍👍👍👍

Good video Lee. I reckon all in all for the price off a decent piss up that mini is a bargain. Good 2nd hand red bonnet possibly a new window Regulator in the worst case 😢 Good make a we profit 📈 👍

Best decision there Lee to flip it on for a small profit as it is.

This must be a rarer model by now and most likely worth saving..must be difficult to make a decision to pass them on but if you don't have storage I guess it's not possible. I'll always have regrets of selling my Mk2 1300 sport for a banger racer when today it would've been so cherished

Right decision I would say.

Really enjoy your channel and the auction videos cheap little motor hopefully be a nice little earner

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

You done the right thing take a drink out of it and move it on well done another great vlog

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Huge fan of those Mini's..i owned a 52 plate briefly ....i abused it drove it like i had stole it...had great fun......may have another one one day

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching lee

You made the right decision to move on from it, would be be an ideal project car to do up for someone young for a first car👍🏻

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Andrew 👍

Bought one from Co parts runner section a few years ago bud when a 2005 was worth money, no start, compression check, zero on all pots, it had overheated that bad head was like a banana, even the valve seats were warped.

Yep it will be contacts on plug under seat causing airbag very common use some contact cleaner. I have just scrapped my family's one for £250 parts prices on the rise

Correct choice Lee buddy...Nice car if someone has the time to sort them out so u won't have no probs moving it on for a small profit...A small profit of £116 is better than no profit...Great video buddy as ever...Looking forward to seeing your first new premises video soon when you get the keys...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

1 week to go neil 💪

It's the later model with the good getrag gearbox.

it would get someone out of trouble Best decision move it on good bit of content 👍

I probably would have got it wrapped in a popular colour seeing as it drives well.

Had one of these for a few years . LE06FAB .It was an ok car. Bit slow to be fair . Had problems with water pump failing . Car is still on road and mot history looks as if it’s still a half decent car

Interesting video,I have a 53 plate 1.4d with the the Toyota engine,a good strong unit from the Yaris,the red paint is like yours,its due for the MOT soon and I hope I can get a bit more out of it,as finding another one in good condition with low miles is very unlikely,early ones were the best imo

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Rare 1.4 diesel paul, glad to see you still running it, sensible motoring 👍👍

Hi mate, iv picked up a 2012 Ford KA edge petrol 37k miles HPI clear. Body work interior is mint, gearbox grinding, needs engine mount, brakes need attention & flexi pipe on exhaust. Tracking and a couple bald tyres. Wondering if you’d be interesting in taking it on and sorting it out mate for a cash sale

when they supercharged the engine it was renowned for failing!! i worked there!

Give it a quick hot pot Lee, Job's a good un ! 🤣

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

champion

It’s such a shame about he lawyer peel, and the dent, otherwise this would be a great little car, however as with all Minis, it does have the cute factor. Great video as always Lee😊.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks kate

You've done the right thing, when I was trading you are always 'tempted' by 'cheap' cars but invariably 'cheap' cars are never that. I've sold loads of Minis' and that red paintwork is terrible for lacquer peel. Once you put all the prep costs together and the time it's not worth it.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Well said!

Think the paintwork was too far gone, and high clutch, so I think you did the right thing taking some pocket money for it.

I'm currently looking for one of these as I have unfinished business with Minis after my disastrous R56. The last of the line Seven looks a nice model. After about 04 plate they dumped the Midlands gearbox in favour of a Getrag item which doesn't give issues so yours is grand there.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

That explains alot, I wondered why I have not come across many box issues on 04-56 plate cars

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

I would never buy a mini after 06 ever again 😂😂😂

Windows always need re setting on minis, seem to take a few trys, down and hold, up and hold, another mini thing.

Got a 2012 mini with the prince engine. Cooper S. It's got an engine fault. Under light throttle and idle it's smooth but press down past 50 percent on the accelerator and it shakes. If you don't back off the engine management light will come on and the car will then run on 3 cylinders. My specialist changed coil pack which fixed it for 2 weeks now it's back as before. I therefore suspect it was fixed by resetting the codes and not the coil pack. Or its killed another coil pack. It's the N18 at least not the N14. But still way too complex. About 9 fault codes on as one sensor failing can confuse the rest. Here's hoping it's eventually fixed. Drives great when it is working and the red paint is immaculate without peel. N18 when working in cooper S is quick and fun.

Bmw specialist from Sydney (oz) we do minis aswell.... just had one in that no 1 could fix random misfire after 20 mins... turned out to be a combination of head gasket and carbon build up on the piston head... then to top it off.... had an after market cam cover fitted (not by us) which spaced the exhaust cam shaft sensor too far away from the pick up lead to an exhaust cam position fault.... crazy crazy few hours haha

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

I know the later prince engines 2006 onwards suffer with carbon build up behind the back of the valves as they are gdi engines. Wallnut plasting kit will shift the build up without removing the cylinder head

@chrisstac1489

11 ай бұрын

@carukchannel As the head gasket was blowing slightly we removed the head and sent it off to be serviced so was all sparkling in the end.... the prices for cars here is a little insane so spending 3000 pounds is quite normal where I am

I bought one the same mate 04 plate, 1 owner, full bmw mini history, Aston barclay, say 500 with fees, painted the bonnet due to laq peel, unfortunately miss fire, it'd had plugs, coil pac leads, I knew what it was, down on compression on one pot, number 2,exhaust valve be burning out, sold it as a bit of a project and some people came from Scotland and drove back, unfortunately engines are rubbish, boxes are rubbish, steering goes faulty, but great looking little cars, bought a latish diesel and chain came thru top off engine, had loads and non been too good tbh.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

I've not done bad out of them over the years but don't get many to retail more just trade on most of time. Have a good weekend bud 👍

@roystonvehicles9129

11 ай бұрын

@@carukchannel ta mate, sold a country man last year, it went a distance, they have chain problems but luckily took it on the chin and didn't hassle me (too much) I've got a 59 plate one in now, been stood 2 years while someone came to re code the immobiliser, done egr on it, it'll be up probably next week, just paint now, first one I had made say 500 on it, came back with a noisy box, cost 500 to fix it, ha, ha.

@twiz1084

11 ай бұрын

So basically you’re saying they are a load of shite but you still selling them. I would love to hear the bull you give to your customers when you trying to palm one off. You are the epitome of the dealers that I was taught to stay away from. Ginnet.

@roystonvehicles9129

11 ай бұрын

@@twiz1084 well it's not like that I spend a lot of time on money on our cars to make sure they're right, the chain breaking happened to myself so I took a loss, hope that's OK with you?

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

I absolutely hate them i have never had any luck with a single one that i have had i can name 3 right now mint condition r53 and the alternate belt jamned and destroyed everything the 2nd one 2009 plate head gasket and oil seals gone, and a diesel 2008 with melted injectors 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

in the real world id of proberly not bought it but oviously it down to make a quick profit and thats the name of the game really well done for making a small profit. it could of bit you in the ass great video as always

Best decision flipping it Lee

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks andy 👍👍

Think would have done the same matey you havent lost on it so a win. Time is money you could have spent a lot of time on it and missed out on summet you could have made more money on.

👌👌

Just sell it on a V62 Lee, saves waiting around for a logbook and adding another owner on the record

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

managed to trade it on with no v5 in the end bud 👍

Engines may have been reliable but they were rough, gutless and underpowered, even in the Cooper, which i had new. Not that good on fuel either.

Not to be sniffed at, a easy £100 profit. Personally I would keep the spend down to around £250 max and got the bonnet painted, covered the roof, touched up the small lacquer peel, fixed window and air bag and put a full mot on it and sold it on Facebook marketplace for a £1,250 and have it sold quickly But understand you have others cars with much more potential needing your attention I’ve sold many mini over the years and find I get good profit and easy to sell. People love them just like I do Great vid!!!

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks parvin, 👍👍

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

They sure do god nos why tho never again will i by one over 06 tho 😂😂😂

Well for 500 a great bargain for the next guy,looks a good usable car

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Drove well, nice fixer upper

Wrap bonnet n roof black, cheaper than paint.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

True

Good decision for a trader but this would have made a banging project for a competent DIY type.

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

Nice easy fix👍👍👍

Nice looking wee motor, just a shame about the lacquer peal. You might get some people who will balk at the mileage but she's a 17 year old car and even though it she over 130k, that only works out to around 8k a year, which is not a lot all things considered. Been subscribed for a wee while now and although I don't comment much, I do watch every one of your videos even though I have no intention of buying and selling cars, you just make interesting videos. 😃 P.S. I could use help in my support of the Royal Marines Charity if anyone cares to have a look (NO financial donations required) Thanks.🙏

£1200-1500 for a full spray job? dent fix, window fix, new tail light. A mini would be mechanically too high risk for a private bidder like me too.

They'll be days with no profit so some profit is always welcome. Good decision

It's a lovely little car but I'm with you, that's a lot of work for a £1500 sale price, move it on and get to the next one.

I would sell it without a warranty as it is sometimes a quick buck is better than no buck as they say

Can't help thinking that a classic Mini is often £10k and here's an R50 (which IMHO is the nicest style of BMW Mini before they got too bloated) for only £500. I could see an enthusiast paying at least £1k as a project car but agree that there's no point it sitting in your yard waiting its turn for repairs and only getting worse in the meantime.

Hi Lee. Its Liam from Ireland again lol. Jesus i cant believe that you got that Mini for practically nothing. I would have had that Car off you all day long lol 😅. Your right Lee too just let it go and make a little Profit. It was a lovely little Car. All it needed was a lick of paint lol. Great Video again as usual Lee. So keep up the Great Work your doing. And i will Chat with you during the week. Stay Safe and keep Smiling bro 😅😅

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks liam, have great weekend

@liamegan4303

11 ай бұрын

@@carukchannel yes you too Lee. You Diserve it. Lol. Thanks

Pop valves if you get a misfire

My mini had done 30 thousand more miles than this one, it runs well but the lacquer is peeling and it looks a state. I’m just hoping to recoup the 2 grand I’ve probably spent on it when I come round to trading it in

Raptor paint it. 🎨 £200 and sorted.

Correct decision I believe Lee , that paint was terrible.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Yes was very poor, shame as it drove very well.

Hi Lee it's john from Gibraltar,the price is right but too much work involved. You made a wise decision in moving it on for a small profit. In the future i would avoid buying this brand,they are unreliable and problematic too.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

I have a couple of decent minis to be fair john but I would say its 3 out of 10 😁 so maybe your right

If I were you, I'd try and get it to pass it owls, sorry mots and just sell it on for maybe 7-800 punds.

I've never seen a man so happy about a quarter tank of fuel...doesn't take much to make you happy Lee. I personally don't like the new Minis...but I love the old ones. "you should have blown the bloody doors off" If you know the film you will know what I mean.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

I do 😁and I love a bit of free fuel, purchased a mondeo the other week with under 1/2 diesel. I used it for days, its in my next vlog video to

Cracking little motor,I’ve never understood why people purchasing a small car would buy anything other than a mini. They hold their value more than any other car in its class.

What is it with red ? my passat was red and peeled like bad sunburn same with nissan

7 edition. Remember well.

I try and avoid red cars of this age for this reason, all have lac peel on them, you can paint them but it just eats into your profit quite excessively in some cases. I have a 2009 Mini in stock at the moment with the 1.4 engine, not got much interest in it but there is always a car for everyone so I will be patient. Minis can be a headache to fix, and parts are quite expensive for them. I think this will be the last Mini I will buy to sell though, think I will stick with the normal generic models.

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

Wow you have a mini that actualy works i never have kuck with them prince engines

@snbala

11 ай бұрын

@@flippingcarsrepairs yep it works, I know the prince engines aren’t the most popular but it’s quite nippy, plus I got it for a reasonable price.

It was cheap but I still wouldn't have bought it with all the lacquer peeling off. The litany of other issues mean whoever buys it is not retailing it.

Flip it …. Good video…

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

thanks for watching Gary 👍

Haven't seen it yet but up front I'm guessing it is a pup. Spares or repairs.

@smoothmicra

11 ай бұрын

Oh well, I was wrong! Well done mate👍

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hi Lee What would it cost to wrap the whole car as opposed to painting it?

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Not sure not something I have ever had done or looked into, I would guess a car could be wrapped for 500-700 so cheaper no doubt

Might only be £116 cash wise which some people will sneer at but that's a quick 20% plus gross margin, presumably without waiting to get paid too! Sounds like a nice deal to me..

@betterfitnessnutrition

11 ай бұрын

23.2% - thought I'd work it out exactly!

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

​@@betterfitnessnutrition😂😂😂😂

I have a red cooper chilli pack on a 56 reg in red ,,,, 62k Loads of history one owner , same peel on bonnet thought I had dropped lucky on a ebay replacement but seller didn't package it ad sent it bare so ended up ruined , still looking to sell it so what do I do, repair paint and get good money or flup it like you

@carukchannel

10 ай бұрын

If the car is right to drive then maybe get it painted

@adrianmcardle1093

10 ай бұрын

Car drives mint , lady owner (disabled ex teacher ) no kids Twin clocks in this one

Hello Lee any recommendations for somewhere to purchase good stock £3-£6k with an assured report Any good auctions houses am down in the West Midlands ?

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

i am going to aston barclay in donnigton next week and will do a video of the auction. might be worth looking at id

@irishdog2031

11 ай бұрын

@@carukchannel thanks Lee I look forward to it.

Anyone know what a 2010 Renault Master lwb 2.3 DCI, 345k miles lots of paper work well looked after goes for? anyone? cheers.

Another trainee millionaire

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Drop the trainee part 👍👍

£240 road tax, ouch.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Yes not a nice one to swallow either

Nooooo not a bloody mini 😂😂😂😂

What's the best 7 seater mpv for less than £4000😮

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

Citroen c7, zafira vw there's a few

@davidhoneysett8245

11 ай бұрын

I've had 2007 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.6 HDi diesel with manual gearbox since 2009 when it had 12k, now nearly 16 yrs old with approx 78k. Generally has short local use, but doesn't suffer from DPF issues (big problem with many other diesels) as it uses eolys system which I've not yet had to top up or replace, and car returns 41mpg. Excellent on getting through MOTs with no rust issues. Essential to service correctly with recommended engine oil to avoid major engine / turbo expense. As per most / all diesels, clutch has dual mass flywheel which is expensive to replace (had it once), and also had ABS ECU fail several yrs ago which cost £1k, but no other big expenses. Comfortable, good flexible seating arrangements (2 rears are ok for adults at a push, but better for children. Drives well with reasonable power, probably best to avoid the autos which can be jerky / troublesome. This model still looks good and loads available at good price. This is my experience as a non-expert, would be interested in Lee''s experience...

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Your not going to like my next vlog video, I buy a c4 picasso and go through some of issues with them. 🙈

@mozanoon7217

11 ай бұрын

Thinking about petrol mpvs to avoid the clean air charges.less hassle than diesel engines e.g Zafiras.,qashqai +2 ,mazda5?

@mozanoon7217

11 ай бұрын

@davidhoneysett8245 thanks 4 ur comment

Minis are junk. We got given a free one. Spent 2200 quid until I gave up and got rid. Dreadful horrible things. I never got to the bottom of the oil leaks. Dreadful car. So bad we don’t even talk about it in the house

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Can totaly agree

1/4 tank of tit!!! Not heard that in years tbh!! Fantastic.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

😁

Not a wise move, they are known to be problematic and the parts are expensive. It's cheap for a reason.. I predict It will turn out not to be a Bargain.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

I sold it on as mentioned at the end and took £116 wages from it

@flippingcarsrepairs

11 ай бұрын

Agree on that one 😂😂😂

you cant turn your nose up at over £100 for doing nothing

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Very true

Can’t stand cars, nothing but overpriced money pits in my opinion,🤔 especially the new cars £30000 for a basic family car 🙄crazy. If someone said I will buy you your dream car, for you to keep, What would you have.?

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Maserati granturismo or going old school I would have a Lotus carlton

Another good wee video Lee. Should've done the roof n got you oainter 2 door bonnet but as you say Lee take first profit.john .glagow.

@carukchannel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍