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@bodibmf

6 ай бұрын

Underrated channel ! All I can say!!! Kudos on the content !!!

@SatchDoesThings

6 ай бұрын

Just a quick one, get a clay mitt next time, it'll save you loads of time and effort

@theatheisthammer

6 ай бұрын

Where did you get that folding workshop?

@keithburford3050

6 ай бұрын

How did you get an MOT with a broken window you yourself said it wasn't working properly

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Window operation isn’t tested on an MOT

Fair play to you for calling the seller back, might mean he gives the original garage a swerve in the future!

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

I hate to think how many other people that garage have conned

@davidanderson4500

6 ай бұрын

@@NotEconomicallyViable tell everyone the rip off garage name. name and shame them

@menorthedge

6 ай бұрын

Not many do that very honest decent man

@Acme-Logistics

6 ай бұрын

Deffo 👌💯

@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311

6 ай бұрын

​@@NotEconomicallyViablealthough he did say that he felt they had always looked after him previously which is why he felt that there was no reason to doubt them this time - which at least could suggest they're ok normally.. .

Mate I did not expect you to call that person back and offering to him to buy it back. Man I wish more people like you had the same level of integrity and kindness as you!

Good on you for calling this man and offering him to buy back his car.❤

Brilliant video. You calling the gent back just shows your own kindness and character too. You deserve a bit of luck and this will allow you to justify some spend on the old girl. Congratulations to you and the good lady on the pending mechanics assistant haha.

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Really appreciate that, mate 👍

@fuTuRoMix1

4 ай бұрын

I just subbed exactly because of that call. Seems like a decent guy so look forward to seeing some more of his content.

If I was the seller I'd be happy for you , because you made the car so good and brought it back from the brink. Not everything is about money.

What a Brucie bonus! You deserve some luck for a change, and you're honesty which the seller was fantastic of you. Well done son!

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate

@GT380man

6 ай бұрын

@@NotEconomicallyViableI suspect you use your judgment and behave honestly? I find far more people are like that. The few sharks there are, destroy trust between the bulk of us.

Fuel filter would have been a good idea based on the state of the other filters.

You are a good man in my opinion. Calling the chap back and offering him the car back. Nice one mate. To few people around with a good moral compass these days, RESPECT.

@MatthewTaylor-yz4dn

6 ай бұрын

Too

@thulsadoom544

6 ай бұрын

He should have gave the guy an extra couple of hundred quid ya cheapskate

Love the fact you called the original owner back, more to life than making a few quid at someone elses expense. Top man Nino, congratulations on a lot of car for about £700.

I didn't want that to end! Brilliant. And nice to see you having a bit of luck! Congrats to you and the misses on the pending arrival ❤👍

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

In 2006 year, shops, car mechanic asked for scissors with motor replacement on back door. On both back doors 4000 to 7000 euro. Place of crime... Zagreb, Croatia. Then lady, single woman, offered and insulted simple sold Jaguar and buy a new Jeep. Nicely done, presented.... Keep it up. Greetings from Frankfurt am Main.

You are one honest bloke. Calling the owner was just top banana.

You're one jammy chap Nino. Your videos are the most entertaining on KZread matey, never change your format and great personality.

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Really appreciate that mate

I’ve just started watching all your videos from the very first mini episode. It’s really nice to see how far you’ve come and how polished your videos are these days in comparison to the earlier ones. Loving the content. You’ve given me some real entertainment through a pretty dark time. I’ve just been told I either have fibromyalgia or MS 🤦‍♂️ and I’ve been off work in chronic pain for a week or so but you’ve put a smile on my face several times through that time. So thank you for that 😎

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Josh. Good luck with the health issues - I'm rooting for you 👍

As some of the other comments have said you are a stellar man for calling the seller back and offering him his car back. It is disgusting that his usual garage were clearly trying to take advantage of him in order to buy his car. This kind of thing makes you lose faith in garages and the motor trade.

@user-jo3gj1jx3e

6 ай бұрын

Does this mean that you previously had faith in these people? I view them as direct descendants of horse traders.

KZread recently recommended your Land Rover video to me, and honestly, going through your content? I really love the slower pace, the little television stings, and the way you carry yourself with kindness and respect while not taking yourself too seriously. Your content is a blast and I'm happy to see it here!

At the start, I wondered if we were to see standard Jaguar stuff like rust and engine troubles but you really lucked out, jammy so and so 😅 I felt bad too when it passed with flying colours so fair play to ringing the owner back. At least it's going to be put to good use with yourselves, especially when the family expands 🙂

Got to admire the honesty, and loved the sheer elation of things going your way for a change even more👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Iv been off work this week and binge watched all of your videos. Your enthusiasm is great. We need more videos now though please 👍

Your an absolute star being so honest just shows that there’s still good honest people around 😊

Great video, I bought my 3.0 s type a year after everyone told me not to! 80,000 miles with full Jaguar history £750 I’ve owned over 400 cars in 35 years This jag is by far one of the best cars I’ve owned and at a fraction of the money I’ve spent on other cars including mercs and fords

@theelectricmonk3909

6 ай бұрын

The older ones were a nightmare - I had a 2000 3.0 S-type (petrol) when it was about 4-5 years old. In the 3 years I owned it, the expansion tank broke (=loss of water, overheating), the driver's side window regulator failed in the middle of winter at the Dartford tunnel (= froze my nuts off getting the rest of the way home), many and various bits went wrong in the engine, all of which cost £££ to repair. Eventually, the garage I was using told me that there was some problem with the fuel rails developing, which would cause severe expense - so I decided to sell up before it blew up: The day it went into Autotrader, the gearbox started failing, cost £1000 to put right. Maybe mine was a Friday afternoon car, I don't know, but it put me off Jaguars for a VERY long time... although I folded eventually and got a 2001 XJR.... which has a Mercedes gearbox.

Well done on all your improvements to the Jag, she's beautiful. I really would advise you tackle those wheel arches though, they ain't going to get any better by ignoring them. You might be surprised how small an area you need to paint if you mask off properly (might even be as small as a half inch strip or less), so even if a colour match isn't perfect it shouldn't look too bad in that dark shade of metallic. Keep up the good work!

This and the rest of your videos I've been binging over the past week has given me the push to not give up on my dream of a owning a Jaguar and currently persuading the missus to let me spend £100 on a copart membership. Great channel bud, you're living the dream!!

your videos are so good. glad you phoned the guy back about the car. shows what kind of person you are

I am so happy for you. These days when everyone is so miserable its fantastic to see someone get some good luck for a change.

Very fair of you to offer to return the car to the seller. I wish more people buying and selling cheap used cars were as fair and reasonable as you are!

So now you see I stumbled upon your video fixing Claudia by accident - subscribed around half way through for various reasons ranging from this just being some good old honest work fixing up a car as a daily not for some obnoxious KZread stuff to the point that you just seem like a pretty decent chap. The latter has been proven by your integrity in calling Marco back and offering him to revert the purchase, the first was basically the whole point of the video. All along some top-notch entertainment - I sincerely hope that your channel grows and gets the attention and love it deserves!

I’m subscribed since the early days of the channel and you have encouraged me to also take on an old neglected car myself. Proud to say that this year I have restored a barn find Vtec Civic that had sat for close to 15 years. I look back at your earlier videos and it is pretty cool that I have been learning at the same pace as you. Surely it is a matter of time before your channel explodes in viewers. Top bloke top content. Also, shame I’m not from the Uk. I have just parted out a V8 s-type and am sitting on loads of parts.

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

That's amazing to hear. Keep going with it 👍

Have to admire your honesty, well done. Hope this one proves to be reliable 👍

Great video once again and some luck at last!! Hats off to you for calling the previous owner and asking whether he wants to buy the car back. Have you serviced the gearbox? From other knowledgeable KZread streams this appears to be a neglected but critical area that is worth doing!

Just stumbled across your channel. What an interesting video. I’m from down under and thoroughly enjoyed how you fixed the Jaaag and your integrity in offering the vehicle back old bloke. Cheers

Very entertaining video with the cliff hanger finally resolved. Proud of you for phoning the seller. That was a lovely gesture, and the response equally so.

Great video, it always amazes me the absolute bodges that get done to cars. I had similar with the nearside window on my daughters 2013 Mini Cooper D, a lot of air noise when driving, turned out a replacement glass had been fitted and the person doing it had managed to cross thread one of the bolts for the glass clamp, took a while to strip it all out to sort it but once the threads had been sorted it all worked perfectly, not to mention the missing 3 bolts the bodger hadn't put back in elsewhere on the inner door frame and the two rubber bungs where you access the window glass clamps, oh and the broken second speaker connector that needed resoldering! Some people shouldn't touch cars.

The best thing about this was seeing that there is at least one other person alive with a sense of decency and a moral compass. Like you - ESPECIALLY if it was a friend of my dad - I couldn't have lived with myself to just take advantage of such a drastically low price once it was discovered there was in fact nothing wrong with it. Indeed, the only difference in my approach might have been to say could I offer him something extra - like if the repairs were 3000, suggest we went halves or something. As it transpired, he didn't want it back when you told him it would be a daily driver - but that you might bring a bottle of wine if you were around his area. Fantastic result - you've got a great bargain, which you can enjoy guilt free, knowing you've done the right thing. That's proper.

Good on you for calling the seller back, and yes, what a great chap! I had one of those in the same colour! I was caught out once by the locking wheel nuts (I eventually obtained a Jag locking nut removal thingy which I stored carefully in the boot). I also had the same nearside window drop - it happened at a very inopportune moment in Spain - in the middle of nowhere during an August heatwave - with the window about a quarter way down and the a/c barely keeping up! It was a really lovely car, and I kept it for ten years until I sold it for £1000 more than I paid for it ... !! I was lucky, the new owner was very happy, and good luck to him and the Jag.

so nice for you to ring up the seller. I reckon i got similarly taken by an Aust MOTC years back

Great video Nino. What a result & very much deserved after the previous disasters! 😂. Good on you for giving the previous owner a call. It’s just the right thing to do. I bought a Mitsubishi Pajero yesterday with a massive profit in it. Best mate wants it for his sons first car. Sold at cost- it’s the right thing to do! Being on the positive side of karma has its benefits sometimes doesn’t it mate. Really great video- you’ve got the story ark just right these days 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

The right thing to do is always the right thing to do 👍 As a side note I haven't seen a Pajero for ages! I'm glad you've commented on the story arc - I've been really focusing on story these last few videos and it seems to be paying off nicely!

That was a fantastic video, great to see how some things can end up being simple! We usually don’t have the same luck with cars twice so enjoy hopefully for a long time. Also congratulations on the little bundle of joy. You’ll magically have more car stuff to deal with soon lol

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Haha cheers mate!

I owned a 2.7d S-Type for several years. Great car! Mine was Jaguar Racing Green. I like that colour on yours too, though. In the cold weather snap we are having, do not worry if clouds of white smoke come out of the front nearside wheel arch. It's the diesel auxiliary heater working. I phoned the AA when it first happened to me. Felt a bit foolish when I found out it was perfectly normal! One thing to check is the inner sills on the Jaguar S-Type. They are prone to corrode because of the road muck that gets trapped in them. Happy motoring in your Jaaag! 😃

Really nice gesture to ring the previous owner back, well done, I'm now a subscriber.

Nice one sir what a car i used to build those 2.7 v6 diesels at Dagenham engine plant for jaguar. as long as you keep on top of your oil changes and injector cleaners at least every 10000 miles your engine should run for years crack on

@JOHNNixon-ti8um

6 ай бұрын

Colour is Jaguar Racing Green. I used to have an '04 S Type R in same colour.

What a brilliant video, well done, its good when things come good in the end.👍👍

Like how professional the garage you use was, I can see why they are your favorite, such a nice thing to do is to offer it back 👍👌

Very honest of you to offer it back as well

Top vid mate! Keep it up and keep moving 😎 I will call that an absolute win!

Another great vid. and about time things went well for you! My car insurance has just gone up 60% ! Same car, no claims, no changes etc Crazy especially as it went down last year. Is the insurance on your Shajjaguarrrr really that much less than the Audi?

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Yeah it's less than half the price. Not sure what's going on with it.

That was a joy to watch. Thank you very much for putting that together!

Thank you oh mysterious KZread algorithm. This was a pleasure to watch; really enjoyed your enthusiasm at all the the "little things" that turned up good. That bit of wood was a great bodge too; but it worked in pinch, sort of. lol. And kudos for that that phone call on the day after.

Well done young man a pleasure to watch you do jobs so enthusiasticly thats seems to take other you tubers ages to do,all done in one episode ive subscribed 33:17

Great to see one work well for you Nino. Love watching your channel from here in Australia. Keep up the good work.

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Mate your so funny your and humble I love u called him back your gonan go big in this KZread thing man you desvere it yo and you really inspire me I spoke to you before about me starting mechanics and I feel it’s late because I’m 22 so I’m going to be so behind and didn’t know anything before and after your comments I’ve now been in college doing mechanics for last couple of months :)

I love this channel so much, I actually rewatch the videos a few times. I hope to see more content on the Jagggg!

Hey Nino , what’s your thoughts on the tinted rear glass ? Personally I think the car would look better with it removed , great video on what turned out to be a great purchase 👌🏻

@UserUser-ww2nj

5 ай бұрын

I agree . I had an X Type and thought about the tint but decided not to , glad I didn't

Great piece and what a good guy you are. I would have called Nico too. There are some awful people in the car game, but also some good people like you and your MOT tester. I wish you well and I'm really enjoying your channel.

Never watched ya before it popped up on my feed, wow what a guy, 1 of the realist car guys I've seen on KZread, fair play for calling the guy back respect sir

Just stumbled across your channel, very enjoyable content! Decent motor for £450, and fair shout for calling the owner back, was v honest and worth doing. I reckon you could get the arches smart repaired, or DIY them to 80/90% goodness with a bit of time and effort. Be worth doing if it helps slow it down. Could even replace the arches. I think the cars good enough to warrant doing it 👍

I’m sure it’s been answered already but the colour is Emerald, code HGG. Same as my 2000 XK8. To call it dark green does not do it justice, it has a blue green flip. Gorgeous.

This is like my normal second hand car check but in reverse. I always start with the AC, if it’s ice cold everything else will be good. I have the black/amethyst paint which turns the car purple in certain lights. A bit more sidewall would improve the ride but you have committed to those rims.

Fantastic video, great moment when you called marco back, shows the type of guy you are. Subscriber gained.

Wow, brilliant news on the MOT pass. I don’t know that I’d confess to the seller. He could have done his own research by going to a different MOT testing centre. You could polish it, fix the window and slow leak. Then keep it or flip it. Nobody would blame you. What a pair of geezers. Bloody diamonds, both of you. Heart warmed.

Top Bloke, I love watching your stuff & I’ve been fixing cars & bikes all my life

stumbled on your site ...usually watch salvage rebuilds....loving this!

@NotEconomicallyViable

5 ай бұрын

Great to have you on board, mate

My first time seeing you on YT: Wonderful and refreshingly funny, well done you and the Mum to be. Kudos in abundance for calling the seller back with a kind offer to repurchase, it shows that you have a good moral compass. You have a new subscriber. Be blessed all here.

Everytime I watch these I love it, it's almost like a mirror of me when I go to buy cars, but then I don't want to work on them, fair play for getting stuck in and having a go, maybe if I keep watching these I will one day...

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Haha thanks bud

I was with you all the way. Been there done it. Know the satisfaction you get when things go right. Great video.

Love hearing great beginnings to stories like this with car purchases!

Great vid mate, A couple of days ago I decided I wanted an S type so did a YT search and yours was one of the vids that came up, so glad it did, now I am going to enjoy your back catalogue of vids of other cars but I will be shopping for an S type even more now. Thank you

Love the tribute video section, Erasure, "Blue Savannah" 22:52

I have a 2 7 S Type like yours. Best car I have owned. Definitely a keeper. It is common for wheel nuts to rust inside and expand. Thanks for the video.

Found your channel, went on to watch every single video on your channel and now I need to wait for a new video, I hate this feeling. Keep it up mate. Learning quite a bit, thanks.

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

That's quite the commitment! Thanks for the support. New video coming soon 😉

Thank you for a very interesting and funny video. I recognize the feeling and happiness of being able to fix things on the car. From being sad to being really happy when things go my way. I have an old Citroen 2cv that I am fixing to get ready for the road next spring. Thank You again. Greetings from Norway.

You are a good man, our world need people like you ❤ Subscribed !!

Great Video, Christmas came early with your Jaguar, I claybar my 2015 Mercedes ML every year it's a pain, but results are worth it.

i like your way of speaking out your honest thoughts when you take on new project. You earned a new subscriber.

I laughed so much when you finished claying the car. I was like that today after just washing and waxing mine today and hooving/wiping the intering down. I have a power washer, snowfoam cannon and all the stuff. I also cleaned the wheels. I just hate doing it, especially knowing that it will be raining tomorrow. I need to clay bar mine, but I just cannot get my self mentally ready to do it! I have had my clay bar kit for a month already!

I love how enthusiastic you are :)

Well done ,,Nice of you to phone previous owner,,,Looks like a great car ,,Good Luck,,,Budgie from Bognor Regis

Replaced my locking wheel nuts with four standard ones off flea Bay. Not a problem with the old ones, it was just the special socket used to mysteriously wonder around the car and it was always a hunt to find it..

Just found this channel, love it!!

Excellent video, both you and the seller behaved impeccably, especially offering it to be sold back, very fair, and rare to see. Old Jags are usually best avoided, in fact even newer ones you need to have a big repair budget.

Just found your channel and I love it. Re wheel nuts some kind person recently stole 5 of 6 nuts off my lwb transit and as you know wheels don’t like going round without nuts so had to order a new set of bolts n nuts n rotors and brake shoes and half shaft gaskets just to rectify this little problem and just like you we had to weld bolts on to bolts to get some things apart .but all good fun

Lovely conversation between two gentleman you make your father's very proud I brought you out well😊

really enjoyed this video , great result for you, i just bought a renault trafic camper and been fixing lots of little things, its good fun

I really like this channel, it's completely relatable to a normal everyday person. Keep up the work!

My Jag is 13 years old (X351 XJ), 110k miles (so not very high) and drives like an absolute dream... love the thing and know that I would get nothing anywhere near as good for the same price.. I also carry a load of spare wheel nuts in my glovebox, as those chrome caps are proper naff, water always gets under them and they bulge out... :)

Had exactly the same with a ex-works van. Bought it for £500 took it for an MOT to see what needed done to it. Passed!! The garage that my old employer used had offered to buy the van as well. They actually called me to see if I wanted to sell it as well!! Fixed all the bodywork, serviced it, ply lined the back of it and sold it back to my employer for a wee profit! All transparent and the van gave them many many years of good service!!

@NotEconomicallyViable

4 ай бұрын

It's good to have decent people around

It's really nice to see a decent bloke having a bit of good luck especially in the present world we live in really pleased for you and i hope you enjoy that really nice car and respect to you for calling the seller and being 100percent straight and honest with him

@NotEconomicallyViable

6 ай бұрын

Cheers bud

Your such a nice guy, I was thinking about what I would do in this situation and you gave the guy a call doing what I would have done.

I'm so happy that you posted! I think this car looks so good, especially on the interior. Can't wait for the next video brother! 👏

Entertaining, instructional and well filmed and edited video. Brilliant. I will be back for more and pleased to subscribe.

Absolutely Brilliant for calling the Seller back - Gods Blessings to you and the Family 🙏 Nice One.

Have to admire your honesty, well done. Proud off you Pro

You lucky old dog. A truly beautiful car. Used to own an XJ6 (X350) diesel, and the engine was a peach, much better and more refined than a BMW engine, alas the DPF got blocked again and the garage along the road said it wasn't worth replacing. Funny that, the bloke who brought the car got it back on the road and is still using it. Hope you enjoy your wonderful Jaguar.

I really enjoyed this video and you totally deserve to have the great outcome - delighted for you ... and a really nicely put together vid too

If clearcoating is too much to do, Ceramic coating the headlight lenses will also work for alwile or longer if you maintain it as if you take care of the paint on the car

I had a v6 jag like yours, before getting the wheels done investigate other Jag wheels, I found my wheels a PIG to clean, need a tooth brush to get in the tiny gaps. Lovely colour.Keep an eye ont the coolant prone to leaks from expansion tank i believe. Also manged 40+ mpg.

I think with it being a de-chromed sport so I think it is indigo blue from 2006 onwards. Love this channel I had a 2007 diesel SE I absolutely loved it dark grey with gray leather. Loved owning it. Love cleaning cars. Started out as a panel beater in early 80’s. Good luck 🤞

Just found your channel and I’m loving it… and the Jag too. 👏

You've got an absolute beauty there! Having had a few jags I feel your pain with the wheel nuts, they're an absolute nightmare on them. Had a similar issue myself, got around it by using the green tyre slime that goes in through the tyre valve. Never had an issue with the tyre going down after that.