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Thanks, the Star Wars intro is more polished than the car!

@@marcusmaximus451 Hi, this was a Q number, which apparently is something Copart have bought with the intention to sell through auction. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing. Still none the wiser about its previous history but it still shows as not being a write off or a stolen recovered on a history check. It's my daily driver now and has just done a 600 mile round trip at 65mpg so can't complain.

@@alistairmscott excellent glad all going well and very economical, you did an excellent job fixing it, just a little tip as I’m a fussy old tart 🤣 , renew the gearbox oil for piece of mind kind regards 👍👍

@@marcusmaximus451 yeah it's on my list. Currently restoring an eBay leather interior for it. Eventually there will be an engine rebuild, hopefully top end only depending on how the leak down test goes...

@@alistairmscott good luck and take care keep up the great work 😃👍

@@marcusmaximus451 will do. Thanks for watching.

It was a cracking little car. Pretty sure an old lady owned it for years before it came to me, I sold it to a young lad to take his driving test in and bought a salvage Peugeot 207 instead. That turned out to be hard work! Think I used up all my luck on the Clio. Videos of the Peugeot are on here if you're interested. Those Clios are criminally underrated.

Thanks, car is now on the road as my daily driver, covered about 2500 miles since the MOT but not without its issues, still a few intermittent fault codes and some more oil leaks have appeared, but to be fair to it it hasn't actually broken down... yet... No plans yet to do another car but there will be a few more follow up videos in the future. Maybe a leather interior swap and some new alloys. In the meantime I have a couple of videos on a Clio I did before this Peugeot if you're interested. Thanks again for watching, really appreciate it.

@@alistairmscott Great, I will definitely check out the Clio videos. Fingers crossed the little Peugeot keeps going!

Yeah I loved it. Had to say goodbye to my big fast Audi which I'd had from new as I'd moved and had nowhere safe to part it, didn't want to see it get damaged so I bought something that wouldn't matter if it got scraped or dented. I had no expectations of it and didn't expect to get so fond of it. It was an absolute trooper, It's gone to a new home now, helping a young lad learn to drive. Glad to hear you're looking after yours. I've now got a little Peugeot 207cc, which is a never ending project! Videos also on UA-cam if you're interested.

I wondered if it had something to do with the battery voltage. 1700 miles covered since the MOT and it's been fine - so far, so it's obviously happy with the alternator and battery.

Yes I suspected the brittleness had been caused by overheating. The car had a coolant leak as well when I got it. I take it easy on long drives and keep the speed down, it's been on a couple of 2 hour motorway drives and has been fine, so hopefully there's been no lasting damage caused by any overheating.

haha my thoughts exactly

It will always be at least a Cat U, and will probably show up as such on a detailed vehicle search, even though a basic history check might miss it. Some very thorough checks will show that the vehicle has been sold through salvage. Worst case scenario, it's sold as a Cat U while an insurance company is still sorting out the paperwork, then 6 months later you find it now shows as write off or stolen recovered. They are a huge gamble.

@@alistairmscott so itd be sold as a cat u? Just because there’s no cat Us on auto trader or anywhere so I just assumed they must get assigned a different category or become non-categorised as no one theoretically knows from face value

@@NeonYt the basic automated vehicle history check on Autotrader doesn't pick them up.

@@alistairmscott so can people just try and sell them as a non-categorised car and get away with it if people don’t do thorough checks?

@@NeonYt yep. One of the reasons why decent service history, log book and a thorough vehicle check are so important when you buy a second hand car.

If you're looking to make money then don't go near Copart. There's a reason it's in a salvage yard. If a trader thought he could make money out of a vehicle it wouldn't end up in Copart. You can't inspect them in person anymore, the fees add up very quickly, it's a massive massive gamble. I did this for a summer project/experiment, I wasn't too concerned about money, which is just as well!

Pleased you're enjoying them! Stay away from Copart. If you're just looking to try out flipping for the first time you're better off looking through local Gumtree and Facebook marketplace. Even Autotrader might have some part exes that a garage wants to get rid of. With the Copart fees plus the fact that you can't physically look at a car it's just not worth the risk. Every man and his dog is trying to flip cars for a profit these days, so cheap cars with potential get taken very quickly. Pick the right one! If I was looking to make money out of this Peugeot I'd have been very disappointed, but this was just an experiment/hobby and I had the spare cash so it didn't matter. Don't get stuck with a lemon! Good luck...

Yes, you're probably right. If I'd had more experience with this sort of thing that's probably what I'd have done. But this was a one off as an experiment to see what I could do with it. It gets compliments still when people see it.

Yeah I definitely wouldn't buy from Copart again. If I do this again I'll look at Gumtree or FB marketplace and actually go and look at something. I must have used up all my luck on the Renault Clio I also have videos for. That's an absolute gem.

Yeah, I'm aware some checks will show it as having gone through the salvage network. I'm ok with that, I don't think there will be another owner. I'll keep it until it dies. If I can get a couple of summers out of it without it costing me too much more I'll be happy. It was really just something to do to keep me busy. So far it's done 370 miles since the MOT, nothing has cropped up other than the vacuum pump oil leak mentioned in the video. It sits on the motorway happily at 60, no grumbles or nasty noises so hopefully, touch wood, it won't die on me just yet...

@@alistairmscott Great job, you could of bought that car private for the same price and ended up with a much worse problem car down the road. When you inspect and rebuild cars like this you know for sure how mechanically good it is.

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. It's towards the back though, you'd have thought they'd pick up from the front where the weight of the engine is. It's a weird one that's for sure.

Hi, yes I've read that, I've also read that the seal can be weak and they can sleep without a bit of sealant, especially in the corners and round the cams, so I thought better safe than sorry. Belt and braces!

@@alistairmscott 2 behoves I think it's better to use sealant as its a extra barrier 👍

Yeah the reputation is terrible. From what I understand the turbo THP Peugeot and supercharged Mini versions are worse. They apparently won engine of the year for a few years running, but it seems that people who have to work on them hate them!

Ha ha, you're not wrong! Prince engine from salvage with no service history. What was I thinking...

This was just a bit of a hobby for me so it wasn't really important whether or not it took ages or cost a bit more than the car's worth. If I was looking to turn cars round for a profit as a business I think I'd steer well clear of them.

Baldrick the Time Team bloke? Ha, no, I've never heard that before. Thanks for watching, pleased you've enjoyed them, last one coming next week once I've got some spare time to upload.

You have to fill out a form telling DVLA you're the new keeper and they send you a new V5 registration document.

@@alistairmscott thank you for your answer

Ha ha, thanks, the intro is more polished than the car!

Could be worse, could have turned out to be a right off or a stolen recovered. I've just rechecked its history and it still comes back clear six months later, which is something!

Looks alot better great car for you to run about in

Ha, to be honest it's only really going on UA-cam so I can save the space on my computer, and in case I ever decide to sell it. As it's a salvage car it's got no service history, so this way a new buyer can at least see it's had some attention. I don't get anywhere near enough views to generate any income and I'm not looking to "build a brand" or any of that rubbish. Another two or three episodes and that will be it. I'm getting sick of it too now! Certainly won't be buying another car off Copart that's for sure!

Buy a compressor a basic gun and get on with it

​@@paulmullen4040 If I ever do this again I probably will. And get paint matched to the actual car, rather than the paint code based on new paint that's not 10 years old!

@@alistairmscott you will do I have problems with colours all the time the secret is use basecoat spot the damage 2k clearcoat complete panel also machine the car with g3 and finally copart most are bangers with parts robbed of them

@@paulmullen4040 yeah I definitely wouldn't go near Copart again! Luckily there was nothing missing off this, even still had the locking wheel nut key and jack, but it was a proper shed when it turned up.

Thanks, it's still ongoing, but it hasn't blown up yet, next video probably this evening or tomorrow.

A few people have said that. Others have said it's definitely an original Weirhauch spring. I've no idea one way or the other. The gun was bought supposedly brand new from a reputable shop so who knows. Whatever it is, the V Mach spring in it now is definitely better.

They actually both still work, although I had to buy a new rechargeable battery for the one on the Beretta.

It used to have a flat bed trailer before it got a weird lookin chassis. It had a box back on it after but i didnt like it and stepped out my comfort zone and made a wrecker. Sorry if the tonnage is wrong. Its long and has 2 rear axels but i forgot wrecker tonnage and i used to know ;-; ill come back and say in a few.

What im seeing is that its a 70 ton. It has one front axle and two (non lifting) axles on the back. Its 36 studs long (not including the boom) and 6 wide. If you think its a different tonnage lemme know please.

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