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Done salvage for years. Started way back when there was no Copart etc. However you tubers have ruined the market, because their business model is UA-cam and content not the actual car. Since you guys can afford to make huge losses you pay well over the odds for damaged cars and thus make it unprofitable for the actual guys like me who do it for a living.
Have to agree, and other people think it's easy to repair damaged cars after seeing a few videos and it's pushing up prices. Scrap yards are getting a thing of the past and are more like dismantling factory's that charge over the top prices. Best to watch as entertainment only because if Chris isn't making money with all his contacts and friends just shows it's difficult to make money now.
@@My_father_was_a_toolmakerI disagree. It’s not best just to watch he doesn’t make because 1) he overpays, 2) he mods and as you said his model is UA-cam not the cars themselves. We have a very successful business model and this wave of people thinking they can do it because they watched a MA video will pass, take the rough with the smooth as long as your process is good and you have buying rules you’ll always make money.
Chris, I watch your channel for the informative and entertaining content, not to see you make money. Your channel is at the top of my must see list so please keep them coming. Great work all round 😀
Ive recently taken the plunge and bought a BMW M4 x Drive to repair for my channel....we'll see how that goes😂 Best to stick to simple repairs to start off. Chris and Matt, hats off to you especially with some of your builds 👌
30 years repairing crashed cars. simple rules make money, 1. buy unrecorded cars from marketplace not overpriced copart etc, 2. always buy simple cars made by ford vauxhall etc as plentiful cheap parts, 3. always buy in a colour thats popular and can swap panels without blending, 4. mechanical damage is cheaper than body damage. 5. get the car done quick before depreciation eats at profit.
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👏👏👏👏👏exactly mate we have a very profitable business with it, because we don’t overpay for the cars and aren’t doing UA-cam cars by that I mean M3s and Astons etc. All of our cars are under 5k and one of 3 models, we know absolutely everything about them and have loads of spares built up. Our volume and full circle business model is the reason we make so much, that and sticking to our own rules.
Been in the trade over 20 years was a good money maker at one point but not any more to many cow boys who cut corners and drive way mechanics have gave the salvage game a bad name and people are more reluctant in buying damaged repaired cars now days
I’ve been a mechanic for a bit over 25 years now. I have had the opportunity to rebuild and upgrade a few cars in that time and those are the most rewarding jobs. To put something safely back on the road that would otherwise either be crushed or stripped for parts makes me feel like I’m doing my part stemming the tide of mundane bland cars of today. Makes me smile seeing Chris and his friends with the same mindset. Keep it up.
Hate to say it but Mats wrong about the inspection. It was the VIC check, the VIC check only checked the vehicle identity check hence VIC. I took some cars for VIC checks with light damage even before they were repaired. They found so few stolen cars is why it was cancelled, VIC checks never checked the safety of the car.
One thing a lot of people fail to mention is the person doing the repairs. All the successful UA-camrs have great personalities and voices/accents that you can actually make out. This makes watching them so much easier. There are many out there who mumble and grumble to the camera. Personality, on screen appearance and filming make a massive difference.
Matt Armstrong is wrong regarding the old cat C inspection. The dvla inspector did not inspect the car all the inspector would do is check the vin plate is correct for the car. A mot inspection is a requirement by most insurance company’s before they will issue a car. The ultimate inspection, which is comprehensive and really necessary where cat S is concerned, is Auto Line. They’re the only inspectorate recognised by HPI, if the car passes the register will be endorse ‘Damaged condition inspected’ a certificate is also issued confirming this. In my option, legally ALL cat S repaired cars should be subject to a qualified inspection before being allowed back on our roads, that way a user or buyer is assured the car is safe for the road and ALL the boggers would either have to repair cars correctly and safely or pack up their shady business!
6:55 Correction about test. You do not need to even do a MOT test as long as it currently has a valid one. If the car is taxed, insured, MOTd and is road worthy you can simply use it on the road as normal. The check was only a VIC check to ensure the car was not cut and shut, vins matching up. That was removed in 2015.
I made a grand on the one I did... the bodyshop cost was more than planned.... it's possible to make money but it's all about how much you buy the car for, not necessarily how much you can sell it for.
Only reason he’s losing is due to the extra mods - only worth it if you intend to keep the car long term otherwise return to stock and get rid for a profit
Respect to all the salvage you tubers from fixing salvage just a young lad starting out to the OG Dean at saving salvage I’d love to do what they do and for a living buying and selling cars
Being from Birmingham, I can honestly say there’s stupid money in crash damage cars. Complain all you want about the ways we go about things in the midlands but honestly the amount of lads that I know who don’t even need to work full time jobs, just because flipping cars makes them a comfortable profit. I especially think it works so well in Birmingham due to the fact that there’s probably more mechanics and bodyshops than any other trade here so repair bills are fairly priced due to them all under cutting each other.
MA is wrong with his comments, in the last 24 years I have been rebuilding salvage vehicles they have never had to have any sort of inspection that inspected the quality of the repair or structural integrity of the vehicle. Category C’s used to required a VIC (vehicle identity check) by the dvla which only checked the vin numbers were in place and hadn’t been tampered with.
chris mate, i mean this with 0 disrespect, but the difference between you and someone ready to start their car rebuilding business is, you repair and then modify them which eats into ur profits, obviously someone trying to maximise their profits isnt going to mod the car so i feel like you should of done a separate chart which shows how much profit you would of actually made if it wasnt for the mods. for example on the golf R you said 5k mods and parts included parts were airbag kit and a radpack, id say both estimated at around 2k in total so realistically you made £8000 profit there.
Good work Chris good to see ur been honest and that hard work does indeed beat talent great to see Matt and dean on, might be a good collaboration to get you 3 on one day
Previouly the dvsa checked (VIC test) cars for stolen parts being used, dvsa isn't interested in your quality of repair. An MOT does and should check the safety aspect of your car.... if your airbag light is on, its a fail.
The vic check wasn’t an inspection of the repair, it was a vehicle identification check to make sure it wasn’t a stolen plated car. They never checked the repair.
That’s a side of this business very few are willing to speak about openly. Guys like Tavarish or MA are raking in millions, but hard to track the exact numbers. Be interesting to hear though, the ad revenue, youtube monetisation etc.
@@mattgreene01 yes definitely, would be nice to see UA-cam side of things. Repairing salvage cars is one thing but in combination with UA-cam I’m sure it’s more than enough to live off of if successful
Chris, thanks for the clarification, I was wondering what it was best to do either repair damaged cars or go to the bank draw out a few thousand and shred it, thankfully the latter seems to be the best deal less hassle, good content though fun watching
Been buying and selling from copart and other auctions for 4 years now, made some mistakes on the way but I've got it figured out now, I stick to 3 different cars that are in the 5-8k bracket, I've learnt all the common issues these particular cars have and have turned £500 and 1 car 4 years ago into 10 cars worth around £50k. Love working for myself, would love to do UA-cam videos if not just for my personal records but no idea how to start ☺️ It's very doable to do this line of work with hard work and dedication
Man I am trying to do the UA-cam the talking part is getting me chris talks so well well presented I sound like a robot and awkward when a camera is on but I am not like that in real life hahhaa annoying
@@sannemwf3779no he’s not including his profit margin, he’s now got stock worth 50k the profit on that could be another 50k. If his turnaround is 4 cars per month then he’s doing 20k a month, 2 cars he’s doing 10k, etc etc.
I really love that Hyundai widebody, you've done an amazing job on that. If I were ever to attempt a rebuild, I would love to aim for something like that, the colour is great, the livery is great, and I'm a huge fan of the bodykit + wheels, it's all suited very well. Very glad you didn't lower it.
There's a saying "First millionaires of the Gold Rush were not the diggers but those who sold them shovels and picks". You might make money fixing cars, but only as the garage doing it rather than the buyers of said cars!
Get pissed off bidding for cars every week that muppets bid too much for and when you bid highest on cars with a reserve they want an extortionate amount on top of that which makes it uneconomical .
Tell me about it…i’m in germany…and i wanted to get a decent project car from copart but they sell crash damage with more money than if you buy it not crashed! For example i have a audi a4 b8, i got it 4 years ago for 8000€ and i see on copart audi’s like mine but crushed damage for 5000€ and seeing the damage it is over 2000€ for fixing,so with the tax you have to pay to copart, transportation and repairs it’s going to be well over 8000€ and you get a crashed damaged audi for more money then getting a brand new second hand one! Ps at the action they sell for crazy amounts off money but in 3-4 days they pop up again on the auction! Total scam copart…it’s only good for guys like Chris, MA, Tavarish and guys that have the money and they do it for content
If the seller comes back with a counter try holding out on your initial bid. More than likely they’ll come down to your price and happy days. Happens to me quite often tbh
lol most of the time it’s the auction site themselves upping the bid. BCA do this a lot . When bidding on cars no one will bid but the bots and they will always go over the marked clean value
Very informative video... It's always important to let people know how it works n everything going on behind the scene... That x3 would look good in red.....
I'm wondering if without mods on the car a profit can be reached (even if without them the youtube content will suffer of appeal), not easy balance to find I assume.
Salvage is tough. Competition from Eastern Europe where labour is cheap makes prices way higher than the should be. Folks in Poland are even buying from Copart USA.....
Mat was wrong about the vic by the way, that was only one cat so same as mot. Look, the UA-camr way isn’t the way to do it (or is😅). We stick to 3 models of car, we stay in a certain price bracket and we know what those 3 models sell for day in day out. You have , HAVE, to make contacts. Contacts are the key to making good money, you need people for delivery, windscreen, coding (to a point) by that I mean airbags, helps if they also do keys, you need a good mechanic and MOT tester, you need a good bodywork shop that won’t rip you off and understands what you’re doing and why. That’s the difference between making good money and not making any. Never buy one with the bonnet closed in pictures, my mate did that and there was no engine in it. Always work out profit margins first and factor in money for problems you can’t see, always think worst case scenario for the model of car you’re buying. Don’t start out with a 10k car, it’s ridiculous. Start with 1k, there’s plenty to made around that bracket I promise you that, there’s less risk and people don’t care if it’s a cat car at that price either. Buy for 1k, spend 400, sell for 2k the same day it’s fixed rinse and repeat. If one is properly done then keep it for spares on others (exactly why you stick to the same models). I don’t want to give away too many secrets (wink) but the key to even better money is making it a full circle business(es).
Good to show how much it can cost alot of people don't understand how much it can cost I have always made the most of none modded standard cars where the head lights are 100 pounds not 1000 but it would be boring for UA-cam good job chris
Great video Chris! Finally pulled the trigger on my first co part car, said running and driving, got the car delivered and the head gasket was gone! First time I’ve done one and i learnt a lot, what a feeling when I took it on its first drive!
Lol....damn dude that Jag got ya good... An yes I had one an lost my ass on it as well... Smh... Great channel hopefully no more BMW's for a bit thou ... Unless it's an E46
Bro can you do vid on this obd11 like how does work yearly monthly subscription or you have to load money on to the app etc because your account showed 310 credit
Hi Chris, so unlucky with the SVR, no way you should have had to take a loss on that stunning rebuilt car! Do you know where the car is now? I would love to track it down, it's my dream spec!
I enjoy watching your videos and fair play for making the jump. Your only making your skill set stronger with the aid of the tools/people around you which boads well for all of you. Everyone is different and so are cars/taste but thats individuality on content different. Keep up the good work chris your doing better than you think 😊
The V.I.C. check What is the category C it was not to check any of the repair, it was actually to make sure that the vehicle was still the same vehicle It’s a vehicle identity, check all they actually look for the numbers to make sure you have not taken a stolen car and put your information on it
If you do it yourself and you mean it all body paint and mechanical then yeh you can make a nice wage off it but with another job so I your own time.. if your paying to have stuff done then no you can't make a living off of it. People paying too much for cars in the first place spoils a lot of the ar market what ever your looking at part cars ect
these youtube channels and everyone trying to be in the car business have increased the price on copart. even for a regular car you are bidding against ppl overseas who can profit much more than you can. even very popular cars on copart used to be over 50% off if they had a salvage title around 8 years ago or so. more bidders and higher fees have ruined the profit margin. I dont see the purpose of buying a salvage title for the same price that you can get a clean title with high mileage. might as well just get the clean title and drop a new engine in
last thing we need is an ad for more noobs who don’t know what they’re doing to buy crashed cars and raise prices further for the ones who do know what they’re doing. There’s absolutely crap shoddy work done on cars that have been through the hands of shops that have worked on cars for years, let alone a noob who hasn’t touched a car in their life but now wants to start out
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Done salvage for years. Started way back when there was no Copart etc.
However you tubers have ruined the market, because their business model is UA-cam and content not the actual car. Since you guys can afford to make huge losses you pay well over the odds for damaged cars and thus make it unprofitable for the actual guys like me who do it for a living.
Have to agree, and other people think it's easy to repair damaged cars after seeing a few videos and it's pushing up prices. Scrap yards are getting a thing of the past and are more like dismantling factory's that charge over the top prices. Best to watch as entertainment only because if Chris isn't making money with all his contacts and friends just shows it's difficult to make money now.
Yeah the prices these f**ing dismantling factory's want for parts!
@@My_father_was_a_toolmakerI disagree. It’s not best just to watch he doesn’t make because 1) he overpays, 2) he mods and as you said his model is UA-cam not the cars themselves. We have a very successful business model and this wave of people thinking they can do it because they watched a MA video will pass, take the rough with the smooth as long as your process is good and you have buying rules you’ll always make money.
Matt is wrong about VIC testing.
VIC stands for vehicle identity check.
It had nothing to do with how well the vehicle had been repaired
Well done mate. Really enjoy these types of videos. It makes people realize that they can have a go too. Keep up the good work.
Chris, I watch your channel for the informative and entertaining content, not to see you make money. Your channel is at the top of my must see list so please keep them coming. Great work all round 😀
All love in South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤️ 💙
Ive recently taken the plunge and bought a BMW M4 x Drive to repair for my channel....we'll see how that goes😂
Best to stick to simple repairs to start off. Chris and Matt, hats off to you especially with some of your builds 👌
Hey Chris, i just ordered my x3m comp to be shipped to my country... 4 weeks to go! lets see if you can finish your x3m before i get mine. lol
What you doing at our Davidsons development at Sileby 😆 Love the vids, keep them coming!
Great vid Chris.but must be deflating knowing all that hard work sometimes isn’t financially rewarding but it’s about the journey
The UA-cam balances it out plus as a business losses can be tax deductible
Great video mate, Awesome to see the other side of things. Keep up the great work
So, im fully assuming, YT money outweighs the loss on the cars themselves?
30 years repairing crashed cars. simple rules make money,
1. buy unrecorded cars from marketplace not overpriced copart etc,
2. always buy simple cars made by ford vauxhall etc as plentiful cheap parts,
3. always buy in a colour thats popular and can swap panels without blending,
4. mechanical damage is cheaper than body damage.
5. get the car done quick before depreciation eats at profit.
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👏👏👏👏👏exactly mate we have a very profitable business with it, because we don’t overpay for the cars and aren’t doing UA-cam cars by that I mean M3s and Astons etc. All of our cars are under 5k and one of 3 models, we know absolutely everything about them and have loads of spares built up. Our volume and full circle business model is the reason we make so much, that and sticking to our own rules.
Love from Namibia!🇳🇦
Would love to know how much youtube and promos pay for you to carry on, very good Vid Chris
Been in the trade over 20 years was a good money maker at one point but not any more to many cow boys who cut corners and drive way mechanics have gave the salvage game a bad name and people are more reluctant in buying damaged repaired cars now days
You forgot to add that you making money on videos so on the end of the day you not loosing
Early Sneak peek at @matarmstrong ‘s garage in the background 🤩👀
If a car has an airbag missing it will give a light which is a mot failure. The whole point of the mot is that it's roadworthy.
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Hopefully this comment and like adds a few pennies in the pot
You make money from each cars video so you must make some money
Really? A "best of" episode? Another week before we see the m3🫤
What would be interesting is how much you made from UA-cam for each car rebuild series
Exactly not a loss as youtube revenue will pay it 😂😂😂
I’ve been a mechanic for a bit over 25 years now. I have had the opportunity to rebuild and upgrade a few cars in that time and those are the most rewarding jobs. To put something safely back on the road that would otherwise either be crushed or stripped for parts makes me feel like I’m doing my part stemming the tide of mundane bland cars of today. Makes me smile seeing Chris and his friends with the same mindset. Keep it up.
So what you are saying is unless you are building to keep... you will only make money if you film it and get a decent following on UA-cam? 😅
Ha, Mat has pretty much single handedly ruined the crash damaged market
Hate to say it but Mats wrong about the inspection.
It was the VIC check, the VIC check only checked the vehicle identity check hence VIC. I took some cars for VIC checks with light damage even before they were repaired. They found so few stolen cars is why it was cancelled, VIC checks never checked the safety of the car.
And even then, I recall it was only CAT C that needed a VIC check. CAT D didn’t need it. So really nothing has changed with regards to safety checks.
Correct there was never any safety check apart from the MOT @@rcokeman9495
Copart on the ones making the real money :)
Chris and Rob at salvage rebuilds uk have mastered it
I came here to say this haha
They smash it but they have the facilities contacts knowledge and experience to do it easier
They being doing it all there life's 👍👍👍
Chris has been doing it, robs a ponce off the back of Chris ….Chris could do it alone no need for rob
One thing a lot of people fail to mention is the person doing the repairs. All the successful UA-camrs have great personalities and voices/accents that you can actually make out. This makes watching them so much easier. There are many out there who mumble and grumble to the camera. Personality, on screen appearance and filming make a massive difference.
Matt Armstrong is wrong regarding the old cat C inspection. The dvla inspector did not inspect the car all the inspector would do is check the vin plate is correct for the car. A mot inspection is a requirement by most insurance company’s before they will issue a car. The ultimate inspection, which is comprehensive and really necessary where cat S is concerned, is Auto Line. They’re the only inspectorate recognised by HPI, if the car passes the register will be endorse ‘Damaged condition inspected’ a certificate is also issued confirming this. In my option, legally ALL cat S repaired cars should be subject to a qualified inspection before being allowed back on our roads, that way a user or buyer is assured the car is safe for the road and ALL the boggers would either have to repair cars correctly and safely or pack up their shady business!
You need to keep your eyes on the road whilst driving, or you will be repairing a lot more!😉
Matt with his dual lambos in the garage so he can eat his breakfast with a viewww
I do the same on e-bikes. Start with a £180 ebike now got 5k in bikes and probably more all in six months
Bicycles or motorbikes?
When MA raffled the Caymen he sold over 40,000 tickets at a tenner each. He’s rolling in it.
He could have done the raffle for free with the cash he makes from UA-cam
@@robd5739why should he?Jealous much? 😊
@@doricdave hahaha yeah I’m so jealous. You miss the point completely but I’m not all surprised. Moron
@@doricdave what a clown you are!
@@doricdave you dropped out of school hey
With recording the content and sticking it on UA-cam. Is that turning the car from a loss to a profit?
6:55 Correction about test. You do not need to even do a MOT test as long as it currently has a valid one. If the car is taxed, insured, MOTd and is road worthy you can simply use it on the road as normal. The check was only a VIC check to ensure the car was not cut and shut, vins matching up. That was removed in 2015.
The VOSA test never checked safety or whether the Airbags were in place. They were more interested in theft and the use of potentially stolen parts.
I made a grand on the one I did... the bodyshop cost was more than planned.... it's possible to make money but it's all about how much you buy the car for, not necessarily how much you can sell it for.
Only reason he’s losing is due to the extra mods - only worth it if you intend to keep the car long term otherwise return to stock and get rid for a profit
Respect to all the salvage you tubers from fixing salvage just a young lad starting out to the OG Dean at saving salvage I’d love to do what they do and for a living buying and selling cars
Being from Birmingham, I can honestly say there’s stupid money in crash damage cars. Complain all you want about the ways we go about things in the midlands but honestly the amount of lads that I know who don’t even need to work full time jobs, just because flipping cars makes them a comfortable profit. I especially think it works so well in Birmingham due to the fact that there’s probably more mechanics and bodyshops than any other trade here so repair bills are fairly priced due to them all under cutting each other.
Such an interesting video. I reckon you should do this every 6 months or so to see how things are changing
Just so everybody is clear, they make their money from youtube videos and ads
Also they sell raffle tickets and make way more than the car is worth
the money is in making videos on crashed damaged cars.
MA is wrong with his comments, in the last 24 years I have been rebuilding salvage vehicles they have never had to have any sort of inspection that inspected the quality of the repair or structural integrity of the vehicle. Category C’s used to required a VIC (vehicle identity check) by the dvla which only checked the vin numbers were in place and hadn’t been tampered with.
chris mate, i mean this with 0 disrespect, but the difference between you and someone ready to start their car rebuilding business is, you repair and then modify them which eats into ur profits, obviously someone trying to maximise their profits isnt going to mod the car so i feel like you should of done a separate chart which shows how much profit you would of actually made if it wasnt for the mods.
for example on the golf R
you said 5k mods and parts included
parts were airbag kit and a radpack, id say both estimated at around 2k in total so realistically you made £8000 profit there.
Good work Chris good to see ur been honest and that hard work does indeed beat talent great to see Matt and dean on, might be a good collaboration to get you 3 on one day
Previouly the dvsa checked (VIC test) cars for stolen parts being used, dvsa isn't interested in your quality of repair. An MOT does and should check the safety aspect of your car.... if your airbag light is on, its a fail.
Nice change of pace in this video Chris! Something different and very informative- Smart 👌🏻
The vic check wasn’t an inspection of the repair, it was a vehicle identification check to make sure it wasn’t a stolen plated car. They never checked the repair.
A true inspiration to say the least! You're one of the reasons I started my own UA-cam, so thank you. Keep up the good work!
Can we go through how much was made from UA-cam per car? Think that will be interesting too
That’s a side of this business very few are willing to speak about openly. Guys like Tavarish or MA are raking in millions, but hard to track the exact numbers. Be interesting to hear though, the ad revenue, youtube monetisation etc.
@@mattgreene01 yes definitely, would be nice to see UA-cam side of things. Repairing salvage cars is one thing but in combination with UA-cam I’m sure it’s more than enough to live off of if successful
Chris, thanks for the clarification, I was wondering what it was best to do either repair damaged cars or go to the bank draw out a few thousand and shred it, thankfully the latter seems to be the best deal less hassle, good content though fun watching
Do a car vertical check too lads
If I could get the finance to get the i30n I would sell a kidney I think it looks amazing and love the i30n.
You forgot to mention the money you get from sponsored ads plus revenue from UA-cam
All i can say is, fair play!
Been buying and selling from copart and other auctions for 4 years now, made some mistakes on the way but I've got it figured out now, I stick to 3 different cars that are in the 5-8k bracket, I've learnt all the common issues these particular cars have and have turned £500 and 1 car 4 years ago into 10 cars worth around £50k. Love working for myself, would love to do UA-cam videos if not just for my personal records but no idea how to start ☺️
It's very doable to do this line of work with hard work and dedication
You made 50k in 4 years?
@@sannemwf3779 no that's what I've got roughly in stock once everythings up for sale
Man I am trying to do the UA-cam the talking part is getting me chris talks so well well presented I sound like a robot and awkward when a camera is on but I am not like that in real life hahhaa annoying
@@sannemwf3779no he’s not including his profit margin, he’s now got stock worth 50k the profit on that could be another 50k. If his turnaround is 4 cars per month then he’s doing 20k a month, 2 cars he’s doing 10k, etc etc.
good stuff so what's the youtube rate like with 122k subs?
I really love that Hyundai widebody, you've done an amazing job on that. If I were ever to attempt a rebuild, I would love to aim for something like that, the colour is great, the livery is great, and I'm a huge fan of the bodykit + wheels, it's all suited very well. Very glad you didn't lower it.
Fantastic van the layout is one I’ve not seen before but I really like it 👍
Does the cat go on with the car after the repair meaning will insurance still charge a fortune as it’s already been in an accident ?
This is great video…👍
There's a saying "First millionaires of the Gold Rush were not the diggers but those who sold them shovels and picks". You might make money fixing cars, but only as the garage doing it rather than the buyers of said cars!
Get pissed off bidding for cars every week that muppets bid too much for and when you bid highest on cars with a reserve they want an extortionate amount on top of that which makes it uneconomical .
Tell me about it…i’m in germany…and i wanted to get a decent project car from copart but they sell crash damage with more money than if you buy it not crashed! For example i have a audi a4 b8, i got it 4 years ago for 8000€ and i see on copart audi’s like mine but crushed damage for 5000€ and seeing the damage it is over 2000€ for fixing,so with the tax you have to pay to copart, transportation and repairs it’s going to be well over 8000€ and you get a crashed damaged audi for more money then getting a brand new second hand one! Ps at the action they sell for crazy amounts off money but in 3-4 days they pop up again on the auction! Total scam copart…it’s only good for guys like Chris, MA, Tavarish and guys that have the money and they do it for content
If the seller comes back with a counter try holding out on your initial bid. More than likely they’ll come down to your price and happy days. Happens to me quite often tbh
@@RobertM16129try different sites.. or import from belgium and france like the polish do😅
@@RobertM16129there are lots of bidding sites in Belgium and France.. ex lease cars etc
lol most of the time it’s the auction site themselves upping the bid. BCA do this a lot . When bidding on cars no one will bid but the bots and they will always go over the marked clean value
Deans brill
Loved the video.
Not sure if you’re locked out of the house at the end or not.
Very informative video... It's always important to let people know how it works n everything going on behind the scene... That x3 would look good in red.....
You tubers guys must be inflating the value of crashed cars ,, it’s not worth it if ur not famous,, added before watching
I'm wondering if without mods on the car a profit can be reached (even if without them the youtube content will suffer of appeal), not easy balance to find I assume.
Salvage is tough. Competition from Eastern Europe where labour is cheap makes prices way higher than the should be. Folks in Poland are even buying from Copart USA.....
Respect for that, harder to make money on thm than it looks. Tried and tested but its fun putting thm back together 😂😂😂
Mat was wrong about the vic by the way, that was only one cat so same as mot. Look, the UA-camr way isn’t the way to do it (or is😅). We stick to 3 models of car, we stay in a certain price bracket and we know what those 3 models sell for day in day out. You have , HAVE, to make contacts. Contacts are the key to making good money, you need people for delivery, windscreen, coding (to a point) by that I mean airbags, helps if they also do keys, you need a good mechanic and MOT tester, you need a good bodywork shop that won’t rip you off and understands what you’re doing and why. That’s the difference between making good money and not making any. Never buy one with the bonnet closed in pictures, my mate did that and there was no engine in it. Always work out profit margins first and factor in money for problems you can’t see, always think worst case scenario for the model of car you’re buying. Don’t start out with a 10k car, it’s ridiculous. Start with 1k, there’s plenty to made around that bracket I promise you that, there’s less risk and people don’t care if it’s a cat car at that price either. Buy for 1k, spend 400, sell for 2k the same day it’s fixed rinse and repeat. If one is properly done then keep it for spares on others (exactly why you stick to the same models). I don’t want to give away too many secrets (wink) but the key to even better money is making it a full circle business(es).
Good to show how much it can cost alot of people don't understand how much it can cost I have always made the most of none modded standard cars where the head lights are 100 pounds not 1000 but it would be boring for UA-cam good job chris
Great video Chris! Finally pulled the trigger on my first co part car, said running and driving, got the car delivered and the head gasket was gone! First time I’ve done one and i learnt a lot, what a feeling when I took it on its first drive!
Lol....damn dude that Jag got ya good... An yes I had one an lost my ass on it as well... Smh... Great channel hopefully no more BMW's for a bit thou ... Unless it's an E46
Great vid as always Chris. I definitely wouldn’t of let the hotel get away with not paying though 😡
Bro can you do vid on this obd11 like how does work yearly monthly subscription or you have to load money on to the app etc because your account showed 310 credit
Hi Chris, so unlucky with the SVR, no way you should have had to take a loss on that stunning rebuilt car! Do you know where the car is now? I would love to track it down, it's my dream spec!
I wanna see a Chris Slix restored Lamborghini of any description!
I’m still in love with your Miami Blue Aston!
Come on! You know you want to!👍👏👏👏❤️
Dean is one of my fav UA-camrs. Such great knowledge
Seems quite a down to earth sort of guy to.
I enjoy watching your videos and fair play for making the jump. Your only making your skill set stronger with the aid of the tools/people around you which boads well for all of you. Everyone is different and so are cars/taste but thats individuality on content different. Keep up the good work chris your doing better than you think 😊
Good video Chris 👊🏾
In 2024 it’s a absolute waste of time and money rebuilding crash damaged cars
The V.I.C. check What is the category C it was not to check any of the repair, it was actually to make sure that the vehicle was still the same vehicle It’s a vehicle identity, check all they actually look for the numbers to make sure you have not taken a stolen car and put your information on it
If you do it yourself and you mean it all body paint and mechanical then yeh you can make a nice wage off it but with another job so I your own time.. if your paying to have stuff done then no you can't make a living off of it. People paying too much for cars in the first place spoils a lot of the ar market what ever your looking at part cars ect
Keep going, we like the videos 😊❤
these youtube channels and everyone trying to be in the car business have increased the price on copart. even for a regular car you are bidding against ppl overseas who can profit much more than you can. even very popular cars on copart used to be over 50% off if they had a salvage title around 8 years ago or so. more bidders and higher fees have ruined the profit margin. I dont see the purpose of buying a salvage title for the same price that you can get a clean title with high mileage. might as well just get the clean title and drop a new engine in
Love this vid 👌 keep at it mate. P1 or Revuelto incoming 🤙
Great informative video mate.. wish you all the success..💯👌🏽
Honest video cheers chris
mark mcann could’ve sold the r8 for like 10k mf stingy af
last thing we need is an ad for more noobs who don’t know what they’re doing to buy crashed cars and raise prices further for the ones who do know what they’re doing. There’s absolutely crap shoddy work done on cars that have been through the hands of shops that have worked on cars for years, let alone a noob who hasn’t touched a car in their life but now wants to start out
Chris, we know that you make a living with your video's.
I would be interested to see how much is made from sponsors and youtube to see exactly how much is made
Huge respect to all of you guys. This is all about, life is to short so just live your dream 👊🏼
UA-camrs do it for content not like normal repairers.
Great last words I to have started doing cars that need a bit of work it takes time but rewards are good 😅