I bought a CHEAP RENAULT MEGANE - Extreme VVT 111 for £300!
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Another part exchange beauty! We took this Renualt Megane Extreme VVT 111 in part exchange for a Skoda Ovtavia. Join me as I check it out and test drive it!
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The reason why often red cars fade out, it's because red takes more uv's and tend to fade out for that reason, and secondly in recent cars it means that it's been repainted, because original paint it's better than that
I’d say the way buyers are snapping up cars under £2k at the moment that’s got to be a £1295 car. To be fair it’s actually one of the better Megane’s I’ve seen of that age.
@@tonytucker7359 how can it be £500 scrap? It runs and has a reasonably long MOT. Anything with an MOT and from a garage is knocking on the £1k door all day long.
@@tonytucker7359 right, clearly not educated on the current car market. Maybe not educated at all, and would explain your viewpoint.
Keeping the MOT certificates is probably at least now just something thats carried over from before you could check online but i do still consider them part of the cars documentation so will keep them with the rest of it. Someone having them can also mean they kept that kind of stuff organised and likely cared about the car too.
Love your videos, was watching this late last night with my ear phones in, I dropped off to sleep only to jump out of bed when at 12:15 the window noise came on. Nearly had a heart attack.
Haha, sorry about that! I shouldn’t laugh 😅 Glad you’re enjoying the videos, even if it is to help you sleep 👍
Mate I'm with you on stearing wheel covers.
I despise them!!!
Leather steering wheel cover i have and its great
Lacquer peel on red is because the red colour absorbes uv from the sun.
Darker colours don't.
Also the guy that gave you it for £300 must have been 1 sandwich short of a picnic as i own a 2007 Colt with 130 thousand on the clock and its not in as good condition but i was offered £1000 the other day , I do live in Ascot though so all very expensive here
@@guy4469 Yeah timing chain my car has too so should last another 10 years if maintained but the price of petrol ⛽️ is ridiculous £1.50 a litre here it should really be 20 p less as oil is near worthless at moment but govt trying to force us into those horrible electric cars
@@tonytucker7359 Yeah I think your right there 👍
We had a 56 reg Megane Expression 1.6 16v, bought it at 60k miles. It was a base model but was a good car albeit it suffered from the usual dodgy French electrics issues yours has - the front window regulators broke and the rear windows had a mind of their own, especially in wet weather when they’d go up and down when they felt like it. I ended up removing the fuse for them in the end.
Mechanically it was very good though, in the near 90k miles we did in it in 5yrs it required no more than regular servicing. It was spacious, comfy and regularly transported our family of 5 around and never dropped below 42mpg. Unfortunately it developed a gearbox whine at 150k and that combined with a failed MoT for two wheel bearings meant it went to the big scrapyard in the sky.
In answer to your MOT record question, it’s a bit of both. I know I can find it online, and I’ve done a car vertical check anyway, but to me it is a bit alarming when you don’t get any paperwork at all. The old mot records beef out the paperwork a bit which always gives me a bit of a hint that the car may have been cared for. Weird I know!
The squeaky window is hilarious 😂
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Literally pissed myself with that window noise. I congratulate you sir...
3/4 tank of fuel, that’s got to be worth a grand these days 😂😂
My wife has an 07 Clio. The window did the same until the regulator gave up and needing replacing so check that. Water in the scuttle is common and for the reasons you said. Ours nearly killed the wiper motors and if an ECU is in there like the Laguna it can kill it and write the car off! Great video do like seeing the cars you get in 👍
Open the front underfloor door pockets, I suspect they will be full of water, hence the condensation. As you said, the drain holes under the scuttle block with dirt and leaves and the water comes into the car. You need to take the wiper blades off, remove the plastic scuttle trim and clean them out with a net curtain rod.
For me at 57
Paper work is king.
Nice to buy a car with a pile of plate matching recipes to work through.
I look at the MOT history before I see a car, if I saw the previous owner kept all the previous MOT certificates, I would think that they actually care about the car and it's well looked after.
Nice bookpack. It reminds me of the days when all Renault showrooms were yellow.
Re the dashcam on the dashboard, I have a 2001 Mercedes SLK 320 AMG and the windscreen is so small that anything you stick on it is in the way! This means the only place to put a dashcam is in the corner, stuck to the dashboard which I hate with a passion! Like you I think they need to be stuck to the windscreen wherever possible like aftermarket satnavs (although not like those idiots that stick them literally in the middle of the drivers view).
Hold the window button until the window gets to the bottom and keep holding for at least 10 secs and the direction should reverse.
The water doesn't have to be heard sloshing about to be there and you could have a submerged wiper motor. Lift up the scuttle cover to check for water before the wiper motor and arm joints end up knackered
For that sort of mileage the petrol engine probably doesn't have much more life in it. The only Renault engine to have for a runabout is the 1,5 dci - will run forever if serviced regularly.
I have the 07 grand scenic 1.6 vvt at 280,000 milage and still going strong, if you look after them they will last,
I guess if you sorted the windows out and the lacquer peel, it should fetch £1,250.
I never understand why people do not just sell to carbuying group for £500 plus then come to you
Loving your content keep it coming
I'm after something exactly like this! I will have to keep an eye out on your website.
I experienced this water sloshing noise issue on a 2001 Clio 172 I once had, except it did it when revving the engine. It's definitely an older Renault thing.
Canny £300 worth that, just be glad it's not a diesel, and doesn't have the moon roof. I always like to see a nice file of paperwork with a car, show's the pervious owner was organised and cared about the car , with you on the steering wheel covers , hateful things...
Shakin it’s ass as they said on the old adverts. It’s the pigments in red I presume particularly the solid reds that turn pink!
When I've bought cars before, I've not been too bothered about having the previous MOT certificates, all I'm really concerned with is how long the current one is valid for. I tend to buy used cars at the cheaper end though - if I was looking at something more expensive, I might be a bit more keen on going through the history
Great video! Seems like a good solid car for what it is.
£1195 sale.
Really clean car 🚗 to be honest, not bad for £300
Drivers window can be reset by taking all the way up or down then hold the button down for another 5 secs. At least that's how it is on my mk 3 Laguna .
Re paper MOT's. Anyone who's bothered to keep them all together is probably looking after the car and not bashing the car to bits when driving it. It showed in this case with the regular servicing.
oh that noise .... reminds me of my old Laguna.
When you release the bonnet there should be a 'tongue' sticking out through drivers side grille, which you can pull to release the wind safety latch. The car feels nippy also due to quite low gearing, close to 3500 revs at 60 MPH. The cambelt is a bitch to replace -therefore most of Meganes end up at scrapyard with snapped belt and twisted valves.
The front bumper cover color doesn't... quite... match. Pattern part and a naff respray might also explain the lacquer peel.
I use a steering wheel cover on my focus titanium as I get hand pain and cramp and the cover makes the wheel more comfortable
Yes I like to see all the Old MOT and all the other bills when I buy a car I always keep every Bill and hold MOT for my cars and I like to see them when I buy a car to it's alright if you know how to find out things online if you're good on computers that good on computers and I would rather see the paper copy really it's nice to have a history file with a car
Limited edition with a musical n/s/f window. Hilarious. Pissed myself watching your facial expression and description on that one. £795 with free zip ties, all day long.
You’re losing your touch as this isn’t actually that bad.. ok it’s from the period when Renault were expressing their Gallic flair or something like that, remember “shaking that ass” advert. However, would you retail it… I suspect not 😂
Bread and butter motors double your money and out the door there is always some one wanting a run around
In my opinion having MOT records just shows the owner has most likely taken better care of it if they've bothered to keep hold of them. Obviously, could turn out to be completely wrong but it's the little things that make a difference and MOT records on paper is definitely one of them.
It's an interesting point but I'm not sure I necessarily agree...
Mrs, for example, is OCD about keeping it all together, but doesn't really know anything about cars so left to her own devices would only take it for a service when the car prompts, takes garage advice on worn parts etc but no preventative maintenance unless I prompt it.
I could go either way on printouts of MOT records - on the one hand, it hints at that OCD type bent that makes it more likely that all receipts for maintenance would've been kept...
This obviously has its uses - but would I necessarily want to pay a "FSH" premium for a car owned by a Mrs T left to her own devices? No - without a bare minimum owner, that car wouldn't be on the road at all... The only time FSH is useful to me is when it shows an owner that knows their cars and is willing to pay to keep them faultless.
No SH at all isn't necessarily indicative of anything... But it does mean that I'm going to have to budget for some PM to be done just for my peace of mind.
I've bought cars with full and good SH, I've bought cars with full but unimpressive SH and cars with next to none.
Between modern cars prompting owner for services and MOT testers insisting on dangerous parts being changed (and with many a good tester, refusing to subject a car with no evidence of cambelt change to the emissions test) you've got a fairly decent chance that bare minimum has been done for a reasonable chunk of the cars life.
Oh and I'd never buy anything these days without doing a Vcheck - doesn't cost a silly amount more than HPI but does tell you a silly amount more.
@EnglishTMTB no you're quite right in truth. Used cars are a truly mixed bag, but it's just a nice to have tbh
@@williamburfield7705 absolutely agree - used cars are definitely a mixed bag, and sure it's nice to have, I just always bank on a certain amount of maintenance regardless and so it's often of very limited use.. but if it's not costing me more to have it, I'm not unhappy 👍
There is a bonnet release between the grill on left hand side.
I like as much paperwork as possible and I keep everything when I own a car, even receipts for bulbs lol
As I'm always car hunting for my daughter, second hand older cars are gone so quickly! I'd say aking price of £1750, and selling for £1600 as people feel they have a bargain lol ill be called crazy but I'll wait for your update to see how far out I was 😂
I have one of these, but the automatic. Apart from the gearbox which is horrendous and only has 4 gears which is nowhere near enough!!! It's quite nice to drive. Got it as a first car from my grandads old car, and its really bad on fuel. I average about 26mpg but thats the gearboxes fault. However it's a good car for a cheap runabout, and will surprise you with how quick it is, not fast but no slouch and beats plenty of yobos in fiestas and focuses without any issues.
I get slightly more than that to the gallon from my 3.0 V6 Jag
I get about that from my 2001 Mercedes SLK320 AMG with the 3.2L V6 engine with twin sparkplugs and a 6 speed auto gearbox! I would suggest you are either thrashing the nuts off it or it is in dire need of a service 😂
tart up the droopy headlining too
It’s probably had an average repair aka smart repair on front bumper
Fun fact. The bonnet release pops out in the grill next to the Renault badge.
You’re very right, I’ve found it now 🤦🏼♂️
Re: sticking onto dashboard...
Yup - that's me.
My Volvo (08 S80) doesn't have the terrible telescoping satnav that lots of them did (despite being otherwise higher spec than most)... Garmin unit attached to the dash using the Garmin stick on mount.
Why?
My old car had the satnav suctioned to the windscreen and over time the suction cup started to melt onto the screen - by the time it came to remove it, it really didn't want to... In fact, it put several 4" cracks in the windscreen when it finally let go.
Oops! 😬
@@ShiftingMetal indeed!!! 😂😂😂
I'm pretty sure older red Vauxhalls were especially bad for the lacquer peel. It's an interesting thing
I’m pretty sure all Vauxhalls were bad for lacquer peel
My dads opel astra g 2004 has white spots at some area so your probably not lying. she still looks mighty fine doee.
Just hold the window switch up for 10 (I think) seconds and it'll reset the smooth opening
I will try that 👍
@Shifting Metal it definitely works on my 04 Dynamique after a battery disconnect. Let me know how you get on.
1000 pound would seem fair to me but what did it sell for
Check window regulators on ebay 20 pound, its probably them.
Regulators are the motors, they are working, problem is the switch
Isn't this unsightly lacquer peel caused by a pressure washer lance being pointed too close to the surface? I did this a few times in my valeting days.
The common fault on French cars is electrics
Mines a 1.4 sport hatch
The vehicle itself is hideously ugly but it should supply someone with a cheap runabout...
That's worth at least £1,800
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I wouldn't buy car that is steaming inside. It's nightmare when is raining all time.
1300 pounds or 1500 pounds
1295 pounds
Bit unfair to viewers, almost boasting about the price paid - very much like high peak autos.
You're a dealer!
£300 is no longer anywhere near the price the general public have access to road worthy cars
Still learned one dealer secret -any car bought as part exchange below £2,000 simply add £1,000 to its advertised resale price.
Dealers eh
If you’re felling bitter today, watch the videos where I lose money or think about me warranting a 15 year old car for 6 months for £1000, minus overheads, vat, income tax etc so let’s say £500 net, and hopefully it will cheep you up a bit 👍
@@ShiftingMetal i really wouldn't bother what other people say. toonmag50 will be one of them who works all week for free and pays the overheads himself, every car trader gets stung with a car now and again so when there is chance to make money, take it
have you got sales anxiety mate, everybody does the deals for you, even your wife swapped the vectra, do you hide out the way, genuine question lol
😅 Good question tbf. I don’t have sales anxiety, (one of the few things I don’t get anxiety about 😅) It’s just my least favourite part of the job and I employ enough people who want to sell and earn commission that I tend not to do it unless the team are busy. I also run a plumbing business and have 2 property projects on the go, so by avoiding being tied up with sales, I’m free to do the buying (which is where the profit is made) and ‘try’ to grow the business 🤷♂️
@@ShiftingMetal sounds like you have alot on mate, good luck with everything, Im a Joiner but have had to care for my wife for the last 12 months as she has become wheelchair boundm but looking to get back to work and get a carer in for her, life changing tbh,
SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE IS REALLY TRYING TO COPY ANOTHER CHANNEL, BUT DOING THINGS REALLY BORING AND BADLY!
Matt at Highpeak does it better stop copying him
The trouble is you and so many other car vids (Chops, High Peak etc) all follow the same routine content, (tyre depth, damage, test drive etc zzz) and so become a bit boring. Dare to be different because they all just get same, same to watch. No offence just my opinion.
Fair enough. What would you like to see?
@@ShiftingMetal maybe the actual sourcing of stock, success and failures. Customer complaints, unfounded or not. Sales hits and misses etc. Just something that most people would never see. As I said appreciate the time it takes to make vids and just suggestions no more.