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Dear Moog, Been watching you two for over a decade. I love your stuff and the reason I work on my own cars is because of MCM. This video is great and you perfectly showed how to make a profit with a used car. Having said that, Marty's Subaru, that he made no money on, was the best MCM videos of the last few years. He didn't flip a car, he restored one and brought it back to life. With your last 2 videos, you've shown us 2 different approaches to fixing a car and you each did a perfect job. Thank you for the years of amazing content. Watching your channel has helped get me through some rough times in my life. I can always come to MCM and feel like I'm hanging with an old friend. I'll watch you guys forever. Sincerely, Ben
SO FAKE FAKE: PAYING $2800 FOR A JUNK CAR WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SCRATCHED UP, KEYED IS HE CRAZY????? CHANGING THE CONTROL ARMS IN 10 MINUTES!!!! SO FAKE FAKE FAKE CHANGING HEAD GASKET IN 15 MINUTES SOOOOOOOOOO FULL OF IT!!! THIS IS $3000 WORTH OF REPAIRS!!! THAT IS A WEEKS WORTH OF WORK !!! HE DID NOT RUN THE COMPUTER CODES TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS WRONG!!! REALITY: $300 FOR JUNK CAR + $3000 FOR REPAIRS SELL FOR $4,500 maybe??? $1,000 profit maybe. engine blown then its a $300 loss.
I really liked her honestly. She wasn't trying to screw you over and you didn't low ball her with something insulting. idk why it just made my day to see someone be honest like that when talking about money.
I'm always honnest, the last thing I want is problems after I sold the car. When you buy from me, you know every little problem, anything that happens after is for you.
I am a mechanic and there is no way you could have done all that work in 3 hours ,impossible , 3days yes , but you did a good job , be honest with your viewers
3 days to change 1 or 2 gasket, a mirror, some fluids/filters/bushing and do some light detailing? If you already have the consumables it's not 3h but close to 1 full day of work alone
I'm sure anyone with more than 2 brains cell would know he doesn't mean 3 continuous hours. The time to get the bumper, the guy driving coming over to do the paint work and teaching him at the same time. Definitely not😂😂
Sorta reminds me of back in the early days when it was simple jobs you could do in a driveway, not just big builds. The current cars are cool and whatnot with turbo swaps and haltech this and that but not very relatable
It's especially fun to watch this now considering all the old JDM cars used to be really cheap back in the day and people essentially treated them like this Corolla.
My ignition switch just crapped the bed and I'm waiting for a locksmith currently. You boys have turned my crap night around and put a big smile on my face with this one. Thank you, you legends
This! ^ I can't stand how they've all fallen to things like facebook instead. You can never find anything in facebook, and threads disappear instantly. Forums were class. Specially for reading build logs etc.
@@csechrist1 Yes! I used to spend 7 to 14 hours per week enjoying forum content on Toyota's because I loved my Chevy Prizm (Corolla rebadged). I laid down soooo many posts! Toyota Nation? Now, I don't even know if it's still there. I hope it is!
My dad has a 2006 1.4 liter manual Corolla and he loves it. It has never let him down with basic servicing, a new radiator and shocks and recently a battery. It has close to 400, 000 km and there's no sign of it stopping. I know you say corollas are for boring people but they are very reliable and suit the likes of my father who couldn't give a damn how bad his car looks. Great episode 👍
Great flip. Always aim for something a 53 year old working single mom wants. Clean, cute, reliable. Auto, 4dr, simple. If that's your aim, your target audience is everyone other than the enthusiast driver. Your goal is profit, not your preference
Thank you for reviving my passion of cars in general. I have done buy and sell honda and toyota cars as a side hustle when I was a spring chicken 🐔. Now at 42 and semi-retired and a home maker, this video sparked my love of working and fixing used vehicles for some profit and helping my community with a reliable vehicle and not get their but abused by a dishonest dealership. Some also can't afford a new car but a used reliable one. Again, thank for the inspiration. Keep up the good work, mates...cheers from Las Vegas USA!
Me and my buddy just picked up a 09 jetta sportswagon tdi 6 speed for $1200 Canadian. The panoramic sunroof was seized, we swapped it with one from the yard, pulled the transmission, put a new slave cylinder. Dpf deleted and we did the malone stage 1. Polished up the car and got $6900 Love saving cars from going to scrap, especially when it has the potential more way more years on the road
Doing this to cars takes KNOWLEDGE. The kind of knowledge of the platform and brand problems and easy fixes that most normal people have no clue about. You earned every penny you made on that car because it takes a VERY specific skill set to save the car and replace the things that need it. Not to mention that you take a risk on unknown problems that can pop up once you remove that panel and really see what's underneath it! You make it sound easy but it is almost never that easy! Kudos to you and keep saving cars out there man!
@@GOLD_FEVER appreciate it man! I’ve been doing this for years now, mainly with Volkswagen/audi and Hondas. It really feels good to save a car in the disposable world we live in. Every time I flip a car, I don’t only make money, i acquire new knowledge and make a new customer happy with their new car.
People complain they have no money. This man made 100% profit in 3 hours. I always worked hard, did a good job, and strove to better myself. As fate would have it at 63 years old I ended up bankrupt. However today I have a little nest egg, by saving a little each fortnight from my pension. Keep flipping cars and i wish you well.
You can make it in 3 hours if you have that many people working on it at the same tine. But if your alone it will take you at least the double amount of time
@@f34dave”he” made $2980? If that was a normal group of friends they’d split the profits. Yes he bought the car, but he only did part of the work. Got others in to help out with things. I know i wouldnt do stuff without a cut.
Yup, that was a shitty move, could've warped the door. No need replace the whole door mirror as only the back cover was missing. Clip on a replacement white back cover, job done. Good all round video nonetheless. 👍🏻
Great video.! I recently bought a 2009 Corolla with 180k for 3k USD it was neglected as equally as this Rolla. Now I'm really motivated to bring this daily I bought Around to "acceptable standards" I tend to forget how satisfying it is to make something better just by dedicating a little bit of time and money to your car.
Can confirm, my white 94 4runner paint was absolutely munted after several years of off road action, hit it with a rotary polisher before sale and it looked a million bucks.
I had a boring Corolla. And I loved it. In the end it just did everything I needed a car to do, and it was a quiet, comfortable drive. Good to see issues being fixed too, and not just tarted up.
I am not going to lie, I really appreciate that you sold the bumper cover. I just remember that one honda you did with mint panels and then proceeded to jump on them. All of us poor people (and people with cars you can't find parts for) just died inside.
I bought a Colt that wouldn't start, and was filthy inside. $900 with 9 months rego. Tow $120. Fixed stuck open injector with percussive maintenance. Serviced $110, cleaned inside $10 in chemicals, set of tyres and alignment $440, new floormats and seat covers $90. Pulled a few dents, touched up chips, polished and waxed $30 in materials. Touchscreen headunit with bluetooth off gumtree $50. Bout 10 hours of labour all up. Drove it like I stole it for 2 months and sold it for over $6k within four hours of posting it. This was in 2018 and I still see it around.
I remember custom spray modz!! I used his and your UA-cam videos to paint my spoiler on my first car! Awesome too see it all comes together, years later 😀
Cool to see Dave from Custom Spray Mods on the show. I remember the competition they were running and was disappointed he didn't win but glad he kept going regardless (don't think the winner did unfortunately). I've been a subscriber of his channel ever since and his shop VG Auto Paints is now my go-to for anything paint related. Funny to see him fan-boying and a bit nervous too. Can't say I'd be any different.
Dave is a bloody legend and Custom Spray Mods is my 2nd favourite UA-cam channel - I've been wondering for a while of how long before he makes an appearance on MCM!✌️🤙
Soon as I heard that voice I knew it was Dave. I have been watching his channel for years and saying that yall should do a collab off and on for years.
Being a long time viewer, and also an avid car buyer/seller, it's awesome to see these kind of videos. Keeps the older cars on the road and extra money in your pocket.
Hey MCM, I absolutely LOVE the return to everyday car skills. Don't get me wrong, the trips to Japan and the super tuned amazing cars are also great content. But with the economy the way it is, it's great to see you returning to basic, real world life skills that will genuinely help people save some money on their own cars.
I like the fact that you’re having fun and Not spending money on anything that is not required. However, I also appreciate the fact that you know somebody somewhere is buying this for their daughter Or family member and you make sure that you’re putting out a good safe vehicle. You don’t emphasize that but it’s obvious to us who watched
Dirty and negelcted cars in decent technical conditions are so easy to flip, if you know how to deep clean a car inside and out. Especially getting seats, carpet, dash and door panels close to a new look, is such a huge selling point. Once you have the chmicals and tools (like the washing vac), this is easy to pull off.
I'm currently chipping away at my neat little Corolla I bought as a temp car to get around in, and am going to be selling it for $2k profit from what I paid for it! They are amazing cars. I polished my wheel nuts- came up like new and I prefer the look of the black factory rims, painted those and they came up like new. Good to know where the leak in my boot is coming from too!!! Thanks for that. I had no idea. Seems like they all have the same problem.
@@GeoffSlack Even the water he drained from the spare wheel well was clean, maybe it had been raining before he bought it? Also, my guess is that the clean water behind the tail light was from the pressure wash & rinse.
Back in 2012 when traveling in Australia I bought a 93 Honda integra VTIR had the 1.8 B18b engine I beleive. Awesome little vtec rocket. I imagine that's got to be in the 8-10k Australian now. Wish I had brought that back to the UK.
Great video. Also shows how you can get yourself a super budget nugget and make something reasonable for yourself. Great to see cars kept on the road as well!!
Hey guys I love your work. This isn't the first time I've committed. I'm actually a massive fan and you guys inspired me to actually follow my dream of becoming a mechanic. I'm a 40 year old dude that is in my 3rd year of my apprenticeship. I absolutely love your work. These videos are inspiring me because what you are doing is my dream keep up the awesome work
Had an 08 sedan with 6 speed manual from new Its now done 175,000km and the only things done are general maintenance, a couple of batteries and a drives side door hand Great cars
Do you just need to get to A-B, reliably, and without fuss, and dont care about anything else? The corolla is hands down the best car out there for that. And thats why people buy them.
Search online, make contact, transfer money, pick up car, go to SCA, go to breakers yard and unbolt bits, make photos, upload details to internet, take calls, wait for people to show up etc etc. All time definitely not counted but which should be. But even if they spent 2-3 days, $2980 still ok.
@@FFM0594 It's about WORK TIME ON THE CAR not all the time you spent on it. Do you get paid for the time you travel to work? Nah, neither they counted it. So it shoudn't be in totals. But, as you said to which I agree: even 2-3 days (or a week) is still a good profit (for a poor person like me :P ). Peace!
so fake fake: its a $300 junk car that needs $3000 in repairs and one week fake: they paid $2,800 for a junk car worth $300??? Why are they trying to sell junk cars?? TRUTH NOT FAKE VIDEOS: dealers and hustlers buy cars to resale AT SALVAGE AUCTIONS, HONEST DEALER AND HUSTLERS FIX THE CARS DISHONEST DEALERS JUST RESET THE CODES AND SELL "AS IS". YOU DO NOT BUY RETAIL TO SELL RETAIL. THESE GUYS ARE SO FAKE
@@theaussienurseflipper.8113time only counts working time, considering in most shops if I took 20-30 minutes to paint, I can take another 20-30 minutes on another car. They don’t. Barge you for waiting time usually just a full hour😂
One thing Marty missed with buying and fixing up old shit boxes. You buy low km examples, even in shit shape. That way, when you're done, the KMs make sense. It's like the old addage of buying the worst house on the most expensive street. I've made great money on some boring but genuine low km cars. Fix up that stupid subie all you want. Its still got 350kms.
@@Shane_O.5158100% . Those head gaskets are ticking time bombs. Don’t know How many times have I seen 9-11yr old impreza’s for sale with blown head gaskets for $2-3K .
@@paulsz6194 thair's something wrong with how they are made, they deteriorate in the engine, no matter how much care they are put on or driven soft even, they still blow.
@@Shane_O.5158 '06 legacy wagon is my daily, SOHC EJ20, Auto, 319,000kms on the clock. No problems whatsoever, most reliable car Ive ever owned :P I dont forsee any reason she wont easily get to 400k
Stock means longevity. On my 05 camry with over 250k, having the exhaust overhauled to seal all the holes that happened over time, made such a huge improvement for how it drove. No crazy performance exhaust, just fixing the stock original part. It made it shift and run so much smoother, i no longer worry the transmisson might be going because now it runs flawless. Amazing what just restoring the stock function does if you do a good job :)
I have recently purchased a non-running bmw to try to flip. I should have gone with a corolla -- my project had so many parts that belonged IN THE BIN. lol You and Marty are a big part of my goal to pursue my passions and try to find a good friend to enjoy it with. Thanks for all the years of entertainment :D
Had one of this little nugget for two years, in black, but also auto. My brother used it after me. It was 16 years old, in pristine condition, when it got totaled while parking on the sidewalk. Great car.
I had a E12 Corolla hatchback TS with the 2ZZ-GE for ten years and it also suffered from a massive water leak in the boot. Took me some time to find what it was caused by. It was the boot door´s seal ! It´s cliped on a sheet metal edge that´s two layers of sheet metal, beside the part where the catch sits. I´ve ended up glueing the seal on what solved the issue. On a side note: If the seal is pulled and put back on with the bumper on the car the seal wont sit correctly with the outer lip against the car´s body what adds up to the issue with the partly single layer edge.
I always found when selling cars/ flipping them a cut and polish then a wax. Makes the paint like brand new and you can get 80% of scratches out of the paint. Love your work boys ❤
I really love this series. It's a fun competitive challenge but also it shows people how to restore cars to their full potential. This could be for themselves (like a P plater buying their first car) or to make some extra money while times are tough. Great job as always guys!
In south africa this version of a corolla is called a RunX and is very rare and sought after ...so honestly just a manual swop and a respray would make it worth a lot more over here...
I’m so glad you finally featured Dave from custom spray mods!! I’ve watched him since he uploaded his videos for that competition. Learnt so much from his vids. Forever grateful for his helpful advice that’s helped cheaply tart up some of my crappy cars!!
Fuck yeah I was wondering when you guys are going to finally collaborate that's awesome! Dave's channel is one of the best DIY spray painting channels literally in the world. Hes such a good dude in real life and from now on you better go to him when buying anything paint related cuz that guy knows his shit
Id say more like how to make 1000$ a day cus this deff took you guys like 3 days at least + a team of friends , still i think its doable as a solo car flipper with some elbow greese but it might take a little more than 3 hours 😅 . Still definitely profitable especially if you tryed to get more $ for it , also did he mention the mileage?
Cool. Driving a 2006 Corolla Matrix 4WD with 225,000 miles, and it runs...perfect. It is basically the same as car in video. Also, it's great for DIY mechanics.
Eh, I think you can make pretty good assessments of people over the phone and via their social media accounts; even a $200 deposit is worth the risk to secure a good buy.
I think that scam is done where they get the seller's email and then scam the email with fake transfer failures due time fake transfer limit and then ask seller to transfer some money to their account to fix it and then do a runner... As long as seller's are aware of those tactics there's nothing wrong with leaving a genuine deposit
@sAmiZZle82 that is but one way. It's actually very difficult to get your money back when you do a legitimate deposit directly to the person. It has to be proven that you really were prevented from completing the purchase.
@2:30, sending a deposit is a fantastic way to get scammed. Be sure that you know what your doing this scenario as many fake sellers on FB will con you out of a deposit. (This type of scam is more commonly associated with high value cars but not exclusive as scammers don't care who they take money from.)
Love it! might only be a bland ol corolla but i def get it. Why overspend on something that clearly has a decent value to work with. As much as ill be honest, as i loooove the mods and all on here. This is just smart. Take notes peoples.
I bought a WRX with a swimming pool in the back and I was forever chasing myself trying to rid the car of that stank. It made your clothes smell which was just gross. Reason for the leak? The idiot who resprayed it, sprayed the wing with the seals on, didn’t change them, and stuck it back on. Was a bit of a sus car and sus purchasing experience, and I made $30 for like, tens of hours faffing around I also made my own tail light seals with some foam from Clark rubber by tracing out the originals onto cardboard then cutting them out. Worked a charm!
im loving this series, it really shows how you can get a fixer upper and build it, even if only into the cleanest bulletproof daily ever as in this case.
I'm about to start the same from ACT, essentially you don't need to transfer rego into your own name, just bill of sale from you to buyer and potentially from previous sale. The only time to transfer into your own name is to renew rego.
The smartest thing that should be on everyone's mind right now should be to invest in different streams of income that are not dependent on the government. Especially with the current economic crisis around the world. This is still a good time to invest in gold, silver, and digital currencies (BTC ETH...).
Wow. You showed footage from about 15 years ago and I realized how long I've been watching MCM. Doesn't seem like that long, but at the same time so much have changed.
Terrible way to buy a car, never make an offer till you go see it. Wouldnt even talk about money unless I'm in front of the car and seller, unless its a deal you just cant pass up.
My moms had her Corolla for 20 years now. Never expected to keep it this long but it’s a dependable car. One of those cars I want to keep for ever once she eventually lets it go
A good flip for sure. Some costs to consider: tools, materials, fees, transportation, inspection. Some of those costs amortize cheaper over time, like tools. Some are fixed, like getting insurance and registration (in Canada). Carfax history check $40-$60. Many people will not buy a car thats not registered to the seller. Most cars over 5-10 years old require an insurance inspection about $80-$150. Temporarily Driving an unregistered car to a shop or home has some costs to work around, or a towing fee. And the rarity factor, cars like in the video are a rare find. Just some things to consider. Stay gold.
Honestly taking handles out on this car is so straight forward and easy I'm surprised they didn't come out. Newer Toyota's have an electronic plug that's a bit tricky but with a hook shaped pick is simple to remove also
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This car is a track weapon you should get one with a 2zz manual
You have to do a motorcycle! 😊❤
Not even gonna lie. I saw the bike on the wall and immediately decided to pull my Cannondale out, and get it ready for the summer.👍
Great result. Maybe I shouldn't have run the 7km to get there. Sweatiest guy on UA-cam.
Good effort lad!
Legend!
fair effort! good on ya mate!
Great work!
I'm honestly impressed at your spray can skills, despite the fact that you probably rarely use a can. Cheers!
Dear Moog,
Been watching you two for over a decade. I love your stuff and the reason I work on my own cars is because of MCM. This video is great and you perfectly showed how to make a profit with a used car. Having said that, Marty's Subaru, that he made no money on, was the best MCM videos of the last few years. He didn't flip a car, he restored one and brought it back to life. With your last 2 videos, you've shown us 2 different approaches to fixing a car and you each did a perfect job. Thank you for the years of amazing content. Watching your channel has helped get me through some rough times in my life. I can always come to MCM and feel like I'm hanging with an old friend. I'll watch you guys forever.
Sincerely,
Ben
Love this guy's since I got my license watching them working on the eg civic in driveway
some guy got a cool Subaru Legacy!
SO FAKE FAKE: PAYING $2800 FOR A JUNK CAR WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.
SCRATCHED UP, KEYED IS HE CRAZY????? CHANGING THE CONTROL ARMS IN
10 MINUTES!!!! SO FAKE FAKE FAKE CHANGING HEAD GASKET IN 15 MINUTES
SOOOOOOOOOO FULL OF IT!!! THIS IS $3000 WORTH OF REPAIRS!!!
THAT IS A WEEKS WORTH OF WORK !!!
HE DID NOT RUN THE COMPUTER CODES TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS WRONG!!!
REALITY: $300 FOR JUNK CAR + $3000 FOR REPAIRS SELL FOR $4,500
maybe??? $1,000 profit maybe. engine blown then its a $300 loss.
I really liked her honestly. She wasn't trying to screw you over and you didn't low ball her with something insulting. idk why it just made my day to see someone be honest like that when talking about money.
unlike the guy who bought it.. heh
I'm always honnest, the last thing I want is problems after I sold the car. When you buy from me, you know every little problem, anything that happens after is for you.
@@antoinefestuot4947 Yup, too honest for my own good because I'd hate for someone to screw me over like that.
My flatmate had a Holden Carmira back in the 90’s 🤣🤣 That car was 🤮🤮 🤣
@@pokeypickle3It was Camira, yeah total TRASH
I am a mechanic and there is no way you could have done all that work in 3 hours ,impossible , 3days yes , but you did a good job , be honest with your viewers
3 days to change 1 or 2 gasket, a mirror, some fluids/filters/bushing and do some light detailing?
If you already have the consumables it's not 3h but close to 1 full day of work alone
for a beginner it might take three weeks
@litare4328 point is, if you know you know. Ain't no way all that was done in 3 hours.
I'm sure anyone with more than 2 brains cell would know he doesn't mean 3 continuous hours. The time to get the bumper, the guy driving coming over to do the paint work and teaching him at the same time. Definitely not😂😂
They have people off camera working on it 😂😂😂😂
Its fun to watch you guys do up the regular crap cars. Not just enthusiast cars
The corolla of that generation had some nice sporting variants in some markets
Sorta reminds me of back in the early days when it was simple jobs you could do in a driveway, not just big builds. The current cars are cool and whatnot with turbo swaps and haltech this and that but not very relatable
The Corolla is an enthusiast drive it and forget it type of car. A regular crap car would be any Subaru
It's very OG MCM for sure....
It's especially fun to watch this now considering all the old JDM cars used to be really cheap back in the day and people essentially treated them like this Corolla.
My ignition switch just crapped the bed and I'm waiting for a locksmith currently. You boys have turned my crap night around and put a big smile on my face with this one. Thank you, you legends
Man, forums like 15 years ago were such amazing places with tons of shared informations and knowledge from passionate people. Miss that.
Truly! I have a car from 2004 and one from 2008 and the old forums for both are an invaluable resource.
Back when the internet was useful.
This! ^ I can't stand how they've all fallen to things like facebook instead. You can never find anything in facebook, and threads disappear instantly. Forums were class. Specially for reading build logs etc.
@@csechrist1 Yes! I used to spend 7 to 14 hours per week enjoying forum content on Toyota's because I loved my Chevy Prizm (Corolla rebadged). I laid down soooo many posts! Toyota Nation? Now, I don't even know if it's still there. I hope it is!
I'm still on forums for my cars?
My dad has a 2006 1.4 liter manual Corolla and he loves it. It has never let him down with basic servicing, a new radiator and shocks and recently a battery. It has close to 400, 000 km and there's no sign of it stopping. I know you say corollas are for boring people but they are very reliable and suit the likes of my father who couldn't give a damn how bad his car looks. Great episode 👍
Great flip. Always aim for something a 53 year old working single mom wants. Clean, cute, reliable. Auto, 4dr, simple. If that's your aim, your target audience is everyone other than the enthusiast driver. Your goal is profit, not your preference
Yeah, this 54 year old mom bought a Crosstrek. I might have bought a Corolla last year.
This 👆🏻
Exactly this. It can be hard to disconnect the enthusiast part of your brain though, as demonstrated by Martys effort 😂
53?? Shouldn’t her kids be long gone by then
@@joelatwar that's offensive. Lol a 53 year old woman can have a kid..
Thank you for reviving my passion of cars in general. I have done buy and sell honda and toyota cars as a side hustle when I was a spring chicken 🐔. Now at 42 and semi-retired and a home maker, this video sparked my love of working and fixing used vehicles for some profit and helping my community with a reliable vehicle and not get their but abused by a dishonest dealership. Some also can't afford a new car but a used reliable one. Again, thank for the inspiration. Keep up the good work, mates...cheers from Las Vegas USA!
Me and my buddy just picked up a 09 jetta sportswagon tdi 6 speed for $1200 Canadian. The panoramic sunroof was seized, we swapped it with one from the yard, pulled the transmission, put a new slave cylinder. Dpf deleted and we did the malone stage 1. Polished up the car and got $6900
Love saving cars from going to scrap, especially when it has the potential more way more years on the road
Doing this to cars takes KNOWLEDGE. The kind of knowledge of the platform and brand problems and easy fixes that most normal people have no clue about.
You earned every penny you made on that car because it takes a VERY specific skill set to save the car and replace the things that need it. Not to mention that you take a risk on unknown problems that can pop up once you remove that panel and really see what's underneath it!
You make it sound easy but it is almost never that easy! Kudos to you and keep saving cars out there man!
@@GOLD_FEVER appreciate it man! I’ve been doing this for years now, mainly with Volkswagen/audi and Hondas. It really feels good to save a car in the disposable world we live in. Every time I flip a car, I don’t only make money, i acquire new knowledge and make a new customer happy with their new car.
@@dantemagz6672 Some cars (namely, Audis...) are not worth saving and by letting them decay you're saving someone else from a lifetime of pain.
People complain they have no money. This man made 100% profit in 3 hours. I always worked hard, did a good job, and strove to better myself. As fate would have it at 63 years old I ended up bankrupt. However today I have a little nest egg, by saving a little each fortnight from my pension.
Keep flipping cars and i wish you well.
You can make it in 3 hours if you have that many people working on it at the same tine. But if your alone it will take you at least the double amount of time
@@stephanmeyerheim2121 Wow. So bottom line he made 2980.00. So what if your a high achiever and it takes 40 hours?
@@f34dave”he” made $2980? If that was a normal group of friends they’d split the profits. Yes he bought the car, but he only did part of the work. Got others in to help out with things. I know i wouldnt do stuff without a cut.
You need a couple of days to do that. 3 hours is just a clickbait title.
*kicks mirror off* ...creates new damages/scratches...*doubts actions*
Yes exactly! Instant regret the moment my foot made impact 😂
@@mightycarmodsthis owning up to the regret made me laugh harder than the kick 😆
Yup, that was a shitty move, could've warped the door. No need replace the whole door mirror as only the back cover was missing. Clip on a replacement white back cover, job done. Good all round video nonetheless. 👍🏻
Will Moog still try to kick something off again?...
Without question. lol
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Just thought of a good episode. How to remove old broken mirror the most impressive way without damaging the car😂
Great video.! I recently bought a 2009 Corolla with 180k for 3k USD it was neglected as equally as this Rolla. Now I'm really motivated to bring this daily I bought Around to "acceptable standards" I tend to forget how satisfying it is to make something better just by dedicating a little bit of time and money to your car.
Bonus of that era Yota, it's single stage white which makes it really remarkably easy to fix paintwork.
Can confirm, my white 94 4runner paint was absolutely munted after several years of off road action, hit it with a rotary polisher before sale and it looked a million bucks.
What does single stage white mean
@@AdmissionGaming colour only, no clear coat
@@phillxori thought single stage is clear and basecoat is one paint together
@@farhanpramadipta1858 sure. I guess you could describe it like that. I should have said "no separate clear coat"
I had a boring Corolla. And I loved it. In the end it just did everything I needed a car to do, and it was a quiet, comfortable drive. Good to see issues being fixed too, and not just tarted up.
What a sweaty legend dave is!
I am not going to lie, I really appreciate that you sold the bumper cover. I just remember that one honda you did with mint panels and then proceeded to jump on them. All of us poor people (and people with cars you can't find parts for) just died inside.
This is your best series I think. It's so satisfying to see you fix up cars that would normally be on a downhill trajectory to the scrapyard.
I bought a Colt that wouldn't start, and was filthy inside. $900 with 9 months rego. Tow $120. Fixed stuck open injector with percussive maintenance. Serviced $110, cleaned inside $10 in chemicals, set of tyres and alignment $440, new floormats and seat covers $90. Pulled a few dents, touched up chips, polished and waxed $30 in materials. Touchscreen headunit with bluetooth off gumtree $50. Bout 10 hours of labour all up. Drove it like I stole it for 2 months and sold it for over $6k within four hours of posting it. This was in 2018 and I still see it around.
I don't know what percussive maintenance is, but it sounds interesting!
@@mediocreman2 Involves hammers!
If you held out till 2020 Covid or post Covid you might have been able to get 10k. Used car market and project cars went through the roof.
if this is true, why have you not sold another car in 6 years?????????
What is holding you back?????
I remember custom spray modz!! I used his and your UA-cam videos to paint my spoiler on my first car! Awesome too see it all comes together, years later 😀
Same here, feeling the nostalgia, I used to watch custom spray mods and his vids were great. I actually just forgot about the channel
Right! I remember MCM using VGA to get premixed spray cans in an early video, I did the same then used his videos for tips on the painting process!
THIS is why I started watching MCM 12 years ago when UA-cam was in its infancy! TY ~ I loved this episode. A fan from Canada.
Great video. The tips alone from the painter and photographer are gold alone and useful for anybody wanting to fix up or sell cars.
Cool to see Dave from Custom Spray Mods on the show. I remember the competition they were running and was disappointed he didn't win but glad he kept going regardless (don't think the winner did unfortunately). I've been a subscriber of his channel ever since and his shop VG Auto Paints is now my go-to for anything paint related. Funny to see him fan-boying and a bit nervous too. Can't say I'd be any different.
Dave is a bloody legend and Custom Spray Mods is my 2nd favourite UA-cam channel - I've been wondering for a while of how long before he makes an appearance on MCM!✌️🤙
15yrs and you are still cracking me up. Thank you! Paint tools - in the bin! break out the rattle cans!
Soon as I heard that voice I knew it was Dave. I have been watching his channel for years and saying that yall should do a collab off and on for years.
No click of the fingers though... I was disappointed. 😆
Being a long time viewer, and also an avid car buyer/seller, it's awesome to see these kind of videos. Keeps the older cars on the road and extra money in your pocket.
Hey MCM, I absolutely LOVE the return to everyday car skills. Don't get me wrong, the trips to Japan and the super tuned amazing cars are also great content.
But with the economy the way it is, it's great to see you returning to basic, real world life skills that will genuinely help people save some money on their own cars.
I like the fact that you’re having fun and Not spending money on anything that is not required. However, I also appreciate the fact that you know somebody somewhere is buying this for their daughter Or family member and you make sure that you’re putting out a good safe vehicle. You don’t emphasize that but it’s obvious to us who watched
Dirty and negelcted cars in decent technical conditions are so easy to flip, if you know how to deep clean a car inside and out. Especially getting seats, carpet, dash and door panels close to a new look, is such a huge selling point. Once you have the chmicals and tools (like the washing vac), this is easy to pull off.
lol...the : 'this, this, that, that' segment is Savagely good !
I'm currently chipping away at my neat little Corolla I bought as a temp car to get around in, and am going to be selling it for $2k profit from what I paid for it! They are amazing cars. I polished my wheel nuts- came up like new and I prefer the look of the black factory rims, painted those and they came up like new. Good to know where the leak in my boot is coming from too!!! Thanks for that. I had no idea. Seems like they all have the same problem.
Little tip for people struggling with boot leakage: put some ink in a bottle of water, pour it on the area and you can see the path the water takes
That water was far too clean...
@@GeoffSlackI thought the same
@@GeoffSlack Even the water he drained from the spare wheel well was clean, maybe it had been raining before he bought it? Also, my guess is that the clean water behind the tail light was from the pressure wash & rinse.
Dave is an absolute champion. He did a job for me on my wrx spoiler about 10 years ago and would honestly recommend him to all my family and friends.
So this is what you get for 3k in Australia? Things are getting expensive these days.
It should be like 200 bucks. Insane
@@Mr16bit yeah, 500 max, with a full tank and a fresh set of tyres.
@@Dave1507 pre covid they were 500 lol, it screwed everyone plus inflation
3000 aud, so around 2000 usd.
Back in 2012 when traveling in Australia I bought a 93 Honda integra VTIR had the 1.8 B18b engine I beleive. Awesome little vtec rocket. I imagine that's got to be in the 8-10k Australian now.
Wish I had brought that back to the UK.
I love this series. We all love custom cars. But lets be real. This is more realistic for everyones day to day. Love it.
Woof! The underside of that valve cover had some crazy oil varnish.
So good to see these channels finally colab, CSM was the channel that inspired me to try painting 12 years ago
Custom spray mods is actually a really good channel I’ve been subscribed for years now
Great video. Also shows how you can get yourself a super budget nugget and make something reasonable for yourself. Great to see cars kept on the road as well!!
Just to be honest, these tips will also work on motorcycles.
Thannks guys!!
Saying hi from the Philippines!
Yes but here in Australia motorcycles are much harder to keep registered, even a weeping fork seal will fail registration
Hey guys I love your work. This isn't the first time I've committed. I'm actually a massive fan and you guys inspired me to actually follow my dream of becoming a mechanic. I'm a 40 year old dude that is in my 3rd year of my apprenticeship. I absolutely love your work. These videos are inspiring me because what you are doing is my dream keep up the awesome work
Corollas are hands down the best car. They may not be the most fun, but a manual Corolla can be a little fun, while very reliable and very practical.
Except if your tall lol, I have to stick to the camry
Had an 08 sedan with 6 speed manual from new
Its now done 175,000km and the only things done are general maintenance, a couple of batteries and a drives side door hand
Great cars
Close to 350,000km on my 1.4 D4D Corolla.
Do you just need to get to A-B, reliably, and without fuss, and dont care about anything else? The corolla is hands down the best car out there for that.
And thats why people buy them.
@@TheOneZoot High roof 1988 Corolla 4wd Wagon for you then sir.
I'm calling bs on that 3 hours...
Search online, make contact, transfer money, pick up car, go to SCA, go to breakers yard and unbolt bits, make photos, upload details to internet, take calls, wait for people to show up etc etc. All time definitely not counted but which should be. But even if they spent 2-3 days, $2980 still ok.
@cainpaul08 Did you watch till the end? 29:52 - explanation 29:55 - even more. Read between lines.
@@FFM0594 It's about WORK TIME ON THE CAR not all the time you spent on it. Do you get paid for the time you travel to work? Nah, neither they counted it. So it shoudn't be in totals.
But, as you said to which I agree: even 2-3 days (or a week) is still a good profit (for a poor person like me :P ).
Peace!
so fake fake: its a $300 junk car that needs $3000 in repairs and one week
fake: they paid $2,800 for a junk car worth $300??? Why are they trying to
sell junk cars?? TRUTH NOT FAKE VIDEOS: dealers and hustlers buy cars to resale AT SALVAGE AUCTIONS, HONEST DEALER AND HUSTLERS FIX THE CARS
DISHONEST DEALERS JUST RESET THE CODES AND SELL "AS IS".
YOU DO NOT BUY RETAIL TO SELL RETAIL. THESE GUYS ARE SO FAKE
@@theaussienurseflipper.8113time only counts working time, considering in most shops if I took 20-30 minutes to paint, I can take another 20-30 minutes on another car. They don’t. Barge you for waiting time usually just a full hour😂
As a car enthusiast living through this cost of living crisis im so happy MCM is working on some cheap nuggets. Thank you.
One thing Marty missed with buying and fixing up old shit boxes. You buy low km examples, even in shit shape. That way, when you're done, the KMs make sense. It's like the old addage of buying the worst house on the most expensive street. I've made great money on some boring but genuine low km cars. Fix up that stupid subie all you want. Its still got 350kms.
500 thousand
yep if a Subaru makes it to 300,000, it will make it to 300,001 before it needs a head gasket kit and all hoses.
@@Shane_O.5158100% . Those head gaskets are ticking time bombs. Don’t know How many times have I seen 9-11yr old impreza’s for sale with blown head gaskets for $2-3K .
@@paulsz6194 thair's something wrong with how they are made, they deteriorate in the engine, no matter how much care they are put on or driven soft even, they still blow.
@@Shane_O.5158 '06 legacy wagon is my daily, SOHC EJ20, Auto, 319,000kms on the clock. No problems whatsoever, most reliable car Ive ever owned :P
I dont forsee any reason she wont easily get to 400k
Stock means longevity. On my 05 camry with over 250k, having the exhaust overhauled to seal all the holes that happened over time, made such a huge improvement for how it drove. No crazy performance exhaust, just fixing the stock original part. It made it shift and run so much smoother, i no longer worry the transmisson might be going because now it runs flawless. Amazing what just restoring the stock function does if you do a good job :)
I have recently purchased a non-running bmw to try to flip. I should have gone with a corolla -- my project had so many parts that belonged IN THE BIN. lol
You and Marty are a big part of my goal to pursue my passions and try to find a good friend to enjoy it with.
Thanks for all the years of entertainment :D
Older bmws are a nightmare, speaking as one of their biggest fans 😂
Had one of this little nugget for two years, in black, but also auto. My brother used it after me. It was 16 years old, in pristine condition, when it got totaled while parking on the sidewalk. Great car.
I had a E12 Corolla hatchback TS with the 2ZZ-GE for ten years and it also suffered from a massive water leak in the boot. Took me some time to find what it was caused by. It was the boot door´s seal ! It´s cliped on a sheet metal edge that´s two layers of sheet metal, beside the part where the catch sits. I´ve ended up glueing the seal on what solved the issue. On a side note: If the seal is pulled and put back on with the bumper on the car the seal wont sit correctly with the outer lip against the car´s body what adds up to the issue with the partly single layer edge.
I always found when selling cars/ flipping them a cut and polish then a wax. Makes the paint like brand new and you can get 80% of scratches out of the paint. Love your work boys ❤
Meanwhile here in the US I'm thinking. "Cool a Corolla hatchback, we never got those."
Toyota matrix would be ish the same era. Ish
@@ZackNakazora1 yeah similar, but a way different look.
We did later though.
We have them now and they are a super fun daily.
@@mediocreman2GR Corolla is sick. But not worth the extra 0's on the price tag. Even used.
I really love this series.
It's a fun competitive challenge but also it shows people how to restore cars to their full potential. This could be for themselves (like a P plater buying their first car) or to make some extra money while times are tough.
Great job as always guys!
In south africa this version of a corolla is called a RunX and is very rare and sought after ...so honestly just a manual swop and a respray would make it worth a lot more over here...
Is it 4 wheel drive in SA?
A runx rare 🤣 you mean one thats not stolen is rare!
@@NasherAVITno never been 4wd
not exactly this version you mean the sportivo with the 2zzge not this shit tin with the 1zz
I am liking this whole Wheeler dealers series. Nice 👍
I’m so glad you finally featured Dave from custom spray mods!! I’ve watched him since he uploaded his videos for that competition. Learnt so much from his vids. Forever grateful for his helpful advice that’s helped cheaply tart up some of my crappy cars!!
9:23 moog keeps on giving us nostalgia reminds me of the line "proudly supported by just car insurance" time flies!
Sick vid as usual boys! Should probably include the stamp duty/rego transfer fees
Fuck yeah I was wondering when you guys are going to finally collaborate that's awesome! Dave's channel is one of the best DIY spray painting channels literally in the world. Hes such a good dude in real life and from now on you better go to him when buying anything paint related cuz that guy knows his shit
Id say more like how to make 1000$ a day cus this deff took you guys like 3 days at least + a team of friends , still i think its doable as a solo car flipper with some elbow greese but it might take a little more than 3 hours 😅 . Still definitely profitable especially if you tryed to get more $ for it , also did he mention the mileage?
Was thinking the same. This would take a solo person who works full time a month or 2 I reckon
About 200k. (@27:33)
ngl honestly jealous of whoever got this corolla, i think it looks perfect, not even lying about the hub caps too, looks good!
This guy is my whole spray painting education
Cool. Driving a 2006 Corolla Matrix 4WD with 225,000 miles, and it runs...perfect. It is basically the same as car in video. Also, it's great for DIY mechanics.
Moog no! Deposits are the new scam. Always look at the car first or get and check the sellers details.
Eh, I think you can make pretty good assessments of people over the phone and via their social media accounts; even a $200 deposit is worth the risk to secure a good buy.
@qlimaxzuor you are correct, I can. But the amount of money being lost to scams is huge so clearly not everyone is wary enough.
They're multimillionaires. $200 isn't really a risk.
I think that scam is done where they get the seller's email and then scam the email with fake transfer failures due time fake transfer limit and then ask seller to transfer some money to their account to fix it and then do a runner... As long as seller's are aware of those tactics there's nothing wrong with leaving a genuine deposit
@sAmiZZle82 that is but one way. It's actually very difficult to get your money back when you do a legitimate deposit directly to the person. It has to be proven that you really were prevented from completing the purchase.
@2:30, sending a deposit is a fantastic way to get scammed. Be sure that you know what your doing this scenario as many fake sellers on FB will con you out of a deposit. (This type of scam is more commonly associated with high value cars but not exclusive as scammers don't care who they take money from.)
That Moog track is such a throwback, I bought it on iTunes almost a decade ago lol
Love it! might only be a bland ol corolla but i def get it. Why overspend on something that clearly has a decent value to work with. As much as ill be honest, as i loooove the mods and all on here. This is just smart. Take notes peoples.
This doesn’t work in half the us because you need a dealers license to sell more than 5 cars a year
Need a license to *LEGALLY* sell more than 5 cars per year.
This is reminiscent of the early days. Love this!! Also the fact you are using simple tools that we can all relate to. Well done!!
Custom Spray Mods!!! Nice!!!
Seriously seriously loving this series. Thanks for keeping this channel so fresh.
1:20 .... you didnt type in "toyota corolla" at aaaaaaall xD hahaha i laughed way to much!
the couple that got that car will be very happy too. seems legit. Fully Serviced. It has soooo much MOOG in it.
i love this series.. keep up the great work keeping automotive running in the road for years more... thanks MCM
Mighty Car Mods and Custom Spray Mods together in the same video? My life is complete!
I bought a WRX with a swimming pool in the back and I was forever chasing myself trying to rid the car of that stank. It made your clothes smell which was just gross.
Reason for the leak? The idiot who resprayed it, sprayed the wing with the seals on, didn’t change them, and stuck it back on. Was a bit of a sus car and sus purchasing experience, and I made $30 for like, tens of hours faffing around
I also made my own tail light seals with some foam from Clark rubber by tracing out the originals onto cardboard then cutting them out. Worked a charm!
Love this series. Very satisfying to see you guys fix up cheap older cars so they can have more life.
New channel name, Mighty Car Stocks MCS 😂
For some reason, I don’t think they will be floating the company on the stock market…😮
Great seeing Dave on the channel. Remember his entry video and followed him ever since!
That handshake really bothers me😂😂
im loving this series, it really shows how you can get a fixer upper and build it, even if only into the cleanest bulletproof daily ever as in this case.
hahah Dave was a bit nervous doing this hey... sweating just a lil bit mmmyeahh..
My thoughts, too.
+ sweaty from having too much fun haha.
I love that you sold the old bumper, I love the "in the bin" gag but a lot of the time it seems recyclable into something good/functional
Sooooo... didn't count the rego cost? $1000...
I'm about to start the same from ACT, essentially you don't need to transfer rego into your own name, just bill of sale from you to buyer and potentially from previous sale. The only time to transfer into your own name is to renew rego.
I'm really enjoying these normal, boring car videos - would love to see you do some more every now and then, thanks guys!
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In South Africa 🇿🇦 we call that the Toyota RunX. I'm loving this series of Mighty Car Mods, keep it up guys.
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I just did something similar to our old family Opel Zafira today. It's a good car but after years of neglect it looked quite sad. Now its much nicer.
£600 in the uk that.
No-one in the UK services their car, that's why used ones are so cheap.
Clean low mileage corollas are still fetching £3000
And over on autotrader
Wow. You showed footage from about 15 years ago and I realized how long I've been watching MCM. Doesn't seem like that long, but at the same time so much have changed.
Terrible way to buy a car, never make an offer till you go see it. Wouldnt even talk about money unless I'm in front of the car and seller, unless its a deal you just cant pass up.
My moms had her Corolla for 20 years now. Never expected to keep it this long but it’s a dependable car. One of those cars I want to keep for ever once she eventually lets it go
3 hours sure buddy
dj rod knock is killing it with this playlist, throwbacks and bangers
A good flip for sure. Some costs to consider: tools, materials, fees, transportation, inspection. Some of those costs amortize cheaper over time, like tools. Some are fixed, like getting insurance and registration (in Canada). Carfax history check $40-$60. Many people will not buy a car thats not registered to the seller. Most cars over 5-10 years old require an insurance inspection about $80-$150. Temporarily Driving an unregistered car to a shop or home has some costs to work around, or a towing fee. And the rarity factor, cars like in the video are a rare find. Just some things to consider.
Stay gold.
This is actually quite educationaal for a lot of new car owners... love the content boys!
Honestly taking handles out on this car is so straight forward and easy I'm surprised they didn't come out. Newer Toyota's have an electronic plug that's a bit tricky but with a hook shaped pick is simple to remove also