Never Buy a Car From This City
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We're here in the dodgiest city in the UK with one mission: to buy a crew car for less than £5000. And here's the catch - we can't leave until we've secured the deal. OK, Birmingham isn’t the worst city. But, if you’re in the UK, everyone will tell you NEVER to buy a car from Birmingham. In fact when you type in on Google ‘never buy’, the third result is ‘a car from Birmingham. But how bad could it really be?
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Buick Roadmaster - Kinda reminds me of Clark and the Griswold family wagon in the movie - 'National Lampoons Vacation' (1983). EXCELLENT movie by the way!!... 😏😉🤣🤣
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Hi guys, suggestion make a review of all your BMWs
Pin 📌 some more ads, this is all about advertising 😅 sad as duck 😢
You guys should put ads on your videos already.
i turn off my ad blocker for this.
Bradford for me . Bunch of germs selling cars 🚗 there
First seller was probably going to sell you a moody car with a cloned VIN. Then the cameras appeared and he disappeared.
No.
1st seller - what a c*nt
@@Eat-MyGoal more than likely it's brum the whole place is dodgy dealer central. never trust anyone selling a car in brum
Tried buying a car from Leicester, he showed us an hour late and told me I lied about the booking time even though it was in the text. Car was filthy, the bumpers and lights damaged, bonnet scratched to high heavens and the clutch was nearly gone, he listed it as immaculate. Would never even look at a car from Brum, Bradford or Leicester anymore.
Definitely the three to avoid, have bought two cars from Leicester, both absolute sheds. Back before I really knew what I was looking at
Nor a car from Bolton in relation, 'Johval Lodge Cars Sales Ltd'
I got my car from a place in Bradford and I'd describe the experience as pretty positive. That said, there was another dealer round the corner who, it was rumoured, dealt in a lot of stolen cars...
I went to look at a car in Leicester,the forecourt looked like Gaza!So we turned around and went.
Err, I wonder what these places have in common
10:07 it's the flag of Free French Naval Forces.
Yeah that one surprised me haha
But wrong colours. How bizarre. Is this some sort of crystal maze/da vinci code shit someone sucked you in with?
@@geoffwatches idk, the colours seem right. Here is the wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Naval_Forces
should it not be a white flag?
Cross of Lorraine is the dead giveaway. Watch Casablanca for the resistance symbol sequence.
As someone who lives near Birmingham, I can confirm Dudley is not a part of Birmingham
More Wolverhampton isn't it ?
It's in the West Midlands, not really Birmingham at all, but near enough for this video I suppose!
Its the black country ay it
they have just opened a new toy shop in Dudley its called "TOYS AM WE " but its no where near Birmingham
Yam yam
Straight away I thought "Birmingham"........Good luck lads, talk about needle in a haystack 🙂
More like hay in a needle stack
Me too 😂
This is NOTHING on Epic Car Shows new £200 Skoda 😂
I tried the same a few years back, almost bought a Land Cruiser in Birmingham thinking I was going to bust the myth 😂. Was the dodgiest setup I’ve ever seen in my life. Left the moment I could get away 😂
Maybe you show do a video on Birmingham.😆
Having lived in Birmingham in the past, the problem and reason why there are so many negative reviews for car purchases in the area, is partially due to the fact that its full of here today gone next week car supermarket type garages (or car supermarket garages that sell you a dodgy car one week and then when you go back, you find they've changed the name and signage slightly and are telling you its now a totally different company even though the staff are the same - I experienced this a few times). Buying private sale in Birmingham probably isn't that much worse than buying elsewhere.
I used to do pre-purchase vehicle inspections in Birmingham and if a dealer wasn't there at the time booked I would tell buyer to walk away because if the dealer can't be bothered to turn up on time to sell you the car they certainly are not going to bother to turn up at all if you have a problem with it
You should definitely try and get the Buick Roadmaster
Absolutely. Perfect filming car with those rear facing seats!
Having owned one and driven East coast to West coast and back in the US...
...yes, and no! Throw the stock LT engine in the bin and put something better in (M57 BMW engine would do it!), then check the brakes (terrible). And the suspension ('wafty' but zero performance and not reliable). We averaged around 16mpg (UK) across the whole journey, after having given it a tune up.
The highlight - fitting 9 people in with comfort. 3 in the front bench, 3 in the middle row, 3 facing out the back as we drove to a food festival in New Orleans.
Achilles heel in that car will be the transmission. The ubiquitous 4L60E
Also known as the 4lslippyE
But I agree definitely get it
I used to see them all the time in my corner of Canada and I'm sure some are still lurching around now. They weren't fast but had more than enough torque to melt the rear tires off.
"it needs to be reliable"
*Immediately starts looking at land rovers
The next challenge is to buy one from Bradford and it's surrounding area
Bets on a Nissan Micra or Note?
Every used car from this place comes with a decorative tissue box ✅
'buy'? 😂😂
1 lady owner HPI clear lovely looked after and clean low mileage 😂
If you do, you'll need a guide.
I left, I ain't going back! Haha
I bought a car from selly oak, mint Jag XJ (x351) 6 years old and 12k miles. Still got it 8 years later. Never missed a beat. £23k paid
That flag is the FFNF ensign. Maybe the car was pre-owned by a french ww2 vet.
Indeed, either that or the FFI logo, both used that emblem. Same side anyway.
Beat me to it, both of you!
Free French Naval Forces didnt even know they existed
Lorraine Cross.
I think it''s a testament to everyone involved in TDC that although the channel is something like a month old everything seems like you guys have been doing this for years. Production, presenting, audio... It's all great!
It’s almost like they’re backed by an established RUclips channel…
@@downwarddonkDo tell, instead of being snarky, not everyone knows it all like you seemingly do. Go on
@@JohanHultinauto Alex and these plus a few more had a channel called car throttle
@@jyt4866they were employees there yes. They didn’t, and still don’t, own it. That’s why they left. So you’re just clueless what you’re on about? Will is known from Overdrive, which he doesn’t own either before you go there. I have seen nothing to suggest CT is supporting them, outside of Edwins fame perhaps.
I mean they all have but they seem to work great as a team as well
1. Delete the egr with a blanking kit and coolant bypass. The egr will fail and dump the coolant….
2. Change the diff and transfer box fluids asap. I’ve not come across many that have had this done.
3.flush the gearbox and swap the filter. This will help it live longer.
4. Be careful with the detachable tow bar. There was a recall that replaced them with fixed units due to detachment failures…..
5. There are upgrade modules to replace the cd changer in the glovebox with a good wired connector for crappie & android devices.
I've bought a car from Birmingham and after 3 years and 3 times it's original value I'm still funding it like it's an ex wife with child support payments! 😭 The guy I bought my car from was late, his garage was no better than a scrap yard. His internet wasn't connected so couldn't take a card payment and must of had a dodgy MOT as the car had 17 pass years! And also I had 2 Keys for different things!
The UK car peices are incredible. Over here for a TD6 Range Rover, with double the miles of your wonderful specimen, you have to pay 12000€. So four grand really is a steal xD
Not when the cars from Birmingham
Range Rovers are pretty cheap in the Uk because they’re high in insurance and older diesels don’t meet London emissions regulations
@wrth also depends where your from mate places like brum they're going to be cheap and there's mostly a reason someone wants rid of it mostly because of crime 🤷🤣
@@rkl233 benefit of doubt mate they must be upstanding citizens in brum 😂
@@wrthand they’re about as reliable as 47 year old crack addict
B’Luton, Bradford, Burnley, Bolton, Birmingham. Basically anywhere that begins with the letter B
B’Leicester
B'Manchester too.
Brussels, Bahamas, Belarus, Barbados,...
B’Rochdale
Blackburn
Wow that first one was a lucky escape. That area didn't look too charming and I did wonder if you were being set up to be robbed? Maybe you were and then they saw the cameras etc? Anyway, a lucky escape.
Cameras won't stop a real thief
They would have knicked the camera to
"Whoever that is, they can't strike us because they're dead" 😂
Loving the new channel guys, it's nice when a channel is run by good mates, you can tell Edwin and Will get along REALLY well.
Love the direction you've both been going for with the new channel! Can't wait for more 911 fixes content and definitely the videos I'm most excited about during the week!
They got Ben from CT as well! How long till Jack and Ethan come along here?
Would love to see that tbh
Hopefully soon. Jack and Ethan are hilarious together, as are Jack and Edwin.
meh ethans a bore ...jack defo
@@danielthirgood1997 I appreciate your opinion, but respectfully disagree.
@@geoffygeoff9391 iwouldnt be mad see ethan but i wouldnt be fussed if he didnt join tbh , would really like see jack
The sticker on the number plate is that of the Free French Forces, it's likely been added to the number plate as a symbol of solidarity with the French farming protests 👍
I remember working on these Range Rovers when they were new, in Australia. I was blown away by the tech in these vehicles, especially the venture cam. They still look fantastic to this day and that interior is beautiful
You two....excellent content gentleman. May you achieve everything you both want!
I purchased my first car from Birmingham, it was an ex company/fleet car with full service history and being only 4 years old was very clean. I suppose it depends who you buy your car off in the first place. I've been to see other cars in Birmingham that were listed online only to find out that the sellers were running chop shops and unrecorded accident repair dealerships.
Which is why Car Vertical or alternative check is so vital before making your purchase, unless its unrecorded. Then it's still just a gamble!
So sick of people like the bloke who tried to sell the first range rover...
Once I had someone drive 2.5 hours to my house to buy a car...he messages me saying "yeah I'm just round the corner" and named the street round the corner...HE NEVER TURNED UP! He didn't reply to a single message...I was absolutely baffled as to what was going through his head
I've encountered a similar key issue on an L322 project! To get those Bentley style flip keys working in the ignition, you need to swap over the little chip from one of the original keys that starts the car. If you slot that into a flip key with a working remote, it'll unlock the ignition and let you start the car!
I bought a mk1 golf sportline cab from dudley about 25 years ago. No history, 5 owners, dodgy location. My whole body told me not to, but I bought it anyway. Everywhere I took it (tyres/service/mot) said it was mint and like new underneath. Loved that car.
Reminds me of that movie with Brad Pitt , SNATCH, when he rolls up to the caravan park that is populated by "travelers"...
Amazing Movie that was!
D'yawannabuyadag?
@@crazycjk "D'yalikedags?" more like.
Never buy a car from Bradford, Burnley, Blackburn, Birmingham, Halifax, Dewsbury, High Wycombe and yes, they all have a common denominator
Or Luton!!
All toyotas ? 😂😂
Yep, they sell all their crap they have raced around.
I bought a 3 yr old mondeo from a backstreet in Liverpool when I was a naive 22 year old. Wasn’t my finest moment.
2 areas I would never buy a vehicle from. Kent and London.
Over priced.
oh my days, I grew up right next to that museum at a place called gaydon. I went to a primary school at temple herdewyke's mod camp then later at gaydon primary then went to kineton high school. I visited the museum a few times, and also visited the jaguar land rover gaydon centre on a school trip, good memories even with tough upbringing, thank you tdc, glad you made it back safely. loving the channel.
I live in Birmingham and have only ever bought 1 vehicle here. Never EVER again. Bedford in the right area is a gold mine, old people selling absolute gems
why dont you move? 😂 Im Scottish a truck driver so i see everywhere. We dont let THEM in many places. They are confined to some areas but we dont tollerate them at all where i live.
@@bigduphusaj162Can’t fault you👍. Preferably confined to a different continent. Oops, I’ll get my coat👍🙂
@@bigduphusaj162because the ones that came to England are very different to the ones that came to Scotland
tonnes of car dealers in bedford, a good handful just on the A1.
@@bigduphusaj162
I'm one of 'them' as you say.
I kind of agree with you. I get angry at things like this too, and the driving is equally bad as the car purchases because it's like no one can read. Among many other things like littering and so on.
But please don't let it get you mad at every person who isn't white. There are some good honest ones out there, I try my best. If they speak English and they've got a decent career and manners, do treat them good.
Thanks
The M57 is common for the thermostats going so don't worry too much about that. I would recommend getting the swirl flaps deleted as they're made of plastic and definitely an engine kill if any of them break off.
Already 150k subscribers! You guys are smashing it, keep the greatness going!
Absolutely awesome stuff, enjoying the chemistry and editing/filming. Please keep it coming.
I'm not from anywhere near the UK and even my first guess was Birmingham
anywhere theres a lot of "Them" it becomes a slum in rapid fashion.
Great video and can I also give big props to whoever edited, really solid!
absolutely loving the channel guys, cant wait for more
Good stuff loving the videos. Would love to see a video of Edwin showing all his cars and their various states of disrepair
Good choice to start your own channel. Love it.
Love the content keep it up! I'm always looking forward to an upload.
That’s what she said.
That low speed judder… mine had the same! Flush and refill the transfer box oil 👍🏻 fixed it for me
Keep the good work coming lads!
Even before I started the video I thought Birmingham.
Driving through it is like being on the bumper cars at the fair. Everyone drives using The Force. - At Eleventy miles per hour. It's like the Wild West.
😂😂😂🤏🏻
Small heath is the worst cars with missing panels dents smashed windows burnt out shells and the standard of driving Jesus christ I've never been so angry
@@rkl233 Small Heath is a toilet!! It's been like a third world country as long as I can remember.
Did the thumbnail not give it away?
lol most of my cars have been from Birmingham. I’ve travelled all over the country to Birmingham to buy them. I’ve had no issues with any of them. First one was for £500, Mitsubishi lancer equippe and I ran that for 3 years, no services, passed every mot and only needed tires and brakes. I ran this into the ground until it gave up the ghost. I’ve had a Land Rover freelander from there too and still have it 3 years later. Maybe I just got lucky.
My other cars 2 being from Cornwall were absolutely shit. Sold them all within 4 months.
Delighted this is going so well for ye guys. Keep it up.
Amazing content guys ❤really really loving the content as to have it on a Friday night after a long day at work, even better 🎉
i really want to see a series of this competing against big pete. off road, road trip, towing, maybe even on track since big pete has been on the ring
Take it back, get the Phaeton 😂
Great video guys really like your new channel informative and a laugh too , looking forward to the next one
Really enjoying this channel. Keep it up TDC 🎉
This feels like going out on an adventure with your mates to do something you have no earthly interest in, but it's your mates, so of course you'll have fun 😊
This conglomerate of RUclips channels, when they don't buy a BMW, they buy a Land Rover, I know that both brands are perfect for RUclips, since the cars look good and are always breaking down, but a little variety would be nice.
This is why I got bored with the old channel. They are just doing the same thing.
Yeah, but they know a specialist who can help fix it and they stated it was for filming and towing. There aren't many better choices for 5k.
yeah i agree, i feel like this will be like alexs channel really. had plenty other options, VW Touareg, Audi Q5 Q7, Toyota Landcruiser, Mitsubishi Pajero.
@@JP_A3 Considering their limitations of 10 miles within Birmingham and a £5k budget, I don't think they would have had that many options.
I agree, but really, I don't care... I just want to watch some guys buy shit cars and have good banter.
Was soooooo sad to see you guys leave your previous channels. Now I’m loving you two as a team
Great ep, fellas! Fast pace, full of info and engagement. You lads will shine if you keep this up.
Looking forward to challenges against the Auto Alex crew! 🙌
You lads are going places, naturally entertaining without trying hard or going over the top.
Well, I once bought a secondhand Volvo privately from Balsall Heath - and it had loads and loads of history, had been well maintained, and the seller was a genuinely nice guy. The car, which was bought as a beater, gave me good service for a couple of years - and I would have kept it, but had no need for it in the end and…….I couldn’t sell it! So sadly it was scrapped.
I think this raises the point that it really depends on the car you're buying from birmingham. A volvo estate has not been driven about by some tosser with a stud earring and neck tattoo compared to a bmw 1 series etc.
or who some psslmst thg@@qlus
Ha! I was at the British Motor Museum on Saturday, we had to go home early so were going to come back to look in the building you've shown. Didn't realise it had so many cars in, now I'm excited.
New to this channel, and i LOVE IT!!! Keep up guys! Love from Sweden.
Voiceover mics need upgrading asap but it's great to see TDC get into it's groove 🙏
I once brought a mk4 golf gti from birmingham, the car was completely fine, very good condition, the guy covered my bus fare there, picked me up from the station. wouldn't say its a bad place to buy from
So far you are one of the few car channels that keeps my attention and I watch the whole video without skipping around. Proper good stuff mates!
Really enjoyed the episode. Keep it up guys!
If Dudley is "in Birmingham", Watford is "in London".
Mind you, it is really, so fair enough...........
Dudley is the Black Country
As a fan from Birmingham and whose mother is from Bradford after this video idk how i can defend my cities anymore but dammit I'll sink with them, a captain doesn't abandon their ship lol
that name of yours mate hmmm see some of us have opinions on certain ones being the problem and these certain ones have certain names.
@@bigduphusaj162 😅 if you're going to have prejudices at least say it with your chest
you guys are absolutely hilarious together, and just make me warm and fuzzy. Keep it up, great content!
This is actually a really good video idea, quite intuitive. Please do more of these types of videos.
i just did a car vertical report a few ours ago with your discount, thanks for the discount code.
Rear parking sensors will almost definitely be the wiring loom in the bumper, gets brittle and cracks, bit of solder and shrink tube, jobs a goodun.
another smashing video, hope to see more of yall soon, the internet needs this kind of show/humor
Is that the Buick from gassed up?
I'm from Sutton Coldfield and have never bought a used car from Birmingham, go Staffordshire or Warwickshire. There is a common theme with all the cities/towns mentioned in the comments but can't be mentioned on YT.
Ive never made the connection i hope you mean before. But i feel like it makes some sense😂
That’s why it’s text only so you can’t figure it out. I always insist on a call before I drive to view a car.
@@null-gyes as soon as you hear the accent down the phone goes 😅
Yeah because cars from Liverpool or Glasgow are any better
Not even in Streetly?
Will and Edwin, so excited for where this channel is headed. You’re carrying on the overdrive/top gear vibes and we’re all here for it.
One request is pls get Callum involved as a guest, you guys always had cracking chemistry.
Fun thing about that old Buick barge, it came with a factory heavy duty towing package that was unique to the buick, unlike its Chevy Caprice, and Oldsmobile Vista cruiser siblings. They were rated to tow between 5-6,000 lbs. And with it's Dyna-ride rear air ride, it would self level.
dodgy city it is lol
Magnificent city... You shall never go there... Like to Luton
anywhere theres a lot of Them the place turns into a slum. Thats obvious now and its alarming how rapid they turn anywhere they go into a slum.
The term don’t buy a car from Birmingham comes from the 70’s as going back then they used to put a lot of salt on the roads so you could guarantee they would be rotten underneath, those days are gone and nowadays cars are treated underneath so really there is no more a risk buying a car from brum than anywhere else in the country.
Great humour guys keep it up! Wheels look to me to be from a Range Rover Sport, the interior has lasted exceptionally. We have two of these at work for towing boats, they just keep going & going
As a Brummie, yes buying a car from Birmingham isn't the best, especially having known lots of dealers having worked at BCA but I have to correct you on one thing, Dudley is not part of Birmingham
When is next video
My dad got an '04 L322 last year for 2 grand I was dreading the MOT results; surprisingly only needed a new balljoint and control arm, pleasantly surprised until it took me TWO DAYS of heating and beating, grinding and cursing to get the bloody rusted-in things out. Still, it's fixed now. One common issue is all the electronics for the radio, sat nav and amps are in the boot, right near a common water ingress point, causes a ton of electrical issues when this gets wet and involves tearing the whole lot out and replacing it with a sensible aftermarket headunit. Problem solved.
the emblem on the back is The Free French naval jack and French naval honour jack.
The argent rhomboid field is defaced with a gules Lorraine cross, the emblem of the Free French.
That sticker on the number plate is one of the flags from the "Free French Resistance", flown by anti-facist ships that served in WW2.
I know nothing of this, just did a quick picture search on google, and thought you may want to know!
Top man
THAT BUICK THOUGH ❤
It’s complete junk, American garbage, honestly!
Yes!!! This! 🤩
If the people of Dudley could read they would be very offended with you saying it was part of Birmingham
Enjoying your content, glad I found your channel indeed.
No one prepared to address the elephant in the room? No? What’s the largest group of people in Leicester/ Birmingham?
4 videos in and already messed up the schedule lol
Another great video lads, really loving your content! Keep up the great work, give Sam‘s motor and machine a follow as he’s done some great videos on his L322
The Buick Roadmaster would be fun for a separate video. Especially with the engine options that are V8's that range from 5.0L to 5.7L.
I hate to say it, thats a bloody good Range Rover for the money
Sutton Coldfield does not count at Birmingham. Its like saying Balsall Common is Coventry and i'm from Balsall Common. Lived in Coventry and Worked in Birmingham.
I almost worked in Birmingham, lived in Kenilworth and worked in Coventry and Balsall Common. Mind you that was 1983 - not sure I'd want to work in Coventry nowadays.
@@hunchanchoc8418 definitely not 😂
Ironically, the most reliable used car that I’ve bought was my old 330i bought from a chap in Birmingham. Anything from Keighley is a massive no no though….
I typically skip any car that has wind deflectors and even faster if the front seats are reclined to a silly angle. 😂
Still can't believe how excited I am to see your videos. I absolutely would love to have one of these. If I was well enough to still work I would have one right now. So I'm buzzing to see how you get on with it.
Ever notice that all the worse places to buy a car from in the UK have something certain in common
do tell?
@@qlusyeah pal like you need told. Good one. Get them out!
Yes full of smellys 👃
Invaders ripping off infidels sorry indigenous people.
@@qlusopen your eyes
Congrats with the Rangy. I did a photoshoot a few years ago, with that exact Silk Cut Jaguar XJR9 from the museum, driven (and man-handled) by John Nielsen, while telling stories from the good old Le Mans days. It was so extremely loud, that we had to shoot it, in an old RAF airfield, a good two hour drive from Manchester, because of the noise regulations. But man, did it sound good!
I went to see a Fiat 500 in Birmingham, dodgy car repair place selling it on an industrial estate, it was just left out on the road full of condensation, I could see damage even inside the engine bay, it had stripes done with a brush, and on a test drive it would 'sometimes' pull strongly to the right as if something was very seriously loose or broken in a dangerous way.
This channel is lovely.
Fresh and distinctly different. I like autoalex.
But, lots of channel are blokey.
I like the enthusiasm you guys have.
Keep doing your thing and stay a bit different
Wonderful start to a channel. Clearly going to be big
Best
If you drive through ulez zone daily like i do , you won't buy a range rover diesel. That's the thing with Birmingham bad reputation