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Hey Matt can I ask why you decided to leave Spain and return to UK? It's harder now to live in Europe cos of Brexit but back then it was a doddle I guess?
@@julesviolin I still have my residency card so I think I would have an easier path back if I wanted to return. The simple answer is there is a lack of opportunities there. I’d done as much as I could do really.
Impressively fluent and eloquent presentation too. It’s a real gift. I wondered if your words just flow naturally when on camera or you have to pre-prepare, memorise and rehearse what you are going to say.
@@jacksonmiked He’s retelling his life story. He lived what he’s recalling so no need to learn anything. Prompted by the photos, the memories flow back. If you’ve lived the story no one knows it as well as you and that’s why it’s a natural recollection. No script necessary, this lad has worked hard and proudly recounts the journey. Truth well told.
Couldn't stop smiling watching this video, it just proves if you are genuine and hard working then anything is possible in life.. Matt just to say thank you and wish continued success now and whatever you do in the future too..
Having also lived in Spain during the early 2000’s you reminded me of when I first experienced Spains casual attitudes to car care, I backed my early Saab 93 Turbo into an old Kia or Hyundai saloon caving in one of the doors, getting out ready for being torn down the Spanish owner just shrugged and said it had plenty of dents already so don’t worry! That would never happen in the UK lol😂
First time we went to Spain (2005), parked up round the corner from a Carrefour supermarket, this was in Andalusia. As we're walking into the entrance, a bloke in a Renault caddy type van turns left into the car park, as someone else pulls out, the car pulling out scrapes the rubber trim part off the nearside of the Renault. Both chaps get out (with both vehicles still in the entrance and partly in the road blocking it) and begin screaming at each other in Spanish. My dad the next day watched a Spanish person deliberately "Crash" her car into a parked car, at low speed, in order to push it forward to make room for her to park. She then reversed and hit it again at low speed. Spanish car ownership is almost like the French..... caring for your car, cleaning it, treating it well is seen as "Disgusting" and it's "just a tool" to the Spanish. Went to Spain about 10 times over the next 9 years but haven't been since 2014, got a holiday booked for end of this year to go back, and no doubt the driving style hasn't changed since I last went.
A someone who used to be around those areas 6 times per year as a child, it’s great to see how you managed to make your career in Spain. It proves despite the lack of opportunities, with a business brain, anything is possible.
Yes the Jeep used the 2.5 VM diesel engine from Italy. That's the same VM diesel used in the first Range Rover Classic so that it could be sold in Europe. Head gasket failures were common for the RR too.
I've got to admit, I am surprised to hear about this DIY hands on side to you. I know you fit the odd registration plate but to see you sanded things down and fitted things from scrap yards. I am impressed. That life in Spain as a young man seems bloody idyllic.
It's very plain to see after watching this how you have achieved your status now as a professional car sales man & a very good you tuber. You have a real passion for what you do & when you feel like that about something you put all your effort & time in to it..a really enlightening & enjoyable review..keep up the excellent channel 💯 👌
I was noticing the Jaguar too. Back in the '90's we rented a Jaguar XJS convertible in Hawaii for a day. It was the last year they made them. While out of style, or I should say not the current style, it was just a beautiful car inside and out.
Excellent video matt, I’ve been watching you around 3 n a half years now (since the Manchester to Malaga rav4 vid) and this has been my favourite vid to date. How amazing that all them cars you sold in Spain were available on a memory stick to view now. A great way to start your career and amazing to see the success you’ve built up today.
Back in the 80’s, my dad used to buy and sell cars as a part time business/hobby. I remember once we got a Citroen BX and I, being still at school at the time, was fascinated by the suspension going up and down when you started it up and turned it off. We found out eventually that dad purchased the car incredibly cheap as the previous owner, a farmer, had committed suicide in it with his shot gun. Mum was not happy with him, may the farmer concerned rest in peace.
I watched this whole 55 min video all the way through! So thoroughly interesting! I can see you had good business morales from day one, a few of my driving school students asked how to buy a car, I’ve shared your video on how to buy a car, and also shared your website, saying I would totally trust buying from you!
I worked at a Vauxhall dealership as a valeter and brought a vw polo coupe for 300 quid, that was a trade in, it was red and faded buffed it up cleaned the interior and sold it, like you with a sticker in the window outside my house for 1250.
I just kept looking at the model Ford Anglia on your desk. 🙂 Reminded me of my Dad's 1966 (D) reg one he had in yellow when I was about 13/14 years old. I'm 67 now so a loooong time ago. Thanks for the memory jolt Matt 😀
I love your channel, because what you do is something I've done slowly on and off for about eight years now. I find sourcing, buying, fixing and selling cars as a therapy, it's a real passion and I'm hoping to get deeper into doing it this year. I've had some really interesting ones over the years to date. Also, I'd absolutely have that PT Cruiser 😁
As a metrology technician in the Automotive industry working for a company with going on 750 members of staff , someone at work bought a multipla brand new he had that much piss taken out of him he sold it, Totally agree about the MK4 Golf GT TDI my first was brand new 150 followed by a 130.
Hi Matt, a decade or so i used to for a Chrysler Jeep dealer, the following for the PT Cruiser was scary! And I won't lie, i made a fortune in selling the Bentley grilles for the 300C's
Clicked on the video without looking at the duration on the bottom and here I am an hour later smiling the whole way through, thoroughly enjoyable storytelling and content 😄 more vids like this this one please! maybe on the first cars you sold in the UK
I have had one of those Corsas B 1.0 54bhp ECO thing. For quite a couple years. It's been my first car. It had NOTHING but Air Conditioning (that later broke down), and it was slow AF. But it was great for what i needed it, learn to drive. It showed me that you always have to anticipate, we went to watch some WRC with it loaded with 5 guys and lugages. Uncofortable, but we made it. We've been in the snow with it, in the mountains and so on. It was a car that drove you anywhere. Just slowly. It had issues with emissions every single year, that was a bit of a pain, but it really is a car that doesn't use much gas (well you expect this by it's poor engine, right?). It's a car from before the 1.0L cars where in fashin and where a trend, except this one had no turbo on it. Otherwise it'd have been probably a small rocket as it weights nothing.
Knew the car wash and road well being in Alhaurin El Grande from early 2000's before moving to Nerja in 2006 then onto Villamartin in 2008 until returning back to Stoke late 2014/ Only had 3 decent vehicles in Spain and drove back in Reno Grand Espace V6 sold that to a dealer who took it back to Calpe. Keep up the good work.
This was such a good video. As other viewers commented, i had a smile on my face throughout and you reminiscing for an hour was very engaging - like chatting with a mate. Always good to see sunshine too even in photos. Well done Matt 👍🏼❤
I really enjoyed your trip through memory lane with the cars Matt. Those Saab 93 convertibles are probably one the few ragtops I'd entertain owning. I had a 1998 93 for a while (2L turbo I think) and really loved it, I'd be on the look out again for another one of that era and body shape if my 2004 Volvo S60 (yep I like Swedish cars) decides enough is enough.
Great video matt as usual, I too had the yank buzz around the turn of the century myself so bought my kid dream car 1984 Pontiac Trans am 5.0 ltr in black and subsequently a Brand New 1999 S reg Chrysler neon 3 speed auto and then another 2002 neon r/t 5 speed manual in black with 5 CD auto changer..ahhh them were the days.. 😁
Enjoyable video down memory lane , A great learning curve for you , learn from experience . You've done well , but you've earned it . Honesty is always the best policy in the long run and been a genuine guy has got you to where you are today . Thanks for sharing you passion . Cheers Matt.🚗🚙
I really enjoyed finding out how you started out and how things can come together. Well done Matt. I'm sure you're proud of yourself and so you should be. I wish you many more years of success. 🙂
0:55 "...I had a Chrysler PT Cruiser, don't laugh..." You cracked me up! Not because of the PT, but because you asked not to laugh, like there was any chance. After all, at the time I didn't know there was also a Multipla, which makes the PT look like the trendiest car ever! We sill love you, nevertheless. Not many people are as naturally talented, genuine and dedicated as you. You deserve all the success you had, much more to come and more on top of that! Take care and keep shining!
car prices here in spain are absolutely crazy,, wish you were still here, it would be nice to find a dealer you can actually trust..i like many others have been ripped off,
I never had one, a PT Cruiser, but I always thought they looked like a London Taxi, a couple we went to Church with bought one and we went out to eat with them, we were in Love with the Chrysler, the interior lights dimmed slowly and we just thought compared to our Dodge Minivan it was class! Looking back when I rarely see one I think, my taste have improved greatly!!!
I remember woking for a car magazine company at the time of the Chrysler PT Cruiser but we reviewed the PT Bruiser x3 wheels and a hell of fun test driving it!!
That engine was indeed an italian one. To this day i drive my Jeep XJ 2.5TD from -98 and it has now 47.000 on it. 5 manual gearbox as they didnt come with automatic one. I love the car and cheerish it everyday. Use it on the farm and for fishing/hunting.
The 2.5 is from VM Motori. i think also used as the first diesel in the Range Rover Classic. Pretty rattly and un-refined. Losing £100 is quite a cheap lesson! I was looking at Grand Cherokees as my Dartmoor car, but in the end, and actually today, bought a 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS. Getting it delivered next week, couldn't face 200 motorway miles in it, I'm officially a wimp...Nice fun video, and gosh, brings back so many familiar place names from when the family lived in Gibraltar.
VM Motori were also known for making the engines for stacker trucks and one of the generations of Black cabs for LTI so they should be used to prolonged running.
A Grand Cherokee 2.5 Diesel reminds me a bit of the second generation Range Rover with the 136 hp BMW Diesel. Now, with power inflation, image someone proposing a sub-200-hp engine for such a large car today.
Pug 306 Cab was Pininfarina. Just finishing rebuilding one from the ground up. Most over 1.8 are OK, but if you can get the 135 brake engine it's blinding.
Your videos are so nice! I came across your channel some time ago and i am really pleased with the quality of the content that i am watching! I am really interested in this part of your career, as i myself enjoy the good old times...
If the saying "PUT IN THE WORKS" was a content video...........THIS IS IT!! I've said it before. I have no desire to sell cars but I do follow you just for the inspiration of "PUTTING IN THE WORK"
Loved this video. I have lived in Marbella for 20 years and have bought a few cars in that time. It's an absolute minefield even when dealing with main dealers. Once bought a german import from a guy on the Marbella strip. Had to give him 25% up front. Cat that arrived wasn't the one we had agreed on and refusal to return cash so had to do the deal. Such is life.
Yes it’s tricky. I once bought a car with so many fines attached to it, it cost me the same price as the car to pay it all off. You don’t realise how easy the uk system is
Oh wow, feature length!! I thought this video was being uploaded to the course i must have looked about 3 times and was getting frustrated as to why I couldn’t find it 😂 Cant wait to watch the rest of this, I’m only 5 minutes in what a treat 😂👍🏼
Mat i bought walkmans with head phones in a packet from woolworths in manchester in 1988 £9,99 then i took them to greece and sold them for £35 ,loads every beach or Hotel I kept coming home to buy more .Suit case ,s full some weekends .
Very interesting, as someone who moved here 2 years ago a place you will know ( Arroyo de la miel ) I was shocked at the prices of second hand cars 'very high' an all with more then 150,000 miles , at the minute all irrelevant because still there is no agreement on a license exchange leaving thousands unable to drive, great content as always
I really enjoyed the video on how you started your car buying and selling. As always with great humour. Its a shame you said your losing interest in cars. also nice to hear about you and your family.
I enjoyed your blast from the past. We have a place in el Rosario, costa bella so I related to all the places that you mentioned. You didn't come across a green Saab 9000, green, lhd by any chance? I used to park it by the petrol station at the plaza major in Malaga then jump the train to the airport to fly to the UK. Saved me a fortune in airport parking fees, but sadly it wasn't there when I returned from a uk trip back in 2012, never to be seen again. It was an ex dutch diplomats car, had only done 34kmiles. Lhd cars were worth buttons in the UK back then so I picked it up for £750! I Drove it over to Costa del sol towing a trailer full of belongings. As you mentioned, I got away with no mot as the police didn't bother back then. As you say, somple, happy days!
Hey I just watched your episode where you walk through your dealerships inventory, including inside and your outside inventory & you were talking about how you wanted to make all of these lofty plans to renovate your shop. I have to agree with you, I was surprised to see the state of your business exterior and interior. Especially considering the very high standard you have with the vehicles you bring from near car death to life again with a mind to save the car a trip to the scrap yard and pay it some attention, giving it another chance to run. And you do so with almost the same care and intent that a parent would give to a problem child who also just needs some TLC. Keeping that single most identifying trait that your program niche is based around, one would be confused to see the space in which that same individual chooses to present those quality vehicles. Your lofty plans sound to be in a future that is probably NOT happening next year. In the mean time, the space seems to be manageable and not terribly large. Clear a work space and DYI and plan with a couple of good friends a week or two and strip away the old paint and put some of your same vision you give the cars you take in and give a second chance and do so with your building that shows off your investments. It doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg to spruce up the relatively small garage space you have. You should feel good about the space you show off your inventory and passerby’s might take a second look at your inventory and be able to visualize a more accurate opinion of the kind of business you have and more importantly, if the old saying is true, that we’re all products of our environment. Then one might be getting the signal completely wrong based on those first impressions. It makes sense, i mean, what is the first thing you or I want to do to even begin the process of turning around the unloved car? Get it a wash, refurbishing dents, corrosion and full clean up inside. Then what a difference it makes! The same idea must start with the shop you select to show your good intentioned efforts to bring your community some of the villages most cared for and above average used car offerings. If you don’t have time to DYI, get a couple of professional painters in to knock out the job quickly, a little paint goes a long way. I think it should be a neutral color, maybe 2 color tones. The lower part but up 3 quarters of the wall of whole building a grey color and then the rest a stark crisp white. Paint the inside all white, then gut the ceiling removing all of those horrible panels and florescent lighting. Get a real sheet rooked ceiling fitted and have pre cut holes for canned reassessed lighting installed, and many of them spaced neatly 2 or 3 feet from one another. Have a tradesman come in and paint the cement floor a with sealant in a light grey color or get the floors replaced in simulated wood panel to wood panel appropriately colored or ceramic floor covering. Then toss out those ugly fake trees you have in place for decoration and get yourself over to a plant nursery and purchase 4 large ceramic and eye pleasing pots and place 2 inside and 2 out side the building. For the interior get a fig tree or ficus or similar, they do good with indirect med light. Or buy fake but very good fake. Though real is the best. And you might find this is something you enjoy looking after. Your outside plants should be hearty and one that does well with the weather conditions you have, a topiary tree 🌳 usually in round forms. That are in 3 or 4 tiers of manicured round shapes that get smaller as it rises. They look great on the out side if placed within good eye view of the public. Installing outside indirect lighting to the building that reflects on the new facade paint will have great curb appeal. It looks like you have a nice partial iron enclosure around the shop, go in and repaint all of the iron planks and fencing a matte or glossy black. Enhance and compliment the buildings around you. Think of Paris, when you look at some of the outside facades, none particularly large but the what the owner does have, they make it look like a million dollars with color, texture and lighting and then the next neighbor does the same and so on. Then you have an area known as a beautiful and kept area. Remember, keep it simple and make big splashes with a few big stand outs, ie potted trees, interior and exterior lighting and then let all of the wonderful and good quality cars you offer in the space tell the rest of the story! Then in 10 years or so or sooner, the option to buy and fully renovate the place comes into play, at least in the meantime, you will have had a nice place that served a good purpose for your gradual climb up the success and esthetic ladder..
My mum had a W reg 9.3 2.0T which she bought at 18 months oldish from local Saab dealer Robert Bowetts Saab, she also loved mum sadly passed away when the car was 4 years old or so , I kept it around 8 years,.I only ever used it from May to October , I only sold as I thought well my mum wasn't sentimental so then sold it, I've had another 2 since.
Nether or upper Poppleton, York, I'm from York and now do work around your old stomping ground . Fuengirola, Los Boliches,mijas,and use the scrappers around malaga to keep my 2 berlingos roadworthy.
Happy times, I used to spend a bit of time at a relatives’ place in Benissa back in 2005 and absolutely loved it, especially Moraira and even Benidorm is nice once you look past the chips and lager 😂 You did a great job there which set you up for where you are now!
Hi Matt great video as always, could you do a video on all of the cars you’ve had as your own personal cars. Why you bought them, what you liked, did you make money etc. thanks Billy.
Memory Lane that was Matt. I either owned or wanted to own most of those cars, TT needed two exhausts - mine was a 2003/04 (I think) model 3.2l one - sounded great
Matt I really liked your all our yesterday's video what an insight to your personality and hard working attitude . Iam voting you the North West best car dealership you really desire the title .I wish you every success in your business in the Future I tell everyone about your business You are my favourite car dealer down to earth and no messing sort of guy. With tones of experience Kevin from sunny 😊 Radclffe by the river Irwell 😊
Great video Matt & very similar to myself (although in a totally different area of business). Yes we all look back very melancholy and it seems we had more fun back in the day 👍
@@HighPeakAutos I think it was because we were more hungry then, and every successful trade / job done gave us a genuine buzz. Both in a much more established place now and we think different as well.
Diesel engine in the Jeep - I believe were made by VM, who indeed are an Italian company. At one point they were owned by Fiat, may still be part of the Stellantis conglomerate. Their engines have been widely used, including in the Rover SD1 and 800 diesels, and the LDV/SAIC Maxus vans.
Believe it or not, I watched the whole video! It was that good to listen to.23:40 please get that 1D hairstyle back😂. You should do a podcast on your history of selling cars
Hi Matt, great video, looking at the photos beyond the cars looks like Sierrazuela out the back of Fuengirola. I spend my working day driving all over CDS and sometimes beyond. I’m looking around for a Spanish car atm to replace my long serving Rover, it’s getting tired now🤣🤣🤣 the prices are horrendous and even then no guarantee it’s ok, not a lot available in the expat market which is generally the more reliable source. Enjoyed the vid, keep up the good work👍🏻😎
Hey Matt, would you consider covering a video about ML350/320 w164 model? I really enjoy your videos and they are very informative and straight to the point 👌🏽
Just a little color difference on the Opel Astra. Loved the Mitsubishi I was in Barcelona last Christmas and found out that every car has some or more dents on almost every panel. Selling cars there will be a challenge not only because of parking problems. Also, public transportation is very cheap and almost everyone owns a motorbike or scooter We had a nice time in Barcelona but don t go there at Christmas time and expect Christmas joy
Good cars. I had a Peugeot coupe 3 litre , Audi tt 225 .. and second hand cars in Spain are well expensive .. I bought cars from uk and drove them Over and had plates changed still cheaper than buying second hand there ..( almeria )..
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Hey Matt can I ask why you decided to leave Spain and return to UK?
It's harder now to live in Europe cos of Brexit but back then it was a doddle I guess?
@@julesviolin I still have my residency card so I think I would have an easier path back if I wanted to return. The simple answer is there is a lack of opportunities there. I’d done as much as I could do really.
Your voice is the key in your business. It's a very confident honest voice that isn't cocky . And this is why your video's are good too!😊👍
Thank you
Impressively fluent and eloquent presentation too. It’s a real gift. I wondered if your words just flow naturally when on camera or you have to pre-prepare, memorise and rehearse what you are going to say.
He’s also very easy on the eyes lol 🥵
@@jacksonmiked He’s retelling his life story. He lived what he’s recalling so no need to learn anything. Prompted by the photos, the memories flow back. If you’ve lived the story no one knows it as well as you and that’s why it’s a natural recollection. No script necessary, this lad has worked hard and proudly recounts the journey. Truth well told.
Agreed, too many times you go to a dealer or independent and there is some jumped up cocky Middle-Aged salesman who thinks he better than you
Couldn't stop smiling watching this video, it just proves if you are genuine and hard working then anything is possible in life..
Matt just to say thank you and wish continued success now and whatever you do in the future too..
Thank you! It made me realise how far I’d come too
@@HighPeakAutos most certainly and rightfully deserved..
Having also lived in Spain during the early 2000’s you reminded me of when I first experienced Spains casual attitudes to car care, I backed my early Saab 93 Turbo into an old Kia or Hyundai saloon caving in one of the doors, getting out ready for being torn down the Spanish owner just shrugged and said it had plenty of dents already so don’t worry! That would never happen in the UK lol😂
First time we went to Spain (2005), parked up round the corner from a Carrefour supermarket, this was in Andalusia. As we're walking into the entrance, a bloke in a Renault caddy type van turns left into the car park, as someone else pulls out, the car pulling out scrapes the rubber trim part off the nearside of the Renault. Both chaps get out (with both vehicles still in the entrance and partly in the road blocking it) and begin screaming at each other in Spanish.
My dad the next day watched a Spanish person deliberately "Crash" her car into a parked car, at low speed, in order to push it forward to make room for her to park. She then reversed and hit it again at low speed. Spanish car ownership is almost like the French..... caring for your car, cleaning it, treating it well is seen as "Disgusting" and it's "just a tool" to the Spanish.
Went to Spain about 10 times over the next 9 years but haven't been since 2014, got a holiday booked for end of this year to go back, and no doubt the driving style hasn't changed since I last went.
A someone who used to be around those areas 6 times per year as a child, it’s great to see how you managed to make your career in Spain. It proves despite the lack of opportunities, with a business brain, anything is possible.
Yes the Jeep used the 2.5 VM diesel engine from Italy. That's the same VM diesel used in the first Range Rover Classic so that it could be sold in Europe. Head gasket failures were common for the RR too.
The current 3.0 V6 diesels from Jeep/RAM/Maserati are also VM . They switched back to VM after a decade or so of using Mercedes engines
Also in my Dad's Rover 825 SD from 1994. Horrendous turbo lag
I was over the moon when I saw Matt had uploaded a one hour video!!! Fantastic content as always and you deserve every success mate!
Wow, thanks!
I've got to admit, I am surprised to hear about this DIY hands on side to you. I know you fit the odd registration plate but to see you sanded things down and fitted things from scrap yards. I am impressed. That life in Spain as a young man seems bloody idyllic.
I had a bit more enthusiasm back then
Great look down memory lane. Really privileged to have shared it with you Matt.
Thank you!
Enjoyed that one, it felt a bit like ‘a chat with Matt down the pub’ 😁
Haha thanks
I can't believe I've just sat for an hour listening to a guy reminiscing about old business. Love your stuff
Thanks
It's very plain to see after watching this how you have achieved your status now as a professional car sales man & a very good you tuber. You have a real passion for what you do & when you feel like that about something you put all your effort & time in to it..a really enlightening & enjoyable review..keep up the excellent channel 💯 👌
I was noticing the Jaguar too. Back in the '90's we rented a Jaguar XJS convertible in Hawaii for a day. It was the last year they made them. While out of style, or I should say not the current style, it was just a beautiful car inside and out.
Very nice!
Excellent video matt, I’ve been watching you around 3 n a half years now (since the Manchester to Malaga rav4 vid) and this has been my favourite vid to date. How amazing that all them cars you sold in Spain were available on a memory stick to view now. A great way to start your career and amazing to see the success you’ve built up today.
Thanks! I appreciate it
Back in the 80’s, my dad used to buy and sell cars as a part time business/hobby. I remember once we got a Citroen BX and I, being still at school at the time, was fascinated by the suspension going up and down when you started it up and turned it off. We found out eventually that dad purchased the car incredibly cheap as the previous owner, a farmer, had committed suicide in it with his shot gun. Mum was not happy with him, may the farmer concerned rest in peace.
I watched this whole 55 min video all the way through! So thoroughly interesting! I can see you had good business morales from day one, a few of my driving school students asked how to buy a car, I’ve shared your video on how to buy a car, and also shared your website, saying I would totally trust buying from you!
Thank you! All the best
I worked at a Vauxhall dealership as a valeter and brought a vw polo coupe for 300 quid, that was a trade in, it was red and faded buffed it up cleaned the interior and sold it, like you with a sticker in the window outside my house for 1250.
I just kept looking at the model Ford Anglia on your desk. 🙂 Reminded me of my Dad's 1966 (D) reg one he had in yellow when I was about 13/14 years old. I'm 67 now so a loooong time ago. Thanks for the memory jolt Matt 😀
I love your channel, because what you do is something I've done slowly on and off for about eight years now. I find sourcing, buying, fixing and selling cars as a therapy, it's a real passion and I'm hoping to get deeper into doing it this year. I've had some really interesting ones over the years to date.
Also, I'd absolutely have that PT Cruiser 😁
As a metrology technician in the Automotive industry working for a company with going on 750 members of staff , someone at work bought a multipla brand new he had that much piss taken out of him he sold it, Totally agree about the MK4 Golf GT TDI my first was brand new 150 followed by a 130.
Hi Matt, really enjoying the video ! You deserve all the success you have achieved. All the very best for 2023 👍
Thanks so much!
Hi Matt, a decade or so i used to for a Chrysler Jeep dealer, the following for the PT Cruiser was scary! And I won't lie, i made a fortune in selling the Bentley grilles for the 300C's
Clicked on the video without looking at the duration on the bottom and here I am an hour later smiling the whole way through, thoroughly enjoyable storytelling and content 😄
more vids like this this one please! maybe on the first cars you sold in the UK
Glad you enjoyed it! I could do that
I have had one of those Corsas B 1.0 54bhp ECO thing. For quite a couple years. It's been my first car. It had NOTHING but Air Conditioning (that later broke down), and it was slow AF. But it was great for what i needed it, learn to drive. It showed me that you always have to anticipate, we went to watch some WRC with it loaded with 5 guys and lugages. Uncofortable, but we made it. We've been in the snow with it, in the mountains and so on. It was a car that drove you anywhere. Just slowly. It had issues with emissions every single year, that was a bit of a pain, but it really is a car that doesn't use much gas (well you expect this by it's poor engine, right?).
It's a car from before the 1.0L cars where in fashin and where a trend, except this one had no turbo on it. Otherwise it'd have been probably a small rocket as it weights nothing.
Knew the car wash and road well being in Alhaurin El Grande from early 2000's before moving to Nerja in 2006 then onto Villamartin in 2008 until returning back to Stoke late 2014/ Only had 3 decent vehicles in Spain and drove back in Reno Grand Espace V6 sold that to a dealer who took it back to Calpe. Keep up the good work.
This was such a good video. As other viewers commented, i had a smile on my face throughout and you reminiscing for an hour was very engaging - like chatting with a mate.
Always good to see sunshine too even in photos.
Well done Matt 👍🏼❤
Love these videos it’s like chatting with a friend about cars. Finally a place for all car bores to unite 👏 😂
Completely agree with the mk 4 golf. I had a 2.8 v6 4 motion. Great car. The one I wish I never got rid of. Very rare now
Very rare. I had a VR6 Jetta in the states for a bit
I really enjoyed your trip through memory lane with the cars Matt. Those Saab 93 convertibles are probably one the few ragtops I'd entertain owning. I had a 1998 93 for a while (2L turbo I think) and really loved it, I'd be on the look out again for another one of that era and body shape if my 2004 Volvo S60 (yep I like Swedish cars) decides enough is enough.
It is nice when somebody has a passion for cars or whatever and it becomes their living and is not really work at all good luck and future success
Great video matt as usual, I too had the yank buzz around the turn of the century myself so bought my kid dream car 1984 Pontiac Trans am 5.0 ltr in black and subsequently a Brand New 1999 S reg Chrysler neon 3 speed auto and then another 2002 neon r/t 5 speed manual in black with 5 CD auto changer..ahhh them were the days.. 😁
Incredible apprenticeship journey. It is no wonder you know a great deal about cars. Thanks for sharing these memories.
Thanks! It’s been a long road
Enjoyable video down memory lane , A great learning curve for you , learn from experience . You've done well , but you've earned it . Honesty is always the best policy in the long run and been a genuine guy has got you to where you are today . Thanks for sharing you passion . Cheers Matt.🚗🚙
I really enjoyed finding out how you started out and how things can come together. Well done Matt. I'm sure you're proud of yourself and so you should be. I wish you many more years of success. 🙂
0:55 "...I had a Chrysler PT Cruiser, don't laugh..." You cracked me up! Not because of the PT, but because you asked not to laugh, like there was any chance. After all, at the time I didn't know there was also a Multipla, which makes the PT look like the trendiest car ever!
We sill love you, nevertheless.
Not many people are as naturally talented, genuine and dedicated as you. You deserve all the success you had, much more to come and more on top of that!
Take care and keep shining!
Thanks!
Credit where due.
Spoken like a true second hand car dealer! Very funny ,keep em coming
Great stuff Matt. Boy did you do well! The easy days in Spain. Long gone now.
car prices here in spain are absolutely crazy,, wish you were still here, it would be nice to find a dealer you can actually trust..i like many others have been ripped off,
Running a business is very hard work and I enjoyed watching that.
Glad you enjoyed it
I never had one, a PT Cruiser, but I always thought they looked like a London Taxi, a couple we went to Church with bought one and we went out to eat with them, we were in Love with the Chrysler, the interior lights dimmed slowly and we just thought compared to our Dodge Minivan it was class! Looking back when I rarely see one I think, my taste have improved greatly!!!
I remember woking for a car magazine company at the time of the Chrysler PT Cruiser but we reviewed the PT Bruiser x3 wheels and a hell of fun test driving it!!
I don’t watching many RUclips videos from one account as much as yours! Great videos !
I appreciate that!
That engine was indeed an italian one. To this day i drive my Jeep XJ 2.5TD from -98 and it has now 47.000 on it. 5 manual gearbox as they didnt come with automatic one.
I love the car and cheerish it everyday. Use it on the farm and for fishing/hunting.
Village in Yorkshire....there is a Poppleton on the way to York via Harrogate, or there's a Pocklington on the A64 on the way to Scarborough.
The beauty of apple and keeping your photos. Brilliant great history
The 2.5 is from VM Motori. i think also used as the first diesel in the Range Rover Classic. Pretty rattly and un-refined. Losing £100 is quite a cheap lesson! I was looking at Grand Cherokees as my Dartmoor car, but in the end, and actually today, bought a 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS. Getting it delivered next week, couldn't face 200 motorway miles in it, I'm officially a wimp...Nice fun video, and gosh, brings back so many familiar place names from when the family lived in Gibraltar.
VM Motori were also known for making the engines for stacker trucks and one of the generations of Black cabs for LTI so they should be used to prolonged running.
A Grand Cherokee 2.5 Diesel reminds me a bit of the second generation Range Rover with the 136 hp BMW Diesel. Now, with power inflation, image someone proposing a sub-200-hp engine for such a large car today.
Pug 306 Cab was Pininfarina. Just finishing rebuilding one from the ground up. Most over 1.8 are OK, but if you can get the 135 brake engine it's blinding.
Matt, your memory is excellent!
Your videos are so nice! I came across your channel some time ago and i am really pleased with the quality of the content that i am watching! I am really interested in this part of your career, as i myself enjoy the good old times...
Thank you so much!
Awesome!!! Now that’s what I call living the dream.
Great video,you forgot to mention the meaning of pajero in spanish , always brings a smile when your passing one on a uk motorway
If the saying "PUT IN THE WORKS" was a content video...........THIS IS IT!! I've said it before. I have no desire to sell cars but I do follow you just for the inspiration of "PUTTING IN THE WORK"
Thank you!
I don’t think there’s such a thing as an overnight success. I’ve been doing this for 15 years
Ahh the memories. My parents used to live in that area, Torrequbrada and I’m certain the time share reps used to drive around in Smart cars.
I went to school in Torrequebrada
As always just brilliant “ Matt your just magic , your work ethics are brilliant ok 👍👍👍👍from an old guy who loves cars “ happy days 😊
Thanks 👍
Onwards and upwards Matt, love the videos mate, more power to you 👍
Thanks 👍
I had the same colour of SLK, and that brings back memories of painting the flaky interior!.
Loved this video. I have lived in Marbella for 20 years and have bought a few cars in that time. It's an absolute minefield even when dealing with main dealers. Once bought a german import from a guy on the Marbella strip. Had to give him 25% up front. Cat that arrived wasn't the one we had agreed on and refusal to return cash so had to do the deal. Such is life.
Yes it’s tricky. I once bought a car with so many fines attached to it, it cost me the same price as the car to pay it all off. You don’t realise how easy the uk system is
Oh wow, feature length!! I thought this video was being uploaded to the course i must have looked about 3 times and was getting frustrated as to why I couldn’t find it 😂
Cant wait to watch the rest of this, I’m only 5 minutes in what a treat 😂👍🏼
Haha thanks!
Seeing my area Carvajal en your videos never gets old😂
Stones throw from me 😉
Mat i bought walkmans with head phones in a packet from woolworths in manchester in 1988 £9,99 then i took them to greece and sold them for £35 ,loads every beach or Hotel I kept coming home to buy more .Suit case ,s full some weekends .
Very interesting, as someone who moved here 2 years ago a place you will know ( Arroyo de la miel ) I was shocked at the prices of second hand cars 'very high' an all with more then 150,000 miles , at the minute all irrelevant because still there is no agreement on a license exchange leaving thousands unable to drive, great content as always
I really enjoyed the video on how you started your car buying and selling. As always with great humour. Its a shame you said your losing interest in cars. also nice to hear about you and your family.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant Matt, Really enjoyed that.
A fantastic walk down memory lane, thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
I've got the same spec mk 4 golf tdi on 03 plate
Had since 2016 paid £1500
250k on clock everything works 😀
Fast car
I enjoyed your blast from the past.
We have a place in el Rosario, costa bella so I related to all the places that you mentioned.
You didn't come across a green Saab 9000, green, lhd by any chance? I used to park it by the petrol station at the plaza major in Malaga then jump the train to the airport to fly to the UK. Saved me a fortune in airport parking fees, but sadly it wasn't there when I returned from a uk trip back in 2012, never to be seen again.
It was an ex dutch diplomats car, had only done 34kmiles. Lhd cars were worth buttons in the UK back then so I picked it up for £750!
I Drove it over to Costa del sol towing a trailer full of belongings. As you mentioned, I got away with no mot as the police didn't bother back then. As you say, somple, happy days!
Hi Matt , the memory lane video was a master piece one of your best for sure, great stories and cracking cars more of that please 👌
Thanks 👍
Good morning matt ,it's nice too get your back story on how you started in the car business. Cheers Phil form Newark
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey I just watched your episode where you walk through your dealerships inventory, including inside and your outside inventory & you were talking about how you wanted to make all of these lofty plans to renovate your shop. I have to agree with you, I was surprised to see the state of your business exterior and interior. Especially considering the very high standard you have with the vehicles you bring from near car death to life again with a mind to save the car a trip to the scrap yard and pay it some attention, giving it another chance to run. And you do so with almost the same care and intent that a parent would give to a problem child who also just needs some TLC. Keeping that single most identifying trait that your program niche is based around, one would be confused to see the space in which that same individual chooses to present those quality vehicles.
Your lofty plans sound to be in a future that is probably NOT happening next year. In the mean time, the space seems to be manageable and not terribly large. Clear a work space and DYI and plan with a couple of good friends a week or two and strip away the old paint and put some of your same vision you give the cars you take in and give a second chance and do so with your building that shows off your investments. It doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg to spruce up the relatively small garage space you have. You should feel good about the space you show off your inventory and passerby’s might take a second look at your inventory and be able to visualize a more accurate opinion of the kind of business you have and more importantly, if the old saying is true, that we’re all products of our environment. Then one might be getting the signal completely wrong based on those first impressions. It makes sense, i mean, what is the first thing you or I want to do to even begin the process of turning around the unloved car? Get it a wash, refurbishing dents, corrosion and full clean up inside. Then what a difference it makes!
The same idea must start with the shop you select to show your good intentioned efforts to bring your community some of the villages most cared for and above average used car offerings. If you don’t have time to DYI, get a couple of professional painters in to knock out the job quickly, a little paint goes a long way. I think it should be a neutral color, maybe 2 color tones. The lower part but up 3 quarters of the wall of whole building a grey color and then the rest a stark crisp white. Paint the inside all white, then gut the ceiling removing all of those horrible panels and florescent lighting. Get a real sheet rooked ceiling fitted and have pre cut holes for canned reassessed lighting installed, and many of them spaced neatly 2 or 3 feet from one another. Have a tradesman come in and paint the cement floor a with sealant in a light grey color or get the floors replaced in simulated wood panel to wood panel appropriately colored or ceramic floor covering. Then toss out those ugly fake trees you have in place for decoration and get yourself over to a plant nursery and purchase 4 large ceramic and eye pleasing pots and place 2 inside and 2 out side the building.
For the interior get a fig tree or ficus or similar, they do good with indirect med light. Or buy fake but very good fake. Though real is the best. And you might find this is something you enjoy looking after. Your outside plants should be hearty and one that does well with the weather conditions you have, a topiary tree 🌳 usually in round forms. That are in 3 or 4 tiers of manicured round shapes that get smaller as it rises. They look great on the out side if placed within good eye view of the public. Installing outside indirect lighting to the building that reflects on the new facade paint will have great curb appeal. It looks like you have a nice partial iron enclosure around the shop, go in and repaint all of the iron planks and fencing a matte or glossy black. Enhance and compliment the buildings around you. Think of Paris, when you look at some of the outside facades, none particularly large but the what the owner does have, they make it look like a million dollars with color, texture and lighting and then the next neighbor does the same and so on. Then you have an area known as a beautiful and kept area.
Remember, keep it simple and make big splashes with a few big stand outs, ie potted trees, interior and exterior lighting and then let all of the wonderful and good quality cars you offer in the space tell the rest of the story!
Then in 10 years or so or sooner, the option to buy and fully renovate the place comes into play, at least in the meantime, you will have had a nice place that served a good purpose for your gradual climb up the success and esthetic ladder..
My mum had a W reg 9.3 2.0T which she bought at 18 months oldish from local Saab dealer Robert Bowetts Saab, she also loved mum sadly passed away when the car was 4 years old or so , I kept it around 8 years,.I only ever used it from May to October , I only sold as I thought well my mum wasn't sentimental so then sold it, I've had another 2 since.
Nether or upper Poppleton, York, I'm from York and now do work around your old stomping ground . Fuengirola, Los Boliches,mijas,and use the scrappers around malaga to keep my 2 berlingos roadworthy.
Ah very good
Happy times, I used to spend a bit of time at a relatives’ place in Benissa back in 2005 and absolutely loved it, especially Moraira and even Benidorm is nice once you look past the chips and lager 😂
You did a great job there which set you up for where you are now!
Thanks! Yes it has its pros
Hi Matt great video as always, could you do a video on all of the cars you’ve had as your own personal cars. Why you bought them, what you liked, did you make money etc. thanks Billy.
Good idea
@@HighPeakAutos Would also love this
Memory Lane that was Matt. I either owned or wanted to own most of those cars, TT needed two exhausts - mine was a 2003/04 (I think) model 3.2l one - sounded great
I love the TT. Every generation
Really enjoyed that Mat being a sad car nut.Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice trip down memory lane for you , nice video 👍
Matt I really liked your all our yesterday's video what an insight to your personality and hard working attitude .
Iam voting you the North West best car dealership you really desire the title
.I wish you every success in your business in the Future I tell everyone about your business
You are my favourite car dealer down to earth and no messing sort of guy.
With tones of experience
Kevin from sunny 😊 Radclffe by the river Irwell 😊
Lots of interesting vehicles matt, great vid as always
That 306 convertible is lovely
Great video Matt & very similar to myself (although in a totally different area of business). Yes we all look back very melancholy and it seems we had more fun back in the day 👍
Haha that must just be human nature
@@HighPeakAutos I think it was because we were more hungry then, and every successful trade / job done gave us a genuine buzz. Both in a much more established place now and we think different as well.
@@davidbrooks187 yeah that’s right. Over the years you get worn down
Really interesting video this one..enjoyed hearing about your early automotive exploits Matt.. Cheers.. 👍👍
Thanks!
Diesel engine in the Jeep - I believe were made by VM, who indeed are an Italian company. At one point they were owned by Fiat, may still be part of the Stellantis conglomerate. Their engines have been widely used, including in the Rover SD1 and 800 diesels, and the LDV/SAIC Maxus vans.
Believe it or not, I watched the whole video! It was that good to listen to.23:40 please get that 1D hairstyle back😂. You should do a podcast on your history of selling cars
😂 I don’t know what I was thinking of 🫣
My Mum lived close to Mijas around the same time.
I recognise some of the places in the photos
this is gold. and yes I might be a guy in his early thirties watching this as my friday evening program :D
Haha thanks!
I found your channel recently and have been binge watching the videos. Keep it up!
Thank you
That’s mental I lived in that street 23:41! Small world
Hi Matt, great video, looking at the photos beyond the cars looks like Sierrazuela out the back of Fuengirola. I spend my working day driving all over CDS and sometimes beyond.
I’m looking around for a Spanish car atm to replace my long serving Rover, it’s getting tired now🤣🤣🤣 the prices are horrendous and even then no guarantee it’s ok, not a lot available in the expat market which is generally the more reliable source. Enjoyed the vid, keep up the good work👍🏻😎
I'm from Wymondham, Norwich. Great job on the pronunciation, most don't manage it!!!!
Thanks! 😃
Brill vlog to show how folk can start. Well done. Youre doing brill
Thanks!
I have always loved the retro look of the PTCruisers. It was such a pity the innards didn't really live up to its appearance
Hey Matt, would you consider covering a video about ML350/320 w164 model?
I really enjoy your videos and they are very informative and straight to the point 👌🏽
Matt - brilliant vid - got me thinking of all the cars I bought and sold both as a job and as a car lover ;-)
Hi Matt great video. The first four cars you bought two of which were a Fiat Multipla and a Chrysler Pt Cruiser🤣 there is hope for us all 🙈
absolutely fascinating, with a few laughs along the way. I think your a natural salesman (Im hopeless)
Thanks! I really dont think I am though
Great video, many fascinating tales.
Just a little color difference on the Opel Astra.
Loved the Mitsubishi
I was in Barcelona last Christmas and found out that every car has some or more dents on almost every panel.
Selling cars there will be a challenge not only because of parking problems.
Also, public transportation is very cheap and almost everyone owns a motorbike or scooter
We had a nice time in Barcelona but don t go there at Christmas time and expect Christmas joy
The standards are much lower there
@@HighPeakAutos I have noticed it.
Life is on the easy side
Absolutely great viewing, smashing chap and so interesting.
Thanks!
Really enjoyed the video liked the way you kept it clean. Happy days for you
Thanks!
Good cars. I had a Peugeot coupe 3 litre , Audi tt 225 .. and second hand cars in Spain are well expensive .. I bought cars from uk and drove them
Over and had plates changed still cheaper than buying second hand there ..( almeria )..