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this time on Flipping bangers it starts with an idea classic iconic British sports car under a ground how are we going to find that which kicks off a challenge take what is possibly the country's worst MGF and suddenly and turn it into a country's best our great plans come undone I've got a terrible sinking feeling about this car oh that is hilarious 250 I couldn't Let It Go as little as that stop pouring out from under here that looks like exactly what we want that is no good day five and it's the worst it's looked oh this is absolute Madness we've said goodbye to our day jobs and invested our own hard-earned cash as we try and make it in the Cutthroat world of secondhand cars you've got to buy well but you've got to sell well we have a goal we need to double our money if we put 500 quid in we need to see £1,000 back but we're forced to the very bottom of the market we buy cars that nobody else wants who else we buy that car can we keep our business afloat flipping bangers there's so many things to do to this [Music] car we've turned our backs on our regular jobs and attempted to carve out a new living by buying and selling cheap cars evicted from our previous Workshop by Angry neighbors will has sorted us out with a new base and apart from having no working toilet it feels like home we've raided our bank accounts and this time we have enough to invest around 500 to ,500 on each [Music] car it's time to go hunting and the new slightly damp Caravan is where we start the journey do you want to do some work I am working I'm currently thinking and forming a thought while you while you formulate that thought do you want to throw some names of cars out cuz that's what we're supposed to be doing tell you how I have got okay I want something which is fast British and the sort of thing that when we drive this around people go yeah look at that okay okay so uh first of all I'm just thinking iconic British sports guy I'm thinking MGB but uh a we've done that and B you said fast didn't you I did um Spitfire but oh hang on we've done that and oh you said fast yes what about V6 Capri or a mantra or TBR wedge I don't think we quite got that in the budget few hundred quid under a ground yeah well how are we going to find that don't think there is anything like that we agree to erace who will find something good first with our thumbs worn out from phone scrolling it's now time to hit the road and follow up the leads we have but which one of us has found a car I got exactly what you wanted I got a car that is on the face of it relatively unattractive it's up for spares or repairs but it's from a main dealer and he took it in part exchange and he just wants to get rid of it not making it sound very appealing two seater quite Zippy and I think you're going to like the badge talk now probably have Miss MGF MGF MGF what's that supposed to mean well I know mate don't get me wrong it was a very popular car in its day you just didn't have the cach a no any of the other mg and we need to make money so we really need to look at cars that aren't in the Limelight and this ticks the boxes how much at the moment on bids £250 and nobody has bid on it that's a very cheap car yeah I'm intrigued I'm relatively excited but I wouldn't say I was completely no over the mo let's wait till we see it might be beautiful I can see you're excited it's better than you thought isn't it don't get too excited he's got a couple of dings on the wing here uh the suspension is heroically low on this side well they're all like that sir is that true it's part of the maintenance wasn't it you had to pump them up didn't you oh yeah I was going to say but look at this this is the original paint and this is held up brilliantly well hasn't it apart from that nasty end over there yeah that worries me a bit whether that's ever going to come back to being the same color as the rest of the car that's always going to taint it isn't it yeah I mean looking at it I'll give it a little rub it looks like it will polish up you reckon but it is a slightly different color to the the rest of the car yeah that's that is going to be a thing isn't it it is yeah that's going to be a problem although the Plastics have gone the same door handle on this side's the same mhm the wheels are brilliant on this side they've not been scuffed at all yeah they're passible on this side roof however yeah but look no crease across the back window and they were all creased weren't they but I bet it's cuz it's been stretched cuz it's been sat around a long time hasn't been anywhere it definitely got an issue here oops oops G don't break it that wasn't me it was like that already yeah that was clearly you but look at this do you remember them being this good inside they're beautiful AR they're proper plush aren't they yeah there's a bit of a tear on this side but that literally is wear and tear seems to have the keys in the ignition as well give it a little go yeah let's see don't break it though this could be the bit where all goes horribly wrong Gus oh hold on you don't know how to operate it no on its side at least the mobilizer works oh and it lives one cylinder two cylinders not very much ah Pete it was his idea he saw the keys in it I couldn't resist it I think it might running out petrol actually it's a little bit low it's probably evaporated but it sound the engine sounds fine it's not bad as it for something's been sat around I'm genuinely excited about this I know I shouldn't say that but you walk up to it your first impression is it's so much better than it was buil spares or repairs it is it just it's a bit of Tinker Time for somebody to get back on the road it doesn't really want much I know it's a little bit faded classic G though isn't it tinkering that's what they were all about prsh sports car exactly that little bit of polishing what's the story with the Bonnet when it when it's in a younger years it had a slight it had a small front end shunt and uh so this has all been painted which is why it's faded it's been setting all weathers for the last six or seven years has it yeah just around the corner there's a big moss patch where it was is it seems a shame to take it away it'd be really nice it you know to see it back on the road cuz it's worthy of it be be a bit apprehensive about buying it without giving it a little test drive it's been off the road a long time there's no mot on it a okay maybe we could performance test it around the courtyard could we yeah of course you can fil your boots I'll leave you to it thank you nice idea Gus we suspected the MGF might need some fuel and we came prepared so we gather our spare clean petrol and take the roof down because we're sun in the hair kind of guys but can we get the MGF to run right moment of truth yes I have all of my fingers crossed don't go too crazy what could possibly go wrong guys it's time to hit the car park there we go say it yeah suspension's right down don't want to damage anything on this great big lump here SP gr up I know I know I'm a good boy I'm also let's keep an eye on the temperature for the engine K series engine got a nasty habit of overheating we could um push some buttons and then un push that well the lights come on whether they work or not I don't know that works that's good this one works what's that indicat yeah oh God that works the wipers don't work do they not no if you look carefully there is one position that does work oh yeah the off the off position I know that's not the biggest test drive that's made it this far yeah okay that's a pass I've no idea why will has decided to Rob us of the chance of finding out how the car steers changes gear rides and sounds but he's such an awful driver maybe this is a lucky Escape but despite his early misgivings he's coming round to liking the MGF and so am I before we stick it on there should we buy it first yeah yeah yeah EXC good I agree Pete is a nice guy but now we have to hit him with some difficult numbers looks like you've crashed it [Music] Pete how well we like it of course we like it perfect we want to put it on the trailer we want to take it home but we need to know what you want for it all right okay well you know it's on an auction site at the moment and so 500 quid take it off 500 quid we hav we haven't even driven it you love it you've been round it I saw you easy tiger GS has bought me down here on the pretext that we're looking at a spares and repairs car for about 250 you'd be lucky right well I'm feeling lucky I couldn't Let It Go as little as that I'm there are certain things we need to do to it would you take 350 quid for it let's see how badly Pete wants the MGF gone CU you're going to put it back on the road we are going to put it back on the road and show me some pictures well we can do that can't we yeah we can we can take it away yeah oh excellent okay 350 all right okay yeah yes excellent cool brilliant we might have to get yeah we're going to have to work out how to get on the trailer now oh cool cheers Pete Pete's advert said the car was for sale elsewhere so he's reserved the right to end the auction early you are thank you so we've done nothing wrong apart from getting a steal of a [Music] deal look the sun is shining on The mgfs Faded red paint we're feeling all right it's back to base we go I I actually thought it was quite funny being an MGF but now we've got it I'm actually genuinely excited about it it's a it's a fast Zippy you're sitting right down on the road so it feels like it's fast and I was looking here I reckon it's, 1500 quiz worth of anyone's money yeah I think so I think so yeah this type of car the MGF slipped through the net in this popularity and it's it's one that people have probably missed we buy cars that no one else is going to buy that's why we've got it isn't it it sure is I mean who else would buy that car the day closes well and the morning after we have the chance to sleep on our purchase not literally and plan our strategy it's about to rain so before the MGF goes inside for all that I'm stealing a moment to sort out the ad for what we sell [Music] it well maybe the camera never lies or maybe I just took the pictures from the right side of the car but the MGF actually looks okay so I'm just working out what I'm going to type into the advert and I think red MGF VVC uh good Mechanicals all original uh rare air con air con ahot because of course it will have one by the time we sell it one owner last 7 years and the fact that it's not gone anywhere is on a need to no basis uh let's have a look at prices um so let's see hang on so a really good MGF will cost you £3,000 if that's what you want and a snotter will cost you about a grand on this new day I can see my previous valuation of 1,500 a quid is far too stingy so somewhere in the middle let's say 2,500 as a buy now price we'll start the auction at $4.99 or is that Madness you know what I think what I'm going to do is do a fixed price auction I'm going to do fixed price at 2,799 I don't know why that figure but it it just feels about right uh or offers good but my enthusiasm takes a huge knock once the MGF is taken under the lights and its condition is more exposed I've got a terrible sinking feeling about this car since we've slid this one off the trailer it looks more like a dead animal I think you're just being mean okay well let's look at it uh the majority of the work on this car is mechanical suspension stuff that I don't think we're going to be able to miss engine stuff that we need to be thinking about Y and we also don't know anything about the state of with a cell do we the other thing I was thinking is in our exhaustive test drive we didn't actually get it hot and we know that overheating is a problem with kseries in MGS but if we ignore the Cosmetics we're mad so if we ignore the wings the Bonnet the bumper the roof we're going to lose money it's also the interior i' forgotten about that that's that's all the facies have got to come out haven't they they have and've got the air conditioning do we know if that works well if it doesn't roof comes down I like your backup plan this is why I'm having a moment they might be little things but there's so many things to do to this car don't frat gas we're not aiming for Perfection it's just got to be good enough I think we just get fired straight into this one yeah we definitely need to get stuck into it don't we yeah we kick off slightly out of sync in terms of standards and plans but what we do agree on is that the engine and Mechanicals need an overhaul and it's a good place to start so we get stripping the trim from The Snug mid-mounted engine so it seems to me that the one thing we really need to know is whether this has ever overheated and whether the head gasket is blown yes have we still got the flush we have yes cooling system flushing so put some of that in there bleed the systems out properly all the way through to the radiator and then push the car outside start the engine run it all up to temperature check the electric fans coming on at the right time yes if it's all working we know this engine sound yeah we do it absolutely by the book and then if it has got a blown head gas or it does overheat we know the rest of the engine's clean don't we we do engine flush is a chemical which works like hair remover in the sink it removes debris from the cooling system which can't function if it's full of sludge you got a key um yes do you want to start it up and we get the water circulated the engine turning will circulate the flush and we need to to open up the bleed valve to expel the air and the MGF offers up a nasty colored liquid it's very green isn't it go on have a Sniff and a listen at that that looks like neat antifreeze I think that maybe is organic not antifreeze cuz look at the way it's coming out it looks like pond water can you see the streaks in it yeah I wouldn't go licking that the bright green liquid needs to be bled out stopped hissing well that's good yeah well that system fully bled up then yeah we ready for our outside test can you see where you going oh that' be right W it yeah it's a great thing about sports guys is so easy to get in and out oh piece of cake all right what do you reckon then leave it for half an hour see if it keeps all its watering don't overheat H about time for a cup of tea oh a nice cup of tea [Music] lovely if the MGF overheats now which is a common issue then we'll likely have a leaking head gasket and with all the other jobs on the car it will certainly mean we've bitten off more than we can [Music] chew that is amazing if it was going to overheat it would have done so by now so that really puts my mind at rest we've not got an overheating engine we've not got a blown head gasket and we've flushed the coolant system let's go home no we have done very well and it is it is okay but I'm thinking while we're on a roll should we roll it back indoors pump up the suspension yeah yeah yeah take us very long I'll get take measure okay I'll drive it in the MGF has hydrog gas suspension which does fail but can be pumped up coming in coming if we do that we can cure our listing MGF and tick off an annoying job on the first day we've borrowed a machine from Wills mate that allows us to pump up the sphere reservoirs in the system much easier than replacing a spring with a height estimated yeah let's bang on this side and the hydraulic pump machine plumbed into the system it's time to go to work but the MGF doesn't go up moving is it stop stop it's pouring out from under here oh was it it's pouring out where it Pour oh Cy yeah that is horrible well all the pipes going to the sphere are completely fine it's the sphere is it let's I I've had enough of this now yeah right and there was me thinking this is going to be a quick heroic job at the end of the day the hydraulic sphere is a common part that fails and that is exactly what we've [Music] got day two and we only have 5 days to fix our vehicle and although we found the MGF engine works we've discovered the suspension has a fault so will has gone to get us a new suspension Sphere for this side we know that with this car we have a good engine we don't have an overheating problem we don't have to do the head gasket and that makes a lot of difference for us because it it means that we can now crack on with the aesthetic of the car we might have lucked out a bit here because we've ended up with a a VVC car which is the engine everyone wants with leather interior power steering and air conditioning and this is the MGF that people want to buy so I think potentially we this could be our biggest earner so far which would be nice so as will was happy to ignore the Cosmetics I'm going to get the Wings off and give him the job of sorting out some Replacements as a punishment oh hi you must be Kevin hi yeah you must be will how you doing yeah very good thank you wow that is a lot of beautiful cars out there yeah yeah it says mecca for mgfs it's amazing we've got a few about 83 currently in stock so Wings bonnet and a couple of other odds and ends you know what what have you got here we' got everything cool brilliant follow me I'm hoping will comes through with the panels and the sphere and in anticipation I'm removing the old [Music] one well how easy was that four bolts and a connector and it's off and it's a clever system basically it's a set of rubber Springs and fluid and the fluid pass passes through the rubber Springs on a set of valves so when the front wheel is compressed I.E goes over a bump the fluid is dispersed into the interconnecting sphere which is on the back wheel so the back wheel the corresponding wheel goes down and raises the back up so it's it's a it's such a simple system this one here seems to have had a bit of a prolapse I think that's one of the valves and it's pushed the seal off which is why it's leaking and so easy to get off unlike dealing with Springs where you have to have compressors and you have to deal with all that sort of latent energy in Springs which terrifies me like I say clever and Incredibly simple well this is off I'm just waiting for will to come back with the other one and I'll put that on but while I'm waiting I'm going to dismantle the rest of the car take the Wings off and the [Music] Bonnet this one here yeah yeah yeah cool wow you got some fits in there haven't you yeah we got a few bits and pieces with it being an MGF and not a Ferrari everything should bolt off something you don't see anymore The Old Pink Bonnet does indeed bolt off and is a one-man job what we got then looking good one Bonnet C flame R Co a flame red that's that looks really nice that'll doers yeah yeah got any Wings then what one pair of wings so red it's like a Aladdin's cave isn't it they're not perfect but they're certainly good enough for our little car that's excellent little bit of Polish right one mirror two mirrors two mirrors perfect I'm grateful the MGF is so easy to work on without needing to consult the internet once I've managed to get it stripped back inside a day and since will isn't here I'll sneak home a bit early so those are the right color yep y straight on there'll be that's everything on the list isn't it good would you be keen on doing as a lovely deal as you keep one of our great little cars on the road let's just call it 150 the Lots the lot that is a deal no problem at all happy boy thank you I know Gus will be burning the midnight oil so I'm going to rush back the 3 hours or so it will take me and show him what I have got well hi good morning Gus did you get everything I have I've done really well got the wings yes they're quite nice actually yeah they look great I think that color to me looks perfect yeah they polish up definitely don't they got a bit of a deal on a pair of these okay I thought if the other ones don't polish up yes we've got a second option yes hey taada great I know it's got all of its bits complete with key that works which is Handy brilliant and you got a sphere I did yeah probably looks better than yours H yeah uh yeah yeah well this one hasn't got a big lump of rubber sticking out which ours has and I think ours must have had some proper trauma in its life oh dear yeah looked like it yeah that's fantastic where that one looks perfect yeah perfect and should we get it all indoors yeah yes definitely you all right with that I am all right yeah how's it all gone with taking it all apart yeah it's been all right actually so I'm starting to feel like we're in a pretty good place at the moment by the time we got that lot attached to that lot car's going to be really really nice we've got potentially a very good car we've got a VVC engine which isn't overheating so we don't have to do the head gasket winner we're going to have a car that that rides really well because we're going to put that sphere on there MH and and doesn't like a dead animal that'll be a real winner the body work's going to look great it's it's going to be a car that we're going to make money on I'm absolutely sure of that yeah so where are we going to go what are we going to do yeah that's the conversation isn't it what are we going to do to to make it really stand out now the hood is really nice of course it's got a couple of little m holes in it which I think we can patch from the other side definitely that but whilst I was going around the yard collecting those bits I spotted one of these or two or three of these that had glass windows in the back windows ah yes yeah electric ones yeah that is a great idea cuz that's going to make such a difference to driving this car isn't it I tell you what why don't I take the hood off and I'll find someone to do that and then um you could put the sphere on if you wanted to I'd like to actually cuz that looks like a fun job and I've never messed around one of those before well good luck with that then cheers [Music] mate I've got my plan with the roof but before I can set it into action I need to make sure it's actually worth the effort that is really getting off I basically need to clean it to make it halfway presentable and remove all the grime will could learn a thing or two about the value of cleaning something it certainly looks better doesn't it now the nice thing about the roof already being taken off this car is it gives me really good access to this area there's a panel under here I unbolt that I can access the whole of the engine which means making the cam belt job a lot easier but I'm not going to do that job right now because I've got to go real assemble all of that suspension that Gus took to bits [Music] earlier so this is the original Wing that came with our car the first thing you notice when you walk up to the car well the first thing you notice is that the suspension's down but second thing you notice is that whole front of the car has been resprayed and has got this UV damage on it and I thought it would be interesting before I ye this into the skip that I would show you how it polishes up so I've put some masking tape on here and I've made a line of Del lineage here between the UV damaged and then the repolished and then I've buffed this up and it looks amazing but the reality is if you put it up against our Factory finish Wing it's actually a different color and it may be infinitesimal but it's actually is a different color red so this is going in the Skip and these rather beautiful things are going on the car [Music] right that was surprisingly easy to put back together which is a bit of relief cuz Gus took it all to bits so I can now do up this cover plate once that's all done up and the ABS wire is all clipped in it is ready for the wheels to go back on and then the suspension to be pumped up but we're not quite ready for that cuz we need the wings on and stuff so I'm just going to leave it at that for today and call that a done job pretty [Music] much oh I'm going to take this and get it looked at cool okay I'm going to crack on with these doobs then all right so I'll see you tomorrow yeah yeah all right then first thing in the morning all right brilliant wheels on suspension components are all now all in place all the mechanical stuff I have noticed that the C bels hasn't been changed this little sticker down here is telling me that it hasn't been done since 2012 the cam belt or timing belt is a common service part that should be replaced every 60,000 miles or so depending on the car if it breaks it will damage the engine which will literally wipe off half the car's value it's a labor intensive job and a garage would charge you about 300 quid but if you do it yourself well the parts are only 50 so I remove the top cover take off the HT leads and the job is well underway this is where it starts to get interesting because this engine here is a VVC engine stands for variable valve control and on the engine it says twin cam that's not actually the case because there are three cam shafts inside this engine and the cam belt has to drive all three it goes a bit like this the primary cam belt which is driven off the crank drives this cam shaft and this cam shaft here the one of the front of the engine then transfers all the way across to the the other side of the engine where it's got another wheel on it driving into another belt to another wheel to a third cam shaft because this rear one is split in the middle so there's actually one two three cam shafts I need to whip this cover off and check the secondary cam belt really nice to see that can belt looks like it's in fantastic condition that one's ready to be removed but to gain access to the primary can belt is behind all these covers here and that is my next little job and now we find out why the labor charge on a cam belt swap generally runs into hundreds getting the lower bolts off the cam sha cover is a pain and involves removing everything he can in this case even the engine mounts it was all going so well and I thought this this drop's going to be a piece of cake but then I trying to remove the engine cradle the bit it's got to come out to get the C belt out and it is just impossible to get to and it is really really rusty this is very very difficult oh yes finally we have some success oh oh that is hilarious this lovely little job is turning into a right little headache now it's my turn to shine the MGF is a better speced car than we thought and I'm carrying on in that vein and adding extra spec that'll get it noticed in the marketplace and win as a higher price [Music] too so I've come to a local mg garage which is known to offer some nice upgrades that we can use Yori and his team offer a service to replace the plastic rear window for a glass one it makes the cabin quieter and more secure and you can see out of it more of the time as it's heated all right Yi hello G we we're doing an MGF and we've come for one of your upgrades yes the glass window yes is we basically our car is sound but something like this is really going to make it stand out isn't it a lot of difference is it all right doing it with off the car yeah a little bit harder to do but we can do it so I leave you just crack on with it yeah yeah let's crack on can I watch yeah of course you can excellent good so we drill out the [Music] rivets knock out the heads then the plastic window retaining frame will come away like that and it just pops off and then the hood just lifts off and that's it so what we doing next we're going to flip it over y like this flip it over it's heavier than you think is it it is heavy than you think so we undo the zip like that and pull it away yeah I gu put that over there mate thank you that's the last one out okay new glass new glass on the counter Gus ooh look at that that is going to look so smart that's going to be nice yeah that way yeah that way around so unzip that right out right out right we got to see if the Zips match do you mean sometimes they don't match up sometimes they don't match up and if they don't match up got a nightmare of a job to strip the hood apart no yeah how much longer about 2 to three hours so it easily doubles the job easily doubles the job let's have a look then yes it's we're matching we're lucky so it's just luck whether these match sure luck not enjoying this [Music] job oh oh yes that's a pure fluke I thought I was going to have to strip down the whole thing but it turns out when you can't undo that nuts and you force it it just falls out on its own that is a winner and then we get to see all of the C belts these plastic covers if I remove those I can get to the cam belts changing the C belts from here on in should be a lot easier than getting that engine mount out you can already see how much better it's going to look yeah it does look nice do it this is the fun bit this is the bit I like the most you see whether it's been cut properly yeah bar in and then we put the bar in it's very tight very tight this is why you need the holes in the hood so you get the tension right well that must be a nightmare doing it without very very hard because if you do it off on the car You' got to drill them yourself and it won't be stretched right no these are the pot ribits I wanted an expert to do this as hoods can be notoriously hard to finish properly M and Will's clumsy fingers would be no good I'm paying £375 all in which is a deal price it's going to be a nice one yeah yes it's about the same price as the car but it will make it sell faster and that's worth a lot and who knows maybe we'll get the stupidly High asking price I put on the ad after all that hard work with all the difficult to get to bolts and the engine mount problems and all of that taking off the belt is the easiest bit and now with its new belts and the new water pump as well all I need to do is fill in the little sticker put it on the front saying that I changed the C belt put the mileage on there and the dates and with all these jobs sorted we know we can now sell this car with confidence and we're done so I guess you come around and do the last two mate n I'm going you do all right then I'm only break something if I with the last of the pot rivets done the roof is transformed sorted Fantastic look at that that looks great doesn't it very nice the only problem is it makes the old one look a bit second hand doesn't bit of warm soapy water that'll clean it up nice will it yeah very nice fantastic well I tell you what if we get an extra 500 quid because we've got a glass screen in there I'll come back with a bottle of wine I'll look forward to that now you take care and take a d talk to you later bye for now day five yes it's the last one we've got and yes it's a biggie well still looks absolutely awful doesn't it day five and it's the worst it's looked uh yeah well we have spent all week taking it to bit it's couple of hours work Wings on bonus on this car's going to start to look great yeah I was thinking last night isn't it amazing that this car sat for seven years simply because of the trauma that that shock absorber had so one big bang and then it's uneconomical for them to get it fixed but that led to us picking up a car for next to nothing which is a really good car it is a lovely car and it's been pretty cheap to fix as well yeah definitely and it's been a nice bit of learning we need to polish it luster the hood clean the wheels clean the tires so that the first person that comes to see it thinks ah best mg I've ever seen I'm slightly worried Bo by what you're saying here because all that cleaning and polishing I know that your level of I have got a high luster threshold you do I might have to follow your lead a bit well we need to crack on because there's a lot to do we do yeah te definitely with Precision akin to brain surgery and pace as yet unseen in our new workshop We rise to a steep challenge right it's starting to come into place now we do not stop we do not question because everything is at stake and does the new sphere work I am waiting eagerly to see this move we've got no movement here yet oh I think we might have moved yeah oh we are yeah it's moving we're moving oh yeah get in there I reckon one one more pump Gus one more whoa whoa that's it perfect yes now that is exactly 13 and2 oh wait for me heavier than you think oh oh it is is it oh that's a long bolt done lovely that's better much tighter huh that's as tight as a drum in it it is look at that looks fantastic doesn't it I mean it actually does look fantastic it makes the car look really nice and modern Gus will not stop going on about the herd using saddle soap to clean these seeds because saddle soap is exactly the right thing for for leather it gets in there it washes it really nicely and doesn't damage the finish on the leather at all we do a little bit of polishing with the helping of spit it looks like we're there the MGF was £350 Will spent 50 on panels and bits and our consumables bill came to2 200 the back window was 375 so the MGF owes us £ 1,075 now I know we're in the business of making money sometimes but I really do feel like we've had a real bonus this time I think it's funny cuz I was only looking for mg for a joke because you said you wanted a classic British sports car but it's worked out all right hasn't it it has this is one and we've done well by this car because for the price we paid most people would think this would be in a scrapyard by now well if a car's supposed to be in a scrapyard it should be in a scrapyard but this one we had the opportunity to give it a second chance yeah the it's definitely dawned on me since we've been working on it how good this car was and how little money we paid for it it's got all the right parts for it hasn't it and that sort of epiphany that actually it's not just an MGF it's the MGF that people will want and it but it looks fantastic doesn't it I mean it genuinely looks great I'm really really pleased with the way it's come out how people are on the auction right okay so here's the thing people are looking at mgfs and they are looking at this MGF but nobody actually wants to view it yet think if if someone came and saw it they'd like it they'd probably get a biscuit which would be good but I'm not worried because it's going to find its home isn't it I really I don't like to use this line but this car should sell itself look at it it's gorgeous should we uh oh we should shouldn't we yeah yeah are you driving well [Music] cozy so Mr triggy how do you find the MGF well I quite like it like it well that's fantastic we spent all that time getting it from being a a dead animal sitting on its hunches to being an act driving car and you like it well done us it's quite light it's Nimble but what what I'm really really noticing is it it's pretty Zippy Zippy J it's got the vbc engine yeah variable valve control which means that when you give it a bit of Welly it picks up his petty coat and it squirts along really quite nicely it doeses what Rover and mg set out to do it's a car for All Seasons isn't it I also think we should take a moment to Revel in this mg because we've done it proud haven't we I think we've taken this and turned it into a proper Cruiser it's cool we're here in our classic British sports car and I feel going around these Cobble streets we just fit in perfectly you know almost like Furniture whilst doing a suspension check on the work that we've done very much a suspension [Music] check well I think we've done very well with it yeah well if we said it that's the thing it's all about the sale we do sneak the price down to 2750 and hey ho a buyer comes all the way down from the north for our first viewing ah you must be P hi hello mate I'm gus please to meet you Hi Gus hi I'm will hi Will good day to you okay apparently you've had quite a long journey down here today see yeah I have I've come all the way from York wow did you come on the train I did did is it rude to ask whether you got a return ticket or not I have yes we better sharpen up our sales skills and hry well is there anything about the car that you don't already know that we can tell you no it it is a top range model though isn't it yeah for this this year it doesn't get any more topper than this it's got VVC engine power steering it's got air conditioning air conditioning yeah yeah does the air conditioning work yes it does we've run it all up tested it all and it's all okay and ready for action you can guarantee that cuz my wife insists that this car must have air conditioning ah are you buying it for your wife uh no this is my mid life crisis but she's the boss well here you are this is your midlife crisis waiting to happen what do you reckon it it looks lovely I mean it rides and drives very well doesn't it we've run it all up we've taken it for a good road test and this car is ready to go now okay basically everything that would worry you about buying an MGF worried us when we bought this one we've done haven't we yeah it's good to hear big positive um but we are here to do a deal we've got other people interested but um if you want to do some sort of deal then um we could facilitate that yeah well it's got everything that my wife stipulated which is good news um that is good news however I only have two and a half on me I'm afraid it's in my pocket I can pay you now um well I think it's up for 2750 isn't it I think so yeah so what do you think well I think that's pretty close isn't it I think it's close enough I think it's close enough and you seem like a very nice man so let's say yes shall we yeah excellent fantastic very kind of you guys exellent thank you very much indeed well shall I um go and put the cattle on and we can sort out a bit of paperwork yeah you have a you have a poke around we'll have a cup of tea do you want a cup of tea I'd love you one how you have it uh black one you cheers see you in a moment right thank you very much and Paul's midlife crisis means we've netted more than double our outlay more than we expected but exactly what we deserve [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Length: 44min 13sec (2653 seconds)

Published: Mon May 06 2024