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It's like holding on
to a wild beast.
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-[Mike voice-over]
I'm Mike Brewer...
-Oh.
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[Mike voice-over]
...and I've been buying
and selling cars
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for nearly 40 years.
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It's rattle-y, smelly,
and it's brilliant.
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Now, I have... in Britain's
motoring heritage heartland.
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You can see the back
of the Volvo and there it is.
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Very nice.
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-[Mike voice-over] Along with
ex-Formula 1 mechanic...
-[both laughing]
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[Mike voice-over]
...Marc 'Elvis' Priestley.
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So, that engine management
light never put you off ,then?
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[Mike] Together, we go to buy.
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-I think you're the right man
for it.
-What's up, man?
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[Mike voice-over]
And fix up...
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[Marc] Are you
actually pushing?
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[Mike] Of course,
I am pushing.
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[Mike voice-over]
...the most iconic
and exciting cars
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on the market.
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This is gonna be epic.
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Bolt a super charger to it,
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and you end up with a car
that does this!
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[Mike voice-over]
With Elvis's
engineering skills...
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[Marc] ...Sleeping Beauty,
isn't it?
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Apart from the beauty bit.
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[Mike voice-over]
...and my car-dealing clout...
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He's gonna be over the moon,
isn't he?
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Elvis better get
the particles ready.
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[Mike voice-over]
...we should be able to make
ourselves a tiny profit.
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'Cause this is my job
and I blimming love it.
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[theme music playing]
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[thuds]
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Hey, you can stop all that.
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Ah, my box of wages.
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-It is not your
box of wages...
-[Marc snickers]
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...it is anything
but you wages.
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But it got me thinking
on the way back,
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I can remember
doing all these kind of stuff
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in the back of an Estate car,
do you remember them?
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[laughing softly]
Yeah, I do, yeah,
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but you're right, you know?
'Cause they've sort of almost
disappeared, haven't they?
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SUVs have become
so popular now,
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everyone's got 'em
because they're big,
they're practical.
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But, actually, an Estate car
did all of that
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but it was also
a bit more efficient.
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Yet every manufacturer
out there today
has an SUV in its offering,
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but back in the day,
it was the Estate car
that ruled the roads,
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I used to sell 'em
by the bucket-load.
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In fact, there was one
particular Estate car,
that I used to sell a lot of,
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and it was a vehicle
that offered space,
safety, and security.
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-You remember what it was?
-I do,
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-Volvo Estate.
-Volvo Estate car, yeah.
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Listen, we should think
about doing one of those,
you know?
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Because they are classic,
they're an iconic shape.
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Well, there's not
really a shape to it,
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-it's just like
a big brick, Elvis.
-[laughs]
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I think you're right,
you know?
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I think there's a market
for classic Estate cars
out there,
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if we was to find
the right Volvo 240,
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fix it up and sell it,
I reckon we can make a profit.
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Yeah, have a look, mate, yeah.
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-Oh, we'll have a look, right.
-Yeah.
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Give us a hand with this.
It is heavy.
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-It is my wages in here.
-It's not your wages.
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[Mike] It just so happens,
after an online search,
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I found a Volvo Estate,
which might just fit the bill.
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I need to go and take a look.
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I wanna celebrate
the Volvo Estate
and what it meant to us.
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People loved them.
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They loved them
because if you needed
to put your family
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inside a seven-seater
and you wanted
your family a bit safe,
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then do it in a Volvo.
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Plus, if you was
an antiques dealer,
it'd become your best friend
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because you can fit
a double wardrobe
in the back of one them
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once you've folded
all the seats down,
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they were so durable
and enduring.
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For me, back in the' 80s,
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the Volvo 240
was the best Estate car
on the market.
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It began production in 1973
and prove
the world-wide sensation,
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popular as a reliable
and tough family car.
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In 1991, they released
the Torslanda model
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named after
the factory in Sweden.
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It was the final hurrah,
special edition
of the Volvo 240
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and it was exclusively
released in the UK.
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Nowadays, it's SUVs
which dominate
the family car market
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but give me an Estate any day,
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they're more petrol-efficient
and at an average,
10% more room in the boot.
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I'm hoping
that even after 40 years,
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the Torslanda
I'm seeing today,
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will still be close
to the incredible car it was
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when it first rolled out,
out the factory
all those years ago.
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So, I'm on my way to go
and see a car that belongs
to a guy named Pedro.
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Now, with these cars,
you need to keep your wits
about it, they do rust
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around the arches,
mechanically,
they need to be strong,
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uh, bullet-proof, so I need
to really dig deep
inside this car
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because anything,
really, that he's doing
will eat into profit.
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It is a nice, little
neighborhood round here.
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We can see the back
of the Volvo and there it is,
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the Torslanda.
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Very nice.
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You, sir, must be Pedro,
nice to see ya.
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-Nice to meet you.
-This is the car, is it?
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-Yes.
-Let's go have a look.
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Wow, she's the thing,
isn't it?
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So, um, how long
have you had it?
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-More or less like one year
or something like that.
-About a year?
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What have you done
with it in that year?
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[Pedro] In last summer,
we went to Spain,
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We did all the French coast
and the north coast of Spain.
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-[Mike] Wow.
-[Pedro] And we came--
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We went there
and we came back.
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See, I'd have thought
young man like you,
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you'd go for a camper van
or something
but you... in an Estate car.
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[Pedro] Yeah, I think,
it's funny, it's fast,
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-[Mike] Yeah...
-[Pedro] And it's a funny way
to travel around.
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Well, it's a, a very cool way
to travel around
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and then there's acres
of space in the back
of one of these.
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Um, okay, well, listen,
it looks good
on the face of it,
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I can see somebody's had a go
at the rear, the rear quarter.
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Um, and rather uniquely,
they haven't removed
the sticker.
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They've just painted
straight over the top of it.
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It's got the nice
upgraded wheels on it
for the Torslanda
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which is, uh, it's good
and it's all blacked out,
which is lovely,
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it hasn't got
the chrome details
on the windows,
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-it's got the black details,
I like that.
-Mmm-hmm.
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Okay, well, let's have a look
around the front, then.
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-[Mike] Wow, look at that.
-[Paul laughs softly]
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That is fantastic.
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[Mike] The inner panels
are all original,
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I mean, other than the cobwebs
and the dead leaves.
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What's it drive like, then?
Does it drive well?
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You have to be careful
with the first gear,
it's not going very well.
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-What, you say the first gear
is a little bit sticky?
-Yeah.
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[Mike] Okay, well,
that's a problem
that needs sorting.
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All right, let's have a look
inside the cockpit, shall we?
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Okay, so, around here,
Pedro, okay, look inside.
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Well, the only problem
I can see is that crack
out there on the dashboard.
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Right, let's have
a look in the rear.
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Right, this is what
it's all about.
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-That is huge.
-It's big, eh?
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Yeah, you can get
a double wardrobe
in there easily.
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Absolutely lovely,
so, what did you
carry in the back?
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When we went to Spain,
I built, like, a structure,
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-and then I put, like,
a mattress on the top.
-Wow.
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So, we had our bed on the top
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and underneath we had
a bicycle, a surf board
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and all the luggage
that we carried.
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You had a bicycle,
a surf board and a bed?
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Yeah, underneath.
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-In the back
of a Volvo Estate?
-Yeah.
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Well, listen, Pedro,
I love the car,
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-uh, I want to try
that first gear out.
-Yeah.
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-Can I take it
for a test drive?
-Yeah, of course.
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Thank you very much.
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All right, then, here we go.
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It all feels familiar.
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It's like jumping into
an old friend, jumping
into a Volvo Estate.
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They're big, boomy and boxy
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but they sit on the road
so nicely, they really do.
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This has got the two liter,
eight valve, good for about
112 horsepower.
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It's never gonna pull
your skin off
the rice pudding,
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but it doesn't matter,
this is the perfect
cruising vehicle.
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Oh, there you go,
there is that problem.
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Rather than it just
fall into first gear,
you push it into first gear.
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That is a little bit
of an issue with this car.
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Second gear's lovely,
nice and second.
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It is feeling a little bit
sluggish in the high gears
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and we need to look
at what might be causing that.
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He wants three grand for it.
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I believe the target price
for this car is a little bit
lower than that.
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It needs to be around two-two,
two-three, maybe two-four.
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That way it gives me and Elvis
a little bit of room
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to really do a nice job
on this car.
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So, there you go,
look, I've spoken meself
into it already.
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Yes, I feel really good
about this car
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and I do believe it should
come back
to the workshop with us.
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And when we go back,
I'll have a little
arm wrestle with Pedro
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and see if I can get us
his Volvo Torslanda.
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-How was it?
-Uh, well, it was
actually all right.
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I like the car, you know,
it's got its problems,
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but it doesn't detract
from the fact
that I love this car.
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You don't have to sell it
to me but would you take
£2,000 for it?
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-I don't think so.
-Two-one.
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Mmm, a little bit far
from where,
what I'm asking for.
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Two-two?
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Mmm, £2,300 and that's it.
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£2,300?
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Yeah, I think so. Fair price?
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I'd... I think,
I can make that work.
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-Thank you, yeah.
-You like that?
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Uh, well, there you have it.
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Just pulled meself
a little slice of Sweden,
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or dare I say,
a big slice of Sweden?
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A Torslanda.
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[Mike] I bought the car.
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£2,300 for this beautiful,
great big chunk of Sweden,
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this Volvo Estate.
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And I think Elvis
is gonna be over the moon.
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There's some nice,
meaty things we can do to it,
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including that fabrication
on the rear,
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sorting the clutch out
and we can turn
this car around
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and I reckon we'll have
something we can push
into the market place
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that we can both be really,
really proud of.
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[car honks]
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[laughing softly]
You bought it?
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Yeah.
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Yes, I got us
not only a Volvo Estate,
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so, I got us
the top of the range,
the Torslanda.
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[Marc] Whoa, look at that,
it's enormous, isn't it?
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-[Mike] Yeah, fantastic.
-[Marc] Look at that.
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[Mike] It is cavernous,
isn't it?
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Nice and wide, low,
as well as you can
load up stuff
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and you can live
in the back of this.
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-In fact, a couple have been
living in the back of this.
-[Marc laughs]
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How does it drive?
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Well, funny,
you should mention that
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because as I said earlier,
this couple traveled
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about 5,000 kilometers,
3,500 miles,
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they went all around Europe
in this car
and it survived.
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It does run, though,
dare I say, a little rough,
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I reckon it could do
with a bit of a tune up.
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-Okay.
-But look at it,
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-look, it's nice
and straight underneath.
-[Marc] Not bad, is it?
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[Mike] It's all original.
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Uh, no, the only
other thing is the clutch.
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I would say, after
a 145,000 miles,
could possibly need changing.
226
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-Yeah.
-The reason being is the
buying point is really low
227
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and it makes it really
difficult to get
in the first gear.
228
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Yeah, okay, I mean,
these things have
an auto-adjusting clutch
229
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it's, uh, it's hydraulic,
so, there's no adjustment
for us to do on it,
230
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almost certainly,
that would need new ones,
231
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particularly, if it's done
a lot of miles.
232
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-Battery's missing
something, isn't it?
-[Mike laughing]
233
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[Marc] It's held in
with a ratchet strap.
234
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-It's not gonna fall out
or get nicked.
-Yeah.
235
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-[Marc laughing]
-...for that matter.
236
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Or buy the interior.
237
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Mate, you're gonna love this.
238
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Because it is the Torslanda,
it comes with
a load of optional extras.
239
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this is top of the range.
240
00:10:24,767 --> 00:10:25,967
-Awesome.
-Are you ready for the list?
241
00:10:25,967 --> 00:10:27,567
-There's a list? Go on,
then, what's on it?
-Yeah.
242
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-Right, heated seats.
-Wow, that's amazing, yeah.
243
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-[Marc chuckling]
-That's it,
that's as far as we go.
244
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It's got keep fit windows,
it's got keep fit mirrors,
245
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it's got 5-speed gearbox
and power steering.
246
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off the market radio.
247
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The only thing I can
find wrong, actually,
is the dashboard's cracked.
248
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[Marc] Oh, yeah, honestly,
yeah, that's not good.
249
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Well, uh, I reckon
that's repairable
250
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and, actually,
there's a couple of little
techniques and tricks
251
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-that I could try, if you're
happy for me to experiment...
-[Mike] Yes.
252
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-[Marc] ...I reckon,
I can get that for you.
-[Mike] You go for it.
253
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The previous owner
had taken it upon himself
to do a little patch-repair
254
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on the rear wheel arches
on both sides.
255
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I'm not sure you can see that,
but it's actually painted
over the graphic.
256
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[Marc] Why would
anyone do that?
257
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Don't know but they have
put a lot of filler in here,
so the arches have gone.
258
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It's gone right through
as well, the inner wing's
not good as well.
259
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That's gonna need some work
260
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-That is--
-But, but if we
get it right, mate,
261
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and we do it right,
we're in to a good profit
with this car.
262
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Why, what did you pay for it?
263
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Well, this whole car,
and let's face it,
there's a lot of it,
264
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-it's a lot of real estate.
-[Marc laughs]
265
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2,300 quid.
266
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Yeah, I mean,
that sounds pretty good,
267
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'cause these things
do, surprisingly,
go for a lot of money.
268
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Should we see
if it's practical for us
269
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-in the workshop, though?
-Yeah, that's if it'll fit.
270
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-That's what I mean, yeah.
-[Marc laughs]
271
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There's clearly something
about the Volvo 240 Estate
that made it so popular.
272
00:12:01,767 --> 00:12:05,800
It was a practical car,
it was a reliable car,
it was a safe car,
273
00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,900
it had features
like crumple zones
274
00:12:07,900 --> 00:12:11,200
that meant the engine
and gear box literally folded
underneath the car
275
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in the event of an impact,
keeping the occupants safe.
276
00:12:14,266 --> 00:12:18,200
Side lights that stayed on
all the time,
so, it was always visible.
277
00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:22,000
Centrally mounted fuel tank
with an automatic
shuttle valve,
278
00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,634
so, if you had a crash,
you don't spill
fuel everywhere.
279
00:12:25,467 --> 00:12:26,767
But I think it was this,
280
00:12:26,767 --> 00:12:30,467
I think it was mostly
about the sheer, enormous
load capacity
281
00:12:30,467 --> 00:12:35,000
that this vehicle has,
making it so practical
for so many different people.
282
00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:39,100
But it might've also been
that same feature that caused
some of its problems.
283
00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:43,200
Because this car was so big,
it simply wouldn't fit
in most people's garages
284
00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,367
and that meant
it had to be stored outside
285
00:12:45,367 --> 00:12:48,200
and that could be the reason
why so many suffered
with rust issues
286
00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:49,734
like this one.
287
00:12:53,467 --> 00:12:57,767
If we're gonna show
how awesome this Estate was
and could be again,
288
00:12:57,767 --> 00:12:59,367
I better get to work.
289
00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,200
First job is the wheel arches
290
00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,100
and as it looks like
they've been botched,
291
00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:05,066
this job could end up
being a big one.
292
00:13:13,467 --> 00:13:16,767
There's clearly been
a bit of a DIY repair job
on this side,
293
00:13:16,767 --> 00:13:19,333
absolutely full of filler,
that painted over the decals
294
00:13:19,867 --> 00:13:20,834
and it looks a bit nasty.
295
00:13:23,567 --> 00:13:24,934
Blimey.
296
00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:28,867
Oh, my goodness,
it's worse on this side
than it is on the outside.
297
00:13:28,867 --> 00:13:32,800
The outside wing
is completely rotten,
filled with filler,
298
00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,166
in here, that looks like...
299
00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,934
[scoffs] That's polystyrene,
you know, expanding foam.
300
00:13:41,100 --> 00:13:42,767
It's an absolute
disaster zone.
301
00:13:44,367 --> 00:13:46,867
My goodness,
it's the same on that side.
302
00:13:46,867 --> 00:13:48,467
I mean, that
really is a disaster
303
00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:53,533
because I'll be amazed
if you can buy an inner wing
for a Volvo 240 Estate today.
304
00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,066
And if you can't...
305
00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:57,734
Well, it means
they probably don't make one.
306
00:13:58,467 --> 00:14:00,667
And that is
an absolute nightmare.
307
00:14:00,667 --> 00:14:02,867
In fact, not one,
probably, two.
308
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,000
Mike said it felt
a bit sluggish
in the high gears
309
00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,634
when he drove it,
so, I need to try
and identify the issue.
310
00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:16,367
First thing I'm gonna check
is the spark plugs.
311
00:14:16,367 --> 00:14:19,867
The spark plugs, actually,
look brand new, they're all
in really good condition,
312
00:14:19,867 --> 00:14:23,767
the only little red flag
is the spark plug
in cylinder number one,
313
00:14:23,767 --> 00:14:25,700
which is much darker in color,
314
00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:29,266
it's actually wetter [sniffs]
and smells of fuel.
315
00:14:29,266 --> 00:14:32,000
It could be
that it's running rich
or being over-fueled somehow,
316
00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,066
so the next part
for me to check
would be the fuel system.
317
00:14:37,367 --> 00:14:40,600
In days gone by,
the fuel going
into the... of an engine
318
00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,767
was controlled by carburetors.
319
00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:45,367
They were wonderful,
we could take them apart,
we could fix them,
320
00:14:45,367 --> 00:14:47,467
we could play with them
till our heart's content
321
00:14:47,467 --> 00:14:49,467
because they were
mechanical systems.
322
00:14:49,467 --> 00:14:51,867
Today, though,
that's all been replaced.
323
00:14:51,867 --> 00:14:54,200
Cars like this and almost
everyone on the road
324
00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,266
now uses electronic
fuel injection systems.
325
00:14:57,266 --> 00:14:58,667
Now, there are four injectors
326
00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:01,900
sitting here
on the inlet manifold
and via a system of sensors
327
00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:03,567
and the car's ECU,
328
00:15:03,567 --> 00:15:08,100
very efficiently, they spray
the required amount of fuel
into each cylinder directly.
329
00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:12,100
Before I get into
the black heart
of the car's deep electronics,
330
00:15:12,100 --> 00:15:13,266
the first thing
I'm gonna check,
331
00:15:13,266 --> 00:15:15,266
is one of the only
mechanical parts
of the system,
332
00:15:15,266 --> 00:15:17,000
other than
the fuel pump itself,
333
00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,467
and that is the injectors.
334
00:15:22,700 --> 00:15:27,667
There we go, and all of this
just so I can perform
a little experiment.
335
00:15:27,667 --> 00:15:29,800
With the injectors
disconnected from the engine,
336
00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,900
all I need is this
piece of paper
to do a quick test.
337
00:15:32,900 --> 00:15:35,433
This will help me identify
if any of them are dodgy.
338
00:15:38,867 --> 00:15:40,233
[engine sputtering]
339
00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:43,767
Oh.
340
00:15:43,767 --> 00:15:45,266
[laughs] Wow.
341
00:15:45,266 --> 00:15:46,767
Look at that, I mean,
what I was hoping for,
342
00:15:46,767 --> 00:15:51,000
there were four very even
and uniform spray patterns
343
00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,900
coming out
of the four injectors
344
00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:55,900
but very clearly,
injector number one
has got a problem
345
00:15:55,900 --> 00:15:58,100
because it's not spraying
in the right direction,
346
00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:00,100
it looks like a very different
pattern to the rest,
347
00:16:00,100 --> 00:16:02,467
so, there's definitely
an issue with that one.
348
00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:04,200
I think what I need to do
is take them out
349
00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,767
and then I might go
and give it to Mike,
see if he can deal with that
350
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,333
while I crack on
with the wheel arches.
351
00:16:11,867 --> 00:16:13,000
-Hey, mate.
-Yes.
352
00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,100
-You know the Volvo
was running lumpy?
-It was, yeah.
353
00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:17,000
Yeah, well,
that is your reason.
354
00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,100
Ah, injectors.
355
00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:20,100
Yeah, that one,
definitely something
wrong with it
356
00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:22,367
and I was hoping
that you might be...
and sort it out
357
00:16:22,367 --> 00:16:24,567
'cause I've got plenty
to be getting on by meself.
358
00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:26,667
Well, actually, these...
we can just buy online
359
00:16:26,667 --> 00:16:30,767
but I do know a company.
based in Midlands,
that can refurbish injectors,
360
00:16:30,767 --> 00:16:33,634
-so, uh, I'll give 'em a call.
-Yeah, see if you can
save us some cash.
361
00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,200
While Mike finds
a fix for the injectors,
362
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,000
I can get on with repairing
the rusty wheel arches
363
00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,967
which I'm gonna fabricate
in the workshop.
364
00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,100
Now, as you can see,
I've taken the paint
off the bodywork here
365
00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:53,467
which has revealed
a few more horror stories.
366
00:16:53,467 --> 00:16:55,767
There is filler
pretty much all the way round
367
00:16:55,767 --> 00:16:58,000
plus a couple
of previous repairs,
368
00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,266
one here and one here.
369
00:17:00,266 --> 00:17:03,467
Now, I have managed
to find myself a couple
of repair panels here
370
00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:04,667
at 36lbs each,
371
00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:07,266
I've already marks on there
where I want to cut it down.
372
00:17:07,266 --> 00:17:09,200
If I hold it in place,
373
00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,900
you can actually see
that the repair
on this part of the wheel arch
374
00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:13,867
has been done badly,
375
00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:16,567
it doesn't even follow
the original Volvo lines.
376
00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:19,000
So, what I'm gonna do,
is once I've cut this down,
377
00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,467
I'm gonna offer this
up to the car
378
00:17:20,467 --> 00:17:24,166
and use it as a template
to mark the bodywork
before I cut that out
379
00:17:24,166 --> 00:17:25,767
and, then,
weld this into place.
380
00:17:29,767 --> 00:17:33,066
[Marc] After I've cut out
the replacement wheel arch
panels for both sides,
381
00:17:33,066 --> 00:17:36,934
I'll have the tricky task
of matching them seamlessly
with the existing bodywork.
382
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,367
I've cut this repair panel
down as small as I can
get away with
383
00:17:52,367 --> 00:17:56,100
because what I wanna do
is keep as much
of the car's original metal
384
00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:57,500
that's in good condition
in there.
385
00:17:57,500 --> 00:18:00,266
It's always gonna be better
than any repair panel.
386
00:18:00,266 --> 00:18:02,867
And, the, by holding this
387
00:18:02,867 --> 00:18:05,567
firmly in place,
lining up all the joints
388
00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:08,000
I can then use it
as a template
389
00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,200
to mark on to the car's
bodywork itself
390
00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,467
to give me enough room
to overlap
the two pieces of metal
391
00:18:14,467 --> 00:18:16,333
and get a nice, clean
weld between them.
392
00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:23,266
An easy way to get
a nice, consistent line
393
00:18:23,266 --> 00:18:26,300
inside the line
that I've already marked,
using my template,
394
00:18:26,300 --> 00:18:28,266
is to run around it
with this masking tape
395
00:18:28,266 --> 00:18:30,767
and, then, draw around
the inside of that
396
00:18:30,767 --> 00:18:33,066
and that should give me
exactly the measurement
that I need.
397
00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,500
By marking out
one centimeter
inside my guideline,
398
00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:47,867
it means I can be sure
or have enough of an overlap
399
00:18:47,867 --> 00:18:50,433
to fit the replacement panel
safely and securely.
400
00:19:15,967 --> 00:19:19,600
So, Elvis has diagnosed
a problem with the injectors.
401
00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,667
Now, the injectors
are an item,
402
00:19:21,667 --> 00:19:24,600
truthfully, that I could
just sit on the internet,
click away,
403
00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:28,500
and I could have a new set
delivered to the workshop
but where's the fun in that?
404
00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:33,467
Plus, I'm all in favor
of not throwing
something away in landfill.
405
00:19:33,467 --> 00:19:35,867
So, I do know this company
they're based up
in Shrewsbury,
406
00:19:35,867 --> 00:19:38,400
it's family-run,
they're called
United Performance
407
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,967
and they've got all
the equipment I would need
408
00:19:40,967 --> 00:19:43,567
to, hopefully,
turn the injectors round,
409
00:19:43,567 --> 00:19:46,533
so, we're gonna give
that a try first
and hopefully we can fix 'em.
410
00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:02,767
-[Mike] There he is.
-[Keith] Hey,
how are you, Mike?
411
00:20:02,767 --> 00:20:05,066
-I'm all right, Keith,
how are you?
-Very, very good, thank you.
412
00:20:05,066 --> 00:20:07,500
-And yourself all right?
-Yeah, not bad at all
except for this.
413
00:20:07,500 --> 00:20:10,200
That's the [indistinct].
The others are in here.
414
00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:13,000
-Okay.
-I was hoping you can,
uh, save it for me.
415
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,467
[Keith] We can certainly
help you there, Mike.
416
00:20:14,467 --> 00:20:15,567
We can put on the machine,
417
00:20:15,567 --> 00:20:18,767
um, and we can spray-angle,
atomization, the whole lot.
418
00:20:18,767 --> 00:20:20,266
-Could we have a go now?
-We certainly can.
419
00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:22,300
[Mike whooping] Love it.
420
00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:23,233
Come through.
421
00:20:23,767 --> 00:20:26,433
[giggling] Your workshop, eh?
422
00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,867
-It is so clean in here.
-Thanks, mate.
423
00:20:29,867 --> 00:20:31,000
Is this where we are on here?
424
00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,367
-[Keith speaks indistinctly]
-[Mike] There you go.
425
00:20:32,367 --> 00:20:35,266
[Mike voiceover]
To find the fault,
Keith will use a stimulator
426
00:20:35,266 --> 00:20:38,567
to recreate
how that would work
in an engine.
427
00:20:38,567 --> 00:20:42,266
This will confirm
if Elvis's mini test
was spot on.
428
00:20:45,367 --> 00:20:47,767
All right, it's working now.
That's the fuel delivery.
429
00:20:47,767 --> 00:20:50,266
-So, that's the petrol
and these are the...
-The electrical.
430
00:20:50,266 --> 00:20:51,967
Electrical connectors
for the injectors.
431
00:20:51,967 --> 00:20:53,233
-That's it.
-Got it.
432
00:20:53,233 --> 00:20:56,066
Only thing
is we're not using petrol
because it's too flammable.
433
00:20:56,066 --> 00:20:57,500
We use a special fluid,
434
00:20:57,500 --> 00:21:00,266
uh, that makes the same
sort of combustion
as it would do in an engine.
435
00:21:00,266 --> 00:21:01,367
-[Mike] Gotcha.
-[Keith] Let me put it on
436
00:21:01,367 --> 00:21:04,600
and you can tell me
if you see
something happening.
437
00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,200
[Mike laughs] Well,
it's pretty descriptive,
isn't it?
438
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,767
So, these three injectors
are working perfectly,
439
00:21:09,767 --> 00:21:12,266
that one, well,
that's all over the place,
isn't it?
440
00:21:12,266 --> 00:21:14,700
So, that's definitely
at fault.
441
00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:15,867
So, what's going on there?
442
00:21:15,867 --> 00:21:17,100
Mike, what's probably
happening there,
443
00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:19,767
is we've got, uh,
the injector's mouth
shutting off,
444
00:21:19,767 --> 00:21:21,266
as you can see there.
445
00:21:21,266 --> 00:21:23,000
And what tends to happen,
if you've got any
446
00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,166
contamination under
that actual seat,
447
00:21:25,166 --> 00:21:27,000
it's not gonna switch
the injector off.
448
00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:28,367
Right, so that means
that even when
449
00:21:28,367 --> 00:21:29,367
the engine is switched off,
450
00:21:29,367 --> 00:21:31,166
because the needle
is stuck open,
451
00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:34,600
because of contamination,
it could be dropping fuel
452
00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,500
into the bowl of the engine
453
00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:38,166
and when you start, I'll be
getting a rough starting,
454
00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:39,400
-rough running.
-Absolutely.
455
00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,867
[Mike] So, can we see and
test the flow rate then?
456
00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:44,767
We certainly can. We'll put
'em onto these tubes here,
457
00:21:44,767 --> 00:21:47,767
go through a testing process,
and then have a look and see
458
00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:49,567
if that injector
is overfueling.
459
00:21:49,567 --> 00:21:53,367
[Mike] Even flow is critical
to the smooth performance.
460
00:21:53,367 --> 00:21:56,767
If an injector is overfueling,
it causes the car
461
00:21:56,767 --> 00:21:58,767
to sputter and run badly.
462
00:22:00,867 --> 00:22:02,500
[Keith] And as you can see
straight away,
463
00:22:02,500 --> 00:22:05,867
that this particular cylinder
is delivering a lot more,
464
00:22:05,867 --> 00:22:08,300
which indicates that
the injector is stuck over.
465
00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:10,266
I mean, that's twice
as much is there.
466
00:22:10,266 --> 00:22:12,867
It's a lot more fuel uh,
which is gonna cause
467
00:22:12,867 --> 00:22:15,166
all sorts of issues
on the actual engine.
468
00:22:15,166 --> 00:22:16,066
Can you fix it?
469
00:22:16,066 --> 00:22:17,266
We can certainly
put it through
470
00:22:17,266 --> 00:22:18,767
-the ultrasonic cleaning...
-Yeah.
471
00:22:18,767 --> 00:22:20,667
...uh, and hopefully we
will be able to clean
that for you, Mike.
472
00:22:20,667 --> 00:22:21,934
Okay, good.
473
00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,266
Well, after that, we're gonna
put new seals on, new filters,
474
00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:30,233
because the filters
need to be replaced.
475
00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:34,000
Um, and then, see
how they test again.
476
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,367
[Mike] All right. No worries.
477
00:22:35,367 --> 00:22:38,066
With the new O-ring seals
and filter fitted,
478
00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:40,867
it is time to see if the
ultrasonic cleaner
479
00:22:40,867 --> 00:22:42,700
is worth this magic.
480
00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:45,500
Running Keith, so we all ready
to go? Moment of truth.
481
00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:46,834
Let's see what happens.
482
00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:48,233
[buzzing]
483
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,100
[Keith] That looks better
already, Mike.
484
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:55,767
That looks even all the way
across the ball doesn't it.
485
00:22:55,767 --> 00:22:57,000
Look at that.
486
00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,367
[Keith] Now, you should have
absolutely very smooth running
487
00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:01,367
-[Mike] All right.
-[Keith] I mean, that's
gonna be fantastic.
488
00:23:01,367 --> 00:23:02,767
-[Mike] Well done mate.
All right.
-[Keith] Thank you.
489
00:23:02,767 --> 00:23:04,066
[Mike] See, how good was that?
490
00:23:04,767 --> 00:23:05,700
That's why I come to see you.
491
00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:07,066
All you got to do
is just bag 'em up
492
00:23:07,066 --> 00:23:08,367
and I can get back
to the workshop.
493
00:23:08,367 --> 00:23:09,600
Okay, we can do that.
494
00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,400
[Mike] Four new
injectors would have
cost us around £240.
495
00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,000
But for just 100 quid, ours
have been refurbished
496
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,266
and they should see
our Volvo engine running,
497
00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:21,066
as smoothly as the day
it rolled out of the factory.
498
00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:23,367
Job done.
499
00:23:23,367 --> 00:23:25,600
[Elvis] Back in the workshop,
I'm onto the next stage
500
00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,266
of the mammoth
wheel arch repair job.
501
00:23:28,266 --> 00:23:30,767
Now, I've cut the wheel arch
out of the back of the car
502
00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:32,266
and as you can see
here on the bench,
503
00:23:32,266 --> 00:23:34,867
it's so corroded
and full of filler,
504
00:23:34,867 --> 00:23:37,000
it actually broke in two
when I took it out.
505
00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,767
The most interesting part,
is actually on the other side
506
00:23:39,767 --> 00:23:42,767
because although I've got
myself a replacement
507
00:23:42,767 --> 00:23:44,266
external wheel arch,
508
00:23:44,266 --> 00:23:47,000
the inner arch itself is
so heavily corroded,
509
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,100
that is too far gone
to repair,
510
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:51,834
and you can't get new ones,
so I have to make myself one.
511
00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,200
I'm using traditional panel
beating tools to gradually,
512
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,834
bend the edge of the metal
sheet into a right angle.
513
00:24:03,367 --> 00:24:04,600
Yeah, that's looking good.
514
00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,467
Got a nice crisp corner,
90 degree return,
515
00:24:07,867 --> 00:24:09,567
so the next thing,
516
00:24:09,567 --> 00:24:13,066
will be to try our replacement
external wheel arch
517
00:24:13,066 --> 00:24:15,400
over our homemade
internal wheel arch,
518
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,367
and see how the two line up.
519
00:24:17,367 --> 00:24:20,000
Right, that's a really
nice crisp fit between
the two pieces,
520
00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,166
which is exactly what
I need when I go and
offer it up to the car.
521
00:24:23,166 --> 00:24:24,600
And that's actually
the next phase.
522
00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,867
So, for now, I'm gonna
park that piece,
523
00:24:26,867 --> 00:24:28,367
the piece that I'm making,
524
00:24:28,367 --> 00:24:30,400
and take this, the
external wheel arch,
525
00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:31,967
which I need to
put a few holes in,
526
00:24:31,967 --> 00:24:33,767
but that's gonna
allow me to plug weld it,
527
00:24:33,767 --> 00:24:35,367
in exactly the right place.
528
00:24:35,367 --> 00:24:36,567
And then I can
come back to that.
529
00:24:43,867 --> 00:24:46,266
The inner wheel arch is
already cut to the right size,
530
00:24:46,266 --> 00:24:48,000
but to get the
right curve in it,
531
00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:49,767
I've cut some vertical slits,
532
00:24:49,767 --> 00:24:52,767
which will allow me to bend it
to fit inside the other arch.
533
00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:05,000
Yes. [chuckles softly]
534
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,767
Perfect. I'm really
happy with that.
535
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:08,200
It's a really good fit.
536
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,500
It fits nice and snug,
exactly as it should do.
537
00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:13,467
I mean, there's still a
long way to go here.
538
00:25:13,467 --> 00:25:15,400
Because I've still gotta
put holes all the way
539
00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,767
around the inside of the arch
and plug weld it.
540
00:25:17,767 --> 00:25:19,266
The inside face of here,
541
00:25:19,266 --> 00:25:20,300
that needs continuously,
542
00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:22,400
seam welding all around
the inside as well.
543
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,367
And then I've got to grind
back all of those welds,
544
00:25:24,367 --> 00:25:26,767
fill them, paint them,
and of course,
545
00:25:26,767 --> 00:25:28,600
I've still got to do
the other side.
546
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,233
I mean, like the car, this job
is turning out to be, massive.
547
00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,567
[Elvis] We're on a mission
548
00:25:36,567 --> 00:25:39,100
to prove that the humble
estate car is every bit
as good, if not better,
549
00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:41,834
than the SUVs that
dominate today's market.
550
00:25:42,266 --> 00:25:43,166
And to make the point,
551
00:25:43,166 --> 00:25:45,367
we've bought one of
the best ever made,
552
00:25:45,367 --> 00:25:47,533
the Volvo 240 Torslanda.
553
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,333
My next big job,
is tackling the clutch.
554
00:25:52,467 --> 00:25:56,600
Changing the clutch in a car
that's done 145,000 miles,
555
00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:57,767
especially one like this,
556
00:25:57,767 --> 00:26:00,166
it's got no sign of it ever
being done before,
557
00:26:00,166 --> 00:26:01,867
it's not really
a major surprise.
558
00:26:01,867 --> 00:26:04,667
Mike did say that it struggled
to get into first gear
559
00:26:04,667 --> 00:26:07,100
and the bite point
felt a bit weird so,
560
00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:08,433
I'm gonna take it out
and change it.
561
00:26:16,266 --> 00:26:19,667
There we go, now this is the
clutch secondary cylinder,
562
00:26:19,667 --> 00:26:20,867
and if you're not careful,
563
00:26:20,867 --> 00:26:23,266
this little shaft
or piston in the end,
564
00:26:23,266 --> 00:26:26,367
can on occasions fall out
and if that happens,
565
00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:27,600
well, you're into
a bit of a mess.
566
00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,767
You gotta start making sure
it's fully cleaned up.
567
00:26:29,767 --> 00:26:31,467
You're gonna start losing
hydraulic fluid
568
00:26:31,467 --> 00:26:33,166
which is gonna mean
bleeding again,
569
00:26:33,166 --> 00:26:36,266
So, it's much safer and easier
just to pop a little tie wrap
570
00:26:36,266 --> 00:26:38,233
or something like that around
it to carry it in place,
571
00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:40,166
and make sure it stays there.
572
00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:43,100
I've already disconnected
the battery,
573
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,600
and unbuttoned the gear
lever inside the car,
574
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:47,734
so now, I can get to
work underneath it.
575
00:26:53,900 --> 00:26:56,166
This here is the main
gear box mount,
576
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:58,100
or support cross member.
577
00:26:58,100 --> 00:26:59,166
By taking it off,
578
00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:01,100
it's gonna give me
access to the prop shaft,
579
00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:02,533
which also
I need to get rid of.
580
00:27:03,767 --> 00:27:06,667
Removing the prop shaft
reveals the heavy bell housing
581
00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:07,600
surrounding the clutch,
582
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,634
making it really
hard to get at.
583
00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:13,567
[chuckles] I know
I know it's ridiculous.
584
00:27:13,567 --> 00:27:16,100
It's every extension bar
I've got in my tool box,
585
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:18,000
plus an 18 mil
socket on the end.
586
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,600
I think it's the only way
I've got any chance,
587
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,533
of getting these top two
gear box bell housing
bolts on them.
588
00:27:37,266 --> 00:27:38,166
There you go.
589
00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:46,800
Another very difficult
to reach part,
590
00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,900
is right up here on top
of the bell housing,
591
00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:51,166
is the flywheel
positioning sensor.
592
00:27:51,166 --> 00:27:53,367
It's pretty important
because what it does is,
593
00:27:53,367 --> 00:27:55,800
measure exactly where the
crank shaft is
594
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,600
on any given rotation and
then the car's ECU
595
00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,767
exactly when to deliver fuel,
596
00:28:00,767 --> 00:28:03,100
and to fire the
spark in the engine.
597
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:05,266
I just need to get it out
of the bell housing,
598
00:28:05,266 --> 00:28:07,900
using a tiny little 10 mm
spanner and a big stretch.
599
00:28:07,900 --> 00:28:09,667
I'll just lift it
out of the way,
600
00:28:09,667 --> 00:28:11,634
before I ... the gear box
out completely.
601
00:28:13,367 --> 00:28:15,467
With the gear box out of
the way, I'm getting closer
602
00:28:15,467 --> 00:28:18,734
to finding out what was
causing that sticky
first gear selection.
603
00:28:22,900 --> 00:28:25,000
And all of that work
to remove the gear box,
604
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,867
was to get to this,
the clutch.
605
00:28:26,867 --> 00:28:29,100
And it does look like it's
done a fair few miles.
606
00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:31,367
It's got heavy wear,
around the fingers
607
00:28:31,367 --> 00:28:34,000
on the clutch cover,
and it's covered in dust.
608
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,166
But either way, for £130,
I'll put a new in.
609
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,467
Inside the clutch housing,
is the clutch friction plate,
610
00:28:43,467 --> 00:28:44,867
which could be worn down.
611
00:28:45,467 --> 00:28:46,767
It's all got to come out.
612
00:28:48,867 --> 00:28:51,867
All right. Let's have a look
at just how worn it is.
613
00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,000
Yeah, that's quite
heavily worn.
614
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,900
In fact, if I show you
next to a new one,
615
00:28:56,900 --> 00:29:00,100
you can see just how
worn that friction plate is.
616
00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:02,767
There's not a huge amount
of material left on this one.
617
00:29:02,767 --> 00:29:04,800
And it's covered in dust,
which is a sign of wear.
618
00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:08,266
It's also got these burn
marks, these bluish coloring
619
00:29:08,266 --> 00:29:11,266
around the center of
the friction plate show,
to that it's overheated.
620
00:29:11,266 --> 00:29:13,000
And what happens is,
as the material
621
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,567
wears away on
the friction plate,
622
00:29:14,567 --> 00:29:16,800
the springs inside
the clutch cover here,
623
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,767
take up that wear by moving.
624
00:29:18,767 --> 00:29:20,467
But because the
springs are pivoted,
625
00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:21,867
down here at the outside,
626
00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:24,266
that also has the effect of
changing the angle of those.
627
00:29:24,266 --> 00:29:27,467
Now, at this point here, the
clutch release bearing sits,
628
00:29:27,467 --> 00:29:29,867
because that then moves,
that has the effect
629
00:29:29,867 --> 00:29:32,367
that Mike would have felt
of changing the bite point
630
00:29:32,367 --> 00:29:33,867
from inside the car.
631
00:29:33,867 --> 00:29:36,567
That one definitely has to go
and all those issues,
632
00:29:36,567 --> 00:29:38,934
should be cured
by putting a new one in.
633
00:29:42,100 --> 00:29:44,166
I need to tighten the
cover plate evenly,
634
00:29:44,166 --> 00:29:46,433
so I position it using
a sensoring tool.
635
00:29:49,667 --> 00:29:51,100
Well, there we go.
636
00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:54,000
That's the bolts torqued up
to 24 pounds on a clutch,
637
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,667
that should now
give this Volvo
638
00:29:55,667 --> 00:29:57,800
many more years
of happy motoring.
639
00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,767
And all I need to do is give
that gear box a good clean-up,
640
00:30:00,767 --> 00:30:02,166
and get the whole thing
back together.
641
00:30:09,367 --> 00:30:12,100
-Mate, come and
have a look at this.
-Uh-huh.
642
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:15,367
-I'm back from my travels,
to the midlands.
-And?
643
00:30:15,367 --> 00:30:18,467
-Right, our injectors
all in there.
-[Elvis] Oh nice.
644
00:30:18,467 --> 00:30:20,567
-Uh, same ones back.
-Same ones back.
645
00:30:20,567 --> 00:30:22,100
They've all been
solidly cleaned.
646
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,567
There was a tiny speck of dirt
647
00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:25,567
-at the end of
this injector...
-That's all it was.
648
00:30:25,567 --> 00:30:27,767
...which they got rid of.
New O-rings, [indistinct].
649
00:30:27,767 --> 00:30:29,600
Oh, well done mate.
We'll leave them in there,
650
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,233
-because I'm almost ready
to stick 'em back in the car.
-Top work.
651
00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:36,867
[Elvis] Before I can
get the engine going
652
00:30:36,867 --> 00:30:38,400
with the refurbed injectors,
653
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:41,066
I still got to give the
dashboard a makeover.
654
00:30:41,066 --> 00:30:43,066
And, I've got a trick up my
sleeve to make those
655
00:30:43,066 --> 00:30:44,934
nasty cracks disappear.
656
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,667
Now, in an ideal world,
what I'd do is,
657
00:30:48,667 --> 00:30:50,767
I'd pop the windscreen out,
to give me access,
658
00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:52,667
to all three of these
little cracks.
659
00:30:52,667 --> 00:30:55,200
There's a big one in the
middle and two on either side.
660
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,000
However, this is a
bonded-in screen.
661
00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,066
So, whilst I could do that,
it's quite a lot of work,
662
00:30:59,066 --> 00:31:00,767
and it's risky because
you could end up
663
00:31:00,767 --> 00:31:02,367
splitting it or cracking it.
664
00:31:02,367 --> 00:31:05,066
Now, what I do need to do,
is take a very sharp blade,
665
00:31:05,066 --> 00:31:07,400
and work around the
screen being in place.
666
00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,967
I'm gonna cut a V-shape
down either side
667
00:31:09,967 --> 00:31:11,767
of each of the three cracks,
so that I can put some
668
00:31:11,767 --> 00:31:14,000
bonding agent in,
glue it together,
669
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,166
and then when the
eventual repair goes off,
670
00:31:16,166 --> 00:31:18,467
it'll be flat all across
the top of the dash.
671
00:31:20,667 --> 00:31:23,300
Opening up the crack may seem
like I'm making it worse,
672
00:31:23,300 --> 00:31:25,967
but it'll give more space
for the bonding agent to fill,
673
00:31:25,967 --> 00:31:27,533
which will make
the repair stronger.
674
00:31:29,867 --> 00:31:32,967
But having dug out
a V-shape groove,
675
00:31:32,967 --> 00:31:34,767
on either side of the crack,
676
00:31:34,767 --> 00:31:36,667
I'm now going to start
by filling it this,
677
00:31:36,667 --> 00:31:38,467
a high viscosity super-glue.
678
00:31:38,467 --> 00:31:39,767
Comes out like a gel.
679
00:31:39,767 --> 00:31:41,266
And then we activate it,
680
00:31:41,266 --> 00:31:43,066
with this, a little
spray activator.
681
00:31:43,066 --> 00:31:44,667
Once it's done that,
it goes hard,
682
00:31:44,667 --> 00:31:47,300
and then over the top,
I can put a flexible filler,
683
00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:48,467
which will be our top coating.
684
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,667
Right, now that the glue
is in and going hard,
685
00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:06,166
it not only bonds the two
halves of that dashboard,
686
00:32:06,166 --> 00:32:08,100
either side of that
crack together,
687
00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,400
but it also gives us
a solid base
688
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,600
over which, we can apply this,
689
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,066
which is a flexible,
plastic filler.
690
00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:17,600
It's the same sort of stuff
you use for bumper repairs
691
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,400
and it has to be
flexible because,
692
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,767
as that car goes over lumps
and bumps in the road,
693
00:32:21,767 --> 00:32:23,200
or around the corners,
694
00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,767
the whole chassis and
therefore the dashboard,
695
00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:28,367
just flexes and twists
by a tiny amount.
696
00:32:28,367 --> 00:32:30,567
And the last thing we want is
that crack opening up again.
697
00:32:31,767 --> 00:32:34,300
All I need to do is combine
the filler with this hardener,
698
00:32:34,300 --> 00:32:35,467
and it's ready to go.
699
00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:41,266
All right. I'm only mixing up
a very small quantity because,
700
00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:43,266
this stuff goes off
really quickly.
701
00:32:43,266 --> 00:32:45,266
So, I can put one layer on
and if it's not enough,
702
00:32:45,266 --> 00:32:46,867
I'll come back, mix up
some more
703
00:32:46,867 --> 00:32:48,066
and put that on afterwards.
704
00:32:53,300 --> 00:32:55,867
An hour later, the filler
has hardened,
705
00:32:55,867 --> 00:32:58,266
and I can smooth it off
using sand paper.
706
00:33:02,967 --> 00:33:05,667
The next step is to use
a spray-on plastic coating
707
00:33:05,667 --> 00:33:07,166
to cover the filler.
708
00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,000
I've cleaned the surface
of the dashboard,
709
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,066
and I'm masking
the screen to protect it.
710
00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:16,066
Right.
711
00:33:16,066 --> 00:33:17,033
Here we go.
712
00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:19,734
[can hissing]
713
00:33:25,567 --> 00:33:27,600
To make sure it completely
blends into the
714
00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,767
existing dashboard as good as
we can possibly make it,
715
00:33:30,767 --> 00:33:33,066
I'm gonna give it a dusting
over the whole thing,
716
00:33:33,066 --> 00:33:34,467
with this matte black paint.
717
00:33:48,166 --> 00:33:51,066
Oh, I've got to say,
that's amazing.
718
00:33:51,066 --> 00:33:53,400
If you didn't know that
had been repaired,
719
00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,266
well, I challenge
anyone to notice,
720
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:56,667
that there's any
difference there.
721
00:33:56,667 --> 00:33:58,867
And the best thing about it,
it's taken me what,
722
00:33:58,867 --> 00:34:00,266
a couple of hours' work.
723
00:34:00,266 --> 00:34:01,867
And potentially might have
saved us
724
00:34:01,867 --> 00:34:04,567
a whole load of hassle,
and a load of money,
725
00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:06,834
if we had to take this whole
thing out and replace it.
726
00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,767
My newly fabricated wheel arch
panels have been resprayed
727
00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:15,867
and I have one job left to do,
728
00:34:15,867 --> 00:34:18,066
replacing the decals
on the side of the car.
729
00:34:29,066 --> 00:34:31,066
Now, when we got this car,
somebody had done,
730
00:34:31,066 --> 00:34:33,767
a terrible repair job,
on this rear wheel arch.
731
00:34:33,767 --> 00:34:36,500
And top of that, they painted
over the decals over there.
732
00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:37,500
I don't know what happened,
whether they'd
733
00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:38,667
run out of masking tape,
734
00:34:38,667 --> 00:34:40,300
but either way, they
need replacing,
735
00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:41,867
so I've had some
new ones printed,
736
00:34:41,867 --> 00:34:44,166
and am about to stick them on,
and I'm gonna use this,
737
00:34:44,500 --> 00:34:45,867
this laser level.
738
00:34:45,867 --> 00:34:48,767
Because they have to line up
the existing stickers,
739
00:34:48,767 --> 00:34:50,767
and they run the
full length of the car,
740
00:34:50,767 --> 00:34:52,066
and it's a pretty long car,
741
00:34:52,066 --> 00:34:53,934
I need to make sure
they're very accurate.
742
00:34:58,567 --> 00:35:01,767
I had these decals made
bespoke by an online company,
743
00:35:01,767 --> 00:35:04,166
so they match the
original ones perfectly.
744
00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:08,066
Slow and steady
wins the race here.
745
00:35:08,066 --> 00:35:10,000
If I pull the backing off
too quickly,
746
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,667
I could risk
tearing the decal.
747
00:35:21,867 --> 00:35:24,066
All right, there you go.
Loads better, isn't it.
748
00:35:24,066 --> 00:35:27,100
I've got few little finishing
touches and a proper clean-up,
749
00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,433
then I'm ready to show Mike.
750
00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:34,600
[laughing]
751
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:38,166
-Oh, that is like stepping
into a Volvo dealership...
-[chuckles]
752
00:35:38,166 --> 00:35:40,266
...three decades ago.
That is nuts.
753
00:35:40,266 --> 00:35:42,266
It's a bit different when
you dropped it off innit.
754
00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:43,133
I mean, it's amazing.
755
00:35:43,133 --> 00:35:44,900
I've actually enjoyed
working on it, mate.
756
00:35:44,900 --> 00:35:46,767
The amount of work
you've done to this car,
757
00:35:46,767 --> 00:35:47,800
since I've last seen it.
758
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,066
I just dropped off the
injectors last time I see it,
759
00:35:50,266 --> 00:35:51,367
[laughs]
760
00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:52,800
Well listen, yeah, it was
a lot of work,
761
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,367
but the engine's now
running sweetly.
762
00:35:54,367 --> 00:35:56,166
I can't believe how much
room is in the back
763
00:35:56,166 --> 00:35:57,767
of one of these things.
It's amazing.
764
00:35:57,767 --> 00:35:59,367
So, now is it ready to go?
765
00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:01,266
Is it ready to face
another million miles?
766
00:36:01,266 --> 00:36:02,467
Uh, yeah, running
sweetly, mate,
767
00:36:02,467 --> 00:36:03,767
and I can't wait to
get out on the road.
768
00:36:03,767 --> 00:36:05,166
-Right. Let's get it
out on the road.
-Uh, sure.
769
00:36:05,166 --> 00:36:06,333
I'll get the door.
770
00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:11,266
When I bought this Volvo 240,
40 years of hard graft
771
00:36:11,266 --> 00:36:14,000
have left it a bit rough
around the edges.
772
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,667
As you could see
they've actually painted
over the graphic.
773
00:36:16,667 --> 00:36:17,867
Why would anyone do that?
774
00:36:18,767 --> 00:36:20,266
In the workshop, Elvis had to
775
00:36:20,266 --> 00:36:22,800
work his magic
on the body work.
776
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,467
I'm really happy with that.
It's a really good fit.
777
00:36:25,467 --> 00:36:27,734
[Mike] and dealt deep
into the inner work-ins.
778
00:36:28,900 --> 00:36:32,266
There's quite heavy wear
around the fingers on the
clutch cover.
779
00:36:32,266 --> 00:36:33,767
And it's covered in dust.
780
00:36:33,767 --> 00:36:36,700
[Mike] Whilst I played my part
to help get the engine,
781
00:36:36,700 --> 00:36:38,600
purring like a dream.
782
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:42,333
That looks even all the way
across the ball, doesn't it?
783
00:36:43,767 --> 00:36:47,900
Our combined efforts mean our
Volvo is now ready to rock.
784
00:36:47,900 --> 00:36:51,266
So, how much did we have to
raid from our piggy bank?
785
00:36:51,266 --> 00:36:54,767
We paid £2,300 for the car.
786
00:36:54,767 --> 00:36:58,433
The wheel arch repair panels
and the decals were £312.
787
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:03,467
The clutch replacement, £132.
788
00:37:03,467 --> 00:37:06,967
Elvis' clever dashboard
repair, cost us just 40 quid.
789
00:37:08,166 --> 00:37:11,166
And I got the injectors
refurbed for a hundred,
790
00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:17,600
which means, our Volvo
has cost us £2,884 in total.
791
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:18,767
Not bad at all.
792
00:37:18,767 --> 00:37:20,800
We definitely got it
look in the past,
793
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,567
but now it's time to see
how well it drives.
794
00:37:23,567 --> 00:37:25,767
What's it feel like, 'cause
when I got this car,
795
00:37:25,767 --> 00:37:27,800
it was a little bit
down on power,
796
00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:29,667
so the driving experience
wasn't brilliant,
797
00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:32,900
and that previous owner,
he drove this car,
all over Europe.
798
00:37:32,900 --> 00:37:34,767
I know, yeah. I mean,
it's done a lot of miles.
799
00:37:34,767 --> 00:37:36,800
I've gotta say,
it feels like new,
800
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,467
when I replaced the clutch,
801
00:37:38,467 --> 00:37:41,000
which has solved all those
issues of gear selection.
802
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,467
I gotta say the engine,
been so smooth,
803
00:37:43,467 --> 00:37:44,667
the engine is really quiet.
804
00:37:44,667 --> 00:37:46,800
Honestly, it feels like
a car of today,
805
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,667
not one from
all this time ago.
806
00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:50,467
-Yeah, I know, three
decades, this car.
-[Elvis] Yeah.
807
00:37:50,467 --> 00:37:52,000
I mean, it's been
around forever
808
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,667
and it's fantastic isn't it.
809
00:37:53,667 --> 00:37:55,367
Listen to it, inside as well.
810
00:37:55,367 --> 00:37:57,367
You got a big,
boxy estate car,
811
00:37:57,367 --> 00:37:58,700
can't hear a noise, can ya.
812
00:37:58,700 --> 00:38:00,133
[Elvis] I mean,
it's cavernous innit.
813
00:38:00,133 --> 00:38:02,166
-You'd think you'd be echoing
around the insides of this.
-[laughing]
814
00:38:02,166 --> 00:38:05,100
-Exactly.
-[Elvis] 50,000 liters of
boot capacity in there.
815
00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:06,900
-Brilliant, isn't it.
Absolutely brilliant.
-[Elvis] Yeah.
816
00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:09,800
[Mike] But, there is one
big problem with this car.
817
00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,967
When you got one, everyone
wants to be your friend.
818
00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:14,533
Hello.
819
00:38:16,100 --> 00:38:17,533
Ah, hello, Catherine.
820
00:38:18,700 --> 00:38:20,066
Yeah, how are you?
821
00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:22,533
How... how do you know?
822
00:38:24,367 --> 00:38:27,467
Everyone seems to know
I got this Volvo.
823
00:38:27,467 --> 00:38:30,266
Uh, well, I can ask
Elvis, I mean.
824
00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:33,266
I know, I know I said.
I know what I said. Okay.
825
00:38:33,266 --> 00:38:34,233
I'll see you in a minute.
826
00:38:34,867 --> 00:38:35,900
Thanks Catherine. Bye.
827
00:38:35,900 --> 00:38:37,000
[chuckling]
828
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,567
-Have you just
promised to do a favor?
-I just...
829
00:38:38,567 --> 00:38:41,867
Well, you know what it's like
when you got an estate car.
830
00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:43,367
That's Catherine
from the cafe.
831
00:38:43,367 --> 00:38:45,667
-[Elvis] She wants us
to move something...
-It's that sofa.
832
00:38:45,667 --> 00:38:48,700
She keeps asking me can
you please move the sofa.
833
00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:50,600
It would probably
fit in here to be fair.
834
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,700
-It is a Chesterfield,
it's a big sofa.
-[laughs]
835
00:38:52,700 --> 00:38:55,266
But, if we get it in here and
just get it out of the way,
836
00:38:55,266 --> 00:38:57,500
and then she wants me
to just drop it off for her.
837
00:38:57,500 --> 00:38:58,667
Well, it's not to far away.
838
00:38:58,667 --> 00:38:59,900
It'll be a nice test
for the car,
839
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:01,567
and I say, what we could do,
it might be worth,
840
00:39:01,567 --> 00:39:03,600
getting some pictures with
the sofa in the back.
841
00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:04,767
[indistinct] we sell it.
842
00:39:04,767 --> 00:39:06,533
-Yeah, let's try it.
-[Elvis chuckles]
843
00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,000
[Mike] So, you
know where it is,
844
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,333
uh, we're gonna
go to the cafe.
845
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:11,700
Yeah, okay.
846
00:39:11,700 --> 00:39:13,567
[Mike] Yes, let's go and
pick up our sofa.
847
00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:14,700
Let's get that job out
of the way and then
848
00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:16,567
we can concentrate on
how good this car is.
849
00:39:16,567 --> 00:39:19,000
[Elvis] I love it. We've
become removal men.
850
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,734
[Mike] That's what happens
when you got an estate car.
851
00:39:28,767 --> 00:39:29,667
Hi, guys.
852
00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:31,166
Thank you so much
for doing this.
853
00:39:31,166 --> 00:39:32,600
Well, Catherine, you have
called us on a day
854
00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:34,800
when we have got
a good estate car.
855
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,266
Hopefully, it'll
swallow your sofa.
856
00:39:36,266 --> 00:39:38,000
And I did say that
I would help you
857
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,266
and I'm working today,
so where is it?
858
00:39:40,266 --> 00:39:41,333
It's just around the corner.
859
00:39:41,333 --> 00:39:42,767
-All right, no worries.
Leave it with us.
-Thank you.
860
00:39:44,367 --> 00:39:47,600
[Mike] At almost
two meters long, it would
be a big ask to get
861
00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:50,834
Catherine's sofa in the
back of just about any car.
862
00:39:54,467 --> 00:39:57,100
[Mike laughs] It's a big
pumped leather sofa.
863
00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:58,433
Wow, are you sure?
864
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,367
There's not many cars this
would fit into you know,
865
00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:04,500
but I've got a funny feeling
that our old Volvo
866
00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:05,467
is gonna swallow this.
867
00:40:05,467 --> 00:40:06,667
That's big.
868
00:40:06,667 --> 00:40:08,166
I suppose only
one way to find out.
869
00:40:08,166 --> 00:40:09,367
Yep, are you ready?
870
00:40:09,367 --> 00:40:11,066
-[Elvis chuckling]
-[Mike] That's it.
871
00:40:16,367 --> 00:40:17,667
Oh, it's heavy.
872
00:40:17,667 --> 00:40:19,266
Get my end first here.
873
00:40:19,266 --> 00:40:21,066
It's gonna be tight
[indistinct] mate.
874
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:22,934
Have faith.
875
00:40:24,767 --> 00:40:26,800
Go around your way a bit more.
Keep going, keep going.
876
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:27,800
Keep going.
877
00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,767
Stop. [straining]
Let me get it wheeled down.
878
00:40:29,767 --> 00:40:31,100
Twist it a bit more,
that's it.
879
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:32,166
Go on, in you go.
880
00:40:32,166 --> 00:40:33,467
[indistinct]
881
00:40:33,467 --> 00:40:36,000
Watch this. Watch,
watch, watch, watch.
882
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:37,433
-Look at that.
-[chuckling]
883
00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:40,900
Unbelievable.
884
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:41,967
Told ya.
885
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:48,667
Seriously impressive.
886
00:40:53,700 --> 00:40:56,166
[Mike] Mate, didn't I tell ya,
the sofa would fit.
887
00:40:56,166 --> 00:40:57,800
I know, it's
unbelievable isn't it.
888
00:40:57,800 --> 00:40:59,567
I mean, it just
about fits but it does.
889
00:40:59,567 --> 00:41:02,367
-I don't reckon you get
that in a modern SUV.
-No, you wouldn't.
890
00:41:02,367 --> 00:41:05,367
-We've got a Chesterfield
in a Volvo Estate.
-[Elvis]Yeah.
891
00:41:05,367 --> 00:41:06,800
Mate, I gotta tell ya,
892
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,867
what you've done to
this car is exceptional.
893
00:41:08,867 --> 00:41:10,266
I'm really pleased
of how it looks now.
894
00:41:10,266 --> 00:41:12,467
You've done an exceptional
job. It looks brand new.
895
00:41:12,467 --> 00:41:13,667
It really does, and that
896
00:41:13,667 --> 00:41:15,266
-pinstriping that
you put back on...
-[Elvis] Yeah.
897
00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:18,266
-...it just finishes
the car off, doesn't it.
-[Elvis] Yeah.
898
00:41:18,266 --> 00:41:20,800
This Torslanda now wears
it's clothes
899
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:21,900
really, really well.
900
00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:24,467
What with the polish, and the
wheels all brightened up
901
00:41:24,467 --> 00:41:26,100
and a dashboard
repair as well.
902
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,166
And, when you're talking about
selling a car,
903
00:41:28,166 --> 00:41:31,100
no one can look past a gaping
crack on the dashboard.
904
00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:32,467
No, no, definitely not.
905
00:41:32,467 --> 00:41:34,767
Mate, I'll tell you what.
You've absolutely nailed it.
906
00:41:34,767 --> 00:41:38,266
Now you know why I feel
that the estate car,
907
00:41:38,266 --> 00:41:41,266
the demise of the estate car
is a bit of a crime.
908
00:41:41,266 --> 00:41:44,000
I feel that they should
bring 'em back. I really do.
909
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:45,567
Well, I gotta say,
I agree with you mate.
910
00:41:45,567 --> 00:41:47,900
They're efficient
and nice to drive.
911
00:41:47,900 --> 00:41:49,066
Just look what
you can do with it.
912
00:41:50,367 --> 00:41:53,767
Right, now in terms
of me selling this car,
913
00:41:53,767 --> 00:41:56,266
I reckon we're in a really
good marketplace,
914
00:41:56,266 --> 00:41:58,767
because this is a car that
will attract
915
00:41:58,767 --> 00:42:02,166
a lot of attention because
it's a classic,
916
00:42:02,166 --> 00:42:03,266
it's a modern classic,
917
00:42:03,266 --> 00:42:05,367
-but it's a practical
modern classic.
-Yeah.
918
00:42:05,367 --> 00:42:07,767
It's the nonselfish
classic car.
919
00:42:07,767 --> 00:42:09,500
You can take the family,
the kids.
920
00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:12,266
You can put a boot load
of stuff in the back of it,
921
00:42:12,266 --> 00:42:14,166
You can take
your camping gear.
922
00:42:14,166 --> 00:42:16,233
And that, is a great
advert for it.
923
00:42:18,900 --> 00:42:21,166
[Mike] I listed our
Torslanda online,
924
00:42:21,166 --> 00:42:24,000
for the very reasonable
price of £4,000.
925
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:25,900
I had a few people sniffing
around it,
926
00:42:25,900 --> 00:42:29,867
but then a young man,
called Chris from Oxford
came forward.
927
00:42:29,867 --> 00:42:31,867
And he seemed
keen to do a deal.
928
00:42:31,867 --> 00:42:34,467
So, I've invited him down
to the workshop.
929
00:42:34,467 --> 00:42:37,000
Right then, Chris.
God, you're a tall fellow,
aren't ya?
930
00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:39,100
-Yeah, I get that
quite a lot, Mark.
-I bet you do.
931
00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:42,800
So, then Chris, this is
a Volvo 240 estate car.
932
00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:45,367
You're a young man and
I consider this
933
00:42:45,367 --> 00:42:47,166
to be a sort of middle-aged
person's car.
934
00:42:47,166 --> 00:42:48,500
Why are you interested?
935
00:42:48,500 --> 00:42:51,467
Um, well my brother had
a Volvo for his first car,
936
00:42:51,467 --> 00:42:53,166
and I figured where can you
go wrong.
937
00:42:53,166 --> 00:42:56,000
I've always wanted a 240
when I was younger.
938
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,900
Just in the back of my head,
it's something.
939
00:42:57,900 --> 00:43:00,667
-So I thought, why not?
-Why not? Okay.
940
00:43:00,667 --> 00:43:02,266
Do you like what we've
done with this one?
941
00:43:02,266 --> 00:43:03,767
-Yeah, I do. I really like it.
-You do.
942
00:43:03,767 --> 00:43:05,900
Well, listen I got
to advertise it
for a knock down price,
943
00:43:05,900 --> 00:43:08,266
I'm only asking £4,000 for it.
944
00:43:08,266 --> 00:43:11,266
It's cheap [indistinct]
want to take any offers.
What do you say?
945
00:43:11,266 --> 00:43:12,600
-Yeah.
-You're happy with that?
946
00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:14,100
-I'm happy with that.
-Hold out your hand.
947
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:15,800
-Got yourself a deal.
-Done, thank you.
948
00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:16,867
Cracking car there, well done.
949
00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,900
[Mike] In a world
full of SUVs,
950
00:43:22,900 --> 00:43:25,667
would you consider it to be
a young person's car?
951
00:43:25,667 --> 00:43:28,567
it took a young person,
to turn up and buy
952
00:43:28,567 --> 00:43:30,567
our old Volvo Estate.
953
00:43:30,567 --> 00:43:32,266
I think that's pretty cool.
954
00:43:32,266 --> 00:43:34,700
If you wanna see more
vehicles like this,
955
00:43:34,700 --> 00:43:36,767
being turned around
by me and Elvis,
956
00:43:36,767 --> 00:43:39,266
then join us again soon
on Wheeler Dealers.
957
00:43:39,266 --> 00:43:40,100
Ta-ta.