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I bought a luxury Volvo hatchback for £500 to save it from being scrapped for scary issue – I’ll sell it on for £3,000
A CAR flipper has revealed how he saved a £500 Volvo hatchback from the scrap, serviced it, and listed it for almost £3,000.
Matt Goodwin of High Peak Autos in Romiley, Greater Manchester, catalogued his journey to fix the unloved vehicle.
The 2007 dark blue Volvo C30 had been in line for the scrap before a viewer of Matt’s YouTube channel reached out to him about the car.
Matt then swooped in to nab the car at the eye-watering price of just £500 before he set about getting it fixed.
The exterior of the three-door car was in good nick with the only noticeable mark in the interior being a slightly damaged driver’s seat.
The 2.4L petrol automatic had done 91,787 miles at purchase and features a glass boot hood.
For why it was sold so cheaply, some viewers reckoned the previous owner was unnecessarily fearful over the engine warning light.
But Matt revealed in his YouTube video that the potentially terrifying warning light was only active due to a faulty O2 sensor which could easily be fixed.
Another issue with the vehicle, a strange sensation on the brakes, could only be solved by taking the hatchback to a Volvo specialist, however.
There they revealed that the car’s brake module was “fried completely” and had to be replaced.
The car flipper was very fond of the “rare” vehicle, and described it as “nice and small, easy to place, [and] easy to park”.
After the repairs, the car gained its 12 month MOT with no advisory items.
The total cost for the vehicle and its repairs came out to £1468.20.
This could be split down into:
- £500 for the car
- £120 for its transport from Leicestershire
- £217 for repairs with Matt’s mechanic
- £120 for seat repair
- £150 for valet and tint removal
- £346.20 for brake repair
- £15 for new number plates
Matt listed the vehicle for £2995 towards the end of summer and given it is no longer listed on High Peak Autos’ website, we can assume it was sold.
If it sold for its asking price, that gives Matt a hefty profit of £1526.80, more than three times the price he paid for the car.
Profit by flipping a car on Facebook Marketplace
A MOTORING expert made more than £1,400 profit by flipping a car on Facebook Marketplace – and it only took him a few days.
Ryan took to social media to show his followers how a little time spent searching online and some straightforward repairs made him a tidy sum.
TikTok user @ryans_salvage reckons he’s made up to £15k flipping cars in the last year, with some savvy buying and selling on Facebook Marketplace, as well as pulling in favours from mechanic friends who carry out the work at ‘mates rates’.
This time around, Ryan bought a Vauxhall Corsa for £2,000 on Facebook Marketplace, but did have to pay out £33 in tax and £42 in insurance.
He said: “I also put £25 of petrol in the tank, all the tyres were bald, but luckily there were some spares in the garage so cost me nothing to replace them.”
Days later, the poster took his second-hand car for an MOT, which cost him £40.
He also paid £23 for an oil filter change and got the front bumper resprayed for £100.
He continued: “I got two track rod ends for just £15 and tracking was only £25.”
After all the repairs, the TikTok user gave the second-hand car a good clean and listed it on Facebook for £4,495.
But he ended up selling it for £3,800 a couple of weeks later and made a healthy profit of £1,456.
The video has gone viral on TikTok with more than 96,000 visits – and most commenters were blown away after discovering the profit he made.
One said: “How did you get the car for £2,000 in the first place?!”
He answered: “Because it had no MOT and it needed a bit of work.”
Another said: “Nice job, bro.”
A third pointed out: “Amazing deal for the car.”
This comes after a man made more than £1,300 profit flipping a car on Facebook Marketplace – and he doesn’t even have a driving licence.
Plus, a TikTok user who bought a second-hand BMW revealed how he doubled his money selling it on.
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Lando Norris suffers huge dent to F1 world championship dream after qualifying shocking 17th for Azerbaijan GP
LANDO NORRIS suffered a shock exit in Q1 to put a major dent in his title hopes in Azerbaijan.
The 24-year-old had to settle for P17 after he was knocked out of the first qualifying session in Baku due to a yellow flag coming out before he could finish his lap.
Why did Lando Norris fail to get out of Q1 in Baku?
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 14, 2024@karunchandhok explains at the SkyPad
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The Brit is 62 points behind leader Max Verstappen in the F1 drivers’ championship.
Meanwhile, McLaren are only eight points away from Red Bull in the F1 constructors’ title race.
Norris said: “The lap was easily good enough but it was a yellow flag so I had to back off.”
On potentially making up positions, he added: “I don’t think it’s as easy as that.
“Honestly following is pretty much impossible around here and overtaking is a lot worse than what everyone thinks.
“I hope I’m wrong and I hope there are plenty of chances but I’m not expecting so, there are a lot of cars behind.
“It’s very low downforce which is pretty much impossible to overtake, I’m not expecting a lot from 17th.
“But we will put in a good plan tonight and do our best.”
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Charles Leclerc secured pole position in his Ferrari, fresh off the back of his win two weeks ago in Monza.
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Verstappen slumped into just sixth place, behind his team-mate Sergio Perez who came in fourth.
Carlos Sainz finished third while George Russel was fifth and Lewis Hamilton came in seventh.
It was a chaotic qualifying in Baku, with a member of the Williams pit crew leaving a cooling fan attached to Alex Albon’s car in Q3.
"Disaster for Williams"
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 14, 2024
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Who is Jeremy Clarkson’s partner Lisa Hogan and what do we know about the Irish farm star?
LISA Hogan came to prominence on Clarkson’s Farm as the eponymous farmer’s partner.
Here we take a look at who she is and her relationship with Jeremy.
Who is Jeremy Clarkson’s partner Lisa Hogan?
Lisa Hogan was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 28, 1974.
Her father Maurice was an architect, while her mother Arlene was a model.
Like her partner Jeremy Clarkson, Lisa is quite tall, standing at 6ft 2in — her Instagram handle is @thetallirish.
In June 2024, she opened up on RTÉ Radio about how she and Jeremy initially started their romance.
Lisa said they “met through mutual friends who had tried to set us up a couple of times”.
The turning point came at a Christmas party, as she explained: “I was just about to leave and we were introduced and he said, ‘No, no, come on, sit down and have a chat’. And that was it, really.
“So he called me a couple of days later and I thought, ‘Ok, you’ve got a bit of a rep’ — so he had to really court me!
“He courted me for a solid three months!”
She added: “He’s very, very good company. And he does make an effort to make me laugh a lot, which I really appreciate. And we do get on.”
Lisa was married for 30 years to Baron Steven Bentinck before they split in 2011, and shares three children with him — Wolfe, Alice and Lizzy.
What does Jeremy Clarkson’s partner Lisa do for a living?
Lisa built her career in the modelling industry in the 1990s before switching to entertainment and TV.
She is best known for appearing in Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime Video, where she plays an active role in managing the farm and its shop.
Lisa also had somewhat of an acting career, playing a small part in the 1997 movie Fierce Creatures alongside Hollywood royalty — John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline.
She’s appeared as herself on shows including Loose Women in 2021, and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway in 2022.
Lisa reportedly has her own successful side business as a sculptor, predominantly making statues of the human form.
How long have Jeremy Clarkson and Lisa Hogan been together?
Lisa has been dating Jeremy since 2017.
However, she doesn’t reckon marriage is on the cards for them, explaining that a wedding isn’t “important” to her.
RTÉ radio presenter Miriam O’Callaghan asked Lisa: “Farms can be a great place to get married.
“Might you ever propose to Jeremy?”
Yet Lisa was quick to dismiss the idea, saying: “I would say the only husbandry happening on the farm at the moment is with Ajax, who is our boar, and we’ve just put him back in with the sows!”
She added: “At this stage in your life, I think, it’s not an important thing as much as it would have been a couple of decades ago.”
Lisa and Jeremy have two dogs together named Arya and Sansa, both of whom make regular appearances on Clarkson’s Farm.
Our street won £1MILLION on the Postcode Lottery – my neighbour DOUBLED their winnings due to a sneaky trick
A STREET has scooped £1million on the Postcode Lottery with one neighbour doubling their winnings due to a clever trick.
Three neighbours in the latest Millionaire Street, BH12 4LF, were greeted with the highly anticipated ‘knock on the door’ on Saturday 14 September.
In either a stroke of luck or genius, one of the neighbours had two tickets and was able to double their prize up to £500,000.
One of the lucky winners was Amy House, 40, who works on the maternity ward at Poole Hospital.
Amy said: “Oh my goodness! Is this a dream? I told myself it might be ten, twenty, thirty maybe… I never expected six figures.
“I’d really like a new front door.”
The mum-of-one said she wants to buy a campervan for the family so she can visit her brother in California.
The thrilled NHS worker added: “Maybe that would be something we’d look at just so we can go off odd weekends with our little boy somewhere and have a bit of a break from the extension, which might be finished.”
Amy was beaming as she admitted her and her young family were now spoilt for choice and was keen to get travelling.
She said: “A little holiday definitely. Maybe a family holiday and a fun holiday for our son.”
Along Millionaire Street a few doors down were winners Brian Lewis, 65, and wife Chris who received a whopping £250,000.
Brian said: “I feel absolutely stunned – quarter of a millionaire!”
Chris added: “No! Oh my god. Is that really real?”
The couple said they might have to take a holiday to figure out what to do with the money.
In the mean time, training company owner Brian seemed to have be contemplating his dream car.
“I’ve always wanted a Range Rover, so I will be getting myself one. I’m not quite sure what type or where, but I’ll definitely be getting a Range Rover.”
The pair who have five children between them in their late twenties and early thirties who they are keen to be generous parents.
Brian was hospitalised with pneumonia and a severe case of Covid when he contracted it for the second time which landed him in intensive care.
He was here for 10 day before developing sepsis, but thankfully made a full recovery.
As his son works for Virgin Airlines he debated asking him for holiday advice.
The pair are now planning a trip South Africa as it’s been on Chris’ bucket list.
She said: “What I really, really, want to do is a safari. I’d love a safari.”
How to enter the People's Postcode Lottery
- The Postcode Lottery is a subscription-based lottery in which players sign up with their postcode.
- Your postcode is your ticket number – 40p a day ensures entry into all drawers, or £12 a month.
- Once subscribed, they are automatically entered into every draw.
- Prizes are announced every day of the month.
- If your postcode gets luck, every player in your postcode wins.
- 33% of the ticket price will go to charity that is refunnelled back into the community.
Postcode Lottery ticket sales offer prize money to ticket holders and to local charities.
In this instance, Poole Communities Trust has been awarded £70,000 by the Postcode Community Trust.
This cause supports the Bourne Community, Branksome Community Centre and a centre at Turlin Moor.
Chief Officer at Poole Communities Trust Hannah Baker said: “Today’s funding is absolutely incredible – we’re going to put some towards our priority services as well as a new skate park in the Turlin Moor area.
“We started the community food shop at Bourne Community Hub in 2022 and have seen the number of families that use it grow steadily since then.”
Other local charities that have been awarded funding are disability charity People First Forum winning £50,000, Hope for Food with £30,000, and Dorset Parent Infant Partnership who were awarded £30,000.
