Spent $100K on a car lot, zero sales!
45sThe shocking contrast of massive investment with zero sales creates immediate intrigue and relatability for viewers interested in business failures.
▶ Play ClipA car enthusiast transforms a mechanic's shop into a car dealership, investing $100,000 in inventory and renovations, but struggles to sell any cars. The video follows his journey at a local auction, buying and selling used vehicles, and highlights the challenges of the used car market.
The creator admits to spending over $100,000 transforming his mechanics shop into a car dealership, but hasn't sold a single car yet.
Emphasizes that you make money when you buy a car, not when you sell it. Overpaying leads to losses.
Two cars are being auctioned: a CLS 550 with a painted bumper and a Range Rover with a bad head gasket.
Describes the auction atmosphere, including dealers staking claims on cars and the variety of vehicles from fixers to new fleet cars.
Uses a scan tool to check a car, finding an oil pressure sensor issue. Notes common problems with GM vehicles.
Test drives an Escalade, noting blown shocks and a cracked dash. Discusses the high cost of Mag Ride shocks.
Uses Mannheim app to check wholesale values. A 2018 Toyota Camry with 145k miles is still valued at $10,000.
A 2012 Camry bank repo with 140k miles, keyed and missing catalytic converter, is a potential buy.
A Camry with a smashed nose sells for almost $10k. An Escalade with blown shocks brings over $15k. Notes that buying is tough but selling might be good.
The Range Rover with bad head gasket sells for almost $5k. The CLS sells for $2,600, breaking even after repairs.
Buys a 2014 Chevy Suburban for $3,000 less than a beat-up Escalade. It's clean with 190k miles, expected to sell for $7k.
A Northstar engine shows overheating warning, possibly a head gasket issue. The creator is concerned.
The transformed shop now has about six cars for sale. No cars sold yet after five days of being open.
23 cars to go through. The Suburban loses blower motor. Discusses the difficulty of selling cheap cars in a market where people prefer financing newer cars.
Launches a new channel 'The Hoopty Lot' focusing on the dealership. The experiment is to see if people still buy cheap cars.
Bought a Denali with bad lifters for $4k to fix and sell. Also has a Dodge Ram needing a Hemi engine replacement.
The Hummer might be sold, surprising the creator. Plans to sell a low-mileage Escalade.
Launches hooviebbys.com to buy cars from viewers. Will consider any running or project car.
Introduces Gigi, who will run the car lot. She has 20 years of experience in car sales.
Has invested $100k with no sales yet. Hopeful for future sales and asks viewers to sell them cars.
The creator has invested heavily in a used car dealership but faces the challenge of selling cars in a market where cheap cars are less desirable. He remains hopeful and plans to continue documenting the journey.
"Title accurately reflects the video's content: spending $100k and not selling a car yet."
What is the key principle for making money when buying cars?
You make money when you buy the car, not when you sell it. Overpaying leads to losses.
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What was the issue with the Range Rover auctioned?
It had a bad head gasket.
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What tool did the creator use to check car codes?
A quick scan tool.
03:53
What was the wholesale value of a 2018 Toyota Camry with 145k miles?
About $10,000.
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How much did the Range Rover with a bad head gasket sell for?
Almost $5,000.
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What was the purchase price of the 2014 Chevy Suburban?
$5,000.
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What is the name of the new channel launched?
The Hoopty Lot.
25:04
What is the website to sell cars to the creator?
hooviebbys.com
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How much has the creator invested in the dealership so far?
$100,000.
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Buying vs Selling
Core principle of car flipping: profit is made at purchase, not sale.
00:27Camry Value
Illustrates high demand for reliable used cars like Camry, even with high mileage.
07:45Auction Prices
Shows surprising auction results where beat-up cars sell for high prices.
11:19Suburban Deal
Demonstrates finding value by avoiding overpriced luxury brands.
15:14Market Experiment
Questions whether people still buy cheap cars vs financing newer ones.
25:04[00:01] over $100,000 transforming my mechanics shop into the car dealership of my dreams. The problem is I haven't sold a single car. So, this truly is the dumbest automotive channel in all of YouTube. I thought I had this one sold,
[00:15] Unfortunately, the 2003 Hummer H2 with 178,000 mi, only $8,000 for this thing. today we're going to talk about where all that money has gone and what my
[00:27] also going to go to the auctions and try and buy cars, which is really, really you really make your money when you buy the car, not when you sell it. Because make money. If you overpay, that's where you lose money. But is a very hard thing
[00:40] what buyers in your area are looking for, what's going to sell the easiest. been doing this, so really, I don't know. It is very, very scary right now, let's head to the auctions where I try and find hoopties just like this.
[00:57] Welcome to Mid Kansas Auto auction, also known to me as the Hoopti Auction. and this is where a lot of the inventories come from, but there's two going of mine this week.
[01:11] >> Yep. He just told me the batteries down the CLS, which is wonderful. So, yeah, we have the CLS 550, which just had the bumper painted to hopefully get some money back on that one. And then the Range Rover of Rob's,
[01:26] we did a video on this one of April's garage and is getting dumped because it garage and is getting dumped because it has a bad head gasket. So, it needs to go to someone who is willing to fix it. And that is not us. My friend Rob bought
[01:38] it with a bad head gasket and then realized it after spending a bunch of It's Euro Asian Bob. >> What's going on? Oh, >> you want a Harley edition Ford? >> I had to go check it out. 200,000 miles.
[01:50] >> All right. Uh, it runs good, but it's got a lot of issues. But it's kind of competition. We're going to fight over We're going to fight over everything. We're going to fight over everything. Yep. Yeah.
[02:04] dive on every grenade. So, Rob asked me to put it in the auction for him. So, we'll see how that goes. I mean, I'm hoping for around 2,000 for the CLS, about 500 bucks. And then Rob's hoping for about five grand. He's going to lose
[02:18] a bunch on that Range Rover, but uh we'll see. There are some hoopties here though that I'm interested in. As you can imagine, it's it's all Cadillac Escalades. There is some new stuff here, like this Ram Power Wagon that got hail
[02:31] damage. It's from a budget rental car, but ouch. It did get hammered pretty but ouch. It did get hammered pretty good. But this is 2026, so like new. But ooh. So, not only did they have hail, it got it got rear and it's harder than
[02:47] But ouch. So, there there are some fixers here, but then there's new fleet cars, new off rental things. So, there is pretty much everything here. Look at the factory option accessory Escalade
[03:00] wheels. But what's going on right now is a dealer is sort of staking their claim on it, and they'll just sit on it until 9:00 when test drives end. and you you can't get in and drive it. So, he's just going to he's just going to sit in it
[03:15] and not let anybody else sit in it. So, it it it it's a thing. Right behind it this thing for me? >> Oh, you can get in.
[03:28] >> Okay. Thank you. >> I was just finding a place to sit, so >> Oh, appreciate it. >> Richie, what are you doing? >> Nothing. >> Uhhuh.
[03:53] Pretty common, but I brought this quick scan tool to see what is going on with this thing. Read codes. Stored codes. Oil pressure sensor switch high. I guess high is better than low. So, most likely the oil pressure uh sending unit is
[04:10] taking a dump. No big deal there. Otherwise, might as well just change the name from the Hoopty Lot to Escalades RS. You the Hoopty Lot to Escalades RS. You know, that's Oh, well. All right, that
[04:24] engine's quiet. That's good. Okay, we can take this one for a spin. The other fun part of this place is they have a test drive track. The shocks are
[04:36] definitely blown on this thing, but they kind of are with my two other Escalades, so it's not something I'm unfamiliar with. Also very typical of GMs with this era. Crack in the dash. 151,000 mi. But here is the Cordonoff
[04:51] drag strip at this auction. We good. So, front shocks, oil pressure sending unit. Make sure the
[05:07] oil pressure sending unit. Make sure the radio turns on. We got tunes. We got a radio turns on. We got tunes. We got a lot of tunes. just need to research pricing in a generation I've never owned. Serious Bob
[05:22] again. 2015 Platinum ESV. This is out of my range for the Hoopty Lot, but I've never met an Escalade I didn't like. Although this generation, you know, 2015 and newer, I'm not the biggest fan of
[05:40] >> Yeah. Let's check it out. >> Is that Was that 62 quiet when you were >> I didn't hear anything. >> Okay. Well, that's good. like it was bouncing a lot. Like something with the suspension.
[05:54] very expensive. >> Really? I saw the thing looked like a solid suspension buck wagon. >> A car dealer sitting in the Escalade and like nobody else can look at this thing till 9:00.
[06:07] already just hot and tired and just sitting in the thing >> and then I got he got in trouble. Yeah, exactly. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
[06:19] >> I wonder how much the mag ride shocks are on these cuz it's that generation >> like I don't know how spicy they are. I've never dealt with it. I'm not used old, I suppose, >> right? It's that time. That's at least
[06:34] >> Yep. >> It's pretty. >> It is. Sure is. All right. >> Jeez. >> You ready?
[06:51] suspension. >> Oh my god. >> Wow. >> It's sad how bad these new vehicles are.
[07:04] >> Well, you know, they're people are trading in cars for a reason now. They're not really doing it for fun for the most part. And then >> not because they want the new thing, >> because their their old thing's falling
[07:16] >> And if it's here, the new car dealer didn't want it for their own inventory. stuff, which is what you do. to hopefully do for me at least that
[07:28] he's he's armed deep in hoopies right now. And so Strut Masters has a replacement mag ride for 400 bucks a strut. So pretty spicy there. I'm scanning it now using Mannheim. Pretty strong wholesale app saying about 119
[07:45] wholesale 18 estimated retail. And just for giggles, let me show you this on this Toyota Camry. Why am I not looking at 2018 Toyota cameras with 145,000 mi? Well, it's still valued at $10,000 with 126. So, we'll add 140 to make it more
[08:01] 126. So, we'll add 140 to make it more accurate. bucks. So, we'll see what this one brings with a smashed in front nose here. Obviously, in a mild accident. Silverado's on my list, but looks like
[08:16] somebody wasn't very popular got shot at. But not only that, the fender flare at. But not only that, the fender flare trick here. Put this over rust. And there you go. From the outside, it looks pretty good.
[08:29] Oh man, this Accord coupe was also on my list. I didn't see in the photos this. So that's that's not fun. Ooh, bad hail, too. Smashed windshield.
[08:41] 162,000 miles on it, though. And decent wholesale. Oh god. That's a That's going to be a no for me, dog. Here's a really nice piece. It's a
[08:53] bank repo with a little kiss here in the front quarter. But oh, mom love you. Keyed into the door. Well, at least the kids love their mom.
[09:06] Well, at least the kids love their mom. But 140,000 mi 2012 Camry bank repo. This is really my only hope.
[09:20] Oh, missing his catalytic converter. So, the cat's cut out of this thing. The seats are stained. It comes with flower.
[09:34] These Yukon Tahoe Suburbans are good ones to get. This one though, it's interesting. I haven't seen that before on a hood. 190,000 miles. So, oh jeez, I
[09:47] on a hood. 190,000 miles. So, oh jeez, I keep making that O noise. Oh god. Oh, how how does somebody do this?
[10:08] Believe it or not, no check engine light, no warning lights at all. But light, no warning lights at all. But oh my god.
[11:19] Camry bringing almost 10 grand with a smashed nose. are the big luxury collection here in town. They have Mercedes, Porsche, that kind of stuff. So, it always does bring the money, but
[11:32] what? And then the one Escalade behind it, they had a hit in the front and the painted scratch down the sides. 150,000 mi bringing what was it like 8 grand. What? And then the Escalade behind it
[11:45] front of it had blown shocks. But that one too, the expensive Mag Ride shocks, 140,000 mi, and it still brought over 15 grand with fees. I I I just unless you're a buy here, pay here and selling it for $30,000, which I'll get to in a
[12:00] you're not making any money on that retail as far as like cash buyers out there. So, uh it's not good for buying, but it might be good for selling. So, I do have the two hoopies coming up. So, fingers crossed for me.
[13:00] >> We got it anyway. Yeah, that's not bad. I sold a car. Number 29 going to be Mercedes going to be red,
[13:31] 7 8 9 6 7 8 7. anything. So Rob is very happy with that. uh almost $5,000 for his Range
[13:48] Rover with a bad head gasket. So that that is good. Someone could fix it or the dumbest purchase in the world, but still it got some money. And then I a little over two grand into that CLS and I painted the bumper and spent
[14:01] another $250. It sold for $2,600. So, back of fees, I got my money out of that CLS. Rebuilt salvage title. I got my money back out of it. So, it where if it got wet, then it'd stay running and honk and all that stuff. It
[14:16] needs a windshield seal and then the SAM module like cleaned up and and replaced. So, I I'm thrilled. I am totally thrilled. the other Toyota Camry, the one where the kid wrote, "I love you, Mom." on the
[14:29] side and had to hit no Cadillac converters. Well, it sold for 3500 that one. My list is getting pretty low, though. There's just a few more that I'm watching. 39
[14:42] 37 37 47
[15:14] >> So, I did score. I did end up with one. this 2014 Chevy Suburban and it is super clean. A repo from a credit union, but it sure doesn't look it. I mean, this trim's a little faded, but look at the roof. No hail on it, super clean paint,
[15:28] roof. No hail on it, super clean paint, and then inside, ridiculously clean. Third row, rear entertainment, four-wheel drive, a little high on the mileage, 190, but these things are known for being pretty tough.
[15:41] cold AC, heated seats, the tires have plenty of tread on it, and there is not there's not a scratch on this thing. Okay, one one little thing there, but otherwise ridiculously clean for over $3,000 less than that much older
[15:56] Cadillac Escalade that was very dirty and very beat up. So, sometimes you can 3000 bucks. There's going to be some money fixing a few things cuz they always need something. And then on the lot, it's probably worth $7,000. So,
[16:09] we're going to make $1,000, $2,000 on this thing. That's that's that's pretty good as far as return on investment percentage- wise on this kind of car for Kansas that are just looking for normal transportation. But I don't want to just
[16:22] do that. I want to do fun cars as well and sell them more online and at find, believe it or not. It's hard it's hard enough for this, but to make money harder. >> This is terrifying. I just got a warning
[16:36] >> This is terrifying. I just got a warning saying hot engine AC off, but then the saying hot engine AC off, but then the gauge has gone to nothing, which on these Northstar engines, they're famous for their head gaskets,
[16:48] and if it ran out of coolant, then it's not going to read temperature. So,
[17:02] >> I'm waiting to hear back. I mean, I'm the only bidder, >> you know, at 7. They said they wanted 95, but I thought seven was generous. >> Well, I might have just,000 miles. >> I might have just blew a head gasket on
[17:14] >> It just said overheating AC off. >> I just pulled in. >> Well, if it was overheating, you'd be gurgling. I don't hear nothing. >> But the temperature, it says zero. So,
[17:28] like the gauge completely quit. Like, >> that's just a sensor issue. So, I think coolant's level. Like, if it was empty, it would do that. But there's >> No, you can tell when one's heated because it it makes audible sounds.
[17:41] it's not >> Yeah. And it's not like it's not like >> So, that's >> that's scary. this with the, you know, the the Northstar heading thing. My supercharged
[17:54] I was like, well, this thing has ice cold air. Not even 24 hours I lose its air conditioning because of a coolant temp sensor or whatever. So it's And flies. >> Well, you are the dumbest automotive
[18:08] >> Yeah. Well, look at here, Bob. I got two more F-150 V6 with a with a stick. >> And a few, you know, a few cigarette burns, but and then the Impala. Barely
[18:21] >> I always thought these were pretty good old cars. >> Yeah, it's got a little, you know, bumper stuff. So, I got my Ford. >> I just got a text here. Uh, I just got a text from AutoTempest. I mean, Auto
[18:34] auctions. Let's see. Hey, I thought it >> You got that F-150 thing? >> I got it. I got one. I got one. stuff. >> Yes. Harley-Davidson 621 owner. So, at
[18:47] >> You got a bunch. >> I got tree. >> Jeez. I got 20 more up up at the It's not the Wizards anymore. But >> Daniel's uh going to have a lot of fun. >> Buying is hard, but it's the easier part
[19:01] >> recon. Yeah, this one needs a windshield. I just don't Oh, the bumper. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Hopefully Daniel's not mad at me. Went Suburban prize, and it drove up great with one exception. I lost the uh blower
[19:15] motor, so no air conditioning. But welcome to the Hoopty Lot.
[19:28] big SUVs and the cars and crossovers and that kind of stuff over here. So, the that kind of stuff over here. So, the Wizard Shop has been transformed into the hoopy lot. So, there's about six cars outside for
[19:42] sale. This Ram has a blown motor I bought as a project and it won't move. otherwise, there's six cars out here ready to go. We haven't sold a single one yet, but we've only been open for like five days, so not worried yet.
[19:58] like five days, so not worried yet. Anyway, Daniel's son is in here. anymore. >> There's no wizard anymore. >> You're no Weezard. No. No. This is This is Daniel Son's shop, I guess. Is that
[20:12] what happens. >> This world is now yours. And I filled it with 20 hoopties. Well, I see a lot are outside, but you know, I've added some >> Okay. So, what are we going to do with this one? Is this a new purchase?
[20:27] Suburban. So, the last year of the GMT 900 body style, 190,000 miles, bank repo at Credit Union of America, but clean. And there's I see one's already here.
[20:39] The truck, the Impala also will make its way up here soon. But yeah, >> I didn't hear about that one. >> 2011 Impala. So, I got that one to truck, and that are a little over two grand. This one was $5,000. So, I think
[20:53] I did pretty good. I mean, you're getting through all this. You're almost done with all these cars, right? >> It's been uh some long days, some some >> So, we had to wait because you were helping the wizard move all this stuff
[21:06] out. And I was buying cars for the last two months or so. And now we're open, and there are 20 or now 23 cars to go through, inspect, and get ready for a car lot. And Daniel Son is uh is putting in the hours, that's for sure. So,
[21:19] >> I'm curious about this one, though. I lost my blower motor on the way up. So, but I'm curious if I got good on this one because it it doesn't really need the thing that just broke. >> Well, I hope not because I got so many
[21:32] cars back here that need so much stuff. >> I know. I know. I tried not to buy any more projects because we do have a few. Behold, the 53 V8. It is quiet. doesn't that kind of stuff. So, we're good there. Nice clean coolant. I didn't
[21:49] notice any leaks either. So, >> man, this thing looks really nice. >> I think this is a pretty good one cuz uh on these past auctions, we've seen some >> Hey, there's been some there was some today at the auction that was totally
[22:02] Other than it was in the luxury collection row, all those Escalades and the other stuff when it's new car tradeins, people go crazy. This is a Will Robinson cuz obviously if they
[22:14] couldn't keep the car nice. But this one I feel like is an exception because it's the nice wheels. It's tired up. It's the dual TVs. There's not a rip or a stain or anything in the interior. So, I don't know what happened here. How somebody
[22:29] would let this thing get repoed because it drives so nice, too. So, cars that we buy? >> Oh. Oh, are you lifting your leg on this >> Well, it's I think employee pricing is probably uh like five grand over cost.
[22:45] Something like that. I think so. Yes. No, I'm being I'm being generous there. >> Right. Well, I guess before you commit to being our first customer, if we're going to cannibalize ourselves, you know, just sell cars to each other and
[22:58] >> We should put up >> Okay. Daniel. So, suspension, brakes, we we good. It feels nice on the road.
[23:15] >> It looks like uh let's see. Okay. The pads Yeah, the pads have uh >> All right. >> I would say 80% on those. The rotors >> The front looks okay as far as it not being leaky around here. And four-wheel
[23:31] drive, nice and dry, but >> also I've noticed that not too much rust. >> No. Oh, no. It is really nice, but Oh. drippy here. >> Uh, yeah, it looks like it might just be
[23:44] leaking from the oil filter housing or maybe something a little bit higher up, but doesn't look to be a major leak. It looks like it's just mostly been gets everywhere. >> So, if you went and did like a upper oil
[23:58] mean, it's it's crazy to do on something 180,000 mi. I think at this point people know, a little wet. As long as it's not like dripping or or pouring, you probably just leave it alone on a used car, especially at the price point. But
[24:12] and dry. >> I'm actually surprised about this one. I with this mileage, but it it looks really good. And I'm curious where this thing came from because this doesn't look like 12 plus years in Kansas in the
[24:26] far as the frame and everything, it's >> And usually you would see a lot of a lot more rust back here in this area cuz all back here and just sits. But look at this. It's really really clean.
[24:38] >> And because it's not an Escalade, there's no airride suspension. So that's >> Well, no air ride, but you can see the shock has been leaking for a very long >> that's all caked on dirt. >> Wow. So, we do need to do rear shocks
[24:52] and thankfully these are the cheap like 30 minute shocks to replace. So, >> yeah, those are easy. >> That's awesome. Okay. Well, this is a little better than some of my recent purchases. Uh, I mean, some of these we
[25:04] did on purpose. So, we do have a new channel. Well, it's actually if you the Hoopty Lot channel. Before it was the Hoopty Cast. Before that, it was going to be sort of a day in the life at the car dealership. I mean, sort of what
[25:18] dealers do. Uh, but since I'm not going to be doing Hoopy Lot videos for Hooies place where it's sort of more Daniel ccentric and I just going through what's going on at the lot. So, this this is our video talking about this and an
[25:32] our video talking about this and an Armada. And uh the I I really stepped in maybe maybe we're going to get lucky with this one. So, we're going to film it next. And fingers crossed on that one. But some of these others, you know,
[25:45] what do you think of my buy so far? >> Well, you know, some of the cars you've bought are uh are pretty bad. Let's put it that way. one wasn't on purpose. I mean, it this is a good car. 83,000 mi XJR. It has a
[25:59] >> Yep. >> But it's probably just ignition coil. It hoop lot. So, that one's I mean, it's the first year the hall body Jag XR is 400 horsepower, 80,000 mi. It's It's a cool thing. I mean, that's not bad, is
[26:14] >> Well, I guess so. We'll see what that misfire is. Also, remember the driving or partially came off. >> Oh, right, right, right. Yes. A piece of the car fell off when I drove it up here. Small details that that can get
[26:27] fixed. The Honda. So, that's the thing. There's a dynamic between two things. I have the XJR, which is more of an enthusiast car. Maybe you'll sell it online. Maybe sell it at a collector car auction. But then there's the Newton,
[26:39] people with normal cars. You know, kind of a cheaper car lot. And this is the big experiment because I don't know if this is going to work because, okay, We're going to sell it for around 3500, four grand. It's it's a very nice 2,000
[26:54] Honda. But if somebody has three or four grand, usually they just use it as the down payment to buy a $20,000 car. >> Mhm. Unless they're like you and really personal financial responsibility and everything, then they go and they take
[27:09] that as a down payment and buy a car and then they don't they don't buy stuff like this anymore. So, we'll see if people are out there still buying cheap cars. I I I just I don't know. >> Yeah. And what what's unfortunate is
[27:22] 100,000 miles easy, especially if you maintain it. So, it's not a bad investment, >> but it's not sexy for a millennial or a Gen Z to go buy a 2000 Honda Accord. They want to flex and go buy something
[27:35] new. So, they'll use that $3,500 payment and get a new Kia Soul and I don't know, of their life. So, that's the experiment. Are there actually people out there to buy cheap cars? This is the one left over, the only Hooie's garage
[27:48] before I could take it out and so it's sort of waiting its turn to get fixed. sort of waiting its turn to get fixed. But these over here, well, um, this one, But these over here, well, um, this one, you know, it it started flash misfired
[28:02] >> Yeah. Well, let's say one of these, uh, one. >> It's not. Okay. The Denali. This was on purpose. So, we bought it for only $4,000. It has 150,000 m on it. Oh, you
[28:16] got the key. Go ahead and just just show them. Just show them what I did. You ready for this? But >> this was on purpose. It was on purpose.
[28:31] So, let's up. let's up. Yeah. So, Daniel has some very recent experience with these with my hybrid Escalade Platinum. You just went had he
[28:43] had to do it twice on my car cuz we got bad lifters that one time. So, we thought, well, this one was $4,000 at auction. We can fix it and then sell it. It'll be a fixed good car. So, we can buy projects here. It is better to buy
[28:57] projects on purpose rather than by accident. So, that Dodge Ram out there with the bad Hemi, we're going to replace the Hemi engine. That was that two grand for that truck is probably worth around six when it's done. Put a
[29:09] Hemi engine. He gets busy. The shop gets paid. Hopefully, the truck sells and and I get paid. But when you buy a car thinking it's good and then things are bad. Um, yeah. That's when you pay the money and
[29:23] That's that's what I'm trying to avoid. And for the most part, I I haven't >> Are you talking about the uh Nissan Titan that you bought that when it came >> The Titan. We're fingers crossed on the Titan. The the the other one. It's going
[29:38] to be in the hoop deal lot video about the uh unfortunately the Armada is the slap thing and we just it's very ambiguous and I just don't know what to do with that one. So anyway, that is the hooptilots. This Acadia timing chain
[29:53] common on these and we want to see if it's a job that Daniel likes doing with timing chain stretch. Otherwise, they're very nice cars. And this one is like a fancy loaded up cooled seat one with about 140,000 mi. So, it was a
[30:09] $1,500 car. If you can fix it for about 1,500 bucks, then there's money to be time. I get that they have issues and the transmissions go all that stuff, but these do last two 300,000 mi. I do see it all the time. And I'm not paying 10
[30:23] grand for Camry with smashed in noses and and 250,000 mi Highlanders for 10 grand. I I just I can't do it. I'm not I'm not doing it. So, the Reneer, old school, 98,000 mi on this thing. Few little fixes, it'll be fine. The Hummer
[30:36] might actually be sold, the Hoopty Hummer, and it was actually really easy. fun, four-wheel drives. >> I was an unbeliever on this one, but I guess I have to uh take it back. >> Yes, we will have to put wiper blades on
[30:50] very good wiper blade. >> Well, you know, you got he's got the >> Yeah, one good one, I suppose. and then the low mileage Escalade. So, I am going to part with one. I'm going to offer this one for sale. It's uh 69,000 miles.
[31:05] So, I will let it go. And Euro Agent Bob is storing his 930 Turbo here. But I do I do want to buy nicer cars and I have secured some funding to be able to do It's called hooviebbys.com and it's linked below and I will buy
[31:20] you would if you're submitting to sell your car online. Send it to me. I'm to every single one. So, if you take the time to send a dozen photos or so and to look at it and I'm going to give you a number on every single car. And it
[31:34] could be a Mercedes going. I I could maybe beg some sugar daddy to help me except maybe junk that's been sitting in your backyard for over 10 years, like uh that. But if it runs and drives or it's a really cool enthusiast car that's a
[31:48] project or whatever, please go to hooviebbys.com and uh leave a note and >> Ferraris. Ferraris. >> Ferraris. Yes, Ferraris would be wonderful. Daniel would love more projects in here. I think 23 projects
[32:02] right now just in your first week of on your own. I mean, >> You're not overwhelmed at all, are you? >> No, not at all. that's actually in the front. And that surprise is our water feature in our
[32:16] lobby right here. We have a nice waterfall going. This is AC condensation cuz the unit is up there and I'm responsible for all the building maintenance. That's what the wizard put in the lease. So he he rented me a
[32:28] tied to electricity. So that's fine, too. But no, the real surprise right too. But no, the real surprise right here, Gigi, and we go way way back. So Gigi is going to be running the car lot, the hoopy lot, dealing with all the
[32:41] is who you will talk to if you want to buy a car from us. And yeah, we we go back 20 years. 20 years. >> So, we worked together at Joseph Chevrolet Cadillac. I was a 21-year-old kid selling Chevys and Cadillacs and
[32:56] Gigi was working there and uh it it's so cool. We get to work together again. >> It's a blessing. >> Yep. So, April loaned us her office didn't fit in our house. So, we've taken
[33:08] that over huge. >> Yep. In the old lobby. And we are the scary part. We haven't sold a single car yet. I've put a >> I'm getting ready to I know. I I put 100 grand into this so far with the
[33:20] inventory and everything else and we're starting to get bites. We're starting to >> yes, we are. >> I'm I'm hopeful. But right now, just there's there's no all the money's gone out and none has come in yet. So,
[33:32] >> Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed. And if you want to sell us your car, that that'd be a huge help. So, hoovie buys.com. I'll have it linked below along with the new Hooplot channel where Gigi will be making more appearances and
[33:45] uh we'll definitely report back I think at the end of the month when I talk taking over the Wizard Shop and where we sit financially and selling cars. we'll do little videos on car sort of walkarounds and things on the Hoopt
[34:02] that. Thank you so much for watching. So, welcome to the Hoopt. And uh this is our new YouTube channel. As you can see, we started with two Nissan that Hooie bought. And because Hooie bought them, you already know they are terrible. Oh,
[34:15] nice kick. I liked I like that entry, but
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