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Let’s take a coffee break! Maybe this will be a new style of laid back video, but after filming an hour-and-a-half long interview about all the stuff that motorists are faced with, let’s take a moment to do something light hearted. Join me as I talk you through some of my Hot Wheels collection. This isn’t just a video about toy cars - there’s stories attached to every one. #HotWheels #Matchbox #DieCastCollector Hot Wheels Mercedes 280SL (Redline) Hot Wheels Volvo 850 Matchbox AMC Rambler Matchbox Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Hot Wheels Dodge Aries Wagon Greenlight Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Hot Wheels Pontiac GTO Matchbox Plymouth Prowler Matchbox Holden Ute (Maloo) Hot Wheels Sierra RS Cosworth Matchbox Porsche 911 GT3 RS Matchbox Dodge Viper RT/10 Hot Wheels Ferrari F40 Tarmac Works Volvo 850 BTCC Greenlight Ford Escort Cosworth in Purple Greenlight Ford Escort Cosworth in Red Matchbox Ferrari F40 Matchbox Mercedes 500SL R129 White Matchbox Mercedes 500SL R129 Silver Matchbox Kia Stinger Hot Wheels Woody Surf Wagon Matchbox Chevrolet Avalanche Majorette Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Hot Wheels Volvo 850 Hot Wheels Surf Rescue Truck Hot Wheels Honda S2000

I was right in the middle of a 1,100 mile road trip when an email landed in my inbox... 'Hi Geoff, here's the 12 month running report of my Hyundai Kona EV.' What great timing! How does the Hyundai Kona stack up on finances over a year, and how does that compare to my ropey old Volvo? Is it possible to do a family road trip in an EV? If anyone knows anyone who works for the PR department of an EV company who wants to lend me a car, I am more than happy to prove myself wrong. On camera. That's a promise. Very much looking forward to all the emails... Enjoy the video! #electriccars #EV #RoadTrip #VOLVO

After a break Oooooop North, let's take a look at my display for the Practical Classics Restoration Show. ULEZ, LTN, 15 Min Cities... Where does this Slippery Slope lead? #RestoShow #CarShow

Oh, this one really is quite funny. I didn't intend it to be. SAVE THE WALES! No, wrong sort of Whales. In this video we take a look at some new proposals to introduce Road User Charging in Wales on certain stretches of road. Take a deep dive with me into this crazy proposal, whilst I try and work out how we SAVE THE WALES and also SAVE THE BIRDS. Will there be a ban on windows…? Pipe down Bill, not your Windows. As usual there's a sprinkling of investigative journalism, some very bad Welsh accents, a cat meme, a little bit of rugby and some actual facts about cars, emissions and data. We're also looking at how the WHO managed to say that Port Talbot is the most polluted place IN THE WORLD and then back tracked… but are they all compromised anyway…? #Wales #RoadCharging #ULEZ

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Apparently 1 video wasn't enough to address the problems with EV sales, so here we have a Part 2...! In this video I dive into the actual sale prices of EVs, taking an example of a cheap Nissan Leaf from Marketplace. It's not just the price that's low, the battery is too... pun intended. So how does it stack up to an equivalent Ford Focus of the same vintage, and what do those depreciation figures mean for brand new SUV EVs....? Are they due a gigantic price bomb in a few years time. Yes, absolutely. Let's use MATHS to prove it. #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV

Shock Horror! Electric Vehicles are taking twice as long to sell in the second hand and trade market as Petrol and Diesel cars. Who knew?! Join me as I dig into the article from Fleet News, before we chat with Anglia Car Auctions to get the inside line on how the room reacts when an EV silently drives across the block... for the third or fourth time... It's a fun little video with plenty of facts, a dash of entertainment and a sprinkling of sarcasm. #EV #ElectricVehicle #tesla Read the original article: Electric used vehicles 'taking longer to sell' than petrol and diesel https://bit.ly/FleetNewsEVSalesDown

Our good friend Mr Clarkson is in the news again, this time after writing a scathing report on the current situation at the BBC... But it's well worth digging into what's going on between the lines. Let’s dive into the left-wing LGTBCraziness at the British Propaganda Corporation and comment on the treatment of Gary Linekar… plus has Clarkson got more to say, and how do we feel about New Top gear with Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris…? TopGear #JeremyClarkson #GrandTour

In this video I set out to post a little update on the Volvo 850 T5 and whether it'll be ready for the show on Friday... Instead I got distracted by a Peugeot 306, then got chatting to Margaret and ended up chatting about some more EV breakdown information that came to light, and finished up with some parenting dilemmas and a little Whistlin Diesel. #WhistlinDiesel #EVBreakdown #Peugeot306

After taking the gold Volvo 850 T5 to Performance Remap, it was time to try out the trusty 850 TDi on the rollers... From the factory this car should be around 140hp, but will 25 years and almost 200,000 miles have been kind to the dirty diesel? Will we even crack 100hp, or will the unit get smoked out first? Join me for a relaxed Dyno adventure with the brilliant Chris. There's also a montage of my time with this car, including some of the work that's gone into what is definitely my favourite Volvo ever. #ClassicCars #HorsePower #WhilstlinDiesel Performance Remap (Gloucester) https://www.performanceremap.co.uk/

Join me in the Volvo for a relaxed chat, as I talk you through part of my story... How did you discover that the world around you is not all it seems? I guess you could say this is my 'awakening', but anyway, it's a relaxed candid chat under the influence of some very very strong glue fumes... explained at the end. THIS VIDEO: https://tapnewswire.com/2023/03/well-informed-lady-educates-glastonbury-town-council-on-15-minute-cities-sandi-adams/?fbclid=IwAR1JeicFjnGhEcS3Ac-cVeQVa5DrB3dSIc0Eu6_RWkELQAsxquHy8bpSDD8

You'd think the headline was an April Fools Joke... Fire Services nationwide are having to buy gigantic baths to fully submerge electric vehicles so that they can be moved from crash scenes. No, unfortunately, this is not a joke. They're big, they're, expensive, they use a heck of a lot of water and they're definitely going to impact the price of your insurance but hey, SAVE THE PLANET right?! Let's dig into this one. #ElectricCars #EV #Tesla

After going too dark on my windows last summer, it was finally time to have Trust Tint set the car up just how I wanted it... including a pioneering Chameleon Tint and Tint Double Combo on the tailgate! #Volvo #WindowTinting #modifyingcars Trust Tint Worcester - Ask for Dimi, tell him Geoff sent you. I mean, that doesn't get you or me anything, but it helps the karma of the universe. https://trust-tint.co.uk/

Spluttering, farting and giving up... No, it's not Drunk Geoff, it's the Volvo 850 T5. Yup, it's broken down.

I received an email from a follower with some highly concerning details about his saga with a Kia Sportage... and had to share it with you all. Is this a nationwide problem, are dealers sitting on 50+ broken cars, and is this a cover up or just a case of bad communication? You decide!

An update on what's happening with the ULEZ expansion and a look at what's happening in the wider world of anti-government feeling... do we really have the power to just say no? Can we come together to defeat the steam roller that is political intent? Can we win with strength in numbers?

A friend of mine owns a Volkswagen Golf MK4, and as far as I could tell, it has never been cleaned (the car not the friend). I'd been threatening to steal Sam's Golf and take it for a valet, so today, I finally did. Whilst the car gets cleaned we have a history lesson on the Volkswagen Golf, dipping into where it came from. We talk production numbers for the Mk1, MK2 and Mk3, and debate whether the MK4 is the best of the bunch. Once the car is cleaned we see just how far its's come, before concluding on why a MK4 Golf is probably the only car you'll ever need... ever. And oddly for Geoff Buys Cars... Not a Volvo in sight. #VW #GolfMK4 #Detailing #Cars #CarCleaning

This is probably my favourite piece I've ever written, and in some ways, the only one that matters. It's not a death wish, and it's not a suicide note... It's both. I always joked that if I was going to go out early, it'd be in a stolen Porsche, off a bridge, backwards and on fire... But this story changes the narrative and I guess launching a Volvo 850 T5 into the ocean whilst attempting a dive from the sunroof is a good second best. Seriously though, if you are struggling with depression, reach out to The Samaritans on 116 123. Don't suffer alone. It's a strong dark one from Geoff.

The first part of my Electric Vehicle Breakdown Videos launched a little while ago, and a lot more information landed in my inbox since then! In this video we take a look at some notes after a long phone call with a gentleman who works in recovery... We'll be looking at which EVs are the worst offenders, what causes the problems and which cars shut down by themselves. We're also looking at the state of UK breakdowns in general, from tyres to oil lights to not enough people understanding basic maintenance. Let me know your thoughts in the comments...! #electriccars #classiccars #greenenergy

Solar Panels convert sunlight into electricity and the only emissions from making them are the smell of roses and a touch of vanilla. Right? Wrong! In this video I take a look at a recent report from Ethical Consumer, focusing on 16 bands of solar panel and ask some key questions… - Are solar panels eco friendly? - What are solar panels made from? - Can you recycle solar panels? - Are the people who make solar panels paid correctly? - Does making solar panels involve forced labour, razor wire and factories that needed to install suicide nets? There's a lot to digest in this one. CONTENTS 00.00 introducing the subject 01.13 introducing ethical consumer 02.49 the current situation 03.24 how eco friendly are solar panels? 03.58 carbon in solar panel production? 04.43 pollution in solar panel production 05.36 how do you recycle solar panels? 06.43 what do you do with old solar panels? 07.40 ethics problems within the supply chain? 09.17 forced labour in solar panel supply chains? 13.53 what about conflict minerals? 14.07 are solar panel companies involved in lobbying? 16.24 the company behind the brand… and worker suicides 18.16 conclusion 16 SOLAR PANEL BRANDS: GB-Sol Yingli JinkoSolar LONGi Suntech Trina Solar JA Solar Viessmann Solar Canadian Solar SunPower Sharp Hanwa -Q-Cells Vikram Solar Hyundai Panasonic Rec Solar LINKS Ethical Consumer's report on Solar Panels (By Katalin Csatadi with additional research by Shanta Bhavnani. https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/energy/shopping-guide/solar-panels?Monthly_Newsletter=&check_logged_in=1 What can I do? If you want to support these efforts, sign the following petitions: Freedom United is calling on world leaders to ensure clean energy is free of forced labour. Find out more on the Freedom United website. https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/free-uyghurs-solar/ Corporate Justice Coalition is campaigning for a new UK law to hold businesses to account when they fail to prevent supply chain human rights abuses and environmental harms. This would cover Uyghur forced labour. Find out more from the Corporate Justice Coalition website. https://corporatejusticecoalition.org/our-campaigns/due-diligence-law/

How about a nice light and funny video to kick off the week?! All of these are genuine, real MOT advisories and failures. Yup, they really are...! #Cars #Comedy #funny See all of these MOTs: https://bit.ly/DodgyMOTFailandPass Or run the MOT history yourself! YN54WYV NK13CVU BF53VFY W303LNG EA03AZL LV05KRX AP56GWA ND59ACF FN03XKY AX04SKN DN56NBO YX54UJA CX12WZR WF55DWY DE11MHU BG52ZTO FD54CZB DV57UMF LF51AWZ H20JKA E146UCM J9ELU YF53HZV S860RLK WN15LSD WR58YZW M983TNF KH06HBX KC07UDL X678KNT DS11OLN HT07CPO KF52ZWB L673XBX YN05GTY OY52YZZ MT10XDL W998XPU B19ROA H650FHA G347HUM R220CEX YE51LYJ S853RUH MF06FXS CX51YGW WK06UZO TLP670M V237FVU N06VLV MK08YZG BD58ZXF WR11VXL H657FFH L17YOO BU06YTE WU06KLJ P364MOW AU52EKV T481LGV G347HUM FN10UZR X191DNB SN04KYW L527KET

Last week I received an anonymous email from someone telling me about Pro-Car... What's this all about..? What is Pro-car…? 🚗 Pro-car is not a protest 🚗 Pro-car is not subversive 🚗 Pro-car does not organise protests or marches 🚗 Pro-car has no organisers or infrastructure 🚗 Pro-car is not funded in any way 🚗 Pro-car has no political affiliation 🚗 Pro-car is just people making a simple statement 'WE WILL ONLY VOTE FOR A PRO-CAR POLITICIAN' Download the stickers and print your own: https://geoffbuyscars.com/are-you-pro-car/ ...or grab a Pro-car sticker from me at the Practical Classics Restoration Show. MAKE SURE YOU POST A PHOTO TO THE GEOFF PAGE WHEN YOUR STICKERS ARE ON THE CAR! Can't wait to see these.