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Calvin's Car Diary brings home a four-seat, thousand-horsepower Porsche

The modified 911 Turbo gets its rear seats back after an auction purchase and a rather less welcome windscreen bill.

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BUYING A 1,000 BHP PORSCHE 911 TURBO FROM A PRIVATE SELLER! 🚀

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0:42Calvin meets Chris to collect the Porsche after buying it through an online auction.
1:25They inspect the tuning, methanol injection system, exhaust and custom wheels.
14:40The pair head to a petrol station for 99 RON fuel.
20:13Calvin switches into Sport Plus to experience the car's more aggressive character.
24:10The auction discussion explains the bidding, reserve and agreed purchase price.
27:13A post-purchase update covers windscreen damage, spare parts and replacing the roll cage with rear seats.

The roll cage comes out. After collecting his heavily modified Porsche 911 Turbo, Calvin has the rear seats reinstalled, giving an extravagant performance car a little more everyday usefulness.

That combination runs through the week's most-watched new upload. Calvin meets private seller Chris after buying the ESMOTOR-tuned car through Collecting Cars, inspecting everything from the methanol injection system in the front boot to the updated steering wheel. On the road, he considers its quieter everyday character before switching into Sport Plus and discovering quite how different it can feel.

The purchase price is £72,000, agreed below the auction reserve. The journey home supplies an unplanned extra: a stone cracks the windscreen. The video also contains a sponsored vehicle-history-check segment.

Alongside the Porsche, Calvin posted a trip to buy a BMW E46 M3 in Croydon. Both found substantial audiences, but the Porsche had the stronger first day and has reached roughly 175,000 views. It is also the channel's busiest video right now, with the M3 and October's vandalised Range Rover SVR purchase next among the uploads drawing daily views.

Subscribers grew over the week, although the channel's current daily viewing is little more than half its usual level. Among similarly sized motoring channels, Oakland Auto Detail had a particularly substantial week, while STRAD was quieter.

Under the Porsche video, several viewers draw a useful distinction between presenting cars and simply selling one: appearing on camera is not everyone's day job. Others focus on the paperwork and service history involved in buying something this extensively modified, a very Calvin's Car Diary concern beneath all that power.

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What viewers say

Buying a 1000 bhp car from a private seller takes nerve. Paperwork and service history are everything at that level. Great to see the whole process.
@alsat_officialSee it on YouTube
Big respect to him. Being on camera isn't easy for everyone, and it takes real confidence to put yourself out there.
@amartherealestSee it on YouTube
I like this guy. He’s very laid-back. I like his style.😊
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Calv honestly mate, one of the nicest YouTubers about. Glad to see you doin well and being able to see your progress from the early days!
@BT-ty2nkSee it on YouTube
Nice guy you can tell he’s genuine
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