Wheeler Dealers Delorean

aravan2010

I see Wheeler Dealers are restoring a Delorean this Tuesday Night on the new series on Discovery.

chiefwiggum

reminder set thanks aravan

Stained Class

Thanks aravan.

I always like to see new episodes of Mike & the 'Tall Man', Ed China in action.:D

Mr Benevolent

Far better to watch them on Youtube, then I can skip over Mike's dribbling humour and get to the interesting stuff. It's gone downhill since Ed started wearing makeup though.

Stained Class

Watched the one with the Dodge Charger just now!:)

Never seen it before.

I want one o dem cars...........Badly!!!!

stoneill

I enjoy the show - but the American Beauty promo is just wrong on many levels.
(Shudder)

101sean

Discussed over on main motors forum a few days ago. I can't watch it as I rant and rave at the screen, get so angry it takes me several more beers to calm down after :mad:

si_guru

Best episode had to Suzuki SJ.... classic.

(real best episide for me was 230e)

Mycroft H

101sean wrote: »

Discussed over on main motors forum a few days ago. I can't watch it as I rant and rave at the screen, get so angry it takes me several more beers to calm down after :mad:

I think you need to calm down a wee bit

Its decent enjoyable telly for the most part, and far better then the likes of other motoring shows

101sean

Made the mistake of watching them mess with 3 Land Rovers, put me off the rest

MidlandsM

I hope mike gets it up to 88mph and he's transported back to the 1920's or something, get rid of him.........lol

mustang68

Sitting here in my cubicle with my back to the future mug and my model DMC 12. I shall be watching this tonight, thanks very much.

jimmyw

Isnt it grand for Mike to swan off over to the US in the sunshine to be spinning around in fancy cars throwing them (and us:p) alot of spiel:(.well for some, the fat git:rolleyes::)

Stained Class

Sold for £20500.
Over £6000 profit!

Kerching!:D

ugglasdav

yea that was a great profit, its funny that the guy didnt even try to bargain his way down, he just accepted the price

alpina

You do realise the show is edited within an inch of it's life...if not past it:rolleyes:

jimmyw

Stained Class wrote: »

Sold for £20500.
Over £6000 profit!

Kerching!:D

Yeah and I bet he pays Edd peanuts too:p, so even more of a profit to stock up on his pork pies, and all the abuse he takes from him too:rolleyes::)

ugglasdav wrote: »

yea that was a great profit, its funny that the guy didnt even try to bargain his way down, he just accepted the price

Well he knew what a tough (big) guy Mike was and did not dare try to haggle with an expert:D

Tommyboy40

jimmyw wrote: »

Yeah and I bet he pays Edd peanuts too:p, so even more of a profit to stock up on his pork pies, and all the abuse he takes from him too:rolleyes::)



Well he knew what a tough (big) guy Mike was and did not dare try to haggle with an expert:D

Be a bit reasonable guys, it's a TV show. When they did the E36 M3 vert Mike passed up an individual M3 in favour of one with a dodgy gearbox. To have the box done at a dealer would have cost 3-4k min, if not more. To people who don't know, the individual series BMW are the equivalent to the Mercedes Designo range - high spec limited edition vehicles. In theory it would be lovely to believe we could all buy cars and make money. I'm paying over €2100 road tax on my 2 cars, not because I think i will make my fortune but because every morning i wake up, I look at them outside my house and still can't believe that the're actually mine. I love to watch shows like this. Remember when Mike bought the 928 non runner? How cool was it to watch them buy a car that could have been a total lemon? I would however, rather if Ed used fewer k&n filters and chrome. Keep it original:)

RobAMerc

I am always asking this and have yet to get a definitive answer. What are peoples fascination with Deloreans ?
Ok it was a "bit special" and a total flop, but really, a silly idea with an underpowered renault engine - whats the big deal ?

As for the show - I think it's great that these guys make this show, it's clearly more a labour of love than a profitable venture. ( I admit mike is a bit over enthusiastic ). I wish a certain 3 yobs who would say anything just to be controversial and try to have the British army in every episode whether relevant or not would try doing something a bit more real and less cynical ! :mad:

Mr Benevolent

RobAMerc wrote: »

I am always asking this and have yet to get a definitive answer. What are peoples fascination with Deloreans ?
Ok it was a "bit special" and a total flop, but really, a silly idea with an underpowered renault engine - whats the big deal ?

As for the show - I think it's great that these guys make this show, it's clearly more a labour of love than a profitable venture. ( I admit mike is a bit over enthusiastic ). I wish a certain 3 yobs who would say anything just to be controversial and try to have the British army in every episode whether relevant or not would try doing something a bit more real and less cynical ! :mad:

I agree, Deloreans are utter sh1te. They're ugly, underpowered, the stainless steel looks silly and they gulp fuel. They're unique, I'll say that for them. Not on my list.

twincam77

is it just me or did anybody else find edd to be a bit ratty in this episode????

lastsaturday

i think this show is like Corrie for blokes... we watch it every week, and then are too ashamed to admit we like it.

I LIKE IT, OK? they started off with 500-quid to do-up and sell on, then as each series progressed, it appears they've taken their earnings and used it as capital to go bigger and better... from a 300 quid mini to a series 3 e-type, now onto american muscle.. i think it's great the progress they've made.

don't we all secretly wish we could buy, restore and sell on classics, either as a hobby, or as a full-time business?


ps. Mike doesn't pay Edd... the Discovery channel pay both of them.. i reckon Edd loves his job.

PPS. what i do hate is the bloody re-runs.. how many times have i seen that bloody SJ, or jeep wrangler...

v300

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

.....Remember when Mike bought the 928 non runner? .....

Yea. It came to Ireland where it promptly $hat it's engine and sits dead in a garage now, it's poor new Irish owner having already sunk a small fortune into getting it up to par before the big bang.:rolleyes:

mustang68

RobAMerc wrote: »

I am always asking this and have yet to get a definitive answer. What are peoples fascination with Deloreans ?
Ok it was a "bit special" and a total flop, but really, a silly idea with an underpowered renault engine - whats the big deal ?

It was a visionary car, streamlined, futuristic, technologically advanced, designed by Colin Chapman, Giorgetto Giugiaro and John Delorean (who was GM's star, have a google of his designs, I'd say everyone's daily driver has some JZD stuff).

It was supposed to be all plastic (in 1980!), but needed the steel to protect it. Had gullwing doors which they had to develop cryogenic torsion bars to open them, engine in the back meant it was a very safe car to have a head on collision in. Sure the engine is underpowered, but unbolt the cat and you'll get more of the car it was supposed to be back.

It was built in a factory that was in an area that had experienced extreme civil unrest, by people who had never worked in automobile construction (The factory had robots driving the frames around). Funded by the British government in what was considered by many onlookers as economic madness.

Delorean had a super model wife and rarely visited the plant, then was framed in the US with a suitcase of cocaine. He got off on that because Larry Flint, who owned hustler, obtained a video of the transaction that clearly shows that when the fbi burst into the room that John Delorean is quite shocked and the rest who he was with just calmly leave with the fbi. Flint served jail time in relation to that tape as he refused to divulge his source.

There are only a few thousand cars, three of them are gold plated and it is probably one of the iconic movie cars of all time.

I'd have no idea why anyone would be fascinated with a Delorean

/The defence rests

RobAMerc

mustang68 wrote: »

It was a visionary car, streamlined, futuristic, technologically advanced, designed by Colin Chapman, Giorgetto Giugiaro and John Delorean (who was GM's star, have a google of his designs, I'd say everyone's daily driver has some JZD stuff).

It was supposed to be all plastic (in 1980!), but needed the steel to protect it. Had gullwing doors which they had to develop cryogenic torsion bars to open them, engine in the back meant it was a very safe car to have a head on collision in. Sure the engine is underpowered, but unbolt the cat and you'll get more of the car it was supposed to be back.

It was built in a factory that was in an area that had experienced extreme civil unrest, by people who had never worked in automobile construction (The factory had robots driving the frames around). Funded by the British government in what was considered by many onlookers as economic madness.

Delorean had a super model wife and rarely visited the plant, then was framed in the US with a suitcase of cocaine. He got off on that because Larry Flint, who owned hustler, obtained a video of the transaction that clearly shows that when the fbi burst into the room that John Delorean is quite shocked and the rest who he was with just calmly leave with the fbi. Flint served jail time in relation to that tape as he refused to divulge his source.

There are only a few thousand cars, three of them are gold plated and it is probably one of the iconic movie cars of all time.

I'd have no idea why anyone would be fascinated with a Delorean

/The defence rests

thanks for that - in all honesty I know all that ( including the fact DeLorean himself wouldn't come to NI because of fear of the IRA) - but I just cannot warm to them, I simply can't. As I said in my short post they actually have all the ingredients of a great classic including movie stardom, but they don't have the one thing that matters to me - they are rubbish to drive !

In fairness I feel this way about pretty much everything from the US while having a soft spot for some awful European rubbish

boyler07

He might not have known how to build a car but he sure knew how too fleece the British Government.

boyler07

It would be interesting to see Chip Foose customize one just to see what he'd come up with.
Swap out the suspension, turbo the engine and customize the interior, give it the muscle it should have left the factory with.

BrookieD

The DMC 12 is my list of must have cars, in time looking to bring a restored version in from the US and use it for weekend runs.... stunning looking motor

Sids Not

Confab wrote: »

I agree, Deloreans are utter sh1te. They're ugly, QUOTE]

I could say that about a lot of mercs, bm's ,triumphs......but i dont..:D

Each to his own imo.....;)

MidlandsM

Did anyone else not the massive panel gaps on that delorean.....lol, great belfast engineering, good job the titanic did'nt has those big gaping holes.......

ooooohhhhh wait ......LOL

galwaytt

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

....Remember when Mike bought the 928 non runner? How cool was it to watch them buy a car that could have been a total lemon?

Could ??

v300 wrote: »

Yea. It came to Ireland where it promptly $hat it's engine and sits dead in a garage now, it's poor new Irish owner having already sunk a small fortune into getting it up to par before the big bang.:rolleyes:

Yeah, I was following that saga myself - very sad, I have to say. It's like everything else - if it's too good to be true..........then it probably is.

Just treat the show as entertainment, nothing more. And for that, it's a bit of fun.

No fun for the buyer's of the cars, though.......didn't another Irish guy buy another one of that show's cars as well (can't remember which one.....) ?

MidlandsM

galwaytt wrote: »

Could ??



Yeah, I was following that saga myself - very sad, I have to say. It's like everything else - if it's too good to be true..........then it probably is.

Just treat the show as entertainment, nothing more. And for that, it's a bit of fun.

No fun for the buyer's of the cars, though.......didn't another Irish guy buy another one of that show's cars as well (can't remember which one.....) ?

yeah, think it was the bmw 8 series

alpina

Sure was...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_J7FYfSX8U

johnos1984

galwaytt wrote: »

Yeah, I was following that saga myself

Any link to that?

MidlandsM

some guy over on octane bought it or his dad or something, turned into a barrel of shyte quite quickly....do a search for it over there.

johnos1984

MidlandsM wrote: »

some guy over on octane bought it or his dad or something, turned into a barrel of shyte quite quickly....do a search for it over there.

Just tried it there and got a million hits.


I'll give it a go when i'm home from work

jonnynitro

johnos1984 wrote: »

Just tried it there and got a million hits.


I'll give it a go when i'm home from work

pass on the link will ya please when you find it

johnos1984

jonnynitro wrote: »

pass on the link will ya please when you find it

I can't for the life of me find it sorry

jonnynitro

thats ok some internet dude will sweep in and save the day

unkel

v300 wrote: »

Yea. It came to Ireland where it promptly $hat it's engine and sits dead in a garage now, it's poor new Irish owner having already sunk a small fortune into getting it up to par before the big bang.:rolleyes:

:eek:

Anyone a linky, please?

Iirc, that was an early one with the 4.5l engine. That engine is non-interference, so even if the belt snapped (which is almost unheard of anyway on a 928), the engine wouldn't be toast

The 928 engine is known to be very reliable and durable and capable of clocking up several hundred thousand miles without issues. I am very surprised and shocked it blew, or whatever happened

MidlandsM

well, this guy wanted 10k for it anyways.

http://octane.ie/ads/car.php?id=4595

unkel

MidlandsM wrote: »

well, this guy wanted 10k for it anyways.

http://octane.ie/ads/car.php?id=4595

Yeah I remember that. He put it up for sale only a few months after he got it. I thinks it was marked "sold" within a few weeks. Is this the car with the blown engine? Did it happen on the watch of the owner who bought it from carlosfandango?

BTW the 4.5 is only 240BHP, nothing to write home about really. The '80 928S went up to 4.7l and 300BHP and the S2 to 310BHP a few years after. These are the most desirable 928s imho

MercMad

I also dont get the Delorean fascination. I have driven one, for about 20 minutes, its all I could stand !

I found it cramped, hot and slow !

However I love the whole story of the car and I have been inside the factory and you could still see signs of the old car plant.

Sad to hear of the 928's demise, I had looked at that car in the flesh and figured it wasn't bad, but it deffo looked better on TV.

aravan2010

How is it we can say what we want about the Delorean and all is sound but if we run down a Metro or a Morris Marina it is called classic car snobbery?

Sids Not

aravan2010 wrote: »

How is it we can say what we want about the Delorean and all is sound but if we run down a Metro or a Morris Marina it is called classic car snobbery?

Same could be said about Triumphs, Mercs and BMW's.....i find them boring.......but each to his own...:o