New Series of Wheeler Dealers

bazz26

FYI.

Starts Monday 23rd March @ 9:00pm on Discovery UK.

colm_mcm

Nice one, something to watch that hasn't been on before

LawlessBoy

Prob one of my favorite car shows. Need something to replace top gear too

ThisRegard

This one is slightly different, they've relocated to the US I think and are doing it from there.

Guy:Incognito

Boo urns. Prefer cars we actually get here.

I'd love a show set in a garage again, along the lines of The Garage.

Henry Ford III

I'm a big fan of the show. It's far from perfect but it's still a goodun.

bazz26

Thankfully no fracas with the producers either.

jimgoose

Daycint. :cool:

Gavman84

Anywhere can see it if you dont have Discovery?

jca

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Boo urns. Prefer cars we actually get here.

I'd love a show set in a garage again, along the lines of The Garage.

I have it set for Monday. I loved the garage such a pity they didn't keep it going.

Atlantic Dawn

Cars they are doing...Pontiac GTO, Ford F-100,
AMC Pacer, BMW 503, 1952 DeSoto Firedome 8, Volkswagen 181 and Datsun 240Z.

Tzardine

Old out yer and fellar.

padd b1975

bazz26 wrote: »

Thankfully no fracas with the producers either.

No way Mike would go without dinner, I would imagine.:cool:

Hal1

Ah won't be the same without Mike 'turn a profit' brewer.

jimgoose

LIGHTNING wrote: »

My American mates give me grief but I love AMC Pacer's. I think they have such a nice shape.

Rather an acquired taste I'd say chief, but imagine those things were made with 5l V8s! :cool:

Guy:Incognito

Hal1 wrote: »

Ah won't be the same without Mike 'turn a profit' brewer.

ba_barabus

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Cars they are doing...Pontiac GTO, Ford F-100,
AMC Pacer, BMW 503, 1952 DeSoto Firedome 8, Volkswagen 181 and Datsun 240Z.

Something tells me it's going to be Americanised in it's production and lose it's appeal.

mickdw

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Boo urns. Prefer cars we actually get here.

I'd love a show set in a garage again, along the lines of The Garage.

The garage was gas craic. They nailed it with that location given the mix of cars, the odd famous face, the occasional mafia boss and then the mental owner.
Good show.

dastardly00

http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/wheeler-dealers/videos/?video=wheeler-dealers-series-12-trailer

Kevin McCloud

ba_barabus wrote: »

Something tells me it's going to be Americanised in it's production and lose it's appeal.

And Mike back to saying dollars like in the trading up series.

Duke O Smiley

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Cars they are doing...Pontiac GTO, Ford F-100,
AMC Pacer, BMW 503, 1952 DeSoto Firedome 8, Volkswagen 181 and Datsun 240Z.

The only cars from that list I'd even be remotely interested in watching are the BMW and VW, and maybe have a look at the PAcer.

Bleeding american shiote

bladebrew

It's a good show, if you try not think of that VW campervan! They made some mess of that!

Beer Assistant

The Garage was good alright,
Jock "I'm the boss of this Garage"

zetecescort

Wheeler Dealers is good but preferred it before when the budget was 1 or 2,000 quid. gave me thoughts of doing it myself but never did. now I don't watch it as much with the big money they spend (turn out brilliant cars in fairness) but way out of most peoples price range

cletus

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

The only cars from that list I'd even be remotely interested in watching are the BMW and VW, and maybe have a look at the PAcer.

Bleeding american shiote

I'd watch Ed China work on a push bike

blade1

Wheeler Dealer Mike is not.
Worst Haggler I've ever seen.
I'm surprised Ed hasn't pasted the sh1te out of him by now for coming in and saying "Ed! What have you being doing? It looks exactly the same as when I was last here!"

I still like it though.

jimmyw

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Boo urns. Prefer cars we actually get here.

I'd love a show set in a garage again, along the lines of The Garage.

Absolutely, I know Jock Campbell was a bit of a bully, but it was a good show.

Atlantic Dawn

LIGHTNING wrote: »

My American mates give me grief but I love AMC Pacer's. I think they have such a nice shape.

Yes mad thing is the smallest engine they came in was 3.5 litre, biggest was 5 litre. After seeing one in Waynes World I presumed super mini 1.5 litre engine or less.

jca

jimmyw wrote: »

Absolutely, I know Jock Campbell was a bit of a bully, but it was a good show.

Just make the decision:pac::pac:

Heathen

zetecescort wrote: »

Wheeler Dealers is good but preferred it before when the budget was 1 or 2,000 quid. gave me thoughts of doing it myself but never did. now I don't watch it as much with the big money they spend (turn out brilliant cars in fairness) but way out of most peoples price range

Have to agree with you there, loved when it was cheap as chips cars, you'd be trawling carzone after looking for a little bargain to fix up and sell on

Saying that I still love the newer shows and am looking outward to the new series

H

Desolation Of Smug

jca wrote: »

Just make the decision:pac::pac:

Bosh it! Just bosh it..

Guy:Incognito

So many posts and no mention of labour costs yet :-)

rizzodun

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

The only cars from that list I'd even be remotely interested in watching are the BMW and VW, and maybe have a look at the PAcer.

Bleeding american shiote

The Datsun will be good to see, not American either

carzony

They only seem to fix cars you'll never really get your hands on over here. Really lost it's appeal and Top Gear has been a load of ****e for a long time now..

we need a new car show........

sword1

carzony wrote: »

They only seem to fix cars you'll never really get your hands on over here. Really lost it's appeal and Top Gear has been a load of ****e for a long time now..

we need a new car show........

I think fifth gear is the only one I can watch now, top gear is too scripted and gimmicky

liam7831

BBC have a new show coming "The Getaway"

mailforkev

Anybody watch the first episode?

Nice GTO and a good bit of Edd/mechanical stuff. Brewer made a balls of the sale though.

colm_mcm

Mitsubishi gto?

mailforkev

colm_mcm wrote: »

Mitsubishi gto?

'65 Pontiac. A bit better.

Bigus

mailforkev wrote: »

Anybody watch the first episode?

Nice GTO and a good bit of Edd/mechanical stuff. Brewer made a balls of the sale though.

No , he got it sold, so that is a result.

From day one every car had to be sold , hence wheeler dealers is still goin all these years later, otherwise it would be a yard full of rusty unfinished projects and a cancelled series.

Plus he also made a "profit" on the GTO

He's the opposite to a hoarder and is to be admired for that alone.

I see the production budget has gone through the roof , with multiple angle and motion shots of the GTO in iconic Chicago , which Spielberg would be proud of.

ba_barabus

Anyone know what time this is repeated on discovery?

mailforkev

ba_barabus wrote: »

Anyone know what time this is repeated on discovery?

Wed 8pm
Sat 2am

mloc123

mailforkev wrote: »

Anybody watch the first episode?

Nice GTO and a good bit of Edd/mechanical stuff. Brewer made a balls of the sale though.

Always does "It's just not the right time of year to be selling <insert car here> so I have had to take a lower offer"

Agricola

Good first episode. I was worried they would Americanize the shíte out of it too but it's more or less the same apart from the use of dollars and the odd extra slow mo panning shot! The only problem with this series is they have already done most of the American classics already so the lineup isnt that interesting.

colm_mcm

That dollars business annoyed the hell out of me in "trading up"

Tzardine

colm_mcm wrote: »

That dollars business annoyed the hell out of me in "trading up"

I heard that a lot. Cant say it bothered me personally. There was a genuine reason for it and I forgot about it after a bit. I actually found it easier to relate to dollars compared to pounds.

Markcheese

Tzardine wrote: »

I heard that a lot. Cant say it bothered me personally. There was a genuine reason for it and I forgot about it after a bit. I actually found it easier to relate to dollars compared to pounds.

Ahh currency fluctuations -

MetzgerMeister

jca wrote: »

I have it set for Monday. I loved the garage such a pity they didn't keep it going.

From what I remember reading, a friend of Jock's was kidnapped and held for ransom or something like that. That was from a reliable source close to the project.

Tzardine wrote: »

I heard that a lot. Cant say it bothered me personally. There was a genuine reason for it and I forgot about it after a bit. I actually found it easier to relate to dollars compared to pounds.

American dollars was easier for people around the world to relate to than £STG.

Jesus.

A series in the States. Fantastic. Love American cars.

Irishcrx

The dollars thing but annoy me in trading up when I started watching it, especially when he was doing deals and had to keep converting it for the cameras...from dollars...to Australian...to pounds...and then I'm thinking Euro.

Overall though it was a very enjoyable show...as is wheeler dealers itself..

Renegade Mechanic

Be interesting to see what automotive language he uses. Is it a show made in the states for us still, or is it being made in the states, for the states?