Wheeler Dealers tonight @ 9pm - M5 restoration

McGrath5 · 03-04-2012 02:39PM #1

Hey lads, just to give yous a heads up, the subject of tonight's wheeler dealers on Discovery channel will be a BMW M5.
A while back they did a 840Ci and a E36 M3, and they did a great job on both cars.
I know there are a few BMW fans who frequent this forum, so I think it would be relevant in case any of yous aren't already aware of this.
Thanks.

pcardin · 03-04-2012 02:51PM

Which M5, e34 or e39?

Leonard Hofstadter · 03-04-2012 02:53PM

E39 according to the ads. Thanks for the heads up OP.

ongarite · 03-04-2012 03:02PM

It was for sale on Pistonheads recently, black M5 i think..

Found it on eBay (contains spoilers of work completed by Ed)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-BMW-M5-BLACK-E39-SALE-/260901573958?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cbef21546#ht_785wt_922

Mr Benevolent · 03-04-2012 03:28PM

Ad doesn't mention MOT...

working fool · 03-04-2012 03:36PM

I love that show
Edd china is a genius
Straight talking no gibberish
His aerosol work is a bit suspect though

ShadowHearth · 03-04-2012 03:57PM

Is there any way to watch it online? No discovery Chanell

voojeq · 03-04-2012 04:27PM

no you'll have to wait till it gets uploaded by someone to the web, usually its few hours after being aired

this show is being shot in UK therefore no early premieres in US and no early downloads for us

Hal1 · 03-04-2012 04:28PM

BMW M5

Mike gets a great deal on an M5, but it's cheap for a reason. It's in rough condition and totally unloved. Can Mike and Edd rejuvenate this decrepit vehicle and make a profit?..............PROFIT

:pac:

voojeq · 03-04-2012 04:29PM

no MOT on eBay which means...

Henry Ford III · 03-04-2012 04:41PM

voojeq wrote: »

no MOT on eBay which means...

Nothing really.

Guy:Incognito · 03-04-2012 06:05PM

They're doing a Renault Alpine too are they not, that must be soon? Would love one of those.

voojeq · 03-04-2012 06:09PM

New Series Sneak Peek - BMW M5 - Wheeler Dealers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMKWzJpqemM

Plug · 03-04-2012 08:44PM

BUMP.

My sky is gone so I have to drive 5 miles:(

Guy:Incognito · 03-04-2012 09:05PM

"straight down the road, past the trees?" , "oh I see the front of the car"

Yeah Mike, funnily enough right beside your cameraman.

Whats the point of those stupid bits with the pretend meeting like the "surpirse " Daz doorstep challenge where the cameraman is behind the person answering the door.

ongarite · 03-04-2012 09:08PM

What the hell happened to the bonnet.

ongarite · 03-04-2012 09:11PM

4 grand. Not bad, lots of niggles with it thought, as per usual!

nogoodnamesleft · 03-04-2012 09:57PM

There was nothing wrong with the air filter. It was spotless! It seemed to have been replaced with a performance K and N one.

bonzos · 03-04-2012 10:02PM

Any link to where I can see the show again on the net?great motoring show BTW.....give me wheeler dealers any day over top gear

challengemaster · 03-04-2012 10:07PM

Nothing really major done with it, strange way of replacing the top mounts too imo...

Whoever is in charge of video editing needs a slap though, couldn't tell if the car is blue or black for most of it

Gary ITR · 03-04-2012 10:34PM

I don't think he accounted for the price of the tyres when doing the sums. Good show though, have to say it's one of the very few TV programmes I watch. Wheeler Dealers and Fair City, oh yeah

Voodoomelon · 03-04-2012 10:41PM

The price of M5s just went up a couple of grand.

McGrath5 · 03-04-2012 11:01PM

Was it just me or did the front driver side tyre look extremely worn when Ed had it up on the ramp replacing the altenator?

Gary ITR · 03-04-2012 11:09PM

Perfect Choice wrote: »

Was it just me or did the front driver side tyre look extremely worn when Ed had it up on the ramp replacing the altenator?

Yep, but they put four brand new tyres on it

FGR · 03-04-2012 11:14PM

Anyone upload this episode yet? :pac:

gollywog · 03-04-2012 11:33PM

Would four brand new tyres for an m5 not have turned profit into loss?

skibum · 04-04-2012 01:51AM

gollywog wrote: »

Would four brand new tyres for an m5 not have turned profit into loss?

Thats what I was thinking, as Gary ITR said they definitely replaced the tyres but didn't seem to account for them in their costing.

Still enjoyed the show, at least the chubby little b@stard didn't sit on the bonnet or rev the tits off it while cold as he usually does.....

Would love one of these...

savagecabbages · 04-04-2012 02:19AM

I do like wheeler dealers, but I wouldn't pay too much attention to the profits at the end, labour is never accounted for, and for some jobs Ed does are seriously labour intensive...

Plug · 04-04-2012 07:52AM

challengemaster wrote: »

Nothing really major done with it, strange way of replacing the top mounts too imo...

Whoever is in charge of video editing needs a slap though, couldn't tell if the car is blue or black for most of it

I thought it was a bit odd too, I would have removed the shocks.

And yeah Gary I noticed that too with the tyres. Free tyres:rolleyes: I guarantee you the car got a full service as well. Also he didn't factor in the labour so I was right again, they made a big loss as usual:pac:

voojeq · 04-04-2012 07:57AM

bonzos wrote: »

Any link to where I can see the show again on the net?great motoring show BTW.....give me wheeler dealers any day over top gear

http://www.streetfire.net/videos/search.aspx?t=wheeler%20dealers

Here you have full episodes of Wheeler Dealers, Top Gear and Fifth Gear all on one site.

I've pasted the link to wheeler dealers only but just enter whatever you're searching for in the search box.

Still no m5 ep uploaded, although I see it on piratebay available for download =]

pippip · 04-04-2012 08:52AM

I don't think they factor in labour as its suppose to be something you do as a hobby, not a business.

Wheeler Dealers tonight @ 9pm - M5 restoration

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