Wheeler Dealers TV show

Notch000 · 25-08-2015 10:45AM

Where are they now ???

http://www.japclassifieds.com/2014/04/wheeler-dealers-japanese-cars/

jayo26 · 25-08-2015 01:01PM

millington wrote: »

Always worth a watch and you might learn something. I found the spark test with the Jag XJ Coupe interesting. It shows people that enjoy working on cars that they can do it and not lose money, even make a small bit. It's not designed to show a great business oppurtunity.

It's an hour long program, they can't fit in 25 minutes of sledging and swearing to get a balljoint bet out.

Yeh i feel the same i havent worked as a mechanic in overn ten year now but its a nice easy watch program that constantly bring back memories that i like.

Brewer dont bother me his what he is ive seen worse.

boardsuser1 · 25-08-2015 05:11PM

jayo26 wrote: »

Well anyone watch this? Fiat panda 4x4 tonight i had one of these when was chap as a run about when was younger was fun thing to drive on the country

I never realised they built 4x4 panda's at all let alone back then,they may be a fiat by they were a decent car,pity about the paint job on last night's program though.rolling on car paint is awful.

jayo26 · 25-08-2015 05:29PM

KC161 wrote: »

I never realised they built 4x4 panda's at all let alone back then,they may be a fiat by they were a decent car,pity about the paint job on last night's program though.rolling on car paint is awful.

Yhh they were pretty popular just didnt have much power even with the uno fire engine they didnt have much to drive all four wheels. The new generation panda has a 4x4 variant too but i have no experience of them.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 14-09-2015 09:28PM

Anyone watching tonight? They are turning a Mark 2 escort into a rally car.

jayo26 · 14-09-2015 09:35PM

Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »

Anyone watching tonight? They are turning a Mark 2 escort into a rally car.

Have it recording love the escort.

boardsuser1 · 15-09-2015 05:14PM

what are the opinions of the conversion?the green is a really nice colour,the face of the car is not what I would normally be used to,is that a specific tyoe for the dutch market of the time?

millington · 15-09-2015 05:15PM

KC161 wrote: »

what are the opinions of the conversion?the green is a really nice colour,the face of the car is not what I would normally be used to,is that a specific tyoe for the dutch market of the time?

No all RS2000s had the droop snoot front

jayo26 · 15-09-2015 06:09PM

millington wrote: »

No all RS2000s had the droop snoot front

They sure are and it ruined the look of the escort in my opinion.

iano.p · 15-09-2015 07:06PM

The car looked well i would love one. It's good to see them doing the cars they are doing this season.

boardsuser1 · 15-09-2015 07:43PM

millington wrote: »

No all RS2000s had the droop snoot front

she wasn't a real rs2000 though but it was as near the real thing as you could get,do you think that brewer is typecast in that role now or could the show survive if one of say.............. the former top gear trio were to present it?

Seth Brundle · 15-09-2015 07:59PM

KC161 wrote: »

Agreed,to single out one particular episode as a favourite though would be difficult

The Cobra replica (and no, that's not it in the Youtube image!)

Interslice · 15-09-2015 08:11PM

THe lambo urraco one stands out for me.

boardsuser1 · 15-09-2015 09:05PM

Interslice wrote: »

THe lambo urraco one stands out for me.

was that the green one found in Poland that they bought knowing it didn't run?

Dr Turk Turkelton · 15-09-2015 09:56PM

KC161 wrote: »

was that the green one found in Poland that they bought knowing it didn't run?

Yes, there is a good feature on it in the Wheeler Dealers Haynes manual.

millington · 16-09-2015 09:23AM

KC161 wrote: »

she wasn't a real rs2000 though but it was as near the real thing as you could get,do you think that brewer is typecast in that role now or could the show survive if one of say.............. the former top gear trio were to present it?

I know but the poster questioned whether it was a Dutch market thing and I was just stating that it wasn't

boardsuser1 · 16-09-2015 09:51AM

millington wrote: »

I know but the poster questioned whether it was a Dutch market thing and I was just stating that it wasn't

I was the poster of that:D

Tefral · 16-09-2015 09:55AM

franer1970 wrote: »

I've wondered if real world mechanics watch the show in disbelief as Edd cleans and paints yet another component that will never be seen again, just because it's good practice.

My brother is a mechanic and he is like that. When he is at a car nothing goes untouched. I got him to rebuild the engine of my DC2 and there wasn't a clip that wasn't new or a bolt that wasn't polished.

Some mechanics are hatchet merchants but alot aren't.

I have to say i like the show but i echo other peoples comments here, Mike is fairly annoying, his parts always come across as contrived.

Interslice · 16-09-2015 10:13AM

KC161 wrote: »

was that the green one found in Poland that they bought knowing it didn't run?

Thats thd one ye.

Gwynplaine · 16-09-2015 10:22AM

A great show, my favourite being the black bmw m5.
Ed is brilliant, he can do anything to a car. Mike is annoying with his "old out yerrand"

Cortina_MK_IV · 16-09-2015 10:50AM

It's on twice today on Quest. 2pm is a Saab 900 Turbo and 5pm is a Golf MK1 GTI.

My favourite was the Morris Minor traveller and how they sourced the wooden "frame" from a specialist. Like a previous poster I was surprised that even though they film a "sale," this moggie was on eBay for a while after the programme. Anyway, timer set for 5pm for the one with the Golf.

jayo26 · 16-09-2015 04:51PM

cronin_j wrote: »

My brother is a mechanic and he is like that. When he is at a car nothing goes untouched. I got him to rebuild the engine of my DC2 and there wasn't a clip that wasn't new or a bolt that wasn't polished.

Some mechanics are hatchet merchants but alot aren't.

I have to say i like the show but i echo other peoples comments here, Mike is fairly annoying, his parts always come across as contrived.

Just because a mechanic doesnt change every nut and bolt or shine and paint parts doesnt mean they are a hatchet mechanic infairness.

There is a difference in a mechanic fixing a car and doing it for a living and under time constraints and then you have a mechanic doing restoration as a hobby or for a customer.

Could you imagine the look on a customers face if you told him 4 hours of the labour was for painting a gearbox and suspension parts.

I worked in the trade when i was younger for a good few years as mechanic and the pressure you be under most of time to get a job done. where as now if im doing stuff on my own car at home here id have everything on it perfect.

alan partridge aha · 16-09-2015 04:54PM

The show wouldn't be the same without Brewer

Titzon Toast · 16-09-2015 05:26PM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

The show wouldn't be the same without Brewer

You're right, it would be better.

Terrontress · 16-09-2015 06:14PM

I like Brewer. I guess, like all shows, it needs an element of showbiz.

edburg · 16-09-2015 10:07PM

Great show, Brewer in old ones was bit annoying but he seems to mellowed on camera now and find him pretty good at breaking up show.

I met him at a car show some 10 years ago and he was doing something for a nothing show on likes of motors tv and he had no clue what he was talking about going through some of the cars. Also watched them both at classic car show at NEC doing a green Mini estate and Brewer was ruining it butting in on Edd in middle of something with non related sales crap, wanted to throw a bottle of water at him and tell him to bugger off at times :pac: :pac:

boardsuser1 · 16-09-2015 10:10PM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

The show wouldn't be the same without Brewer

*shakes head* :rolleyes:

boardsuser1 · 16-09-2015 10:12PM

what is the one car they have yet to have on the show would people like to see???being realistic with prices a guess.

jayo26 · 16-09-2015 11:04PM

KC161 wrote: »

what is the one car they have yet to have on the show would people like to see???being realistic with prices a guess.

Evo lancer and an astra gsi 16v and an e30 m3 i dont think they have done either? They did a nice e36 few years ago was a nice car.

boardsuser1 · 17-09-2015 12:11PM

jayo26 wrote: »

Evo lancer and an astra gsi 16v and an e30 m3 i dont think they have done either? They did a nice e36 few years ago was a nice car.

yh an evo would be nice,i remember the impreza they had on it but I was disappointed with it to be honest,i can think of loads of cars that would be good to have on the show but some of those would only be targeted at specific people otherwisae they will be difficult to sell,look at the problems they had shifting the Renault Alpine for example,i wonder what they could do with a Honda civic from the 87-02 generations!

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