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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Myles
Most of the work Edd carries out is on a 4 poster lift. Last time I looked in my garage, all I could see was a freezer and a drum kit.

I enjoy Wheeler Dealers personally, it is so staged it isnt true!
PMSL, brilliant mate.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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In fairness they have improved as time has gone on. Some of the early cars were truly shocking, for example the Capri. Mike bought it from some guy who worked in an autoparts store, the sort of place chavs hang around on a Saturday discussing the best colour neons to fit to the underside of their Saxos.

Old China decided to paint the front wings with spray cans and then was stumped as to why they didn't match......... They seem to put a lot more work and money into it now and makes for light entertainment.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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dont see how they bodged that 205, looked superb when it was finished, did a lot of work on it, cambelt and water pump, new trim bumpers lights etc, returned to standard, one of my favourite episodes actually, and the 944 turbo they turned into a track car. easy watching.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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yea got to agree its great, i love watching it.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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i enjoy watching it , just wish it didnt look as staged as it is. my fiancee hates edd ! ha

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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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Always watch it. repeats and all !
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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I,M WAITING FOR THE REPEATS ON TURBO CHANNEL AS DON,T HAVE DISCOVERY REAL TIME AND MY SKY IS ALREADY £40 A MTH
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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It has to be an ex Snetters car, Prodrive alloys, STi spoiler, STi head lights etc.

Looked more like an STi than a WRX from the outside.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Just watched the Land Rover one...

The car looked good...BUT

They made **** all profit becuause he knows **** all about cars..

He bought new lamp surrounds and grill then slammed them on the car when he went to Edd's workshop...

When he met the woman at the Land Rover specialists he whacked her on the arm like you would to an 18 stone builder...

He took all the credit for the car (as he always does)...something which even in normal life situations pisses me off so much...

And that's only what springs to mind.
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Alan, you really have a lot of vitriol for Mike. Take a chill pill, it's just a tv show.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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Well watched the 205 one, looks like there was a lot of work they didn't show, swear that it had some paint, also don't see how that smoke was the gear linkage, nothing was hanging down under the car. It is proper car crash tv, counting the amount of times they get stuff wrong
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DJ_Jon
Alan, you really have a lot of vitriol for Mike. Take a chill pill, it's just a tv show.
I know mate I know
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AlanPPP
I swear if i could kill one person and get away with it Mike Brewer would be my No1 target! Complete ****** IMO

Edd on the other hand is a legend
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Join the queue I am sure Edd would be the first in line though cos Brewer gets some right $heds for him to sort lol!
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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viper stripes on a scooby. WTF!
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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That was a bit awful. I'm more shocked he paid 475 for a set of STi rims, then 200 quid to have them painted!!
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Im surprised he got £5400 for it, i was just about to look through the SN for sale section to see if it was being broken for spares...
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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I thinks its a great programme but not as good as the garage with Jock.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dj219957
viper stripes on a scooby. WTF!
Not just any viper stripes, signature viper stripes pmsl vile
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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I've always been a big fan of the wheeler dealer series right from the early days from that SJ that poor edd worked his nuts off to get looking decent then realising it needed about 4 days worth of welding and they had to sell it without an mot to a farm boy....lol

They have done some real shockers in the past also along with some good ones to balance things out. It always amazes me how they ever make any profit especialy as edd's labour costs are never in the price, I wish I had his spare time.....lol

Mike has been around a bit now, anyone remember that cheesy deals on wheels series where the public had there 10 mins of fame, some right shockers in that series aswel...lol

Always found Mike 'Cheers Fella' Brewer to be alright, a proper modern day arthur daley, and his battle machines programme is very good, fair play to the chap some excellent real life scary footage.

Tonights Scooby though was a bit of a disapointment, I understand they wanted it to stand out a bit come resale time but those stripes....oh dear
edd was right about the clutch being a pig, I did mine last saturday on my blobeye and it wasnt the nicest clutch I've ever changed.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by evo-n
I've always been a big fan of the wheeler dealer series right from the early days from that SJ that poor edd worked his nuts off to get looking decent then realising it needed about 4 days worth of welding and they had to sell it without an mot to a farm boy....lol

They have done some real shockers in the past also along with some good ones to balance things out. It always amazes me how they ever make any profit especialy as edd's labour costs are never in the price, I wish I had his spare time.....lol

Mike has been around a bit now, anyone remember that cheesy deals on wheels series where the public had there 10 mins of fame, some right shockers in that series aswel...lol

Always found Mike 'Cheers Fella' Brewer to be alright, a proper modern day arthur daley, and his battle machines programme is very good, fair play to the chap some excellent real life scary footage.

Tonights Scooby though was a bit of a disapointment, I understand they wanted it to stand out a bit come resale time but those stripes....oh dear
edd was right about the clutch being a pig, I did mine last saturday on my blobeye and it wasnt the nicest clutch I've ever changed.

I remember deals on wheels, that one with an old maroon citreon bx, or was it a zx being sold for like 200 quid years and years ago, it was an absolute shed

Also that one where he bought the guy a holiday to turkey instead of giving him cash for the car haha wtf.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by evo-n
I've always been a big fan of the wheeler dealer series right from the early days from that SJ that poor edd worked his nuts off to get looking decent then realising it needed about 4 days worth of welding and they had to sell it without an mot to a farm boy....lol

They have done some real shockers in the past also along with some good ones to balance things out. It always amazes me how they ever make any profit especialy as edd's labour costs are never in the price, I wish I had his spare time.....lol

Mike has been around a bit now, anyone remember that cheesy deals on wheels series where the public had there 10 mins of fame, some right shockers in that series aswel...lol

Always found Mike 'Cheers Fella' Brewer to be alright, a proper modern day arthur daley, and his battle machines programme is very good, fair play to the chap some excellent real life scary footage.

Tonights Scooby though was a bit of a disapointment, I understand they wanted it to stand out a bit come resale time but those stripes....oh dear
edd was right about the clutch being a pig, I did mine last saturday on my blobeye and it wasnt the nicest clutch I've ever changed.
Deals on Wheels is classic. My brother has an episode saved on his Sky + box where some moron rags his Jag e-type in London and the bonnet has not been closed right and it pops up mid acceleration Then he tries to be Mr Cool when negotiating with the buyer, the poor lad trying to buy the car struggles not to laugh!
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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After watching them bodge up yet another car the prosecution rests.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by G00ner
It has to be an ex Snetters car, Prodrive alloys, STi spoiler, STi head lights etc.

Looked more like an STi than a WRX from the outside.
The blue example car on the show (i.e. the one they shot as the example) was mine mate.
I never saw the one they were working on as it was in the shop at the time (those viper stripes look hideous - I haven't watched the full episode yet), but they did ask me to recommend a mapper, at which point I steered them in JGM's direction.
Mike Brewer didn't drive it though (just as well - I've been led to believe he's a bit of a psycho behind the wheel).
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Pink_Floyd
Deals on Wheels is classic. My brother has an episode saved on his Sky + box where some moron rags his Jag e-type in London and the bonnet has not been closed right and it pops up mid acceleration Then he tries to be Mr Cool when negotiating with the buyer, the poor lad trying to buy the car struggles not to laugh!
Haha I remember that fud in jag
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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After seeing this yesterday i now realise that the RB5 is worth at least £10k plus!! lol
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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why spend all that money on those stupid stripes? Surely itd been better spent on doing away with the second cat after the downpipe and maybe have gotten a decent gain after the mapping.
An where was the scooby doo air freshner hanging from the rear view mirror - proven to add 10% across the rev range!! essential mod......
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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is this available to watch online anywhere?

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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyLyman
is this available to watch online anywhere?

cheers

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I would like a link also.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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I would image Mike Brewer probably killed the clutch for a second time, the way he was launching it, and if thats not dead, the handbrake certainly is, I counted three times where there car hadnt actually stopped and heard the handbrake get wrenched up
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