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12 December 2006, 08:32 PM
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the garage - discovery channel
do you likie it it think is at least as good as top gear
wht cant they put this on instead of emmerdale farm and coronation st
i particullary like the way they explain what the tryinf to fix with comp graphics
wht cant they put this on instead of emmerdale farm and coronation st
i particullary like the way they explain what the tryinf to fix with comp graphics
12 December 2006, 08:34 PM
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yeah,its cool,like it,apart from jocks attitude, bit big headed but when ur the boss u can be i suppose.
theres also a program called wrecks to riches, on chanel 250 tuesdays.
they fix them up round the corner from me,which is kinda weird in a way as i get a burger and think, that was on telly last night LOL.
theres also a program called wrecks to riches, on chanel 250 tuesdays.
they fix them up round the corner from me,which is kinda weird in a way as i get a burger and think, that was on telly last night LOL.
12 December 2006, 11:16 PM
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Find it a bit boring myself. Jock's right character though 
Problem with them explaining the techy stuff is they don't always get it entirely right. No problem if you nothing about it, annoying when you do
Problem with them explaining the techy stuff is they don't always get it entirely right. No problem if you nothing about it, annoying when you do
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13 December 2006, 05:18 PM
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Its quite entertaining but what I can't get my head round is why people are taking some high end cars to what is basically a Fred in the Shed.
If I had a decent Lambo/Ferrari I'd be either taking it to an independent speciallist (which they aren't) or leaving it up to the dealer.
If I had a decent Lambo/Ferrari I'd be either taking it to an independent speciallist (which they aren't) or leaving it up to the dealer.
13 December 2006, 06:08 PM
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Thats because a car is a car. All built and run on very similar principals - just screwed together differently
The best mechanics are the ones who don't need workshop manuals to fix stuff. Baring the odd torque wrench setting, of course
Dealers and specialists play out that it is not the case, when in reality it isn't strictly true, its an excuse to charge a premium and they exploit that as much as they can.
The best mechanics are the ones who don't need workshop manuals to fix stuff. Baring the odd torque wrench setting, of course
Dealers and specialists play out that it is not the case, when in reality it isn't strictly true, its an excuse to charge a premium and they exploit that as much as they can.
13 December 2006, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by The Chief
Love the show but still prefer American Chopper.
Mikey for president
Mikey for president
American Chopper is on Discovery HD as well in 5.1 Dolby Digital. Makes the disputes more fun.
Cheers
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13 December 2006, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
Thats because a car is a car. All built and run on very similar principals - just screwed together differently
The best mechanics are the ones who don't need workshop manuals to fix stuff. Baring the odd torque wrench setting, of course
Dealers and specialists play out that it is not the case, when in reality it isn't strictly true, its an excuse to charge a premium and they exploit that as much as they can.
The best mechanics are the ones who don't need workshop manuals to fix stuff. Baring the odd torque wrench setting, of course
Dealers and specialists play out that it is not the case, when in reality it isn't strictly true, its an excuse to charge a premium and they exploit that as much as they can.
13 December 2006, 07:11 PM
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You keep thinking that. If your a good mechanic, there are no boundries to what you can or can't work on. However they are fast becomming few and far between and some dealers seem struggle finding them these days too.
If a garage struggled with an Impreza, I wouldn't trust them with a 1.1 MK2 Fiesta either.
If a garage struggled with an Impreza, I wouldn't trust them with a 1.1 MK2 Fiesta either.
13 December 2006, 07:39 PM
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dont like american chopper, hate it, big headed and the blonde fat guy is just plain annoying, lacks brain sells and has his daddies devotion where the other one does all the crap and gets mouthed at,boring aftger a while
13 December 2006, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
Thats because a car is a car. All built and run on very similar principals - just screwed together differently
The best mechanics are the ones who don't need workshop manuals to fix stuff. Baring the odd torque wrench setting, of course
Dealers and specialists play out that it is not the case, when in reality it isn't strictly true, its an excuse to charge a premium and they exploit that as much as they can.
The best mechanics are the ones who don't need workshop manuals to fix stuff. Baring the odd torque wrench setting, of course
Dealers and specialists play out that it is not the case, when in reality it isn't strictly true, its an excuse to charge a premium and they exploit that as much as they can.
If I could afford a fezza I certainly wouldn't be taking it there, thats for sure.
14 December 2006, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
lol but the mobile mechanics are feckin cowboys! Dropping parts in the engine bay, bodged repairs, cars coming back to fix fixes, slack staff, sacked staff, boss who is rude n arrogant, but of course funny. The list goes on.
If I could afford a fezza I certainly wouldn't be taking it there, thats for sure.
If I could afford a fezza I certainly wouldn't be taking it there, thats for sure.
Anyone ever heard of a knocking alternator? (Hummer episode)
There is no guarantee a dealer would be any better: I was working on a AHU unit situated in an Audi workshop. In comes an old Audi Quattro sounding like a dog. Mechanic (cough, sorry, "technician"
) looks over it all puzzed, pokes about a bit...at which point I remarked that cam timing sounds out. He rudely blind sighted me and carried on, and ended up looking through the TSB bulletins on his PC. About 45mins later he finally takes off the cam covers to check the timing marks...guess what, yup timing out. And I'm no mechanic! Point being...is the customer getting charged for that 45mins he spent faffing about? I wonder if the same dealer had previously replaced that troublesome cambelt too. 
14 December 2006, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Flatcapdriver
Its quite entertaining but what I can't get my head round is why people are taking some high end cars to what is basically a Fred in the Shed.
If I had a decent Lambo/Ferrari I'd be either taking it to an independent speciallist (which they aren't) or leaving it up to the dealer.
If I had a decent Lambo/Ferrari I'd be either taking it to an independent speciallist (which they aren't) or leaving it up to the dealer.
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