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neil h

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2nd Apr 13 at 20:20

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Originally posted by Marc
Problem with these shows is, well Wheeler Dealers anyway, Ed China is a multi skilled god that can do anything. Take away his labour time and they have lost a lot of money doing cars up.

Why do people seem to not get the point of wheeler dealers? The bit at the end selling the car is purely because they need to shift them on. It's all about showing what you can get for your money if your prepared to put a bit of effort into it. Most of the jobs done on wheeler dealers aren't beyond the average DIY mechanic.

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2nd Apr 13 at 20:44

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Jay

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2nd Apr 13 at 21:04

quote:
Originally posted by neil h

quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Problem with these shows is, well Wheeler Dealers anyway, Ed China is a multi skilled god that can do anything. Take away his labour time and they have lost a lot of money doing cars up.

Why do people seem to not get the point of wheeler dealers? The bit at the end selling the car is purely because they need to shift them on. It's all about showing what you can get for your money if your prepared to put a bit of effort into it. Most of the jobs done on wheeler dealers aren't beyond the average DIY mechanic.

Most people probably DO get wheeler dealers, its about taking a classic and giving it a new lease of life, rather than making profit. Its still a piss take when so much work goes into a TVR and they only turn £1500 profit, he could of easy pushed for more.

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2nd Apr 13 at 21:29

I traded a b&h for a tamagochi once

Ben G

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2nd Apr 13 at 22:47

quite a boring show tbh. bits that made me happy were:

- indian guy saying ''velly good car'' about the piece of shit alto with fucked rear lights

brilliant stereotypical comment that.

- that reg mg looked amazing from the rear

- bet chak's houses toilet stank the morning after that indian food.

- mike sweats like fuck.

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3rd Apr 13 at 12:42

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Originally posted by Ben G
quite a boring show tbh. bits that made me happy were:

- indian guy saying ''velly good car'' about the piece of shit alto with fucked rear lights brilliant stereotypical comment that.

- that reg mg looked amazing from the rear

- bet chak's houses toilet stank the morning after that indian food.

- mike sweats like fuck.

What a load of shit that was.

Secretly. he must of hated it out there. By all accounts in India you spend half the time shitting yourself, literally.

SVM 286

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4th Apr 13 at 04:09

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He's opened a showroom in Sheffield called 'Mike Brewer Motors'

http://rubyslippers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mike-Brewer-Motors-launch.jpg

Please let this fold in the biggest way possible.

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24th Apr 13 at 16:15

Anyone consistently watching? Caught a bit last night, as I'm interested in Japan. But, what a load of shit this show really is. Whoever came up with this idea should be sacked. What also pisses me off is the way he keeps mentioning everything as dollars!!!!!!

The end car is a white Lamborghini Countach if anyone cares

Robin

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24th Apr 13 at 16:30

The problem for me is that he went to India with a certain amount of money ($3k I think) and after his buying and selling, ended up with the Hindustan.

While he was waiting for that to get back to the UK, he bought random other cars with money he didn't seem to have....

I'm not sure the money adds up?

Tomnova16

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24th Apr 13 at 16:31

i thought it was a red 930 turbo?

the dollars thing does piss me off but it makes it all relative

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eckers90

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24th Apr 13 at 16:35

the dollars thing is annoying, whats also highly annoying is experts in every area, in japan last night, he never did anything, all the experts did it all for him!

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24th Apr 13 at 16:49

What's the deal with all the dollars bullshit, are WD hitting the American market with the show, or have they already?

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24th Apr 13 at 16:50

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
The problem for me is that he went to India with a certain amount of money ($3k I think) and after his buying and selling, ended up with the Hindustan.

While he was waiting for that to get back to the UK, he bought random other cars with money he didn't seem to have....

I'm not sure the money adds up?

Well I doubt much of the TV show is 'real' so to speak. Like many TV show's, a lot of bullshit that goes on that we don't know about. The people buying the cars are probably actors etc

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24th Apr 13 at 17:21

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by mattant
He's opened a showroom in Sheffield called 'Mike Brewer Motors'

http://rubyslippers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mike-Brewer-Motors-launch.jpg

Please let this fold in the biggest way possible.

Isn't that the same showroom that he used in his old TV show "Auto Trader" from about 8 years ago??

Kyle T

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24th Apr 13 at 18:21

I'm not sure on the dollars thing tbh, he was even doing it in the UK

I know they did a few WD seasons' in the US - but each time they ported the car back to the UK and sold it there. I can only assume they're trying to crack the US market, but can't see them having much chance against Fast n' Loud tbh

Is it me, or did he pay $600 dollars for a detail in Japan, to watch the detailer painting a scratch with a paintbrush you would use for glossing your skirting boards?

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Welsh Dan

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24th Apr 13 at 18:32

Is the dollars thing not to do more with it being a better currency for international trading? I appreciate its a bit annoying for us Brits, but everywhere trades in dollars.

Kyle T

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24th Apr 13 at 18:48

He's bought every car so far in local currency, then offers a rough conversion in dollars to the camera...

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Welsh Dan

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24th Apr 13 at 19:08

I know that, but I meant that everyone knows the value of their own currency compared to the dollar.

Kyle T

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24th Apr 13 at 19:09

Oh, sorry - yeah I guess, I just was under the same impression as everybody else - WD is a UK show exclusively!

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Ian

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24th Apr 13 at 20:01

He was talking on Facebook about the dollars thing, something to do with the TV channel stipulating it, presumably so they can sell on the series at a later date.

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24th Apr 13 at 20:31

Me and Mike go will back

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25th Apr 13 at 17:09

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
He was talking on Facebook about the dollars thing, something to do with the TV channel stipulating it, presumably so they can sell on the series at a later date.

Surprise surprise.

Dom

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25th Apr 13 at 17:45

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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
He was talking on Facebook about the dollars thing, something to do with the TV channel stipulating it, presumably so they can sell on the series at a later date.

Surprise surprise.

Pretty common for a production company wanting to get a product out to multiple markets, so not sure what the issue is

mwg

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25th Apr 13 at 19:42

This show is bull shit.

Welsh Dan

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25th Apr 13 at 20:40

Obviously. Flights to Japan won't have been cheap, he's not taken any of that into account.

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