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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Weds on 22 March 2017, 20:08:41
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Edd China is leaving Wheeler dealers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IB15T1LYiY&feature=share
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That means Ant will be cutting corners instead of Ed :(
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I really hope not, I liked for the love of cars though
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I really hope not, I liked for the love of cars though
Yup, it's confirmed he is off to other projects.
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Fat Mike will have to find another slave.
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Perhaps Mike will take a few wrecks from his part exchanges he could take in at his new Luton car sales as there a many many wrecks driving around that area ;D ;D
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seems my cv might get me a job then.
Old skool car mechanic, needs job. (top bodger), has own hammer and mole grips. :D
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Its been confirmed ant anstead is Mikes new sidekick
Has been suggested that Edd and Aaron from Gas monkey should get together as they are both free agents now
Keith ABS
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I quite liked Edd although, some of the things he did made me cringe.
Oh, and his love for Hitlers air cooled pile of turd , that wasn't a good point either.
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I quite liked Edd although, some of the things he did made me cringe.
Oh, and his love for Hitlers air cooled pile of turd , that wasn't a good point either.
Both can be forgiven of someone who turned up in a converted double decker to sit his A Levels 8)
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Like Top Gear, the programme is way past its sell by date, but no doubt has been kept going because the people involved make good money out of it.
Recent series have involved buying a car for around 10 grand, spending another few grand on buying shiny bits to bolt on, sending it away for a respray, then selling it on for a small profit. Pointless.
As for the series from the U.S. - purely a revenue generating exercise.
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Edd China's leaving because he doesn't want to cut corners? ???
I don't think I've ever seen him do the basics on the wrecks like change the oil and filters. ::) ;D
Having said that, I like Wheeler Dealers and its shame he's going. As Top Gear proved carrying on with a tired format with new presenters doesn't always work. ::) I suspect the new show will be more about Mike and his BS! :-\
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Ignoring the premise of the programme, they've turned around several interesting cars and have hit upon alot of the common issues with each one as they've gone. Also demonstrated various things like how to check injector wiring.
I suspect that over the years they have been a genuine inspiration to people all over :y
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The early series were responsible for rekindling my interest in working on cars, which had been dormant for about 15 years.
I bought, restored, then sold a 205 gti and doubled my money on it.
The BMW 635 episode where they swapped the complete interior, plus wheels etc. from a rotten scrapper on to their project was the inspiration for me to turn my CD spec Omega into an elite minus the self levelling.
The more recent series though............... ::)
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I've noticed the more recent episodes have been more about plugging snake oil of various kinds and bolting on tat. Good for him for getting out of it rather than playing along, if that's where it's heading. I still won't forget the time he was at a petrol station in an "air cooled pile of turd" that had run out of leccy and turned down my offer of a jump start, though. ::)
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I still think the Morgan Chassis swap was one of the better ones.
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I still think the Morgan Chassis swap was one of the better ones.
The one with the same job on a TVR wasn't bad either :y
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They've done some good (and some bad) stuff over the years - still enjoyed watching them, even the US-centric ones (what I wouldn't give for a 1950s US pickup..) and Edd always seemed like someone I'd like to meet and chat to.
His replacement, on the other hand, I have some stories about that probably aren't suitable for an open forum. I know women who fawn over him, though, so maybe the show will pick up a new following...
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It can be quite interesting although I don't watch it religiously.
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Try & watch it, not keen on the ones in the US favourite was the AC Cobra.
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I watched this programme a few times and was amazed how little profit, if any especially if you factored in Ed's labour, that was made. :o :o
It proved to me there was no real sizeable profit in doing up the average wreck! ::) ::) :D :D
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I watched this programme a few times and was amazed how little profit, if any especially if you factored in Ed's labour, that was made. :o :o
It proved to me there was no real sizeable profit in doing up the average wreck! ::) ::) :D :D
Which just goes to show, that clearly isn't the purpose of the exercise ::) entertainment and inspiration are the only two reasons it existed... That the two of them also clearly enjoyed the process is justification enough for its success.
Be interesting to see what he comes up with next...
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When i watch i,m surprised what a crap negotiator Brewer actually is. ;D
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To my knowledge, they have never had a Vauxhall of any kind on the show, which is a bit strange. ???
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You would be correct. Also in 14 years they only made £200k out of the cars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wheeler_Dealers_episodes
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The only GM cars I saw was a Saab 93 soft top, be nice if Philip glenister teamed up with ant again.
I found for the love of cars interesting.