discovery channel - Wheeler Dealers
02-01-2009, 11:06 AM
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discovery channel - Wheeler Dealers
my son sent me these links - a couple of brits and an 84...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSiYDSPCIGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rDzL...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVW8O...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyC1C...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSiYDSPCIGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rDzL...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVW8O...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyC1C...eature=related
02-01-2009, 10:03 PM
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pretty interesting program.i could'nt believe the prices they gave for some of the parts.door carpets for 350 pounds each side?
also the 'dodgy american electrics'.lucas was'nt referred to as the 'prince of darkness' for nothing!
also the 'dodgy american electrics'.lucas was'nt referred to as the 'prince of darkness' for nothing!
02-01-2009, 10:59 PM
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).Whenever brits get involved on TV about american cars, it doesn't matter what it is, they will find more fault with it than a domestic vehicle.
02-02-2009, 09:22 AM
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I saw this in the past and the electrics comment bugged me as the former owner of a Triumph GT6. That car had a mind blowingly anemic 110HP from a twin carbed straight six(each carb could only do 150CFM though ).
Whenever brits get involved on TV about american cars, it doesn't matter what it is, they will find more fault with it than a domestic vehicle.
).Whenever brits get involved on TV about american cars, it doesn't matter what it is, they will find more fault with it than a domestic vehicle.
02-02-2009, 10:08 AM
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I have watched as many of the episodes of "Wheeler Dealers" as I can find online. I find it to be a pretty good show, and enjoyable. Thie knowledge of american cars is probably not as strong as the more popular British and European models, but they still do a good job of entertaining.
I was flipping through the channels last night and Speed channel had "Pimp my Ride" on. Now I like that show for what it is, but I couldn't help but think that I would much rather see Speed showing Top Gear or Wheeler Dealers.
The thing about Wheeler Dealers that I like is that is operates on a reasonable budget. Speed had a show where a professional shop would restore a muscle car to sell at auction, but it was a full custom shop spending 10's of thousands of dollars on the project. Interesting, but not really something I can relate to.
I was flipping through the channels last night and Speed channel had "Pimp my Ride" on. Now I like that show for what it is, but I couldn't help but think that I would much rather see Speed showing Top Gear or Wheeler Dealers.
The thing about Wheeler Dealers that I like is that is operates on a reasonable budget. Speed had a show where a professional shop would restore a muscle car to sell at auction, but it was a full custom shop spending 10's of thousands of dollars on the project. Interesting, but not really something I can relate to.
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02-02-2009, 10:16 AM
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- here's some funny stuff - and it came from the brits themselves...http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html
back in the early 70's i bought a 67 sumbeam alpine (i'm thinking a Mk5), so i know some of this stuff first hand. i had to monkey with the car 2 hours to get 1 hour driving time out of it. another foreign great "superior engineering" POS was the 76 VW dasher. i use to tell my wife not to drive the thing any farther than she could walk back home -
on the other hand, my 85 corvette was probably one of the most reliable vehicles i have ever owned - 
