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Old 13-05-2010, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich170
Haha, he always tries to knock the price right down when buying a car, then flips his lid when someone makes him an offer when he's selling it again.

'Where do these people come from!'

On a few of the programes you will notice that the purchasers also share their names with the production crew! I used to run dealerships and sold 1000's of cars and can honestly say real punters are never like his.

A personal favourite epsiode was with the Capri, Ed spent loads of time welding on new front wings then threw contents of badly matched spray can over the front end, what a waste of time fella!

I wish when someone brought in a rusted up dog into our workshops it all came apart as easily as does on the telly!
Old 13-05-2010, 01:15 PM
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just watched , not a bad episode, no shocking repairs,


but what was the stearing wheel about, take of a better one to fit a crapper one?


oh and the wheels, why? as allready said original 2wd drive wheels.


£5920 with no labour, as allways

cool 6.4 to 60 by edd & a 5.9 by mike, not bad for 400bhp ish and it was damp
Old 13-05-2010, 01:52 PM
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the original wheels are the sharktooth later ones and suprised he got a deal with steve from speedshack lol
Old 13-05-2010, 02:19 PM
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How many times!!!!!

It's just TV.
Old 13-05-2010, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Rally Matt
On a few of the programes you will notice that the purchasers also share their names with the production crew! I used to run dealerships and sold 1000's of cars and can honestly say real punters are never like his.

A personal favourite epsiode was with the Capri, Ed spent loads of time welding on new front wings then threw contents of badly matched spray can over the front end, what a waste of time fella!

I wish when someone brought in a rusted up dog into our workshops it all came apart as easily as does on the telly!

my personal favourite was the jeep he done up then relised it needed load of welding then sold it to a farmer to push haybales or something hahaha
Old 13-05-2010, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by wills1980
the original wheels are the sharktooth later ones and suprised he got a deal with steve from speedshack lol
Not on an H reg 4wd there not, sharktooths come on J's and then on the K reg saphs.
Old 13-05-2010, 03:10 PM
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Anyone wanting to buy that 55 Van best check the seat hasn't collapsed! Jesus he was a unit!
Old 13-05-2010, 03:29 PM
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iv only watched a couple of episodes, but does the mechanic know how to where a t shirt without a jumper/long sleeve tshirt under it?
Old 13-05-2010, 03:35 PM
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get a grip lads it just a tv show! and a good one i thought was good to see the cosworth get some air time on tv
Old 13-05-2010, 03:54 PM
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who likes his mate paul?? HAHA can he talk?

and yeah, why can't edd where overalls???
Old 13-05-2010, 03:59 PM
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Not a bad prob tbh

It looked terrible on the escos wheels

loads better on the standard ones
Old 13-05-2010, 04:29 PM
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good tv least showed the saph in a good light and it looked mint by the end!!

Thats my 2p worth!!
Old 13-05-2010, 04:33 PM
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it was great to watch i've seen all the other cars they've done, and
you gotta take the show as tongue and cheek,

The sapph is nice but no way is it 380-400bhp,
More like 300-320. If it was really putting 400 mike and ed would have been sideways on the 205 tyres = during the 1 mile run.

Why did they get rid of the rs 4 spoke steering wheel?

Cheers for the guy on here who uploaded the episode so i could download it.
Old 13-05-2010, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by lozi

I liked the way that brewer gave the car a proper thrash to see what 0-60 he could get then turned the car off before he had even come to a stop lol

Also the way he kept hitting and kicking the car lol
Yeah i spotted that too!

That Mike is a right cock at times
Old 14-05-2010, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by RSCossieGaz
get a grip lads it just a tv show! and a good one i thought was good to see the cosworth get some air time on tv
Spot on Good to know it's not just me thinking that!



Originally Posted by Captain500rs
Not on an H reg 4wd there not, sharktooths come on J's and then on the K reg saphs.
That's right, but to be completely accurate, the sharktoooth alloys came in with the July 1991 facelift...anything before that had the lattices.
Old 14-05-2010, 09:56 AM
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was a good show! (thanks to Rab )

obviously a few stupidities but its TV as said, steering wheel swap was daft, as were the alloys imo, standard ones are fucking RANK and make it look like an old mans car, especially in that colour.
and lol @ nearly 400bhp, not a chance
Old 14-05-2010, 10:00 AM
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why do you lot say it isnt 380-400 bhp out of interest?
Old 15-05-2010, 10:13 PM
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Looks well nice.
Old 18-05-2010, 09:56 PM
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Ed China has just recycled the Recaro seats from the Sapph Cossie and fitted them into a Volkswagen panel van on tonights prog lol.
Old 18-05-2010, 10:03 PM
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seen that, did you spot the john rambo stitching on the bolster
Old 18-05-2010, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Kieron
Anyone wanting to buy that 55 Van best check the seat hasn't collapsed! Jesus he was a unit!
Fpmsl!!
Old 18-05-2010, 10:14 PM
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Not a bad episode of wheeler dealers that one. Spotted the NY RS spairs mention at the start of the credits. Getting a finger in every pie Paul?
Old 19-05-2010, 03:11 AM
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just read through the thread, and noone seems to mention that they werent escort cos wheels,i'm pretty sure they were 16" off a mondeo, the escort cos wheels are much deeper dished.
Old 19-05-2010, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by classact
just read through the thread, and noone seems to mention that they werent escort cos wheels,i'm pretty sure they were 16" off a mondeo, the escort cos wheels are much deeper dished.

they where definatly escort cossie alloys
Old 19-05-2010, 06:26 AM
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he should also off had the flywheel re faced before fitting a paddle clutch what a bodge in bastard
Old 19-05-2010, 08:45 AM
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why, what was wrong with the flywheel ?
Old 19-05-2010, 12:41 PM
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smitsturbo,
just had a quick search on here for both wheels on here and i was wrong, i just seem to remember escos wheels bein much deeper lookin on a sierra, cuz there was a blue sierra 4x4 went about aberdeen with them a few year ago and the wheels stuck out like fook on it,maybe he had spacers or summit on.
Old 19-05-2010, 03:55 PM
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As everyone says its just tv and good tv i think i like the way they try to get them as standard looking as they can
Old 19-05-2010, 06:01 PM
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like it when he came storming up to the workshop and nearly ripped the front bumper off... bellend..
Old 19-05-2010, 06:21 PM
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On the camper van episode Mike says its up for £3250 ill bid him £2250. He Kicks off big style if some one offers him £100 less than what he wants for a motor!!! what a hypocrit.
Old 19-05-2010, 06:27 PM
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yeh i watched the van one, looked shit on them tiny wheels!
Old 19-05-2010, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by smitsturbo
they where definatly escort cossie alloys
100% escort cosworth
Old 19-05-2010, 07:33 PM
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What Headgasket did he use anyways? If the whole Gasket kit was £100.....

Wonder how thats going to deal with '400bhp'
Old 08-06-2010, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mercury grey minter
Also remember ,if you buy it you will be on the telly.You can ask him ,"Do they rust"

Hahaaaa.. that would be a scene...FELLA!
Old 09-06-2010, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by S3an
On the camper van episode Mike says its up for £3250 ill bid him £2250. He Kicks off big style if some one offers him £100 less than what he wants for a motor!!! what a hypocrit.
Doesn't every seller?

You'll probably find that they're trying to point out that when it comes to selling you should aim to get as much as possible, and not take the first offer that comes out of a buyers mouth.
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Originally Posted by Frenchy0204
Nice. You call me a cunt because I point out how you should actually read threads, as you know, that's the whole point of them after all!

Why did he call you a C***?
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L0l at this 4 year old thread been brought back to life.
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probably because the cossie ep was on today glenn
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It maybe a 4yr old thread, but has bumped some proper classic tags
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Originally Posted by dojj
probably because the cossie ep was on today glenn
What it was on again lol.


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