Wheeler Dealers

[Deleted User]

In Wheeler Dealers, Ed plays the role of the home mechanic. Therefore there wouldn't be any labour costs.

If they send the car off somewhere for a paint job etc then they do include the costs in the final cost.

sinbad182

No, ed plays the role of the home mechanic who has a fully equipped to a commercial standard garage, personal assistant, and a professional knowledge of engineering/mechanics.

It's hardly reflective of any DIY restorer, and makes the whole pricing things up bit at the end completely ridiculous.

Nodding_Donkey

Have you noticed that when they send wheels away for a refurb they always come back with new tyres on that don't get included in the costs at the end?

[Deleted User]

sinbad182 wrote: »

No, ed plays the role of the home mechanic who has a fully equipped to a commercial standard garage, personal assistant, and a professional knowledge of engineering/mechanics.

It's hardly reflective of any DIY restorer, and makes the whole pricing things up bit at the end completely ridiculous.

Usually you have tools if you are restoring a car for a hobby and help to call on for the big tasks.

Mark_Mark

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

Have you noticed that when they send wheels away for a refurb they always come back with new tyres on that don't get included in the costs at the end?

Even when Ed puts the original tyres on?

salubrious

It's very much scripted, but it works and is interesting enough.

Some of the gear Ed has had his hands on you wouldn't find in a main dealer let alone in a Sunday mechanics garage - It is a bit of a farce in that respect.

jacko74

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

I really enjoy the show, how handy would it be to have a mate like China! Seems to know his way around every car, obv does his research. Love it when they buy a car, seller thinks its a serious problem, and it turns out really simple to fix, like the Boxter they bought for £1k.

Liked the BMW issetta episode. Usually when I watch it on discovery its some shoddy Disco or beetle they're about to do up, usually skip them.

They done an 8 series yet?


Classic car rescue on channel 4 was quite funny, probably scripted but when that canadian bloke reversed that freshly sprayed e type in to an engine block

Re the Boxster episode... I absolutely refuse to believe they fixed that completely fubared tiptronic gearbox with just an oil change!

sinbad182

Deleted_User wrote: »

Usually you have tools if you are restoring a car for a hobby and help to call on for the big tasks.

You'd have welding machines, engine winches, metal turners, lathes and milling machines in your garage when doing an amateur restoration job?

Jog on son!

[Deleted User]

whats his ebay usename then???

AdrianC

salubrious wrote: »

Some of the gear Ed has had his hands on you wouldn't find in a main dealer let alone in a Sunday mechanics garage

In a lot of ways, your average DIY restorer will have a much better equipped garage than a main dealer, when it comes to the specific tools required for restoration. A lot of dealer workshops won't have welders, and they may well not even have such high-tech and specialist equipment as an angle grinder or even a hacksaw. They just don't _use_ them in their day-to-day servicing.