Sounds like an experience and sure to be jumped upon by a number of S owners.
Would love to take mine but I don't think it's quite the 'pristine' condition that they are after

with regard to the V8S, I've been communicating with him by email and I think they are getting quite desperate to find someone to help - they approached the TVRCC but got no response so if I was you I'd email him and see. They are desperate enough to have tentatively agreed to travel to me if they can't get anyone else as well as put boots on my original OZ wheels for the filming.

I also mentioned SCH to him and suggested he may wish to use the event in the show - more publicity would be good and I'm sure we could sting them for some more prizes etc if they did.

got in touch, see what they want

Paul,

Have mailed you Daniel's direct email address

Mark

My S2 is not pristine but it's clean, happy to get involved in any way

Strange - I couldn't see anything in the S Forum on the TVRCC website....

I've just spoken to Daniel from the TV company.

He has said that they have had a couple of offers for cars since this thread started which is good news. Even better news is that they are interested in attending S Club, possibly with the car they are working on

If they do come along we will need to make sure we don't look too rough after the night before in the pub followed by a lack of quality sleep in a tent....

Never having watched 'Wheeler Dealer' I did not appreciate that Mike Brewer is involved with the programme. That being the case, I would not wish to be associated with it.

Its the "not looking too rough in the morning" I would have problems with

maybe MB should camp with us on saturday night and bring along his corporate hospitality budget with him as the "prize"

K

For those who haven't seen it, programme is thus:

Budget is set. Used to be £2k I think - might be more for new series.

MB goes and buys a car, usually something interesting which needs work, the plans being to fix it up within the budget and flog it for a profit. In the past I've seen a Merc 230E, Capri, VW Beetle, VW camper, Porsche 924 etc.

Problem is that MB has a 'tame' mechanic - the unfeasibly limbed Edd China, who seems like a really nice bloke. Edd does all the work for gratis, the premise being that you would do the work yourself if you were trying to emulate the show, while MB supplies the parts bought from scrappy/ebay/retailer etc.

After 2 x half hour shows the car is finished and MB 'sells' it to a punter for a little profit, usually a couple of hundred quid.

Problems are thus:
Edd's labour, though free, benefits from massive expertise, a full workshop including 4 post lift. He also takes on stuff that even a competent DIYer might think twice about. Taking into account the need for professional help, the tiny budgets they run too start to look impossible for a DIYer.

There is too much time wasted on MB 'being a geezer'



My concern for this show is that they buy an S in needs of help for, say £2.5k and spend the rest of the money on parts. Edd makes it look easy and they make a profit in a couple of weeks.

Wholly unrealistic.

And there's me believing everything I see on the telly