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WPA

9,024 posts

116 months

Saturday 9th December 2023
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Did anybody else notice they used footage from Jayemm's review on the GTV cup

oobster

7,121 posts

213 months

Sunday 10th December 2023
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@mattman - your post was shown on the Oscars Garage youtube episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNC0J9PnZR0&t=...

SpeedBash

2,339 posts

189 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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Caterham 7 on tonights episode.


gareth_r

5,787 posts

239 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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SpeedBash said:
Caterham 7 on tonights episode.

The Virgin programme guide thinks that it's an old "Edd" episode from 2015, so series record may not pick it up.

WPA

9,024 posts

116 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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They have done a Caterham before.

Mercdriver

2,124 posts

35 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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Merc G wagen on quest +1 at 19:00 hrs, they got off light minor repairs only.

No longer listed for mot history

BossHogg

6,046 posts

180 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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I actually enjoyed tonight's program, quite a transformation for the old car.

Mercdriver

2,124 posts

35 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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Me too, enjoyed it very much, would have like to see exhaust pipes being made though.

Enjoyed the explanation of the exhaust gas theory


Looked stunning at the end, the buyer must be pleased with it, wonder if he is going to race it?

RZ1

4,338 posts

208 months

Monday 11th December 2023
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Agree looked good and however be nice to have gotten a bit more detail on the repairs.
Also those shocks and discs looked new but didn’t factor them into the price

Smollet

10,743 posts

192 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Being an ex Caterham owner I enjoyed this though the omission of the suspension costs was odd. It’s had a very interesting MoT history. 2k miles in 17 years.

Mercdriver

2,124 posts

35 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Raced with no speedo for that time? To reduce weight? in original scene there were other instruments missing.

Don’t know if drivers go to that extreme to reduce weight but I guess they are not interested in the speed more interested in the rev counter possibly

Skyedriver

18,016 posts

284 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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There were so many things omitted from the costs or not done which should have been if they were updating to a more modern spec.
Too much blather about the colour.

Old Man Peabody

603 posts

209 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Elvis even got a hair cut in the ad break!


Mercdriver

2,124 posts

35 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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They must read PH he only made a brief attempt at welding the mounting plates onto the diff before cutting away to another scene.

normalbloke

7,495 posts

221 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Love the exhaust ‘fab’ was never shown. A few tack welds on the bench in one shot, then it all done, painted satin black and wrapped in exhaust wrap conveniently.

Adrian W

14,012 posts

230 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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It’s in a thousand bits, go to adverts, come back and it’s magically built

TEKNOPUG

19,040 posts

207 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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They must have replaced everything given the state it was in. Would have probably been easier to buy a new car and swap a couple of rusty suspension bolts to make it seem legit hehe

V8covin

7,410 posts

195 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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£100 for an exchange gearbox, really?

Skyedriver

18,016 posts

284 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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TEKNOPUG said:
They must have replaced everything given the state it was in. Would have probably been easier to buy a new car and swap a couple of rusty suspension bolts to make it seem legit hehe
i wondered if that wasn't what they had done. The chassis tubes looked well rusted then came back from the pinters looking pristine.
Who prog was a crock of bks.


Just watched the Land Rover Disco 1 prog today, Glossed over so much while slavering over the guy from Britpart and minor dross.

LARK F1 GTR

3,347 posts

148 months

Tuesday 12th December 2023
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TEKNOPUG said:
They must have replaced everything given the state it was in. Would have probably been easier to buy a new car and swap a couple of rusty suspension bolts to make it seem legit hehe
Yep! It looked like it had come from the bottom of the sea. And they didn't mention the new suspension.