Wheeler Dealers are back.

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Blib

43,792 posts

196 months

Thursday 12th January 2017
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P5BNij said:
Saw a beautiful burgundy QPV on the M6 yesterday, still hankering after one.
I owned one. This one. I miss it still.

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P5BNij

15,769 posts

105 months

Thursday 12th January 2017
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Blib said:
P5BNij said:
Saw a beautiful burgundy QPV on the M6 yesterday, still hankering after one.
I owned one. This one. I miss it still.

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Fabulous. Just been perusing Autotrader again, the ZF 'box cars are getting ever closer to my budget, a situation which simultaneously gives me goosebumps and the heebee-geebbes!

The earlier duo-select cars are well into WD budget now, I'd love to see them have a pop at one.

Blib

43,792 posts

196 months

Thursday 12th January 2017
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The duo-select is a pain in the arse. Useless, frail, eats clutches and stupid.

I'd wait and buy an auto if I were you. A wonderful machine. Even with its many faults, if i didnt equally love my 964, I'd have another one in an instant!

But, only in burgundy (can't remember the Italian name for it) with a cream interior.

BlueHave

4,636 posts

107 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Quest had the Defender one on from years ago.

£2k on some piece of manure Defender

Spent £3.7k painting it a 2010 colour , alloys, side windows, facelift grill and light surrounds and a few extras

Sold for £6k to some tight arse Northerner. Profit £320 rofl

Now thats the Wheeler Dealers of old.

Marty Funkhouser

5,426 posts

180 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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What was the point of the Maserati one? Its called wheeler dealers, not lets have a bit of fun with a car.

Worst episode ever.

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Blib said:
P5BNij said:
Saw a beautiful burgundy QPV on the M6 yesterday, still hankering after one.
I owned one. This one. I miss it still.

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cloud9 I keep reading what a nightmare they are to keep with all their faults but somehow it's a car that I would love (if I could afford it!).

Hainey

4,381 posts

199 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Morningside said:
Blib said:
P5BNij said:
Saw a beautiful burgundy QPV on the M6 yesterday, still hankering after one.
I owned one. This one. I miss it still.

frown


cloud9 I keep reading what a nightmare they are to keep with all their faults but somehow it's a car that I would love (if I could afford it!).
Same here. I think they are lovely things.

jet_noise

5,630 posts

181 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Blib said:
I owned one. This one. I miss it still.

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Fabulous. I have an ebay saved search for these. The only maroon/cream combo I saw was in NI so I chickened out.
It also won't fit in my garage.

Dreaming...
Jet

P5BNij

15,769 posts

105 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Blib said:
The duo-select is a pain in the arse. Useless, frail, eats clutches and stupid.

I'd wait and buy an auto if I were you. A wonderful machine. Even with its many faults, if i didnt equally love my 964, I'd have another one in an instant!

But, only in burgundy (can't remember the Italian name for it) with a cream interior.
The chap who gave me a ride in his QPV at Brunti last year said steer well clear of the duo-select cars. Have a gander at this ZF example...

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

foxsasha

1,416 posts

134 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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interesting snippet:

"Ah "Wheeler Dealers" I love the program. A friend of mine was on it once. I won't name the cars involved, but he trades in specific marques of classic cars. The producers called him up and asked him to let them know if he ever got a car in stock that needed "light restoration". A car duly arrived, he called them up and they bought it. Before taking it away, they asked him what it would be worth "restored" and asked him whether he'd buy it back from them at that price. He gave them a figure he'd be happy to buy back at.

When the time came for them to find a buyer, they naturally couldn't put my friend in the frame to be the buyer....and they asked one of his staff to act out that part...which he duly did. To this day, the most amusing part of the story for me is that if one looks in the background of episode 1, the "buyer" from episode 2 can be seen loading the car onto Mike's trusty trailer..."

ClockworkCupcake

74,401 posts

271 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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foxsasha said:
the most amusing part of the story for me is that if one looks in the background of episode 1, the "buyer" from episode 2 can be seen loading the car onto Mike's trusty trailer..."
rofl


Blib

43,792 posts

196 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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P5BNij said:
The chap who gave me a ride in his QPV at Brunti last year said steer well clear of the duo-select cars. Have a gander at this ZF example...

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
After.posting, I headed over there and saw it. Tempting. Very tempting.

Still, enough of this. Back to Mike and Edd.

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P5BNij

15,769 posts

105 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Yes quite, apologies for dragging the topic through an Italian tinged worm hole!

I find myself watching old WDs on my company ipad at work during quiet moments, despite the changes along the way from series to series I'm still picking up useful tips for certain jobs, I just wish I had Ed and Paul's fully equipped workshop too.


BlueHave

4,636 posts

107 months

Friday 13th January 2017
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Blib said:
P5BNij said:
The chap who gave me a ride in his QPV at Brunti last year said steer well clear of the duo-select cars. Have a gander at this ZF example...

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
After.posting, I headed over there and saw it. Tempting. Very tempting.

Still, enough of this. Back to Mike and Edd.

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If that plates included it's worth about £6-8k

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

163 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Hainey said:
They did. That's exactly the sort of episodes I miss. Not this yank daftness.
same here I could watch stuff like that all day.

daydotz

1,741 posts

160 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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foxsasha said:
interesting snippet:

"Ah "Wheeler Dealers" I love the program. A friend of mine was on it once. I won't name the cars involved, but he trades in specific marques of classic cars. The producers called him up and asked him to let them know if he ever got a car in stock that needed "light restoration". A car duly arrived, he called them up and they bought it. Before taking it away, they asked him what it would be worth "restored" and asked him whether he'd buy it back from them at that price. He gave them a figure he'd be happy to buy back at.

When the time came for them to find a buyer, they naturally couldn't put my friend in the frame to be the buyer....and they asked one of his staff to act out that part...which he duly did. To this day, the most amusing part of the story for me is that if one looks in the background of episode 1, the "buyer" from episode 2 can be seen loading the car onto Mike's trusty trailer..."
Can you narrow it down abit to aid my Search

hehe

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

163 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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jet_noise said:
Fabulous. I have an ebay saved search for these. The only maroon/cream combo I saw was in NI so I chickened out.
It also won't fit in my garage.

Dreaming...
Jet
you must have seen this .
it is definitely a itch that's needs scratching at some point.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-Maserati-Quattropor...

BlueHave

4,636 posts

107 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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1916 Cadillac on now, I think it's fair to say that Edd China won't be winning an Oscar anytime soon. Worst acting ever buying that pile of parts

Jazzy Jag

3,412 posts

90 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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Who would allow someone to remove the engine from their 1916 caddy to help their rebuild?

Unless

it's a set up. yikes

One of the better recent WD episodes though but still not enough detail IMHO.

Leithen

10,799 posts

266 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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Who cares about the set-up - the cars are glorious and it looks like Ed is doing a proper job.