Don't Get Done, Get Dom (car related)

[ModernAndy]

Challo said:

How did the BBC drag that out for over 25mins, for then to turn out the reason the car was slow because they are thick and bought the wrong car. I wonder if Dom had to keep a straight face when talk to them.

The other story that hasn't really been mentioned on the very same episode was a couple complaining that Argos have sent them a nasty letter for money they are rightly owed. In many respects, the other couple were thicker than the couple with the Corsa. Worth a watch...

[5lab]

I just got back from driving a 65bhp Suzuki Celerio (mine may have been rather sick as it felt like a lot less than the ka we used to have) round a rather hilly costa rica. At one point, on a back road up to the hotel, with 2 up, it was slowing down in *first* gear. Fortunately the really steep bit dipped before we dropped below 15mph, I was considering clutch cadencing to keep it from dropping too far in its torque band and wondering if reverse was geared lower than first

[Afromonk]

Watched it after reading this thread because I couldn't believe it was as bad as everyone was making out.
God I was wrong, thick as two short planks, it was blatently obvious within 5 minutes that the car was far too underpowered.

[ChemicalChaos]

Reminds me of another case of pure idiocracy I saw on this program a few months ago.

Couple has new conservatory built
New conservatory always seems to be full of condensation, and mould starts growing inside it
Couple complains to Dom about their damp, unfit for purpose conservatory
Dom arrives and has a look round

Couple have got a tumbledrier inside the conservatory, with the exhaust venting into the room.

[Baz Tench]

How people can part with the best part of £10k on something, and not do any research into what they are buying constantly baffles me!

Thick as mince.

[g3org3y]

Absolutely staggered.

Such levels of stupidity should be punished not rewarded.

Vauxhall gave them the new car simply just to STFU (nice PR for them on national TV).

ideal letter said:

Dear idiot couple,

The car is fine. In fact, it appears the fault was with yourselves.

Hope that helps.

Warmest regards,

Vauxhall

[ajprice]

Sounds like it was the car version of PICNIC with these two. Problem In Chair, Not In Computer.

[ch427]

It must have been the car they had experts examine it that lived and breathed vauxhalls!

[Paddymcc]

Ahhhh I want to headbut my ipad and claw my eyes out after watching that crap and those gimps.

[Negative Creep]

Baz Tench said:

How people can part with the best part of £10k on something, and not do any research into what they are buying constantly baffles me!

Thick as mince.

If I spend £500 on a car I'll check the reviews, mpg, 0-60 etc first. But maybe it's easier to bh and moan until you get our own way?

[Bebee]

I can't watch it, due to pint sized hard hitman Dom's cake like voice.
There are moments I simply can't understand a word he's saying. I also think one day he will push his luck when getting in the face of a 6ft 20st bloke.
Sorry Dom and you do good work for the public too.

[ST150HB]

Saw the programme this morning, couldn't believe how stupid that couple were, and the REME guy.

I loved the woman's reaction when Dom revealed it was a 1.2, 16 valve, four cylinder 85 bhp model.

[GTIR]

Rawwr said:

I'm watching this on iPlayer now.

s. Feckless, mouth-breathing, simple, deluded, indignant, ignorant, inept s.

I'm not sure if I'd call Dom stupid but the rest yes. Absolutely.

[Snowboy]

I'm not wasting time watching the show.
But, I do wonder if the production company paid the dealership a 'liaison fee' which just happened to be the same as the car upgrade cost.
That way the TV show gets to look like heroes and Dom wins again.

Otherwise they'd have wasted all the time and effort spent on the earlier filming.
These shows need to show victories otherwise most the target audience won't watch them.

[Matt UK]

Rawwr said:

I'd like to have my own TV show called "Tough Tits, You Bought It". Each week I visit a chosen moron and explain to them why they're a moron.

You have a viewer-in-waiting right here

For added fun, please set up a text/tweet service where we can communicate live with the show - you read them out and see what sort of fk-wit answers/comments your guests give.

I hope you are not just joking as I think this has legs

[Bebee]

Matt UK said:

Rawwr said:

I'd like to have my own TV show called "Tough Tits, You Bought It". Each week I visit a chosen moron and explain to them why they're a moron.

You have a viewer-in-waiting right here

For added fun, please set up a text/tweet service where we can communicate live with the show - you read them out and see what sort of fk-wit answers/comments your guests give.

I hope you are not just joking as I think this has legs

I've got a camera, I'm in.

[Snowboy]

The Crack Fox said:

Snowboy said:

I do wonder if the production company paid the dealership a 'liaison fee' which just happened to be the same as the car upgrade cost. That way the TV show gets to look like heroes and Dom wins again.

These crappy shows are made with a total budget of about £8.

Are you in the TV business or was that just a wild guess?

[wibblebrain]

NPI said:

Yodafone said:

I remember been give one of these as courtesy car, it had 10 miles on it, used it to go to Nottingham and remembered sitting at 70mph on the A34 and losing speed on the hilly sections, they are so under powered, had to drop to 3rd on some parts!!!

So arguably they're not fit for purpose.

You youngsters don't know you're born!

When I were a lad all cars slowed down on hills forcing you to change down. We were grateful when we could finally afford a car that could maintain a steady 70-80mph on the motorway and deliriously happy if you could maintain a conversation at the same time!!

[Jurgen]

Some cars are just slow, but would never call it dangerously underpowered (pretty cringeworthy!). What would you call an early Fiat 500 or Harris' 2CV? Lethally underpowered?

[wibblebrain]

Snowboy said:

I'm not wasting time watching the show.
But, I do wonder if the production company paid the dealership a 'liaison fee' which just happened to be the same as the car upgrade cost.
That way the TV show gets to look like heroes and Dom wins again.

Otherwise they'd have wasted all the time and effort spent on the earlier filming.
These shows need to show victories otherwise most the target audience won't watch them.

Actually I think that they'd get better audience figures if there was the possibility that the complainers occasionally got told "it's your own stupid fault you idiots". Some element of jeopardy would make it more interesting!