Dream car fixers

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zeb

3,210 posts

220 months

Wednesday 17th April
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I’m quite liking it, agree with the previous comments about no false jeopardy. Harmless Fayre IMHO

Bluevanman

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7,441 posts

195 months

Thursday 18th April
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Those DCOEs on the Alfa needed more than balancing,it was idling rough as

Smollet

10,806 posts

192 months

Thursday 18th April
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Bluevanman said:
Those DCOEs on the Alfa needed more than balancing,it was idling rough as
Complete rebuild.

Mr Tidy

22,776 posts

129 months

Friday 19th April
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It's an interesting show, but I'd rather just find my own car!

daqinggregg

1,774 posts

131 months

Saturday 20th April
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“It's an interesting show, but I'd rather just find my own car!”

I thought this, but then, not everyone is handy with an oily rag and spanner.

Have a budget, hand it over to these chaps; in return you get a well checked over motor, up to snuff.

Doofus

26,377 posts

175 months

Saturday 20th April
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daqinggregg said:
“It's an interesting show, but I'd rather just find my own car!”

I thought this, but then, not everyone is handy with an oily rag and spanner.

Have a budget, hand it over to these chaps; in return you get a well checked over motor, up to snuff.
Have a budget, hand it over to these chaps, and they'll spend half of it on a lesser car than you can actually afford, and give you no choice over which one you buy.

Smollet

10,806 posts

192 months

Saturday 20th April
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Doofus said:
daqinggregg said:
“It's an interesting show, but I'd rather just find my own car!”

I thought this, but then, not everyone is handy with an oily rag and spanner.

Have a budget, hand it over to these chaps; in return you get a well checked over motor, up to snuff.
Have a budget, hand it over to these chaps, and they'll spend half of it on a lesser car than you can actually afford, and give you no choice over which one you buy.
They don't have to buy it though.

Doofus

26,377 posts

175 months

Saturday 20th April
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Smollet said:
They don't have to buy it though.
Has anyone refused?

Smollet

10,806 posts

192 months

Saturday 20th April
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Doofus said:
Smollet said:
They don't have to buy it though.
Has anyone refused?
No but that doesn't alter the fact they can. I wish someone would

Doofus

26,377 posts

175 months

Saturday 20th April
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I have it on series link because I set that up when the show began, but I don't really watch the episodes; I just play them in the background when I'm doing other stuff.

I did see a bit the other day when one of the blokes said to the buyer "Look at this bumper. That didn't look like this but we fixed it."

What is the buyer supposed to do with that? "Erm, ok. Thank you"?

Smollet

10,806 posts

192 months

Saturday 20th April
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Doofus said:
I have it on series link because I set that up when the show began, but I don't really watch the episodes; I just play them in the background when I'm doing other stuff.

I did see a bit the other day when one of the blokes said to the buyer "Look at this bumper. That didn't look like this but we fixed it."

What is the buyer supposed to do with that? "Erm, ok. Thank you"?
Tbh anyone who goes down this route probably hasn't got much of a clue and will take what they're presented with and they get to be on TV

Argybargy

253 posts

184 months

Tuesday 23rd April
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Maybe I don’t understand the whole Beetle scene, but the external chrome add ons in particular looked like a load of old tat.

SydneyBridge

8,765 posts

160 months

Tuesday 23rd April
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I hated the wheels, far too chromey. Rest was nice though

Richard-390a0

2,324 posts

93 months

Wednesday 24th April
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Alex Riley's comment about the aftermarket wooden handbrake trim resembling victorian plumbing accessories amused me this week on the Beetle.

LARK F1 GTR

3,381 posts

148 months

Wednesday 24th April
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Argybargy said:
Maybe I don’t understand the whole Beetle scene, but the external chrome add ons in particular looked like a load of old tat.
Agreed! I think the engine bay looked good with the powder coated bits and the chrome tin ware, but the external stuff was awful! I've never seen the headlight guards / grilles on one that new, I think they're usually reserved for super early cars.

I also didn't realise that the stone chip guards went on the front wings (well, they didn't as they didn't fit) I thought they went on the rear wings after the running boards.


Smollet

10,806 posts

192 months

Wednesday 24th April
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LARK F1 GTR said:
I also didn't realise that the stone chip guards went on the front wings (well, they didn't as they didn't fit) I thought they went on the rear wings after the running boards.
That's where they tend to go on 99.9% of cars.

Bluevanman

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7,441 posts

195 months

Wednesday 24th April
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Smollet said:
That's where they tend to go on 99.9% of cars.
And that is where they tried to fit them

Smollet

10,806 posts

192 months

Wednesday 24th April
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Bluevanman said:
And that is where they tried to fit them
I've not seen the episode yet