Wheeler Dealers
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Red9zero said:
The test drive faff at the end is almost as long as the actual repairing of the car.
Tend to switch off once it gets to that now - unless its something I find interesting.Felt like there was a bit of filler this week - but to be fair the heater matrix bit was good to see. I do think Mike does "champion" a few of these specialist services/refurbishers well - one kind of assumes these days these things are just pulled of a shelf in a warehouse after being manufactured elsewhere.
Some of the work these specialists put out is very good, last week with the refinish on the steering wheel for example.
Also, pulling apart the choke mechanism to show how that function was interesting to see too. Sometimes how simple these mechanisms are pre-electrics and sensors doing that job.
Oh god his soldering is as bad as his welding 
Switched it off for the Italian racetrack sequence just not interested.
Bought new did 40k miles needed new engine and gearbox, did another 40k and the crankshaft pulley was goosed, hardly a glowing example of Italian cars.
Will get tin hat for the following slagging from Alfa owners, not my cup of tea but I suppose a Merc is not theirs.
Switched it off for the Italian racetrack sequence just not interested.
Bought new did 40k miles needed new engine and gearbox, did another 40k and the crankshaft pulley was goosed, hardly a glowing example of Italian cars.
Will get tin hat for the following slagging from Alfa owners, not my cup of tea but I suppose a Merc is not theirs.
Mercdriver said:
Bought new did 40k miles needed new engine and gearbox, did another 40k and the crankshaft pulley was goosed, hardly a glowing example of Italian cars.
Will get tin hat for the following slagging from Alfa owners, not my cup of tea but I suppose a Merc is not theirs.
What would I rather own? A Merc or an Alfa? Head says Merc, heart says Alfa. Will get tin hat for the following slagging from Alfa owners, not my cup of tea but I suppose a Merc is not theirs.
I’ve actually owned neither and dare say I never will now.
Smollet said:
Mercdriver said:
Bought new did 40k miles needed new engine and gearbox, did another 40k and the crankshaft pulley was goosed, hardly a glowing example of Italian cars.
Will get tin hat for the following slagging from Alfa owners, not my cup of tea but I suppose a Merc is not theirs.
What would I rather own? A Merc or an Alfa? Head says Merc, heart says Alfa. Will get tin hat for the following slagging from Alfa owners, not my cup of tea but I suppose a Merc is not theirs.
I’ve actually owned neither and dare say I never will now.
Must watch this one, he got a bargain buying any 916 V6 for 2K..
As an aside Mike actually turned down (after much deliberation apparently) the Alfa 916 Spider I've now got for a Wheeler Dealers episode a few years ago (while filming the Maserati 3200 episode) while it was sat unloved at an Italian Indy. They decided it wasn't economically viable in the end.
I subsequently bought it and yep Mike was probably right, car turned out really nicely in the end but took 5 years of my time to do it plus a lot more cash than I'll admit to.....
As an aside Mike actually turned down (after much deliberation apparently) the Alfa 916 Spider I've now got for a Wheeler Dealers episode a few years ago (while filming the Maserati 3200 episode) while it was sat unloved at an Italian Indy. They decided it wasn't economically viable in the end.
I subsequently bought it and yep Mike was probably right, car turned out really nicely in the end but took 5 years of my time to do it plus a lot more cash than I'll admit to.....
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