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Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Tuesday 14th January 2020
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Catching up from last night.

4 star classics have certainly gone up since I visited them in an old bar!

Concept of the show still good though despite the production ‘fixes’ to make the show stick together

sgtBerbatov

2,597 posts

80 months

Wednesday 15th January 2020
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paulw123 said:
Episode 2, no way anyone would have bought that horrendous white SL with a totally different white body kit for 10k. Mk2 Escort is now SORN and the owner may want to update the engine capacity with the DVLA
That might be why it's SORN?

Also, haven't watched the new trading up thing but does it have that disclaimer at the end of it saying that the work on the cars meet US regs?

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Wednesday 15th January 2020
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sgtBerbatov said:
That might be why it's SORN?

Also, haven't watched the new trading up thing but does it have that disclaimer at the end of it saying that the work on the cars meet US regs?
No because it’s produced and filmed in the UK.

CoupeKid

747 posts

64 months

Wednesday 15th January 2020
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I’ve watched both episodes now and I don’t understand why Mike ends up with these Frankencars.

The series 2 landie had a Td5 engine, the red painted badges were bleugh hurl and Elvis painted the wheels a different colour to the hard top.

As for this week’s Escort. Seller says he’s kept it standard, apart from the roll cage, wheels, brakes, engine...

Why doesn’t Mike do another flip and make enough money to buy a better example?

sgtBerbatov

2,597 posts

80 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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Shakermaker said:
sgtBerbatov said:
That might be why it's SORN?

Also, haven't watched the new trading up thing but does it have that disclaimer at the end of it saying that the work on the cars meet US regs?
No because it’s produced and filmed in the UK.
But it's not really for the UK audience is it?

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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sgtBerbatov said:
Shakermaker said:
sgtBerbatov said:
That might be why it's SORN?

Also, haven't watched the new trading up thing but does it have that disclaimer at the end of it saying that the work on the cars meet US regs?
No because it’s produced and filmed in the UK.
But it's not really for the UK audience is it?
How is that relevant to the question you asked before and to which I answered?

mk1coopers

1,199 posts

151 months

Saturday 18th January 2020
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Noticed the White Mexico in the Ford collection they looked at was the replica that was built of the original car, (despite what they were saying) pretty obvious when the number plate was H1 FEV instead of FEV 1H (I think Ford own both cars) as has been said above it's 2 for 2 on engine swaps, this one did have a link back to the car they started with though.

It's not bad to have on in the background and if it's getting people their 'dream car' then it can't be bad, at least once they have it they can keep it or sell to get another if they aren't 100% on what they end up with (though I think the Escort ticked all the boxes for the new owner)

paulw123

3,169 posts

189 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Surely that mx5 was worth more than £400?

paulwirral

3,104 posts

134 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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paulw123 said:
Surely that mx5 was worth more than £400?
My thoughts exactly

waynedear

2,157 posts

166 months

Tuesday 21st January 2020
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paulwirral said:
paulw123 said:
Surely that mx5 was worth more than £400?
My thoughts exactly
Agreed, thing that irked me the most was the wiper on the ape.

V8covin

7,212 posts

192 months

Friday 24th January 2020
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Couple of points.
Adding their own money to the pot defeats the whole premise of the show.
Elvis was using matt black aerosols on the roof but it was gloss when they sold it.
The GTS is not a proper Skyline

E36Ross

501 posts

111 months

Friday 24th January 2020
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V8covin said:
The GTS is not a proper Skyline
It was a GTS-T but if it's not a Skyline, then what is it?

mk1coopers

1,199 posts

151 months

Friday 24th January 2020
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I'm with the poster above in that a GTS is not a GTR, he seemed happy though and yes, adding money to the pot does really defeat the object of the programme, plus what happened to the spare £150, was that 'interest' on the loan tongue outlaugh

Edited by mk1coopers on Friday 24th January 09:50

Clockwork Cupcake

74,401 posts

271 months

Friday 24th January 2020
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mk1coopers said:
I'm with the poster above in that a GTS is not a GTR
You're correct that a Skyline GT-S is not a Skyline GT-R. Neither is a Skyline GT.

They are all Skylines though because, um, they have "Skyline" on the boot.

It was only with the current model that Nissan dropped the "Skyline" name and just called the car "GT-R"

Edit: Now, ok, if you're both saying it in the same sense of "The Mondial isn't a proper Ferrari", even though it clearly *is* a Ferrari, but you think it barely qualifies, then fair enough.

Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 24th January 09:57

mk1coopers

1,199 posts

151 months

Friday 24th January 2020
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Not arguing with the whole 'Skyline' part of it, it's just that the whole set up was pointing towards a GTR, hero car of the movies, video games, etc, it was all pointing at a R not an S,

A bit like saying your dream car is a Cooper S and being given a Cooper, yes they are both Coopers but they are different cars.


Clockwork Cupcake

74,401 posts

271 months

Friday 24th January 2020
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mk1coopers said:
A bit like saying your dream car is a Cooper S and being given a Cooper, yes they are both Coopers but they are different cars.
Ah, ok. Fair comment.

bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Saturday 25th January 2020
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paulw123 said:
Episode 2, no way anyone would have bought that horrendous white SL with a totally different white body kit for 10k. Mk2 Escort is now SORN and the owner may want to update the engine capacity with the DVLA
Maybe sorn’d over winter ?

raceboy

13,081 posts

279 months

Monday 27th January 2020
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paulw123 said:
Surely that mx5 was worth more than £400?
Especially as a handtop is at least £200 all day long, unless it had about 5 minutes MOT and no chance of passing it's next one, it's standard made-up Brewer buying and selling to the production crew. scratchchin

Matt_N

8,900 posts

201 months

Monday 27th January 2020
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Cerbera tonight...

Nickp82

3,165 posts

92 months

Monday 27th January 2020
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Thought Mike was a salesman extraordinaire? He’s saying he’s going to struggle turning £5k in to £10k laugh