Car SOS - how good are their restorations?
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JONSCZ said:
Heads up - new series starting tonight (3/2/20) on More4 (136 on SkyHD) at 9pm...
(details from F/B page - "Tonight at 9pm on More4 series 7 starts with a back to back two part studio special.
Kneejerkers restrain yourselves please, we haven't changed the format - they are 'specials' - that means they are different from the rest of the series.")
National Geographic also stating new series (8) starting March 2020.(details from F/B page - "Tonight at 9pm on More4 series 7 starts with a back to back two part studio special.
Kneejerkers restrain yourselves please, we haven't changed the format - they are 'specials' - that means they are different from the rest of the series.")
andym1603 said:
JONSCZ said:
Heads up - new series starting tonight (3/2/20) on More4 (136 on SkyHD) at 9pm...
(details from F/B page - "Tonight at 9pm on More4 series 7 starts with a back to back two part studio special.
Kneejerkers restrain yourselves please, we haven't changed the format - they are 'specials' - that means they are different from the rest of the series.")
National Geographic also stating new series (8) starting March 2020.(details from F/B page - "Tonight at 9pm on More4 series 7 starts with a back to back two part studio special.
Kneejerkers restrain yourselves please, we haven't changed the format - they are 'specials' - that means they are different from the rest of the series.")
the messenger 
- this is from their Facebook page from today....
Lots of the time the owners can barely move let alone drive so perhaps the cars are put back into storage till they pop off.
One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
untakenname said:
Lots of the time the owners can barely move let alone drive so perhaps the cars are put back into storage till they pop off.
One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
The same thing that's stopped me from decorating the spare room for 5 years - other priorities and a perceived lack of urgency to actually do it, until it needs doing and all of a sudden, you can't do it?One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
waynecyclist said:
Sorry to say it but that was crap.
I left some comments on the Car SOS Facebook page when they first broadcast the new format saying pretty much the same thing (with a little more diplomacy, however).I made it very clear that I didn’t think the new presenting style worked… and I was not alone! The feedback seemed pretty unanimously negative.
Fuzz answered the queries and stated along the lines of “we wanted to try something new. If our viewers feel this strongly about it, then we won’t be doing it again”.
Fair play to them for trying something a bit different (I can see why they were worried about the format becoming a bit stale) and further fair play to them for taking on board their viewers feelings on the subject.
Car SOS has its issues (Tim’s irritating ‘blag’ nonsense for one), but to me, it’s by far the best car programme on TV: long may it continue!
Shakermaker said:
untakenname said:
Lots of the time the owners can barely move let alone drive so perhaps the cars are put back into storage till they pop off.
One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
The same thing that's stopped me from decorating the spare room for 5 years - other priorities and a perceived lack of urgency to actually do it, until it needs doing and all of a sudden, you can't do it?One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
I watched the 7-day special Land Rover episodes just now, I was surprised (even for Car SOS) how much filler there was, how many segments were repeated, and how much was left out. I also don't know why they bothered blanking out the "Britpart" logo on the side of the artic, then leaving it in place on the back.
untakenname said:
Lots of the time the owners can barely move let alone drive so perhaps the cars are put back into storage till they pop off.
One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
I’d rather they did more ‘sentimental’ cars than ones bought for a pittance and left to rust to bits in a shed like most seem to be. One thing that annoys me with car SOS sob stories are that the owners have a current health issue which prevents them from restoring a car but what stopped them 20 or 30 years ago keeping it in good condition rather than letting it deteriorate to such an extent?
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