Car SOS - how good are their restorations?
Discussion
From the Westgate Classic website...
How many hours will a full restoration take?
Typically, anything upwards of 500 hours is common, with car SOS cars taking between 500 and 1400 hours to complete a project + the cost of parts and consumables. It really depends on the initial condition of the car and the customer’s requirement
According to the website, they charge a very reasonable (I would say surprisingly low) £35 +VAT per hour.
Hence, the labour costs alone on the CarSOS shows are between £21k & £60k. Which underscores the fact that many of the restorations are not financially viable...
It's still a great series and because they are rescuing cars that are rusted/rotted/decayed beyond what is sensible to tackle, it's all the better for it.
How many hours will a full restoration take?
Typically, anything upwards of 500 hours is common, with car SOS cars taking between 500 and 1400 hours to complete a project + the cost of parts and consumables. It really depends on the initial condition of the car and the customer’s requirement
According to the website, they charge a very reasonable (I would say surprisingly low) £35 +VAT per hour.
Hence, the labour costs alone on the CarSOS shows are between £21k & £60k. Which underscores the fact that many of the restorations are not financially viable...
It's still a great series and because they are rescuing cars that are rusted/rotted/decayed beyond what is sensible to tackle, it's all the better for it.
Andy 308GTB said:
The stories behind why the owner hasn't restored the car are generally quite touching.
But at the risk of appearing massively cynical... I can't help think that many of the cars were dogs when they were bought. As a result. shortly after purchase, the car inevitably wouldn't start, failed the MOT or started to fall to bits. The owner hasn't the ability or funds to repair the car or get it repaired. Offloading the car would mean taking a fairly large hit, so it's left in a damp garage or under a tarpaulin. However, the owner still can say "I've got a <insert impressive car here>" down the pub.
Certainly right to be cynical to a degree, but I can't imagine any of the owners have bought the car with the intention of getting the Car SOS team to come and restore it - from the website for their production https://www.renegadepictures.co.uk/casting/car-sos...But at the risk of appearing massively cynical... I can't help think that many of the cars were dogs when they were bought. As a result. shortly after purchase, the car inevitably wouldn't start, failed the MOT or started to fall to bits. The owner hasn't the ability or funds to repair the car or get it repaired. Offloading the car would mean taking a fairly large hit, so it's left in a damp garage or under a tarpaulin. However, the owner still can say "I've got a <insert impressive car here>" down the pub.
"Do NOT nominate your own car, or get someone to nominate it for you (WE WILL FIND OUT!)
Tell us as much info about the car as possible. MAKE, MODEL, YEAR and current condition.
Where possible, include a photo of the car.
Tell us why the owner really DESERVES the Car SOS treatment. (Not having the time or just generally being lovely are NOT sufficent reasons!)
At all costs MAKE SURE THE OWNER DOESNT KNOW!
Leave a contact telephone number
If we have feratured a particular model of car on a previous programme we are unlikely to feature it again. (Check the Car SOS wiki page)
The owner has to have been the registered owner for at least four years. (We do check!)
The car has to be at least 20 years old."
Andy 308GTB said:
From the Westgate Classic website...
How many hours will a full restoration take?
Typically, anything upwards of 500 hours is common, with car SOS cars taking between 500 and 1400 hours to complete a project + the cost of parts and consumables. It really depends on the initial condition of the car and the customer’s requirement
According to the website, they charge a very reasonable (I would say surprisingly low) £35 +VAT per hour.
Hence, the labour costs alone on the CarSOS shows are between £21k & £60k. Which underscores the fact that many of the restorations are not financially viable...
It's still a great series and because they are rescuing cars that are rusted/rotted/decayed beyond what is sensible to tackle, it's all the better for it.
It is, and I am sure that the production company that funds it all is able to sell the show for considerably more than the cost of the work done to the cars, hence making it viable to do these cars that are otherwise less worthyHow many hours will a full restoration take?
Typically, anything upwards of 500 hours is common, with car SOS cars taking between 500 and 1400 hours to complete a project + the cost of parts and consumables. It really depends on the initial condition of the car and the customer’s requirement
According to the website, they charge a very reasonable (I would say surprisingly low) £35 +VAT per hour.
Hence, the labour costs alone on the CarSOS shows are between £21k & £60k. Which underscores the fact that many of the restorations are not financially viable...
It's still a great series and because they are rescuing cars that are rusted/rotted/decayed beyond what is sensible to tackle, it's all the better for it.
Andy 308GTB said:
From the Westgate Classic website...
How many hours will a full restoration take?
Typically, anything upwards of 500 hours is common, with car SOS cars taking between 500 and 1400 hours to complete a project + the cost of parts and consumables. It really depends on the initial condition of the car and the customer’s requirement
According to the website, they charge a very reasonable (I would say surprisingly low) £35 +VAT per hour.
Hence, the labour costs alone on the CarSOS shows are between £21k & £60k. Which underscores the fact that many of the restorations are not financially viable...
It's still a great series and because they are rescuing cars that are rusted/rotted/decayed beyond what is sensible to tackle, it's all the better for it.
Ties in with what I read somewhere else.How many hours will a full restoration take?
Typically, anything upwards of 500 hours is common, with car SOS cars taking between 500 and 1400 hours to complete a project + the cost of parts and consumables. It really depends on the initial condition of the car and the customer’s requirement
According to the website, they charge a very reasonable (I would say surprisingly low) £35 +VAT per hour.
Hence, the labour costs alone on the CarSOS shows are between £21k & £60k. Which underscores the fact that many of the restorations are not financially viable...
It's still a great series and because they are rescuing cars that are rusted/rotted/decayed beyond what is sensible to tackle, it's all the better for it.
I read that they had a £50k budget per episode, but I wasn't sure if that included production costs. It seemed cheap to include prod costs, but expensive for jut the car.
pingu393 said:
Ties in with what I read somewhere else.
I read that they had a £50k budget per episode, but I wasn't sure if that included production costs. It seemed cheap to include prod costs, but expensive for jut the car.
Considering some of work they have to do 50K on some of those cars is cheap.I read that they had a £50k budget per episode, but I wasn't sure if that included production costs. It seemed cheap to include prod costs, but expensive for jut the car.
Faust66 said:
Was watching on plus one and just turned it off.
They've managed to ruin a good car show IMO.
I really don't care about celebrities, top gear style 'challenges' or indeed much at all about this episode. Shame as I have a soft spot for S11 Land Rovers.
Good way to lose a viewer Car SOS.
Same here. What have they done ...They've managed to ruin a good car show IMO.
I really don't care about celebrities, top gear style 'challenges' or indeed much at all about this episode. Shame as I have a soft spot for S11 Land Rovers.
Good way to lose a viewer Car SOS.
t!What a pile of crap that was, I really hope this is not what we now have to expect from future programs.
I tuned in to watch a car being restored, what all that time padding twoddle had to do with a resto of a Land Rover I have no idea. Of all the interesting things to chose from when dismantling an old Landy they chose to keep banging on about galvanised cappings........Really ?????
sort it out !!! I really hope we don't haver to endure the entire galvanising process in the next program with all that other potential interesting stuff going on.
All that blagging tosh that we have to put up is bad enough, please DO NOT try your level best to ruin the rest of the show.
I tuned in to watch a car being restored, what all that time padding twoddle had to do with a resto of a Land Rover I have no idea. Of all the interesting things to chose from when dismantling an old Landy they chose to keep banging on about galvanised cappings........Really ?????
sort it out !!! I really hope we don't haver to endure the entire galvanising process in the next program with all that other potential interesting stuff going on.All that blagging tosh that we have to put up is bad enough, please DO NOT try your level best to ruin the rest of the show.
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