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goffoz Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2007 Posts: 1486
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:10 pm Post subject: This is interesting...never seen it referenced here before |
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Here's a couple of wankers with some goodish ideas...enjoy
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RainierSyncro Samba Member
Joined: February 26, 2013 Posts: 806 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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This is Wheeler Dealers, a show that I like to watch. I believe the van turned out to be the biggest resale flop of the series. |
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teej Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2010 Posts: 897 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:06 am Post subject: |
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The buyer at the end got a good deal . . . _________________ 1986+ Wolfsburg Weekender Pop-Top 2.3 WBX Manual Trans |
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AtlasShrugged Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2008 Posts: 1605 Location: Decatur, Ga. USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:29 am Post subject: |
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Hard to believe they sorted out the the WBX engine (which smoked while driving) for 160 pounds or about $250. That included a new exhaust too. |
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fxr Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2014 Posts: 2301 Location: Bay area CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Found Part 1:
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_________________ Jim Crowther
1984 1.9l EJ22 Westy Wolfsburg Edition
Vespa GTS 300 |
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Gnarlodious Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2013 Posts: 2312 Location: Adobe Jungle USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:10 am Post subject: |
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I watched it until he started painting the interior with a roller, then realized they are just “fix & flip” guys ruining classic cars. _________________ Vanagon ’83 diesel AAZ w/Giles injection, 5spd 4.57R&P+TBD and a '78 diesel Rabbit |
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AtlasShrugged Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2008 Posts: 1605 Location: Decatur, Ga. USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Nice BBC show..probably all staged and scripted with the concluding drama about turning a profit. I've seen the show a few times..and doubt the authenticity..if you ever see an older car in Britain..they are very, very rusty.
Not an ideal environment for "flipping" classic cars and honestly making a profit. |
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Campton Slow Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2015 Posts: 11 Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:16 am Post subject: |
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That bubble wrap is...upsetting _________________ 1980 Vanagon, 1976 Standard Bug |
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Forthwithtx Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 717 Location: Fort Worth
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:53 am Post subject: |
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A guy from Birmingham, England came by my place to buy some Vanagon parts and I was talking about the show with him. He said he was a fan. I haven't seen it in a few years... |
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VWinVT Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2013 Posts: 1541 Location: North East Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:01 am Post subject: |
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AtlasShrugged wrote: |
Hard to believe they sorted out the the WBX engine (which smoked while driving) for 160 pounds or about $250. That included a new exhaust too. |
it is a diesel. Edd kept the van for himself. I kinda like the final result...he took an absolute turd and made a useable and respectable camper. _________________ 1981 Westfalia with a 2001 Cabrio ABA
Small wheel turns by the firing rod,
Big wheel turns by the grace of God.
Every time that wheel turns 'round,
You're bound to cover just a little more ground. |
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iliketowalk Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2011 Posts: 614 Location: Northern CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:35 am Post subject: |
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Could've saved 1000gbp and not done the [ohmygoditscomingthisway] vinyl... _________________ 1986 Weekender "Birch" |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5068 Location: denver
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Gnarlodious wrote: |
I watched it until he started painting the interior with a roller, then realized they are just “fix & flip” guys ruining classic cars. |
It's a tough show to judge by one episode. In the early years, they were more about fix & flip, but have done some decent restorations more recently. They've done pretty much every one of my favorite cars:
MK1 GTI
Triumph TR6
Mercedes 190 Cosworth 16V
Mercedes G Wagen
Porsche 928
Audi UR Quattro
And Ed (the mechanic) is a VW guy. _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
www.josephtrussell.com |
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AtlasShrugged Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2008 Posts: 1605 Location: Decatur, Ga. USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:55 am Post subject: |
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It is just a story..like a movie..all fake
The BBC will be crushing, sailing then sinking or crashing that Vanagon on Top Gear..if they really care about recycling stage props. |
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MsTaboo Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2006 Posts: 4065 Location: East Kootenay, British Columbia
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:41 am Post subject: |
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It's actually a pretty good show. As noted the early shows were kinda bad, but production values and the end results get much better each season.
The only really fake part about the profits they get for the vehicles is the lack of accounting for Ed's labor and shop time. But then the whole idea behind the show is about fixing and flipping cars on your own time. Of course the average bloke doesn't own a full shop with lift! Some of the quick fixes bug me, but then it's about flipping, not restoration.
I like the show because it's fun. Not a lot of arguing and fake drama like some of the others. (Classic Car Rescue for one!)
Ed is a pretty good mechanic and holds/held world records for fastest toilet, bedstead, and other off the wall vehicles. _________________ Currently:
'90 Syncro Westy 3 knob w/Zetec
The information age has morphed into the age of disinformation and willful ignorance. Agnotology!
Help the fight against Truth Decay.
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16474 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Merian Samba Member
Joined: January 04, 2014 Posts: 5212 Location: Orygun
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Gnarlodious wrote: |
I watched it until he started painting the interior with a roller, then realized they are just “fix & flip” guys ruining classic cars. |
xlnt summary! |
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0cean Samba Member
Joined: February 29, 2012 Posts: 1149 Location: California
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