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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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For 40k Where's the roof rack? Laughing

Edit: I'm frickin blind. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Edit: I'm frickin blind. Rolling Eyes


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gave up on all those shows. I'm convinced they are for people that don't even like cars because they spend more time on hi-jinks and field trips than actual work. Who really wants to watch that. The only show thats worth a dammed is that show where the British guy buys a car and the other one restores it for sale. They only replace what needs to be replaced and use as much of the original car as they can. Seems more legit.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I gave up on all those shows. I'm convinced they are for people that don't even like cars because they spend more time on hi-jinks and field trips than actual work. Who really wants to watch that. The only show thats worth a dammed is that show where the British guy buys a car and the other one restores it for sale. They only replace what needs to be replaced and use as much of the original car as they can. Seems more legit.


Do you mean "Wheeler Dealer"? I like that show (especially because they like VWs), but as with all such shows, there is a lot of "reality" missing from the "reality show." When you see the final product you notice a lot of additional work was done that was not included in the show. Still, I agree it's the best of the bunch, with "Chasing Classic Cars" a close second.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, Wheeler Dealer is the show.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I gave up on all those shows. I'm convinced they are for people that don't even like cars because they spend more time on hi-jinks and field trips than actual work. Who really wants to watch that. The only show thats worth a dammed is that show where the British guy buys a car and the other one restores it for sale. They only replace what needs to be replaced and use as much of the original car as they can. Seems more legit.


haha this topic was just brought up in another thread here:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=631382


where I agreed 100% with your assessment of Wheeler Dealers-- only car show on TV worth watching anymore, because Edd has to hunt down problems with the cars and fix them, all the while showing you exactly what he's doing. There's a bit of stuff left out but it's due to time constraints not because the producers took over the show with a bunch of fake drama.
And as previously mentioned, it helps that Edd is a huge VW fan!
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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evlwevl wrote:
I gave up on all those shows. I'm convinced they are for people that don't even like cars because they spend more time on hi-jinks and field trips than actual work. Who really wants to watch that. The only show thats worth a dammed is that show where the British guy buys a car and the other one restores it for sale. They only replace what needs to be replaced and use as much of the original car as they can. Seems more legit.


haha this topic was just brought up in another thread here:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=631382


where I agreed 100% with your assessment of Wheeler Dealers-- only car show on TV worth watching anymore, because Edd has to hunt down problems with the cars and fix them, all the while showing you exactly what he's doing. There's a bit of stuff left out but it's due to time constraints not because the producers took over the show with a bunch of fake drama.
And as previously mentioned, it helps that Edd is a huge VW fan!



he has mentioned before on the show that his first car was a bug and that's was when/how he started as a mechanic


as for counting cars those guys are a joke but what do you expect since they are close friends with the pawnstar guys and that's about the fakest "reality" tv show on the air next to that American pickers bullshit


btw anyone else remember those hot rod show that used to be on what is spike tv now?
the hosts were white guys but everytime they show the work being done there was a brown hand doing it Rolling Eyes Laughing
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American Pickers have picked some badass antique motorcycles, including Von Dutch's VW-powered BMW....all of which I have seen documented elsewhere.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dr OnHolliday wrote:
American Pickers have picked some badass antique motorcycles, including Von Dutch's VW-powered BMW....all of which I have seen documented elsewhere.


I got to see the Von Dutch at Antique Archeology this past Saturday as we were passing through on the way home from CA in the dune buggy. Was really a cool adaptation onto a bike.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:32 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:23 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:55 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

An automatic..... Lol. In a bus.....LOLOLOL.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:30 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

I would take an automatic in the traffic around here.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:35 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

I have a BMW for that. Air, too. Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:42 am    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

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I have a BMW for that. Air, too. Wink

Yeah, but then you can't enjoy the view out the Bus windows, and actually BE in a VW Bus (regardless of the type of power transfer to the rear wheels). Besides, who wants to be in a BMW... (that's not a question).
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It's just a lame idea to put a 3 speed autostick in a bus of all things.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:09 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

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It's just a lame idea to put a 3 speed autostick in a bus of all things.

Oh...agreed...I didn't even check the spec...I thought it would be something trick like a fully-automatic race trans or something Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:17 pm    Post subject: Re: VWs on Counting Cars (History Channel show) Reply with quote

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Splitdog wrote:
It's just a lame idea to put a 3 speed autostick in a bus of all things.

Oh...agreed...I didn't even check the spec...I thought it would be something trick like a fully-automatic race trans or something Smile

I think it was a Vanagon tranaxle.
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