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First car is an RS Cosworth, bloody lovely after he's finished iy
Bloody stupid programme anyway... they never account for any labour charges in their profit calculations. Edd seemingly works for nothing!
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Ant has been on some other shows, doing up high end cars and suchlike.
Brewere is like a geezer with a market stall.
The whole "make a profit" angle is baloney; buying a clunker and spending weeks doing it for a few hundred quid is not a real profit at all, especially if you factor in costs (premesis, power, equipment, ramp, welders, etc.). I think it was originally conceived as a guide to what an enthusiast might achieve in their garage, but with the use of pros that all goes out of the window.
My Lotus bloke wasn't impressed when I once mentioned the show; he said that on the episode where they did up an Elise, Ed was always bugging him for info.
The whole making a profit is utter bollocks obviously but I really don't care about that.
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Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
Thanks for the nod !
Brewer is everyone's idea of a down-trodden, east London, slimeball, secondhand car-lot salesman or yesteryear.
Not that they're much better these days.
They buy old "classics" and there is never much wrong with them that a little bit of TLC won't cure.
No engine/gearbox overhauls needed which would blow the budget.
Like all "reality" shows on TV the whole thing is completely staged.
Ed said the reason he left was he felt it was being dumbed down - less focus on the mechanics and more cookie cutter Discovery "reality" fodder.
The DL was then advertised on their owners club site, listing the condition and what work will be done to bring it up to decent spec. They then asked for bids on the car and agreed the sale, so the bit where the guy “buys” the car at a DL rally is all nonsense (surprise, surprise). Apparently the buyer wasn’t impressed with the quality of the bodywork on seeing the car and demanded some extra work, which is where the bodywork specialist they showed got involved...they edited that bit of film into the program afterwards.
Yeah ok, its all nonsense and Mike Brewer is a first class annoying twat. Their prices are way off what the average punter would pay too “a full leather interior to fit a classic Jag Mike? That’ll be £400 to you” “Old yer ‘and aht son. I jest got a right bargin!”
I still enjoy watching the program, but mostly for Edd’s spannering skills and seeing how things are done. Amazing how he always diagnoses the faults first time though! I’m sure they get lots of info off owners clubs and specialists beforehand.
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A fun game to play whilst watching wheeler dealers is to have a look at the old MOT's online and see if the car is still on the road.
My cousin was on there once as a 'buyer' - goes without saying obviously staged.
Some time later they also asked if his wife would like to be on as a 'buyer' as the first person had bailed on them and they needed someone on there quickly.
It's just entertainment. I've not watched the new one yet, got it recorded, but the program in general is loosely car-based fluff.
I liked Edd and I like Ant from his other shows so we'll see but I'm sure I probably still watch it.
He (rightly) said that the new US-friendly format was bobbins, and when they wanted him to do less techy stuff and dumb it down a bit, he walked away. He had hoped that Mike would back him up but they roped Ant in to replace Edd, leaving "the big man" without a gig.
Thing is, Edd China really knows his stuff and has been on the classic/retro/modded scene for years - I know Mike has been pretty unkind about him of late, but I'm a believer in Karma... I think Edd has a much longer shelf-life than a shouty bloke with a comedy cockney accent who used to sell used cars (and still owns some used car dealerships).
I do enjoy the show only from the aspect of the cars themselves but I think that Mike Brewer is the archetype used car dealer. You decide what I mean.