What a good episode... they produced a really nice bentley and what a bargain, I would have bought it for 8K...
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That interior was a shocker though. Car is now for sale at less than that guy allegedly paid for it.
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where?
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doesnt mention WheelerDealers on the advert 
sounds like a wheeler dealer advert.... seems good value?!
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In the sense you know exactly was paid to save it from being broken for spares (3.4k I think) and some of what was done to it cosmetically; yes, I think it is a reasonable price.
I seem to remember there were reams of bills for mechanical stuff from the previous owner before it went to the Rolls breakers?
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I simply cannot warm to the shape of those barges! I watched the programme last weekend and distinctly remember the tax disc saying '06' (I may have bee wrong) and them saying it had tax when it was bought. Does this mean that the programme was filmed a couple of years ago? That may explain the £1500 price drop. Would I buy one , absolutely not!!
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I thought the colour and grill brought the car upto date, but it didn't suit the blue leather, it would be interesting to see their cars in real life to see how good the finish really is!! (just the same as i would like to see the REAL standard of the "chop shop" cars)..... i bet their a lot worse in real life.
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I thought the colour and grill brought the car upto date, but it didn't suit the blue leather, it would be interesting to see their cars in real life to see how good the finish really is!! (just the same as i would like to see the REAL standard of the "chop shop" cars)..... i bet their a lot worse in real life.
I think the finish on that Bentley looked pretty good , although on the original cars the paintwork has almost no orange peel at all. This is hard to achieve these days and I suspect the TV car had some cellulite. The interior looked good though Rhapsody Blue is an aquired taste and doesn't go with grey too well. The finish elsewhere on the older cars is really quite shocking in places. Think along the lines of a 170k TVR which is what mine cost new. These were very hand made and not mass produced in any way. The new VW era cars are finished to an extremely high standard and make a S Class seem what it ultimately is.
Yep, I noticed this too. Tax defo expired in 2006.
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just found out this ebay account is the one they use to sell/buy bits for the cars (apparently)
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=pdb61&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true
it belongs to the mechanic Paul.
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=pdb61&ftab=AllFeedback&myworld=true
it belongs to the mechanic Paul.
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How on earth did you find that ??
i was reading a thread about wheeler dealers on another forum (non merc) and someone mentioned it - apparently the cars they do up/"sell" turn up on there a few months after shooting. not sure if that is before the show airs or after. looks like the correct account.
the paul guy is a real mechanic and runs a garage but appears to buy and sell parts on there aswell - lots of audi quattro parts purchased recently - maybe for the next series???
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interesting thread. i watched two "auto trader" programmes with said Brewer and Ed in them. Tosh imho.
How can you say that the tips they give for sprucing up a car apply to anyone oher than a competent spanner-ite (who doesnt need their advice anyhow)? they did up a 306 for "apparently" £80 spend. Actually it was a back box @ £47, s/h radio for £20, and a fascia panel for a tenner. They mentioned an ISO loom converter used but neglected to factor its cost in, i think theyre around £14. Oh, and said Ed spent all afternoon sorting out someone elses attempt at splicing in a part-wiring loom. The reality is that the sort of person who needs this type of advice will be paying someone to do the work which in this test car was at least a couple of hundred quid over the top of the parts. Complete dross.....
How can you say that the tips they give for sprucing up a car apply to anyone oher than a competent spanner-ite (who doesnt need their advice anyhow)? they did up a 306 for "apparently" £80 spend. Actually it was a back box @ £47, s/h radio for £20, and a fascia panel for a tenner. They mentioned an ISO loom converter used but neglected to factor its cost in, i think theyre around £14. Oh, and said Ed spent all afternoon sorting out someone elses attempt at splicing in a part-wiring loom. The reality is that the sort of person who needs this type of advice will be paying someone to do the work which in this test car was at least a couple of hundred quid over the top of the parts. Complete dross.....
The thread is about the series "wheeler dealers" not the programme you saw.
I found the one about the 1980's SL interesting because there were plenty of detailed shots underneath the car etc.
Most of the episodes are on Youtube.
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I'm perfectly aware the thread is about the series "Wheeler Dealers", thanks. I felt my own experience was valid to this thread bearing in mind the two stars of said "Wheeler Dealers" were also the presenters of the programme I saw.
I won't bother commenting in future...........
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