Wheeler Dealers

[Dave Attaboy]

Hi all at the MB Club,

My name is Dave, and I work for a television production company called Attaboy TV, we produce the show Wheeler Dealers for the Discovery Channel on Sky. I’m unsure if you are familiar with the show, but we buy iconic cars in need of repair, restore them to glory, before taking them for a test drive, then selling them on.

Currently we’re working on a 2000 model SLK. This is now in sat our workshop, ready to be restored.

At the start of each show, we film an introductory sequence we call a “Pristine.” In the pristine sequence we film with a pristine version of the car we are about to work on. This allows us to introduce the car to the audience, and show to them what we’re looking to achieve with our car. I wanted to get in touch with the MB Club, in the hope that you may be able to help us source a “pristine” version of our SLK.

We’re looking for an owner with a clean, working, and great looking SLK that matches our model. The owner would need to be happy for us to drive their vehicle on camera, and live around the London area. For the owner, it would be an opportunity to show-off their prized possession on national television.

I really hope you can help, and please feel free to get back to me if you have any questions.

Kind Regards
Dave.

 

[Howard]

Can't help you with the SLK Dave , but could you pass on to Mike and Edd that they are absolute legends !! :bannana:

 

[Chrishazle]

Which SL - proper K or ladies Gay? I'm surprised we've not already had loads of girly / hairdresser type comments!

Runs for nuclear bunker!!

 

[Dieselman]

Can't help you with the SLK Dave , but could you pass on to Mike and Edd that they are absolute legends !!

At losing money on cars...

Edd's a nice Guy though.

 

[Howard]

Who cares ? it's not real.

Great entertainment though.

 

[grober]

I'm a fan. But I liked MacGyver too

 

[StevenN]

Would be nice for a blow by blow, how it was done preview?
Me for one would be interested in a how the program is made episode with behind the scenes problems warts and all.
Or does it always got to plan?

 

[RichardM]

Great to hear you are working on another series!

 

[evdok]

Has mike kept the weight off?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I spend more time with Ed China than I do Mrs Dazzler!!

I agree Mike and Ed are legends.

But not got an SLK

 

[evdok]

Now I'm worried for you!

 

[SilverSaloon]

Has mike kept the weight off?

why would you care?

i find posts like this sad since the guy is just presenting a popular TV show and threads on forums almost always end up commenting on the guys weight. i read somewhere (i think on a blog he did) that he was going to diet as he was fed up with constant insults on the internet.

Back on topic, sometimes i think they choose the wrong car to do. they seem to have a huge list decent/proper classic vehicles "to do", ie cortina, Escort, SD1, pagoda sl, w124 (my own future preferences!) but insist on doing 2002 Saabs, 2000 range rover, Jag xk, SLK etc..... although i enjoy every episode regardless!

 

[evdok]

chill out tiger! it wasn't meant to sound as your thinking, you should know me by now.

 

[Deleted member 11979]

Back on topic, sometimes i think they choose the wrong car to do. they seem to have a huge list decent/proper classic vehicles "to do", ie cortina, Escort, SD1, pagoda sl, w124 (my own future preferences!) but insist on doing 2002 Saabs, 2000 range rover, Jag xk, SLK etc..... although i enjoy every episode regardless!

They need to work on cars that have a small number of quick to fix faults that don't involve welding I suspect. All of your suggestions would probably need the old torch.

Your Alfa would have been an ideal candidate

 

[Benzmanc]

If Edd is doing a MB he must have bought a job lot of body filler

 

[Aswall]

why would you care?

i find posts like this sad since the guy is just presenting a popular TV show and threads on forums almost always end up commenting on the guys weight. i read somewhere (i think on a blog he did) that he was going to diet as he was fed up with constant insults on the internet.

Back on topic, sometimes i think they choose the wrong car to do. they seem to have a huge list decent/proper classic vehicles "to do", ie cortina, Escort, SD1, pagoda sl, w124 (my own future preferences!) but insist on doing 2002 Saabs, 2000 range rover, Jag xk, SLK etc..... although i enjoy every episode regardless!

Pretty sure they've already done a W124, I've got every episode on a 32gb USB stick so I'll check. Agree about the SD1 though, think the pagoda SL probably out of budget.

Not a fan of the SLK but very glad another series is being filmed, love watching every episode whether I like the car or not!

 

[Aswall]

Now I think about it, I think it was a W123. Old age fogging memory...

 

[Buster'stheboy]

It was a W123 230e.

Come on SLK guys, anybody come forward yet?

 

[Dieselman]

Come on SLK guys,

Bit of an oxymoron, there.

 

[mct_cars]

I've got every episode on a 32gb USB stick so I'll check.

Great idea to announce you have pirated copies of the show when the production company are listening