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Wheeler Dealers TV show

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  • #852
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Pussyhands wrote: »
    So forget the profit so.

    The profit in the first few series would be 2-300 pounds.. I would imagine it was included at that point to show they were not losing money.

    Again, since they Americanised it... the target audience is the same as Fast'n'Loud and it is all about flipping them and making a huge profit.


  • #853
    Marlay
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭Marlay


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Isn't the show owned by a US tv production company these days?


    As far as I can work out it is made by Discovery for their Velocity channel, which is being rebranded as Motortrend.


  • #854
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    Lads if your still trying to understand the concept of the show after 10 years I think you may just give up.


  • #855
    EPAndlee
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭EPAndlee


    I think Ant is pretty good. I did like him on for the love of cars but he's some man for not wearing gloves, you wouldn't get that with Ed


  • #856
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    jayo26 wrote: »
    Small European cars are really popular over there now.

    Really? Hmm I'm not so sure man.


  • #857
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    V8 Interceptor wrote: »
    Really? Hmm I'm not so sure man.

    They have a good following, they will never be as popular as the American muscle car and all of course but there is a demand for the likes of the 80s early 90s stuff.


  • #858
    Lekrub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭Lekrub


    EPAndlee wrote: »
    I think Ant is pretty good. I did like him on for the love of cars but he's some man for not wearing gloves, you wouldn't get that with Ed

    :D


  • #859
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    Anyone watch the Golf (Rabbit) episode yet? What are the white balls attached to the underside of the bonnet?


  • #860
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Edd worked well as a sort of square boffin to Mike's jokey wheeler dealer persona but Ant arguably fits the bill even better. They have good on screen chemistry. When you think of the demise of Top Gear and how hard it's been to get any semblance of chemistry with the new presenters, they were very lucky with Ant for Wheeler Dealers.


  • #861
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    Patww79 wrote: »
    Anyone watch the Golf (Rabbit) episode yet? What are the white balls attached to the underside of the bonnet?

    It's Volkswagen solution to vacume when the engine is at high revs/underload so basically it's a vacume reservoir.


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  • #862
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    jayo26 wrote: »
    It's Volkswagen solution to vacume when the engine is at high revs/underload so basically it's a vacume reservoir.

    Ah right. I've had them on VAG cars before (normally one big ball down beside the engine). Interesting location to put it.


  • #863
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    Patww79 wrote: »
    Ah right. I've had them on VAG cars before (normally one big ball down beside the engine). Interesting location to put it.

    Yes dunno what the reasoning for it under the hood is


  • #864
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    Agricola wrote: »
    Edd worked well as a sort of square boffin to Mike's jokey wheeler dealer persona but Ant arguably fits the bill even better. They have good on screen chemistry. When you think of the demise of Top Gear and how hard it's been to get any semblance of chemistry with the new presenters, they were very lucky with Ant for Wheeler Dealers.

    Its extremely rare in any kind of successful TV/big screen production that when a really popular character leaves the person who replaces them is sufficiently able to fill their shoes. Off the top of my head I'm thinking Uncle Albert replacing Granddad in Only Fools. Most times however it just doesn't work.


  • #865
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,760 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Patww79 wrote: »
    Anyone watch the Golf (Rabbit) episode yet? What are the white balls attached to the underside of the bonnet?

    Nice transformation. Enjoyed the show as usual.


  • #866
    Marlay
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭Marlay


    Lost count of how many times they have said 'engine out' and I'm only on episode 4. Are they still having a pop at Edd!


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