dasbulliwagen Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 If you havent seen this show, its whole premise is about buying an old car cheap, fixing it up and reselling it. Its set in England, and all the cars they get are kinda rustbuckets. Ive seen three of the shows now and the guy has only made money on one of the cars. The first one I saw he bought a Suzuki Samurai, and he wanted to lift it, put big tires on it and all and paint it. Turns out it needs a new motor, so they put a used one in, and he bought a set of spring over axles and 31 inch tires and wheel spacers for it, and painted the whole thing satin black. He was expecting to make a profit on it, but when they went to sell it, it had to be safety inspected, and it FAILED due to rust in the pan and rear wheel wells, so he could only sell it as an off road vehicle, and lost something like 500 pounds on it, and acted happy about it! I think the second one I saw was a Ford Capri, and he only broke even on it. And when they take into account of what they spend on these cars, they don't take into account the labor cost that this guy has with the guy who actually does all the work. STUPID! Anyways.. the reason I started watching the show is that in the promo commercials, they show him doing an old CJ. I though it would be interesting to see what a brit would do to flip an old CJ, but they havent played that show yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yeah I watch it all the time. Mike always sells the cars cheaper than he could. Sort of adds to his charm since he never tries to rip people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3RESQ Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Ive seen this show, and agree. He seems real honest with buyers and such. Funny thing is I agree he pays to much for the cars and sells them to cheap. When first person to see it always buys it that kinda tells ya something. My biggest issue with show is same as above, he never accounts for his buddy that does the works labor. Entertaining, but not smart. First one I saw was a saab he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I saw the shows when he was fixing up that old CJ. I think he wound up selling it for 3,900 pounds and made just under 200 pounds on it. Of course, that's not including the labor costs, which were pretty substantial on this vehicle. They redid most of the suspension parts and interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guanaco.13 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yeah I watch HD theater all the time and I also watch wheeler dealer all the time to in fact i'm watching it right now :popcorn: they are fixing up a toyota mr2. I have also seen the Jeep Cj episode too it was great. The Suzuki samurai episode was awesome the samurai looked sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBKrazy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 love that show! mike is kind of a pill, but edd is really funny to listen to.. little known fact for those that also watch top gear, if youve seen the episode where they race the double decker cars, edd built those as well... if you look at the wiki page they have a list of all the cars theyve done and whether they made money or not.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990 Pioneer 4x4 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 What is "HD Theatre", a special ($) channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guanaco.13 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yeah you have to pay more to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990 Pioneer 4x4 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yeah you have to pay more to get it :thumbsup: Thanks! $90+ a month for tv is enough for me :shake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Yeah you have to pay more to get it :thumbsup: Thanks! $90+ a month for tv is enough for me :shake: Mine with top of the line HD service costs less than that, including HBO and internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now