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Not sure if any of you have caught this show or not, but it's a british TV show about flipping cars. They buy a beater, fix it up, sell it. It's actually a pretty good show. I learn a lot of new stuff from their mechanic, who has a pretty impressive skill set. Despite not knowing half the slang shit they call various things, it's pretty entertaining.
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I have seen it a few times.. I enjoy the mechanic.. but the other guy gets on my nerves a bit.. -
Downloaded and watched the first 9 seasons about a year ago. It's how I learned to speak English English.
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yeah same here... the few episodes I have seen were pretty cool.Originally posted by Dinger View Post
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I actually caught a little bit of this earlier out at my boss's place... They were working on a Bond Bug
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Those two guys have a few shows together. I love how they proclaim a car to be good as new, fully restored, etc when there is corrosion on everything and the car is still basically hammered inside and out. A few years ago, they were flipping a C4 vette and upon initial inspection it had some electrical quirks and they said something to the effect of "well you know how dodgy the American electricals are...". Fucking pot kettle for sure! Later in the show while fixing the issues, they show where some jerkoff (a brit no doubt) had used a scotch lock to fix some headlight wiring and as soon as they fixed the connection everything worked great. Do you think those limey bastages took back their earlier defamatory comments? Hell no.
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I like the show, Edd (the mechanic) is cool, and I like how he shows you how to fix certain common issues. Mike (the buyer / seller) is a bit of a doucher, not a fan of his..
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Season 9 is all US cars. They actually bought a charger from Ennis, and drive it through Paris in the show. Pretty cool. They also did a '58 3100, and a '57 chevy."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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Been watching it for a couple of years.. That dude NEVER seems to make any money on his shit though! lolComment
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He usually makes like 500-5000 lbs on each sale, which is a decent amount of money for a flip, but not if you were paying your mechanic, that's for sure. The show seems to be geared towards explaining how to flip cars if you're the salesman, buyer, and mechanic all in one, then it seems to make sense.Originally posted by Chili View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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The early seasons were a bit sketchy on repairs such as the 928 with the rattle can quarter panel but I enjoy the show.Comment
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Yeah, that's the thing, he never factors in the mechanic's time.. Overall I get that he is really making his money off of the TV show, so the actual profit on the car isn't paramount. Just have always thought that was funny.Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View Post
I do really enjoy watching the show though, mainly because of Ed. He is a rattle-can'ing fool!
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He does some pretty interesting stuff. Like re-laminating the wood on the jag - that was impressive. Yeah z06 - the rattle can body work is sketchy shit. They don't do it anymore but it always made me wince.Originally posted by Chili View PostYeah, that's the thing, he never factors in the mechanic's time.. Overall I get that he is really making his money off of the TV show, so the actual profit on the car isn't paramount. Just have always thought that was funny.
I do really enjoy watching the show though, mainly because of Ed. He is a rattle-can'ing fool!"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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Most of the ones I see are old reruns on BBC, so I have not seen any recent episodes. But yeah, I like seeing what all Ed does and the overall transformation.Originally posted by 5.0_CJ View PostComment
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Checkout the new discovery velocity channel (I believe it's the only HD Theater) They run two new episodes a week in HD.Originally posted by Chili View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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