Wheeler Dealers

[BoredBloke]

I've watched a couple of episodes and while I like the way the bloke manages to tart the cars up, I fail to see the point when they take a car, have a mechanic work full time on it and manage to turn a 'profit' of £500 or so.

[MarillionFan]

I've watched a couple of episodes and while I like the way the bloke manages to tart the cars up, I fail to see the point when they take a car, have a mechanic work full time on it and manage to turn a 'profit' of £500 or so.

It's about making a profit innit.

By brother was a mechanic for 20 years, doing up cars & selling them on making a little profit each time. He's now a millionaire. Though I think thats more to do with inheritance his wife got.

[DimPrawn]

Get the missus on a mechanics course at college, and she could be making £500 a day tightening nuts and lubricating rods.

[BigTime]

The hours of labour and the cost of the garage and tools he has doesn't seem to make it worthwhile.

[SupremeSpod]

The hours of labour and the cost of the garage and tools he has doesn't seem to make it worthwhile.

Errr, do you think they might get paid to make the program?

Just asking, like.

It's not just about the making of money, useful tips can be learned by watching the program.

[BigTime]

Errr, do you think they might get paid to make the program?

Just asking, like.

It's not just about the making of money, useful tips can be learned by watching the program.

Good point. Not everything on telly is a fly on the wall doc.

[BoredBloke]

Errr, do you think they might get paid to make the program?

Just asking, like.

It's not just about the making of money, useful tips can be learned by watching the program.

But that was my point - a show to show you him restoring some old banger where he has access to every tool available and is obviously a skilled mechanic and he manages to turn a profit of a few hundred pounds - after days and days of work. Does not really seem worthwhile.

Essentially saying look I have all this kit and I'm this good and I can only make a couple of hundred quid after a load of work. Why bother is the message I take from it

[SupremeSpod]

But that was my point - a show to show you him restoring some old banger where he has access to every tool available and is obviously a skilled mechanic and he manages to turn a profit of a few hundred pounds - after days and days of work. Does not really seem worthwhile.

Whatever.

[MarillionFan]

But that was my point - a show to show you him restoring some old banger where he has access to every tool available and is obviously a skilled mechanic and he manages to turn a profit of a few hundred pounds - after days and days of work. Does not really seem worthwhile.

Essentially saying look I have all this kit and I'm this good and I can only make a couple of hundred quid after a load of work. Why bother is the message I take from it

Sounds like an episode of the Apprentice.

[Sockpuppet]

I think the point is that you can. Some people like this sort of thing.

My old man takes old trailers, replaces the knackered parts and sells them on. He makes maybe a £100 a time. THen again he's retired and it keeps him busy so we all just go along with it.