Wheeler Dealers Saab 96 - Page 2

clf · 24th January 2018, 10:31

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Originally Posted by SCP440

The part that amazed me was the fabrication of the part below the windscreen, I forget exactly how many hours they claimed they took to do the hole car but the fabrication would have taken half of that.

I just don't get why he does so much work and them sells them for a bargain price or is it me?

In the best of / behind the scenes episodes, Ant stated he worked past midnight on that fabrication, and if I recall, they stated 46 hours labor (or labour in English

) on the Saab. So that was just over a working week to get that Saab up to scratch - dont recall the headlining?

I would love to know how they work the labour hours. The Healey was 45 man hours? The exhaust and manifold along must have taken at least 8

HarryM1BYT · 24th January 2018, 11:01

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Originally Posted by SCP440

I just don't get why he does so much work and them sells them for a bargain price or is it me?

They just include the parts cost, they completely ignore the workshop cost/ time and labour costs. Not something a normal person could afford to do, unless they were able to make money on the TV plays.

clf · 24th January 2018, 11:11

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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

They just include the parts cost, they completely ignore the workshop cost/ time and labour costs. Not something a normal person could afford to do, unless they were able to make money on the TV plays.

I think the idea stretches back to the original premise of Wheeler Dealers, which was that you could do these things yourself, with the expectation that you had at least a driveway and tools. Whether to make money, or to fix your own car up.

HarryM1BYT · 24th January 2018, 14:09

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Originally Posted by clf

I think the idea stretches back to the original premise of Wheeler Dealers, which was that you could do these things yourself, with the expectation that you had at least a driveway and tools. Whether to make money, or to fix your own car up.

Fix them up for the pleasure of fixing and for your own use is fine, but there would be not much point them being sold on at parts cost, unless that's what floats your boat.

SCP440 · 24th January 2018, 14:26

Also the £3k paint job, nice if you could find a paint shop to do what appears to be a good job for that. Remember the Ferrari? The paint shop decided to paint the complete car for the quoted price

They wont be in business for long if they keep doing that.

Personally I prefer the original series when Ed would get a rattle can out and do the best job he could.

Kennyeth · 25th January 2018, 07:26

I must have missed this but what happened to Ed? did they have a fallout?
Ken.

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SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	Also the £3k paint job, nice if you could find a paint shop to do what appears to be a good job for that. Remember the Ferrari? The paint shop decided to paint the complete car for the quoted price They wont be in business for long if they keep doing that. Personally I prefer the original series when Ed would get a rattle can out and do the best job he could.

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Kennyeth This is my second home No more Rover Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Posts: 5,881 Thanks: 1,625 Thanked 1,308 Times in 998 Posts	I must have missed this but what happened to Ed? did they have a fallout? Ken.