Wheeler Dealers 944 Turbo

[CarreraRSR]

ORIGINAL: morris944s2john

It is worth remembering that TV is not always what is seems. They did not mention repairing the broken rear tailpipe during the 944 track day program. And if you watch the other wheeler dealers you see brand new parts already fitted that were not mentioned or even costed for in the program, but the cars obviously had more faults than they were presented with in the program.

I read on another forum that all the buyers and sellers featured, in at least the earlier series were not the real buyers and sellers but friends, family and neighbours of those involved in the program, production company and channel. For instance in series 1 Mike Brewer buys the green Mini from a suspiciously tall (6 foot 7 again!) retired man who has to be Ed China's dad.

I have also heard that the "finished" cars were not really sold to the public as portrayed in the program but quietly disposed by the production company via Ebay!

Wheeler Dealers is fake! http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=625462&mid=0&i=20&nmt=Wheeler%20Dealer's&mid=0

Why let the truth get in the way of a good story/TV show!!!

Most TV shows are created in the vain of 'entertainment'.

 

[Pastry]

entertainment maybe but fakery presented as fact should have some disclaimer.

i just hate mike brewers manner, same smug faced shtick as that other show he does with penny mallory. gimme carcoat damphands anyday. ;p

 

[pauljmcnulty]

I read on another forum that all the buyers and sellers featured, in at least the earlier series were not the real buyers and sellers but friends, family and neighbours of those involved in the program, production company and channel.

Certainly not in the series with the 944. I was, as I've said, working with the production "team" of one poor bloke who had a week or so to source and buy all the cars for the series, and was all over the country trying to get what they needed. It'd be a bit of a coincidence to have friends and family selling examples of exactly the cars needed at exactly the right time! [8|]