other 2002 On Discovery Channel Tonight

[dcmackintosh]

Oh no! An eviction notice! Good grief.

[saaron]

I didn't watch the show.  I had seen 3/4ths of another episode of it, and found it virtually unwatchable.  

 

Your comments reflect what I would have expected.  

 

Scott

[dcmackintosh]

I didn't watch the show.

Good call. Even an 02 couldn't save it.

[Stuart]

The show will not make it.  Needs to be more about the cars.  It was tough to listen to them talk about the 02 as what they had to do to make the deal.  Also glad they did not cut her up in any way to get the "Rally" look they talked about.  I wonder where they cut corners.  From the brief looks we got, it might have been semi respectable.  It was somewhat promising that the guy working on it had some interest, knowledge and desire to do it.  

[Stuart]

The show will not make it.  Needs to be more about the cars.  It was tough to listen to them talk about the 02 as what they had to do to make the deal.  Also glad they did not cut her up in any way to get the "Rally" look they talked about.  I wonder where they cut corners.  From the brief looks we got, it might have been semi respectable.  It was somewhat promising that the guy working on it had some interest, knowledge and desire to do it.  

[AceAndrew]

The business story-line of it is a bit disingenuous, which I believe is fairly common with these sorts of shows (for the sake of TV Drama!)

Was a little irked though it the lack of coverage on the 2002 (but that's the way the writer's wanted the story line to be I guess) ......  all the suspension was disassembled and rebuilt here with urethane bushings, big sways, etc.  Everything underneath was brand new. I was interviewed, Jeremy was interviewed, if you look closely at the reveal you'll see my goofy face (that's the only thing that made the final "cut").  The entire engine was rebuilt by a local old hand (IE 9.5:1 pistons, 292 cam, 38/38DGES).

What was real, was the enjoyment the "hoarder" had for bimmers.  I know he had a good friend who I believe is a member here.

[Jim_75Sahara]

Their business model is a FAIL.  It only works as a TV show.  Having said that, it's still not a very good show.  Too much drama, not enough focus on the actual cars. 

 

 

Only two people on the program appreciated the '02 -- the owner and the one mechanic who stripped it and worked on it.

 

I don't understand either; why let somebody do whatever they like to your prized automobile?  Why doesn't the owner pick the paint color, the engine specs, the suspension, the rims, the new interior, etc. ?

[LJtii]

I didn't watch it. But as long as there wasn't some clown saying "Hello, gorgeous!" to every car he saw, I probably could have endured it.

[mike472]

I watched this show in its entirety and the car came out nice for the $12k they spent. I wish I could have reached into the TV screen to slap the guy in the head that said "I don't know if I can work on a car for a guy that wears a turtleneck". I would respond that I don't know if I can work on a car for a guy who looks like he hasn't bathed for a week. What a bunch of chumps. And they call themselves car guys? Those Neanderthals should Learn how to appreciate something besides V8 muscle cars. I would excuse the one owner who at least showed some appreciation of the 02. He was a car guy.

[Chamonix72]

You know, for what the show is, I was reasonably pleased with the outcome. The focus is on American cars, but the 2002 came out pretty well. I did want to smack a couple of those guys though.

And I thought I saw some blue IE silicone hoses.

[esty]

it's a tv show guys...

 

 

[bcarey]

I didn't catch the show, but it looks like the car is now for sale:

 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4423537236.html

[GoFaSSter]

I didn't catch the show, but it looks like the car is now for sale:

 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4423537236.html

That is the Charger in the background.  Crazy!

Edited April 15, 2014 by GoFaSSter

[roadhog0]

That car is sorta ugly...

[Chamonix72]

$20k? Does he think it has some sort of special provenance now? Good luck with that, dude.