<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4939" dir="ltr">We get all of the Wheeler Dealer episodes. And yes, it's stupid that they brag about making money on the cars without including labor. I watched the AmphiCar episode</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4941" dir="ltr">a few nights ago, where Edd had to replace most of the lower body work and inner structure with new metal. He commented that he had asked a welding shop what they</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4942" dir="ltr">would have charged, and they said 10,000 pounds. That was not included in the cost of refurbishing the car which they sold for a 'profit' of 5,000 pounds. That said, I do</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4943" dir="ltr">like Mike's enthusiasm about the various cars, and they do buy and repair some cool stuff, especially the stuff they get from the UK and Europe.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4944" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4945" dir="ltr">Dan D</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4962" dir="ltr">'76B, '65B<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4963" dir="ltr">Central NJ USA</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4967" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4966" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4965" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4964" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jim williams <sportsix63@yahoo.com>; mgs@autox.team.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:43 AM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4969"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4968" style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mgs] UK List Users<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4970" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv4943762813">
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4972"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4971" size="2">Is your first question serious? Yes, it is 'really
big', as in the most widely-watched factual motoring program in the world.
Whether you appreciate the humour is another matter. Some of it is
infantile, some boring, but some hysterically funny. Some of their
specials have been first rate.</font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4974"><font size="2"></font> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4976"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4975" size="2">Actors? Well, yes. As Clarkson has said "We have
received the award for best unscripted scripted television program
ever".</font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4977"><font size="2"></font> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4978"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4979" size="2">Clarkson is an arrogant idiot, he knows nothing about cars, he
is just good with words.</font></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4980"><font size="2"></font> </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4981"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4982" size="2">Hammond and May seem to be decent blokes and have many other
programs - usually serious and with a scientific bent - to their
names.</font></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423943596735_4984"><font size="2">5th Gear is very staid, I can't say I'm that interested in
whether one hot hatch goes round a track 1/10th second faster than
another. Watching two people having a conversation in a cafe (if they
still do that) is boring.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Wheeler Dealers is completely different in that it takes a
classic and 'restores' it for resale - but you probably know that. The
concept of them 'making a profit' when they don't take any labour costs
into account is laughable, but I watch it for the technical interest.
America may only get the ones that involve America, but the vast majority of
their output has been UK-based with some cars having been
obtained elsewhere in Europe. Maybe America isn't interested in
those.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Classic Car Rescue was appalling and by far the worst of the
lot. Every week a manufactured 'disaster', like cutting through the leaf
springs of an MGB, lifting it by the body, then shock-horror the axle falls
off.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Chasing Classic Cars is a rare 'all American' program we get
in the UK, mostly interesting, although watching auctions does nothing for
me.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">There may be others but I'm not aware of them. I watched
American Chopper for years, sad that Senior couldn't cope with Junior's growing
design and construction expertise. Or with any of his offspring for
that matter. Also sad (but inevitable) that it was replaced by Fast
and Loud, although as Junior said "Load and Annoying" was more appropriate, I
had enough of them in the 'bike-offs'.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">PaulH.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25202">Just a few curious
questions </span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25213">Is Top Gear a really big program in
England?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25309">Are the actors well thought
of?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25310">How about 5th Gear?</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25311">Wheeler Dealers</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25557">We have the show every Weds.
night.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25377">The actors attend a lot of US
shows.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25378">Is it just made for the US
market?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25411">I think the other one is Classic Car
Rescue</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25437">Based in the UK but one of the actors is
from Canada.</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25470">Last: are there any shows in the UK that
are based in the US?</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25138"><span id="yiv4943762813yui_3_16_0_1_1423926871741_25499">I'm talking about car shows.</span></div>
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