dhutch
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 09:05 AM |
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Originally posted by plentywahallaMy theory is that they buy sound roadworthy cars and then dirty them up to look like 'Barn
Finds' Have you noticed that both the E type and the Porsche looked the same. The interior had been pulled out then piled up inside the car with
a few extra odd mechanical looking bits thrown it. then someone goes round the car with an aerosol can of red oxide primer and sprays it around the
wheel arches to look like rust. Then they get the props department to come up with some fake cobwebs and verdigris.
Interesting idea.
Certainly I was amazed that there was nothing done other than painting it and changing the shocks and brakes. I was expecting replacing cills, letting
in bits here and there, etc.
Obviously if there then selling it / giving it away then it must be in a suitable roadworthy state.
Daniel
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 11:09 AM |
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
"Bernie is a highly experienced automotive manager, master technician, workshop controller and technical engineer".
I think there may be a case here for the OFT to prosecute, under the Trades Description Act. The only description anywhere near its target was
"...workshop controller..", and I've even got my doubts about that one. Master technician - my a**e!!
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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D Beddows
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 11:31 AM |
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Yeah but my mum could call herself a 'master technician' (or any of the other 'qualifications' ) if she wanted and she
doesn't know how to open the bonnet of her car  Personally I'm an astronaut, never been in space or sat in a space craft or done any
training but so what  - now if I called myself a NASA astronaut..........
[Edited on 3/10/12 by D Beddows]
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dhutch
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 11:38 AM |
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Originally posted by Dick Axtell
...I've even got my doubts about that one. Master technician - my a**e!!
If he isnt a master technician (what the fook does that mean) then he certainly isnt an engineer.
"An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to
develop solutions for technical, social and economic problems."
Daniel
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steve m
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 01:52 PM |
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""An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to
develop solutions for technical, social and economic problems."
that rules out 99.999% of any one on this forum then!
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dhutch
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| posted on 3/10/12 at 02:59 PM |
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Originally posted by steve m
""An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to
develop solutions for technical, social and economic problems."
that rules out 99.999% of any one on this forum then!
In my book, it rules out anyone who isnt an engineer or isnt acting as I would expect from an engineer.
Daniel
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puma931
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 11:49 AM |
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Watched some of it last night..... what a mess they made of the MGB!
Turned over after the usual outbursts and the completely unprofessional way they "manage" their workshop and "restorations".
What a load of rubbish!!
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FASTdan
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 12:57 PM |
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Its something to have on in the background whilst doing other stuff but I wouldn't devote an hour of my time to it lol.
Fast and Loud is actually the best one of these programs imo, there's something a bit 'cooler' about it than most 
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mookaloid
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 01:09 PM |
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The MGB last night was unbelievable - they set up the rear axle so it fell out when it went up on the ramp - any idiot could see that they had cut the
ends off the leaf springs - so it would fall off when it was lifted then wouldn't it?
The program is utter cr*p - I've a good mind to complain 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Slimy38
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 01:23 PM |
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I caught the first twenty minutes of the MGB GT 'restore', I'm surprised they even bothered putting it back together!! In fact
I'm amazed they even managed it!!
I do agree that it's a bit of 'sensationalist TV', no-one in there right mind would intentionally go into a spray booth and do that
bad a job. I'm not a sprayer and even I know that you cover the wheels!!
Shame really, had it been closer to 'a car is born', it would have been much better to watch but probably not got as big an audience.
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TimC
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 02:45 PM |
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Isn't it the same narrator as Kit Car Crisis?
That sealed the deal for me... on top of Bernie the man who once thought one of Leepu's creations might [gruff]"Take off and kill Mr Jools
'olland"[/gruff]
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dhutch
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| posted on 9/10/12 at 03:36 PM |
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Originally posted by mookaloid
The program is utter cr*p - I've a good mind to complain
Do it, I have.
Dont know how C5 works but I have a freind who works for the Beeb and everyone there is very aware of what the customer feedback and ratings are for
any known program.
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