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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Dannyboi30 on 08 July 2012, 23:57

Title: T.v feature
Post by: Dannyboi30 on 08 July 2012, 23:57
well went to brands hatch today modified live and the producer of wheeler dealer was on the lookout for old school hot hatches appantley world got out bout a nice golf mk3 so i went looking for it lol and guess what it was mine lol its guna get a T.V feature wot a result  :grin:  :grin:
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Post by: FlashRedThree on 09 July 2012, 00:46
Congratulations, that sounds ace. Let us know when it's out :p
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Post by: Shady Pioneer on 09 July 2012, 01:11
Nice one mate, as said let us know when it's on.
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Post by: AcidicDavey on 09 July 2012, 01:16
Nice one dude! Love wheeler dealers  :cool:
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Post by: Dannyboi30 on 09 July 2012, 08:52
same was well chuffed will let u all know mk3's rule lol
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Post by: stainesy on 09 July 2012, 09:16
sweet so i take it they are going to do up a mk3 gti and they will cut half way through the program to your golf where he says this is what we are going to try and get our mk3 as good as? like he always does  :grin:

that will be sweet. always wanted them to do a mk3.
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Post by: Dannyboi30 on 09 July 2012, 09:19
same lol should be good cant belive there was loads of peeps wiv him taking shots was exciting
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Post by: thai-wronghorse on 09 July 2012, 16:08
Cool, I'm a massive fan of Wheeler Dealer. Any idea when it'll be aired?
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Post by: Junior74 on 09 July 2012, 19:13
That is quality mate!!!  :cool:
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Post by: Gavv8 on 09 July 2012, 19:41
I like my mk3 very much and greatly admire many other peoples mk3 but i'm struggling to figure out how they could make any real money out of the project and which mk3 variant they might choose, none are what you'd call rare or special so am suprised they didn't go for a mk2 G60/rallye or even something like a down at heal mk4 r32, don't shoot me down in flames for this because i would defend the mk3 as a proper GTi all day long but i do think there are more worthy members of the golf GTi lineage.
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Post by: mrsaunders on 09 July 2012, 19:54
I like my mk3 very much and greatly admire many other peoples mk3 but i'm struggling to figure out how they could make any real money out of the project and which mk3 variant they might choose, none are what you'd call rare or special so am suprised they didn't go for a mk2 G60/rallye or even something like a down at heal mk4 r32, don't shoot me down in flames for this because i would defend the mk3 as a proper GTi all day long but i do think there are more worthy members of the golf GTi lineage.

i dont know what people base the "mk3 isn't a gti" arguement on, the slowest gti brand ever is the mk4, and there probly find one for £300 spend £200-£300 maybe and sell it for a good price 
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Post by: tweed on 09 July 2012, 20:03
Ha well done on the feature. Yours is a great example for the job  :wink:
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Post by: Gavv8 on 09 July 2012, 20:25
I like my mk3 very much and greatly admire many other peoples mk3 but i'm struggling to figure out how they could make any real money out of the project and which mk3 variant they might choose, none are what you'd call rare or special so am suprised they didn't go for a mk2 G60/rallye or even something like a down at heal mk4 r32, don't shoot me down in flames for this because i would defend the mk3 as a proper GTi all day long but i do think there are more worthy members of the golf GTi lineage.

i dont know what people base the "mk3 isn't a gti" arguement on, the slowest gti brand ever is the mk4, and there probly find one for £300 spend £200-£300 maybe and sell it for a good price 
The more recent episodes have been based around much pricier cars .
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Post by: MK3GTI_16Valve on 09 July 2012, 20:33
would be interested to see where the profit is aswell....keep us updated if you hear anything about air time for the show....
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Post by: mrsaunders on 09 July 2012, 20:34
I like my mk3 very much and greatly admire many other peoples mk3 but i'm struggling to figure out how they could make any real money out of the project and which mk3 variant they might choose, none are what you'd call rare or special so am suprised they didn't go for a mk2 G60/rallye or even something like a down at heal mk4 r32, don't shoot me down in flames for this because i would defend the mk3 as a proper GTi all day long but i do think there are more worthy members of the golf GTi lineage.

i dont know what people base the "mk3 isn't a gti" arguement on, the slowest gti brand ever is the mk4, and there probly find one for £300 spend £200-£300 maybe and sell it for a good price 
The more recent episodes have been based around much pricier cars .

oh, haven't seen it for a little while but i'll check this one out for sure
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Post by: Gavv8 on 09 July 2012, 20:37
They've been playing about with £10000 plus motors recently this is why i'm suprised they would look at mk3's unless they have begun to lose the target audience and are going back to more affordable stuff.
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Post by: mrsaunders on 09 July 2012, 20:48
yeah i suppose, not many of people have that sort of money to play with
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Post by: GolfGL on 09 July 2012, 22:45
They also havent had the "here is a mint one" format for years. hope it goes ahead though and theres easily a few hundred quid in a good 16v or a vr if they get one for sub £500.
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Post by: thai-wronghorse on 09 July 2012, 23:31
They've been playing about with £10000 plus motors recently this is why i'm suprised they would look at mk3's unless they have begun to lose the target audience and are going back to more affordable stuff.

I thought this myself, it seems like a step backwards for the show tbh. Il still be watching regardless.
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Post by: Wayne on 09 July 2012, 23:35
I like my mk3 very much and greatly admire many other peoples mk3 but i'm struggling to figure out how they could make any real money out of the project and which mk3 variant they might choose, none are what you'd call rare or special so am suprised they didn't go for a mk2 G60/rallye or even something like a down at heal mk4 r32, don't shoot me down in flames for this because i would defend the mk3 as a proper GTi all day long but i do think there are more worthy members of the golf GTi lineage.

Just thinking the same, even a tidy mk3 is what a £1500 tops these days maybe a little more, so not going to be big profit.
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Post by: Dannyboi30 on 09 July 2012, 23:52
soon as i hear anything will let you all now : )
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Post by: gasketface on 10 July 2012, 13:06
the cars they have done so far are :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Dealers#Cars
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Post by: stainesy on 10 July 2012, 15:58
why have they gone back to cheaper cars as they seemed to be working there way up. are they going back to hot hatch type stuff again?
so did he drive your car around like he does in the program or has he yet to do that?

i do love the show and always watch it. but the thing that makes me laugh is they say they make a profit. but what about all the man hours edd puts in and the cost of fuel to go get the parts and stuff. its ok if you have a garage and all that gear but always makes me think about the man hours they dont price into the profit.
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Post by: Gavv8 on 10 July 2012, 20:21
They always make a nice profit at the end but don't factor in the very well equipped workshop plus Ed and his mate who helps him out and lots of juicy 'trade' contacts , great programme though and it does show how you can make something worth having out of something most other people would reject.