Used car roadshow. 05/07 (Topic Merged)

Its just starting. Featuring fiat coupe Channel 117 if on cable, itv4

Did I miss it?

Its just finished. The man chose to buy the fiat. There was a toyota celica 2.0 gt, and a bmw 228. He had a budget of 3k. He bought a sprint blue 20v turbo on an s plate for £2,200. I think he got a good deal really.

It is repeated on Saturday ITV4 7pm to 8pm

It was on a T plate they got it wrong - still loving the new toy!!

Great Choice Rich and good test drive review, far better than either of the presenters can do

Stay tuned to the forum and you will love it for years

So, Rich 1980, are you the guy that bought the coupe on the programme? If so well done for choosing the right motor. If not, then its still congrats on choosing the right motor cos im guessing you own a coop anyway!!!

Am i the only one in a rage?? First that fat presenter says it does 0-60 in 6.9 seconds then he says the cambelt costs 700 quid then fifteen mins later he says it costs 600 quid :mad:. Absolutley no idea . Then you had Penny scowling at it like it was a dog turd!
Anyway, sorry Rich, you came across very well and gave a good review Welcome aboard

No Borley I had the same rage in General chat section

Good looking car and an excellent price ...was it bought off a forum user?

...anyhow, get her booked into PowerFiat for one of their £400 belt changes

And get yourself down to Brooklands on Saturday and sign up for the SE meet on July 1st (see social events for details of both)

It was mine! And now having seen the programme i want it back! Or at least another one!

So when is it repeated?

7 posts up....

I believe it is repeated on Saturday night!Think about 7pm.

So can someone confirm it's repeated Saturday night at 7pm?

Only, someone posted that it was on at 8pm on Wednesday, so I'd have missed it firs time round if I'd been home and able to watch!

It was advertised orginally on the men and motors website as 8 but it looks like the schedule changed and they brought it forward. Most likley because of the footy.

Looks like it is set for a repeat at 7pm on saturday.

deffo 7-8 on saturday. Sky and Digiguide both agree on this

Just seen it last night & here's my two penn'orth. Rich definitely made the right choice of these three cars, having owned all three cras myself over the years.

The Celica looks good & has the usual Japanese qualities of being well built & will run forever. However, the driving experience left me cold, it wasn't that fast & the interior has that special Japanese shiny plastic. Didn't last long as it was so boring to be in as opposed of be outside of!

The BMW had the badge & the engineering & was quite handsome, but it wasn't exactly exclusive and not exactly a head turner either. It was a fast car & handled nicely, but it wasn't cheap to run, was a bit dour inside & had wallet busting fuel economy. That had to go for that main reason!

So, I now have my dream Coupe 20v Turbo & it knocks spots off the others for performance & style. The only thing is the running costs & as they get older the reliability, as it does tend to disintegrate if used hard!

So, welcome Rich - you got a nice one there (as obviously Jason Dawes raved about it & knew it was the right choice from the start; that Penny is a non-believer anyway) and for a VERY good price (especially with the plate).

Tommy - No wonder that Jason put the phone down quick when you said yes to the deal!! I hope that you get another one soon & re-join the fold!

I must ask though (and it might just be me being picky) but did anyone else notice that on the test drive, when moving the handbrake light was on all the time ??

And its still on now its just the electrics. The handbrake was not on whilst I was driving apart from the handbrake turn back into the studio

OMG, somebody's handbrake is good enough for a handbrake turn?

Does anyone have this on their PC, as an AVI etc as was out Saturday so missed it again

Sky Plussed it at the time and just finished watching it. Nice choice Rich.

Couldn't help noticing you were driving round Leeds, I suppose it's cos the car was from there?

Not a bad show, even if they copied the Deals on Wheels/Top Gear format in places and Jason Dawe was a bit OTT at times, though I shouldn't pick on someone with enthusiasm I suppose...

gutted i missed this, any chance of someone uploading it to a video host website or something?

I second that!!

I have got my hands on a copy of the show - any idea how to edit (lots of rubbish to cut out) and upload to a host site??

Nice one Coupe Trooper, I look forward to watching that when it's done.

FishyDave does editing for a living, maybe he can help.

any news on this yet??

i missed it...grrr!

Its on 5pm-6pm ITV4 Saturday 14th

just popped down to watch it! it wasnt the one with the coupe on...

has anyone found this online? or got a copy then can put up?

any updates? I missed it too but looking forward to seeing an online vid???

Oops! Yeah apparently it was a different show

as a coupe hopeful I'd be really interested in this too...

I've used 'SC Video Cut and Split' before to do this kind of stuff, mainly as it's free.

How big is the video file? You could upload it to somewhere like rapidshare.com and then I could grab it, do the editing and upload it myself to youtube etc.

Edited highlights of the last series are being cobbled together for two programmes - the first was broadcast on ITV4 tonight (6:00 - 7:00) & included a couple of clips of the Coupe programme. Introduced the buyer, the car & showed the test drive in an edit.

I think this episode is being repeated this Saturday - 1:30 p.m. & 6:45 p.m. - according to my TV guide that is.

Has the buyer still got the car then? Any further comments a few months on from him i.e. do you still love it or have you spent a king's ransom on it yet!?

I still have the car and even managed to get four people and camping gear to glasto and back! I'm still unsure how that actualy worked??!

My wallet has taken a mild battering with Mr Morgan and Mr Stanley not returning my calls anymore but still love the car so all is forgiven.

It passed it's MOT about a month ago with no problems so I was very happy as I was expecting at least something to need doing.

I've added a small clip (filmed from my laptop by my phone so needless to say its more than a bit ropey!) onto the facebook group for fccuk.

Glad to read that you're sticking with the car - it was VERY cheap - a real bargain for you, so a little spends is probably acceptable. I know I had some agony with mine after I bought it (clutch gone, blown turbo, new manifold i.e the usual), but things calm down eventually & the feeling you get when it sails through the MOT is the best!

i missed this previuosly - was on itv4 today. managed to V+ it. A very pleasant surprise.

If anyone is desperate for it may be able to transfer to my pc and upload some where.

Hope the top gear outing is better though :-)

Thanks

Dan

Dan

Missed this again!

Mind you if it was the programme covering....

"Jason Dawe and Penny Mallory help a buyer hunting for a sports car on a budget. Plus, a look at the Datsun 240Z and a Morris Minor fitted with a turbocharged engine"

then its repeated this Saturday, ITV4 at 4:10pm.

Can you confirm?

Thanks

I fast forward through most of it but no sign of a datsun or a morris minor. my guess is its a different episode.

Will get my techy hat on and see if i can get it across to my PC

:-)

slightly trickier than i thought - it was too long for you tube but google video accepted it. :-)

I have cut the non coupe stuff out so its now just over 11 mins:

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3719156075774973117&hl=en-GB

enjoy

:-)

Ps if any one wants a full copy on disck (better quality) will be happy to send out.

Thanks

Dan

A really good watch. Thanks for uploading it Carphone!

Dude, that is MARVELLOUS. Good work there carphone. I kept missing the episode. I haven't watched it yet but will do tonight!!

i loved the part when she says "pull your hand brake on and spin it round"...rofl web of lies

Many thanks Dan.

Cheers, Dan - good to see this clip again.

This is the show that convinced me - not the garbage from the presenters but the way that engine note grabs your attention and how poised the car looked on the road... and the cheesy grin Rich had on his face (by the way, good choice mate)...

Have been grinning myself for about 10 months now...

Thanks for the clip. Makes me fall in love with the Coupe all over again, best car I have ever owned. Will get another if mine ever goes.

Is it me or is the presenter a complete prick? Now if Top Gear could only have some realism............

anyone see the red light on the dash might just be topup brake fluid our airbag

Thanks - good watch

Ha great stuff. Pity he didn't take it up against the bummer.

Just like my first test drive - been driving it a couple of minutes and already have a smile on your face. For me it was the moment I drove off the forecourt. Ah I remember it well.

Funny when he put his foot down as well, and clearly scared himself.

right now on chn 120
the bloke featured has 3k and is looking for a fiat coupe, adverts are on now so im expecting a coupe to be on after the break.

yeah seen that one. think the guy is a member on here.

Coupe Trooper

He test drove a sprint blue 20vt and a silver Celica.

'I've only been in the Coupé for two minutes and I love it!'

He liked the performance, ride and handling of both cars but chose the Coupé because of better Italian design,especially interior, and that turbo kick and sound

yeah thats the one, how long ago was that 1st shown then? did'nt seem that old, the other two cars had no hope after he drove the coupe

See here.... Clicky

Buyer looking for 3k 'sporty car'

Fiat coupe first choice mentioned ..

Might be one on the programme

What is the program called?

Let me guess. Does it have Jason and Penny on it? Is the guys name Richard?

Reckon so

'Used car roadshow'

Shocking paintwork lol.. been through a car wash weekly I reckon !!

the owner is a member of the forum...

Oh, well I hope he got them swirls out

Seems the same person prepped the BMW... washed it with a coconut

Usual duff info about the red key and cambelt .. 1k and £700 lol !!

His decision after the break, be a tough call between a straight 6 and 5 pot turbo imo ( having owned both ), but a no brainer in which car overall

Video here:

http://www.genwi.com/play/4477889

I remember seeing that one when I'd just sold my 16vt and thought D'OH I want another 1 and here I am lol!

I wish I could negotiate (I mean act!) like that

Shame about the presenter and his facts> 150mph top speed wrong 0-60 6.9 wth maybe if you started in 3rd gear. You would think they would get their facts right.

Knocked mine down from 4700 to 4100 (4.5 years ago). I knew it had been up for sale a while, he had a new car in the drive already, and I wasn't that thrilled with it (nice car, but no aircon).

Main point is I was ready to walk away and he wanted to sell. Never bargain if you aren't ready to walk, you just set yourself up for a fall.

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What a choice Toyota Celica! Hmm, now let me think ...

ITV4 +1 now.

Saw a coupe today on this ITV3 show. Bloke has £3K to spend and they came up with 3 coupes for under that. They produced a 99 20VT a celica and a bmw 3 series thing. He dissmissed the boxy beemer immediatly ,test drove the other tow and then obviously chose the Fiat. They haggled the seller down to £2200 and the chap hap a nice new coop in sprint blue.
Old news ? Repeat? Anyone on here?

Sorry repeat.

Guy was actually on here, I'm sure ( getting old )

All!

Old news, repeat, and I'm pretty sure the fella on the show is on here.

Ah well, still nice to see the car was well spoken of.

Now where did I see this before ...? Hmmmm

Ah yes, I remember. My post "ITV4 now"

Jason Dawe said the '98 model 20vt cost £22k when new.

- I thought they cost over £24k?

Depends how the car was specced when ordered. My 98 'S' with black leather, no sunroof or air con cost a smidge over 23k.