You mean splitting the 163 quid they made for 3 weeks work ?
pettal,
Sep 30, 6:19am
Correct - its a car show not an Accountancy instruction video .
lookoutas,
Sep 30, 9:54am
You been watching Mountain Monsters too?
elect70,
Sep 30, 1:51pm
Its not an educational programe its entertainment . so mike is h just a car dealer & ed is the mech . In the real world unless the car was for your own use you wouldnt go to all that trouble knowing couldnt sell it at a profit including the labour . My guess is Discovery pay the bills & ED& Mike & take $ on the sale . The moneyed & mike make wouldnt pay the overheads . Could always watch coro street
kazbanz,
Sep 30, 7:20pm
that's the point--the home mechanic doingup cars doesn't factor in labour costs
socram,
Oct 1, 1:50pm
But there again, he hasn't wasted his time either, which can't be bad.
Some people drink gallons of wine/beer/scotch and what have they got to show for it? Or they may buy a set of golf bats and spend hours hitting a little ball into the big woods and deep little lakes - then waste even more hours just talking about it.
trogedon,
Oct 2, 12:59pm
Profit - there are some cars that they bought and if they'd done the simple/easy/low cost jobs that needed doing and then sold the vehicle off they would've made a profit but they took the time to do the harder/longer/less worthy jobs - to fill out the programme (?).
kcf,
Oct 2, 6:36pm
The profit is from the network buying the show, not the cars :)
socram,
Oct 2, 8:51pm
Maybe they should always list the man-hours spent, paid or otherwise?
Take your pick on a fair hourly rate, but we all know that some cars are sent to NZ to be restored and then shipped back, because not only is the workmanship as good as anywhere, but the hourly rates much lower - and that is taking into account the shipping costs.
elect70,
Oct 3, 3:38pm
^^ Ed often says how much or how long this job would cost , not relevant to NZ but gives some idea . But its mouth watering all those places you can get obsolete parts at good prices to restore classics . Unlike Nz where t old cars are just scrapped & most wreckers only keep 10 year old or less parts .
socram,
Jan 3, 11:19am
A Saturday afternoon at the local wreckers in the UK was usually time well spent, even when revisiting. Scrambling amongst the wrecks was quite enjoyable.
Sample a few years ago. NZ new replacement headlamp unit - $350. Secondhand - $250. UK wreckers - $25 - already removed.
Not sure how the H & S mob and environmental bods have affected UK yards, but I'm sure it won't be as much fun as it used to be!
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