How old is wheeler dealers

The idea was to expand upon a five-minute segment on Deals on Wheels which showed viewers how to buy, restore and sell a car for profit. Brewer was to be in charge of the buying and selling, with a mechanic drafted in to fix the cars up. The early episodes could be pretty slapdash, though, and inevitably, mistakes were made. I felt so sorry for him - as the spray came out of the can it was dry before it hit the panel. But Edd persisted, and it was awful.

As time went on, it sounds as though Mike and Edd got a lot more say in how the programme was made both became associate producers. There were 10, people going bonkers for two guys that flip cars on TV. Is Coldplay about to come on? No - it was Mike and Edd. Discovery bosses saw this and knew the show simply had to come to the USA.

Two series set in the country followed before Edd decided to move on. Despite this potentially killing off the series for good, Mike says he respected his decision. Car sos is good. But when the public gets used to a combination the new boy will never be as good as the original. Look what happened with Top Gear. They had 13 good years — going through a messy divorce but as with many couples will probably find their friendship again and who knows maybe even a reunion show at some stage.

Compare the older shows on how Mike and Ed worked together I was hoping their friendship would last forever not so. There did appear to be a bit of friction between them for sure — so really it is probably for the best that they went their separate ways. Well I guess we have to take his word for it. For his part, Edd added colour and expertise. Maybe Ant will do the same — he knows he has a tough act to follow.

Break-ups often come with regret, misunderstanding and hurt feelings. Just as when a married couple separate and we try to remain friends with both of them, we should do the same with Mike and Edd.

But let them be for now. Life goes on for them just as it does for us. I wish you both the best of all, for the future. I also doubt Edd will bother about his nasty, petty, unnecessary comments. Edd appears to have moved on. The new show is OK. Shame its based in the US, I understand why but It just makes it bland and predictable. Ant is more than OK but its clearly been Americanised and it no different than many other US shows only without the tattoos and fake arguing.

All things must end and 13 years is a good long run by any measure. The best shows are the middle ones in series 4 onwards.

Hopefully Car SOS comes back soon and rectifies its own issue with little focus on the actual work which is what the Brits enjoy the most. Just watched new Wheeler Dealer , boy have they got it wrong. I have seen every previous episode that was made and recorded them to watch time and time again. The mechanical process is quickly skipped over no explanation of how the end result has been achieved.

When Edd China was doing the spannering he explained how and why he was doing things in an understandable and methodical way. And they ruined a very rare car. Well done. What idiot thought that one up. Change can be very hard to accept and get used to, but we think Ant is doing a decent job.

The third spoiler thing is also pretty controversial — whether it was part of the original design or not it still looks odd. I guess they had to do something else to the car to fill the time. Maybe stick to buying cars that need some real work not that it matters to me. I think Mike Brewer is the only reason this show is a huge success.

He is enthusiastic, really good at picking the right classic car and it is he who runs the show. If the program only should be Edd repairing cars I would fall asleep after 5 minutes and all the programs should be the same one pea of…. I think it is easy to replace Edd, there are a lot of good mechanics, but cheerful and enthusiastic show-hosts with the love and know-how of classic cars is hard to find.

The whole idea is to show that you can restore cars on your own and make a small profit on it, a lot like Property ladder with Sarah Beeny. I think the real reason Edd choses to quit are that he wants to be in the UK. This is a lot like when the beard left Fast n Loud, it is still Richard searching for barn finds that is the interesting part. My favorite episodes are the E-type and the Volvo PV. Ta da! Near the end I lost respect for brewers with his lord of the manor attitute.

No thanks. On the series for the love of cars Mikes new man did not restore any of the vehicles personally they went to a restoration company.

Will he use the same company for his job with Mike. Keep it going Mike. There was never enough profit made on a vehicle to make it worth the effort. Almost NONE of the cars purchased made any sense as an investment opportunity. I am NOT surprised at all the Ed left. I briefly met you both at SEMA a few years ago, and I think the popularity swamped your common sense. I like the show premise, BUT try to focus on projects that support the premise that you can make a living flipping interesting cars.

You guys never made enough from strictly the car flips to live on…. Mike was only mildly annoying. I personally think that Ed was home sick and not happy at working for so much of the year away from home and this much more than anything is his main reason for leaving. Mike do not blame yourself with Eds exit all good things eventually come to an end.. I am sure he is not bitter with you but like any business things do happen.

I am ashamed that you are getting abuse off fans who are not aware of the full story. Keep up the good work! Very sad to hear about the abuse and upset caused by some people. I joined your show late in the series and thoroughly enjoyed every episode I watched. I also envied the people able to purchase some lovely cars after you had completed them.

I look forward to the new show and you and your family have mine and many others support. He did have a right to be upset for awhile, but carrying it on is silly. How Come its showing on Velocity 1st? This is where the money is coming from, when they began making shows and telling you the cost is dollars, the show was geared for the US, there would have been no show without Mike and Edd but I feel its now an American Focused show and I will give it a go,and lets see where we go from there.

I believe the truth is, as always, somewhere in the middle! The 2 issues for me are the way in which Edd China left the show and the taking the show to the American market.

This does not excuse the haters who are abusing Mike and his family — no one deserves that sort of abuse over a car show however it does leave a bitter taste in the mouth especially for the UK audience and followers. If you want to do your favourite band global tour comparison does that mean the next series will be in Australia, the following in Japan, next again in India etc.

Yes you are a breadwinner and have to make a living but in my opinion you sold out for the money and money alone. Good luck Mike and I hope you and Edd can reunite on amicable terms one day. I do believe that the American show will make Mike very rich. Money always does win in the end. I just believe that this is a shame for the UK.

I just wish there was no ill feeling between you both, for me Edd made the show. You have gone your separate ways be friends life is to short. I think the failing was taking it to the states. I totally agree that for me wheeler dealers was a British show. I think they made a fantastic partnership. I think that people should never judge some one for carrying on with something on there own. To treat someone in the street the way mike has, is not acceptable and down right childish if you ask me.

The man deserves to make a living like all of us. I have watched the first episode of the new series with ant and I thought the episode was excellent.

Ant did a fantastic job and him and Mike worked well together. In fact it felt more like the original uk series than the last few USA series ever did. Good on you Mike , continue to make this show. Tv for me would not be the same without wheeler dealers. Good luck with the new series, if the first episode is anything to go by it will be fantastic. Mike has really messed up this time! If anyone actually believes what Mike has said previously and in this article at face value, then I do feel sorry for you!

To be a good liar Mike, you need to have a good memory. Maybe if you try and remember some of the things you have been telling people, which turned out to be completely untrue, you might find it a lot easier to move on. The sooner you stop deleting nasty tweets and comments, the sooner this whole mess will clear up, but if you carry on making false claims, what do you really expect? BTW, 3 years down the line even in a lock-down, I would not watch 1 minute of the new show.

And when has Mike bad mouthed Edd? By saying Edd never told him he was leaving the show? What I saw were two people who had grown into the role but who were also being directed by the TV company and to be honest who can blame them? Get a life for goodness sake. I have watched both parties through social media and you tube, and I must say that Edd is the only one who comes out of this with any credit.

Mike as seemingly at any opportunity ad digs at Edd. It was a UK based show and should have remained a UK show ,finding and restoring vehicles found in and around the British Isles and Europe ,. ED was and is a fantastic mechanic ,with a make do and mend attitude ,which struck a cord with the guys in the garage,trying to restore their cars on a budget ,that now appears to have been lost.

That said although I can see his point over leaving ,it should not have led to Mike his family and friends receiving abuse. That is so wrong ,but I think now WD will suffer the same fate as Top Gear , might have the old name ,but no where near as good. If Ed ,pulls a show together based on repairing Brit Classics in a small back st garage on a budget ,he will soon have his UK following back.

A sad mistake to take it over the pond in so many ways. What Mike frequently leaves out of all his statements nd social media posts. Is that Edd has never publicly said or posted anything negative about Mike.

Edd has been open and honest and a true gentleman throughout. He even posted a video on his YouTube channel asking people not to abuse or threathen Mike or his family. Edd just wants to get on with his life hardly acting like a supposed superstar Mike has continued to bad mouth Edd at every opportunity he gets.

Here here. Mike has taken every opportunity to bag Edd, yet i have not seen or heard one bad word from Edd about Mike. I have just watched the first show with Ant and it is crap. I wont be watching anymore Wheeler Dealers as Edd was the reason i watched the show.

Good bye and good luck. Eddy was the best and for long was put on by the waste of space Mike who acted like a child most of the time.

If they include the labor in this show about fixing up your own car to resell at a profit, maybe they should include the TV production costs, too. Maybe the electricity bill? Brewer is the reason car dealers -some — are held in such disregard l. Ed is always gonna be impossible to replace. The contempt this programme has for its viewers is clear by the fact they are showing it in the USA but the UK has to wait 5 months!

The programme makers and probably Mike as well are driven by one thing — the money available in the states. My opinion is that Edd stood by his principles, something Mike should have done. Others may have a differing opinion which is fine and is their right, but this is what I believe from the obvious tensions that have built up within the show. Since when is finding more profitable venues a sin?

To listen to you one would think Wheeler Dealers was a charitable enterprise. You have no idea! Viewers will vote with their feet, and it is my opinion that they went to America on a large upgrade to themselves but the programme has lost a lot of the English spirit that launched it.

I cannot connect with the American cars, hyper businesses et al now portrayed as part of the programme. It probably appeals to Americans now so maybe it will just fade away from the UK if many others think like me. But, I do especially enjoy it when they get their hands on an old muscle car.

With the rise in classic car prices, and the popular TV show growing with every series, we wanted to explore what each car would be worth in today's market. From that information, we will then figure out how much extra profit they could have made if they had kept a hold of them until now. We have compiled a list of the cars from each series up to series 10 and compared what they sold for to the average price a similar example fetches today. Unsurprisingly, a large percentage of the cars have gone up in value.

However, the sheer increase on some of them will leave you with tears of regret for not investing sooner.