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09-12-2012, 11:12 PM
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Amusing description on the show of the 180 HP Ferrari engine from the Dino. 'Ferrari" Dino owners will remind others that there in no mention of Ferrari anywhere on that car, and that the V6 engine is a Fiat/Lancia engine. The Ferrari Dino was the 914 of the family, a low all effort to get more vehicles moving and more cash flowing, using off-the-shelf bits from a non-red-headed cousin's catalog. Only in the last decade have Dino values and appreciation come up seriously.
09-13-2012, 12:07 AM
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I did see the 928 episode....I actually downloaded all seasons except this one...once my house is done and I unpack my PC, I'll burn them to DVD....
I have done a bit of work, about 15 years ago on my aunt's Lancia...loved it....tough to work on though....crappy sheet metal, combined with Miami climate...the thing rusted away before her eyes....
I have done a bit of work, about 15 years ago on my aunt's Lancia...loved it....tough to work on though....crappy sheet metal, combined with Miami climate...the thing rusted away before her eyes....
09-13-2012, 12:19 AM
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Ah, Lancia... My dad bought a Lancia. The electrical system was a nightmare and all the engine seals leaked (long story). But, it was a pleasure to drive.
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09-13-2012, 10:45 AM
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Saw that one last night. What a gorgeous car. Amazing find, being locked up for so long. That's probably why the thing didn't need a new engine.
I saw the 928 episode, and it annoyed me. That car needed a TB/water pump at minimum. All they did was fiddle with the headlights, change the wheels and get it painted. So much for "reality" shows.
I saw the 928 episode, and it annoyed me. That car needed a TB/water pump at minimum. All they did was fiddle with the headlights, change the wheels and get it painted. So much for "reality" shows.
09-13-2012, 11:56 AM
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I saw the 928 episode, and it annoyed me. That car needed a TB/water pump at minimum. All they did was fiddle with the headlights, change the wheels and get it painted. So much for "reality" shows.
Like on yesterday's episode there was no mention about all fluid being changed before driving it back from Italy. Also if you looked closely under the car, all the rubber bushings were dry rotted and would require changing if you were going to keep the car, but they only changed the one that was toatally perished. It is to get it up to snuff to flip it.
09-13-2012, 11:58 AM
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Saw that one last night. What a gorgeous car. Amazing find, being locked up for so long. That's probably why the thing didn't need a new engine.
I saw the 928 episode, and it annoyed me. That car needed a TB/water pump at minimum. All they did was fiddle with the headlights, change the wheels and get it painted. So much for "reality" shows.
I saw the 928 episode, and it annoyed me. That car needed a TB/water pump at minimum. All they did was fiddle with the headlights, change the wheels and get it painted. So much for "reality" shows.
09-13-2012, 12:09 PM
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I wish they would at least hose off some of the grease and crap under the hoods and undercarriage and wheel wells. I feel sorry for the fools that buy these cars....so much left undone/unattended to/totally ignored, things that could kill you or others, or burn down your car. And Edd seems to be competent, but hiding rust with rattle cans and never looking past the completely failed stuff to things that are about to fail....just really turns me off. Rotten rubber parts do not improve with age.....anf Mikely is a flaming dipstick, but I still watch it anyhow, maybe just to make me feel better about my work?
09-13-2012, 12:32 PM
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Obviously, they are in the business of buying low and selling for not-quite-so-low. So lots of soon-to-fail stuff is left to the next victim. Contrast that if you will to the folks here, who are quick to identify the soon-to-fail stuff on their own cars and especially on cars offered for sale. ... where lots of soon-to-fail stuff was left for the next victim.
Wheeler Dealers has an audience, and it's good to know that some interesting cars are available in Europe, ones you don't see often here. Remember that the reason most of those cars are relatively rare here is that they were hardly capable of surviving the typical [ab]use that American drivers dish out. We drive them until they break, fix whatever broke, then sell them off and replace with new every few years. It's a tiny fraction of all car owners that even considers maintaining a 20+ year old car in serviceable condition. That tiny fraction includes cult car owners (that would include us), and also the folks who are undercapitalized and/or under-crediticized to the point where the are forced to depend on clapped-out rolling stock. That might also include some of us...
Wheeler Dealers has an audience, and it's good to know that some interesting cars are available in Europe, ones you don't see often here. Remember that the reason most of those cars are relatively rare here is that they were hardly capable of surviving the typical [ab]use that American drivers dish out. We drive them until they break, fix whatever broke, then sell them off and replace with new every few years. It's a tiny fraction of all car owners that even considers maintaining a 20+ year old car in serviceable condition. That tiny fraction includes cult car owners (that would include us), and also the folks who are undercapitalized and/or under-crediticized to the point where the are forced to depend on clapped-out rolling stock. That might also include some of us...
09-13-2012, 01:35 PM
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