Scott at Team Harco

Thanks for posting. I'm not sure I would be able to stay awake - I get up early.
Got to watch, and rewatch. No commercials was a big bonus. I had to figure out the skip-ahead feature needed some patience. My wifi source (phone) lost battery power, so I missed the last minute. Didn't get to see what Mike sold it for.

A lot of good repair coverage. Captured a few of the big hitters. Hadn't anticipated the wheel bearing job. That was nice. The interior work was excellent. Other than too much Mike, I rate it two thumbs up.

jobyt

$22,500. Pretty good price for the work done. I'd have bought mine at that price if the same work had been done (except big NO to convertible - wanted a coupé)

So with ya on "too much Mike". That problem has existed with the show from Day 1.

tekkie

3.6L engine

NuttyProfessor

Good to know the Wheeler Dealers recognize the best IMS bearing to put in these cars - The IMS Solution!

911Syncro

There was one huge problem. During the purchase, Mike closed the driver's door by pushing on the glass. Doesn't he understand proper P-Car protocol? Terrible, shocking.

ldp82

I was pleasantly surprised with this episode.

Jacob_Seattle

Link worked perfectly, thank you. Great video. They did a super job.

pcarfan944

I like Ant Anstead every bit as Ed, maybe more. He's a man's man and like the way he carries himself (no homo). The sad thing for Ed China is the show really did not change all that much so I fear he walked away over nothing. Can't wait for the new series. With Grand Tour coming to an end, as we know it, this is now the best motoring show available.

HoustonCgrBkr

They hit the IMS. RMS, AOS and bearing. I was fascinated with the leather splitter. I was yelling at the TV when he walked out with the console “how much?!?!”. 600, seemed a good price I wonder if the regular viewer will get that price. Interesting about the air filter. How many on here have that kind of air filter. They did get a pretty good car to start. I recall on the British one they did an air cooled 911 and it had way more minor issues to deal with. $22500 seems like a great price for a car with 65k miles and the IMS solution done.

they made it look so easy for a few minutes I thought, hell, I could do it myself...lol. Then my wife walks past and says “You will break the car”, bringing me back to reality. Lol

Botsy67

True, for Ant the IMS Solution, RMS, AOS, clutch, even wheel bearings jobs are no challenges for him, looks so easy, incredible... Ant can really do anything, very cool episode, I really enjoyed it, it's like seeing my car on the show, hehheh :-) Cheers,

Flat6 Innovations

I never watch TV. I didn't;t even know this was coming on, till someone shot me a text while they were installing my IMS Solution.

Watching that install made me cringe... granted, this isn't a technical show, but now we are going to have all sorts of people thinking you can get away without pre- qualification of the engine, locking the engine at TDC #1, not locking the cams, and more.

This reminded me of why I don't watch TV.

318touring

Exactly, I thought what about putting the engine at TDC, locking the cams etc.? Check the oil filter? For all we know the engine was about to D chunk. Instead, a few taps here and there, and the new bearing is in! I love the magic of TV

Flat6 Innovations

Horrible, but it could have been worse. At least he liked the design of the IMS Solution.

Like everything today, it's all fake. Its been so long since I watched TV, I couldn't even figure out how to use the damn remote control to turn the show on. 45 seconds into the install procedure, I turned it off and went back to work.

dan_189

I enjoyed the episode - thanks for sharing the link.

Although I miss the amount of technical detail Edd used to provide.

Its become more glitzy... Bring back the old days when they would flash up old ads of the car and meet with owners of perfect condition examples!

User 63031

This remark always leaves me a bit puzzled - unless you're going to spend 20K, the result is always the same, is it not? Pre-qualified or not, the IMS solution is always going to be the best option to 'fix' the IMSB 'problem', I don't think you'll deny this.

The only point is that if you get a pre-qualification and it fails, you won't install it unless the engine is rebuilt for 10-20K $. If you know from the start that you're not ever going to spend that cash on the engine, then what is the point of getting a pre-qualification? For that particular engine, failed or not, the Solution will still be the best bet to keep it alive the longest for < $2000. With that I think it's wholly in the spirit of the show, it's not a car-restoration show anyway.

And even for your generic amateur that just wishes to address the IMSB without dropping 10-20 grand on a new engine, IMS solution is going to be his best option regardless of pre-qual. There's just no added value in it for them, it will only cost time and money without any upside from knowing their engine passed your test or not.