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Originally Posted by homer simpson
Car SOS is great
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I kind of find it hypnotic and the cars they restore are usually quite interesting, but the structure of the show I'm finding quite tedious and formulaic.
Well, not all of it; Fuzz Townshend and his skills and comments I enjoy, but Tim Shaw is really starting to annoy me.
And the peripheral experts they bring in for specific problems are good too; I was particularly interested in the "stitch welding" process for example.
But so much is tedious. Especially the fake bargaining and the "shock horror!" visit of the family at the point when the vehicle is at its most disassembled stage. Not to mention the overnight rush after they've found more work or the lastminute breakdown just before the "reveal".
Though Tim dressed up as a complete and obvious buffoon at the end is always good for a laugh.
They could vary the structure/formula a bit more and improve the whole thing. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 12th January 2017 at 06:54 PM.
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