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Old 04-15-2015, 12:30 PM
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most of those tv cars are like that. No one with a flip business with 2-3 week builds details to lateral-g level and makes money doing it. They are doing it to make money fast in fast out.
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i refuse to watch it. just too stupid and not believable even though i know all the similar shows are fake.gas monkey gives me all the dumb i need!
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Old 04-15-2015, 04:14 PM
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most of those tv cars are like that. No one with a flip business with 2-3 week builds details to lateral-g level and makes money doing it. They are doing it to make money fast in fast out.
Vince I've seen better garage built cars.....this car was so bad I just can't believe they can script a guy "just tickled" to buy it.....oh well....tv land!!!
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I love the scenes where they are bolting on brand new shiney parts onto a frame covered in rust and an inch of grease and oil.... nice paint right next to the rusted out cowl etc etc etc...

As for Gas Monkey..... ever notice that 75% of the cars they built and "sold" are in the background...even in the next season....its all scripted TV BS.....

The challenger they just did with basically an engine and trans swap and bolt on wheels/tires/brakes...they sold it for $125k...are you stupid?
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I love the scenes where they are bolting on brand new shiney parts onto a frame covered in rust and an inch of grease and oil.... nice paint right next to the rusted out cowl etc etc etc...

As for Gas Monkey..... ever notice that 75% of the cars they built and "sold" are in the background...even in the next season....its all scripted TV BS.....

The challenger they just did with basically an engine and trans swap and bolt on wheels/tires/brakes...they sold it for $125k...are you stupid?
Ned, if I'm not badly mistaken, they supposedly sold it for $150k
The Monkeys achieved a new level of ridiculousness for me personally, with that episode. The Challenger, for me, was my favorite car that they have built, but the story about Dodge letting Richard drive the "prototype" car that's going to be crushed anyway, so let's borrow the drivetrain out of it...they won't even notice.
The whole storyline was pathetic. Are there people out there that actually fall for this junk?
And what about the bearded wonder himself, master mechanic Arron being stumped by the fact that the column on "these old cars" kills power during start? He made out like he was stumped, and didn't know how to correct this. I chuckled about that for a while.
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$150k for basically an engine swap and some bolt on parts....oh wait, they did a small mini-tub too....
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I love the scenes where they are bolting on brand new shiney parts onto a frame covered in rust and an inch of grease and oil.... nice paint right next to the rusted out cowl etc etc etc...

As for Gas Monkey..... ever notice that 75% of the cars they built and "sold" are in the background...even in the next season....its all scripted TV BS.....

The challenger they just did with basically an engine and trans swap and bolt on wheels/tires/brakes...they sold it for $125k...are you stupid?
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Ned, if I'm not badly mistaken, they supposedly sold it for $150k
The Monkeys achieved a new level of ridiculousness for me personally, with that episode. The Challenger, for me, was my favorite car that they have built, but the story about Dodge letting Richard drive the "prototype" car that's going to be crushed anyway, so let's borrow the drivetrain out of it...they won't even notice.
The whole storyline was pathetic. Are there people out there that actually fall for this junk?
And what about the bearded wonder himself, master mechanic Arron being stumped by the fact that the column on "these old cars" kills power during start? He made out like he was stumped, and didn't know how to correct this. I chuckled about that for a while.
It was most likely a customers build in the first place where the $150 included the 2015 Challenger.

I'll say it, I enjoy watching the show. Its entertainment.
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I am guilty of watching just about any car show on TV. Fast n loud is tolerable and is good tv with a few good characters. They build those cars for the show, but you would think they would at least not have them in the background two seasons later. Some fan out there would probably buy those piles. He has built so many green cars and less popular model. If you were really building them to sale, you would pick popular colors and models. It is still entertaining to me though.
That being said, I can't stomach Misfit Garage. Tom and Jordan were good as comic relief on Fast n Loud, but they don't have anybody on there to carry the show. The whole idea of showing the entire world all of the short cuts and bad decisions and then trying to flip these cars is lost on me. If you bought something made by any of these shops and then saw the episode, you would feel pretty shorted.
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How about not strapping down that C-10 cab to the trailer after it was painted! There it goes rolling down the freeway.
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How about not strapping down that C-10 cab to the trailer after it was painted! There it goes rolling down the freeway.
now that i believe, what a bunch of knuckleheads !
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