English Mechanics - The Garage

[Speedtouch]

Did anyone see the English Mechanics programme on Sky tonight, where some young sap bought what he thought was an E36 M3 convertible, which turned out to be a 328i - the seller had removed the (presumably fake) ///M badge from the bootlid and stuck it onto the rocker cover!

It was overheating, so he took it to English Mechanics garage in Marbella, and they discovered a few stripped cylinder head bolt threads in the block.

They repaired it by boring out the block threads to 16mm and inserting brass sleeves, then drilling/tapping these to the original 14mm.

The end of the programme showed the same car returned to the garage a few days later with overheating issues again!

http://www.englishmobilemechanics.com/

[Rodderz]

Hasnt that programe been around for years?

[e30topless]

that jock is a bodging B'stard !!

I have seen that episode before it's an old re-run I wonder if a new series is on the way ?

[Rodderz]

Hope not!

[adit]

The end of the programme showed the same car returned to the garage a few days later with overheating issues again!

http://www.englishmobilemechanics.com/

i've seen that episode a couple of times, poor young gullible squaddie.

the car then came back again because it "broke down". it had run out of petrol.
still, it all helps jock's brand new M5 fund

[e30318ilover]

Does he not have a black Chromie in his garage on the 4 post ramps its always there and a silver cab outside on the road?

[e30topless]

Does he not have a black Chromie in his garage on the 4 post ramps its always there and a silver cab outside on the road?

I was there last year , he had a red M3 outside , and a few weeks ago the doors were closed !

[e30318ilover]

Behind him on the ramp 11 seconds into it



On the corner a black cab 25 seconds into it

[capri_rob]

Yeah I've seen that one a couple of times - I can't believe that he seriously thought that turd was an M3 when he bought it - made up story for TV

I like the programme but I wouldn't take my car there

[RM2186]

I was there last year , he had a red M3 outside , and a few weeks ago the doors were closed !

Where abouts is it? I keep looking but not found it yet. Is it on the Industrial Zone on the Fuengirola side of town?

[jaymos]

Jock is a knob!

[johnt0709]

Jock is a knob!

Agreed - only marginally more capable than that noob on chop shop with the same hairdo

[tez180]

Anyone else noticed the Black E30 M3 parked outside and on the lift inside?

[jaymos]

Jock is a knob!

Agreed - only marginally more capable than that noob on chop shop with the same hairdo

long lost brothers

[e30318ilover]

Anyone else noticed the Black E30 M3 parked outside and on the lift inside?

Its not an M3 is it?

[Sanchez]

Jocks home town is about 20miles from Edinburgh.

His black M5 has been seen around town, with him driving it.

[bss325i]

Anyone else noticed the Black E30 M3 parked outside and on the lift inside?

Its not an M3 is it?

No its a tech 1 sport with a 2.7 M20.

[maxfield]

I was there last year , he had a red M3 outside , and a few weeks ago the doors were closed !

Where abouts is it? I keep looking but not found it yet. Is it on the Industrial Zone on the Fuengirola side of town?

If your coming down the carratera (sp?) from Fuengirola. You go under the Mabella sign. And it's on the industrial estate there. From memory anyway.

[TPS]

I do like watching that,Jock is quality

[e30topless]

I was there last year , he had a red M3 outside , and a few weeks ago the doors were closed !

Where abouts is it? I keep looking but not found it yet. Is it on the Industrial Zone on the Fuengirola side of town?

If your coming down the carratera (sp?) from Fuengirola. You go under the Mabella sign. And it's on the industrial estate there. From memory anyway.

I get lost in Marbella everytime i go,

from Fuengirola don't take the toll road stay on the N340 to marbella and it's inland, look out for 'pollogon La ermita '(industrial estate) and drive around there till ya see it

[paddywack]

was there last october.. and the black e30 was parked outside

[RM2186]

Where abouts is it? I keep looking but not found it yet. Is it on the Industrial Zone on the Fuengirola side of town?

If your coming down the carratera (sp?) from Fuengirola. You go under the Mabella sign. And it's on the industrial estate there. From memory anyway.

I get lost in Marbella everytime i go,

from Fuengirola don't take the toll road stay on the N340 to marbella and it's inland, look out for 'pollogon La ermita '(industrial estate) and drive around there till ya see it

Cool, be back in the summer. I'll take a snoop around

[Nath325i]

I see an old one the other day where one of the mchanics e36 316 snapped a valve. Then they was in thew breakers removing an engine from an e30 318 then realised when they got back to he garage that there was lsight differences in the engines

[Speedtouch]

They do come across as being spectacularly amateurish at times I'd only ever take a car there if I was absolutely desperate!

[Rich_W]

I've watched a fair few of these when I was out of work. He has had some very good guys working for him. Forget the guys name, but skinny with Glasses and a large blue tool box. And the guy that used to work for HR Owen and then for Sunseeker.

Both left after the summer. Kind of telling

[Speedtouch]

Saw an episode last night where they were working on an MGA to get it through the Spanish MOT test. Having replaced both clean-looking SU carbs with brand new ones, they discovered that the distributor clamp plate was loose, causing the distributor to rotate leading to rough running and high emissions.

They then showed Jock hurling a pair of SUs in the bin (presumably, the perfectly serviceable originals).

So, for a part costing perhaps £3 to repair, the owner was no doubt saddled with a bill for hundreds, possibly £1000+