Entertainment

Wheeler Dealers: S12 E18 – Noble M12

Sean McKellar
Budget: £22,000 Purchase Price: £21,500 Final Cost: £24,574 Selling Price: £27,000 Profit/Loss: +£2,426 Episode Stream Not available yet.   Work Completed: Twin turbochargers reconditioned to fix engine oil leak, intercooler cleaned, electronic boost controller installed, ECU re-mapped to increase the...

Jeremy Clarkson: We’re back!

Sean McKellar
Jeremy Clarkson has written about the trio’s new Amazon motoring show in his weekly Sunday Times column. His optimism appears to be at an all time high following months of uncertainty. “On Wednesday morning I climbed behind the wheel of...

Wheeler Dealers: S12 E17 – Honda S2000

Sean McKellar
Budget: £5,000 Purchase Price: £3,000 Final Cost: £4,380 Selling Price: £7,000 Profit/Loss: +£2,620 Episode Stream Not available yet.   Work Completed: Faulty oxygen sensor replaced, oil seals and O-rings replaced to fix the VTEC issue, wheels refurbished, corroded EPS rack...

James May’s Top Gear regrets

Sean McKellar
In a recent interview with Cole Moreton for Event Magazine, James May spoke of his regrets the way Top Gear ended – but not for the reasons you might think. Speaking on the subject, May said “Even then it wasn’t...

Former Top Gear team begin filming

Sean McKellar
Former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have begun filming for their new show on Amazon Prime, tentatively titled ‘Gear Knobs’. In a photo posted on Twitter by Clarkson himself, the former hosts are pictured at...

New TG won’t use 3-host format

Sean McKellar
Top Gear’s new-look Series 23 won’t follow the show’s traditional ’three Stooges’ format, according to new host Chris Evans. “We are going to do things differently, because we have to, we want to,” said Evans at the MIPCOM convention in...

Jeremy Clarkson cops it on ‘HIGNFY’

Sean McKellar
Jeremy Clarkson bore the brunt of a series of gags as he recorded an episode of Have I Got News For You, his first time on the BBC since his departure earlier this year. Clarkson joined regular team captains Ian...

Evans: New Top Gear won’t be ‘edgy’

Sean McKellar
Chris Evans says he will juggle the new series of Top Gear with his other commitments by taking inspiration from James Bond, and reassured fans that the show will not be getting an “edgy” makeover. Confirming that the BBC motoring...

Wheeler Dealers: S12 E15 – Citroen HY Van

Sean McKellar
Budget: £6,000 Purchase Price: £4,500 Final Cost: £19,000 Selling Price: £23,000 Profit/Loss: +£4,000 Episode Stream Not available yet.   Work Completed: Standard engine swapped with 2.1L Ford unit, trafficators refurbished with LED units, rusty bodywork treated and resprayed to white,...