I can only reiterate what has been said. As EC just mentioned and like Top Gear and Grand Tour, we now have two shows. However my comparison above is not totally valid because Top Gear and Grand Tour are entertainment shows with a car theme. You don't actually have to be interested in how cars work of even what car is what. I know plenty of folk whom watch GT and TG because it makes them smile. Admittedly TG has to get back to that a bit but it is getting there. The thing with WD is it is only a show for petrolheads and probably only those that id some work to their own cars. My Fiancee will watch the start and end and the middle bit is not that important... as I type this the penny is dropping. That's it none car folk want to see "this is what started it with and this is what we ended up with". How the make-over itself is achieved they're not much interested. WD is to be a pure entertainment show. Like that programme "**** in the attic" I won't be watching it anyway
Don't worry about Ed. He's a very large man with great hair. Destined for success. We won't be seeing the end of him.
Agree with everyone who stated the spirit of the show will morph into something no one really wants. I have watched Wheeler Dealers for years and loved seeing how Ed tackled problems that are not every day wrench turning activities such as fixing the sunroof mechanisms on a VW Corrado or re-soldering a circuit driver for an ECU that is no longer produced. That sort of minutiae is what made the show special, especially for us shade-tree mechanics. Now it will be nothing more than how to flip a car. I will say this for Mike and Ed, I met them both at SEMA this past year and they both LOVE talking cars. So it isn't just a "job" for them.
