{"id":37959,"date":"2017-03-31T08:31:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=37959"},"modified":"2017-03-31T08:31:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T15:31:34","slug":"edd-china-leaves-wheeler-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/edd-china-leaves-wheeler-dealers\/","title":{"rendered":"Edd China Leaves Wheeler Dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Edd
Wheeler Dealers\u2019 Edd China.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An extremely popular British car show is about to lose one of its co-founders. Discovery UK\u2019s \u201cWheeler Dealers\u201d<\/a> has been in production with Edd China and his buddy Mike Brewer. The show is different from most \u201cfind it and flip it\u201d car shows on US television in a couple of ways. One of the ways it differs from shows such as \u201cOverhaulin\u2019,” “Rust to Riches\u201d and \u201cWrecks to Riches\u201d\u00a0 is that it\u2019s only Edd doing the restoration and repair work on the cars highlighted in the show, instead of a team of mechanics\/technicians.<\/p>\n

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The Show\u2019s Main Gist<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Edd<\/p>\n

\u201cWheeler Dealers\u201d started in England and thus has a mostly European car feel to the show. In a standard episode, Brewer goes out and buys a car, such as a Maserati 3200GT or a Jensen Interceptor. There are the occasional pieces of American muscle, especially a few Chargers, but the main focus is cars which can be found regularly in the UK and Europe. Brewer buys the cars and China fixes them up. The guys then sell the cars, hoping to turn a profit.<\/p>\n

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Early Episodes Were Driven by China\u2019s Personality<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Edd
Edd China and Mike Brewer inspect a classic and rare Volkswagen Brewer just bought in one episode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brewer’s personality tends to rub some people the wrong way, while China\u2019s is more reserved and humorous. The only shouting and screaming that appears in the show occurs when co-host Brewer is test-driving a car, either before or after the restoration magic performed by China<\/a>. This \u201cboisterousness\u201d can be forgiven to an extent, though, because it\u2019s just an expression of his joy and wonder at being behind the wheel of some mostly performance cars that are, at times, iconic.<\/p>\n

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Discovery Channel\u2019s Velocity Takes Over\u2026 and Quickly Ruins the Show<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Edd<\/p>\n

One thing fans of the show cited as a main reason they love the show is that China takes the time to explain much of what he\u2019s doing. We don\u2019t get to see the huge overhauls with a minute part of it here and there on this show. We know the car is undergoing lots of work, but we don\u2019t really know how much. However, there are parts of each England-based episode where China takes the time to explain what he’s doing and and how so viewers can take advantage of his extensive knowledge and save some money when doing the work on their own.<\/p>\n

One example of this is when Brewer<\/a> bought a Porsche 911 Targa, the Porsche 993. The car is equipped with a rear spoiler that deploys when the car reaches a certain speed or when the driver hits a switch. The tail wasn\u2019t deploying, although we could clearly hear the motor running and see the spoiler vibrating as the motor tried to deploy it. China showed the viewer how to diagnose the problem and then disassemble the system to fix the problem. This wouldn\u2019t happen on many car shows based out of the US.<\/p>\n

\"Edd
The rear spoiler on the Porsche 911-993 mentioned above. Edd\u2019s just \u201ccoaxed it past some broken teeth on the gear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Velocity took over, they started to send the guys over to the US to find cars, sending them back to China\u2019s workshop in the UK. The detailed explanations from China started to disappear. Velocity then moved them both to the US and the explanations all but disappeared. This upset many loyal viewers on both sides of the pond.<\/p>\n

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China Explains to Fans Why He\u2019s Leaving the Show<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Edd
China explains to his fans why he\u2019s leaving Wheeler Dealers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

China published a video<\/a> on YouTube recently that explained why he was leaving the show. He said that when Discovery\u2019s Velocity took over the show, production managers were heard to say that the show was \u201ctoo difficult to produce in its current format\u201d – that format being the one that made the show one of the most popular car shows on the planet. The format where China takes his time to explain something in detail for viewers.<\/p>\n

China said that the corners he was asked to cut were asking too much of him. He feared they would detract from his integrity and that of the show. He just couldn\u2019t do it. He went on to thank Mike Brewer for a wonderful 13 years of collaboration on the show.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll be sorely missed. Ant Anstead<\/a> will take over China\u2019s position. China said in his video that he\u2019s going to be posting more often on his YouTube channel and hinted at other things that may be in the works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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