Capri Chop Shop Episode

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The Capri Chop Shop episode is currently doing the rounds on Quest, on Freeview. The first part has been shown but is most likely repeated a few times as they tend to do. The second half has not been on yet, it's this week though. I'm not a great fan of this show, there are better ones out there, but it's interesting still. It hurts watching what they are doing to the Capri though!

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,

It hurts watching what they are doing to the Capri though!

Unfortunately, I can't get freeview (It's freesat around here, and Quest isn't one of the channels), however, I've seen this programme on Youtube.
In my opinion, the garage featured have committed a crime against good taste in that episode. It's not something I would do to my car, but each to their own.
I wonder what has happened to they car featured, has it been sold on?
All the best,
Andrew.

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It did turn up on ebay at one point -

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=36058

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,
Thanks for the link. Some interesting comments on the thread, that car certainly divides opinion.
The Capri must have been sold again in July 2012 on Ebay and fetched £6100.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAPRI-V8-FROM ... 0944688720
£15,000 at least spent on the car in the programme and sold two years later for £6100, even with a previous celebrity owner. It seems individuality comes at a price!
All the best,
Andrew.

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Yes exactly, it's just too...odd. They would have been far better off restoring the Capri to it's original form!

[dan the capri fan]

i sore all of that series and some of that bengal bangers as well. i think there great. i think the capri they did looked good still keeping some of the capri look. i loved that golf/subaru impretza they did for jhonny vegas a mk2 golf with 300 BHP impretza engine and 4wd system the power to weight of that must have been mental. i know that lee on chop shop off facebook hes the one who loves fords as you can tell in the capri episode. i love bernie the cockney mechanic he seems like a great geezer. i would like to meet him some day.

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,

i sore all of that series. i think there great.

The fate of Martin Kemp's chop shop car is all that they are good for.

All the best,
Andrew.