Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deals on Wheels (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator with no non-keep !votes. Kinu t/c 17:17, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Deals on Wheels
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Does not appear to be notable, nothing found in a BEFORE. Tagged for notability since 2012 Donald D23   talk to me  02:29, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television, Transportation,  and United Kingdom.  Donald D23   talk to me  02:29, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The article notes: "Freak genetic engineering happens in television, too, as I discovered last night. Cross The Great Antique Hunt (no, not Barbara Cartland) with Top Gear and you get Deals on Wheels (C4), a programme intended to show ordinary motorists how to appraise the mechanical road-worthiness of second-hand cars. ... There's no sign of Stephen Fry's older, fatter, dumber sister (aka Jeremy Clarkson) on this show, just Mike Brewer and Richard Sutton uttering imbecilic phrases like "this is a real people show" — always a sure sign that we're about to be introduced to a stage army of real egocentrics ... After all, they'd managed to sell a very dodgy, shoddy format to a Channel 4 executive, for a huge amount of money. ... Despite four researchers and five directors, this was a cheap-looking and poorly edited show that didn't help potential car buyers one whit, and merely proved that the thick and the greedy deserve each other. If you knew anything about cars, then the programme was superfluous, and if you didn't, it'll be cheaper in the long run to pay a bit more to a reputable car dealer rather than buy a cut-price wreck whose ..."  The article notes: "Deals on Wheels, the popular motor show that tells the truth about the used car market, is back in high gear to help potential buyers get the most out of their money. As well as real life examples of people buying and selling second hand motors, car dealer Mike Brewer goes in search of bargain buys with real cash. Will he make a mint or pick up a rust bucket? Presenter Richard Sutton also reveals a few trade secrets and explains the dynamics and dangers of making a deal. This series gets down to the brass tacks by following the aspirations, hopes, frustrations, loves and hates of people selling cars."  The article notes: "Mike Brewer is his name, and selling motors is his game. And watching him is pure entertainment. Car dealer Mike is one of the front men on Deals on Wheels (Channel 4), an imaginative half-hour show all about how to buy or sell a car. ... Deals on Wheels is an interesting diversion from mainstream telly."</li> <li> The article notes: "Deals on Weheels: Hot on the heels of the laddish, speed-frenzied Driven, one of the best and most practical car shows returns with facts, figures and money-saving tips for those unfortunates among us who can't just point their cheque book at a Porsche, but have to prowl the second-hand lots and small ads to find a dream set of wheels. Mike Brewer and Richard Sutton man the forecourt, offering clues on how to acquire a good Jaguar XJ for a modest price ..."</li> <li></li> <li> The article notes: "DEALS on Wheels has passed its MOT with flying colours and returns to our screens for a fourth series, giving the low- down on what's hot and what's not in the labyrinth of the used-car market. ... As Deals matures it's clear that Four's attempt to steal some of Top Gear's thunder is working"</li> <li> The article notes: "A fourth series for Channel 4's response to the BBC's Top Gear, although Deals On Wheels has a long way to roll before it earns itself the equivalent amount of clout. Presenters Mike Brewer and Richard Sutton start off with an internet car auction."</li> <li> The article notes: "Richard Sutton - the comparatively urbane one - and chirpy sparrow Mike Brewer team up once again to cast their beady eyes over the used car market. Such is their infectious appetite for their subject matter, it's little surprise to note that this fourth series will be running for the next ten weeks - and it's set to include motorbikes for the first time, too."</li> <li> The article notes: "Mike Brewer and Richard Sutton are back with a new series of the motoring programme that takes viewers into the murky world of second hand cars and safely through to the other side."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Deals on Wheels to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:13, 10 April 2023 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Withdrawn, I am satisfied with the sources that Cunard has found. Donald D23   talk to me  10:36, 10 April 2023 (UTC)


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