''Auto Trader'' is a British

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series, first shown on the

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. It was presented by

Mike Brewer Mike Brewer (born 28 August 1964) is an English car trader turned presenter of Driving, motoring television programmes. He currently presents ''Wheeler Dealers'' on the Discovery Channel (UK and Ireland), Discovery Channel with Marc "Elvis" Pri ...

and

Edd China Edward John China (born 9 May 1971) is an English television presenter, mechanic, motor specialist and inventor, best known as being presenter and mechanic on Discovery Channel's television show ''Wheeler Dealers''. He has also appeared on ''To ...

, who have worked together on other television series, including ''

Wheeler Dealers Wheeler Dealers is a British TV series originally produced by Attaboy TV for the Discovery Channel in the UK and for Motor Trend in the U.S. The programme is fronted by car enthusiast and former dealer Mike Brewer with mechanics Edd China (Seri ...

''. Each episode was thirty minutes long. The programme was set in the fictitious garage called ''Mike's Motors''. The format for each episode is the same: * Mike introduces a buyer who is interested in purchasing a certain type of car e.g.: small

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, luxury car etc. He has three or more cars on offer, and the buyer decides which ones he or she is most interested in, taking usually two for a test drive. Mike gives details of any potential problems with the cars. At the end of the episode, the buyer decides which car to buy. * Edd meets a seller who has been trying to sell their car for a number of weeks. There is usually a reason the car hasn't sold and he works with the seller to repair and clean the vehicle, usually increasing the value of the car. * Mike shows the viewer how to spot a

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, working as a dodgy seller with a potential buyer, or meeting "reformed car clocker" Tony who shows Mike how to spot a clocked,

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vehicle. The series has been repeated on

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References

External links

Auto Talk: ''Auto Trader'' TV show presenters, 11 October 2006
Discovery Channel original programming Automotive television series {{UK-tv-prog-stub