All about the $$$

First of all, I can't even believe that this show has survived as many seasons as it has. I've watched a fair few episodes myself, and it goes without saying that Carini seems like a pompous d*ck with absolutely no character and zero entertainment value, coupled with the humor of a rock. The show isn't even so much about the "chase" as the title alludes to. Most of the time he gets on a plane, rents a car somewhere, and then goes into someone's barn and buys a car. We're not even told for how much. Wow, what a "chase." It's not as if he's running around in the jungles of South America either with a machete in his hand looking for some long lost garage with cars that have sat in storage for decades.

And then it's not so much about the actual cars that he buys as it is the profit and cash he's after. Most of the times he's kissing the asses of some of his super rich clients, polishing up their cars, winning some trophies at some award ceremony at a car show over champagne and caviar all for a fee, and that's it. And if it's not that, then he buys the pride and joy of some family who have had their car for generations, polishes it up, fixes a few things, then goes and sells it for an obscene profit at some auction without breaking so much as an ounce of sweat. His quirky mechanic who can fix just about anything is probably the only good thing about the show, as that's when we actually see what these cars are really made of. Wayne really should spend less time sipping on champagne over at those auctions or Pebble Beach and actually restoring cars as opposed to just throwing a bucket of water over them and then selling them on. If not, just rename the show "Flipping Classic Cars". There's no character or soul to what Carini does, and you can tell he's in it more for the money than for his supposed love of cars.

If you'd rather watch a show with real substance that's actually about the cars, then watch Wheeler Dealers. Two very likable guys who genuinely love cars and what they do, without any of the pretentious garbage that's on on CCC.