Wheeler Dealer star Mike Brewer has named his “favourite” car that he “always comes back to”. Mike, 60, has encountered hundreds of cars in his television career as well as his work as a trader.
There is however one make and model that stands out above the rest. The former Driven presenter says he is a huge fan of the Porsche 911. The popular sports car has been a flagship model for the German company since 1963. It has seen a number of iterations across the years, with the current model costing buyers £103,000 from new.
Mike admits there are “so many good cars” out there for shoppers, including the likes of the BMW M-series and Audi A-series. But he says he likes the practicality of the Porsche 911.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, he said: “I’m a Porsche fan and I have a new 911. I think they’re amazing cars and I love them. There’s so many good new cars out there like the BMW M2 and M4 and Audi A4 and A5 but I will always go back to the Porsche.
“It’s a really amazing supercar that you can use on a daily basis. You can use them in a way that you can’t in a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
“They are as common as a Volkswagen Beetle, not difficult to drive, and they have respect. People don’t let you out in a Ferrari because of jealousy.”
Mike has previously spoken fondly for one type of 911 in particular. On the Talkin’ Shop podcast he said he would “give his left nut” for a Porsche Singer.
He said: “I have publicly said, and I’ve written it down in my own publication, that I know Robert Singer and I’ve been to the Singer factory, I would gladly give my left nut for a Singer. In fact, I would change that now and they can have both of them for a Singer because I don’t think I’d use them anymore.”
Mike told listeners that he would dream of owning a white Singer model with a tan interior. He said: “I walked to Monterey car week and stood in front of that car, the doors were open on a plinth and my wife will tell you that I stood and stared at the car for two hours, I was mesmerised by it.”
Mike has recently launched a new TV show, Born Dealer, which he says will give fans a “look under the bonnet” of his life at home with wife Michelle and daughter Chloe. Fans will watch on as Mike takes the “biggest gamble he’s ever taken in his life” by investing his pension pot into a new car dealership, One Automotive.
Mike said: “It is a chance to look into the bonnet and see the real Mike Brewer. On this show I would wake up and there was a camera crew following you. I thought ‘I’m not going to hold back’ and it shows both the highs and lows.”
Mike Brewer: Born Dealer airs on Mondays on discovery+ and Quest
