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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Pretty poor start to a series.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Very funny, loved the 3 wheeler bit
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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Bentley Continental = Wilmslow Express, that is so true !
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:38 PM
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Hope it gets better than that!
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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pretty rubbish, until the robin, really funny at that point.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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lol robin bit was great and the continual p1ss taking of viewers who think its sbe more of a review show (serious), brilliant
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Don't care if it's a bit silly, or not full of (boring) reviews, makes for some decent Sunday entertainment imo.
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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It used to be about reviews Oh well, looks like the old Dave repeats are all I have to enjoy
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 12:25 AM
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Load of crap.
Plus that ethiopion joke was well below the belt imo.
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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I enjoyed it, the first few seconds of the Robin Reliant was hilarious.

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by boxst
I enjoyed it, the first few seconds of the Robin Reliant was hilarious.

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Originally Posted by nick schofield
robin reliant mr impreza s got one off them
Guys, it's a RELIANT ROBIN. The manufacturing company is Reliant, the model is Robin. You wouldn't refer to an Impreza Subaru or a Focus Ford, would you? FFS, this used to annoy the hell out of me back in the day and it seems to have not got any better.

Calm.... calm.... calm....
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Cant see the harm , i bet 95% of folks dont know there are any other models in the line up and the other 5% know the scimitar !
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Cant see the harm , i bet 95% of folks dont know there are any other models in the line up and the other 5% know the scimitar !
Seen a scimitar not so long ago, looked class! Think it was a 3litre GT
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:02 AM
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I canT think of a single other model , maybe there is one but

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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Its an entertainment show with a car theme brilliant If you want reviews watch Fifth Gear!!

I knew what was coming with the Reliant part, even so it still made me **** myself laughing especially the inspection pit part
Wlimslow express, just class
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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I loved it! helped me cheer up after the football upset me on the afternoon, I actually laughed my head off at Jeremy messing about in the Reliant
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dpb
I can think of a single other model , maybe there is one but

I give you the truly awesome Reliant Kitten

and there's more...

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaybird-UK
It comes back each year on viewing figures alone. Still watched by millions and sold around the world
Perhap's they are watching to see how much worse it can get!

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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Makes me laugh how the people who supposedly hate it still watch it every week!

I don't like stuff like Corrie and Emmerdale so guess what....I DON'T WATCH THEM!

Car reviews:- Unless I'm looking to buy a car I can't be arsed to watch boring car reviews, that's what all the magazines and associated websites are for.
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
I canT think of a single other model , maybe there is one but

Scimiter Sabre; bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing as it weighed not much more than a Robin but had a Rover K-series engine. They also did one fitted with a Nissan Turbo engine
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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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I suppose I must admit to being biased because Clarkson gets on my ****!

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Old Jun 28, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
I canT think of a single other model , maybe there is one but
Not actually marketed as a Reliant (), but they did assemble 200-odd of these on Ford's behalf for homologation:



IIRC the workmanship was so hurried/bad that they had to rebuild each one prior to sale. I wonder how many are owned by members of the Reliant Owners Club?
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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still watched it and will continue but 5th gear did a robin segment about 3 series ago with it rolling all over the place and then putting stabilisers on one.

the new lap times with celebs in a new reasonably priced car was the same as when they last did it and had a few guests on it at a tea party (and the celebs are getting closer and closer to z listers, some hot page 3 girl, nice rack but who was she?)

agree with more reviews.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Peta, 23 from Essex

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