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Old 13 November 2005, 08:02 PM
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Old 13 November 2005, 08:46 PM
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is it repeated ?
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Old 13 November 2005, 08:55 PM
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**** hot jeremys jokes are a little close to the bone though
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:03 PM
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Was the new MX5 racing against a geyhound supposed to be on??

Or was that at the begining and I missed it??

Is it repeated one night this week??

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Old 13 November 2005, 09:03 PM
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I didn't see all of it but rest assured every min. of the prog. will be re-lived and be comapred to Fifth gear ........YAWN !!!
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:03 PM
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'****'s buy Porsches',

Classic !
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:05 PM
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total twaddle - an no **** ...

well,apart from jezzer.
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:08 PM
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Half a million quid of hardware that most people wont be able to own..

Fair enough testin them,but a whole program??

Jeremy is getting a dirty mouth for the new series..whats all that about??
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:11 PM
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Well, if you were a presenter for top gear...what car would you want to test drive - Supercars or Shopping trolleys? No, I think they would prefer to leave the shopping trolleys for 5th gear
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:12 PM
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That isnt the point at all !!!
Dont drive a Porsche do ya?
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:13 PM
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That M6 is a bit ugly isn't it!!

All 3 sat in my garage? I think I'll be taking the Aston 90% of the time just for that v8 noise!
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:17 PM
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140mph in the M6 on those little Isle of Man roads!!!

Why the hell do Suzuki supply them with that crappy car? Hardly comes out in a good light on that show does it!!
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:19 PM
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loved the wheel flyin off the liana
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
140mph in the M6 on those little Isle of Man roads!!!

Why the hell do Suzuki supply them with that crappy car? Hardly comes out in a good light on that show does it!!
Virtually any car would break sooner or later with that treatment.
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
Virtually any car would break sooner or later with that treatment.
Yep, its a good illustration as to why thrashed and abused cars are always poorer overall mechanically to cars driven properly.

It's like my mates Impreza...same year and mileage as mine...but his is an absolute nail to drive in comparison mine drives far nicer, even though they are both FSH and well maintained, just his car has been thrashed alot more than mine.


I belive the two Lianas have both had gearboxes, suspension and bodywork repairs
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:39 PM
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Nothing to do with someone not tourquing the wheels up then?
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Was the new MX5 racing against a geyhound supposed to be on??

Or was that at the begining and I missed it??

Is it repeated one night this week??

Pete
Pete they did a quick montage of the coming 6 weeks, i think the clip you saw was included.
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Originally Posted by davyboy
Nothing to do with someone not tourquing the wheels up then?
Without a zoomed in slow motion replay (anyone got sky+?) I think the whole hub came off - wheel nuts still attached to the studs, also looks like the brake disc went along with it (wheelbearing failure)...
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Was the new MX5 racing against a geyhound supposed to be on??

Or was that at the begining and I missed it??

Is it repeated one night this week??

Pete
that was just a trailer Pete...
Quite understandable confusion, at your age.
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:51 PM
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Can anyone find the survey results? Their recommendation for a google search hasn't got me anywhere!
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Old 13 November 2005, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Swen6
Pete they did a quick montage of the coming 6 weeks, i think the clip you saw was included.
Cheers mate!!

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Old 13 November 2005, 09:52 PM
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Crashed. DOS?
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Old 13 November 2005, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyster
Can anyone find the survey results? Their recommendation for a google search hasn't got me anywhere!
Yeah - all I can find is http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/survey/ which just gives the top and bottom 10.
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Old 13 November 2005, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyster
Can anyone find the survey results? Their recommendation for a google search hasn't got me anywhere!
www.google.com top gear survey only give top 10 and bottom ten and the link is the bbc website
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Old 13 November 2005, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Google's cache of the TG survey
26 Subaru Impreza (UP)

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Engine/Gearbox Reliability
4 star rating
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Electrical Reliability
4 star rating
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Brakes/Suspension/Steering
4 star rating
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Fit/Finish
3 star rating
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Squeaks/Rattles
3 star rating
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Performance
5 star rating
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Handling
5 star rating
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Comfort/Practicality
4 star rating
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Customer Care
4 star rating
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Ownership Costs
3 star rating

'My Impreza has proved expensive to run, but it's so good to drive I can't really complain' - Tim Coombs, Poole
No real surprises there, then
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Old 13 November 2005, 10:18 PM
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try this

http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...ries/01/1.html

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Old 13 November 2005, 10:32 PM
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www.TopQueer.co.uk lol
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Old 13 November 2005, 10:35 PM
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"Sat Nav that only goes to Poland"

 
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Originally Posted by Petem95
Why the hell do Suzuki supply them with that crappy car? Hardly comes out in a good light on that show does it!!
On the first of the facelift series, they were the only manufacturer that would supply them with one of their cars.
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Originally Posted by Nat21
"Sat Nav that only goes to Poland"

PMSL at that one
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