Topgear 6/2/11
06 February 2011, 05:51 PM
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Topgear 6/2/11
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Ford Focus RS500, Cosworth Impreza CS400 and Volvo C30 PCP
06 February 2011, 05:59 PM
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The Volvo and the Ford look superb and then there's the Subaru hatch
06 February 2011, 06:00 PM
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The Volvo and the Ford look superb and then there's the Subaru hatch
Booooooooo
06 February 2011, 06:06 PM
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Coming from a hatch owners perspective I personally think the CS400 is a **** poor effort for 50k I reckon Mine could own it easily and it cost far less..
06 February 2011, 06:34 PM
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Coming from a hatch owners perspective I personally think the CS400 is a **** poor effort for 50k I reckon Mine could own it easily and it cost far less..
I could rape them all and you for £16k (brand new) with Scooby power....
Seriously considering this in the near future
06 February 2011, 06:59 PM
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06 February 2011, 07:01 PM
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I could rape them all and you for £16k (brand new) with Scooby power....
Seriously considering this in the near future
yea that looks really practical for the daily commute
06 February 2011, 07:07 PM
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yea that looks really practical for the daily commute
£400 old diesel estate would do me for that mundane dross, and I would drive it with a wry smile knowing I had THAT waiting for me at home
06 February 2011, 07:32 PM
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I could rape them all and you for £16k (brand new) with Scooby power....
Seriously considering this in the near future
I like that allot, be worth getting **** wet through when its raining on the commute to work
06 February 2011, 07:36 PM
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I like that allot, be worth getting **** wet through when its raining on the commute to work
I'm thinking API Cosworth JDM EJ20 with twin scroll instead of the standard engine
06 February 2011, 08:34 PM
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I hope Subaru UK are watching.... Shame on you
06 February 2011, 08:48 PM
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Official Subaru Impreza Cosworth - £50k
Litchfield Impreza Cosworth - £42k
JDM STi + Cosworth engine and associated mods - £35k or less.
You pays your money, you makes your choice.
However, that slow Ford has just dropped out of the running. 3s slower
06 February 2011, 08:54 PM
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50 grand is absolutely silly money.
06 February 2011, 08:55 PM
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The Albanian trip was worthy of a special, superb
06 February 2011, 09:06 PM
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hatch cosser no good nuff said.
06 February 2011, 09:12 PM
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hatch cosser no good nuff said.
It looked very good on track, just not 50k good. The styling of the Cosworth is rubbish, looks no different to a vanilla STi.
06 February 2011, 09:19 PM
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Thats the whole point, in the real world the 15K cheaper RS500 is a much better buy.
06 February 2011, 09:45 PM
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Bah, Ford are still not making the damn thing awd. Shows how much better the car could be when you look at the Vovlo, which is basically the same as the Ford, but with awd.
06 February 2011, 10:11 PM
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I know hatches look better in real life, but 50k.....for that......really??
06 February 2011, 10:14 PM
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But how much would the RS be if it had 4wd
FQ400 is £49'995
06 February 2011, 10:32 PM
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The Albanian trip was worthy of a special, superb
Yeah - I didn't know you could get a Bentley for beer money. Looked a bit **** though........
06 February 2011, 11:43 PM
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yea that looks really practical for the daily commute
It's all about perspective
It's probably more practical than what I commute on
07 February 2011, 12:10 AM
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07 February 2011, 12:31 AM
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In what way?
They are both just as impractical as each other...
07 February 2011, 01:05 AM
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Not really
Have you ever ridden a bike in rush hour in the p!ssing down rain
07 February 2011, 01:07 AM
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Yes, if anything it's not bad as you can zip in n out of the traffic. In a car your well stuck in the inevitable jams.
My biggest problem with the bike was cold weather n frozen hands even with decent gloves. Mind you, you probably be just as cold in that car
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07 February 2011, 01:09 AM
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It's all about perspective
It's probably more practical than what I commute on
Nice bike
07 February 2011, 01:11 AM
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Nice bike
Really
You are the first person to have said that in all the time I've owned it
07 February 2011, 01:18 AM
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Yes, if anything it's not bad as you can zip in n out of the traffic. In a car your well stuck in the inevitable jams.
My biggest problem with the bike was cold weather n frozen hands even with decent gloves. Mind you, you probably be just as cold in that car
The cold hands I can deal with (heated gloves
). Having to continually evade idiot women without throwing it at the ground is my biggest problem
07 February 2011, 12:27 PM
06 February 2011, 06:34 PM
They are both just as impractical as each other...
). Having to continually evade idiot women without throwing it at the ground is my biggest problem 
