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I havn't seen the DVD yet but I'm guessing they're classing "worst car" on more than just what the car can do. Ie, The Fiat 500 is a tiny car with a tiny engine and not much crumple zone and can hardly fit your shopping but it's not a "bad car" It does what it's designed to do, and does it very well.
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Ak Gara posted:I havn't seen the DVD yet but I'm guessing they're classing "worst car" on more than just whathe car can do. Ie, The Fiat 500 is a tiny car with a tiny engine and not much crumple zone and can hardly fit your shopping but it's not a "bad car" It does what it's designed to do, and does it very well. Exactly. It is easy to call a cheap lovely car lovely. the show was about car companies making expensive cars who should know better, lexus being a perfect example
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Nov 25, 2012 20:44
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Cojawfee posted:My sister had a 97 SC400 for a few years, and it wasn't terrible. I think it was helped that it wasn't a convertible, so you could actually fit 4 people in the car. She bought it used though, so it probably wasn't as bad as buying it new. It was a fun car to drive. Though to be fair, my options at the time were that, a Lexus ES300, and a Crown Victoria. I would nominate Crown Victoria for one of the best cars of all time. Completely different car than the SC430
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Nov 25, 2012 21:32
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CornHolio posted:Yeah I was waiting for the Beetle to at least make an appearance.
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Dyscrasia posted:Exactly. It is easy to call a cheap lovely car lovely. the show was about car companies making expensive cars who should know better, lexus being a perfect example Except when Datsun produces the 120Y, which is spectaclarly bad even by Datsun standards - even by Lightburn Zeta standards - the Lexus looks like a work of automotive art. Any worst car ever DVD that doesnt have either the 120Y or the Zeta really isnt trying. Those truly are, even for the standards they are held to, so utterly godawful that they defy belief any rational human could possibly have allowed them to be produced.
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What a lot of you keep missing is that they explained at the beginning that cheap was good, cheap makes up for a LOT of crappiness. Beetles are not only cheap but reliable, therefore while they may be terrible to drive they're by no means even a contender for "worst". Random trash from Eastern Europe or the small Asian brands was excluded by the "should have known better" restriction. It was basically what's the worst car which doesn't have an excuse for being bad. If it's dirt cheap or from a company that's never made a good car, it can be pretty bad and still get away with it. I'm OK with the SC430 being chosen, since it's as bad of a car as the Sebring Convertible (and pretty much only sold to the same market) but cost a lot more and was from a company that at the time produced a number of good cars and should have been able to do better.
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i understand why the dislike the Peugeot 308. It's ungainly to look at and dull to drive. But then they flash various other recent Peugeots, calling them all crap, which most of them are. But the last car shown is the 508, which has been widely hailed as a resurrection of the old Peugeot virtues of making competent-handling family cars for not a lot of money, that you could comfortably drive across the world. Probably some intern who didn't know what the hell he was doing, lumping it in with the admittedly dreadful cars they've served up for years. For all their failings, there is an unbroken line of well-handling sedans and wagons with the 504, 505, 405, 605, 406, 607, 407 and 508 all being solid. And then they went and smashed up a Panda that looked exactly like my old car, the wankers <  >
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Cat Terrist posted:Except when Datsun produces the 120Y, which is spectaclarly bad even by Datsun standards - even by Lightburn Zeta standards - the Lexus looks like a work of automotive art. But you don't like yugos so your ideas about what makes a good car are suspect. 
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Mr. Wiggles posted:But you don't like yugos so your ideas about what makes a good car are suspect. I'm pretty sure my opinion on Yugos arent harsh enough actually 
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I just watched the apocalypse special, and I know this is shallow, but has Richard put on some serious weight? I'm accustomed to a tiny jockey of a man who, based on cursory googling, works out quite a bit. He was looking a lot fluffier this time around.
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Melliemel posted:I just watched the apocalypse special, and I know this is shallow, but has Richard put on some serious weight? I'm accustomed to a tiny jockey of a man who, based on cursory googling, works out quite a bit. He was looking a lot fluffier this time around. Maybe he was just getting in shape for their American road trip?
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Melliemel posted:I just watched the apocalypse special, and I know this is shallow, but has Richard put on some serious weight? I'm accustomed to a tiny jockey of a man who, based on cursory googling, works out quite a bit. He was looking a lot fluffier this time around. After you get your brain knocked around a few dozen times, when the 'Rod Stewart' effect wears off, you go straight into sitcom zone.
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Nov 26, 2012 23:46
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In S18 Hammond seemed to be going out of his way to show off how fit he was—lots of tight shirts, bare arms, funky hipster haircuts, etc. To me it screamed  I SPENT THE PAST THREE MONTHS AT THE GYM YOU GUYS
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CornHolio posted:Yeah I was waiting for the Beetle to at least make an appearance. I think this car really brings it home because the previous model, the Soarer, was actually a pretty drat good car. My friend had one, comfy, tons of power, and a nice cruiser. The 430... goddamn.
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Data Graham posted:In S18 Hammond seemed to be going out of his way to show off how fit he was—lots of tight shirts, bare arms, funky hipster haircuts, etc. It's like he became Cal, from "Undergrads". "Hey guy! Should I wear my tight shirt, or my tight tight shirt?"
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Nov 27, 2012 16:07
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I think all rolls-royces made after the phantoms introduction remind me somehow of the toyota SC430.
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Nov 27, 2012 17:08
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Data Graham posted:In S18 Hammond seemed to be going out of his way to show off how fit he was—lots of tight shirts, bare arms, funky hipster haircuts, etc.
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CannonFodder posted:Which was the season where he cycled across London? That was probably his fittest and holy poo poo that would be hard. Go go go STOP BUS gently caress EVADE go go go gently caress RED LIGHT HAVE TO OBEY LIGHTS go go go I thought he was at his fittest during the Arctic dog race. That would be really loving hard.
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cool kids inc. posted:I thought he was at his fittest during the Arctic dog race. That would be really loving hard. That was the first thing they did after he recovered from the jet crash. He describes himself as being a mess during that time.
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Spiffness posted:That was the first thing they did after he recovered from the jet crash. He describes himself as being a mess during that time. It's even more impressive then. That would be incredibly difficult in the best of health. I was tired WATCHING him.
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Nov 29, 2012 08:43
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For anyone that may not have noticed: The India special is now on Netflix streaming.
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Clarkson and May will be on Graham Norton next week. That's 12/8/12 on BBCA for us Yanks.
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Cool.quote:Jeremy Clarkson · 6 hours ago · https://www.facebook.com/JeremyClarksonFanClub/posts/535347319828763
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Cojawfee posted:This is old news. I thought before they were saying Feburary.
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CornHolio posted:I thought before they were saying Feburary. I think the "christmas special" is in January and then the new series is in February.
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Dad's exo-suit! He told me all about it!
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Sprat Sandwich posted:"Build mobility scooters that can handle the everyday life of a TV presenter"? "We broke another Stig, but due to austerity budgets we can't afford a new one. Here's a shed, get to it."
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Sprat Sandwich posted:"Build mobility scooters that can handle the everyday life of a TV presenter"? "How do you shut a fat braggart up for fifteen seconds? More after the break!"
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Looks more like "Can you convert a quadbike into a car" to me. It's going to be brill. I hope they go through a car wash...
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He looked more happy when he was driving the Peel. Although, he was driving it through an office complex at the time.
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djdanno13 posted:He looked more happy when he was driving the Peel. Although, he was driving it through an office complex at the time. Well that was before he was more machine than man. Clarksonmobile has forgotten what joy is.
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iamathousandapples posted:
 Looking forward to the Christmas special, was it revealed what it was going to be about?
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mobby_6kl posted:
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KozmoNaut posted:I don't know, but I do know it won't air until february See, I don't understand this. It's one of the most popular shows in the UK, and they can't find a slot for it? I know there are only so many hours in the day, days in the week, but there has to be something they can bump for a while? Does it have to be in the slot that the X-factor fills? Or is it Britain has Talent? Sounds like a bit of planning incompetence, honestly.
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In the early days I'm pretty sure that the show would get co-opted by loving darts and snooker.
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Gorilla Salad posted:In the early days I'm pretty sure that the show would get co-opted by loving darts and snooker. Now that I think about it, yeah you are right.
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