[12x06] December 7th, 2008 - Page 19

iam-nobody · March 25th, 2009, 9:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tgbuddy

I still think that whoever wrote that letter in the first place simply wants Top Gear to be too serious. Also, that person assumes (in a very naive way) that Top Gear has never done any road tests (which isn't true at all)

You know the letter was a joke images/smilies/blink.gif

shellygrrl · March 26th, 2009, 3:13 AM

Yes; they were clearly taking the piss out of their detractors.

tgbuddy · March 26th, 2009, 1:59 PM

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Originally Posted by iam-nobody

You know the letter was a joke images/smilies/blink.gif

What?!? Are you saying that letter was real or was it an attempt to insult Top Gear?!?

iam-nobody · March 26th, 2009, 4:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgbuddy

What?!? Are you saying that letter was real or was it an attempt to insult Top Gear?!?

That it was written by the people who write the TG script.

dawes · March 26th, 2009, 5:45 PM

And they did it in a fantastic way. Loved the Ford Fiesta review.

tgbuddy · March 27th, 2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dawes

And they did it in a fantastic way. Loved the Ford Fiesta review.

True, the ford fiesta review was quite good, but it could have been done without that pitiful letter, whether it was real or not.

Alexz · August 28th, 2009, 6:29 PM

For me, it was the horrific array of crappy commie cars that got me ROFL, especially the part when James breaks the transmission button on the big Chaika. I've just noticed something else as well. When he's poking his finger in the hole where the button used to be (he does it two times), look carefully at the meter/indicator unit besides it: you'll see a red light half-heartedly light up in the bottom. James' action must have seriously shorted out something in that dashboard! images/smilies/smile.gif

The whole deal makes you wonder how the cars were put together at the time. I've read long ago that the factory workers sometimes used hammers to ram in screws instead of, say, a screwdriver, in order to catch up with the workflow...

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March 26th, 2009, 5:45 PM	#365
dawes Not A Dude Joined: Feb 18th, 2009 Last Online: November 4th, 2009 Location: Delft, NL Age: 20 Posts: 289 Car: Someday I'll own an Alfa Romeo Spyder. Rep Power: 8	And they did it in a fantastic way. Loved the Ford Fiesta review. __________________ JM: 'Can I just say...' JC: 'What?' JM: 'You look like a gay cowboy and you look like a gay terrorist.' JC: 'No, you look like a terrorist with a broken windscreen wiper and your face is ridiculous.'

August 28th, 2009, 6:29 PM	#367
Alexz Joined: Oct 19th, 2008 Last Online: August 29th, 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	For me, it was the horrific array of crappy commie cars that got me ROFL, especially the part when James breaks the transmission button on the big Chaika. I've just noticed something else as well. When he's poking his finger in the hole where the button used to be (he does it two times), look carefully at the meter/indicator unit besides it: you'll see a red light half-heartedly light up in the bottom. James' action must have seriously shorted out something in that dashboard! The whole deal makes you wonder how the cars were put together at the time. I've read long ago that the factory workers sometimes used hammers to ram in screws instead of, say, a screwdriver, in order to catch up with the workflow...

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