Dear Mr Viney
Thank you for your email regarding Top Gear on 26 July.
I'm sorry but I disagree that we are bullying your club. If you step back and look at the facts, the presenters are making fun of a car they dislike.
As I'm sure you are aware, part of being a car enthusiast is having strong feelings, good or bad, about many cars. This has fuelled pub chat since the car was invented. The presenters are entitled to dislike the Marina, as they dislike the Beetle, or the 2CV, or whatever. Then we have the issue of how their dislike manifests itself. What happens is they drive around with a Marina and then, in the most ludicrous locations and situations, a piano falls on it. This is end-of-the-pier pantomime, especially when coupled with all the "Oh God I hope nothing happens this time" comments. It's a Fast Show sketch, and that is simply not victimisation. I am not a regular visitor to the forum you mention but I will look at it because I would like to see the comments relating to alleged vandalism.
Yours truly
Andy Wilman
Executive Producer
BBC Top Gear