Tonight, on Top Gear
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Mon Mar-16-09 06:41 PM
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8pm EST, BBCAmerica. Replay at 11pm EST. Season 12: Ep 6 - The “Sensible” Fiesta Test Jeremy and James invade the Greenham Common air force base to ask the question: Did the Communists ever make a good car? Richard goes crazy on the Top Gear test track in the Veritas, a surprisingly insane sports car from Germany. Jeremy conducts a ridiculously thorough road test of the new Ford Fiesta. London Mayor Boris Johnson is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Mon Mar-16-09 07:23 PM
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1. still chuckling over the one tank of gas race
I love this show. :loveya: dg
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Mon Mar-16-09 07:31 PM
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2. They're eviscerating Russian cars right now.
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Mon Mar-16-09 07:34 PM
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3. I'll have to stay up to catch the late re-air
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Mon Mar-16-09 07:38 PM
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4. They repeat it the next weekend, too, so you don't *have* to stay up.
The Russian car part is the highlight of the episode, I think.
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Mon Mar-16-09 07:46 PM
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6. Well, I don't want to wait that long
it's bad enough hanging in there for Battlestar Galactica. :crazy: dg
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Mon Mar-16-09 07:43 PM
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5. I have always loved the look of the Lotus 7
That Caterham is amazing. Raw, unadorned, stripped down. It's beautiful.
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Mon Mar-16-09 10:31 PM
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7. Jesus, is this ever funny!
I want to race some old Eastern Bloc cars and then set them on fire (assuming it doesn't burst into flames on its own). :rofl:
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Mon Mar-16-09 10:35 PM
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8. You'll love the Ford Fiesta test with the "baddies in the Corvette"
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Mon Mar-16-09 10:43 PM
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9. FFS - Boris Johnson was an AUTOMOTIVE journalist?
He can't drive for crap! :D
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Mon Mar-16-09 10:46 PM
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That's like being a real estate analyst for Playboy.
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Mon Mar-16-09 10:49 PM
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11. True, Although Ezra Dyer writes for Esquire, he also writes for Automobile Magazine.
Along with some no-name rag called the New York Times (a blog anyway). But even for writing for GQ, mix in a trip to Bondurant or something.
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Tue Mar-17-09 05:15 AM
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13. You wait till you see his attempts at...
...presenting Have I Got News For You He's a good writer, but I can't say that I think he's up to running London.
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Mon Mar-16-09 10:57 PM
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12. OK, you are right. This Ford Fiesta test is fantastic stuff!
Edited on Mon Mar-16-09 10:57 PM by GOPisEvil
Landing with the Marines?! :rofl: Nice Blues Brothers through the mall, too!
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Tue Mar-17-09 09:23 AM
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14. After seeing the Amphibious landing, I'm glad they're toning
Edited on Tue Mar-17-09 09:23 AM by DS1
down the budget a bit. The Vietnam special was great television. This was just dumb. I'm aware that this post completely contradicts itself.
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