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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:11 pm

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Clifford Alarm FAIL :)
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:14 pm

Avez fail!
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:16 pm

is that the end of the E30 feature?

i hope they don't drop pianos on them at the end of the show...
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:16 pm

Cook318IS wrote:Saliva on the steering wheel? somebody has bought the turd from pacerpete!
I spotted that straight away :mad:
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CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:16 pm

wrecked! anyone have the Top Gear phone number? winkeye
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Get a f* grip,we are talking about 20+yr.old sub £10k cars here,NOT the crown jewels!
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:17 pm

...nice seeing E30's featured on the box...but these 3 unfunny c*nts are fucking annoying.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:20 pm

proper bruv cars, mays looks the best

20 mins to break into a cab and drive it away and they couldnt do it :eek: shite car theives if you ask me winkeye
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:30 pm

adit wrote:wrecked! anyone have the Top Gear phone number? winkeye
Interested in breaking these Adi?? lol
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:51 pm

they are local as well Adi winkeye
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:54 pm

better be quick, they'll be crushed in 5 minutes i bet
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:54 pm

Everyone has to admit, they do look the nuts tearing round the track.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:55 pm

Just had a mate message me on facebook asking if I still want to sell :lol: Not all bad publicity then!
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:59 pm

Well what a load of shiiit that was...
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:01 pm

The chromie wins, what a surprise!
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:02 pm

That could of been alot better mind, driving on a public road to somewhere would of been better.
PG325 wrote:The chromie wins, what a surprise!
there all chromie's
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:02 pm

Those cars got off quite lightly. I was expecting them to be driven off a cliff or something!
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:02 pm

But was it? They showed three obviously tired examples and had some fun. The prices they paid were way on the high side so in effect ours are now worth more to joe public.

They didn't go down the marina route of making the car out to be totally rubbish either. I think we got off lightly.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:04 pm

yeah I enjoyed it to be fair even if they did make me cringe a touch with the thieves buthcering and the smash at the stunt show
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d6dph wrote:Just had a mate message me on facebook asking if I still want to sell :lol: Not all bad publicity then!
You think ??
What your mates saying is how much is that cheap shitter of a sport replica you hardly drive anymore
Ill start the bidding at £100 :wink:
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:05 pm

What a surprise. The most standard one looked by far the best. Hammond's one handled like a dog because of the suspension and 17" wheels and Clarkson's kitted car was rotting to pieces.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:09 pm

That's wasn't too bad. Some fair points made. Think we can take a compliment that they all choose e30s
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:11 pm

1st dibs on the OSR bumper corner on the blue one, still looked fine. I'll have it for mine!
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I've just been deluged with various comments on facebook from mates, most taking the p*ss.. most asking me how much I sold my car to Top Gear for - its not even a cab. Retards.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:12 pm

Im glad they did that feature now, I bought my 325i convertible for £1100 with a new roof, full black leather and hardtop. Makes mine look like a bargain. Cheers Top Gear!
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:13 pm

They did not do much of a review on the cars.

Would have liked to have seen how they fared in the 0 - 100 - 0 test. Without any concrete.
Was surprised JC cars had weak brakes should have got them renewed.

Hammaonds car's looked AWEFUL.
Horrible alloys, suspension and grille.

May's car looked the nicest.

Couldnt stop laughing when he said it was from a muslim man in birmingham.

Too true about the 94000 miles...........that is did not do that.

Too true about not buying a modified car as well standard OEM specification cars tend to be in better condition.

Was expecting the cars to be smashed up.

Would have like to see a PROPER review of these cars.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:15 pm

I was just happy to see some proper cars on top gear!

Now wheres the hoover and fabric cleaner...
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:15 pm

I enjoyed that, as said before, they paid top dollar for 3 tired cabs, so a plus there then. :D
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:15 pm

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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:18 pm

chris432626 wrote:Everyone has to admit, they do look the nuts tearing round the track.
hardly tearing , the reasonably priced kia turd would wipe the floor with all 3 of them :)
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:23 pm

Putting to one side the heavily scripted crap from the three morons which the idiot general public lap up (and believe!!!) every week...the POINTLESS reviews of supercars that nowone will ever buy (this week being a Zonda) and the 'challenges'...the bloody 'challenges'...i hope they all do a Hammond-smash next week.

They reviewed three bangers which...in NO WAY glorifies our cars, any of them. You can bang on about prices they paid and the fact they all 'chose' E30's....its called writing and reading a script!!!

...shame, id looked forward to that.

Anyone want to see a proper review should check out the E30 episode of Wheeler Dealers.
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:27 pm

Look, it was entertainment using 3 cars allegedly under the 2k mark, face the fact that's all it was for.

Hardly an educational programme for the ill informed.

Next week/month will be another public flogging of another brand of car.

Who actually cares ?????????????????????????????????????
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:28 pm

I havnt got a cabby but compared to the rest of them 3 people will think I payed £7000 for mine!!!

That's a positive I suppose lol

But they are just 3 fookin idiots tbh, stig sets a time in a modern 325 and those incompitant fools have to do it in 20 odd year old equivilents?? Fair ish test if the stig drove the e30's don't you think guys?...

I mean I would get much closer to the time in my own car THAN those 3 dicks! :D
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:30 pm

They had a laugh in 3 great cars, which counts I guess.

4 grand to refurb May's back to normal didn't seem that bad at all really?
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Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:31 pm

So often on these old car reviews (top gear challenges) they test them knackered or boggo and compare to modern cars, which then canes the supposed sports car of yesterday.. But for a small amount of the new cars annual depreciation you could tune the classic to proper performance :?
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