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13 Dec 2005, 00:23 (Ref:1482732)
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Do you Brits get sick of the way every time Clarkson drives an Aussie car it’s all “Crocodile Dundee”, outback, kangaroo, etc, etc… Crocodile Dundee drove an old truck with no doors not a V8 coupe… (Monaro VXR that was on the episode shown here) I have seen most tests they have done of the Monaro and it’s the same thing every time – how many times can it still be funny?
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13 Dec 2005, 00:40 (Ref:1482741)
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I think its just that the British don't hear or see much about Oz in the news, films etc, other than Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. Hence its kind of hard to form an objective opinion. If its any consolation, they now even less about Finland and thats only a few 1000km away.
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13 Dec 2005, 01:14 (Ref:1482747)
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It's not as if it happens very often. An Aussie car worthy of being tested by a British programme that is...
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13 Dec 2005, 01:22 (Ref:1482751)
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And to be honest, most Ozzy cars suck the big one. The biggest selling things are numb Vauxhall Omega lookalikes called Holden Commodores. Built to a very minimal budget, then squeeze a truck engine in the front and call it a Sports Saloon. Its no wonder that Japanese cars sell so well here, and we still hear calls for import tariffs to be raised to protect the Aussie markets. Very inward thinking, its no wonder that things are expensive in Oz. European cars are much better built, but end up costing a lot more for a smaller car after all the import taxes and costs.
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17 Dec 2005, 04:17 (Ref:1485619)
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Andy, and then they take those Commodores, turn them into a coupe, export them and Jeremy Clarkson raves about them... Not that they don't have their faults of course.
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12 Feb 2006, 22:13 (Ref:1521339)
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That was one of the funnist Top Gear's I have ever seen, the mini on ski jump was fantastic....
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12 Feb 2006, 22:15 (Ref:1521340)
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12 Feb 2006, 22:33 (Ref:1521355)
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i wanna play ice hockey!! (car style of course)
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13 Feb 2006, 10:09 (Ref:1521632)
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On the ski jump? Did they launch it off the ski jump???
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13 Feb 2006, 10:22 (Ref:1521645)
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Top gears the only reason i pay the TV licence, happy they have a nice fat budget, to do great shows like last night
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13 Feb 2006, 10:23 (Ref:1521648)
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13 Feb 2006, 10:26 (Ref:1521653)
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and now its not on in Australia
 the new series of Mythbusters has started and we miss out on it I can feel an email to SBS coming on !!!! |
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13 Feb 2006, 11:07 (Ref:1521688)
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Clarkson was driving like a prat as usual, but it was very, very funny. Even my youngest daughter who hates car programmes was killing herself laughing.
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13 Feb 2006, 11:09 (Ref:1521691)
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that was so funny. i loved the machine gun bit. So goddamn funny. Petrolheads afterwards was a bit lacklustre in comparison
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13 Feb 2006, 12:12 (Ref:1521724)
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13 Feb 2006, 13:46 (Ref:1521789)
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That was the best one ever!!!!
Where to start. JC being himself on the bi-athlon, a submachine gun! The ice hockey match - How much damage! at least the eygo's last season were designed to have replaceable plastic panels. Not sure the swifts are! Everything about the ski jump, even down to James trying to mark out the distance and RH trying to build a snow wall. Still enjoyed watching the bobsley- rallycar race again. What a classic 
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13 Feb 2006, 15:22 (Ref:1521837)
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I missed the first half, but what I saw was incredible!
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13 Feb 2006, 18:38 (Ref:1521975)
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Am I the only one who finds these stunts a total turn-off?
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13 Feb 2006, 18:57 (Ref:1521994)
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I thought one of the funniest bits was when JC phoned his wife for help because he couldn't figure out how those seats folded flat in the Volvo........."Eh Darling"
 I enjoyed seeing them all fall over at various times as well ..best comedy program i've seen in a while
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13 Feb 2006, 19:00 (Ref:1521996)
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that was a brill program and just how many were cheering for James and praying Clarkson wouldn't get past?
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15 Feb 2006, 08:00 (Ref:1523150)
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I know that the '05 series is coming on after the FIFA soccer cup
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15 Feb 2006, 08:53 (Ref:1523184)
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Top Gear?
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