The official Top Gear thread

[bibz]

Korean is a pretty large step up on british nowdays so yeah, I'll take that

[shobet]

Oops Proton are Malaysian not Korean, my mistake.
All the major manufacturers in the UK these days are owned by Jonny Foreginers apart from Aston Martin and I'd hardly call them a big company.

[Snoogans]

Aston is owned by them damn yankees at Ford....

I think Morgan is the biggest UK-based car company these days.
(Even TVR is owned by the Russkies)

[JacksonDean]

Aston is owned by them damn yankees at Ford....

I think Morgan is the biggest UK-based car company these days.
(Even TVR is owned by the Russkies)

Aston's not really owned by Ford any more. Ford still has a stake in the company, but they aren't the owners (Ford doesn't even have them on their product list any more).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin

[shobet]

Prodrive (the people behind the WRC Subaru rally team) and Kuwaiti rich people. *sigh* are Reliant still going?

[Rsmacker]

Prodrive (the people behind the WRC Subaru rally team)

I did a nice little job for them the other week, they have loads of sheds with bits of Astons lying about in, like some pikey ringing operation.

Astons are still shit.
Ever tried bump starting a 3 year-old DB7 V12 GT manual (using a paperclip jammed into the clutch sensor to fool it) at the traffic lights in the middle of town at lunchtime (ie. when all the sexy office budgies are out buying jamrags and sandwiches)?

I have.

I had to move to another town, such was the shame. I'm embarrassed thinking about it. I think that gave me a hernia (the embarrassment, not the pushing of the car).

A bloke I know sent his new Vanquish back 3 times because of a fucking annoying rattle somewhere in the inside. Two new interiors later, rattle sorted. Why the fuck was there a rattle in a £120K car?????

I think I want a Bentley, or maybe an old Roller (fucked if I can afford a new one at the mo). The new Rolls has suicide doors!!! Cool!!! Imagine going dogging in one of those!

[Davey]

ooooooo, the new bentley gt continental is awesome too.

but i still want a Cayman S

[Rsmacker]

No, that is very definitely a girl's car.

[Davey]

the continental or the cayman?
i dont care hehe. i like it

[Rsmacker]

.....up the dirtbox?

I mean the Porsche Gayman.

[Davey]

as long as it gets me pussy, who gives a damn

[shobet]

I think you'll be more likely to attract fellow hairdressers!

[Davey]

not likely

[Rsmacker]

They'll only want to be friends and discuss tampons and flowers with you, not get sweaty and go home plastered in your jizz.

Let's put this argument to bed.

Wilks, is the Porsche Gayman your kind of car, or what?