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Monroe wrote:
Captain Seafort wrote:So, is your neck of the woods more or less thin-skinned than this lot?
I am 39 seconds into it and I have already made up my mind... I'm watching this series.
You've not seen Top Gear before? It's great. I couldn't care less about cars, yet I love the show all the same.

Some other fun stuff they did:
Range Rover Vs Challenger Tank
Best Car Test Ever
Lorry Driving
Communist Cars
British Leyland
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I think the communist cars is one of my favourite ever.
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I think I'll see if it's available on DVD, it doesn't air here as far as I can tell.
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Try looking at the videos first. The Communist cars and the British Leyland cars are some of the best.
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:lol: Man, these are hilarious.
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Monroe wrote:Being in a boarder state myself its a little different in Missouri. Its based on urban vs rural. Urban places in Missouri like Kansas City, Saint Louis, Columbia (also since its a college town) are very democratic / northern. But the lesser urban places like Saint Joseph and Springfield and I assume Joplin but I've never been there are kind of split but are more republican / southern further out you go.
Somehow I knew that it was like that, and I've never been close to there.
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Rochey wrote:Lorry Driving
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That's incredible! I'm a better truck driver than the Top Gear guys! I'm surprised they did so poorly, even with the smaller euro-trucks.
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<em>Cpl Kendall</em> wrote::lol: Man, these are hilarious.
A few more:
Make Your Own Limo
Roadworks
Cheap Police Cars
Caravan Holiday
That's incredible! I'm a better truck driver than the Top Gear guys! I'm surprised they did so poorly, even with the smaller euro-trucks.
In fairness, that was the first time any of them had been behind the wheel of a truck. Still hilariously bad, though.
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Rochey wrote:In fairness, that was the first time any of them had been behind the wheel of a truck. Still hilariously bad, though.
I was 15, on a Houston freeway going 70+ mph my first time. :lol:

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Rochey wrote:Best Car Test Ever
:laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:

Ford Fiesta beach assault.
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See! European cars ARE useful! if only for looking pretty while storming a beach in a 1.6 litre standard petrol :D
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Reliant121 wrote:See! European cars ARE useful! if only for looking pretty while storming a beach in a 1.6 litre standard petrol :D
I think it's functionally the same car as the Ford Focus. A friend of mine will be happy he could storm a beach in his bright yellow "golf cart" (as we all mockingly call it). :)
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Different sizes. Our Fiesta is a lot smaller than your Focus. Our Focus is a hatchback, where as yours is a saloon style.
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Reliant121 wrote:Our Fiesta is a lot smaller than your Focus.
Quite possibly, yes.
Reliant121 wrote:Our Focus is a hatchback, where as yours is a saloon style.
Not always. My friend owns a car identical to this:

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The 2003 Focus hatchback. :)

Every time I pass by the gun range, I can tell if he's working, from the road a mile away. :lol:
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Identical to my dad's old one. 1.8l petrol. Great car, if a little heavy.
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