Top Gear attacked

[Kristy]

On a irrelevant note, shit is looking up for me. Just took my mid-term AND there is a local weed store opening in my neighborhood (going from medicinal to retail). No more driving downtown to "get da shit."

Now, isn't that wonderful? Say, unlike the majority of you cretins in your white trash no fun redneck states. It's not that I feel for you or anything.

[VetteLS5]

Now, isn't that wonderful? Say, unlike the majority of you cretins in your white trash no fun redneck states. It's not that I feel for you or anything.

We've got white trash fer sher, and plenty o' rednecks. But, we also have FUN, FUN, FUN!

[Kristy]

What do rednecks do for fun? Besides beat up on minorities?

[FORD]

What do rednecks do for fun? Besides beat up on minorities?

[Seshmeister]

Except for cars, Brit cars go from leaky to utter shit :D

They definitely used to be which is why they all disappeared.

What Brit cars are you talking about now? It's mainly just luxury cars being made in the UK these days or foreign cars being manufactured there like Toyota UK.

[twonabomber]

Yeah, luxury cars made by brands owned by BMW and Volkswagen. And those Indians, too!

Went to a car show a couple weeks ago. They had the dragstrip open. Some guy raced his supercharged Jag 4 door and did pretty good.

[Seshmeister]

I got myself a used Jag a couple of months ago. Super comfortable and quiet but uses up gas like it's the 1970s...

Talking of Top Gear I'm not sure where it would end up on the 'cool wall' but I like it.

[Nickdfresh]

They definitely used to be which is why they all disappeared.

What Brit cars are you talking about now? It's mainly just luxury cars being made in the UK these days or foreign cars being manufactured there like Toyota UK.

I'm talking about what you're talking about :D

The last out-and-out British car for the masses sold here prior to Mini's rebirth and not called a Jag was the Sterling, essentially a rebadged Honda Accord/Acura Britain somehow managed to turn into a total piece of garage queen shit!

We do have the Minis here, but of course those are mainly BMW's engineering. I think they're well thought of mainly and my brother had one that he modded with supercharging and cold air induction and all that shit, but I would much rather have the actual British aircooled one for the 70's, which were modestly popular here. There's Jag, but Ford (before Tata) actually improved the quality control vastly, when they were suffering from a lot of quality control issues :D

There still are the odd classic Triumphs and MG's that were and to some extent still are beloved, but it's a pity they couldn't turn it around. I recall they were fairly popular here in the 70's. The Mazda MX-5 Miata and BMW Z roadsters still enjoy popularity with older men based on those cars to this day, and the Miata is about 137X more reliable...

But fuck, I basically drive a Vauxhall...

[Seshmeister]

The Mazda MX-5 Miata and BMW Z roadsters still enjoy popularity with older men based on those cars to this day, and the Miata is about 137X more reliable...

But fuck, I basically drive a Vauxhall...

A few years ago my small bald 60 year old accountant bought a BMW Z roadster but had to get rid of it after a few weeks because everyone in the office was sarcastically calling him 'James Bond'.

My days of spending a lot on cars and driving too fast are behind me but I do still like to find something with a little bit of character if possible.

[Nickdfresh]

A few years ago my small bald 60 year old accountant bought a BMW Z roadster but had to get rid of it after a few weeks because everyone in the office was sarcastically calling him 'James Bond'.

My days of spending a lot on cars and driving too fast are behind me but I do still like to find something with a little bit of character if possible.

I feel the same way. Few people know what kind of car I had as it was the now shuttered GM division of Saturn that made a last ditch effort to survive by become Opel or North America. Unfortunately Buick took that mantle. I really like the Astra because I like stick hatches, something that is fairly uncommon here and it just came along at the right time as a friend was working finance at a dealership when it came in and it was a fraction of the VW Rabbit GTi I was looking at. Sometimes I do wish they had imported the 260-hp turbocharged version, but those days are pretty much behind me...

[Seshmeister]

That's funny over here a stick shift Vauxhall Astra is one of the biggest selling cars of all time, in 2010 it was the second biggest selling car in the country.

[Kristy]

Then no wonder as to why this douche praises them.

[Nickdfresh]

That's funny over here a stick shift Vauxhall Astra is one of the biggest selling cars of all time, in 2010 it was the second biggest selling car in the country.

They're now Buick Veranos here, no hatch just saloon. They do have the turbo for that one...

[Seshmeister]

Back in the 90s a friend nearly killed himself in a FIAT Uno Turbo which he described as a rocket powered skateboard. He crashed into the side of a house. :D

Putting 250bhp into a light cheap car without the brakes, steering, safety features or traction control of an upmarket car is a bit silly.

[Nitro Express]

I got myself a used Jag a couple of months ago. Super comfortable and quiet but uses up gas like it's the 1970s...

Talking of Top Gear I'm not sure where it would end up on the 'cool wall' but I like it.

Ford used to own Jaguar and Land Rover. I think they made some improvements to the Jaguar brand before they sold it off to Tata. To their credit Ford didn't need a bail out from the US Government like GM did. They raised some cash selling off some brands and cutting costs.

The British car I had that I really liked was a Defender 90. Sure it had it's quirks and the door latch would rip your pants if you weren't careful but I loved driving it off road. They were popular in Utah so there were people making custom parts for them and good mechanics that could work on them. I busted a differential in Moab. No big deal just drove with the other working axle and found a heavy duty rebuilt replacement in Salt Lake City. Wish I still had it. It was sad to hear Land Rover isn't making them anymore.