"Fifth Gear" TV show.

In article > ,
MeatballTurbo > wrote:

> In article >,
> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
> > In article > ,
> > MeatballTurbo > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in the
> > > > USA
> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week.
> > > >
> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that.
> > >
> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a BBC
> > > production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed it.
> > >
> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the only
> > > remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson got together
> > > with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print magazine who had
> > > done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got it going again with a
> > > slightly different slant to it.
> > >
> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH (Vicki
> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry her
> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a dirty
> > > grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and knows
> > > something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th gear, not
> > > Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC America.
> >
> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know
> > when?
> >
> >
> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might
> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars,

He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
mention a Japanese or a European car.

> the few times he gets to test them (except the hummer which he loved
> except it was too big, and the Ford GT which has now bought).

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What's Kerry's excuse gonna be?

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:16:53 +0100, MeatballTurbo
> wrote:

>> Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know
>> when?
>>
>>
>I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might
>cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars,
>the few times he gets to test them (except the hummer which he loved
>except it was too big, and the Ford GT which has now bought).

I think broadcasting Clarkson and his anti US views in the US could
incite a certain President to push the button and do away with the UK
forever.

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George Graves wrote:

> In article > ,
> MeatballTurbo > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
>> > In article > ,
>> > MeatballTurbo > wrote:
>> >
>> > > In article >,
>> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
>> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in
>> > > > the USA
>> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week.
>> > > >
>> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that.
>> > >
>> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a
>> > > BBC production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed it.
>> > >
>> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the
>> > > only remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson got
>> > > together with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print
>> > > magazine who had done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got it
>> > > going again with a slightly different slant to it.
>> > >
>> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH (Vicki
>> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry her
>> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a
>> > > dirty grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and
>> > > knows something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th
>> > > gear, not Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC
>> > > America.
>> >
>> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know
>> > when?
>> >
>> >
>> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might
>> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars,
>
> He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
> car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
> mention a Japanese or a European car.

Well, that saved me a post


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"Catman" > wrote in message
news:apSKc.20110050> >
> > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
> > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
> > mention a Japanese or a European car.
>
> Well, that saved me a post
>


I got the impression that Jeremy Clarkson has ordered a Ford GT from Top
Gear the other day. Didn't he? He was getting 4mpg from it.

ss.

"Catman" > wrote in message
.. .
> George Graves wrote:
>
> > In article > ,
> > MeatballTurbo > wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
> >> > In article > ,
> >> > MeatballTurbo > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > In article
>,
> >> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
> >> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in
> >> > > > the USA
> >> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week.
> >> > > >
> >> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that.
> >> > >
> >> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a
> >> > > BBC production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed
it.
> >> > >
> >> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the
> >> > > only remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson
got
> >> > > together with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print
> >> > > magazine who had done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got
it
> >> > > going again with a slightly different slant to it.
> >> > >
> >> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH
(Vicki
> >> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry
her
> >> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a
> >> > > dirty grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and
> >> > > knows something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th
> >> > > gear, not Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC
> >> > > America.
> >> >
> >> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know
> >> > when?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might
> >> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars,
> >
> > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
> > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
> > mention a Japanese or a European car.
>
> Well, that saved me a post
>


Has anybody noticed how fond Jeremy Clarkson is of Alfas? I never realised
that the 156 was rated as subzero on the cool wall until just now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall/

ss.

Synapse Syndrome wrote:

>
> "Catman" > wrote in message
> news:apSKc.20110050> >
>> > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
>> > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
>> > mention a Japanese or a European car.
>>
>> Well, that saved me a post
>>
>
>
> I got the impression that Jeremy Clarkson has ordered a Ford GT from Top
> Gear the other day. Didn't he? He was getting 4mpg from it.
>

He has, but they're not exactly typical of the genre
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Synapse Syndrome wrote:

<snip>
>> > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
>> > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
>> > mention a Japanese or a European car.
>>
>> Well, that saved me a post
>>
>
>
> Has anybody noticed how fond Jeremy Clarkson is of Alfas? I never
> realised that the 156 was rated as subzero on the cool wall until just
> now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall/

He is an Alfa nut, for sure.

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Colonel Tupperware > wrote in message >. ..
> On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:16:53 +0100, MeatballTurbo
> > wrote:
>
> >> Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know
> >> when?
> >>
> >>
> >I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might
> >cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars,
> >the few times he gets to test them (except the hummer which he loved
> >except it was too big, and the Ford GT which has now bought).
>
> I think broadcasting Clarkson and his anti US views in the US could
> incite a certain President to push the button and do away with the UK
> forever.

President? someone would have to write a script to tell him how to
press the button. Have you ever seen him talking when he has no script
in front of him? he hasn't got a clue what to say. So all you
Americans, keep his scripts away from him and it will KEEP HIS MOUTH
SHUT, then we will have no more wars.
John, UK.

In article >, paradroid2000
@NOSPAMhotmail.com spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
>
> "Catman" > wrote in message
> news:apSKc.20110050> >
> > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
> > > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
> > > mention a Japanese or a European car.
> >
> > Well, that saved me a post
> >
>
>
> I got the impression that Jeremy Clarkson has ordered a Ford GT from Top
> Gear the other day. Didn't he? He was getting 4mpg from it.
>
> ss.
>
>
>
Yes. Basically traded in from a Ferarri/AMG SL55 class to a Ford.

That he won't be able to get in and out of in a busy carpark, and when
driven properly carries exactley enough fuel for him to need to fill up
1 mile from his destination each way, on his daily commute.

Fantastically practical as a working class supercar.
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In article >,
"Synapse Syndrome" > wrote:

> "Catman" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > George Graves wrote:
> >
> > > In article > ,
> > > MeatballTurbo > wrote:
> > >
> > >> In article >,
> > >> spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
> > >> > In article > ,
> > >> > MeatballTurbo > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > In article
> >,
> > >> > > spouted forth into alt.autos.alfa-romeo...
> > >> > > > Your "Top Gear" show has been repackaged and sold to Speed TV in
> > >> > > > the USA
> > >> > > > as "Fifth Gear" and they started showing it here last week.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > We have fifth gear here too, it sounds like you have that.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > It features most of the final team of the old "topgear" that was a
> > >> > > BBC production that canned, so they went to Channel 5 and renamed
> it.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Then the BBC decided it wanted it back but couldn't have it, so the
> > >> > > only remaining member of the Old "topgear" team, Jeremy Clarkson
> got
> > >> > > together with a few of the journalists from the "topgear" print
> > >> > > magazine who had done a bit of Cable and Satalite TV work, and got
> it
> > >> > > going again with a slightly different slant to it.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > If it was a girl going mad in a fast car, that sounds like VBH
> (Vicki
> > >> > > Butler Henderson), and yes a lot of guys her would offer to marry
> her
> > >> > > too, how often do you find a good looking, posh bird with such a
> > >> > > dirty grin and accent, who gets turned on by driving fast cars, and
> > >> > > knows something about them. Sounds like you guys are gettting 5th
> > >> > > gear, not Topgear, so you can look forward to that too on BBC
> > >> > > America.
> > >> >
> > >> > Really? Is BBC America going to start carrying Top Gear? Do you know
> > >> > when?
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> I don't know, but I imagine it would be the kind of program that might
> > >> cross over, except that Clarkson does nothing but insult American cars,
> > >
> > > He has good reason to. Except for a very few, they're junk. No American
> > > car is as good a value for money spent as even a Korean car, not to
> > > mention a Japanese or a European car.
> >
> > Well, that saved me a post
> >
>
>
> Has anybody noticed how fond Jeremy Clarkson is of Alfas? I never realised
> that the 156 was rated as subzero on the cool wall until just now.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall/
>
> ss.

I've read that he doesn't like Italian cars much at all, so I'm not
really surprised.

--
George Graves
------------------

Bush is a poor leader because he isn't very smart.
What's Kerry's excuse gonna be?