Jeremy Clarkson is an idiot...
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We already know that
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...958#post792958
Btw, that's a nice video you found there!
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Btw, that's a nice video you found there!
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I just finished watching the full 59 minutes video last night, and i wish there was a way to mute jeremy clarkson and enjoy the show, because he sure is one annoying ignorant SOB.
"mistaking" the V6 for a GT seriously did **** me off, but what's the point?he still trashed the Roush Mustang and GT500
i'm glad he liked the Ford GT, or i would have probably smashed my monitor
"mistaking" the V6 for a GT seriously did **** me off, but what's the point?he still trashed the Roush Mustang and GT500
i'm glad he liked the Ford GT, or i would have probably smashed my monitor
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hahah its gotta be a joke.
I love people who take Clarkson so seriously....
I think they do a lot of what they do..JUST to get people all fired up![Smile](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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You honestly think he would mistakingly mix up the V6 and the GT
I love people who take Clarkson so seriously....
I think they do a lot of what they do..JUST to get people all fired up
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You honestly think he would mistakingly mix up the V6 and the GT
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I just finished watching the full 59 minutes video last night, and i wish there was a way to mute jeremy clarkson and enjoy the show, because he sure is one annoying ignorant SOB.
"mistaking" the V6 for a GT seriously did **** me off, but what's the point?he still trashed the Roush Mustang and GT500
i'm glad he liked the Ford GT, or i would have probably smashed my monitor
"mistaking" the V6 for a GT seriously did **** me off, but what's the point?he still trashed the Roush Mustang and GT500
i'm glad he liked the Ford GT, or i would have probably smashed my monitor
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He hated how the aftermarket alarm (needed to insure it in the UK) kept going off in the middle of the night.
They couldn't fix it, so he sold it back to them.
He bought it back.
The car he absolutely loves... it was the other BS he hated.
Guys on TGear always bug him about it too because it keeps giving him problems. Running outta gas/breaking down for whatever reason.
They couldn't fix it, so he sold it back to them.
He bought it back.
The car he absolutely loves... it was the other BS he hated.
Guys on TGear always bug him about it too because it keeps giving him problems. Running outta gas/breaking down for whatever reason.
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As for mixing up a V6 and a GT, I`ve noticed on Top Gear, they get a lot of details about American cars wrong anyway and it seems like they really don`t care. I guess they think their main audience (non-US viewers) really won`t know the difference anyway...
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Could it have been a pre-production model? How old was this episode?
Remember the GT500 prototype that Shelby and Thang had in a promo video filmed in the winter? It was basically a V6 S-197 that could peel out upon command.
Remember the GT500 prototype that Shelby and Thang had in a promo video filmed in the winter? It was basically a V6 S-197 that could peel out upon command.
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Jeremy said he had never made a successful round trip in his Ford GT because it breaks down every time he takes it out.
Gotta love that kind of free advertising!!
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Funny how we haven't heard that from anywhere else, just this guy.
OPERATOR ERROR!
In the early computer days we'd call this a RTFM error.
It stands for READ THE *UCKIN MANUAL error.
OPERATOR ERROR!
In the early computer days we'd call this a RTFM error.
It stands for READ THE *UCKIN MANUAL error.
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After living with Brits for some time overseas I came to know Clarkson's type. He pretty much dogs on anything American. Why?
I personally beleive it's just National Elitism... a sort of racist, if you will, view of anyone (or thing) that comes from America.
If it comes from pretty much anywhere other than the US it's cool... but if it's American then it must be crap because America is a thorn in his side for some reason.
I'm really not sure why some Brits are like this... mind you they are in the minority. For the most part the Brits are a great friendly people. But there are always some.
Anyway I still like the Top Gear show but I much prefer the other guy to Clarkson. And I simply can't watch it when he drives anything American because it's just annoying.
I personally beleive it's just National Elitism... a sort of racist, if you will, view of anyone (or thing) that comes from America.
If it comes from pretty much anywhere other than the US it's cool... but if it's American then it must be crap because America is a thorn in his side for some reason.
I'm really not sure why some Brits are like this... mind you they are in the minority. For the most part the Brits are a great friendly people. But there are always some.
Anyway I still like the Top Gear show but I much prefer the other guy to Clarkson. And I simply can't watch it when he drives anything American because it's just annoying.
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Here's his GT500 vs. Roush stage 3 bit. Get's it wrong here too. Says the Shelby is a 4.6.
Here's his GT500 vs. Roush stage 3 bit. Get's it wrong here too. Says the Shelby is a 4.6.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq06eUNlyzI
Here's his GT500 vs. Roush stage 3 bit. Get's it wrong here too. Says the Shelby is a 4.6.
Here's his GT500 vs. Roush stage 3 bit. Get's it wrong here too. Says the Shelby is a 4.6.
When hes driving the 1968 GT390 he says the owner has had it stroked to 420bhp... implying it was 390hp?
He also says it has 4-wheel drums, so how come my buddys 67 GT390 has front discs? (I know he never upgraded the brakes, and i dont think the previous owner did, since it was sitting in a barn under a few hundred pounds of hay when he bought it).
He was wrong with so many things about the GT500 i dont know where to start.
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My IT buddies would call it a POAK (pronounced POKE) error aka Problem Originates At Keyboard.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq06eUNlyzI
Here's his GT500 vs. Roush stage 3 bit. Get's it wrong here too. Says the Shelby is a 4.6.
Here's his GT500 vs. Roush stage 3 bit. Get's it wrong here too. Says the Shelby is a 4.6.
However, his engine and engine displacement misquotes with respect to the new Stang are likely going to come back to haunt him.
Overall, however, I think he just expects that American automakers ought to be doing better. As do many others, when you read around this board.
I mean, honestly, who uses live axles in performance cars anymore? That's "beancounter engineering," not state-of-the-art 21st century engineering.
My favorite quote from Clarkson in that video >> "This thing sits an inch lower than the standard Mustang, and it's 35% stiffer...and if I'm honest, so am I."
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I mean, honestly, who uses live axles in performance cars anymore? That's "beancounter engineering," not state-of-the-art 21st century engineering.
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So when are we (Americans) going to make a Top Gear-style show that makes fun of European cars every 5 minutes? "The Mini Cooper's dash looks like someone stole it off a British naval vessel"