Top Gear was great until...

Top Gear was great until...

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Corin Denton

Original Poster:

8,762 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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...they made a mincer of the Mk1 Escort.

You can't compare a legend to a hatchback sh1tbox - I'm sorry.






Edited to correct spelling of title

Alistair H.

1,173 posts

286 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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even worse... the quattro got beat by the jap crap.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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TOP EAR WAS GREAT UNTIL...

Doesn't it get in the way of your hat.....?

Big_M

5,602 posts

278 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Davey Crockett had three .................



a left ear
a right ear
and a wild front ear

alexkp

16,484 posts

259 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Big_M said:
Davey Crockett had three .................



a left ear
a right ear
and a wild front ear



Surely it was Captain Kirk who had a final front ear?

Corin Denton

Original Poster:

8,762 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Must get a hang of fast posting!

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Big_M said:
Davey Crockett had three .................



a left ear
a right ear
and a wild front ear




Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Corin Denton said:
Must get a hang of fast posting!



Then tell my postman how it's done......

please

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

273 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Corin Denton said:
Must get a hang of fast posting!



Not trying to beat me perchance???

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Wouldn't dream of touching your perchance..........

D_Mike

5,301 posts

255 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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The focus isn't a hatchback "sh1tbox" though.

Although I thought it was slightly unfair taking rally cars rather than racing cars and pitting them against road cars on a race track.

Corin Denton

Original Poster:

8,762 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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D_Mike said:
The focus isn't a hatchback "sh1tbox" though.



Oh, looks like Corin went straight for the shelf labeled 'Can o worms!'

O.K. so tell me why a Focus is better?

D_Mike

5,301 posts

255 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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I didn't say it was better, i just said it wasn't a "sh1tbox". As it happens, because the focus is newer, it is better in just about every way. Faster, safer, more comfortable, easier to look after, etc.

Corin Denton

Original Poster:

8,762 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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D_Mike said:
I didn't say it was better, i just said it wasn't a "sh1tbox". As it happens, because the focus is newer, it is better in just about every way. Faster, safer, more comfortable, easier to look after, etc.


But you forgot to mention that it is not desirable, boring, common, lees fun to drive, compensates for driver incompetance and chavvish.

The Mk1 is the car the Focus wishes it was but will never be.

love machine

7,609 posts

250 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Bit of a lame stig I reckon. Around our way we have "The Furniture Direct" Mk 1 'scort, driven by a lunatic. If you have checked SW motorsport, you will know the guy. It would have thrashed that piece of shit into the weeds and given the Noble a run for its money as well.

Also, was the Quattro one of the Group B beasts which got banned? Again, S Devon has a 6R4 from the same ilk and that is considerably faster than anything which attempted the rather serious Finlake Hillclimb. It would have whipped the pants of most supercars as well. I think it was TG being PC.

agent006

12,058 posts

279 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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I bet the stig had far more fun in the old stuff.

DanBoy

4,899 posts

258 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Technology advances... Things improve. So what?



Corin Denton

Original Poster:

8,762 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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anonymous said:
[redacted]



Athough I'm not a fan of the Escort Cosworth you cannot slam the Focus in favour of the Mk1, look at the heritage.

It doesn't deserve showing up by your gran's car, the Mk1 changed rallying forever.

>> Edited by Corin Denton on Sunday 19th December 21:23

DanH

12,287 posts

275 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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Corin Denton said:

It doesn't deserve showing up by your gran's car, the Mk1 changed rallying forever.


I'd like to meet your Gran. Sounds like some lady!

Still I think its sad when a car enthusiast slags off what is really a very special car and dismisses it out of hand.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Sunday 19th December 2004
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DanBoy said:
Technology advances... Things improve. So what?





Fun.........