Just found out my car is famous!

[Zebede29]

Just found out by complete accident that my car has been featured on Top Gear!

Follow the link and take a look....mine's the silver 111S at the start of the feature.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=B9CPepCGhKs

I'm chuffed to bits!

My best bud was watching a re-run and spotted it - I was out at the shops with the missus at the time but it's now saved on my PC forever lol.

(Hmmmm wonder if it's worth any more now its a TV star....?! )

[boobles]

I remember watching that. Nice one

[hueandcry71]

Zebede29 said:

Just found out by complete accident that my car has been featured on Top Gear!

Follow the link and take a look....mine's the silver 111S at the start of the feature.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=B9CPepCGhKs

I'm chuffed to bits!

My best bud was watching a re-run and spotted it - I was out at the shops with the missus at the time but it's now saved on my PC forever lol.

(Hmmmm wonder if it's worth any more now its a TV star....?! )

How good is that?? I must have watched that Exige piece a hundred times as well and never noticed. Nice one mate.

[Zebede29]

hueandcry71 said:

Zebede29 said:

Just found out by complete accident that my car has been featured on Top Gear!

Follow the link and take a look....mine's the silver 111S at the start of the feature.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=B9CPepCGhKs

I'm chuffed to bits!

My best bud was watching a re-run and spotted it - I was out at the shops with the missus at the time but it's now saved on my PC forever lol.

(Hmmmm wonder if it's worth any more now its a TV star....?! )

How good is that?? I must have watched that Exige piece a hundred times as well and never noticed. Nice one mate.

Of course, I keep forgetting you know my car don't ya! I presume you test drove it....?

When do I get my Equity card through, anyone know? lol

[hueandcry71]

Zebede29 said:

hueandcry71 said:

Zebede29 said:

Just found out by complete accident that my car has been featured on Top Gear!

Follow the link and take a look....mine's the silver 111S at the start of the feature.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=B9CPepCGhKs

I'm chuffed to bits!

My best bud was watching a re-run and spotted it - I was out at the shops with the missus at the time but it's now saved on my PC forever lol.

(Hmmmm wonder if it's worth any more now its a TV star....?! )

How good is that?? I must have watched that Exige piece a hundred times as well and never noticed. Nice one mate.

Of course, I keep forgetting you know my car don't ya! I presume you test drove it....?

When do I get my Equity card through, anyone know? lol

I did actually test drive yours which is strange for em as i ususally just buy without even see the car in the flesh.

Its funny because i was negotiating to buy the Exige from that clip, a good bloke off here was selling it but we couldnt agree a part ex value for the 111S i had.

[MJK 24]

Mine has been on the telly too!

[boobles]

MJK 24 said:

Mine has been on the telly too!

Crimewatch?

[Jack Blag]

I was standing next to the cameraman when they were filming that piece. A couple of minutes earlier, Clarkson came over and said that they should open the engine cover and show the "Toyota" engine... and then they realised that it wasn't a 111R, but a 111S... I remember Clarkson not being very impressed with the Lotus PR bloke (putting it mildly!)

[S Works]

I'd have not been very impressed with Clarkson. He's supposed to be a motoring journalist and can't distinguish between the two. Even without badges on anyone who knows Lotus should be able to do that just by looking at the exhausts FFS!

[Zebede29]

MJK 24 said:

Mine has been on the telly too!

Tell all!

[Zebede29]

Jack Blag said:

I was standing next to the cameraman when they were filming that piece. A couple of minutes earlier, Clarkson came over and said that they should open the engine cover and show the "Toyota" engine... and then they realised that it wasn't a 111R, but a 111S... I remember Clarkson not being very impressed with the Lotus PR bloke (putting it mildly!)

LOL its got the bloody 111S decals on the flanks - the camera pans across them in Hamster's opening comments piece!

Do you happen to know who the owner/driver was during its' time at the TG studio?

[Esprit]

Zebede29 said:

Do you happen to know who the owner/driver was during its' time at the TG studio?

Would imagine it was still owned by Lotus Cars? Or at least a dealer?

[S Works]

Indeed, with a plate starting AU, that suggests it was a Lotus-owned car IIRC. On the fleet in some way or another.

[Zebede29]

Esprit said:

Zebede29 said:

Do you happen to know who the owner/driver was during its' time at the TG studio?

Would imagine it was still owned by Lotus Cars? Or at least a dealer?

What I know from the dealer I bought it from is that the car was originally registered to Lotus Cars Ltd and the first two service stamps are from the factory. The Top Gear episode in question was filmed in mid 2004 which is when my car was registered, so it was effectively brand new when it was filmed. Obviously that means it was a Lotus PR car from "birth"! I just thought it was run by a director or similar.

Wonder what other PR jobs it got up to - perhaps a few magazine road tests...? Shame its not possible to search the internet for photos of its registration number!

Edited by Zebede29 on Sunday 28th October 22:33

[whygee02]

Zebede29 said:

Just found out by complete accident that my car has been featured on Top Gear!

Follow the link and take a look....mine's the silver 111S at the start of the feature.

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=B9CPepCGhKs

I'm chuffed to bits!

My best bud was watching a re-run and spotted it - I was out at the shops with the missus at the time but it's now saved on my PC forever lol.

(Hmmmm wonder if it's worth any more now its a TV star....?! )

What a claim to fame that is - nice one.

[Gooby]

Shangani's car was used on a TG episode while it was personally owned by him.

[RobM77]

Gooby said:

Shangani's car was used on a TG episode while it was personally owned by him.

oh, really? Which episode? I must have missed that one.

[Gooby]

RobM77 said:

Gooby said:

Shangani's car was used on a TG episode while it was personally owned by him.

oh, really? Which episode? I must have missed that one.

I didnt see it, but shangers says it so.... He also has the producers phone number and a promise to get us tickets (Which has never happened)

[Philygumbo]

Come on, TG is only seen by a few million, Gooby's car is on Google earth, the whole world can see that.

[Gooby]

Philygumbo said:

Come on, TG is only seen by a few million, Gooby's car is on Google earth, the whole world can see that.

The great car of Gooby - can be seen from space!