MX-5 on Top Gear christmas special
MX-5 on Top Gear christmas special
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molineux1980

Original Poster:

1,249 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd December 2010
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http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2010/12/03/t...

Bets on the first one of the 3 to break down?

ironictwist

7,127 posts

228 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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That looks like it's gonna be exceptional thumbup

Gizmo!

18,150 posts

232 months

Monday 6th December 2010
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If the FWDiat wins it's a travesty.

Jonny671

29,778 posts

212 months

Tuesday 7th December 2010
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
I would bet on the Fiat.

Would rather bet the Maz won. Shame it wasn't a "Proper" MX5 wink
Bet he had a much more comfy drive seeing as it wasn't a "proper" MX5 wink

hehe


Gizmo!

18,150 posts

232 months

Thursday 23rd December 2010
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Jonny671 said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
I would bet on the Fiat.

Would rather bet the Maz won. Shame it wasn't a "Proper" MX5 wink
Bet he had a much more comfy drive seeing as it wasn't a "proper" MX5 wink

hehe
Comfort is for wimps wink

Joking aside, is anyone else worried that the usual smart-arses are going to come out of the woodwork in the office on Mon, er, Wednesday? "Hur hur hur, Gizmo, you drive an MX5 don't you? Clarkson said "xxxxx" and you drive one Ho ho Ho..."

It'll be intolerable.

ncow82

99 posts

190 months

Thursday 23rd December 2010
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Hasn't Clarkson always praised the MX5 to the hilt, so any comeback would be easy. I'm sure he once said it was the first car he would give "14 of of 10 as its that good."

Gizmo!

18,150 posts

232 months

Friday 24th December 2010
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Just because he's said that in the past doesn't mean he won't now...

J-Tuner

2,855 posts

266 months

Friday 24th December 2010
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Just bend over and take the beasting - might mean a few bargains are on the market in the new year when overly sensitive and weak minded viewers decide to off-load them fast to jump into a euro box hehe

Edited by J-Tuner on Friday 24th December 14:59

snotrag

15,504 posts

234 months

Saturday 25th December 2010
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Gizmo! said:
Just because he's said that in the past doesn't mean he won't now...
I'm relatively confident that JC will spend the whole show slagging of the fiat and the BMW, and professing the brilliance of the Mazda - the idea is they chose their own cars I think anyway so you'd assume he must like it !?

cyprinis

80 posts

206 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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That mx5 is identical to my car. Gold mk2. This will go one of two ways :s

5paul5

664 posts

194 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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Just watched this, sadly the fiat was the most reliable, and voted the best car of the three !

Jonny671

29,778 posts

212 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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MX5 definitely wasn't a good'un was it.

5paul5

664 posts

194 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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No pop up lights either. so not a proper one.

sinizter

3,348 posts

209 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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6 wheels - nice.

Legacywr

14,567 posts

211 months

Sunday 26th December 2010
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I would agree with them and have the Fiat.

Gizmo!

18,150 posts

232 months

Monday 27th December 2010
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Legacywr said:
I would agree with them and have the Fiat.
I didn't see it last night: will catch up later. But WTF?

>shuns the heresy<

Jonny671

29,778 posts

212 months

Monday 27th December 2010
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Gizmo! said:
Legacywr said:
I would agree with them and have the Fiat.
I didn't see it last night: will catch up later. But WTF?

>shuns the heresy<
No seriously.

They did have a bad MX5, or badly treated on the trip..


Mr MXT

7,774 posts

306 months

Monday 27th December 2010
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TBF it was a pretty rubbish challenge. I was bored!

Tomoose85

1,950 posts

194 months

Monday 27th December 2010
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I found it quite dull really, shame.

The MX5 kept blowing a spark plug out of the head for some reason...?

I too think I'd have had the Fiat, but only if they'd have made it RHD and RWD! :P

hornetrider

63,161 posts

228 months

Tuesday 28th December 2010
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Mr MXT said:
TBF it was a pretty rubbish challenge. I was bored!
Agreed. I don't get into the TG bashing you see on PH but I found this one spectacularly dull.