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Old 05-16-2004, 06:36 PM   #1
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TopGear 1 Series preview

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Old 05-16-2004, 07:14 PM   #2
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Old 05-16-2004, 07:18 PM   #3
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Re: TopGear 1 Series preview

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Originally Posted by bonoboy
That's kind of unfair--BMW (and many other manufacturers) sell plenty of dog slow cars in Europe.

OTOH, even a 318Ci automatic can crawl to 60 in just over 10 seconds.
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Old 05-16-2004, 08:42 PM   #4
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Old 05-16-2004, 09:19 PM   #5
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Excellent...

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Old 05-16-2004, 09:33 PM   #6
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Okay, granted I've had more than a few beer tonight, but every time I play this, it just cracks me up. Too damn funny.
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Old 05-16-2004, 09:51 PM   #7
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Does the video cut off for anyone else?

For me, they make the crack about the styling, and he starts to go into something else but the clip ends.
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Old 05-16-2004, 11:26 PM   #8
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it lasts 1:34

ends pretty much with Clarkson saying that it should have a sign saying moron on board...
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Old 05-16-2004, 11:47 PM   #9
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Hmm...it only goes up to 39 sec. for me.
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Old 05-17-2004, 10:55 AM   #10
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