Nath
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remember him struggling to drive the Focus RS because of the diff?
thats because the diff and the focus were a bad combination... ford admitted the error there 
Well RS owners seem to get on with it fine.
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Robin
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they put up with it. it is bad, but most FWD cars with an ATB diff pull all over the place if you arent used to it, and JC isn't hes an RWD type of bloke.
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Jules S
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Originally posted by robmarriott
i love it, what a crock of shit.
i spent 2 years at college, doing a motorsport course (which involved the science of speed/handling, and actually putting the theory into practice by setting up and driving all manor of 'racing' cars), so i think, even at 17 (when i started the course) i could judge a car which handled or not.
BUT, i cant drive a big power car on the road, because of insurance.... does this make me unable to judge it as a passenger? no.
[Edited on 16-07-2006 by robmarriott]
You have no idea whatsoever mate.
No offence, but you simply have no idea 
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Robin
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ok Jules, you know best, so i'll just agree.
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Butler
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grow up people
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Jules
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Anyway, didn't that bloke look like Jesus?
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SabasSRi
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Funny when clarkson set fire to the caravan, funny and dangerous
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Pablo
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Originally posted by sabas22
Funny when clarkson set fire to the caravan, funny and dangerous
So funnnnny!
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Jules S
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Originally posted by robmarriott
ok Jules, you know best, so i'll just agree.
Next time you are at college ask a lecturer this:-
A/. How does braking/not braking/trail braking effect a cars handling in the start/middle/end of a corner.
And
B/.Then ask if using/not using/feathering the throttle in the start/middle/end of a corner will have any effect.
Once you have the answers to A & B above, please post back here how you can judge a cars ability from the passenger seat 
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ed
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Don't worry about it Rob, the people in this argument are clearly idiots. I say that the only reason people are going to buy this car are for the badge, Jules calls me an idiot, then makes the same statement futher down the page 
Oh, and for the record it doesn't take an engineer to know that putting large ammounts of power through the front wheels of a car will cause understeer, and shitloads of it if it hasn't been thought out. Especially when the engine is sitting by the headlights.
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Ojc
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WHEN IS CLARKSON GOING TO FCUK OFF AND DIE?
Seriously, Vauxhall should consider sueing this Ford shagging twat, what is his fcuking problem?
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Simon
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Whens the repeat?
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willay
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Jules you are a penis.
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Jules S
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Originally posted by willay
Jules you are a penis.
I'm right though
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mk4_astra
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yes his hatred towards vauxhall is getting a little boring now and does ruin the show
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Rob_Lee
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this repeated tonight?
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Tom
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Originally posted by mk4_astra
yes his hatred towards vauxhall is getting a little boring now and does ruin the show
Agreed, and agreed he can't drive for shit
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Conway563
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The repeat is on tomorrow at 7pm.
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mark_d
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quote:
Originally posted by Gavin
the stig intro was funny as fuck
"If you say bad things about his mother, he will headbutt you in the chest"
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Cybermonkey
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that is the funniest programme i have ever watched
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Scoty B
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Originally posted by mk4_astra
yes his hatred towards vauxhall is getting a little boring now and does ruin the show
He has a point though.
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Jules
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Originally posted by willay
Jules you are a penis.
Flashback from my childhood!
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Scoty B
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Originally posted by mk4_astra
yes his hatred towards vauxhall is getting a little boring now and does ruin the show
He has a point though.
that Vectra was totally shocking. deserved the slating TBF. yeah JC cant drive for shit, but the Stig can, and he struggled. but it was about the same pace as the Focus ST220
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ed
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But the Vectra should be quicker than the Ford...
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mk4_astra
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Originally posted by Cybermonkey
that Vectra was totally shocking. deserved the slating TBF. yeah JC cant drive for shit, but the Stig can, and he struggled. but it was about the same pace as the Focus ST220
thats my point though, JC did actually say something like why bother with ferraris etc when you can have one of these so cheap, he banged on about its perfect handling and being perfect in every way. yet this crappy vectra that was bad in every way managed a lap time very close to the mondeo? and was quicker that the 254bhp 4wd mazda in a straight line. we all knew it wouldnt do that well well on a track as large family fwd saloons generaly dont. i also remember meat pie sri making a topic about how well the 4 vectra vxrs he had at work(police) done the job of being a high powered pursuit car, i think he even went as far as to say they were better than a volvo t5.
funny how all the other magazine and tv reviews have been pretty good for the vxr range
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