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Location: Bicester - Oxford | got a metro in it...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03866cj/Das_Auto_The_Germans_Their_Cars_and_Us/ |
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Location: Wolverhampton | I was a bit nonplussed as to the reason they ran this directly after that semi patriotic top gear |
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Location: Bromley, Kent | We are all crying for help! Lol
They still bang on about the Allegro 'square' steering wheel.
Half new super cars and some Audis don't have circular steering wheels! |
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Location: New Milton, Hampshire | Gandi69 - 6/8/2013 12:57 PM
I was a bit nonplussed as to the reason they ran this directly after that semi patriotic top gear
You would have thought they'd have got an MG6, and possibly a 3, in there
Probably best they didn't though, it's not exactly a factual show |
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Location: Wolverhampton | Top gear have always hated MG/Rover and anything to do with them, even today under new ownership. It wont change - they can harp on all they like about us still making stuff but Clarkson and co still had a hand in helping destroy the brand if you ask me. |
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Location: New Milton, Hampshire | Gandi69 - 6/8/2013 2:42 PM
Top gear have always hated MG/Rover and anything to do with them, even today under new ownership. It wont change - they can harp on all they like about us still making stuff but Clarkson and co still had a hand in helping destroy the brand if you ask me.
The trouble is, anyone who isn't interested in cars (and seemingly a big part of the cosmetic/audio type modified car sense) take everything he says a gospel
http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=510511
Here's the statement from MG regarding his review of the 6
Can anyone remember what about said about Roewe in the China episode?
I have a feeling it wasn't too bad
Back on topic, the MINI really isn't that German
According to AR, even after BMW chose their concept over Rover's, they still made Rover do a lot of the work before taking the project back to finish off and ending up with all the credit credit
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/mini-bmw/mini-2/the-cars-mini-development-history/
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Location: Bromley, Kent | 1997 glimse at new MINI shows Rover had been doing all the work to a car that's almost identical to the 2000 production car.
http://youtu.be/Is-9aI7utFQ
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