April 4, 200718 yr Malaysia lambasts Top Gear host Malaysia feels hurt..... Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has come under attack in Malaysian parliament for labelling one of the country's cars the worst in the world. The BBC presenter has been filmed attacking the Perodua Kelisa with a sledgehammer before blowing it up. Mr Clarkson has voiced his frustrations with the small three-cylinder model in both magazine articles and on the Top Gear motoring show. In one article, he said its name was like a disease and suggested it was built in jungles by people who wear leaves for shoes. read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6528087.stm This a photo I found: And some testresults -2006-: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...l%3Den%26sa%3DN LaoPo
April 5, 200718 yr http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...l%3Den%26sa%3DNLaoPo[/color] Well, after reading the test results, it doesn't look like Mr C is the only one that thinks it's crap ...... it does look like the sort of car that Mr Bean would drive ...... I'd rather walk
April 5, 200718 yr I love all things 'car'. That's why I never visit the motoring section here on tv. I already waste too much of my time in Bedlam. I do, however, think Jeremy Clarkson is very funny. I also can't believe he gets such a rise from people when he's obviously going out of his way to do so. He must be constantly laughing at them. I remember some years ago he said a sexy car (can't remember which one) would 'snap knicker elastic at a hundred paces' (great quote) and he got lambasted by all and sundry. Of course what he said in reply was: "Oh the vegetarian lesbian feminists are offended, great!" This kept the story alive a bit longer so Mr C is a happy man. On topic though, this car does sound like a disease, and it looks like a dull copy of an already dull car. In fact it scores 10 on the 'Dullometer' it's so dull... Great link above as well.
April 6, 200718 yr not sure if people in LOS can still view youtube, but here is the vid of him doing it
April 6, 200718 yr well, i tried to find the clip on a non you tube site, but... Needless to say, it is the clip of the TOP GEAR episode where he bashes it. Picks it up brand new from the dealership, has paid a one day insurance. JC has a sledge hammer handy, right outside the dealership, bought and paid for and immediately starts on the car with the sledge hammer; "The Salesman is standing over there in the window thinking, '<deleted> is going on?'" "Well, check this out boys!" *Bashes car panelling with the sledgehammer* "This is for being the biggest load of most un/imaginative junk, EVER, ... Built with no soul, no flair, no passion, it's like a fridge or a washing machine.... AND THIS *Continues Bashing away* is for every time I've caught a car like you dawdling around... etc.... I wonder if you could ever get bored of doing this... *bashes on* No, I don't think you could... *bashes on* "Because of this cars' sins, it's going to be tortured to death, get a hanging, a drying, and most of all, a good quartering" *Hangs the car up from a crane, attaching a 1 Ton dead weight to the front bumper.....half the car falls off. *Four stick of a dynamite and a match do the remaining necessary destruction...
April 7, 200718 yr You have to admire his style (but it is probably just an adaptation of Basil Fawlty) I can see why the manufacturer could be a little peeved though
April 7, 200718 yr Jeremy Clarkson is my hero! He is so un-politically correct & funny! Has anyone ever heard him on the subject of America & Americans? Just love him! I'm not into cars, but I'll watch Top Gear anytime it's on BBC Entertainment, just for him.
April 7, 200718 yr Although i love Top Gear, it's nice to see OUR licence fee is being spent wisely. Do you think if they had to find their own money like all of the other TV channels, they would spend £4,842 on a car and then smash it up?
April 7, 200718 yr Although i love Top Gear, it's nice to see OUR licence fee is being spent wisely. Do you think if they had to find their own money like all of the other TV channels, they would spend £4,842 on a car and then smash it up? In the world of television, 5k is not a large sum of money to squander on an article. A waste, yes, but not a large one!
April 7, 200718 yr Their salary per episods is several times that car's price-tag. So no, it's not much money to spend. And the show takes in more then they pay to make it. You cannot talk about waste in television unless it's strictly government-run without any revenue-sources.
April 7, 200718 yr Although i love Top Gear, it's nice to see OUR licence fee is being spent wisely. Do you think if they had to find their own money like all of the other TV channels, they would spend £4,842 on a car and then smash it up? In the world of television, 5k is not a large sum of money to squander on an article. A waste, yes, but not a large one! I know 5k isn't a lot in TV. But that was just for a few minutes onj a show. Alot more is wasted also. I was just questioning wether a self funding station would waste money the same way that the BBC does? You cannot talk about waste in television unless it's strictly government-run without any revenue-sources. I thought the BBC was "strictly" goverment run, or at least 100% funded by the british people being forced to pay a licence. What other revenue streams does the BBC have? I wasn't aware of any.
April 7, 200718 yr Mr. BoJ, A quick look at the bottom of the bbc website granted me a link to the FAQ: Check this page out> HERE It would appear the BBC actually make money of investments or something.
April 9, 200718 yr You cannot talk about waste in television unless it's strictly government-run without any revenue-sources. I thought the BBC was "strictly" goverment run, or at least 100% funded by the british people being forced to pay a licence. What other revenue streams does the BBC have? I wasn't aware of any. They also license out their programs (world wide syndication). Top Gear: 350 million viewers world wide. 8 million in the UK via BBC Two.
April 9, 200718 yr Yeah, i hear what your'e saying. But i just have an issue with being FORCED to pay for the BBC when every other chanel has to earn their survival. Unfair competition it's called and we (the licence payers) should have the choice of what we want to pay for. To be honest i rarely watch BBC so why should i HAVE to pay. Lat year, i realised i hardly watched SkySports (well i do but i go to the pub ) so i had it turned off at home and now i don't have to pay. It's my choice.
April 9, 200718 yr yeah, on that I agree with you BoJ. It's a bit ridiculous, esp. in a "free" society, to be forced to pay a monthly licence, just for having a tv...
April 9, 200718 yr mrBJ>> You won't get any argument from me. The forced 'license' is a relic from the times the goverment wanted to monitor and limit the publics ability to television - and for many of us in Europe the ability to recieve anything but govement run channels was heavily regulated and in practise forbidden until last decade. We have much to learn about personal freedom.
April 21, 200718 yr Just found this. Hilarious. http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/to...p1.php?vid=7115
April 21, 200718 yr Author Just found this. Hilarious.http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/to...p1.php?vid=7115 Very funny to watch indeed ! Thanks LaoPo
April 21, 200718 yr This one isn't too funny (well it is really) they nearly get killed in Alabama http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/to...-alabama-p1.php
April 24, 200718 yr I saw that they are making an american version of top gear with the usual hosts. Does that mean they will be telling americans how <deleted> their cars are?
April 24, 200718 yr Author I saw that they are making an american version of top gear with the usual hosts. Does that mean they will be telling americans how <deleted> their cars are? They will.... but in a funny way though. LaoPo
April 24, 200718 yr I don't think that will go down well. Did you see the episode when they got chased out of Alabama by a posse?
April 26, 200718 yr I don't think that will go down well. Did you see the episode when they got chased out of Alabama by a posse? Click on the link in post 21 above, if you want to see it again
May 6, 200718 yr "...do believe people have started mateing with vegetables." ROFL Likewise..... my net connection is terrible at the moment (ipstar.... say no more) so I have avoided watching any video content, but I was twiddling my thumbs and clicked on the Alabama one ...... is it really like that? If it is ..... well, God help them .... but he is probably looking the other way out of embarrassment.
May 6, 200718 yr The above is a quote from the end of the clip. Watch it, I recomend it. It starts out kinda 'fun' with the boys having a bit of laugh about the 'danger' involved and then...well...watch it. =)
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