J.Clarkson [TopGear] GT40 Lemon [Returned]

[Ext User(mf1@project1221.com中�人民共和国)]

If you saw Top-Gear last night, J.C. got his dream car [a FaRt for FFS,
i.e. just another BlueOval junkbox] and u guessed it, like most FaRt's
it was/is a total LEMON...

So much so, after nth return to dealer for warranty failures, he phoned
FaRt HQ TO BITCH and surprise surprise they refunded his money:

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html

G O L D [and true] comment by FaRt employee “They all do that�

U can pay GBP126,000 for a Ford but you cannot take the Ford out of a
Ford....

I believe he now owns a *quality* Ferrari 360 Modena

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2 Member"
<auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
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If you saw Top-Gear last night, J.C. got his dream car [a FaRt for FFS,
i.e. just another BlueOval junkbox] and u guessed it, like most FaRt's
it was/is a total LEMON...

So much so, after nth return to dealer for warranty failures, he phoned
FaRt HQ TO BITCH and surprise surprise they refunded his money:

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html

G O L D [and true] comment by FaRt employee "They all do that"

U can pay GBP126,000 for a Ford but you cannot take the Ford out of a
Ford....

I believe he now owns a *quality* Ferrari 360 Modena

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++

Nope. He still owns it and it's still a lemon.

Fraser

[Ext User(Rod)]

In article <1154411216.011097.161130@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>,
auscars@gmail.com says...
> If you saw Top-Gear last night, J.C. got his dream car [a FaRt for FFS,
> i=2Ee. just another BlueOval junkbox] and u guessed it, like most FaRt's
> it was/is a total LEMON...
>
> So much so, after nth return to dealer for warranty failures, he phoned
> FaRt HQ TO BITCH and surprise surprise they refunded his money:
>
> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
>
> G O L D [and true] comment by FaRt employee =E2=80=9CThey all do that=E2=80=
> =9D
>
> U can pay GBP126,000 for a Ford but you cannot take the Ford out of a
> Ford....
>
> I believe he now owns a *quality* Ferrari 360 Modena

No, he still owns a GT40.

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Cheers,
Rod.

[Ext User(Neil Gerace)]

"mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote in message
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If you saw Top-Gear last night, J.C. got his dream car [a FaRt for FFS,
i.e. just another BlueOval junkbox] and u guessed it, like most FaRt's
it was/is a total LEMON...

So much so, after nth return to dealer for warranty failures, he phoned
FaRt HQ TO BITCH and surprise surprise they refunded his money:

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html

G O L D [and true] comment by FaRt employee "They all do that"

U can pay GBP126,000 for a Ford but you cannot take the Ford out of a
Ford....

I believe he now owns a *quality* Ferrari 360 Modena

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What's the bet he wouldn't have got the refund if he hadn't been famous?

[Ext User(mf1@project1221.com中�人民共和国)]

Neil Gerace wrote:

> What's the bet he wouldn't have got the refund if he hadn't been famous?

AMEN, thats the case for sure

He needs help anyway, who in the fuck would buy a FaRt for GBP126,000?

I couldnt give a flying fuck if it did 1/4sec = 402m ITS STILL a F O R
D

[Ext User(Greg)]

FWIW, Fifth Gear featured a more authentic GT40 replica a couple of months
ago - Tiff really *really* liked it.
Made in South Africa I think.

He doesn't care much for the Ford one.

Greg.

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So there we are. A 35-year dream. A two-year wait. Ten years of damn hard
work. And what do I get? The most miserable month's motoring it is possible
to imagine."

If Jeremy ordered a Lexus instead, this would not have happened....

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Lexus_Is_Jap-Speak_For_Reliable

[Ext User(D Walford)]

mf1@project1221.comä¸*å�Žäººæ°‘共和国<המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידי×�
מיוחדי�PT-141& P2 Member wrote:
> If you saw Top-Gear last night, J.C. got his dream car [a FaRt for FFS,
> i.e. just another BlueOval junkbox] and u guessed it, like most FaRt's
> it was/is a total LEMON...
>
A car is a lemon because of a very minor problem with an aftermarket
alarm system?
Grow a brain will you.
The problem is as much about the inability of whoever is supposed to fix
it than the problem itself, if they found someone with a clue about that
system it should be fixed easily and if it wasn't the system could be
replaced with a better one.

> So much so, after nth return to dealer for warranty failures, he phoned
> FaRt HQ TO BITCH and surprise surprise they refunded his money:
>
> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
>
> G O L D [and true] comment by FaRt employee “They all do that�
>
> U can pay GBP126,000 for a Ford but you cannot take the Ford out of a
> Ford....
>
> I believe he now owns a *quality* Ferrari 360 Modena
>
And Ferrari's never have problems?


Daryl

[Ext User(Stan Marsh)]

> If Jeremy ordered a Lexus instead, this would not have happened....
>
> --
> Lexus_Is_Jap-Speak_For_Reliable

1 - It's a Ford GT - not a GT40.

2 - Many of his problems were related to the *aftermarket* alarm/satellite
tracking system.

3 - What sort of person, has a lexus as their dream car?
Pete

[Ext User(Toby Ponsenby)]

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:20:43 +1000, Just JT wrote:

> Lexus_Is_Jap-Speak_For_Reliable

Lexus_is_Jap-Speak_for_Wanker.

They're Toyotas, in Japan - because in Japan,
Toyota_Is_Jap-Speak_for_Wanker.

Of course, in Australia,
Just JT_is_Aussie-Speak_for_Wanker.
--
Toby.
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur

[Ext User(Just JT)]

"Stan Marsh" <neddo69 AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
>
> 3 - What sort of person, has a lexus as their dream car?
> Pete
~~~~~~~~~~
Me. You have a problem with that?

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Does_dream_car_mean_"unattainable"?

[Ext User(Neil Gerace)]

"Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in message
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> "mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
> Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "So there we are. A 35-year dream. A two-year wait. Ten years of damn hard
> work. And what do I get? The most miserable month's motoring it is
> possible to imagine."
>
> If Jeremy ordered a Lexus instead, this would not have happened....

Yeah, no way Toyota would have given the man his money back. They don't need
favours from anyone.

[Ext User(Neil Gerace)]

"Stan Marsh" <neddo69 AT hotmail DOT com> wrote in message
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>> If Jeremy ordered a Lexus instead, this would not have happened....
>>
>> --
>> Lexus_Is_Jap-Speak_For_Reliable
>
> 1 - It's a Ford GT - not a GT40.
>
> 2 - Many of his problems were related to the *aftermarket* alarm/satellite
> tracking system.

If the dealer sold it to him with that on, it's Ford's problem.

[Ext User(Marco)]

Just JT wrote:

> "Stan Marsh" <neddo69 AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
> >
> > 3 - What sort of person, has a lexus as their dream car?
> > Pete
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> Me. You have a problem with that?
>
> --
> Does_dream_car_mean_"unattainable"?

Actually, yes, I think that's sort of the point. Like I said in my
first post on the dream cars subject, while I want to own a VE SS right
now, if money were no object I would probably go and buy something else
(as well as the SS).

There's a difference between your dream car, and the car you'd like to
own taking into account practical concerns like your bank balance.

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

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> "mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2 Member"
> <auscars@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "So there we are. A 35-year dream. A two-year wait. Ten years of damn hard
> work. And what do I get? The most miserable month's motoring it is possible to
> imagine."
>
> If Jeremy ordered a Lexus instead, this would not have happened....
>
> --
> Lexus_Is_Jap-Speak_For_Reliable

What model Lexus is even remotely comparable?

Fraser

[Ext User(Neil Gerace)]

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> "Just JT" <JohnnyThor@Hotmale.Com> wrote in message
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>> "mf1@project1221.com???????<????? ???????? ????????? ???????PT-141& P2
>> Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html
>>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> "So there we are. A 35-year dream. A two-year wait. Ten years of damn
>> hard work. And what do I get? The most miserable month's motoring it is
>> possible to imagine."
>>
>> If Jeremy ordered a Lexus instead, this would not have happened....
>>
>> --
>> Lexus_Is_Jap-Speak_For_Reliable
>
> What model Lexus is even remotely comparable?

There is one, but I can't remember what it's called or whether it's in
production or just a Toyota show car with a Lexus badge on it.