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Title: jezza and v8's....
Post by: ngrainqey on 19 November 2008, 20:05:44
was on youtube searching for the v8 blender vid...i anybody missed it then it's here...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WsmxQ1P0xs0

also typical jeremy clarkson... in a rover vs vicky butler henderson...in a nova
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUNI9lk0PA
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 November 2008, 20:08:04
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also typical jeremy clarkson... in a rover vs vicky butler henderson...in a nova
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUNI9lk0PA

What a waste of a nova sport......
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: ngrainqey on 19 November 2008, 20:12:04
mmmm...
just think how much jeremy improved that rover though :P
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 November 2008, 20:17:18
And if Vicky had the fore thought to use a C20LET......
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 November 2008, 20:32:19
Those SDi's still look lovely :y
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: jjleonard on 19 November 2008, 20:40:55
 ;D ;D ;D at Jezzas bubble perm and VBH twitching like she has parkinsons whilst she does her piece to camera. I'm reminded why I never watch fifth gear (is she still in it?)  :D
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Martin_1962 on 19 November 2008, 20:51:12
Hmm V8 :-*
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Post by: Andy B on 19 November 2008, 20:52:34
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Those SDi's still look lovely :y

It's an SD[size=24]1[/size] !!!!  :y
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 November 2008, 20:54:02
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Those SDi's still look lovely :y

It's an SD[size=24]1[/size] !!!!  :y

Sorry for the mistake but I can't remember them just seen pictures when my Grandad liked them  ;D :P
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: albitz on 19 November 2008, 20:56:44
plaguerised from the Ferrari Daytona,and all the better for it.
Shame they used to fall apart and rot so fast.
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Andyb on 19 November 2008, 21:07:16
i fondly remember my v8 in bright yellow and a manual had no rear box on it cos it fell off so a straight pipe was used god it sounded nice and one other thing never worried bout puttin fuel in cos so much fun to drive  :y
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 November 2008, 21:18:09
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plaguerised from the Ferrari Daytona,and all the better for it.
Shame they used to fall apart and rot so fast.


And only had 170 bhp fom a 3.5....and ate gearboxes.....and had a crap suspension setup...
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 19 November 2008, 21:19:39
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plaguerised from the Ferrari Daytona,and all the better for it.
Shame they used to fall apart and rot so fast.

Having been in both I know which one I would rather own.
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: albitz on 19 November 2008, 21:24:06
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plaguerised from the Ferrari Daytona,and all the better for it.
Shame they used to fall apart and rot so fast.


And only had 170 bhp fom a 3.5....and ate gearboxes.....and had a crap suspension setup...
...........but apart from those few details,a damn fine car.  :D ;D ;D
Only ever drove one,the steering was so light and devoid of feel,Icould have swore the wheel wasnt connected to anything.A bit unnerving.
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 November 2008, 21:27:10
Lol.....my aunt had one of the last of them....a Vitesse auto (twin plenum).

I remember being in it and smoke coming out of the trip computer.....which apparantly rarely worked anyway and was a swine to operate.

The other thing I remember was the Rover badge missing off the passenger side dash....its only when this is removed you realise that it hides the hole for for the steering column when in left hand drive format.

That and the rust.....so much rust.
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: albitz on 19 November 2008, 21:31:43
Saw a Clarkson programme several years ago where he said that they used to transport the unpainted bodyshells from one plant to another on lorries,even when it was raining,sounds like they didnt stand much chance from day one. ::)
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Parts_Monkey on 19 November 2008, 21:50:23
Doors fall off too if Top Gear is anything to go by.
Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Peter H on 20 November 2008, 15:08:07
There are not enough pinches of salt in the world for top gear! ::)

Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 20 November 2008, 15:22:07
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Lol.....my aunt had one of the last of them....a Vitesse auto (twin plenum).
A mate of mine was unfortunate enough to briefly own the 2.6 straight six one.
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I remember being in it and smoke coming out of the trip computer.....which apparantly rarely worked anyway and was a swine to operate.

Another mate of mine had a Maestro Vanden Plas with a similar trip computer (the annoying talking one). It would blurt out totall cr@p at random. Fill it up with fuel and it would tell you "low fuel" at the next roundabout just to wind him up. ;D

He had a special tool (actually a windwcreen de-icer) with which he used to beat the trip computer when it misbehaved. The irony is, when it developed a habit of telling him periodically that his brakes required service he totally ignored it, and after a few weeks his brakes failed. :o

That and the pointless digital dash. It was anybody's guess what speed you were doing. Just had to try and ignore it. I think it read 188 MPH for a while. Wishful thinking for a 1.6 litre S series <shudder>.

Kevin

Title: Re: jezza and v8's....
Post by: tmx on 20 November 2008, 15:58:01
i had a Renault Laguna RXE that could talk and it did similar things Rear doors werent shut and the fuel was critical even though the guage said a full tank!

i seen this on my clarkson dvd its called Head2Head

MDTM's right VBH should of dumped a C20LET in or atleast a C20XE would of given the rover a good run then