J. Clarkson & BMWs

Rhys wrote: Don't you just love the way that JC just beat em.. again..

Yes, very convenient, especially as it helps make his point about how cars are better than public transport. While I agree with this point, when you have to use a 170k Ferrari and drive as fast as he was it's a bit daft.

There supposed to be reviewing the new 1 series next week so we'll have to see how if fairs, especially considering JC's recent comments in the Times.  

Oh and I remember stig of the dump.

 

Peter Fenwick wrote: Rhys wrote: Don't you just love the way that JC just beat em.. again.. Yes, very convenient, especially as it helps make his point about how cars are better than public transport. While I agree with this point, when you have to use a 170k Ferrari and drive as fast as he was it's a bit daft. There supposed to be reviewing the new 1 series next week so we'll have to see how if fairs, especially considering JC's recent comments in the Times.   Oh and I remember stig of the dump.

what did he say about the 1?

Peter Fenwick wrote: Rhys wrote: Don't you just love the way that JC just beat em.. again.. Yes, very convenient, especially as it helps make his point about how cars are better than public transport. While I agree with this point, when you have to use a 170k Ferrari and�drive as fast as he was it's a bit daft...

If it hadn't been for the WCUK bus and train service at the start, JC would have been beaten hands down.

There is nothing more integrated than Swiss public transport. It just.....works!

Evo Dude,

Top gear is on again tonight BBC2 at 11.20pm. Perhaps JC has finally got some taste!! I think the new M6 looks awesome!!

Paul

Horsetan wrote: Peter Fenwick wrote: Rhys wrote: Don't you just love the way that JC just beat em.. again.. Yes, very convenient, especially as it helps make his point about how cars are better than public transport. While I agree with this point, when you have to use a 170k Ferrari and drive as fast as he was it's a bit daft... If it hadn't been for the WCUK bus and train service at the start, JC would have been beaten hands down. There is nothing more integrated than Swiss public transport. It just.....works!

It's not just the Swiss, either. My parents have been to several european countries and they have been very impressed with the public transport. It's just a shame that ours is such a joke.

 

"efficiency"

Just noticed a word that the 'i' before 'e' except after 'C' rule doesnt apply too ! ... Hooray!

Praktisk wrote: ...its all down to infrastructure tho, and ours mustnt have been planned all�that well, many moons ago.

Well, we might still have a useable infrastructure if they hadn't started cutting it all back in the late Fifties and throughout the Sixties in the name of, er, efficiency - and it wasn't all down to Dr. Beeching, either.

We lost a number of useful major or alternative routes, amongst them:

ex-Great Central
ex-Midland and Great Northern (i.e. East Anglia)
The Waverley Route (which is now the subject of a partial reinstatement project!)
The Woodhead Route (all gone by 1981)
The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton
The Somerset and Dorset

Praktisk wrote: ...and before you say it, yes HT - This is more of me speaking crap (as usual)

Notwork Rail - when it absolutely, positively, DOESN'T have to be there on time. Or at all.

Horsetan wrote: Notwork Rail - when it absolutely, positively, DOESN'T have to be there on time. Or at all.

Because we are too busy posting on bmw forums ...

Got a funny internal email a few months back, from the chief environment officer saying the met office had released some figures that indicated over 3/4 of the leaves had already fallen off the trees, and it was only a few weeks into autumn.

I think his underlying point was, "were going to have to think of a new excuse now boys"

Praktisk wrote: ...I think his underlying point was, "were going to have to think of a new excuse now boys"

For a fan of "The League of Gentlemen", it shouldn't be too hard to come up with something suitably surreal....

We just learned that they spent �500,000 on the Gallup organisations Q12 - Employee Engagement Survey. (very american)

This is where we all get a letter with a unique pin number, we then have to ring a call centre and tell them how strongly we agree/disagree to 12 statements/questions. Totally confidential I must add.

First statement is "I enjoy working for Network Rail as a company" or something to that effect .... press 5 if you strongly agree .... 1 if you disagree, etc.

Third statement; "I have a best friend at work"  ... eh??????