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Re: Honda
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Mon, 2 May 2005 18:45:46 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
   In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:

   Apparently Americans don’t like hatch backs, so I wouldn’t expect a hatch to appear in North America any time soon. I assume that’s why the SiR was being build in the UK.

Well the fortwo is suposedly coming to the US in 2007. I suspect they’ll bring the forfour (horrid) down there, too.

Last I heard, it was only the forfour, but the latest news is that it ain’t gonna happen.

  
   Iain you should get a Ridgeline, that’s more your style. :-)

I think my body would shut down and I’d fall over dead before ever stepping foot in something as needlessly large as that.

I don’t know Iain... I could almost picture you in a large pickup... almost :)

   I just watched a segment on a British car show (Fifth Gear) on crashing a smart. They took a fortwo pure and rigged it to be driven with RC controls. I should burn it to DVD. They drove it into a concrete wall at 115 km/h.

I love that show!!! Was Jeremy Clarkson narrating? Where did you see the show? Downloaded it? I downloaded a bunch of 5th gear episodes, but they all involved larger and faster (usually) cars :)

They once did a short clip entitled “how to kill a Porsche 911”. It also involved driving into walls. ‘nuff said.

   It... made me feel ill.

The Porsche episode had the same effect

John



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  Re: Honda
 
(...) That was painfully hilarious. Pouring acid on it. Driving it into a wall. Dropping a piano on it... Calum (20 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
  Re: Smart Honda
 
(...) bad form to reply to myself and all that. I guess I jumped the gun on that Iain... The Jeremy Clarkson I referred to is on Top Gear, not Fifth Gear. Eventhough in all my cars, 5th gear has always been Top gear, hence my mixup. Thanks Bram! (...) (20 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)

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(...) Well the fortwo is suposedly coming to the US in 2007. I suspect they'll bring the forfour (horrid) down there, too. There is a ~5 month waiting list in Canada for a fortwo cdi. I don't want anyone to take my idea for a custom licence plate if (...) (20 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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