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2/2/2007 Why its importantTop gear finally returned! Since before mid last year the previous season aired and since then I've been missing something in my life. Yes its sad but it is a vital part to who i am. In the UK we put up with too much shit. Health & Safety which i myself don't actually follow at work, speed limits, stupid taxes, Piggy banks...I mean speed cameras... Many people outside, and possibly inside the UK will not realise that the Car culture is being forced into submission. Roads which were once national speed limit, are now 40mph zones, even 30mph zones! Why must we put up with this nonsense? TopGear defys all of what is I will call Politically Ethical. There might be a real term for this but my definition of this varies from country to country. For instance, the whole jane/jade (to be honest i hate big brother and could not care less about this lady's name) with the racial comment she made last week. That was just stupid. All of a sudden Mr. Brown *coughjackasscough* found himself appologising to the government and people of whatever country that girl was from. Yes it was out of line and should not have been said, but life is hard. Deal with it. Preferable not by bombing us because this will bring in more anti-terrorism laws and more bloody health and safety. I understand the government is trying to stop these ism's but can you really stop someone being racist? All you are doing is preventing them from speaking their mind (which can be a good thing occasionally) and building up rage inside. These people find each other are start small groups where people can vent their rage and plot people's downfall. There has to be some line in the middle of letting people say and act how they want, and bottling it up so they go mad. I do not have the solution to this but there are many other people who can come up with answers... Oh sorry back to what I was saying, on TopGear, they say what they want. It consist of 3 blokes arguing and pissing about with a car review or two and a celebrity driving like a mental person around the track in a car that is "reasonably priced". Health and Safety comes in somewhere in the list as it is necessary to prevent stupidity, but not high enough to disturb what they want to do. I couldn't stop laughing after hearing the comment about that ja...that big brother idiot. It was so blunt and right there...it was what everyone was waiting to hear from someone. Not all that suprisingly from Clarkson. If someone else tried this, can you imagine how fast someone will be knocking on their door with a lawsuit? TopGear is true entertainment. It isn't focused on what most girls....actually all girls would expect from a typical car show. I would think girls would imagine a guy's ultimate car show would involve cars, women and possibly some alcohol. Not so. My list would involve Cars (of course), track action, stupidity disregarding Health & Safety, no denying should have some women in there somewhere (I expect someone to comment on this not to my liking) and explosions or firearms are a must. Fortunately for me TopGear meets pretty much all of these needs...and more! I think I've completely lost what I was trying to explain but whatever. What I was trying to say is TopGear is a kick in the groin for political ethics. I need this in my life...along with some others things I don't get but thats another story left for another time. 12/31/2006 Another road test!Posted on Purep10.co.uk earlier by me.
Thought this might be a laugh. Right now im in barbados for xmas and ive seen many cars which never hit the uk market. Yesterday my dad rented a car for a day called a toyota Platz. I was like what? and went to see it.
Oh dear god. There was nothing good about it at all. The styling was iffy, it had tiny 13 (if that) inch wheels, had a rubbish driving position made worse by the backbreaking seats. The dials are in the middle of the car which i hate and the dash was just laid out wrong.
I thought Corsa's were bad and uninspiring to drive but oh no. This had little or no steering feel accompanied by a stupidly light steering and a retarded autobox. The brakes had NO feel what so ever and nor did the acellerator. The 1.5li engine according to specs arent bad with 105hp, and it might have felt a little more interesting if that auto box could put down the power. It took ages to kick down even when i pulled the lever into 2 (which by the way felt naff and cheap) and it felt as if the car just wanted to roll over and die.
After a while i told my mom to drive as i couldnt be bothered with it again and i found myself in the back seat...where i was even more bored and uncomfortable. It was less comfortable than a bus stop bench and im pretty sure the doors did not have any seal, so i was able to hear teh wind rushing past us. I was rather scared at this point. The door panels also seemed to move and pop in and out when operating the electric windows.
I decided to drive once more as the back scared me. The stereo sucked and had only 2 speakers in the front and when i was looking for rear ones i found the FLIMSY parcel shelf. Keep in mind this was a small saloon so the hatchback styling with teh boot somehow made it near impossible to figure out where the rear bumpers were.
Later at home i realised the car is actually a yaris underneath with a few cosmetic tweaks and prob mechanical changed but omg it was teh worst thing ive ever had to drive. 12/13/2006 :( :(This week has so far been brilliant. Not only the stuff in the last post but added to it is i patched my exhaust which didnt hold, yet when i went to repatch it after college, it dryed perfectly cause of heat from the gasses. Suzie will not be driving till jan 2007 now as i wont be here to drive her and also i want that patch to cure properly this time.
Some people just dont understand what my car means to me. It feels like a best friend who will be there for me when i need her most. How do you feel when someone or something u treasure is injured or damaged? Does this explain part of my bad mood? If not...u suck. Also to add to the list Howle decided to have a go at us today because of our attitude toward classes and stuff. Monday i was pissed off (and still am) which lead to most people recieving some abuse, sorry about that by the way. To clarify how angry i was on monday i was ready to get up and attack my lecturer for being persistent and kept asking me answers to questions i don't know. He got off lucky if you ask me, but apparently get didnt get such a good grade as he was a teacher in learning thingy. I dont really understand how my bad mood afected his grade. If i didnt show up because i was in a bad mood, wouldnt that make him down as well? Then i would get in trouble for not being there. There is no winning with those people! Also in Howle's lesson he said he took time to make that crossword puzzle thing, fair enough but im bad at them. I got one or two answers from it but im bad at HR and also crosswords. Not a good mix so i got bored and talked to others....sorta. Apparently we looked like we didnt care. We didnt really so why point it out? Also today during Tutorial, couldn't be bothered to do the christmas quiz thing. I was in a bad and odwn mood due to my patching blowing out, so i stared out the window trying to loose myself. Chris and rob were on about something, wasn't really paying attention, but the rest of the lot was doing the quiz. As chris or rob pointed out, why bother wasting my brain cells on it. Someone said something about not getting the prize. Unless its a midsection for my exhaust system then i don't care about the quiz and its prize.
Guess what. Im in a bad mood. I do not care if you were offended by it, unless i shout abuse at you in that case im sorry. Apparently complaining about your bad mood is a bad thing. I think its worse if you complain about someone's bad mood and tell them to change. A bad mood is a bad mood, im not faking my mood because someone is offended by it. This leads me on to something else. Why is it that this year everyone seems to be offended by something? I dont know where it started from but those of muslim origin seem to think they can get their way in this country. Apparently the cross, a symbol of christianity, is offensive to them. But some how one of their religons has a dagger as a symbol which is allowed to be displayed. This incident happened ages ago i admit but still is a good example of our country sucking up to them lot. They have come here to live, abide by our laws and do not complain about our beliefs. We are to follow their beliefs and laws when we go to their country so why can't they do it here? Dimwits.
Before i go i will leave you with this.... http://www.firebox.com/product/1261?src_t=hfp
I thought it was a good laugh....and i dont mind seeing one as a xmas pressie  12/10/2006 :(I should be happy, but im not. Nothing..well almost nothing horrible happened recently, but its all the little bits which add up make it such a bad day. Work was SHIT, yeh i said that cause it was. The weather has been depressingly bad. Coursework i havent done is due in soon. Reminded by accident of what a crap bf i am or will be really. Some jackass names gordon brown has hiked the tax on petrol for some stupid reason (im not voting for him at all or anyone who he is associated with). My car exhaust is blowing more and sounds horrible now rather than the lovely buzzy sound it used to make. Going away for xmas to barbados, which sounds lovely right? might be, thing is i just dont have a blind clue what im going to do while im down there and it looks like im going to be bored for new years. and guess what, i can still go on. Like it said, its just little things that add up.
I can already see some people calling me a wanker or right idiot for complaining about what seems like nothing but guess what. F*ck off! 10/30/2006 I need £22KYes you heard right. I need that money. If a guy decided he wants to build a car such as something along the lines of Caterham 7, then he needs alot of free time. I have lots of free time. This would be a worthwhile project for me. Also it might allow me to enter some small race series but thats hoping for alot more. In my current state of GRRRRRR due to a flu, i have decided i shall share my plan with everyone. The majority of guys who start building a kit car and are married....usually end up being single but with a bloody cool car. I would like to start building one as right now....im single, bored and unless i get a big project like a kit car, i might just end up taking my current car to bits to try make it better but end up breaking bits in the process. So as im single, why not start now? Noone is interested in me at the moment and getting some track day experience might jump start a random racing career, at least a weekend fun thing. Insurance for a kit car is cheaper than other things and this is probably more efficient that my current car. Overall its a great drivers car and i will eventually save up for one if not build one. Why not help me and dontate to my fund?
If you dont wanna contribute, thats alright....i will just have to go through life just doing nothing, single and bored and with nothing interesting in my life....but thats ok.
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