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  1. Striker

    Your first car

    Whatever it is, let your head rule your heart. Time will come in the future when you can get something exciting.
  2. Striker

    Your first car

    Yes. :D
  3. Striker

    Your first car

    White D-reg Ford Fiesta 1.0 L with a full XR2 body kit and XR2 interior. It eventually caught fire for no apparent reason. Only time in my life I've had to call 999 for real.
  4. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Bet that was fun.
  5. Striker

    Strangest Thing Seen on a Train

    He didn't just come down the chimney.
  6. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Well, I actually plan to do that anyway, but I suppose the way I worded it looked like I was going to get rid of the Ka. :D
  7. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    You could say that. Although give it a few days and I'll be crying for my Ka again as it only costs 45 Euros to fill up as opposed to the 150 Euros it will cost to fill the R8 up. Oh, and I won't get as far on a full tank in the R8 than I will in the Ka. I must be mad.
  8. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    At the moment just one. A 13 year old Ford Ka with no air conditioning and electric windows........that don't work. :D
  9. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    I would seriously doubt it. It's just far too valuable to risk it. Even if you are careful yourself, you still have to worry about other drivers in their stripped out Golfs. Besides, to reach the limits of the car I would have to be going at seriously high speeds. Much more fun to take a cheap...
  10. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    I have yet to see a decent photo of Suzuka Grey that accurately portrays it's shade. It's impossible. In real life it changes shade quite a bit depending on the light. In dull weather it's a very light grey. In the sunshine though it's basically Ibis White but metallic. First time I saw it on an...
  11. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Yes. Coupe V10. Suzuka Grey with Carbon side blades and carbon mirrors. Black leather interior with grey stitching. Manual gearbox. Tried the R Tronic but was hugely inferior to the M DCT in the M3 I had.
  12. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Nice car and sounds amazing. I have just got rid of it's nemesis, the E92 M3. I've had BMW's for the last ten years, two M3's, a Z4M and a 330d. I can't recommend an M3 enough. Unfortunately BMW don't offer anything in the same class as the R8 V10, so I had to switch brands.
  13. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Nice! Only thing I've driven like that is a Scooby.
  14. Striker

    Virgin to "help out" East Coast passengers

    The ECML doesn't go between Newcastle and Carlisle.
  15. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    What do you drive?
  16. Striker

    Bus drivers salary.

    Hmm, I'm not a troll, and just because I disagree with your biased opinion it doesn't make me one. The free market seems to agree with me as bus drivers are not particularly well paid. Where have I degraded your profession? I don't think it's deserving of a high wage. Sorry if you don't...
  17. Striker

    Strangest Thing Seen on a Train

    No. They're not real. It's a TV programme.
  18. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Do yourself a favour. Give the ring a miss. Far too expensive and far too busy. I've been going to a quite a few "public" roads of late, namely the Stelvio Pass (a bit TOO twisty to be enjoyable but the views are astonishing) and the Route Napoleon (sweeping bends on smooth tarmac). Both of...
  19. Striker

    Top Gear on the GCR shown July 17, BBC2

    Glad you enjoyed it! I do but to be honest it has lost it's appeal in the last year or so due to the high numbers of visitors and the huge increase in prices. It now has new owners and they're trying to turn it into a theme park style attraction which is putting off people going and risks the...
  20. Striker

    State of train toilets

    Interesting. What about if you need to go for a number two?

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