[a little OT] Top Gear

Nice !

Do it, do it, do it, do it...

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Nom
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Valley girl She's a valley girl Valley girl She's a valley girl Okay, fine... Fer sure, fer sure She's a valley girl In a clothing store Okay, fine... Fer sure, fer sure She's a

Like, oh my god! (valley girl) Like - totally (valley girl) Encino is like so bitchen (valley girl) There's like the galleria (valley girl) And like all these like really great shoe stores I love going into like clothing stores and stuff I like buy the neatest mini-skirts and stuff It's like so bitchen cuz like everybody's like Super-super nice... It's like so bitchen...

On ventura, there she goes She just bought some bitchen clothes Tosses her head 'n flips her hair She got a whole bunch of nothin' in there

Anyway, he goes are you into s and m? I go, oh right... Could you like just picture me in like a leather teddy Yeah right, hurt me, hurt me... I'm sure! no way! He was like freaking me out... He called me a beastie... That's cuz like he was totally blitzed He goes like bag your face! I'm sure!

Valley girl She's a valley girl Valley girl She's a valley girl Okay, fine... Fer sure, fer sure She's a valley girl So sweet 'n pure Okay, fine... Fer sure, fer sure She's a It's really sad (valley girl) Like my english teacher He's like... (valley girl) He's like mr. bu-fu (valley girl) We're talking lord God king bu-fu (valley girl) I am so sure He's like so gross He like sits there and like plays with all his rings And he like flirts with all the guys in the class It's like totally disgusting I'm like so sure It's like barf me out... Gag me with a spoon!

Last idea to cross her mind Had something to do with where to find A pair of jeans to fit her butt And where to get her toenails cut

So like I go into this like salon place, y'know And I wanted like to get my toenails done And the lady like goes, oh my god, your toenails Are like so grody It was like really embarrassing She's like oh my god, like bag those toenails I'm like sure... She goes, uh, I don't know if I can handle this, y'know... I was like really embarrassed...

Valley girl She's a valley girl Valley girl She's a valley girl Okay, fine Fer sure, fer sure She's a valley girl And there is no cure Okay, fine Fer sure, fer sure She's a valley girl And there is no cure

Like my mother is like a total space cadet (valley girl) She like makes me do the dishes and (valley girl) Clean the cat box (valley girl) I am sure That's like gross (valley girl) Barf out! (valley girl) Oh my God (valley girl)

Hi! Uh-huh... (valley girl) My name? My name is ondrya wolfson (valley girl) Uh-huh That's right, ondrya (valley girl) Uh-huh... I know It's like... (valley girl) I do not talk funny... I'm sure (valley girl) Whatsa matter with the way I talk? (valley girl) I am a val, I know (valley girl) But I live like in a really good part of encino so it's okay (valley girl) Uh-huh... (valley girl) So like, I don't know (valley girl) I'm like freaking out totally (valley girl) Oh my god! (valley girl)

Hi - I have to go to the orthodontist (valley girl) I'm getting my braces off, y'know (valley girl) But I have to wear a retainer That's going to be really like a total bummer I'm freaking out I'm sure It's like those things that like stick in your mouth They're so gross... You like get saliva all over them But like, I don't know, it's going to be cool, y'know So you can see my smile It'll be like really cool Except my like my teeth are like too small But no biggie... It's so awesome It's like tubular, y'know Well, I'm not like really ugly or anything It's just like I don't know You know me, I'm like into like the clean stuff Like pac-man and like, I don't know Like my mother like makes me do the dishes It's like so gross... Like all the stuff like sticks to the plates And it's like, it's like somebody else's food, y'know It's like grody... Grody to the max I'm sure It's like really nauseating Like barf out Gag me with a spoon Gross I am sure Totally...

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Reply to
Jamesy

Especially a turbo'd i5 :-)

Reply to
Jamesy

It has 24" rims.

It has an 8.3 V10, with 500 bhp and 500 lb-ft.

It does 0-60 mph in 5.0 seconds and a 1/4 mile from standing start in 12.9 seconds @ 106 mph.

It's a pickup-truck (!) and it travels at 150mph.

It's absolute loonacy !

Reply to
Nom

Went from 1.2/1.3 litre Skoda 4 bangers hanging out of the right end of the car. To one hanging out of the wrong end of the car. To a Saab 2 litre. Yes, it's still a 4 pot, but at least this is Turbo, so it has some go.

Reply to
MeatballTurbo

I can't see how that works either. Is the Exploder so tall you see over hedges etc, whereas you'd have to slow down in the Jag?

Reply to
Doki

Well, when it is cold in winter you need to get the logs back to the homestead quick sharp.

Oh, and it wonderful for the intimidation factor on the freeway school run, only thing that scares them is a "volvo driving soccer mom".

Reply to
MeatballTurbo

That is lurvely

Reply to
Andy R

Give in to the dark side Grant. You can get a 6.0 V12 X300 Jag or Daimler Double Six for Mondeo money. Of course the major service costs close to a grand and it manages single figure fuel consumption, but what the heck.

Reply to
Steve Firth

I've failed my petrolhead exam - didn't know they made a V12 X300, I thought they stopped with the previous one (series III?)

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96/N X300 V12 Sovereign 69K miles FJSH 1 owner £8,995

*Nine* grand! £750 a cylinder - bargain.

My last Inspection II plus brakes was £700 so _fairly_ close.

Private miles fuel card. I'll tell them I've moved to Penzance.

Reply to
Grant Mason

You didn't ask about country-lane handling, fuel economy, etc. etc.

Reply to
Steve Firth

Err "with the exception of the Jag" means the Jag is faster than the Exploder. The Exploder has enough torque to out-accelerate most of the junk on the roads 50-70. It has to enter corners slower than (say) my wife's Merc but it can pull out of them a lot faster than her car can and than the majority of hot hatches.

It also has remarkably good on-road characteristics IMO for such a heavy truck.

Reply to
Steve Firth

The Exploder has a V6 and its pretty much the standard American commuter wagon these days. It's a nice engine and makes a more raucous sound than the Jaguar or BMW sixes. The Jaguar AJ16 was IMO one of the finest stright sixes ever made. The smoothness and silence are incredible. Back on the car mods topic, I'm very tempted by a Kougar that a neighbour is selling. It would take the AJ16 but there's a long job of transferring all the ECU spaghetti to the new home.

Reply to
Steve Firth

Well, going back to my comment about her liking either chuffing huge V8s, or oddball cars, it narrowed the field down a bit. :)

Reply to
DervMan

Yeah, they're not bad. Yours has probably got almost twice as much bhp as mine. Probably not much in it on the torque front though.

Peter

Reply to
AstraVanMan

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"Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa - I'm sure you can find an mp3 somewhere ;-)

Reply to
Jamesy

I assume you're talking about a diesel - cos otherwise I can't think of any i5's with c 140bhp and 300 lb ft ;-)

Reply to
Jamesy

I said : "My main purpose, is my 9 mile country-lane work commute. Pretty much any American car would be hopeless"

The reason "Pretty much any American car would be hopeless" is precisely because it doesn't have "country-lane handling, fuel economy, etc. etc." !

Reply to
Nom

Well, you're still wrong. As I commented I live in the country have a six mile drive to get to the local shop. And over the country lanes the Exploder is faster point to point than most "hot" hatches.

Fuel economy is vastly overstated and buying the most economical car available is (a) not really going to save that much in cash and (b) will handle worse than most American cars anyway while (c) being unconfortable as hell.

Reply to
Steve Firth

yes but do you like it?

Reply to
Theo

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