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Old 03-10-2005, 02:41 AM
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I ran across this 'slightly' moded 968. View at your own risk.

http://www.topgear.com/content/fun_s...arbages/67/02/

Anyone have more information on it?

Edit: Here is a horrific 924 as well.
http://www.topgear.com/content/fun_s...arbages/35/04/
Old 03-10-2005, 02:54 AM
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I really Jeremy Clarkson is a ***** when it comes to his opinion on Porsche. Here he has a Ferrari and has no complaints about spending $5,000 every 3-4 years on a timing belt?! does this make any sense???
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Jeremy Clarkson is very sacrastic and, infact, loves porsches.
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"Here he has a Ferrari and has no complaints about spending $5,000 every 3-4 years on a timing belt?!"

Try $8000 on the mid-engine 12-cyl. models...
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Originally Posted by Serge944
Jeremy Clarkson is very sacrastic and, infact, loves porsches.
Just not the air-cooled 911 he dropped a piano on, shot with a shot gun, poured acid on, crashed into a building, and then blew up. He loves the new 911s, GT3 and he described the Carrera GT as a phenomenon.
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I wonder if he ever driven a 330+whp 944 Turbo
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I guess that explains his "well if you thought the original was ugly" comment too. . .

I guess to each his / her own but anyone that thinks that the 968 is seriously an "ugly" car needs some taste revamping, IMO.
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He's more a comedian than a car commentator. Honestly, who watches the show to actually learn something?
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Just when you thought the original was ugly...

Someone put this guy out of our misery.
However the car pictured is truly hideous and I am wondering why Batman would leave his car alone anyway...
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Having watched Top Gear a few times now, I have to agree that its for enterianment and exposure for car companies. There really isn't anything technical or informative about it, but some of the stunts they pull off put a grin on your face. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/)

As long as we are on this topic... Can anyone recommend a good informative automobile show? Spike TV has a few good hand-on shows such as Horsepower and Trucks but they tend to focus on domestic cars. Also there is the SPEED channel, though its becoming nothing more than nascar since its takover (RIP: Speedvision ).
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wow, what a waste. I do kinda like the taillights tho.



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