Top Gear S22

They have home addresses of customers, it's not rocket science. Also the company gets notified when one of its vehicles is shipped internationally, for legal and localisation purposes
 
jansdejager said:
They have home addresses of customers, it's not rocket science. Also the company gets notified when one of its vehicles is shipped internationally, for legal and localisation purposes
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Fair enough, its after all an incredibly rare and expensive machine.

Maybe thats it; you never actually own the car, just lease it from ferrari, like the initial prius that came to sa

Thats doable definetly, but if you paid x number of millions and the car is OWNED by you, and they suddenly blacklist you becuse you did x with it, i dont think youll be too happy about that,

Also what happens if abu sallam bin 200 cousin borrowes it from his father without his knoledge, will they do a court case to try prove you violated xyz contract of theirs...

Just honestly see to many holes in their plan for it to work sucessfully every time,

Hell what if your kim jong un? Or mugabe?
And you got some underling to buy the car?

Cant really ban owners never gonna work realistically
 
Think of it as a piece of art. You may own it, but it belongs to human heritage, so you cannot get your little cousin to fingerpaint it.
 
eg2505 said:
Just honestly see to many holes in their plan for it to work sucessfully every time,

Hell what if your kim jong un? Or mugabe?
And you got some underling to buy the car?

Cant really ban owners never gonna work realistically
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Problem with these cars is no underling is ever going to even get on the list to apply to buy one. These limited edition cars are only sold to the likes of Abu Sallami the multi billionaire directly, and even he goes on a waiting list and is subjected to approval.

They might only make 100 and still have 1000 millionaires trying to buy one, Ferrari is arrogant and would definitely blacklist even a multi billionaire if they thought they were disrespecting the brand.

Public opinion might change Ferraris mind (something I think TG were alluding to when they publicised the story).
 
Fair enough, this isint a i10 so i do kind of get it,

Still think its silly to "protect" your car from its natrural rivals....

What could you be possibly be scared of?
 
justplain said:
Well what I learned from EP5, or more likely confirmed what I'd heard before is that Mclaren are fine with a comparison, but only if the other cars are customer cars and not factory prepared, Ferrari only want a prepared car to be used and Porsche couldn't really care.
Not to mention the fact that Ferrari actually seem to threaten their customers that testing their " The Ferrari The Ferrari" will get them into trouble. Bloody cheek in my mind. (still want one though)
But honestly, they made these crazy cars, let people get on with them and decide which one they think is better. I dont think that it will really sway the opinions of those that already own one, both....or... all three!!!
At least to me Porsche looks the coolest cat here....oh you bought our car, awesome...you want to race it and test it against other cars? Sure go for it.
My thoughts...the Porsche is going to run the other 2 very close on the TG track and they dont like that prospect.

oh and the Peugeot bashing (pun intended :) )......HYSTERICAL

Here's a dude with all three....
[video=youtube;-s7UiQ3sOwI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7UiQ3sOwI[/video]
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Damn....what a top vid...all 3. That is the stuff dreams are made from!
 
OrbitalDawn said:
lol, sure.
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They already pissed Ferrari off with the Enzo test... Why do you think they added in the clause that they couldn't borrow one to test... Ferrari doesn't need TG in the slightest and it's well within their power to refuse to send them a test unit.
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
They already pissed Ferrari off with the Enzo test... Why do you think they added in the clause that they couldn't borrow one to test... Ferrari doesn't need TG in the slightest and it's well within their power to refuse to send them a test unit.
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I do think their secretly afraid of what will happen.

TG has some lasting effect on peoples mindsets , like mexico...
 
eg2505 said:
I do think their secretly afraid of what will happen.

TG has some lasting effect on peoples mindsets , like mexico...
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What happened in Mexico, don't believe I saw that one?

Argentina will be pretty fresh in their minds, though...
 
Ho3n3r said:
What happened in Mexico, don't believe I saw that one?
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Hammond made some comments about Mexicans.

Mexico's ambassador in London has complained to the BBC over "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating" comments made about his country on Top Gear.

Eduardo Medina Mora has written to the BBC about "insults" made by Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May.

Discussing a Mexican sports car, Hammond said vehicles reflected national characteristics so "Mexican cars are just going to be lazy".

The BBC did not comment but said it would respond directly to Mr Mora.

Reviewing the Mastretta on Sunday's show, Hammond said: "Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat."

The presenters, known for their edgy jibes, then described Mexican food as "refried sick".

Clarkson said he was confident he would not receive any complaints about their comments because the Mexican ambassador would be asleep.

However, the ambassador did complain, and demanded an apology from the BBC.
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http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12338053

Ho3n3r said:
Argentina will be pretty fresh in their minds, though...
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It was pretty funny Olly Muirs singing "Don't Cry Me For Argentina" as he did the Star in the reasonably priced car lap in the last episode.
 
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jansdejager said:
Did Jeremy Clarkson say tonite that "old British colonies like South Africa like their pick-up trucks"?
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Yes, he actually said something like "old British colonies like Canada, South Africa, Australia, America like their pick-up trucks".
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Who cares, it was pretty damn funny the way they made Hammond (real or perceived) wait... :D
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There was a pre-season show where the three of them were talking about the new shows, according to Hammond he really did camp on the mountain for the 2 days IIRC.

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It was called an Evening with Top Gear.

[video=youtube_share;F8T1rMsJtQU]http://youtu.be/F8T1rMsJtQU[/video]
 
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