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Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! #559080
09/03/2008 17:17
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I have just recently purchased another 20v Turbo and had 2 in my collection. So I put my other 20v Turbo for sale on pistonheads.com
After a couple of weeks of nothing but spam and canvassers, I had a phone call from someone at the BBC. And there was me thinking that I hdan't paid my t.v licence by mistake!!
I rung him back and found out that it was the assistant producer for Topgear.
He came round my house and looked over the car and said 'Topgear would like to buy your car'
Just before he left I asked him what they were going to do to my car and he said that it was going to be used in the summer production on one of the challenges where all three of them buy a car and get given set challenges.
Then I said to him 'It was Clarkson who brought it wasn't it?' knowing full well that he wrote a glowing review of these cars when they first came out, and he replied 'Yeah'

So if you watch Topgear, or you don't, just tune in for the summer series and look out for my old Coupe. It's dark green and Reg no. R821 ALC

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559081
09/03/2008 17:19
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Was it modified?

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559082
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Wow!

I think............ \:D


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559083
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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559084
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You do know that that means your car will be sprayed with "manlove rules OK" get completely thrashed and then blown up, don't you......

But still very cool

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559085
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If you're serious then this is going to be cool!

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559088
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Oooh thats so cool. So was it standard?

Lets hope it does us proud \:D

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That is excellent, I wonder what the theme for the challenge is?

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559090
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The car was completely standars, except for some tlc to the bodywork. But if Clarkson wants to write on my old car, then he is more than welcome lol

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559091
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Silly question but what sort of price was it up for sale at?

I'm just wondering if it's another one of those *buy a sports car for X amount* features that they do........before driving across the Irish Sea! \:D


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: stan] #559092
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 Originally Posted By: stan
Silly question but what sort of price was it up for sale at?

I'm just wondering if it's another one of those *buy a sports car for X amount* features that they do........before driving across the Irish Sea! \:D


I sold it for £900 and it is one of those 'buy a cheap car and have some challenges thrown at it'

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559094
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Dont suppose you had any fccuk stickers on it did you? \:D

If not, we need to send them some and ask them to put them on it.


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: mattB] #559098
09/03/2008 17:33
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 Originally Posted By: mattB
Dont suppose you had any fccuk stickers on it did you? \:D

If not, we need to send them some and ask them to put them on it.


No it didn't mate. I did mention fccuk.org to him and mentioned that I used the forum, so he might mention it to Clarkson but not sure. Do you think we could send some off to them to put on it??

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: mattB] #559100
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Lets hope he doesn't mention anything about the exhaust. Good news that it's standard. At least there's a chance of it not blowing up within 300 yards.

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Do you have a name for the chap or an email address or such like? PM me with that and I'm sure I can source a set of stickers to send to them.


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559102
09/03/2008 17:35
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 Originally Posted By: Kenno
Lets hope he doesn't mention anything about the exhaust. Good news that it's standard. At least there's a chance of it not blowing up within 300 yards.


Yes, until Clarkson turns the boost right up and cooks the thing.


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559103
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What is wrong with the exhaust??

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Maybe the challenge is: '200bhp for under a grand'?

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559108
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I told him that it was the only modification i had done!!! lol

No I brought the car with the tip on it, but the previous owner forgot to tell me that he had just kicked it on the pipe and it fell off whilst driving!

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That is so, so cool! I cant wait to see it on there!

Its gonna get 10 seconds of slating and then a whole episode of praise \:D

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Exactly!! As well as mentioning fccuk.org. I mentioned Roger at Powerfiat, basildon who replaced my cambelt so there should be lots of praise on there!!

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And another car for CarlT afterwards. (but worth it)

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559120
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The only thing that would have made it better would have been tickets to watch Topgear live.................

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Well, atleast its the best colour green \:\)

Those red ones are cursed I tell ya, cursed \:D They wouldn't last 10 minutes......

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559125
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they did say that they loved the colour of it so it's +1 to Clarkson on the points already!!

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559128
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You should have asked for tickets. They might have sent you half a dozen when they learned there wasa club


Anyways, I think he only bought it for the stereo. \:P
12 disc changer in boot. head unit in. erm. in yer dreams yeah that's it in yer dreams \:D

or did you fit one after taking those pics \:\?


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: came2dance] #559133
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I did have a 12 Disk changer but when I took the pictures it was being repaired because the headunit wasn't acknowleging the CD changer, so yes there was one but not in the pics!!

Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: ] #559141
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Looks a ok Coupe really. Amazing that you can get your hands on so much car for 900 quid. \:o

Lets hope he does it proud. \:\)


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Re: Jeremy Clarkson just bought my Coupe!!!! [Re: came2dance] #559142
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The producer did say that they had found a 16V Turbo for Clarkson but he was adament that he had a 20v Turbo and he told them to keep looking, but then Clarkson found my car himself so everybody is happy!!

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