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  1. Tuesday 8th January 2013, 14:52 #1
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    Clarkson, Top Gear and a red 850R review from 1996.

    Nothing goes until about 4.25 ... Clarkson as ever...himself. Still, he did buy one so I can forgive him that.
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  3. Tuesday 8th January 2013, 15:02 #2
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    Ello Phil, hows things ?

    19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...

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    Got an old discovery now.
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  4. Wednesday 9th January 2013, 13:05 #3
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    There is an 850-R being used on their new African adventure in a few weeks. James May uses it on their search for the start of the Nile. Jezza has a 528 Touring and Hammond has an Imprezza estate.
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  6. Wednesday 9th January 2013, 15:55 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbconno View Post
    There is an 850-R being used on their new African adventure in a few weeks. James May uses it on their search for the start of the Nile. Jezza has a 528 Touring and Hammond has an Imprezza estate.
    thought i'd read somewhere it was a 528 lol
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  7. Wednesday 9th January 2013, 20:09 #5
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    Good find! I'd been looking for that video. I heard he still has it! I thought I was seeing things as the reg is one digit off the 460 I have sat on my drive!
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    a little teaser of top gear special coming up
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    deja vu? I post this in the other top gear thread......suprised you folk haven't all seen this!?

    I remember watching this on the telly when I was 17! Back then it was like....wwooooww, coooool! Wish I could get one of those....totally forgot about them after the BTCC, then 10 years later I though ah ha ;-) I could get one now!!
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  10. Thursday 10th January 2013, 08:51 #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nifton View Post
    Good find! I'd been looking for that video. I heard he still has it! I thought I was seeing things as the reg is one digit off the 460 I have sat on my drive!
    no, a member on here had it & recently sold it. Clarksons got a XC90 tho
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  11. Tuesday 29th January 2013, 23:40 #9
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    I can't watch it. What a waste of a rare R in racing green too!! You know its going to be abused and absolutely trashed by the end.

    Would be interesting to see what they think of it thou and i bet its damn reliable unlike the BM they have.
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  13. Wednesday 30th January 2013, 04:17 #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeT5 View Post
    I can't watch it. What a waste of a rare R in racing green too!! You know its going to be abused and absolutely trashed by the end.
    its ok, it was an auto lol
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