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Old 05-04-2006, 11:42 PM   #1
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Default Bit old but fun video
Thought some of you guys and girls might enjoy this.

Ford Capri Vs HSV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xzn6...rch=top%20gear

Not gonna spoil it. Enjoy. :
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Old 05-04-2006, 11:46 PM   #2
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Gotta love Top Gear. Must have been one of the GenIIIs that chewed oil.
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Old 05-04-2006, 11:48 PM   #3
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That was one of the original GTS's with the 300kW and the gearchange Beeper.... WOW! Good stuff!
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Old 05-04-2006, 11:58 PM   #4
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Love TopGear, the best car show by a mile!
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Old 06-04-2006, 12:31 AM   #5
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That Capri got off the mark good.
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Old 06-04-2006, 01:06 AM   #6
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I love that, i've watched it over n over a couple of times now lol! You see my mate has a R8 Clubby and he always bicthes n says how good it is....LOL...wait until he see's this! Btw wat the hell has that capri got under the bonet?

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Old 06-04-2006, 01:46 AM   #7
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sounded like it had a puffer
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Old 06-04-2006, 07:44 AM   #8
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sounded like it had a puffer
The Capri has Asthma?? :
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:31 AM   #9
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Loved the video and yes its a great show.

Although the Capri got off to an extremely tidy start, the GTS was certainly catching it.

Pommy humour!
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:36 AM   #10
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I am surprised and annoyed at this. Just love it.
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:40 AM   #11
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good video :
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Old 06-04-2006, 01:01 PM   #12
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I am surprised and annoyed at this. Just love it.
That's funny as! That model aint look to bad either.... :

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Old 06-04-2006, 01:31 PM   #13
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You can definately hear the whine from whatever is force feeding the capri
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Old 06-04-2006, 01:39 PM   #14
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You think that good cop the VW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsuI4...page=4&t=t&f=b
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Old 06-04-2006, 01:50 PM   #15
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Does anyone know what the rest of the story was about? Like why were they putting the HSV against the old Capri?
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Old 06-04-2006, 01:56 PM   #16
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sounded preety nice too
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Old 06-04-2006, 03:28 PM   #17
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Awesome

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Btw wat the hell has that capri got under the bonet?
Cheers, Simon
Probly got a 2Ltr Turbo Cozzie motor in it. Goes like the clappers
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Old 06-04-2006, 05:51 PM   #18
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Old 06-04-2006, 06:25 PM   #19
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TOP GEAR rules!!!!!

i with australia made its own version of it, but if they do it needs to be on a track, not just showing car driving around slowly on the street
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Old 06-04-2006, 08:03 PM   #20
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Those vids were awesome got to love the capri kicking the holden. Good stuff
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Old 06-04-2006, 08:10 PM   #21
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i could heer the weez
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Old 06-05-2006, 12:13 AM   #22
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i rekon the capri vs hsv was a set up IMHO
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Old 06-05-2006, 05:18 PM   #23
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i rekon the capri vs hsv was a set up IMHO
[Sarcasm]Nooo... Top Gear wouldn't do that![/Sarcasm]
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That was one of the original GTS's with the 300kW and the gearchange Beeper.... WOW! Good stuff!
Yes suckers actually paid $90,000+ for these cars. The GTS 'quietly' disappeared from the HSV range when FPV released the BA GT which had almost as much power and cost $30,000 then the GTS.

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Old 06-05-2006, 05:29 PM   #25
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but if you put a gts next to a BA Gt which one do you think is gonna win? :P

GT doesn't have ohlins adjustable suspension, can't get under 14 for a quarter and won't go under 6 for 0-100.

Not much of a comparison
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but if you put a gts next to a BA Gt which one do you think is gonna win? :P

GT doesn't have ohlins adjustable suspension, can't get under 14 for a quarter and won't go under 6 for 0-100.

Not much of a comparison
The GTS is quicker than the GT. But the difference in performance does not justify the 50% premium for the HSV model.

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Wow that was surprising.

lol funny how he replicates the Holden bogan perfectly, by talking crap.
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true, Specially since they decided 300kw was enough and they were gonna focus on handling. When will they learn, too much power is never enough
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but if you put a gts next to a BA Gt which one do you think is gonna win? :P

GT doesn't have ohlins adjustable suspension, can't get under 14 for a quarter and won't go under 6 for 0-100.

Not much of a comparison
thats the biggest load of crap i have heard for a while "GT cant get under 14", do some research before you spit out rubbish like that. even xr8s can do 13s!

and wow the olins adjustable sock absorbers still dont make up for the ancient "inderpendent supsension" setup the holdens have
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