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Watchdog Tonight (Thurs 19th)

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Anybody with a C3 should watch this , big recall coming.
For what we are about to receive may we be truly thank full.

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Post by Deanxm »

Yep citroen have produced the first production car fitted with He-Man dual controls as standard :lol:
The perfect car for nervous passengers and backseat drivers.
I really want to get a lift in a C3 now so i can play tricks on the driver, would be brilliant fun.....................

Not really worthy of watchdog to be fair, neither was toyota's 2deadly runnaway car" which turned out to be the mat getting wedged under the throttle :roll:, of course with nearly 80bhp its no wonder the brakes could not overcome the epic power to bring the runaway car to a stop :roll:

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Post by lexi »

Usual Tabloid Telly. Not difficult to blow out of proportion either. Give em a 1961 series Landy to drive for a week !!..............you wont find the brakes under a mat either!

What's wrong wif em Cits then? Aint them cars checking their own oil?

Remember when the Renaults paintwork didnt' like pidgeon poo ? Mmm "My car sits under a tree . I refuse to move my car or frighten the flock of pigeons that are dropping on it"..........oh well tough s**t then mate..........and it was .


Like if I listen to another ejit who tells you how good Toyota HiLux are because Clarkson threw one into the sea...........oh yeah?............you dont' say !! What a lovely little make it up as we go along stunt with a happy ending that suits our purpose.

My mate rolled one down a slipway with engine running .....fried every leccy sensor and component and hydrauliced the engine like a good un

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Post by Sl4yer »

Deanxm wrote:Not really worthy of watchdog to be fair
I disagree, and if Citroen UK took things like this seriously, and recalled the vehicles in question promptly, they'd avoid the bad publicity that results. Unfortunately, they'd rather bury their heads in the sand.

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Post by Deanxm »

They didnt find out that the airbags go off without warning or the wheel nuts were made out of cheese, the problem is if the passenger kicks his foot through the carpet up under the dash then you can apply the brakes, thats like saying if your passenger reaches through the steering wheel then the driver looses the ability to steer.
besides i dont like watchdog, it serves no purpose other than to whip everyone up into a frenzy for no reason whatsoever.

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Post by addo »

So - it doesn't have some bimbo presenter who's easy on the eye? I thought that was mandatory for tabloid TV...
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Yeah but you could always give Anne one..........just for badness :twisted:

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They had it before with the Mini, where one owner had problems with her car and the courtesy car dropping their windows.
BMW gave her a new car in the end.
Ok so a reasonably useful story with a decent outcome from the company.
Except they then went on to show a woman who was complaining that the long grass on the country track she lived down was producing a burning smell as it brushed against her cat. Well how is that BMW's fault? Mow the damn grass or buy a car with better clearance!
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Post by Chlorate »

Deanxm wrote:the wheel nuts were made out of cheese
Fine French engineering!

Lexi wrote:Yeah but you could always give Anne one..........just for badness
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Eurrrgh... :vomit1:
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This happened on another car years ago - 80s/90s, I just can't remember which.

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Post by davewithington »

Hey Lexi, nowt wrong with Land Rover brakes. Just need a strong right leg...........

Sold mine last month. Needed an engine and too many cars as it is.
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*sigh* I miss top gear when it was good.
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jacksun1987 wrote:
How much is Clarkson aping Chris Goffey in that clip?
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