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Old 20 April 2008, 11:29 PM
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'So you think it's really good, yeah? You should try making the bloody thing up. It's a real pain in the ****'

From Autocar's 'Road Test Yearbook'
Old 20 April 2008, 11:32 PM
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Old 20 April 2008, 11:55 PM
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Is that for real??

Or just very convieniant?
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James May - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 21 April 2008, 11:47 AM
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Genius... Who'd want to work for a company with a total lack of any sense of humour anyhow?
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my memory may be failing me, but wasn't May recruited to Top Gear just after the relaunch, as a member of the public? IIRC people sent in vids of car reviews - he sent one about buying an old Roller which wouldn't fit in his garage. Nothing then about being a time-served hack?
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Originally Posted by Prasius
Genius... Who'd want to work for a company with a total lack of any sense of humour anyhow?
I subscribe to Autocar, its not without humour but agreed its a bit thin on the ground.
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Originally Posted by Prasius
Genius... Who'd want to work for a company with a total lack of any sense of humour anyhow?

Are they owned by Yanks, they're soul-less fun-sucking vampires to work for. Or at least they are in my experience, but there are SOME exceptions.
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May cut his teeth on the now defunct Complete Car before moving on to Autocar and Motor.
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He used to write a column in Country Life too
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Quality from May. And it's still only April.
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Old news.

May's apperance on HIGNFY covered this in some detail.

Needless to say, the old Pot Head had to be reminded before he remembered it...
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