what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/

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Wed 25 Mar 2015 10:08
what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ - DirtyDieselDogg

Driven?

Running on rails more like, couldnt fall off if it tried, wire rops inside the wheels etc etc.

Proper d***** (D-r-i-v-l-e is now a "rude" word oh, my golly goodness)

shame on Jag

Edited by DirtyDieselDogg on 25/03/2015 at 10:09

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Wed 25 Mar 2015 10:20
what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ - Avant

It got a reaction from you - which is what PR people want.

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Wed 25 Mar 2015 13:57
what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ - Brit_in_Germany

You wait until you see the same stunt "for real" without visible safety aids in the next Bond film.

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Wed 25 Mar 2015 16:17
what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ - bathtub tom

Look closely and you'll see guides in front of the front wheels and behind the rears. There's loops of metal attached to the car under the door sills with the wires running through them. The tyres are fake. The wires run deep inside them.

Don't know why they thought they needed safety wires attached at the back, it was never going to fall off.

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Thu 26 Mar 2015 09:08
what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ - DirtyDieselDogg

Ok the above was much better expressed than my incoherent "rant".

And , yes I am aware of the "no such thing as bad publicity" element.

But, stand by my reasons for reasonable disgruntlement.

For the vast expenditure involved it could have been so much better.

Like a clip I saw of a bloke crossing a harbour on wire ropes in a "G" Wagen "for real", buttock clenching stuff, despite, as I recall the just slack , crane suspended safety wires

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Wed 1 Apr 2015 00:06
what a pile of ball-cocks - http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2015-03/ - Sofa Spud

The stunt was staged not far from this:

www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/emirates-air-line/

...which is purpose designed to do the same thing, but better!

Edited by Sofa Spud on 01/04/2015 at 00:07

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