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Old 18-05-04, 23:23
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Default Re: Root cause

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Originally posted by Pete Ashby
Hanno as usual you put your virtual finger on the spot, it's all a bit too soon for some of us
Pete: too soon? Do you mean "too soon" in the sense why Top Gear's test report on the McLaren Mercedes SLR was funny?

Jeremy Clarkson: "The story goes that when Mercedes and McLaren engineers heard the sound of the SLR's V8 engine, the British engineers said "It sounds like a Spitfire!" - the German engineers argued "Nein, nein, it sounds like a Messerschmidt!".


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