"Growler" does not have any meaning in Australia. It's a UK thing.

I'd say it's the same 2.8 most of the world can buy.

I'd settle for just one between the slow and fast, then remove the "Oh I forgot..." option.

I live in the Seattle of Australia. It's very similar here. Except we never get any snow. The running joke is that Melbourne has four seasons in one day.

But as a general rule, I'd say that the original Mini was one of the most exciting, enjoyable, fun-loving little cars I've ever driven. And as I drove home from Selden Motors after a day of filming, I couldn't help but think that I wished I was driving home in the tiny silver car rather than the big yellow one.

And that's where the Mini has a real advantage: it feels incredibly fast. I've heard people say this about cars my entire life, and I've never really understood it as much as I did when I was driving the Mini. It doesn't matter how fast the damn thing goes, because getting there is so much fun. You're on top of the…

My wife's stupid Nissan Pathfinder has four intermittent settings. Too fast, too slow, waayyy toooo slow and "Oh I forgot the wipers were on."

Hmm, where do I start?

I could boring and pick exactly what they picked and what I drive daily now. My 74 Super Beetle. But I reckon I would pick a Diesel Land Cruiser.

It's fairly common for state police departments to sponsor activities like this in Australia. The car is probably a real ex-police car modified to suit the rules for drifting.

I bought a 2000 model Holden Jackaroo (Isuzu Trooper) Turbo Diesel from my local Honda (not Holden) dealer in 2003 just after the warranty ran out. The Jackaroo had 117,000km on the odo which is roughly double what you would expect for a three year old car in Australia. But it was a Diesel and they last forever,…

On a forum I administer we asked an obvious liar to post pics of each of his cars with a jar of vegemite. He was never heard from again. I was pleased, the guy was a dick!

Looks like every week in Melbourne, Australia. The driving here is awful.

Perfect!

I haven't personally but a mate who is also somewhat famous and has worked with Clarkson. He tells me is a kind and generous guy, great to be around when he relaxes and switches off the television persona. The problems happen when he wants to be left alone to unwind and feels harassed. That's when he does not react…

I too want one. Land Rover Defender offroad ability, three pointed star street cred (Kim Kardashian has one of these! Umm maybe that is not an advantage?) German reliability from a time when that meant something. I can land a good from Japan for $15-20K on the road. What's not to like?

I see no Morris, Austin or Leyland. Epic fail.

You probably can't afford his catering bill, let alone his salary.

Small problem of the large bit of water to get across.....

Yep, that's how we talk. Except I don't us the c-word. That's only for bogans.