@bruxell: As far as I can recall, the 0-60 on the Mk1 Lotus Cortina was in the tens.

@devilock138: *cough*bullshit*cough*

"It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. "

@mechimike: It's like they never went away...

@hawkeye18: A more efficient way of turning jet fuel into noise has yet to be invented.

The Vauxhall Astra version of this came, in GTE trim, with stoating 8 or 16 valve 2 litre straight fours.

@OA 5599: "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap"

@Vavon: Until you see the price.

The question that remains in all of this, is why now has Ben Collins decided to write an autobiography?

Whilst on my motorbike riding through Islington a few weeks ago, I saw a fellow motocyclist with a step ladder strapped to side of his bike, vertically.

Or you could just, you know, eat fewer pies.

@duurtlang: That Wikipedia entry is nonsense.

@dapper_otter: Your wallet will be thanking you, when you see what diesel/petrol costs here.

@cobrajoe: Don't count on that. The 3 series has confidently outsold the Mondeo in the UK for a long time now.

Yes, way to make the already marginal miles per gallon claims of the Prius even more unobtainable.

@nikiaf: 3 laps from the end it was Villeneuve 2nd, Arnoux 3rd.

They also made to Indiana Jones LEGO games, LEGO Batman and, most recently, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

Computer games are most definitely product, in the same way that mainstream films, music and television are.

@karaokequeen3: Can't you just see Anthony Hopkins as a modern Blofeld, turning around, dressed immaculately, and saying:

@Tossed Mazda3hatch's Chicken Salad all over Accord's face with a plate of croutons and Bleu Cheese