Re: [doc] Alexi Sayle - Independent's Motoring Correspondent

["Phill Wright" <psw@xxxxxxxx>]

Read the article now .. like I said, he's a comedian :-)

Phill W
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--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Phill Wright" <psw@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Ha ...  I haven't read the article yet :-) but having one of each I 
> suppose I'm a perfect target for his misguided opinions, 
personally, 
> I think I have excellent taste :-). Obviously (speaking of the 
> Avantime now), Mr Sayle must think he knows more about cars than 
the 
> likes of Mr Clarkson who rated the Avantime as the coolest car on 
the 
> planet at the time ...
> 
> At the end of the day you have to consider that the said Mr Sayle 
> does consider himself to be a comedian ... and whatever he says 
> should therefore be taken as a joke ....
> 
> Phill W
> DOC 233
> VIN 6772 (sorbet) 
> DeLorean & Avantime ... and proud of it ..
> 
> --- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike Green <mikedx@xxxx> wrote:
> > oh dear
> > 
> > Phill, you wont like this last line
> > 
> > And if they ever made "Back to the Future 4" then a Renault 
Avantine
> > would make the ideal car to replace the DMC 12.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:26:55 -0000, colmnugent
> > <colm.nugent@xxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Those of you who read the Independent newspaper (on-line or 
hard 
> copy)
> > > will see a recent article by Alexi Sayle on Delorean making all 
> the
> > > same tired old points. The link is:
> > > http://motoring.independent.co.uk/comment/story.jsp?
story=624383.
> > > 
> > > In particular it seesm that Mr Syle was a gifted phychic in that
> > > (i) he knew JZD was a conman as soon as he saw him on the TV 
and;
> > > (ii) he realised the DMC12 was rubbish the moment he saw it in 
the
> > > press.
> > > 
> > > With gifts like these, it's a wonder Mr Sayle is not a lottery
> > > millionaire several times over.  Needless to say, there is no
> > > contemporaneous evidence of his having shared these far-sighted
> > > opinions with anyone at the time.  Having read his article, you 
> may be
> > > tempted to punt off a short, pithy and somewhat scornful reply 
to 
> the
> > > Independent's letter e-mail service.
> > > 
> > > I can accept people in the media saying that they do not like 
> either
> > > JZD and/or the car, but these "I knew it was dodgy all along" 
> articles
> > > make me want to puke.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Colm
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
> > -- 
> > ------------------------------------
> > Mike Green
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