You are absolutely right that had that C6 clip been a Ferrari, he'd have gone on about the advantages and smart design and such. Just like had the Z06 been a Ferrari or Lotus or Aston he'd have left it just at the video clip, instead of coming up with an artificial laundry list of complaints - he was compelled to do so just because it was American.
I understand that they are trying to get a rise, but who's to say they don't actually interact with each other like that naturally? Who's to say that they don't actually feel that way?
I mean, tongue in cheek is one thing, but he *goes out of his way* to attack US (and Porsche) cars. He doesn't like the Germans very much either, but they get more slack just because they are European. And he stacks his tests too - Lotus Exige vs Mustang GT? Seriously? Not the same price rance, or purpose in the market, yet he puts that up as a yard stick of English vs American car design.
Don't get me wrong, I think he's funny when he's not talking about the US, and I love the show, I'm one of the few YouTubers/Torrentists he mentioned. I have quite a stack saved up, and plan to pick up BBCA just for that when I get a break financially. But still, it does get old listening to how we can't do anything right and how all our cars suck, when we offer better bang for the buck, equal quality, more reliability, lower Total Cost of Ownership, and just as much performance as the rest of the world. It must really stick in his craw how often Corvette Racing comes in 1 and 2 at Le Mans. lol
But I digress.... Good to know that it's not a universal opinion. Makes me wonder about other stuff too, like guys wearing shorts. lol But that's a whole 'nother topic.
I always wished they would take older cars, or that I could find something from 2002 with an F-Body. I really want to have Stig put my car through it's paces and see where it sits.
On the one hand, I love seeing that our cars are well liked over there. On the other hand, I hate seeing cars pulled out of the reserve pool. lol
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Found a link for one of the aftermarket paddle shifters - http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0507phr_twist_machines_paddle_shifter_install/index.html
That, plus one of these - http://www.atsg.biz/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=ANEW6L80E&pricecode=&reference=/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi%3Fsearch%3Daction%26keywords%3Dall%26searchstart%3D0%26template%3DTemplates/SearchResult.html%26category%3DANEW%26pricecode%3D
....would be an interesting setup in your car.
