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    Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen

    Ezra Dyer Talks Top Gear USA

    Ezra Dyer Spotted in Vegas Acting Hipster-Esque

    Ezra Rode a Harley: The NY Times on the Ford F150 Harley Davidson
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/29/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    What I find so impressive, and hard to believe, is seeing an SUV actually being used for a utility purpose. Do you think this might have been part of an ad shoot?
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/29/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    Fucking Massholes.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/29/09

    @Plecostomus will never win COTD... but has a: You'd rather they didn't use it for something functional?
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    IN THE FACE! was starred IN THE FACE! was unstarred
    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    My love for the G500 is out shined only by my love for the GD300 and the G Cabriolet.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    anyone gonna sing the jingle?


    i'm mr. plow and i'm here to say
    i'm the plowingest guy in the usa
    i got a big plow and i move a lotta things
    just like your cow if you had one

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    There's a reason that if I have to read a printed, American-market car magazine, it'll be Automobile damn near every time. Between Sam Smith's comparisons ("all the dynamic stability of a giraffe on mescaline") and Ezra Dyer's mildly self-deprecating humor (I suggest that everyone in the market for an M3 read his article from a few years ago, which explains that he's the token journalist with a beat-ass Saab 900 on Korean snow tires, and every M3 he finds for his wife is painted in "disgusting bruise") there's not much to dislike.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    Definitely from Mass or Connecticut. There's a reason why most of those guys go home in September.


    That poseur's plow-fu is weak, anyway.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/28/09

    @V16Valiant:Fuck you, Nibbles.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    04/28/09

    @V16Valiant: Damn. I pity the male onlookers who view this truck in the flesh, as they will never be able to repair the damage to their masculinity.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/28/09

    @V16Valiant: Mass or Connecticut, please.


    That's definitely not a Connecticut thing. Maybe a Mass thing, they do like the Red Sox.


    My plow guy drives a Ford F-450 with a sander.

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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    I was watching a recent episode of The Simpsons yesterday (Homer builds balsa wood church for Bart) and noticed that Dr. Hibbert drives a white G-wagen. FYI.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    It has no sand/salt shaker on the back. FAIL
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    Similarly, on my way to school today, I saw a Hummer H2 delivering pizza. No joke.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/28/09

    @Strooooolling the Jalopplayer: Well if the Silverado is good enough for Ricky Bobby...
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/29/09

    @Strooooolling the Jalopplayer: Yeah, I see shit like that all the time; I live in a college town... I saw a ~2006 M3 with a Papa John's lightup sign/bubble thingy on the roof the other day...
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    Who is this Maine chick and where can I find more pictures of her being "plowed?"
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/28/09

    @Jabson Koosharem: They say "great minds think alike," and yet, somehow, so do ours. Heh.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/28/09

    @Skunky: Indeed. Hypothetical re-heart click!
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    I absolutely love the Geländewagen. It is such a kick ass ride. If I had to plow snow, drive through Africa, get crashed into by Ferrari F430s in Russia, this would be the one for me.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    04/28/09

    In reply to Plowing Maine In A Mercedes G-Wagen
    Who's Maine, and does she have a sister?
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/28/09

    @Skunky: HA HA HA
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    Image of Stranger than most Stranger than most
    04/28/09

    @Skunky: Yes, her name is Canada...
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/28/09

    @Stranger then most: Nice- as a Maine native (aka "Maineiac") and second-runner-up in the Red Green lookalike contest, I approve this message.


    Hahrt-click fowah you.

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    Image of Peter S. Peter S.
    04/28/09

    @V16Valiant:

    Sure, but can you roll up your windows with a hand-held blender?
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/28/09

    @Peter S.: Not only that, but I can convert a pair of second-hand clothesdryers into an airhockey table.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/16/09

    In reply to Ezra Dyer Talks Top Gear USA
    Ezra Dyer (he of the Korean-snow-tire-equipped beater Saab 900) could have kicked the shit out of Adam Carolla.
     Reply
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/16/09

    In reply to Ezra Dyer Talks Top Gear USA
    I just read this article in Automobile last night. He's probably right; he would have fared better had he acted more like a caricature than an actual human being. That being said, I don't think there should ever be a copy nor replacement of Top Gear. Just bring us the original, please.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I second that last sentence.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/16/09

    @Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: Ahhh, the one benefit of living in England!
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    @Mobius_1: Dammit. You lucky bastard.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/16/09

    @Mobius_1: Y'know, that's what finalgear.com is for.
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    Image of Blue387 Blue387
    04/16/09

    In reply to Ezra Dyer Talks Top Gear USA
    I still believe that the best thing for Top Gear is to run the original Top Gear in real-time on PBS and not BBC America.


    1. PBS is mostly commercial free and does not depend as heavily on corporate sponsorship like the big three networks. Consequently, PBS would be (mostly) free from retribution from, say, GM, if the Top Gear crew rips the Chevy Aveo (and rightfully so). Furthermore, commercials won't interrupt the show on PBS as it would on the networks or on cable where shows are dependent on sponsors. Finally, being on PBS, the show would provide a relatively neutral and objective stage to test cars.
    2. PBS has had a history of importing British television to America from Masterpiece Theater to Doctor Who. Even some original programming on PBS was based on the British; for example, Frontier House was based on the The 1900 House according to Wikipedia.
    3. Top Gear would probably be an excellent addition to the current primetime lineup on PBS of documentaries. It would also be better than PBS's current car show, Motorweek.
    4. NBC (or any other network) will probably screw it up.

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    Image of Blue387 Blue387
    04/16/09

    @Blue387: Oh, and I believe PBS reaches more people in US homes than BBC America.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    @Blue387: Do you know how much $ PBS would have to pay the BBC for a show like Top Gear?
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    04/16/09

    @Lord Pferdestärke the 357th: If you can get some auto-related companies to step up as corporate sponsors (say, Bridgestone and AutoZone), it might be doable.


    PBS probably reaches 95% of the US because it's on sat, cable, and antenna. BBCA probably reaches ~10% of America because it's tied to high-end subscription packages. (These are my wild-ass guesses)

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/16/09

    @Ash78: I don't know. I get BBC America on my satellite. (Even though I live in Canada) But then again, I get like 10,000 other channels. I guess if they could get sponsors it could work.
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