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The unbreakable Hilux, they can lay claim to it now.

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Scotty

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Apr 8, 2005, 5:37:01 AM4/8/05
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This is a great video from Top Gear (pommie car show) featuring a 1985
Toyota 2L Hilux
diesel that is put through some astonishing torture tests in an attempt to
"break it".

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51.3mb - 20mins 28secs running time

(you will have to copy and paste into yoru address bar fo rthe link cause we
dont want to upset some people by posting HTML now do we.)

http://stan.cc.swin.edu.au/~jeff/cars/Top%20Gear%20Toyota%20Hilux%20-%20Unbreakable.wmv


Absolutely worth the download, took 15min to download (ASDL or 3hrs dialup)
and 52Meg but absolutely brought a smile to this dial.


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Jim

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Apr 8, 2005, 7:57:31 AM4/8/05
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"Scotty" <nor...@comeagain.com> wrote in message
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52Meg on dialup ?
Just give me the highlights :))


Scotty

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Apr 8, 2005, 8:03:57 AM4/8/05
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"Jim" <nonya_n...@spamlesserver.com.au> wrote in message
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> 52Meg on dialup ?
> Just give me the highlights :))
>
>
>

A few chaps take an old Hilux try and fu*k it by driving it down a few
stairs, rubbing it against a few solid objects, head on into a tree, drowing
it for 5 hours in teh sea, torching it and finally placing it ontop of a
240M high building that gets blown up, each time they use a mechanic with
basic tools and NO spare parts to get it runnign again. They drove it back
into the studio!!! Let it download overnight and you wont be sorry, great
little video.


Biggus...

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Apr 8, 2005, 8:13:44 AM4/8/05
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welcome to 5 yrs ago
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Siddhartha Jain

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Apr 8, 2005, 8:51:13 AM4/8/05
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Scotty wrote:
> This is a great video from Top Gear (pommie car show) featuring a
1985
> Toyota 2L Hilux
> diesel that is put through some astonishing torture tests in an
attempt to
> "break it".
>

Saw it on BBC a year back and then downloaded it at office from BBC's
site. Good entertainment. The Hilux has always been on my favourite
4x4s list (along with the Land Cruiser, LandRover Defender and Mercedes
G-Wagen). Now only if I could collect the money .... :)

Want more 4x4 entertainment? Read this, "The Psyche Of 4X4 Drivers"
http://4xforum.co.za/articles/psyche.html

Its not just funny, its precisely true ;)

- Siddhartha

thebrunks

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Apr 8, 2005, 10:11:56 AM4/8/05
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Nah, welcome to Toyota Tuff!!!
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Figjam(cable)

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Apr 8, 2005, 10:37:37 AM4/8/05
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Naaah mate its a toyota hehehehe


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quietguy

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Apr 8, 2005, 8:01:24 PM4/8/05
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Maybe we should put in a request to the mythbreaker guys to have a go at a HiLux - could
be some good footage - and I guess Toyota would be willing to pay - either to have it
dumped or televised!

David

Scotty

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Apr 8, 2005, 10:19:06 PM4/8/05
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Yeah, no worries, will be getting prices this week for new ones. I only have
4 second hand at present, all four 100ahrs.

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> Scotty
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> Please don't forget that I may be interested in new batteries from you.
> Email address in headers is valid.
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> Cheers
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> Tony Smith


XRay

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Apr 9, 2005, 5:44:24 AM4/9/05
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On 9-Apr-2005, quietguy <davi...@REMOVE-TO-REPLYoptusnet.com.au> wrote:

> > (you will have to copy and paste into yoru address bar fo rthe link
> > cause we
> > dont want to upset some people by posting HTML now do we.)
> > http://stan.cc.swin.edu.au/~jeff/cars/Top%20Gear%20Toyota%20Hilux%20-%20Unbreakable.wmv
> > Absolutely worth the download, took 15min to download (ASDL or 3hrs
> > dialup) and 52Meg but absolutely brought a smile to this dial.

Good Video

Check out the other stuff he has
http://stan.cc.swin.edu.au/~jeff/

kevcat

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Apr 9, 2005, 9:58:41 AM4/9/05
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and Yes Scotty
my email is active

Kev

robbo

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Apr 11, 2005, 12:17:36 AM4/11/05
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can you tell were i can get more of the Top Gear videos please

Siddhartha Jain

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Apr 11, 2005, 3:12:08 AM4/11/05
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robbo wrote:
> >
> can you tell were i can get more of the Top Gear videos please

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/

1. The Hilux video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/hilux_broadband.ram

2. Some warship video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/rip_stig_broadband.ram

3. DB9 vs train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/aston_vs_train_broadband.ram

4. Apache vs Lotus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/lotus_vs_apache_broadband.ram

HTH,

Siddhartha

Scotty

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Apr 12, 2005, 2:22:42 AM4/12/05
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I was gunna come up with some smart arse respone to that post as I dont know
where it origionated from adn I stole the link from another NG, but our
freind here has posted a proper responce to help you out.

Cheers Sidd,


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Kev

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Apr 12, 2005, 4:40:42 AM4/12/05
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send me an Email Scotty Re the batteries

Cheers

Kev

Siddhartha Jain

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Apr 12, 2005, 5:36:26 AM4/12/05
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Scotty wrote:
> I was gunna come up with some smart arse respone to that post as I
dont know
> where it origionated from adn I stole the link from another NG, but
our
> freind here has posted a proper responce to help you out.
>
> Cheers Sidd,

:D I saw all four videos but only the HiLux one looks cool. The rest
looked pretty pointless.


- Siddhartha

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