Motoring journo insults British with Defender article

[El Rey]

... and now tries to make amends.

I ****ed Off Thousands Of British People By Making Fun of The Land Rover Defender (http://jalopnik.com/i-****ed-off-thousands-of-british-people-by-making-fun-1772043474)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Where did he try to make amends? :confused:

All he said was that they were classic pieces of art that were unreliable. So not only has he now upset Defender people he's added Range Rover, Aston Martin and Lotus.

Note that it appears he has bought them all second hand.

[Homestar]

He sold the RRC because a piece of plastic broke off and lodged in the shifter - he must be pretty useless to have that strand him - he deserves it.

He should buy a 101 - most reliable vehicle I've owned. The most unreliable has been the L322, so he's not completely wrong... :D

[El Rey]

Where did he try to make amends? :confused:

He has written some interesting articles about the Vantage he bought. He was able to pick up a 2007 model in the US for $45,000 including an Aston Martin Assured Premium UNLIMITED MILEAGE bumper to bumper warranty. Apparently the warranty has already paid for itself...

I Bought A $45,000 Aston Martin With An Unlimited Mileage Warranty (http://jalopnik.com/i-bought-a-45-000-aston-martin-with-an-unlimited-milea-1751337202)

My New Aston Martin Already Broke Down (http://jalopnik.com/my-new-aston-martin-already-broke-down-1752936014)

My Aston Martin's Warranty Has Already Paid For Itself (http://jalopnik.com/my-aston-martins-warranty-has-already-paid-for-itself-1758258987)

[steane]

Just another Clarkson wannabe who lacks the talent and has no real idea about the vehicle he is writing about.

Yawn

[cuppabillytea]

If you take the AL out of JALOPNIK, You Get JOPNIK, which is Russian for silly Bugger, to put it politely.
I think that anything this bloke writes (given his self effacing title) would have to be taken as tongue in cheek.

[cripesamighty]

Yep, definitely tongue in cheek. I actually liked the original video, and the apology was funny too.

[Disco Muppet]

Surely real wild track taming bearded adventure hero Defender drivers don't care about what someone writes on the internet ;)

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[steane]

Surely real wild track taming bearded adventure hero Defender drivers don't care about what someone writes on the internet ;)

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We still have feelings Muppet. The beards are just there to cover our insecurities.

[Eevo]

he must be pretty useless to have that strand him - he deserves it.


he's american, enough said.

[AndyG]

And from the deep south,
Which is a bit like Gympie northwards :wasntme:

[karlz]

I almost watched both videos, couldnt finish the 2nd.
Hes a ******

[EastFreo]

I actually was quite amused by it. My wife caught the back end and laughed ... which is probably what everyone that is upset about it should concentrate on. ie we are cool and we don't care what anyone thinks!

[strangy]

Surely real wild track taming bearded adventure hero Defender drivers don't care about what someone writes on the internet ;)

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huh? missed that..was just throwing bags of chook poo in the back..you can write on an i n t e r n e t?