I have just finished watching the first in the new series of the BBC show TOP GEAR, and all I can say is that this show should be illegal. I have not laughed so much for ages… It is definitely a show I want to see again. Top Gear is one of these car shows, but in this case it is fun.

They gave a great bad review of the most horribly pink convertable VW clone you have ever seen. So bad that the presenter was litereally driving around with a bag over his head so no-one would recognise him. And they had a new car for the race track… a cheap new sedan… and by the 23 mile mark on the odometer they had killed one clutch as well as got a flat tire.

But the funniest was when they converted a mini-van into a convertable. That is, the three presenters did the work. And made their own cover for the convertable. The car was actually quite good as a convertable, but with the covers. Well, it was sad. They had floppy perspex windows on the sides, and lots and lots of air leaks. And no number plate holder on the back so one of the presenters had to hold the plate by hand.

So the producers gave them some tasks… First was to go to 100 miles/hour on a test track with the top up… And the top did not totally survive. Then go to a wild animal park where people stay in their cars… and finally take it through a car wash… In the latter case the car actually damaged the car wash… and the presenters escaped. The show was SO funny!!!