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bnt · 26-02-2012 9:25pm #1

Clarkson on the Mercedes C63 Black: "Winnie-the-Pooh with Road Rage". Oh dear ... :cool:

downwithpeace · 26-02-2012 10:04pm

Enjoyable, cheeky hello from the Finnish rally dri...learner, the Jeremy and James SAAB bit was very good but most of their duo things are good anyway.

fryup · 26-02-2012 10:30pm

I'm surprised by what they said about little chef..true but liabilise surely?

Does any one know what that extra button in that saab is actually for??

* btw lovely bit of totty behind Doctor Who - blonde babe:)

mike65 · 27-02-2012 12:13am

Okay edition, the Saab part being the best - it was a reminder that in the end they are genuine car enthusiasts bnut we don't get to see it too often

Buffman · 29-02-2012 8:20pm

Another ok episode, ending with a great piece about Saab.

Could have done without the pointless Little Chef story, and SIARPC wasn't great.

muckwarrior · 02-03-2012 10:21am

fryup wrote: »

I'm surprised by what they said about little chef..true but liabilise surely?

What did the say? Must have missed that part.

Myrddin · 02-03-2012 11:41am

muckwarrior wrote: »

What did the say? Must have missed that part.

The generally muckness of their food, bouncing sausages etc

Our man in Havana · 02-03-2012 12:50pm

Not libel if it is true.

So what does the "extra" button do?

Buffman · 02-03-2012 9:58pm

Our man in Havana wrote: »

So what does the "extra" button do?

From what I've read it seems to be exactly what it says, an 'extra' button for adding equipment to the car. From here:

Mailr February 25, 2012 at 8:15 pm

Knowing the history behind it, I think it was quite funny. This is a button you’re only likely to find in a Saab.
The real meaning is “extrautrustning” / “extra equipment”, which was a button Saab sold seperately to DIYers that wanted to add things on their own were the fog light symbol would be out of place (the other available extra legend). This was in the 60:s when most manufacturers were holding on hard to all kinds of documentation on the cars, and Saab was as far as I remember the only car company were allowing anybody from the street to buy the full service manual. In the 60:s, designing, manufacturing and stocking that button wasn’t for free, so the legend had to be selected carefully, as a legend was neccessary to separate it from a blank panel. The fact that the text EXTRA worked in several languages was certainly a factor. The legend was available for the og900 and 9000 as well.

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