Now look: the BBC was recently asked to make 18 episodes of Top Gear for the American market in which all references to petrol, bonnets, pounds, boots, motorways, footpaths and bumpers were altered.
On top of this, all mentions of Bolton Wanderers and wellington boots had to be expunged. And we did that in a week. So how come it had taken the world?s third biggest car firm six months to fit its flagship with a new exhaust pipe? Then I was sent a recall notice saying the front suspension was likely to crumble and that the car must not be driven under any circumstances. Well, that was unlikely since the parts for mine were still being dug out of the ground.