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2009 Nissan 370Z: The Stig Is Our Co-Pilot

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Our long-term 2009 Nissan 370Z got a new key fob today. Thought you might like to see it.

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Scott Oldham, Inside Line Editor in Chief

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38 Comments

dderosa says:

12:08 PM, 06/ 2/09

So the Stig is the Mechanic?

cruiserhead1 says:

12:09 PM, 06/ 2/09

cool! where did you get it?

subytrojan says:

12:29 PM, 06/ 2/09

Getting Stiggy with it!

dougtheeng says:

12:46 PM, 06/ 2/09

Love The Stig!

caheew says:

12:46 PM, 06/ 2/09

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT!! DO WANT!!! That is so awesome.

crowb says:

12:52 PM, 06/ 2/09

HA! @ Suby

Sometimes you really bring the cheese, dude.

santiagofdz says:

12:54 PM, 06/ 2/09

Some say that he's the real smart key; and that he also fancies being inside a dog's digestive tract.

All we know is....

subytrojan says:

12:54 PM, 06/ 2/09

Cheesy > Corny

I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks!

I have no w(h)ine to go with it, though. Not today, folks.

sherief says:

12:59 PM, 06/ 2/09

I wonder what Stig would play in a 370Z. Probably not loud thrashy metal, he'd get enough of that from the engine.

dubaizen says:

01:08 PM, 06/ 2/09

wow, i didnt know that Top Gear is also famous in the US! :)

operators says:

01:28 PM, 06/ 2/09

where, where, where did you get it? :)

redliner says:

01:42 PM, 06/ 2/09

STIGGY!!!!!

e10rice says:

01:57 PM, 06/ 2/09

Thats fantastic i want one!

schildt says:

01:59 PM, 06/ 2/09

I wish the Inside Line comments interface showed what country people are from. I live in the U.S. and I discovered Top Gear on YouTube. How do you other Americans watch it?

DLu says:

02:05 PM, 06/ 2/09

caheew says:

02:21 PM, 06/ 2/09

@ Schildt

It is on BBC America. But the only way you can get this channel is through satellite-TV.

texases says:

02:30 PM, 06/ 2/09

Verizon Fios also carries BBC America.

stovt001 says:

02:39 PM, 06/ 2/09

I WANT!!!!!!!!!

I watch Top Gear through itunes, Youtube, and Streetfire.net. I also bought one of Jeremy Clarkson's books while living in Oxford. I discovered it on the flight out, as Virgin Atlantic offered it as an in-flight entertainment option.

So where can I get one of these keychains?

bankerdanny says:

03:02 PM, 06/ 2/09

BBCA is on comcast digital too.

good_2_go says:

03:13 PM, 06/ 2/09

Upon further inspection, the key fobs for sale at the above links are not the same as Scott's. Scott's is 500% cooler.

g8gtnorth says:

03:35 PM, 06/ 2/09

Cool key fob!

I have been packing around one of these keys for a week now and they make me nervous. Altima 2.5 rental FTL.

What if someone hacks the signal? Battery dies? Leave it in car? A proper key would be appreciated.

m_thrizzle says:

03:36 PM, 06/ 2/09

Is that a Stig in your pocket or are you just happy to be driving the 370Z? ;)

That is an awesome keychain but I don't know how comfy it would be in my pocket. Americans, you can also d/l episodes of Top Gear via finalgear.com if you are bit torrent savvy.

subytrojan says:

03:50 PM, 06/ 2/09

BBC America always airs condensed versions of the previous season's Top Gear episodes, which is better than nothing, but how should I say this--old.

Those comfortable using bittorents may consider going to www.raeglanif.com (hehehe) to download current Top Gear and Fifth Gear episodes.

Murtman says:

05:18 PM, 06/ 2/09

I'll watch them on BBCA, but I prefer to download the full episodes on iTunes. At least they're fuller than the BBCA episodes.

slickersdrip says:

06:02 PM, 06/ 2/09

Have to second the question of where you got that... I have to get one.

I have Time Warner Digital Cable and we get the BBCA versions of the show, too. Have it set to tape on my DVR automatically.

ktinsd says:

06:23 PM, 06/ 2/09

Great Fob. I would think it would be more appropriate for the GTR.

kyolml says:

07:02 PM, 06/ 2/09

before I saw the title, i thought it was the Genesis key fob Scott traded from the 750i...


Maybe he is the real stig, and all we know is....

ddark13 says:

07:07 PM, 06/ 2/09

Some say that his tears are adhesive, and that if he caught fire, he'd burn for a thousand days... all we know is, he's called the Stig...

jlaszlo says:

07:16 PM, 06/ 2/09

Add me to the list of those who want to know where you got the key chain.

BTW, AT&T U-verse carries BBCA.

subytrojan says:

07:41 PM, 06/ 2/09

Good one, ddark13! =Þ :thumbsup:

Let's start a game!

Some say he's the one who told Waldo to get lost, and that Nissan tried to kidnap him to create SynchroRev...all we know is...he's called The Stig.

slickersdrip says:

07:51 PM, 06/ 2/09

Some say his hair glows when he drinks ginger ale, and that he once made a phone call... without using a phone... all we know is, he's called the Stig.

subytrojan says:

07:56 PM, 06/ 2/09

Just realized I overlooked m_thrizzle's comment before posting mine. My bad, ya'll.

s1gins says:

06:32 AM, 06/ 3/09

Hey all,

Saw this and HAD TO HAVE IT! I tried Amazon, which switched to their UK site but they won't ship to the US, so if you have a friend in the UK or Europe that can send it to you that would be the way to go.

Otherwise, Ebay has it under Stig Keyring from a bunch of UK sellers. You get ripped on the exchange but like I said, had to have it.

I think it worked out to about $15 shipped.

dougtheeng says:

06:44 AM, 06/ 3/09

You can get many new Top Gear episodes on www.isohunt.com and www.eztv.it.

These are bit torrent sites.

edubya says:

11:31 AM, 06/ 3/09

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who loves Top Gear. Best show on television, anywhere.

altimadude00 says:

10:36 PM, 06/ 3/09

Some say he's allergic to traffic jams, lemonade, and handicapped felines....and that his favorite singer is Dido.....

Some say that he eats the splattered bugs that collect on the front of cars....and that he thinks everyone else looks weird without helmets....

Some say that that the inside of his helmet is lined with squirrel intestines....and that his father was Darth Vader.....

Some say that a map to the lost continent of Atlantis is sewn into the lining of his suit.....and that he believes Global Warming is caused by Boy Scouts camping....

Some say he believes air is fictional....and that once, quite mysteriously, he eloped with the Loch Ness Monster....

...all we know is he's called The Stig!

altimadude00 says:

01:50 AM, 06/ 4/09

Some say that he can make sense of Jackson Pollock paintings....and that his left nostril can be used to inflate tires....

Some say that he was conceived in the back seat of a Le Car....and that his night life consists of chewing on chalkboard erasers and dressing up as Elvis....

Some say that he tends a garden while levitating upside down....and that he listed Richard Hammond as a reference when he had his teeth whitened....

Some say that he has replaced Rudolph....and that he has a model of the solar system hanging from his rear view mirror....

Some say that the first record he broke was a blinking contest....and that he wears Care Bear printed boxers....

....all we know is that he's called The Stig!

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