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Haha, of yes. These machines need to be put in their place alright. The bloody bastards. If I could take a stick to it I would!

We had a TV ad with John Clease, Faulty Towers, His car refused to start so he went and got a tree branch, complete with leaves, and gave it a good hiding, oooops, he mistook a cop car for his ccar, please buy our glasses.
The idea of giving his car a good hiding for not starting was a popular thought.