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General => General => Topic started by: ChristoT on 02 February 2014, 09:18:47 pm
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Anyone else watch the new episode of Top Gear tonight? I wasn't too impressed, TBH. The idea of the 80s hot hatches were good, but they ruined it by pissing about too much at the end. It's really gone down the drain, didn't find it that funny at all. :(
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It was ok, too scripted unfortunately... :\
Chris
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Am about half way through it, Clarkson is being a knob destroying the supermarket, and am wondering why I'm wasting my time.
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I have to agree I think it was a great oppertunity missed !
its now to much of a show about the three of them rather than about cars and bikes ! not that they have done anything worth while bike realated for years !
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I stopped watching it ages ago. Its not a motoring programme any more.
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Sadly, it's not been a motoring show for years, just an excuse for the three stars to behave in an adolescent manner. Everything's contrived, scripted, rehearsed and the whole format is stale.
Remember last season's "race" between two free-runners and Dougie Lampkin around TV Centre? Every shot was painstakingly set up, rehearsed and umpteen takes recorded... shooting took three days!
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They have lost the plot, doubt if I will be watching next week.
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Worra a bunch of joyless foccers :z
bugger off and watch Downer Abby or crack on sorting your tupperware by size :lol
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Worra a bunch of joyless foccers :z
bugger off and watch Downer Abby or crack on sorting your tupperware by size :lol
tupperware is so old hat, so u have to be commended for remaining on topic ;)
but Sistema is the 'now' container :D
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I watch it occasionally but prefer to watch 5th gear on channel 5. Vicky Butler Henderson having a squealy orgasm every time she puts her foot down.
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Best thing about Top Gear nowdays is crumpet spotting in the audience. Strangely they are always standing at the front in camera shot as well :lol
That so called supermarket item was pointless and pathetic I thought.
Shame as I do like Clarkson and co.
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I didn't watch it and doubt I will. The 3 of them are overpaid halfwits. James May is the only mildly intelligent one amongst them but even he has fell into the 'arsing about like children' trap. Top Gear used to be a programme about affordable new and 2nd hand cars but now its total shite fuelled with biased opinions. Lets be honest though, the only thing a product review is at the end of the day is someone else's opinion.
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God you're a moany lot.
Since its new inception this was never a consumers car show it was always boys cocking about, which just happened to feature some cars. Mainly cars we will rarely see let alone get to drive.
If i wanted advise on a car i would go to Which, or heaven forbid ask you lot. :lol
Carry on cocking about i say. Its better than some shitty talent show.
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There used to be a few more product reviews in the early seasons, but Top Gear has always remained faithful to Supercars and the like as well
I quite like Jeremy Clarkson, Hammond and May but the latest seasons do occasionally take things a little too far
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I totally agree it's an entertainment show rather than an information show.
However things like the supermarket scene in the new episode were just too silly, Clarkson wasn't even trying to get around the course and then Hammonds car coming over the line on it's side. I'd just prefer it if it was less scripted/edited.
I'll continue to watch it though as I do love some of the camera work and the supercars they show. I really like a lot of the challenges they do but the more recent series' have just gone a bit far... In my humble opinion. :b
Chris
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I watched this on the iplayer today...well i only watched the hot hatch bit and yes it was OTT.
and it showed me for the chav i really am..
i used to have a Nova SR.......& yes i did actually put it in a ditch and yes it was fun :)
& i had 3 Mk2 golf gti's, 2 8 valves and 1 16 valve
Plus my last Mk2 golf i modified with RS turbo Recaro seats on the golf mountings :car ...... :foc
Anyway if top gear had hot hatches on every week then i'd be hooked but as others have said they are trying too much to please everyone at the moment, it's more entertainment to keep the wifes happy..with a smattering of cars...it's more a show for bankers now who can afford Merc CLK's and Jags..only a matter of time before theres a live phone in from home involving votes and a panel of celebrities deciding which car is best. :rolleyes .
even then it is probably the best thing on telly on a sunday night.
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I had a white Mk2 XR2. Flipping lovely little car. I bought it brand new in '87.
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shocking stopped watching it years ago, nothing more than a shop window for Clarkson to sell DVD`s & books to people who lack the intellectual horse power to understand they are being had
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I watched this on the iplayer today...well i only watched the hot hatch bit and yes it was OTT.
and it showed me for the chav i really am..
i used to have a Nova SR.......& yes i did actually put it in a ditch and yes it was fun :)
& i had 3 Mk2 golf gti's, 2 8 valves and 1 16 valve
Plus my last Mk2 golf i modified with RS turbo Recaro seats on the golf mountings :car ...... :foc
Anyway if top gear had hot hatches on every week then i'd be hooked but as others have said they are trying too much to please everyone at the moment, it's more entertainment to keep the wifes happy..with a smattering of cars...it's more a show for bankers now who can afford Merc CLK's and Jags..only a matter of time before theres a live phone in from home involving votes and a panel of celebrities deciding which car is best. :rolleyes .
even then it is probably the best thing on telly on a sunday night.
I also enjoyed the Hot Hatch part for its creation of nostalgia as I had 2x Mk2 Golf GTi's (8v) as well ^^
Awesome cars and I would probably buy one again, but a decent example - not the two dogs I had before :P
... I still haven't paid more than £500 for a car. Ever. :\
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I like Top Gear, and I like the 3 of them messing around. I thought Sundays episode spent too long on the hot hatch. I didn't think it was one of their best. Hopefully plenty of supercars next week.
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Deadeye quote
"I also enjoyed the Hot Hatch part for its creation of nostalgia as I had 2x Mk2 Golf GTi's (8v) as well ^^
Awesome cars and I would probably buy one again, but a decent example - not the two dogs I had before :P
... I still haven't paid more than £500 for a car. Ever. :\ "
I had a very early 8v, with the small bumpers, it was a peach, very torquey..it was previously owned by my dad....for his birthday once i got him a full set of Billstein dampers and springs and man did that thing handle like a rollerskate.......about a year later i went in for the kill, this was in 2001......i swapped my dad my N reg Vauxhall Astra 1.4 bore bore :z for his golf :deal :woot :woot :woot
Since then i have owned
*Honda Civic Type R
*VW Polo GTI
*Renault Clio (company car)
*Seat Leon TDI 90 mapped to 125
*Suzuki Ignis Sport
*Skoda Fabia Diesel
*Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo (current car)
so i've basically wasted lots of money on cars since that swap in 2001.........what's my dad driving now........still the Vauxhall Astra the bastard!!!, it never missed a beat, totally reliable as foc, rusting a bit now though with 140k on the clock.
there's gotta be a moral to the story somewhere. :)
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What, waste money on the Noggyfighter instead? A much worthier cause! :lol
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Deadeye quote
"I also enjoyed the Hot Hatch part for its creation of nostalgia as I had 2x Mk2 Golf GTi's (8v) as well ^^
Awesome cars and I would probably buy one again, but a decent example - not the two dogs I had before :P
... I still haven't paid more than £500 for a car. Ever. :\ "
I had a very early 8v, with the small bumpers, it was a peach, very torquey..it was previously owned by my dad....for his birthday once i got him a full set of Billstein dampers and springs and man did that thing handle like a rollerskate.......about a year later i went in for the kill, this was in 2001......i swapped my dad my N reg Vauxhall Astra 1.4 bore bore :z for his golf :deal :woot :woot :woot
Since then i have owned
*Honda Civic Type R
*VW Polo GTI
*Renault Clio (company car)
*Seat Leon TDI 90 mapped to 125
*Suzuki Ignis Sport
*Skoda Fabia Diesel
*Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo (current car)
so i've basically wasted lots of money on cars since that swap in 2001.........what's my dad driving now........still the Vauxhall Astra the bastard!!!, it never missed a beat, totally reliable as foc, rusting a bit now though with 140k on the clock.
there's gotta be a moral to the story somewhere. :)
If my Golfs had been in decent condition, I would probably still be driving them now :P
My total car history goes something like;
Peugeot 106
Peugeot 306 (Blew up...)
Peugeot 106 (Yup, same one)
Golf Mk2 GTi (Gave up on life)
Golf Mk2 GTi (Gave up on life before I bought it :\ )
MG ZS 180 Saloon (Current Car)
The only 3 I bought were the two Golfs and the MG. The most expensive was the first Golf at £500 :P
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Yes enjoy watching TopGear with my 12year old son. It makes him laugh out loud :) Personally I thought the hot hatch sketch was a bit naff but looking forward to the rest of the series.
Edit .. yes I didn't like the blatant vandalism smashing up those old walls??!
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Always been a big fan of TopGear and there pissing about. I do agree however that parts of sundays dragged and just didnt work . Its not the first time or will be the last time.
As long as they keep me laughing ill be watching.
:lol
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I stopped watching it ages ago. Its not a motoring programme any more.
l agree with you there Chris, it has very little to do with motoring these days, just lots of tom foolery and vandalism by 3 overpaid uninformative pranksters :rolleyes
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Really enjoyed tonight's episode (episode 2). Not too much titting about, lovely camera shots, nice cars and an entertaining guest.
Chris
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I caught most of it. Loved James May's piece. I think he got the tone just right.
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If my Golfs had been in decent condition, I would probably still be driving them now :P
My total car history goes something like;
Peugeot 106
Peugeot 306 (Blew up...)
Peugeot 106 (Yup, same one)
Golf Mk2 GTi (Gave up on life)
Golf Mk2 GTi (Gave up on life before I bought it :\ )
MG ZS 180 Saloon (Current Car)
The only 3 I bought were the two Golfs and the MG. The most expensive was the first Golf at £500 :P
Seen your MG in person, very nice, if that cost less than £500 that was a stonking deal. Was it priced low because of the gearbox issue?
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I paid £460 for the MG - though when I bought it, it couldn't go backwards... hence the low price
Still, I paid £90 for a second hand gearbox and fitted it myself, so even then it only comes to £550 - plus there was nothing wrong come MOT time, unlike the Golfs...
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I think you've done very nicely there, especially now it can go backwards! :lol
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(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k113/vatchman/avatar/clarky1.gif)
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Clarkson... U utter Cock
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Thats not really him Pete, its just a cartoon image, keep taking the pills :lol
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Just watched ep2 on iplayer, a definite step up from the first one!
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Anyone remember The Word on Channel 4 in the 90's? Bag of shit but you still had to watch it when you rolled in pissed from the pub. The latest generation of Top Gear is just like that.
And Jeremy Clarkson is the Alf Garnett of automotive journalism IMO, amusing as long as you don't actually believe anything he says.
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I quite enjoyed this evenings episode - probably the best of the series so far... plus I do find Chernobyl fascinating
The Zenvo. If the reliability wasn't an issue and money aside, I'd probably have one. I liked it, it was mad and a bit old-fashioned tech wise, but I prefer that to the high tech gadgetry of say, a Ferrari. In fact, the only Ferrari I would ever consider is the California... which is quite far-fetched for a Ferrari considering the list of "firsts" it achieved, including its front engined V8
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Ye i was into tonights episode and the soviet era stuff like chernobyl and the old submarine and missile bases was genuinely interesting (theres a recent river monsters episode where he fishes at Chernobyl deadeye ;) ).
Plus they hinted that they realise people want to see more normal car reviews and seeing the small car review is a step in the right direction i reckon.
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That Zenvo rocked! Old school supercar styling, that new Lambo was just too boring!
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Yeah, I do agree with what they said about the new Lambo, BUT we do have to remember that this is a Gallardo replacement - its not the top of their range so its not surprising and with Audi behind the scenes it wouldn't surprise me if some of the design team may have influenced the calmer design.
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Yeah really enjoyed last nights episode too. Episode 2 and 3 of this series seem to have got a good balance of interesting information, Awesome cars I'll never be able to afford and a bit of titting about. Hope the rest of the series is like that!
Chris
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So, it has to be asked; which would you prefer? The Porsche 918 Spyder or the McLaren P1?
Personally... I'm preferring the P1, BUT I've never really liked Porsche's
The new hybrid technology being developed is incredibly fascinating though - the fact that the 918 produces less CO2 under normal driving than a Prius is quite impressive. Once this technology boils down the technology tree to standard family cars, it will be a huge step forward.
On a personal note, I'm beginning to really want to get on with the work on my car, as the new gearbox I have for it has an LSD which should hopefully transform its performance - I was talking to a friend this week about it who was talking about how much better it would feel and then the clips from tonight with the Golf GTi reminded me... obviously I doubt it's going to be as impressive as the Golf, but still :P
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The Prius is a dirty emissions car compared to a normal car when it is running on petrol due to the extra weight it has to lug around.
The Golf looked good though and as for the public information films :rollin
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And did we hear who ever it was riding past them whilst talking the creams?
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I believe it was our very own Apage16! :D
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Nice one couldn't remember who.
You're making a habit of being useful know. :lol
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Nice one couldn't remember who.
You're making a habit of being useful know. :lol
You mean I'm normally not?!
I like the appreciation, but resent the implication!! :lol :lol
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Really!???
So that was the bit in Soho? with Clarkson and May dressed in High viz yellow?
I haven't seen it yet!
I'm practically famous! :D
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Nah...
after further research, it wasn't me you heard. I rode past them before or perhaps after they were having the cup of tea!
And I know it wasnt me as at the time my bike was sounding like a V8. With no exhaust. Firing on 3 cylinders!!
Jump to 05:32 to see/hear for yourself...
#3 - London. The Sights, The Sounds, The City. + Gollum & 'Him off Top Gear'... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymn1SM3j5Tg#ws)
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Did you wiki about the nose......quite interesting :)
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SHhh don't tell any one, no one will know!!!
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That was an awesome vid, loved the humour ^^ :lol:
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That was very good, my only criticism was that you never mention the Cenotaph after Downing street. but otherwise a very good blast around the Smoke. As an ex Courier from the 80's it was a great seeing some old favourites again. I could feel impending doom from the cobbles so well done for staying upright. Thanks again
Mickey
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Thanks guys!
It was a good crack. Used to live in Soho, so nice to have a blast around the streets I used to walk around!
After watching the Top Gear episode, I'm surprised I didn't see them a few more times! I was criss-crossing over Piccadilly Circus quite a few times!
Also, FYI, I've got a FOC-U video in the pipeline... :D