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PostPosted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 18:46 
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That last episode was possibly even worse than watching actual Top Gear with Chris Evans.


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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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Yeah on the one hand another "panto special", but I must confess to laughing like a drain through much of it (Mrs C left in disgust though lol). There's no way I'm going to hate an episode that features the mighty 991 GT3-RS (what a car.....) *and* takes the non-stop piss out of environmentalists :D

That BMW was total pants though, hardly any quicker than a *4 cylinder* little Boxster costing one-third as much (and about a hundred-fold more practical and better to drive).... what the hell are they on? For me personally, if you want a genuinely good driver's BMW, you have to go all the way back to the E46 M3, and that was 15 years ago now. M Division have lost the plot.

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The had an iPad on a stick! Didn't Bamba's company make those?

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The had an iPad on a stick! Didn't Bamba's company make those?

I remember Bamba.

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The had an iPad on a stick! Didn't Bamba's company make those?

I remember Bamba.

I saw him recently!

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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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The Ford / Ferrari story was wonderful. More like that, please.

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Liking this one loads

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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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And I want a Mustang.

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And I want a Mustang.

What side of the road do they drive on where you're going? You can get a southpaw one for cheaps.

A 2015 Hennessey would be a glorious shout.

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Obvs a gt40 would be better, but I haven't got that many kidneys to sell

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And I want a Mustang.

What side of the road do they drive on where you're going? You can get a southpaw one for cheaps.

A 2015 Hennessey would be a glorious shout.

Fucking good question, but either way Spore is horrific spenny to run cars. I could get a lefty imported here, presumably?

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A 2015 Hennessey would be a glorious shout.

Fuck me those are beautiful!

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A 2015 Hennessey would be a glorious shout.

Fuck me those are beautiful!

208-ish mph for next to fuck all money.

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Where can I get one for next to fuck all money? Me wants

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Where can I get one for next to fuck all money? Me wants

Well, brand new from Hennessey. They're silly cheap - less than $60,000.

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Hahahahahaha, do you think I'm Cavey or asfish, dude?

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Hahahahahaha, do you think I'm Cavey or asfish, dude?

Let me have a go when you get it, ta.

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Oh, they only made 500. Maybe there's some second hand ones.

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First in the shopping list is the Ferret. About 7-10k

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The Ford / Ferrari story was wonderful. More like that, please.


:this:

Just seen it. Wonderful TV.
Also, the sound of that Mustang "Coyote" V8 engine being spanked made the hairs on my neck tingle, what a noise. Yeah, baby. :metul:

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I see Hammond is taking some flack for saying only homosexuals like ice cream.

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Not in the bleak midwinter. And it gives me a headache.


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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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I see Hammond is taking some flack for saying only homosexuals like ice cream.

Smartest take I saw on this was LewieP's:

'The real telling thing about Hammond's ice cream joke is that he's too much of a coward to actually say the word "gay". He wants to pander to the sexist/racist/homophobic audience he's cultivated, but doesn't want those labels applied to himself.'


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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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Or "Sketch specifically designed to get people talking about The Grand Tour on Twitter succeeds."

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Or "Sketch specifically designed to get people talking about The Grand Tour on Twitter succeeds."


Of course, but the ends do not justify the means.

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Grim... wrote:
Or "Sketch specifically designed to get people talking about The Grand Tour on Twitter succeeds."


Of course, but the ends do not justify the means.

It's unlikely to reduced viewing figures but may lead to some Brexit Britain first twats who'd missed a couple returning.

Also it's prime-renewing prime time-time.


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I thought it was a bit arupid when I saw it, but mainly because it thought it was far too clearly taking the piss out of the complainy folk for anyone to go for it.

Turns out I was the stupid one.

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Or "Sketch specifically designed to get people talking about The Grand Tour on Twitter succeeds."


Of course, but the ends do not justify the means.

It's unlikely to reduced viewing figures but may lead to some Brexit Britain first twats who'd missed a couple returning.

Also it's prime-renewing prime time-time.


You just wanted to say prime renewing prime time time

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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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Curiosity wrote:
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Curiosity wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Or "Sketch specifically designed to get people talking about The Grand Tour on Twitter succeeds."


Of course, but the ends do not justify the means.

It's unlikely to reduced viewing figures but may lead to some Brexit Britain first twats who'd missed a couple returning.

Also it's prime-renewing prime time-time.


You just wanted to say prime renewing prime time time

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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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I see Hammond is taking some flack for saying only homosexuals like ice cream.

Smartest take I saw on this was LewieP's

Nah this is the smartest take:
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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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This week, C H & M drive in a circle in the desert and basically achieve nothing.

I loved every second of it.

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Part one was better than part two I think.

And on to today's; the new NSX looks lovely.

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 Post subject: Re: Top Gear
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New Top Gear started tonight.

The Ferrari was stunning (and oh shitting God did it sound amazing), and the challenge was fun.

The Star in the (new) car bit was horribly scripted from beginning to end, though, in fact all the in-studio bits were horrible.

Still: a large improvement on the beginning of the last series.

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That fucking Bugatti, man.

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Not seen the latest one yet but I've been quite enjoying it. Just nice to be able to watch a car show instead of a party political broadcast on behalf of the Utter Cunts.


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Not seen any of the new ones, i'll give them a go when I get chance.

Good to hear the positive reports.

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Yep, it's a lot better than The Grand Tour, Ginger Gear or the last few years of the Clarkson TG.


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I also think its pretty good, and agree with Zoidberg.

I hope, however, that they do decide to cut down on the forced Bantz. They're trying to match Old Top Gear, where said Bantz were based on 20 odd seasons of 'Character development' and so the viewer knew the premise on which they were based. James May wasn't called Captain Slow in episode 1, so they shouldn't be trying to recreate those relationships artificially now. It did kind of work on the Oman section, but not on the sofa.


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I gave up the Grand Tour after the Whitby episode. Too much smugness. "Look at us doing the same old shit but getting paid a shit load to do it! Aren't we brilliant?"


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TGT S02 trailer has been released: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/ref=pe_3113 ... B073M28238

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Top Gear has been great this season, and tonight’s Japan special was superb. Just a shame they ruined two nice cars.

The Grand Tour was also pretty decent, apart from the finale which was abysmal.


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Was the finale the road trip with the fish? That was proper turd. They're trying to recreate manually something that happened quite organically in previous specials and the way it fizzled out at the end made it abundantly clear that the three leads don't give a flying fuck about the whole thing anymore.


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I can't bear to watch TGT anymore. The car sections are usually great but when the three of them are stood about talking bollocks it's piss poor.

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Paddy McGuiness and Freddie Flintoff are joining the presenting crew, with Rory Reid "doing less" for some bizarre reason.

I don't think this has many seasons left :(

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I can't stand Paddy McGuiness, so I'm not even going to watch one episode to see what it's like...

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Paddy McGuiness and Freddie Flintoff are joining the presenting crew, with Rory Reid "doing less" for some bizarre reason.

I don't think this has many seasons left :(

Should've had the balls to end it earlier. The BBC didn't want to concede that there was no show without Clarkson. It seems they were wrong


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I watched one episode of post Evans top gear. It was painful in its pretending that the people there were amazing chums with awesome chemistry.

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It was painful in its pretending that the people there were amazing chums with awesome chemistry.

A lesson in not forcing it.

This isn't the Cotta9e thread, Dave.

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It was painful in its pretending that the people there were amazing chums with awesome chemistry.

A lesson in not forcing it.

This isn't the Cotta9e thread, Dave.

Your envy is showing, sir.


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Top Gear hasn't been good in about ten years - well overdue a binning.

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