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Title: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: MC71 on December 27, 2014, 08:07:21 pm
Been a long time away but Tonight at 20:30 on BBC2 they are back for a Christmas Special....

1600 mile across Patagonia.
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: TomGTI on December 27, 2014, 10:37:30 pm
Yes and I fell in love with the Lotus Espire and its been trashed!
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: GT170 on December 27, 2014, 10:55:43 pm
Always loved the Esprit turbos
Didn't realise 928 had rws
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: th3_f15t on December 28, 2014, 09:59:12 am
Part 1 was on last night and was a little... Dull, to be honest. Hopefully part 2 will liven up when the Argies try to kill Clarkson.
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: garrardrj on December 28, 2014, 10:06:31 am
Part 1 was on last night and was a little... Dull, to be honest. Hopefully part 2 will liven up when the Argies try to kill Clarkson.

You could just have watched all the other "Specials" except they had different cars . I watched it just now on Sky+ and i was very disappointed will all the same "Funny" bits !
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Post by: th3_f15t on December 28, 2014, 10:15:25 am
It was when they even pointed out on the show that they were reusing jokes that I felt truly disappointed. I know Top Gear is now an entertainment programme and not a car review show, but its not really entertaining anymore either.

That said, still not sure which I'd rather, the Porsche or the Lotus...
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: MC71 on December 28, 2014, 10:49:59 am
Was a tad disappointing TBH with last night's show.

Won't hear a bad word about the Porka. My father had a 928 S4 about 20 years ago, awesome car IMO. Still check Autotrader regularly for a long termer.
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: th3_f15t on December 28, 2014, 11:07:17 am
Both cars are awesome, that's what makes it tricky to choose.
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: GT170 on December 28, 2014, 01:01:41 pm
Top Gear Content aside, Argentina looks pretty awesome
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Post by: omeydz on December 28, 2014, 01:09:41 pm
Agreed. Argentina looks epic but the episode itself was a smidge lacklustre and not all that epic. Hope part2 makes up for it fingers xd!
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: GT170 on December 28, 2014, 01:19:37 pm
Yep, but these top gear specials are seldom about the cars, more the adventure, the challenge, and spending license payers money :)
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Post by: omeydz on December 28, 2014, 03:30:12 pm
They still have the best job going heheee!!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: TANNER on December 28, 2014, 05:47:27 pm
Hoping tonight's is better. Best thing on part 1 was seeing James May lose the Esprit back end and sh1t himself. It's ace when you can do that and come out unscathed.  :driver: :ashamed: :congrats:
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: Bane on December 28, 2014, 10:01:00 pm
Having just watched it and I although enjoyed it,I felt that the show has become tired and formulaic.
Most TV shoes of this age have had a revamp to avoid this but Clarkson and co are of the opinion that as long as folk keep watching it,then they'll stick to that formula.
It's also a case of the persona taking over the real person.They've become accustomed to acting in such a way,that I think they've become like that in life as well.
TG and Jereny Clarkson in particular,are getting publicity for all the wrong reasons nowadays and I think the writing is on the wall for the show in it's current format,even if it is a huge money maker for the Beeb.
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: GT170 on December 29, 2014, 03:10:34 am
The press portrayed the incident (Argie Bargie) quite differently from what TG did - typical media!
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: garrardrj on December 29, 2014, 10:11:38 am
Part 2 was much better  :smiley:
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: th3_f15t on December 29, 2014, 10:02:54 pm
The media don't like Clarkson as he's attacked them in his columns before and made them look foolish. TG won't change, it'll just stop one year and that'll be it.
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: Morgen on December 30, 2014, 04:53:46 pm
I am absolutely in LOVE with that Lotus  :ashamed: It was so, so beautiful and I felt so warm & happy when he didn't make it into a "pick-up" like the other two did  :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear Specail - Sunday 20:30
Post by: Frenzy on December 30, 2014, 06:18:34 pm
In spite of the 3 stooges I don't mind the specials just in terms of being a travel programme with some cars i'm likely to enjoy looking at and see being driven. However i prefer the series where there's a bit more emphasis on the cars they are featuring - still way too much emphasis on 3 middle aged pricks though. Strangely, having said that they are still part of the draw...