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Title: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: Andy on January 25, 2015, 07:14:06 pm
know we moan about it but it's better than the alternative  :signLOL:
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Post by: Beej on January 25, 2015, 07:27:28 pm
do moan about how scripted it is, but hey ho, not much else on, and is sometimes a laugh
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Post by: Andy on January 25, 2015, 07:29:05 pm
It's better than talking to the misses for an hour as she goes out :signLOL:
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Post by: Beej on January 25, 2015, 07:33:05 pm
mine tends to clear off for a long shower - which also works  :grin:
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Post by: Morgen on January 26, 2015, 12:52:42 pm
Unluckily for my boyfriend, I enjoy Top Gear as much as he does so we cuddled up together watching it  :ashamed:

It's not as good as it used to be, that's for sure.. But it still leaves me giggling  :grin:
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Post by: boustie on January 26, 2015, 03:48:19 pm
Bring back 5th gear..
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Post by: dan930 on January 26, 2015, 04:10:20 pm
Misses always nag about top gear being waste of time,3 stupid idiots etc etc..
I just ignore her
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Post by: phillips on February 08, 2015, 09:48:30 am
Watch it with the other half, She doesn't pay to much attention to it but is happy to watch it.
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Post by: GTiBlues on February 08, 2015, 10:37:23 am
Bring back 5th gear..
5th Gear is back on History. I watched Tiff do the Sims Hill trail run in a mk2 Escort.

Anyone watches Top Gear US? I prefer watching them over UK Top Gear at one point. But UK seems to be better this season so far :-)
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Post by: Biano44 on February 08, 2015, 09:14:39 pm
What a load of tosh that episode was! ........Danny was the only bit worth watching.
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Post by: Stanipkiss on February 08, 2015, 09:20:59 pm
What a load of tosh that episode was! ........Danny was the only bit worth watching.

+1 getting bored with them embarrassing themselves, especially James May hitting the wall.
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Post by: ryan.s on February 08, 2015, 09:47:52 pm
What a load c**p but I can't not watch it
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Post by: phillips on February 09, 2015, 07:10:52 am
Yeah wasn't great. Danny bit was good. The stopping distance in a normal car was interesting that followed up on last weeks test.
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Post by: Biano44 on February 09, 2015, 08:07:21 am
Yeah wasn't great. Danny bit was good. The stopping distance in a normal car was interesting that followed up on last weeks test.
It may of been interesting but completly useless.
Yes modern cars brakes have got better but cars have got heavier (to be safer?)
More importantly our reaction times haven't changed at all. Anyone can brake quickly from a cone that we can see ahead but in real world situations we don't have the luxury of knowing what's about to surprise us on a road so their theory is floored.
Plus if you travel at 100mph like a lot of people seem to do you stopping distance is effectively double what it would be from 70mph.
It made me think how irresponsible they are.
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Post by: andybon on February 09, 2015, 12:08:08 pm
I think the test worked well in a controlled fashion and did show that braking systems have improved, Sadily in the real world I don't think it would work, too many factors to include into it like tiredness, maintenance of the vehicle, weather conditions and road surfaces.
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Post by: dan930 on February 09, 2015, 03:46:39 pm
The ambulance episode is funny.. :happy2:
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Post by: Chris92 on February 09, 2015, 11:51:49 pm
+1 First time I'm genuinely laughed at top gear in a while
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Post by: too hot on February 10, 2015, 05:01:31 pm
I just have my sky+ series linked for it.
That way I can just fast forward through the drivel,leaves me with about 15 mins of watchable tv  :happy2:
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Post by: beetie on February 10, 2015, 05:06:25 pm
I thought this week's one was the worst of this series so far by a mile.
Must have repeated the slow door joke and took up about 10mins of the show with that.
I must admit I did lol at the last Hammond injured person drop off through the window.
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Post by: Morgen on February 11, 2015, 10:31:40 am
I genuinely cried my way through the whole episode.. I blame my age  :laugh: I'm just not very mature I suppose!
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Post by: th3_f15t on February 11, 2015, 12:17:06 pm
I thought this week's was good, on par with the whole series so far. I kind of like how they don't bother reviewing even super cars any more and just focus on being stupid. They've embraced the fact that Top Gear is an entertainment program and not an informative one.
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Post by: ryan.s on February 11, 2015, 09:18:53 pm
Bring back 5th gear..

New series starts soon on history :happy2:
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Post by: Liam0205 on February 11, 2015, 10:19:30 pm
Sunday's episode bored me a bit, apart from the Riccardo part

Review some cars please.....
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Post by: Frenzy on February 11, 2015, 10:50:58 pm
It had been ok up until sundays episode which was a steaming pile of bab bar hamsters passenger ejection right at the end
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Post by: Biano44 on February 11, 2015, 11:30:22 pm
Sunday's episode bored me a bit, apart from the Riccardo part

Review some cars please.....

THIS ^^^^
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: Nodz on February 12, 2015, 07:20:51 am
I don't understand people who say review cars as its been more bias to an entertainment show for the majority of the series' now. Sunday's wasn't the best but had some good bits. The only really good ones they do now are the xmas specials or feature episodes like the Oz one but that's more because of the countries they are in most of the time rather than the cars
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Post by: PT82 on February 12, 2015, 08:48:55 am
I take it for what it is these days, an entertainment show. Proper car reviews I leave to YouTube with the likes of Chris Harris on cars, Harry's Garage and Evo.
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: Frenzy on February 12, 2015, 10:28:22 pm
I take it for what it is these days, an entertainment show. Proper car reviews I leave to YouTube with the likes of Chris Harris on cars, Harry's Garage and Evo.

Used to love watching Chris Harris on Cars but then they put it behind a paywall and I'm a tight Yorkshireman - you do the maths...

who the hell pays to watch videos on YouTube FFS?!!!  :rolleye:
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Post by: PT82 on February 12, 2015, 11:08:23 pm
He has left drive and has his own channel called "Chris Harris on cars"
Free material again  :wink:
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Post by: Frenzy on February 14, 2015, 02:27:41 pm
He has left drive and has his own channel called "Chris Harris on cars"
Free material again  :wink:

Cheers buddy, best news today (so far)  :laugh:
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: too hot on February 14, 2015, 04:47:53 pm
M4 test on tomorrow nights show 15/02/2015 be interesting to see what Clrkson makes of it !
I have yet to see one on the road,apart from the one I test drove !!!
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: Biano44 on February 15, 2015, 09:27:19 pm
To me last week was one of the worst episodes, this week was one of the BEST!
Well Done Fella's! :driver:
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Post by: Redemption on February 15, 2015, 09:33:23 pm
To me last week was of the worst episodes, this week was one of the BEST!
Week Done Fella's! :driver:

+1 Much better than last week.
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Post by: Shedboyzz on February 16, 2015, 12:14:27 am
+1
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Post by: phillips on February 16, 2015, 08:59:25 am
Thought this weeks was brilliant  :happy2:
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Post by: dan930 on February 16, 2015, 10:19:07 am
Missed yesterday's episode,will watch it tonight
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Post by: ryan.s on February 16, 2015, 05:25:55 pm
Both bmw's and the merc were decent :happy2:
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Post by: GTiBlues on February 16, 2015, 07:48:42 pm
I thought last nights was pretty good
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: Morgen on February 23, 2015, 02:51:12 pm
So... Opinions on last nights?  :grin:

I laughed, a lot... Near on wet myself at the Peugeot part  :ashamed:
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: GTiBlues on February 23, 2015, 05:23:59 pm
I enjoyed it to the point they acted like Peugeot owners/drivers. I enjoyed the history and then it went down hill.
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Post by: phillips on February 23, 2015, 06:48:27 pm
I enjoyed it to the point they acted like Peugeot owners/drivers. I enjoyed the history and then it went down hill.

+1
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Post by: Biano44 on February 24, 2015, 05:51:44 am
I enjoyed it to the point they acted like Peugeot owners/drivers. I enjoyed the history and then it went down hill.

^^^^^^exactly this^^^^^^
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: Morgen on February 24, 2015, 12:00:55 pm
 :ashamed:

I'm obviously just immature haha! Me and my boyfriend were crying with laughter
Title: Re: top gear starts again tonight
Post by: GTiBlues on February 27, 2015, 08:37:03 pm
Ever since this Peugeot issue was brought to light. I have noticed a lot drivers in these vehicles are useless.