Top Gear thread

[Morris Minor]

Clarkson sitting on a bench in Whitby, eating cod & chips, ruminating on the i8. It was good TV.

[68_427]

Pug segment had me in tears holy cow.

[SVT666]

Last night's episode was good.  I can't believe how scared Ferrari is to have their car tested that they will bar any current owner from buying another Ferrari if they lend theirs to Top Gear.

[CJ]

Another limited production Ferrari, not any Ferrari.  I bet they get a lot of shit for mentioning that on the air.

[hotrodalex]

Another limited production Ferrari, not any Ferrari.  I bet they get a lot of shit for mentioning that on the air.

What are they going to do, not lend them one of their cars? Oh wait...

[SVT666]

Another limited production Ferrari, not any Ferrari.  I bet they get a lot of shit for mentioning that on the air.

That's as good as saying "We don't want your business anymore".  Only an idiot would buy another Ferrari after being banned from buying the one he really wants.

[hotrodalex]

Last night's episode was good.  I can't believe how scared Ferrari is to have their car tested that they will bar any current owner from buying another Ferrari if they lend theirs to Top Gear.

Both Ferrari and McLaren are being twits.

[SVT666]

McLaren said they would do it as long as the cars were customer cars to avoid the factory from providing a ringer. That's a good idea considering Ferrari's reputation for doing just that.  Besides, McLaren doesn't have any production P1's left and Top Gear would have to drive the final pre-production mule set up exactly like a production car.

[hotrodalex]

They also said they wouldn't do it on the TG test track. I don't blame them for not wanting to use factory-provided cars.

[68_427]

Supposedly Mclaren tweeted saying they were actually ready for the track test.  Now with Top Gears reputation for fibbing a bit, I'm not sure who's really telling the story truthfully at this point.

[CALL_911]

I liked the beginning of the pug segment, when they were talking about Peugeots history. The dumb shit at the end wasn't funny imo

[CALL_911]

Having seen a LaFerrari in person, it doesn't look like much. I thought I was looking at a hopped up 458 for a second there. That said, what a car

[hotrodalex]

I really enjoyed this episode, the Ferrari bit was fantastic. I can see how it might not be as unique looking in person, though.

I enjoyed most of the Pug bit. Very over the top at the end, but still got chuckles out of me.

[Morris Minor]

Peugeots were nice cars: long-lived & reliable. My Dad had a 505 sedan & my uncle a 504 Estate as (great family hauler in the pre-minivan era). When I lived in France the family I was with had a fuel-injected 504TI. It was fast - to me anyway.

Now Peugeot is a bit of a joke. The point needed to be made, gentle public ridicule helps, but I thought the segment was over-long & it grew tedious.

[MX793]

I like the stereotypical Peugeot driver.

[SVT666]

This weeks episode is the one shot not too far from where I live here in BC. 

[SVT666]

Just hosted a Top Gear night to watch tonight's episode since it was filmed not to far from here.  The highway they traveled from Vancouver to Trail (they didn't mention the town by name) is one I travel quite often, a highway sign said "Merritt" which is where I was born and raised, and the Canadian Tire they were in is one I have shopped at many times.  Other than that the show was actually quite funny and we laughed a lot. Really good episode.

[hotrodalex]

Poor Hammond is doing all of the dangerous things this season while Clarkson and May live in luxury.

[r0tor]

Gillian Anderson.. Thumbs way up!!!

[SVT666]

Yeah, Gillian Anderson is still hot as hell.

[hotrodalex]

+10

[r0tor]

I thought it was fitting the Chevy got babied by May and still broke down... Poor GM

[VTEC_Inside]

Had absolutely no idea that Gillian Anderson was British.... Mind = Blown...



..would still probe....

[SVT666]

I thought it was fitting the Chevy got babied by May and still broke down... Poor GM

Says a lot about the Raptor that it still made it to the top with just 3 tires.

[r0tor]

Says a lot about the Raptor that it still made it to the top with just 3 tires.

And Jeremy driving...

[hotrodalex]

I thought it was fitting the Chevy got babied by May and still broke down... Poor GM

I'm started to think you get some sort of sexual pleasure from any sort of problem on a GM vehicle, doesn't even matter if it's a manufacturer problem or user error.

[SVT666]

I'm started to think you get some sort of sexual pleasure from any sort of problem on a GM vehicle, doesn't even matter if it's a manufacturer problem or user error.

Even my wife said, "Ha! That figures", when James said what happened to the Chevy.

[hotrodalex]

Other than Clarkson jumping the Raptor, James' route actually looked a little tougher (more big obstacles). Towards the beginning I thought James was going to destroy the front end of the Chevy.

[r0tor]

Even my wife said, "Ha! That figures", when James said what happened to the Chevy.

Same with my wife

[68_427]

Richard drives the new Miata