Top Gear thread

Started by Mustangfan2003, November 17, 2010, 09:32:40 PM

r0tor

Why can't Grand Tour just do something that even loosely resembles a review anymore?
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CaminoRacer

Is it still a bunch of old men making weird sex jokes?
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Laconian

Quote from: CaminoRacer on December 08, 2017, 11:56:34 AM
Is it still a bunch of old men making weird sex jokes?

And dropping cars from a crane with an oversized button
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MX793

Quote from: CaminoRacer on December 08, 2017, 11:56:34 AM
Is it still a bunch of old men making weird sex jokes?

I have decaled the word "Oceanus" on the side of my car, but when I open the door it reads "anus".  Ha!
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Laconian

Quote from: MX793 on December 08, 2017, 12:37:32 PM
I have decaled the word "Oceanus" on the side of my car, but when I open the door it reads "anus".  Ha!

brilliant
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r0tor

There was an actual car review this week!
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r0tor

Grand Tour season 2 is getting better and better  :clap: :clap:

Loved Jaaaaaaaagg
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Rich

Yeah that was a great episode.

I really liked the rally segment they did on this weeks show also
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68_427

Rally segment was great.  Would love a Group A documentary
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Klackamas

Tough times breed strong people; Strong people create good times; Good times breed weak people; Weak people create tough times.

giant_mtb

Really like that green on the Merc.

MX793

Apparently LeBlanc and Reid are both out as hosts and being replaced by two new guys for the season starting this summer.  Reid will still be around to host Extra Gear (which I'm not sure BBC America even bothers to air anymore) and may appear as a guest (like Sabine) on the main show from time to time.  Had no idea until I saw an ad for the upcoming summer season showing Harris and two other guys and I looked it up on the intertoobs.  They didn't even mention that LeBlanc was leaving or give any kind of send-off in his final episode.
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12,000 RPM

They need to just button this whole thing up and let Chris Harris go back to his YT gig.
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r0tor

TG new season is on right now... It feels so low rent
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BimmerM3

I don't think I've watched at all since the first non-Clarkson/May/Hammond season.

r0tor

I couldn't finish the episode... Ran away about half way through
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MX793

Essentially an entirely new cast, again, so I wasn't expecting it to be very good as chemistry between new hosts is seldom good out of the gate (remember the earliest season or two with Clarkson, Hammond, and May?  It wasn't great) and often feels pretty forced.  Hell, a couple of years in and the previous crew still felt a bit stiff.  Was actually better than I expected.  Not as good as the peak Clarkson/Hammond/May days, but the chemistry between the hosts out of the gate was better than the last crew ever had.  The banter felt more genuine and less scripted.  Felt much more like the old "couple of blokes who like cars having a good time" days.  I think there's potential.  Production values aren't as good as they used to be, though.  Similar to the earlier days of Jezza, Hamster, and May before the show really became a phenomenon.  Not terrible (better than any other automotive television program), but not what it used to be.
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2016 Ford Mustang GTPP / 2011 Toyota Rav4 Base AWD / 2014 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS
1992 Nissan 240SX Fastback / 2004 Mazda Mazda3s / 2011 Ford Mustang V6 Premium / 2007 Suzuki GSF1250SA Bandit / 2006 VW Jetta 2.5