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opengl128 posted:Was just watching that. IIRC, a couple episodes later they brought it up again, they both had lolmassive repairs. Only the Merc had a massive repair. The 850 worked fine, unless there was something I missed.
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I know the Mercedes was off the road, but I thought they went over the 850 with a fine tooth Chinn and couldn't find hardly anything wrong with it?
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Mar 17, 2012 04:02
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Merc needed new coil(s) which was something like 1200 quid and the 850 was fine.
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I would just like to say that sunday without Top Gear is sad.
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Do we know how many more US episodes are left to air?
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Mar 18, 2012 20:04
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3 more TGUS episodes for this season
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Mar 18, 2012 20:22
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CornHolio posted:I know the Mercedes was off the road, but I thought they went over the 850 with a fine tooth Chinn and couldn't find hardly anything wrong with it?
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jojoinnit posted:I thought the 850 was only using half its cylinders or something and that's why it was so slow? And also one of them was full of boogers and the other one full of cocaine and lady fluids? The 850 was fine mechanically. It was the Mercedes that tossed the ignition coil and lost half the engine. They never revisited it though to see how the 850 held up (at least not that I remember).
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As Nero Danced posted:The 850 was fine mechanically. It was the Mercedes that tossed the ignition coil and lost half the engine. They never revisited it though to see how the 850 held up (at least not that I remember).
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Mar 19, 2012 16:07
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Has everyone already seen this preview of Richard Hammond's Crash Course? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=duBVnn9GRuA
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Itzena posted:Rear spoiler + sunroof for a UK car probably means GT Coupé which had the 3-SGE. I know this because I've got one parked about 15' away from me right now. base euro spec cars got the 3sfe which is a de stroked 5sfe. Plus ive met the guys who fixed up james mays car (hint: the big rear end trailer towing an mr2 during the background scenes) and the guy who sponsored/built the winning black turbo one.
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davebo posted:Has everyone already seen this preview of Richard Hammond's Crash Course? I hope someone is sentenced to death for the 0:53 second mark
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Eh, one less 1st Gen mustang. Its not like it was a Shelby or anything special.
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jojoinnit posted:It tossed the ignition coil after the episode was made when they discussed how the cars were holding up later. I could have sworn that during the episode the 850 was absurdly slow in a drag race against the Mercedes? They measured the escaped horses and the 850 had about 260HP by the time if the race (down from 296) while the Merc had 350HP (from 360).
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Mighty Horse posted:Eh, one less 1st Gen mustang. Its not like it was a Shelby or anything special. I was feeling sad for the early 928 that copped it 
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Plankalkuel posted:They measured the escaped horses and the 850 had about 260HP by the time if the race (down from 296) while the Merc had 350HP (from 360). Oh. I wonder what episode I was confusing it with.
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You Am I posted:I was feeling sad for the early 928 that copped it If it wasnt an S4, it's no great loss.
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jojoinnit posted:Oh. I wonder what episode I was confusing it with. Probably the one where they bought bargain supercars that were not a porsche.
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I just watched S4E3. It's the one with the $100 car challenge that Jeremy wins by sheer thriftiness alone. The series really is getting into its stride at this point, and I am so glad that the Jason Dawes days are far in the rearview mirror.
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Matlock posted:I just watched S4E3. It's the one with the $100 car challenge that Jeremy wins by sheer thriftiness alone. The series really is getting into its stride at this point, and I am so glad that the Jason Dawes days are far in the rearview mirror. With the 1 pound Volvo? That was an excellent episode. EDIT: Does anyone know which episode has the Mexican abuse? I want to show it to a friend. Comrade Blyatlov fucked around with this message at 08:07 on Mar 22, 2012 |
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Sockington posted:TopGear US: The Big-O communication system had me in tears. The super-long Vette actually doing the slalom had me in stitches, as did the ghetto popemobile. I think, overall, it was better than the TGUK limo episode.
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CornHolio posted:The super-long Vette actually doing the slalom had me in stitches, as did the ghetto popemobile. I think, overall, it was better than the TGUK limo episode. For sure. 
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CornHolio posted:The super-long Vette actually doing the slalom had me in stitches, as did the ghetto popemobile. I think, overall, it was better than the TGUK limo episode. Yeah, I was pissed when they basically just stole the ideas of TGUK (for the first 2 limos), but I do think I ended up laughing more at the US version than the UK version.
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Grumpwagon posted:Yeah, I was pissed when they basically just stole the ideas of TGUK (for the first 2 limos), but I do think I ended up laughing more at the US version than the UK version. I think they were conceptually better. Limo 1: Clarkson had the Fiat Panda lengthened to stupid lengths. Tanner had the Vette. The Vette is better because he can literally powerslide it and do burnouts. It was more like a combination of Clarkson's Panda and Hammond's Rover, but awesome. Limo 2: May had the Saab/Alfa and Rut had the VW/VW. I think Rut's was hilarious because it was symmetrical and equally awful on both ends. The open air in the middle was similar to Hammond's MG, but I think Rut's just worked better. Limo 3: C'mon, the Lincoln Popemobile was just the best. The fact that the throttle sticks and it plows through three cars and comes out with hardly any damage is hilarious. And I'm pretty sure sitting in that comfy armchair making martinis while the Stig powerslides it is the most ridiclously awesome moment in any of TGUS.
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CornHolio posted:Limo 2: May had the Saab/Alfa and Rut had the VW/VW. I think Rut's was hilarious because it was symmetrical and equally awful on both ends. The open air in the middle was similar to Hammond's MG, but I think Rut's just worked better. And hey they used Stig for something Stig-like again  . Can't remember too many like that other than when he drove the police car in the moonshine episode.
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That episode was just terrible to watch. Just as terrible as the UK one. I don't like watching them ruin someone's day, even if it is fake. Though not as stupid as Trump making gay jokes at Tanner the entire time. If they can't come up with their own challenges, at least take some good ones.
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japtor posted:I'm not sure if it was actually like this or it was just the camera angles, but I liked that it never appeared to drive completely straight, like the "rear" wheels were always slightly off center. It looked like it was crabbing down the road before he even modified it, probably due to the damage it incurred from the 3-way collision.
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CornHolio posted:The fact that the throttle sticks and it plows through three cars and comes out with hardly any damage is hilarious. It did take some decent damage. You could see it back at the studio. They filmed the final sequence before it took the hit.
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I'm in agreement with others that the cars were better than the UK versions and really if they had rewrote the script and just had Adam make it there late or something instead of getting "upset" and driving the wrong way it would have been better. That was the only big  moment for me. Also that Dancing with the Stars judge had the best lines. You could tell they weren't scripted.
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The back half of S4, notably S4E6-8 make it really obvious the music crew just watched Kill Bill and The Matrix Sequels. Not a complaint, just a note.
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Holy poo poo, my Platinum/A-class ticket to Top Gear Live means I get a backstage pass and a tour after the show. Fuckin' A!  I am so bringing a spanner for May to sign.
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Mar 28, 2012 20:43
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Bring a box of tooth whitener for Hammond to sign.
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Hammond won't be there, apparently it's a May+Clarkson-only thing. Not that I mind, really.
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KozmoNaut posted:Hammond won't be there, apparently it's a May+Clarkson-only thing. Not that I mind, really. Then bring a Ken doll with bad hair and a mid-life crisis jacket so they won't be lonely.
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KozmoNaut posted:Hammond won't be there, apparently it's a May+Clarkson-only thing. Not that I mind, really. May and Hammond rotate on the Live tours and then there's a local host from whereever they are. In your case you'll be getting Anders Breinholt. Maybe Clarkson can drop a couple of ginger jokes on him.
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